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The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1908-09-19
one Fish Didn't Grow.

A humber of men were telling of re-
mafkable catches off "A Atlantic4 City, and
one OF them said that one day he
caught very small cod, and, not car
Ing to take home such a little fellow,
he took a piece of copper wire, ran It
through the tail Of the fish, and on one
end of the wire he attached copper
tag with his name scratched upon It.
''The next year when l was off there
continued the man, st got a heavy pull
on the line, and after five minutes
fighting landed twelve pound cod,
and there on its tail was my tag" -
'That reminds me of similar ex-
perience off there" said another man.
"I caught one of those small cod, and
wanted to hang some sort of identifi-
cation on it, but couldn't find any
thing in the copper tag line from one
end Of the boat to the other. I did
find, however, a little tin whistle in
one Of my pockets, and, running a wire
through the tail of the fish, hung on
the whistle and threw the cod back
into the water.
'The following year got most Pc
culiar bite on my hook, and after pull
ing in the line I got the surprise of my
life There was the same little cod
He hadn't grown an inch, but hang
ing on his tail was long fog horn."-.
Philadelphia Press.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1908-09-19
Not on the Prouramn1e.

Two stout old Germans We're enjoy
ing their pipes and placidly listening
to the strains Of the summer garden
orchestra. One of them in tipping his
chair back stepped on a parlor match,
which exploded with bang.
"Dot vas not on the programme" he
said, turning to his companion.
"Vat vas not?"
Ivy, dot match"
"Vat match?"
ode match I walked on"
"Vell, didn't see no match. Vat
abousl It?'
"Vy, I walked on a match, and it
went bang, and said it vas not on the
programme"
The other picked up his programme
and read it through very carefully.
II doa't see it on the programme" he
said.
"Veu, said it vas not on the pro-
gramme. didn't II"
''Vell, vat has it got to do nit the
programme anyway? Egsplain your
self. lf."--Ladies' Home Journal.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1908-09-19
nORTGAGE SALE

Notice is Hereby Given. That default has
been made in the condition of mortgage ex-
ecuted by Elsie G. Neal and William E. Neal,
her husband. mortgagors to George E..
Dangerfeld mOrtgagee. dated the 23rd day
Of May. 1907. and recorded ia the Office of the
Register of Deeds in and for tie county of
Beltrami and State of Minnesota. on the 10th
day Of November. A. D. 1907. at O'CLOCK p m.
mortgages on page 26 thereof: that on the 3rd
day of September. 1908. said mortgage was as
signed by the said George E. Dangerfeld,
East Grand Forks. and that Geed of assign
ment recorded September. 11th. A. ID. 1908, at
l0I O'Clock a. m.., in the office of the said
Register of Deeds in Book 1 assignment of
claimed to be due and which is due on said
mortgage on this date is One Thousand One
Hundred Thirteen and 56-10e Dollars,
S1l13.5G and tha the premises described in
Lot Three C3) in Block One Q) in Lake Park
Addition to the Towns1te of Bemdji accord
ing to the recorded plat thereof on file in the
county. situate in the County of Beltrami
and State of Minnesota. That by virtue Of
the power of sale contained in said mortgage
and pursuant to the statute in such case
made and provided said mortgage will be
foreclosed by the sale of said premises at
public vendue to the highest bidder for cash.
by the sheriff of Beltrami County. at the
front door of the court house in the city Of
Bemidji in said county and State on Monday,
the 10Th day of October. 1903. at 10 o'clock in
the forenoon of said day. to satisfy the
amount then due on said mortgage together
with the costs of such sale Fifty, Dollars
(So0OO) attorneys fees as stipulated in said
Dated at East Fast Grand Forks. thissth day of
F{Fst MSst5S stienal Bank Of East erapa Forks;
Attorney for Mortgagee.
East Grand Forks, Mimi.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1908-09-19
Beudars on Horseback.

