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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-01-01
GLOW do YOU known"
s'The dictionary saws So"
Origin of the Balloon,

The word balloon means "a large
ball" To Montgolfer of Annonay.
France, the invention of the balloon Is
credited. It is said that he was led to
turn his attention to balloon making
from the following incident: A French
laundress, wishing to dry petticoat
quickly, placed it on basket work
frame over a stove. To prevent the
heat from escaping by the opening at
the top of the petticoat she drew the
belt strings closely together and tied
them. Gradually the garment dried
and became lighter, and as the stove
continued to give out heat and rarely
the air concentrated under the basket
work frame the petticoat began to
move and finally rose in the air. This
so astonished the laundress that she
ran to her neighbors and asked them
to come and witness the strange sight.
Montgolfer was among those that
came In. The petticoat suspended in
.midair suggested greater things to
him, and he returned home with
something to think about" He at
once began studying works on differ
ent kinds Of atmosphere, and the In
vention Of the balloon was the result
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-01-01
Tale of n Coat.

The clawhammer, or evening coat,
has many oddities of cut. These oddi-
ties were once essentials. There was
in fact, time when every idiosyn-
Grassy of the claWhammer served some
useful purpose. The cutaway front Of
the coat, for instance, was originally
cut away SO that the wearer when on
horseback would not he incommoded.
The two buttons at the back were for
fastening up the tails out of harms
way, each tail having In the past a
buttonhole at it's end. The sleeves,
with their false cuffs, are relics Of the
days when sleeves were always turned
back and therefore were always made
with cuffs that unbuttoned. The col
lar, with it's wide notches, is a sur
vival Of the old collar that was notch
ed in order that it's wearer could turn
it up conveniently in cold or stormy
weather. The dress coat, in word, is
q patchwork Of relics-relics once es-
sential, but now of no use on earth -
Philadelphia Bulletin.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-01-01
Steering the Shin.

The work Of steering a great ship,
even with the aid Of modern machin-
cry, is much more delicate than one
would imagine. The larger and faster
the ship the greater Is the difficulty.
1t is not enough to hold the wheel in
the same position to keep the ship on
her course, for the wind and waves
and the currents Of the ocean tend
constantly to knock the ship off her
course. The great wall Of steel (for
the hull may be 700 feet long and sixty
feet high) offers a broad target for
the wind and waves. The art in steer
ing is to humor. the ship to these forces
and when she Is detected bring her
back quickly to her course. If you
could watch the pinnacle, especially
In bad weather, you would see the
needle Of the compass constantly shift
ing from side to side which means
that the great steel PROV is not going
forward in a perfectly straight line
Francis Arnold Collins in st. Nicholas.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-01-01
Bear Hunting.


Bear hunting, with the assistance Of
guides supplied with a well trained
pack of hounds, may be satisfactory if
merely the killing Of them is desired,
but 1t certainly is no sport and de-
serves not even to be ranked with trap
ping bears, as in the latter case the
hunter must possess at least some
knowledge Of the quarry's habitat and
habits. Unlike fox, a bear, when
once found by the hounds, stands no
chance whatever Of escaping, and
there would be just as much sport in
shooting the animals in park or pen
as to kill run to bay bear. And,
while this truth applies to mountain
lions also, there is not even the ex-
cuse of the animals destructiveness,
which is applicable as far as the lat
ter is concerned.-Fielda and Stream.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-01-01
The Boring of Glass,

Strong glass plates are bored through
by means Of rotating brass tubes Of
the necessary diameter, which are
filed with water during boring. To
the water there is added finely pull
verified emery. 1t is said that thinner
glass can be perforated with holes in
an easier manner by pressing disk
Of wet clay upon the glass and making
hole through the clay Of the widths
desired, so that at that spot the glass
is laid bare. Then molten lead is
poured into the hole, and lead and
glass drop down at once. This method
is based upon the quick local heat
Ing Of the glass, whereby it obtains a
circular crack, the outline Of which cor
responds to the outline of the hole
made in the clay. The cutting Of glass
tubes, cylinders, etc., in factories is
based upon the same principle
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-01-01
Moderation In Exercise.

