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The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-12-13
ORDERED To STAY OUT.

1t was known on "Wednesday last
that there was gas on sub 6, as two
men We're partially overcome there
then Superintendent Shilling st
that time issued orders that 10 one
was TO go in sub to work until
a connection had been made with that
level from the face of the pit, so as
TO give a good circulation of air, and
General Foreman Kent Smith passed
these orders on 10 the other foremen
These orders were carried out
When a miner by the name of J,
J. Ashcroft and an Italian named
Tony, who were on the Saturday
night shift. went into sub Z, they
started 10 make an examination OF
sub to see how the air was and
found the body of Domonick Spatta
Spiadero in the raise between subs
Z and 6, and about twelve feet below
the floor of sub 7. These two men
made an effort to get the body up to
sub Z. but being partially overcome
by the gas in the raise, had to have
help before this could be done. Spatta
Spiadero had no business down there
below sub Z, and his presence there
cannot be accounted for. Ashcroft
and Tony, knowing that three men
usually worked together, consluded
that Spatta Spiadero's partners might
he down on sub 6. and sent word to
General Foreman Smith. when
Smith. Burns and Wilson came into
the mine they were met by Ashcroft
and Jackson Steel. who told Smith all
that had happened, and begged him
not to go down on sub 6. Smith adj
vised Ashcroft who was still weak
from the effects of the gas. to go on
out of the mine. and that he and his
assistants would get the other men
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-10-06

TIC SSNIi 0Sd SVHlSNSTS IfaOSs
"In the south seas whiskers is rari.
ty," said sailor "Most of them there
Maoris has hairless faces, like girls
When young Maori, at the age Of six
teen or SO, finds himself endowed with
whiskers he blesses the day when he
was born, for now, by tar, he knows
his whiskers will keep him from want
in his old age
"Puzzlin', amt it? I'll explain it out
to you.
"Phe Maori chiefs down Tahiti way
wears a complicated headdress, and q
necessary part Of this here headdress
Is a lot Of stiff tufts of white whiskers.
The headdress makers pays for white
whiskers their weight Tn gold.
$50, you see, old fellers with snowy
spinach is in demand in the south seas,
Contractors keeps herds Of these old
fellers, the same as drovers keeps
sheep, and regular in June and Deem
Der the semiannual shearin' comes of.
"The curly white harvest is loaded
on to pirogues, and the contractors puts
out over the roarin' coral reefs, and
from island to island sells to the chiefs
big handfuls of that there snowy fluff
for its weight in French gold"-NeW
Orleans Times-Democrat
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-10-06

mona from infancy he graduated
as president of his class in 1885
entered the collegiate department
of the State University of Wis
consin and graduated therefrom
with honor in 1890; was a STU
dent in the law office of his faith
er for three years; entered the
law department of the same Uni
versity; became a student in. the
law office Of Hon. John c. Spoon
er Of Madison, Wis.,; took the
state bar examination, and was
admitted to practice in Mime,
sofa in 1896; married Elizabeth
daughter Of the late John Lud-
wig of Winona; was city attor-
ney of the city Of Winona from
1897 to 1899; was in private
practice, and in 1900 was elected
county attorney of Winona coun-
ty, a Republican in a Democratic
county; was president Of the
county attorneys association Of
the state, and as such drew and
was instrumental in having enact
ed into law, among others now III
the statutes, the county attor'
neys' contingent fund bill, provid.
ing much needed means for the
state in the preparation and trial
of criminal cases; was reelected
county attorney of Winona coun-
ty, carrying most of the precincts
in the county by handsome ma
jorities; became assistant attor-
ney general under the present at
torney general, Hon. Edward 7
Young, in 1905, and has been con
nected with all the important liti-
cation and departmental matters
arising in and transmitted to the
attorney generals office during
the past four years, including the
so-called rate cases, and the ia
nous Young case before the ST.
preme court Of the United States
Such in brief is the history OF
the man whom the Republican
party offers to the electors Of this
state as their next attorney gen,
eral. He is thoroughly equipped
by education, training and expert
ence for the duties Of the office.
In the words of the editor of one
of the leading Democratic papers
of the state: George T. Simp-
sons nomination for attorney
general is a reward of merit, and
SO long as we are to have a Re-
publican attorney general it is
we'll to be assured Of having one
that is fair and square as we'll as
able"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-10-06
Paying Visits In Australia.

