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The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-08
Muscular Christianity.

Prof. Bryce, in his biographical
study of Bishop Fraser, of Manches-
ter, tells of a clergyman Of Fraser's
diocese who had knocked a man down
who had insulted him. The bishop
wrote him a letter Of reproof, point
ing out that exposed as the Church of
England was to much criticism on all
hands, her ministers ought to be very
careful of their demeanor. The Of
fender replied by saying: Il must re-
gretfully admit that, being grossly
insulted, and forgetting in the heat Of
the moment the critical position OF
the Church of England, | did knock
the man down, etc. Fraser was de-
lighted with the turning of the tables
on himself, and afterward invited the
clergyman to visit him.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-08
What We're Coming To.

AS we have already transmitted fair.
~ recognizable pictures of individuals
by wire we may be able, before long,
to do the same thing without wires.
Why not? And then for the wireless
p lychromote ntophonophotoscope
by which we can see everybody, hear
everybody, talk to everybody, wheE.
ever and wherever we please without
cost, anywhere on the surface of the
globe. And then, hurrah for a short
trip to Mars just to initiate our chests
and show off!-Magazine of Humor.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-08
Differing Views on Providence.

A recent traveller in Macedonia
writes: ''The views on Providence
entertained by Turks and Jews re-
spectively and the extent to which be-
lief influences the conduct Of each
are we'll illustrated by the following
anecdote: A Turk and Jew were
one day in a boat. Suddenly the
weather changed and a fierce squall
arose. The Jew proposed mat they
should turn back at once. The Turk
was for going on. Fear not, my
friend; Allah is great he said, Allah
is great retorted the Jew. but our
boat is SMALL"
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-08
superfIuous Boys.

A British parliamentary paper
shows that, as usual, nearly 100000
more boys than girls were born in
the British isles last year. Whence,
then, the "superfuous woman?" The
boys die, during the first weeks and
months oe life, at a far greater rate
than the supposed weaker vessels !,
In few months they have sunk to an
equality and soon woman takes the
lead, numerically, and heeps it, nu-
merical'y. The reason is not uncon-
nected with the larger size Of the
baby boys head, for which he either
pays the penalty very early or reaps
the reward-if woman will forgive
the hint-later
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-08
Different After Five Years.

William G1ackins, who admires
Whistler, cited the other day two let
tiers written by a collector Of etchings
to certain print seller. Between the
letters there was an interval of five
wears. The first said Isl doenot want
etchings by Whistler. They impress
me as If flies that had fallen in an ink
well had walked on old paper" The
secoEd letter said: "Send me every
etching by Whistler the price of which
is not ruinous. "-Philadelphia Record.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-08
CAME BACK FOR HIS OWN.
How Wilkinson Was outwitted by a
Brajnv TRAMP,

How Wilkinson Was outwtted by a
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 wife's loneliness any
more, for he had bought a capital
watchdog for her.
But, alas! when he arrived home
his wife met him with the deplorable
news that the dog, had gone.
Chi" said Wilkinson, "did he break
the chain, them"
"No," she replied; "but a great.
ugly-loolling 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 from %
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-08
The Moeern Race After Wealth.

The mania for money-making 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 APP
preaching the period in our own his
tory when there will be but two things
left in Amer ca-money and contume-
ly.-Louisville CCurier-Journal.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-08
The pevelopment Of Mexico.

Facts in regard to the commercial
annexation of Mexico are given in the
National Magazine. Twenty-eight mil
lions of United States capital is now
invested in that country, and forty
Mexican investment companies in Chi
cago are sending in a million dollars
a month In the city of Monterey
alone 100000 was recently invest
ed in one plant. The Standard Oil
company has invested $1s,000,000 in
Mexican mines within two years, and
VIII put in $4,000. 600 more.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-08
A Linaual Phenomenon \.

can you says, Brer Eph'm," said
the convert, thonghtfully, .dat All
KANT cuss nor sw'ar none after Use
been baptize'?" DE Bible says so,
Brer Saul" Nor say Good Lor',' nor
one O dem t'ings?" Not unless you's
in meetin', Brer Saul" "Umh amt
drive no mules in meetin en- KANT
take de meeting ter de mules. Dat
Baptis' 'ligion ain no ligion flu a
mule driver. De baptism n'ble ter
swink his vocabulary. Washington
Times.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-08
No ROYAL Road.

st. Clair McKelway believes that
the journalism of the future will be a
profession and that men will be espe-
cially 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 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, 1903-08-08
Feather Beds comino eack.

