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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-07-31
A PONY Sentinel.

During one Of General Clusters In.
dian campaigns he had boy bugler
with him who was mounted on a cir.
Gus pony he had picked up somewhere
The animal was not only full Of tricks,
but he proved himself a better sentinel
than any Of the soldiers. Three times
in four months he saved the camp
from night attack when no other
suspected that danger was near. Upon
one occasion the pony, who was loose
and walking about camp, discovered q
sentinel asleep on his post. That was
wrong, and the animal knew it was,
and he gave the soldier such bite on
the arm as caused him to yell out and
arouse the whole camp. Pony and boy
both died In Clusters last battle. The
pony had twelve arrows in his body
when found.-Cincinnati Commercial
Tribune.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-07-31
Mans Unwlsdonn,

The, simplest and plainest laws Of
health are outraged every hour of the
day by the average man. Did Adam
smoke? Did Eve wear corsets? Did
Solomon chew tobacco7 Did Ruth
chew gum? Did the children Of Israel
make for beer garden after crossing
the Red sea? Did Rebecca eat gum
drops and Ice cream and call for soda
,water2 Adam was the first and was
made perfect from head to heel. How
long would he remain so after eating
q m1nce pie before going to bed? Sup
pose he had slept In bedroom Ave by
seven, with the windows down, the
door shut and two dogs under the bed2
Suppose Eve had laced herself up in
q corset, put on tight shoes, sat up all
hours Of the night eating her fill Of
trash and slzzled her hair. When you
come to look at the way man misbe-
hayes himself you can only wonder he
ever lived to get there. Verify, the av.
erage man behaves as If he were little
better than fool.-Woodbury Conn
Reporter.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-07-31
A Crocodile In q Tree.

An African hunter once found a
large crocodile hanging In the fork Of
a tree about ten feet from the ground.
As the place was fully half a mile
from any water, 1t was difficult to ac-
count for the crocodile's strange posi-
ton. When questioned upon the sub
ject, tho natives explained that it was
put there by an elephant. It seems
that when the elephants wade into the
Lake Ngami to battle the crocodiles are
In the habit Of worrying them and BIT
ing their legs. Sometimes when an
elephant Is annoyed beyond endurance
! it picks up Its tormentor In its trunk,
puts it among the branches Of q tree
and leaves It there London Graphic
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-07-31
o. A Il Looked to Him.

, One of the ladies In fancy dress was,
e. though fair enough, tride fat, and
we will not say that she did not look
well out Of the thirties. And there
spake to her reporter: s~-a...
MAY ask what character you rep
resent?'' --,.-.......3
Helen Of Troy" she answered.
what did you think It wasp
.''Well," he. murmured, ungallantly
enough, as weights and measures con-
fused his brain and he gazed on her
ample proportions, II thought you
might be Helen Of Avoirdupois!'
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-07-31
Preferred tho Baby's Voice.

A New York scientist the father Of
a large and growing family, has bis
troubles. One evening his youngest
was holding forth in her best style.
The mother could do nothing with the
child, so the man Of, science went to
the rescue. 49,
~ II think can quiet little Flora" be
said. 'There's no use humming to her
In that silly way. What she wants is
real music. The fact that I used to
sing In the glee club at Yale and sing
well, too, may make difference"
Accordingly, the professor took the
child and, striding up and down the
ROOM: sang In his best manner. He
had not finished the second verse Of his
song when ring was heard. The
door was opened, and there stood girl
Of fourteen, who said:
l. I'm one Of the family that's just
moved into the fat next to yours.
There's sick person with us, and be
says, If it's all the same to you, would
you mind letting the baby cry instead
Of singing to Success.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-07-31
A Considerate Musician,

Many stories are told Of the Jealousy
and III feeling among musicians, SO It
IS refreshing to note that at least one
genius did not fail in good natured ap.
probation Of fellow artist It Is re-
lated how Rossini, walking one day on
the boulevard with the musician Bra
ga, was greeted by -Meyerbeer, who
anxiously inquired after the health Of
his dear Rossini- ~..-. r.. 49, $780,
Bad" answered the latter. Fright
full headaches, legs all wrong"
After few minutes conversation
Meyerbeer passed on, and Braga asked
the great composer how it happened
that he had suddenly become 80 IN
we'll. .. ..-.:...... q. -
Smilingly Rossini treasured bis
friend. "Oh, / couldn't be. better. I
merely wanted to please Meyerbeer.
He would so like to see me go to
smashw-St. Louis Republic. 49,
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-07-31
Why They're Trans Abroad.


