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The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-20
SWISS PASTORS KEEP INNS.
Are Forced Thus to Supplement Their
Scantv incomes,

Are Forced Thus to Supplement Their
Scanty incomes.
A note from Geneva states that a
fortnight or so ago a Swiss pastor
bought an inn at Ufhusen, little VII
lage near Basel This is said not to
be an exceptional case. In the can
tons Of Upper and Lower Unterwalden
and Uri many Of the clergy are propri-
etors of inns The reason for this is
that the priests are so badly paid that
they are obliged to supplement their
incomes by other means. Their aver
age income in Switzerland is SIPS
year. The establishments under their
control are said to be models Of their
kind. The priests have succeeded in
reducing drunkenness in their par
ishes, for they attend on their custom
erS in person, refusing to serve those
who they consider have had enough.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-20
Heaven Had It's Limits,

There was once a Boston woman,
says Congressman Powers Of Massa-
chussetts, who had afternoon teas, be-
longed to Browning club, fell i'll, and
finally died. When she had been in
heaven some days her husband called
her up through spiritualist. We'll,
my DEAR" inquired the husband, chow
do you like heaven?" Every we'll" she
replied I'VE have afternoon teas here,
and also a Browning club But, after
all, Henry, it's not Boston. New
York Times
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-20
Eakina Used STAMPS.

Rogues in this country are gener-
ally about as artful as we desire them
to be, but evidently they have some
thing to learn yet from the heather
Chinee. In West Java All Sin man
ages to cheat the postofice very in
geniously. On sticking new stamp
on an envelope he smears the stamp
on the face with paste or a thin glue.
This takes the impression of the de-
facing stamp at the postoffice, and
can easily be washed off, so that the
stamp is once more serviceable.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-20
Stamping Out Use OF Opium.

When the Japanese took possession
of Formosa they found there popu-
lation more or less addicted to the
use of opium. 1t was decided to abol-
ish the practice by degrees. Only
those who have suffered from its eff
fects to the extent that it occasions
intense pain to deprive them of their
pipe are now permitted, by a special
warrant which they are obliged to
procure, to continue the use thereof.
To newly commence opium smoking
is strictly forbidden, or even continue
it unless it can be shown that Austen
ton is impossible. A government
monopoly of the article was expressly
established to facilitate the final ex-
tinction of the habit of using it.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-20
Advancement of Women.

At a meeting of the English Wom-
ems Liberal association letter was
read in which the daughter Of George
Meredith, the novelist, said: my
father, George Meredith, wishes me to
say that it heartens him to see women
banded together in union. What ma
ture originally decreed men are but
beginning to see-that they are fitted
for most of the avenues omen to en-
ergy, and by their entering upon &C
tive life they will no longer be open
to the accusation men so frequently
bring against them of their being nar-
row and craven. Much more he could
say, but he has short time at his com.
mand."
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-20
GIBSON MUST GO.


Mining Claims on Reservation Are
Worthless.
Spokane, Wash, Aug 12.-In the m
junction suit of M F. Gibson VS.. Indian
Agent Anderson. Judge Hanford OF the
United States circuit court handed
down decision upholding Agent An
derson in expelling Gibson from the
Spokane Indian reservation, where the
latter has located mining claims.
Gibson contended that under the gen
eral law he could locate claims previ-
ously to the presidents proclamation
withdrawing the land and hold them
In spite of that order. The ruling in
wolves much valuable mining property,
claims to which are now declared
worthless.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-20
PLAQUE Of Wolves.

