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why DO THEY

"A question which has come thun-
dering down the corridors OF time
bowling across buried cities and dead
empires Is this: Why do girls giggle!
The giggling age begins at 10 and
lasts till the girl is married. 1t gen.
orally stops then, and afterward she
does not always even smile so often as
her husband would like.
But before marriage! ftwo or three
girls are together, their heads will be
In close proximity and they talking
mysteriously and laughing ito kill" A
man has just passed by, perhaps, and
he is the subject Of their mirth. Or is
1t mirth?
did you see him look at me7'' says
pns. 'Tee-hee.n
Looks like a jay, doesn't he? Tee
hee," says another.
'sSea his shoestrings trailing behind
him. Chee-chee, tee-hee," remarks the
third, IL there are three of them.
Now, there is nothing in the least
amusing In the man or in any of these
observations. yet the girls, like those OF
The Bemidji pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minn.) 1896-1917, 1901-08-22
rare nntternies bring Big Prices

Rare nutterfiies Bring Big Prices
About twenty butterflies and nearly
900 moths are supplied by Wicken Sege
Fen in Cambridgeshire, England, but
only few Of the rarer and more valu-
able specimens are sought after by the
entomologists. Their value from q
monetary point Of view 10 somewhat
difficult to guage. For instance, very
scarce and inconspicuous brown moth,
called Hydrilla Palustris, which is only
taken at long intervals, several years
intervening, is worth SO to SIS, while .
swallow-tail butterfly, although found
nowhere else In England, is worth but
10 cents "A good specimen of the large
copper butterfly is worth from $50 to
$40. but this butterfly Is now extinct
Pearson's Magazine.
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never interfered In the least with any
of her affairs. He sent up her letters
unopened, and never even inquired
from whom they came. He sent every
morning to ask IL she had any par
ticular wish for the dayif there was
any place she desired to see. AT first
she said Yes" and went to the diff
ferent places of note. He accompa-
MED her, but. she could not avoid
thinking that he was slightly bored
by these excursions. The next time he
sent she declined, and he did not re-
monstrate: he made no remark, and
she felt almost sure that he was re-
lieyed BY her refusal. When they went
u to the opera, they were never alone
he always secured some companion.
1t seemed to Hildred that he was quite
as much a stranger as on the first day
! he entered the Hollies.
Shall I ever be part OF his life?"
she thought. "shallI grow to be heart
OF his heart, soul Of his soul? Shall I
ever know what he thinks, what he
likes, what he loves"
she had indeed no part OF his ex-
istence-he lived as though she were
not. He had fulfilled his part Of the
contract by giving her his name, his
rank, his position. That living,
beating human heart might long for
more than that did not occur to him.
He never thought Of her as his wife;
the chances were that, If any one had
asked him suddenly IL he was mar
ried, he would have said No" He
had paid the forfeit of his folly by
being In some measure compelled to
burden himself with this young girl.
One evening he was rather startled
by Hfldred. There was a favorite
singer at the opera, and they went to
hear her. She was very fair, and the
gentlemen were busily engaged in dis
cussing her. With Lord and Lady
Caraven was Frenchman. the Comte
de Quesne, a great admirer of fair
women. The conversation, kept up
chiefly between the two gentlemen,
was about the charming actress.
fShe is of the real English type, =
said the comte, :. and the English la
dies, are so fair-they are adorabler
II think myself remarked the
earl. that fair-haired English girl
is certainly the loyeliest object in ere
alton. .
The eomte laughed.
You prefer the blondes to the bru-
nettes. then?" he said,
Certainly" replied Lord Carayen.
Il do not see how woman can be
beautiful unless she be fair"
He had entirely forgotten his young
The Bemidji pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minn.) 1896-1917, 1901-08-22
No Mule WifI, I.nl,.tsr.

