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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-07-17
A Hard Drjnkino Bout,

Among the songs Of Robert Burns
is one upon whistle used by Dane
who visited England in the retinue of
Anne Of Denmark. This whistle was
placed on the table at the beginning of
drinking bout, which was won by
whoever was last able to blow it. The
Dane conquered all corners, says the
story, until Str Robert Lawrie of Max
welton, latter three days and three
nights hard contest, left the Scan.
linavian under the table,"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-07-17
Fire and Water.

Water will extinguish fire because
the water forms coating over the
fuel, which keeps it from the air, and
the conversion Of water into steam
draws off the heat from the burning
fuel. A little water makes a fire
fercer, while large quantity of water
puts it out. The explanation is that
water is composed Of oxygen and n.y.
drogen. When, therefore, the fire can
decompose the water into it's simple
elements it serves as fuel to the fame.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-07-17
An Epitaph ofsPone's.

The following epitaph written by
Pope was highly commended by John
son. 1t was written to keep alive the
memory of Elizabeth Corbett, who
sleeps now In st. Margaret's, West
minister:
Here rests woman, good without pre-
tense.
Blest with plain reason and with sober
sense;
No conquest she but DER herself desired:
No arts essayed. but not to be admired.
Passion and pride were to her soul un-
known,
Convinced that virtue only is our own;
So unaffected, so composed a mind,
30 firm. yet soft; so strong. yet so refined,
heaven, as Its purest gold, by tortures
tried;
The saint sustained it. but the woman
- died.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-07-17
How He Got q Drink.

An Indiana travelling man told a
story the other day of an incident on
the road. He was In the smoking car
Of an express train reading his paper,
when a man rushed in from the car
behind the smoker, evidently in great
agitation and said: HAS anybody in
this car any whisky? A woman in the
car behind has faintedv' Instantly
dozens Of TASKS were produced. The
man who had asked for it picked out
the largest one, drew the cork and put
the bottle to his lips. With long, sat
isfied sigh, he handed the flask back
and remarked, ''That did me a lot of
good, and needed it, for it always
makes me feel queer to see woman
faint away"S Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-07-17
Superlatixea.

DIR. Johnson says In his Grammar of
the English Tongue" "The comparison
Of adjectives is very uncertain and,
being much regulated by commodious-
ness Of utterance, is not easily re-
duced to rules"
Then he quotes passages from para
disc Lost" in which the words "virtu-
ousest" and 'powerfullest" are found
and a passage from Samson Agon-
fstes' which contains the word ia
mousest."
. Surely Milton had IN ear.-Notes and
Queries.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-07-17
TRACING tho Bullet.

II bullet to be fred by a marksman
Is coated with a fine paste of gun
powder and gum, says the Dundee
Advertiser, and then with thin COW
ering Of some friction powder, the lat
ter, as the bullet passes out of the gun
barrel, will ignite. and In turn set fire
to the gunpowder paste. The bullet
will then leave long stream of smoke
behind 1t. indicating the. exact course
1t has taken and enabling the marks
man, II necessary, to correct his aim
for his next shot.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-07-17
T 90. Too. Much.

THANK you, son." said old Tighthst
to the boy who had run several blocks
on an errand for him. "Here's,a penny
fur ye."
Don't tempt me-. guv'ner," said the
bright boy. If was ter take all dat
money might buy q auto wild 1t an
git pinched for scorchin':" -Philadel.
phia Press.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-07-17
Tho Bat

Nearly all bats have the faculty of
alternating. Their Information, how
ever, is not perfect that is to say, that
when the warm days occur in the mid
die Of winter they wake up, together
with the insects which are their food:
Still theirs is true Information trance,
differing from sleep, with very low rate
Of pulse, heart action and respiration.
Probably they would endure INNER
sion In water for an hour or two
without drowning, as other hibernators
have been found to do.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-07-17
Clever Girl,

Mother-What's that I hear? Franz
actually kissed you at the railway sta
TOM And what did you do, pray?
Daughter-Well, so as to make every
body think he was a relative and so
prevent scandal kissed him too
Berlin Journal.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-07-17

For the burdens which God lays on
us there will always be grace enough.
The burdens which we make for our
selves we must carry alone.-A. w.
Thorold, D. D. s 49,.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-07-17
Just tho Other WAY.

