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The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1908-06-22
The Servant Girl In Germany.

In most German households there Is
no such thing as the strict division Of
labor insisted on here. Your cook will
be delighted to make a blouse for you,
and your nurse will turn out in the
dining room, while your chambermaid
will take the child for an airing If you
order it so. They are more human In
their relation to their employers. The
English servant fixes gulf between
herself and the most democratic mis-
tress. The German brings her intimate
joys and sorrows to good herrschaft
and expects their sympathy.
When a girl has bad luck and en-
cages with a bad herrschaft she is
worse off than in England because she
Is more In the power of her employers
and of the police than she would be
here. She has to have dienstbuch,
an official book in which her age and
personal appearance are registered. In
this book her employers write her
character. 1t is under the control of
the police and has to be shown to them
when she leaves and when she enters
a situation. It is hardly necessary to
say that when a girl does anything
seriously bad and her employers record
It In the book the book gets "lost"
Then the police interfere and make it
extremely disagreeable for the girl.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1908-06-22
This Dav and Time.

'"tDis yer day an time said Brother
Williams, lis too much fer eme. Eff dar
wuz Joshua livin' who could make de
sun STAN still he do it so he could save
on de gas bill, an eff Jonah wuz livin'
now an whale didn't have any mo-
sense than ter swaller him he'd lam
dat whale high an dry. an sell him ter
de lie trust, an eff Lot wuz gwine long
wild his wife an she wuz turned into
pillar er salt he'd bull fence roun'
her an 'lect hisse'f president er q salt
trust! Hits de rushin'e est, grab all age
I ever wuz In. Dey not only rides de
nghtnin', but dey done staked of de
stars, an dey knows des how many
hours a day de fireman in de sun
works, an dey is slick enough ter tie tin
cans ter de tails of de comics what go
blazin' roun' de sky! We is so wise on
our own account dat wisdom itse'f
looks foolish. Whar We'll fetch up I
dunno. Ali / does know Is dat we
gwine fast enough ter make yo' head
swimp'- tlanta ,Gnnet it,,+;rr
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1908-06-22

]. F. Mogan returned Saturday
night to Blackduck.
Miss Alice Wilkins came in Satur-
day from her home at Tenstrike and
will attend summer school in this
city.
Mrs. Strewman Of international
Falls visited with relatives in this
city Saturday and returned home on
the evening train.
DR.. Osburn, an Elk of Blackduck,
spent Saturday in the city, attend
ing the last of the convention, and
returned home Saturday night.
Deputy Sheriff solberg went up to
Kelliher Saturday evening and spent
Sunday on his farm near there,
returning to the city this morning.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1908-06-22

Ike Black of this city, who travels
for the Kelly-Howe.T T homson Hard
ware company of Duluth, went to
Walker this morning in the interest
of his company. MI. Black will
come back here tonight and go on
through to International Falls.
Elmer Ellis of this city has
assumed considerable dignity during
the past three days, and the explana-
ton thereof is that his good wife,
who has been at Morris, Mimi, has
presented him with twins, a robustly-
healthful son and a bouncing girl,
and he is greatly pleased. And
Dad" Ellis q. j. is about the most
tickled man in town.
Misses Florence and Alice Pender.
gast went to st. Paul this morning,
where their father, L. G., is custodian
of the old state capitol. The Misses
Pendergast recently completed their
terms of school near Walker and
have been visiting friends in this
city for the past few days. They
we're accompanied by little Charlotte
Schroeder who will visit her grand
lmother in st. Paul.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1908-06-22
Restaurant Stories.

IT don't care for the vulgar type Of
restaurant story" said a New York ho-
tel keeper. 81 refer to that type where
the guest shouts angrily to the waiter:
Ugh, this steak is not fresh! What
horrible smell! Here, waiter, judge
for yourself!
tBut, shaking his head, the waiter
points to the next table and answers
grimly:
"'Beg pardon, sir, you're quite
wrong. It's the other gentleman's
fish,
"Or the story of the man who COM
planned about his planked shad, wind
ing up:
"'I hope you don't think me unrea-
sonable, waiterY
"'No, no, SIR the waiter answered.
You're the sixth person what has COM
planned about that portion Of shad.'
ION a somewhat higher plane are the
meat stories. Thus a strange guest
says:
:" Surely this isn't barber shop as
well as a restaurant? I see a lot Of
razors lying about
"'Oh, no, sir!' says the waiter
Those are for the steak customers.
Did you say steak, sir?'"
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1908-06-22
His Desire to Reform.

