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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-09-25
How Emery IL Quarried.

Emery comes from the island Of
Naxos, in the eastern Mediterranean,
whence 1t has been exported for the
last two centuries or more. The beds
are In the northeast of the island, the
deposit descending into some of tho
neighb0ring islands, the emery being
found in lenticular masses, resting GU
layers of schist In limestone. almost
Identical with Parian marble, the fin
est marble known, which comes from
the island Of Paros, close by. There
are about 800 men engaged In the
trade, all of whom have to be married
before they are admitted to the fra.
ternity. The material is much too hard
to be dug out or even blasted. Great
6res are lighted round the blocks till
the natural cracks expand with the
heat, and levers are then inserted to
pry them apart. ..
This system Is continued until the
blocks are reduced in size to masses Of
q cubic foot or.less, and they are then
shipped as If they were Goals. There
are said to be 100000 tons yet avail
able at Naxos. 1t is one of the hard.
est substances yet known. coming next
to the diamond, and among it's crystal
line forms known to the jewelers. are
the ruby and the sapphire.
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A Wonderful Escape.

Fleschi tried to assassinate King
Louis Philippe Of France in July 1885.
The king was riding along the lines Of
the national guard in the Boulevard du
Temple. There came a crash and a
rush Of bullets. Louis Philippe's arm
was grazed, his horse was shot In the
neck, Marshal Mortier fell dead and
about thirteen other people were killed
and thirty wounded. Fieschi had taken
the upper floors of house several
weeks before and there rugged up an
oaken frame four feet by three feet six
inches, supported on four posts Of oak
and itself supporting twenty-five gun
barrels fixed in grooves at various
angles so as to command an area Of
twenty-five feet in length and ten feet
In height. When he fired the train Of
powder that let off his battery the king
would have been killed If four barrels
had not burst and two missed fire.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-09-25
0lOV. In: the NOxs-.

: Medical experts are calling the at.
tention Of the public to the Importance
Of performing the nose blowing opera
ton in a scientific and hygienic manner.
First one nostril and then the other
should be blown without undue vio-
lence. Doctors state that the two nasal
passages should never be closed at the
same time. If they are INSTRUCTED, as
In the case Of a cold, the back of the
throat Is filed with compressed air,
and this, together with the discharge
and the microbes which it contains,
may be driven through the eustachial
tube into the middle ear and lead to
serious results. A great authority on
the subject used to forbid his patients
to blow their noses when suffering
from cold. The course is hardly one
which will commend itself to those in
the habit Of catching colds. The best
advice would seem to be that when it is
necessary to blow the nose the blowing
should be done gently.-London Mail.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-09-25
His Visits to the Earl.

There Is we'll known English bishop
who writes a very bad hand. This bad
hand caused sad error to happen
some years ago. A young clergyman
had written to the bishop to inquire
about vacant curacy, and the reply
that the young man got Informed him
that the salary was small and the work
difficult But there was one mitigating
circumstance. The incumbent, among
his other duties. would visit the earl
every morning and spend two hours
there. The curate would have rejected
the post but for the daily visit to the
earl. That attracted him. There would,
no doubt. he told himself, be many
fashionable dinners to which he would
naturally be invited. He would make
many friends among the rich and
powerful. These friends would be able
to help him in his career. The earl.
perhaps, had daughters. One of them
who knows?-stranger things had
happened. And 80 the curate accepted
the difficult and poorly paid curacy to
discover on his first visit to the town
that he had misread the bishops letter
and that his daily two hours visit was
not to the earl, but to the Jail.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-09-25
Worked the Tigers.

Near Perak, in the Malay peninsula
Is prosperous rubber factory run by
long headed Scotchman. In order t.
obtain the sap from which the rubber
is made it is necessary to puncture the
bark Of the trees. Laborers are scarce
In that district, but there is an abun
dance of tigers. There were not
enough men to tap the trees, but the
Scotch proprietor hit on a brilliant
idea. He knew that tigers are fond OF
valerian, so he gave orders, that all the
trees should be rubbed with this stuff
The tigers came up and caressingly
scratched the bark in the most ap.
proved herringbone fashion, after
which all that the coolies had to do
was to walk around once a day and
collect the rubber.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-09-25
ReWRrda Of Literature.

