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The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-31
Razor $50 Years Old.

Charles Morton Of Bardstown, KY,
is the proud possessor of a razor that
is something over $50 years old, but
is in a splendid state of preservation,
and is far superior to the razors of
modern times. The razor was former
ly owned by Judge Veneble of the col
ony of Virginia, and who was a prom
inent patriot. I,ldge Veneble was APP
pointed Judge of Kentucky county by
Patrick Henry, governor of Virginia,
Kentucky then being a county of that
commonwealth. The razor was made
at Sheffield, England, in the year 1851.
and is very heavy, the blade being ex-
tremely thick and broad, with large
wooden handle.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-31
THE PACIFIC OCEANS FLOOR.
What Would Be Revealed II Water
Were Drained of.

Leslies Weekly says: If the waters
of the Pacific could be drained there
would be revealed vast stretch OF
territory, comprising enormous pla'
teaus, great valleys for which no par
allels exist on the land surface, lofty
mountains beside which the Himalaya
and the Andes would look like hillocks
and tremendous hollows or basins only
to be compared with those on the face
or the moon.
While there are great mountains and
huge basins or deeps, the plateau areas
are by far the most extensive. Rela-
lively speaking, the floor of the Pa
cifc is now at last revealed on the
plateau areas in level. There are I'm.
dulations and depresslons, but the gen.
eral area is about the same depth be-
low the surface.
Soundings develop mean depth OF
from $500 to 300 fatboms. In shoaler
spots there is mean depth of from
1900 to 2,4O0 fathoms. Deeper spots
show from $500 to 1900 fathoms.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-31
Advancement of Women.

At meeting Of the English Wom-
ems Liberal association a 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 omen 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, 1903-08-31
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.
what in the world!. exclaimed the
prodigy's keeper, in alarm. Here is
a 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, 1903-08-31
The Editor Ate Too Much.

The editor and wife had another
square meal Sunday on account of
having received an invitation to dine
at the hotel. Perk said be was afraid
we wouldn't accept, but we did. For
the benefit of our lady readers We will
state that they had chicken and the
stuff that goes with such a layout, and
strawberry shortcake and lettuce. Our
wife wore her blue and white and
looked real dear Mrs. Perkins had a
new skirt and looked too sweet for
anything. The editor wore~his Sum
day, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday,
Thursda... Friday, Saturday suit and
was sick all White Is. ID
Leader.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-31
Fakinu Used Stamps.

Rogues in this country are gener-
ally about as artful as we desire them
to be, bat evidently they have some
thing to learn yet from the heather
Chinee In West Java All Sin man
ages to cheat the postoffice 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 postotfice, and
can easily be washed off. so that the
stamp is once more serviceable.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-31
CheerfuIness Counts.

The Cosmopolitan says the longevity
of the medical man is materially less
than that of workers of other profess
sions. Only those with sound
physique, other things being equal,
can win in a struggle for success. The
sick look with confidence to the we'll
Iney demand the hearty dogmatism
that comes from the overlooking OF
animal spir:;ts. They enjoy the cheer
full optimism that comes from a good
digestion They lean upon the doc
tor in their weakness and yield Wiling
obedience to his kindly infueeEsee.
Mucn of the 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, 1903-08-31
Bits About the Moon.

If there wore man 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 it, 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, 1903-08-31
Commissioners Disguised.

Michel Lagrave, French commission
er to the St Louis exposition, arrived
there recently with Nine. Lagraye,-
and inside of twenty-four hours was
the most disguised man in Missouri.
There was no one to receive him at
the depot and as he does not speak
English he had much difficulty in get
ting carriage to his hotel. The cab
man charged him $40 for the short
drive to the hotel, where he waited
until the next afternoon before his
presence in town was recognized by
anyone connected with the exposition.
M. Lagrave declares that the steamer
cannot take him back to France too
quickly.-Chicago Chronicle.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-31
Monument to Rumsey.

An effort will be made to secure an
appropriation from the West Virginia
legislature for the purpose of erecting
a monument to the memory OF James
Rumsey, who, it is claimed, was recog-
nized by George Washington as the in
ventor of the steamboat. The pro.
posed memoriar-wiH be erected on a
high cliff of the Potomac river at
Shepherdstown, overlooking the spot
where it is alleged that the first ap,
plication of steam to the purpose OF
marine propulsion was made.-Scien'
tific American.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-31
Demand for Rolling Stock.

The exceptional activity in Cana.
dian railway circles, with the admit
ted scarcity of rolling stock and mo-
tive power, has led TO a large number
of orders being placed by the railway
companies for new equipment with
both Canadian and American firms,
and the facilities of the companies
have been taxed to the utmost to fill
these orders. while the Canadian Pa
cific has had to go to Scotland and
Saxony in order to obtain the loco
motives required by the road.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-31
A WALTERS RECEPTIVE BRAIN
Used to Quick Orders, He Becomes
an Autom atom.