Discussing poverty on one occasion,
the Dutch poet and economist Van
Eeden said, "We want reform, and we
want it about as badly as Dutch stu
dent knew in my youth.
'"This students chum said to him:
"'Look here, I'm tired Of the life
I've been leading for the past two
years. Pm going to reform. This morn
ing I shall attend lecture
"My student confirmed idler,
yawned, put down his pipe and an
swered:
Yes; it would be splendid to re-
form, and yet the beer is very good
here this morning, isn't it? I tell you
what Wen do. Well let my dog VII
helm decide whether we reform or not
Wilhelm decide! How will he do
ttY
"fOh, It is very simple. Well tell the
waiter to bring piece Of sausage.
Wen set the sausage before Wilhelm,
and If he eats it we stay where we
are. If he doesn't, we reform and 60 to
lectures "-Washington Star.
A Telephone opiate.
The elders wife was seriously Ill,
and the doctor advised rest and quiet
But the lady was very devoted. to
church work and worried herself into
hysteria because she could not attend
services and hear her favorite pastor
preach.
"She must not leave the house., y
warned the doctor, tfbut you can easily
arrange to have her hear the sermon
by telephone"
The elder grasped the suggestion and
made the necessary arrangements for
transmitting the sermon into his wife's
ROOM
At noon on the Sabbath the docta,
called and asked, .How did it work r.
'Fine," declared the elder, rubbing
his hands gleefully. "Ten minutes aft
er the sermon began she fell sound
asleep" p"-Philadelphia Ledger.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1908-06-22
The Left Twin.

The survivor Of twins is sometimes
credited with curious powers. In folk
lore he takes his place with the sew
enth son and with the child born with
caul. All these are supposed to have
either special powers of healing or in
some cases to be gifted with the mys-
terious power of second sight. stIn
Essex, England" says w. G. Black in
his book on ''Folk Medicine" "a child
known familiarly as left twin. e.,
a child who has survived its fellow
twin-is thought to have the power of
curing the thrush by blowing three
times into the patients mouth If the
patient is Of the opposite sex" This is
folklore, pure and simple. Another
country notion generally held is that
Il twins are boy and girl the latter
will never become a mother. The
physiology of the subject Is obscure,
but there is probably ground for the
belief. Another idea not infrequently
met with Is that the intelligence of
twins is below the average. 1t is al
ways difficult to prove a negative, but
it Is very doubtful whether facts sup
port this notion Of limited Intelligence
to any extent whatever. It is much
more probable that their physical
strength is likely to be something less
than normal
What's In a Nane7
Come here, Bates!' roared DR.. Big
wig, head and only master of the
Cramton village school, IT have today
received-ahem!-a letter from Mr..
Johnson informing me that his son is
unable to attend school in consequence
of thrashing you yesterday inflicted
upon him. Is this fact, Bates?''
''N-n-no, STRIP quailed Bates, 81 nev.
er touch 'im.''
But DR.. Bigwig did not believe, and
two minutes later Bates was asking
for permission to stand up in class, the
benches being of wood.
On the following day Johnson re-
turned, and Dr.. Bigwig sought justif.
cation of his act before the whole
class.
did you tell your father that Bates
thrashed your he asked.
mo, SIR" piped the youth.
The masters countenance clouded.
''But your father wrote to me, say
ing that Bates did ity' he thundered.
Il know e didv' sniveled Johnson
1T were Billy Beauchamp did it, sir,
but father couldn't speel Beauchamp.
so he wrote Bates. London Answers.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1908-06-22
His Criticism.

Robert Louis Stevenson once took an
eccentric acquaintance of his to hear
Sir Charles Halle play the piano at st
James hall, London. Sir Charles was
a musician Of the most correct and
severe British type, though a German
by BIRTH. After the concert was over
they walked as far as the Marble arch
neither having spoken. Arrived there
the friend stopped and delivered him.
self thus: "The manner Of the elderly
statesman at the piano was somewhat
austere and chilling" And then they
walked on.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1908-06-22
Taking No Chances.

A farmer who took much pride in
the looks of his fattening pigs once
purchased a pair from neighbor
Upon delivery at the usual age Of
eight weeks they seemed to him rather
small.
Eying them obviously. he remarked
dryly, Guess had better keep the
cat shut up for few days"
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1908-06-22
a Har,. STINT.

Mamma-Good gracious. George!
What is the matter with Freddie
Jones? Is the child having a ft:
Georgie-No, mamma. You know Fred.
die shutters. and we bet be couldn't say
titudinosity" before Bobbie ran
twice around the block. Puck.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1908-06-22
Youthful Logic.

