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THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER
PUBLISHED BVHRY AFTERNOON.
OFFICIAL PAPER-CITY OF BEMIOJI
BEMIDJI PIONEER PUBLISHING CO.
By A. KAISER.
Bntored In the postofflco at Bemldjl. Minn.,
as second class matter.
SUBSCRIPTI0N-$5.00 PER ANNUM
"HAMMERING MR. BERNARD."
A few of the northern papers
who have been trying to bother
A. G. Bernard have at last shown
their hands. It isn't Mr. Ber
nard nor his drainage project
thay are hammering away at it's
the salary he is drawing. Sim
ply jealously Walker Pilot.
Mistaken again, Bro. Dare. It
is something aside from jealously
that prompts the north country
papers to oppose Barnard Those
who know him longest, know
him best. And it is therefore
the man and not the project or
the salary they are "hamirering
away a*."Brookston Herald.
Hunt For a Hangman.
The British army was once in diffi
culties through the lack of a hangman
Murder was committed by a soldier in
the Crimea, but nobody could be found
to carry out the sentence of the court
martial. It was announced that 20
and a free discharge would be granted
to the man undertaking the task. At
last a man did volunteer. He was a
newcomer to the army. On the night
prior to the date fixed for the execution
they locked up the hangman in a sta
ble to keep him safe. In the morning
the party at the gallows waited, but
there was no hangman. He had gone
mad during the night or else he was
now simulating madness. The officer
In command turned to one of his cap
tains with, "Captain, you will have the
goodness to hang the prisoner!" The
captain changed countenance, but he
pulled himself together and appealed
to the sergeants with, "Which of you
will hang this man?" And to spare his
captain one of the men volunteered.
He afterward had the satisfaction of
flogging the man who had volunteered
and failed.
The Way to Work.
If work has to be done the only way
to escape will paralysis Is to launch
oneself upon the task, realizing that If
It is difficult it Is not lively to grow
easier and that some sort of a begin
ning must be made. "Keep the facul
ty of effort alive In you by a little
gratuitous exercise every day," writes
a canny psychologist in his chapter on
"Habit." This gratuitous exercise it Is
that trains the will to rule life and
destiny it Is the one great secret of
success. Postponing of disagreeable
duties means laxness invading the will,
a certain slackening of all the mental
nature, an Invasion of a paralytic tend
ency. If the will failed to obey at a
given moment yesterday It is vastly
less likely to obey today, whereas a
dally habit of forceful Inhibiting or
commanding makes for that most de
sirable of all endowments, "a com
pletely fashioned will." Harper's
Weekly.
he First Nails.
The first nails were undoubtedly the
sharp teeth of various animals. Then
It is believed pointed fragments of flint
followed. The first manufactured metal
nails were of bronze. The nail with
which J'ael killed Sisera was a wooden
tent pin, probably pointed with iron.
Bronze nails have been found in the
Swiss lake dwellings, in several places
In France and in the valley of the
Nile. Until the nineteenth century Iron
nails were forged, a blacksmith being
able to make only two or three dozen
a day. The first cut nails were made
by Jeremiah Wilkinson In Rhode Island
In 1775. The first patented nail ma
chine was by Perkins, 1795, and its
product of 200,000 nails a day was con
sidered so enormous that some per
sons deemed the result due to super
natural agency.
How to Grow Miniature Oaks.
Secure a good ripe acorn and sus
pend It by a piece of cord within half
an Inch or so of water contained In a
glass. There let it stay, for if permitted
to remain without disturbance for a
Ayer'sHairVigor,newimprovedformult,| is a genuine hair-food. It feeds, nour
ishes, builds up, strengthens, inrigor
ates. The hair grows more rapidly, keeps
soft and smooth, and all dandruff disap
pears. Give your hair a good hair-food. I
JDoos notstein orohaog*
the oolorofthohair.
During the year 1906 we sold more lota in
Bemidji than any year previous.
few months it will burst, send a root
Into the water and shoot upward a
straight, tapering stem covered with
beautiful little green leaves. In this
manner a young oak tree can be culti
vated and become an Interesting object
to all that behold it. As soon as the
plant has made its appearance It will
be found beneficial to change the wa
ter frequently.