The feather bed, after it's Danish
ment during about half a century, is
being received back into favor in cold
er countries. Hygiene experts con-
demned it on account of its heating
nature and the difficulty of thoroughly
airing and purifying; nevertheless, 1t
is actually being recommended during
the winter for delicate. nervous, neu-
ralgic women, and particularly for ell.
derby persons and those who are trou.
bled with insomnia.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-08
WRONG Foot Out Of Bed.

About half the world puts the wrong
foot out of bed in the morning. But
which is the wrong foot? 1t is
superstition as old as the hills that
if the left foot touches the floor first
you will have bad luck that day.
Probably many men avoid this by
sleeping on the right side of the bed,
so that In rising the right foot natur.
ally comes first in contact with the
floor. It is said to be a fact that most
people lie on their right side because
CT tie prevalent notion that the heart
has freer action.-New York Press.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-08
Was Always Runninu.

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 a boy run
ming around the cricket field all by
himself asked what he was doing 1t
for. That's Lord Randolph Church.
ills 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, 1903-08-08
Much Money in Tramp>s Clothes.

Much Money In Tramp>s Clothes.
A lot of young fellows in an Ohio
town had a good time with a tramp
last week. They took him into shed,
gave him good bath, shaved him
and cut his hair. They then bought
a new suit of clothes, white shirt and
stand-up collar and dressed him out
complete. But when they attempted
to burn his hobo clothes he objected
and fought for them with such des-
peration their suspicious were
aroused, and upon searching they
found 81 400 sewed up in the coat.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-08
Got II.

At the close of the third act the
gifted tragedian was called before the
curtain. "My friends" he said, ap'
parently much astonished and embar.
raised, 'your kindness overwhelms
me. / have striven conscientiously to
win your approval, but was not pre-
pared for SO magnificent welcome
and in the surprise Of the moment
find myself utterly hesitate for
want Of a suitable word "Rats!"
shouted a gallery hoodium.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-08
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, 1903-08-08
This Lunch Was a Success.

A lady in Budapest recently gave q
charitable lunch party to the poor of
her district. She placed no limit on
the number of invitations, and the re-
suit was that 5000 people arrived, all
eager for the treat. Eventually the
police had to draw their sabers to keep
order among the jewellers. There were
no two opinions about the success OF
the function. The guests to man
declared they had never assisted in so
intense and exciting lunch before in
their lives. They were quite cut up
when the time came to go.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-08
Motor Cars in Switzerland.

Should the experiments in progress
in the neighborhood of Berne prove as
successful as is anticipated travellers
to Switzerland in the summer of this
year will be able to cross the noun
tains by motor car instead of the
usual post diligence. The actual trials
will be made in the spring, and the
result, if successful, will be not only
to allow travellers to make the differ.
ent journeys in half the time, but to
open the mountain roads, which are at
present closed to them on account Of
the horses
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-08
His strono Recommen dalton.

The old gentleman showed his dis.
Measure plainly" ut seems to me
rather presumptuous for a youth In
your position to ask for my daughters
hand" he said, Can you advance
any good reason why should give my
CONSENT" yes, Sir" replied the
young man promptly. WHAT" Il
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 QUIT"
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-08
The 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 1t left his
lungs and wondered how long it took q
man to freeze to death. They call
this the spare room.'" he said, shiver.
ingly, to himself. And It Is well
named. don't wonder they can spare
It. I think that could get along with.
ont It myself. Magazine Of Humor.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-08
Why He Disliked Spelling Reform.

