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The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1907-01-30
A DYING Glass.

In the glass collection at the Museum
If Art in Dresden, Germany, there is a
arge drinking cup which stands apart
from all other art objects under a
heavy glass cover. It is Of Dutch
workmanship, and the Inscriptions and
style show that it was made early in
The eighteenth century. The vessel is
remarkable because it is known in the
museum, says Berlin paper, "as hav-
ing consumption which can be com
municated to other objects of glass.
On that account it is isolated. There
ire remedies against this glass disease,
which is usually developed because Of
defects in the glass mixture, but these
have not been applied to the Dutch
vessel in order that the progress of the
wasting disease may be observed"
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1907-01-30
Street Car Rules Of Rio.

There are first and second class
street cars, writes Albert Hale in the
Reader, and !, with package in my
arms, had taken a first class bond, as
a street car Is called in Rio de Janeiro
Scarcely had I done so when the con-
.duetor requested me to transferssto a
second class car whenever 1t might
come along, because no one Is allowed
to carry anything creator than q lap
satchel first class. So l humbly de-
scended and had either to mix with
market women and sweaty laborers or
to take tilbury. A tilbury, named
after the English maker who years
ago introduced it, is a curious two
wheeled, light springed cab, like an
old fashioned gig, and resembles a
hanson without the attachment for
the driver. He sits inside the tilbury.
A person without necktie is no more
allowed first class on the street cars
than was with my parcel. They are
decidedly particular in Brazil and in
herit many fastidlous ways from the
time Of the empire, when dress and
manners were the mark separating tho
aristocracy from the working classes.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1907-01-30
CauStic,

Recently a wearied looking little
mother, carrying a small baby, boarded
street car and took a seat next to
wo men who were earnestly engaged
conversation. Neither Of the men
vas very handsome, and it must have
equired considerable nerve on their
,art to hand out their photographs
lmong their friends unless the pictures
lad been previously retouched with
Iandpaper. In few minutes the baby
>egan to cry with reliable yelp that
:ould be heard above the din of the
street babble for half a block, and,
With a grouchy glance at the young
tier, one of the men arose and peevish-
remarked to his pal:
'I think we had better sit over here,
Tirn.''
This ungallant act plainly embar-
'assed the little mother, but she was
equal to the occasion
1T won't do bit of good to change
7our seats, gentlemen said she in a
inely sarcastic voice. "The baby can
zee you quite as plainly over there as
le could here''
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1907-01-30
He Earned the Hat.

Barty Hilliard, who many years ago
lived in small town in northern Yer
mont, was noted for his careless vaga-
bond habits, ready wit and remarkable
facility for extempore rhyming. While
he was sitting one day in the village
store of what is now a part of Mont
pelier among a group Of idlers the gen
ial merchant asked him why he wore
such shockingly bad hat Barty re-
piled that he could not afford a better
one.
Come now" said the merchant,
make me rhyme on bad hat, and 1
will give you the best l havesin my
store" Instantly Barty threw the old
one on the floor and began:
Here lies my old hat,
And pray what Of that?
It's as good as the rest of my raimenti
If l buy me a better
You'll make me your debtor
And send me to jail for the payment. .
The new hat was voted to be fairly
won, and Barty bore it off in triumph,
saying, Its a poor head that can't
take care of itself"-Boston Herald.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1907-01-30
The Awful Carib Fish.

A traveller in Venezuela gives an in
teresting description Of the fish of the
Orinoco country. He says the party
several times came in contact with the
carib fish, Which are the most ferocious
Inhabitants Of the water known The
fish are not over fourteen inches long,
but the" +"ayel in schools. Their teeth
are three ,cornered. Any living object
which attracts their attention is at
tackled With fury. Mr.. Thompson tells
of an Indian woman who entered the
water to fill bucket. She was. at
tackled by the fish and reached shore
only to die in fifteen minutes. The
flesh was literally torn from her body.
Mr.. Dart, who was with Mr. Thomp-
son, caught one of the fish and pulled
1t upon the bank. He held the carib
under his foot while he pointed at the
peculiar teeth with his finger. With a
quick movement the carib Topped out
from under Mr.. Darts foot and seized
him by the finger, cutting that member
to the bone. The fish frequently have
been known to bite ordinary fishhooks
In two -HG ~ .-f fgsa4
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1907-01-30
Colonial Fear of Lawyers,