It is better to be lazy than dead, and
It Is probably just as comfortable. For
obvious reasons the prescription to take
moderate exercise is misleading and
unsatisfactory. Most of us are consti-
tutionally Incapable of exercising mod
erately. We begin violently and end
quickly. And what is moderate exer-
else? One philosopher who tried it for
twenty years arrived at this conclu-
sion: keep pair Of Indian clubs IN
your bedroom. Look at them frequent
~. Exercise by their suggestion"
This has the merit of moderation. 1t
is the same as to walking. Smell the
morning, look down the long way that
separates you from your business.
Then take car.-Detroit Free Press.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-01-01
A Square Deal

Is assured you when you buy DR.. Pierce's
family medcines-for all the ingredi-
ents entering into them are printed on
the bottle wrappers and their formulas
are attested under oath as being complete
and correct. You know just what you are
paying for and that the ingredients are
gathered from Natures laboratory, being
selected from the most valuable native
medicinal roots found growing in our
American flores IS asd while potent to cure
are perfeccaY harmless even to the most
delicate women a3dchildFenS: Not drop
q alcohol spterS into their cQWQQsli iQl:
a much Retter agent IS used both for ex-
Gactilg and preserYl1g the Wedlclnal
PRINCIPLES used PM them. yiz.--Qure trllle-
refined glYcerlne: This agent possesses
being a most valuable antiseptic and anti
ferment, nutritive and soothing demul-
cent.
Glycerine plays an important part in
DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery in
the cure of indigestion, dyspepsia and
weak stomach, attended by sour risings,
heartburn, foul breath, coated tongue,
ach, biliousness and kindred derange-
ments of the stomach, liver and bowels.
Besides curing all the above distressing
ailments, the "GOlden Medical Discovery"
IS Speclnc Tor all diseases OF the mucous
mem ranes, as catarrh, whether of the
nasal passages or of the stomach, bowels
or pelvic organs. Even in it's Lucrative
stages it will yield to this sovereign rem
edy II its use be persevered in. In Chronic
Catarrh of the Nasal passages, it is well,
while taking the rGolden Medical Dis
covery" for the necessary constitutional
treatment, to cleanse the passages freely
two or three times day with DR.. Sage's
Catarrh Remedy. This thorough course
of treatment generally cures the worst
cases.
In coughs and hoarseness caused by bron-
chial. throat and lung affections. except con-
sumption In its advanced stages. the uGolden
Medical Discovery" is most efficient rem
edy. especially in those obstinate. hang-on
coughs caused by irritation and congestion Of
the bronchial mucous membranes. The rDis"
covery"is not so good for acute coughs aris-
ing from sudden colds. nor must it be ex-
pected to cure consumption in it's advanced
stages-no medicine will do that-but for all
the obstinate. chronic coughs. which. il neg
lected. or badly treated. lead up to consump-
ton It is the best medicine that can be taken
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-01-01
The Poodle,

Why is a poodle, so called? Some
one says: probably the natural an
swer would recall the old lady who
said that no credit could be given
to Adam for naming the pig, since
anybody would have known what to
call it. Poodle seems so obvious a
name for this dog. And, in fact, this
Is not far from the truth about the
origin of the word 1t is quite recent
in English, not being found before
1864, apparently. 1t is the German
'pudel,' which comes from the Low
German, 'pudeln,' to waddle, and the
dog must have been so called, as Skeat
says, either because he waddles after
his master or because he looks fat and
clumsy on account Of his thick hair
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-01-01
Webster's Fine Talk to n Fish.

had a chat once with old John At
taquin, then a patriarch among the
few survivors of the Mashpee Indians.
He had often been Mr.. Websters
guide and companion on his fishing
trips and remembered clearly many Of
their happenings. It was with glow
Of love and admiration amounting to
worship that he related how this great
fisherman, after landing a large trout
on the bank of the stream, talked
mighty strong and fine to that fish and
told him what mistake he had made
and what fool he was to take that
fly and that he would have been all
right If he had left it alone."~
Who can doubt that patient search
would disclose somewhere in Mr.. Web.
ster's speeches and writings the elabo-
ration, with high intent, of that
mighty strong and fine" talk address
ed to the fish at Mashpee?- Fishing
and Shooting Sketches" by Grover
Cleveland. ..-..... r
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-01-01
New York's Cab Drivers.

