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The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-06
STRENGTH OF MEN AND OXEN
Bulk for Bulk, the Former Are the
STRONGER.

Bulk for Bulk, the Former Are the
Stronger.
Few people know that man, bulk
for bulk, is stronger than an OK, but
1t appears that such is the case. The
matter was tested not long since at a
fair in America one of the attractions
of which was a contest Of yoke of
oxen against an equal weight of men.
A drag was loaded with granite blocks,
weighing in the aggregate 1883
pounds. The yoke of oxen that made
the trial weighed 1920 pounds, and
twenty men, allowing $50 pounds to
the man, were set against them. The
men took hold Of the drag first, and
easily walked off with it, covering a
distance of IS feet in the space Of two
minutes The oxen at their trial moved
only eighty-ive feet in the same length
of time, and the men were accordingly
declared winners Pearson's Weekly.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-06
Necklace A,qsits an Owner,

A strange story is told about dia-
mond necklace which was found at one
of the English court balls some years
ago. One of the late queens ladies'
in-waiting picked up diamond neck
lace from the floor. A lady came for
ward and claimed it. The finder. how
ever, declared it was her duty to give
it in to the lord chamberlain's Office,
as this was the rule with regard to
anything found in the palace. The
lady protested in vain. but the oldest
thing was that this necklace never
was claimed. and is probably still at
the lord chamberlain's Office.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-06
Cats to XIII Prairie Doqs.

The owners of an enormous sheep
ranch In Montana suffer so much loss
from the consumption by prairie dogs
Of the tender shoots of grass, that
they have determined to import cats
enough to exterminate the dogs. The
first company of 100 cats is being re-
cruited at st. Paul. A facetious writer
In the New York Pos. shows anxiety
for the future Of the cats, their work
being accomplished. He says ii they
do kill the prairie dogs they will have
the choice, subsequently, of starva.
ton, cannibalism or brigandage.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-06
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FI.ARIA IS A NEW o,sEAsE.
Responsible for the Death ofa Ms-y
American SoIdiera

American Soldiers.
Capt Charles Kieeffer, 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 stagnant pools in which
the mosquitoes have laid their eggs.
The irst Indication Of fi!aria ap-
pears in the form of worm In the
victims thorax. This develops into
elephantias which causes the pa
tient terrible pans, accompanied by
constant cough. The sufferer IL
worst at night, and the 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 female, is injured and dies
through the operation. its poison gets
into the blood. the disease is increased
thousandfold and the chances of re-
covery are small.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-06
AJAck HARkAwAY" COMING BACK
Story That Thrilled the Boys Of Gen.
Grafton AGO.


Grafton Ago.
For regular thriller commend me
sto Jack Harkaway." Thlrty-f1ve
years ago this sensational bit Of fic-
ton exercised greater influence on
the character of the average boy OF
10 to l5 than father, mother and the
Ten Commandments. 1t was devoured
by millions on both sides of the water.
Jack" was the ideal Of the youth OF
all English-speaking countries. / see
that it has been started again for a
long run in a periodical that claims
1,250,000 circulation. Bracebridge
Hemyng died in 1901. He wrote not
only Jack Harkaway,' but forty-odd
volumes of readable fiction, yet you
will look In vain for his name in John
sons, " "Appleton's," Chambers" the
International and the STANDARD"
encyclopedias, and in the "Ridpath LII
brary Of University Literature" The
editors of all such works seem to make
it habit to leave out just what one
wants to know.-New York Press.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-06
Governor Saves Boys Life.

1t is fortunate for one Georgia youth
that Gov. Garvin Of Rhole Island is a
physician and surgeon of standing.
The governor and a number Of north
ern friends were at Andersonville to
attend the dedication Of monument
in memory of Rhode Island soldiers
who died in Andersonville prison.
While the exercises we're in progress
a carriage team took fright, ran away
and upset the vehicle. Edwin Gala
way, one of the occupants, had his
leg broken, the Jagged bone severing
an artery. Gov. Garvin, on hearing OF
the boys plight. hurried to his help.
tied the severed artery and cut the
broken bone, just in time to save the
sufferer from bleeding to death.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-06
Banks Burglar Trap Didn't Work.