= Whoa, thar he says, pullin' up his
boss, and then he witness:
For the love o charity, kind gent,
would ye be so good as to gimme a
crust o bread for meself and handful
o. oats for the old mare?'"
The sailor smiled thoughtfully and
stirred his ice cream soda with long
spoon.
:. Eyes, Hail." he resumed, there's ac-
tual beggars on horseback in Roosia.
They travels from town to town in
caravans. They beg grub for them
selves and fodder for their nags, just
as been tellin' ye. s-..
"O' course, in the Argentine, where
boss don't cost song, it's only nat
ural ye should see beggars on horse
back, and 1 amt sayin' nothin' about
that. But in China they ride, too,
while there's Maltese beggar down
Malta way; what even drives a spring
wagon an takes his gal along. Inter
rupts his canoodlin' to ask you for a
copper to stave off starvation, then
starts right in again where he left of" :"
New Orleans Tmes-Democrat.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1908-09-19
A Rhvmed Weddinu,

According to the Mexico Ledger
John Stobie, a Wellston magistrate
united a negro couple with this cere.
mony:
Jim, will you take Bet
Without any regret
To love and to cherish
Till one Of you perish
And is laid under the sod,
So help you God?
Jim having given the usual affirma.
tive answer, Judge Stobie turned to
Bet:
Bet, will you take Jim
And cling to him,
Both out and in,
Through thick and thin,
Holding him to your heart,
Till death do you part?
Bet modestly acquiesced, and the
newly married couple We're dismissed
with this benediction:
Through life's alternative joy and strife
I now pronounce YOU man and wife.
Go up life's hill till you get to the level
And salute your bride, you dusky devil!
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1908-09-19
History In july.

In at least four countries perhaps the
most important event in their histories
was recorded in July-namely, the es-
tablishment Of their independence In
our own history we have the memora-
bic Fourth of July, while the patriotic
efforts Of the liberator Simon Bolivar
for the independence of Venezuela
were consummated on July 5, Colombia
ridding herself of the Spanish yoke on
July 20. Then there is France, with
her July IA, marking the date when
the suffering French people stormed
the famed and fearsome Bastille. The
Spanish forces at Santiago, Cuba, ca
pitulated on July 16.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1908-09-19
Made Over Prescriptions.

"There is one loss sustained by drug
gists that very few people know
about" said the experienced clerk.
'"That is in the prescriptions that have
to be made over, the same as clerks,
stenographers, writer's and artists, nc
matter how painstaking, frequently
have to do their work over. The most
careful drug clerk in existence is bound
to make mistakes sometimes in meas
uring and mixing. He may pour in too
much of some kind Of liquid or sift
In too much of certain powder. In
most cases the overdose would not real
ly affect the value of the medicine, but
the conscientious clerk isn't going to
take any chances on numbering any
body, so he throws away the whole
mixture and makes up another pre-
scription."- York Globe.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1908-09-19
An UnaccountabIo Failinu,

1t was severe trial to Mr.. Harding
that his only sons memory was not all
that could be desired. "Where in the
world he got such forgetful streak
from is beyond me-" said~the exasper-
ated father to his wife on one occasion.
"What has he forgotten now?" asked
Mrs. Harding, with eyes downcast and
a demure expression.
"The figures Of the last return from
the election on the bulletin board"
And Mr.. Harding inserted finger in
his collar as If to loosen it and shook
his head vehemently. Looked at 'em
as he came past not half an hour ago,
and now can't tell me-
"As said to him, If you're so stu.
pid you can't keep few simple figures
in your head, why don't you write 'em
down on a piece Of paper, as do, and
have done all my life, long before I
was your ageT"
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1908-09-19
Consultation in German and EnqIish.

All durable medical ana Surgical diseases
acute and chronic catarrh. and Special Dis
eases OF the Eye. Ear, Nose and Throat. Lung
Disease. Early Consumption. Bronchitis, BrOn
chial Catarrh. Constitutional Catarrh. Dys-
pepsia, Sick HEADACHE. Stomach and Bowel
Bright's Disease. Diabetes. Kidney, Liver
Bladder. PrOstatic and Female Diseases, Diz-
ztness. Nervousness. Indigestion. Obesity, In
terrupted Nutrition. Slow grOth in children.
and all wasting disease in adults. Many
cases Of deafness, ringing In the ears. loss OF
been improperly treated or neglected. can be
easily restored. Deformities, club feet. cur
verature Of the spine. disease of the brain.
paralysis. epilepsy, heart disease. dropsy
swelling of the limbs, Structure, open sores,
pain in the bone. granular engagements and
Young, middle aged and old, single or mar
ried men and all who suffer from lost man
hood. nervous debility. sperma atorrhoea, SEM
!nal losses. sexual decay. failing memory,
weak eyes. stunted development. lack OF
energy. Impoverished blood. pimples, impedi-
ments to marriages; also blood and skin dis
ease. Syphilis, eruptions. hair falling bone
pains. Swellings. sore throat. ulcers, effects OF
mercury, kidney and bladder troubles. weak
back, burning urine. passing urine too often.
gSnOrrhOea, gleet. structure. receiving treat
ment prompt relief for life.
Cancers, Tumors, doiter, Fistula, Piles
varicocele and enlarged glands with the sub
out pain and without the loss of drop of
blood is one OF his own discoveries and is the
most really scientific and certainly sure cure
OF the twentieth century. No incurable
cases taken with guarantee to cure. Con-
sultation to those interested, LOO.
DR.. REA &lCO.,
Minneapolis. Mimi. LOUSY illeKy
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1908-09-19
BROWN, THE "BO0STER" ~