Exorbitant Premiums.
"What would you think of a 09 per
cent premium?" said an Insurance
agent "A premium of $09,000 on a
$100,000 policy. Hardly worth taking
out, eh?' Such a policy was once taken
out, though, on a ship thought to be
lost. It is a common thing on overdue
ships to take out policies at 80 or 85 or
90 per cent. On the Bulgaria and the
Croft in 1800 policies at 00 per cent
were taken out, and on the Adelaide
Mary, even after two of her lifeboats
had been picked up, a policy of 92 per
cent was issued.
One Evil Chases the Other.
Visitor to the West Indies (who has
been warned against bathing in the
river because of alligators, but
hasshort
been told by the boatmen that there
are none at the river's mouth)By
Jove, this is ripping! But, I say, how
do you know there are no alligators
here? BoatmanWell, you see, sah, de
alligator am so turr*ble feared ob de
shark.Punch.
Bhgrllah Men and Women.
Englishwomen are Inherently shy,
and- half the bad manners with which
we are credited as a nation ts the re
sult of this shyness. Englishmen suffer
from It to the same extent only In
their case shyness is merely self con
sciousness and part and parcel of an
Immense conceit London Ladies'
Field.
Saw Her Chance.
WifeMrs. Flareup threw a flatlron
at her husband last night because he
accidentally sat down on her new bon
net Now, I couldn't do a thing like
that HusbandYou couldn't? Wife
Of course not. I haven't any new bon
net.
Took Her Part.
MammaYou must always remem
ber to take your little sister's part,
Tommy. Small TommyI do. I took
her part of the cake not five minutes
ago.Chicago News.
The Wrong Man.
"Now, my dear sir," said the life as
surance agent persuasively, "I wonder
If I might put before you one or two
powerful reasons why you should In
sure your life?"
"Certainly, my dear sir," replied the
victim "fire away. I shall be delighted
to listen to you."
Accordingly the life assurance man
delivered a lecture of nearly, half an
hour's duration on the advantages of
life assurance, setting forth all the rea
sons why his listener should insure his
life Immediately for a large amount.
When he was done the other man sala!
"Well, that's not bad, but nothing
new,"
"Nothing new?" asked the life assur
ance man. "What do you mean?"
"Oh, well," said the other, "you 'see,
I'm a life assurance agent myself,, and
I wanted to see if you had any new
Ideas to give me."
Appreciating Waaraer.
"The Ring of the Nlebelungen" was
first produced In London under the
special patronage of King Edward VII.
when he was Prince of Wales. He
loyally remained in his box from begin
ning to end, although he confessed aft
erward that it was the hardest work
he ever did. When Wotan came on the
darkened stage to an accompaniment
of discords the prince took a doze and
an hour later was awakened by a dou
ble forte crash of the large orchestra.
He fell asleep again, but In fifteen min
utes was startled by another tremen
dous crash and found Wotan still sing
ing against time. After the perform
ance the prince told the manager in
great confidence that if there was a
Wotan in other Wagner operas he
would withdraw his patronage.
Even the Sulta n.
The future of Bemidji is assured and
those intending to make this their home,
should not fail to purchase residence lots
at this time. We also have a few good business
lots for sale.
For further particulars write or call
Bemidji Townsite and! Imf
provement Company.
H. A. SIMONS, Agent. Swedback Block. Bemidji.
On one occasion when the famous
Nasr-ed-din was pressed for money he
went to the sultan for permission to
levy a tax of a penny on every man in
Turkey who was afraid of his wife.
The sultan gave him leave, and at the
end of a few months Nasr-ed-din re
turned with a hundred mules laden
with gold. "But what am I to get out
of all this?" inquired the sultan. "I
have brought you a beautiful Georgian
slave," replied the sage. "Hush!" said
the sultan, glancing over his shoulder.
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"Don7!
let my wile hear!" And the
wily Nasr-ed-din Hedja added another
penny to his store.
The One Exception.
The topic of debate at the Poets*
club meeting was, "Which of the Sexes
Contributes Most to Life's Happi-
ness?"
