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The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-05
THE GOAT AND THE PLUG.
Old Darkey Was Satisfied the Animal
Could Read

Three colored men were discussing
the intelligence of different animals.
One claimed that the dog knew more
than all other animals put together.
The horse was favored by a second
man, but old Peter Jackson said that,
Sin my opinion de goat am de 'telli-
gentest criter livin'. kin prove dat
de goat kin read. ! saw him do 1T,
an I know it am true. Several days
ago, wuz walkin' down street,
dressed in NAH best suit OBJ clothes,
an wearin man new plug hat. When
/ got down on de main street l seed
BILLBOARD on which it said, Chew
Jackson's plug A goat wuz standin'
thar when I passed, an when wuz
about ten feet away he must hab rec
ognized me, for de next thing knew
| went sailln out in de mud. When
I looked 'roun', dat goat wuz chewin'
nah plug hat for all he wuz worth.
Gem men, da is no question in nah
mind about de 'telligence OBJ de goat.
He am wondah."
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-05
A GATHERING OF ARTISTS.
commingIing Of Great Voices Made
the Windows Rattle.

CommingIing Of Great Voices Made
the Windows Rattle.
Now that the operate artists-or
most of tnem-have gone abroad, Mr..
Campanari is desolate. His comfort
able apartment has for several years
been favoriee trysting place for many
of the song birds during the long New
York season; and Nine. Campanari
serves paghetti-Edouard de Reszke
can say how well. The singing giant
used to forego almost any other graft
fication of the palate to enjoy the
Campanarj Italian paste, together with
strange sauces, anchovies, bovoli, flag
ioli,s and caviare, like the fellow in
"Cynthia's Revels."
"Alas!' mourns the versatile and
semper paratus baritone, what Sun
day suppers they We're; and how Ed
Guard and did sing; and how the win
dows ratified. New York Mail and
Express.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-05
a WATERS RECEPTIVE BRAIN
Used to Quick Orders, He Becomes
m aI&oya atm

QSeo 70 QUICK OFoerS, ne becomes
an Automaton.
ri 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 cup Of coffee, said the first
man.
Same thing for me, waiter said
the second, adding in jocular way,
but be sure the eggs are fresh
All right was the reply.
"And moment later his voice came
from the back of the restaurant: Soft
boiled for two-an' have two Of EN-
fresh!'"
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-05
Razor 15n years Old.

Charles Morton of Bardstown, KY,
is the proud possessor of a razor that
is something over $50 years old, but
is in 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 prom
inent patriot. Judge Veneble was ap-
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, 1903-08-05
Monument to Rumsey.

An effort will be made to secure an
appropriation from the West Virginia
legislature for the purpose Of erecting
monument to the memory of James
Rumsey, who, 1t is claimed, was recog-
nized sby George Washington as the in
ventor of TIE steamboat. The pro-
posed memorial will 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-
tiic American.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-05
WINTER IN EXTREME SOUTH.
Frightful Cold Experienced in the Ant.
artic Circle,

a sailor on the antarctic ship Dis
covery, whose comma1 der, Capt. Scott,
has approached nearer the south pole
than any other explorer, writes as fol-
lows of his winter experiences: 1--WE
had 1923 days without the sun, and 104
days complete darkness We went
through it all gay. Lowest tempera-
ture registered. SIS degrees below zero.
You do not feel the cold very much
without the wind; then, with wind,
look out! First your nose, then ears,
then fingers go. We never go out
alone on account of the heavy biz
yards. Your companion will turn
round and say: Your nose is gone.
1t turns as. white as this paper. You
turn away from the wind and pull your
mittens off to bring your nose around;
by that time your fingers are gone,
so it's no pleasure going out in a
slight breeze. The billiards. are fear
full. Mr.. Bernacchi and the engineer
went to hut fifty yards away, and,
though roped from hut to ship, were
lost in blizzard for two and three
quarter hours"
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-05
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, a little
calculation will prove that these 1,6O0,-
900 books contained approximately
100000 pounds Of paper. A manu-
facturer of paper asserts that the aver
age spruce tree yields little less than
half cord of wood, which is equiva-
lent to about 500 pounds of paper. In
other words. these nine novels swept
away 4,006 trees and they form but
a small part Of the fiction so eagerly
read by the American people.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-05
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 he. 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 layout, and
strawberry saortcake 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 Sun
day, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday,
Thursday Friday, Saturday suit and
was sick all night.-White IS. Do
Leader.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-05
Narrow Escapes from peath

Fantastic escapes from death were
by no means uncommon features OF
the Boer war. There was exhibited
some time ago in the museum of the
Royal United Service Institution one
Of Queen Victoria's chocolate boxes,
in the lid of which is still deeply i'm
bedded mauser bullet, To that same
collection there has just been added
an even more remarkable relic. This
is a silver cigarette holder case,
which was struck by a bullet at a dis
lance of 1000 yards while it was in
the pocket of captain of the Imperi-
al Yeomanry. The curious part about
it is that the officer was not aware
until afterward that he had been
struck, although the bullet also
pierced the sovereign purse and Gig
arctic case which he was carrying in
the same pocket.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-05
New Way to DO Time.

