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The Bemidji pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minn.) 1896-1917, 1901-02-28
In the House.

-
duced a bill providing for the appoint
ment of a state board Of examiners for
grain and flax inspectors
Mr.. johnson Of Hennepin introduced
a bill for a state court Of arbitration
of three members for the purpose of
settling labor disputes. 5,,f
Mr.. Barteau presented a bill entitled
ITO prevent combinations from MAIN
tanning insurance rates" which has
provision permitting the formation Of
local boards of underwriters who may
make schedules for the control Of their
members in their. own villages or cities
The schedules must be open to the M
.spection of the public.
Mr.. Pope of Kanabec secured the
passage, under suspension OF the rules
of a bill repeating 2-mill tax OF local
application, made In 1891.
Speaker Dowling's bill to increase the
remuneration Of county commissioners
from So to 81 q day was recommended
for passage by the committee Of the
whole. t II
The committee of the whole recon-
mended for passage the bill Of MI.
Gageng OF Otter Tail to amend the
election law so that a man who moves
within month before election can
vote in the precinct where he lived
previously. The law previously pro-
vided limit of ten days.
In the Senate.
The calm of the senate was broken
when in committee of the whole Sena-
tor Wilson asked for recommendation
for passage Of his bill to permit week
ly garnishment of salaries Of laboring
men, 50 a week being exempt. This
bill was framed by the State Grocerss
association. 81 # S4as
Senator Schaller strongly opposed the
measure as a "club to be held weekly
over the heads of the labortng men"
On roll call the bill was recommended
to pass by a vote of IS to 10. Senator
Schaller then made a motion, which
prevailed, that the bin be excepted
from the report of the copsmittee. Sen
ator Wilson in return demanded q call
Of the senate. The bill was then recor1-
rnended to pass by close vote of ~
to 26.
A bill was introduced by Senator
Thompson to provide for disposition OF
real estate bid in for the state at for
feited tax sale. Redemption is al
lowed before May is by payment OF
half the Judgment. County auditors are
to sell the unredeemed property at
public sale May 20.
Senator Greer introduced bill to
appropriate $1,000 for distribution OF
literature among rural schools to es-
tablish course of agriculture.
The Bemidji pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minn.) 1896-1917, 1901-02-28

Mr.. Ed T. Makinson, contractor
and builder, SO Grand Block, Wa
bash street, st. Paul. Mimi, says:
N =, finot
The Bemidji pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minn.) 1896-1917, 1901-02-28

La Grippe conquers life Wizard OIL
conquers La Grippe. Your druggist
sells Wizard Oil. Il
The Bemidji pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minn.) 1896-1917, 1901-02-28
The One Exception

Towne He's quite linguist, I be-.
lieye.
u Browne Yes he can converse IN
fourteen different tongues.
rowne--So understand. But there's
one tongue he never succeeded in mas
tering
Browne What's that? Chinese?
Il Towne---No; his wife's. Philadelphia
Press
The Bemidji pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minn.) 1896-1917, 1901-02-28

Many good servants make bad mas
The Bemidji pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minn.) 1896-1917, 1901-02-28
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IN the Senate.

d 1 X y 4 3
st. Paul, Feb. 19.--In joint convention
yesterday afternoon the legislature
listened to eulogies paid to the mem
DRY of the late Senator Cushman Is
Davis by four members of either house
The orators ON behalf OF the senate
were Lieut.. Gov. Smith. Senators Sny-
der, McGoyern and Mccarthy, and on
behalf of the house, Representatives
Roberts, Riley. Pennington and Hurd.
The senate passed Senator Halvor-
sons anti-cigarette bill by vote OF
sc to 5. The bill prohibits the selling
or giving away of cigarettes or cigar
cite paper and IL passed by the house
will go into effect May I.
The negotiable instrument act
adopted in number Of states and now
before the legislatures Of many others.
was advanced from general orders to
the calendar.
Two measures affecting probate
Judges were introduced, one lengthen-
ing their terms from two to four years
and another applying graded scale
of salaries.
The senate committee ON game and
game laws reported out the Meiiieke
bill aimed at pot hunters and the mar
keting Of aquatic fowl with the recon
mendation that 1t pass.
Mr.. Winston's bill to demand de-
cisions on all district court cases four
months after they were submitted was
passed. s
Senator Greer's bill to place school
teachers on civil service basis was
indefinitely postponed after much de-
bate.
In the House.
Mr.. johnson, Hennepin, reported, on
behalf Of the committee on roads and
bridges, recommendation for indefi-
nite postponement Of about forty bills,
carrying with them each small APP
preparation for the construction or re-
pair Of bridges in country districts
throughout the state. Adopted.
Representative Jacobson of Lac aui
Parle introduced his now famous per
cent gross earnings tax bill, the bill,
except for the increase Of l per cent
on the gross earnings tax of railroads
operated within the state, both on state
and interstate business is substantially
the same as the present law.
Two bills carrying with them appro-
priations aggregating $333,000 to care
for the five state normal schools until
July 81, 1903, were introduced.
The Bemidji pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minn.) 1896-1917, 1901-02-28

