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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-03-03
Unbelievable Taxes,

''In the past" said the tax assessor,
governments were wiser. They levied
taxes that could not be sworn off.
There was, for instance, the English
birth tax Of the seventeenth century.
A laborer paid shillings as birth tax;
duke paid ESQ. You couldn't get
round it.
"Burials were taxed, according to
the station of the dead, from a shilling
to f25. That, too, could not be lodged.
marriages were taxed. A duke to
marry paid ESQ; a common person,
like yourself, paid half crown.
''In those days you paid tax on
every servant, on every dog, on every
horse, on your carriage, your hearth,
your windows, watches, clocks, wigs,
hair powder, plate, ribbons, bricks,
coal, gauze and candles. Cincinnati
Enquirer.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-03-03
Natures Vengeance.

Pl1ny Informs lis that twelve cities
In Asia Minor We're swallowed up In
one night. In the year 115 the city OF
Antioch and a great part of the ada
cent country were buried by an earth.
quake. About 800 years after it was
again DESTROYED, along with 10000 In
habitants, and after an interval of six
ty years was a third time overturned,
with the loss Of not less than 10000
souls. In 1862 the city of Port Royal.
In Jamaica, was destroyed by an earth
quake, and the houses sank into gulf
forty fathoms deep. In 1893 an earth
quake occurred in Sicily which either
destroyed or greatly damaged fifty
four cities. The city of Catalonia was
utterly overthrown, 10000 inha bitants
of the city perishing in the ruins In
1855 Lisbon was destroyed by an
earthquake, and it buried under it's
ruins above $4,000 inhabitants In Au-
gust, 1922, two-thirds of the city Of
Aleppo, containing a population of 2OO,-
900, were destroyed by an earthquake
Thirty thousand Of it's inha bitants were
buried in the ruins.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-03-03
A Madman's STRANGE Belief.

An unfortunate maniac was confined
in one Of the Scottish lunatic asylums,
his particular infrmity being an I'M
shakable belief that every day was
Christmas day and that he was din
ing sumptuously on turkey or roast
beef and a good slice Of plum pud-
ding. His real diet, however, was Of
the plainest, he being served twice
daily with dish of oatmeal porridge
After daily describing to his attendants
the pleasures he had tasted in his cut
Of turkey or what not he as regularly
added. yet, somehow or other, every
thing that l eat tastes of porridge."
This story it was which gave rise to
the saying, GAS palatable as the mad
mans porridge."
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-03-03
Held Down the Speaker.

The sanctity of the speaker is an in
violable law of parliamentary England,
yet once the necessities of the nation
were so great that an assault and bat
terry had to be made upon his sacred
person. 1t was in the third parliament
of Charles l. that the angry commons
framed their petition of rights. This
cut at the very root Of the kings pre-
rogative, and amongsthose in the house
who opposed it was Mr. Speaker. Upon
Sir John Elliott moving it's acceptance
the speaker essayed to leave the chair,
which would. of course, have proved
fatal to the bill. But they were ready
for him, and Hollis and Valentine seiz-
ed him, one on each side, and literally
held him in the chair until the for
mality of the reading was over. So
vital was the petition considered that
Cromwell said in the lobby afterward,
Had we been defeated l should have
left England tonight" London Chroni-
Gle
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-03-03
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An Unburied Pic+r,ra

Rossetti secured permission in 1866
to reopen the coffin Of his wife in orde,
to secure the manuscripts Of some
poems which he had buried with hel
seven years before.
Some such incident might have oc
CURED in connection with ]. M. w
Turner If his desire to be buried wrap
ped up in his own painting of Gar
thage" had been carried out. There
was some difficulty in selling the paint.
Ing, and the artist kept the canvas by
him. He always said he would be
wrapped in it when he was buried and
even went so far as to ask Chantrey II
as his executor he would fulfill his
wishes on that point.
mo doubt" answered the sculptor
Il shall bury you rolled up in your pic.
ture If it is one of the conditions OF
your will, but would take you uI
next day and unroll your
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-03-03
KAISER FOR DELEGATE.

