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Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-03-26
DRAMATIS PERSONAL.
The Murdered Man.

Edwin L. Burdick, president of the
Buffalo Envelope Manufacturing COM
pany. Found dead at o'clock Friday
morning, Feb, q, by his mother-i,l-
law, Mrs. j. D. Hull. Body on lounge
in his den, covered by rug and cush-
ions. Had been beaten to death by
blunt instrument, not found on prem
Uses. Yaluables undisturbed. Papers
in desk ransaeked Picture of Mrs. S.
T. Paine found in room. No clew to
murderer.
His Wife.
Mrs. Alice Hull Burdick. Was in
Atlantic City at time of E. L. Bur
dicks death. Had recently filed
cross-bill to her husbands suit for di-
vorce. Suits pending at time of muir
der. Mrs. Burdick now back in Buff
falo
Women in the Case
Mrs. Seth T. Paine, wife of DR..
Paine, a dentist. Picture found in
Burdick's room. Lives alone with
one child and a woman companion, at
492 Elmwood avenue Husband lives
and practices in Batavia, N. Y. Wife
to join husband soon as Buffalo lease
expires. Mrs. Paine insists that she
spent that night at home. Her state.
ments corroborated by women COM
panion.
Mrs. J. B. Warren, formerly of Buff
falo. now of Cleveland Divorced two
months ago. Named as correspondent
in Mrs. Burdick's cross-bill for di-
vorce. 1t is supposed that Burdick in
tended to marry her after his divorce.
Jane Doe, married, living with hus-
band now, has probably been financi-
ally assisted by Burdick, and thought
to be jealous of his abandoning her
for Mrs. Warren. Under strong sus-
picion. Husband claims she is inno-
cent.
Mrs. Arthur R. Pencil, supposed to
be named as another correspondent in
Mrs Burdick's cross-bill, but no evil
dence that claim is warranted; since
dies in an automobile accident. Re
Gently fell heir to $4,000.
Mysterious woman seen by police
man near Burdick's house at about the
hour of the crime. No trace of her
found as yet.
Mrs j. d. Hull, Ga years old, mother
of Mrs. Burdick, who remained in the
house with Burdick and children. Ap-
parentiy more friendly to Burdick than
to her own daughter.
Note.
The Pencils, Paines, Warrens, and
Burdicks all members of the same so
cial set in Buffalo, and on terms of
great family intimacy for years.
Arthur r. Pencil, husband of Mrs.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-03-26
His Wife.

Mrs. Alice Hull Burdick Was in
Atlantic City at time of E. L. Bur
dicks death. Had recently filed a
cross-bi!l to her husbands suit for di-
vorce. Suits pending at time of muir
der, Mrs. Burdick now back in Buff
falO
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-03-26

The Pencils, Paines, Warrens, and
Burdicks all members of the same. so
cial set in Buffalo, and on terms of
great family intimacy for years.
Arthur r. Pennell, husband of Mrs.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-09-19

CLEANLINESS AS A VICE.
Young Matron Criticses Methods OF
Tier Mother-in-L law.

"Cleanliness is next 10 godliness,
know" said the young matron whose
mother-in-law lives with her, but
there is such d thing as carrying it
too far, think. Now, my husbands
mother is fearfully and wonderfully
neat. In fact at times | feel that to
live in pigpen would be a relief.
From morning till night there is moth
ing but clean, clean, clean. Bits Of
carpet are laid in the places most
likely to trip you up. These are in
tended to keep the floor underneath
free from stain and then the carpets
are taken up and the floor underneath
scrubbed as carefully as If it had not
been protected all the time. You can
not imagine just how trying it is But
the other day she reached the limit.
She came in, took off her shoes, care
fully. washed them, and set them cut
to dry! Think Of it. It's wonder she
did not wash her hat"
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-09-19
What One Man Said.

