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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-09-25

Thompson of Crookston are Bemidji
visitors today.
A. r. Bachelor of Park Rapids
spent yesterday and today in the
city on business.
Robert Mitchell came down from
his home at Kelliher this morning
and spent the day in the city.
The Methodist ladies will hold a
rummage sale in the Boyer block
Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
F. O. Sibley, county commissioner
from Island Lake, left this morning
for Little Falls on business mission.
Wanted-Competent girl for gen
eral housework. Wages $500 per
week. Inquire at Berman Emporium.
DR.. Adams came down from his
home at Big Falls this morning to.
play in the Bemidji band during the
fair.
Mrs. E. E. Skinner of St. Cloud
arrived in the city last evening on
visit to her daughter, Mrs. A. P.
Richie.
M. E. Carson left yesterday after
noon for Red Lake, where he ex-
poets to spend a couple of days on
business.
Chas Scrutchin~ returned last
evening from Walker where he
spent yesterday on some legal
business.
The Episcopal Guild will not
meet this week on account of the
fair, but will meet next week at the
home of Mrs. Arnold.
County Auditor John Wilmann
went to Bagley yesterday afternoon
and spent the evening attending to
business at that place.
Judge Spooner and Mrs. Spooner
have returned from Buena Vista,
where they spent eeveral days visit
ing at the Hotel Summit.
H. M. Clark, a cedar dealer of
this city, is at Puposky and points
up the NJ, r. L. & M. railway in
the interest of his business.
A. E. Smith left last night for
Puposky to look after his banking
interests there after having spent
the last few days in the city.
Ed. T. Teitsworth, county attor-
aey of Clearwater county, came over
rom Bagley today and spent the
afternoon in the city on legal bust
ness.
Geo. Cannon, a Crookston attor-
icy, spent yesterday in the city and
eft on the M. & 1. passenger in
he evening for Houpt where he
lad some legal work to attend to.
One of the first things a young
1ousekeeper should put on her list of
;hings for the pantry is Hunts Per-
ect Baking Powder and Extracts.
F. O. Sibley of Island Lake, who
las been spending the last few days
n this city attending to business
matters, paid Solway a business visit
asst evening.
Senator Swedback and Harry
Haines left last night for Minneapolis.
having been called to that city by an
Urgent telegram desiring their
presence in the "Mill' city.
G. E. Croker, superintendent
# the Grand Forks Lumber com.
9any, left last night for points up
he M. & I. railway on business in
he interest of his company.
R. E. L. Daniels, Indian agent
It the Red Lake Agency, returned
% his home at Red Lake last night
'fter spending yesterday attending
% some business matters in this
;lty.
A. P. White, C. NJ. Bacon and
Emil Schneider comprise party of
Bemidji sports who left today noon
On a preliminary survey of the
in the vicinity of Ball Club
preparatory to an outing and duck
1unt in the near future.
A. O'Kelliher, the Blackjack
druggist, spent yesterday in the
city on his return home from
three weeks visit to the twin cities
Duluth and points in Wisconsin.
He went from here to his horne ~
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-09-25
ONE CENT A WORD.
HELP WANTED.

WANTED-For u. S. army, able
bodied, unmarried men between
ages of 10 and IS, citizens of the
United States, of good characte~
and temperate habits, who can
speak, read and write English
For information apply to Recruit
Officer, Miles Block, Bemidji,
MINI.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-09-25

FOR SALE Chairs, bedsteads,
mattresses, springs and commodes.
Inquire 4O4 Minnesota Ave.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-09-25

WANTED: Girl for diningroom
and chamber work. Apply to the
Turf restaurant, Cass Lake.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-09-25

WANTED: Five walters or wait
resses and kitchen help. This
week only. Good wages. Arm
strong's restaurant.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-09-25
MISCELLANEOUS.