My young friend had evinced gem
tlemanly discrimination in favor Of the
petite luncheon, and during his last
foray he shocked the sensibilities Of
the attendant fairy, by ordering lob
ster salad, roll and q glass Of milk.
i've are not permitted TO serve lob
ster with milk, calculated the lady
sprite. s23 ri
"Why not" inquired the young man
Els 1t general order or solicitude for
me personality FIJI
The combination is poisonous, Z re-
piled the sprite. Boston Letter to Chi
cago Pest. 5Sl
The Bemidji pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minn.) 1896-1917, 1901-08-22
FOR WOMEN ANDHOME
ITEMS OF INTEREST FOR MAIDS
AND NATIONS.
Art Displayed In Dress Trials of Women
Expressed BY the Adornmsnt OF Their
Person In Color and style Our Cooking
School. a
ART m DRESS.

The artistic faculty is one Of the In
herited traits OF woman. It is betrayed
in her earliest efforts at adornment OF
her person and surroundings. It is the
temperament Of woman, ais well as her
natural birthright, to guard the beauti-
full In life, and to make her whole ex-
istence a visible manifestation Of 1t.
Civilization has given to her oppor-
tunities In this direction denied her In
the past, says the Ledger Monthly.
She has been emancipated from the
slavery OF conditions which narrowed
and destroyed those possibilities Of per-
sonal expression born within her. Yet
even In barbaric times she was not
blind to the influence Of personal
adornment The evolution Of her dress
may have been from the rude blanket
and wild boar's skin to the modern
silks and furs OF unriyalled beauty and
picturesqueness; but there was al
ways, even III the beginning. a method
of wearing the garments that betrayed
the dormant gifts. She could be artis-
tic even with the simplest and rudest Of
garments.
The art OF dress becomes q factor OF
Importance, not only In the life OF the
woman who devotes her time to 1t, but
in all those who associate with her.
The expression Of her artistic tempera-
ment may be manifested In no other
way than that Of dress, and yet she
may produce an effect Of unreasonable
Importance on the world. 1t is hardly
consistent to belittle the effect of Wom-
ans dress even when carried to an ex-
treme, and thoughts Of 1t absorb all
other considerations of life. The paint
er is Justified, according to human
standards, ia deyoting all his time and
strength to the production Of beauty on
his canvas; and the poet is considered
legitimately employed II he merely
strives to express in the highest artistic
form those thoughts and emotions Of
love which come to him In the highest
degree. The decorator, the musician
and the singer are all appealing to the
sense Of sight or hearing through beau-
tiful forms Of sound.
The woman who understands the art
Of personal adornment finds gratifica-
ton OF artistic expression In her dress.
she studies it from many points Of
view: considers the harmony Of colors
and style; views herself apart from her
personality and environments; and
finds in the whole work q service OF
love which ID little lower than that
which the poet or painter feels for his
productions. Dress performs the dou-
The Bemidji pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minn.) 1896-1917, 1901-08-22
ARE you TIRED?s

AMI IoU llItEl1.st
understand them or see the meaning
of them She answered quite simply
ssNo, know nothing of business. I
care much for study. ] often think 1t
strange that my father and have not
aone taste in common
He thought to himself that it was a
fortunate thing. Then he asked ner
ff she had ever been to Paris before
fs she should like the center Of the
city--if there was any part that she
preferred.
II always stay at the Hotel Meurice,
near the Tuileries," he said; but il
you prefer any other part
No. she had been to Paris only
once that was for her holidays. She
knew nothing of the city. Then the
young husband looked over the blue
waters. He had shown her due polite
ness and attention. He was i'll at ease
and longing to be away again. He did
not notice how wistful was the fair
young face turned to him. He bowed
politely and went away.
She clutched her little hand; sne
tried to still the beating of her heart.
Her husband-nnarried that day-yet
mad he no more to say than this? The
tights on the French coast were close
sat hand; she could even in the 81
lence hear the waves breaking on the
shore. Amice stood near, with a large
scarriage-wrap in her hands. Lady
s5araven wondered il her husband
would come to her, or IL he would al
Row her to land with the help Of the
servants. He approached hurriedly.
We have time for refreshments, =
The Bemidji pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minn.) 1896-1917, 1901-08-22
their age and sex, are in commissions OF
smoker. WHY should they be?