The Crookston Journal has the
following to say concerning A.
Kaiser and the movement being
made by the latter's friends to elect
him delegate-at-Iarge to the re-
publican national convention, to all
of which we say amen"
AL Kaiser was visitor in
Crookston yesterday on business.
He did not talk much politics him.
self, but his visit here resulted in his
many ftiends doing a lot of talking.
The Journal some weeks ago sug-
gested Mr.. Kaiser as the logical
candidate for one of the delegates
to national Republican convention.
We are of the opinion yet and at
the present time, if public sentiment
carries any weight with it he should
certainly land the nomination with
out any effort on his own part. One
of the principal reasons why Mr..
Kaiser should be sent as delegate
is that he did not seek the honor,
and is not now seeking it. He has
been faithful party worker for
years and, as stated before, was
never a candidate for any office.
This is the character of a candidate
that is entitled to the support of all
the people,"
In recent issue of the Mime
apolis Journal Mr.. Kaiser announced
himself as being favorable to Taft.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-03-03
Science and Sound Fact,

1.-THE workings of the human mind
when asleep are full Of WONDER" re-
marked scientist who was paying
visit to an acquaintance. "Have you
ever started up from sound dream
less sIeeD-with every sense on the
alert and with your whole being thrill
ed with vivid yet indefnable feeling
that something was wrong and instant
action required?"
"Often," replied his hostess, land in
nearly every case l have found that
was awakened by the fumbling Of my
husbands key at the front doory
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-03-03
A Use For His Obituary,

A well meaning and conscientious
editor on being shown by the man
most interested that the death Of the
commandant was falsely reported in
his paper, apologized profusely and Of
fered to make it all right
SWELL print correction at once" he
said.
well" said the man who wasn't
dead, perhaps it would be better to let
it stand. I'll show it to my friends
when they want to borrow money"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-03-03
Price of His Treason.

Benedict Arnold died in London June
IA, 1901. His life after his treason was
a most unhappy one. He was avoided
by men of honor and on many occa.
sions deliberately insulted He re.
ceived considerable sum of money
from the British government and made
several unsuccessful attempts to en-.
gage in business in British America
and the West Indies and finally re-
turned to London, where he died in
obscurity. His second son, born in
1850, entered the British army in 1898,
served with credit in many parts of
the world and three years before his
death in 1854 was made lieutenant
general. Household Companion.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-03-03
Painful Etiquette.

The royal court of France used to be
a great place for etiquette. Louis XIV.
once caught a severe cold owing to
the fact that on his arising from his
bed one cold morning the lord of the
chamber, whose duty it was to hand
him his shirt, happened to be absent.
Not one of the numerous courtiers
present had the courage to trangress
etiquette by handing the garment to
the shivering monarch.-London Scrap
Book
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-03-03
First American Plax.

The first play written by an Ameri-
can produced in this country, according
to the Philadelphia Public Ledger, was
the tragedy, "The Prince of Parthia, -
by Thomas Godfrey, which was
brought out at the Southwark theater
in tho Quaker City In April, 1907, by
Lewis Hallam's company, the first or
ganization Of players to visit Phila-
delphia. Godfrew was an ambitious
young poet, who died at an early age.
His play was above mediocrity and an
important part Of the volume of his
works published in 1865.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-03-03
Explosion lniures Seven,

New York, March Six employees
of the National Sulphur company's
mill in Brooklyn were badly burned
and lacerated by an explosion of sui
phur in the company's plant. A driver
of a passing truck was struck and his
skull was fractured by section of the
roof which was blown off the building.
The factory was destroyed by fire,
with loss Of about 100000.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-03-03
Impertinent.

Speaking of man noted for his i'm
pertinence, an acquaintance said:
BLANKS impudence was second only
to that Of waiter I heard about the
other day.
"'Look here, WAITER said a guest,
this fish is not cooked properly
81 know it, SIR said the waiter,
but you told me it was for your wife
"'Well, what of that?' asked the sur
prised guest.
"'Why,' said the waiter, 4 knew
that If the lady was your wife she
couldn't be very particular
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-03-03
sSsS ling Pigs Tail.
bay that pig" said the older

why not?' asked the younger man.
Look at his TAIL" was the reply.
See how loose it hangs, like the tail
OF rat. That is sign that the ami.
NAL is in bad health.
You can read pigs condition by
It's tall. The tighter it is curled the
filter Is the pig. And when the tail
hangs straight, as this one does, the
pig ought to take to his bed and send
for the veterinary" - New Orleans
Times Democrat.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-03-03
Some Famous Salt Lakes,