PUBLIC LIBRARY-Open Tues
days, Thursdays and Saturdays,
2:3O to 3 p. m, and Saturday
evening 7:3O to 9 p. m. also.
Library in basement of Court
House. Mrs. E. R. Ryan, ibrar-
ian.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-09-25

WANTED--Good girl for general
house work. Good wages. In
quire COS Minnesota Ave.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-09-25
| rue Flavors

With great care, by process en-
tirely his own, DR.. Price is enabled
to extract from each Of the true,
select fruits, all of its character
istic flavor, and place in the mar
ket a class Of aavorings Of rare
excellence. Every flavor is Of
great strength and perfect purity.
For flavoring ice-cream, jellies,
cake, custards, ETC.,
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-09-25

WANTED - Millinery appren-
tees, apply to Mrs. E. J. Jones at
O'Leary and Bowsers.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-08
Tennyson's Astronomy

Tennyson's Astronomy.
In Tennyson's Palace of Art" occur
the lines:
She saw the snowy poles and moons Of
Mars.
That mystic field of drifted light
In mid Orion. and the married stars.
This at first looks like a literary par
allel to Swift's we'll known fortuitous
forecast Of the discovery of the Mar.
tian satellites, and ]. s. Stevenson,
writing from Blairavon, Norwood,
Ceylon. points out that Professor II.
II. Turner quotes it in Modern Astron.
Omy'' as having been written in 1885.
This, however. appears not to have
been the case. for Mr.. Stevenson on
reference to the biography of the late
poet laureate by the present Lord
Tennyson has found the note: The
Moons of Mars is the only modern
reading here. All the rest are more
than half century old" Scientific dis
covery was thus not anticipated by
Tennyson in the mention Of Marian
satellites.-Nature.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-08
TABLE NAPKINS.
They Came Into General Use In the
Fifteenth Century.

They Came Into General Use In the
Fifteenth Century.
Curiously enough, that article, now
considered almost Indispensable, the
table napkin, was first used only by
children and was only adopted by elder
members of the family about the mid
die of the fifteenth century. In Ell
quette books of an earlier date than
this among other sage pieces Of advice
for children are instructions about wip-
Ing their fingers and lips with the!!
napkins.
1t seems that the tablecloth was long
enough to reach the floor and served
the grown people in place of napkins.
When they did begin to use napkins
they placed them first on the shoulder,
then Oh the left arm and finally tied
them about the neck. A French writer
who evidently was conservative and
did not welcome the napkin kindly re-
cords with scorn:
1.-The napkin is placed under the chin
and fastened in the back. as if one
were going t" be shaved. A person told
me that he wore his that way that he
might not soil his beautiful frills."
1t was G difficult matter to tie the
two corners in the back. and 1t is said
that thence originated our expression
for straitened circumstances, Hard to
make both ends meet" This custom
led to the habit Of table walters carry
ing a napkin on the left arm.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-08
BECAUSE OF DEFEAT.

The Chicago Tribune is suffering
with severe attack of sour grapes
following the defeat of the Chicago
high school football team in Seattle.
While ignoring the disreputable acts
of the Chicago youths in robbing the
lockers at the state university. the
Tribune walls thus loudly over the
trip and the game:
THE defeat of Chicago high school
football team by the representatives of
factory ending to an unwise trip.
From the published accounts of the
game it is clear that there was not
much sport in it, and the spirit mani
tested was anything but pleasant. If
the experience results in the perma-
nent Encouragement of such junkets
perhaps it may be counted worth
while after all.
Winning or losing, the long trip to
the coast in midwinter six weeks af-
ter the close of the normal season for
the game was unwise. The CONNER
cial element in the affair was alto
yether too pronounced for a boys con-
test. The contestants had not been
in training for several weeks. The
time required to travel so far meant
certain lack of condition. to say moth
ing of the effects of change of climate
and environment If the reports whicn
have been published are to be relied
on the business arrangements We're
not clearly understood in advance. The
impression gained is that the trip and
the contest meant little more than a
holiday junket for players and attend
ants. with nothing to gain or lose so
far as the game was concerned.
From that point of view the anna
teur character disappears and the
spectacle is that of a contest for gate
| money. 1t was not so brutal as the
prize fight in the neighboring state,
but in some of its features it resem-
bled that affair. 1t is to be questioned
seriously whether any one Of the party
will profit in the least by the exper-
fence If a Chicago school team held
le championship of Illinois and ar
ranged a contest during the football
season with the champion of Michi-
gan. or Wisconsin. or Indiana, there
might be both satisfaction and glory
- ''-''-r1'"'r V-'c--~v ~ -ha Coattls
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-08

