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The Bemidji pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minn.) 1896-1917, 1900-08-30
war Kites lin south Africa.

A number Of war kites were taken
to the front in South Africa by Major
Baden-Powe1l, a brother of the de-
fender Of Mafeking. and proved ex-
tremely useful. There was great re-
luctance on the part Of the higher Of
ficials to permit these kites to go to
the seat OF war, and after direct re-
fusa1, Major Baden Powell was COM
PEELED to smuggle them through as
medical comforts. . The kites, once
in the field, were used for taking
photographs from high attitudes,
which proved particularly valuable.
1t was, however, to support the YER
teal wires used in the wireless teleg-
raphy, that the kites were employed
most adpantageously, as neither poles
nor balloons were prepared for Mr..
Marconi's assistants when they arriv-
ed at the scene Of the war. The kites
were used to raise the wires aloft, and
the messages were transmitted over a
distance of eighty-five miles. Major
Baden Powelrs efforts were purely
personal, and in spite of traditional
governmental opposition proved of
great assistance to the army.
The Bemidji pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minn.) 1896-1917, 1900-08-30

erage by a longer throw OF the cranks
during the forward and downward
movement 1t Is easy to understand
that the longer the cranks the greater
the force which can be exerted in the
propulsion OF the wheel, but with
the increase in length of the crank
comes the disadvantage tofacompelling
the feet to travel in a larger circle,
which stretches and doubles up the leg.
of the rider beyond the point Of com
fort. With the new apparatus provis
ion is made for increased leverage
where it can be used to advantage,
and the throw is reduced to a mini
mum while trayersing that portion Of
the circuit where no leverage can be
applied. Each crank is mounted in a
tube attached to the crank shaft and
q at the outer end Of the, cranks are
pairs Of wheels which travel around
the rings attached to the frame, thus
guiding the cranks in and out of the
tubes. 1t will be seen by q glance at
the picture that the pedals are farther
from the crank shaft on the down
ward movement than during. the up
ward which is the end sought to be
attained by the inventor, who is
James Andrew Malone Of Grayson,
The Bemidji pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minn.) 1896-1917, 1900-08-30
Quartz Thermometers.

z8 IA. Dufour gives an account to the
Academic des Sciences of series Of
experiments which he has made re-
garding the use Of quartz for Their
mometers and other instruments. AS
quartz may be scftened IN the oxyhy-
Edrogen blowpipe, and may then be
worked like glass, he was able to make
tubes OF quartz, and afterWard Their
mometers Of the same material. In
these the reservoir is Of quartz and
the tube of the same material. AS for
the liquid it must be a body which it
is easy to obtain in the pure state, and
which melts at a relatively low tenn
perature, giving off no vapors up TO a
red heat; moreover 1t should contract
on solidifying. M. Dufour finds that
tin answers perfectly these conditions
and he has constructed thermometer,
using tin as a metal, which reads from
5240 degrees to $50 degrees G. AS
quartz softens only at 1000
degrees to 1900 degrees, a
thermometer may be made which
reads up to 800 degrees; It can be
graduated by utilizing the boiling
points Of mercury and sulphur and the
level Of the tin is we'll defined in the
two cases. To go higher, the boiling
points Of cadmium and zinc may be
taken. The thermometer was filled
with melted tin and as perfect a va
cum as possible was obtained, after
which the end was closed blythe blow
pipe. The last bubbles Of air were ta-
ken out by melting the tin, which
gives it repeated shocks. II the tin
has traces Of oxide, this adheres to the
sides Of the reservoir and remains
fixed. The upper surface is always
brilliant, and has the same appear
ance as mercury.
The Bemidji pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minn.) 1896-1917, 1900-08-30
CIR eat Battles Of.
iStor &c

