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The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-09-28
Reminder Of Old Times.

A rich man who has joined the null
titude in New York since his quick
fortune came to him was entertaining
friends at dinner the other night. The
service was magnificent and so was
the dinner. The wife, gorgeously clad,
reigned over the table. During a lull
in conversation the rich man watched
a servant who was dexterously remov-
ing crumbs from the table. Then he
looked down the glittering table at
his jeweled wife and remarked:
"Sadie, remember when you used to
shake the tablecloth out of the back
door to the hens?"
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-09-28
One Point Of View.

81 am very much afraid that you do
not appreciate the spirit Of free
country" "Oh, yes do" answered
the man who had recently landed in
New York, in dialect which 1t is
needless to reproduce. What do you
understand by free country 90 ut is
q place where you are free to do as
you choose if you manage to get on
the police force"
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-09-28
The Modern Race After Wealth.

The mania for moneymaking has,
developed into downright madness.
And the explanation is easy. People
see that it is fast becoming the chief,
If not the only, standard Of respecta-.
bility. When Talleyrand was asked If
he was not ashamed to sell his influ-
ence in making treaties under the
first empire he replied: My friend.
do you not see that there are but two
things left in France money and the
guillotine?'' We are rapidly ap-s
preaching the period in our own his
tory when there will be but two things
left in Ameri money and contume-
ly.-Louisville Courier-J Journal.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-09-28
How Snakes Decoy Birds.

That the rattlesnalSe uses his tail
to decoy birds has been observed a
number of times by a correspondent
of the Scientific American, who says:
"The snake hides himself in the tall
grass and initiates the buzzing of a
bee. The insectivorous birds, such as
the phoebe and ngbird, are attract
ed by the sound, and become an easy
prey for his snakeship. l have seen
rattlesnakes concealed in the dense
foliage of trees twenty feet from the
ground practicing the same deception
on the birds and getting the bird
every time
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-09-28
Hls STRONG Recommendation.

The old gentleman showed his dis
Measure plainly. st seems to me
rather presumptuous for youth in
your position to ask for my daughters
hand" he said. Can you advance
any good reason why l should give my
consent?" "Yes, SIR replied the
young man promptly. "What?' i
am comparatively modest and eco
nomical in the matter of my personal
expenditures, and think you Will find
me less costly to maintain than any
other son-in-law you could pick out!"
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-09-28
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
it appears that such is the case. The
matter was tested not long since at a
fair in Am erica, one of the attractions
of which was a contest Of a yoke OF
oxen against an equal weight of men.
A drag was loaded with granite blocks,
weighing in the aggregate 4,95s
pounds. The yoke of oxen that made
the trial weighed 1920 pounds, and
twenty men, allowing 100 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-fve 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, 1903-09-28
A Good Place to Stop.

He really ought not to have gone
into the Latin class that day. He was
called up first, and read as far as he
had prepared. Then he skirmished on
a little farther. This is the way it
went: 81, Ulysses, saw her Dido's)
heavenly form, advancing like a god
dess in the sunlight. | .sprang to-
ward her, and she welcomed me. Her
hair fell down upon her shoulders like
the sunbeams on Olympus. Her eyes
shone like two jewels Of the sea. Ii
threw my arms-my arms-about--
about her-her neck-neck-and -and
that's as far as got, professor. -
Philadelphia Ledger.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-09-28
Most Expensive Tree in World.

Probably the most expensive tree
in the world is in the city of London,
on the corner of Cheapside and Wood
street, about midway between the
Bank of England and ST. Pauls. It
is an enormous oak and is said to be
100 years old. 1t is protected by
clause in the deed of the property
which forbids destruction Of tree or
branches. Architects were compelled
to plan a rather peculiar building to
avoid the branches. There it stands
in the corner of one of the busiest
streets in London, occupying ground
of enormous value-and positively
the only tree in the city of London
outside of the parks
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-09-28
Mo Royal Road.

st. Clair McKelway believes that
the journalism Of the future will be a
profession and that men will be espe-
ciaIly educated for it. They are and
always have been. Did that important
and valuable member Of the profess
sion never hear Of "the hard school OF
journalism?" There is no other, and
never will be, worth a pinch Of snuff,
IN our humble estimation. The uni.
versity of experience Is the one which
gives the real degrees In Journalism.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-09-28
Advan cement Of Women.

