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The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-05-31
7
Just like Her Father.

The Wooing had progressed splen-
didly. IT had even progressed to a
point where she had been won that Is,
ostensibly won. II she proved to be a
truthful girl, she would In time be his
wife. II she were not truthful well, !,
no man wants a wife who is not truth
full That's the way some men console
themselves when they fail to marry
But she seemed to be truthful, and
as he drew her closer to him he whis-.
| pered:
And when we are married, dearest,
+ we will have the happiest home in all
the wide, wide Worldn'
Yes, George she replied.
There can never be a harsh word
in our home.
No, George =
And when 7 come home tired and
worn out with work at the Office and
the worries Of business you'll be kind
to me?'' u.
les, George.
IT knew you would You'll soothe
me and put me in better humor?'
5sss y ( -e-e-S but II say, george
Yes, dearest. "
Why shouldn't you do a little Of
this yourself?"
Thy, darling =
es, that's all right But to come
right down to business, as papa says
why shouldn't you also be kind to me
when things go wrong? 4 don't want
to do it all, you know. You're not
looking for private nurse, are you?%
Why, Mabel?"
When the cook leaves unexpectedly
to go to the bedside OF her second cou-
sin. you might be just a triffe consid-
crate, you know /"
How strangely you talk, pet
Well, they say I'm papa s girl, you
know, and notice when any one tries
Ito make a bargain with him he gem
orally gets some stipulation to his
own Interest put in, just as q precau-
tlon.' D.
George and Mabel, have now been.
married exactly five years and three
months and at the moment Of going
to press have never had a single quar-
rel. Tit-Bits
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-05-31
Morning
\ 7ysedRseSS

Is a serious complaint. It's q warning that az
should be needed. It is different from an an
honest tired feeling. 1t is sure sign o.
poor blood. You can cure it by making
your blood rich and pure with Hoods Sar- 'Sa
saparilla. That is what other people do ~
thousands Of them. Take few bottles q
this good medicine now and you VIII not
only get rid OF that weak. languid' ex.
hausted feeling, but il will make you ieei 4
wen all through the summer
tired Feeling 8 had that tired feel
ing ana did not have life or ambition 20
accomplish my usual amount OF household
work. Hoods Sarsaparilla gave me RELIEF
and also cured scrofuia tendency. MRs.
r. MERRITT, Dowagiac, Mich.
Hood s Sas.Sapas'ilka
Is the Best Medicine Money Can Buy.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-05-31
wanted Stretching. /.

She had shown her friend over the
bijou villa, which she had Just taken.
and which was very much like q some
what enlarged dolls house. @
9And now. dear, what do you think
of it? Isn't it sweet? 4. u
Yes, Indeed 81 replied the friend;
abut what are you going to do with all
those little rooms n
''oh. shall let them out, dear,
ooh! that will be all right, chen,
for I'm sure they want it. - liiy Sle-
per's, II
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-05-31
Behind Mas Back.

Pa said little Harry. after ma
hit her thumb with the hammer today
she says she suffered untold agony for
ten minutes,
Ny, my, my." exclaimed the boy s
father. Wonders'll never cease.
That's the first time she ever let any
thing go untold that long. Chicago
Times-Herald. ;~
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-05-31

Mira. Naggerton cannot under
stand what the attraction Of q public
dinner is to you men. You can enjoy
a good meal at home IL you want to-,
or II not there are plenty Of restaur-
ants where you might go, but only the
young men seem to take advantage OF
them.
MI. Naggerton (absentmind edly AT
a public dinner. my dear, there are no
women, don't you see Che never fin
ished) Ally Sloper's. Il. s.. .s
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-05-31

BILE to understand, "how on earth can
you play the rich uncle? And what 81
this belt you are talking about?'
Here 1t Is" said Jack, suddenly
slipping It off his own waist and buck
ling it around hers. Feel the weight
Of that! You just keep it for me, and
whenever I want anything out Of ii i
will come and ask you for It., 4.
THE END.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-05-31

h An honest young man who had es-
capped a great peril by an act OF hero
ism, was much complimented for his
bravery.
One lady said: II wish could have
seen your feat. Z
Whereupon he blushed and stam-
mered, and finally pointing to his pedal
extremities. said: Well, here they be,
mum" F5 Il
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-05-31
The Old. old story.

Mrs. Jaggs (the next morning DO
you know what time you got home last
night? Mr.. Jaggs-It must nave been
pretty late, but an important business
transaction detained me at the office
andy the way, dear, did you see
anything of my shoes? Mrs. Jaggs
Yes: you'll find them hanging on the
hat rack in the hall, Just where you
left them. -.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-05-31
yery FaithfuI.