In Australia months visit to a
country house would be nothing Two
months-three months-six months-as
long as you like would not be consider
ed too long, other things being equal.
Nobody thinks Of dates TO write and
invite you from the 18th to the Both
would be rude. You are asked to stay
as long as you like. Or else you ask
yourself to stay as long as you like. Or
even-to face all the contingencies
you neither ask nor are asked. You
simply go. And, having arrived, you
remain, for the one unfailing commodi-
ty of an Australian country house is
welcome. Everything else may give
out. If you stay long enough there is
sure to be time when there are no
servants, no milk, no vegetables, no
meat but mutton, or even no water,
but the thoughts of guests going away
will never enter the minds of the host
and hostess. Good nature, gayety, in
formality-these are the leading notes
Of life in every Australian country
house.-London Globe.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-10-06
Tho Voice 81 Fame.

An American author Of some note
was passing summer in New Hamp.
shire. One day he received word that
distinguished Englishman was visit
ing in the country town and would like
to call upon the author, OF whom, he
added In his note requesting an audi
ence, he had heard.
Somewhat fattered, the author won
dered to himself who had spoken to
the distinguished Englishman about
him. u.
Some Oxford dignitary Doubtless y
he reflected pleasantly, cor possibly
some London publisher or critic" and
he awaited the strangers arrival with
interest.
so you had heard of me- he ven
tured after the usual greetings had
been spoken. "Well, that is odd.
Might | ask Who But his visitor
interrupted him.
"Oh, yesr' he said. Il heard all
about you before l got here. The por-
ter on the Pullman told me that you
were the very man to come to to ask
about the best route to Niagara and
what hotel I'd better stay at"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-10-06
The Bottle at Ship Launches,

Down to Charles IFS time it was
customary to name and baptize ship
after she was launched, sometimes a
week or two after The old Tudor
method used for men-of-war was still
in use. Pepys' "Diary" shows that.
The ship was safely got af1oat, after
which some high parsonage went on
board with special silver "standing
cup" or "faggon" Of wine, out Of which
he drank, naming the ship, and poured
a libation on the quarter deck. The
cup was then generally given to the
dockyard master shipwright as a me-
mento. When did the present usage
of naming and baptizing ship before
she is sent af1oat come in? I trace the
last explicit mention of the old method
to 1864, when the Royal Katherine was
launched (see Pepys). The first men,
ton of smashing bottle of wine on
the bows of British man-of-war that
l have found is in a contemporary
newspaper cutting of May, 1850, de-
scribing the christening of 81. M. 8.
Magnanime at Deptford, but nothing Is
limited that it was then new custom.
London Notes and Queries.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-10-06
SHOULD KNOW THE GREAT "GROWL Err p

The editorial boys who learned
their trade in Bemldji in the early
days of that town-from Dad Pal
mer, Doc Rutledge, A. M. Greeley,
Kaiser, Chris Christainson and the
versatility of the early days-are
certainly there with the goods, "
both mechanically and from a
literary(?) stand point. The way
some of them sling slang surely did
not originate in back-in-Iowa news
paper ofice.-Grand Rapids Inde-
pendent.
Evidently, Brother LaFreinere has
never heard of the famous Growler"
Allen. who has been coming words
of his own, lately, in saying bad
things about the Pioneer, even
insinuating that we button our shirt
behind-whatever that may mean.
By all means make the acquaintance
of the Colonel" he's the only one
of the kind that the good Lord ever
allowed to get away.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-10-06