When Napoleon said 1Proyfde nce Is
always on the side OF the strongest bat
|talions, z he proved the falsity Of his
own precept on his last battlefield. 1t is
not without interest to see how this
applied in some OF the worlds great
battles. At Marathon there were 200,-
900 Persians confronting 1000 Greeks.
The Persian army was routed and the
Invasion Of Greece was ended.
xerxes moved on Greece with his
army Of millions. Leonidas with his
immortals met them at Thermopylae,
and held the Persians in check, but not
until the heroic Spartan and his fol-
lowers were killed. Subsequently, at
Salamis, Themistocles met the Per-
slams in a naval battle. xerxes watch
ed the struggle from q distance and
wept over the destruction Of his army.
Under Hezekiah Jerusalem was mem
aced by 1S5, 900 Assyrians who threat
sned to ruin the city. Not one Assy-
Ran soldier saw Jerusalem. At Gau-
gamela Alexander the Great. with A.
900 men, fought 100000 Persians I'M
der Darius. The Persians were routed
and Darius assassinated by one Of his
satraps.
The siege of Jerusalem was the
gloomiest event in the history Of man
sind. In A. d. 20 the temple of Herod
was Just completed. The Jews were
never SO naughty and so patriotic. They
were never so disorganized. Innum-
srable factions divided them. But the
feast of the Passover and the common
danger enabled Vespasian and Titus to
shut them up in the city. John and ST.
mon, their partisan leaders, hated each
sther as cordially as they hated the
The Bemidji pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minn.) 1896-1917, 1900-08-30
MOSQUITO CANOPY FRAME.


Mosquitoes are a nuisance, and
everybody would be glad to set rid
Of them especially in the night time.
but the different devices hitherto pro-
vided as a protection against the pest
have been either a greater nuisance
than the insect or else were too ex-
pensiFe for general use. Now an in
yentor has produced a convenient and
cheap device for this purpose, as IL
Illustrated herewith. A patent on the
invention has been taken out by. Will
j. Durham OF Knoxville, Tenn, and
d company is already formed for its
manufacture. It will be seen that
there are two brackets attached to the
headboard, to carry pivot pins on
which the main supporting frame tits.
The rear ends of this frame project
beyond the pivot pins and are connect
ed by springs to the base Of the
brackets. From the front portion of
the frame a wire yoke extends to-
wards the footboard When the frame
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is caused by the closing Of the external
auditory canal BIZ an accumulation OF
wax This shuts of the air, and either
in that way or By direct pressure in
terferes with the elasticity Of the
dpnmhead. so that ordinary sound
waves are not perceived.
A boil in the canal will interfere
with hearing IN the same manner, but
the pain is SO intense that little
thought is given to the deafness; and
the same is true Of foreign body in
the ear. The most serious form OF
deafness. and fortunately the least
common, Is that due to inflammation
or other disease in the internal ear
The usual cause OF chronic deafness
is disease In the middle ear, by which
the drum membrane is DESTROYED oT
made inelastic, or the delicate chain
OF bones broken or made rigid. j
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VICTORY NOT
AL WAYS ON THE
SIDE OF THE
HEAVIEST BATTALIONS

Romans. When their followers were
not fighting one another during the
siege they were opposing the Romans.
Vespasian and Titus cast trenches
about the city, not one stone was left
upon another of their beautiful temple
as the Savior predicted, and ], 100000
Jews persisted in that awful holocaust.
In the Russian campaign Napoleon
lost j475,000 men. His legions melted
and died under the falling snowfaks.
The naval battle Of Lepanto between
the Christians and Don John Of Austria
and the Turks was one Of the fiercest
contests of the middle ages. The Chris
tians numbered $4,000 and the Turks
12O 600 men. The Turkish fleet was de-
stroyed. its commander killed and the
Moslem naval power was crushed on
the Mediterranean.
At Waterloo wellington had 10000
men and 159 cannon. Napoleon con-
fronted him with $4,000 men and 240
cannon. Napoleon claimed he had Wei
lington In his grasp. But he was fac
ing destiny. A rainstorm Of the night
before wrought havoc with the move
ments of his artillery. Grouchy failed
to come up. According 10 Victor Hugo,
the sunken road Of Cham ruined the
charge of Napoleon's cavalry. When
the night came Napoleon was a fugi-
tive.
In the Beer war the battles OF Tuge-
la will be considered memorable. Jou-
bert, with 1000 Beers, defeated Butler,
with $4,000 British, and drove them
across the Tugela river three times.
This is one of the most notable battles
of our time and denoted the inyincible
genius of the South African general.
The Bemidji pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minn.) 1896-1917, 1900-08-30
Gold is
r Ozxyad There.
OURAY. COLORADO.
THE COMING
MINING CAPITAL.

