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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-02-27
The Mania For Shonpinc.

One phase of the feminine mania for
shopping Is illustrated in John Foster
Fraser's "America at Work" Speaking
Of the G. o. D. method of shopping and
Of the way in which it appeals to the
woman with the slender purse, he
says:
IF she has no dollars, that does not
deprive her Of the pleasure of shop
ping. She will walk into a big store,
look over a dozen gowns and try on
several before deciding. Then she will
get G.. o. D. card and, visiting other
departments, will buy a hat rich un-
derwear and a parasol. She will give
a fine order. When the goods are de-
Hvered at the address she mentioned,
1t Is found there is no such person as
Mrs. Walker. True, she has put the
store to lot of trouble. Yet think of
the morning Of womanly delight she
has had in her shopping."
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-02-27
Could See For HinseIf

Clarence Foster C'Pop'O, the old ball
player, was always busy sewing in his
spare moments in the clubhouse. Eos
ter was a handsome fellow and took
pride in keeping himself looking neat
and natty as far as his attire went, and
he was as particular as an old maid re-
garding his clothes, so was kept busy
doing the tailor act with the needle and
thread, One August "Pop" was taken i'll
and was ailing for some few days The
fact of his illness got into the public
press and so became common talk
among the players. A few days after
the announcement was made that Eos
ter was i'll the st. Louis aggregation
blew into the Washington grounds. The
first day Foster was discovered sitting
in front of the clubhouse. busy at his
everlasting sewing
Hello, Pop!' shouted Catcher Joe
Sugden. 81 heard you were sick, but
how are you now?"
"Well, joe" carelessly responded
Foster as he paused a moment in his
tailor stunt. 81 have been sick, but just
at present, as you can see for yourself,
l happen to be on the mend."-Wash-
ingtOn Star.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-02-27
DENOUNCED BY OFFICIAL.
Treatment of Natives by Planters in
.. German East Africa.

Berlin, Feb. q Colonial Secretary
Dernburg, discussing colonial reforms
before the appropriations committee
of the reichstag, said that one of the
first necessities In the administration
of German East Africa was the protec-
ton OF native labor from the cruelties
and expressions of the planters, who,
In many instances, almost paralleled
the slave hunting methods in vogue
in the Congo Independent state. The
secretary declared he was convinced
from inquiries made during his recent
visit to East Africa that it was i'm
perative to treat the natives justly
and protect them from robbery and
ruthless treatment at the hands Of
speculative planters. If the govern
ment tax on natives was increased to
6 rupees a head, as the planters de-
sired, it would mean that each native
would have to spend 200 days a year
at forced labor. Herr Dernburg said
that the abuses of natives by traders
in Southwest Africa was the ultimate
cause of the recent uprising there
and that if German culture was to be
promoted in the German colonies the
work must be begun by just treat
ment Of the natives.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-02-27
The Man Who Told the Tale,

It happened on a Pullman car be-
tween New York and Chicago. Dinner
having been finished, the gentlemen
assembled In the smoking room to en-
JOY their cigars.
During the time l was in the war"
said the quiet man, 81 saw very
wonderful thing in the line Of surgical
operations. A friend Of mine was shot
through the right breast, the bullet
passing clear through him. The pres
ence of mind Of his companion I'M
doubtedly saved his life. He wrapped
his handkerchief around the ramrod Of
his gun and, pushing it through the
path made by the bullet, cleared the
wound Of all poisonous lead. 1 know
1t Is hard to believe, but, gentlemen,
the man still lives to tell the tale"
(which man?" inquired the slim pas
senger on the other seat quietly.
'"Ihe wounded one, of course" ex-
claimed the old soldier scornfully.
"Oh, beg your pardon. l thought it
might be the other'
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-02-27
HOW he HAS
MADE A SUCCESS
L. T. Cooper Tells Chicago Reporter Why
He Accomp1isf1es So Much.

