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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-07-07
The Interior of the Earth.

a frequent remark is that mankind
dwells on thin crust encircling a
molten mass and that the journey OF
life is practically on fire ball incased
In a fragile shell that has cooled and
that, as it cools further, contracts with
earthquake shocks. Much virtue in
rhetoric, II the purpose is to elevate
the hair and induce cold thrills and
goosehesh. The internal fire Of the
earth Is an Inference and, in any large
sense, historically harmless If true.
Persons who worry over cosmic prob.
lens might also keep awake of nights
over the palpable truth that the earth
moves through space without any visi-
bic means Of support. On the planet
are the plain marks of epochs Of ice as
we'll as of intense heat, Scientists
agree that glacial ages will come
again. but geology teaches that they
are gradual and Of limited extent geo.
graphically. - st. Louis Globe-Demo-
crat
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-07-07
A snake That Swallows Eggs.

The hydraci yeti is native of South
Africa, and, taken all around, he is a
curiosity in the reptile line. Unlike the
regulation snake, he has no teeth in his
mouth, but has a full set of grinders
In his stomach. These dental wonders
grow from the center Of each vertebra
They pass through the walls OF the
stomach, and are each crowned with
enamel. Hylraci is the champion egg
sucker, and the teeth in the stomach
appear to he natures provision for
breaking the shell of the egg without
running the risk Of losing the precious
contents. When the egg lands in the
stomach and the serpent's instinct tells
it that everything is NIL right, the ad-
dominal walls contract, and the egg is
crushed against the long row Of verte-
bral teeth.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-07-07
Loves Young Dream.

She was waiting for him at the door
when he returned home from business,
and he clasped her In his arms. The
honeymoon was over, and they had
been just three weeks In their new
fiat. Her delicious dinners had not
yet proved all that he had hoped for,
but he was good natured about it be-
cause their servant was little more
than q girl. The bride was looking
after the cooking herself.
"Oh, Dick" she said as she took his
hat. coat and bundle of newspapers,
"I've had such q delightful day! Flor
ence has been here, and she was de-
lighted with our coy corner, as she
called it. Then we went out shopping
together, and I've the loyeliest''-
Eyes, yes, dear, he said, "but you
/ can tell me all about 1t at dinner. I'm
little hungrier than usual tonight,
and d-why, what's the matter?"
"Dick," she tremblingly said, "rye"-
'There, never mind, dear, If you have
spent little more money than you
should have done. Well make 1t up
somehow"
"But, Dick, I've let the girl out for
the evening, and"-
"Oh. never mind the girl. Well wait
on ourselves, and I'll help you To wash
the dishes. There now"
"But, Dick, dear. Pve been 50 busy
I've forgotten the dinner" Louion
Tit-Bits.
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The Gufriotfne.

The machine employed IN French
public executions has the reputation
of being the invention of Dr. Guillotin,
but the machine was used long before
the doctor had seen one. All he did
was to publicly encourage a preference
for this means Of death as. being pain
less, and in consequence some one, un.
happily for the Doctors humanity,
named the machine after him. The
guillotine was really prepared by a
German mechanic named Schmidt un
der the direction Of DR.. Antouine Louis
and hence at first was called 'lou-
ison' or ''louisette."
And here it may not be out Of place
to mention the cognate error that Gull
lotin was it's first victim. He nearly
became victim of the revolution, but
he ESCAPED, and after the ending of his
political career he resumed his duties
as physician and became one of the
founders Of the Academy of Medicine
in Paris. He died May 26, 1914, aged
seventy-six, but the French revolution
died twenty years earlier. The first
man executed by the guillotine was a
highwayman, who died In 1892.
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The Naxarcrh OF Today.