Purchaser would agree to your
price IL / were only sure that the little
dog would be faithful
Dealer Faithful9 Well, should
say SO. I have sold him hlaf a dozen
times already and he ha scome back
every time. New York World.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-05-31
jun = ii A BARGAIN DAY.

u Farm News, one Of Americas best live
stock and farm journals, price so cents en- ts9s g
year, has adopted 8 new and original l plan
to get into new homes by making an un-
usually low price on certain Bargain Days.
The best offer yet is to send it one year TO-
all who remit 15eents to Farm News, Spring
field, Ohio on Junel. next Bargain Day.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-05-31

He entered the cheap restaurant and
took a seat at one of the tables. VIII
you have a rs cent dinner or a SO cent
one, sir?' inquired the waiter.
Is there any real difference Z?
Certainly, sir. & y j .$5J .3
what is it??''' ..5%
Twenty cents, sir
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-05-31
About the size OF It.

Father Where Is your mother,
Johnny s.ss
Johnny She's out in the back yard
Whittling. ,.s 4 ~
Father Arefiyou sure she IS whit
tling? yss
Johnny Yes, sir; she's trying to
sharpen a lead pencil. Chicago News.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-05-31
An IrnnossIble Husband.

n can't imagine woman marrying
a prize fighter
Too brutal"
81 should say. Why, he would never
give her a chance to talk! Philadel-
.phia North American.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-05-31
sIeep Cbnnres the verdict.

If Al jury recently agreed upon q yer-
diet. sealed it and went home, After
sleeping over it, they disagreed. IS
shows the power Of sleep to strength
Een the mind. Those who are troubled
with insomnia or stomach disorders
should try Hostetter's Stomach Blt- ltf-5
tiers. 1t puts the stomach in GOOD con- s,
dition and induces sound sleep.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-05-31
Tempting Fate.

Il have come said the young man,
ITO ask You to let me have your
daughter
.Neyer!'' shouted the millionaire
Thanks" shouted the other. as he
hurried away. Up to this time she:
has refused to smile upon my suit.
When i tell her that you object to me
she will be mine epThe Columbian.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-05-31
Dl.tortad by Ola mour.

.sWhat is the honeymoon, pa? 2"
seWell, the honeymoon Is the only
period in mans life during which he
considers it funny to come home and
find that his dear little. wife hasn't dim
ner ready on time.".---De Detroit Free
Press.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-05-31
Solitude.

eyes muttered the old inhabitanLt,
ia fanItless dialect, when 4 first came
to Kentucky to live my nearest nelgh-
Dor was fourteen miles away, and ~
those days the best guns carried q
scant two miles. !"
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-05-31
DIPLOMACY.

Miss Wund by do you always
ask Miss sanger TO play her own acss
compartments?
.$s Miss Gabby- w ". she always plays
loud enough to drown her voice. Balti-
more American.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-05-31
4 4 woman,s oues Ion.

81 see" he remarked, as he looked
up from his paper, that the British
have recovered that battery of guns"
What was it covered with the first
time. dear?" she sweetly asked
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-05-31
Cash Depositors.

One Small Boy-My papa puts the
money he don't give to mother in a
coffee pot
Other Small BoyMine don't; he
puts it in a jackpot. heard mother
say so. Detroit Free Press.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-05-31
Purely ornamentai.

Visitor Your smoking room is beau
tifully furnished.
Mr.. Henpeck Yes; il I only were al
lowed to smoke in it!
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-05-31
Al the wrong Door.

Madam, am soliciting for home
charities. We have hundreds Of poor,
ragged children like those at your gate.
and 3.5
e'Sir, those children are mine!" and
the slamming Of the door could be
heard in the next street.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-05-31
COW AND BEAR.