stomach trouble. I was always hun
cry, but did not dare to eat much, as
/ had severe pains in my stomach, and
also through my body. I could not
sleep at night and was very restless.
| was also very nervous, and would
have severe headaches. I was consti-
pated, and always felt bloated after
eating.
II had tried many remedies, but
could secure no relief, until one day
noticed in the newspapers what Won
derful results Coopers medicines were
accomplishing in Chicago. decided
to try them, and shortly after COM
mencing the treatment I began to feel
better. did not have those severe
pains in my stomach, and I could sleep
at night; my appetite improved, and
I can now eat well. I am feeling like
a new woman.
II am very thankful to Mr.. Cooper
for what his remedies have done for
me. They have restored me to good
health, and I would advise any one
who suffers as I did to try them
We sell the Cooper medicines. They
are easily the most celebrated prepa-
rations ever introduced in this coun-
try, growing in popularity daily.
E. N. French & Co.
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BY CHINESE MINISTER.
Jap Aggression in Manchura Brought
to Attention of Germany.

10 HtICHIIOn OI NCFfHdHys
Berlin, Feb. 26.-Sun Pao XII, the
Chinese minister at Berlin, received
instructions some weeks ago from
Picking to discuss with the German
of trade in Manchuria and to breach
the possibility of the United States
and Germany entering into a special
agreement concerning the main
tenance of equal trade opportunities
in all the Chinese territories. Sun
Pao XII communicated his instructions
to the foreign office and discussed the
subject in the most general terms, the
foreign Office receiving his sugges-
lions in courteous, inquiring but
non-committal manner. 1t presumably
has corresponded with the German
embassy at Washington and the lega-
tion at Picking as to the extent of the
Chinese proposal and what was
thought of it. In Washington, it is
understood, WI Ting Fang, the Chi
nese minister, has received Identical
instructions and has laid them before
the state department.. China's idea of
a special agreement between the
United States and Germany appears
to rest in the belief that these two
alone of the great commercial states
would be likely seriously to oppose
Japan's disposition, as China AYERS, to
discriminate in Manchuria in favor of
her own merchants.
<Chino'c annual haS raicp1 tho n11na
tion both at the foreign office here
and at the state department at Wash
ington as to whether such an agree
ment as China proposes would not be
superfuous and if it's object is not
already fully covered by international
aoreenaant
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Meeting Old Neptune.

An inmate OF Sailors Snug Harbor
In speaking Of the ceremony connected
with ''crossing the line" when Father
Neptune presides over the initiation of
the men who have never crossed the
equator, said:
II got my Introduction to old Nep-
tune while was in the merchant serv-
Ice. l got my lather and shave and
ducking thirty years ago and helped
Initiate many seafaring men and lands
men since then. With hot tar handy,
Neptune's crew often took liberties
which would not be allowed on board
a man-of-war. The skipper used to
look on from aloft, but he was blind as
a bat to things that he did not wish to
see, and the men knew enough to make
no complaint l know that was mad
clear through at what I got, but con-
tented myself with taking it out of the
next man.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-02-27

No man in recent years has been
more successful in restoring human
health than l.. T. Cooper. During his
stay in Chicago, and while he was
meeting thousands of people daily, he
gave the following reason for the re-
markable demand for his medicine to
reporter:
Mr.. Cooper said: 'My New Discov-
cry is successful because it corrects
the stomach. My theory is that few
can be sick if the digestive apparatus
is working properly. It naturally fol-
lows that few can be we'll with poor
digestion.
II know from experience that most
of the tired, half-sick people that are
so common nowadays have half-sick
stomachs. Put the stomach in shape,
and nature does the rest. The result
is general good health. My medicine
does this. That is why fifty thousand
people here in Chicago are using it
who never heard of me until a month
ago."
Among the fifty thousand mentioned
by Mr.. Cooper who used his medicine
in Chicago is Mrs. Hilda Pfueger, liv-
ing at 1903 Ainslie Avenue. This is
the statement she makes concerning
her experience with the medicine:
Il have been sick for six years with
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-02-27
Mo Come Rack

Some Of the West Indian islanders
have learned that when a foreigner
misbehaves on their shores it is better
to suffer in silence than to mete out
punishment at the risk of descending
gunboat from the miscreant's native
land. A judge in Haiti, however, re-
Gently took occasion to pay off old
scores and to redeem his self respect
in the case Of an offender brought be-
fore him.
To his first question as to the nation
ality Of the accused the Interpreter had
answered that the prisoner was from
Switzerland.
''Switzerland!' said the judge. "And
Switzerland has no seacoast, has it?"
mo seacoast, your honor" replied
the interpreter.
"And no navy" continued the judge.
"And no navy. your honor" was the
reply.
every well, then," said the judge,
"give him one year at hard labor
Brooklyn Life.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-02-27
BLOODY FIGHT AT WEDDING
Four Men Fatally Stabbed and Fiji
teen Others Severely Cut.