Wolves are still the scourge of the
Russian peasantry. During the present
winter they have succeeded in de-
stroying 10000 head of cattle in one
district of eastern Russia alone. In
the governments of Novgorod, Tver,
Olonetsk and Archangel and In Fin
land these animals are met with in
great numbers. The frequently be-
come such plague that the govern
ment orders them to be hunted down
by entire companies Of soldiers, who
surround the woods In which they
dwell and afterward shoot them down
In considerable numbers.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-20
Mayor Cleared the Sidewalk Himself.
They tell a story of Mayor StudlaY

Mayor Cleared the Sidewalk Himself.
They tell story of Mayor Studley
in New Haven that is characteristic
He was walking along Church street
one day when he found the way
blocked by hog Of builder who
had filled the sidewalk with Gem ent
and planks, forcing everybody out into
the street. The mayor picked up the
planks himself and threw them into
the street and rolled the cement after
them He left word with nearby po-
liceman that if that sidewalk was
obstructed again the builder would be
arrested. Some men can do that sort
of thing without diminishing their dig
nifty and greatly to the increase OF
their popularity. Studley is one OF
those men, Waterbury (Conn.) Amer
lean
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-20
PLAGUE OF MOSQUITOES.
Dakota Town Overwhelmed by Dense
Cloud of Night Pests.

Toronto, s. D., Aug. 12.--For few
hours an evening or two ago the resi-
dents Of Toronto, S. D.. had reason to
believe a section Of New Jersey had
temporarily been moved to South Da-
kota. About o'clock in the evening,
without the slightest warning, dense
cloud of mosquitoes settled down over
the town and for brief period were
practically in complete possession.
Great numbers Of the pests were de-
stroyed by men and boys lighting
newspapers and burning them. Those
not destroyed left the town as sudden
ly as they came. The next morning
the sidewalks were covered with dead
mosquitoes.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-20
The Hungry Lion.

A little boy was being shown a pic
ture depicting Roman arena, in
which there were a number of Chris.
tan martyrs A pack of lions were in
the act of springing upon their vic
tins. 1T isn't fair" said the little
fellow, excitedly. No, my son,
agreed his mother sit isn't fair: all
those big, hungry lions But" in
terrupted the young hopeful, there's
one poor lion that hasn't got any
Christian"
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-20
Production Of Nitrate of Soda.

The annual report of the Nitrate
Association Of Chile, which controls
the worlds supply of nitrate of soda,
been 2,9S2,522.8O pounds from sew
enty-eight works. The nitrate beds
are near the surface and are worked
as stone quarries. 1t is anticipated
that the immense amount of nitrate
the United States now gets from
Chile for use in fertilizers will ulti-
mately be supplied by factories max
ing it by electrical process from the
air, as is being done at Niagara Falls.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-20
RIVALRY OF TOWNS.

Herreid Scores Point Over the
Mound City Settlement.
Herried, S. D., Aug. 12.-This town,
Mound City, has again scored over
that place. Presiding Elder E. p.
Hall has advised that the Methodist
church building and parsonage at
Mound City be removed to this place
at once. During the past few months
numerous buildings, including hotel.
have been moved from the old town to
the new, distance of only a few
miles separating the towns which are
engaged in this interesting fight to d
finish.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-20
Chance for Every old Thing.

Wanted-Mr. Edgar Hogan wants a
wife. He is not particular about what
kind; most any old thing will do-an
old maid or some brisky young miss.
ANY unmarried lady that wants to get
q husband should write Mr.. Hogan, or
see him at his Office or home. His
postoffice is Bethany. His office Is
anywhere on the square at Bethany.
His home is on Big Creek, five miles
north of Bethany.-Bethany (do.)
Owl.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-20
Amethysts in Hiqh Favor.

Amethysts are in high favor. Some
times they are set in gold, but oftener
in gun metal. They are seen as sash
pins, belt buckles, long chains, as we'll
as in the tops of purses and wrist
bags. One woung woman is the envy
of her associates by reason of superb
-heart-shaped locket composed of a
single deep hearted amethyst which
she wears dangiiag from gold snake
chain
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-20
Monument to Rumsey.