In it's account of the recent bank
burglary at Allen, the Emporia (Kan.)
Gazette explains that the trap set by
the bank for robbers did not work.
The trap in question is unique enough
to be interesting. "Above the vault, "
says the Gazette, was thin ceiling
and about ton of sand above it.
This was there in case cracksmen
should attempt to blow open the safe,
when the ceiling would burst at the
explosion and the sand fill the vault,
making it impossible to get at the
safe. However, the ceiling did not
burst and the sand remains undis-
turbed.-Kansas City (MoD Journal.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-06


Mayor Cleared the Sidewalk Himself.
They tell a story of Mayor Studley
In New Haven that is Characteristic
He was walking along Church street
one day when he found the way
blocked by a "hog" Of builder who
had filled the sidewalk with cement
and planks, forcing everybody out into
the street. The mayor picked up the
planks himself and threw them into
the street and rolled the cement after
them. He left word with nearby po-
liceman that If that sidewalk was
obstructed again the builder would be
arrested Some men can do that sort
Of thing without diminishing their dig
nifty and greatly to the increase OF
their popularity. Studley is one OF
those men Waterbury (Conn.) Amer
lean.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-06
PLAQUE Of Wolves.

Wolves are still the scourge Of the
Russian peasantry. Duri-g the present
winter they have succeeded in de-
stroying 10000 head Of cattle in one
district of eastern Russia alone. In
the governments of Novgorod, Tyer,
Olonetsk and Archangel- and in Fin
land these animals are met with in
great numbers. The frequently be-
come such a plague that the govern
ment orders them to be hunted down
by entire companies of soldiers, who
surround the woods in which they
dwell and afterward shoot them down
in considerable numbers.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-06
Doom of Ruzzard.

The buzzards that have long infest-
ed Vera Cruz and served useful pur-
pose as winged scavengers are
doomed A London firm is putting in
a modern sewer and water system.
The birds have become so numerous
that they are a pest. The protection
of the municipality has been removed
and when the new drainage system
shall be completed the city will be rid
Of the pest, the numbers Of which have
already been reduced somewhat by
catching the buzzards and placing
them in wooden cages to be taken to
the sea and drowned.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-06
Chorus Girls Of Wealth.

Among the twenty girls who took
part in an amateur comic opera per
Torrance in Philadelphia the other
evening were fifteen whose fathers
are millionaires. It is said that the
girls in question represented some
$4O,OOO,OOO. The affair was the big.
gest event among the Hebrews OF
Philadelphia for twenty years. A
trainload of wealthy New Workers
went over specially to take part in or
witness the performance, which was
given under the auspices of the Mer.
camille club.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-06
opuIence at the Capital.

Old-fashioned residents of Wash
ington deplore the fact that social life
there is taking on many of the objec-
tionable features which characterize
the rude and rich" New York set. 1t
it believed that some OF this is due to
the fact that the president halls from
New York, the Roosevelts being allied
with many families notable on Man
haitian island. Opulence at the capital
is making great display in equipages,
luncheons, dinners, dances, ETC., and
it's coming to be understood that now
adays money not only talks, it bowls.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-06
a Healthy spot.

The healthfulness Of certain sum-
mer resort is advertised by this story.
Recently a visitor began to talk to
an old resident OF the town in question
and asked him his age, whereupon he
said: 81 am just over seventy. "
"Well," said the visitor, you look as
If you had good many years to live
vet At what age did your father die?"
"Father dead?" said the man, look
ing surprised. Father isn't dead;
why, he's upstairs Just now putting
grandfather to bed!
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-06
Hare as a Universal Provlder.

Hare as a UNIVERSAL ProvIder.
In the economy of nature the hare
is the one creature that stands be-
tween most of the carnivorous animals
and starvation. In the northern woods
where snow lies on the ground for
more than half the year, and where
vegetation is of slow growth. the hare
serves as a machine for converting
birch twigs into muscular, lean meat,
and providing it in such quantities
that hawks, owls, wildcats, weasels
and foxes can live in comparative
luxury. A pair of hares under favor.
able conditions produce 10000 indi-
viduals In four years.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-06
Good Word for Mosquito.