At the City Federation meeting In
the Waldorf there were many amusing
incidents. Husbands of the broad
minded women tarried in the ante
room waiting for their spouses to go
home. One Of these patient escorts
was Leroy Sunderland Smith. He
gazed through the glass doors once,
sighed and returned to his chair. Men
would come, inquire for their wives.
and then retreat to the cafe below. One
man heard a few minutes Of a certain
paper. He said: IF these women's
clubs did not struggle with the prob
lem of how to raise other women's
children they would have no excuse
for being He flung out the last
words savagely and then disappeared
to the place where highballs are con.
cocted.-New York Press.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-09-19
LAWYER MADE AN APOLOGY.
Revised the Opinion as to the Intellect
of the Court

Some years ago there was an old
judge on the bench in Berks county,
Pa, whose decisions, in consequence
of numerous regersals did not always
command universal respect. One day,
in a case in which he was sitting, one
of the lawyers lost patience at his in
ability to see things in q certain light,
and in the heat Of the moment re-
marked that the intellect OF the court
was SO dark a flash Of lightning could
not penetrate it. For this contempt
the judge showed a disposition to be
very severe with the offender, and it
was only after much persuasion by
friends of the latter that he yielded
and decided to accept public apol-
ogy. The following day the lawyer,
accordingly, appeared before his honor
and made amends by saying. I re-
greet very much that said the intel
lect of the court was SO darkllightning
could not penetrate it. / guess it
could. 1t is very penetrating thing"
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-09-19
FlLARlA is A NEW DISEASE.
Responsible for the Death of Many
American Soldiers.


Capt. Charles Kieeifer, United
States army surgeon, says the Phil
ippines are infested with mosquitoes
more troublesome and dangerous from
a medical point Of view than those
that swarm in the Jersey swamps. A
strange malady known as flara Is
traced directly to them, and is COM
mon among the American soldiers
CHARTERED on the islands. Soldiers
contract the disease by drinking
water from stagnant pools in which
the mosquitoes have laid their eggs.
The first indication Of flarla APP
pears in the form of worm in the
victims thorax This develops into
elephantiasis, which causes the pa
tient terrible pains, accompanied by
a constant cough. The sufferer Is
worst at night and the patient be-
comes prey to insomnia.
The only remedy lies in an opera
ton, which in itself is dangerous and
rarely successful. II the worm, which
is a female, is injured and dies
through the operation, it's poison gets
into the blood, the disease is increased
a thousandfold and the chances OF re-
cOvery are small.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-09-19
Overlooked a Detail.

A Long Island farmer came to
Brooklyn with his wife to do some
shopping the other day. On his way
back the thought came to him that he
had forgotten something. He took
out his notebook and went over each
item, checking it off, and saw that he
had made all the purchases he intend
ed. AS he drove on he could not put
aside the feeling that there was some
thing missing. He again took out his
notebook and rechecked every item,
but still found no mistake. He did
this several times, but could not rid
himself Of the idea that he must have
forgotten something. When he
reached home and drove up to the
house his daughter came out to meet
him, and, with look Of surprise,
asked: "Why, papa, where is moth
er?"-Mail and Express.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-09-19
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 a 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, 1903-09-19
An Ente rprlsinq Woman.

Miss Jessie McCubben of Alamo,
Oregon, is the owner Of a valuable
mining claim in the Granite district,
which she Jumped" precisely as the
year 1903 came in. Learning that the
claim would be vacant the 1st day Of
January, she drove through blind
ing snowstorm on the night of Dec. 81,
the mercury IA degrees below zero,
and, waiting the advent of the new
year, staked her claim. Another pros.
pector had done likewise earlier in
the evening, but Miss McCubben was
legally in the right, and the court sus-
tanned her She is Portland girl,
10 years old.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-09-19
JOKE ON SWEET CHARITY.
And the colored Porter, He Thorough.
Nv Enioyed It,