Nazareth, where Jesus spent his boy
hood. calls to mind picture Of hazy,
half mystical village of the far east
The Palestine of today is network
of railroads and telegraph wires. Mod
ern hotels With elevators and bell boys
now occupy sacred places of history.
Cafes stand where once the hosts Of
Israel fought, coatending with char
lots and horsemen. The awkward cam
el back is transpianted by the compart-
ment car. One would look In vain for
the hospitable villager standing at the
door of his humble fiat ioofed home.
Tall. slanting rooted buildings predom
mate, with fresh red ties Imported
from France. In prominent place Oh
the brow of hill stands the English
Orphanage, which provides for the ed
ucation of the orphans Of Palestine.
English and Arabic are taught here as
well as housekeeping and needlework.
A telegraph station, with an Armenian
operator in citizens dress, keeps NaZa
reth in touch with the world.
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How the Daisy Wa. Named.

OF all the flowers Of the field the
daisy is the most appropriately named.
Probably not one person in a hundred
understands the significance Of this
little flower. Hundreds and hundreds
of years ago it got It's name, and in
all parts of the world the name means
the same thing. The nature lover who
named the daisy had in his study Of
the wild flower observed that it opened
its eye with the opening of the day and
closed it with the setting Of the sun.
So with the simplicity Of the true artist
he called it the eyesof the day, the days
eye or, as we spell it today, the daisy.
New York Press.
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TOO Rainy For : Weddinr.

In Sutton q generation ago lived a
man named Marsh. He decided after
due consideration to marry a young
lady in an adjoining town. The day
was set, preparations were made for
the wedding and the guests were as
sembled. The appointed hour arrived,
and the bridegroom did not appear.
Another hour of waiting, and still he
taried. The young lady's father be-
came impatient. "I'm going to hunt
him up," he said A half hours drive
brought him to the Marsh home.
"Where is, Frank?" he demanded.
''He went down cellar to pick over
some potatoes, seeing it's SO rainy :
was the response.
'sWhat do you mean by not coming
to the weddingT' demanded the irate
prospective father-in-law of the tardy
bridegroom.
1T rains SO hard / thought you
wouldn't have the wedding" Marsh re-
piled. "but I'll fix up and ride back
with you, seeing everybody's there
Boston Herald.
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The Wrists.

In spite of the fact that doctors al:
ways take the pulse of patient from
the wrist few persons know what i'm
portant parts Of the body the wrists
are and how much may be accomplish
ed by treatment Of them. When one
has tainted water should be applied to
the wrists as freely as to the face and
temples. In cases of Gevere illness
doctors frequently order the wrists to
be bathed with milk and with beef tea
Athletes learn that the wrists must be
kept cool in summer and warm in win
ter. You all know the relief expert
enced from removing tight glove, es-
pecially when you are overheated The
relief comes not from the hands being
uncovered, but from the wrists being
unconfined and kept cool.
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Warning to Bearded Men.

1T Is well that old men should wear
boards" said physician, "for when
one becomes old one should be spared
the exertiOn Of daily shaving. But l
would like to issue a warning to all
beard wearers. would like to shout
Keep your boards dry. in a voice loud
enough to be heard around the world.
Were those words needed many cases
Of sore throat, cold and influenza
would be avoided, and many deaths
would be indefinitely put off. So many
men with boards neglect when they
wash their faces to wipe their boards
dry! A beard foot long demands a
lot of toweling. It should be toweled
after every wash a good five minutes
Otherwise it is damp. The owner goes
about with this damp thing upon his
delicate and sensitive throat. Then, IL
he takes tonsilitis or Influenza, he
blames the American climate. There
are too many damp boards among us.
Too many men, washing their faces
three or four times a day, have their
boards damp and clammy good three
hours daily."-New York Press.
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state FLAGS.


Most Of our states have flags, some
Of them very peculiar ones. These are
carried as the state colors of the mill
tia regiments. Our own is too familiar
to need description. "The white stand
ard of Massachusetts" has been seen
In the forefront Of many battles. New
York displays buff flag, and the state
banner of Maryland bears on a ground
Of blazing yellow the arms aDd motto
Of the Calverts. The heraldic design is
so disposed as to give Maryland's flag,
seen at distance, somewhat the sem
blance of gorgeous crazy quilt, al
though we suppose to the Marylanders
it is more suggestive of the pictur.
esqueness of royal standard. - Boston
Transcript.
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Names Female Warrior

