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The Grit-advocate., 1906-04-06
MATTER OF MORAL STANDARD.
Mr.. Henry suskirk Wo.tuiiy Inferior
to Hjc Wife

Here's counterfeit half-dollar that
somebody worked off on me- said
Henry Buskirk. Il guess III give u 10
you. You can PUT it on the contrlbu-
ton plate at church if you like"
Henry. I'm ashamed of you" eX-
claimed his wife. Il don't Deliev. in
saying such things even in jest. 1t
seems to me, that you're getting 'lst
perfectly horrible since you've got to
going to the club Saturday nights. I
wish you'd give 1t up. used to be so
proud OF you. thought you were one
man in hundred But l declare |
often find myself wondering now
what you're coming to. You seem to
The Grit-advocate., 1906-04-06

SMUT. GRASS (sPoRo3ULus INDIcI 81
cattle and horses eat 1t with evide mt
relish. To all appearances 1t is a val
liable grass. All parts Of the pla Mt
are plant and succulent. II it is
closely pastured it sprouts aga in
quickly and has a long growing sta-
son, lasting from May till the coming
OF heavy frosts. 1t usually grows in
low and small tufts. AS yet it has not
been largely cultivated, but scientists
express the belief that it may become
very valuable under cultivation.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-04-06
Had Tooth Out Without Cost.

Had Tooth Out Without Cost.
tracted, and asked the doctor II 1t
would hurt.
"If it doesn't, you needn't pay" re-
piled the doctor.
After considerable yanking and
twisting, the tooth was taken out.
Did it hurt?" laughingly inquired
The doctor.
Not a Bit" replied the log driver,
marching out-Boston Herald.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-04-06
The Stunted Colt.

A stunted colt Is about sure
to develop into an unsatisfactory
horse. 1t never pays to allow
the colt to be checked In growth. The
feed OF the colt should be as carefully
looked after as is the feed OF the ma
ture horse engaged In daily work.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-04-06
Loubet's Mannerism.

M. Loubet, the recently retired
president of France, had the trick Of
struggling his right shoulder and at
the same time smoothing the front Of
his coat with his right hand when in
deep thought.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-04-06
Discovers Twenty-Five Comets,

DR.. William r. Brooks. director Of
the Smith Observatory at Geneva
N. Y. who discovered the first come.
of the year. has now twenty-five dA-
coverie1 to his credit.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-04-06

Bees require some attention, but
they pay well for their keep. BeglA
ners will do we'll to commence with u
few colonies and learn from nvDeri-
ence how to take care of them.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-04-06

A board fence is the best for hogs,
but 1t Is too expensive to be used ex.
cept around pens and very small
yards.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-04-06
Athletics Enjoyed by All.

Athletics. too. contribute large
share Of the enjoyment to be had at
oxford. Here the Englishmans love
for outdoor sports has full play under
TIE most favorable conditions. First
The Grit-advocate., 1906-04-06
AGRl(l[EIlRFl
Smut Grass (spo-obuIu. Indicus).

Smut Grass (SporobuIus Indicus).
This grass originated in India, but
has now been carried to many other
lands. 1t is found quite abundant.y
in the southern states. 1t is called
smut grass from the fact that its
heads become covered with blackish
smut after Towering. 1t grows lux
urianuy on uncultivated lands, and
The Grit-advocate., 1906-04-06

Hog cholera is spread by runrins
water, when such water runs past
farM, which cholera existr.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-04-06
Cheap Dentistry in skowheoar.

"Doc'' PoOler is Well-known
dentist in Skowhegan, Maine One day
s log driver called to have tooth ex-
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-11-19
Ant. a. Guests. OF Plants.

The ants which are really protective
to plants are not those which obtain
heir food, Indirectly for the most part
through the aphifles. from the vegeta-
BILE kingdom, but those which are real
~ carnivorous. These are numerous In
temperate climates. and their useful
ness to agriculture and sylviculture Is
lncontestable. Thus the field ant Is d
great insect destroyer. A nest Of this
species is capable of destroying as
many as twenty-eight caterpillars and
grasshoppers minute, or 1000 an
hour, and such a colony is at work
day and night during the pleasant
season. In the arid plains of America
the benefcent work Of ants is revealed
In the isles Of verdure around their
bills. There are plants hospitable to
ants, which furnish them shelter and
often food, within the cavities Of which
the instincts Of the ants prompt them
to take their abode. This is the case
with several ferns, among them the
Polypodium nectariferum, the sterile
frOnds Of which bear hectares on their
lower face and are, moreover, Of q
shape favorable to sheltcring the in
sect --.#e
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-11-19
Origin of the Balloon.

