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The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-07-15
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MELTING OLD PLATES
Tons of Those Used for Printing Money
to Serve as Ship Ballast.

Tons of Those Used for Printing Money
to Serve as Ship Ballast.
This was melting day" at the Blu
reau Of Engraving and Printing. All
the plates, rolls and dies used in print
ing gold and silver certificates. postage
and revenue stamps, bonds and postal
cards during 1901 We're loaded early
this morning on two big trucks. Al
though the precaution had been taken
to spoil the face of each plate with a
file, four Swapping employees of the
Treasury Department rode on each
truck. A Treasury committee rode in
a carriage.
The procession went to the Navy
yard foundry, where the plates were
unceremoniously dumped into one Of
the furnaces, to come out as pig steel
and to be used for ballast For war
ships. There were twenty tons Of
plates, rolls and dies. from which
were printed last year $4,000, 100000 in
gold and silver certificates Of various
denominations. and S8S9,O0o,000 IN
postage stamps, besides hundreds OF
millions of bonds, revenue stamps and
postal cards.
The engravers are now at work on
the plates, rolls aud dies for 1903.
Those in use now will be destroyed
next February.-New York World.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-07-15
.Ae 1vor, s"pp,y.

IN view Of the rapid disappearance
nf the herds Of elepha1is which for.
fnerly roaned In Africa, and the limit,
cd number Of those animals remaining
In Asia, DR.. r. Lydekller calls alton
ION to the enormous supply Of ivory
which exists in the frozen tunaras or
Siberia, and which, he thinks, will
probably suffice for the worlds con
sumption for many years to come
This ivory consts of tusks of the ex-
=t!nct species Of elephant called NAM
moths. The tusks nf these animals were
Of great size, aEN are wonderfully
abundant at some places in Siberia,
where the frost has perfectly pre-.
served them, and in many cases has
preserved the flesh OF the animals
$3.50.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-07-15
Cures Diseases Of Plants.

BY his method of feeling through
the stems instead of the roots S. A.
Mokrsezki, the Russian entomologist.
believes that trees and plants can be
cured of disease and greatly stimulat-
ed in growth. His special apparatus
is intended 10 introduce salts Of iron
either solid or in solution-into
apple and pear trees, and he has used
1t for applying chemical treatment to
800 fruit trees on the southern shore
Of the Crimea. The weak and dis
eased condition Of the trees was
remedied, while an unusual develop.
ment followed.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-07-15
Euicfed kaffirs.

The correspondent of London pa,
ger. writing from British South Afri.
ca, says the Kafirs are bound to in
crease in population more rapidly
than the whites, whom they already
greatly outnumber, and, being barred
from work in many cases by the, i'm
portation of cheap labor from India
and forced to leave their land hold
ings, which they retain only under
lease from the Beers, to whom 1T has
been allotted, and under liability Of
eviction, serious uprising of the ma
tives is not beyond the possibilities Of
the near future.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-07-15
Bait!

A class in Sunday school was list
ening to a lesson on patience. The
topic had been carefully explained, and
as an aid to understanding the teach
er had given each pupil card bearing
the picture Of boy fishing. Even
pleasure said she requires the exer-
else Of patience. Look at the boy fish
ing! He must sit and wait and wait.
He must be patient" Having treated
the subject very fully, she began with
the simplest, most practical question:
"And now can any little boy tell me
what we need most when we go fish.
ing?" With one voice was the answer
shouted" bait!"
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-07-15
she DID NOT DRINK.
And Consequently Did Nat Need First
49, Floor Rooms.

American pushfulness is an unlim-
tied quantity. The women are as IT.
repressible in society as the men If
commerce. A ertain visitor to the
Riviera found this out recently. He
was occupying first floor rooms at
well-known hotel. All OF a sudden,
without any Introduction or prelim.
mary, a note was brought to him
signed by the wife of well-knoWn
American millionaire. 1t asked him
wheJner he would object to giving up
his rooms to her niece. He was much
amazed, but wrote back inquiring
whether the niece drank. Mrs. -
wrote in reply, in surprise and indig-
ration, winding UP with an emphatic
statement that her niecedid
drink. Lord X--- concluded Witn
the following note: Lord X------- re-
grets that he cannot give Up his first
floor rooms to Mrs. -s niece,
for he is convinced that, as the young
lady does not drink, it is very much
easier for her to get up stairs than II
is for Lord k. "--London Tat
1or
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-07-15
reetotallsm in Texas,