During the war between the states
when it became necessary to draft
men for the army a recruiting officer,
Parker Mears by name, went to an
island off the coast of Maine called
LOud's island. It claimed to be a plan
tation. AS the boat neared the shore
tall, brawny female. the mother of sew
erai stalwart sons, appeared on the
rocks and as the officer set foot op
shore sternly demanded his business.
after men for Uncle SAM" he an
swered.
She Immediately began to pelr him
with big, hard potatoes, and they came
80 fast and furiously that he was
obliged to flee to the boat and row
away as fast as possible. Mr.. Mears,
when little excited, suffered badly.
Relating the experience, he ended with,
"G-g-give her po-po-po- -po- tatoes enough
a-a-and sh-sh-she'll t-t-t-take Ri-Ri-
Richmond Herald.
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Quieted the Barber.

A distinguished senator from the
northwest strolled into the barber shop
In the senate wing one day for shave.
The chairs were all occupied. The
statesman, seeing this. started to go out,
with the idea of returning q little later,
but the head barber Of the tonsorial
parlor sought to detain the senator. He
called after him in a rather strident
tone:
You're the next, senatory
The northwestern senator wheeled
about, assuming sad smile, placed a
hand over his fast pulsating heart as
though the throbbing there panied him
and said to the head barber.
.'Be good enough not to remind me
Of that any oftener than you can help.
I understand fully that am tabled,
but permit me to enjoy what peace I
may until the blow falls"
And the occupants Of the chairs
chuckled under their soapy masks.-
American Spectator
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Mark Twain ON AdvertisinE.

Mark Twain in the midst Of 4 pane
gyric on advertising told a remarkable
story.
''There was man," he said, "back
Iowa way who was so pleased With an
advertisement in the local paper that
he wrote the following testimonial let,
ter to the editor:
"Mr. Editor: Sir-After selling all l
could. giving barrels away. stufEing my
hogs till they would eat no more, l stin
had last fall about 200 tons of big, juicy
fine favored apples left on my hands.
inserted in your valuable paper an ad
that was willing to send free barrel of
picked fruit. freight paid in advance by
me, to any one who would apply there
being. Of course. no charge for the barrel
You Will hardly credit it. but that little
forty cent ad. cleared out my whole stock
Of apples and I could have disposed Of
five times the quantity on the same
terms
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Earthauakea.

No prediction can be made safely as
to future earthquakes In any particular
region. If any conjecture is warrant
ed, it is merely that regions which are
known to have contracted the earth
quake habit are, on the whole, more,
likely to quake in the future than are
regions which have long been free from
seismic disturbances. No part of the
continent seems less likely to be shak-
en- than the Mississippi basin Yet there
were disastrous earthquakes about the
mouth of the Ohio river in 1S11-13.
Regions covered with thick layers OF
clay, sand, gravel, glacial drift. etc, like
much of the basin of the upper Missis-
sippi, are less likely to suffer severely
than those where solid rock comes to
the surface, for the loose material acts
as a cushion to deaden the vibrations
which come to the surface from the
solid rock bel0w.-The World Today.
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The SOlutiOn.

The bankruptcy court can boast some
delightfully."- naive rejolnders. How,
sir, is it possible" angrily demanded
the opposing counsel of the bankrupt,
ito live in the luxurious style you have
affected on 5000 a year?" The witness
replied, with an air of justifable pride,
that that twas problem to which he
had devoted considerable time in the
interests Of social economy, and the
results of his humble efforts were now
before the COURT
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-07-07
The Name Tuxedo.

The Tuxedo coat got its uame from
the fashionable colony at Tuxedo, and
the original name of the place was
Duck Cedar. Lots Of the old natives
still call it Duck Cedar. George Tida-
bech, one of the original settlers of the
country. named the place. The lake
was then much smaller than it is now
and was simply known as the fish
pond. One day old Tidabech and his
sons had gone there to shoot game,
The ducks were very plentiful; numer-
Gus cedar trees We're growing out Of
the rocks along the shore.
''Let us give this place a name," said
The old man. LET us call it Duck
Cedar"
So Duck Cedar it was and continued
to be for many years until the name
was changed to Tuxedo.
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Jumpers Of the Sen.