Mrs. L., young and inexperienced
Sunday school teacher, was at times
sorely perplexed how to answer the
questions put to her by some Of her
unusually bright pupils. One day just
after she had finished telling the chill
dren the story that Adam was the first
man God created quiet reigned in the
class room for several minutes. Sud
denly up jumped little Rosie and in a
piping voice said, '.Oh, teacher, you for
got to tell US whether God created
Adam right away man or a baby!'
Embarrassed Mrs. L. looked up to the
ceiling and then to the children for an
inspiration. Happily she quickly spied
Betty's little hand raised above the
others eager to answer the question.
Teacher, am surprised my sister
Rosie should ask such foolish ques-
uon. Why, God must have created
Adam right away big man, because
If God had created him a baby he
would have had to have mother to
take care of him.
The Size Of Great Men.
The Iron Duke has always been a
mystery. I have read that he was six
feet four inches tall. have read also
that he was only five feet six inches.
Historians tell us he was anywhere
from FIVE feet six inches to five feet
eleven inches. There are some things
seemingly very simple which it is Inn
possible to establish. This is one of
them. Historians are still guessing the
height Of julius Caesar, the size of
HannibaFs head, the weight of Alex
ander the Great and the general di-
mensions Of Solomon. Why, we are not
even sure of the stature Of George
Washington. 1t might be believed that
Napoleon, Alexander the Great and
Jay Gould were of the same size, three
bumptious little chaps. And it is COM
mon belief that Charlemagne, Erling
the Bold, Frederick the Great, Robert
Bruce, Sir William Wallace, General
Winfield Scott and Richard Occur de
Lion were all top notchers, "Old Fuss
and Feathers" formed in the prodigal-
ity Of nature, leading in girth and
weight.-New York Press.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-13
EVANS RETURNING
A DESERTED HERO
Enthusiastic Receptions on
Trip Across Continent TO
Have No Counterpart.

Unheralded and without military dis
play and the glory Of brass bands and
booming guns, Admiral RObiey D..
Evans. formerly CcmmandeT-in-Chief Of
the Atlantic battleship ,ieet, viii arrive
in Washington tomorrow morning.
At San Francisco and al every city
and town between that and Washing
ton Admiral Evans was greeted with
great ovations by patriotic and hero
worshi2lng populace. who were glad to
do him honor. But it will not be so at
Washington. No welcome has been ar
ranged and no plans made and Admiral
Evans. who sailed away from Hampton
Roads in a blaze OF glory. with booming
guns and bon voyage from the PIesi-
dent. will come back to Washington
tomorrow no longer the commander OF
his feet i'll and unnOticed.
on the train with the Admiral and
Mrs Evans. his daughter. Mrs Marsh
wife of Commander Marsh; his son.
Lieut.. FTanCk Evans; Lieut.. Com. Lloyd
n Chandler. his aide and Lieut..
Charles R Train his flag Lieutenant.
Although a number OF officials will
greet the admiral al the station, includ-
ing his son-in-law, Commander Marsh
his homecoming viii undoubtedly be
vastly different from the great TeCep-
tions received along the line. Ano :eT
pathetic feature OF the Homecoming
will be the admirars deep sense of loss
in the death of his little grandson
Roblev Evans SewaH who died a few
days ago.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-13
POSSE HUNTS MAN.
LYNCHING FEARED
Mrs. Margaret Fraser Brutal
" Assaulted While Alone
at Indian Head.

Indignation IS running high at Indian
Head. Nd. because OF an attack upon
Mrs. Margaret Fraser thi-ty-hve years
old shortly before u o'clOCi- last night
Deputv Sheriff Roland Carpenter is
leading A posse of infuriataG residents,
who declare that this is the issst outra sc
Of its kind that has ever occurred in the
community. ard an example should be
made of Mrs Fraser's Gssshant. The
searchers secured the woods last night.
They carried shOtguns. revOlvers, and
clubs. and the word lynch was heard
frequently.
Mrs. Fraser is In n serious condition.
The assaiIant, believed TO be a stocky,
tafck-set negro. all but befl her brains
out with club while she was alone, ex-
cent for her siS-yeaT-old son. DIT.
T4ougb. who attended the woman last
night said ore OF the wounds on tha
hight side of her head was. so severe
tbat thirteen stitches were necessary.
The other three wounds necessttated
about twenty stitches altogether.
L rbis afternoon bloodhoInds from Suf-
fou, county are expected TO arrive and
he placed on the scent. James McDev-
ut superintendent OF a detective
agency in this city, win reach In
dian Head this afternoon and investi-
qate the circumstances of the attack.
The midnight marauder stole nothing
from, the Fraser home. Il is not be-
plieved robbery was his motive He was
frightened OF by the woman's screams
erom a front window of the second floor
room Today the porch roof and side
of the house under the window out If
ance were covered with blood. The
heavy club. made Of freshly cut green
wood from the rear yard OF the Fraser
home. and measuring two inches In
diameter was found in the hall OF the
womans home.
Mrs Fraser was sleeping at the time
the first blow was struck. She was
knocked almost senseless. and did not
get a good look a the assailant She
saws she believes he is q negro.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-13
TEMPERATURE 93,
AND Up TO STAY
Weather Man Says That Old
Sol Will Have
Inning.