At a meeting of the English Wom-
ems Liberal association letter was
read in which the daughter of George
Meredith, the novelist, said: my
father, George Meredith, wishes me to
say that it heartens him to see women
banded together in union. What ma
ture originally decreed men are but
Beginning to see-that they are fitted
for most of the avenues open to en-
ergy, and by their entering upon ac-
tive life they will no longer be open
to the accusation men so frequently
bring against them Of their being mar
row and craven. Much more he could
say, but he has short time at his com
mand."
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-09-28
Governor Saves BOYS Life.

It is fortunate for one Georgia youth.
that Gov. Garvin of Rhole Island is a
physician and surgeon of standing.
The governor and 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 were 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, 1903-09-28
The Lono-Sufferinc, Editor.

A Queensland contemporary re.
Gently published the following: Our
foreman printer recently measured
up the space occupied by obituary
notices in the Herald during the last
couple of months or so, and found it
made three and three-quarters yards.
This is so much dead loss to the pa
per, and if fatal epidemic struck
the town ruin would stare us in the
face. We have, therefore, decided to
future to charge for such notices. So,
when people feel like dying, we hope
they will give directions to their next
Of kin in respect Of paying for the
same"
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-09-28
COMO Road for Motor Cars.

The Congo Free State government
is cnstructing a road in the northern
part of the state for the transport Of
passengers and goods by means Of
m otor cars. The new route, of which
nearly $50 miles have been completeu,
will join the important trading centers
Of Dongu and Lado. While making
the road local engineer hit upon the
happy idea of driving forty elephants
up and down the projected highway
until the thick underground was
trampled down, allowing the natives to
complete the task.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-09-28
ENJOYABLE Denominations.

Society to-day in search of fresh SEN
sation fioclzs to hear it's manifold follies
denounced from the pulpit, and the
more outspoken the preacher the more
it enjoys his discourse. Times have
changed since the day when Lord
Melbourne walked out of church in
disgust after rousing sermon on the
consequences Of sin, exclaiming.:'
Things have come to pretty pass
when religion is allowed to invade the
sphere 81 private life!" To-day society
revels in hearing itself denounced and
plumes itself with JOY when fashion,
able preacher discourses on bridge
scandals and divorce cases.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-09-28
q Paner Nav critlcise.

A trial jury in England gave the
manager Of fifth-rate show YER
dict of $3.50 against a newspaper
which published an adverse criticism.
The Appeal Court reversed this, and
held that the jury had no right to sub
stitute it's own opinion of the merits
of the play for the critics opinion.
The court said it was of the highest
Importance to the public that the crit
ic should not be exposed to the risk
Of having a jury pass upon his taste,
and held that the trial Judge misdi.
rected the jury.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-09-28
The Artists REVENGE.

A, Chinese story tells how a very
stingy man took paltry sum OF
money to an artist, who always ex-
acted payment in advance, and asked
him to paint his portrait. The artist
at once complied with the request, but
when the portrait was finished moth.
ing was visible save the back of the
sitter's head. What does this mean?"
cried the sitter Indignantly. We'll,
replied the artist, Il thought man
who paid so little as you did wouldn't
care to show his face"
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-09-28
rhe Spare Room.

The guest from the city sat in the
bedroom that had been allotted to him
in his brothers house in the little
country town. He watched his breath
turning to icy clouds as II left his
lungs and wondered how long it took a
man to freeze to death. They calf
this the spare room,' he said, SILVER
ingly, to himself And 1t is well
named. don't wonder they can spare
II. think that could get along with.
ont 1t myself. Magazine of Humor.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-09-28
CAME BACK FOR HIS OWN.
How Wilkinson Was outwitted by
Brainy Tramp.

Brainy Tramp.
When Wilkinson went to his Office
one day last week he felt calm and
contented. He hadn't any need to
worry about his wifes loneliness any
more, for he had bought capital
watchdog for her.
But, alas! when he arrived home
his wife met him with the deplorable
news that the dog had gone.
ETH" said Wilkinson, did he break
the chain, then"
'No," she replied; "but a great,
ugly-looking tramp came here and
acted so impudently that let the dog
loose. But instead of tearing the tramp
to pieces the nasty dog went off with
him"
Great Scott" said Wilkinson, that
must have been the tramp bought
him FRONT"
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-09-28
Etiquette Of the Feud.