A man who was brought up on d
farm in Cherryield, Maine, recently
told a reporter for the New York sun
several stories illustrative Of the cour-
lage Of animals in defending their
young. One Of the best Of the stories
| has to do with a time when the boy was
twelve years old. II his youthfulnessS is
taken into the account, the adventure
! will be seen to have been pretty live
ly one.
One Of our cows had hidden her calf,
4 and had set out to find him. I heard
the COW lowing In the woods and went
] to where she was, in clearing grown
up with ferns and raspberry bushes.
4 Above the bushes / saw her back and
horns, and could tell that she was fight
ing with something that could not see.
She was standing her ground, facing
about so as to keep her enemy, what
ever it was, always under her eye. {
/ I thought of nothing bigger than 4
dog or fox, and was pressing forward
1 to get d look at 1t, when a bear sud-
| denly rose up on his launches. stand-
ing head and shoulders above the
bushes. AT that the COW made a rush
for him, with horns lowered. #s8
The bear struck at her with his paw,
and then grappled her with both fore
paws by the head. The COW, under full
headway, was too much for him to
stand up against She knocked him
| over, breaking his hold, and the way
she horned him and butted him about
among the bushes was caution to
bears.
The sight was too much for my
nerves, and went up tree. 1t was
needless, SO far as danger from the
bear was concerned, for the COW had
him whipped in the first round, and he
got away as soon as he could, Whimper
| ing and biting at his sides in the
places where the cows horns had
pricked him. u.
From the tree could see the calf
whore he was hidden. He was what I
had come for, but did not feel like
getting down until was sure the
cow had got quiet But she knew her
friends, and when went to the calf
and set him on his feet. he was hid
| ing, like a fawn, close to the ground, -
she made no objection, but went quiet
lIy back to the pasture, with the calf
4 following. slttsSs9
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-05-31

ughter--No mamma. Harold has
not proposed as vet; that is, not in SO
many words,
Mother Mercy me Jane, You must
not wait for words! Proposals are
mostly made up Of signs, gurgles,
stammers. coughs, hens, hawks and
looks, you know III Puck.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-05-31
rot Even with Them.

Novelist Those confounded critics
slated my new novel most unmerci-
fully.
Friend Well you have your re-
venge. They had to read the book.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-05-31

Weary, Critic--But how could you
prefer that insignificant book to All the
others yau have ever read 3l.s
Innocent Young Person Because
had to read it on the sly.-NeW YORK
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-05-31

Stage tragedians may have no inten-
tion OF being comical, but it certainly
Is funny how some Of them manage to
make q living.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-05-31
he Never sleeps.
FuddleYou know Stocks, d.

Puddle You know Stocks, don't
you?
Doctor Yes, indeed. He is now q
patient Of mine. III
Fudd Pretty wide-awake man.
isn't he? h
DoctorI should say so. I'm treat
ing him for insomnia.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-05-31
Binder rwins al Low Prices

5 II you want special inside price on binder
twine either Sisal, Standard or Manila, cut
this notice out and mail to SEARS, RoEBUCK
& Co. Binder Twine Department), Chicago.
stating about how much twine you will require
and how soon you will want 1t, and they will
save you money by quoting you a price that
will either secure your order or compel the
party who supplies you to sell TO you at q lower
price than he otherwise would
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-05-31
Rscorn,xed Hia opportunity.

Ada (pensively)--I hope you'll In
.yite me to the wedding when you get
married.
Jack boldly )-Pll invite you before
ask any one else, and il you don't
accept there won't be any wedding.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-05-31

The emperor Of Germany's portrait
is being painted by Prof. Hubert Her
.komer
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-05-31
Rudeiy Shattered.

Chumleigh says his first love was
his school teacher"
Indeed
Yes. But he says loves young
dream was shattered the nrst time she
took him on her lap. 55 III
'.That seems funny
mot at ALL He was face downward
at the time, - Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-05-31
Do Your Feet Ache and Burnr

- AOAh = o0t4 1AOtAo 0Au ASsAAA s55s
Shake into your shoes Aliens Foot
Ease, a powder for the feet. 1t makes
tight or New Shoes feel Easy. Cures
Corns. Bunions, Swollen, Hot and
Sweating Feet. At all Druggists and
Shoe Stores, 25c. Sample sent FRED.
Address Allen s. .Olmsted. LleRoy. N. =.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-05-31
OUR BUDGET OF FUN.
SOME GooD JOKES. ORIGINAL.
AND SELECTED.

just Like Fer Father or tho Story OF
. Burning Love Aratr- Selling Stale
News Consolation in Grief = some-
thing Wrong.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-05-31

7a a Book OF Choice Recipes
Sent free by Walter Baker & Co Ltd, Dorchester
Mass. Mention this paper M 1 II y 85 5F
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-05-31
Force Of Habit,

she-Why does that piano sound
first loud and then soft when Miss Will
son plays it?
He-Well, you see, she is learning to
ride a bike, and uses both pedals from
force of habit.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-05-31

$4,000. "A WEEK AND EXPENSES
toagents selling our household goods. Sell on
sight Write G. II. Marshall 81 Co, Chicago.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-05-31

you'll be getting locked up, young
an, for ollering false noos.
Not much, shant;; these pipers are
three weeks old. Moonshine
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-05-31

George and Mabel, have now been
married exactly five years and three
months and at the moment Of going
to press have never had a single quar-
rel! Tit-Bits
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-05-05
SHERLOCK HOLMES INSTINCTS.
An Augusta Clerk Shows His knowledge Of
Schoolgirl Eabiis.

