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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-06-12
TIE PRICE.

Whenever / have heard people rail-
ing at the vast fortunessof some Of the
California millionaires says an Eng
lish writer, have always replied that
no man became millionaire in the
early history of California who had not
earned his fortune by the risks he had
had the courage to face. remembered
an old Irishman named Bill Dunphy
bringing home to my mind what these
pioneers had encountered when he told
me how he and companion had Jared
in journey across the continent. The
companion injured his leg. Dunphy
had to cut it off withan ak and then,
going forward through the dark un-
traced woods to search for the trail
and for food, had to leave his friend
behind by the side Of a stream and
with a single tin Of Biscuits to keep
him up till his friend q return. Then I
saw what the pioneers Of 1S49 had
faced, and 1 felt that they merited
such rewards, however great, as for
tune had afterward bestowed upon
them.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-06-12
Freaks of Language.


While a delegations is bunch Of del
egates, an amputation is not collec-
ton Of amputates or a precipitation q
number of precipitates.
A clothesline is rope to hang clothes
on, but hanging checks on a checkline
would be both risky and eccentric.
Horse cars are so called because they
are drawn by horses, yet no amount Of
horse hauling could make the ordinary
radish a hOrseradish, E E.
Though an ice chest Is undeniably a
chest for the retention Of ice, no one
would think of storing hair in a hai1
trunk or zinc in a zinc one.
While life insurance provides an in.
demnity against the going out Of ones
life, fire insurance doss not provide
against ones fires going out.
Money paid to ferryman is ferriage,
but money paid to a cabman is not
cabbage.-Chicago News.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-06-12
Proficient.

When western Iowa was newly set.
tied the farmers in an isolated section
banded themselves together as a school
district and proceeded to choose one of
their number committeeman. A log
schoolhouse was erected, and soon a
young woman came that way seeking
chance to teach The committeeman
was designated to ascertain her fitness.
When the time for the ordeal arrived
the public official was at his wits end
He had been examined himself often
enough, but that was when he was at.
tending district school fifty years be-
fore. The very thought of conducting
an examination himself, and for a
teacher at that, staggered him. He
could not think Of question to ask.
The young woman sat waiting, and
the old man teetered nervously on his
tiptoes.
"Well, now, Miss Burden" he said
cautiously at last, "kin you say the
alphabet back ards?'
Miss Burden could, and did.
"Finev' cried the committeeman. "Tll
Just indorse your certificate" He
wrote it thus:
"Fully profeeshunt."
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-06-12
,!ohn Underwood.

John Un1s sod, who died at Whit
tlesea, England, in 1888, left some odd
Instructions for his BURIAL His fortune
of 10000 went to his sister, provided
that no bell was tolled at his grave, no
relative followed his coffin and vari-
Gus other arrangements were carried
out. Six men only were invited and re-
quested nOt> to come in s'black," who
received 10 guineas each for their serv-
ices. Service over, an arch was raised
over the green painted coffin, with
"Non Omnis Mortar, 1733," inscribed
on white marble The six men sang
the last stanZa of the Twentieth ode Of
the SECOND book Of Horace. The de-
ceased, who had been coffined fully
dressed, had under his head Sanadow's
s'Horace," at his feet Bentley's mil
ton," in his, right hand Greek Tesla
ment and in his left hand a small
Horace" The six on repairing to his
house to cold repast had to sing the
Thirty-first ode and drink a cheerful
glass before retiring at 8 p. m. This
done, directed the will, ''Think no more
Of John Underwood
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-06-12
InteIlectual Drinks.

'area and coffee are drugs drugs
solely" said chemist. 'They stimu-
late the brain, and the reaction from
the stimulation is not perceptible;
hence tea and coffee are excellent
brain spurs. For a little while they
do actually make us more intelligent
than we naturally are. That is why they
are so popular. It is why we chemists
call them intellectual drinks Alcohol,
whether 1t be taken in the form Of
champagne or beer or whisky, is not
an intellectual drink, but the opposite
From the beginning alcohol stupefes
instead Of enlivening the BRAIN But
1t makes us talk! If it were not en-
livening how should it make us talk :?
Alas, alcohol makes us talk, but we
say under it's influence. the things we
should not. Alcohol deadens the in
hibitory, the prohibitive centers of the
brain. It stupefes the brain muscle,
which knows what things should not
be told, and hence, while drinking we
talk; but, oh, the things we say, and,
oh, how we blush in the cold gray
light of the morning after to remember
what we Saidp
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-06-12
"Tarry'' Gould's Long Cruise.

