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The Bemidji pioneer., 1902-09-25
LAUNDERING COURTESY.
An Offer That Was Well Meant But
Verv Boldly Made.

Excessive kindliness Of heart, when
allied to laundering courtesy, is oc-
casionally productive Of an amusing
incident, says the Candid Friend. OF
such is the following: A president
in recent times of one of our royal
colleges was noted for the posses
sion of trim little yacht, which he
was fond of sailing in one OF the
reaches of the river Thames. One
day the president had the misfortune
to capsize his craft, with the conse-
quent result of complete immersion.
He was Immediately assisted ashore
and a change Of clothing provided at
an adjacent boathouse. This, how
ever, did not include hat of any de-
scription. The president, who is an
old man and correspondingly bald,
stood shivering, his scant hair un-
comfortably stirred by the breeze.
His plight was observed with re-
spectful compassion by one of the
students of the college who had wit
messed the catastrophe and offered
his own headgear. 'Ehe president,
however, seemed reluctant to accept
il, saying: *1f I take yours, what
will you. do?' 'E0h, SIR said the
student, 'it doesn't matter for me.
I've got hair on my head" This
statement was accepted as final by
the president, together with the cap,
and he laughed heartily at what, after
all, was not wholly one-sided joke,
for the CONSERVATION of the student
may be better imagined than de-
scribed.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1902-09-25
CONEY ISLANDS TIP UP.
Amusement Seekers Patronize Combi-
nation Of Ferris Wheel and Teeter.

Every year Coney Island offers to
the public something new in the line
of a startling sensation, says the New
York Tribune. Year before last it
was the "hip flap" and last year it was
a different application Of the same
principle, called 'loop the loop" Be
lore that it was E'shoot the chutes"
and yet further back in the past the
roller toboggan. Still further back
there was gyrating merry-go-round,
called the ''razzle DAZZLE" and away
back in the dim long ago the ele-
phant, while older even than this was
the elevator tower.
Coney Islands inventive genius Is
nothing If it is not cumulative. q
good thing is kept going until it ut
terly ceases to draw crowd. The
tower, the "razzle DAZZLE" the
"chutes," the 'fip flap and the loop
have all survived the stage ofnovelty.
They have become Coney Island sta
pies. They win the ready shekels Of
New Workers year out and year in,
whatever else comes. The elephant
never paid, and the conhagration in
which hheperished was godsend tothe
owner. All hair-raising devices are
moneymakers. The more wildly, the
more dcliriously diabolical they are,
the better they pay. Each new thing
that stands the public on its head
and makes it worse kind of specta-
Gle is called in the expressive Ian
guage of the Coney Islanders, "the
sensation. ..@.'
This years sensation has been the
''tip up" The machineis combina-
ton of twin Ferris wheels with an
elaborate teeter. It is a clevcrlycon-
structed piece of mechanism, we'll
calculated to excite the admiration OF
engineers. architects and structural
steel specialists, to scare the life ont
of girls who delight to rely on a
strong arm in emergencies, and to
make babies crow in ecstasy. The
wheels, to which four cars are at.
tached, Ferris fashion, are about &c
feet in diameter, and are pivoted al
the ends of the teeter board, whichis
a steel truss over $50 feet long, swing,
ing at the center on a steel tower &c
feet high. One end of the enormou:
beam tips up and its wheel goe:
round, while the wheel at the oppo
site end stops as it goes down. Wher
it reaches the stage at the bottomtht
people in the lower car get out, i
business is good other people get in
| the wheel turns quarter of its cir
cumference, and the same operation
The Bemidji pioneer., 1902-09-25
NOT so WISE AFTER ALL.
How Coll,ge Students Pa Punctured a
Rather Windy "Besitzes."