The Dead sea is forty miles long and
nine miles wide. The Great Salt lake
is seventy miles long and eighty miles
wide, the largest body Of brine in the
world. There is evidence to show that
once the Great Salt lake was at least
$50 miles in length and $50 in width,
nine times it's present area. The Dead
sea contains about "a per cent of SOL
Ids, one-third of which is pure salt,
while Of the % per cent Of solid mat
ter in the waters Of Great Salt lake
nearly all is salt.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-03-03
Runninu Mo Risk.

What" asks the maiden aunt, "go-
ing to marry that Mr. Newwun? Why.
you hardly know the man, Imogene.
In the few days you have been ac-
quainted with him you cannot possibly
have learned anything of his family or
antecedents or habits or personal cir
cumstances.'
'That is true, Aunt Keturah. But
you have always told me that no wom-
an who knows anything about a man
will marry him."-Success Magazine.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-03-03
Realism In Art,

Two artists were boasting how they
could paint. DO you know" said one,
Il painted a sixpence on the ground
one day, and beggar nearly broke his
fingers trying to pick it up?' That's
nothing to what did," said the other
II painted d leg Of mutton on a stone,
and it was so realistic that a dog ate
half the stone before he found out his
mistaken
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-03-03
Indifferent,

II can't give you an opinion on that
question" the statesman replied, 'be-
cause it's a question pay no attention
to- am Indifferent to it-as indiffer-
ent as the ackswoodsman's wife.
That lady, you know, looked on while
her husband had fierce hand to hand
tussle with bear, and afterward she
said it was the only fight she ever
saw where she didn't care who won.'"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-03-03
A Nautical Secret.

Passenger-What makes this boat
pitch so? Sailor-That's nautical Sc
cret, ma'am, that we don't like to give
away; but, SEEM it's you, don't mind
tellin' you that it's the waves.-San
Francisco Call.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-03-03
Suspected Murderer Suicides,

Erie, Pa. March 'L-Edward Ache
son, known along the Great Lakes as
Erie SLIM" wanted here for the MUIR
der OF "Blackie" Collins of Lawrence,
Mass, Thursday evening, was found
dead in the Erie cemetery beside the
grave Of near relative. A bullet
hole in his head and a revolver in
the snow near the body told the story
Of suicide to escape capture and death
eventually.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-03-03
Assassin Pleads Not GUILTY.,

2'92FAr. arch .-Guiseppe Alto,
@}&ESr ~ u ather Leo, pleaded not
&@3is% III ca5 charge of murder when
2.I&i|o@a 2 the criminal court here.
t'-GT@ 'Sr2aiay Whitmore set his trial
nor @o"4Al March 9. Peter Bessie
"H@ o1a@i&srd as interpreter in the
#5a @@1a1S@' of the charge that he
n@fnaaE of an anarchistic organ
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-03-03
Not Question of Grammar.

The green reporter turned to Editor
McKelway. (Which should say" he
asked hesitatingly, My boy Henry
laid an egg on the table?'"
"Well," said Editor McKelway i'm
patiently, IF you want something to
crow over, and he's that kind of a hen
merry, let him lay it on the table If he
can. Otherwise have him put it there"
Judge,
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-03-03
His Distinction.

A solemn funeral procession, slowly
vending it's way up the slope from the
church to the grave, was intercepted
by the old verger, who, pulling his
forelock in the usual rustic style. adj
dressed the clergyman, whispering in
confidential manner:
'Please, sir, corpse's brother wishes
to speak to yerp'-London Tit-Bits.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-03-03
Going On.

A terrible noise of humping and
stan ping came from Bob's room early
sne morning.
Bobby, Bobby" called his mother
from downstairs, what Is going on
up there?'
"My Shoes replied Bob.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-03-03
A Definition,

Paw" asked thoughtful lad, wrin-
king his brow, whats a pessimist ~
"a pessimist, John j. replied his
father, sis man who, after cyclone
has blown his house away with him in
1t, goes back and grumbles at his lot."
Puck.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-03-03
He Wanted to Know.

