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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-10-24
Her Purse and His Handkerchief.

'"The thoughts Of youth are long,
long thoughts" The other day young
woman who had dropped her purse,
full Of pay money for the corps of
girls under her charge, considered the
thoughts Of youth to be rather too
'1ong."
SHE was In one Of the large depart.
ment stores, and as her hands We're
occupied she let her purse lie for a
few moments where 1t had fallen. But
her eye was on It. In the meantime a
bright little fellow not more than nine
or ten years old left his parents near
by and deftly covered the purse will,
q handkerchief.
The woman, who Is perfectly sell
possessed young person, could hardly
believe her eyes, but she waited to see
what the boy would do. Just as be
was STOPPING to his prize she placed
her foot quietly upon it. The young
ster slipped back without word tc
the we'll dressed respectable" people
with whom he was.
Then the woman picked up her purse
and, taking the handkerchief over tt
the lad, handed it to him. saying
There is no reason why you should
lose your handkerchief just because
you didn't get my purse"-New Yorl
Post
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Tho Manchester Martyrs,

Along in 81 or Whereabouts some
Irishmen tried to rescue bunch Of
Fenian prisoners in Manchester, and a
police sergeant was shot and killed.
The prisoners got away, which may
have had something to do with the up
shot too. The government was natur-
ally sore, and they managed to hang
three Of the rescue party without too
much fine haired fuss as to whether
they had anything to do with the shoot
ing or not. At that time Fenians and
Nationalists were at daggers drawn,
and the church was heavy against the
Fenians, Of course, but they were all
one, one In agony and shame over
those Irish boys strung up in an Eng
lish town. All their helplessness, all
the bitterness Of England's might, Eng
land managed with those halters to
drive fostering deep afresh. Think Of
a town the size Of Dublin turning out
a funeral procession Of 10000 people,
and think Of how those 10000 Irish
were feeling when tell you they were
quiet-quiet in those streets where
the lowest novels had hung out their
bits of gten-twined black.-McClure's
Magazine.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-10-24
The Original Organ Grinder.

WheG barrel organs, once the usual
accompaniment Of the magic lantern,
came into use native Of the province
Of Tende was one Of the first who trav-
eled about Europe with this instru-
ment In his peregrinatlons he collect
ed money enough to enable him to pur-
chase from the king Of Sardinia the
title Of count Of the country where he
was born, for which probably in a
time Of war he did not pay above
1000 guineas. With the remainder Of
his money he purchased an estate suit
able to his rank and settled himself
peaceably for the remainder Of his
days In his mansion. In the entrance
hall Of his dwelling he hung up his
magic lantern and his organ facing the
door, there to be carefully preserved
till they moldered to dust, and he Or
dered by his will that any one Of his
descendants who should cause them to
BE- removed should forfeit his inherit
ance and his patrimony revert to the
next heir or in failure Of successor
to the hospital Of Tende. Only few
years ago the organ and lantern were
still to he seen carefully preserved
Pearson's Weekly.
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Mans Unwisdom,

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 tobacco? 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
water? Adam was the first and was
made perfect from head to heel. How
long would he remain so after eating
a mince pie before going to- bed? Sup
pose he had slept in a bedroom five by
seven, with the windows down, the
door shut and two dogs under the bed
Suppose Eve had laced herself up in
corset, put on tight shoes, sat up all
hours Of the night eating her fill Of
trash and sizzled her hair When you
come to look at the way a 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.
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A Ponv Sentinel.

During one Of General Clusters In.
dian campaigns he had a 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 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 a
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
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How a Tree Crows

Both earth and air are required for
the growth Of plant or tree. The
roots absorb moisture from the soil,
which, in the form Of watery fluid
called common sap. rises through the
fbers of the last deposited annular
ring, traversing all the branches and
leaf stalks until it reaches the leaves;
there it undergoes a change by the
absorption Of carbonic acid from the
air. 1t then travels downward again
in the form of proper sap, just under
meath the bark, which is expanded by
the accession of moisture and in the
cavity so formed a new layer of ma
terial is deposited which gradually
hardens and forms a new annular
ring. And so, from absorbing the
moisture and minerals of the soil and
the carbonic acid of the air the tree
goes on until it finishes it's cycle and
dies.-New York American.
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G. F.. Ross Improving.

