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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-09-28
Siiuhtly Mixed.

They had just set up housekeeping
and were working on the plan of econ
omy. The bathtub needed coat of
varnish. He promised to attend to
it if she would order the varnish.
'You'n find the varnish in the closet
with the groceries, DEAR" she said a
day or so later, "and the can opener
in the knife drawer"
He opened the can and, according
to his contract, applied the coat of
varnish and then left it to dry.
The soup for dinner that day had 10
be abandoned, for somehow it pos
sessed a peculiar paint shop odor that
was nausea ting. After dinner he took
her to inspect his work on the bath
tab. Now that it had dried it had a
certain unnatural appearance. The top
and sides were streaked, and here and
there little Jumps chung to it.
'The man said that was the best
varnish," she explained, taking up the
can Of varnish for an examination,
@but-why, dear, you have vanished
the bathtub with the OK tail SOUP"
'"Then it was the varnish we ate,
DEAR" he added, horror stricken. 49,
Lippincott's.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-09-28
The Flight Of a Great NebuIa.

mo Tu9nI OF 0reaV NeQuia.
One Of the most striking spectacles
revealed by telescopes is that of the
great nebula in Orion. In the COM
plexity of it's glowing streams, spirals
and strangely shaped masses, inter-
cepted by yawning black gaps and
sprinkled over with stars arranged in
suggestive groups and lines, it has few
rivals in the heavens. The impress
sion Of establishment made by the sight
Of this nebula Is heightened by knowl-
edge Of its enormous size The entire
solar system would appear as a tiny
speck beside it. Yet this tremendous
aggregation of nebulous clouds and
starry swarms has been proved by the
researches Of the astronomers of the
Lick observatory to be flying away
from the earth and the sun at the rate
Of eleven miles in every second. But
so vast is it's distance that hundred
years reveal no visual effects of the
great nebula's swift retreat If it were
near by it would seem to become rap
idly smaller.-Chicago Record Herald.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-09-28
ALLEGES BREACH OF
PROMISE TO MARRY
New York Actress Sues Son Of
Senator EIkinS.

Phillippi, w. Va, Sept. 2 The fiji
Ing here of suit for 100000 dam
ages on an allegation of breach OF
promise to marry by Louise Lonsdale
a New York actress, against Blaine
Elkins, youngest son of United States
Senator Stephen B. Elkins, has caused
a sensation.
The young man is brother Of
Katherine Elkins, who is reported en-
gagged to marry the Duke of Abruzzi
A summons was served on young Ell
kins at his country home at Elkins
w. Va, to appear before United States
Judge Dayton and answer the charge
The date of the formal hearing will
be chosen later.
In talk over the long distance tel
ephone Senator EllIins, who is at Ell
kins, w. Va, admitted the suit and
said:
my son never promised to marry
this young woman and there is moth
ing in it. He denies the whole charge
absolutely"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-09-28
Tho God 81 Murder4rs.

In certain mountain village edileti
Laituk, on the northwest frontier OF
Burma, is sacred pool, in which Is
said to live a natl e., a demon
called Shearpanlai, who is the guard
ian spirit of murderers. When a muir
der is committed anywhere in these
hills, the water of this pool is reported
to turn blood red.
Now, when this happens it is a warn
ing sign to the villagers, who are the
wardens Of the pool, to be on their
guard lest the murderer, whoever he
may be and from whatever village he
may come unobserved, succeed in
reaching the pool, for the Chin law or
custom Is that if murderer manages
are usually some near blood relatives
of the victim) and the vigilance of the
guardians of the pool and succeeds in
gaining it and washes his hands in it's
blood red water, which as soon as this
occurs resumes it's usual appearance,
testifying that the god Of murder is
appeased, he is absolved from his
blood outlines and is thereafter a
free man, and no one may hencefOrth
modest him.
On the other hand, if he were over
taken by his pursuers or were he pre-
vented by the village guardians from
reaching the pool he would speedily
pay the penalty of his crime with his
life.-London Answers.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-09-28
What He Did Know.

st. Thomas Episcopal church, in
Fifth avenue, has under it's jurisdic-
ton an east side chapel. One Of the
features of the chapel is a gymnasium,
in which boys are trained in all Of the
branches of physical culture. Some
Of the boys are quicker in this sort of
training than they are in the more
polite talk Of the west side boys.
The rector of st. Thomas, the Rev.
DR.. Stires, visits the chapel frequent
~ and is fond Of talking with the
lads about their work. He said to one
little fellow who halls from near the
East river:
"Well, my son, they tell me you won
quite a victory in your last contest
with the boys Of rival school,"
Il don't know bout that, but wen
we went up ag'in dat bunch from st.
Pats we put it all over 'em, and dey
amt never peeped since."-New York
Sun.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-09-28
Monkey Liiss scrappino.