The announcement comes from
Washington that the New Jersey mos
quito is really blessing in disguise.
Not only is its bite not dangerous,
but, it is asserted, this voracious in
sect destroys poisonous immigrants
of its genus that come from the south
to threaten people with malaria, vel
low fever and the like. All this may
be true enough, but it is not likely
that the longsbilled New Jersey variety
will be cultivated as household pets
until some way is devised to muzzle
them during their working hours. Few
OF us can stand the loss of blood nee
essary for their salubrity.-Indianap-
oils News.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-06
SWISS PASTORS KEEP INNS.
Are Forced Thus to Supplement Their
Scanty incomes.

Are Forced Thus to Supplement Their
scanty incomes.
A note from Geneva states that a
fortnight or so ago Swiss pastor
bought an inn at Ufhusen, little vii
lage near Basel. This is said not to
be an exceptional case. In the can
tons of Upper and Lower UnterWalden
and Uri many of the clergy are propri-
etors of inns. The reason for this is
that the priests are SO badly paid that
they are obliged to supplement their
incomes by other means. Their aver
age income in Switzerland is $125 a
year. The establishments under their
control are said to be models of their
kind. The priests have succeeded in
reducing drunkenness in their par
ishes, for they attend on their custom
ers in person, refusing to serve those
who they consider have had enough.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-06
Taking Used Stamps.

Rogues in this country are gener-
ally about as artful as we desire them
to be, but evidently they have some.
thing to learn yet from the heather
Chinee. In West Java All Sin man
ages to cheat the postohice very in
geniously. On sticking new stamp
on an envelope he smears the stamp
on the face with paste or thin glue.
This takes the impression of the de-
facing stamp at the postoffice, and
can easily be washed off, so that the
stamp is once more serviceable.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-06
How the Census Was Taken.
The last census In the United States
was taken with the aid Of 311 tabu-
lating machines, and "a adding ma.
chimes.
piernont Moraan,s SUCCESS.

Pierpont Morgan, who celebrated
his sixty-sixth birthday recently,
achieved his greatest business sue.
cesses since he reached the three
score n. ARK. He first became promi-
nent IN tn financial world about
twenty .eais ago, when he went to
Europe and successfullyysold SIS .000,-
600 worth. Of New York Central stock.
S,his made the old fnanciers gasp.
2y this piece Of work Mr.. Morgan
won the esting friendship Of the late
William II. Vanderbilt and incidentally
cleared s1,Ooo,o00 for himself
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-06
Heaven Had Its Limits.

says Congressman Powers Of Massa-
chussetts, who had afternoon teas, be-
longed to Browning club, fell i'll, and
finally died. When she had been in
heaven some days her husband called
her up through spiritualist. well,
my dear" inquired the husband, chow
do you like heaven?" Every WE'LL" she
replied. 1--WE have afternoon teas here,
and also Browning club. But, after
all, Henry, it's not Boston. New
York Times.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-06
A Real 1aruain,

"In time" said the struggling artist,
.that painting will be Of great value.
All you have to do is to tuck 1t away
in an attic somewhere and keep It
for about 200 years, by which time
I will have become one OF the old
masters. Then you can sell 1t easily
for $4,000. You see. know the rules.
hut unfortunately am not In dnan.
cia1 position to carry them out. So,
.,f YOU went q real bargain. I'll let you
have this little gem tor 0.6o."
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-06
The Prodigy.

The infant prodigy had thrown her.
self on the floor and was vigorously
biting holes in the mating. while her
toes drummed quick march of fierce
anger and her shrieks rent the air
s.sWhat in the world" exclaimed the
prodigy's keeper, in alarm. Here is
q newspaper account Of me which neg
lects to say that l am utterly unspoil
ed with all my popularity, !" walled
the prodigy as it continued to scream
and kick.-Los Angeles Herald.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-06
HOW HI MIGHT LOSE.
Millionaire Could Not See Why he
Should Buy Burial Lot.