.
Back from the days hard workin
the wheat field, the discontented
parent sat down to interview the
young man who was home from col
lege in quest Of a brief vacation and
more cash, says the New York Her
aid. @ Wv. y
81 do not comprehend the mean
ing Of many words which have ap-
peared in your letters" complained
the parent. "For instance, in your
last letter you wrote this: Financial
besitzes are on the blink again [
comprehend the blink that is what
your education is on up to date, but
sbesitzes' is beyond me. Explain"
The young man smiled superior
smile and gracefully lighted t4nted
cigarette. He said: %-,. = -
"Besitzes' is a new word in the
language and can be used as a sub
stitute for all the other words---or,
rather, it is a word which may be
used to express the universe in its
infinite entirety and in minute de-
tail; anything and everything, sep
arately or together, is 'besitzes.' The
purpose Of 'besitzes' is to relieve mo-
notony of diction in the classics of
the future.
'SThus, the reformer will protest
against the ebesitzcs' Of political
abuse; historians will allude to the
ancient Roman 'besitzes' Of Julius
Caesar; the poet will sing the sweet
'besitzes' of the springtide; even the
parson will minister to the spiritual
sbesitzes' of his fock--all the various
entities in literature, science, reli-
gion and art will be known as the
intellectual 'besitzes.' But that is
not all"
''You don't sayp
"'Besitzes' are also people and
things. For instance, in your dis.
tinguished person you represent my
own parental 'besitzes.' Ha! haE'
| .'Indeed!"
"And you are 'besitzes' in a gen,
| eral sense"
cam T."
"You eat 'besitzes,' drink besitzes
and engage in besitzes.' Merely be,
sitzes' comprises all the 'besitzes;
and it Is very odd ;besitzes' that yor
should be the 'besitzes' under the re-
markable 'besitzesp Ha! ha"
The young man laughed uproar
ously, for he was tickled by the fu.
he was having with the old man. A
the latter rose to answer the Dime
bell, he remarked:
! "You needn't go back to that col
The Bemidji pioneer., 1902-09-25
LOUIS NAPOLEON.
AZ Russian General He Salutod Presi-
dent Loubet.

Gen. Prince Louis Napoleon Bona
parte, of the Russian army, has
shaved off the close-cropped beard
which he has worn until now, and the
effect has been to increase his resem-
blance to the founder Of the Bona
parte dynasty to an extraordinary
extent. His elder brother, Prince
Victor Napoleon, the pretender to
the imperial throne of France, takes
after the house Of Savoy, to which he
belongs through his mother, a sister
of the late King Humbert. Indeed,
says the Mexican Herald, Prince Vic
tor is very like his Uncle Humbert,
and there is nothing of the Bona
parte in his appearance, whereas his
younger brother Louis has numerous
points of feature and character in
common with his granduncle, the
great emperor. At review held at
st. Petersburg by the czar in honor
of President Loubet Prince Louis,
as general, led a brigade Of cavalry
past the chief magistrate of France,
saluting the latter with his sword,
in spite of the fact that Loubet is the
head of a government which keeps
Prince Victor Bonaparte banished
from France.
The president responded to the
salute of Prince Lotus with the most
marked courtesy and fricndliness,
giving evidence in that way of the
possession OF far greater amount of
tact than his predecessor, President
Faure, who, at the review held in his
honor on the occasion of his stay in
the Russian capital some years ago,
affected to be seized with violent fit
of coughing when Prince Louis led
his lancer regiment past, and thus
omitted to respond or acknowledge
the princes salute. After the review
a very friendly conversation took
place between President Loubet and
Prince Louis, who ranks as an i'm
perial highness at the Russian court
and is treated as member Of the
cars family.
As usual, the prince was distin-
guished from all other men present
by the absence of any order of deco
ration on his tunic. Everybody else
wore some order, the prince alone
wore none, and, as in the case Of Lord
Castlereagh, this absence of orders
seemed to endow him with special
distinction. Of course, the prince
possesses the principal orders Of
Europe, including that of st. An
drew of Russia. But as patriotic
Frenchman he declines to wear an,
The Bemidji pioneer., 1902-09-25
Hot Water Clock.