Abroad" said tourist agent, you
must call street cars trans and street
railways you must call tramways. II
you speak Of trolleys over there, you
won't be understood. The word tram
must puzzle the average etymologlst.
It derives from mans nance utram
Thomas Ouram. Outram lived In
Derbyshire, and in the beginning Of
the last century he invented peculiar
sort Of track that diminished the fric-
ton between wheels and roadbeds.
These tracks Of Outram's, though moth
ing like a trolley track, were called
first outramways, then tramways, and
when street lines and street cars came
into existence they were dubbed re-
spectively ramways and trans" a
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-07-31
One For the DEBATING Club.

A group Of half dozen physicists,
all eminent; a sheet Of paper; a pencil.
With the latter one Of the group draws
pulley, cord over the pulley, tree,
q bough from which the pulley hangs.
To one end Of the cord Is attached a
stone; to the other cord clings mon
key. The stone balances the monkey.
If the monkey proceeds to climb up
the cord, what will happen? Will the
stone rise or fall7 Heated discussion;
breakup Of the party; no result. Can
any reader help to settle this question
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-07-31

r. E. L. Daniel, chief clerk at the
Red Lake Indian agency, spent last
night and today in the city. He re.
turned to the agency this afternoon.
That light, faky, delicious, melt.
in-your-mouth quality that Hunts
Perfect Baking Powder gives to the
baking is one reason why gooe cooks
always use it.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-07-31
Trees and tho Aln,

IS According to a reliable computati ton,
a single tree is able through It's leaves
to purity the air from the Garbonic acid
arising from the respiration Of a con-
siderable number Of men, as many az
a dozen or a score. The volume Of
carbonic acid exhaled by human be-
ing in the course OF twenty-four hours
Is estimated at 100 gallons and a sin
gle square yard Of leaf surface, count
ing both the upper and under sides Of
the leaves, can decompose about 4
gallon Of carbonic acid in a day. ~.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-07-31
A k.eoaoy..

ssWhat's your fare r. asked old Flint.
skin Of his cabby the other day and
was met with the gtereotyped reply: u
"Well, sir, I will leave that to you.r
.srhank you, you are very kind. !" said
old Flintskin, buttoning up his pockets
and walking OF. You're the flrst per.
son who ever left me anything yet
London Mail. ss.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-07-31

"Friend 81 the bride or the bride
groom 7? asked the usher.
''Tm the flancee Of the organ blow.
err" she explained, blushing. -Lppin-5
colts.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-07-31
Couldn'&.

Orator (excitedly) The American
eagle, whether it Is roaming the des-
erts Of India or climbing the forests Of
Canada, will not draw in its horns or
retire into Its shell.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-07-31
An Anecdote 81 Aaaaalx,

On one occasion a person entered
Professor Agassiz's room with picture
which he desired to sell, denominated
q "Birdseye View Of Cambridge"
The professor contemplated 1t for q
moment, lifted his eyes, looked at the
vender Of the picture, and said, with
his characteristic accent, well, 1
thank my God zat am not q bird. -
Boston Transcript.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-07-31