their age and sex, are in commissions Of
smoker. Why should they be?
A young lady, being interviewed on
this theme, says that girls at their
green age cannot always make talk in
company, so they giggle to fill in an
awkward silence. She thinks some
times, too, the older ones among them
do 1t to show that women have sense
Of humor, whereof an enemy has said
their sex is destitute. But both these
reasons together fail to account for the
vast amount OF tee-hee and hee-hee
that very young people Of the feminine
sex put out upon the ambient atmos-
phere They giggles when they are sur
prised and when they are pleased, gig
gle when they are embarrassed and
when they are amused, and for nothing
at all. Why?
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Gown Of glacee ouisine, changeablo
beige and mauve, designed to be worn
at a fashionable summer resort.
Both the bodice and the corslet skirt
are covered with shaped folds or
founces, and both have yokes Of cream
guipure embroidered with hne en-
broidery. \.
The sleeves are made in an odd way
with a little ruf1e at the elbow and
wrist, headed by bands Of the silk, and
at the wrist with an embroidered fig
ure. La Mode Artistique
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4 The gown on the seated figure is OF
cerise foulard, dotted with black. The
front Of the skirt and the hip yoke are
cut in one piece and bordered with
band OF plain cerise taffeta, striped with
narrow black velvet ribbon and Dor
dered with guipure applique.
The blouse bodice is cut with bre-
telles over deep yoke of the plain
.taffeta, striped with the black velvet
ribbon. The girdle is Of black velvet,
The Bemidji pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minn.) 1896-1917, 1901-08-22

girl-wife with the dark eyes and tho
Spanish face. lie would not have
wantorly panied her, but he had for
gotten her presence. She heard the
words. AT the time she made no re-
mark. although they burned into her
heart like fire.
The connie went home with them,
andr they were joined by another
friend; but she found an opportunity
|, OF speaking to her husband when the
other gentlemen were busy with ecarte.
and Lord Carayen had Withdrawn TO
look over some letters that had just
arrived. She summoned up courage
and went up to him.
Lord Carayen,' she said, would
you mind telling me one thing?"
He looked up in wonderit was so
seldom that she voluntarily addressed
him. AS he looked he was slightly
impressed with her appearance; the
tall, slender figure was draped In soft.
shining silk, the girlish face was
flushed with the effort Of speaking to
him, The dark eyes were bright and
starlike, filled with .unutterable
thoughts. He could not help owning
to himself that there was some beauty
In the thick coils OF dark hair, In the
tall, slim, graceful figure, in the per-
feet grace and harmony. She was sim
ply yet beautifully dressed: pome-
granite blossom lay in the coils Of her
hair
Il want You to tell me one thing, !"
she repeated. II you admire fair girls
with golden hair, why did you marry
me, with hair and eyes SO dark ~
She asked The question In such per-
feet good faith, In such earnest tones,
with such sad, sweet eyes, that he was
touched, not deeply. but as he would
have been had some child come to- him
with trembling lips to tell pitiful
| tale. jsl5 III
Why" she pursued, .sif that was the
case, did you marry me
You know why I married YOU. he
replied, grayely-" why ask me the
question:"
He saw a vivid color spread over
her face, a bright light shine in her
eyes. The simple girl thought and be-
lieyed he meant that she knew he had
married her because he loved her. Her
heart gave a great, glad bound. He
\ loved heri She would understand bet-
The Bemidji pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minn.) 1896-1917, 1901-08-22

In fifty years the words and phrases
of the English language lexiconize0
under the letter A" have increased
from 1000 in number to nearly so.-
600. Science and invention requiring
new terms are largely responsible.
The Bemidji pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minn.) 1896-1917, 1901-08-22
/ MnnlareI.m,lent.

