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The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1908-03-20
ROPE sUPERsTlTI0NS.
Odd Beliefs About the Cure Of Cancer
and Mumps.

Odd Beliefs About the Cure Of Cancer
and Mumps.
"Ycs, I am heartily glad that execu-
ton by hanging Is passing out Of ex
istence." said the Taller Of twenty-five
years service. ''Not only was hang
ing by the neck grewsome. hor-
rible affair to me, but 1t was always
followed by a host of requests for n
bit Of the rope with which the hanging
was done. OF course. these request
came mostly from ignorant people, bu.
they were no less of Il nuisance on that
account. Oh. no. they didn't want bit
Of the rope for morbid reasons. bu
because they firmly believed in the old
superstition that bit of rope used IT.
a hanging would cure cancer If rubbed
on the affected part. None OF then
ever came back to report whether y
cure was effected. but reckon II there
had been any cures would have
heard of them.
"That isn't the only rope superstition
by the way. In Maine. where came
from, some folk always use hemper
rope for the humps. A piece Of 1t l.
tied around the waist Of the sick per
son, 80 that the disease will not cree!
to any vital part. hut remain In tho
face. The superstition is observed b,
q few people Of this day, and II yO'
go into small remote country town
in Maine you win see hempeu rope.
hanging in the corner grocery store
bearing label. Ropes For Mumpa.' -
New York Tribune.
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1908-03-20
THE DUCK SHOWER.
A Man Who Gets Things on the Bounce
and the Nod.

A Man Who Gets Things on the Bounce
and the Nod.
An amusing dialogue occurred be-
tween Judge Willis, X. c., and a plain
tiff who sued a man for the value of
a quantity of grain supplied.
His honor said he had received a
letter from the defendant, who said he
could offer only half crown a month.
THAT" continued his honor, Twill take
six years to get rid of the debt"
Plaintiff (emphatically)-I would will
ingly forgive a poor man. but when
you find he is "swanker" and doing
every one in the neighborhood it puts
your back up ELaughter.l We have
to cut things very fine in order to get
shilling or two. and then these gen.
try come ''swanking" about the coun
try as if they were toffs. I am told
by others that he is nothing more than
"duck shower" Laughter
His Honor-A what shower? Loud
laughter.l
Plaintiff-Duck shower. your honor. a
man who gets things on the bounce
and the nod Renewed laushter.l
His Honor-You mean man who
gets people to let him have things OH
credit by representations that are not
correct? Is that what you mean te
convey by your big phrases-duck
shower and so forth? [Laughter.1
Piafntiff-That's it-duck shower and
swanker [Renewed laughter
An order to pay shillings monthly
was made.-London News.
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1908-03-20
What Might Have Been.

Lord Rosebery IN an address at Glas-
gov university some years ago gave ut-
terance to the following Interesting
speculation:
HAD the elder Pitt when he became
prime minister not left the house of
commons he could doubtless have in
duced George III. to listen to reason.
introduced American representation
into parliament and preserved the thir-
teen colonies to England. The new
blood of America would have burst the
old vessels of the constitution and pro-
vided self adjusting system of repre-
sentation. There would have been no
war Of separation. no war of 1912. and
finally. when the Americans became q
majority, the empire would perhaps
have moved solemnly across the At
lantic and Britain become historic
shrine. the European outpost of the
empire"
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1908-03-20
Animals Are Not Proud.

Professor Schuster asserts that AMI
mails lack moral feeling entirely. none
Of their acts being immoral or moral In
the broad sense. and that they have no
trace of a sense Of shame or Of honor.
Their courage, he declares. is "A mere
impulse Of nature" and of moral cour
age they know nothing. He continues:
"And animals have no pride in the
sense of mans conception OF that quail
ity. They are not proud Of their kind.
of their kindred. Of their individuality.
They neither have an individuality nor
are individual. Animals are not proud
because they have no consciousness Of
the scope Of the value Of their kind. Of
their enterprise or Of any other form
Of their capability. They are neither
supercilious. proud nor the contrary
that is, grieved. wounded or depressed
in regard to possible PRIDE"
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1908-03-20
A Bad Break.