over of Blackstone warned the chief
that he was liable to a suit for false
imprisonment and that he would bet
ter liberate the man.
Chief Brown assumed a sphinx~like
attitude in the matter and said he had
a right to hold Hilbert on Geographic
instructions when assured that war
rant had been issued. And, accord
ingly, Hilbert remained in jail.
May duplicate Brother.
1t was learned this afternoon that
Edward Hilbert, the brother of the
man arrested yesterday evening. had
agreed to marry the girl involved but
after securing a marriage license he
made his escape. One of the attorneys
representing Eugene Hilbert said this
afternoon it was possible that Eugene
Hilbert might be drawn into the case
as one of the persons implicated in
stead of for aiding his brother to es-
cape.
The attorney said that unless the
man was charged with the crime
which his brother escaped, he would
institute habeas corpus proceedings
Immediately after the arrival of Sher-
if Bowers.
1t is understood the girl is a rel
ative of Officer McCauley, who made
the arrest.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-08

.ase nothing was settled from the
standpoint of sport, and the general
impression left is that of an unsat-
sfactory ending Of a foolish and
hastily arranged junket. 1t is to be
doubted whether any such contest ever
S satisfactory where youths, compar-
itively unaccustomed to travel, jour-
ley across a continent to engage
team on its home grounds without
he chance of a return game with con-
litions reversed. 1t is more to be
doubted whether such a contest, with
It's elements of commercialism, should
oe permitted to high school boys when
those most interested in education are
striving earnestly to restore school
md college sport to its true basis of
amateur and friendly rivalry"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-08
A Plea for the Soldiers.

Memorial day was instituted as
lay on which to show respect to the
;oldiers Of America. Thursday was set
,part by two southern women that
hey might pay respect to the fallen
heroes of both north and south. The
inform is now national and so is the
;ay.
In those days a uniform was mark
Of distinction which entitled it's wear
ar to respect. In most places. even at
The present time, the United States
soldier in uniform is highly respected.
Why is he despised, ignored, and de-
barred from society, in Walla Walla?
A soldier sacrifices a great deal for
he good of his fellow men. He lives
subject to very strict laws; to a call
70 the front at any time; to long
lard marches through swamps, across
rivers. through dangerous mountain
passes. and over dry plains, in all
kinds of weather and at all times of
he year; and above all. he risks his
life on the field and by exposure. All
his for only $13 month. And still
there are men and women who do not
even deem them fit to associate with.
very much doubt if any American
would be ashamed of the Stars and
Stripes. Why then should any one be
ashamed OF the men who fight beneath
them? Why ashamed of the brave
men in the blue uniforms of the Unit
ed States army?
Every one who is thus ashamed of
the United States and her defenders
should be ignored by all patriotic cit
liens and debarred from society.
Here's a health to the brave, noble
boys in blue"
A WALLA WALLA HIGH SCHOOL
GIRL.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-08
Long and Short DAYS.

At Hamburg. Germany. the longes,
day occupies seventeen hours and the
shortest seven. At Stockholm. in Swe
den. the longest has eighteen and q
half hours and the shortest five and q
half. at st. Petersburg the longest has
nineteen and the shortest five hours.
In Finland the longest has twenty
one and d half hours. In the north.
ernmost parts of Norway the longest
day lasts from May q to July 2. the
sun not sinking below the horizan dur
ing this period. but skimming along
very close to it in the north. At Spit
bergen the longest day lasts three
months and half.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-08
ONLY A SPECIAL MEETING.
For This Reason, Council May Not
Handle Ordinance Tonight.

Unless the rules are suspended the
cannot come up at the special meet
ing of the city council tonight
Although the first meeting in Jan.
uary this is not a regular meeting
but simply an adjourned meeting of
the session held in the middle of do
cember.
The regular meeting would have
come on New Years night, which was
legal holiday.
The Olmsted report will probably be
opened tonight. 1t has been on the
clerks table for two weeks AS the
recommendations of the landscape
architect are not very long it is pos
sible that they will be read to the city
dads,
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-08
Experiments IN Feeding Steers are
Made at Pullman
RESULTS Snow NINE DOLLARS PROFIT
AVERAGE GAIN OVER THE ORIG.
INAL COST AND PRICE OF
FEED.

