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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-12-07
Rats as Gold Mines.

1t is common practice for the boys
in some watch and jewelry factories
to kill the rats which infest the build
ings and burn the bodies to obtain the
gold. Many oiled rags are used in
Furnishing watch cases, and in time
they become impregnated with gold.
The rats eagerly devour these rags,
and a few months of this kind Of diet
fills the interior mechanism Of the rat
with gold plating. Twice a year the
boys have grand cremation. The
rats are caught by the hundred and
burned in crucible. The intense heat
drives off all animal substances and
leaves the gold in the shape Of little
lump. The amount of the precious
metal obtained in this way Is not large,
but gives. the ingenious youngsters
plenty of pocket money. In some fac
tories young Napoleons Of finance buy
up in advance the shares of their fel-
low workers in the rat colony.-London
Mail. = -
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-12-07
George El1ot,s savonaro1a,

Savonarola is one of the most strik-
ing characters in George Eliot's great
historical novel "Romola," the scene Of
which is In Florence and the period
that Of Savonarola's career. The idea
Of writing the book occurred to the
novelist while on visit to Florence,
and on second visit to the city, III
1861, she began to carry out her prof.
ect. The subject and design were for
eign to the authors genius, but she
spared no pains in making thorough
study Of the locality, the people and
the literature of the italian renais-
sance for the purposes of her story.
In her own words, the work 'plowed
into her" more than any Of her books.
She began it, she says, as young wo-
man and finished it as an old woman.
Her picture Of Florence and Savona-
rola Is undeniably impressive, and
some critics declare "Romola" to he
George Eliots greatest novel and tn.
character of Savonarola one Of the
finest Observation-Disclosures.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-12-07
Inns In Hungary.

Wayside inns in Hungary generally
rejoice in very quaint titles This one
was called the Dropperin and had the
usual sign outside--viz, long pole
with wooden ring and a gigantic
wine bottle suspended from it. The
system Of keeping the scores is print
tive, but practical. The regular Gus
toners and the innkeeper each have
bit Of wood called rovas, with the
name Of the person written on It. and
every liter of wine consumed is marked
by each making notch on his re-
spective bit of wood When the score
Is paid of, both the rovas are burned
Consequently you hear the peasants in.
viting each other to ingyonroviasmo.
"a, literally drink on my ''knotcb
stick" which sounds most comical.-
"Wanderings In Hungary
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-12-07
Size If Honda.

The average adult head has a cir
conference Of fully twenty-five inches.
The average adult hat is fully six and
three quarters size. The sizes of mems
hats are six and three-fourths and six
and seven-eighths generally. "Sevens"
hats are common in Aberdeen, and the
professors of our colleges generally
wear seven and one-eighth to eight
sizes. Heads wearing hats of the sizes
six and three-eighths and smaller or
being less than twenty-one inches in
circumference can never be powerful,
Between nineteen and twenty inches
in circumference heads are Invariably
very weak and, according to this au-
thority, mo lady should think of mar
rying man with head less than
twenty inches in circumf ference" Peo~
pie with heads under nineteen inches
are mentally deficient and with heads
under eighteen inches Invariably idi.
otic.-London Young Woman.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-12-07
The Old Greek Divorce Law

A clergyman was railing against di.
vorce. 1--WE ought to have the divorce
law that was enforced in ancient
Greece he said. IF that old Greek
clause was tackled to every separation,
l am persuaded that divorces would
fall off 60 to 70 per cent. This law
was that when man got a divorce he
could not under any circumstances
marry another woman younger than
his ex-wife. An innocent law, a brief
law, not much to look at, but how
many divorce suits would be nipped
IN the bud if all husbands knew that
after the separation they could not
marry younger women than the wives
they had cast f!"-Philadelphia Bull
letin.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-12-07
WAfeF On the VRldf.

Water Is sometimes very scarce and
precious on the South African veldt,
according to a writer, who says: I'm
our veldt cottage we had no we'll, only
large tanks, and about August our
condition usually became desperate.
II you washed your hands you carried
the precious fluid out to pour it on
some thirsty plant or vegetable; the
bath water the same, part of it being
first saved to scrub floors. Cabbage
and potato water was allowed to cool
and then used for the garden or to
wash the dogs in first, so that these
waters did three duties"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-12-07

Cruel.