Don't you think you lose patience
with your husband on rather slight
provocation? n asked the near relative.
y Il have to provoke him sometimes, u"
was the placid answer, so that he VIII
lose his temper, and then give me any
thing want so as to atone for the wa
he has acted .'-Washington Star.
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cresting them with foam. But now the
stiffness OF the sea was something mar
veEous and beautiful; It was as though
fhe great dark shadow Of night brood
Cd over the waters q stiffness broken
only BY the rushing OF the water
thEuugh the paddle-Wheels Of the
steamer. Slowly the line Of lights
F0Und the coast disappeared, and at
last Land was out Of sight; there was
soothing visible but the heaving, sill
very waters and the sky above.
lady Caraven sat on the deck; the
afewardess had advised her to go to
the ladies' cabin, but she declined.
why seek the close warm cabin while
the stars were shining on the sea!
The captain had brought a comfortast-
Bile seal for her; she had a warm shawl.
IA faint hope stirred the young wife,s
heart. perhaps, when Lord Caraven
sew her there alone. he might come
and talk to her.
She saw him once or twice. Once
he asked her If she enjoyed the beauty
OF the night, and her answer was
Yes; then, as though he had tut
diIIed a duty, with an air OF relief ne
rUa1ked away. She was left to her
thoughts and they we're strange ones.
After d while she rose from her seat
and bent her face over the starlit wa
4er "a face sad with thoughts that
should have had no place on her we'd
ding-day. The earl had seen her rises
and came to her.
Are you tired?n he asked. We
shall not be very long now; can see
the lights on the French coast. The
might lis very fine. Are you tired?'
s..No, never tire OF the sea, she re-
piled. Indeed, / should like to live
Il near 1t.
-Ravensmere is near the sea, he
told her. You can see it from tie
n Castle towers. = u.
II had forgotten that I was to live
] at Ravensmere, or I should not have
.saasd that, she remarked, quickly. II
did not know that it was near the
! sea. r
n Your father has two maps of the
estate. Have you not seen them?" he
asked.
She looked at him Wonderingly.
why should see them?" she
asked. Certainly not"
s.You do not inherit your fathers
business talents. then" he said.
But he repented Of the words almost
nefore they were uttered. She did not
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bordered with gold. and fastened with a
gold buckle. Sleeves finished with q
frill Of the material at the elbow.
The other gown is Of matve liberty
satin. The skirt is trimmed with two
fiounces Of ecru guipure. each headed
with two bias bands Of the satin. The
bolero is Of the guipure trimmed with
the satin bands and opens over a
blouse of the material. Wiener
Chic }.
The Bemidji pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minn.) 1896-1917, 1901-08-22
wiIfuIIy Misunderstood.

.sssome Of my latest pilot ~
said the camera fend, II took fifty feet
under water. III
why did you go to the trouble OF
taking them there?' inquired Pepper
ey. 1T would have been easier to just
tie a stone to them and throw them IN. !"
Philadelphia Press.
The Bemidji pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minn.) 1896-1917, 1901-08-22
PATENTS.
Northwes

List OF Patents IsEued TO N0rthwes3
Northwestern Inventors.
Delbert r. Barton, Minneapolis, Mimi,
wheel box and axle; William II. Dan
iels, Duluth. Mimi, grain car door;
Henry Kueger, Minneapolis Nina, lire
guide for reels; Charles w. Nittcrauer.
Duluth, Mimi. engine. lathe William
#J. Ryther, st. Paul MINI. alta hmerlt
for typewrtters; Fridoiin Schimnael.
Faribault, Mimi, bridge bearing Tor
pianos.
Lothrop q Johnson, patent attorneys, oil 4
5si2 Pioneer Press BLDG, 81. Paul. MINI.
The Bemidji pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minn.) 1896-1917, 1901-08-22

BILE task FIR woman OF adorning her
and Of conserving her health; 1t should
be antagonistic to neither It should
be the outer expression Of her mind
and temperament and at the same time
consistent with the laws Of health and
strength.
The Bemidji pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minn.) 1896-1917, 1901-08-22

WHY DID YOU MARRY MEy
ter In time; she would know why be
seemed reserved, reticent, cold and in
different. \. ss
"You know why I married you
the handsome earl had said; and tha
words filled her heart with q strange,
sweet pain.
'I will try to remember" she said,
gently.
Dull as was his ear, he heard new
music in her voice.
You will remember what?" he
asked.
II will remember why you have mar.
ried me- she replied: and as she went
away he wondered greatly.
II should not think that she is like
" to forget it." he said to himself
Certainly women are puzzles. She
will try to remember why married
her and the words seemed like melt
ing music on her lips, a Light that was
like sunshine on flowers spread over
her face! Why, married her because
hergfather sold her for title, and shs
was willing to be sold r
G. be continued.)
The Bemidji pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minn.) 1896-1917, 1901-08-22

do not believe Pisos Cure for Consumption
has an equal for coughs and colds.--JoHs Y
BOYER, Trinity Springs, Ind. Feb. ~. 1900 III.
The Bemidji pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minn.) 1896-1917, 1901-08-22
Pleasant Death.