Monkeys ate in q class by them
selves said he circus man. IF one
of them has led hair he is sure to be
"a dandy scraIper. The best fighter IS
Always the lefder. They hang togeth-
ea'sand bow and scrape before the boss
just like a good many people. Mon
keys with red faces and fat heads will
whip the iife out of those smaller than
they are, but will run like the wind
when it comes to an even break. "A
monkey riot is a funny spectacle. Even
in the same cage you wil,1lNA groups
herded together as if thel# vas some
class distinction and thsE1lines were
drawn tightly. If two Of big ones
come together in row tt sslers gen
orally stand off and let them have it
out, but if any of the little ones get to
scrapping then the father and mother
are apt to mix in, and the next. step is
general row. We separate them by
turning on the hose and punish them
by locking up the den so that they can
not get any peanuts from the crowd
and hold back their meals. This plan
puts them on their good behavior for
awhile at least. The monkey likes to
eat and likes to be noticed"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-09-28
1t Worked All RIGHT.

One day BARRIERS shop in Liverpool
had but one empty chair. A man wear
ing a very big hat and walking with a
great deal of swagger, entered, hung
his hat on peg and then, drawing a
revolver, turned to the idle man and
said:
II want a shave-just common
shave I want no talk. Don't ask
me if 1 want my hair cut or a sham
poo. Don't speak Of the weather or
politics. If you speak to me, I'll
shoot"
He took the chair, held the revolver
across his legs and was shaved with
promptness and dispatch.
When he got up he returned the
shooter to his pocket, put on his hat
and after a broad chuckle to the
cashier said: "That's the way to keep
barber quiet. He didn't utter a
word.''
mo, sir; he couldn't"
"Couldn't?"
mo, sir; he's deaf and dumb."-Liy-
erpool Mercury.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-09-28
DEAL SAID TO BE CLOSED
Canadian Pacific to Run Trains Over
Great Western.

Chicago, Sept. ~ -Ine IrlDune
says:
The Canadian Pacific railroad will
invade the United States and compete
with the great trunk lines for the
Northern transcontinental traffic, ac-
cording to kilograms from Montreal.
I At the general headquarters of the
great Canadian system in Montreal it
is stated semi officially that the rail
road, through it's subsidiary line, the
Minneapolis, st. Paul and Sault Ste.
Marie, has taken over the Chicago
Great Western railroad and will oper-
ate its own trains over its own line
into Chicago.
Although Sir Thomas Shaughnessy,
president of the Canadian Pacific,
stated in Montreal that he had not re-
ceived information of the taking over
Of the Chicago Great Western by the
Canadian Pacific the lack of official
confirmation is attributed to the fact
that the move has been made by the
Minneapolis, st. Paul and Sault Ste.
Marie and not by the Canadian Pacific
railroad directly. ..-ss
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-09-28
Proper WAY to Ride.

''The fatigue of long journey of
which persons often complain" said
an experienced traveller, lis quite TN
necessary and comes from an uncon-
scious effort to carry the train instead
of letting the train carry u.s. This is
in resisting the motion instead Of re-
laxing and yielding to it. In rail-
road car one should always rest the
feet on the rail Of the seat in front, if
such is provided, as to keep the feet
off the floor lessons the vibration that
is conveyed to the body and prevents
Just that much strain. In a Pullman,
where foot rests are not usually pro-
vided, a bag will do as we'll for a
footstool if nothing else is to be had.
The body, while you are sitting in a
car, should be as completely relaxed
as possible Until one attempts this
relaxation on a railroad car it is not
noticed how tense is the effort to re-
sist the motion, all Of which is in d.
rect accordance with modern physical
culture, which has discovered that
true repose goes further than mere
n0na ctiOn"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-09-28
Weary Widowhood.