been taken out while simply getting
ready to mine
There is one spring within two
blocks Of the heart Of town which
alone should. and In time will, attract
thousands Of inyalids. 1T Is still just
as nature created it. Not even a roof
has been placed above 1t. Clear as
crystal, it gushes from the mighty
rock, and SO hot that it fairly sizzles.
Eminent physicians have pronounced
IT, Ia specific for a disordered stomach
Yet nature has been SO lavish In her
bounties here that the natives hardly
consider 1t worth calling to the atten-
ton Of their guests.
Big mountains seem to produce big
men, and TO this rule Ouray is no ex-
ception. One would hardly look to a
gold mining camp to find solution Of
the labor problem, and yet at the
Camp Bird mine, referred to before.
the relations Of employees and owner
/ are we'll nigh ideal. At the tunnel
mouth, nine miles from town. and
within few feet Of timber line, MT.
| Walsh has built a boarding house for
his men that cost over $4,000, and It
rs equipped with all the conveniences
and luxuries of city hotel "a we'll
furnished library, billiard rooms,
bowling alleys and bath rooms are free
Ito all. The kitchen is presided over
by as capable chef as money can
procure and all Of these accommodations
and comforts are as free to the new
est and greenest laborer as TO the
| manager Of the whole concern. When
one remembers that tn addition to this
Mr.. Walsh pays his men the very high
est wages given for this kind Of work
he is not surprised to learn that labor
strikes and black lists are here I'M
| known.
A description Of Ouray, without
mention Of Box Canon, would certain
lily be repeating the play Of Hamlet
with the hero left out. Bottle" Canon
would be more appropriate name for
this marvellous freak of nature. Photo-
graphs of it are numerous, but they
convey but most imperfect concep-
tion of it's grandeur. The twilight
gloom, the deafening roar OF falling
water, the little streak Of blue sky
seen thousands Of feet overhead and
| the great black walls carved into most
Fantastic shapes by the waters OF ten
i thousand years unite to inspire in the
sbeholder a sense Of his own Httleness
compared with the mighty forces OF
\ nature as not even the mighty Niagara
can do.
4 Inyoluntarily we raise our hats and
remain uncovered as we gaze, and the
most skeptical can not help exclaim-
Ling: Surely this is no other than
!. the work Of God. q j. s. T.
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Professor Frederick S. Lee, OF Co
lumbia University, gave a talk recent
" before the geological section OF the
American Association for the Adj,
yancement of Science on the suspected
relation between sugar and muscular
fatigue. He has been trying some ex-
periments to obtain light on the sub
lect. II has been shown that q muscle
can be more readily stimulated to con-.
tract when it is fresh than when 1t rs
tired. "A series of tests have been
made to ascertain the quickness and
extent Of the contractions under the
two sets OF conditions. Now, there IS
q drug, phlorhizin, which is believed 20
have the effect Of removing from
muscle any sugar that may be slowed
away there. Professor Lee said that
ii he administered doses OF this drug
to a cat which had previously been
experimental with the muscles would
become exactly as ii they were tired.
They would not respond SO promptly
nor so heartily to artificial stimulus.
I Fasting animals were put under the
Influence Of this drug. were then killed
and the contractiye power Of the mus
cles was then tested, and they were
for to have contractlle power
much less than normal and in this re-
spect resembled muscles in q pro-
nounced state Of fatigue. This result
was probably due to the removal OF
carbohydrate from the muscles rather
than to mysterious specific action Of
the drug. This conclusion was
strengthened by another experiment.
IA fasting animal was given q dose OF
ph1orhizin, kept eight hours. fed on
dextrine ca form Of sugar) and killed
eight hours later. The muscles We're
now stimulated again, and responded
almost as quickly as if they had not
been drugged.
These investigations seem to prove
the value of sugar as food Tor sucn
4 persons as are engaged in physical Ia
bor The matter has also received
much attention in Germany, where the
beet sugar producers are trying to ind
a market for their surplus. 1T has
been shown that fatigued muscle
RECEIVERS its activity more quickly il
sugar is eaten freely, THANH will with.
4 out that aid. It is therefore proposed
Y to introduce sugar into the German
Il army ration as a regular feature. Pro-
lessor Lee referred to the sending or
candy to the American army in the
Philippines, and said that probably IT
was a good tnIng for men engaged in
active pursuits. This would seem to
be equally true Of farmers. few
humps OF sugar carried In the pocket
would serve sometimes temp orarily
to restore strength when a full meal
and rest were not obtaina BILE.
The Bemidji pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minn.) 1896-1917, 1900-08-30
4 ~
q
Pain