A very talented and we'll known
wrlter-successful, too, in the popular
estimation-tells me: II know a man
who spent fifteen years leisure in get
ting the material for his best book and
writing it over three times, then offer.
ed it to almost every publisher In
America, meeting with refusal by all,
and finally sold 1t to London pub
Usher for ESQ, had it republished In
America some years afterward, got a
few dollars before the publishers fail.
ed and as his last royalty received
just 2 cents, which was exactly 10 per
cent Of the last sum due him. l am
the man, but l don't publish the fact
nor feel inclined to brag about it nor
to complain, for that would be useless
and would only cheaper my wares in
the literary market. The book paid
me, by accurate calculation, 331a cents
week for the fifteen years work..
Papyrus.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-09-25
Queer Names.

There are some queer hooks and cor.
ners in the state Of Maine, and many
Of the titles of the smaller towns and
localities are worthy of special men.
ton. Near Otisfield is Pug.eyviile,
while Hog valley Is a certain pictur.
esque retreat located near Raymond.
Dog Corner, Hencoop cove, is well
known place in Winthrop, while out on
the Coon road strange things have
sometimes happened. A mile long is
Pin Hole hill, the steepest ever, and
all the way up are little rests Ito hang
the pins on" people say. Over Poland
way is the hunger inspiring name Of
Beeftown, while highly suggestive of
>negllgee was the old name Of Sac
carappa. One does not have to die to
pass through Purgatory, and some Of
the most prominent men in the state
have hailed from this sinful region.
Neither are the gates of Eden closed
to all mortals, but nowadays one jour-
neys via an ancient toll bridge that
leads the traveller straight to this en-.
chanted land.-Lewiston (Me) Journal.
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The Fields Of Peace,

1t was the belief of the ancient
Egyptians, according to a recent writ.
or, that everything, material and i'm
material, had Its immortal double. Out
Of this grew the idea Of life in the
future state Of perfect happiness in
the fields Of peace" For long time
the common people regarded these
fields of peace" not as celestial
place, but as situated in the fertile
and we'll watered regions of the Nile
delta in the northwest of Egypt, where
the blessed ever breathed the cool
north wind. Here they lived an ideal
form of their life upon earth. They
plowed their fields and grew the grain
which supplied them with the "bread
which grew not stale and beer that
never became sour" Here was stu.
ated the duplicate Of their earthly
towns or villages.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-09-25
Portuguese BullAEhts.

At Portuguese bullfights not only are
the points of the bulls horns sawed
OF, but the stumps that remain are
carefully padded. The horses also are
cry precaution Is taken to prevent the
bull touching them. Banderillas are
used by the men on foot and on horse
back and are planted in the neck Of
the bull, which irritates the bull, but
cannot be described as torture. Just
as much skill is shown as in a Spanish
bullfght. and there may be just as
beautiful display of costumes, but
there Is no killing either Of the bull or
Of the horses.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-09-25
An Ancient DOG story,

A delightful dog story has been ex-
humed from the misty past and is now
preserved in the records of an old
court at Southampton, England. 1t
dates from 1887 and must be told in
the quaint Technology of the period:
"1tem we present vt at the TYNE of our
sytting ther hath ben complaint made
OF another dogg, betwene a NASTY e.
q mungerell, Of Peter Quoyte's which
hath stronng QUALITIES by himselfe,
which goying lose abrode doth many
times offend the neyghbors & wyll
fetch out OF Their howses whole peces
Eof meate, as loynes of mutton & veal
| & such lyke & pasty of venison or a
whole pownde of candells at tyne, Il
wyll not spoyle vt by the way but carry
vt whole to his masters howse, which
being PROFITABLE dogg for his mas
ter, yet because he is Offensyffe to
many vt is not sufferable wherfor his
master hath forfeyt for every time 3
shillings pence 1873 cents]. And bs
vt commanded to kepe him tyed or to
putt his away upo:tpayn to forfeyto
for every TYNE he shall be found In the
streets 3 Shllinps 4 nanca"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-09-25
Ancient Locks.

