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The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-06-02
JACK HARKAwAY" COMING BACK
Story That Thrilled the Boys of Gen.
Grafton AGO..


For a regular thriller commend me
to Jack Harkaway.'' Thirty-fve
years ago this sensational bit of fic-
ton exercised a 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 a periodical that claims
1,250,000 circulation Bracebridge
Henyng 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
"Internationaln and the Standard"
cyclopedias, and in the "Ridpath Ii
brary of University Literature" The
editors of all such works seem to make
it a habit to leave out just what one
wants to know.-New York Press.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-06-02

Bear WorShi oers in japan.

The queerest and perhaps the old
est people of the earth are the Amos,
the bear idolators, who are found in
the japanese islands of Kovriles, Sab.
kalino and chiefly in Yezo or Hon
naido They number not more than
$4,000 souls in all and they are fast
disappearing. They have the broad
nose and the oblio yes which char
acterize the Chinese and Asiatic races
generally, but there the resemblance
ends. The Amos are a large and
powerful people, straight as an arrow
All the Amos declare they sorang
from the Great White Dcg-the bear
and a princess of the south. The
bear is their chief god.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-06-02
Necklace Awaits an owner.

A strange story is told about dia-
mond necklace VIII, was found at one
of the English cou balls some years
ago. One of the late queens ladies'
in-waiting picked up a diamond neck.
lace from the floor. A lady came for
ward and claimed it. The finder, how
ever. declared it was her duty to give
it in to the lord chamberlain office,
as this was the rule with regard to
anything found in the palace. The
lady protested in vain, but the oldest
thing was that this necklace never
was claimed, and is probably still at
the lord chamberiain's Office.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-06-02
-FE-.a.RlA is A NEW oieEAsE.
Responsible for the Death of May

Responsible for the Death of May
American Soldiers.
Capt. Charles kieeffer, United
States army surgeon, says the Phil
ippines are infested with mosquitoes
more troublesome anG dangerous from
medical point of view than those
that swarm in the Jersey swamps. A
strange malady known as filaria 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 filaria ap-
pears in the form of a worm in the
victims thorax This develops into
elephantiasis, which causes the pa
tient terrible pains, accompanied by
constant cough. The sufferer-is-
worst at night, end the patient be-
comes prey to insomnia.
The only remedy lies in an opera.
ton, which in itself is dangerous and
rarely successful. If the worm which
is a female, is injured and dies
through the operation, its 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, 1903-06-02
Batt!eships Are Exnen i've Toys.


The bursting Of the big gun on the
Iowa Involved a deplorable sacrifice
Of life for which there is 70 repair. 1t
is now declared that the cost OF put
ting the steel monster again in fight
ing trim will be 100000, involving six
months stay in some ship hospital
This does not. cover the whole loss.
The great gun which exploded with
such frightful consequences cannot be
replaced without heavy additional ex-
penditure. The report that the ia
nous Oregon has been so wrenched
and disabled in her late tussle with a
Pacific typhoon as to make her unsea-
worthy affords still further proof OF
the costliness of the game in which
battleships and cruisers are the pawns
when Neptune takes a hand in the
performance.-Ph Philadelphia Record.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-06-02
Hare as a Universal Provider.

In the economy of nature the hare
is the one creature that stands be-
tween most of the carniyorous animals
and starvation. In the northern woods
where snow lies on the ground for
more than half the year, and where
vegetation is of slow growth, the hare
serves as machine for converting
birch twigs into muscular, lean meat,
and providing it in such quantities
that hawks, owls, wildcats, weasels
and foxes can live in comparative
luxury pair of hares under favor
able conditions produce 10000 indi-
viduals in four years.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-06-02
Cats to Kill Prairie DOGS.