The word balloon means "a large
ball." To Montpelier of Annonay.
France, the invention Of the balloon Is
credited. It is said that he was led to
turn his attention to balloon making
from the following incident: A French
laundress, wishing to dry a petticoat
quickly, placed it on a basket work
frame over a stove. 70 prevent the
heat from escaping by the opening at
the top of the petticoat she drew the
belt strings closely together and tied
them. Gradually the garment dried
and became lighter, and as the stove
continued to give out heat and rarely
the air concentrated under the basket
work frame the petticoat began to
move and. finally rose in the air. This
so astonished the laundress that she
ran to her neighbors and asked them
to come and witness the strange sight.
Montgolfler was among those that
came in. The petticoat suspended in
midair suggested greater things to
him, and he returned home with
something to think about" He at
once began studying works on differ
ent kinds of atmosphere, and the in
vention of the balloon was the result
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-11-19
War From q Thumb Bite,

Perhaps, the most portentous if in
nocent incident in the proceedings
leading UP to England's war with
King Theodore of Abyssinia was-a
thumb bite. The British consul was
practically q prisoner at his court
when Mr.. Stern, a British missionary,
called upon the liking of kings" The
first mistake of the Englishman was
to seek an audience Immediately after
the king had dined too literally with
his court. The second was his choosing
as Interpreters two utterly incompetent
men. The ineficiency of this pair. SO
angered the dusky monarch that then
and there he ordered them to be beat
en-. Mr.. Stern, unable to bear the
sight, turned around and bit his
thumb" Now, he was not aware of
It, but to bite the thumb is in Abys-
sinia a defiance and threat Of venge-
ance. The quick eye of the king
caught the innocent menace, and he
had the missionary also beaten. From
that sprang the war. the defeat of the
forces Of the king and his death by his
own hand in his ruined city Of Mag
dala.-London Standard.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-11-19
The Eternal wilderness.

We still have our "unmanstifed"
places. And there shall come to us a
wilderness here and another there
where now there Is none, for every
thing moves In circles, which is not at
all new discovery, and the man Who
today laments dearth Of the wilder
ness may live long enough to find him.
self one day welding an ak as dull as
the pen he now bewails with-and for
ty miles from grindstone. We shall
not demonstrate with the writer's who
are picturing us going to eternal smash
for want Of tall timber. Their work is
not without it's good effect in staying
the denudation Of our nearby recrea-
ton grounds, and we are content to
watch the willy old wilderness creeping
up in the rear of the advancing army
Of invasion, reaching out with sure, 81
lent fingers and reclaiming her own,
building anew her RACED stockades and
unfurling to the winds her defiant ban
nerets. Recreation.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-11-19
Sign of n Trained Nurse.

II used to wonder why it was that
noticed SO many young women Juggling
suit cases all over town." said the mar
on the street corner. AT first thought
perhaps they were independent young
persons who were on their way to the
Grand Central station or to the ferry
boats to take trains, but then l no.
hced them in parts of the town where
they couldn't possibly be making for
a railroad station, since they were 60
ing in the wrong directions. Now
have learned who these women are.
Most Of them are trained nurses. When
they leave the hospitals or their homes
to attend a case they pack their uni
forms and other necessaries in these
suit cases, which they carry with
them. So when you see a young worn-
an carrying suit case and bound in a
direction away from a boat or railroad
station it's very, likely she's a trained
nurse and is either starting out to at
tend case or is returning from one"
New York Press
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-11-19
suBscRlPTIoN...s5.oO PER ANNUm
The Endle.. Procession.