"I think," said a woman called upon
to speak on the feminine side, "that
there Is no doubt that man contributes
most to the life happiness of woman
that Is" (upon second thought) "unless
he happens to be her husband."
Not Innocent.
-"Tommy, I'm going to punish you
severely."
"What for, pa?"
"Now, don't try that Innocence game.
I know all the bad things you've done
today."
"No, you don't, pa. You don't know
where I hid the strap you whack me
with." ,_
Fox Terrier's Points.
The fox terrier Is the most Intelligent
of all the smaller breeds, and there is
hardly a trick that he cannot learn in
a very few lessons. is usually
healthy, makes the best kind of a
watch dog, and his ability to catch and
kill rats and other vermin Is another
story: In symrmetry sitfe and character
the dog must present a generally gay,
lively and active appearance. The ter
rier, like the foxhound, must on no ac
count be "leggy," nor must he be too
in the leg. He should stand like
a cleverly made hunter, covering a lot
of ground, yet with a short back, as
before stated. He will then attain the
highest degree of propelling power, to
gether with the greatest length of
stride that is compatible with the
length of his body. Weight is not a cer
tain criterion of a terrier's fitness for
his workgeneral shape, size and con
tour are the main points, and if a dog
can gallop and stay and follow his fox
up a drain It matters little what his
weight is to a pound or so, though*
roughly speaking, It may be said that
he should not scale over twenty pounds.
Eugene R. Cole In Home Magazine.
'A Patient Snake.
One does not often attribute the vir
tue of patience to a snake. "Letters
From a Surgeon," however, contain an
anecdote In which Its existence Is evi
dent Dr. Perry, surgeon of the Twen
tieth Massachusetts, wakened in camp
one morning to find himself tightly
held In the clutch of Dr. Hayward, his
senior officer.
"Don't move, John, till I say three!"
ordered the senior sharply. "Then
seize my hands and spring to your feet
One, two, three!"
At the word Dr. Perry jumped, and
he never made a cleaner leap. He was
just in time to see a moccasin dive un
der the coat which he had been using
for a pillow. Armed with sticks, they
dragged the coat away, but saw only
the hole Into which the snake had glid
ed. The surgeon had accidentally block
ed the entrance to the reptile's abode,
and It had lain all colled under the
back of his neck, waiting patiently for
him to move so It could enter.
The Cooking of Food.
There Is no reason in the world why
men* whether average men or men of
genius, should despise the cooking of
their food. They never show, or are
required to show, the same contempt
toward any other art, and on no other
Is their mental calm more completely
dependent An ill fitting coat is a
worry, but not such a worry as dinners
perpetually Undressed. To many men,
and especially to men whose work is
sedentary or whose brains are fully
taxed, food which Is at once light and
nourishing is an absolute necessity if
they are to exert their highest powers,
and food of that kind is obtainable
only by care In selecting meats and
good cooking when they are selected.
A man should not think too much of
his dinner or devote too much time to
preparation for it or enjoy It too visi-.
bry when It has arrived, for all those
are animal peculiarities. But to re
main content with bad food, when a
little more thought or carefulness or
criticism would procure It in a state fit:
to be eaten, is only what Scotchmen
used to describe as "a wasting of the
maircles."London Spectator.
Cheerful Advice.
A number of railway men were once
discussing the question Of accidents.
"The roads in Scotland," said one of|
flcial, "used to have a bad name, in?
deed. In respect to accidents. No on|
thought of embarking on a railway
Journey unless he had provided hlm|
self with an accident policy of lnsurf
ance.
"The famous Dr. Norman Macleod
was once about to set off on a lonj
journey through the Scotch country!
Just as the train was pulling out the
clergyman's servant put his head lif
through the window and1
a different grade or wTue "Is made."
That Is why from one district and
from one firm so many varieties of
wine come. These varieties don't mean
that each Is made from a different
klnd^ of grape.-They mean, as a rule,
that
I
Said:
*Ha'e ta'en an insurance ticket!
sir?' 1
have,' replied the doctor. \j
Then,' continued the servant 'write
ye'er name on It and gi'e it to me.