'It beats the Dutch" said a young
broker, chow much trouble a fellows
wife's most charming girl friend can
make for a fellow-or for q fellows
wife" Then he explained what ap-
peared to be greutly In need Of ex-
PLANTATION. Il went home for dinner
the other night" he continued. with
friend who was married recently.
The wife's Old chum was there and
met the husband for the first time.
Really she said on presentation,
4 quite feel that have known you.
You see. that picture Of yours In foot
ball costume that Jennie always kept
on her dresser SO hong was very ia
miliar to me-
"Say, you ought to have seen the
face Of that friend Of mine. But be
finally found his voice.
"'But my dear Miss Smith, he re-
piled, 4 never was a football player
and never had on IL football! costume
Then you should have seen Miss
Smiths face."-New York Globe.
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1908-03-20
CHURCH TIME.
Quaint Ways Of the Early Dutch Set
tiers In the New World.

tiers IN the new WoFlO.
As early as 1860 the Dutch settlers
at Kingston, N Y, erected with their
own hands little church building and
dedicated it the following year. When
q regular minister arrived from Hol-
land the same year, writes Mrs. Nellie
Urner Wellington in Historic Churches
of America" he found himself dom.
inie with a membership of but six
teen souls and salary paid in wheat,
which was then legal tender among
these humble tillers of the soil.
In 1904 a bell was imported and gave
such pleasure to the members of the
little parish that they used it to an
nounce the hours for meals for the
farmers of the neighborhood.
The observance Of one quaint GUS
tom was reminiscent of their former
life in H0lland-the announcement by
the gray haired sexton between the
ringing Of the first and last church
bells that the hour for service had ar.
rived.
From door to door he Travelled. rap
ped loudly and cried, Church time.'
Notices Of all kinds, whether Of flu
nerals, christenings, weddings or mer-
rymakings, were handed first to the
sexton, who in turn gave them to the
clerk, who stuck them on the end OF
the bamboo pole which he kept for
that purpose and reached them up to
the dominic.
At the termination Of the service, 0s
In other Dutch churches, the deacons
took up the collection with long poles
having little velvet bags hung on the
ends and tinkling bell to wake the
sleepers to the responsibilities Of a
contribution.
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1908-03-20
The Roman Forum.

The Forum Romanum. the first that
was erected in Rome. served equally
for the purposes Of trade and all pub
lie meetings as we'll as for the admin
istration Of justice by the consuls and
other Roman magistrates. Later on.
when the fora numbered some eight
cen or twenty. they We're divided into
two classes, some for public meetings
and the proceedings Of the law courts
and others for the variOns require
ments Of trade. The Roman forum
corresponded to the agora. or market
place, Of the Greeks. and no Roman
city was without this important center
Of judicial. political and commercial
life.-New York American.
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1908-03-20
For Husbands,

A clergyman took down small vol
ume
"This is Called" he said. "the 'In-
structions Of Ptah-ho-Tep.' 1t is one OF
the very Oldest papyrus writings
known. 1t gives among other things
advice to husbands, and that advice is
as good today is it ever was Listen"
And he read:
"'If thou be wise, furnish thy house
we'll
"'Woo thy wife ever. and never
quarrel with her
"'Nourish her daintily.
"'Deck her ont. for fne dress is her
greatest delight.
"'Fced her upon sweets.
"'rarfume her.
"'Mal:c her glad with praise.
".Adorn her with jewels, feathers
and the skins of be;ists as sumptuously
as thy purse will suffer-"
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1908-03-20
Net DISTURBED 4.

Nassau William Senior. the English
political economist. was frequent
guest Of Lord I.ansdowne ut Lans-
downe House and ON one occasion was
busily writing. quite distracted as
usual. in room full of company when
Tom Moore was singing. The scratch
Of his pen was net an agreeable ac-
compa niment and at last one of the
company asked very politely. "You are
not fond of music. Mr.. Senior?'' NO"
he replied. but 1t does not disturb
me in the least. Pray 60 on"
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1908-03-20
DREAM FOOD.
Hasheesh, the Strange Drug That Is
Used In the Orient.