DR.. Lillinksjold, of Butte, Mont, is
credited with having adapted hypno-
tism to novel purpose. The doctor,
having been placed under arrest, tried.
fined and sentenced to gaol for twenty
days for some small infracton Of the
law, deliberately hypnotized himself,
saying he would awaken from his
trance at the expiration Of twenty
days. All efforts to awaken him were
unsuccessful till the end of that peri
cd. AS mean of doing" time, or OF
Willing away long intervals, DR..
Lillinksjold's plan is probably unique.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-05
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men are about the middle height,
broad chested, broad shouldered, thick
set, very strongly built, the arms and
feet large. The bodies and especially
the limbs Of many are covered with
short, bristly hair have seen two
boys whose backs are covered with fur
as fine and soft as that Of cat We
we're ferried over river by an Aino
completely covered with hair, which
on his shoulders was wavy like that of
a retriever and rendered clothing quite
needless, either for covering OF for
warmth. A wavy black beard rippled
nearly to his waist over his furry
chest, and with his black locks hang
ing in masses over his shoulders he
would have looked a thorough savage
had it not been for the exceeding
sweetness of his smile and eyes"
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-05
Til. Coming Man.

Mrs. Frisbie is suing her husband
for divorce" Indeed? What is the
trouble?" well, she says she tried
not to mind when Mr.. Frisbie used
her curling irons, wore her shirt
waists ard borrowed her collar but
tons. But when he began to go
through her pockets and extract her
small change after she was asleep
she felt that patience had ceased to
be virtue. Brooklyn Eagle
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-05
Feathers by PHOTOGRAPH.

The power of the camera in repro.
ducing form and texture in feathers is
well shown in an article in "Photog-
raphy." The marvellous accuracy Of
its drawing, its power Of reproducing
texture as well as form, appear to
render photography a most suitable
process for the purpose of recording
those minute variations in plumage on
which our classifcations are based.
The one difficulty which presents it.
self, that of color values, can be over
come by the use of ortho-chromatic
plates and light filters.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-05
carnegie's Gift to Tuskeqee.

Booker T. Washington was much
overcome when he heard of Carneg-
les gift of 100000 to the Tuskegee
institute The millionaire's letter re-
quests that "the modern em'ncipat-
orr be relieved Of further pecuniary
cares. It also declares that Mr. Wash
ington is a second Moses, leading
his people to a better condition.
Maybe said the recipient of the
compliment, but I'll differ from my
predecessor in this-1'l not burden
my people with another set of COM
mandments. The original ten will
suffice"
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-05
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 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, 1903-08-05

Had 70 Paw TO Find Out.

At one Of the New York theaters
they are playing a piece called "a
Fool and His Money" A preacher
from Wisconsin was visiting Gotham
last week and in passing the theater
one evening was curious to know if
the play conveyed the proverbial les
son suggested by it's title. Stepping
up to the box office, he inquired re-
garding the matter. II think said
the suave party behind the grating,
chat the moral of the piece is that
the fool and his money gather no
moss. 1t will cost you 81 to find out
exactly" The preacher murmured
THANK YOU and withdrew. He tells
the story himself.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-05
Wiq Good Cause for Divorce.

The widow of large estate owner
in Germany, who recently married a
count of small means, has obtained a
separation from her second husband
on exceedingly novel grounds. After
the marriage the bride discovered
that her husband wore wig and re-
ceived such a shock at the sight Of
his bald Shead that she took a violent
antipathy to him, and commenced
proceedings against him. Her suit
was successful, and she obtained a
separation after three weeks mar
riage. The grounds upon which the
decision was based we're that if she
had known of the wig she would
never have married the count.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-05
Probably a Gold Miner.

A Maine farmer was attacked by
highwaymen and 5000 of gold filling
removed from his teeth. A bucolic
Sherlock Holmes thinks the robbery,
having been done in thorough man.
ner, must have been shared in by a
good dentist. This is bad reasoning.
In the first place, he could not do
such a bad thing If he were good
dentist And in the second place,
what dentist, good, bad or Indifferent.
would take such chances when he
could make that much money out Of
two or three patients without risk Of
punishment?
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-05
NOT TO BE TRUSTED.