or 1t can be maze more practical than
at present.
II plead for econumy, but not par
simony in all matters Of education.
Spending money for good school, a
good book or the requirement OF a
good habit, is economy.
Manual training, domestic science
and agriculture furnish the field for
our highest efforts and our best
thought.
''The farmer boys and girls, because
of their scattered settlements, receive
to-day the poorest chance for an edu-
| cation. Yet no other single calling in
the state is of half the Importance, and
if our present school system is found
to be inadequate for their special
training, to make them more intelli-
! gent, to make them better farmers
than they are at present, this need
should be speedily and adequately sup
piled.
Nothing suggests itself to me at
present to be more practical and fea-
sible than the establishment of county
agricultural schools. They should be
built and maintained, partly by the
state and partly by the localities in
should become a gift of the state
there would rest in as unholy and I'm.
Identified a scramble for them as the
world has ever seen.
FORESTRY.
we have yet in Northern Mime
sofa a small portion of our once great
forests, some Of it still owned by the
state. I feel the time has come when
the state should adopt new system,
not only for. their protection, but the
state should set at least some portion
of them apartzto be used as demon
strating what can be done in the way
of preserving them instead Of what
we are now doing, disposing of them
to be cut clean in a single season,
leaving the lands comparatively
worthless. q s.s---..-
Hand in hand with work of pre-
serving our forests should go an eff.
cient and scientific system of refores.
tation on some suitable tracts Judi
ciouslv selected for this. purpose.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-10-06
CANDIDATE FOR
ATTORNEY GENERAL
George c. Simpson Is Son OF
Sturdy Pioneers of Minne=
sofas Early Days.
He HAS AN ENV|ABLE RECORD
Has Been City and County Attorney; Is
Now First Assistant Attorney
General.

George T. Simpson, Repub-
lican candidate for attorney gen
eral, was born at Winona, MIMI,
in 1867, and is the eldest son of
the late Thomas Simpson. Mar
garet Simpson was his mother.
The older residents Of the state
the men and women who came in
to this state between the late SOS
aud the early 0o's and were con-
nected with public affairs-will
have no difficulty in placing either
of these pioneers. The one-the
prominent lawyer, member and
president Of the state normal
board for a quarter Of century,
man of affairs, delegate to the Re-
publican national convention that
nominated Lincoln and the per-
son who seconded his nomination
On behalf Of Minnesota, member
Of the national committee Of the
Republican party, and at all times
a consistent member of that Or
ganization from 1861 to the day
of his death. He was Of English
descent. The otl1er-the edit
Gated woman, the soldiers Or
phans' friend, the organizer Of a
charity that during her life knew,
and now knows, neither age, COL
Or nor faith. She was descend
ant from one Of the oldest Ger
man families in Pennsylvania.
With such antecedents it is not
surprising that we find the son at
forty the candidate Of the Repub-
hcan party for attorney general,
and that by unanimous vote. At
tending the normal school at WI
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-10-06
The Old TradA.

"H'm" calculated the governor as he
perused the card of the newly arrived
prisoner. II see you are a commercial
traveler?'
The man assented.
"That presents something Of a diff.
Guilty. You know, my man, everybody
here has got to work. Now, what trade
will you take up? You can be a mat,
maker, a tailor or a shoemaker. Per-
haps you'd like to make brushes OF
baskets'-
Excuse me, SIR" interrupted the
prisoner, ''but think I'd much rather
stick to my old trade"
"Well," said the grave and reverend
seignior, 1--WE always like prisoners to
work at their own trades when posi-
bic. But
"Oh, that's simpler interrupted the
prisoner eagerly. 81 should like the
chance Of going round selling on com.
mission the things the other fellows
make."-London Scraps.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-10-06
SUBsCRlPTloN..-s5.oo PER ANNUM
WELSH DELIVERED FINE ADDRESS.

Elsewhere, in this issue of the
Pioneer, we publish the address
delivered by George Welsh, immig ra-
ton commissioner of the Minnesota
State Board of immigration, which
was delivered at the national Farm
ers' Congress, at Madison, Wis,
last week.
While Mr.. Welsh had not been
informed that he would be called
upon for speech until a few
moments before he was led to the
platform, the address, nevertheless,
was a spleEdid one, and was a
credit to the North Star State; and
it should be generally read.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-10-06
Almost at Rest.