Dark Pedestrian-And the last thing
poor John did was to kiss me.
Fair Cyclist--Ah! And then he died
I suppose ALLY Sloper.
The Bemidji pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minn.) 1896-1917, 1901-08-22
CHAPTER TX.

WEEK had passed
since Lady Cara
ven reached Paris
"a strange week.
She had seen but
little Of her hus-
band. He never
took breakfast with
her; they met at
dinner, and twice
he had taken her
to the opera. He
The Bemidji pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minn.) 1896-1917, 1901-08-22
! How Customs Vary.

She In some parts Of Australia,
when a man marries, each OF the
brides relatives strikes him with q I
stick by way Of welcome into the fam
lily. II VI
He-Yes: and in many parts Of
America, when man marries, each OF
the brides relatives strikes him with "
loan,.b way Of welcoming him into the
family. New York Times.
The Bemidji pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minn.) 1896-1917, 1901-08-22
CHAPTER VIII.

lGlI Oh the Sed.
Innumerable stars
shone In the sky.
lambert, bright and
were reflected In
the waves. a west
ern wind, sweet as
the breath of
spring, had swept
over the land and
sea, stirring the
blue waves and
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-02-14
Hoads of Stag Cement.

A road Of Stag cement is to be con
structed at North Tonawanda, n. y,
by the Iron and Steel company of that
city. This corporation has received
permission to lay tracks on a road
which is now in poor condition, pro-
gided it will Stag the roadway for It's
full width Of GG feet. The street is
now about 40 feet in width. There
have been a number of Stag roads
previously laid in this country, but in
this case the conditions are quite novel
The molten Stag is to be run in Il hot
train" of iron ears over the track and
the Stag poured over the surface at the
proper place. 1t is claimed by the
company that the Stag will solidify on
cooling and form a solid mass.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-02-14
IMPROVE DIRT ROADS
THE OTHER SIDE OF THE STONE
HIGHWAY QUESTION.

Advantages of Permanently Good
Roads Facilitate Consolidation of
Rural schools and Permit Social
Intercourse of Farmers.
Ira o. Baker, professor of civil en-
gineering, University Of Illinois, In a
paper In The Technograph severely
criticises some of the statements Of
leading good roads advocates as to the
saving that would be effected by the
general establishment Of improved
stone highways. He says by way of
introduction:
There has been no lack of literature
concerning the advantages Of good
roads, but some of it has done more
harm than good, since its extreme
views and fallacious arguments have
antagonized many Of those whose CO.
operation must be enlisted before any
considerable improvement of the con-
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-02-14
HIGHWAYS OF CUBA.
Improvements Made Since the Amer
iCqn Occmnatfnn

lean Occupation.
ScuOr Eillalon. secretary of public
works, in his annual report shows that
during the Spanish regime only 275
kilometers Of public roads were built,
mostly in Havana province. There
are now 40 EilometcrS in course of
construction. 492 llilomcters have been
surveyed, and 1871 kilometers are
projected All this has been done-in
less than two years Of American occu-
patton. The estimated cost Of all these
road improvements is $13,G2G,000. The
carrying out of the work will be eX-
tended over number of years An
office has been established in each
province with IN engineer in charge.
In making the plans for a road sys-
TEN the most important localities are
considered. The work is necessarily
slow owing to the lack Of funds New
ertheiess each piece Of road construct
ed forms part of an entire plan which
viii be cunsummated in time This
plan provides for main trunk road
the entire length Of the island. with
branch roads connecting with the prin-
cipal coast towns This will allow
planters and others to reach the ports
with their products without being com
PEELED to have recourse to the railroads
and viii undoubtedly in time result in
a very material reduction in the pres
cnt high railway tariffs.
Some valuable lands will soon be
opened up owing to the roads now be
ing constructed. The secretary of pub
lie works is overwhelmed with peti
tions for the construction of highways.
Roads Will be first built in the districts
where the greatest number of pe0plt
will be benefited.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-02-14
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