An effort will be made to secure an
appropriation from the West Virginia
legislature for the purpose of erecting
a monument to the memory of James
Rumsey, who. 1t is claimed, was recog.
nized by George Washington as the in
yentor of the 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 steaI-. tc purpose OF
marine propu!sicl vas .-ade.-Scien'
tifc American.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-20
A GATHERING OF ARTISTS.
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 a fevori.e 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 we'll The singing giant
used to forego almost any other graft
f1cation of the palate to enjoy the
Campanari Italian paste, together with
strange sauces, anchovies, bovolt, fag-
ioli. and caviare, like the fellow in
"Cynthia's Reyels.'
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, 1903-08-20
His Momentary Lapse Of Difference
Cost -iir. Ainh poeifion

\.
It does. not pay to laugh at kings,
at least in their presence. On several
occasions where men have been given
to levity before monarchs it has been
amply proved that this is SO. It was
awkward for the confidential adviser
of the car Of Russia, not long ago,
that he was unable to control his i'm
pulse to smile. On the occasion in
question the czar was tired and in an
unpleasant frame of mind. His foot
slipped on wolf-skin mat. There
was something SO funny about it that
the confidential adviser lost control
of his features. That laugh at the
wrong time cost him his high position
and salary of many thousands of dol
lars a year.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-20
Is Richest Woman in World.

Mrs. Mary Louise B. Owen Of New
York has become the richest woman in
the world through a decision of the
California courts awarding her the
title to 100000 acres of land in Mexico
valued at $50,0O0O00. Her husband,
Col A. K. Owen, secured a grant Of
the land from the Mexican government
in 1872. This grant has recently been
affirmed by the Mexican courts, while
dispute between Mrs. Owen and
rival claimants in this country has
just been settled by, the California
supreme court in Mrs. Ovens favor.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-20
ReckIessness Of the Motorist.

That the motorist can not help
reckless driving was maintained by
French savant in a recent meeting
of scientists In Paris. The furore
steals on them. In setting out they
intend to go at a moderate pace, but
as they warm to the work they must
rush on faster and faster The flying
landscape through which they tear
forward produces the kind of giddi-
ness which Arabs say takes hold Of
them in the fantasia. In this state
motorists would run down those
nearest and dearest to them as IN
hesitatingly as though they were so
many animals.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-20
Bits About the Moon.

If there were a. man in the moon"
the earth would look sfxty-four times
larger to him than the sun does to us
on earth. The surface area of the
moon is about as great as that of Asia
and Australia combined. Once in
twelve and half years there is a
"moonless month";" that it, the moon
has no full moon The last moonless
month fell in 1898 and the next one
will fall In 1911.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-20
The Worlds Rarest Bird.

To find the rarest bird in existence
you must go to the mountains between
Anam and Loas, where there is a GER
tain kind of pheasant For many
years it's existence was known only
by the fact that it's longest and most
splendid plume was in much request
by mandarins for their headgear. A
single skin is worth $780, and the
bird living would be priceless, for 1t
soon dies in captivity. -----
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-20
The Prodigy.

The infant prodigy had thrown her
self on the floor and was vigorously
biting holes in the mating, while her
toes drummed quick march of fierce
anger and her shrieks rent the air.
what in the world" exclaimed the
prodigy's keeper, in alarm. Here is
a newspaper account of me which neg
lects to say that l am utterly unspoil-
ed with all my popularity, walled
the prodigy as it continued to scream
and kiek.-Los- Angeles Herald.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-20
New to Londoners.

The Londoner will be greatly an
moved 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 a
Chicago education IN movement.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-20
Morqan's Gold Dinner Service.

Pierpont Morgan has gold dinner
service, said to be worth $4,000,
which was presented to him by Will
lam H. Vanderbilt when he (Morgan)
made an extensive sale Of New York
Central stock In Europe. It is re.
production of a. service in the British
royal family, but the Morgans are not
fond of display and seldom use it.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-20
Will Be Credit to America.

Eugene H. Lehman, the young Col
orado college student. the first Amer.
lean to be awarded a Rhodes scholar.
ship at Oxford, worked his way
through Yale, where he got employ
ment as tutor at 81 day and
wheeled an invalid in her chair for rs
cents an hour. His credentials
showed a higher percentage than
those submitted by-twenty other stu
dents
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-20
consequences.