VUSI TITO OCneT "dy' y
II am delighted" said the old friend
who had called, "'to find that you agree
with your husband in everything, Mrs.
Henpeck." .....
Indeed" answered that estimable
lady. IF you will take the pains to in
vestigate our domestic relations, sir,
you will find that it is Mr.. Henpeck
who agrees with me in everything"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-07-17

million dollars 2? ---------
"Fo' dc Lawd's sakel I'm sho' I
dunno wot I'd do Of had million
dollahs, but know wot I'd do eff I
had 81. I've bin waitin' two yeahs ter
git married.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-07-17
What Ii tho Answer?

she-That is a woman whom Ienvy,
and, curious as it may seem, she en-
vies me. He-How can that be2 She
We were both after the same man
and ! married you illustrated Bits.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-07-17
Ingenious.

Ingenious. g. r
Servant Ito artist returning from a
holiday There have been so. many
callers since you left that I have been
obliged to wash the names from the
slate twice to make room for Others
Pears0n's Weekly. ~.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-07-17
TOUGH Fare.

In a New Zealand town one Of the
municipal candidates, pronounced
Scotsman, had2received aapresent of a
huge Scotch thistle, which at the mo-
ment happened to be lying on the ta-
bic Of his committee room. A friend,
entering, withdrew suddenly, with the
remark: II beg your pardon. I didn't
know you were at luncheon"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-07-17
Preferences.

The COurt-Six years at hard labor.
You'll get a chance to learn a trade,
my man. Burglar-Judge, couldn't I
be permitted to learn lter-by CORE.
spondence course PUCK.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-07-17

sr. His Size.
"sam. what would you do IL you had,
The Washington herald., 1907-10-20
Alice I'm RIunderInnd.

Little Is sacred from the professional
humorist. but there are few who viii
thank Mr. John Rendrick Bangs for the
liberties he has taken with one of the
best children's books ever wrltten-that
is, it was written for children. but it
has delighted many Of the grown-ups.
His latest humorous contribution is called
Alice in Blunderland." and following. as
closely as Mr.. Bangs or any one else could.
the style Of Lewis Carroll it burlesques
Alice in Wonderland" II follows the
original story in having Alice fan asleep
and in her dreams travel 10 a strange
land, where once more she meets the
Dormouse, the Halter. the White Hare
and the other Of our old friends. only
now they are all engaged IN talking
politics Through the agency Of these
characters Mr. Banks cffers humorous
solutions fOB many Of the problems which
yex the republic, trusts are regulated.
the municipal ownership question Is set
tied, and all the troubles with corpora
tiOns are done away with. The book is
not very funny, though 1t tries hard 10
be. The pictures are patterned after the
original Illustrations IN alice in Won
derlaud." New York: Doubleday, Page
a Coz
The Washington herald., 1907-10-20
Books Received.

These volumes VIII be reviewed later
on:
"Bcdc7at Captain. by Alfred oniant Tho
Macmillan Col
The Daughter Of Anderson Crow" by q. Il.
McCutcheon. (Dodd Mead x Co)
Memories Of Virginia" By 1irz- Flora Adams
Darling. tB. S. Adamsl
Evelyn Van CORTLAND by William Henry Car
scn. ih. +. Fcuuo Col
The Loves Of Pelsas and EtaEre, % by Zona Gale.
lrhe Macmillan Coz
The Car u Destiny" by C. \. and A. NJ VIII
hanson. The Mcclure Coz
The spotter by William w Garfield. R. r..
Feuno X Coz
The oyermsn," by Upton Sinclair. Doubleday.
Page Col
The New Religion. by Alsarten Martens
%. AUplsJ0n & Coz
'Piuaforc Palace edited by Kate Douglas Wig
iii and No.a Archibald smith. tThe Mcclure
Coz
The Wagner stories. by FHson Young Ole
CETr Phillips q '0l
The Road to Happiness. by Alrs. Van KoeEt
schuyler Doubleday, Page s CO..
The Soul Market by Olive Christian AlalveTy.
lAic. iufe, Phillips Coz
Heart Of the West by o. HenB. The Nc
Curc Coz
The Adventures Of a Don. by NORA Archibald
Smith. lIle Mcclure Coz
"A Gentleman Of Fortune" by H. C.. Bailsy.
The Heart Line" BY Gelett Burgess Che
Bobbs- Merrill CO..
'Mortmaiu," by Arthur Train. ID Appleton *
CO..
odd Indian Days by Charles A. Eastman
lThe Mcclure Co.i
IN High Places" by Dolores Bacou. Double-
dag, Page & CO..
susan Cltsg and Man IN The HCUse by Anne
WauT. little, Brown & Coz
The Romance ~ an Old-Eashl0aed Gentleman. ."
bJ i. HcpEiuscn Smith. Charles Scribuers sons
The Good C0mrade, BY Una L. Slbcuad Dou-
b.eday. Page & Coz
The Tracks We Tread, by G. p. Lancaster
Dublcday. Page & Col
Memoirs RI an Arabian Princess By Lionel
Strchey. .Doubcday. Page g. Col
The Cruise af the Make Believes" by Tam Cal
Ion Little Brown & Coz
The Adv1nturcr. by Lloyd Osooure. I'D. Ap-
plotou & Co..
.Arethusa. by F. Marion Crawford The Mae
milan Company
The New Missioner by Mrs Wilson Woodrow.
iIhe Mcclure Company
The Daughters q the Little Gray House" by
Marion Amrs Tagsart (The Mcclure Cmpanr1
Two ROYAL Foes. by Eva Madden rIhe Nc
Ciure C0mT5nyl
The Suburban Wh,r" by Mary Stewart Cut
ting The Mcclure C5mpauvi
Great WutsEs' b. George Edward Wo1dberry
The Mcclure C0mTauyJ
The Washington herald., 1907-10-20
The Empire BniIders.