A myriad of men IRE born. They la
Dor and sweat and struggle for bread;
they squabble and scold and fight; they
scramble for little mean advantages
over each other; age creeps upon them;
inflrmities follow; shames and humilia-
tons bring down their prldes and their
vanities: those they love are taken
from them, and the joy of life is turn
ed to aching grief. The burden of pain,
care, misery, grows heavier year by
year; at length ambition is dead, pride
Is dead; vanity is dead; longing for re-
lease is in their place. 1t comes at
last-the only Imprisoned gift earth
ever had for them-and they vanish
from world where they were of no
consequence; where they achieved moth
ing; where they were a mistake and a
failure and foolishness. There they
have left no sign that they have ex-
lsted-a world which will lament them
a day and forget them forever. Then
another myriad takes their place, and
copies all they did, and goes along the
same profitless road, and vanishes as
they vanished-to make room for an
other, and another, and million other
myriads, to follow the same arid path
through the same desert and accom-
plish what the first myriad and all the
myriads that came after it accomplished
-nothing-From Mark Twain's Auto
biography in North American Review.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-11-19
CC1Ors of the Bluebirl.

OF the male bluebird Thoreau said,
HE carries the sky on his back" To
this John Burroughs added, land the
earth on his breast" The birds back,
wings and tail, chin and throat are a
vivid blue, while his breast and tanks
are chestnut brown and his abdomen
dirty white. The female is very much
duller in coloring, often having red.
dish tone that extends from the middle
of the back over the shoulder. The
Seminole Indians say that the male
bluebird once flew so high that his
back rubbed against the sky, which
impaired to him it's own azure tint.
Returning to earth, bis wife so admired
1is new coat that she determined to
have like one for herself and the next
morning flew away to get it, but the
day proving somewhat cloudy the col
or given to her dress was not so brill
liant as was that received by her mate
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-11-19
Spanish Politeness.

4 Esr= S4SAA1OAA w. T
It has been said that the French are
the most polite people in the world,
writes our lady correspondent in San
Sebastian, but do not think any one
who really knows them will agree.
However, they have some charming
little ways, and when they are rude it
Is because they are deep down thor
oughly selfish. My personal opinion is
that the Spaniard is about the most de-
ligh*fully polite person one can posi-
bly, encounter. If you ask your way in
the street of some ordinary woman,
she will almost certainly go out of her
way to accompany you down the street
and to carefully put you on the right
road. They are very cheerful and gay,
but they are never vulgar, as we I'M
derstand the word In England Even
the men in the streets who stand and
frankly stare at pretty girl do it in
a light hearted, pleasant way which
does not give offense. AS to the man
ners of Spanish men belonging to the
best society, they are almost perfect.
Watch Spaniard Of distinction ad-
dress his mother or any elderly lady
and you will see a manner which is
tender and caressing and at the same
time exquisitely protective. = London
Tribune.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-11-19
An Unexpected Owner,


Nearly all the giddy youth of the
nefghbOrhOod attended the charity
bazaar, and one by one they drifted to
stall where a tiny, shapely, scented
gray kid glove reposed on a satin
cushion. Attached to the cushion was
notice written in delicate feminine
hand, which ran, "The owner Of this
glove will, at 1880 this evening, be
pleased to kiss any person who pur-
chases sixpenny ticket beforehand"
Tickets were purchased by the score,
and at 7:3O long row of sheepish, not
to say doggish, young bloods were as
sembled outside the stall.
Then, punctual to the moment, old
Tom Person, the local pork butcher,
who weighs twenty stone and is al
most as beautiful; as side of bacon,
stepped to the front of the stall.
"Now, young gents" he said in his
best 'buy, buy, buy" tones, "this ERE
glove belongs to me. bought it this
morning. Now I'm ready for you.
Come on. Don't be bashful. One at a
timer .l:4
But nobody came on.-London Tele-
graph, T.. st.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-11-19
A Train For Tyler.

During Mr.. Tyler's incumbency' Of
the presidential office he arranged to
make an excursion in some direction,
and sent his son Bob to arrange for a
special train. It happened that the
railroad superintendent was strong
Wing. AS such he had no favors to
bestow on the president and informed
Bob that his road did not run any
special trains for the president.
"What!'' said Bob. I"Did you not fur
nish a special train for the funeral
Of President Harrison?" eyes,. said
the superintendent, land If you'll
bring your father in that condition you
shall have the best train on the road
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-11-19
No Excuses Accented.