Word comes from Duluth to the
effect that G.. F. Ross, who was re-
ported as being very seriously il
and confined to Zenith City hos
pital, is improving and will undoubt
edly rapidly recover his won ted
health.
Mr.. Ross is the senior member
of the firm of Ross & Ross, cedar
dealers who operate extensively in
the country north of Bemidji, anc
he has many friends in Bemidji and
vicinity, all of whom will be pleased
to learn that Mr.. Ross is on the
road to recovery.
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Too Good IA Mise

'"Theater audiences have improved
In. recent years." said manager.
"Why, with provincial touring compa-
MES in the past maltreatment was reg
ularly expected. In fact, the compa-
MES profted by it in more ways than
one.
81 know Of a company that was
playing The Broken Vow in Paint
Rock, a one night stand. The audience
didn't like The Broken Vow,' and
eggs, cabbages and potatoes rained up
on the stage.
"Still the play went on. The hero
raved through his endless speeches,
lodging an onion or a baseball every
other minute and pretty sore from
those missiles that he hadn't been able
to dodge.
"But finally a gallery auditor in a
paroXysm Of rage and scorn hurled a
heavy boot. and the actor, thoroughly
alarmed, started to retreat.
keep on playing, you FOOL Kissed
the manager from the wings as he
hooked in the boot with an umbrella.
Keep on till we get the other one"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-10-24
Packing Up for Winter.

Thomas Nesbit and wife of Grand
Forks came over from their home
yesterday and will remain in this
city for several days.
Mr.. Nesbit is a member of the
Grand Forks colony which spend
their summers here, and he owns a
fine cottage at Grand Forks Bay,
having been one of the original
three who purchased the land at the
bay. Mr.. and Mrs. Nesbit are here
for the purpose of packing their
things at the cottage and leaving
the premises in good condition for
the winter.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-10-24
Why They're Trans Abroad.

ABROAD" said a. tourist agent, 'you
must call street cars trans and street
railways you must call tramways. If
you speak Of trolleys over there, you
won't be understood. The word tram
must puzzle the average etymologist.
It derives from a mans name-Outram
Thomas Outram. 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 trolley track, were called
first outramways, then tramways, and
when street lines and street cars came
into existence they were dubbed re-
spectively tramways and trans"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-10-24
Those Who Tie Knots,

Can any one tell why the landlubber
in tying a cord around a package or
anything else will always make a gran
ny knot instead Of square not? We
all do it in spite of thunder. To tie a
reef knot or sailors knot requires
thought and experience. Yet it is as
easy as granny knot. Never believe
for a moment that sailors are the only
people in the world who can tie knots.
Go to an operating theater in some big
hospital and take note Of the skill
with which surgeons and even nurses
employ bandages and ligatures. Learn
from them how to tie the Glove hitch,
the combined surgeons and reef knot,
the Staffordshire knot, the common
surgeons knot, the friction knot, Hen
sens knot, Tait's knot, etc.-New York
Press.
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A Crocodile In a Tree.


An African hunter once found a
large crocodile hanging in the fork Of
tree about ten feet from the ground.
AS the place was fully half a mile
from any water, it was difficult to &C.
count for the crocodile's strange posi-
ton. When questioned upon the sub
ject, the 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 it's tormentor in its trunk,
puts it among the branches Of tree
and leaves it there.-London Graphic.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-10-24
Shop Without a Name,

In the Devonshire town of Woodbury.
there Is butchers shop which has no
name nor has it had one for the last
12O years. The reason affords a strik-
ing Illustration of the superstitious ma
ture Of west country folk. When this
particular business was started, the
owner for some reason or other did not
have his name inscribed on the prem
ises. Whether this fact had anything
to do with the success Of the business
or not it would be difficult to say.
Trade, however, was brisk, and the
butcher duly retired, leaving the name
less shop to his son. The business has
been handed down from father to son
for more than 12O years, but none Of
those into whose occupation it has
come would have his name put up on
any consideration, fearing-as, in fact,
the present owner does today-that
such procedure might break the spell
of good fortune with which the busi-
ness has been favored.-London Stand
ard
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No Fun For Bows.

In some of the Cantons Of Switzer-
land they have special laws made for
boys. Here is a sample of them:
IF boy throws stone and hits q
man he may be fined 3 francs.
IF boy throws a SNOWFALL and hits
woman he may be fined francs.
IF boy calls a girl red head he
may be fined from 2 to francs.
IF boy throws at frogs in pond
without being ordered to do so by bis
father or teacher he shall be fined q
franc.
IF boy throws a stone and breaks
a window belonging to some one else
his father may whip him or he may be
fined 2 francs.
IF boy makes a face at his teach
er or draws pictures of him on his
slate or speaks i'll of him he may be
fined francs and have to beg his par
don.
IF a boy stones a dog or chases a
cat it is a fine Of a franc.
IF two boys fight without the con-
sent of their teacher it is a fine Of 8
francs.
IF boy steals apples or other fruit
it is fine of 2 francs, and he should be
beaten by his father"
The American boy who reads the
above will wonder what the Swiss boy
has to live for. About all he can do
and not be fined is to have the measles
or whooping cough.-EXchange
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i've courses of lectures ever given

sive courses of lectures ever given
in the city.
The first lecture of this course will
be given Saturday night at the Pres
byterian church and will be a lecture
by Prof. Elliot Boyl. Mr.. Boyl is
considered among the very best
lecturers in the country and for an
entertaining and instructive lecture,
you should not fail to hear this the
first number of the course.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-10-24
Jack Tar at a Christeninu,