A Sherlock Holmes is being de
veloped in one of the Augusta sho,
clerks as was shown by an incident o
the store in the height of Indignation
and taking package from under hel
arm. opened the wrapper and revealed
a pair of rubbers.
II want you to give me new pain
in exchange for these. | paid for frs
quality. These are nothing but
canvas and coal tar. See how they are
worn at the side. Nothing but the best
will do for me or you will lose me for a
customer. and | pay you good dea
Of money during the year"
While the customer was deliverin Q
herself of this speech, the clerk was
making critical examination. al
though he did not go off into a dream
nor place the tips of his fingers to-
gether. When he had finished his ex-
animation he turned to the customer
with:
II am sorry to see that your
daughter has developed the careless
habit of using the toe of her boot to
remove the rubber from the other foot
instead of sitting down and using her
hands to remove the rubber carefully.
Then she has a bad habit of twisting
her foot She allows her shoes f. be-
come worn at the heels, too. ana toes
in. She does not take care of her
shoes and rubbers when She removes
them. Then she stays a good deal in
place where there is an oiled hard
wood floor"
How did you know that she Is care
less? | have tried everything To-
The customer crimsoned ana remem-
bering herself became Indignant and
then interested ana finally asked til
clerk how he knew 50 much about her
daughter whom he had never seen.
Thus cornercd. the clerk picked IN
the rubhcrs ana showed how H. had
dsduccd his knowledge Of the Young
lady whom he had never seen. an the
first place that worn place at the back
of the rubber shows that she uses the
other font in taking off her rubbers.
The heel is worn in circular streaks. s,
know she twists her foot. The sole
Of the rubb,r Is worn On the inside.
showing that she toes i'm The rubber
is forced out Of shape At the heel
showing that tn, heel Of the s-hot. vas
worn off. The rubber is broken across
the instep ana thu cloth pulled away
making it plain that she does not take
care uf her rubbrrs. The rubber being
separated from tn" cloth s. - to ap-
PEAR bistcrei. shows that the floors
are oiled and"
Eut the customer had enough ana
pleasantly ordering 4 new pair. paid
f"r them without again making the az
mand that she should receive the new
rubhara gratis
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-05-05

\ rev check system is being used by
tine Maine Central which. although ii
has D.. in use for me time. is not
A ncrolly known. 1t il for the con
vs1ioro" Of the passengers ard when
It's si-liGCanCc is thoroughly known
viii IT, greatly apuryciat ]. Transfer
tickets are sofa at the local stations
hy " hich person is entitled to a
transfer 2Crass thc cities of Boston ~.
= W York, " hichcVcc is called for by
the tickets. This is in addition to tho
regular ticket. When such a ticket is
-nld TIN holder is entitled to frec
transportation for his baggage and to
thc ordinary Luggage check il attach
I'd q transfer check. So that t. 2
stranger there il no danger If 4 reuA-
titiGn # tn" uli game Of driving q
person al around tho city ard finally
landing him 4 f,W blocks from tn.
place Nhrr- they started. NJ demand
,a.l he made fur tn trlrFp prtltion Of
Tho haoGlCe since III" check ed by
tnc. pass. r.cr sh WIS that their hH&-
ca"' is also entitled to transportation.
Thc great advantage is that it prevent
f,nplr'tiun by cIhmcn on I"upl" WI ,
ara ruf familiar with thr city across
which th,y are t. be- transferred and
il NJ greet use to people going to sta
lions Oh other railroads.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-05-05
10 ObIiqe Benson

Tire young people Of tn" Fon&rc%1-
floral Society scored a decided sue
6. So. last evening when they preS"ntt q
III q .nedi,tta. ITO Ohligr Benson, n
the CONGREGATIONAL chapel II was Z
bright little piece ana needed just the
Zinc touches given by those who took
nlri "a max. ii realistic. In every lin"
and move the amateur actors showed
The results Of careful rehearSlnS by
Miss Marion Heath. ana the audicnr"
was generous in their paudits. It was
csfy,n IN the young people for the ben
eft of the Y. u. S. {. +. Of the church
ana IN. rrceip.s were very gratifying
for thr amount Of work done. The
e41e,n settings were remarkably pretty
and added no small part 10 the sue
c-s., of the production. In fact. every
details had been attended to 50 care
fulIy that nothing but the highest
words Of praise were heard. The cast:
MT Henson" a barrister, William
BADGER: "Mr. Trottcr SouthdoWh. ms
friend Samuel Titcomb; Mr.. John
Meredith" I2cnson's pattern, Ralph
Weber: Mrs. Benson MISS t'Na Il.
Stor.v. Mrs Trottcr SouthdoWn,
Miss Annie Connick.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-05-05
DAILY Kennebec Journal.
AUGUSTA LOCALS.
Near the Throne.