| Fred Crawford of Park Rapids
came up from his home last evening
and spent the night in the city. =
Alexander Nykonen of Brainerd,
brother of Mrs. Herb Wood, is
visiting in the city at the Wood,
home.
Mrs. Roger MERCER of Inter-
national Falls was among the out-of-
town visitors who were in the city
today.
Henry Stechman andwife returned
to their home at Tenstrike last even
ing, after having spent yesterday in
tue city.
DR.. Monahan of Blackjack came
down from his home this morning
and spent today in the city on pro-
fessional business.
Fred Brosseau, the wholesale
liquor dealer of Crookston, was in
the city yesterday afternoon mingling
among the local dealers in wet
goods"
Chester Snow and his nephew,
Marcus Snow left this morning for
Nary, near which place they spent
the day, picking berries for canning
at home. De-
J. ]. Rider of Little Falls, deputy
U. S. marshal, passed through the
city last evening on his way from
Little Falls to Big Falls, on an off,
cial trip.
A. O. Johnson, the general mer-
chant of Turtle River, came down
from his home this morning to
attend the meeting of the agricul-
tural association.
If you want to go to Alberta,
apply now, as I will be going again
in about ten days. One cent per
mile. c. E. Albrant, MINI. ave.,
rear First National bank.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Clair of
Grand Rapids arrived in the citv
yesterday afternoon for a visit of
few days in the city. They are
CHARTERED at the Hotel Markham, -.
Teddy" Scott, son CT H. J. Scott.
the local tailor, left this morning
for his home at Fairbault, after
having visited here for several DAYS..
Teddy's" profession is also clothes
maker.
J. P. Johnson came down this
morning from his home at Northome
and spent today in the city looking
after some business matters. ]. P.
reports business as being very good
with him. 4
T. H. Mackey, the king" of
Farris, came over from his home
yesterday noon and left last evening
for International Falls. He expects
to be absent in the north country
for the remainder of the week, look
ing over some timber.
I. J. WEIGH, the general represent
tatlve for the T. J. WEIGH Timber
company, passed through the CITY
last evening on his way from his
home at Walker to Kelliher, where
ne will inspect some timber, with
the intention of purchasing it.
Mr.. and Mrs. Slipp have returned
from their wedding visit and are
now living at 1913 Minnesota
avenue, where they will be q at home"
to their friends after September l.
They visited at the home of Mr..
Slipp's parents in Brainerd while
away.
Lieutenant o. H. Dockery of Du-
luth came over from the Zenith"
city last night and remained in the
city until this noon, when he re-
turned home. The lieutenant was
on an inspection visit and found
everything at the. local office in
apple-pie" order.
J.. G. Townsend of Blackjack.
who is one Of the members Of the
board of directors of the Beltrami
County Agricultural association.
came down from the Duck this
morning and attended the meeting
Of the board Of directors, which was
held in the court house this after
moon.
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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-07-31
Hard Luck.

5s| Hard Luck. .,
Mrs. Dash Mother says that she
wants to be cremated Dash-tust mY|
luckl ] haven't Z match With me-
Smart Set. s.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-07-31

An Explanation.
She presented herself ct q fashion
able wedding.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1907-03-21
Saved Her Sons Life

The happiest mother in the little
town OF Ava, Mo-, is Mrs. S. Rupee.
She writes: zone year ago my son was
down with such serious lung trouble
that our physician was unable to help
him; when by our druggists advice ]
began giving him DR.. Kings New Dis
covery, and / soon noticed improve
ment. i kept this treatment up for a
few weeks when he was perfectly we'll.
lie has worked steadily since at carpen-
ter work. DR.. Kings New Discovery
sayed his life." Guaranteed best
cough and cold cure by G.. d. Kendall.
Soc and $l.00. Trial bottle free.
Have you backache? Get a box of
kidney-Ettes - the most wonderful
remedy for all kidney troubles, and
they will make you right. rs cents.
The daily sentinel., 1907-05-06

educating the negro in the South,
amounts to less than 1000 annually
in some states, less than enough to
run the negro schools of Birmingham
three months. 1t has yielded in all
a little over 100000 annually, which
when spread over the South is paltry.
The recent gift of Mrs. Anna T.
Jeanes. of Philadelphia. towards the
education of Southern negroes will
yield $4,000 annually. This is to be
expended over the whole South and
will not be drop in the bucket be-
sides what the white people of the
South annually give to negro educa-
tion through taxation.
1T is very evident that the great
bulk of the money which is used for
negro education in this section of the
country must continue to come from
the Southern white man who pays his
taxes. This is what might be termed
the white mans burden" 1t would
make an interesting showing II the
data on this subject could be gath
cred showing Just how much money
is spent annually on negro education
in the Southern states and how much
of 1t comes out of the pockets OF
Southern white men and how much is
given by Northern philanthopIsts
The latter sum would look very small
beside the vast amount which the
Southern whites annually hand over
for negro education. "-Birmingham
Alabama, Daily News.
The daily sentinel., 1907-05-06
! a q q o q O q O q q O O