A sailor went up to the font to have
his baby baptized. Sailors as a class
claim little stock in babies, and natu-
rally enough this one presented the in
FAINT feet foremost.
1.-THE other way" said the minister,
and accordingly Jack turned the infant
upside down.
Excuse me-" said the clergyman, IT
mean the other way" So back came
the embryo foretopman to the first po-
sition, to the encouragement Of every
body.
''Wind it, Jack" said the nautical
assistant, and with an AYE, aye, sir. :"
Jack promptly turned the baby end for
end, and it was duly christened head
frst.-"On Man-of-
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Trees and the Air.

According to reliable computation,
single tree is able through its leaves
to purify the air from the carbonic acid
arising from the respiration Of con-
siderable number of men, as many as
dozen or 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 sim
gle square yard Of leaf surface, count
ing both the upper and under sides Of
the leaves, can decompose about a
gallon Of carbonic acid in a day.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-10-24
Sanatarium Opens

The newly completed state
sanatarium at Walker for the
treatment Of consumptives, will
b. open for patients Move mbet
LIST. There will be accommo
dations tor rs patients TO begin
with, and the commission has
plans for another wing to be
built next year.
The buildings are planned
especially for the carrying out
Of open air treatment The pres.
ent main building is but q part OF
the general plan, and has been
adapted to present need con.
tanning the dining room, kitchen,
laundry. apartment for superin
tendent, room for other employ
es and a ward each for men and
women patients, with locker
rooms and excellent bathing
facilities. The piazzas are
sufficiently large for all patients
to sit out at one time and are
thoroughly screened.
Patients sleeping in these
pavilions are practically out of
doors. The circular about to be
published with reference to the
opening of the sanatorium con.
tain the following statements S:
AS this institution was estab.
lished for the treatment of those
cases that are showing the first
symptoms of pulmonary tuber.
culosis, it will be the endeavor
in accordance with the law, to
admit only those patients who
have slight disease. and who
offer a cure, or Of sIch anchor.
alton of symptoms that they
may become wage earners again.
1t is furthermore, intended as
an educational institution, where
patients will be taught the
simple but important laws of
hygenic living. The sanatorium
should in no sense be considered
a home of the hopelessly sick.
Patients must have resided in
the state for one year. Appli-
cation for admission should be
made to the superintendent at
Walker. When a vacancy exists
be will send an order for the
patient to go to an examiner.
The examiner will send the
report of his examination to DR..
Marcley, who will admit the
patient if he is considered a suit
able case for treatment. The
charge for patients will be uni.
form, at the rate of s. per week.
County Com missioners are
authorized to pay this charge for
any patient they send.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-10-24
The Earth's Shadow,

The earth has a shadow. but very
few ever see it, except In eclipses of
the moon, or else few recognize it
when they see it. Nevertheless, many
Of us have noticed on fine, clou6less
evenings in summer shortly before
sunset rosy pink arc on the horizon
opposite the sun, with blush gray
segment under it. AS the sun sinks
the arc rises until it attains the zenith
and even passes it. This Is the shad.
ow of the earth.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-10-24
As It Looked to Him.

One Of the ladies in fancy dress was,
though fair enough, trife fat, and
we will not say that she did not look
we'll out of the thirties. And there
spake to her reporter:
MAY ask what character you rep
resent?''
"Helen Of Troy" she answered.
What did you think it WASP"
SWELL" he murmured, ungallantly
enough, as weights and measures con-
fused his brain and he gazed on her
ample proportions, 81 thought you
might be Helen Of Avoirdupois!'
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Pleased With Bemidii.

Geo. 7. Chambers, after spending
Tuesday night at Redby, returned
yesterday to his home at Cando, N
D., satisfied that the man who was
drowned here recently, was not mis-
brother, but a different Arthur
Chambers altogether.
Mr.. Chambers was greatly pleased
with Bemidji and surrounding
country and expects to return as
soon as his falls work is finished
and invest in some of the excellent
lands along the NJ, r. L. & M. Ry
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Will Appeal to Roosevelt.