A kind hearted but somewhat close
listed man who was sorely afflicted
with a conscience came to a friend,
holding visiting card in his hand. He
looked deeply troubled. II know" said
he, "this man wants to borrow money.
know he will drink it. What am !
to do?"
1T is perfectly simple" said the
friend. "Send down word that you are
out"
II cannot" he said. II have never
told lie in my life"
"Then," said his friend, '1end all your
money to me, and you can tell him you
haven't a penny in your pocket"
After some hesitation the kind heart
ed man complied and, having seen his
caller, returned. -
"Well,'' asked his friend, "are your
conscience and mind at rest?'
mot quite, man." he replied, "but
they will be as soon as you have given
me my money back."-Bellman.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-10-06
THE IToto on QUESTION:.

s5s > duu% Uilg d4l lIlOIdl# tksStlOlSz JUST
exactly where stood twenty years
ago If an option bill should come
to me when was governor, passed by
the legislature, should certainly
sign it. will no. deceive any one,
even to secure votes.
Il have always been a consistent
supporter of all legislation that would
tend to lessen the evil of intemper-
ance, and my attitude on this question
is too well known and is too clearly
a matter of record to require extended
comment. County option has become
a live question in all the legislative
districts Of the state. This is a mat
ter that will come before the legisla-
ture in some form or another, and it
is distinctively a matter for legislative
enactment. But my position on this
subject is just what it has always
been. And can assure the people of
the state most positively that if a
county option law should be passed
by the next legislature and come be-
fore me for signature as governor, in
case of my election should promptly
and unhesitatingly sign it.
DRAINAGE.
II am heartily in favor of a continu-
alton and extension Of the drainage
of the wet lands in Northern Mime
sofa, belonging to the state. l feel
that the time has come when these
noble streams should be made a part
of our national highway, and unless
the state that is most interested takes
the initiative, the national govern
ment, on its own motion, will scarcely
come to our aid. H.. r =. -
~. FINANCE. .-y s..
1.-THE people are entitled to good,
clean, business administration of the
states financial affairs, and every dol
lar collected for the people for the
support of the state government, our
schools and all other state institu-
ions, should be judiciously and eco.
nomically expended. And every dol.
lar spent should be rigidly accounted
for. ~: g."
~. ~.ss- ~ IMMIGRATION. >.
Il am in favor of an immigration
bureau of more practical benefit to the
state. Minnesota has millions of
acres Of good lands that will in time
support very large population. We
should not only seek to prevent our
people from leaving the state, but by
disseminating knowledge of our own
splendid and unsettled domain in
Northern Minnesota and all other por.
tons of the state; we should by every
legitimate means attract immigration
from other fields. l know of no means
where money judiciously expended
will bring surer and quicker returns
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-10-06
PITHY POINTS FROM
JACOBSON'S SPEECHES
Republican Candidate for Governor
FearlessIy Strikes From the
Shoulder on All Issues.
THE RAILROADS.


There is no disposition on the part
of the shipper Or producer of this
state to deal unfairly with the rail-
roads. The demagogue who clamors
for law that is not justified by the
fact is as heartily despised by the peo-
pie of the state as he ultra reaction
airy who recognizes no wrong to be
remedied. \ corrupt railroad lobby
must be suppressed and driven away
from our hsl-s Of legislation. And
with that will, of his own weight, go
the boodler and the eg-puller-neither
of them will survive long with the alb
sence of the first.
1.-THE railroads can as safely rely on
reason, argument and just cause for
a fair decision as the people them.
selves can. The mutual distrust en-
gendered by continuation of the old
method of dealing with the railroad
question cannot but result in harm to
both sides.
And feel the time has come when
the railroads can safely take the peo'
pie into their confidence and deal with
them more openly and frankly, and
they will find that the people, on their
part, will meet them more than half
way. .4..-.. .e-H
1.-THE officers of the state who have
the enforcement of the laws in hand
in the suit now pending should and
must be sustained BY the people OF the
state, by all the m~~ns necessary to
carry these cases to legitimate con-
clusion. 80
T. EDUCATION. -
-. 80
"That state is best economically,
socially, morally and Intellectually
which wisely spends most for the edu-
cation of it's people. We have a splen-
did school system. but feel that some
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-10-06
He Writ,