Once on time Prudent Girl met
a Frivolous Girl. Don't you know,
my DEAR" she said, that if you con-
tinue wearing veil that you will
spoil your eyesight?" 81 saw that in
a medical journal" replied the Friv-
olous Girl, "and I would have followed
its advice, only happened to read in
my Beauty Book that if didn't wear
a veil l would spoil my complexion. Z"
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-20
THE RAINFALL IN ENGLAND.
CycIonic Disturbances Had Little Ma.
teriaI Effect.

-
Fortunately for the south of Eng
land the cyclonic disturbances, which
this year have been more than usually
numerous, have kept fairly regularly
to their normal track, says the Lon
don Chronicle. This course has TAX
en- them across Ireland and Scotland,
and as a result the rainfall account
in these two countries is now much
ahead Of the average. Scotland north
has had an excess of nearly ten inches
the surplusage in the west and east
being nine and five inches, respective
ly. Ireland has beaten the average by
between five and six inches. The
south of England has had but trife
more than Its usual allowance; the
eastern counties, on the other hand,
being nearly an inch short.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-20
coroner's Jury's Qualified Verdict.

During the landlord and tenant dis
turbance in Ireland some years ago a
certain property owner was discov
cred lying dead near village of
which he was owner. The coroner's
jury, knowing full we'll that the man
had been shot down by "the boys"
were nevertheless loath to further in
vestigate; therefore they rendered the
following verdict: We find the de-
ceased gentleman died by the vista
ton of God-under suspicious circum-
stances" Philadelphia Public
Ledger
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-20
-- s.st-t 4, FL
CARLOAD OF HOGS STOLEN.
Nebraska Man Arrested at jamestown,
NJ D.

Jamestown, N. D., Aug. 12.-Grant
Smith, who is alleged to have stolen
car load of hogs valued at 5000 from
Tekamah, Neb., was arrested here by
Sheriff Eddy. Smiths capture came
about in a peculiar manner. A broth
er of the sheriff in Nebraska was here
to attend the carnival and met Smith
on the street He knew of the theft OF
the hogs and notified his brother.
Smith will go to Nebraska without
requisition papers. The theft Of the
hogs was accomplished in clever
manner. The animals were in yard.
and it is claimed that Smith drove
them into car and sent them to mar
ket
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-20
TROUBLES OF A PASTOR.
Congregation Is Angry Because He
Makes Some Money on the Side.

congregation ls angry BECAUSE nc
Makes Some Money on the Side.
Kimball, S. D., Aug. IL. - Because
Rev T. A. Milles for some time pas
tor of the Methodist Episcopal church
here, painted and papered saloon
building, he has been compelled to re-
sign his position as pastor. His salary
was not sufficient to support him, and
he has on week days been spending
his time papering and painting build
ings. He was looked upon by mem
bers of his flock as very industrious
man until he papered and painted the
saloon building Then the members
of the church held an indignation
meeting and decided it was time for
him to retire from the passionate.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-20
RED CROSS BUREAUS.

What Miss Barton Plans for Western
Mining Regions.
Butte, Mont, Aug. 12.-Clara Barton
is planning a chain of Red Cross bu-
reaus to be established in the large
cities Of manufacturing and mining
sections of the Northwest to aid the
injured, according to information re-
ceived from Boston. 1t is planned to
have bureaus at EEtte, Portland, An
laconda, Seattle scokane and Salt
Lake -11z.1-zl-z-g-----
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-20
TWO MINERS KILLED.
Lives Crushed Out While Rescue Wa.
at Hand

at Hand.
Duluth, Mimi. Aug. 12.-John Ma
gle, one of the two Finnish miners i'm
prisoned by the cave-in at the CHS
holm mine Saturday evening, survived
until the rescuing party reached him,
but before he could be taken out The
timbers settled in a lesser cave-in and
literally crushed out his life. The
body, bruised beyond recognition, was
extricated from the fatal pit seven
hours later. The body of Matt Huodeo
has not been recovered.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-20
ELEPHANT INJURIES MAN.
Picks Him Up and Throws Him Across
Circus Ring.