Many Of the inhabitants Of the sea
are good Jumpers and some have be-
come famous. Among them should be
mentioned the tarpon or silver king, a
huge fish with scales that CLEAN like
silver. In the Pacific waters the tuna,
an ally Of the horse mackerel, is noted
for it's leaps. Sometimes school
sweeps up the coast, and the powerful
fish, often weighing 800 pounds, are
seen in the air in every direction. They
dart like an arrow, turn gracefully five
or six feet in the air and come down,
keeping the water for acres in a foam.
and, if not the greatest, they are GER
tainly the most graceful Of the jump.
erS Of the sea.
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The whirlinr Of a Bullet.

Bullets from the thirty caliber rifles
of the United States army whirl with
great rapidity. The riflng gives one
revolution Of the bullet about Its axis
in ten inches. At the muzzle the We
locity of the bullet Is 1890 feet a
second, which means 2,76O turns Sec
ond, assuming that the bullet does not
strip in the rifling. The circumference
Of the bullet is ..942 inch, which gives
peripheral velocity Of 1900 inches
each second, or 10000 feet a minute.
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rne uonauctor,s lIi.take.

A conductor on the st. Louis and
Suburban railroad had such good run
Of business Sunday afternoon that he
had difficulty in keeping himself sup
piled with small change, Many pas
sengers who patronized his car handed
him dollars and bills Of larger denomt.
nations in payment Of their fares. The
conductor, however, managed to get
along fairly well until woman carry
Ing q tiny infant boarded his car.
When he approached the woman for
her fare she handed him five dollar
bill. ia
SIS that the smallest you have. mad
amp queried the conductor, fearing
another stringency in change.
The woman looked at the conductor
and then at her baby and made this
surprising reply, "Yes; i have been
married only twelve months = st.
Louis Globe Democrat.
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So Far on.

my sympathies," says writer in
the Boston Transcript, "were always
with an old lady who lived way down
in the Maine woods. One day a sports
man came to the door of her little
cabin to ask for a glass of milk. AS
he drank the refreshing beverage they
exchanged condolences. When In re-
sponse to her inquiry he told her that
he came from New York city she com.
miserated with him, saying, Laws, sir
It must he hard for you living so fur
Offp,
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1ncome. In Great Britain.

If one is earning an income Of $1,000
a year he is among the financial "up-
per ten thousand" in the United King.
dom-in fact, there are not 5000 (ac.
cording to the income tax records) who
are as well or better off than f1,0OO a
year. All the persons in Great Britain
and Ireland who have an income Of
10000 year and over could stand
comfortably in a fairly large drawing
room twenty one feet square, while all
who have incomes Of f1,OOO or over
could be accommodated in back
garden thirty yards wide and sixty
yards in length. London Standard.
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The Ostrich.

Instead of being stupid bird the
ostrich is one Of the wisest and most
wary. About the dwellings Of white
settlers, who have neither the time
nor the inclination to disturb him,
he becomes SO tame that he unconcern-
edly mingles with the poultry and milk
cows as II he, too, were d0mesticated.
he is always fearful Of men ON horse
back, but is not ut all disturbed by the
approach of people on foot unless they
are followed by dogs. These he great
~ fears. On the plains he often asso-
ciates with the deer or the guanaco,
and an alarm Of any kind will send
them rushing away together.
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A Joyous sight.

The master plumber had become rich
and was going abroad for his health.
On the voyage a school Of whales was
sighted, and the plumber was seen to
rub his hands in ecstasies.
''Why is he so happy?' asked Gu
rious passenger.
'He can't help it." whispered the
captain. .'He imagines each spout is
burst water pipe to be repaired BY
him at his old rates. London Tele
graph. =
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SuRnestive.

Gee whizW said George for the
twentieth time. TT makes me mad
every time think of the $40 lost
today. I actually feel as If I'd like to
have somebody kick me-"
'By the way, George" said the dear
girl dreamily, don't you think you'd
better speak to father this EVENING"
Philadelphia Press. " .
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A Clerical Pun.