N. w. N. --so o. 1901.
The Somerset reporter., 1901-03-28
RIGHT UP To DATE.
penson's Plaster Is Pains MaStarl

These are days of records and of the beat
ing of records. Benson's Porous Plaster, for
quickness of action and thoroughness of
cure, has no records to beat except its own.
Benson's Plaster, always tho best, always
the leader, is to-day better than eoSr. 1t
sticks to the skin but never sticks in its
tracks. 1t marches on.
The people not only want to be cured
but cured quickly-and Benson's Plaster
does it. Coughs, colds, lumbago asthma,
bronchitis, liver and kidney complaints,
and other ills approachable by an external
remedy, yield to Benson's as ice does to heat.
Neither Belladonna, Strengthening or
Capsicum plasters are to be compared with
Bensons. People who have once tested
the merits of Benson's Plaster have no use
for any other external remedy.
More than 5, 900 physicians and drug
gists (and Thousand times as many nom
professional persons) have called Benson's
Plasters one of the few % home remedies
that can be trusted.
Fifty-fve highest awards have been made
to it in competition with the best known
plhsters of Europe and America. Better
proof of its merits is inconceivable. Be
sure to get the genuine.
For sale by oil druggists, or we will pre-
pay postage on any number ordered in the
United States, on receipt of 25o. each.
Seaburv 81 Johnson. MFG. Chemists. ny
The Somerset reporter., 1901-03-28
New Estimate of the Earth's Age


A simple and ingenious method of es-
timating the earth's age from the amount
of lime contained in the ocean has been
devised by Dutch professor His
reasoning is thus given in La Nature
Professor Eugene Dubois of Amsterdam
asserts that the ocean, which gets its car
Donate of lime from the rivers. now con-
tains as much of this substance as it can
dissolve, and that the streams are carry
ing an excess down to it. A considerable
quaint, OF this carbonate is often found in
matter held in suspension in great rivers.
and it is evident that in these cases the
water must be saturated. The quantity
of carbonate in the rivers is determined
by the rocks of the drainage area. The
author gives reasons for believing that
not more than a thir,ieth of the carbonate
discharged by the rivers into the ocean is
formed by siiCates. His calculations,
based on the quantity annually carried to
the ocean, show that the minimum of
carbonate existing on the earth would re.
quire about As, oco 900 yeats to be de-
posted thus, and in reality the time has
probably been much longer He estimates
that the actual transfer of carbonate of
lime on the earth's surface represents an
annual fraction of ITO. 900 of the total
The final result of his investigation is that
The time elapsed since the formation of
the solid crust and the appearance of life
on the globe may exceed billion years.,
The Somerset reporter., 1901-03-28
PLAN FOR HoTBED.

FLAN fOh hOl bED'
which Is layer of fertile soil. The
bed should be located where it will be
easy of access. but it should be on dry
ground and not where water could flow
over the ground and about its base,
even in wet weather. 1t should also be
sheltered from heavy winds, and with
a full exposure to the sun. In prepare
ton for a bed the fresh manure and
long litter areeolleeted from stables and
drawn together to the location of the
bed, where 1t Is placed in a conical
pile AS the manure is thus thrown to-
gether it is packed down by treading
on it. the treading being repeated as
the bed Is raised few inches at
time, until the pile is finished off to
point at the top.
After few days 1t may be noticed
that the pile is heating by seeing steam
rise from it. 1t is then customary to
handle over the manure, shaking it out
and again making it into pile and
tramping 1t down as before In two
or three days the signs of heating will
again be evident, and 1t Is then ready
to be made into a bed. The bed should
be made large enough to extend at
least foot outside of the frame at
sides and ends. In throwing the ma
hure into shape as the pile rises in
height every few inches it should be
beaten down with the back of the fork
so that the material will be Of uniform
density. The bed should be two feet
or two and n half feet in depth. The
deeper 1t is the steadier and longer con-
tinued will be the heat.
When the bed Is finished evenly on
top, the frame can be set on and Gov
cred with the sashes. In few days a
strong heat will rise, and when this
abates somewhat so that the thermom-
eter thrust into the manure indicates
only 85 degrees or 80 degrees, a layer
of rich, mellow soil that has been pre-
viously prepared should be placed in
the frame and spread evenly over the
bed to depth of about six inches
The bed Is now ready for use, and seed
sowing In Ii can commence. In the
management of n hotbed constant ref
erence must be made to shaded Their
mometer kept inside, and air must be
given sufficiently to keep the tempera-
ture down to about 10 degrees.
The Somerset reporter., 1901-03-28
The Coming Beef Animal.

