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The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1907-03-05

The sale by half breeds on the
White Earth reservation of their
individ ual allotments and the
stories OF dealings between land
men and the full bloods, repre-
senting themselves of mixed
blood has caused a great deal of
comment.
A prominent Duluth man, who
has had extensive dealings with
Minnesota Indians for many
years and who has large per-
soDal acq ualntance among them,
made the following statement
with re gard to the current mat
ter challenging the attention of
all who are interested in the
affairs of the Indians:
"The act passed by the last
congress, known as the Clapp
law, empowering the mixed
bloods on the White Earth reser.
vation to sell their allotments, is
a good law and a move in the
right direction. The only fault
to be found with it is that it does
not go far enough. It should
extend to all the reservations in
Minnesota and in the country.
1t would be better still if the
government would give all the
Indians, mixed bloods and full
bloods, perfect title to their al
lotments, and the same right to
sell them that a white man has
to dispose of his property It
would be better still if the gov.
ernment would go still further
and pay over to the Indians
in full to every Indian in sever
atty, as fast as he reaches the
age of maturity-all the money
due the different tribes for tim
ber and land sold.
'sThe way to get the best re-
suits from an Indian or a white
man is to put him on his own re-
sources Then it is a case of
survival of the fttest. If any
Indian or mixed blood does not
| want to use his allotment and
prefers to sell it he should be al
lowed to do so. Then if he wants
to squander the proceeds of the
sale let him do so, and the sooner
he has to get down to work for a
living the better. This idea of
the government treating the
Indians as wards or children is a
mistake. .-.....
"Under the old laws and rul.
ings of the department. if the
heirs desired to dispose of the
allotment of a deceased Indian it
must be sold through the agent,
who would deposit the money in
a bank and exc it out to the heirs
as he took notion.
"The fact is that a large ma.
jority of the mixed bloods on the
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1907-03-05
A Pleasant Surprise.

A number of the bers of
the D. of Fl. and A. 0. u. W.
gathered at the home of Mrs. S.
N. Reeves, the occasion being
her birthday. They we're not
invited and the affair, of course,
was complete surprise to Mrs.
Reeves. The evening was spent
in playing games and social dis
course.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1907-03-05
Warrants Payable.

Notice is hereby given that
there is money in the treasury to
pay all outstanding warrants
registered prior to January l,
1907, and that interest will cease
on same on and after thirty days
from the date of this notice.
Dated at Bemidji, Mimi, this
4th day of March, 1907.
Earl Cell,
City Treasurer
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1907-03-05
WILL ASK RESERVATIONS
OF TWO STATE CRUISERS
Timber Board Incensed Section of
Timber Land Near Bemidji In
voIved in Controversy. ..

st. Paul, March "a regular
meeting of the state timber
board was held in the office of
Governor Johnson Saturday and
rumor had it that. as a resolu-
tion, the board will ask for the
designations of two tim Der
cruisers, T. S. Finney and A. L.
Bach .ller. It is alleged by some
that the board is much incensed
at the action Of the cruisers in
going before committees Ct the
legislature and testifying as to
the sale of certain timber lands.
The cruisers testified before a
joint committee of the house and
senate, Thursday evening, ap-
pointed to investigate the states
rights relative to the pine and
timber lands. Mr.. Bachelor
stated that one section of tim Der
near Bemidji, in Beltrami county,
had been disposed of for 5000,
and was worth ten times that
much.
Under cross-examination Mr..
Bachelor said that the particular
section near Bemidji had been
brought to the attention of the
state tim Der board, which had
sent three cruisers to investigate
how much tim Der was on the
land and whether all that was
cut had been paid for.
The cruisers made a hasty ex-
animation, Mr.. Bachelor said,
and reported to the board that
all of the timbe that had been
cut had been paid for by the
lumber concern which, it is said,
bought the tim Der. Upon this
report the state tim Der board
decided not to prosecute the
firm. ,.... .-..-
The cruiser said that he then
went to the office of the surveyor
general of logs, and that he
found that 100000 feet of tim Der
had been cut. He reported this
to the special counsel in the at
torney generals Office.
Mr.. Bachelor said further
that when he made his report
nothing had been done in the
matter of prosecuting the lum-
,ber company.
None of the mem bers of the
tim Der board, Governor Johnson,
Attorney General Young and
State Auditor Iversop, would
com nit themselves as to what
the timber board discussed to-
day.
Governor Johnson said that
Bachelor and Finney still had
twenty cases or so to look after
for the state, and that they
would be allowed to follow uI
these cases.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1907-03-05
RICHES GOING TO WASTE
IN THE NOX|OUS WEEDS
Some of the So-caIIed Worthless
Weeds of Untold Value to
Other Crops.