One Of the most curious clocks in
the world is perhaps that which tells
the time to the inhabitants of lit
tie American backwoods town, and
which was constructed some time
ago. The machinery, which is moth
ing, but a face. hands and lever, is
connected with geyser, which
shoots out an immense column of hot
water every SO seconds. This spout
ing water never varies to the tenth of
second. Every time the water
spouts up it strikes the lever and
moves the hands forward 80 seconds.
a safe fiagnlan must be unfagging
in his duty-N. Y. Herald. =
The Bemidji pioneer., 1902-09-25
A Good Friend.
News.

If you start to tell anyone your
troubles, and he turns the subject
and doesn't give you a chance, hunt
him up afterward and thank him for
it.-Atchison Globe.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1902-09-25
When He Begins.

It isn't until after a boy has cele-
brated his eighth birthday anniver-
sary that he begins to notice his
fathers ignorance.--Chicago Daily
News.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1902-09-25

.lege. I don't believe you are just
cut out for the classical besitzes.'
You can report for more appropriate
|besitzes' in the wheat field with the
rest Of us at four a. m. tomorrow"
The Bemidji pioneer., 1902-09-25

Only King Edward VII. and the
German emperor are at the same time
field-marshals in the British army
and admirals in the British navy.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1902-09-25
Religious Sects in Britain.

There are 227 different religious
sects in Great Britain and Ireland.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-30

": D. GORDON, AUCTIoNEER, s41 GUARAN.
.ty Loan building; Is years, experience.
Elegant and costly furnfture,i rugs, CARPETS, upl
right piano. draperies bric-a -brac ETC., al
auction, Tuesday next Sept. 2. at 10 a. III.
sharp by order of owner who is leaving tho
city, very nice lot of clean modern goods
including two massive brass beds, box springs
and hair mattresses, bird 's-eye maple. manos.
any and oak French plate dressers and chiffon.
eres, three iron beds, springs and mattresses,
bed linens, pillows, blankets. quilts. gas fix<
one dressing table. fine oak dining room fur
n1ture including buffet sideboard, china Closet
: massive extension table and leather box seat
dining chairs, valuable folding screen witt
tapestry painted panels, Singer sewing n,a4
chine: fine leather library furniture. oak secre-
one large three-wing glazed bookcase. books.
pictures bric-a- -brac fine Rnlph sofa bed. toilet
ware fine library wall clock with weights,
mirrors, one calendar clock. handsome rugs,
carpets. silk. lace and other draperies: three
= piece mahogany: parlor suit, oak and
mahogany chairs and rockers: library and cen.
= ter tables, solid mahogany kncehole library
table. one solid mahogany bed. steel folding
bed couch, one folding bed couch in leather,
lady's bicycle. brass easel, Morris chair, brass
1ardfnere candelabras. bronzes. davenport sofa,
gold parlor pieces. side table lamps. large
palm, china, glassware, kitchen utensils, car
riage pole. banjo and many other items all
without reserve We shall also inciude in this
sale the complete furnishings of eight-r6ea
fiat, removed for convenience of sale from the
Mckinley flats: large sale of fine goods: viii
tive rain or shine. Don't miss it. -
EE,F HUBERT BOWN & CO.,
: y a.-y C AUCTIONEERS,
- A and 46r Seventh ST. 8
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-30
PATENT ATTORNEYS


WILLIAMSON & MERCHANT GAMES F. VIII
iianlson and Frank u. Merchant) /. intent attor-
8 neys and solicitors; main Offices, Nos. e29-ss5
Guaranty Loan building Minneapolis, MINI.
i ington, d. G. s.. IS 8. 80
gPATENTs-PRoTECT YOUR IDEAS; NO Al.
! lowance, no fee; consultation free; est. 1854.
Z, Milo B. Stevens s Co.. 1851. 14th st, Washing
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-30
Observation-Disclosures