A driver has to have license. That
mysterious official, the mayors mar
shall, grants one upon the payment Of
% cents and two written testimonials
Of honesty. A man may come out Of
Sing Sing, whittier he has been sent
for highway robbery or stoning the
minister's cat or any other crime, if
he presents two greasy letters-one Of
any Jones and the other of any Smith
stating that he is an honest fellow he
will get license. No inquiry Is made.
His references are never looked up.
Indeed, if you are desperate criminal
guilty Of murder or failure to pay
alimony-you can do no better than
take out license and hide on top of a
cab. So into the business drift all
sorts and conditions Of rogues. Under
the aegis of the law (the aegis being a
twenty-five cent badge they rob you
and me.-Vance Thompson in Outing
Magazine
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-01-01
A Literary Tragedy.

- When Carlyle had finished the first
volume of his great work on the French
revolution he lent the manuscript to
his friend John Stuart Mill. One even
ing soon afterward Mill entered Car
lyle's door, pale as Hector's ghost, with
the dismal information, gasped out in
almost inarticulate words, that with
the exception Of about four or five
sheets the manuscript was completely
annihilated. Mill had left it too care.
lessB lying about, and servant, think
ing it so much waste paper, had burned
it. Five months Of stcadfast, occasion
ally excessive and painful toll utterly
lost! For three weeks Carlyle could
do nothing but read Marryat's novels.
Then one night sitting talking TO his
cook, he decided it should be written
again and eventually finished "such a
task as never tried before or since"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-01-01
Goodness of Ice.

It seems strange to think that some
ice is. colder than other ice. The term
'ice cold" always seems to signify a
definite temperature. All water under
similar conditions freezes at a certain
definite temperature. But when the
thermometer falls below that it con-
tinues to affect the ice, making it hard
er and colder. The test has been made
by placing piece Of ice from the
north and piece Of ice formed in the
vicinity of New York near stove to-
gether. The former took much longer
to melt than the latter.-New York
Tribune.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-01-01
Useful resr..

Many different reasons are assigned
by people for their unwillingness to
submit to the extraction Of teeth. But
It was no fear Of pain which was up
permost in the mind of Miss Mehitable
Lamson Of Willowby when told by the
dentist that she would be much bene.
fitted by the loss Of two Of her prom
inent teeth.
You say they can't be filed" she
said, in evident distress, "and you
couldn't get any others In for me for
more'n Fortnight"
The dentist admitted reluctantly that
It was so.
"Well, then, I suppose I'll have to
get on as best 1 can" And Miss Me-
hitable seated herself in the torture
chair "But don't see how l shall
make out. Here l am, chambermaid
to the Willowby inn during the sum
mer. and it's chock full Of folks, with
lots o. transienrs coming and going.
and. those are my piIloWcass taethi's
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-01-01
rhe Rain In the woods.

The lamentable effects of the gener-
al destruction of forests are now suf-
ficiently recognized in all civilized
countries. Such destruction invites
devastating floods in mountain streams
and causes the surrounding land to
dry up. Forests act like vast con-
densing screens. They preserve a
moist atmosphere about them, atten-
uate the force of torrential downfalls,
promote more gradual melting Of the
snow in early spring and protect the
soil against too rapid evaporation.
And yet the manner in which forests
act their beneticent part is not exactly
such as might be supposed. They pre-
vent large part Of the rain that falls
from reaching the soil at ALL 1t Is es-
timated that In European climates the
forests evaporate directly or transpire
physiologically four-tifths Of the rain
that falls upon them. Thus the forest
atmosphere is no less important than
the forest soil in equalizing the cli-
matte conditions of country,-YOuth's
Companion ss-a''-@' - -
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-01-01
The Hessians Played.

