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The Bemidji pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minn.) 1896-1917, 1900-03-29
BEAR,
The Poets Imm0rtalized Billie
And are Now QuarreIing
OTer Authorship.

"Bille," the bear, which was
presented by the citizens of Be-
midi to Admiral Dewey as a
Christmas gift, has been the
means Of giving our town plenty
of good advertising. Newspapers
in the far east and west have pub
lished articles concerning him.
The name of Bemidji and billie
have been heralded far and near.
This advertising may not be re-
sponsible for the flow of lmmigra-
tion hitherward, but it has helped
to identified Bemidii as the open
door to the vast territory of vacant
LANDS and available homes in
Northern Minnesota.
Sometime last month the Pioneer
Press of St. Paul printed a poem
entitled THE Minnesota Bear"
and credited same to The Nebraska
State Journal of Lincoln. The
Buffalo IN. W News comes out
now with blood in it's eye and
claims the authorship of the
poem, ''Bruin of Bemidji." The
The Nebraska State Journal was
called upon for an explanation,
and the editor ''Doc'' Bixby, ex-
plains himself as follows:
l never wrote the story OF a bear,
Nor did send the one that lately
To anybody's paper anywhere, came
And have attached thereto my fad
ing name. .rz.a.
No, this is all a hideous mistake,
And I would state right now upon
my oath
The guilty one should be compelled to
u make
Full cash amends to me and Bur-
dick both.
He suffered in his feelings, I can see,
Because his screed was stolen, SO he
/ thought;
My pain was worse for having thrown
| The authorship of such Internal rot.
Then the Minneapolis Journal
comes out last Saturday with a
column of matter concerning the
authorship of the poem, "Bruin
of Bemidji.' It concludes as fol.
| lows: f.
"Doc Bixby rises to declare
TO all who make this earth their home,
That he has never writ "pome'
About black Bemidii bear.
His busy pen no time can spare
! To write madrigal anent
The Bemidji pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minn.) 1896-1917, 1900-03-29
4 Hand Press Is Good Enough For the Back
Woods. But an Up-to-date Community
!. Demands Better Facilities. What We Have
Done, What We Are Doing and What We
Will Do To Keep in Touch With the Needs
OF Bemidii and Beltrami County.

The new press is know as Bah
cock Reliance" It is large
cylinder press, built from all new
designs combining strength and
accuracy. 1t embodies all new
and important improvements
known to the best press builders
in the country, It registers SO
perfectly that it is possible to
print the smallest card in colors
on it. It has noisless grippers
and tapeless delivery. The press
does the counting and Sitting OF
paper, and is capable of printing
1000 papers an hour. In the flu
ture, this press will be used for
printing all kinds Of large posters,
as we'll as the newspaper, and we
can do poster work with such in
creased speed as will enable us to
reduce our prices, for the benefit
Of our many patrons.
Our job department. is equipped
with Gorden press 10 x Is. Pro-
fessional printers acknowledge it
to be the best press Of it's kind
ever produced. It is fast runner
and an accurate worker. On this
press the dainty visiting and we'd
ding cards are printed, and in fact
all kinds of stationery work not
exceeding in size 10 by Is inches.
Anything larger than that size is
printed on the cylinder press.
which is capable of printing a
poster three feet wide and four
feet long, The job press is prac.
ideally new. It was bought BY US
about year ago.
The motive power with which
both cylinder and job presses are
attached is a brand new gasoline
engine Of the vertical variety,
made by the Webster manufacture.
ing company of Chicago, I'll. 1t
is d actual horse power, and
weighs 700 pounds. It embodies
all the up-to-date features, and as
well as being frst-class in its
makeup, it is a very pretty ma
chine. The mechanism is sc
simple that any intelligent boy
can soon learn to run it.
In connection with the other
machinery we have also received
this week new papercutter. 1t
also, is one of the best in thu
market. It is capable Of cutting
a bunch of paper four inches thicl
The Bemidji pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minn.) 1896-1917, 1900-03-29