"There's just one thing, sah," OBJ
serbed Col. Gore of Kentucky, in
which we are away behind Turkey"
whats that?" Col. Bullet asked,
quickly. "Well, sab, after a general
KILN the porte always sends polite
note of apology to the survivors of
the massacre. If we could only end
orr feuds in that way, sah-" But
we can't, sab" exclaimed Col. Bullet.
excitedly, "for the simple reason, sab.
that when one of our feuds ends no.
body's left, sab, to apologize to!
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-09-28
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 millonaires. 1t 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, 1903-09-28
Development Of the Electron.

DR.. Kaufman of Germany, in a re-
cent lecture, traced the history OF the
development of the electron The
roots of the idea go back about TWEEN
ty-five years. The growth OF the stem
has taken place within the last ten
years, and now we have fourishing
plant and a large literature on the
subject. Broadly speaking, the latest
theory accounts for inertia, suggests
a cause for gravitation, explains the
leading phenomena of the spectra OF
hot gases and co-ordinates hypothet-
ically host of miner phenomena that
seem at first sight to have no discern.
ible mutual relationship, says Electric
cal World.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-09-28
Painting the Dome Of the Capitol.

The dome of the capitol at Wash.
ington is being painted. Every five
years it's coat is renewed and $4,000
gallons of white lead are used in the
process. The work is being done by
eighteen men. under the direction OF
BILLY" Lewis and Cal" Ports. The
latter has been employed for such
work about the capitol for thirty-nine
years Ports is the only man who
ever climbed to the top OF the Statue
of Liberty surmounting the dome. He
did this on Labor day. 1894, and fas-
tened garland Of electric light bulbs
around the neck Of her majesty
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-09-28
Queen Victoria Paid a Debt.

King Edwards appointment Of Sir
Evelyn Wood to be a field marshal
has brought out the Interesting fact
that the family of the king was once
deeply indebted to the grandfather Of
Gen. Wood, Matthew Wood, a London
merchant. 1t was through the gen.
crosby of the old merchant that the
duke of Kent was able to come to
England from Germany so that the
future Queen Victoria could be born
on British soil. The first baronetcy
bestowed by Queen Victoria upon her
accession was on Matthew Wood.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-09-28
THE RAINFALL IN ENGLAND.
scycIonic Disturbances Had Little Ma.
teriaI Effect.

r.
Fortunately for the south OF Eng
land the cyclonic disturbances, which
this year have been more than usually
numerous, have kept fairly regularly
to their normal track, says the Lon
don Chronicle. his course has ta K
en- them across Ireland and Scotland,
and as a result the rainfall account
in these two countries is now much
ahead of the average. Scotland north
has had an excess of nearly ten inches
the surplusage in the west and east
being nine and five inches, respective
ly. Ireland has beaten the average by
between five and six inches. The
south of England has had but a trihe
more than its usual allowance; the
eastern counties, on the other hand,
being nearly an inch short
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-09-28
He Was kept Busy,

That was curious little confession
made to an interviewer the other day
BY Color>Sergeant Barry, for twenty
seven years keeper Of the stage door
at the Lycsum. In reply to remark
about his knowledge Of plays and play
ers. Sergeant Barry remarked: II
have never seen play IN all my life.
My place is at the stage door. have
never any time to see what Is going
ON on the staeas-London Tit-Hits.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-09-28
1he .Morld,s Rarest Bird.

TO find the rarest bird in existence
YOU must go to the mountains between
Anam and Loas, where there is a GER
tain kind Of pheasant. For many
Years It's existence was known only
~ the fact that its longest and most
snlendid plume was in much request
NV mandarlns for their headgear. A
angle skin is worth $500, and the
bird Iiying would be priceless. for 1t
.ncon diss In captivity.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-09-28
Production Of Nitrate Of Soda.

Production Of Nitrate of Soda.
The annual report of the Nitrate
Association Of Chile, which controls
the worlds supply of nitrate of soda,
shows the production in 1902 to have
been 2,982,522.8O pounds from sew
enty-eight works. The nitrate beds
are near the surface and are worked
as stone quarries. 1t is anticipated
that the immense amount Of nitrate
the United States now gets from
Chile for use in fertilizers will ulti-
mately be supplied by factories max
ing it by electrical process from the
air. as is being done at Niagara Falls.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-09-28
Cecil Rhodes Dream Realized.