In the wise economy of nature,
nothing is misplaced, nothing is
wasted, nothing is utterly use.
less, has long been an axiom of
those who have devoted their
lives to the study of the great
mothers ways, says the Duluth
Evening Herald. If they have
failed to find any use for different
varieties of products, they have
never blamed nature herself but
have only redoubled their exer.
tions to extract or compel her
secrets from her.
Everyone can remember how
for years and years the Canada
thistle and the cactus were placed
side by side as absolutely useless
pests of the farmers of the sec
tions where they fourished.
Then, all of a sudden, investi-
gators discovered that both of
these thorny, spiny weeds
possessed great and varied values
and they are no longer despised
by intelligent agriculturists.
The national agricultural de-
partment, part Of the business of
which is to search out the secrets
of nature, has published recently
bulletin in which it declares
that the average American farm
er has riches going to waste in
many kinds of so called noxious
w'eds that are destroyed ruth
lessly. It AYERS that millions Of
dollars may be made each year
by the farmers if they will study
their weeds and keep in touch
with the demands of com merce.
One Of the most profitable of
these weeds, the moderate cult
vation of which would pay better
than wheat or any other staple
crop, is the heretofore despised
and reviled jimson weed. Such
uses have been found for it that
leaves, stalks and seeds are in
steady demand. Equally valu-
able is the lowly poke root, the
bane of many thousands of
farmer boys. Burdock and vel.
low. dock are imported in goodly
quantities because the American
farmer will not take even the
trouble to dig them up and pre-.
pare them for market. Other
weeds are in the same category.
OF course, if the farmers or
farmers boys should go exten.
sively into the cultivation of the
weeds named in the list, present
profitable prices would fall to a
level to make cultivation useless.
| But, nonetheless, the agricultur
st, and their children should
not berate and consign to q
warmer climate the hated weeds
until, at least, they shall learr
whether nature did not place
them on the farms for wise pur
poses.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1907-03-05
Hold Caucus at Nym0re.

At the village Of Nymore the
following caucus ticket has been
nominated: President, O. J. Tag
ley; Trustees, Willis Nye, 3. Stat
ford and 3 Newman; Recorder,
e. b. Lasher; treasurer, H. r.
Trask; assessor, M. Larson; jus.
tlce, G. A. Hoffman; consta ble,
Tom McManus.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1907-03-05

The LADIES' Aid society of the
Norwegian Lutheran church will
meet Thursday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. D. Backlun, 1115
Bemidji avenue at 2 O'Clock.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1907-03-05
Meet Friday Evening.

The regular monthly business
meeting of the Epworth League
will be held at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. G. e. Meyer Friday
evening They will be enter,
tanned by the Misses Beth Hor-
ton and Inez Woodruff.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1907-03-05
Trustees Meet Thursday evening.

trustees Meet thursday evening.
The trustees of the Norwegian
Lutheran church will hold an i'm :
portant meeting at the church
Thursday evening March z, at
8 o'clock. All mem bers of the
board are requested to be pre-
sent.
K. K. Roe, clerk of board
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1907-03-05

Baptie has visited Bemidji on
many occasions, and when his
brother owned rink here, four
years ago, he spent most of the
winter in this city. He skated
three races here against Neillson
of Minneapolis, champion at that
time, and won but one of them.
He is a very gentlemanly young
fellow, and his victory at Pitts
burg over the arrogant Neillson
will be a source of considerable
satisfaction to the Bemidji
friends of Baptie.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1907-03-05
Commercial Club To Meet
This Evening

meeting Of the Commercial Club will be held in
the council this evening, to which all members Of
the association urgently requested to be present.
G. E. CARSON, Treasurer
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1907-03-05

alton, of which some have been
disallowed and the balance re-
com mended for cancellation or
abatement.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1907-03-05

Additional local matter will be found
on fourth page.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1907-03-05

Local News on last page.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1907-03-05

skated backward, was won by
Jack McCulloch, in 1:30 is.
Baptle was second and Bellefuille
third.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1907-12-11
GOVERNMENT ANIMALS.
Branding Them Is Provided For by
Army REGULATIONS