A cashier in the financial district OF
New York, on being advised by his
physician to take a vacation not long
ago, wrote the agent Of South Amer.
lean steampship line as follows: "As I
am thinking Of taking trip to South
America, please advise me immediate.
" with particulars relative to rates, ac-
commoda lions, and SO on, to and from
the various ports usually visited BY
tourists at this season Of the year"
The answer came by special delivery,
marked private and confidential, zone
OF our steamers will sail for Valparaiso
next Wednesday,: shortest and quick
sst way out OF the country =
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-12-07
The Source of Chalybeate Water.

The Source Of Chalybeate Water.
The chalybeate waters of Tunbridge
Wells are said to owe their ruddy tint
and queer taste to: the fact that St.
Dunstan flung his pinchers into them
after that memorable encounter re.
corded In the old rhyme '"..e~..s
st. Dunstan, as the story goes,
Once pulled the devil by the nose =.
With redhot tongs, which made him roar
That he was heard three miles or more
or that the glowing proboscis- a
long snout Is one Of the most marked
features of the tiend in the medieval
art-was itself plunged into the healing
we'll when dts owner had taken a fly
Ing leap out of the saints cell at May.
field, some nine or ten miles away
London Queen. ....-.. . -....
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-12-07
Lifting a Kettle Of Hot Water.

Some time when the teakettle is bub-
bling and boiling on the kitchen range
lift 1t quickly by it's handle and set it
on the open palm Of your other hand.
This sounds like very foolhardy thing
to do-as If your hand might be Bills
tered In twinkling-but you will find
that you can hold the teakettle which
has just come from a roaring fire for
some time without hurting you. Try
1t and then see If you can tell the req
son why you are not burned. Be sure,
however, that the water is boiling
strongly before you make the expert
ment. ,'s-...
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-12-07

When Herbert Spencer was boy his
fafher sent him away from home to
school. The youngster became home.
SICK and, with 2 shillings in his pocket.
made his way home, over 120 miles, In
three days, walking most Of the way.
He did forty-eight miles the first day
and forty-seven on the second On the:
third day friendly coach driver took
him most Of the way Tor nothing.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-12-07

Every Evening 7:3O TO 1890.
Saturday Afternoon 2:30 to $3.50.
Change of Program Every Other
Night.
TONIGHT & TOMORROW NIGHT.
THE FOX HUNT.
The Fox.
The Hounds.
The Great Dog Kennel.
The Meet at the Club House.
On the Scent.
The Query.
The Fox Attempts to Tnro Z
off the Scent.
Dou bling in Her Tracks.
The Fox Takes to the Water.
Illustrated song:
"Keep a Little Cozy Corner in
Your Heart for Me-"
sung by ~:-*& =,
PROF. Fl. L. ALLDIS,
?. assisted by
MISS BLANCHE BOYER,
pianist.
THE REBELLIOUS WALKING
STICK.
Vengeance of a Lawyers
Clerk.
Mother-in-law, domestic CON-
edy.
The Burglar Scare.
Smallpox E Epidemic.
This promises TO be the best
program ever.
Admission 5 and 10 cents.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-12-07
How He Answered.

The London Academy tells story OF
De Quincy. He had to fill up cen.
sus paper, and the set questions puz-
zled him greatly. He finally managed
to characterize his occupation as
writer to the magazines" but when 1t
came to the occupations Of his three
daughters his troubles began again.
At last he put a ring around their
names and wrote. ''They are like lilies
of the feld-they toll not, neither do
they spin.''
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-12-07
CUNNINGHAM.