&. i. q (. ) y f. . = I . / . . .
machine for that purpose. Cards,
and in fact all stationery, are cut
to customers order. It is no
longer question of what we can
do in this line, but what our Gus.
toners want.
All the machinery outlined
above were purchased from the
Minnesota Type Foundry Co. of
st. Paul, who have exclusive
agency in the Northwest for the
Babcock printing press and Web.
ster engine, and they are satisfac-
tory people to do business with.
w a2 q < f.| al. FL
The Bemidji pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minn.) 1896-1917, 1900-03-29

the election in 1898. This will give q
total of 2lS delegates. The repre-
sentation for the district by counties
will be as follows: st. Louis, 81;
Aitkin, 6; Anoka, IL; Beltrami, 6;
Benton, s.; Carlton, I; Cass, 7; Cook,
3; Grow Wing, II; Hubbard, 8; Itasca,
6; Lake, d; Mile Laos, 8: Morrison,
10; Pine, s; sherburne, s, Stearns, 90
Todd, II; Wadena, 8, and Wright, q.
All OF the counties in the sixth dis.
trict were represented except Benton,
Cass and Morrison counties, all oil
the delegates bringing fattering re.
ports of tho prospects for Republican
success in their respective divisions Of
the district.
The Bemidji pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minn.) 1896-1917, 1900-03-29

It is impossible to do frst-ciass
work with hand press. Even #
the printing on the press were sat
isfactory, the PIoNEER's circula-
ton has grown so large that the
printing of it by hand INVOLVES too
much labor, so. to meet the ext
gency of a large and growing cir
The Bemidji pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minn.) 1896-1917, 1900-03-29

and twenty-five inches wide with
one stroke of the lever. 1t is ca
pable of cutting anything else as
we'll as paper. We have known
similar ones to amputate fingers,
but we don't intend to use this
The Bemidji pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minn.) 1896-1917, 1900-03-29

culation, we have replaced the
Vaughn Ideal with a modern, up.
to.date power press. From this j on
the readers may expect to find the
PIONEER a paper of fine mechanl,,
cal appearance, which goes a good
ways.
The Bemidji pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minn.) 1896-1917, 1900-03-29

The average rate Of taxation in Bel
tr ami county was 21.3s mills. Only
II counties in the state had less
rate, and they were all old established
counties, where school, township and
village orders are not discounted at
the banks.
The total assessed valuation of the
state was $579, 252, 100, and the total
taxes levied were $13, S47, 896.50.
The Bemidji pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minn.) 1896-1917, 1900-03-29

A bruin with noisome scent
Hence he has written of no bear.
he doesn't know, he doesn't care
Who wrote 1t and it makes him hot
To think that he the credit get
For that bum verse about a bear.
The Bemidji pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minn.) 1896-1917, 1900-03-29

know that this is no affair
OF mine, but still wish to say
That will bet my weekly pay
Doc never wrote about a bear.
And I am willing to declare
That it is my conviction firm
Thatsome day Docwill land the worm
Who wrote that poem on bear.
And then the cireumambient air
Will vibrate with hollow sound,
While Bixby powders up the ground
With him who wrote about the bear. y
The Bemidji pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minn.) 1896-1917, 1900-03-29

This is a campaign year. There is
going to be lots OF excitement. For
the benefit of those who wish to keep
posted on the republican side of Bel
trami politics, the PIONEER will be
sent during the campaign to new sub
scribers within the county for so cts
The Bemidji pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minn.) 1896-1917, 1900-03-29
The Pioneer

Is the paper of the people.
Subscription price to anyone
within the county till after
election Soc in advance,
The Bemidji pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minn.) 1896-1917, 1900-03-29

of territory that can be accom-
plished consistently with and for
the good Of the manufacturers OF
the country.
But The PIONEER is first and
last and all the time the advocate
of the interests Of Bemidji and
Beltrami county, and justlfies it.
self in asking the continued ]iber-
al support Of the people Of the city
and county upon that basis.
Ever since the PIONEER was
first published we have been
handicapped with an inferior
press. For three years the paper
has been printed ON Washing
ton hand press. Last year we
purchased another hand press,
thinking that BY replacing the
Washington press with Vaughn
Ideal, our condition would be I'M
proved. In this we were mistaken.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-12-01
LIES COMPLETENESS.