1t is matter of record that upon
the first official celebration of indie
pendence day by the Continental con
gress music was secured for the occa-
sion by forcing the Hessian band
which had been captured by George
Washington at Trenton in the previous
December, to play in the public square
oil day, to the great delight and amuse.
ment of the people. It is also stated
that these Involuntary celebrants were
obliged to practice appropriate airs for
three weeks previously in order that
they could not plead ignorance as an
excuse,
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-01-01
Peculiarities of Napoleon.

Napoleon's father was topper, a man
utterly lacking in moral sensibility,
and his sisters were immodest and hys-
terical. According to DR.. Cabanas,
Pauline was particularly SO. Napoleon
himself was exceedingly sensitive to
atmospheric changes, was headachey
and had auditory illusions. He had
twitchings of the arms, the shoulders
and the lips. He was at times the
most irritable Of men, often being un-
approachable. His mania for destruc-
ton was such that he whitfield pieces
Of furniture, broke articles presented
to him, pinched babies while pretend
Ing to caress them and took keen de-
light in shooting Josephine's rarest
birds. The slightest opposition threw
him into paroxysm of rage. But in
q campaign all weaknesses vanished.
His pulse ranged ordinarily between
thirty and thirty-1ve beats minute
and never went above fifty-five. The
usual pulse rate is about seventy-two
Z minute.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-01-01
Ruskin's Opinion Of Mrs. Carlyle.

Ruskin spoke with scornful amuse-
ment Of such mistaken enthusiasts as
wished to enroll Jane Welsh Carlyle
among the martyrs on account of her
mans" bad temper. He admitted that
Carlyle was frequently grumpy and
habitually melancholy ut so am T.
and he was easily irritated. ''That
clever shrew," his wife, well knew this
and by the very tones of her voice as
she 'rasped out his name" could set
his nerves on edge in a paroxysm of
febrile Observation-Disclosures.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-01-01
"A Weather Stone.

A writer tells Of a curious stone that
Is to be found in Finland. It is a
natural barometer and actually fore.
tells probable changes in the weather.
1t is called semakuir, and it's pecu,
iarity is that 1t turns black before APP
preaching rain, while In fine weather
It is notified with spots of white In,
vestigation has shown the stone to be
9 sort OF fossil. mixed with clay, rock
salt and inter. When the air is moist.
the salt turns black; when the air is
dry, the salt shows in white spots or
the surface OF the stone.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-01-01
Curious Condolences.

When the Ring theater, in Vienna,
was burned, with great loss Of life,
one Of the other playhouses of the
Austrian capital was playing Paille-
ron's lie Monde GU ron S'Ennuie;"
when the Stadt theater, in Vienna, was
burned another theater in that city
was playing lie Monde GU lon Sen
NUE. and on the evening Of the day
when the fire in the charity bazaar in
Paris took place the Theatre Francois
was announced to play lie Monde on
i'on S'Ennuie."
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-01-01
Viewing the Remains.

1t had been a strenuous afternoon for
the devoted teacher who took six of
her pupils through the Museum Of Nat
ural History but her charges had en-
joyed every minute Of the time.
Where have you been, boys?" asked
the father Of two Of the party that
night, and the answer came with joy
GUS promptness:
sWe've been to dead circus"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-01-01
Antfcipating Him.

Katharine" said Bob as he brought
his club chums down to the depot
platform, ''these are all my friends
"Glad to: meet you, gentlemen" re-
piled the. bride sweetly, "and I am
SO sorry that you are going to be sick.",
'Sick2" echoed the crowd in aston.
ishment. "Why should you think we
are going to be sick?"
"Oh, because soon after the honey
moon married man always finds a
great many sick friends to sit up
With."- Columbus Dispatch.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-01-01
Rub1nste1n on piano playing.

Rubinstein on Piano Playing.
When pupil happened to ask Rubin
stein how certain passages should be
construed, he invariably showed them.
But If a pupil asked, "Shall I play this
in this manner or ?-both equally
correct Rubinstein invariably replied:
"Play as you feel. Is the day rainy?
Play it this way. Is the day sunnyi
Play it the other way"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-01-01
Not Of Much Account.

The lord chief justice of England used
to sing in the choir Of a parish church.
A woman once asked the verger to
point out Sir Richard Webster as he
then was. The verger replied, well,
ma'am, that's the vicar and them's the
curates and I'm the verger, but as for
the choir, as long as they does their
dooty we don't inquire into their hante-
cedentsr'
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-01-01
Stupid.