French officials are said to be par
ticularly strict in their discipline of
tourists A lately returned traveller
tells several more or less apocryphal
stories to illustrate the state of affairs
An American lost his footing, slipped
down an embankment and fell into 3
small, shallow pond. AS he scrambled,
dripping, up the embankment to the
footpath he was confronted by an
arm of the law. -
"Your name? Your address?' de-
handed this incorporating person,
notebook in hand.
"But I FELL" began the astonished
American. Il only
The man waved his arm. 1T is for.
hidden to battle in this lake." he said
firmly. IT am not here to listen to
extenuating circumstances"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-11-19
SIS. ne 81 BL 90

body the blood
and strength it that this vital fluid be germs
Impurities poons
against assured imputy
injuriousl
special blood disease Pusu eruptions pmples Iahes and
condition result too much acid the o irritating
in
blood and catarh scrofula Contagious Blood Poison
blood
hereditary faint the blood and the effect
The paid
the enlarged usually fully
troubles has itself perfect remedy the
makes this life and Nothing
pur6es and strengthens weak blood supplies with the
hh establishes
Rheumatism Scrofula Skin
Blood all blood diseases disorders
by made Of herbs and bars and the
all blood purifiers Book the blood and medical
Free The SWIFT SPECIFIC CO.. ATLANTA,
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-11-19
A Good Laugh.

Every hearty laugh tends to prolong
life, as it makes the blood flow more
rapidly and gives new and different
ptimulus to all the organs Of the body
rom what is In force at the other
times. The saying, Laugh and grow
fat" has therefore foundation, 10
fact # SlsSl
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-11-19
The Rest.

There is legend, says an English
writer, to the effect that after Lord
Stanley came into the house Of peers
a lacy somewhat indfscreetly asked
Lord Brougham at a dinner. party who
was the best speaker in the house of
lords and that Lord Brougham prompt;
" and emphatically answered, Lord
Stanley, madam, Is the second best"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-11-19
Latchlxey as a Source Of Trouble.

Ever since some mechanically inclin-
ed person, with an almost diabolical In
stinct for making mischief, invented a
form Of spring lock which can be open
ed on the inside by knob and on the
outside only by key there has been
trouble. The latchkey from the first
has been domestic storm center. II
has divided family circles and even
broken up homes. London Telegraph.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-11-19
Hasty Conclusion.

1 Tommy paused moment in the
work of demolition.
4 'This is angel cake, all right he
said 50
"How do you known" asked Johnny.
1--WE found a feather in It" Chica-
20 Tribune. ,2 sa
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-11-19

There are about 1876 inhabited British
isles, Of which Scotland claims over
100.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-11-19
PILES CURED IN & TO Il DA

PILES CURED IN o 10 ~ DAYS - z! g
PAZO OINTMENT is guaranteed, to cure AMI
case Of Itching. Blind. Bleeding or Protrnding
Piles In 8 to II days or money refunded. Soc.
Osage County Volksblatt. (Westphalia, Mo.) 1896-1917, 1906-04-12
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von re-
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entriidit ben e'eift an isnen Crt,
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tlnb Ans coS eru '9e SeiI erroarb.
c 0oIsatbd, srbdbsnss Wort,
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: 0olgatbd, bu iikcs Wort.
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tyne itsn't unS mtsber gctito ouIo.
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Tes bonarn Sd,iicro udrer Sort
Nu iet aui BID neu SAt ntlpduOt
Ter icmmt ms tD'nr Eate,tnno.
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2ouil mid erHoIncn unmc:iott;
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SbH muB lA ltrlcu eWlaIl0.
Osage County Volksblatt. (Westphalia, Mo.) 1896-1917, 1906-04-12
Soeaies.

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BET lIa auI Der 0raNitn!ipe.
SER 3obn MaNmann bon acsiy.
ipp" btiano lib SonnIH9 bier.
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isBtc. 9Nrte tlNe WtrtapA.le Wahrs.
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idn crIsoigis bier dm glontdd Utitdi'
ts.
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mo Qtnrp %lmmsr@ pNrn St@H'hh
(SebG'ie lptAcn Iii Foi'
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bnnltI itlu NuwtlW ourb utUt 3Aunt
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