CUNNINGHAM.
Two feet of snow on the level
and much more in places.
Venison roasts supplied the
Thanksgiving tables this year.
Chris Hellersheim spent Sun.
day afternoon at the home of the
Koshny's.
A mum Der of the h0mesteaders
attended the dance Friday night
at Bergvllle.
Lu Guptill spent last week in
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-12-07
ingredients Of the Play,

Half text, sprinkling Of aristo-
Gratis, a sin or two and a quantity Of
good clothing are the familiar ingredi-
,ents Of serious playwriting, and 1t Is
wonderful to see what varied and In
'teresting results can still be obtained
from the recipe Outlook
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-12-07
Mistook His destination,

An editor Of a western exchange re-;
Gently began worrying about how he
would get his shirt on over his wings
after reaching paradise. An enyious
contemporary sarcastically observed.
that his difficulty would likely be in
finding out how he could get his hat
on over his horus.- Gayman (Kan.)
Herald.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-12-07
A Kfppered Pastor.

a French Protestant pastor was the
guest of a Scottish preacher at a
manse. One morning kippered behring's
were served at breakfast. The French
pastor asked the meaning of ''kipper."
His host replied that it meant ito pre-
serve" On taking his leave next day
the French pastor, wringing his hosts
hand, said, MAY the Lord kipper you,
my good friend"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-12-07
Helned Ont.

The Father you think you can
support my daughter? The Suitor-I'm
quite sure can, sir, If you will help
us out. The Father-Ill help you out
all right all right! Whereupon the
sutton dashed madly down the front
steps with the father a close second In
the race-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-12-07
j. J. ELLIS & SON,
MANAGERS

Bemidji visiting his mother and
sister Vivian.
Wick Fish and family have
moved into Mrs. John Guptill's
house. While there Victor will
haul cedar to Bridge for Lu
Guptill.
Many trees have fallen under
the weight of snow, and others
have been stripped of large
branches on account of not be-
ing frozen.
Read the Daily Pioneer.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-12-07
Enthusiast to the End.

An enthusiastic French physician,
while dying, made careful observa-
lions of his condition, detailing his
symptoms to his son and attending
physician in order that they might
make record Of them. At the very
end, when he was on the point Of pass.
ing away, he surprised the friends at
his bedside by saying, "You see am
diving"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-12-07
Comfortinr.

{ Old Croakybo-1 think we'd better
have the passage and staircase repA
spered while I'm laid up, Mrs. Grimage.
Mrs. G. (his housekeeper) -Lor', SIR
admit yer better wait and see 'ow We
goes on f1st? Them collins do make
such work with staircase wallpapers.
Smiles. 81 81 s AZ # &
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-12-07
one way Blind.

"You admit you are an impostorY'
lsaid the Judge. us, Il
mo, I don't, your honor
"You claimed to be blind, and yet
you have an unimpaired eyesight."
That's true, your honor, but Pm
morally blind, sir, and not being able
to see the harm in my innocent de-
,ception"
"Six months" calculated the Judge.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-12-07
Postage Stamps.

Postage stamps are peculiarly liable
to become septic and to convey deadly
germs, says the British Medical Press
and Circular, q fact that cannot be too
widely known to the public who find in
1t popular substitute for sticking plas-
ter
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-12-07
Never Missed II.

Teacher - Who discovered America
Small Boy-Dunno. Teacher Why, I
supposed every boy in school knew.
that. Small Boy-I didn't know that 1t
was lost.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-12-07
Somewhere.

Pardon me, madame. think. I
have seen you somewhere"
Very likely. I go there very often"
lie Sourire. .
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-12-07

Il thou love learning thou shalt DO
learned. Socrates. "a ss9
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-04-13
Baseball In Manila.

Manila has better baseball games
that Atchison or Leavenworth games
played by army and navy teams main
tained in the city by the government
employees. 1t costs dollar (native cur,
rency) to see these games, and the ma
tives who attend know all the talk of
the game, and become wildly excited
In true American fashion. At a nor
NAL school visited l found the school
rooms full Of catching masks, catching
mitts and other baseball paraphernalia
The professors said the students played
baseball with great enthusiasm and
with considerable cleverness. As there
is no winter here the game Is played
all the time. But l do not expect that
American league clubs will ever draw
on the Philippines for star players; the
Filipino Is not big enough to become q
professional and not capable of suffi
Client exertion to meet the great eli
makes of baseball.-E. w. Howe, In
the Atchison Globe.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-04-13
sound Familiar.