The other day colored porter from
one OF the hotels was sent to buy some
tin cups. After making the purchase
he started back to the hotel and met
one of the hostlery's best patrons-a
commercial traveler-and the latter
asked the negro to carry his sample
case to a Washington street store.
A few minutes later the negro, sam
pie case, and tin cups, were in front
OF the store. The travelling man was
in the store. While waiting for him,
the negro sat down on the sample
case and in less than a fifty fell asleep.
One of the tin cups was in his hand,
and it fell forward, as does the cup
held by blind man.
Perhaps you won't believe it. but
that negro collected 40 cents while he
slumbered. Passersby thought him
blind mendicant And maybe that por-
ter didn't enjoy the joke! He did
deed he did.-Ind1anapoli News.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-09-19
THE OUTLOOK FOR AUTHORS
Really Good Writers Need NOT Fear
discrimination

Discrimination
The rush of the crowd to read a
book which may have no literary merit
or vitality, either of material or Of
presentation, simply because it is
talked about, is never wholesome, and
If the crowd has grown more critical
and clear-minded in its judgments,
and has ceased to move upon sudden
i'm pulses and learned to decide for
itself, the loss will fall, not on writer's
Of real merit, but on few whose re
wards were generally beyond their
deserts. The average of literary work
in this country in many departments
is high. If great books are not pro-
duced in large numbers, good books
are produced in very considerable
numbers, and in soundness of knowl-
edge, in good taste and literary work
manship, a great advance is evident
over the work of an earlier generation.
1t is a period Of quiet progress, time
Of preparation rather than a time Of
accomplishment.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-09-19
ROYALTY AT THE RECEPTION
Wearisome Duties Imposed on Those
in Hiuh Position

in High Position.
How royalty and their suites ever
manage to survive those weary hours
Of standing is always mystery to me-
says "The Countess" in the London
Outlook. "You get used to it in
time" say the maids of honor, but ap-
parently not till they have been car
ried out two or three times in a faint
do the gentlemen-at-arms tightly but
toned up in uniforms and smothered in
helmets get used to the ordeal.
It is within the memory of many
how in Dublin a certain distinguished
viceroy in the middle Of a drawing
room gave the order to close the
doors, and having cleared the room the
entire viceregal party sat down on
the floor in various stages of collapse,
and often wonder how it is that our
own king and queen are not similarly
overcome on these occasions. Royal
ty is the best paid profession, but as
suredly, it must be also the most
wearing.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-09-19
a Paner Nav Criticise.

A trial jury in England gave the
manager of fifth-rate show a YER
dict of s3,75o against a newspaper
which published an adverse criticism.
The Appeal Court reversed this, and
held that the jury had no right to sub
stitute its 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, 1903-09-19
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 lull
in conversation the rich man watched
a servant who was desterously 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, 1903-09-19
Queen Victoria Paid a Dept.

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, 1903-09-19
Enjoyable Denunciations.

Society to-day in search of fresh SEN
sation f1ocks to hear its 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 of 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, 1903-09-19
His Strong Recommendation.

The old gentleman showed his dis.
pleasure plainly. at 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 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 VIII 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, 1903-09-19
How Snakes .Decoy Birds.

That the rattlesnake uses his tail
to decoy birds has been observed a
number of times by 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 kingbird, are attract
ed by the sound, and become an easy
prey for his snakeship. | 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, 1903-09-19
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. Paul's. It
is an enormous oak and is said to be
100 years old. It is protected by a
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, 1903-09-19
THE JOKE OF A KING.
Historic Hoax Perpetrated by Gusta.
vus Ill., Of Sweden

Historic Hoax Perpetrated by Gusta-
vus III. Of Sweden.
King Gustavus III of Sweden had
been frequently invited to the little
court of Schwerin In 1888 he paid a
visit to Germany and as soon as the
Duchess OF Mecklenburg heard of his
approach she prepared fetes in his
honor. But Gustavus, who disdained
the petty courts Of the small rulers,
sent two of his attendants-a page
named Peyron, and Desvouges, valet
who had formerly been an actor-to be
entertained by the duchess. The two
personated the king and his minister,
Baron Spare, and sustained the char
acters throughout. They accepted as
their due all the homage meant for
their master, danced with the Meck1en-
burg ladies who were presented to
them, and Peyron went so far as to
ask one Of the ladies for her portrait.
Meantime Gustavus was enjoying him
self elsewhere in secret.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-09-19
The Artists REVENGE.

