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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-16
JOE OLDHAM AND THE BISHOP

One afternoon card bearing the name
doe Oldham was brought to my
room at the hotel in Haley, Idaho. T
recognized at once that my visitor was
q famous gambler, Of whom I had often
heard; but despite his unenviable pro-
fesslon, Joe Oldham was highly re;
at the head Of his business for decency,
and honor, and integrity. Naturally,
however, I wondered why he had called
to see me; but / Immediately descended
TO-: the parlor, where, attired in fault
less suit of broadcloth, Mr.. Oldham
awaited me. Tall, dignifed in bear
ing, most gracious and polite in man
a!er, he ext 1T ff9 his hand. AS grasped
from + he M faia; B}ishop' hear you are
Eyes" / replied, 81 am proud to
say that is my native state added
that I was from Fayette, Howard county.
His face lighted up with g smile, and
he. exclaimed: 'Howard county,
Why. I have been there. have rela-
tives in old Howard s..a-.s.
J. eve at once became good friends. I
i soon learned his mission. He simply
wished >, me TO. write a letter to his
folks who. lived in Independence,
Mo. His family consisted Of a mother
and two sisters. w. ~.
!. 4sBishop," he said, "you will write
my mother and =. ust tell her that you
have met me, it will make her very
happy. Tell her that you are the bish.
op Of Idaho, and that her son Joe called
upon you; Now, bishop, you know
| what my business is E-.'.-..
""Well, yes, Mr.. Oldham. I have
heard something about it In general
way =. IL,
NOW, bishop, I am going to tell you
all about it. I am professional gam
bier. run a fine place here. It is nc
place for a bishop to visit, or l would
like to take you around and show it te
you. But l run clean house. Every
man who comes there has square deal
No crookedness there, bishop. No drink
ing and carousing allowed. It is a place
for white man" Rising to depart
address, ~ shall be 50 grateful to you
when you writeq Just don't mentio,
what my business is. It would simpl,
break. her heart if she knew how
make money. For, bishop, if there eve
was GOOD Christian woman in thi
world, It is my dear old mother. ! onl.
beg Of you not to give me away
Joe again extended his hand ant
grasped mine. As. he withdrew it ::
Found that he. had placed q $40 golt
piece in my palm. g Please take it, Dish
OBJ he said, "you will find some goot
use for it. And just let me say tina
whenever you want another just lik'
it., If you will only drop a line to 500
Oldham, Haley, Idaho, it will be sur
to come. '-Rt. Rev. p. Talbot, DID,, II
4 Harner,s.', 49,. H. 49,.
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It Made a Difference.

Once q school commissioner visited
a school; upon arriving he began to
question an arithmetic class. Now,
my young friends he said. g Suppose
twelve men buy twenty-four bushels Of
wheat to. be divided equally among
them, how many bushels are there for
each3''
The largest boy in class at once re-
piled, HPlease, sir, we have not got
that far 49,,
4 The school commissioner then replied,
- 9 How is that's. Your teacher told me
you had learned the first four rules
The largest boy then replied, Yes,
sir, but we have always done our sums
in potatoes or turnips; we have not had
wheat. = IS. A. o. N,
Murdoch, MINI.
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A TRICK OF TIE RUG MAN.

In buying antique or modern oriental
rugs, there is trick Of the trade to
be looked out for. Many old rugs are
SO touched before being displayed for
sale that the home furnisher is easily
deceived into thinking she is purchasing
perfectly genuine goods. This is &C
complished by the crafty oriental by
various processes. He shaves the upper
surface Of the weave, removing the
worn, faded part, and Of course les
SEEMING the wearing powers Of the rug;
or he retints the upper surface with
water colors. A rug frequently shaved
lis easily recognized by thinness and
lack Of body. IS 81 ,..
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ToMBsToNEs TO THE. LIVING

Brown and bright-eyed, he showed
the benefit I Of his vacation in New
England. .>* ~: -.
villages, he said, "an ugly custom
the custom Of erecting Commissioners to
the living. E,<>&. g -
) IT was collecting, you know, quaint
epitaphs for 9 magazine article, and,
after I had put up my motor car on
my, arrival in a village, ! would go
straightway to the cemetery on an cpl
P1rhere would find, set up in lot
after lot, the COMMISSIONERS Of living pe;o-
pie: Each stone would contain the
name and the date Of birth. Chastity,
WASH It itq'
II met pretty girl in "a h, hotel in j
New Hampshire. She was the land
lords daughter. She showed me her
stone in the cemetery: The last name
marry, you KNOW she. explained, smil-
ing faintly.v a5'.
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THE INFORMATION FIEND