"At the request of some of my
relatives, and appreciating that it
is right that I should yield to their
wishes, that the public should know
the true facts concerning the death of
one, Howard Scott Smith at Grand
Junction, Colorado, March 29th,
wish to make the following state
ment:
On March 81 I received a tele-
gram from my home in Clarksburg.
w. Va, stating that Howard Smith
had been killed at Grand Junction,
and to investigate the same at once,
/ Immediately got into telephone COM
munication with Mr. Krohn, the un-
dertaker at that place. From body
description given me over the phone,
felt 1t my duty to take the first train
and investigate for myself.
Arriving at Grand Junction, met
the undertaken, and on viewing the
remains had some doubt as to whe-
ther it was my brother.
after learning the cause that lead
up to. his death, l was emphatic that
1t was not my brother l could not
believe that my brother would ever
do anything that would necessitate
his arrest.
This party had lately arrived in
Grand Junction. and said his name
was Howard Scott Smith; that his
family was well known in Clarksburg
w. Va, After a day in the place and
learning all the facts possible and
finding a strong resemblance to my
brother, / was forced to believe that
It was he, and l ordered the body
prepared for shipment.
Upon the arrival of the body at
my home ! was Immediately advis-
ed by wire that it was not our bro
ther.
at must be understood that my
brother has been away from home
for some time, travelling through the
country. Sometimes he is heard from
The daily sentinel., 1907-05-06
THE SOUTHERN PEOPLE DO 1T
Hundreds of Times More Spent by the
South for Negro Education Than
is Spent by the North.

"There is a widespread belief in
the North" said an observant man.
that the basis of negro education
in the South is and has been Northern
philanthropy and that but for the
gifts of benevolent Northern men and
women. which are now and then eN-
plotted in the newspapers. the negro
would receive practically no educa-
tional benefits. Most Northern news
papers subscribe to this view, which
we southern people, of course, under
stand to be an erroneous one. The
basis of negro education is the money
which the Southern states themselves
give for that purpose and practically
all of which comes from taxes paid by
the Southern white people. Negroes
own comparatively little property and
therefore pay little taxes. 1t is a rare
exception when negro pays his poll
tax, and yet this poll tax money goes
directly to the schools.
"of course. Northern philanthrop-
lists have done something for negro
education. but there is very wide
mfsapprehension. especially in the
North, as to what this somethinf
has amounted to. The whole Pea
body fund. which is made so much ol
throughout the North as n means o
The daily sentinel., 1907-05-06
Miss Rose Lee Smith at Last Issues State
ment Regarding Her Identification
of the Young Man killedin This
County as Her Brother
Dead Man Strongly Resembled Howard
Scott Smith Whom She Had Not
Seen for Years

Tquite frequently, then again not for
many weeks. Also that l have not
seen him once for several years; in
deed, I may say that l have seen but
little of him for the past eighteen
years.
my strongest Impressions of him
are those of a young man. 1t was
perfectly natural for me to recall him
as / had known him best and last.
THAT it is most unfortunate for
me to have made such a blunder |
fully realize, yet find many persons
who say 1t is very difficult to positive
ly identify a body from memory.
Upon Investigation by my friends
it has been discovered that a young
man by the name of Harry Swiger.
living near Clarksburg. and know
| ing my brother, and bearing some re-
semblance to him had assumed the
name in full.
HE had deserted from the United
States army, and in order to hide
his identity and avoid being arrested
by government authorities, had rep
resented himself as member of our
family. And since death, but a few
days ago, a United States warrant
came to Clarksburg ordering his ar
rest for desertion.
Some fault is found with me for
trying to conceal my identity while
on my unpleasant and sad errand.
But as / am not in the habit of pos
ing in the limelight of publicity, l
naturally shrank from sensational
newspaper notoriety. And l wish to
make 1t most emphatic that | have
never granted single interview, nor
given a word of information to any
paper till now.
And had I been left to my own
personal feelings in the matter, |
should never have done SO, notwith-
standing the many fake and sensa--
tional statements that have gone out.
| felt that my friends throughout the
state of Colorado knew me and that
my family in West Virginia was too
well known to need vindication
| wish to express my gratitude to
Mr.. Krohn for his kindness to me
while in Grand Junction. He did
everything possible to assist me in
getting the facts and identify the re-
that these alleged interviews from
him are without foundation.
81 trust this statement affords suf-
ticient explanation to those who may
be interested.
81 most emplatically wish 1t un-
| derstood that my brother Is alive,
that he never has been in the state of
Colorado and it is myself alone who
is to blame for this most unfortunate
error.
Very respectfully,
crosse LEE SMITH -
The daily sentinel., 1907-05-06
HORACE MARVIN FOUND.