A complaint was brought before an
eminent English bishop that a clergy
man In his diocese was wearing an
Oxford masters hood when, in fact, he
had no such degree. 81 call it, my
lord" said the complainant, wearing
lie on his back" "We need not use
quite so strong word, Mr.. Smith,"
the bishop replied in his blandest man
ner. "Call 1t false hood"
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Costly. but I1asfinn

Johnny-What! Only married year
and yet you are so downcast? Wally-
All, my dear fellow, l never imagined
that a VIE would prove such costly
article. Johnny-Yes, a wife is cost
ly article, that's true, but then you
must remember that she lasts a man
4 DreciOuS long time
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A Tune or u Joke.

"Was that 4 bonafde piece that
Ethelinda was playing?" asked Mr..
CumroX.
"Certainly," answered his wife ''That
was selection from Wagner"
"Well Of course l wouldn't express
any doubts in company, but half the
time I can't tell whether Ethelinda is
playing tune or practical joke
Washington Star
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Atmospheric and water pre.sure.

Atmospheric and Water Pressure.
The earth's surface is tho plane Of
demarcation for atmospheric and wa.
ter pressure The barometer indicates
increased pressure as we so down in
mines and decreased pressure in as.
cending In the air. Water also In
creases in pressure as directly as the
distance beneath the surface of the
sea. The atmosphere has no known
difference In composition at the great
est heights observed. 1t Is. Its light
ness or rarity that affects the lungs at
great heights.
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.fHz
Wis6Om.

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 Maga.
zine.
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The Eclipse Of Art.

Playwright Ito friend I'm going to
the theater tonight. Friend II thought
you never went to see the first nights
performance Of your plays. Play
wright I'm not going to see the play
/ am going to see how many people are
there. - Nh.
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A RetOrt COurteOuS.

Student-There must be some mis-
take in my examination marking. I
don't think l deserve an absolute zero.
PrOfessor-Nether do I, but it is the.
lowest mark I am allowed to give"
New York Times.
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Suuelched Again.

Mrs. Peck, have stood your bully
Raging just as long as propose to do
so. I shall proceed to give you A
piece of my mind .
ga piece Of your mind, Henry Peck?
a piece of your mind! Talk about two
bites Of a cherry! :" Chicago News.
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Eeminine Disfinction,

Feminine Distinctions.
II would rather marry sugar mag
nate than be the wife Of coal presi-
dent"
''Eyen if the coal president had more
money!
eyes. You see, sugar is more refined
than oal"-Baltimore American.
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5Reguiar Ostriches.

''This, ladies and gentlemen said
the guide, .'is a real theatrical chop
house. You will notice the signs on
the wall, Watch your hat and Keep
nn eye on your umbrella. I"
Great gooseberries!" exclaimed the
old farmer in the party. Il often heard
tell that these here actor folks were
half starved, but 4 didn't think they.
would eat hats and umbrellas. = Chi
sclg0 News. ssss
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ONLY Thinks Go

"Does that young Featherhead play
poker?' asked Robinson of mutual
acquaintance
"No," was the reply, "but he thinks
that he does, and we are careful not to
undeceive him.'-CinAinnati Tribune.
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Consciousness of error is to a certain
extent consciousness Of understand
ing, and correction Of error is the plain
est proof Of energy and mastery.-Ian-
der.
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HIS Tender way.

Shall / sing Because I Love You I. !" !"
asked Mrs. barley as she seated her
self at the piano.
NO." replied Mr.. Darley, who Is d
brute; ''if you love ME, don't sing. =
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Enjoyed It.

''Look at that Boston girl at the pho
nograph. She is actually smiling
Yes, she is listening to Professor
Beacon's delightful dissertation on the
sFungous Diseases That Attack the
Larvae of the Brown Tail Moth. -
Cleveland Plain Dealer
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a Mild Epithet.

In Sweden they call a plumber .srat.
tensleding ingsentreprenor." In this coun-.
Try We have heard plumbers called
Wosse names than that Toledo blade.