q 4 ann q school feackesS
have suffered agony
monthly for fen years.
- MY nervous system
was a wreck. y ss1ffas,sEe
with palm III, my side ass6
had almost every III
known. Ekaa1 taken treat
gssessf from n number ar
physicians who gave xas0
mo- relief.
q One si9scEalxsA safd nO
ssien7cisao G0uAd help xass.
u mast suhs,s1f "a am
operation.
40 4 wrote 20 Mrs. Pink
hasss, stating my caSe, aI1H
received a prompt reply.
II took Lydia e. Pi1Ekl5asss.S
Vegetable G0s,sp0uz1d AND
followed the advice gfYeED
me and NOW 4 suffer. M,
s1s0re- If any one cares
to know more about my
case, u will cks0erfyElY
answer All letters -
MISS EDNA ELLIS, HlU-
Aixssp0rl, Ohio.
The Bemidji pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minn.) 1896-1917, 1900-08-30

The recent meeting Of the Colorado
Editorial Association at Ouray and the
approaching conclave Of the knights
OF Pythias at the same place serve to
call attention to the extraordinary at
fractions OF this wonderfully favored
mountain town. @
No place in Colorado has SO taxed
the descriptive ability Of enthusiastic
visitors, or made them realize SO forci-
bly, the poverty OF human speech. AS
we'll might one attempt to describe the
fragrance OF the rose to one without
the sense OF smell, of one of Beetho-
ven's symphonies to person born
deaf as to paint with words the charm,
the grandeur, the beauty OF this Gem
Of the Rockies Other places have
rugged mountains and gloomy canons,
others have rocks on which the colors
of the rainbow have been indelibly
photographed, still others have gush-
ing springs and roaring waterfalls and
glens carpeted with myriads Of flow
ers OF every hue. but In no other place
ever visited by the writer are all OF
these attractions SO concentrated and
on such a prodigious scale as in the
little basin in which is located Ouray.
Nor are its natural attractions its
only ones. Its hotels are large, modern
and reasonable in their charges, Its
streets wide, clean and well sprinkled,
its private homes handsome and nu-
merous, its stores we'll stocked, its citi-
zens enterprising and courteous to
strangers. Its distance from thickly
populated centers and the fact Of its
being off The main line Of railway
are the only reasons we can think OF
that account for the comparatively few
. people who visit 1t.
To the mining men Of London and
Paris and Berlin it is well known Its
golden veins, though Of comparatively
recent discovery, are. the wonder Of the
world, and at the present moment the
awed Parisians, as they tell one an
other Of the magnificent entertain
ments and princely generosity OF Mr..
| Walsh, owner of the Camp Bird mine,
rub their eyes and ask whether a1rer
all the stories about Aladdin may not
have been true.
A few years ago we all read OF the
sSilvery' San Juan. Silver mines there
still are in great number, but as it IS
gold the world is now clamoring for,
to gold do the miners Of Ouray now
devote their principal attention. II
later diamonds and rubies shall be de-
manded, then let the partisans Of Col
conda and of South Africa look to
! their laurels. N 8
Notwithstanding the enormous
wealth that is daily pouring out Oh
their hills, one cannot ride, over the
district without realizing that its re-
sources have as vet been scarcely
| touched IT isl still virgin ground. In
a!l human probability the year 5000
Will see it still the center Of great
mining activity. Within three blocks
Df the leading hotel a most important
surface discovery was made only last
winter. Many well informed mining
men consider the Camp Bird the great
est gold mine III America today, and
| yet its owner looks upon 1t as but d
prospect, nearly all the values having
The Bemidji pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minn.) 1896-1917, 1900-08-30


Hearing is effected by means OF
three forms of matter, gaseous, solid
and liquid, contained in the three di-
visions of the ear, the external, mid
die and internal.
The external ear, which includes
the visible portion and the canal lead
Ing from it, collects the sound-waves
and conducts them to the interior; the
middle ear, or drum, transmits the
waves inpfnging upon the drumhead
through a series of minute bones to
the internal ear, or labyrinth; here
the movement is impaired to the fluid
contents of this part, and so the
Bound-waves are carried to the nerves
which are spread out to receive them.
Deafness results from any serious
defect in one or more Of these parts.
a not uncommon form Of deafness
The Bemidji pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minn.) 1896-1917, 1900-08-30

is in place the netting is spread over
the top, and the wire yoke is pulled
down and secured to the footboard.
This can be accomplished after the
person has gone to bed, and asslight
touch on the yoke will release it and
allow the springs to pull the frame
and canopy against the headboard.
which makes a very convenient and
rapidly operated arrangement.
The Bemidji pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minn.) 1896-1917, 1900-08-30
Uncle Ez /. Loopsins for hickory

Uncle ZEE Is looking for a Hickory.
"By gum said Uncle Ezra, IT amt
goin' to answer another advertisement
as long as i live. ! ust sent SO cents to
Teller down In Connecticut that put a
piece in the paper sayin' he had re-
aceipt to prevent drowndin'."
And didn't he have it?"
No! The blamed, cheatin whelp
wrote back to keep away from the
water.'- Chicago Times Herald.
place. Pittsburg Disretch.
The Bemidji pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minn.) 1896-1917, 1900-08-30
a Boston ms TlTuTioN.