Whenever you see the letters NJ.
s." branded on the left fore shoulder
of an animal, make up your mind ut
once that that beast is or was nj one
time the property of our rich old Tn.
Gle Sam.
Then ngain II you knew the key to
the system of branding utilized by the
quartermasters department, United
States army, YOU would in n moment
be able 10 tell the organization Of the
army 10 which that animal WIS as.
signed Immediately after purchase by
the government.
Branding public animals Is not u
matter Of choice, but is provided for
by the army regulations, which direct
that
public animals shall upon the day
received be branded with the letters
u. :. on the left fore shoulder
Horses assigned to organizations Will
also be branded on the hoof of one
fore foot one and one-half inches below
the coronet with the designation of the
company. Branding irons Of uniform
the quarSsffmsia Sset rTs aGfrmflRpIIed by
ters u. s. to be two inches In height,
letters and numbers of hoof brands
on the same line to 1c three fourths of
an inch high, the letter to precede the
number and blocked so as to pene
trate the hoof one-sixteenth of an inch.
For example, the hoof brands on
horses assigned to bnnd, Ninth cavalry,
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1907-12-11
Advanced Arithmetic.

Kenneth Is the name of a good ma
tured Washington lad who IL as stu
dlous as any of his companions, but he
is young yet and has not advanced
very far In the grades of the public
schools. The other evening he was Wis
iting n boy friend who has laid his
plans for serving In Uncle Sans army
In the future and contemplates gradu-
atiHg from West Point some day. The
two were talking about mathematics
when young lady sought to test Ken
neth's knowledge Of 'rithmetic.
''If lemons are % cents n Dozen" she
asked him, chow much are cast iron
lamp posts apiecer'
With "A perfectly serious expression
on his face Kenneth replied:
II don't know, miss. | haven't got
that far In rlthmetlc yet. Washing
ton Star.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1907-12-11
OBSERVANCE OF EASTER.
Discrepancy In Computing the Date
Not Corrected Until 1852.

Discrepancy In Computing the Date
Not Corrected Until 1852.
The observance of Easter dates back
to about the year 6S, Mt which time
there was much contention among the
eastern and western churches MS to
what day the festival should be OBJ
served. 1t was finally ordained ut the
council of Nice In the year 325 that 1t
must be observed throughout the Chris
tian world on the same day. This de-
cision settled that Easter should be
kept upon the Sunday first after the
fourteenth day of the first Jewish
month. but no general conclusion was
arrived at as 10 the cycle by which
the festival was 10 be regulated, and
some churches adopted one rule and
some another. This diversity of usage
was put nm end To- md the Roman
rule making Easter the first Sunday
after the fourteenth day of the calen-
dar moon WIS established In England
In $50 After nine centuries n dis
crepancy In the keeping of Easter was
caused by the authorities of the ENG
fish church declining TO adopt the ref
ormation of the Gregorian calendar In
1889. The difference was settled In
1852 by the adoption of the rule which
makes Easter day always the first
Sunday after the full moon which ap-
pears on or next nftcr the twenty first
day of March. If the full moon hap
pens upon Sunday, Easter Is the
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1907-12-11
Sittinn on a hiuh Hat.

III | were to offer 10 wager that |
could sit squarely on my silk hat with
out crushing II, you would take me up,
suppose" said clubman to II fellow
member. "Well. you would lose" he
continued. "a good silk hat should
support the weight OF man say i40
pounds without yielding, providing the
weight Is applied gradually and care
fully. The way TO do It Is to place the
hat on smooth strongly supported
surface crown downward. and lay a
board across the rim, In the hollow.
On this seat yourself steadily and slow
ly, and you viii find the hat does not
yield. or course, q hat that has once
been bent or broken Will not do. Nor
IL the rule invariable. 1t applies only
to good hats. Have | ever tried 1T
Yes. | have, but not on my own hat
Philadelphia Record.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1907-12-11
COOLED THE ADMIRAL.
An Answer For Which tho High offieia,
Was Unprepared.