~~>~~~-~~~~~o~>~>
WE BUY DIAMONDS OR TRADE FOR NEW
we pay cash for old gold make into ned
: Jewelry. Jacobs Jewelry Co.. Al Wash. S.
CASH PAID for all kinds Of household goods
don't sell before getting, estimates from ~
CARLOADS OF HOUSEHOLD GOODS MADl
up for Pacific coast points making q mig
saving In freight; parties moving to the coast
should not fail to consult US The Boyd Trans
fer, and Storage Co. 4e Sd ST S.
TOP PRICES PAID, FOR F1RsT.CLAss sEI
ond hand household goods Of all kinds. The
Branch corner Of I'd av S and Washington.
NEW CLEAN WAREHoUsE-sto.e your house,
hold goods; moderate RAJ ties. 18th st-3d :.
WANTED-A FIREPRooF- SAFE, ABOUT 2cx2a
inside Address. stating cash price and loca-
ton, 9767, Journal
WANT TO PURCHASE GOOD SECONDHAND
bank counter and safe for country bank. 14S
Journal.
WANTED-UsE OF DELIVERY HORSE FoR
its keep this winter. Or might trade furni-
ture 2S9. Journal
:KILL-EM-slL" ROACH POWDER WILL RID
and oOc packages, at all grocers and retail
druggists. -
pOoKs IN SMALL QUANTITIES OR WHOLE
libraries purchased for cash. sos 1st av S
CASH FOR PAPER BOOKS, SCHOOL BooKa
and libraries al sAdair. s. 20 Washington av s.
,WANTED-OLD FUR COATS; HIGHEST CASH
= price for old fur coats and fur trimmings.
IL. s.. ia Washington ay n.
WE PAY CASH FOR OLD GOLD AND Sill
yer. Rentz Bros. .:e5 SiceHst. second floor.
WANTED = HIGH GRADE, l2-GAUGE SHOT.
gun. L. c. Smith or, Parker preferred. Ad.
dress $50 Journal t5f'H5
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-30
AUCTION SALES

ty Loan building; Is years experience.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-30

MAN TO DRIVE TEAM. 2b2e PLEASANT Av.
WANTED-sTRoNG BOY ABOUT 10 YEARS
old to assist in office and laboratory. Call
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-30
cLAIRyoYANTs
PROF.. H. KEENE,

22-NINTH STREET S-212.
Asking no questions. he tells your name In
full. II marriage. sickness, deaths. changes,
travels divorce, separations, lawsuits, mort
cages. lost or absent friends interest you;
Z II You desire to have your domestic trouble
removed, your lost love returned Your enc.
mics converted into stanch friends-in a word,
whatever may be your trouble. call on thH
gifted man and he VIII help YOU
Z HOURS. 10 TO s.; SUNDAY. 10 TO 6.
LADIES, 50c, c,sGENTLEa1EN, 81.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-30

WANTED-A MAN TO WORK ABOUT HOUSE
and grounds. Apply 1900 Hawthorn ay. s
WANTED-TI PAINTER, PAPER
hangers and cabinet makers. John c. Barton
~ e. 214 Nfeollet ay. I VI
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-30

a MAN, EXPERIENCED GROCERIES,, MEATS
and order man. j.. ] Cramer, 1897 Nicollet.s
TRAVELLING SALESMAN WANTED By EsTAB-
but simply al around hustler Of good appear
tract; entire time required. Address s92, Jour-
nal 4s II ssgsss -
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-30
MOVING

ss ss-s8 MOVING &
SAFES, BOILERS AND HEAVY MACHINERY
moved; household goods moved and stored or
packed for shipment by expert packers. Col.
lectfve carloads for the coast speciality. Boyd
Transfer and Storage Co, 46 s Sd ST. Te1e-s
phone, Main 656, both companies.
THE M. 2. b. DELIVERS packages in city, 10c;
sstrPaul 15e. A5 Tths st s. Tel. C. 1863.
CAMEnoN,s sTRANsFER AND STORAGE.
largest and Anest for moving! Expert
packers zoo Ntcollet. Tel, N. W., Main 1905;
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-30
! OCEAN STEAMSHIPS


1owEsT RATES no AND FROM EUROPE.
5 Wenham's s Gen. Ag'y. ae2 Nc av. Atnnea polis-
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-30
STOVE REPAIRS


REPAIRS FOR ALL STovEs GREATswEsT-
I ern Stove Repair Co., 512 Henneptn ~.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-30
s.s's MRS kNEAL,
| CLAIRyoYANT, PALMIST AND OCCULT SCI.