In a labored leading editorial,
which was undoubtedly written by
one Brown, the Bemidji Sentinel
refers to the editorial department of
the Pioneer as being cheap John
affair.""
Brown came here, some few
weeks ago, with the intention, as he
declared to the writer, of handling
Opsahl's candidacy in Beltrami
county," How we'll he succeeded
may be judged from the fact that
Mr.. Opsahl ran some 800 votes
behind Mr.. Funkley, in Beltrami
county.
AS to the "Cheap John" part of
which Mr.. Brown makes reference:
There is one employe on the Pio-
neer who has drawn more money,
in salaries alone, as an all-around
newspaper man than Brown has
ever drawn, and who will continue
to receive more, by nearly double,
than that gentleman will ever get
in newspaper office, despite the
fact that he carries a recommend in
his pocket from some newspaper
union in Iowa..
The "Carpet-bagger" is a new
man in this community, and the
Pioneer has made no effort what
ever to throw any stones in his
way" believing that the outfit
across the street would possibly
have at least one male office employe
that could enter the ranks of de-
cent journalism; but it would appear
that the entire bunch are personal
selections of "Old Allen," whose
high Cd moral standing is we'll
known to every resident of this city.
AS to the people of this city CIV
ing the Pioneer support, we believe
that the business men will hesitate
before they turn down an institution
employing twenty-five people (Which
includes five families) for the Senti-
mel. We pay our help every Satur-
day night, and never give orders on
merchants unless our employees
specifically request them; and we
have always followed this custom.
We have not been forced to tell tales
of woe to every passerby relative to
our shortsightedness in handling our
business.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1908-09-19
AMer a South African Storm.


With the breaking Of the day I went
outside. The country was unrecogniza-
BILE. The land and the scenery which I
had known for years were entirely al
tered. The very hills, piled high with
white hailstones, were different
shape, and torrents Of muddy water
poured down from all sides. And when
the red sun rose into a clear bright
sky the scene of ruin and desolation
was awful to look at. Buildings had
been hurled to the ground and were
nothing more than hills Of hailstones.
A large dam I had spent two years in
making had been completely swept
away. III another dam which had re-
mained unbroken the hailstones had
accumulated and piled themselves ur
over twenty feet in height. There was
not sign Of water in this huge DAM
just a huge pile Of frozen hailstones.-
Wide World Magazine.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1908-09-19
An Irish Tale.

One day an Irishman, having put his
hat upon gate post by which he lay
down to sleep, sprang up at midnight
and, mistaking the object for an en-
emy, dealt it a desperate cut with his
scythe. Perceiving his mistake, the
man gave thanks to heaven that he
had taken it off before lying down.
"For," said he, ''had my head been in
that hat it's ten to one I had laid it
open with my scythe, and it's dead
man I would have been seem mesilf at
this minuter'-London Captain.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1908-09-19
A Famous Wear.

It is contended that the year 1909
gave more celebrities and persons of
genius to the world than any other
year of the nineteenth century. Among
those who were born in that memora-
BILE year were Abraham Lincoln, Edgar
Allan Poe, Oliver Wendell Holmes.
William Ewart Gladstone, Charles Oar
win, Lord Houghton, Alfred Tennyson,
Edward Fitzgerald, Professor Blackie,
Mary Cowden Clarke and Felix Men
delSSOhn.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1908-09-19
Married by Blood.