We are becoming n nation of beef
aristocratS and we are not willing to
put up with the quality of beef which
was provided ten years ago by our To-
cal butchers. This change of tastes
has been brought about largely through
the better methods of feeding cattle as
now practiced in the great grain grow
Ing states. Not only is this true of our
own people, but also in the foreign
markets where our beef products are
sold. Likely there will always be a
limited d. mand Tor special purposes,
for canned beef. which will consume a
large part of the inferior grades of beef
which hnds its way to our principal
markets, but the general public, those
who are beef consumers of today and
those who buy small supplies from day
to day, are becoming a little more fas-
tidious, and there Is a just discrimina-
ton between the good and the inferior
sorts and the poorly fed and the well
fed animal. The ideal animal of the
future will lot be one with n prepon-
derance of fat. 1t must be one of
rather matured beef, nicely grained
and of sufficient solidity to give sub
stance to the carcass Prairie Farmer.
The Somerset reporter., 1901-03-28
A NEAT BEE FEEDER.

vantage. Such feeding has to be done
every day and in small doses, and the
feeder that admits this kind Of feed
ing without opening hives and disturb
ing bees, it would SEEM would at once
find favor among beekeepers. An
American Bee Journal correspondent
presents drawing of feeder design
ed to serve this purpose. 1t is a shall
low tin box about four inches in diane
ter The bottom is removable and per
forated, The long spout is TO reach
clear to the outside of the hive. This
feeder is tucked away under the cush-
ion Immediately over the cluster of
bees, the spout running TO the outside,
either Mt the rear or side of the hive.
The filling is done by the help of a lit
tie funnel with an elbow to it. AS soon
as the feed is poured in the spout must
be closed with tight fitting cork
The Somerset reporter., 1901-03-28
An Honest Medicine for La
(frtDDe.

George w. Watt, of South Gardiner,
Me-, says: 81 have had the worst
cough, cold, chills and grip and have
taken lots of trash of no account but
profit to the vendor. Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy is the only thing that
has done any good whatever. have
used one bottle of it and the chills, cold
and grip have all left me. congratu
late the manufacturers of an honest
medicine For sale by G.. R. Fogg,
Skowhegan; L. G. Williams, Athens;
Sullivan Newton, Jackman.
The Somerset reporter., 1901-03-28

hung on swivel about five feet from
the butt end. The post was braced on
cresspeces at the base to hold it from
toppling over. and there was a knotted
rope on the handle end of the sweep to
allow the butt end, to which the Ice
tongs were tied, to dip into water and
clutch the cake of ice; then, by pulling
down on the rope until the sweep could
be grasped in the hand, the cake of ice
could be swung over into the sled or
wagon very easily. One man seemed
to handle the lever with ease, and it
not only In loading ice, but In handling
any heavy objects that could be clutch.
ed by tongs or chain.
The Somerset reporter., 1901-03-28

The stomach controls the situation.
Those who are hearty and strong are
those who can eat and digest plenty of
food. kodol Dyspepsia Cure dgests
what you eat and allows you to eat all
the good food you want If you suffer
from indigestion, heartburn, belching or
any other stomach trouble, this prepa-
ration can't help but do you good. The
most sensitive stomachs can take it,
Geo. E. sampson.
The Somerset reporter., 1901-03-28

Mrs. c. E. VanDeusen, of Kilbourn,
Wis, was afflicted with stomach trouble
and constipation for long time. She
says, 81 have tried many preparations
but none have done me the good that
Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tab
let's have" These Tablets are for sale
at the drug store of G. K. Fogg, Skowhe
gan; L. c. Williams, Athens; Sullivan
Newton, Jackman. Price, 25 cents
Samples free.
The Somerset reporter., 1901-03-28