Used In the Orient.
Hasheesh. that strange drug which
has given our language its word las
sassin"-a man so frenzie<l by the drug
that he accomplishes MURDERS usetl
by the Persians, Turks and Egyptians
in a manner akin to the use Of opium
by the Chinese. 1t is the product of
plant grown in large quantities in the
Peloponnesus southern Greece, in the
district about, Tripolitza. The plant
grows to height of about four feet.
and its branches are thickly covered
with small leaves and studded with
tiny seeds.
The entire plant stalk and branches.
Is cut within few inches of the root
and laid out in the sun to dry. The
branches are then rubbed to separate
the seeds, and these in turn are ground
Into a fine powder. which constitutes
the drug. The drug has the power OF
inducing sleep and producing pleasant
and fantastic dreams. Continued use Of
hasheesh renders its devotees Wild and
reckless and results in a complete
wreck of their mental and physical
constitution.
For this reason the Egyptian govern
ment prohibited the Importation Of the
drug and entered into q convention
with Greece to prevent its expectation
from there to Egypt. where the con-
sumers Of hasheesh are very numerous.
The drug is practically never used In
Greece. but Is now exported to the va.
rious ports in England. Austria. France
and Italy. and from there much, NO
doubt, ultimately finds Its way to
Egypt
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1908-03-20
The Scent of Flowers.

As rule the scent Of flowers does
not exist in them as In n store or.
gland. but rather as n breath. an ex-
halation. While the fawer lives It
breathes out its sweetness. but when
It dies the fragrance usually ceases to
exist. The method Of stealing from the
flower it's fragrance while it is still liv-
ing is no new thing. and 1t is not
known when it was discovered that
the odor given OF by living flowers
placed near them and would themselves
become fragrant.
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1908-03-20
He Drew.

A very pretty girl had bashful art
list for sweetheart. but he would new
err come to the point. One night after
he had made desperate attempt Ia
test her feelings she looked at him in
a very significant way.
"What do you mean by that?" he
asked. with startled look.
DO you profess to be an artist?" she
replied evasively.
Eyes"
"Do you think you are good one?"
" flatttr myself that I am."
"Well. | don't think So"
"Why nOt?"
because you cannot even draw ar
Inference"
lie did. though. and now they draw
conclusions.
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1908-03-20
The Next Duty.

"What is my next duty? What Is
the thing that lies nearest to re?"
That belongs to your everyday his
tory. No one can answer that qucs-
ton but Yourself Your next duty Is
Just to determine what Your next duty
Is. Is there nothing YOU neglect? Is
there nothing you know you ought not
to do? You would know your duty II
you thought in earnest about 1t and
were not ambitious Of great things"
"Ah. then" responded she, II sup
pose It is something very common
place, which will make life more dreary
than ever. That cannot help me-"
ut will If 1t he as dreary as reading
the newspapers to an old deaf aunt. l.
will soon lead You to something more
Your duty will begin to comfort you at
once. but will ut length open the I'M
known fountain of life i'll your heart. y
George Macdonald.
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1908-03-20
Where eessars Have Trades Union

Where eeggars Have Trades Unions.
Begging Is vocation in China and
beggary an institution. In every prov
ince there is an organized beggars'
trade union or guild-in some districts
several. These guilds have presidents
and officials and are in every respect
thoroughly we'll organized There Is
q mem bership fee Of about 81. and oil
members swear to abide by the rules
TIE chiefs. or .kings," as they are
called. are under the protection Of the
magistrates, and their power is con-
siderable.-Wide World Magazine.
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1908-03-20
Victims Of Heredity,

1t has been shown that criminal
tendencies depend on heredity and SO
cial and physiological circumstances
The most important OF these Is here0
ity. Just as no amount Of ambition,
will enable man to write Shake
spearean drama II he have not thu
talent. SO it is preposterous to expect
In a child Of vicious parents. brought
up among vicious surroundings. tina:
moral tone which would characterize
the finest type Of ,humankind.-8trand
MagaziDe.
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1908-03-20
The First Advertiser.

The author looked up from the first
chapter of his mammoth History o.
Advertising"
Il wonder" he murmured, "whO
could have been the first manufac-
rurcr to advertise 1t is an item tina:
world TT in we'll here"
'''rhere is no eXtant data on the sub
feet" said the farmer. but | have
every reason to believe that the hen
is the person you are looking for
New Orleans Times Democrat.
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1908-03-20
How Much He Thought About Her.