&. A San Franciscan was talking about
the humorist, Jerome Il. jerome.
- crossed the Atlantic with Mr.. Je-
rome, - he said, the last time he Wis
tied America. There was on board an
information fiend-one Of those bores
with lot Of information on tap about
everything under the sun-and Mr.. Je-
rome had horror Of him.
AS we leaned over the rail one
morning, the information fend joined
us. ss5a ~
Gentlemen, he said pompously, as
he waved his hand out over the great
expanse Of water, if the earth were
.fattened out, the sea would be two
miles deep all over the world
Well, said Mr.. jerome, If you
catch any man fattening out the earrh,
shoot him on the spot, for can t
swim. -
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He Was q Quadruped.

A little 5-year-old boy was telling his
3-year-old brother that John, the
Baptist, was an animal, q four-legged
animal. -
80 Why, Willie,'' said his mother,
tell your little brother such
stuff as that. - st. fl
9 Well, he was an. animal with four
i ssgs our Sunday 1s sshs9 WR
EDO you remember just what he
said7" asked his mother. .-* !,
e. eyes, he said that John, the Baptist,
was forerunner.'' m. Z. -
Owatonna, Mimi "a, s!.,y<:>:.>.
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GLASS CANDLEsTIUKs.

Glass candlesticks are much In de-
mand now. The pressed glass can be
had at remarkably low prices, while the
cut. glass is not prohibitive in price.
Many persons object to touching any
brass object, and also dislike the labor
Of cleaning brass, Glass is more desir-
able on this account, and looks very
pretty upon the dining table, either
with or without shades.
glass age. Glass shelves are used
In cabinets and china closets, and in
up-to-date bathrooms even the tub is of
heavy glass.
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master whatever
will sowly7''-Punch.

ords made, and take these records off
with them to the safe deposit vaults,
to be given to their children after
death. :. -
9 1T is pathetic to hear man Of mid
die age saying into a photograph the
speech that he wants his children to
remember him by. Sometimes he has
the speech all written out, and reads it
few headings, on card, and Celebrates
his speech from these. The speeches, as
a rule, are little moral lectures, advice
on how to live. They are always beau
tiful, they are SO simple and sincere. -
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made of wood alcohol, aniline dye, sac

made of wood alcohol, aniline dye, sac
charm and citric acid. -. ~
f. T. All kinds Of queer oaths are tax
en- here the crier resumed, "a Chi
naman will break a plate, put out can
die or cut off chickens head. And
even after all that he will lie when
hard pushed. 49,; :.
ct once saw a Ceylonese witness
swear on a tiger 8 skin and lizard
skin. He said that if he. lied in his
testimony he prayed to be eaten by a
tiger, and to be covered with scales,
like a lizard. Then the lawyers took
hold Of him, and the things he said
would have scandalized Ananias.' -
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ALL KINDS OF OATHs

The witness in the adulterated food
case, in taking the oath, placed the
thumb. Of one hand transversely over
the forefnger of the other, and NUT
tered some unintelligible jargon. H.,
- " He is a. Spaniard,'' said the crier.
.sSpaniards, always take the oath like
that. With the thumb and forefnger
they make a cross, murmuring: by
this cross I swear to tell the truth.
Now let us hope the don will tell us
who really sold him those fruit syrups
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a Partial Stranger.

An attorney in Philadelphia, who
makes a speciality of prosecuting suits
against railway companies growing out
of injuries due to accidents on the line
tells Of the trouble experienced In the
cross examination Of an Irish witness.
This witness had evidently been care;
fully coached by counsel for the COM
pany, for, when the question was put to
him: "Was the man found on the track
a total stranger9V the wary Celt re-
piled: 49, ...~ .
his left leg was gone, T should say that
he were a partial stranger"
Genevieve Knight.
Estherville. Iowa.. - =. =.
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dressed. Suddenly she. whispered to
her college friend, "Oh, dearl What
am I to do9" Ishaven It enough bread
for all these men,, 5"s'4Y
A languid interest shone in the eyes
a tae h Haf Sread iosss said sSe aSSSs
have toast. - - I: Charles Howe.
Boston Mass. - -.
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A Helpful Little Boy.