The owners of an enormous sheep
ranch in Montana suffer SO much loss
from the consumption by prairie dogs
of the tender shoots of grass, that
they have determined to import cats
enough to exterminate the dogs The
first company of 100 cats is being re-
cruited at ST. Paul. A facetious writer
in the New York Post shows anxiety
for the future of the cats, their work
being accomplished. He says it they
do Kill the prairie dogs they will have
the choice. subsequently, of starva.
ton, cannibalism or brigandage-
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-06-02
Not LOOKING for Notoriety.

No author of the day has been less
photographed than Joseph Conrad,
who has just published book of sea
stories. His publishers, when his
book was about to come out, having
failed to persuade him to face the
camera for a new picture, hunted high
and low throughout England and
America for sorce sort OF likeness.
Finally, in the files of an old English
illustrated magazine, someone Stun
bled upon small oval head of him,
and it is from that half-tone, enlarged
and retouched, that all pictures Of
Conrad recently published have been
made.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-06-02
Classification of Radium,

Rurge and Precht, Revue Scien-
tifiQue, have classified radium by the
spectroscope. The most intense lenses
of the spark-spectrum or radium are
vigorously analogous to the strongest
lines of barium and its congeners
magnesium, calcium and strontium.
They place the atomic weight of ra-
dunn at 257.S. This high atomic
weight furnishes in part the explana-
ton of the ease with which its ele-
ments split into electrons to produce
radioactiv1ty.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-06-02
Her Ecuaninoitv Disturbed.

On one occasion Mrs. Patrick Camp
bell was playing in The Trumpet
CALI at a London theater In the
middle of a strenuous scene the audi
ence was Mortified to see that the
skirt of her dress had come undone. .
1t slipped until it had almost reached
her knees before Mrs. Campbell
noticed it. Then she grabbed and
pulled back the garment, at the same
time fairly hypnotizing the spectators
with her blazing black eyes. The
act was concluded somewhat hun:
riedly and the orchestra was instruct.
ed to play fortissimo in order to
drown the remarks Mrs. Campbell
was addressing to her maid.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-06-02
DIFFERING Views on Providence,

A recent traveller in Macedonia
writes: The views on Providence
entertained by Turks and Jews re-
spectively and the aNtent 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 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, 1903-06-02
What We're Comma To.

AS we have already transmitted fair
ly 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 o MISUNDERSTANDING
by which we can see everybody, hear
everybody, talk to everybody, when.
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, 1903-06-02
The Development 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 inZthat country, and forty
Mexican investment companies in Chi
cago are sending in million dollars
a month. In the city of Monterey
alone s10,00o,o0o was recently invest.
ed in one plant. The Standard OIL
company has invested s1s,O0O,O00 in
Mexican mines within two years, and
Will put in s40,000,O00 more.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-06-02
Pierpont Morean's Success.

Pierpont Morgan, who celebrated
his sixty-sixth birthday recently,
achieved his greatest business sue
cesses since he reached the three
score mark. He first became promi-
nent in the financial world about
twenty years ago, when he went to
Europe and successfully sold $25,OO0,-
600 worth of New York Central stock.
This made the old financiers gasp.
BY this piece Of work Mr.. Morgan
won the lasting friendship of the late
William H. Vanderbilt and incidentally
cleared S1,OO0,000 for himself
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-06-02
Had Missed Him.

When a shot was fired in the wings
of an opera-house during the third
act of Carmen" on Zelie de Lussan's
opening night in San Francisco dis
appointed spectator, who considered
Tennerys Don Jose about "the limit, -
remarked with sigh Of relief,
.."Thank Cod Those about him, who
shared his feelings, snickered sympa-
thetically. But their smiles were
turned to peals of laughter when Don
Jose presently bobbed up serenely,
and the talkative wag exclaimed trag-
ically: eye gods, her aim was bad.
She missed him!"
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-06-02
A Healthy Spot.

The healthfulness of certain sum
rner resort is advertised by this story.
Recently visitor began to talk to
an old resident Of the town in question
and asked him his age, whereupon he
said: II am just over seventy"
"Wel." said the visitor, you look as
If you had a good many years to live
yet At what age did your father die?"
Father dead?" said the man, look
ing surprised. Father isn't dead;
why, he's upstairs just now putting
grandfather to bed!"
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-06-02
New Universal LANGUAGE.