In the columns Of the New York
Gazetteer Of Sept. 8, 1886, there was
a paragraph lamenting, the increase of
lawyers as threatening to the future
prosperity Of the community and de-
grading to freemen. "An honest trade
In former days." said the writer, "was
all that people Of common ability and
education were ambitious of, but now
no profession is genteel but the law
yer and tho merchant. The lawyers
are now creeping into every post of
Importance and thrusting themselves
wherever there is vacancy. Our con
gress, our assembly, are crowded with
them, and even in our great CONNER
cial convention there are five lawyers
to one mere hant.''
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1907-01-30
A Bio Calculation In Water.

The ocean. sea and lake surface Of
our planet is estimated at something
ike 145,OO0,O0O square miles, with an
average depth, of 10000 feet, and is
calculated to contain not less than
s,27O, ,OO0,OOO,O tons of water.
The rivers of the earth are estimated
to have flow sufficient to cover thir-
ty-six cubic. miles of the above area
each day. Now, If all the oceans were
suddenly dried and the rivers could
keep up their present rate Of flow,
which, Of course, they could not with
put ocean evaporation, it would take
$500 years to refill the basin.
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SUBsCRIPTION-..s5.OO PER ANNUl
The Concertina.

The threatened revival Of the con-
esetina as a serious musical instrument
in England would be a return to an
Old fashion no doubt, but not to a very
cid one, since the eoncertina dates from
the early part Of the last century. Its
hvsntlon was An early indiscretion Of
fir Charles Wheatstone Of telegraph
fame, who took out a patent for it in
1s1s, the very year in which some
kody In Vienna invented that similar
instrument, tho accordion. The concer-
tina was populariEed by Sig. Regondi,
Who had come before the public as q
Juvenile prodigy with the guitar. At
one time no London concert was real
b complete without him and his con-
csrtina, and he astounded the Germans
with the music he could get out Of it.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1907-01-30
A Gentleman of the Old school.

Lady Dorothy Nevill in her reminis-
cences tells story Of her father, a
gentleman Of the old school, sin nan
keen shorts, with white stockings and
a brass buttoned blue coat, with big
collar, over beautifully embroidered
waistcoat." But he swore, after the
manner Of the age. "He was travelling
at night on the continent alone in a
post chaise when the postboy, while
passing through a forest, began to
drive like man anything but certain
Of his way. My fathers wrath soon
rose, and the explosion of strong Ian
guage which issued from the carriage
so alarmed the driver that, murmuring,
'Je ne veux pas conduire lie diable' q
will not drive the deviD, he pulled up
and. having expeditiously unfastened
the traces, made off with his horses at
a gallop. My father, I believe, passed
the whole night alone in the woods"
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1907-01-30
The .snob.

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The snob cultivates man or wom-
an not because he expects to get a job
or loan out of either, but because he
thinks either can help him along into
soctety's elect. He cuts former ac-
quaintance because the unfortunate
person seems to be Of no use in his
own social advancement. He sup
presses the impulse that may lead him
to dislike useful people and like use
less ones just as the ambitious bank
clerk suppresses his small extrava-
gances, his fondness for the race track
Because social position seems so i'm
portant to him he admires excessively
those who have it and snubs those
whose position he deems inferior to his
own.-New York Mail
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1907-01-30
Curing the Bad BOy.

You remember the, old fashioned wo-
man who when she heard her young
son swearing or using naughty words
washed his mouth in soapsuds. There
5is an Atchison boy who could not be re-
formed In this way, so his father took
him in hand. Every day his father
called him in and said: "Now, your
mother objects to those naughty words
you use, but I, being a man, like them
Go over the list for me- The boy
promptly complied at first, but in few
days he tired Of the words and has now
given up bis list entirely.-Atchison
Globe. .-.--.s. .......s
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1907-01-30
Terror Blanches Hair.