They were on their way to the the
alter. and she was TREMENDOUSLY happy.
She felt that the words she longed tC
hear would be spoken that night and
The idea made her almost dizzy with
delight.
Mr.. Sampson" she said softly. "why
10 you wear that bit Of string upon
YOUR finger?'
oh" replied Mr.. Sampson. taking II
of. that was to remind me Of my en-
gagement with you tonight"
1t wasn't much, but 1t was enough to
take away the delightful dizziness
London Chronicle
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1908-03-20
His Gratitude.

The Medical Record tells Of a man
who was cured Of blindness by q sur
gaon remarkable for his unprepossess-
ing appearance. When vision was
fully restored. the patient looked at
his benefactor and said:
LUCKY for you. young man. l did
not see you before you operated or
would never have given my consent
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1908-03-20
Careful About Merry.

A physician was recently attending
patient whose husband came to see
him concerning her condition and
greeted him with the words. MIR.
lrving.-do you think there is any neesi
/ " any Unnecessary anxiety about my
tsife?"-Argonaut.
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1908-03-20
Precious Models.

"Just think. somebody broke into m!
studio hast night. Unfortunately had
just begun a study III sim life"
"W'nS It stolen:"
"No. bnt the modeis were-a ham and
ZONE sausages." LONDON Tit-Bits.
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1908-03-20
Humiliation.

HuWiIiation
II tell Yen. sir. kissing the hand that
smites YOU is nothing to what l saw in
the hotel this morning"
"What was that?"
'The porter Hacking the booth that
had kicked him last night" - London
Telegraph.
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1908-03-20
Guessed Il.

Guest (suspiciously eying tie fat
tened pillows and the crimple'i
,leetseLook here. landlord. this bed
has been slept. in! Landlord (trium-
phantlyp s what It's meant for!
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1908-03-20
The Age Of Artificial Beauty.

Writer'S OH topics concerning won-
TINS matters would fain have us be-
lieve that the present is the age Of
beauty. The fact Is that never before
have the arts of artifclality been so
widely adopted among all classes as
they are today.-LOndon Opinion.
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1908-03-20
The World Goes On.

We all imagine that our work is i'm
portant and that no one can do 1t as
we'll as we do. but the world has been
constantly Improving in spite of the
fact that every man dies at the end Of
short time-Atchison Globe.
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1908-03-20
Ready Remedy,

Anthor-I am troubled with insomnia
lie awake at night hour after hour
thinking about my literary work. His
Friend-How very foolish OF you! Why
don't You get Up and read portions Of
It?
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1908-03-20
How to Make Home Nappv.

Mary (,ngrlIy,-I think yen are the
biggest fool in town. John. John mild
ly)-Well. Mary. mother used to tell
me that when | was Il little boy. but
never thought she was right aboutsit
until married you.-Liverpool Mer-
curry.
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1908-03-20
Has to Take Them.

NJ can take 100 words minute"
said one shorthand writer to another.
Il often take more than that" re-
marked the other in sorrowful accents,
.Abut then l have to- I'm married"
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1908-03-20
Variety.

sfss-t-H- variety.
visitor-Why do You make some OF
your pies round and some Of them
square? Wife Because my husband
has been complaining of sameness OF
his diet lately.
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1908-03-20
Renovated.

PufferrWhat's happened to my Nicer
Echauln pipe? Mrs. Puffer-Why. dear.
7 noticed it was getting awfully brown
md discoloreds SO 1 put q coat of~thae
white enamel on 1t.
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1908-03-20
Art.

Art.
"Was that picture you Just sold a
genuine work of, art?" p.
mo-" answered the dealer. ''but the
story told about It as."-Washing-
ton Star.
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1908-03-20
BRIGHT SAYINGS.

A Little Batch Of Stories Reiatsd BY
an EnpIishman.
The sultan Of Turkey had sent the
queen of Spain a diamond bracelet
She had the stones reset in earrings
and called the fact to the attention Of
Fuad Pasha. the Turkish envoy.
Ellis majesty" replied Fuad, will be
delighted that your majesty gives an
ear to what comes from Constantine
pie"
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1908-03-20
A Thackerav Retort.