The death Of the husband not only
blights the life Of Bengal widow,
but makes the rest Of her existence a
state Of unmitigated misery and pri-
vations. She is required to fast on
every eleventh day Of the moon, when
she is debarred from all sorts Of food
and drink for tWenty-four hours. Her
sufferings from thirst on hot days of
summer are extremely painful, but
she must go through them. The widow
must live on one meal day and
eschew meat and fish. She must re-
nounce ornaments and all sorts of lux
uries. The idea Of such a state of
misery Of his widow keeps a man
from hazardous enterprises, not be-
cause he is afraid to die, but because
his death means so much misery to his
wife.-East Indian Mirror.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-09-28
A Model Hotel "Boots."

It was in a Dublin hotel, and as
closed the bedroom door, says writer
in the Manchester Guardian, I noticed
that the end of one of my boot laoes
was, inside the room, the boot to which
it was attached having been placed as
usual outside. When awoke next
morning the boot lace end was still
there, and opened the door expecting
to find that the boots had not been
cleaned, but I was wrong. A very
careful hotel servant, very model
among "boots," had found the lace
tightly gripped by the door and rather
than disturb me had carefully removed
it from the lace holes and carried
away the boot. Presently I heard
quiet noise outside the door. The
model boots had brought my boots
back again and was industriously re-
lacing that one which he had unlaced.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-09-28
PRESIDENT A FOUR-FLUSHER
HaskeII's Reference to Roosevelt in
an Interview.

Kansas City, Sept. Ex-Governor
Charles N. Haskell, treasurer of the
Democratic national committee, passed
through Kansas City en- route from
his home at Guthrie to Chicago, where
he goes to confer with William J. Bry-
an and the leaders of the Democratic
national organization regarding the
charges recently made against the
governor by President Roosevelt and
William R. Hearst. Governor Haskell,
during the brief stop in Kansas City
between trains, talked freely with a
press representative. He repeated
many of the statements made at Guth-
rie in his open letter issued to the AS
sociated Press in which he took Mr..
Hearst to task, but declined to reply
at this time to the additional accusa-
lions put out in New York Thursday
night by Mr.. Hearst. In this state
ment Mr.. Hearst said:
mr. Haskell is not only a Standard
Oil tool and crooked railroad pro-
moter, but steel trust organizer"
Governor Haskell denied that he in.
tended to resign his position as treas
urer of the Democratic national COM
mittee. Regarding Mr.. Hearst's charge
coupling him with the steel trust Has
kell said he felt highly honored at be-
ing classed with Schwab, Carnegie
and J. P. Morgan. He denied that he
had been in New York city in 1896
at a gold Democratic meeting in Mad
ison Square Garden and applauded at
tacks upon Mr.. Bryan. He declared
that President Roosevelt lis the big
gest four-fusher in the political bust
ness today" and added:
"You ought to hear what they think
of the rascal down in Oklahoma"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-09-28
The Uqliest Beast.

Probably the ugliest beast in the
world is monkey, grewsome look
ing animal called the bearded saki.
This is so utterly grotesQue a beast
that it would scarcely be safe to let a
child or nervous person see it. The
ugliness is not Of an amusing kind, but
Of an evil, sinister nature The beast
has sort Of beard and a countenance
unlike anything else in shape and
lines. The monkey itself is not partic-
ularly savage, but is so hideous that
the natives of its country, South Amer
lea, say that no beast Of prey, however
hungry, will tackle it. Even hungry
aaguar will starve in cageful of sakis.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-09-28
Cheese In the Middle ACES.

Cheese must have been a rather dear
or scarce article of food in 1902, for it
is recorded in the "Black Books" Of
the Honorable Society of Lincoln's Inn
that at Easter term, 1902, it was
''agreed by the governors and bench
ers this term that if any one of the So
ciety shall hereafter cut cheese i'm
moderately at the time Of dinner or
supper or shall give cheese to any
servant or to any other or shall carry
it away from the table at any time he
shall pay pence for each offense.
The buffers of the society shall pre-
sent such defaulters weekly under pain
Of expulsion from office" -Law Times.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-09-28
KILLED AT BAUDETTE;
DEATH WAS ACCIDENTAL
0. H. Fink Was Run Over by Train.-
Deputy Coroner Decides Inquest
Not Necessary.