Why He DisIiked Spelling Reform.
Senator F. Dumont Smith of Kins-
ley lectured on words" in Wichita,
Kan, few nights ago. He is for
spelling reform, and in advocating it
in his lecture said that he knew Of
only one argument in favor of the old
way and that was given by an Eng
lish bishop who declared that the
present method of spelling helped the
churches. According to the bishop:
''By the time you can make boy be-
lieve that through spells
through that though spells
though and tough spells tough
you can make him believe anything. ;"
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-08
THE SMALL BOYS LONGING.
Part Of the Show Taat Mas Woefuisy
i Disappointlnu,

Part Of the Show '!9sat WAS Woefuify
Disappointing.
Little Willie's father took him to
the show. 1t was variety show, end
ing with sketch called THE African
Belle" in which, after missionary
had been bound to stake by lot OF
dancing savages, he is rescued by the
chiefs daughter after the manner -
Capt John Smith. This last part of
the show Willie's father thought
would please the boy immensely; but
the son and heir fell into a state OF
gloom at it's close. On the way home
the fond parent inquired: Willie,
didn't you like the part where all the
savages come out?" NO" replied
Willie with sigh. Me and the other
boys play that. When you pay to go
to show should think they might
kill the missionary.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-08
Painting the Dome Of the Capitol.

Painting the Dome Of the Capitol.
The dome of the capitol at Wash
ington is being painted. Every five
years its 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 CAP 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 a garland Of electric light bulbs
around the neck Of her majesty. ~
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-08
Girl AM Excellent Athlete.

Miss Agnes S. Wood, the champion
basket ball player and all-around ath-
lete of Vassar college, has beaten the
girls record at running and almost
equaled that of men, despite the fact
that her gait was somewhat impeded
by a rather cumbrous costume. She
does not allow athletics to interfere
with her studies and will graduate
near the head of her class.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-08
Few AUTOMOBILES in WASHINGTON.

Official Washington does not take
kindly to the automobile and very
few persons in the executive or Dip
lomatic service are seen in vehicles
other than carriages. The president
is too fond Of horses ever to take up
the craze. He has always shown
preference for surreys and seldom
drives out Of town in any other kind
Of vehicle.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-08
PEAS FROM PHARAoHs' TOMB.
Their Product Unlike Anything Known
at Present

Their Product Unlike Anything Known
at Present.
There are bargains and finds%to be
made in the plant world equal to any
picked up in old curiosity shops Some
time ago Glasgow gentleman re-
ceived from his son in Egypt an ems
velope full of peas, which were said
to have been found in the tomb of one
of the Pharaohs. He sent them to
friend of his at Kames, in the Isle OF
Butte, who sowed them. They grew
up into plants quite unlike anything
known at present, strong and about
six feet high, with a great white flow
er having red center. The pods
were long and full of excellent peas.
This new old variety found a ready
sale at good prices.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-29
AMERICAN.
Bids for SUPPLIES June