'"Tarry" Gould was, a we'll known
character in and around Danvers years
ago, but very few knew what gave
him the nickname of '"Tarry." He was
very fond of telling about the long sea
trip he enjoyed when young man. It
seems he thought he was tired living
ashore, so he went to Danversport and
shipped on coasting schooner bound
for Philadelphia. He used to say, in
telling his story: ''I did expect to en-
JOY that trip so much. Well, we cast
off from the wharf and started down
river. When we got to Beverly bridge
"a mile or so from the WHARF l made
up my mind that had got enough Of
1t, and as we passed through the draw
l climbed to the bridge and started for
home, and, if you will believe me,
could not get a wink of sleep that
night until they threw water on the
outside of my bedroom windows to
make it seem I was aboard ship
Boston Herald
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-06-12
Died Standing.

The incident Of Ratisbon-a French
officer, though mortally wounded, rides
back to Napoleon, reports the capture
of the city and then falls from his sad
die dead-is paralleled by story of
Gettysburg. An officer of the Sixth
Wisconsin regiment walked up to Colo
mel Dawes, who was in command
Colonel Bragg was in Washington on
crutches. The officer was very erect
and very pale. Dawes and Doubleday
both thought he was coming with a re-
port or to receive orders. But he was
not. He had favor to ask. "Colo-
nel," he said to Dawes, twill you tell
the folks at home died as a, man and
soldier should?" Then he unbuttoned
his coat His whole side was shot
away. 1t was his last effort. He died
standing aas --....
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-06-12
A Homtleticsl Repeater.

ut was in a small German congrega-
ton that heard preacher who when
he had completed his Introduction and
first point said, 4 have come to the
second head A man rose, rubbed his
eyes, folded his arms across his breast
and appeared ready for that head.
When it was finished he had overcome
the drowsiness and sat down. During
the elucidation Of the third head three
other men stood up. At the close of his
sermon the preacher found all his peo
pie asleep. AS he stopped they all look
ed up and seemed greatly relieved.
But the good man said, You have slept
all through the sermon, and as this is
sermon you all ought to hear will be-
gin it anew" Ecclesiastical Review.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-06-12
Eased His Conscience,

II have examined our public sub.
scription boxes for years." said an Of
f1cer of a charitable organization, "and
in them I have found many queer
things. The very queerest, though, was
last year. On opening box in New
York railway station 1 found the gold
settings Of necklace, a stomacher, a
pair Of earrings and five rings. They
were magnificent settings, worth a
deal Of money. l could not help Won
dering what the stones, which had
been roughly torn out Of them, were
like. These jewels, Of course, had
been stolen. The settings were now
given to charity by the thief. The
stones themselves would be recut and
sold. Around this gift was a note
which said:
"'Sell for the sick. My conscience
Goes as far as this"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-06-12
Some Slips Of the T0ncue.

Never use the word "liable" when
you mean ''likely." Do not say, for
instance, that "he is liable to come in
at any moment" Liable" implies mis-
fortune and means Exposed to- sub
ject to-" Gin danger Of"
Why do most Of US speak of "un-
raveling a mystery?" Any good die
tionary shows that gravel" means ITO
unweave." You "raver' a mystery,
therefore, when you solve it. In 'Ham-
let" Shakespeare says: make you to
ravel all this matter out"
If you and your friend Smith know a
man called Jones, do not speak to
Smith of "our mutual friend"-mean-
Ing Jones. Jones is your common
friend: If you are friendly to Smith
and Smith is friendly to you, you and
Smith are mutual friends" but that is
the only sense in which the term may
be rightly used. -".'
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-06-12
Scraps From the Sea.

'There is often found at sea life
belt or some sort of life preserver
floating on the water that bears the
name of the vessel to which it be-
longed," said veteran sea captain.
"As soon as it is reported there is at
once a great amount of speculation on
the part Of those interested in the ship
as to whether the vessel is safe or not.
This increases to alarm if the ship is
any way overdue. In most instances
the preserver has been washed from
the deck by wave or has fallen over
board, and the alarm is entirely with
out foundation. I remember an in
stance in which my boat broke crank
shaft. We were eleven days overdue,
and we were given up for lost because
a raft that should have been fastened
on the deck was washed overheard and
picked up by a faster liner. I have
sometimes thought it would be a good
thing if these minor articles were not
marked"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-06-12
A Bride of Morocco.