When Cen Horace Porter was ir
Texas he cane aefoss man who
went about telling everybody. in great
surprise. that he had struck a big
thing here. Whats the matter7'
people asked. Why" he answered,
81 was sent down here by temper
ance society in Kansas to distribute
these tracts. Well, whenever I hand
cd man tract heSglanced over 1t,
hauled out a revolver from one pocket
and a quart bottle of whisky from
the other and then said: Look here,
you just have drink of that, or my
gun'll go OFF, Would you believe it.!
haven't had to pay fora drop of
liquor since came here to distribute
teetotal tracts"
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-07-15
FI.ARiA IS a NEW DISEASE.
Responsible for the Death Of May

American Soldiers.
Capt Charles Kieetfer. a United
States army surgeon, says the Phil
ippines are infested with mosquitoes
more troublesome and dangerous from
medical point Of view than those
that swarm in the Jersey sWamps. A
strange malady known as filaria is
traced directly to them, and is COM
mon among the American soldiers
CHARTERED on the islands. Soldiers
contract the disease by drinking
water from ssagnant pools in which
the mosquitoes have laid their eggs.
The first Indication Of f,aria ap-
pears in the form of worm in the
victims tn orax. This develops into
elephantias5s, which causes the pa
=tient@terrible palns,=aeeempa by.
a constant cough. The sufferer Is
worst at night, and@tfe patient be.
comes a prey to insomnia.
The only remedy lies in an opera
ton, which in itself is dangerous and
rarely successful. If the worm, which
Is a femalaJ is injured and dies
through the operation, its poison gets
into the blood, the disease is increased
a thousandfold and the chances Of re-
covery are small.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-07-15
THE COOLEST WINTER
Somewhat Remarkable Experience In
Duluth, Mimi.

Somewhat Remarkable Experience In
Duluth, Mimi.
In a little wayside I'm q small
station some fifty miles west OF Du-
luth half-dozen men from various
places CHANGED to meet recently.
The conversation opened with a
remark concerning the weather, and
from that drifted easily to the Sc
verify Of winters in the different
parts of the Northwest
One man, who came from the Twin
Cities, told q sad story of frozen
water pipes and other household in
conveniences occasioned by the frigtd
weather there one February.
Another recounted tale of suffer
Ing endured by men and beasts on q
North Dakota prairie during bltz-
gard.
Stories were thus told until five
of the group had contributed In
stances upon the subject.
was a pause in the CONVEX
ntion until an Irishman, who sat a
little apart from the others, quietly
smoking pipe, remarked: well, the
coolest winter Oh iyer put in was
summer In Duluth.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-07-15
Cure for Smallpox.

a subscriber requests the publicat
e,on Of the following: Il am willing
Is risk my reputation as a public
man" wrote Edward Hines to, the
Liverpool Mercury, IF the worst cass
of smallpox cannot be cured in three
eays. simply by the use of cream OF
tartar. One ouace Of cream of tar
mar dissolved at intervals when cold
Il q certain, neverfailing remedy. It
has cured thousands, never leaves a
mark, never causes blindness ana
avoids tedious lingering. Canton
Caturdav Roller.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-07-15
Tine One Thing Wrong

A foreigner went into one Of Boss
tons big hotels one Sunday morning
not long ago and asked for a typical
Boston breakfast. After some con.
ference with the head waiter an espe-
cially nice breakfast was served, In.
GLIDING of course Goldfish balls, brown
bread and pork and beans. The visitor
ate with apparent relish, but after
some minutes summoned his man
'These beans are delicious" he said.
"and the coffee could not be better.
but"-pdnting to the Goldfish ball
you may remove the little bun.
There appears to be something dead
init n
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-07-15
cheerfulness counts.

The Cosmopolitan says the longevity
OF the medical man is materially less
than that of workers Of other profess
sions. Only those with a sound
physique, other things being equal,
can win in a struggle for success. The
sick look with confidence to the we'll.
They demand the hearty dogmatism
that cones from the overtiowing OF
animal spirits. They enjoy the cheer
full optimism that comes from a good
digestion. They lean upon the doc
tori in their weakness and yield willing
obedience to his kindly influence.
Much of che power possessed for good
may be outside of pills or potions, cor
rect theories or sound Deductions
American Medicine.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-07-15
Not Looking for Notorlety.