The dream of Cecil Rhodes is real
lied in America before the funds left
by him have made it possible in Ok
ford. The workshop university IN the
great electric manufacturing works at
Schenectady N. Y, has among its
students-all college graduates
Young men from England, Scotland,
France, Germany, Switzerland, Nor
way, Sweden, Denmark, Holland,
Spain, Italy, Russia, Brazil, Mexico,
Canada, Siam and Japan. Nearly all
the leading engineering schools of the
world are represented there.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-09-28
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. K. Benham is chairman Of a
committee having the matter in imme-
date charge.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-09-28
Was Always Running.

The Duke Of Argyll tells this story
of Winston Churchill. which shows
that the talent for talk developed
young in the author and member OF
parliament. Some years ago he visit
ed Harrow, and noticing q boy run
ming around the cricket field all by
himself asked what he was doing It
for. That's Lord Randolph Church
ill's son, and whenever he talks too
much we make him run three times
round the cricket field"
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-09-28
Rather Mixed.

One of the janitors Of a public
building, who has more politeness
than book learning, was stationed in
the hallway of the structure to guide
the crowd which was pressing into
one Of the rooms to see an exhibition
of artistic work. Ladies and gentle
men, said the janitor. will you
please make your exit through this
door and go out of the other"-Cleve-
land Plain Dealer.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-09-28
Microbes Hard to Kill.

That the microbes which cause dis.
ease cannot be killed by firing them
out of gun has been proved in Off
cial government experiments. Mi
crobes of malignant postule, Of abb
scesses and of the intestine were
smeared upon the face of the gun
wad, put next the powder and fred
into sterile gelatin mad agar-agar. In
each case the microbes developed,
each after its kind, in the medium re-
ceiving the wad
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-09-28
The 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 it! preached two hours
and twenty minutes last Sunday"
Didn't it 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, 1903-09-28
Banks BURGLAR Trap Didh't Work.

bdTTN > 0UI graz dF3 0'1ft > 49, ~
In its 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 a thin ceiling
and about ton of sand above it.
This was there in case craftsmen
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 (Mo.) Journal.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-09-28
' The Butcher and His Hat.

ne BUtcr1er anu TITS Hde.
Fl always thought it paid to be po-
lite until l got into this business" re-
marked prosperous retail butcher
1.but find that 1t costs me about $25
a year. My trade is with nice people,
and when fashionable women come
into the shop I have to tip my hat to
them. A butchers fingers are always
more or less greasy from handling the
meat, and in about month a new hat
is no longer at to- wear. Grease is
about the only thing that won't come
out of derby, and l will be the hat
ter's best customer until the weather
grows warm and will be able to go
bareh eaded."
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-09-28
HAD HAD LONGER PRACTICE.
Small Boys Distinction Between Ap.
petite and Patriotism.

petite and Patriotism.
Gen. O. O.. Howard occasionally adj
dresses Juvenile patriotic clubs. An
organization of this type entertained
the veteran at a sociable and dinner.
A little chap near the general dis
played a good appetite. You eat
well, my son" said the old soldier.
Yes, sir" Nov, if you love your
flag as we'll as your dinner, you'll
make good patriot" Gen. Towards
eyes beamed on the boy. Eyes. sir;
but I've been practicing eating twelve
years and ain t owned a gun bat six
months was the laconic reply.-New
York Times.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-09-28
A Sad Outlook.

Auntie-"Do you let your husband
have q room to himself?" Mrs. Nc
Bride-"Oh. yes; of course; he must
have a place to smoke in" Auntie-
"'You poor dear, see your future
through a rain Of tears. He'll sneak
OF there and lock himself in Whenever
you want to talk 10 him seriously.
You mark my words. Life. 49,
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-09-28
Had Had Opportunity.

Two society buds at the Waldorf.
Astoria were commenting upon the
marriage Of Mrs. Lewis Rutherfurd to
william K. Vanderbilt. TITS q fine
match" sak one: the bride certainly
belongs to the Upper Ten" She ought
to- was the tart answer, she's mar.
f,ed three Of themi"-Nsw yoT4
Times.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1903-04-11

During the past autumn and early
winter, Mr. j. E. Spur, Of the
United States Geological Survey, has
been occupied in study of the geol-
ogy and ores of Tonopah. Tonopah
has produced such an extraordinary
quantity of rich ore that naturally a
great deal of interest is felt in the
results Of the Surveys investigation.
Since returning to Washington, Mr.
Spur has spent several months in
the microscopic and comparative
study of the rocks and ores OF the
district, and in the early spring he
will return to complete the examina-
tion of this complicated region. 1t is
hoped that before long some of the
problems will have been so fully
worked out that preliminary paper
on the district may be given to the
public.