("If the sentiments contained in our
popular songs were more loftily and
POLITICALLY expressed, they would lose
nothing of their effect" Take this home
and try 1t on your piano.)
Toll; wearing toll, is the unhappy lot
OF all our humble family save one
The hoary-headed man who calls me
son,
Ny honored sire, he only labors not.
From dawn to dusk, in his accustomed
spot,
Where glows the log the ruddy hearth
upon,
Rests he, in silence ever, moved Of
none,
And burns tobacco noisomely, God wot
Natheless the others idle not at all,
For DER steaming caldron, 10 there
bends
The form Of mother, moiling all the
day;
And sister, too-sweet Ann, 50 fair ant
To the same task her young assistanc,
lends,
While only pater whiles his timo away
Cleveland Leader.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-04-13
Hello!


A young lady, desiring to communi-
cate with a certain society beau, was
told to call him up by telephone at his
club at a certain hour. She rang up
the exchange, gave the number and
waited. Presently a voice said:
"Hellow
"Hello," she called. "Is Mr.. s.
thereT"
''Mr. whoT
"Mr. s."
"Mr. S.? No."
"Are you sureT
"Yes, sure. We have no record of
any one of that name being here"
"Please look and see II he isn't
somewhere about"
"There's no use looking, ma'am. We
have 'em all down in the book"
"Well, 1t is strange. l was told that
he would be there at this hour"
"Say, look here, what number do
you want?"
"Why, 2Ot j."
"Oh, that's the - City Club. This
is the Morgue." e."-Lippincott's.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-04-13

Mrs S.-And so you are leaving us,
Bridget? And what are you going to
do?
Bridget-Please, mum, I'm going to
get married.
Mrs. S.-Dear me! Isn't that rather
sudden? Who is the happy man?
Bridget-Do you remember, mum
me askin' you about four weeks age
to go to the funeral of friend? Well
l do be goin' to marry the corpse's
husband. Sure, he told me then
wuz the life O. the party."-Harper's
Weekly.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-04-13
THE MOTE AND THE BEAM.
Miss Brett Has stopped Talking OF
the Neglect of Others.

Miss Brett Has stopped Talking of
the Neglect of Others.
1t was Sunday noon, and Miss Brett
had just come out OF church. She was
unhappy. On other days her work
kept her busy, but on Sunday, even
though she went to church twice, there
were many hours left in which to re-
member that she had no home but a
boarding house fourth back" Eeyn
at church it was not much better, for
she sat and envied the happy people
who came from homes
And not one of them all remembers
the hundreds Of lonely women In board
ing houses" she thought, week after
week. There was no question about iti
Miss Brett was growing better.
She hurried past the groups of
churchgOers to her boarding house.
She was in the mood when the long
climb up the dark stairway offered the
satisfaction of a tangible grievance.
Once she caught glimpse Of woman
standing wearily by her window, look
Ing down into the row of city back
yards, and once the door of hall bed
room was pushed to at the sound Of
her footsteps; the pressure of other
lonely lives added to the burden of her
discomfort.
Then suddenly something happened.
what are you doing about 1t your
self"
The question came to her 30 clearly
that for a bewildered moment she
thought some one had spoken. Then
she pushed her door to and dropped
into the nearest chair.
well! !" she calculated. Miss Bret,
might be bitter, but no one had ever
said that she was not honest. Alone
and unhinchingly she faced the accusa'
ton. When, two hours later, she rose
and took off her bonnet-she had en-
tirely forgotten her dinner-the matter
was clear.
Pm q nice one to talk of others
duties when there's that poor thing II
the hall bedroom next door who mus
think my room palace. can't say
l like her looks, but probably she
doesn't like NINE If I'm going tC
grumble I'll do it honestly, at an!
rate"
There was jar of milk on the win
dow-sin and some crackers in the boz
that served her for pantry; also a boz
Of honey which some impulse had made
her buy a week before. She arranged
them all upon her little table and theI
knocked at her next neighbor's door.
Il wonder If you'd come and hav'
supper with me?" she said. There
nothing but crackers and milk an(
honey-what we used to have at hom
when l was child-but somehow
wanted company" --i.
The woman next door looked at her
! her voice trembled.
. DO you know that you were sent t
me?" she asked.
That was the beginning. Slowly 9th
ers came-a girl with desperate eyes
} a tired school teacher, crippled flow
, er-maker. They invited each other t.
: Sunday tea, and had long talks afte
that made the day a JOY both in antici
: patton and memory. Curiously enough
the neglected duty of people witt
homes troubled Miss Brett no longer
Youths COmpaniOn
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-04-13
A Good Corner.