A well known dramatic critic visiting
Stratford on Shakespeare's birthday
and, hearing the clangor of the bells
which, from their tower in the old
church where the poet lies buried,
awoke the little town to it's devotions
approached wintry headed street
sweeper in front Of Irving's inn and
said: "Who is the fellow they're max.
ing this fuss about? l see you have
Shakespeare hotels, Shakespeare gin
gerbread, and only the other day I saw
4 man driving to town some pigs
called 'Shakespeare's best Who is he
the fellow who lived in that tumble
down shanty yonder? The "oldest in
habitant'' megaphoned his ear and,
wheeling, replied, II think he writ"
''Oh, he writ, did he? What did be
write-:books, confessions of deer
interchangeable articles-what?" II
think he writ for the Bible"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-10-06
A Decorated Interior,

Mrs. EGraham is an estimable lady
whose hobby is house decoration. One
day the, lady was careless enough to
drink glass of red ink, believing II
to be claret. She was a good deal
scared when she discovered her mis-.
take, but no harm came to her.
The Doctor who was summoned
upon hearing what had happened, dry.
ly remarked to her, Mrs. Graham,
there's such thing as pushing this
rage for decorated interiors too far
Argonaut y.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-10-06
Question About "Interests."

Times-Enterprise- Referring to
the charge Of the Minnesota Bry-
antics that Gov. Johnson as can
didate for the presidency was the
plant tool of the interests. the
Inter-Lake Tribune. wants to
know if, as candidate for the gov-
ernorship it is not likely he is a
tool of the same powers? They
might explain.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-10-06

A politician is a man who always
remembers your face and your anne
until the day after election; a sta es-
man is one who can keep right on
remembering you. We've several of
each kind in Bemidji.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-10-06

It is the fondest Democratic hope
that Bryan will interpret his third de-
feat in November as an ultimatum.
Three reflections ought to convince him
that "the people rule.''
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-10-06

The scientists will soon quit find
ing germs in soda water and dis
cover a new lot of microbes tn
oysters.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-10-06

All Of the blast furnaces in southern
illinois have been reopened, doing
their share toward blasting Democrat
1c hopes of success in that state.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-10-06
To Borrow.

Grimsey-What is the psychological
moment? Cholley-It is when you get
tip on dead sure thing and do not
happen to have the money to back II
up.-New Orleans World.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-10-06
CAUSTIC COMMENT.
La. G. Rutledge.1

If your right hand always knew
what your left hand was going to do
it might get in the way occasionly.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-10-06

Notwithstanding the gloomy out
look portrayed by a life insurance
agent before he gets you to take a
policy he never seems the least bit
surprised when you live right on
while the premiums fall due.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-10-06

Modesty is only another name for
self knowledge.-Hare.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-10-06

Did we not know that all Mr..
Roosevelt's foes were busily engaged
in electing Mr.. Taft, we would think
there was something suspicious in
the story that there fell near the
Presidents house at Oyster Bay, a
meteorite that closely resembled a
brickbat."
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-10-06

Farman's aeroplane looks like
cross section torn out of flimsy
apartment-house floor, mounted on a
bicycle and with a coal bin in tow.
It's not so pretty and much less sub
stantial in appearance than the sweet
potato air ship" So says our
friend, Harry Calvert, who has been
reading the magazines of late.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-10-06
The South Sea Whiskers Trade,

q I = z :.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-08-27
North Township.

Mrs. Minnie Enders is very
sick with malarial fever.
Dora Keiser has gone to Ply
mouth to attend teachers insti-
tute.
Mrs. ]. Rupert of Lakeville,
visited with Russell Mccullough
last Sunday
Miss Pansy Row returned
home from visit in Michigan,
last Wednesday.
Mrs. Margaret Wolford of
Bourbon, was the guest of Mr..
and Mrs. Peter Hoover Sunday
Clarence Swank was in this
t,eigllborhood visiting old school
mates. He visited with George
Sherland over Sunday.
Last Thursday was the annual
picnic of the u. B. Sunday School
at Lapaz. Three wagon loads
went to the Lake of the Woods
and spent the day in boat riding
and fun in general. All report a
fine time.
Sally Slow.