Says an observer Of conditions in
modern Morocco: ''The wife is bought
in Morocco today, and the sum paid is
agreed upon between her father and
the would be husband. Sometimes a
COW may be sufficient to procure a
bride, at other times many cattle and
several dollars are necessary for her
purchase. The bride is, of course,
dressed in suitable costume, but the
most interesting part Of her toilet to a
stranger is the decoration of henna.
The henna, pounded and mixed with
lemon juice, is soma times painted di-
rectly on to her face, arms, hands and
legs. At other times stencil pattern
1t put on her flesh and the perforated
holes filed up with the henna. BY the
time this is completed she is tattooed
with dark design. Society women in
more enlightened countries who wear
lace blouses in hot summer sun often
find their arms and neck burned into a
pattern which has much the same eff
feet as the henna tattoo on the poor lit
tie Moorish maid"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-06-12
Linen Makes Rice Paper.

The rice plant contributes nothing to-
ward the manufa actureo of rice cigarette
papers but the name. Rice paper as
bought by the cigarette merchants Of
Egypt and Turkey ismade from only
perfectly new trimmings Of linen and
mostly comes from English and French
mills in Constantinople, Fumen and
France. The celebrated Chinese rice
paper is made from thin slices of the
pith from the canes Of a tree about five
feet high. sharp knife pares the
pith into cylinders of uniform thick
ness, which are than unrolled and
pressed out into so$called rice paper
By the way, Egyptian cigarettes con
tain no Egyptian tobacco, for since
1890 the cultivation of the tobacco
plant has been prohibited. It is for
workmanship and the curing of the
leaf that the Cairenes are so justly
celebrated, but the Tobacco they i'm
port comes entirely from Turkey.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-06-12
The Face.

Nature has laid out all her art in
ed it with vermilion, planted in it a
double row of ivory, made it the seat
of smiles and bushes, lighted it up and
enlivened it with the brightness Of the
eyes, lining it at each side with curl
GUS organs Of sense, given it airs and
graces that cannot be described and
surrounded it with such flowing
shade Of hair as sets all it's beauties
In the most agreeable light-Addison.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-06-12
A Great Stamp Forgery.


The most colossal stamp forgery on
record entailed the successful swim
ding of collectors throughout Europe
in 1889. One day the French papers
announced that King Marie I. Of Sc
dang, an island in the vicinity of Chi
ma, was coming to P aris. AS it hap
pened. this self created monarch was
an eX-omcer of the French navy, and
his appearance in Paris created con-
siderable sensation. AS soon as his
majesty had been duly "advertised'
sets of seven different postage stamps
marked ''Sedang" and bearing three
half moons appeared, and so great was
the demand for them that in less than
a month they realized 1000 francs
each. Not until the king and his min
listers had reaped fat fortunes in this
manner was 1t discovered that the
whole thing was a hoax and the stamps
consequently worthless.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-06-12
On the Slopes of Vesuvius.

Despite the danger to which they are
exposed from $4,000 to 100000 people
live upon the slopes Of Vesuvius, be-
sides the 100000 inhabitants crowded
into Naples. The reason is that the
fertility Of the soil is perennial, the
peril only occasional The volcanic
ejecta are rich in alumina, silica, mag
nesia, lime, potash and iron, which by
their decomposition go to make splen-
did land. Some Of the best vines in
Italy grow on the skirts of Vesuvius.
If the volcano were away not one-tenth
Of the many cultivators could subsist
in the same area.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-06-12
An International Difference.

In France.-The Girls Father-And
now, having settled the financial mat.
ters to our mutual satisfaction, I will
speak to my daughter, and you may
present yourself to her in the character
Of fiance
The Suitor-Monsieur is graciousness
itself.
In America.-The Girl-Papa, Harold
and I are engaged and will be married.
The Girls Father-Well, l suppose
it's all right. Does he look like any
body know?-Judge.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-06-12
VOLUME 4. NUMT sto.,!s
Highest Observatory In the world.