In the island Of Banquey there is a
tribe of Dusuns differing widely in
language, religion and customs from
other tribes bearing that name. Mar
riages are performed in the forest in
the presence of two families. There
IS no public gathering or feast. The
rite consists in transferring a drop of
blood from a wooden knife in the cal
Of the mans leg to a similar cut in
the wolnan's leg. After marriage the
man takes the bride to her home,
where he resides in future as a men,
Der of the family.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1908-09-19
A Candle Trick,

Let 8 candle burn until it has a good
long snuff, then blow it out with a
sudden puff. A bright wreath Of white
smoke will curl up from the hot wick.
Now, If a fame be applied to this
smoke, even at a distance Of two or
three inches from the candle, the fame
Will run down the smoke and rekindle
the wick In a very fantastic manner
To perform this ceremony nicely there
must be no draft or changing" doors
while the mystic spell is rising.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1908-09-19
Legal Repartee.

"Gentlemen Of the jury" said the
pompous lawyer, assuming his most
imposing mien, II once sat upon the
Judges bench in Iowa.
''Where was the judge?" quickly in
quired the opposing attorney, and the
pompOus gentleman found the thread
of his argument hopelessly entangled-
Detroit Free Press.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1908-09-19
Wayside Communinos.

.--3-.- Wayslde ConmunIngs..
Wareham LOng-Wot started the hard
times anyway? . ...-@ -
Tufold Knutt- did, ye ole fool!
We wus sufferin' with 'em long fore
anybody else caught EN- Chicago
Tribune
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1908-09-19
Absolutely Free,

Angry Mother (suddenly entering
parlor and catching young music teach.
er kissing her daughter)-Young man,
Is this what I pay you for? Music
Teacher-No, ma'am; 1 make no charge
for this.-Florida Times-Union,
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1908-09-19
Offensive.

mo, l don't like that woman" de-
clared Nuwed.
"And why not?"
''She's too blamed sorry for my wife
to suit my ideas of what's requisite
and necessary
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1908-09-19
The Bohemian,

"Ah, once bohemian always a bo-
hemian" exclaimed the unscissored
poet. "A bohemian never changes"
mo, not even his collar" replied the
practical man, who had met few bo>
hemians.--Chicago News.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1908-09-19
inconsistency,

"Pa, what is the meaning Of incon-
sistency?" asked Freddy.
Inconsistency, my son." exclaimed
pa, "means man who growlg all day
and then goes home and kicks the dog
for barking at night"
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1908-09-19
Expected Reduction.

Grandpa Macpherson - How many
do two and two make, Donald? Don
ald-Six. Grandpa-What are you talk
ing about? Two and two make four.
Donald-Yes, I know, but I thought
you'd "beat me down" a bit!-London
Punch
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1908-09-19
Put THROUGH His PAGES,

The wealthy Briton is confessedly
the most fastidious man living as to
the quality of his personal domestic
sefvice The concentrated energy with
which an Englishman will rebuke his
servant for an offense so slight that
the average American fails to observe
it bears out the above statement
Those who propose changing servants
are not content with references and a
perfunctory interview with the man
or maid under consideration, but in
sist upon a full dress rehearsal Of both
manners and appearance. The serv-
ant in livery is put through all his
PAGES, must display the size of his
calves, the haughtiness of his pose as
we'll as breeding in handling a card,
announcing a guest or serving at the
table. Nothing is taken for granted.
The master and the mistress sit by
and discuss the points of groom or but
Ter as they would those Of a high
priced horse or valuable dog. Domes-
tics are taken with great seriousness
by the upper class Englishmen, and
for that reason nothing is left to luck
in peopling the servants hall.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1908-09-19
His Fate,

The race Of consequential vergers is
not yet extinct. Dean Pigoc has story
about one Of them, who, when bish-
op asked him at what point he was to
make his appearance, replied:
"First take the choir people to their
places, and then, after they are seated,
I return for you, my lord, and conduct
you to the halter."-London Telegraph
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1908-09-19
No Accent.