Esperanto" an artificial language
made by DR.. L. Zamenhof for a uni
versal language, has gained $4,000 ad-
herents, among them members of the
French Institute, professors in CONT
mental universities, Count Tolstoi and
w. T. Stead. It's object, as stated by
writer in LIE Monde Moderne, Paris,
is: ITO furnish people who need to
communicate with foreigners-travel-
ers. scientists and business men-the
way to mutual understanding with
out necessity of resorting to the study
of many foreign languages"
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-06-02
Missed His Calling.

An Italian has been discovered on
a fruit ranch at Riverside, working
for $3.50 per day, who proves to be
an artist in sculpture of the highest
rank, and he has been set to work
completing the stucco finishing of the
interior of the Carnegie library build
ing. Il.e name is Luigi Ianni, and
the only words in English he can
use are You bet" He is now at
work on some Corinthian columns Of
original design that are marvels as
works of art.-Los Angeles Herald.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-06-02
HIS THOUGHTS FAR AWAY.
Unfortunate Break" Made by Pillar
of the Church.

Of the Church. f
Mr.. Goodman, who is an elder in
one of the South Side churches, says
a Chicago paper, attended a card par
ty one Tuesday evening not long ago.
1t was late when the company broke
up, and as consequence the elder
was very sleepy at prayer meeting
the next night. His efforts to keep
awake, though earnest, were futile,
and at last his chin went down to
rest upon the bosom of his shirt.
When the meeting was about over
the minister called upon Mr.. Good
man to Iced in prayer" A kind
lady sitting next to the sleeping
elder nudged him and whispered, 1T
is your turn to lead" Suddenly
straighteningup and blinking,he
said in tones that could be heard all
through the church, Madam, L beg
your pardon, i just=deaIt. ',zs555=5s=7
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-06-02
The PHILOSOPHER Wondered.

An Englishman used to meet the
great philosopher Arthur Schoppen-
nauer every morning walking with his
ugly poodle along the promenade
in Frankfort-on- the-Main. Schoppen-
hauer's eccentric appearance, deeply
immersed in thought, excited the Eng
lishmans curiosity to such an extent
that one day he could contain himself
no longer, and, walking up to the
philosopher, addressed him abruptly
thus: Tell me, sir, who, in the name
of fate, are you?" "Ah!" Schoppen-
hauer replied, Il only wish knew
that myself"
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-06-02
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 a
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 thatein rising the right foot natur-
ally comes first in contact withzSthe
floor 1t is said to be fact that most
people lie on their right side because
of the prevalent notion that the heart
has freer action.ANew York Press.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-06-02
A Real Raroain

''In time" said the struggling artist,
shat painting will be of great value.
AL you have to do is to tuck it away
in an attic somewhere and keep It
for about 200 years, by which time
will have become one of the old
masters. Then you can sell it easily
for 100000. You see, know the rules,
but unfortunately I am not In finan-
cial position to carry them out So,
II you want real bargain. I'll let you
have this little gem for $3.50"
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-06-02

WE ARE the recipient of a copy
of the Bemidji Daily Pioneer, and
to say we were surprised, would
be putting it mildly. We sup
posed Bemidji to be place of saw
ages and cannibals somewhere in
the woods up north, when along
comes a daily paper printed in
the English language. Battle
Lake Review.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-06-02

THE GREAT TASK 0F ALL.