The highest scientific station in the
world belongs to Harvard. It stands
on the summit of Mount Misti, an ex
tlnct volcano near Arequipa, in south.
ern Peru. The altitude of this station
Is 19,3OO feet. No one lives at the
station. No one could live there The
air IS too rare and too cold. The bar
ometer on the top of Misti often stands
at fourteen inches. The thermometer
often falls to 25 degrees below zero
Once month. an observer climbs up
to the station to take the readings Of
the instruments. He is two days
climbing up and two days climbing
down. -,.. ...-
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-06-12
A Generous Cardinal.

Cardinal Bonaparte was grandson
Of Lucien Bonaparte. He was a very
charitable man. During one of his ill.,
nesses servant came to him and said
that poor person at the door begged
for aims. "Give him what money you
will find in my purse" said the cardi-
nal. ''There is no money, eminence
The silver spoons are all given away.
We have nothing left but pewter
spoons 'Well, bring him In and give
him a good meal.''
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-06-12
DiSaDnOinted In the BOy,

II don't know what kind Of figure
that boy'll cut in life,'" said the old
man, with sigh. He's gone an shat
tered all my hopes!' ..~...
"Why, what's he been a-doin' of?'
"He's been a-doin' of nOthin'." was
the reply, "'cept writin' poetry on barn
doors when I had set my stakes to
make a carpenter or congressman
out O. him!"-Atlanta Constitution.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-06-12
A Nose Tax.

A 'snose tax was in the ninth cen
tury eXacted by the Danes from the
householders in Ireland. It was so
called not because it was levied on
noses, but from the fact that failure
to pay was punished by Sitting the
nose from tip to eyebrow 1t was con-
tinued during thirteen years, when the
householders, objecting to this treat
ment Of their nasal ornaments, rose in
rebellion, massacred all the Danes in
Ireland and put an end to the nose
Sitting
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-06-12
Another Story.

An aged Scotch minister, about to
marry for the fourth time, was ex-
planning his reason to an elder. "You
see, am an old man now, and Gamma
expect to be here verra lang. When
the end comes wad like to have some
one to close my eyes," The elder nod
ded and said, "Awell, meenister, |
have had twa wives, and bath of them
opened e."-London News.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-06-12
-nSsr srL-~A~aAa-A--ssA.A.iAAEasa0
TalIeyran6sa Thirtoen Oa II, q

1e1HAS UHU - IH1TtVV1K OHtHSs
Talleyrand took thirteen oaths of
f1delity-to Clement XIII. when he en-
tered holy orders, to Clement XIV
when he became bishop of Autun, to
Louis XVI. in 1889, to the kin and the
constitution, to the directory in 1895,
to the directory in 1876 as minister Of
foreign affairs, to the three consuls, to
Bonaparte sole consul, to Napoleon en-
peror, to Louis XVIII. in 1914, to Louis
XVIII. at the second restoration in
1915, to Charles x. in 1924, to Louis
Philippe in 1880.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-06-12
New YOrk's First Street Cleaner

New YOrk's First Street Cleaner.
The Dutch housewives Of old New
York, ever noted for their housekeep-
Ing qualities, created the agitation
which resulted IN the appointment Of
the first public street cleaner in New
York In 1892. He was Laurens Van
der Speigle, a baker. His daughter
married Rip Van Dam, who afterward
became governor Of New York, an IL.
lustration of the democracy of that
7av
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-06-12
HanDY Adam.

The first monopolist was Adam. The
first consumer was Adam. Therefore
Adam had the unique and exquisite
pleasure of raising the price of beef
to the consumer and the equally great
pleasure Of kicking at the price put on
it by the trust. Adam was the only
happy man.-Detroit Times.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-06-12
Quite a difference.

Employer Young man, hear that
you bet on horse races You are dis
charged. Youth-But my brother-in-
law is a bookie. have netted 5000 on
his tips this week. Employer -Ahem--
er-close the door, please. Young man,
your salary is doubled. Consider. your
self my confidential adviser. London
Tit Bits.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-06-12
One h1e ASaat

whats the matter with the man in
the second story Of this house? The
doctors been coming here regularly for
the past three monthsr
"Oh, he's the doctors best patient
He doesn't get well and he doesn't
afe!'-Philadelphia Inquirer.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-06-12
The Cure.