II believe that there is no work In
the world that makes such machines
of men as does the business of waiting
in some Of these quick lunch eating
Places" said the business man. The
brains of the walters seem to work
like monographs. What they hear In
the way of orders given them is seem
ingly registered and reproduced with
out any apparent mental activity or
realization of exactly what the order
means The other morning, for In
stance, ! overheard this dialogue and
monologue in one of these restaurants.
Two men seated at the same table
gave their orders to the same waiter.
Bring me couple Of soft-boiled
eggs and q cup OF Coffee said the first
man.
Same thing for me, waiter said
the second, adding in a jocular way,
but be sure the eggs are fresh.
"'All right, was the reply
"And a moment later his voice came
from the back Of the restaurant: Soft
boiled for two-an' have two Of 'em
fresh!"
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-31
A Mother to the Girl.

The woman who had lost her maid
at the moment that she was expecting
visitors went to the janitor in her
distress, hoping that he might be able
to find some one to help her out. He
was Hibernian and effusively SYM
pathetic. "Shure an it's too bad he
assured her, AN you afther bein' a
mither to that girl" AS the girl was
as black negro could be, the
woman took the mplinent with res
eryatious
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-31
Heaven Had Its Limits.

There was once a Boston woman,
says Congressman Powers of Massa-
chussetts who had afternoon teas, be-
longed to a Browning club, fell i'll, and
finally died When she had been in
heaven some days her husband called
her up through spiritualist. Well,
nv dear" inquired the husband, chow
do you like heaven?" very WELL" 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, 1903-08-31
Trees and Novels.

Nine successful novels recently pub
lished in the United States had total
sale of over 100000 copies. Since
the average weight OF each book sold
was probably twenty ounces, little
calculation will prove that these 1905
600 books contained approximately
100000 pounds of paper. A manu-
facturer of paper asserts that the aver
age spruce tree yields a little less than
half a cord of wood, which is equiva-
lent to about 500 pounds of paper. In
other words these nine novels swept
away 1000 trees and they form but
a small part of the fiction so eagerly
read by the American people. Y
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-31
The Butcher and His Hat.

81 always thought it paid to be po-
lite until got into this business" re-
marked a prosperous retail butcher,
'but find that it costs me about $25
a year. My trade is with nice people,
and when fashionable women come
into the shop 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 fit to wear. Grease is
about the only thing that won't come
out of a derby, and | will be the hat
ter's best customer until the weather
grows warm and will be able to go
bareheaded."
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-31

Bajt!

A class in a 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 a card bearing
the picture of a boy nshing. Even
pleasure" said she, requires the exer-
else of patience. Look at the boy fish
ing! He mus 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, 1903-08-31
The WorId,s Rarest Bird,

To find the rarest bird in existence
you must go to the mountains between
Anam and Loas, where there is GER
tain kind of pheasant. For many
years its existence was known only
by the fact that it's longest and most
splendid plume was in much request
by mandarins for their headgear A
single skin is worth $500, and the
bird living would be priceless, for it
soon dies in captivity.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-31
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. We'll, sah,7 after general
KILN the porte always sends polite
note of apology to the survivors Of
the massacre. If we could only end
our feuds in that way, sab" But
we can't, sah,'' 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, 1903-08-31
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: Il, 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. IL
threw my arms-my arms-about--
about her-her k-neck-and-an
that's as far as 1 got, professor. =
Philadelphia Ledger.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-31
Search fo~ Prehistoric Horses.

For two Sears past agents of Will
liam C. Whitney have been searching
the western plains for relics of the an
cestors of the present breed of horses.
So far many interesting bones have
been resurrected from their burial
places in the rocks of the pre-Adamite
ages. The horse, in it's origin had
several varying prototypes. The Ma
tional History Museum in New York
already specimens. Last autumn the
fossil remains of small herd OF the
species called the hipparion were dis
covered in Nebraska. From them it is
believed that a complete animal can
be mounted.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-31
STATISTICS OF NIGHT 4ERoNs
They Are Sought by the Smithsonian
Institution.

They Are Sought by the Smithsonian
institution.
Eight hundred night herons are wan
dering free about the U1ited States,
each wearing on one leg an aluminium
band inscribed Smithsonian Institu-
ton" and a number. If any person
shoots one of these birds he should
write to Paul Bartsch, biologist of the
Smithsonian, telling where it was and
how large was the bird. The night
heron is one of the most beautiful
of the aquatic birds of America, but
scientists know less about it than they
are satisfied with. Last year Mr..
Bartsch discovered several breeding
places of these birds on the Potomac
in the District of Columbia. Recently
he visited the place with several as
sistants in the night and the 500
aluminium bands .were@f fastened to the
legs of as many young herons. Science
is anxious to know how long the night
heron lives, where it spends the win
tiers and how much of the country 1t
covers in it's wanderings. 1t is be-
lieved that by the time a few OF the
numbered aluminium bands have been
reported some of these facts will have
been established to the satisfaction of
the ornithologists. - Cleveland (O)
Plain Dealer.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-31
HOW HE MIGHT LOSE.
millionaire Could Not See Why He
Should Buy Burial Lot


Should Buy Burial Lot.
Not long ago prominent financier,
whose most prominent characteristic.
according to the popular opinion, is
close-fistedness, was the recipient of a
visit from an agent whose line it 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-
, ". No 60" 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 l 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, 1903-08-31
Warming the North Pole.