teen Others Severely Cut.
Chicago, Feb. 26.-Four men were
stabbed in a manner that is likely to
prove fatal, fifteen others, including a
policeman, were severely cut and sew
eral othets Slightly injured in a riot
between two factions of Polish cele-
orators. The. fight marked the end
of festivities in the saloon of Joseph
Kuta.
The rioters were guests at the we'd
ding of Leo Chasski and Mary Wadya.
The conflict had it's origin in an old
controversy between the two factions
of Poles and free for all fight, in
which knives, beer bottles, chairs and
tables were used, followed several
Quarrels which occurred early in the
evening. The men who will probably
die are James Grimm, John Lubet-
zoski, John Wadya, brother of the
bride, and Stanley Wudasek.
All of these men were frightfully
cut, the lips and ears of Wadya being
slashed off. Policeman John Melon
ough, who was detailed at the we'd
ding, was cut on the hands and his
uniform ripped to pieces.
A riot call was sent in and a strong
detachment of police was sent to the
saloon, where, after a severe fight,
they succeeded in arresting twenty of
the rioters. After being taken to the
police station John Wadya attempted
to kill Stanley Wudasek, who was I'M
conscious from loss of blood. Wadya,
however, tainted while struggling
with two policemen The bride and
the bridegroom were locked up in
cell, but were later released.
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Hiding His Ignorance.

An official of the department of jus.
tfce said in Washington Of a rumor
brought to him for confirmation by q
reporter:
"This rumor springs from ignorance
Grass ignorance of the law. | am sur.
prised that you should have credited it.
"The originator of that rumor is as
plainly ignorant of the law as Ger
tain schoolboy was of French.
"This boys father said to him one
night at dinner:
Swell, how are you getting on with
your French my SOM
every we'll, thank you, SIR the lad
replied. ...
'The father beamed with pleasure.
"Ask politely in French for some
peas he said. ..
''There was an awkward pause.
Then
"But, father said the boy, 4 don't
want any peas"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-02-27
The Other Reason,

A teamster retires at the age of
ninety with an accumulation of $780,
GOO. He says he wants and is entitled
to rest. Some inquirers want to
know how he could have saved so
much on So week, the highest wages
he ever received. The answer is easy.
He got So day. He lived on % cents
a day. He saved the difference. I lived
in New York on 5 cents a day for
nearly six months and was in magnif-
cent health Some people eat to live;
others live to eat. AS the old chap on
the ferryboat said to the small boy:
Sonny, why does pig eat?"
"'Cause he's hungry
mo. There's another reason.'
"Whut's dat?"
"He wants to make a hog of him
self."-New York Press.
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Why.

There Is something almost plaintive
In the truly English word why" It
may be Indefinitely prolonged upon the
lips. "Why" is almost poetical in it.
self and fifty introduces the best hex
ameter In the language:
"Why do the heather rage and the
people imagine a vain thing?"
Its uses in poetry are almost infinite,
and one modern writer makes almost a
line Of it alone:
Why do the night winds sigh,
The sea birds wildly cry,
The summer clouds pass by
The lilies droop and die,
The light fade from the sky?
Why-oh. why?
TO most Of the why's there is not q
good because. The inquiring mind is
puzzled to account for many things
besides its own existence Hundreds
of such questions occur to us at every
step, and no satisfactory reply can be
expected. Life is too short Socrates
was always saying why" and we
have all heard Of the man who called
Pope the 'little crooked thing that
asked questions. '-EXchange.
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MAY COMPEL ACTION
China Likely to Protest to Amer
lea on Jap Aggression.
COMPLAINT MADE AT BERLIN
Unofficial Exchanges of Opinion Now
in Progress With European Diplo-
mats Likely to Be Given More
Official Character Shortly.