2 A. Fargo lady, when taking drive
one: day, met a little lad Of her &C
quaintance and asked him to accompa-
f5o% cmbea tSe hf sea
They chatted along very pleasantly till
the wheel dropped into a deep rut and
the horse suddenly stopped. -
Now, Johnny, said the lady,
Newhat shall we -do?'' .:ss~.zsa .9-,>s@
"Oh, jump up and down and swear, :"
said Johnny. ssThat's the way the
men do. - !. s4 j. G.
Algona, Iowa. -, :. = -
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A Difficulty, Solved.

One Sunday a Brooklyn young lady
had dear friend, a Vassar college girl,
come to spend. the day and evening.
During the evening several young men
dropped in and were SO charmed with the
taking ways Of the, college maiden and
her naive MANNER that they. fingered
to take tea. The, young girl Of the
house soon had the creamed oysters in
the chatting dish. and the salad nicely
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GET A BANK ACCOUNT.

- The, American girl who makes her
own living is not, as a rule, as thrifty
as she is capable. She earns money,
but she does not save it. She spends
as she goes, and often foolishly. To
every working woman who has bank
account Of her own making you may
count hundred whose available fnan-
ees will barely cover the expense of car
fares and lunches until another pay
daY. -. - - - :.
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Forgot The Number.

Excited Lady. Cat the telephone
want my husband, please, at once.
Telephone Girl (from exchange
Number, please;
Excited Lady (snappishly) Hew
many do youot think I've, got, you impu-
dent things elizabeth Paddock.
Oak Park, MINI. 3
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QUEER PIECE OF MoDERN1TY

ut has become a. common thing,'
said the talking machine man, for
elderly people to- come here, have rec
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-12-14
The Influence Of the Farm.

The farm is the best security we
have for our social well being, and
whatever promotes interest there,
whatever raises it in intelligence and
scientific spirit, is one Of the most
comforting influences Of our civiliza-
ton. And so to have our. young men
imbued with the true agricultural spir-
it, to turn away from the adventures
of the commercial life and the allure
ments of mere money making to the
simple, productive, independent life on
the farm, is one Of the richest promises
in our educational system. For there
is where it belongs-to the expanding
mind force of the nation. The finest
triumphs of the next fifty years, re-
suits that will go further than all
other enterprise in blessing men, will
be won on the farm. There is science
Of soil culture, and the art that is to
be based upon it will open wide the
door to men of thought and refinement.
The answer of the old artist that he
mixed his paint with brains is akin to
the experience in the farming of the
future, which will mix brains with the
soil.-Columbus CO., Journal.
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The poor printers devil! He
is the hardest worked employe
on the paper and draws the
smallest pay check at the end of
the week. He is bossed by the
manager, the editors, the JOB and
the news foremen, the assis tant
job men, the compositors; in
short, by everybody in the shop.
He is expected to be in two places
at once, and have a dozen feet
and as many hands. He is ex-
pected to be a veritable Mercury
for speed, and to rival German
scientist for accuracy, and when
he does display a little of the
kid" and moves too slow or
m akes a mistake, he is expected
to submit to cussing with
angelic meekness, and not answer
back. The poor printers devil!
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A Real Celebrity.

The local pride OF It's natives Of Cape
Elizabeth. Me-. is SO intense that it
takes the attitude Of pity for all who
have the misfortune to dwell else
where. This. says Il writer in the Lew
iston Journal. is known to regular
summer visitors. and by most Of them
is respected. One rainy day new
conner, who had joined the gathering
in the store, composed of fishermen and
summer visitors, ventured to enumer-
ate some of the distinguished men who
had come from Maine.
'tThere's Longfellow," he said, 'and
Hannibal Hamlin, and James G..
Blaine. William Pitt Fessenden.
Thomas B. Reed and"- 49,.
Here an old fisherman looked up
from his work Of splicing grass blades,
and broke in. "Smart? Those fellows
smart?' he questioned. "You just
come down an see Josh Pillsbury skin
fish!''
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Fish Sold Alive,