The Employer (coldly)-Why are you
so late? The Suburbanite (guiltily)-
this morning, and The Employer
Cteshly)-Who was the other one?
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-03-03
Interests Of All.

One thing ought to be aimed at by all
men-that the interest of each individ-
ually and of all collectively should be
the same, for if each should grasp at
his Individual interest all human so
ciety will be dissolved.-Cicero.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-03-03
Women In Japan.

A japanese saying runs: woman Is
an unmanageable creature; fatter her,
she is elated; thrash her, she weepeth;
kill her, her spirit haunts you
We would suggest that the best rem
edy is to love her.-Japan Times.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-03-03
His Narrow Escape.

II tell you, the closing of the Steenth
National was mighty close call for
me-
"Hew was thatY'
why, friend had advised me to
put my money in it and
"And you took his advice?"
mo, but ! would if I'd had any mon
y."-Philadelphia Ledger.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-03-03
Well Occupied In Either Case

"e11 Occupled IN Either Case.
II Is beautiful to see young girl
start out with the avowed intention of
devoting her life to teaching school.
and yet few people blame her seriously
when she quits to get married Tomb
stone Epitaph.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-03-03
One Drawback.

Olive-What an improvement it will
be If the time ever comes when every
body can get a seat In the street cars.
Violet Oh, don't know. A girl would
never be sure then that she was pretty.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-03-03

Some children act as If it were a
constant surprise to them that their
parents had the excellent taste to pick
them out.-Nantucket Inquirer and
Mirror.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-03-03
Partly True.

Mr.. Nix don't believe a word Of
your story! Weary-Well, that part
about my bein' out Of work for nine
years is as true as gospel!- Philadel-
phia Inquirer.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-03-03
All They Deserve.

Some people claim they don't get
nuthin' out O. life"
"And they are the kind that don't
put nuthin' into 1t to draw interest
on. "-Louisyille Courier-Journal.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-03-03
A Hypocrife.

Teacher latter explaining the charac-
ter of the Phariseep And now what do
we mean by "hypocrite?' Pupil
Please, miss, man wot says he Is wot
be isn't, but he ain'tr-Puuch.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-03-03
carIvJe,s Creed.

Man is born to expend every par
ticle Of strength that God Almighty
has given him in doing the work he,
finds he is fit for, to stand it out to
the best breath Of life and do his best.
Thomas Carlyle.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-03-03
The Wicked Husband.

''Why does a man lie to his wife?"
asks woman writer. Dear me, does
he?-Duluth Herald.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-03-03
Not the Kind He Wanted.

NOT the Kind He Wanted.
Little Willie ran away to hunt red
SKINS
"Yes?"
"But he didn't find any until his ia
Their had finished with him."-Harpers
Weekly.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-03-03
TX Cashier Arrested,

- TX Cashier A rested.
.-..- Vn, Ia, March Donald
II Omaha, Neb, cashier
Cd" @'s@. Mountain Qa) Savings
We J. rested at Cedar Rapids
~, ','.l. ...1.'a with the recent closing
49, - aA3ssE Tie is charged with re-
. o@9''lts after he knew the
T E21S ga solvent.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-03-03
Ungallant

"My face is my fortune, SIR" she
said.
WELL" he replied, poverty is no dis
grace, but it's awfully inconvenient at
tines"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-03-03

A moral, sensible, we'll bred man will
not insult me. No other can.-Cowper
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-03-03
OBSERVATIONS.
by "Doc'1

AS a rule the nicer a girl is to
young man the less she cares for
him.
All we know about precious
stones is that we have precious few
of them.
An actor isn't always satisfied
when he realizes that things are CON-
ing his way.
The man who knows enough to
attend to his own business knows
about all that is worth know
ing. -.-----
It is her winning ways that often
enables woman to get the better
of man in the matrimonial
game.
The average mans idea of good
sermon is one that goes over his
head and hits one of his acquaint-
ances.
If young man sits half the time
on hot stove and the other half
on a cake of ice, it's just like being
=, lava
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-03-03

AS rule the nicer girl is to
young man the less she cares for
him.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-03-03

All we know about precious
stones is that we have precious few
of them.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-03-03

An actor isn't always satisfied
when he realizes that things are COM
ing his way.
Daily picayune., 1908-10-16
SLANBER CHARGE
 FOR PREACHER
Rev. J. L. Brown Arrested on Complaint of R.
 w. Earnheart.