They ha'e an awfu' habit o' robbin' the
corpses on this line.'" New York
Times.
Think IJ*htly of It.
The road to home happiness is said
to lie over small stepping stones^ So
small sometimes are the causes of our
unhappiness that we wonder the conse
quences can be so great One great pal
liative is the determination by every
member of the family not to dwell
on the circumstances, whatever they
may be, which are alike sad to all. if
It be poverty let it be cheerfully and:
silently borne If it be the ill temper of
grandpa try to make a Joke of It If It
be something infinitely worse and also
hopeless accept It bravely do not talk
of it Try in the family circle to ignore
it Accept every little enlivening cir
cumstance. Let In all the sun and air.
Work on cheerily and hopefully, know
ing that there is the ray of sunshine
somewhere that has only to be looked
for to be found, '3''-K''". #"$*
Squeesinn- the Grapes'.
"In wine making," said a wine ex
pert, "the grapes are squeezed from
on-to six times, and from each squeeze
TO CURB A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take LAXATIVE BBOMO Quinine Tablet
W.GBOVE'S signature is on each box. 26c
they are made from different
squeezes of the same grape. The first
squeeze of course makes the best and
dearest wine. -When you buy this
grade you will always find on the label
the words 'Premier Cru,'-first squeeze."
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Tricks of the Types.
A laughable-error occurred taf0ne"'6f
the large publishing houses a number
of years1
ago. A poet had sent in a
manuscript In which was the line, "See
the pale martyr-in a sheet of flra.wi
&
Tbe
reputation of. the writer was nearly
ruined when the work came out with
the line, "See the pale martyr with his
shirt on-fire."
When a 'favorite speaker rose and
was greeted with thunderous applause
his-party paper came out and said,
"The vast concourse rent the air with
their snouts."
More Bxoltlnar.
Tout-Has Jones quit the race track
because of reform, or what? Jockey
Reform nothing! wanted some
thing more uncertain to bet his money
on. ToutBut what could he find
more uncertain than a horse race?
JockeyHe's taken to betting whether
or not the weather man will correctly
predict the day's condition.Florida
Times-Union.
Ifot Cheap.
Aged HusbandYou are going to
ruin me with your extravagance. You
don't need that cape any more than a,
cat needs two tails. How often have
I told you never to buy anything be
cause It is cheap? Young Wife (with
an air of .one who has got the better of
the argument)But it was not cheap.
It cost 10 guineas.London Fun.
In a' Hew Llftrht.
Fair VisitorSo you have really de
cided not to sell your house? Fair
HostessYes. You see, we placed the
matter In the hands of a real estate
agent After reading his lovely adver
tisement of our property neither John
nor myself could think of parting with
such a wonderful and perfect home.
Hose* f Great Men.
Prominent noses seem to have been
the property of many great men. 1*7-
curgus and Solon had noses six inches
in length, and Ovid was surnamed
Naso on account of his .large nose.
Sciplo Nasica derived his name from
his prominent olfactory organ, and
Alexander the Great and Cardinals
Wolsey and Richelieu all had large
noses. On the medals of Cyrus and
Artaxerxes their noses came clear out
to the rim of the coin. Washington's
was the true aquiline type. Indicative
of firmness and patience, as was the
nose of Julius Caesar. Mohammed had
a singular nose. It was so curved that
a writer has told us that the point of it
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seemed continually striving'to insert
Itself between his lips. The noses of
Franklin, Shakespeare and Dr. John
son all had wide nostrils, betokening
strength and love of thought. The nose
of Napoleon was exquisitely though
firmly chiseled. often said, VCMve
me a man with plenty of nose!" Fred
erick the Great had so large a nose
that Lavater: offered to wager that
blindfolded he could tell It among 10,-
000 by merely taking it between his
thumb and forefinger.