James +. Hill intimates that his
bic Pacific steamers, the largest
freight carriers in the world, are
going to give the outer world q
taste of that cheapness OF trans
portation which has made the
great lakes waterway the marvel
of the internal commerce OF the
United States. He believes that
this new era Of transportation on
the Pacific will result IN a2tra-
mendously increased @consump-
ton of American wheat and -four
in China. He asserts now, as
many times before, that the only
way in which the American
farmer can get more for his
wheat is to enllrga his m}faat.
To quote his own words:
eve can never get aw ny from
the practical proposition that We
are in competition with every
wheat raiser in every c,ultry 4.
the PEASANTS on the s5apoes OF
Russia, the ryo5s OF llliaIani
the Argentine farm rs, most OF
whom Went from Italy we are
in competition with tllAm on an
even whifflatrea Miilalw5lys
be so long as We allse To- sell
outside of our own country; and
that our own country will ever
consume our entire produce no
intelligent man will believe, at
least for half1a century,"
But ifsthe 400, 900, 900 Cinnamon
can be induced to eat Wneat
there will be a competition OF
markets and very likely a demand
in excess of the supply. II will
be intensely interesting to watch
the working out of this pet trade
theory of Mr.. Hill. He is really
trying to do for the wheat market
what the protective tariff has
done for our manufacturers, that
is, give them a better market.
No tariff can do the wheat raiser
any good, because he raises more
than the nation consumes by
about 2O0,0o0,0oo bushels, and
his surplus is proportionately
larger now than it was fifty
years ago. What the government
has not been able to do Mr.. Hill
now proposes to do. This is the
eliminating undertaking of Mr..
Hills life. It is a vaster pro ect
than his railways, and, if success
full, will entitle him to be consid-
cred the foremost industrial Cap
tain of the age. Minneapolis
Journal.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-06-02
The Young Critics, Idea.

Friends of E. ]. Couse, the artist,
are laughing over remark made
by some seminary girls who attend.
ed an exhibition where his picture,
"The Peace Pipe" took the Hallgar.
ten prize. 81 like that Couse canvas
better than anything I've looked at, u
said one, land l want mamma to
come and see it." Which one was
te"=h her friend inquired
That Peace-P Pipe Dream" was the re-
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-06-02
a REMNANT OF OLD NEweATE
Where Savage Torture Was Inflicted


Where Savage Torture Was Inflicted
in Ancient Times.
The most notorious part of the
whole structure which yet re-
main-was the press yard. Here it
was that peine forte ct dure was in
ficted upon prisoners charged with
felony who with the view of saving
their property from confscation, re-
fused to plead at the bar. This dread
full punishment of being pressed to
death was, however, abolished in
1772. A Major Strangways, who was
indicted for murder, having refused
to plead, was condemned to this saw
age peine forte ct dure. He died in
eight minutes, ar many of those who
witnessed the drea dful sight threw
stones at him to hasten his end.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-06-02

The NJ, & I. have just issued a
fine booklet telling of the beauties
and elegant fishingseto be had
along the line of their road. The
book is a work of art, and W. H.
Gemmel deserves much credit
for his enterprise.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-06-02

D. K. MCPHERSON, in his Little
Fork Guardian, says: cts hard
to plant potatoes and print a
newspaper at the same time 2
The potatoes may bring better
financial results than the news
paper through Mac.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-06-02
TIE WAY TO The HOSPITAL.
Dignfied Person Knew What He Was
TaIkinu About.

When two of Casey's customers got
to arguing religious subjects trouble
began to brew. And when foolish
person in the dignified stage Of intox-
ication expressed his disapproval Of
the Roman hierarchy i. was time to
turn in a riot call Ju-t as the dig
nified person struck the sidewalk and
gathered himself together, a pale
faced man came around the corner
and asked:
sCan you tell me the quickest way
to get to st. Vincent's hospita1?"
Strengthening himself up, and re-
garding his interrogator f1edly, the
man with the dignifed jag replied:
.'If you are in big hurry, just
step inside that saloon and holler
Down with the Pope!.' New York
Press.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-06-02
w. KNEW WHEN TO QUIT
Judge Promptly Saw the Point in Pol
itician's Advice.