Francis Lynde's The Empire Build
ers' is of that class OF American novel
which has sprung into being within the
past few years, and which is a direct
outgrowth Of our glorfication of the man
who does things. in contradistinctlon to
the man of mere ideas. II is a novel that
breaches the healthy gospel Of work
for the works sake
Stuart Ford is civil engineer and all
around railroad man, superintendent of
the Plug Mountain branch Of the Pacific
Southwestern. Within the road itself
there is all sorts of graft and shlftless-
ness, and Ford. who does the best he
can with his branch of the road, is CALLED
to think Of the opportunities that are be-
ing wasted. He has figured out a scheme
by which the road, which as Il is now
Is at the mercy Of its two competitors,
may be made a through line. and thus
be able TO dictate its own terms. He has
his plan all figured out 20 the Ininutest
detail, and It calls for an expenditure of
$4,000 oo0, He goes to New York with
his plan and lays ii before the president
OF the road, but the road, being we'll on
its way 10 bankruptcy. and "A receivership
being imminent. Ford is merely laugheH
at However, he manages 20 have Il
meeting Of the board of directors called
and once more he presents his plan.
only one man is really Interested and
that is Charles Edward Adair, very rich.
idle, but capable. He comes TO believe
in Ford, and through a sudden awaken
Ing Of energy he backs him up
From that time on the fight begins.
and 1t is glorious Industrial fight
against great odds. Ford is at the head
ot the railroad building work and he has
20 hght competition from the outside
and treachery within his own lines. Very
vividly Mr. Lynde allows the reader To
The Washington herald., 1907-10-20
Theodore ROOseveIti The Boy and
the Man,

in his foreword to his fine book, "Theo-
dore Roosevelt; The Boy and the Man. 20
the author, Mr. James Morgan, states
that the work does not pretend to be an
analysis of the individual He says 1T
was written to be a simple. straightfor-
ward yet complete biography Of the
most interesting personality of our day"
1T has lived UP to that text admirably
and it is doubtful whether in all the
biographies OF Mr.. Roosevelt that have
been written, there is cne which is so
Illuminating. direct Informative, or going
so straightly and honestly right at the
heart of the subject
It is not necessary here to reduce Mr..
Morgan's biography to mere statement
of what it is. Suffice TO say that Il deals
just enough with his ancestry to explain
thoroughly the position TO which he was
born and to show that, unlike many Of
our Presidents, he was born to a station
Of wealth and position in the city of New
York. Step by step Mr. Morgan follows
the career Of young Roosevelt, through
Harvard, into his first essay in politics
his career in the West as a ranchman.
where he remained till he was recalled
10 politics; his work at the head of the
New York police; his career as Assistant
Secretary Of the Navy; his organization
Of the Rough Riders-and SO on down to
the present day.
Mr.. Morgan writes enthusiastically. but
justly If he has an intense admiration
for President Roosevelt he sets down
here the why's and the wherefores for
that admiration, and the reasons are so
good and so sound that most Americans
Will follow him in them. no matter
whether or not they agree with
Mr.. Roosevelt's politics. Reading this
straightforward account Of the life of a
man who has fought steadily for the
best, who has big abilities and has used
them 10 their fullest power and always
on the side of the right as he saw if
the reader Will be glad 10 make the clos
ing paragraph of this excellent volume
his own:
Baron D'Esiourrelles de Constant. the eminent
French advocate cf arbitration. only voiced a uni-
rUsa sgntimCnt when he paid this tribute TO presi
dent Roosevelt; He is the true statesman Of The
twentieth century, and, as such deserves weu of
his country and Of al parts 0f the globe "
This volume is one that every American
viii be the better for reading. for the
high ideal Of American citizenship il
The Washington herald., 1907-10-20
The Ncnr Enaf