An Answer For Which the High Officia,
Was Unprepared.
Going into port where the water
was very decp-~Rio Janeiro, believe
relates Captain A. I. Mahan. the chain
cables got away. as the expression
Is, control was lost, and shackle after
shackle tore cut of the hawse holes.
leaplng and humping. rafting and
eoaring. The admiral was on deck at
the moment, and when the chain had
been at last stopped and secured he
said 10 the captain; alfred, send for
the young man In charge OF those
chains and give him Il good setting
down. Ask him what he means by
letting such things happen" The Of
fcer was sent for, and soon his uues-
tioning blue eyes appeared over the
hatch coaming Alfred was mild
person and clearly did not like his Job.
lie could not have come up to the ad-
mirars standard. The latter saw it
and interviewed: Perhaps you had bet
ter leave 1t TO me. I'll settle him"
Fixing his eyes on the offender, he
said sternly. what do you mean by
this. sir? Why In bazes did you not
stop that chain?' The culprlt, looking
quietly at him. replied simply, How
In blazes could II" This was n shift
of wind for which the admiral was
unprepared. He was taken Hat back
After moments hesitation he turned
to the captain and said meekly, yet
with evident consciousness of check
mate: That's true. Alfred How the
blnzes could he?"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1907-12-11
DRIVER ANTS.
Tho Way These Ferocious Little In
sects Defy the Freshets.

sSSeS oSiy tc TTconekS.
There are certain ants that show
wonderful intelligence, and the driver
ants" not only build boats. but launch
them too. Only these boats are formed
of their own bodies.
They are called drivers" because of
their ferocity Nothing can stand be-
fore the attacks of these little crea-
lures. Large pythons have been Killed
by them In n single night, while chick
ems, lizards and other animals In west
ern Africa flee from them in terror.
To protect themselves from the heat
they erect arches. under which numer-
GUS armies of them pass in safety.
Sometimes the arch is made of grass
and earth and is gummed together by
some secretion, and again II is formed
by the bodies of the larger ants, which
hold themselves together by their
strong nippers while the workers pass
under them.
At certain times of the year freshets
overflow the country inhabited by the
drivers" and 1t Is then that these ants
go to sea. The rain comes suddenly,
and the wallis of their houses are
broken in by the flood; but, instead of
coming to the surface in scattered hun
dreds and being swept Off to destruc-
ton, out of the ruins rises n black
ball that rides safely on the water and
drifts away
At the first warning of danger tho
little creatures run together and form
solid body of ants, the weaker In the
center Often this ball is larger than
Il common cricket ball, and In this way
they float about until they lodge
against some tree, upon the branches
of which they are soon safe and sound
-Pearsens Weekly.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1907-12-11
The MAKING Of India Ink.

The manufacture of so called indin
Ink has remained Il jealousy guarded
trade secret for centuries. The name
of the article itself Is a misnomer for
the center of its production Is situated
In the Chinese province Anhu. The
raw material is lampblack obtained by
the burning of mixture Of oil Of
sesame with varnish and hogs lard.
The slower the combustion the better
and more precious is the product. The
lampblack is mixed with certain
amount of glue. The dough thus form
ed Is then beaten with steel hammers
on wooden anvils, and two laborers
working together Mt this task can fin
ish about forty pounds of the dough
per day. A small addition OF Japa-
nese campbor and musk gives It Its
peculiar smell. While still plant the
mixture Is shaped In wooden forms
and dried during fair weather. Ia or
der to be perfect each cake must be
exposed TO the air for twenty days
Thirty or thirty-two of the ordinary
sticks weigh a pound, and the price in
China varies, according to the quality.
from 80 cents to $35 per pound.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1907-12-11
Queer Names.

I'VE Chinese said the law student,
give our children queer names. Our
girls, for instance. are not called Ma
bel, Jenny or Matilda. but Cloudy
Moon, Celestial Happiness, Spring
Peach or Casket of Perfumes.
'Our boys get less delicious names
Boys are made for work and wisdom
rather than for dancing and pleasure,
and their names show this, as Prac-
teal Industry, Ancestral knowledge,
Complete Virtue, Ancestral Piety, Dis
Greet Valor
''ro our slaves we give still another
set of names. Yes. those dear pathetic
little slaves of ours, some girls, some
boys, who do II hundred various little
tasks about the house, these lowly
creatures have names like Not For
Me, Joy to Serve, Your Happiness and
Humble Devotion" - Cincinnati En-
quirer.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1907-12-11
Flats Harm Book Trade,

"Flats and apartments damage my
business dreadfully," said publisher
"rhe minute n family gives up Its
house and takes to fiat that same
minute It stops buying books. In the
first place, fiat dwellers are cramped
for room. Having little enough space
for their furniture, let alone for books,
they naturally buy no books. In the
second place, fiat dwellers are nomads;
they move often. and your nomad hes
itates TO buy n book because he knows
It will be nuisance to pack at the
next moving.
Eve are all taking to flats and apart
ments, housekeeping In them Is 80
much easier and pleasanter. We are
all freeing ourselves Of needless things
In order TO have more space In our
cramped quarters. Books we free our
selves Of first. taking In their place a
subscription to public library.
Indeed, thanks to the fiat, private
libraries In the future will be as rare
us private theaters or private chap
lains. New York Press.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1907-12-11
Opium From Lettuce.