Deputy Coroner ]. P. Lair re-
turnad to this city this morning
from Baudette, where he had been
called to investigate the cause of the
death of O. H. Fink. whose body
was found last Saturday, between
the rails on the bridge which crosses
the Rainy river at Baudette, with a
hand and leg severed, and who
died shortly after being found.
Mr.. Lair states that from investi-
cations which he made the man was
run over by a freight train or switch
engine which had been backing
across the bridge from the coal
sheds on the opposite side of the
river.
There is but one bridge at Bau-
dette (and that a railroad bridge
on which the people can cross the
Rainy river at that point, and Fink
was hit while crossing the bridge,
during the night.
Mr.. Lair decided that the death
of Fink was purely accidental, and
there was no necessity of holding an
inquest. AS Fink owned some
property, burial was made at the
expense of his estate.
Fink was FL years of age, and
had been working at Baudette fol
two years past, until recently when
he went to Superior, returning here
a few days ago for visit of two
weeks.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-09-28
vIqgo Peterson Candidate for CON-
missioner.

Viggo Peterson, who is resident
of the Town of Durand, was a
visitor in the city Saturday, and
announced that he was an independ.
ent candinate for the office of com
missioner of the Fourth commits.
sioner district, to succeed J. H.
Wagner, at the general election in
November.
Charles Durand won the republi.
can nomination for commissioner
from the Fourth district, and Mr..
Peterson intends to make a vigorous
campaign for the position which
Mr.. Durand covets.
Mr.. Peterson settled on a home.
stead in Durand township, some
eight years ago, and has been farm
in the timber in commendable
manner. He was chairman of the
town board of supervisors of Durand
township, for one year, and is at the
present time a member of the board.
Mr.. Peterson would undoubtedly
make splendid commissioner.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-09-28

FOR SALE-Good residence PROP
erty. Inquire 923 Minnesota
avenue.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-09-28
Foraker Replies to Hearst's
Recent Charges.
DENIES ACTING IMPROPER
Ohio Senator Accuses Republican
Presidential Candidate of Consort-
ing With Standard Oil Magnates
Himself and Declares That the Pres
ident's Actions Indicate a Guilty
! Conscience.

Cincinnati, Sept. Ex-senator For.
aker has issued statement replying
to the recent charges made by Will
lam r. Hearst and President Roose-
velt. In AZ 7ition he bitterly assails
Hearst, Taft aid the president, charg-
ing Taft with 'oonsorting with Stan.
dard Oil magnatess, himself and declar-
ing that President Roosevelt's actions
indicate guilty conscience.
In the opening paragraph Mr.. For
aker declares that the president
showed bias in accepting as true all
the charges. He denies that he acted
improperly in accepting employment
from the Standard Oil company, says
that there was no secret about it and
produces letters to prove that after
the government began it's attack upon
the Standard Oil he declined to accept
a retainer from them. He charged
that Mr.. Hearst had other letters in
addition to those which he gave out
and that these other letters, if made
public at the same time, would have
showed how harmless was his connec-
ton with the Standard people.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-09-28
MRS. JACOB UNGERMAN
LOCATED AT SUPERIOR
Suspicion Removed as to the Margie
Woman Having Been Killed BY
Her Husband.

Word comes from Ma1gie to the
effect that clue to the whereabouts
of Mrs. Jacob Ungerman has been
discovered through telegram which
the woman sent to friends at Margie
subsequently to the time she left her
husbands home, after being terribly
beaten and maltreated by Mr.. Unger-
man, some two weeks ago.
At the time after the disappear
ance of Mrs. Ungerman Mr.. Unger-
man was placed under arrest, under
suspicious of having made away
with his wife. He had picked
quarrel with Mrs. Ungerman and
terribly beaten and mlstreated her,
winding up the assault with an
attempt to cut her to pieces with a
Ratchet, and he would undoubtedly
have accomplished his purpose but
for the interference of the hired man
who was working for Ungerman.
Mrs. Ungerman left the house,
declaring she would 60 away. Mr..
Ungerman left the house about the
same time, returning home five
hours later stating that his wife had
not gone to Margie as she claimed
she would do.
A diligent search failed to reveal
the wherea bouts of Mrs. Ungerman
and as neighbors state that Mr..
Ungerman had repeatedly threatened
to kill his wife there were suspicious
of foul play.
If the report is true that Mrs.
Ungerman is in Superior, Ungerman
will undoubtedly be released with
warning to behave himself in the
future.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-09-28
PREPARING FOR OPENING.
Government Officials at, Dallas, S. D.
Making ARRANGEMENTS.