There are no lives unfinished, incom-
plete. III.
God gives each man at birth some work
70 do,
Some precious stone Of strange pris-
matte hue
To carve and polish, till It shall be
meet
10 place within His temple, still and
sweet
Ere that be done, the soul may not
pass. through
The door to grander worlds, to aim
more true,
To wider life with loves sweet joys
Ieplete.
And II the working time be short, and
earth
with lis dear human ties be hard to
leave, ..
pa sure hist God, whose thought hath
given thee birth,
stlll holds for thee the best thou cansl
receive;
pa sure the soul. in passing through
that door,
Though losing much, gains Infinitely
Christian Leader.
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MOTHERHOOD.


wonder so that mothers ever fret
Al little children clinglng at their
gown
Or that the footsteps when the days are
wet,
Are ever black enough to make them
frOwn.
II couid mend broken cart today
A cap or Jacket on my chamber ioori
II / could kiss a rosy, restless foot,
And hear IL patter in my home once
more
III could mend broken cart today,
Tomorrow make kite to reach the
sky -,,
There is no woman in Gods world
could say,
She Was more blissfully content than
!.
Blu. an! the dainty pillow next my own
is never rumpled by a shining mead,
~ singing birding from It's nest mas
down.
The little boy I used 10 love is dead.
But now It seems SURPRISING strange
20 me
That while bore the badge Of moth
crhood
lad not kiss more oft and tenderly
Ny little child, who brought me only
good
Mary Clemmer Ames.
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d la Charlie, calmly using characters
who really perished In those aWlul
flames with unswerylng fidelity yet m
extensively
Further along she takes the catas-
trophc Of the sinking OF La Bourg0gne'
describing with a biting sarcasm the
dastardly behavior OF that steamers
Gallo crew. Certain tragic events, GER
tain heroic acts of individual passen-
gers she faithfully records, While this
chapter Is narrowing. she has at least
done justice To- both sides.
This brings US TO the real casus bellL
The whole novel is war to the knife
against that part Of the French nation
which comes IN contact with the Anglo
Saxon. 1t is a fight TO "a finish between
the Anglo-SaXon and the GauL IL Is a
relentless expose Illustrated by the Sc
quence Of events In the book, which
pile up on one another with relent-
less idelity Of actual life.
The American girl who is an eNpatri-
ate against her VIII falls "a victim to
the French code OF honor In 80 simple
and natural a way that even the most
ardent of French sympathizers cannot
deny that II might actually have hap
pened The delicate manner In which
Rose = ItIAANNANIl VIC NJ 20 HN fNNNA ga AAi'
eyes OF the Partisan world cannot fail
10 be an eye-opener 20 thousands Of
Americans who have never been abroad
and who in all probability never Will
go. and will be equally eficacious In re-
mindlng American mothers OF the Daisy
Millers who fit to Paris each year for
a month or SO, 20 exercise a little sur
yeillance over their daughters the lack
OF which Is so deplored by the French
and the best element OF American So
Ciety,
The author takes exquisite pains to
lay before the American people the
weakness OF their representatives
abroad. their mistakes, their follies
and the unfortunate predicament in
which they are placed by our govern
ment az home. Yet these effects are
| made upon the mind Of the reader by
| incidents In the story. There Is a no
ticeable lack OF the authors style in her
fromer books. Her story tells Itself
John Kendrlck Bangs has written
| a new series OF sketches entitled The
| Olympian Nights, which will be pub
| llshed serialy In Harper's Weekly on
! the completion Of Mr. Sutphen's ro-
| nance. The Cardinals Rose
These new tales deal with the adven.
| lures OF an American newspaper cor
| respondent stranded on Mount Olym-
| pus,
lie falls IN with a gathering Of
| Greek gods and gOddesses and finds
them by no means bad company The
| situation is one which offers almost as
many opportunities as The Houseboat
ON the StyX. and MIR Bangs Is said to
have missed no one OF them.
Mrs. Amelia Il. Barr IS a novelist
| who needs no boom 10 make her books
! sell. From the earliest success-"The
| Row OF Orange Ribbon'-to the latest
"a Maid Of Maiden Lane'-she has
quietly taken up as friends the whole
reading public. Now she contributes
one of her neyer-failing romance to the
New Lippincott' Magazine. whose
Christmas number Is Just out Souls
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the man. particularly during the period
of his Imprisonment 40 SO. Helena.
The former prime minister has IN nus
study maintained am cminenty lalr-
minded attitude. and coming as 10 does
from the most scholarly ana llnera.
statesmen of today the book should
prove a most valuable addition to Ma
poleonic literature.
The excellent translations OF the nov
els of Alaurus Jokai have persuaded
many into the belief that they nave ap-
eorbed AN that IS worth while In hun
rarian literature. But tho Geld is 10y no
means as limited as this view would
lmplv. and little by little It's wealth IL
openiug 10 us. Kalman Mikszath, whose
recent story. "St Peters Umbrella
has lust been published by Harpers. is
Hungarian writer second only TO Johal
I'm popularity among his own country
men. He Is n member of the hunsaar-
ian Academy and has twice served IN
the Hungarian parliament HIS alleh-
ton has been especially claimed Dy
the life Of the peasants for whom ne Is
a sympathetic and powerful interpreter
The Berlin academy has IN prepara-
ton a complete addition Of the WoIhs
Of Wilhelm Won Humboldt including
his correspondence. His descendants
have contributed the manuscripts pre-
served at Schloss Tegel, while the po-
litical rortiun win be furnished chleiy
nv the Berlin stage archives All per
sons possessiug either letters or manus-
crints bv Won Humboldt are urg nily
requested 20 assist the Berlin academy
I'm rendering the undertaking as COM
plete as possible.
Having finished Robert orange Mrs.
, Craigle has gone 10 the Isle Of wight
, 10 write another novel Mrs, Craigie
NAV begin one story soon after the oth-
| or is nut upon the market but she
| does not do her work quickly. she
writes with great deliberation and re-
vises her work many times before II
goes 10 the printer, and again atter II
leaves the printer but before II goes
10 the public,
4 tablet 10 mark the site Of the birth
place Of George Bancroft the historian
/ on Salisbury street. In Worcester Mass
was dedicated last month. The eNer-
| cises took the nature OF centennlal
| celebration Bancroft having been born
/ October 8. 1900 The speakers were Gen.
James Grant Wilson and the Rev. Dr'
/ Edward Everett Hale. Rear-AdIhiTal
Sampson, representing the navy Oh
which Bancroft at one time was secre-
tary. was also present
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ing are cleared away by explanatory
notes, maps. illustrations, and. other
helps. and the reader who knows no
Latin or Greek comes face TO face with
the genius Of the two great races Of
antiquity.
The work ia divided into six volumes.
embracing Greek Classics in English.
preparatory coursel; Latin Classics
I'm English" preparatory coursel
Greek Classics In English college
coursD; Latin Classics In English.
college course. French Classics I'm
English and German Classics in Eng
lsh."
a very handsome edition Of Brown
ings poem. "Pippa Passes has been
brought out by Dodd, Mead & CO., with
Illuminated borders. 10 is a good book
for holiday gift
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NOTES