There is something interesting to
PalOuse people in the fattening of
steers for market. 1t is a branch of
agriculture not taken care of in the
great future possibilities. Through
Professor Elliot, head of the expert
ment station at the state college the
Pullman Tribune has been able to give
out the following good information
regarding the experimental feeding of
steers held at the college farm pre-
vious to Christmas.
Beginning October II. IS head of
steers picked at random from ovel
the country were started in on these
experiments. The cost of the steers
was $50 for IA head and $25 for four
head, making the total cost $500 The
cost of feed was as follows during
the period: Eight tons of oat hay at
$3.50; $50; 17,ooo pounds of fodder
corn at $3.50 ton; $4O.25; two and a
quarter tons of wheat at $3.50 per
ton, $39.4O. Total cost, $659.55. AS
the steers were sold at $811.95 the
profit was $151.2O over the cost of
the animals and feed. The Is steers
weighed 22,555 pounds, less four cent
shrinkage at 1915 hundred. This
gave the average gain by steer, $3.50.
The steers were fed alike from Oc-
tober II until November IS, being fed
three pounds of wheat daily. On No
vember 10 lots two and three were
changed to six pounds of wheat daily.
and lot number one was continued at
three pounds daily. On November IS
the average weight of each lot was:
Nov 18-Lot 1-7135 lbs; Dec. 18-
75O5 lbs-27O lbs; grain wheat fed in
80 days, $40 lbs
Nov 1S-Lot two. 5000 lbs: Dec IS
1880 lbs-gain, 400 lbs; grain wheat
fed in 80 days. 1880 lbs
Nov 1S-Lot three, 1915 lbs; Dec.
1S-7670 lbs: gain. 455 lbs; grain
wheat fed in 80 days, 1880 lbs.
The $50 pounds of wheat fed to Lot
II gave a gain of 22O pounds over Lot
I. or a profit of $3.50 head. The $40
pounds of Lot III gave 1856 pounds gain
over Lot I, or profit of 81 head
Prof. w. A. Linklater, professor of
animal industry. who watched over the
herd very closely during the feeding.
estimates the value of the corn fod-
der as follows:
Cost of steers. $500; hay, $50; wheat
$39.4O; labor, $50; pasture. 5000; to-
tai, s6784O; selling price of steers,
S11.75. leaving $133.35 for the nine
tons of corn fodder Estimating three
and one-half tons to the acre. corn
would produce at this ratio, feed to
the value of $51.S0 per acre. Figuring
the cost of feeding at the same ratio.
he figures that the wheat used in the
feeding was producing beef enough
to raise wheat values to s1.75 bushel
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-08
JUDGE TAFT AND PRESIDENCY

How do We get our presidential
nominees?
This question seems a fair one tC
discuss in connection with the recent
statement of Secretary Taft regard
ing his alleged candidacy. Secretary
Taft saws that he would take the nomi
nation if it came to him. but that he
does not expect it. because of the OBJ
stacles imposed by his lack OF avail
ability" The secretary would like the
nomination if he could get it, but he
declines to take the ordinary means
IF getting it. These means are the
organization of a propaganda faVora-
BILE to his nomination and the working
I'D Of a boom which would ensure him
the delegates from his own state. But
one instance has been known in recent
times of a candidate who secured the
nomination without the support OF MS
own state. Grover Cleveland went
into the convention of 1892 and had
the satisfaction Of triumphing over
the machine delegation from New York,
which voted for the impossible can
didacy of d. B. Hill. when it was
known that Cleveland was the choice
in the Albany junta.
Mr. Taft faces if not the same sit
uatiOn, one similar to it. He is not the
unanimous choice of the republicans
~ h,1f a nc
cite only feelings of respect wherever
they are mentioned, says the Minnea-
polls Journal.
With the backing of Ohio he would
be a formidable factor in the next
national convention. Very likely he
would have that backing if the machine
were not opposed to his coming to the
White House.
This brings up the question, how are
delegates to national conventions
chosen and do they represent the will
of the people in the several states?
The answer is plainly that they do not
necessarily. They too often repre-
sent the "organiza ton and too often
the organization Is aDle 10 eject Oele-
gates who represent nothing but 10y
atty to the machine.
A primary for national delegates in
Ohio would probably show a majority
for Judge Taft. A convention will
more certainly show a majority against
Judge Taft. 1t is true then that the
president is practically elected by d.
rect vote of the people when it is not
true that the candidates of the lead
ing parties are nominated by direct
vote of the people?
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-08
Don't Like His Analysis Of Dangers
on Rail
CAUSES AsTON|sHmEnT ANc OIsMAY
WAS QUOTED AS CHARGING RAIL
ROADS WITH NEGLECT OF
BLOCK SYSTEM.