Dallas, S. D., Sept. 2,.-lnspector
J. T. Boylan Of the postoffice depart,
ment is here preparing postal facil.
tiles for the great rush of busienss
which he anticipates during the open
Ing OF the government lands in Trip
county, registration for which will
take place Oct. 5 to II. The drawing
will be held Oct. 10.
Judge J. W. Witten of the land de-
partment is making the final arrange.
ments for the drawings. Better facil.
tiles are expected to be provided than
has been known at any previous gov,
ernment land opening
Comprehensive plans are being
made by the people of Dallas and
Gregory for taking care of visitors.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-09-28

Rev. Smith, pastor Of the Episs.
copal church Of this place, will
move into the new house built for
him on the lake shore, the first Of
the week.
]. Jerome and daughter Rose
came down from Battle River
Wednesday. Mr.. Jerome will ac-
company his daughter as far as
Little Falls from which place Miss
Jerome will 60 to Missou1a, Mon
tana. Miss Jerome intends to
spend the winter with relatives in
Montana.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-09-28
Administrator Was Appointed.

Judge of Probate M. A. Clark of
this city appointed Jesse E. Dade,
mayor of Blackjack, administrator
Saturday afternoon of the estate of
William Leahy who died at that
place on the thirty-frst of last JULY
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-09-28
Card of Thanks.

To the many friends who were
so kind to me and my family in the
loss of my little ones, I desire to
extend sincere thanks; and especially
do l thank the members of the
Rebekah lodge of this city and the
Ladies of the G.. A. R. Your many
kind acts will ever be gratefully re-
membered.
VIM. E. Ellis and Parents.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-09-28
Naminu the Picture.

The artist was of the impressionist
school. He had just given the last
touches to purple and blue canvas
when his wife came into the studio.
my DEAR" said he, "this is the land
scape I wanted you to suggest title
for.'
'Why not call it Homer" she said
after a long look.
"'Home? Why?''
because there's no place like it,"
she replied meekly.-Glasgow Times.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-09-28
School Tablets.

The Pioneer has prepared a special
school tablet of the uniform size,
6x9, which we will retail at 5 cents
per tablet. This tablet has been
prepared especially for the Bemldji
public schools, and with cloth back,
which makes the tablet very durable.
These should be purchased by all
pupils.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-09-28
Forced Nomination on Him,

Concord, N. H., Sept. 2 The DEM
ocratic state convention held here
nominated George H. Bingham of Man.
chester for governor after letter and
telegram had been read from Judge
Bingham positively refusing the place.
-Four presidential electors were
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-09-28

These are the school days for the
youth of the republic. All the elders
are coming their political text books
also, but their study is in the nature
of reviewing the chapter about Bryan,
upon which two examinations have
been passed triumphantly.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-09-28
FIGHTING Hard to Save Homes.

Port Arthur, Ont, Sept. 2i.-Forest
fires are sweeping over a large area
along the line of the Canadian North
ern railroad near Kashaboiwe and
have run south over a strip of terri
tory ten miles along the railway. Set
tiers in O'Connor and Marks town.
ships are having hard fight to save
their homes,
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-09-28

It is a paradox in politics, but it is
nevertheless true, that the party in
power is not on the defensive in this
campaign. The Republican record and
candidates need no Defense The Dem
ocrats are the apologists this year.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-09-28
THROUGH FOR THE PRESENT
Roosevelt Will Not Reply to Any More
CHALLENGES


Washington, Sept. president
Roosevelt announces that he will not
at present respond to any more chal-
1enges or communications from Will
lam J. Bryan, Governor Haskell or
Chairman Mack regarding Mr.
Hearst's exposures connecting Cover
nor Haskell and the Bryan campaign
with the Standard Oil corporation,
Regarding Governor Haskell's re-
Spouse to the presidents second at
teck on the governments relations
with Standard OIL Secretary Loeb
says:
Governor Haskell's attempt at de
Tense is rambling and the president
will not dignity It by giving it any
public attention"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-09-28
His Conscience.

Hes forever prating about what his
conscience tells him. What does his
conscience tell him, anyway?'
apparently it usually tells him what
awful sinners his neighbors are."-
Catholic Standard and Times.