Locks were used in the time of the
pharaohs. At Karnak the visitor Is
shown the sculptured representation Of
lock which is almost exactly like one
kind of lock used in Egypt at the pres
ent day. Homer says that Penelope
used brass key to open her wardrobe.
He adds that it was very crooked and
had an ivory handle. A Greek writer
who lived III the last half of the twelfth
century explains that such keys were
undoubtedly very ancient, although
still to be seen in Constantinople and
elsewhere. Roman locks, like the Egyp-
tian, required partial sliding Of the
key. They were, however, more intri.
cate
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-09-25
Birds Have FavOrite Plants.

Like man, birds have their favorite
plants. It has been discovered that the
goldfinch Is passionately fond Of apple
blossom. This may be because its IA
vorite building site is in the llchen
covered forks of apple trees, but apart
from such attachment the bright little
finch frequently spends hours tearing
the petals into tiny fragments. Though
the nightingale never builds in the
thorn boughs, it loves to sing on may
laden branches, often In the very midst
Of the fragrant blossoms. 1t is some
what peculiar that most birds avoid
the COW parsnip, owing, no doubt, to the
unpleasant greenish smell emitted by
this umbelliferous plant. Small birds
very often build in less secure places,
but the parsnip, gigantic and strong as
1t Is, Is left severely alone.-London
Opinion.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-09-25
Three Kinds of Lightning.

The Etruscans Of old believed that
there were three kinds Of lightning
one incapable Of doing any injury, an
other more mischievous In it's character
and consequently only to be issued with
the consent Of quorum Of twelve
gods, and third carrying mischief in
its train and for which regular de,
cree was required from the highest di.
whites in the Etruscan skies. Curl
ously enough, modern scientific men
agree with the view that there are
three kinds of lightning, but their vari-
cites differ from the Etruscans. The
first is known as forked lightning and
runs in zigzag lines, the second as sheet
lightning, because it is seen In body,
and the third as globe lightning, as 1t
sometimes runs in the shape Of ball.
The latter variety is rather slow in
moving.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-09-25
BETH'S
BUTLER
By Thomas Nesbit
Copyright, 1905. by r. w. Caldwell

"Well," said Mrs. MARITIME disconso-
lately, II guess that we shall have TO
put them off again.
"But we can't" objected her hus-
band. 1--WE have put them off twice.
II don't land him pretty soon can
whistle for the funds
"But they know the servant question:
she pleaded, "and simply can't have
them in the house with only one sery-
ant to look after things"
'.They have boarded ever since they
were married. he said gently. "Ihey
have an apartment in the st. James
the year round. They will simply think
that it is an excuse, and I'll lose the
chance of pulling off the biggest deal
of my career
II can help, Della" broke in Beth. II
can get up splendid dinner
"But they've seen you in town. la
mented Mrs. MARITIME. 81 could never
trust Maggie in the dining room with
company around"
swell, it's some comfort that we can
have good dinner, anyway" declared
Jack MARITIME, kissing his sister. II
know Beth can get us up dinner that
will be credit to the house"
"But she can't get butler,' walled
his wife. whats the use of good
dinner if it isn't served right?"
"Della, you're chronic grumbler,"
laughed Beth. 'Let Jack stop in some
where in town and get man sent out.
He knows lot Of good places and one
Of them will spare him a WAITER
Mrs. MARITIME frightened up. "Per-
haps that will do" she answered. I'VE
will hope for the best anyway"
MARITIME kissed his wife and dashed
for the train. 1t was the last of a
series Of happenings that had operated
to hold off the dinner to the Prescotts.
If Jack could get Mr.. Prescott inter
ested in the flotation Of his company it
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meant great things. If the dinner were
delayed again there was danger that
the whole thing might fall through.
The only way to approach Prescott
was through dinner, and home din
ner at that. The Prescotts bad lived
In hotels all their lives because they
We're SO seldom long in one place.
Their permanent quarters in the
fashionable hotel they regarded as
home, but they We're more often in
London or Paris, or else up the Nile or
some other queer place, and it was
saying that one argument after home
dinner was worth hundred in an
Office where Sydney Prescott was con-
cerned
borrow waiter from the restaurant
where he lunched to take the place of
the butler, who had left the day be-
fore, but the head waiter shook his
head. There were three big banquets
that night. Every waiter in town had
been engaged weeks before.
Yet for all Of that quiet faced Eng
lishman presented himself at the Mar
tines that afternoon and went to work
with quiet skill that made Mrs. Mar
tine almost want to hug him.
To Beth he seemed like a godsend.
All day long she had been struggling
with the preparations for the dinner
with such awkward help as a green
servant could give. When Peters came
into the kitchen and quietly took pos
session, it seemed as If the ssun had
suddenly burst from behind the clouds.
The servant was set to work to-
clean the silver, and he took charge of
everything, directing Beth with a quiet
responsibilities that inspired conf
dence.
Long before the guests arrived things
were all ready and Peters had retired
to his room to get ready for the even
ing. Beth sat out on the back stoop to
cool her heated face and breathe a
sigh Of relief that things seemed to-
promise so we'll
Della ran out for moment just be-
fore train time to show herself and be
admired and lightly kissed the red lips.
isn't Peters gem?" she exulted.
Il never saw man take hold So IL
It had been his own dinner he could
not have been more interested. =
He's dear" laughed Beth, III
think we win have to get him to stay
somehow, even though he said he wa.
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Aromatic Petit Larceny.