BEING asked once whether he had
read any Of the books of popular
novelist. Thackeray rejOined:
well no. Y0u see. am like
pastry cook. bake tarts and l sell
'ein. but eat bread and butter"
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1908-03-20
Worth Two Men.

"Len made the glee c1ub.''
"Why, his voice Is cracked"
II know, but it split the other night.
and he's singing duets now."-Yale
Record
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1908-03-20

First Actor am In a quandary.
have been offered an engagement b.
two managers. and don't know how
to act. Second Actor-Well. don't wor
r.. They'll soon Ind II out.
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1908-03-20

Do not neglect to keep your boot;
polished You can always shine at on
end II you cannot at the other.
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1908-03-20
And Now 10 Doesn't.

Howell-Do you like congregational
singing? POWELL did until the cats
IN our neighborhood adopted the idea.
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1908-03-20

testers must be content to taste Of
heir broth Latin Proverb.
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1908-03-20

/. The best remedy for wrongs done -
IL to foeget them.-Syrus.
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1908-03-20

To the same Fuad an EnglishwOman
impolitely said. How many wives
have your
1.-THE same number as your husband
madam" said the willy Turk. The
only difference is that he co0ceAls one
Of his and do not"
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1908-03-20

When Robert Lowe married and said
with all my worldly goods thee en-
dow" he grumblcd to his wife aftcs-
ward. And at the time l hadn't q
brass farthing."
"Oh, but. my dear. you forget there
is your genius"
Lowe replied. well. you cannot say
I endowed you with that"
Ir a much older story Frederick the
Great g represented as saying angrily
to the English ambassador Of the day.
England is now without an ally upos,
the continent except God"
Sir Hugh Elliott instantly replied.
Eyes, sire. but God is an ally that de-
mands no subskly"-From Rambling
"reminiscences" by Sir Henry Drum
mond Wolf.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-04-09
NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION
of Independent School District of Bemidji

Whereas petition las been presented to
the undersigned, as clerk of said district. re-
questing that special meeting of the legal
voters of said district be called at the time
and place, and for the purposes hereinafter
set forth.
Now therefore, notice is hereby given, that
a special election Of the legal voters of indie
pendent school district Of Bemidj will be
held at the Central school house located in
block four az of the First Addition to Be-
midi, in the city of Bemidji Beltrami
county. Minnesota on Thursday. the 18th day
Of April, 1908, at 4:30 o'clock p. M for the pur-
pose of voting upon the proposition of erect
ing, upon the present school site. being lots
one ID, two ~. three C9 and four az in block
ten (10, of Carson's Addition to Bemidji, Bel
trami county. Minnesota, a brick school build
ing to be used for graded school purposes. Of
authorizing the Board of Education of said
District to sell OF otherwise use or dispose of
the frame building now on said property and
known as the Old Catholic Church building for
the best interest of said District and as to said
Board of Education shall seem proper, and
that the bonds of said school district. in the
amount of fifteen thousand dollars S15.0 0O. in
denominations Of one thousand dollars Sl,000)
each. bearing interest at the rate of five ~
per cent per annum, payable in fifteen years
from date of issue, interest payable semi
annually, be issued for the purpose of secur-
ing money with which to aid in the erection
Of said building upon said site.
Dated this 4th day of April, 1908.
GRAHAM M. TORRANCE,
Clerk
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-04-09
They Needed the Medicine.

Some years ago railway was be.
ing made in the west Of Scotland, and
It was arranged that each of the nu.
merous laborers employed should pay
a penny per week to a medical prac-
titioner, so that they might have his
services in the event Of accident or
medicine in case Of illness.
During the summer and autumn nei-
their illness nor accident occurred.
But when severe winter followed
all at once the "navigators' began to
call on the doctor for castor oil.
Each brought his bottle, into which
an ounce was poured, until the oil was
exhausted, and the doctor was forced
to send to town for further supply.
When that, too, was getting low the
doctor one day quietly asked a healthy
looking fellow what was wrong with
the men that they required so much
castor OIL
Nothing wrong at all, DOCTOR" he re-
piled, "but we grease our boots with
tt,"-LondOn Chronicle.