The Christmas number Of the Wo'
mans Home Companion contains
story by Miss Edyth Ellerbeck which
her many friends viii concede is the
cIevcIest yet published from her pen
The title Is The Factors IN Feliciads
Affairs and is one Of the best articles
Do the attractive number The choice
o.. Miss Elerbecks story for the
Christmas issue 81 a tribute la Itself
10 The merit Of her works as the holiday
number OF a Journal Is made OF the
best an hand. Miss Elerbcck Is to be
congratulated upon her success,
Miss Lillian Bell. whose attack on
The prudery and narrowness OF Amcri-
can standards OF art aroused storm
OF new spaper controversy some months
ago tas written n novel illustrating mes
Views. 10 is called The EXp5triates' ana
IS just published.
Tn Miss Bells mucn-discussed re-
marks ON art che declared that there
was an element In America which was
SfH.ag art ana driving American grt-
ist7 tu O broader field end n more aD-
proving atmosphere. The secular press
very largely approved the stand she
took while tho religious press round
~ denounced her attitude. none being
more ylrulent than the organ of her
own denomination. by whose invita-
Ton her address was made and 20 ono
OF whose churches she has belonged
Hnon her early girlhood
She lecame the center ot an arcu-
ment both In bubble and private which
ha1 the satisfactory effect ~ drawing
IN line with no small degree Of die
Ntct,vtncss as 10 the friends and enc
1les NJ the cause she advocated and Va
mo credit of cortain religious orders sho
Na9 az once invited an over tho coun-
Wy hy managers ~ lecture bureaus t0
mako addresses on this same subject
.hroggnout The length and breadth 81
.ho l1id hut these proposals naiterlnc
hough they were. she promptly de-
The author BEGINS with n brilliant
description OF the FIRE In the Bazsr
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MAGAZINES.