A novel scheme for rendering the
Arctic regions inhabitable has been
advanced by 2 scientist, who proposes
to widen Behring Strait and remove
all obstacles to the entrance of the
warm Japanese current. which he con-
siders then would pour down in suffi-
Gent quantities to melt the ice of the
Polar seas, thus retaining a vast en-
pire. Behring Strait is thirty-six miles
wide at the narrowest part, with a
depth of from thirty to forty fathoms,
but the channel is, obstructed by three
move, and would also get rid Of those
rocks and reefs along. the coast which
offer most impediment to the free ac-
cess of the current.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-31
Matches Eiaht Inches Long.

The latest luxury for the smokers
tray is the new English match that
measures eight inches in length. FIFTY
of these fit a sumptuous silver and
leather box. which, with the cigars, IS
set upon the table at the conclusion
of dinner party. One match will
fight from ten to twelve cigars or
cigarettes. Sometimes, for the use
of feminine smokers. these matches
are made of Syrian cedars or aromatic
East Indian woods and burn with the
most delicious perfume.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-31
Evicted kaffirs.

The correspondent of a London pa
per, writing from British South Afri-
ca, says the Kaffirs 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 IN
portation of cheap labor from India
and forced to leave their land hold
ings, which they .etain only under
lease from the Beers, to whom it has
been allotted, and under liability Of
eviction, a 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, 1903-08-31
lean.
PLAQUE Of Wolves.

Wolves are still the scourge Of the
Russian peasantry. Duri1g 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, Tver,
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, 1903-08-31
New to Londoners.

The Londoner will be greatly an
noyed by innovations when the
American electrical cars are running
in the Metropolitan underground and
tu'penny tube railways. The fare
will be five cents for any distance;
there will be 20 first, second or third
class: the high speed will be over
sixty miles an hour, and the twenty
second limit to stops will give him a
Chicago education in moyenont.-=
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-31
Had Him in Doubt.

sis your wife a good manager?"
ST really don't know Don't know!"
mo. You see, l always thought had
pretty much my own way in every
thing, but the other day l got hold
of an article on the diplomatic man
agement of husbands, and since read
ing that I'm not at all sure that my
wife hasn't been managing me right
along. If that's so, you can put her
down as one of the best and cleverest
managers that ever lived
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-31
JACK HARkAwAY" COMING BACK
Story That Thrilled the Boys of a Gen.
Grafton Ago.

Story That Thrilled the Boys Of a Gen.
Grafton Ago.
For regular thriller commend me
to Jack Harkaway." Thirty-five
years ago this sensational bit Of fic-
ton exercised greater influence on
the character of the average boy OF
10 to Is 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 periodical that claims
1,25OO00 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"
cyclopedias, and in the sRidpath Ii
brary of University Literature" The
editors of all SUCH works seem to make
1t a habit to leave out just what one
wants to knoW.-New York Press.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-31
Amethysts in Hiah 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
81 wears dangling from gold snake
chain
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-31
A NEW BOILED DINNER.
Little Ones Astonishment Natural Un-
der the Circumstances.

II have 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
"rhe 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:
"<Oh, mamma! What do you think?
Mary's cooking the clothes fee din
merit New York Times.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-31
Opulence 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,
uncheons, 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, 1903-08-31
Doom of Buzzard.

The buzzards that have long infest-
ed Vera Cruz and served a 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, 1903-08-31
Chance for Every Old Thino.

Wanted-Mr. Edgar Hogan wants a
wife. He is not particular about what
kind; most any old thing will do-ean
old maid or some brisky young miss.
Any unmarried lady that wants to get
a husband should write Mr.. Hogan, or
see him at his Office or home.-H His
postoff1ce is Bethany. His Office is
anywhere on the square at Bethany.
His home is on Big Creek. five miles
north of Bethany.-Bethany (Mo.)
Owl.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-31
Misouotations.

A correspondent sends the following
popular Interpretations: The absurd
tautology, Like angels visits few Gin
stead of short) and far between"
Money is the. root OF. all evil > for
"The love of money" very different
thing. He remarks that it is curious
that the late DR.. Patteson himself in
his monograph on Milton falls into
the snare of quoting Fresh fields and
pastures new" He suggests, also, that
the use of the Italian phrase, in petto.
as if equivalent to in miniature, is an
other snare into which many authors
fall