Not long ago prominent financier,
whose most prominent characteristic,
according to the popular opinion, is
close-astedness, was the recipient OF a
visit from an agent whose line 1t Is to
solicit orders for burial lots.
On emerging from the private office
of the moneyed man the agent was
met by a colleague who had been
waiting for him, and who inquired
anxiously as to the success OF his in
terview.
The agent shook his head regretful-
ly. "No co." said he; he was afraid
he might not get the full value of his
investment"
What could he mean by saying
that? Confound it, man must die
some time even though he is mil
lionaire."
That's what told him." replied
the agent, "but he only answered,
Suppose should be lost at sea
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-06
Chance for Every Old Thing.

Wanted-Mr. Edgar Hogan wants a
wife. He is not particular about what
kind; most any old thing will do-an
old maid or some brisky young miss.
Any unmarried lady that wants to get
. husband should write Mr.. Hogan, or
nee him at his office or home. His
spostofice is Bethany. His Office is
anywhere on the square at Bethany.
His home Is on Big Creek, five miles
north Of Betnany.-Bethany (Mo.)
Owl
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-06
Missed His Calling.

An Italian has been discovered on
fruit ranch at Riverside. working
for $3.50 per day, who proves to be
an artist in sculpture Of the highest
rank. and he has been set to work
completing the stucco finishing Of the
interior Of the Carnegie library build
Ing. lis name is Luigi Ianni, and
the only words in English he can
use are "You bet" He is now at
work on some Corinthian columns OF
original design that are marvels as
works of art-Los Angeles Herald.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-06
Amethysts in High Favor.

Amethysts are in high favor. Some
times they are set in gold, but oftener
in gun metal. They are seen as sash
pins, belt buckles, long chains, as we'll
as in the tops of purses and wrist
bags. One woung woman is the envy
of her associates by reason of superb
heart-shaped locket composed of a
single deep hearted amethyst which
she wears dangling from gold snake
chain.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-06

Bits About the Moon.

If there were imam in the moon !"
the earth would look sixty-four times
larger to him than the sun does to us
on earth. The surface area of the
moon Is about as great as that of Asia
and Australia combined. Once in
twelve and half years there is a
"moonless month" that 1t, the moon
has no full moon. The last moonless
month fell in 1898 and the next one
will fall in 1911.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-06
Had Had Opportunity.

Two society buds at the Waldorf
Astoria were commenting upon the
marriage of Mrs.. Lewis Rutherfurd to
William x. Vanderbilt. Its a fine
match" said one; the bride certainly
belongs to the Upper Ten. "She ought
to-" was the tart answer, she's mar.
'ried three Of them! New York
Times. 49,
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-06
Brave Sailor Soon Forgotten.

Brave Sailor Soon Forgotten.
Discouragingly tardy progress is be-
ing made with the proposed monument
to Rear Admiral James E. Jorrett. It
was thought that the gallant conduct
and wide popularity of the admiral
would have called forth generous re-
spouse to the committees appeal but
that expectation has not been realized.
The headquarters of the association
are in Washington and Rear Admiral
A. E. X. Benham is chairman Of q
committee having the matter in imme-
diate charge.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-06
Tho Ones That Suffered,

An aged Scotch minister, who was
very boastful, says ex-Speaker Joseph
L. Barbour OF the Connecticut legisla-
ture, once said to his good friend.
Think Of 1t! preached two hours
and twenty minutes last Sunday"
Didn't 1t weary you very much?" in
quired the other solicitously. ooh, no, .
said the minister But you should
have seen the congregation! New
York Times.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-06
consequences,

Once on time Prudent Girl met
Frivolous Girl. Don't you know,
my DEAR" she said, that If you con-
tinue wearing veil that you will
spoil your eyesight?" 81 saw that in
a medical journal" replied the Friv-
olous Girl, "and would have followed
its advice only 1 happened to read in
my Beauty Book that if didn't wear
a veil l would spoil my complexion y
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-06
coroner's Jury's Qualified Verdict.