There is "a mystery about the author
ship of The Near East" Not only does
the author remain anonymous. but no
tantalizes his readers with the announce
ment on the tide page that the illustra-
tiOns are from photographs taken by him
self 'and Princess Xenia, Of Montenegro "
The book details the present situation in
Montenegro, Bosnia, Servia, Bulgaria
Roumania, Turkey, and Macedonia. The
author discusses private audiences grant
ed him by the various kings and princes
of the Balkan States. and by his i'm
perial majesty the Sultan, as well as by
almost each member Of the various cabi-
nets in turn, so that l am enabled 10
gather information, some of which Is. Of
course, known TO the chanceUerles of
Europe, while other facts viii probably
come as a revelation, even to Balkan
diplomats themselves"
With this author we are permitted 10
make an inspection Of the Servian prisons
IN company with the minister of Justice,
with him we may become the guest Of the
wild brigandish tribes of Northern Al
Ddlldt We may ledlu lLe secret aims and
aspirations OF the various Balkan States
and we may see the intrigues of the Ger
man and Austrian diplomats exposed.
Says the author:
Al through the Balkan Peninsula the weak arp
to-day being crushed by the strong The Austrian
eagle has cyeTshadowed and gTasped Bosnia. she has
her talons into ScrYia. and is casting covetous
glnces upon the gallant little Montenegro. ON the
other hand. part ct the secret policy Of Christian
Germany in her advance s0uthWaTd. the poor de-
tencclcss Macedouians being daily outraged
murdered. burned aliye-the true facts being al
ways suppressed and the news scarcely ever being
allowed u leak 0Ut-while the Kaiser every day
lifts his Cyes 10 Heaven. mpCTcs TIE Divine aid
and consims the destnies of BIS empire 20 the di-
r,clon Of the Almighty 10 Germany. ia great
measure. il the present terrible state Of Macedonia
due. Her diplomacy al the Sublime Porte has re-
entity exposed beyond all doubt that she secretly
ard Greece snd ahlts the Greek bands in their ne
furious work Of outrage. murder and determination
The Kaiser could by simply lifting bis hand stem
the blood lust Of these armed hCrdes and bring
peaes and security " the Macedonian population
The Washington herald., 1907-10-20
Moses and Lichens

Moses and Lichens,' by Nina l. Mar
shall, is a valuable and much-needed
book, the first adequate and popular
work on the subject. It is a book writ
ten with the hope that il viii meet a need
often expressed FOR work, with pic
lures, which will help to identify some Of
the many beautiful growths which. win
ter and summer. in wood and open. ex-
cite the admiration and arouse the Gu
riosity OF an nature lovers. The mosses
ana uchens are % be met with every
where. They are the first growths Ia ap-
pear on the rocks and in places which
give no foOthold 10 other plants As Rus
kin said.
Meek creatures, the ETst mercy Of the earth veil
ng with hushsd scftnes ms dgsiass rocks. creatures
ll ri Fdtfy covering with strange and tender honor
the SCARED disgrace ot time.
These little plants that lie upon the
surface Of the most highly polished rocks
secrete an acid which dissolves the hard
The Washington herald., 1907-10-20

book, but there seems to be literary talent
in his family. as his brother referred to
in Count Okuma's Introduction. is a we'll
known Journalist and literary man in
Japan. On his release from the hospital.
Lieut.. SakuTai at once set about training
his left hand to literary and artistic work,
and the coloTed fronJispiece of his book
shows how Successful he was. The En-
peTOT and the Crown Prince accepted
copies Of the japanese edition of Human
Bullets and on June ., 1906, Lieut. Saku-
raj was granted q special audience with
the Emperor, an unusual honor for an Of
ficer Of his rank.
The October Putnam'S contains the first
instalment of a series of letters written
by Longfellow to his friends. Samuel
Ward and Charles Sumner. between the
years 1886 and lS43 To judge from those
now printed they ought to make enter
tanning reading AS they begin at the
time when Longfellow was in Germany
preparing himself for the Smith profess
sOrship Of modern languages at Harvard.
and when he had published practically
nothing in the way of literature except
"Outre Mer." they have the interest OF
showing the poet still in his formative
years. That he was thoroughly stepped
in German rOmanticism everybody knows
He writes of Jean Paul Richter:
/ am delighted with Richter's magnificent and
g0rgaUus imagination. which makes his descriptions
Of nature like Claude LOuaines sunset landscapes
What exquisite beauty and lavish prodigality Of
hsuatiTe language! His wit does not please me 50
The Washington herald., 1907-10-20
Some Books of To-day
REVIEW OF NEWEST PUBLICATIONS.