CLAIRvoYANT, 7PALaIISTl AND OCCULT SCI.
80, ENLIST
LOCATED PERMANENTLY
$500 AT S2S FIRST AV S.
Confounds every sskeptic and unbelieyer al
once: gives full name of every caller, what
yeu called for. without asking single ques-
Stion. She positively guarantees to restore lost
affections. reunite the separated. influence af-
fection. cause, speedy marriages. removes
evil influences, makes You successful in busis
ness. settles lawsuits and all kinds of trouble1
locates hidden treasures and is the only ms
dflm who guarantees her work or refund the
money. Gives instructions in palnaistry ane
e develops personal magnetism and deyeloM
mediums. Mrs. Kneals fees are within tho
reach of all; nothing to be paid in advances;
and If not entirely satisfied. nothing at all.
All business strictly confidential. Hours, 10
a. m p-5
MRS JACOBS, THE WELL.KN0wN CLAIR.
ant and business Medium. can be. con-
suited daily on NIL a fairs OF life. $40 Sd av s.
TESTS A SPECIALITY At RICHMOND HALL
Sunday night: spirits paintings continued done
while tests are heing given; services z 40 p. M
sh arp. corner Sth and Nicollet; grove meeting
at Riverside park; good time expected, 2 p.
Sunday. II
DR.. cLAYMoNT, WONDERFUL CLARvoYs
ant, magnetic healer. palmist. 1o2s Hen. ay.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-09
" COST COLER SII,6s3.tj.
Manirrre. the Prohibition Candidate for
I,oNcrnor. spent Ss5A.25.

ALBANY, Nov Bird y Coler spent
q 900 more than did Gov, Odell in the w.
zen, election. He expended eii ,673.75. ac.
filed with tho Secretary Of State to-day
II which -, 800 found its way to the Demo.
cratic state Committee. while the balance
was spen, for Autographs. printing ltera-
turc and stamps
Alfred l. Manerre, the Prohibition can.
nidate for Governor. spent $s7l.25 as fol-
lows: state Committee 500; New York
County Committee. so, Kings County
Committee. SIS; Young Peoples Lee que,
SO. postage and printing. $2.D. h,.ra-
ture and music. $50 80, travelling expenses.
s,01 rs. telegram and miscellaneous, 81.
State Treasurer elect Wick .er spent 81 800
Tho Republican STAT. Committee getting
5? ooO and tn" Erie County Committee, $50
Henry b. Conan. Republican candidate
Tor A,torney-G"neTal, gave 81 600 Ia the
Republican state committee and So 10
he Republican Town Committee of Laton,
Madison county
Supreme Court Justice John +. Park
Hursis reelection caised an expenditure
hy him of Ss25 most of which went to county
committees
Congressman Ketcham's election rare
cos' him 81 200 tongr, sSman storms.
500 Congressman Waosworth's, q, $50;
Congressman Pugslcy'=, e.76l. and Con-
gressC an Fame sSo tongressman.elect
Fiack Of Franklin county spent $500.
tra~'v, Post, Republican candidate
Tor tho senate IN the First district. srert
S,33o Senator WicnX OF Auburn, $3.50,
and Setator-elect Iefevre of Kingston,
H-cene and lister county Republican
..Um't'.c-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-09
NO LABOR VICTORY IN DERBY.
ELECTION or SULLIVAN FOR
MAYOR I DEMOCRATIC WIN.
The Ma.or.Elect Il Labor Man. but capt.
ured the Democratic Nomination by
Work In the Primaries lie Ran lie.
hind the Normal Democratic Vote