81 hope you notice how sweet am
smiled the girl when they were out or
the street again. while the man was
wrapping up the toothbrush l was
trying all the perfume on the counter
He looked at me awfully hard"
Il should think he would have had
you arrested" remarked her companion
severely. what If everybody tried all
the perfumes like that? How much
would he have left to sell?"- New
York Press.
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DarWin and H00ka.

OF Darwin it is affirmed that he
seemed unaware of the difference In
the value of books and would treat a
Zaehnsdorf binding with the same
scant courtesy that he exercised to
ward penny pamphlet. Covers ap
peared to him a useless weight and de
cidedly in the way. and he often got
rid of them by ripping them off. Some
times the book was borrowed. 1t Is
said that in the end his friends used
to give him any book which he wished
to borrow, for they knew that, if it
were ever returned, it's usefulness as a
book would be at an end.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-09-25
Drinking of Healths,

The drinking Of healths in wine or
liquor or other kinds originated in Brit
ain at the time of the rule of the
Danes, before Alfred the Great finally
succeeded in driving them from the
land. Owing to the assassination of
Englishmen by the Danes, it became a
custom to enter into compacts for the
mutual preservation of health and Sc
curity. These compacts were usually
pledged l.. wine, and hence the custom
Of drinking healths. ~.
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Like a Dog Watch.

Mamma had not noticed the clock
striking during all of the afternoon
and, thinking perhaps it had stopped,
she asked little Rita TO 60 into the hall
and see If it was running. After a
hasty survey Of the long pendulum
swinging back and forth, Rita ran back
and announced: why, no; mamma, it
isn't running. It's standing still and
wagging its tail" Harper's Weekly.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-09-25
A Smelling Test.

The catch question has often been
asked, "How many words in the Eng.
lish language end in dousT' The com.
mon answer Is four hazardous, jeopar.
dous, tremendous and stupendous. As
a matter Of fact, however, there are
i've, and the word often overlooked is
Aybridous, meaning mongrel or of
mixed sort. -
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Before and After.

She (cuttingly)- is no doubt
about it marriage does improve a
mans politeness. He (surprised) How
so? She (blandly)--Well, you frequent
~ get up and offer me a chair now.
Before we were married you never
gave me more than half one
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-09-25
Nature,s Methods.

Nature Is no spend but takes
the shortest way to her ends. AS the
general says to his soldiers, III you
want fort, build fort" so nature
makes every creature do its own work
and get its living, be It planet, animal
or tree.-Emerson.
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Wisdom.