Stupid. Fl
II wish was half as beautiful as
Miss Brown" remarked the fair Edith
to Mr.. Green.
"Well, you are, you know" replied
Green, thoughtlessly.
Then he wondered why she suddenly
rose and left him.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-01-01
Cutting.

A certain photographer is exhibiting
in his window the photograph Of a
young man with the following inscrip-
ton attached to it: "This is the man
who put his hair in curls to have his
photograph taken and then can't pay
for them.''
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-01-01
Typhoid,

Typhoid.
By boiling all the water and steriliz-
Ing all the milk and thoroughly cook.
ing all the vegetables and killing all
the flies the average person may be-.
come fairly immune from typhoid fe-
yer.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-01-01
Jealousy.

''That word communist my DEAR"
observed the young husband, correct
ing her, "has the accent on the first
syllable"
"How do you know?''
'The dictionary says SO"
Il never saw man as prejudiced
in favor of dictionaries as you arev'
exclaimed the young WIFE II wish
you had married a dictionary
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-01-01

WANTED = Laundry girl and
dishwasher at Brinkman hotel.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-01-01

Wanted-Girl for general work
at Bemidji Steam Laundry.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-01-01

WANIED-Competent girl for
general house work. Berman
Emporium.
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HELP WANTED.

WANTED: Dining room girl at
LakeshOre Hotel.
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500 q. m. Lv.... Kelnher. $50. Ar. pm. $40
6:25 .. m. Ar. .Funkley.. ...Lv. p. m. IS
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-12-11
POLICE COURT.

TJustics q. B. Cation presiding
The following cases were disposed Of
this morning: -.
Bessie Hill, colored, charged with
stealing brass lamps from the southern
Rsilwsy Company, was sent to Jail Tor
so days.
Robbie Hill, sister of the above,
charged with a similar ofense was dis
missed.
Edward browns, charged with carry
ing pistol, wss fined 500.
clarence Anderson, colored, charged
With disorderly conduct, was dismissed;
A resident of Charlottesville arrested
In restaurant ia this city on the charge
of stealing $106 from citizen OF Char
lottesyille, gave bond for his appearance
10 that city when wanted and was re.
leased. The defendant said the arrest
was through righteousness, and that he
would 90 to Charlottesville and face the
charge.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-12-11
aI1NNERS FINED.

As was stated in the Gszette Deputy
Game Warden Harry Malcol m with
DEPUTIES w. M. Lyon, r. IL. Cox and
Sidney Barber, of Charles county, Md +,
recently boarded gasoline launch at
Popes creek, Maryland, and went to
Nanjemoy creek, which has for years
been known as foe ducking ground.
There they were surprised 10 see num-
Der of boats anchored about. They ar
rested the following persons, who were
taken to La Plata, Nd, for trial: John
Beach, Of Fairfax county, with one gaso-
line launch, one canoe and two guns;
james Pettey, of Alexandria, one canoe
and two guns; Walter Fisher, one gaso.
aine boat. one canoe and two guas, and
Sandy Skinner, of River View, one
canoe, one sink boat, one gun and 100
decoys. These men had ninety ducks
which we're con6scated. The hearing
took place at La Plata, before Justice
Henry G. Robertson, who fined each OF
the defendants $50 and Icosts. in default
of payment the prisoners were sent TO
iail for thirty days each. The guns,
boats aud game will be sold, as pre-
scribed by law.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-12-11
WANT MORE LIGHTS.

During the present session of Con-
gress those interested in traffic on the
Potomac will make a strong effort TO
have the river properly equipped with
light to render navigation at night safer
and more easily accomplished. AS 1t is
now, from Fort Washington TO Msrylsnd
Point, a distance of nearly fifty miles,
there are several sharp turns aud shosl
water bars, but no lights of any kind to
guide the mariner going up or down the
river. 1t is proposed to ask Congress to
authorizs the erection of lights at the
White House, Clifton Beach, Ragged
Point and other points, and to place
lighted bescons on shoals between the
various lights.