Why Conductor Thought Women
Should Not Have Ballot.
How many-sided and how funny is
the life load in city street car Not
long ago woman gave the conductor
of one a dollar bill. On receiving the
change she counted and recounted it.
"This is not right" she called after
him. "Ain't, Ell; there's IS cents.
Don't suppose yer wanter ride free. !"
She made another mental calculation
and blushingly subsidized. AS the man
reached the rear platform he was
heard to grumble: And them's the
things as wants to vote"
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-05
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 NO 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 q
Chicago education In movement
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-05
THE MARKETS.
Latest Quotations From Grain and
Live Stock Centers.

st. Paul, Aug. S. = Wheat - No 1
Northern, So @ SIC; No. 2 Northern,
S5@87c; No. 8, Sic; no grade, S2@S4c.
Corn-No. 3, 54c; No. SIC; no grade,
Al a s48c. Rye - No. 2, 471-2@4Sc.
Barley Mating grades. 45@5oc; feed
grades, 39@44c.
Minneapolis Aug. 5. - Wheat-No.
/ hard, 81 1.2c; No. / Northern, Sc 38
q Sc 5-8c;; No 2 Northern, SO 3-S q
SO 5-Sc.
Duluth, Aug. 5. = Wheat No. 1
hard, SO 5-8c; No / Northern, Sc 1-Sc !;
No. Q Northern, "a 1-sc; fax, SO SAC;
oats, 34@34 lie; rye, so 1-2c; barley,
34@45c.
Milwaukee, Aug. 5. Wheat - No.
1 Northern, 81 @87 l-2c;; No. 2 North
ern, 83 q SEC. Rye = No. 1, So 12c.
Barley-No. 2, $4,000. Oats. 37@3Sc.
Corn-September, 40 3-4c.
Chicago, Aug. 5. - Wheat - No.
red, new, 80 q Sic; No. red. new,
n 1-2QS0c; No. 2 hard winter, new,
TIC; No. 8 hard winter, new, 76 q
rs 1-2c; No. 1 Northern spring, 80 3-Sc;
No. Northern spring, soc; No
spring, 76WSOc. Corn-No. Q, 81 q
81 1-2c; No. 3, 5O1-2@51c. Oats-No.
2, 32@33c, No. 3, 30M30 1-2c.
Sioux City, Iowa, Aug. 5. - Cattle
Beeves, 81 a Sis; COWS, bulls and
mixed, $2.50@4.25; stockers and feed.
ers, $2.6a@37O; calves and warnings,
S2.50@2.60. Hogs, $4.9O@5.05; bulk,
1896.
Chicago, Aug. 5. - Cattle-Good TO
prime steers, S5.1O@560; stockers and
feeders, y2.5o@450. Hogs-Mixed and
butchers, $5.2506.75; good to choice
heavy, S5.55@5.7o; bulk of sales, $40
@565. Sheep-Good to choice weth.
ers, 3S.50@3.90; fair to choice mixed
$3@3.5o; Western sheep, $2.50@3.90;
native lambs, SCOOPS.
South St. Paul, Aug. 5. - Cattle -
Good to choice steers, s425@5; good
to choice cows and heifers, $3.25@4;
veals. $2.o005; steer calves, $2@3.50;
good to choice stock cows and heifers
$250@3. Hogs Bulk, S5.25@5.S5;
common to good heavy, s5@5.25; good
light mixed and lights. $40 q $50
Sheep ~ Good to choice snorn lambs
$5.50Gyc; good to choice yearling weth
ers, s4@4.25; heavy, s3.5o@4; good to
choice ewes, medium weight, $500
2.75; heavy, 1925 a $50; culls and
stock ewes, $2.5O@o.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-05
new idea In Physiology.

It is possible that the school child
may be quite as readily fatigued by
inspiring the waste products of his fel.
lows as by his own, and that the bust.
ness man is more liable than the agri-
cultural laborer to become run down,
not so much because he works harder
or more monotonously and therefore
personally manufactures more waste
products, but because his tissues are
more liable to become saturated with
the waste products of himself and 9TH
ers derived from the confined atmos-
phere in which he works. Excessive
fatigue from railway journey Is like
ly to be noticed if the cars are crowded
or Ill ventilated
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-05
INSPECTING American Railroads.

]. T. Tatlow, John Wharton, George
Banks, F. T Dale and II. O'Brien, Off
Gals of the Lancashire and Yorkshire
railway of England, are.in this coun-
try and will make extended inspec-
ton of American railroads They
have been viewing things in several
eastern cities and will shortly visit
Chicago. They represent the me-
chanical freight and passenger de-
partments of the Lancashire and
Yorkshire road.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-05
WIN Loan Money to Poor.