Little Elsie-"Sister. do you know what
Lent is?' Pm not sure, Elsie, but | think
it's forty days set apart in the year for people
to be sorry for being Episcopalians."
Burdock Blood Bitters gives a man clear
head an active brain, a strong vigorous body
makes him fit for the battle of life
An ordeal She-'I warn you, desr that my
family is very particular about whom | shall
marry" He-"Havent you told them YETI"
mo. l actually haven't the courage"
DIR. Woods Norway Pine Syrup seems espec-
tally adapted to the needs of the children.
Pleasant to take; soothing in its influence. 1t is
the remedy of all remedies for every form of
throat and lung disease
"oh, suppose that George sowed his wild
oats before married him, and made fool OF
myself generally, like other men, but always
trust him. what delightfully."- new sensa
tion it must be to himl"
The Somerset reporter., 1901-03-28

Headache often results from a dis.
ordered condition of the stomach and
constipation of the bowels. a dose or
two of thamberlain's Stomach and Iiv-
er Tablets will correct these disorders
and cure the headache. Sold by G. r.
Fogg, Skowhegan; L. q. Williams,
Athens; sullivan Newton, Jackman.
The Somerset reporter., 1901-03-28
r4#RAfyS,|z'5;;|!esx
Il 'NNs:saPA
MAKING A HOTBED.
Good Location - Handling the Ma
nure-Proper Temperature.

nure-Proper Temperature.
The making of hotbeds is a matter
80 commonly understood as perhaps
scarcely to require going into at this
time, yet the following from Niek,
dealing as it does principally with the
proper heating of the beds, may not
come amiss to those Interested in start
ing cabbage, celery, lettuce, etc, in
February or early spring:
The ordinary hotbed consists of pile
of fermenting stable manure, covered
with a frame and glazed sashes. In
The Somerset reporter., 1901-03-28
Dee Feeders and Feeding.

In localities where the surplus is
gathered mostly from white clover the
practical beekeeper finds stimulative
feeding early in the season of great ad
The Somerset reporter., 1901-03-28
AGg EMa!gHb
Arrangements of Trains in Effec,
Oct. 9th, 1900

Trains leave Skowhegan as fol ows &. 20 A NJ.
for all points " est also to Bangor. Vance boro,
st. Stephen, Houlton, Woodstock, St John
and Hslifax-1. s5 P. NJ. for WatervilIe Oakland
Bingham, Lewiston, Augusta Gardiner and
Brunswick, Portland and Boston, Dexter,
Dover and Foxcroft, Greenville Bangor, old
Town, Patten and Houlton via B & A. r. r. &
Mattawamkeagj -2.40P. NJ (mixe d. for Water
vile enabling passengers tt come ct for Oak
land and to take night Pullman for Portland
and Boston.
ARRIVALs:-7.15 A. M. mixed from Water
Vile, daily except Monlays:-1030 A. NJ.
Passenger from Portland, Osk lsnd, w aterville
Augusta and Bangor;-4.55 p. NJ. from all
points
GEO. F. EVANS, Vice Pres, and Gen. Mgr
F. f. BOOTHBY. General Pas'r. Agent
The Somerset reporter., 1901-03-28
Grip Treatment.

Grip can be broken up in from one to
three days by the prompt use of Downs
Elixir. 1t has done it. 1t will do it.
Try it before pneumonia or consumption
sets in. After grip, Baxter's Mandrake
Bitters are natures remedy for expelling
all grip poisons from the blood, regulat
ing the bowels, strengthening the nerves,
and imparting vigor to the sy stem.
All druggists guarantee them to do as
recommended, or money refunded
The Somerset reporter., 1901-03-28
j. r. HOLM AN
ATTORNEY at Law.
PILES
PILES
Agents Wanted.

In every town to sell Popular Books by
Famous Authors. Steady employment
given to enegetic men and women. From
five to ten dollars day profit Address:
MAINE PUBLISHING CO.,
Avs Box II6 Waterville, Me.
The Somerset reporter., 1901-03-28
CASTORIA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
s1 ss.ss the Of G<HzZzzw

Strategy. Dear" said young Mrs. Jellus,
81 thought you ought TO know: there's q mar
ried man who is violently In love with me-"
'Whst9" he cried. "Who is her" "If tell
you will you give me those earrings I want
ed9" Eyes. Who is it9" you"
The Somerset reporter., 1901-03-28
From Boston, Portland, Lewiston, Augusta
Wstervills, SkOwhegan and Bansol