Fleusbi1rg, seaport town on the east
coast of 'Schleswig-Holstein, has an ex-
cellent system Of bringing to port fish
Rhich are intended for immediate con.
sumption. Instead Of packing the fish
In the hold Of the vessel the fishermen
use fiat, oblong boxes, drilled with
holes to allow free access of water, and
into these the live fish, are placed as
soon as caught and are towed under
water. By this means the fish are kept
alive until the harbor Is reached, and
they are then taken out of the boxes
and sold alive on the quay, so. that
there can be no question as to their
absolute freshness. }>ya .u-,. 49,,
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The elephants howdah Is that bed
of Procrustes, in which one can neither
sit nor stand with any approach to
reasonable ease, and in which a re-
cumbent attitude is impossible, says
Blackwood's Magazine. It's advantages
are, first, that standing in it man
can shoot on every side Of him; second,
that it is convenient for the carriage
Of the occupants paraphernalia-his
guns on racks on either side, his am
munition in trough in front, his
other requisites in leather pockets here
end there on the sides of the machine
and his bed blanket on the seat-and,
third, that in a hinder compartment
an attendant can stand to hold that
monstrous umbrella over his head, or
when quick loading is required take
from his hand the gun just fired and
recharge it. These are the advantages.
Otherwise the howdah is an abomina-
ton. ,.>,<----''J .ss,.>,%.. :. = "A.
= !. r. +,
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He Knew Them.

"What's up, Tommy" said good
natured London coster, who was pass
Ing to a small boy who was sobbing
bitterly.
"Oh, me farden! Hive lorst me brite
fardenv' walled the little lad, continu-
ing his search.
"'Ere, mates," said the man to some
others standing near, ''lets help the
pore kid find is farden." And the COM
pany set to work.
In few moments one Of them pick.
ed up the missing coin.
"'Ere y'are, Tommy" he said; 'eres
yer farden.'
Then, looking at it in the light Of a
street lamp, ivy, it amt a farden at
all; It's 'arf quid."
"Garnv said the boy as he snatched
away the coin. "D'ye think Hi was
goin' to let yew blokes know hit was a
'arf thick 'un? WY, wun Of yer would
"a 'ad is foot on it afore HID lad
time ter turn rahnd."
And he vanished round the corner
like streak Of lightning.-London An.
swers.
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MISCELLANEOUS
Substitutes For Ten.

English cottagers have to use the
leaves Of shrubs and herbs for tea,
such as the black currant Our Penn
sylvania mountaineers use the Solidagc
odorata for tea, instead Of the costly
China tea. Solidago odorato is a varie-
ty OF the familiar goldenrod. In Loui-
siana"it is largely used by the French
population Of the; remote districts.
sCheckerberry or teaberry (Gaultheria
repens) is little spicy plant also used
for tea.
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THE SUNDAY PAPER.


One of the most interesting
columns published in the state is
that in the St. Paul Dispatch,
written by the dean of all Mime
sofa newspaper workers, H. P.
Hail. Under the heading "Ob-
servations," dad" Hall dis
cusses a variety of topics every
day in highly interesting way.
The other day he got to talking
about Sunday newspapers, and
declares that the Sunday paper
has come to stay:
I do not think religious
crusade could be started strong
enough to warrant any publisher
in the country in stopping work
ing on Sunday, provided he had
any regard for his bank account,
he says. Of course, b:tween a
bank account and going to
heaven, the bank account will
win in newspaper or any other
work.
It is doubtless true the Sun
day paper will contine with US.
and it is too bad it is true.
But the Sunday issue is the one
that makes the money. In many
instances it makes more than all
the other six issues com bined.
Quite naturally no publisher
would want to part with such a
golden-egg.laying goose.
! Nevertheless, the Sunday
paper is an abomination, and
quite aside from the fact that it
is printed on Sunday. Asa mat
ter of fact, most Of the work on
the big issue is done during the
week and on Saturday night. It
is an abomination because it is
filled full of cheap reading,
which, while it may be diverting
for the moment, it is really a
waste Of time to peruse. People
| get the Sunday newspaper habit
of reading, and gradually become
untitled for more serious writ
ings. Men who have been rather
fond of the best literature, by
constant devotion to the Sunday
press with it's mass of light and
sensational articles, little by
little lose their good taste. = y
OF course there are Sunday
papers and Sunday papers.
Some. are better than others.
But the Indictment holds true
against the greater majority of
them. - -
No doubt the weekday issues
Of the big dailies need elevating
in many instances, but they are
largely devoted to the news of
the day and com ments thereon;
things that a man must read to
keep abreast of the times. The
Sunday issue does not pretend to
devote a very large space to
news. It is filled full of sporting
"dope, I" sensational gossip about
plutocrats and aristocrats, special
articles on silly topics written by
silly people, morbid discussions
of murders and murderers, with
Photographic illustrations, etc,
etc. '>'>t&'s
There is a great work ahead in
bettering the Sunday paper. If
publishers will MOTOR cannot
afford to do away with it, they
can at least elevate it's tone.
Read the Daily Pioneer. !, Y
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New President of Switzerland.