Old Sol has come into his own. He is
going 10 stay.
Weather Bureau officials, usually nom
committal, today vouched for the state
ment that spring has come The only
consolation we are offered by the lore
caster is that while a temperature OF
80 degrees in the shade prevailed today
az 1 o'clock. we might as well smile and
bear il. for tomorrow viii be hotter than
the hinges OF a furnace, Waste not
breath and imprecations. but save them
for another day. when Satan again sets
the hang of things, and melts the as
phalt 10 q wriggling mire.
Al Afdecks drug store this morning
il was noticed bright and early that the
mercury evidently had been training all
night for a record breaking high jump.
At o'clock the mineral named after
the messenger TO the gods. who could
cover 100 yards fiat i'm no time. cheer
fully and COmplacently rested at the
notch indicating s..
Settling itself we'll on its feet, and
taking one long breath. the mercury
bounded up TO %, clearing the gl& bar
with ease, At ! O'Clock the fTOlicksome
fluid yaWned stretched its anatomy and
indicated 90 degrees.
At the Weather Bureau. long since
been considered a capital place for
refrigerator plant 65 degrees prevailed
at the noon hour.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-13
Scores Congress for Failure to
Provide Money for Water
ways Commission.
HE WILL PERPETUATE BODY
Andrew Carnegie, DR.. White. and
John Mitchell Speakers at
Session This Afternoon.
Personnel of Conference

Governors of forty-one States
and Territories Of the United
States.
Three delegates from each of
the States and Territories Of the
United States.
Members of the United States
Supreme Court.
Members of President Roose-
velt's Cabinet.
Members OF the Inland Water
ways Commission.
Four Of the five distinguished
citizens selected by President
Roosevelt - Andrew Carnegie.
James J. Hill, William Jennings
Bryan, and John Mitchell
Grover Clevelend, the fifth men,
Der, was prevented from attend
ing by illness.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-13
CONGRESS CUTS
PRESIDENTS PLANS

President Roosevelts program Of
legislation will be found 10 be emascu-
lated If Congress carries out its
intention Of adjourning May g That
but a small part Of what the President
wants done viii be done now appears
a certainty.
The two largest parts of the Presl-
dents program have been given mp en-
tirely. These are the modification Of
tut Sherman law and anti-inJuncJion
legislation An the indications now are
that there will be no legislation for
campaign publicity, and the passage OF
q eorapensats1n act for Government en-
pIOves is considered doubtful
House and Senate leaders are feeling
uneasy over Fhe situation, however, for
the reason that they are not quite sure
nm "a trumpet blast will be sounded
from the white House before they can
close up the affairs of the session and
trek toward home.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-13
Heat Kills NeV Yorker;
Another Is Frustrated

NEW YORK. May 13,-There was one
death from heat at noon today and
one prostration, when the temperature
reached eighty-fouT degrees In the cool
aerie of the Weather Bureau.
An unidentified man dropped dead at
West Broadway and Park place An
ambulance was called from the Hudson
Street Hospital, and the surgeon said
Ceath was due 10 heart failure super
induced by the heat.
Elmer Peterson, nineteen years old, If
Paddock. Pa, dropped from the heat
81 Pier "a. North river. He was re-
moved 10 St. Nincent's Hospital
Last year at noon on May 13, the
Senperature was 60 degrees. and men
were wearing overcoats. The only time
{, has been much hotter on the same
date was IN 1890 when the mercury
climbed 10 s. degrees
Key West, Fla, was the hottest place
On the United States today. The cool
est was Winnemuca. New, where the
mercury reached 80 degrees
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-13
Ideal Weather.