AH-+Flag stations; ct which trains will atop
on signal or notice to Conductor.
tstops only to takelor leave Freight.
STAGE CONNECTIONS.
At Norridgewock, for Mercer, and Smith
field and with Electric Oars to and from
SkowhegAn. At Arson, foi Sawyer's Mills,
(Starks). At No. Arson, for North and West
New Portland, Dead River, Flagstan and
MAyheld, Kingsbur, and Abbott.
WIN. Arm SURF.
The Somerset reporter., 1901-03-28

Not to be expected.-"Yis, Mike has a
stiddy Job. but tits har. I'd wor-ruk." "Oh,
well, livery man can't be on the polsce
foorcei"
Aristecracy-"And she is reckoned one OF
the aristocrscy In Kentucky" "Oh, decided
iyl Her family feuds with the very best
people therei"
The Somerset reporter., 1901-03-28
Buchanan Mich, May 20.
esee Pure Food Co.. LIE Roy, n, r.;

oohoseo r"ro rooo w. 10 MY n. H.
Gentlemen:-My mamma has been q great
ceffee drinksr and has found IL very Injurious
Having used several packages of your GRAIN
o, the drink thatkakes the place Of coffee, she
finds IL much better for herself and for Ms
children to drink. She has given mp coffee
drinking entirely. We use . package Of
Grain o every week. am ten years old.
Yours respectfully, FANNIE WILLIAMS.
The Somerset reporter., 1901-03-28
Somerset RAILWAY

Winter Arrangement OF Trains
Effective Monday, Oct. 8. 1900.
Trains will run as follows, connecting at Oak
land with Maine Central Railroad Trains TO and
rom Boston. Portland, Lewiston, Wsterville
Augusta, Gardiner, Bath ,Skowhegsn and Ran
gor,
For Boston, Portland, Lewiston, Waterville
augusta, SkowheRan and Bangor
The Somerset reporter., 1901-03-28
Trust those who have tried.

trust tnOse VINO nave tTled.
j suffered from catarrh of the worst kind and
never hoped for cure, but Ely's Cream Balm
seems to do even that.-Oscar Ostrom, 45 War
rem Ave, Chicago, Ill.
suffered from catarrh; ii got so bad | could
not work; ! used Ely's Cream Balm and am en-
tirely well.A. @. Clarke, 34i Shawmut Ave,
Boston, Mass.
The Balm does not irritate cause sneezing.
Sold by druggists at SO cts, mailed by Ely
Brothers, 56 Warren st New York. 2wl2
The Proper Thing-M 'stress-"I hope
didn't disturb you and your lover when |
went i to the kitchen last night" Cook
Mot at all, NUM- OF told him that you was
my chappyrone"
For Over Fifty Years.
Mrs. WIssLow S SOOTHING SYRUP has been
used for over fifty years by millions of moth
ers for their children while teething, with
perfect success. 1t soothes the child, seftens
the gums allays all pain, cures wind collie and
rs the best remedy for Diarrhoea. 1t will re-
lieve the poor. little sufferer Immediately.
sold by Druggists in every part of the world.
Twenty five cents bottle Be sure and ask
for Mrs. Winslows Soothing Syrup" and
take no other kind, 1y3s
A Complinent-The Old Msn-"Your love
for my daughter seems to have grown very
fast since you found out was worth much
money" The Young Man (sdmiringly)-"No
faster, sir, than the subject warranted"
The Somerset reporter., 1901-03-28

If man wants to make business of
raising skunks for fur and oil, he should
have plenty of room and a well ar
ranged yard. | believe there Is money
to be made In them If properly handled.
but In close confinement they will not
do very well as the old are apt to eat
the young. Neither Is their fur SO good
where they have not plenty of room.
They feed on plenty Of meat. They
multiply rapidly. Underground nests
should be arranged for them; also 9th
ers on the surface. The yard should
consist of two or more acres of land,
the larger the better The fence must
of course be tight with a wall at least
two feet underground. On this scale
1t will doubtless prove profitable, says
an American Agriculturist writer,
Lifting lee and other Heavy Things.
As was passing pond where sew
eral men were cutting ice | noticed a
device in use for loading that thought
was a very clever invention. 1t may
be an old. well known device, but it
was certainly new to me, and, thinking
that 1t might be of service, send de-
scripton of it, says Rural New York
er correspondent The one | saw was
rough, homemade affair, such as any
farmer could make In few hours. The
standard, or post. was about & feet
tall; the sweep, about Is feet long
The Somerset reporter., 1901-03-28

n liver, and cleanse the sys-
" tenn of impurities. They
\ Y should always be used with
\ Golden Medical Discov-
49, cry" when there is need of
y a laxative.