"That old codger," remarked the trav'
cling man, "seems to be quite an indie
pendent old party"
"Waal," replied the village wit, "it's
no wonder. He op'rated a purity sue
cessful corner in wheat this year."
"What?'
Eyes, stree that corner lot O. his'r
yonder. 1t yielded $50 bushels. Phil
adelphia Press.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-04-13
Secret Out.

How do you manage to distinguish
between rheumatism and gout, doc
tori" Queried the medical student.
"By consulting the books" replied
the eminent physician.
"By consulting the books" echoed
the embryo NJ. d.
YES" answered the eminent physi-
clan. 81 look up the patients rating
with the commercial agencies. See"
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-04-13
Needless Request.

81 have come, SIR" said the young
man, as he entered the library, "to
ask you to give me your daughters s
hand"
why" rejolned the surprised par
ent, when l came through the hall
about an hour ago it was in your pos
session."
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-04-13

There is more Catarrh in this section OF the
country than all other diseases put together,
and until the last few years was supposed to be
incurable. For great many years doctors pro-
nounc ed it a local disease, and prescribed local
remedies, and by constantly failing to cure
with ocal treatment, pronounced 1t tincurable.
Science h as proven catarrh to be constitu-
tional disc ase, and therefore requires constitu-
tional trea atment. Halls Catarrh Cure, manu-
featured by F. J, Cheney Co., Toledo, Ohio, Is
the only constitution al cure on the IN arket. 1t
is tax en- internally in loses from 10 drops to a
teaspoonful. 1t acts directly on the blood and
mucous surfaces OF the system. They offer one
hundred dollars for any case 1t fails to cure.
Send for circulars and testimonials.
Address, F.J. CHENEY d CO., Toledo, o
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-04-13

"You always appear to be worried
about your housekeeping" remarked
the sympathetic friend.
"But, really" replied the housekeep-
er, there are only two occasions when
am really worried. One is when
haven't servant and the other is when
l have" Press.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-04-13
ReversinR Things.

"a mans hunt for health" said the
philosopher, "is not conducted on the
usual rules Of races, for he never starts
In pursuit Of 1t until he finds 1t Is al
ready run down."-BaltimOr Ameri
ran.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-04-13
How to Fool a Lazy Liver
with Artificial Exercise

T VERY serious Sickness has
X small beginning
And, in nine cases out OF
LIZ ten that small beginning is
made in the Bowels.
Indigestion is the beginning of most
diseases.
1t paves the way for all others.
Lack Of exercise, hasty eating, improper
food, are its first causes.
Lazness, and postponement, permits It
to grow into Chronic Constipation, which
means lifelong Discomfort.
1t isn't necessary to be sick-a-bed, you
know, in order to be mighty uncom-
Portable.
Even slight indigestion affects the
nerves, dulls the mind, and obscures the
merry sunshine Of Life.
And, Indigestion once started, grows
fast, corrodes temperament, and discounts
happiness, good cheer, capacity.
1t does that long before it puts you on
the Sick list.
Every thinking Doctor knows why.
Professor Rand knew it.
That's why he framed up for students
his famous formula for Happiness, viz:
"Trust in God, and keep your Bowels
OPEN"
The Bowels need adjustment from time
to time, Just like clock, or watch
No Good time" is humanity possible
without this.
And, the time to adjust the watch is
not when 1t has run down, nor when the
main spring is broken, but at the very
minute adjustments discovered necessary.
The time to adjust the Bowels issnot
merely when your Head Aches, when your
Liver is Sick, your Stomach in Revolt, and
Natures Food Process retarded for "a
hours or longer.
The proper time to adjust them is the
very minute you suspect they need adjust
men.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-04-13
A DnrEain.

81 admit" said the merchant, who
had advertised for an assistant, that
your experience in business might make
you a valuable man. But the salary
you ask is a good deal Of money just
for your experience"
"Well,' replied the man who had
seen better days, 81 assure you I'm Of
fering my experience to you for less
than it cost me. e."-Phiadelphia Press.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-04-13

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