The Youths Companion for this week
Is the Thanksgiving number and comes
with coyer embeliished with an appro-
pirate design and a story FOR lbs leading
number In which a THANKSGIVING theme
Is interestingly narrated. The tale deals
with the sacrifice made by a young
sewing girl who refuses am invitation 20
dine with friends on the holiday In
order % stay with an acquaintance
whose age and recent bereavement
made her loneliness an the more pa
thetic. There Is a story Of O thrilling
climb up the face OF Half Dome noun
tain In the Serras by the young CALI
fornia writer, Jack London. who has
recently become noted through his
stories Of the Klondyke region and two
or three other interesting tales besides
the usual departments.
A sketch OF the life OF Apostle Ma
thias +. Cowley by Edward II. Ander-
son, Is the opening number I'm the
Juvenile Instructor for November 18th,
and is followed by a well told story OF
the selling of Joseph into Egypt, Illus
trated by a number OF pictures. Levi
Edgar Young writes of the American
Indian, his origin, history number az
the present time, his destiny" A mum
Der of short stories are contributed by
young writer's and an article on "A
Chinese City OF the Middle Ages and
other interesting material make up the
number.
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For sale by Il. c. NJ. l., Clark, FL
dredge & Co, Salt Lake Hardware Co
and George \. Lowe, salt Lake CIV
EtAk
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BOOKS

"a Private Chiyalry,' is O new book
by Francis Lyule. In this brilliant
story the author opens with a vivid
picture OF Colorado mining camp
from which the reader is taken 10 Den
YER. The chlyalrous nero who is work.
ing ont his own salvation In spite of
enemies and temptations becomes in
volved In mystery which holds the
interest of the reader to the last page.
1t is a story Of self-sacrihce and
also a romance OF incident, vivid,
spirited and absorbing throughout.
king Stork Of the Netherlands Is
a romance OF the days of the Dutch
republic. by Albert Ice, author OF The
Key OF the Holy House" and "a Cen
tlemen Pensioner" Mr.. Lee has earned
a brilliant reputation within the last
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-12-01

VI. EliA baNsEa. ..4t Rochester, OHIO
publish herewith had all these SYM
toms. and IN addition ltucorrhoeI
and wa, cured by Lydia T. Pinkham
Vegetable Compound First, sh
wrote o letter 20 Mrs. Pinkham a
Lynn, Mass, describing her trouble
received in reply accurate instruction
what to DO 20 get well, aud now wishe
Mrs. pinkham 20 use her name 20 COZ
vince Others that they may be cure
as she was
Mrs. Piukham extends the sam
helping hand free OF charge or obiga
tion, 10 every a;ling woman In Amer
lea. II YOU are sick you are FOOLS
not 70 write TO her, II costs you moth
ing and She is sure 10 help you. Don
wait until it Is too late-write to-day,
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The I 0(l

OF the modern woman is health by
exercise. It's an excellent fad, pro
uded that it is always remembered that
exercise cannot cure womanly diseases.
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RESOLVE.

10 keep my health!
To do my work!
ne live,
To see to II I grow and gain and give'
Never TO look behind me for an hour.
10 wait ia weakness and 70 walk IN
power
Buy always fronting onward TO the
light;
Always and always facing toward the
right,
Robbed. starved, defeated, fallen, wide
astray
On with strength l have,
Back 10 the way
Charlotte Perkins Stetson.