Wisdom never opens her doors to
those who are not willing to pay the
price of admission. There are no bar
gains at her counters, no short cuts to
her goal. PAY the price or leave the
goods" Is her motto.-Success Maya.
zine.
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Chance and AcCfdent

It is a notifying truth, and ought
to teach the wisest Of us humility. that
many OF the most valuable discoveries
have been the result OF chance rather
than Of contemplation and Of accident
rather than Of design. Cotton.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-09-25
Where Metal Does Not Rust,

Where Metal Does Not Rust.
Metal does not rust in Lake Titicaca,
South America. A. chain, an anchor
or any article Of iron, if thrown in this
lake and allowed to remain for weeks
or months, is as bright when taken up
as when it came fresh from the foun.
drv. 49,. c,.z..,
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It was son Of Erin who asked the
meeting to excuse him from serving
on q committee because he expected
% 10 unexpectedly called away.
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Wanted Action.

Bobby-Mother, can I go out and
play with the Jones boy? Mother-No;
he doesn't go to church! Bobby-Well,
can I go out and punch him in the nose
for not going to church ?-Bost0n Post
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No Excursion T,cxa.

Beenaway me see! About No
goodson- VIXEN l left he was going
from bad to worse, and Staidhome
It subsequently developed that he had
no return coupon.-Puck.
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A Helnful Wife.

Ladies and gentlemen" said the
after dinner orator, .'unaccustomed as
I am to public speaking, and having
been suddenly called upon without the
slightest notice, I am exceeding
-er"-
why, john" said his wife from the,
other end Of the table, ''have you for
got the rest? You said it all right this
morning, -
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a Big HousehelA.

The missionary was at once pale and
yellow-pale, he explained, from an
avoidance Of the deadly Indian sun,
yellow from disordered liver.
Nevertheless" he said gayly, india
for me first, last and all the time On
the money you and your family are
paying at this hotel do you know how
you would live in India 2"
He lighted cigarette and resumed:
'You would live in a beautiful house
set in lovely garden, with list Of
servants that would include khan
samah, or butler; khitmutgar, or ia
BILE servant; chokra, or page; mus
salchee, or light bearer; mug, or cook;
two syces, or grooms; bheestee,
or water carrier; saniah. or house
cody; molli, or gardener; a dhobie,
or washerman; dnrzee, or private
tailor; an ayah, or nurse; a sirdah, O.
valet; a furrash bearer, or lamp man.
three punkah coolies to work the fans:
durham, or lodge porter; a jamadar,
or footman, and several chuprassies, or
messengers.
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Japane.e Art Symbol.

If Japanese artist wishes to de-
scribe in color and design the antici.
patton of happiness he draws picture
which is a combination Of all April
evening, a moon, nightingale and a
plum tree or two. Victory is sym.
bolized by the iris, grace and quiet
ness by the willow tree and the swal-
low for symbols. Patriotism is some
times indicated by spray of cherry
blossoms. The almond flower is the
flower Of spring and symbolizes beauty.
The dragon twines and wrjthes an
artistic course through all Japanese
art, root and branch. His name is
Tatsu, and when you see him pictured
as fighting with tiger it is the symbol
Of religion fighting against power. A
dragon floating about in the clouds
means success in life. Tori, the cock,
perched upon a drum, signifies good
government. Both the Greeks and the
Japs use the butterfly to symbolic i'm
mortality. -. ...a. ~-=..s...
The Washington times., 1906-04-26
NEWBERRY YOUNGSTERS
GRADUALLY RECOVERING
Prefer Seeing Ball Games tc Roller
Skating Against Heavily
Laden Coal Carts.

Phelps and Barnes Newberry, the
fourteen-year-old twin sons OF Assistant
Secretary Of the Navy Newberry. are
gradually recovering from the injuries
they received in a collision with coal
wagon whi'e 's-tcying sport on roller
skates with =s--ae Roosevelt in Execu-
tive Avenue, o2I lite the White office.
ten days ago.
Next time father buys Us new roller
skates and offers 10 send US 10 the
ball game the same day, I think VIC
Will pass up the skates and see the
balls fly remarked Barnes, speaking
of the accident. Because Of those
skates we both got hurt the day the
base BALI season opened. and neither
Of us has seen a game yet