No author of the day has been less
photographed than Joseph Conrad,
who has just published book OF sea
stories. His publishers, when his
book was about to come out, having
failed to persuade him to face the
camera for new picture, hunted high
and low throughout England and
America for soDce sort of likeness.
Finally, in the files of an old English
illustrated magazine, someone Stun
bled upon small oval head Of him,
and it is from that half-tone, enlarged
and retouched, that all pictures Of
Conrad recently published have been
made.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-07-15
A NEW BOILED DINNEA.
little Ones Astonishment Natural Tn.

Little ones AStoniShment natural UT
der the Circumstances.
81 have a little niece said the ra-
contour Of the Sewing Circle. who
is never SO happy as when she is al
lowed to visit the kitchen and watch
the servants at work. Fortunately,
her mother has good-natured servants
who rather enjoy having the child
around. so many are the charmed
hours which Jessie spends downstairs
making little pies under the cooks
superintendent, and pretending she
is grown up.'
..The other day she descended to the
laundry to oversee the family wash in
her busy little way. She gave one
look Of utter establishment as Mary
put on the clothes to boil, and then
fairly flew upstairs to her mother, ex-
claiming:
"sOh, mamma! What do you think7
Marys cooking the clothes for din,
ner! New York Times.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-07-15
For Those With Stomach Habit.

A Philadelphia baker is authority
for the assertion that the latest fad
Of dyspeptics Is bread made with sea
water, instead of fresh water. "It
has a saltier taste" ne says, than
we are accustomed to, but it Is very
palatable. In fact, he who likes salty
things is apt to like it better than
the other Kind Of bread. A physician
asked me about three morths ago to
make some of this bread for his
patients. A. first made six loaves
a day, but now l make thirty. My sea
water com es up to me from Atlantic
City three times week. The dys-
peptics who buy the bread say it is
the only kind they can eat fresh
without discomfort"
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-07-15
who Was Demosthenes?

Il was in Athens that the great
ORATOR Demosthenes was born. Al
though he had many impediments to
overcome, he worked on untiringly, uE-
til finally he became not only the first
orator of Greece. but of all antiquity.
He remedied stammer in his speech
by practicing with pebbles in his
mouth. On the death of Alexander
he gave his services as an orator to
the confederated Greeks, and in the
end made way with himself by using
poison TO avoid falling into the hands
Ut -kar.pater.- -
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-07-15
Full 81 Absen,-es.

There was larger attendance than
usual in the amer corner" at the
Fifth Avenue hotel last night. and
these, we've some Of the interesting
stories told: Judge Gildersleeve. re-
marked George w. Wanamaker, was
telling the other night Of laughable
bull made by Maj. Leach, once far
nous as the head of the Irish rife
team. The Judge was visiting in Ire.
land and remarked: Major, is it true
that much OF the trouble in this little
country Of yours is caused by abb
sentee landlords?' 1t is, SIR re.
sponded the major. Sure, our little Is
land is full of them New York
Mail and Express.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-07-15
Against Duty on Works of Art.

Against Duty on Works of Art.
]. Pierpont Morgan, Chas. T. Yerkes
and other wealthy men have formed
an association the object Of which is
to secure a repeal of the tariff duty on
paintings and works Of art imported
into this country An appeal is to be
made to President Roosevelt and IN
dividual members of Congress will be
asked to use their influence to have
the law changed. Mr.. Morgan has
more than $1.0oo,o0o worth Of paint
ings stored in London. Paris and Ber-
lin. Yerkes has paintings to the value
of $25O,O0O in his London apartments,
and says he will not bring them here
until the duty is taken off.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-07-15
Historic Portrait SPOILED.

Among the best portraits in the
white house previous to the recent
"renovatiOn. was that of Mrs. Benja-
min Harrison by Daniel Huntington,
for many years Americas foremost
portrait painter. In the restoration"
this portrait has been rehung to suit
some modern Interpretation Of the
alleged original plan of the mansion
by George Washington. In doing this
the paint has been scratched and
scraped and in some important spaces
has been knocked off entirely. Worse
than this, hole about three inches
long has been punched in the canvas.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-07-15
NOT A roLYGAMlsT.
How Bishop Potter Filled Out an OF.
fetal Form.