Washington, Feb. 26.-Chinese dip
lomatic activity in the European cap
itals and cable news of the calling Of
conferences of the great viceroys and
provincial governors in Manchuria, all
bearing upon the relations between
China and Japan on the one hand and
China and Russia on the other, have
led the state department to expect the
delivery by Mr.. WI, the newly ap-
pointed Chinese minister, of some spe-
c1al message on this important sub
ject soon after he arrives in Wash
ington, which should be in the course
of fortnight. AS already stated in
these dispatches there is nothing
tangible before the state department
which would serve as basis Of rep
resentation to Japan on this subject
beyond the protests of American tex
tile manufacturers and exporters
been administered to their trade by
the Japanese administration of the
railroads in Manchuria. But there has
been much unofficial talk between Off
Gals here and some of the members
of the diplomatic body and all of this
has prepared the state department for
the reception of an appeal from China
in the nature of that referred to as
having been presented in Berlin re-
Gently. When the matter is thus for
mally brought to it's attention it is
probable that the state department
officials will feel obliged to give to
these exchanges of opinion that have
been in progress a more official char
acter, but as far as can be gathered
from the utterances of responsible
persons there is no present intention
of making any effort to secure joint
action in the nature of compulsion
directed against Japan.
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The RIGHT Place.

A dignified elderly gentleman riding
on train was annoyed by boy sit
ting across the aisle. The boy had just
finished his breakfast and was anus
Ing himself by laughing at the old
gentleman. Presently the latter lean
ed over and said to the boys mother:
MADAM, that child should be spank
ed"
II know it," said she, "but I don't
believe in spanking a child on full
stomach"
Neither do l." said he. 'Turn him
over"
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THIRTY PERSONS INJURED

Excursion Train of Northern Tourists
Wrecked in Texas.
Laredo, Tex, Feb. 26.-Thirty per-
sons were injured in the derailment
of an excursion train carrying num-
Der Of Northern tourists at Orville,
twelve miles north Of Laredo. Sew
eral cars were thrown from the track
and piled up in a ditch. The Pullman
cars, however, remained on the rails.
The excursioaists, most of whom were
from Toledo, o., were travelling under
the direction of Charles Gates of To-
ledo.
In addition to the Toledo people on
the wrecked train there were num-
Der of passengers from Chicago and
San Antonio. They had planned to
make tour through Mexico.
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Not Up to Date.

The evidence had shown that the
brick which careless workman had
dropped from a scaffolding twenty
feet above the surface Of the ground
had fallen on a mans shoulder and
broken bone. but the jury decided
that the victim had no cause of action.
The falling of the brick had no neces-
sary connection with the accident.
"Gentlemen," said the judge. 81 new
er heard Of such verdict. You utter
ly ignore the existence Of the law Of
gravitation."
"That law, your honor" answered
the foreman of the jury, "is so old that
we decided not to consider it. It's OBJ
solete." -Chicago Tribune.
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syBseRlPBow:,5ss 90 TREe 7aNNvm
YEAgurDIsCipher Code.

fTisopefs Confined in different parts
Of JAN often use cipher codes in COM
\ 7 Dasapi lea ting with one another. In the
D HanShs City Jail some years ago the
AOfncfals came across a hard one. A
fellow named Turner, in for forgery.
invented the puzzle. The writing was
on long narrow strips of paper, on the
edge Of which We're letters and parts
Of letters that apparently had no con-
nectiOn and from which no words
could be formed. One day deputy
who was passing the cell of prisoner
saw him passing a long strip of paper
around an octagon lead pencil. He
took the paper away, and on it were
the mysterious scraWls that had wor-
r1ed the keepers. But the deputy got
an idea from this, and, going back to
the office he wrapped the strip around
an octagon shaped lead pencil and
after several trials adjusted it so that
the parts Of the letters fitted together
and made sentence, though the writ
Ing was very fine. The writer had
adopted the simple but ingenious plan
of covering the pencil with paper and
had then written along one of the fiat
sides. On unrolling it the writing was
as mystical as cryptOgram. but when
put around the pencil as it was origi-
nally 1t could be easily understood.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-02-27

cope with a rush Of 10000 home
seekers, has elaborated, in co-opera-
tton with the ministry of railroads,
detailed plans for the transportation
Of colonists to their new homes on
special trains. The bulk of the emf
grants will be forwarded between
March % and May %, the last train.
load leaving for the East on June 28.
Over 100000 acres Of land In all
parts of Siberia have been surveyed
and are in readiness for the colonists.
The land has been divided into 100000
individual allOtments.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-02-27
Cremated in His Room.