Philadelphia, Oct. Z '.--Clergymen of
this city have entered into a vigorous
campaign to stop Sunday baseball at
League island. Having found that
the protests to the commandant are
unavailing they have decided to petit
ton President Roosevelt to prohibit
a sport which, the ministers say, is
harmful to the city. The comman-
dant refused to stop the Sunday
games as he declared the sport was
beneficial to the men.
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OVerdrew His Account,

Jasper, Ind, Oct. AS a result Of
the examination into the affairs of the
defunct Peoples State bank at Hunt
lngburg, Ind, Samuel Wulfram, head
Of the Hartwell coal mines in Pike
county, Ind, was arrested and later
released on bond. 1t is claimed Wul-
fran overdrew his account with the
defunct bank to the amount of $4O,.
000
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Carefully Selected,

One Of the most remarkabl features
Of life In New South Wales is the
transformation Of criminals into hard
working citizens. OF the 10000 set
tiers there in 1921, 10000 were or had
been convicts. It is said that on board
an American liner a boastful Austria
liam asserted loudly and over and over
again that 1.-The men who settled Aus
tralia we're remarkably sensible lot"
eyes," said an American quietly, II
have always understood that they were
sent out by the very best judges"
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Preparing For Dinner.

One Of the residents of the town of
Idvor was noted for his parsimony.
Let US call him Mr. Wiggles. There
was an old major in Idvor who said to
his valet one evening, go and tell the
cook to get me ready a chop and
poached egg" "Pardon me, MAJOR"
said the valet, 'but have you forgotten
that you are dining with Mr.. Wlggles
tonight?' The major frowned. eyes,"
he said, II had forgotten it. Tell the
cook to make it two chops and two
poached eggs"
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The TRUTH.

Gobsa Golde descended painfully from
MS ninety horsepower autom obile.
Il wish to purchase" he said, an
engagement ring" -..
Yes, SIR" said the eager clerk. 1--WE
have just imported superb ring, sir
two ruby hearts surrounded'- ..
NO." said the aged millionaire in a
cold, disillusioned voice; mo, that
won't do. There is only one heart
concerned in this affair The girl Is
marrying me for my money."-New
Orleans Times-Democrat
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The Alternative.

The Count-Doctor. I have such a
fearfully bad cough. What can I do
for it? Doctor--Well, sir, you must re-
member that you are no longer in
your first youth and you must take
care of your general health. So you
had better leave off smoking: take no
alcohol in any form and do not excite
yourself in any way; do not The
Count-The mischief, doctor; what am
I to do then? Nothing but cough?-
Lustige Batter.
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A Ieqacy.

"What's your fare?" asked old Flint
skin of his cabby the other day and
was met with the stereotyped reply:
"Well, sir, I will leave that to you"
"Thank you, you are very kind" said
old Flints]zin, buttoning up his pockets
and walking off. you're the first per-;
son who ever left me anything YETI
London Mail.
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The Niruinia Rlnxer

The most wonderful bird fight noted
is the migratory achievement of the
Virginia plover, which leaves it's
haunts in North America and, taking
a course down the Atlantic, reaches
the coast Of Brazil in one unbroken
fight Of fifteen hours, covering a dis
lance Of over 5000 miles at the rate
of four miles a minute.
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Buried Beneath Wrecked Auto,

Chicago, Oct. 2. --While racing an
automobile on Michigan boulevard
Adrian Sibson, twenty years old, son
of a prominent attorney of Cleveland,
O., was killed and five companions
were bruised. Sibson's automobile
skidded, struck the curbstone and was
smashed. He was buried beneath the
wrecked car.
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CORTELYOU is SILENT.
Refuses to Say Whether He Will AS
sist Banks.

slst Banks.
Washington, Oct. 2 while 1t is
believed that some action Is beins
taken by the treasury department In
the matter Of making deposits of gov.
eminent funds to national banks tc
meet the present emergency in New
York Secretary Corteyou refused tc
discuss the subject in any way. Mr.
Cortelyou said that not only would he
not make any statement at this tins
but would not discuss with any one
the matter Of deposits. 1t is under
stood that Secretary Cortelyou has
ordered $6,000,000 distributed amonf
the leading national banks Of New
York
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If you make money your god, twill
plague you like devil.-Fielding.
One For the DEBATING CIuI

A group of half dozen physicists,
all eminent; sheet of paper; pencil.
With the latter one Of the group draws
a pulley, cord over the pulley, a tree,
a Dough 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.
II the monkey proceeds to climb up
the cord, what will happen? Will the
stone rise or fall? Heated discussion;
breakup Of the party; no result. Can
any reader help to settle this question:
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Not the Music He Loved.

Mrs. Talkamore-Your husband is a
great lover Of music, isn't he? Mrs.
Chatters-Yes indeed, have seen him
get up in the middle of the night and
try to compose. Mrs. T-What? Mrs.
C.-The baby.-Stray Stories
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Antonv and CIeonafrs-

Cleopatra was riding in her barge.
1T Is beautiful view from here" she
remarked in Egyptian words to that
effect.
eyes," responded Antony. II took
care to get you Nile seat
Whereat the rowers did laugh Justify.