A sort of opium is obtained from the
common lettuce. The scientists give It
II long name, which no doubt means
something very learned and profound,
and declare that they find important
differences between the opium Of the
lettuce and the opium OF the poppy,
but for all practical purposes the one
Is Identical with the other. Many
man who has eaten lettuce knows how
sleepy II causes him to become an hour
or 30 after dinner, and the older the
lettuce the greater the sleepiness, for
In mature lettuce the milk juice Is well
developed and all the properties of the
opium are present.--Iondon News.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1907-12-11

Persons with dropsical tendencies
should eat onions frequently This
simple cure has proved effective In
many cases. In one instance the pa
tient had been given up by several
physicians and only tried the onions
to please friend. She was complete
ly restored TO health and, though that
was five years ago, has never had n
return Of the trouble. She ate the on
ions Just as she would an apple, TAX
Ing great many during the day
Exchange
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1907-12-11
Iuired Amoret in astonishment.

I'll tell you while we're at break
fast. Wen have to go right in. They're
sounding the last call"
well. if you think But that's as
far as Amoret got In her hesitation, for
Richard had started determinedly
ahead, and there was nothing for her
to do but 10 follow-that is. unless she
wanted to risk a second fainting spell.
At breakfast Richard launched the
brilliant scheme of telegraphing back
to her folks for more money. Why, 1t
would reach her before she got to the
end of the journey.
Here was Il complication that Amoret
hadn't counted on. Telegraph for more
money! Where on earth did he think
II would come from?
We'll, you see | live alone with my
aunt. who is quite an old lady" she ex-
planned, "and 1t would just worry her
to death to get telegram anyway, let
alone telegram saying that I'd lost
my money. She didn't want me to
take the journey alone In the first
place, and r.
"Of course we won't telegraph then"
broke in Richard brusquely. You just
let me back You till you get to San
Diego. Ky the way, who are your
friends there? Maybe know them"
"Oh, another aunt, sister of the one
live with, and her husband. Mr.. Man
chester!'
Daniel Manchester, the lawyer"
~ so' Na'oM nm
"e''' '"o"s" 'e 'eNei met HIS
ann -.
80
Wv. '"e" wa. ''aAe' II a." rs Il. ~
NV ~ " ',a y, - " 800 uoe :, :. ,
I'll, -, - w.. w..
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,"Aine ou' ,''"'' 'oee''e'' WV" "e'
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-. s'ppo'e nay ., "e'. ", s"e au
80,
,ha",,,t " hnt - ~ - ,a,arn na 49, s,,n
should say the words-"well Sarah
thinks you're my husbandr'
Sarah may be something of n proph-
etess," Richard yentured and then held
his breath, surprised AT his own daring.
And tbat,s exactlv what Sarah nrov-
ell 10 he for two months later Dick
md Amoret were tokinp their honey.
moon trim from San Diego back to Bos.
ton
"po Won know deor. announced
Amoret you are exactly what |
Thought you'd he under similar circum-
stances the verv fret might / sav Won !"
"N,hat do van mean Amoret3 Ara
Won admitting that YOU loved me at
first siybt?"
Amoret's ,lttle nose tiItcd nm scorn-
fnIIv
Don't anttcr vourself You mnv not
have noticed Int there were n bride
and groom in tho chr acting nerfectlv
silly And MS I looked nj Won I ,boupht
that serIous and dignified os Won wore
vou,a nrohab,y he inst nc silly # vo,,
erybody $ watching you.
Richard went OH INTO IA spash Oh
mlfth
NHioitt' hN Shih ohuhNhiy' "
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1907-12-11

The soldier Of the legion lay dying In
Algiers.
A committee of citizens who want
cd to boom Algiers as IA health resort
waited upon him.
eve want you to change your head
quarters" announced they. you're
hurting business here" 80 Pittsburg
Post