Des Moines, April 29.-The executive
Icouncil at a meeting Monday decided to
close the bids for supplies for the state
for the next bienniai period June Is.
The period will begin July i. The date
Of making the awards was not settled
on. The supplies include paper, ink,
| pencils, and all kinds of Office supplies
such as are kept in the supply room at
the state house, They are purchased
b~iennially, and thousands of dollars
worth are needed. In n important
particular the council decided upon a
departure. The state will hereafter
furnish it's own samples. n bidders
will have to bid to duplicate the SAM
pies. This plan led to intarminable
argument as to which samples were the
best.
Auditor Carroll has approved the ar
ticles OF the Merchants and Bankers
Fire Insurance Company, which was
reorganized as a stock company, having
been a mutual. c. e. Campbell is sec
rotary and the stock is $4,000.
The executive committee of the state
department of agriculture will meet to-
day. The contract for the swine judg-
ing pavilion will be let. w. w. Nor
row, of Alton, president of the depart
ment. and C. e. Cameron, of Alta, vice
| president, arrived in the city last even
ing.
Articles Of Incorporation were flied In
the secretary of states office yesterday
as follows:
The Burlington Hawkeye Company.
Capital 100000. Incorporators, w. Is.
Southwell, j. l.. Waite, c. L. Poor, G.
NJ. Waite, and w. II. Davidson.
The Lightning Medicine Company,
Of Muscatine; capital 100000; by 4.
w. Huttig and George j. Gruber.
Clinton Heater Company, Capital
$50. 600; by G. D. w. Daid, f. w. Ellis,
and r. b. Mccoy.
Westfleld Building Company, of Wat
erloo, capital $4,000; by George b.
Miller and others.
Banana Crate and Hoop Manufacture
ing Company, of Washington, capital
$50, 900; by Mickele Lombardo and
others.
Idaho Western Mining and Milling
Company, of Story City. capital $780,
900; by Z. G.. Johnson and others.
Fremont County Telephone Company
of Thurman, capital $1,000; M. Cartney,
president; C. r. Payne, secretary.
Gateway Nursery Company, of Lee
Mars, capital $4,000; by Peek Bechtle
and others.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-29
West Hotel to Be Sold.

Minneapolis, Mimi, April 2s.-Nego-
tiations are still on for the sale of the
West hotel, and developments of the
last few days indicate that the big hos
telry will pass out of the lands of the
present owners before long. The Min
neapolis Trust company, as trustee, has
had the property on the market since
last spring, since when many prospect
i've purchasers have asked the trust
company to name its price.
1t is known that only three of the of
fers already received have been seri-
ously considered. OF these offers, the
one from Minneapolis parties is the
most f%avorably looked upon, and 1t
would not surprise those familiar with
the situation if the title to the hotel
would still remain in this city. 1t IS
positively announced thai the hotel
will no be leased, which means that u
will be continued under the present
management until a sale is made.
The hotel is now operated by tha
West Hotel company, of which Addi-
son w. Bronson, manager, Is a member
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-29
A BIG TROLLEY SCHEME
Beef Men of Three Packing
Centers Will Connect With
Trolleys
COMPLAIN OF HIGH RATES
COMPLAIN OF HIGH RATES
Ownership of Street Railways in Kan
sas City, Omaha, and Sioux City by
Packing interests Furnishes Nucleus
for immense Trolley system-Now
Plan to Build Between Towns.
Special to Times Republican.

Sioux City, April 29.-There Is every
reason to believe that the big packers
of Kansas City, Omaha, Sioux City and
st. Joseph, who already own the street
railways of those cities are preparing to
build an electric line from one town TO
another and become independent of the
of traffic.
Preparations are being made to be-
gin the construction of a line of cleo
trio railway from Omaha to Tekamah,
Neb., and there are indications that this
line will be eventually extended toward
Sioux City and meet an extension
which will be built either by the Sioux
City Traction Company, or an indepen-
dent company acting for the traction
company.
The line northward from Omaha
or the company which is to build it
has the assurance of the packers bus
mess up and down the Missouri river.
No less a person than E. A. Cudahy,
vice-president and general manager of
the Cudahy Packing Company, is rep
resented as having said within the last
few days hat there soon would be a
relief from the high rates which the
railroads are charging on packing house
products.
Within two years there will be an
electric line running from Sioux City
to Kansas City," Mr.. Cudahy is report
ed by a friend as having said. From
his conversation 1t was inferred that
the Missouri river business of the
packers would be handled by this line.
That an extension of the Sioux City
Traction Company's system in the di-
rection of Omaha would have the back
ing of packers is well understood, for
the system is owned by Armour d Co.,
and Swift & Co.. with an Armour of.
fetal as president. and Swift & Co, and
Libby, Mcneil & Libby men on the
board of directors.
The packers also W the traction
systems of Omaha and Council Bluffs,
st. Joseph and Kansas City.
Another authority of the jackers who
seems to know about the big plans
which are being discussed, made the
statement a few days ago in Chicago
that the electric line which would be
built up and down the Missouri river
would reduce the passenger rate to l
cent a mile.