During the landlord and tenant dis
turbance in Ireland some years ago a
certain property owner was discov-
cred lying dead near a village of
which he was owner The coroner's
jury, knowing full we'll that the man
had been shot down by "the boys"
were nevertheless loath to further in
vestigate; therefore they rendered the
following verdict: Eve find the de-
ceased gentleman died by the vista
ton of sGod-under suspicious circum-
stances Philadelphia Public
Ledger.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-06
One Point Of View.

81 am very much afraid that you do
not appreciate the spirit of a free
country" "Oh, yes l do" answered
the man who had recently landed in
New York, in a dialect which it is
needless to reproduce. What do you
understand by free country?" st is
you choose if you manage to get on
the police force"
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-06

Derivation Of the Word "Gln.''
The word gin" is not derived from
Geneva, but from "genievre," the
French word for juniper.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1903-12-18
The LOGHL FIELD.

For Rent.-New house on Sixth
street. Apply to Mrs. Tyvan, Devils
Lake. Al.
Tnos. e. Englehorn, a prominent
citizen of Churchs Ferry, was IN the
caty Saturday.
Indian curios and burnt leather
novelties from IS cents to so cents at
Huesgen's. Al.
A third or half less than regular
PR. es-and we are willing to make
our word good Try uR Horan1an
q Strawbrldge the naw furnitars
dealers. att.
II you don't think we can sass yea
money on groceries just give us d trial
7 order. AI1 we asR IL chances to
figure with you. r w. Mann s. Son.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1903-12-18

Full line extras for violins at Hues-
gan's. ~ Al
c. Brown of starkweather, was
city visitor Wednesday.
Huesgen sells watches as low as
anybody and his guarantee is worth
something for he is here to stay. Al .
Our toy room is filled with the
largest and best assortment of toys we
have ever had We invite You to
come and bring the children to see the
elegant assortment of new up to date
toys F. w. Mann & Son. ...-......
M. J. Weber of Cando, was in the
city this week booking after busisas.
Ths bsss napath organs are kept at
Husegan'ss r II
Following your neEshbogsa lead you
wills take advantage Of low priess On
furniture at the new dealers, Hors-
man 8 Strawbrldge. 37tf
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1903-12-18
. NOTICE OF MORTGAGE SALE.

Notice is hereby given that that certain
mortgage OK ecuted and delivered BY Prank q.
Kaeding and Mary Kaeding his wife, mortRa.
das .nS asag dated
in thu efnce Of the Register OF Deeds Of the
County OF Ramsey and State OF North
paastr is Be os y az Ct May 10 and
viii b foreciosed By sais q the premises ass i IL
spch mortgage and hereinafter described, at
tie 'front.' door Ct the court house IN tho County
February 1901. to satisfy the amount due upon y,
eueh mortgage on the day Of sale. The prem.
will be sold TO satisfy the same are described
as follows: all those tracts or parcels 81 land
lying and being in the County of Ramsey and
state Of North Dakota, and described as fol-
The northeast quarter of section eight, the
ppofthyest quarter Of section eight. the east
the the Ct section
section eight, all in township one hundred City
g; nv u SOC. 9; the 9 10 q ne "A soc. and
Said mortgage having been given TO secure
lars with interest from the date Of said mort
interest payable on December ii a each year ar
and three thousand dollars principal due and
I Payable on q before December LIST, 1908. the
in case Of default being made By said mortga.
gors In the payment of.the principal or interest
or any part thereof, that then and in that event
empowered to declare the whole amount there-
BY occurred due aud payable forthwith; and de-
fault having been made by eaid mortgagors IN
aud Dollars which fell due ON december Isr,
1903 land three thousand dollars Of the princi.
pal which fell due on December LIST, 1908;
the said mortgagee has elected and here
by does elect to declare the whole amount
poured BY the said mortgage due end payable
said mortgage on the day Of sale, the sum 81
Nine Thousand Dollars, together with interest
thereon Ut the rate Of . per cent per annum
since the 30th day Of March, 1909, Besides
the costs and expenses of sale and the attorney
fees allowed by law. a, s y - ~
Dated December 18th, 1903,
Margaret McKone, Mortgage
Burke g. Middaugb,
Attorneys for Mortgage, 35
Deyils Lake. North Dakota.