No Accent.
French Professor-Ah, yes, mademoi-
selle, you spick re French wizout ze
least accent. Miss Breezy-Do I, real
ly? French Professor-Oh, yes-zat
ees, wiZout re least French accent.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1908-09-19

The avaricious man is always II
want.-Horacs
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-09-11

Only as a tourist do you hurry, and
after a conductor has held you at arms
length when you are too hasty IN
boarding or leaving a car you begin
to slow down, too. There is no rush
hour in Washington, and there are cars
enough to go around. Likewise you car
cross the street at any point along the
block without danger Of being rur
down, yelled at or told to 'step lively
Politeness seems really common IL
Washington, and courtesy possible ever
in ten-dollar- -a-week clerks. Drop into
real estate office. The young mar
behind the counter not only informs
you how easily you could rent an apart
ment in the house occupied by Miss
Hagner, Mrs. Roosevelt's social secre
tary, but he advises you as to employ.
ment agencies. And he stands up sc
long as you are in the Office. In New
York, the would-be tenant, man OF
woman, stands up-and the agent sits
down-with his feet on table if it Il
good renting weather; and it is much
the same in other cities
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-09-11
GIGANTIC OFFICE BUlLDIHGS:
STEEL CONSTRUCTIONS CLIMAX.

With the announcement from New
York that the Equitable Life Assurance
Society intends to erect the tallest
building in the world arises the ques-
tion how far architects and builders
will go before reaching the limit of
their efforts to pierce the clouds. A
few years ago the Masonic Temple in
Chicago and the World building in
New York were looked upon as mir
acles. They are commonplace to-day.
The projected Equitable Life build
ing is to be siXty-two stories high and
its top will be 900 feet above the side
walk. The flagstaff crowning this stu
pendous structure will be $50 feet above
the roof, making the height to the tip
of the pole 1,059 feet, or about one
fifth OF mile. The Eiffel tower in
Paris is seventy-fve feet lower, being
0S4 feet above the ground.
Following are the tallest buildings
and other structures in the world:
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-09-11

The passion for travelling, whether
alone or with the family or in the COM
pany Of fiag-waving citizens from the
Panhandle and Great Lakes has done
the American people world of good.
The intelligent observation of foreign
life has levelng effect that is good
for the observer himself, and for the
world In general. 1t dulls conceit and
sharpens sympathy. The japanese have
taken leaf out of the American book
In this respect, and in the last few
years have begun to travel fast and
far. Americans spend millions of dol
lars in Europe; but it is hardly open
to a question that the extravaganza
which some people deprecate is not
more than Offset by the inestlmably
beneficial impressions received by the
thousands who keep their eyes and ears
rather than their purses open, and who
bring these Impressions back to improve
the stay-at-homes.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-09-11


All classes Of thinkers, realizing tha,
education is the nations first problem,
have contributed to the discussion of
the school question. The physician
has made his plea for the child's
health, the clergyman has put In his
word for religious instruction, the en-
ployer has asked for schools to send
him graduates trained in the rudiments
Of business. All this interest in educa-
ton stimulates teachers and keeps the
schools abundantly equipped and pro-
gressive. But under all the varied
questions, the fundamental purpose of
education Is sometimes buried from
sight. Prof. Friedrich Paulsen, a Ger
man teacher and philosopher, has re
Gently summoned his countrymen to
remember the old moral roots Of ed
ucation. His article, translated in the
Educational Review, bids us hold fast
to the principles that education means
training in obedience, application and
the subsection Of the young will to the
older disciplined will. This philosopher
and teacher of. ethics knows that the
civilized human being is he who can
drive controlled mind to a definite
goal, and that schools and parental dis
cipline and churches have as their OBJ
ject the making of civilized men and
women out Of raw material So that
when a devotee Of "child-psychology"
advocates the study Of the child-bent
and adaptation of educational methods
to the young individual soul, the old
fashioned teacher agrees, provided the
teacher and not the child is to do the
adapting. When the preacher of health
and nature shows the beautiful devel-
opment of free childhood running wild
In the open fields, the old-fashioned
teacher admits the poetry Of the idea,
but insists that the child will never
enjoy freedom until he has learned me-
thodically to do as he is told, indoors
and out. And when the pedagogical
expert devises course In manual
training, French, music and nature
study, the same old-fashioned teacher
accepts the combination, provided the
pupil be required to do his work thor
oughly in each subject, whether he likes
it or not.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-09-11
An Uncanny Plant.

On the shores Of Lake Nicaragua il
to be found an uncanny product OF the
vegetable kingdom known among the
natives by the expressive name of "the
DEVILS moose" Dunstan, the natural
ist, discovered 1t while wandering on
the shores Of the lake. Attracted by
cries of pain and terror from his dog
he found the animal held by black,
sticky bands. which had chafed the
skin to the bleeding point. These bands
were branches Of newly discovered
carnivorous plant, which has been aptly
named the "land octopus" The branch
es are flexible, black, polished, without
leaves, and secrete viscid fluid