DRKBY, Conn, Nov. s-The election Of
George p, sullivan as Mayor Of this city
mas been hailed a. a labor victory in many
parts of the country. The Nayor-elcct
has been receiving congra,ula,ory tele'
grains from the Mayors of Connecticut
cities and from labor organizations in many
parts of tho country. Many of these tele.
grams assume tina, his elect ion was &C.
compi shed after bitter hight with The
so-caled minions Of capital, irrespective
al party lines.
Such an a.sump, ION IL absurd Sulli.
vans elect ion was not n labor victory.
l,ut an out and gu; Democratic victory.
The Hayor-eect's plurality Was more than
~ votes below tho normal Deinocra, e
plurality and almost 2?5 votes below the
ma iori,y given to the last Democrat G
Mayor, In other words. Derby l. DEMO-
cratic city TO the very backbone and ha-
gou" Republican only twice during ~
existence.
Tie normal ma jority ia tie city is about
80 and in 1898 Edward J, Condor was
elected Mayor on the Democratic ticket
nv ,js ma iority. Two Years ago. owing
TO disseneion. in tina, party, Condor vas
defeated by the Republican candidate,
DR.. A. W. Phillips. by votes. For two
years the Democratic PARTY has been ont
Of power here and consequently was very
hungry for the small amount of spoils
which goes With tse municipal govern
mcnt.
sullivan, it is said, was not the choice
Of the labor people Of tho city for the norn!.
nation, nor was he the choice Of the ma
iority Of tho Democrats. Charles !, Dona-
hue, tho president OF the Connect icut
branch of the American Federation OF
Labor, was the one the labor mon and the
Democrats wanted Sullivan's nomination
was due entirely to clever work in She
primaries. The voting strength of the
De mocra's in this city Is So. About 400
of these registered for tho primaries, and
only 800 voted A. the caucus"s. sullivan
getting 2Oj Of these.
sullivan rnn behind lis ticket, rreving
only 795 votes, while the Republican cam
didste ran ahead OF his ticket, These
things demonstrate" clearly ti.at the victory
in Derby was purely party victory and
not a labor union mans victory. sullivan
l. now edifying his admirers with a lot of
talk abou, what he IL going 30 do for the
things h All eight-hour day for men who
work in all departments OF the city gov
! eminent. Then he has lot OF. -planks
which read AZ il they were taken from
| a Socialistic campaign leahet:
Absolute home rule for cities and towns;
| compulsory education; the equalization of
| taxes. the abolition OF the contract system
on all public works; q legal eight-hour
| workday; sanitary inspection Of workshop,
| mine and home; liability OF employers
| for INJURY to health. body or life. whether
or not caused bv the negligence or incom-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-09
SAYS ne SAW 4 BRIDGE JUMPER.
Police Can't Nerif, . Tale Of . CostieSss
VANS Leap TO the River.

4 man described a. abou, - years old
) feet and wearing a dark w. and trous-
srs, bu no coat. II said 10 have jumped
from the Brooklyn Bridge Yesterday. A.
far "a the police have been able 10 learn
no one saw the man lump but Prosper
PorsCh of Ed- Iwpnty-eiNth street, Sheep--
head BAY. and there is good reason to think
that what Por-ch thought was jumper
waa only helatcd workman running for
his coat after the noon whistle
Rveters and painters were working
Yesterday mo ming a. the centre OF the
Bridgc. They had forge near tho bronze
made and p!auks had been laid to Bridge
The ca-tbound cable tracks. The pain'-rs
had li'tl" platform rugged on the uthern-
most cable ~ this point, which projected
over the river
Policeman Luke Duryea was standing
near the Brooklyn end just after Il O'Clock
" hen passing motorrnan reileG that
some one had iunin"d from the Bridge
Durvea ran Ia tn" centre of the Bridge and
met an excited bicycle rider who told him
that he had Just seen u man In his slir =
sleeves run across the plank" from the
promenade, jump into the roadway. run
out onto the painters platform and then
on into the air
H. said ha tried 10 stop him. and after
u" jumped watched Ia SEQ him come 10 the
surface, but all he Jaw was his Ia, floating
Duryea searched all over. but couldn't
find any coat. H. took PorsCh 20 the
station hon-a in Brooklyn 10 tell his story,
but nobodv thought TO ask him whether
il was he that told the mot ormun.
Diryea sav- most Of the rivctcrs work
in their shirt sleeves and suggests that
maybe one OF them left his coat on the
scafold and ran out 10 get it, jumping on
car before Porsch realized that he hadn {
jumped.
The police could fund no one along the
river who had seen any one Jump.