How Bishop Potter Filled Out an Of.
fetal Form.
An army officer just returned from
the Philippines tells shis story on
Bishop Pottar.
When tb bishop went out to Ma.
Mia year or two ago, on his arrival
at the islands he was confronted by
formidable list of about thirty
questions. The list, prepared by
Uncle Sam for Chinese and native
Filipinos was nevertheless submit
ted 1mpartially to all corners.
Gravely the bishop, as became his
respect of forms, wrote down his
name, age, occupation, place of birth.
He did no. even smile as he wrote
mo" opposite the question Have you
any opium
But the last question was too much.
A look of mock pain crossed his fea'
lures.
"Must 1 answer this?" he asked the
examiner.
The examiner nodded.
And in the space opposite Are
you polygamist?" the bishop grave
" wrote Not yet
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-07-15
Lesson in Chaplain Milburn's Life


Lesson in Chaplain Milburn's Life.
1t was Of the late William H. Mil
burn, the blind preacher chaplain
Of the house, and afterward of the
Senate, that William r. Morrison
once said: Mr.. Mifburn is a man
who fears God, hates the devil and
votes the straight ticket" Mr.. Mil
burns life illustrates what one can
do in the face of hardships. He was
totally blind before becoming Of age,
but became a Methodist clergyman,
successful lecturer and author, keep
ing at his work until few months
before his death at the age Of eighty.
The newspapers were read to him
every day and he kept fully posted on
passing events.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-07-15
Mrs. Morgan Not Fashionable.

Mrs. ]. Pierpont Morgan was the
cynosure Of all eyes at the recent
election of the Colonial DANES at New
York. Contrary to the expectations
of those who did not know her it was
found that she dresses simply and
her cloth gown looked rusty. Her
black hat was small and shapeless
and a thick veil covered her face. The
decision of the women who Saw her
was embraced in The word "frumpy."
Mrs. Morgan's disposition is exceed
ingly retiring and whenever she ap-
pears in public she seems i'll at ease
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-07-15
-VheY-Dtve.

Wood is very scarce in tue Sandwich
islands and what there is of it comes
dashing down from the nountain
streams in the tine ct tie spring
foods. 1t Is heavier than our wood
Fad sinks to the bottom of the bays
4nto which the streams empty. Thor.
the natives wade out into the water
until they feel bit Of wood under
their feet and at once they dive for it,
the women and children helping, and
all laughing and shouting and having
3 good time.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-07-15
pleasure in poinq Good.

NJ Rev. A. p. Doyle Of New York re-
marked the other day: "A woman who
has an abundance of the good things
Of this world appreciates them all the
more when she tries to uplift the
fallen or bring comfort to the heart
broken, and 1t sweetens her enjoyment
az Gods gifts. On the other hand.
fhere is no more useless creature on
Gods earth than the woman Of wealth
.-A1 lives for herself alone"
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-07-15
SOLD HIS SHOOTING BOOTS.
Man Fooled His Wife on the Price,
But the Result Was Sad.

bOt tUU nSSlIt VSeS 0aOs
Banks knew very well that he could
not afford to pay $40 for a pair OF
shooting boots, but he reasoned with
himself, after the sophistical manner
Of those who knew the joys st ex-
trayagance, that his twice-a-year trip
to his Long Island club for two days
Of duck shooting was really the only
luxury he allowed himself; and his
economies in other directions deserV-
ed reward.
So Banks bought the boots, and
told his wife a nice little story about
a friend who had struck bargain in
boots and had let him have pair
"for practically nothing" The boots
were not worth much anyhow, he
carelessly explained, and congratulate.
ed himself on having safely and
sagaciously handled delicate situa-
ton.
When Banks came back from his
next shooting trip he was tired and
sleepy, and threw his new boots, all
muddy as they were, into a closet, tn
be cleaned when he should have more
energy.
''And what do you think happened
to those toot;!" he said two days
later to 8 group OF sympathetic.
friends on change "A junk peddler
came around the next day and my
wife sold him my SO boots for fifty
cents. She knew they were of no
special value, as had said so, and
thought she'd done well to get fifty
ceEts for them"
"And what did you say?" asked one
man, betwixt pity and amusement.
"Say? What could l say? be-
came hysterical. New York Mail
and EXpreSc.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-07-15
Tabulated Emotions

He: Are you s,s'e that am the only
oar you ever really and truly loved!
She: Perfectly sure. I went over
the whole list only yesterday.-New
York Weekly.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-07-15

Light-Halred PeopIs Live Long.
Light-haired people, it is said, as
a rule live longer than those having
dark hair.-
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-07-15
Point Of View.