Among the unique institutions Of Boston
Is The Peabody Medical Institute, No. 4 Bull
finch st. established nine years before the
death Of the great philanthropist, the late
Mr.. George Peabody, from whom il takes
Its name, During the past 80 years it has
The medical publications OF this institute
have millions OF readers, and are as stand
ard as gold Their last pamphlet for men
only, "a pages, entitled "Know Thysef, y is
sent free BY mail, sealed. on receipt Of 8
cents for postage # Z
The Bemidji pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minn.) 1896-1917, 1900-08-30
How II Occurs.

WattsI can't understand why SO
many Of these prizefghters eventually
drift into acting. 5.@
Potts-You can't? Now, II a prize
fighter We're to tell you he thought ne
could net, and asked your opinion,
what would you tell him ?--Ind ianap-
oils Press.
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Did He pare Tell Her So.

McQueery--I wonder II anything will
ever be invented to take the place Of
bread as the staff OF life.
Mr.. Newliwed--Well, my wife baked
something yesterday that she offered
me as a substitute. 1t certainly wasn't
bread. Press.
The Bemidji pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minn.) 1896-1917, 1900-08-30
Medicine.

TN glad to note you're enjoying the.
soup, Mr.. sharpey," said Mrs. staryem.
'oh, ain't taking 1T as SOUP,
ma am replied the boarder. I've got
dyspepsia, and I heard hot water be-.
fore meals was a good thing. Phila-,
delphia Press.
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xew yorls.a Passenger station.

y Work on the remodeling Of the
Grand Central station, New York. is
being carried on steadily. The new
waiting room will be 10 by 1870 feet and
"a wide concourse will be built across
both train sheds between the waiting
room and the southern end Of all the
tracks. The regular train service has
not been interfered with during the
alterations. i. + 5t
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Ladies' Can Wear shoes

Ladies' Can Wear Shoes
One size smaller after using Aliens
Foot Ease, powder. II makes tight
or new shoes easy. Cures swollen. hot.
sweating. aching feet. ingroWing nails,
corns and bunions. All druggists and
shoe stores. CSC. Trial package FREE
by mall. Address Allen s. olnsted,
Leroy. N. Y.
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The noxc,rs..

The Boxers have rushed the Christ
ian powers against the ropes, for the
moment, but they haven't by any
means found the solar plexus Of the
latter.--petroit Journal. i
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EEnNE PLANT FOR CHILDREN.
a specific for summer Complaint.

During these warm days Of midsummer,
parents cannot be too watchful II ~
the safe thing to have this well known
check the first appearance or any bowel
trouble In the children. Get a bottle OF
5ExTRACT OF BIINNE I'LANT today.
AZ may save the life OF your child.
Prepared by THE J. Il q. MAGUIRE
MEDICINE CO., ST. LOUIS. MO.
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The sworn woman hating bachelor
takes a pledge against Intoxicating
smiles"
The Bemidji pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minn.) 1896-1917, 1900-08-30

Some articles must be described.
Whites Yucatan needs no description;
It's the real thing.
The Bemidji pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minn.) 1896-1917, 1900-08-30

the man signs everything over to his
wife.
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one Chore ont Of the way.

OHE
Amelia. It's a shame for US to GUAR
rel this way before we start out.
"oh, not at Ill. Edgar; II we have a
right good quarrel now we won't have
a thing to do but enjoy ourselves after
we get OH the train. "--Indianapolis
The Bemidji pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minn.) 1896-1917, 1900-08-30

A Chicago grain Spectator has spent
100000 on a mining outfit for Cape
Nome.
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StretcIl,

It was the third time the man in the
second row from the orchestra had OBJ
served to his wife that he guessed he
would go into the lobby and stretch his
legs.
How long. oh. Lord. how fongg
murmured the poor woman, while
binding tears filled her eyes, Detroit
Journal. * 4 al )