Conditions were ideal for the ascension
today, and il is expected the balloon will
take the same course IL followed on its
two previous ascensions-that is from
north 10 northeast. The lower current
is blowing due north. and, according 10
the weather map and the general fore
cast IL will held there. possibly swing
ing more to the eastward. The upper
currents, however, a4thougE they have
not been tested, undoubtedly have a
tendency TO the eastward, as this IS al
most invariable. The balloon will prob
ably pass in the vicinity of Baltimore.
or possibly as far TO the east as An
napolis Should this he the case. the
party viii continue across Chesapeake
bay. The party expects to make the
descent before dark.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-13
Republicans Are AQying Forces,
To Improve Taffs Opportunity

trading can be done is the nomination
for Vice President. 4 healthy movement
for Corteiyou for second place has de-
veIoped recently, and it has been making
much progress. Whether it is entirely
sincere, OF based in part on The desire TO
head off the Fairbanks Vice Presiden-
tial movement, seems uncertain In the
minds of n good many people.
The Fairbanks boom last week had
everything its own way. II was urged
that without him on the ticket Indiana
was likely TO go Democratic. But This
week II is insisted that second place
must go to a New Yorker, and Cortel-
you is named for the place.
Senator Foraker is another man whom
the Taft people are being urged to take
care Of.
Governor Hughes, OF course, will be
given another nomination Al New York
II he concludes that he is willing to run.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-13
Yangtse Kiang River Over
flows, Sweeping City of
Hankow, China.
PROPERTY LOSS
is STUPENDOUS
Thousands of Stores and Junks
Destroyed, and Many Miles of
Country Devastated.

SEATTLE. May l3-An immense tidal
wave sweeping up the Yantse Kiang
river in China. caused the death Of %
coo persons in the neighborhood of the
city OF Hankow, inflicted a stupendous
property loss, and devastated lhe rich
surrounding country for miles.
The entire river section and water
front Of HanIzow was destroyed, includ-
ing several thousand stores and greu,
number Of native junks, with other val
liable shipping.
The tidal wave was caused by the over
flowing OF the Yangste Kiang liver
Details Of the disaster were brought
by the officers Of the steamer Titan,
which has just arrived here from East
ON ports
II is not known yet whether any Eu-
ropeans lost their lives.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-13

II isn't lust easy to tell which side
,s ,naLins, the overtures, but it Is GER
+atr that the raft and anu-Taft forces
are doing a good deal of figuring on
settling their little differences, and get
tine, together or a plan for running the
C,hicaeo. convention and the subsequent
.camnaigD. IFS the same old proceeding
nv which the Republicans almost al
1-avs get together, bury their differences
y,ben they are facing the enemy, and
arrange to win elections.
Tie Taft people are confident OF nom
mating their man. but they want also
to be assured OF electing him In order
10 do that they must have united and
harmonious party. So they are arrang-
ing to heal up differences.
one thing in which some effective
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-13
WALL STREET SAFE
FROM INQUISITION

ALBANY. y. Y, May l3.-Wall Street
viii probably escape the State legisla-
tive probe. it was said today. On &C
count of the unsettled business condi-
lions and the passage Of the Cassidy
antt-bucketshop bin the majoTit-' Of the
legislators think nothing should oe done
10 disturb the financial interests
business conditions are TOO unsettled
financial conditions at present said one
of the leaders today IT'S about time the
financial interests were let alone
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-13
WEATHER REPORT.

The barometer is high over the
southeastern states, and low over the
plains States. Showers have fallen in
fre Missouri valley, eastern Texas.
Ta1.islaua Arkansas. Iowa. Illinois,
WISCONSIN, and southern Minnesota.
The temperatures are unseasOnably
l4ch IN New England and the eastern
rortion of the Middle Atlantic States;
fI-evhere nearly normal conditions pre-
yau
Fair weather is probable tonight and
Thursday. except along the lower lakes
and in the Ohio valley. where occa-
~i1uaI showers are indicated. The tenn
rCrlture will fall IN New England and
scr7thern New York.
steamers departing today for Euro
pear ports will have fresh and variable
winds and fair weather 10 the Grand
BANKS.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-13
81 FOR MRS. GOULD
IN FATHERS WILL

PTTTSFIELD, III. May 13.-Mrs
t5oward Gould. wife of the New York
1orIti-miljonaire and her sister, Ella,
the san Francisco slum worker who
married a Chinaman. were beqUeathed
e each in the will of their father
Sefdon Perry ClemmOnst fled here yes
terdav. The balance of his estate, which
is valued at 5000, is left 10 his widow
was received into the state asylum at
Jacksonville. III. then totally blind. He
died there last Friday.