It has been repeatedly affirmed that
Queen Marie Antoinette's auburn hair
turned white in the days Of the reign
Of terror, says the Caledonian, and an
English surgeon named Parry states
that just after the Indian mutjny he
actually saw the jet black hair of q
rebel Sepoy, who was under examina.
ton and feared a dreadful death, turn
white in the course Of half an hour
In the time of the commune in Paris
the dark hair of Baron Alphonse dc
Rothschild was blanched in a few
hours.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1907-01-30
Webster,s Compliment.

While it is well known that Daniel
Webster in speaking of General Tay-
lor's candidacy for the Office Of presi-
dent pronounced it "a nomination not
fit to be made" he never failed to do
justice to the generals military abil-
tiles and eminent service in the field.
On one occasion he paid the old sol
dier delicate and we'll deserved COM
pliment. General Taylor was COM
planning of the crowds Of people who
daily besieged him soon after his as
cession to the presidency.
..They Interfere" he said, with my
official engagements and violate my
domestic retirement, but still I do not
wish to turn my back upon my
friends"
1"You never did upon your enemies,
general Mr.. Webster instantly re-
Piled
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1907-01-30
Smoking n Pipe.

The Canadian Cigar and Tobacco
Journal gives some hints to those who
smoke pipes. Everybody thinks he
knows how to smoke pipe, but to do
it perfectly is not easy. ''Time is a
keynote Of successful pipe smoking y
says the Journal, "and another is gen
tleness. Take it easy. Don't crowd
the pipe to the top Of the bowl. Never
get pipe hot. Keep cool, and keep
your pipe cool. You can relight pipe,
and if you are an old smoker you will
be all the better for it. When you
have finished do not refill heated
pipe" zsF 1s @
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1907-01-30
The Old Fashioned .H1red Girl"

The Old Fashioned ssHired Girl"
The "hired girl'' 1--WE never, never al
luded to her as ''the maid" in the small
American town or quiet country place
where you and were "raised') was
like one of the family, and mother was
glad to have her help, and none of us
put on any frills with her, and she was
not compelled to put on any frills of
cap or apron with us. Outlines, espe-
cially in the quiet country places, her
social standing was as good as that Of
anybody else. Usually she was one of
a grown family Of girls There. was
plenty Of help at her house, and so she
came and assisted our mother, at our
house. In their hours of ease mother
and she discussed the neighborhood
gossip together. The SHRED girl" had
her beau, neighbours stolid, sheepish
son, and much was she joked about
him, and finally, after years Of faithful
and friendly seryitude, she married
him. We went to the wedding, and it
was quite a social affair, with much
temperate merriment and with many
cheap but useful presents.-Every-
body's Magazine.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1907-01-30
Conpanionshlp of Books.

Win you 60 and gossip with your
heusemaid or your stable boy when
ysu may talk with kings and queens,
while this eternal court Is open to you,
With tn society wide as the world,
nult1tudinous as it's days, the chosen
md the mighty Of every place and
thnsi Into that you may enter always,
IN that you may take fellowship and
rank according to your wish. From
that, once entered into it, you can nev-
n b outcast but by your own fault.
John Ruskin.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1907-01-30
sweetheart of "Robin Aaair.,, ),

"Robin Adair" was written by Lady
Caroline Keppel, the daughter of the
Earl Of Albemarle. Robin was real
character, a young Irish doctor who
had been forced by Il scandalous ad-
venture to leave Ireland and seek his
fortune in England. Chance threw a
rich patient in his way, lady of quail
ity, and at her house he met Lady
Caroline, and the result was a case Of
love at first sight on both sides. Her
parents objected and sent her away
and during her absence she produced
the song.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1907-01-30
The Letter A.

The letter A is in Hebrew called
aleph, an OK, and the Phoenician char
acter which represents this sound was
originally picture of an OK head;
hence the name. The right hand stroke
Of the A represents the top Of the head,
the other down stroke the left side, and
line, since fallen out Of use, repre-.
sented the right side of the head, while
in very old Phoenician manuscripts
two dots above for eyes and two be-
low for nostrils rendered the resem-
blance complete.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1907-01-30
Nature ana Broken Bones.