Anxious Pdrent-Doctor. my daugh-
ter appears to be going blind, and she
Is about to be married. Doctor-Let
her 60 right on with the wedding. If
anything can open her eyes, marriage
will.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-06-12
Pretty Thin.

Landlady-How did you find your
bed? Lodger-Well, I don't think that
the mattress will ever need to be oper-
ated on for the removal Of supertluous
hair.-New York Press.
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One More.

One More.
Nov don't ask any more questions.
Little boys should not be inquisitive"
whats innuisitive. pap
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The More the .Merrier,

IT want to introduce you to a young
lady-a very nice girl-and she's worth
her weight in gold"
"Stout girl, hope."- ."-London Taller.
The daily Alaskan., 1906-04-03
John Kalem, the Grocer
 Sole Agent Reliance Canned Goods

A. D. Mcclellan, chief engineer for the last several years of the Casca, arrived on the Amur and left for White horsa this morning, M: Mcclellan will be the chief engineer on the Bonanza King this year and will superintend the improvements on that vessel.
 Mrs. P. F. Scharschmidt and son, Guy, of whitehorse, arrived on the Amur from Victoria They were met at this place by Dr. Schartschmidt, who arrived from whitehcre last night.
 Dr. L. S. Keller returned on the Jef- forson from Juneau. He went to Jun eau from Sltka ou the Cottage City where be had been on professional bus mess.
 Major A E. Snyder arrived from Whitehorse last night to meet Mrs. Snyder and their son, Hilliard, who arrived on the Amur from the south. They left on the train for Whttehorse this morning
 Capt. H.H. Norwood, George T.Cotfee and J. J. Coffee, the KIondike hydraulic men, arrived on the Jefferson and left !or the interior.
 Capt. and Mrs William Moore will leave on the Amur this evening for Victoria ghsre they will remain inde- nitely.
 W. Pollard Grant, the Atlin editor and lawyer, and Gordon T. Rant, of Altin. arrived on the Amur and left for their home this morning.
 s. L. Stanley, one of the. Klondike kings. and Mrs Stanley arrived on the the Jefferson,
 R. Fl. Creswell, the Dawson merchant, arrived on the Amur and left for the inside,
 Mrs. Luke McGrath and Miss Lucy Doncaster returned on the Jefferson from an extended visit to Tacoma.
 Chas Goldstein arrived on the Jef- ferson from Juneau.
 T. R. SeWell, the Haines druggist, is at the Fifth Avenue.
The daily Alaskan., 1906-04-03
TAKE RIVER
Dawson Stages Change Route
 From WhitehOrse

The White Pass stages operating be tween Whitehorse and Dawson have changed their route St this end of the line For the first 31 miles ort of Whitehorse the stages are using the Fittymile and the Tahkena rivers. They go down the Fittymile to he mouth of the Tahkena, up the latter river to the 3l.mile post, takin. the overland route from there.
 By taking this route the worst of the road has been cut out and it is believed sleighs can be used for some time the whole distance between Whitehorse and Dawson,
The daily Alaskan., 1906-04-03
Caught Geld While Hun,Irga Burg
 lar

Mir. Wm. Thos. Lanorgan, provincial Constable at Chapleau, Ontario, says II caught a severe cold while hunting a burglar in the forest swamp last fall Hearing of Chamberlain's Caugh Rem edy, ltried it,and after using two small bottles, I was completely cured" This remedy is intended especial for caughs al d colds. It will loosen and relieve a severe cold in less time than by any other treatment and is favorlte where ever its superior excellence has become known. For sale by wm Britt.
The daily Alaskan., 1906-04-03
GOES IN
Ide Becomes Governor of
 Philippines

Special Dispath to the Daily Alaskan ]
 Manila, April 3-Henry Clay Gde was installed yesterday ss governor general of the Philippine islands. The cere monies were impressive. Gov. Ide announced the policy of the govern uent to be "The Philippines for the Filipinos and the destruction of the tariff barriers between the two couu- tries"
The daily Alaskan., 1906-04-03
OUT
Zion DepOses Its Great
 Apostle

Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan ]
 Chicago, April 3-John Alexander Dowie, the first apostle and founder of Zion, has been repudiated and removed from office. His wife has joined in the movement against him. Dowie's tele- graphic orders are disobeyed and Will bur Glenn voliva has succeeded to con- troI of Zion.