But his secret policy is TO create disorder in that
terTorstricken country. that Bulgaria and Turkey
must be compelled ere long TO Hy at each other 5
throats Therefore he closes his imperial eyes 20
those scenes Of wanton slaughter that daily are a
disgrace our civilization in this twen;ieth cen
tury, and matters rapidly going from bad to
worse.
The Balkan peninsula is a pretty rough
country to travel through. and the author
Of this book describes admirably his prog
ress through the various States and the
adventures with which he meets. To
Americans this part OF the book will
probably prove more interesting than the
sidelights he throws on the political
squabbles between these nations, which
are much the same-in their relation 10
Europe as the sqUabbles of the South
American republics are 70 the United
States. Throughout the big volume the
anonymous author never ceases 10 rail at
the Emperor of Germany, and he insists
throughout that war between the Balkan
States cannot be long delayed. To those
who desire to get some understanding of
the tangle into which the politics OF the
near East has got. this book should prove
interesting and valuable. It is illustrated
with some striking photographs. (New
York: Doubleday, Page & Coz
The Washington herald., 1907-10-20

minerals They have the power to con-
dense moisture from the air. however lit
lie Ii may be, for they must have water
as an item of food and as medium by
which the mineral salts dissolved from
the rocks may enter the interior Of the
plant and may pass from cell 10 cell TO
those parts where they are to be worked
UP into plant food.
The present volume tell about 9ll there
Is 10 be known about mosses and lichen,
and by the aid Of pen and ink sketches
and some full-page illustrations IN color,
which are most beautiful, the nature
lover may Identify and classify almost
every variety New York: Doubleday,
Page & Coz
The Washington herald., 1907-10-20

much, for though perhaps as Spontaneous rs his
poetic imagery and eXpressicn-it Is Hy ue means
81 unriTGlgd- Strange that man. 5Llz1 sTaI
Was 50 Overnowing with poetry. should wear yellow
narkcen frock coat and get mau3.ia el beer. Hls
life Of Quintus FiXein has been translated into
English. ] 0Cubt. however. whether l.s vClls
would please the English p1b.ic .u general ha is
too gigantic and misty Reading bis writings is DIS.
climbing IN meIry company up "a steep Mi to 5le
the sun rse-hah the time you a. lest iu mis-. sHI
Tapor-snd the tees swim around ylu aha shai.fr
sT-cters-and then arises the su>gt and manifold
fragrance Of foWcrs-and the birds sing ln .l. air.
and a glorious burst Of smshini darts 3tluart tie
yapoTy iaHdsCape-and you are UEellinz Ike the
lask. in the freshness Of morning when -1me mcrr
fellow at Your elbow makes bad p..l-5r eHtrs y54
a piece Of Bologna sausage.
That lovely wood" poem Of sidney
Lanier's has been put 20 music especially
composed by the Rev Hobart b. Whit
ney for Hymns Every Chld Should
Know published by Doubleday. Page
& Co.
Into the weeds ms Mss.er went,
Clean fOrspeut. foT-speut:
Into the woods my Master came;
For-spent with love and shame.
But the olives they Wge not blind 10 Hua.
The little gray leaves were kind % Him
The thorn trees bad a mind 10 linn
When into the woods he came.
Out Of the woods my Master vent
And He was well content:
ont 4 the woods my Master came.
Content with death and shame.
When death and shame w0uld Woo Him last
From under the trees they drew Him last
Twas tree they Slew Him last.
When out Of the woods &c came.
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follow the work day by day: the trials
and tribulations OF Ford the reader
makes his own and the result is tense
and strong human interest and sym
pathy Love enters rs a factor in the
struggle and sometimes helps, some
times seems to hamper Ford in his work,
but energy grit, and honesty conquer
in the end. the road is built, and Ford
wins his happiness
This story is an inspiration; from be-
ginning 10 end its interest never flags
for an instant. 1t is one OF those books
that are well worth reading and which
one wants to finish at "a sitting. 1t Is
one of the strongest and most intensely
human novels of recent years. Qndian-
apOls The Bobbs-MerriH Coz