In the splicing Of broken bones ma
ture can give the best surgeon pointers.
When bone is broken the splintered
ends are surrounded with cartilage un-
til they are firmly held in position.
Then gradually a layer Of bone is
placed between them and soldered to-
gether. All the physician has to do
Is to bring the two ends Of the bones
together SO that the point will be
smooth and even. Natures little.
agents do the rest-New York Tribune.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1907-01-30
A Different PnIex.

/ Miss Backbay-You are familiar, In
general way, with paleontology, are
you not1 Mr.. Carondelet-No, I don't
remember that ever happened across
It But I once read Paley on "Evi-
dences Of Christianity" or something
like that, when was a boy, and. I
found It awful heavy reading.-C -Chica-
20 Tribune
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1907-01-30
Bachelor Ignorance.

! ''Aren't men the limit?' said young
Mrs. Wheel. "When told my brother
this morning that baby had just cut q
tooth, he asked me savagely why l
had allowed 1t to play. with knives"
"And my bachelor uncle" said Mrs.
Whoa, when he heard that my baby
had begun teething, wanted to know If
It would begin hairing soon." New
York Press;
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1907-01-30
Holding Him OF.

'"The head Of the firm,' said the su-
perintendent, INSISTS upon our employ
ing his son in this department, and it's
as much as we can do to keep him
idle"
idle! You mean busy, don't you?"
mo, don't. If we kept him busy it
would keep three or four other men
busy correcting his mistakes."-Phila
delphia Press.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1907-01-30
Then She Got Furious

She Here we've been married Just
one month, and now you no longer love
me. He But, my dear She-Don't try
to explain. I'm not blind. 1ou made
a mistake. You olght to have married
some silly, stupid woman. He-But,
dearest, I've done my best.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1907-01-30
They Didn't Tally.

"That society newspaper published
some very fattering remarks about
me-" began Miss Devane - - I
" eyes," replied her best friend; ''but
1t was horrid of the editor to go and
spoil it in the way he did,"
spoil 1t, indeedl Why, he said l
was a beautiful belle Of the younger
set and"-
r. Eyes, and then he put your photo
graph right under IT, ..-
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1907-01-30
taste Governs Spelling.

Shakespeare spelled his own name in
sixteen different ways which have
survived, and it is evident that Eliza
bethan spelling depends upon the
taste and fancy of the speller." It is
the printing press which made spelling
by stereotyping it, and it is, after all,
on the printers reader more than on
the professor that the spelling Of the
future depends.-London Star.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1907-01-30
odd Bookmarks.

A Newark librarian has kept record
of odd bookmarks found in returned
books. The record includes an lnsur-
ance policy, a two dollar bill, a pair
of spectacles, love letters, will, a
mortgage, photographs, a marriage GER
tificate, promissory note, dress sam
pies and hare's foot.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1907-01-30
6hoppinu,

There is nothing finer for the temper
Man q new hat, no balm for hurt feel
mgs Ike fresh gewgaw. Ordering
Row froeks takes a woman out Of her
psaf. Cut a woman off her shopping,
and the result may be disastrous. Lon
aen World.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1907-01-30
Warrington Monument.

The towering Washington monu-
ment, solid as it is, cannot resist tho
heat Of the sun poured on it's southern
side on midsummer's day without a
slight bending Of the gigantic shaft,
which is rendered perceptible by
means Of copper wire 174 feet long
hanging In the center of the structure
and carrying plummet suspended in
vessel of water.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1907-01-30
Mislald the PUDDING,

Dinner was late, but when the mis-
tssss started to make a mild remon-
strance the new maid was on time
With her excuse.
'bwe," she said, with an irresistible
Irish smile as she placed the soup on
he table, "sure, mislaid the pudding,
and there was hunting the house for
4 ana where would it be afther all but
m the ovenp'
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1907-01-30
Why He Quit.

"For the drunkard and the glutton
shall come to poverty. IT figured out
years ago." said prosperous farmer,
"that with very moderate drinking I'd
drink an acre of good land every year.
So quit" Central Christian Advo-
cate
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1907-01-30
NapoIeon,s Name.