A body of philanthropic New York
ers have formed themselves into the
Personal Protective Loan Associa.
ton, with the purpose of loaning
money to the poor at 6 per cent per
annum. The capital Of the organiza-
ton is $4,000 and the incorporators
are Thomas NJ Mulry, Edware F..
Cragin, Rev. DR.. David j. Burrell,
Father A. P. Doyle and Robert B.
Miller. Individual money lenders
never charge less than 80 per cent,
and sometimes a great deal more.
There are 300 pawnshops in New
York.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-05
The Candidates "sociabi,ity.,

Major Gen. Isaac Catlin tells a
story of one of his political cam
paigns. 81 voted for you" said a
workingman the day after an election
in Brooklyn, where the general fig
ured as a candidate for county Of
fee. Il didn't intend to at first, but
one afternoon you we're going by my
house and you patted my goat, Billy,
and guy him an apple, and, says l, If
the generals so sociable as all that
he must have my vote New York
Times.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-05
PRAISE FOR COLONIAL TROOPS.
Sir Frederick Darlington ExtoIs Their
Services In Roer War


ri have never commanded better
lot of all-around men tnan the Cana
dians," was the remark made by Sir
Frederick Darlington, whose name
was familiar one during the South
African war. Sir Frederick and Lady
Darlington have just arrived here
from the Pacific coast. Speaking Of
the colonial soldiers, the General said
they left very handsome record be-
hind them. He said they were treated
somewhat differently from the regular
troops, as their military training had
been different. However, the Cana
dians, Australians and New Zealand
ers were highly intelligent men, and
adapted themselves very quickly to
their new Observation-Disclosures
(Quebec) Gazette.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-05
Costly Skippina.Rope.

A skipping-rope has been presented
by fond Pittsburg millionaire to his
six-year-old daughter. The handles
are gold, studded with an odd jewel,
while the cord, the finest procurable,
cost more than dollar per inch.
When the child grows little older
she will be able fully to appreciate her
papa's gift. At present she treats it
as If it were an ordinary rope.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-05
A STORY ABOUT Du cHAILLu.
Had Very Much the Best Of Encounter
With Duke Of Aruyll,

E'a0 sS'y N0Su ZIG oSSs W 6hSSN'sSi
With Duke Of Argyll.
He was a little man of great good
humor but of very quick temper, and
used to relate with satisfaction his
first encounter with the late Duke Of
Argyll. When the skeleton Of the
first gorilla ever brought to Europe
was on show in London the public adj
mitted on presentation of cards. The
duke wrote to Du Chaillu that on such
day "the Duke Of Argyll proposed to
visit the gorilla" Du Chaillu at once
wrote back that the gorilla was to be
seen every day between certain hours,
and that if the Duke of Argyll pre-
scented his card he would no doubt be
admitted like the rest of the public.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-05
To Examine Historic Documents.

A. c. Mclaughlin, the professor of
history in the University of Michigan,
has been given a leave of absence
beginning next fall and continuing for
a year, and he will spend the time in
Washington making an examination
of the manuscript material of historic
value which is to be found in the
archives of the government. The
work will be done at the expense Of
the Carnegie institute.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-05
Sold State Secrets.

Belgrade, Aug. "a Servian officer
has been arrested here on the charge
Of selling the mobilization plans to a
foreign power. 1t is believed that he
has several accomplices. A rigorous
investigation is proceeding.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-05
Turkish Excuses Continue.

Vienna, Aug. 5.-The continued ex.
cesses OF thu Turkish troops in Mace.
donia occasions much disquietude in
official circ.es. 1t is reported that the
Austrian, Russian and German embas.
fresh representations on the subject
to the grand vizier.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-05
Mormon Progress in Mexico.

James Butler, representing the large
Mormon colony in Chihuahua, has
been in the City of Mexico applying
for concession to develop the i'm
mense water power Of Guaynopa can
van. In return the Mormons offer to
construct miles of canals and fumes
and would install power plant to op-
crate sawmills in the vast forests OF
that region.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-05
Gen. CLAW Left MANY Wills.

Richmond, KY, Aug. Six wills Of
the late Cen. c. M. Clay were offered
yesterday in the Madison county court,
The court set Sept. 2, the next county
court day, as the time when the ques.
ton of probating all of Clay's wills
would be taken up. Other Wills are
expected to be offered on or before
that date
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-05
Conductor Is Killed.

indianapolis, Ind, Aug. 5-A passens
ger train on the Big Four ran into
freight train at Laura, Ohio, killing the
conductor and probably fatally injur-
ing the engineer, fireman and baggage
man. ~-----------
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-05
shamrock I'LL. Very Fleet Graft.

Atlantic Highlands, N. j., Aug. S. -
With all the luck against her, Sham.
rock III. yesterday again proved her
self splendid racer in light winds by
beating her pacemaker, Shamrock l.,
9 minutes and 81 seconds in thirty
mile windward and leeward race of
Sandy Hook.