NEW YORK. Jan. S.-Astonishmert
and not little dismay is apparent in
spite of the evident efforts to con-
ceal it, is aroused among railroad mel
here by the published statement at
tributed to James j. Hill Comment
ranges from emphatic denial to de-
malls so mild as to be virtual admis-
sions of the truth of the charge
President Hill was quoted as say
ing:
'Of late l never start on a rail-
road journey without wondering how
it will end-whether it Will not be my
last The enormous increase in the vol
ume of traffic has caused it to become
a common practice on many roads to
allow three trains on block at the
same time. Practically they run on
sight"
President Newman of the New York
Central declared it not conceivable
that Mr. Hill has realized the strength
OF the statements attributed to him.
IF l believed such conditions ex-
listed upon the New York Central" he
exclaimed, Il should not be able to
sleep at night. I cannot believe Mr..
Hill meant just what he is reported to
have said. ] have known Mr. Hill for
many years. and in all kindness to him
believe he frequently says offhand
things which, if we were to write
them down, would appear to him ex-
aggerated'
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-08
REVElED IN PERFUMES.

The Ancients INDUCED In Them -
an Extravagant Degree.
The use of perfume was INDUCED In
to such an extravagant degree by the
ancients that some of the more ascetic
men had good reason to denOunce II.
Scion issued an edict prohibiting its
sale in items. julius Caesar and L.
cinus. who were Roman consuls In
565. published law forbidding the
sal, of e-.o.ics in that city, and by
the laws Of Lycurgus perfumers were
expelled from Sparta as being vast
ers Of oil and encOuragers Of sensuous
nes-. Clcarchus wrote against the ex-
cess;ve use Of unguents. and Socrates
detained against them In strong
terms, preferring. he said. ''the smell
of healthy toll and the perfume Of
good and manly life" 1t was custom.
airy at festivals to pass round to the
guests perfumes served in alabaster
boxes and vessels of gold. At one OF
these feasts Cynulcus, who loved to
deride the youth for the use Of per-
fumes. was made a butt for their rid
icuie. Some missh;evous youth anoint.
ed the cyuic with much ointment,
pouring it lavishly over his head and
face. When he awOke he exclaimed
In an angry voice: What is this? Oh.
Hercules, will not some one come with
sponge and wipe my face, which Is
thus polluted with lot of dirt?
At the Syrian banquets it was usual
for the slaves to come in with bladders
full of Baby lonian perfumes and be
dew the garlands and walls and hang
ings and FL the halls with delicious
fragrance. In some of the more mod
prn feasts statues and ornaments were
provided with jets which threw out
diluted essences and attars.-London
Society.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-08
The Word "PrfVilege,"

Privilege" SEEN 81 often of late in
the phrase "speci"l prl*ilege." has been
used commonly to signify a right. i'm
munity or benefit enjoyed ly person
beyond the common advantages Of
other individuals. Primarily. however.
the word signifies an ordinance In IA
vOr O. an individual, and this Is in
keeping with it's derivation -''privus,"
ones own, private. and lex law. 1t
is IL this old sense that Chaucer uses
the word.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-08
In Good Season.

In place in New Jersey the town
officers had just put some fire extin-
guishers in their big buildings. One
day one of the buildings caught fire,
says the Philadelphia Ledger. and the
extinguisherS failed to do their work
A few days later at the town meet
ing some citizens tried to learn the rea
son.
After they had freely discussed the
subject one of them said, Mr. Chair
man. l make a motion that the fire ex-
unguishers be examined ten days be-
fore every fire."