The name Napoleon written in Greek
characters will form seven different
words by dropping the final letter Of
each in succession. When read, these
words form complete sentence, mean
ing, Napoleon, the destroyer Of whole
cities, was the lion Of his people"
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1907-01-30
Delays Are Dangerous.

"But this Is so sudden! You had bet
ter give me q week to think it overv'
Every well, dear. And, perhaps, it
would be as well If thought it over
myself at the same timer -Sketching
Bits.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1907-01-30
Animal Voices.

A COW will moo about an octave;
dog will bark fourth or fifth Of an
octave; a horses neigh is descent on
the chromatic scale, while the donkey
will bray in octaves. No donkey has
ever yet given evidence of proficiency
In the study Of voice production.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1907-01-30
A uauai.

Frisnd-You took your son into your
establishment some months ago to
tsaeh him the business, I understand.
How did It turn Business Man
fwearily)-Great success. He's teach
ang me now.-Chicago Journal.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1907-01-30
The Polish He Nsedad

Il stopped down the street." said the
man who prided himself on being
stunt, ITO get polish on my Shoes"
Dent you think" asked his sarcas-
he companion, that you began at the
wrong end dT-Baltimore American.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1907-01-30
A Strong Man.

Daughter-Wasn't julius Caesar one
of the strongest men that ever lived,
pa? Father-What makes you ask that
question, my little girl? Daughter-I
was just reading that he threw a
bridge over the Rhine.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1907-01-30
FRIEND TO FRIEND

The personal recommendations of pee
pie who have been cured of coughs and
colds by Chamberlain Cough Remedy
have done more than all else to make it 6
staple article of trade and commerce over
a large part of the civilized world.
Barker's Drug Store
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1907-01-30
Breaking In.

Mother--Dear me, the baby has swal-
lowed piece Of worsted. Father
That's nothing to the yarns she'll have
% swallow II she lives to grow up.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1907-01-30

WANTED: For the U. S. Mar
inc Corps, men between the
ages 81 and 35 An opper-
tunity to see-the world. For
full lnfor nation apply in per-
son or by letter to Marine Re
cruting Office 208 third street
Bemidji, MINI.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1907-01-30
The Alternative.

Muggins-I hear you are having your
daughters voice cultivated. Buggins-
Yes; I'm afraid it can't be cured, so
am doing the next best thing.-Phila-
delphia Record.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1907-01-30

FOR SALE Rubber stamps.
The Pioneer will procure any
kind of a rubber stamp for
you on short notice.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1907-01-30
FOR RENT.

FOR RENT - Residence, cen
trally located, fully furnished
with all modern living furni-
ture; four commodious rooms,
besides pantry and clothes
closet; waterworks and toilet
in house. Apply to this office
or to N. W. Helmer, roli e
headquarters.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1907-01-30

FOR SALE Magnificent moose
head, mounted, will be sold
cheap Inquire at this Office.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1907-01-30
HELP WANTED.

WANTED-For u. S. army able.
bodied, unmarried men be
tween ages of 81 and 3b, citi.
zens Of United States, Of
good character and temperate
habits, who can speak, read
and write English. For in.
formation apply to Recruiting
Officer, Miles block, Bemid1.
Minnesota.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1907-01-30

x man Is never SO on trial as in the
moment Of excessive good fortune
Wallace. ...... ..,.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1907-01-30
PILES cURHD.IN 8 TO = DAYS.

pAlo ~ Q, OINTMENT y is guaranteed to cure any
niiss ~ - a bnnd. Bleeding or Protruding
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1907-01-30
FOR sac

FOR SALE-Cheap, a chiffon
nier, book case, library table,
three rocking chairs. Irq aire
9O5 Minnesota avenue.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1907-01-30

Distrust Is the mother Of security
La Fontaine.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1907-01-30

LOST Pair of gold spectacles.
Finder return to this Office.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1907-01-30

FOR RENT: Furnished room in
modern house. 700 Bemidji
Ave.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1907-01-30

FOR RENT - Furnished room
with bath. Inquire 500 Be-
midi avenue.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1907-01-30

FOR RENT: Five room house.
Inquire A. Klein.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1907-01-30

WANTED-Co Competent girl for
general housework. Inquire
7I6 Minnesota Ave.