"Hope springs eternal in the human
breast" remarked the person with a
mania for quotations.
Yes rejoined the morbid party.
"and L suppose that's why the pool Of
disappoin tment is always stopping
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-07-15
Gas From Peat Not New.

At the Motala steelworks in Sweden
gas made from peat has been en-
ployed as fuel for more than twenty
years past.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-07-15
A Wasted Attraction,

A Wasted Attraction.
.She has al engaging SMILE" Yes.
But j. hasn't engaged hAE
aplstn Deales.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1903-02-26
NINE KILLED BY TRAIN.
High School Pupils Are Run Down 4
Trolla-

High School Pupils Are Run Down In,
Trolley Car.
Running at almost full speed, a train
on the Delaware, Lackawanna and West
ern Railroad at Newark, n. J., crashed
into a trolley car loaded with pupils or
their way to the high school. Eight or
nine of those on the car, most of them
young women, were killed and at least
fifteen were injured, some so badly that
1t is feared they will die.
The trolley car was one Of the special
vehicles which the North Jersey Street
Railway Company runs between 8 and o
O'Clock five mornings in the week for the
special accommodation of high school pu-
pills. 1t was crowded with young mer
and women from all parts of the city,
many OF whom had transferred from 9th
er lines.
The sight after the collision was sick
ening. Mutilated bodies Of children wero
scattered in every direction. The unhurt
passengers carried the injured childrc
to nearby places of temporary refuy.
The trolley car could not be stopped, al
though the motormen appeared to maks
frantic efforts to DO so. There wers
about twelve children On the front plat
form grouped around the motorman. II
is not known whether they hampered his
movements. The front part of the trolley
car was picked mp three blocks down tho
road between the two tracks.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1903-02-26
TEN PERISH IN FIRE,
CEDAR RAPIDS HAS A HOTEL
HOLOCAUST.
Flames Spread Rapidly und Compel
Guests to Jump from Windows-Dele-
gates to Y. II. c. A. and X. of p. Con-
ventions Numbered Among Victims.

Half n score of persons were burned to
leath and three times that number were
seriously injured in fire which de-
stroyed the Clifton House In Cedar Rap
ids, Iowa, at 2 o'clock Friday morning.
The State Y. NJ. &. A. convention and
The knights Of Pythias convention were
| being held there, and most of the dead
and injured were delegates to these con-
ventions. Smoking ruins covered the
bodies and anxious crowds surrounded
:he wOrkmen as they tried to clear away
The debris. The fire started from a de-
fectiye wire in the basement. Z bellboy
discovered it, but when he had alarmed
The night clerk the flames had gained
such headway that escape was cut of.
There were more than one hundred
tests in the hostelry, many Of them be-
z delegates to the State Y. NJ. c. A.
onvention. Every room was crowded
and several were occupying cots In the
Railways when the alarm of fire was
sounded, and the first impulse of all of
:he occupants of the building was to
make a rush for the windows.
Forced forward by the dense columns
Of smoke that flooded the halls and apart
nents of the hotel, the guests climbed
out on the window sills and seeing no
other means of escape plunged two and
three stories to the pavement below.
Several of the guests who could nave
been taken down in safety by the Ere
men and police sprang from windows,
sustaining severe injuries.
The employees of the hotel, who were
aroused at the first alarm of fire, per-
formed many deeds of heroism. Women
and children were carried through the
.moke-filled corridors by the attaches Of
:he hotel to safety. Policemen and fire.
men rushed into the burning structure
and found n dozen or more persons who
lad been overcome by the smoke. Sew
,ral were rescued in an unconscious con-
1ition, badly burned.
The hotel was veneered. three-st0ry
structure. The loss is $125.O 900.