Berne. Dec. 14.-Edouard Muller,
vice president of the federal council
has been elected president of the
Swiss confederation in succession to
M. L. Ferrol, whose term has expired
E. Bremen, chief of the department
of justice and police, was elected vice
president of the federal council, sue.
ceeding NJ. Muller.
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NORTH DAKOTA FUEL SHORTAGE
Congressman Gronna Confers With
President on Subject.

Washington, Dec. 14.-Congressman
AISLE J. Grorna of North Dakota talked
with the president during the day
about the fuel shortage in his state
growing out of the alleged failure of
the railroads to furnish car equip
ment. Mr.. Gronna handed to the pres
ident letter from A. NJ. Beverage of
Lakota saying the people are freez-
ing to death because they are unable
to obtain fuel owing to lack Of cars.
The president listened carefully to
what Mr. Gronna had to say and prom
Used to refer Mr.. Beveridge's letter at
once to the interstate commerce COM
mission
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The buffalo is the bulkiest living land
animal native to North America. A
full grown buffalo bull stands about
five feet eight or ten inches at the
shoulder and weighs about 1,8Oc
pounds. But specimens Of over six
feet at the withers have been recorded,
and Mr.. Hornaday tells me that he
weighed living bull at 2,190 pounds.
A full grown COW stands about four
feet eight at the shoulders and, accord
ing to Audubon, weighs about 1900
pounds, though Henry says seldom over
700 or 800 pounds. The lower weight
seems to be nearer the average run.
but have seen COWS that stood as
high and looked as heavy as ordinary
bulls. - Ernest Thompson Seton IN
Scribner's.
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PATRlCk'S CASE DISMISSED.
Taken From Court to Permit Commu
tation of Sentence.

CdCION OF SGnIeNCe.
Washington, Dec. 14.-The case OF
Albert T. Patrick, convicted of the
murder of William Marsh Rice and
now under sentence of death in the
state of New York, was dismissed in
the supreme court of the United States
on motion of his counsel, ex-senator
Lindsay. It is understood that the
court took this action to clear the
way for Governor Higgins of New
York to commute Patrick's sentence
to life Imprisonment.
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Hubbard County Clipper:
Young Mr.. Rockefeller says that
a man who wants to succeed
must learn to control his temper.
Good idea to learn to control coal
oil as side line.
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House Orders Investigation Of Exist
ing High Prices.

Washington, Dec. 14.-The house,
after some discussion, adopted resO-
luton of Mr.. Miller of Kansas author
labor to investigate the causes of the
high prices of lumber in the various
stages of manufacture and sale. This
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investigation is to be made with the
particular object of ascerta1n1ng
whether or not present high prices
are the result of a trust.
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SUBSCRIPTl0N..-$5.0 90 PER ANNUM

The adage about figures never
lying was written before the law
was passed compelling candi-
dates to fill their expense &C.
counts. r.
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WANTED: Local representative
in Bemidji to look after re-
newals and increase subscrip-
tlon list, for prominent month
~ magazine with large, high
class circulation, on a salary
and commission basis, with a
continuing interest from year
to year in the business created.
Experience desirable, but not
essential. Good opportunity
for the right person. Address
Publisher, box SO, Station o,
New York.
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HELP WANTED.

WANTED-For q. S. army able
bodied, unmarried men be-
tween ages of 81 and IS, citi.
zens of United States, OF
good character and temperate
habits, who can speak, read
and write English. For in
formation apply to Recruiting
Officer, Miles block, BemidI j.
Minnesota.