Batesyille, Ark. Oct. l5. As a result of strenuous campaign ing for the Democratic nomina- tion for representative and against the sale of liquor, Rev. ]. L. Brown, one of the repre- .sentatiyes-elect from Independ- ence county, has been arrested Ion a warrant issued at the if stance of K. W. Earnheart charg- ing him with slander.
 In his complaint Mr. Earn heart alleges that Mr. Brown, during the canvass of the county before the primaries in March, repeatedly asserted | at the com plainant, at his distillery neai Bat sville, used concentrated lye in the manufacture of liquor. Mir. Earnheart declares that this charge is absolutely false, ano that it was made by the defend ant for the purpose of injurina his business and his standing as a citizen.
Daily picayune., 1908-10-16
VACUUM COTTON
 PICKER SUCCESS
Demonstration of Machine at the Arkansas
 State Fair.

Hot Springs, Oct. 15. The most important event at the Ar kansas State Fair today was un- doubtedly the test of the vacuum cotton picker and the pronounce ment by representative cotton raisers of the state that it is an undoubted success. TEe test was made in the presence of a large crowd this morning near the ag- ricultural exhibition hall. It is said that the success of the new method of picking will work a revolution in the cotton industry. emancipating the planter from the burdens of the negro labor problem and marking an epoch in the history of the cotton in- dustry hardly less important than that which had it's inception when the cotton gin was demon strated a success.
Daily picayune., 1908-10-16
CASHIER BLOWS
 HIS BRAINS OUT
H. J. Drennen Killed Him. selt While Officers
 Searched.

Bradford, Ark, Oct. 15. HI. J. Drennen, cashier of the Brad ford State Bank, blew out his brains with a shotgun while off, ficers were searching for him with a warrant charging him with embezzlement of the bank funds.
 Drennen disappeared yester- day, and the bank was forced to close its doors. He is alleged to have been short about $10,0 ,000 in his accounts, and it IS supposed remorse and the prospective dis grace of arrest and conviction caufed him to adopt suicide as the only way out of it.
 The exact amount of the lia- bilities and assets is not known, but there is no likelihood that the institution will survive the shock caused by the discovery of the heavy shortage.
 Farmers are among the heav- jest depositors in the bank, and it's failure will be hard blow to them.
Daily picayune., 1908-10-16
DEAN STORE CAUGHT FIRE

There came near being a disas- trous fire at the Ozan store last night. A lot of paper had been swept out by the boys in the grocery department late in the afternoon and by some means caught fire after the employees had all left the store. MT. Da- wis Cantley, who rooms about two blocks from the store, hap pened to raise the shade in his room and discovered the fire, which had caught the floor of the back platform. He hastily put on his clothes and hurried to the store and subdued the flames in a very few minutes thus preventinf a very disastrous fire. There had been fire at the place where the paper was swept in the morning and it is supposed that it caught from fire that had smoldered there all day.
Daily picayune., 1908-10-16
Local News.
Interesting Happenings in and
 Around Town.

Dr. Baker and c. N. Riddle
 are taking in the fair today. Dr. T. ]. Mendenhall of Ross
 ton is at The fair at Hot Springs
 today.
 Mrs Dr. J. L. Smith left for
 her home in Selma, Tenn. last
 night, after a months visit to
 her daughter at Nathan, Mrs. W. J. Cantley.
 Mary Jane Prewitt, at one
 time resident of Prescott, died at Horatio last Sunday. She was
 about s years old. Mrs. T. s.
 Scott. of this city is her grand daughter.
 The services of the Christian
 church will be held Sunday in lin teeir church building instead |of af at the store building where |they have been held for the past 1.-two Sundays.
 The Knights and Ladies of Honor had an open meeting last might. Bro. Mccullough, Grand Protector of Arkansas was pres-