A Chinese story tells how very
stingy man took a 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. "Well,"
replied the artist, 81 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, 1903-09-19
Chorus Girls of Wealth.

Among the twenty girls who took
part in an amateur comic opera per.
Torrance in Philadelphia the other
evening were fifteen whose fathers
are millionaires. 1t is said that the
girls in question represented some
s40,0OO,000 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, 1903-09-19
Development Of the Electron.

DR.. Kaufman of Germany, in re-
cent lecture, traced the history Of the
development of the electron. The
roots of the idea go back about twen-
ty-fve years. The growth Of the stem
has taken place within the last ten
years, and now we have hourishing
plant and a large literature on the
subject. Broadly speaking, the latest
theory accounts for inertia, suggests
cause for gravtation, 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 Electro
cal World.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-09-19
Dancer in Bio Guns.

Recent accidents disabling some OF
our best battleships offer rather start
ling evidence of the weaknesses that
are inherent in vessels Of this type.
For years inventive genius has been
applied to contriving guns Of bigger
size and longer range than those used
before, and each increase has added to
the demands laid upon the strength
of guns and turrets and their mobility
in action. Inevitably the line Of safe
ty has been passed and the result is
shown in accidents which have caused
loss of life. besides exposing the para
doxical delicacy of massive machin-
ry.-Philadelphi North american.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-09-19
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
motor cars. The new route, of which
nearly 450 miles have been completed,
will join the important trading centers
of Dongu and Lado. While making
the road a 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, 1903-09-19
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 Lyceum. In reply to a remark
about his knowledge of plays and play.
ers, Sergeant Barry remarked: So
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 stage s-Landan Tit-Bits.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-09-19
Microbes Hard to XIII.

That the microbes which cause dis.
ease cannot be killed by firing them
out of a gun has been proved in Off
cial government experiments. Mi
crobes of malignan ant postule, of abb
scesses and of the intestine were
smeared upon the face of the gun
wad, put next the powder and fired
into sterile gelatin mad agar-agar. In
each case the microbes developed,
each after its kind in the medium re-
ceiying the wad.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-09-19
Was Always Runnina.

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 it
for. That's Lord Randolph Church.
ills son, and whenever he talks too
much we make him run three times
round the cricket field. "=Z
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-09-19
Banks Burglar Trap Didn't Work.

In it's account Of the recent bank
burglary at Allen, the Emporia (Kan.)
Gazette explains that the trap set by
the bank for robbers did not work.
The trap in question is unique enough
to be interesting. above the vault, .
says the Gazette, was a thin ceiling
and about a ton of sand above it.
This was there in case cracksmen
should attempt to blow open the safe.
when the ceiling would burst at the
explosion and the sand fill the vault,
making it impossible to get at the
safe. However, the ceiling did not
burst and the sand remains undis-
turbed. kansas City (Mo.) Journal.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-09-19
The Modern Race After Wealth.

The mania for money.making has
developed into downright madness
And the explanation Is easy. People
see that 1t is fast becoming the chief,
If not the only, standard Of respecta-
bility. When Talleyrand was asked IL
he was not ashamed to sell his infu-
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 r. We are rapidly APP
preaching the period in our own his
tory when there will be but two things
left in Ameri ca-money and contume-
Iy.-Louisville Courier-Journal.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-09-19
No ROYAL Roa d

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 profes.
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.