One Of the most hospitable citizens
Of Sioux Falls was Judge Fuller Of
the Supreme Court. He was intro
duced to the presidents attention
with the following incident of his
career:
The judges made a strong campaign
to get the legislature to raise their
salaries. The bill met with great OPP
position. Judge Fuller, who had no
small political influence, went up to
Pierre to see about it. He was met
by one of the leaders of the party.
How about this thing?" said the
Judge.
Judge said the other politician
gravely, you better drop this salary
=business.=I tell you as friend. You
don't want it to go through. 1t is not
in your interest.
why amt Il t 2,
Don't you see, judge, :" explained
the politician, that if we put the sal
aries Of the judges up to the figure
you want, the people will turn around
and elect real lawyers to the bench. :"
The point of the story is that the
Judge dropped the amendment at
once.-NeW York Sun.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-06-02
BEMIDJI's Daily Pioneer is set
ting a pace for some of the older
fellows. Times.
Maxim Gorky Is Wealthy.

It is possible that Maxim Gorky
would reply in the Affirmative should
anyone ask him. Does literary work
pay ?" He was poor as church
mouse before he began writing, but
one sof his recent transactions was
the purchase for $4,000 of a fine old
estate on the banks Of 5',he River
Volga. ~ ~ 2aSSs - ~ -. j
The Somerset reporter., 1903-12-10
PROBATE NOTICE.
Petition for License to Convey Real
Estate and Distribute.
STATE OF MAINE.

STATE OF MAINE.
To the Honorable, the Judge of Probate in
and for the County of Somerset
Respectfully represents Edwin II. Whit
comb Of Mercer in said county, that he and
Alvnsey Whtcomb, Ella Whtcomb, V. l..
Whiteomb, and Media c. Nasmth are the
heirs living in different States of Martha W.
Whitcomb late of said Mercer in said County
of Somerset, deceased, who left real estate in
said County Of Somerset described as follows
to Wit
A certain piece or parcel of land with the
buildings thereon situate in said Mercer and
bounded northerly by land of Charles Corson
and land of 5. Tracy, easterly by land of Eli
Wells and land of L. A. Caswell, southerly
by land of Hart Ellis, and westerly by land Of
Charles Corson and land of L. Husseman,
being the homestead farm of Martha w.
Whitcomb late of said Mercer, deceased,
That tie owners of said real estate cannot
dispose of their separate interests without
loss
WHEREFORE YOUR PETI TIONE
prays Edward II. Whtcomb or some other
suitable person be authorized to sell said real
estate at private sale and distribute the pro-
ceeds, after paying expenses, among said
heirs according to their respective rights
therein.
Dated this eighth day of December, A. D.
1903.
EDWIN II. WHITCOMB.
The Somerset reporter., 1903-12-10
So Smitllfield.

During he past week two OF our well
known and highly respected citizens have
been called 10 a higher lite. Nh Caleb
Bickford passed away on Tuesday, Dec
I, after suffering for more than a year
from complication Of diseases for which
he could only get temporary relief. He
was 65 years old. He left widow and
four children, Webster of Belgrade, Ber-
tell of this town, and two little daughters,
Mildred and Grace. Funeral services
were held at his late home on Friday at
10 a. M, MIR. Asa Blaisdell of Rome,
eff lated The bearers were Frank Bick-
ford, A. P. Holmes, A. Stevens and
Frank Whitehouse.
The whole community was shocked by
the death of Mr.. Calvin Wiley Friday
morning of heart failure. He had not
been we'll but nothing serious was appre-
hended. He arose in the morning and
not feeling so we'll laid down on the
lounge in the kitchen while his wife got
him something take which he drank and
sank right away. She aroused some oil
the neighbors by blowing the dinner horn,
they being alone at the time. Mr.. Wiley
was highly esteemed. He was one OF our
selectmen and was a kind husband and
indulgent father He leaves beside his
wife, one daughter, Miss Laura, teacher
in our public schools, besides wide cir
Gle OF relatives and friends to mourn his
sudden death. Funeral was held at his
late home at 100 p m Sunday, Rev. NJ
Jennings of NorGidgewock, officiating
Henry Warren had the misfortune to
break one of his legs while loading logs
in Sidney last week. H.