Red Wing, Mimi, Feb. &C. J.
Peterson, aged sixty, who lived alone
in rear room in the third story of
the Scandinavian Benevolent Society
building, was burned to death in a
fire which broke out in that building
When the firemen reached the scene
they broke into his room through the
dense smoke and found Peterson's
lifeless body, badly charred, on the
floor
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-02-27
WOULD BAR ALL ORIENTALS
California congressman Plead for Alb
soIute Prohibition.

California congressman Plead for Abb
solute Prohibition.
Washington, Feb. 26.-Representa,
tives Hayes and Kahn of California
argued before the house committee
on foreign affairs in favor of the
Hayes bill to regulate the coming
into and the residence within the
United States of Chinese, Japanese,
Koreans, Hindoos and others of the
Monaghan or Asiatic race. They said
the only way to effectively stop the
immigration Of these people is by an
absolute prohibition enactment. They
insisted that the arts of diplomacy
never would correct the evil. They
agreed with Foreign Minister Hayashi
of Japan that the trouble lay with
the immigration companies, which,
they said, have behind them vast
sums of money with which to carry on
their work.
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Sam Weller,

1t was Sam Weller who made Dick.
ems famous. "Pickwick Papers" were
a complete failure financially until this
unique character was introduced. The
press was all but unanimous in prais-
ing Samival as an entirely original
character whom none but a great gen
Jus could have created Dickens re-
ceived over $4,000 for "Pickwick Pa
pers." and at the age of twenty-six he
was incomparably the most popular
author Of his day.-London Standard.
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Strike at Des Moines Probable,

Des Moines, Feb. 26.-The wage
controversy between the street rail
way employees of Des Moines and their
employers is approaching crisis and
it is believed that unless an agree
ment is soon reached there will be a
strike. The representatives of both
sides have failed to agree on the de.
mand for an increase of 40 per cent
presented by the men.
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Tame Your RattIesnakes,

A tame rattlesnake belonging to an
Arizona farmer sleeps every night on
the front gate Of it's owners garden,
coiling himself around the gate and
gatepost, so that a lock and chain to
keep out intruders are not needed
Pittsburg Dispatch.
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FIRST TIME IN MANY YEARS
Venezuelan Foreign Minister Dimes
Diplomatic Corps.

Caracas, Venezuela, Feb. 26.-Jose
de Jesus Paul, the Venezuelan for
eign minister, gave dinner in this
city to the members of the diplomatic
corps. The occasion was noteworthy
as the first time in many years that
the government has entertained in
this manner the representatives Of
the powers.
The dinner occasioned some COM
ment because it followed closely the
expulsion from Venezuela by Presi-
dent Castro of the Spanish vice con-
sui at Carupano, as we'll as eight
French merchants who were engaged
in business at that port. The reasons
for this drastic action have not been
divulged
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The Brightness He Saw.

A man who died recently in the
north Of England and had been living
a dishonest life under the cloak of re-
ligion, wishing to pose as a good man
to the last, said to those around him:
Gall is bright before mew
aye" said one Of those present,
whom he had swindled out of a sum Of
money, fan in abeat ten minnits
theaull be near enoof to see tn blazer
Manchester Guardian.
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ANTl.sALooN VICTORY.
Court Decides Sunday Closing Law
Applies to Chicago.

NPPISo " SIlSdSO.
Chicago, Feb. 26.-The anti-salOon
forces won an apparently decisive vic
tory when Municipal Judge Heap
ruled that the Sunday closing law ap-
plies to Chicago and that juries in the
saloon cases have no authority to pass
on that point. In his opinion the jury
is to decide merely whether saloon
keeper kept his place open in viola
tion of the Sunday closing law.
The opinion is destined to have a
farreaching effect in the Sunday clos
ing crusade. Hitherto the saloonmen
have admitted selling liquor on Sun
day, but have escaped conviction on
the successful plea that the Sunday
closing law is void in Chicago. Judge
Heap ruled that counsel for the de-
Tense would not be permitted to pre-
sent this argument to the jury in
case now pending.