Sometimes at twilight on the dear Lord
Day,
\ rapture fills my soul. SO far away
Earth seems, when all the golden sunset
beats
With clear bell-calls. ana down the long,
dim streets
\ sound Of characterization floats,
And chorals swell and fan in rhythmic
notes.
An ecstasy Of gratitude and prayer
Lifts me beyond the shadows. and | dare
10 cazr into the breaking heavens upon
The NcN Jerusalem. ana with Saint John
Pass hcvond cleaning pearl and glowing
stone
To kneel before the Lamb upon His
throne.
Bu. after many a day Of toll when night
Falls on my tired spirit, and the light
OF the Eternal city seems 50 far
! see it only as some flashing STAR
Mirc eyes too dim for vision, yet can
read
OF one familiar human home whose need
And labor are mine own:-ChriSts loved
retreat
Where Mary sat ana listened at Ills feet.
hear no voice-but all my soul is stirred
AS if He spakc some gentle. tender WORD.
And 10. my room a presence chamber
grown, -
Like H,rhIny's, holds Christ upon His
throne.
Ellen Hlmlin Butler.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-05-05
AMUSE NJ ENTS.
"A Breezy Tlm'."

If You want to 50 to the thcatrr to
-" wrought UP ana to have your
mrrVrs S,t IN ,nd ~ narrowing and
tra"-p producing situations. YOU are
cautioned to avoid IN Breezy Time. Y
1t is announced by the management
Il this piece that it contains absolutely
40 moral l. ssrn. social satire. or story
nf runtemp ,rancouS human interest. II
was not put together for the purpose
# "lcviting the American drama. ANA
It was not calculated to make dramatic
critics get ont their best set Of ethics
ana rules If construction. Tho pur-
pose If the piece is to amusc by means
of series Of clever speciality perform
lnccS. devoid of suggestion" ana exc
ruted by performers with the very best
ability. There is 4 Slight story. but it
Is 50 unimprrtlnt that il is not worth
m ntiunirg. Street parade ana concert
At noon today. Seats on sale at kins-
mans
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-05-05

says the North Arson Advocate:
-. +; Peal and his brothrr-inIlw. L.
H. Smith Of AUGUSTA. viii start for thu
.old regions in Alaska, the very first
NJ mkt week. They viii sail from
5, attic. Washington. May 18th, for
cap. Nome. a distance, If 2lo3 miles
This is a lnnG journey Of 1000 miles
from here t. their destination. Mrs.
neIl will remain here and Mrs. Smith
viii make her home with her. during
The summer. Mr.. Rcal is an expert
cn,cd miner. having lived for many
years in the western country. The in
tcni t. return home about tho first Of
II Xt NovcmbeT."
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-05-05
PERSONAL MENTION.

s G. Monlev was in UatervfIlc
yesterday. On business
Or. =. d. Thaver IF WrtcryiIla. had
business in this city. yesterday.
II l. p,rson. IN n.l.I,n1 ba1 husf-
raee at tba C,,,ft,I ,..et.,.Ia,.
,r,,f,'.ot ,,.l. =, ,a,,., ,',...,a..
IL. ,,u'N - '''li'"',I' III '7'"l'S,
''''E' i'' Il 9ii
'''ii'' -NH III i''-,I' '''' NI"i"' IN
.,.'', '''$ iii 'iiiS' '-'S' S'S''ru'3 'it
it"h. A. T. hnrha 81 W"stbrook. was
'i'I'i yesterday business callers 10
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-05-05
ruN ALIENS EODT-EASE.

A powder to be shaken into the shoes
Ynur feet feel swollen. nervous ana hot
ana get tired fasliE. IL you nave smart
E9sr. 1t cools the feet ana makes walk
intr easy. cures swollen. sweating feet
intrroWing nails, histers and callous
ii,nfs relieves cornS ana buniunS of all
Kin and gives rest and comfort. Try 1t
tn,inv sold by AL druggists ana shoe
ato,s.; for 80. Trial package free. Ad-
dr,.ss Alien 5. Ulmsted, LeRoy n. Y.