DOVER, Del, May Ct Special. }
The body of little Horace Marvin,
disappeared from the farm of his faith
er at Kits Hancock. near here, March
4. was found Saturday afternoon in a
marsh in fair state of preservation.
The spot where the body was found
is half mile east of the farm house
toward the Delaware river. Kits
Hammock Is between seven and eight
miles from here and is without com
munication with any place. From
information brought by horseman IL
is learned that the clothes on the
child are the same he wore the day
he disappeared. The body was face
downward.
DR.. Marvin. at the moment the
body was found, was not ready to
say whether the body of his child
was placed where 1t was found oil
whether he believed the child wand.
cred into the marsh and lost his life
The marsh was frozen over the
day the boy disappeared There /.
theory that the child was murdered
and his body placed in the marsh a.
the long grass in which the body was
found was burned and cleared foui
weeks ago.
The body lay under pile of gras.
and the clothing showed no evidenc,
of being touched by fire.
The body was found by Ollie Pleas
anton, a neighbor, who was gunnin.
after ducks on the marsh today
Pleasanton is the man who reporte.
having seen two strange men wht
We're inquiring about the topograph,
of the country three days before tn,
disappearance.
The daily sentinel., 1907-05-06
Read and Profit
5000 hats-Loefler's

Beacon POW 3.
Try a Banister at the Colorado
Shoe store, 431 Main street.
Lawn mowers from sS.65 to s5.75
at the and 10 cent store.
Stetson hats $3.50 and up-Loef-
ners.
When you place your order for
groceries include a loaf of Star Bak-
cry bread.
stein-Bloch Clothes-Loefflers.
A large and complete line of
McCary's, 455-457 Colorado avenue.
Knox hats-Loefflers-$5.0O.
All dealers handie me ElSocorro
Hannah shoes. $500 up-Loefflers
Wagon covers and tents. Prices
right. Harry L. Hiatt.
Ladies skirts cleaned and pressed
and work guaranteed. Phone 662
black.
Special attention given to rush or
ders The Suitorium, Phone 622
black.
II you enjoy good smoke ask for
the Ell Socorro cigar. None better
on the market.
Smoke the Ell Socorro. the cigar
of QUALITY.
walkover $3.50 shoes at Loeffler's
Ice cream freezers at the and 10
cent store.
The live and let live shoemaker at
222 Main street.
Call and see new shipment of har-
ness and sweat pads. Just received at
McCary's.
All dealers handle the Ell socorro
cigar.
You are sure to be well satisfied
with your cigars II you get the Ell
Socorro.
The Western Junk House at 127 w
Colorado avenue, buys hides, scrap
iron, old rubber, rags, bottles, etc.
Get your hat cleaned and blocked
by the Suitorium, 125 south Fifth
street.
The daily sentinel., 1907-05-06
BRYAN ON SOULS PRICE.

CHICAGO, May C. -(special)-
William Jennings Bryan told 500 Chi
cago lawyers last night what he
thinks OF the legal profession in
America The picture was relieved
az points with rays of something that
looked like hope. but on the whole
it wns not bright one.
As a graduate OF the old Union
College OF Law, which has since be
come the Northwestern University
Law school. Mr. Bryan attended the
annual dinner of the graduates OF the
Institution. The title of his address
was "The Price OF a Soul"
II believe" he said in concluding
''that the day Will come In this coun'
try when we will not have so many
men who will sell their souls to make
grand larceny possible.
Perhaps some time II VIII not b'
The daily sentinel., 1907-05-06
NOTED LAWYER SUICIDES.

NEW YORK, May G,-( (Speeia)- ~
Joseph Huffcut, legal adviser to Gov.
Hughes. shot himself coming down
the Hudson river last night on board
the boat c. w. Morse. His body was
found behind pile of chairs today.
Gov. Hughes was greatly affected by
the suicide and could assign no rea-
son for the act unless II be overwork.
The daily sentinel., 1907-05-06

less disgraceful for a lawyer to assist
In gigantic robbery than for a high
wayman to so out and hold up a
traveller. l knew Of case recently
in which they had to go to New York
to get lawyers to represent the peo-
pie because all OF the lawyers avail
able nearer at hand had been bought
up"
The daily sentinel., 1907-05-06

seems to be the best accomplishment
of some plumbers. They are very par.
ticular to have them large enough
though they haven't shown any ex-
cesslve zeal in. the work they are sup
posed to represent.
WE ARE VERY DIFFERENT
We can do real plumbing work bet
ter than we can make out bills. Try
our ability the next job you have.
us.-LEWIS AND SALLEE.