The Fl* That Bussed For Mendelssohn
Tlie following story is told of tfat
music of the overture to "A Midsum
mer Nlghfs Dream:" While Mendels
John was deep In the making of this
June fine overture.he went riding one
day with a friend. In order, after
awhile, to rest their horses the twe
boon companions dismounted and
tretehed:: themselvee. out under the
shade of a^great tree. Suddenly thera
came an excited "Hush!" from the
great composer^ who half arose very
cautiously. A large fly was bussing
over them, and Mendelssohn was anx
ious to catch the true sound" of the nvt
sect's hum as ft gradually drifted far
ther away. Many days later when the
overture had been completed the artist
called his friend's attention to that
passage in progression where the vio
loncello modulates In the chord of the
seventh of, the descending scale from
minor to sharp minor. 'There,
that's the fly that bussed past us at
ebonhaosen," Mid Mendelssohn.
Ou*htn*r aJCvftle.
School superintendents In New York
among their many duties are expected
to report on the personality of the
teachers In their district It Is hot al
ways easy to get "a line" en that qual
ity of a teacher, so many are lenient in
the work. One of the sfupertntendents,
however, is never satisfied until he-has
made the test for orderliness by asking
the teacher to open his or her idesk
One day he found one of his fail! sub
ordinates with things In great confu
sion. She was evidently violating
heaven's first law.
"My dear," said he to the blushing
delinquent, "I don't believe you would
saake a good housekeeper."
The desk closed with a bang. There
was Are In her eyo as she calmly re
plied:
"Oh! Are you looking for a house
keeper?"New York Frees.
A Wreathe* Vteate.
A writer tells of a curious stone that
Is to be found in Finland. It Is a
natural barometer and actually fore
tails probable changee la the weather.
It ts caned a eemakulr, and Its pecne
lartty Is that It turns Mack before ap
proaching rain, while in fine weather
It Is mottled with spots of white. In
vestigation has shows the stone to be
a seat ef fossU, mixed with elsy, reck
salt and niter. When the ah* is motet
the salt turns black when the air Is
dry, the salt abows in white spots
the surface of the stone.
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Beginning the New Tear early every business will
need new sets of books. v*
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The Pioneer carries a full line of books and an in-
spection of the stock will show that we tarry all sizes,
styles and bindings of books.
We have tbe two, three, out and "five column day
books and journals. *M.. 1,
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A good line of cash books a well selected' fttock of
ledgers, single or double entry, one hundred to eight, hun-
dredpaire8. 'r.M^/.r^^^ f,-v *zs?1*,
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FRIEND TO FRIEND
The personal recommendations of peo
ple who have been cured of coughs and
colds by Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
have done more than all else to nuke it a
staple article of trade and eotameree evet
a large part of the civilized world.
A sptUUif paper, sinsjmsnwj a
tern way of avoiding fhe Mssa of a
eec however savage. Aft toe has to
de to to stand perfects/ sttsl seal held
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HELP WANTED.
WANTEDFor U, S. ariay able
i bodied, unmarried men to
tween ages of %l and 35, cfti*
5zens of United Stetee, of
K,*good character and temperate,
habits, who can speak, read
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ages 21 and 35. An oppor
tunity to see the world. For
full information apply in per
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crating office 208 third street
Bemidji, Minn.
WANTED: At once, hustling
man to take up tea and coffee
route in Bemidji. Call at 321
America Ave. By mistake the
number was given 521.
WANTEDCompetent girl for
general house work. -Inquire
1109, Lake Boulevard,
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The Pioneer will procure any
kind of a rubber stamp for
you on short notice.
FOR SALEMntmificsnt moose
head, mounted will be sold
cheap. Inquire at this' office.
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room
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LAWYERS.
WM. B. MATTHEWS
ATTORNEY AT LA*
Practices before the United States Saprems
CourtCourt of ClaimsThe United States
General Land OfficeIndian Office and Con
gress. Special attention given to Land Con-
testsProcurement of Patents and Indian
Claims. Refer to tbe members of the Minne
sota Delegation in Grongress. Offices: 4S9
New York Avenue. Washington. D.
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Attorney and Counsellor at L*w
MBe Hatol Mark***.
P.eeessttoRussell J.
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E. E, McDonald
ATTORNEY AT LAW
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PHYSICIANS AMD SUROBQNS.
Dr. Rowland G-ilmore
Physician and Sturgeon
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PHONE 124 MtLlR BLOCK.
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