Circus Ring.
Tacoma, Wash, Aug. 12.-Venus, a
big circus elephant, attacked a stable
man just before the evening perform
ance at Ellensburg. The elephant got
into the pony yard, and James Stacy
picked up rawhide whip and began
to beat the huge beast, which, instead
of refreshing, became enraged. AS the
man turned to go the elephant encir-
cled Stacy with his trunk, suspended
him aloft for a minute and then flung
him to the ground on the other side
Of the ring. He was picked up and
found to be seriously injured internal
s.,
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-20

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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-22

LONDON, Jan. 22.-The news of the sec
ond bombardment OF Fort San Carlos
reached London too late to be printed i'm
the papers of this morning. Nearly ALL
however. comment on the ''olive bAnch"
which the German chancellor. Count Won
Buelow. is holding out to Great Britain in
his speeches in the Reichstag and upon the
difficulties I'm which chancellor who is
Obliged To defend his imperial masters
acts without being responsible for them
becomes involved.
President Castro's demand that the
blockade be raised before the negotiations
are opened is regarded here as certain to
create further delays. and the belief has
been expressed that the second lombard
ment OF the Maracaibo fort will greatly in
crease the difficulties of the situation.
The Standard. referring to the previous
bombardment OF Fort San Carlos, SAYS:
1T is difficult TO maintain a pacific block
ade. and in the long run Venezuela must be
the chief sufferer from such contretemps
IL may be hoped that President Castro will
see this and promptly authorize Minister
Bowen TO agree to the very reasonable pre-
limnary conditions laid down by the ag-
grieved powers"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-22
PRAY BETWEEN SHOTS
SULTAN'S SOLDIERS THINK CANNON
ARE THE DEVILS INVENTION.
Gunners Spend Much of Their Time in
Appealing to Allah, and Some Re-
fuse to Work the Guns.

TANGIER, Morocco, Jan. 21.-No courier
arrived from Fee to-day. The roads be-
tween Tangier and Fez are flooded An
English drill sergeant i'm the service of the
Sultan has given the following interesting
details of the composition of the Sultan
army. He says the imperial forces number
about 5000 men. including a shereofian
bodyguard of 1900 picked men. all of whom
are armed with Martini rifles OF the re-
mainder 80 per cent. are armed with imita-
tion Martins manufactured i'm Fez and the
remainder of the Sultans soldiers carry
old fint-locks and muzzle-loaders. The ar
tillery consists of twenty breech-loading
Krupps. twenty-three brass muzzle-loaders
twelve Maxims. firing Martial Henry cart
ridges. and twenty-one other machine
guns; the latter. however. are decidedly un-
reliable. According TO the sergeant. II is
almost impossible to train the natives to
handle artillery. as they believe cannon to
be the invention of the devil The g,nners
spend much time in prayer between the fir
ing of each round. while many of the ma
tives refuse altogether TO serve the guns
The drill sergeant. who served through all
the trouble with the army, does not con-
slider the Sultans situation to be desperate
gether his entire army before advancing
the followers OF the pretender are sure TO
desert and surrender in the face OF an over
whelming force. On the other hand, the
soldiers OF the pretender evidently have
been drilled I'm the European system of
warfare and are decidedly superior TO the
Sutans troops. Any sudden decided sue
cess by the pretender, the drill sergeant
says. would be equally likely to precipitate
wholesale desertions from the Sultan's
ranks.
MADRID. Jan. 2l.-It is reported that the
Sultan OF Morocco. while maintaining his
insurrection by negotiations I'm which
money is To be the chief factor. Rumors
are current here that the rebellion has
spread to the city Of Morocco.