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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-08-03
A Hindrance,

standardization are half an hour
late this morning. Letter Carrier-Yes,
ma'am. The sections Of stovepipe I
have to wear inside my trousers legs
on account of the dogs you keep along
this street hamper my movements,
ma'am."-Chicago Tribune.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-08-03
OMcehoIders,

"Well, there's one thing to be said
for public servants"
"What's that?" 49,. ......-...
when you hire one you never have
any trouble keeping him. Cleveland
Leader. h-.- -- -
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-08-03
Just So.

I wish YOU would use your influ-
snce to get Jinx to attend our poker
party this evening"
Jinx! Why, he's the poorest poker
player you ever sawy'
i know IT, Houston Post.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-08-03
Frenzied Financierinc,

Columbus Washington Johnson Smith
Watts de price er dem watermelons,
Mr.. Jackson?
Mr.. Jackson (cunningly)-Ten cents
erpiece and I picks 'em; 20 cents err
piece and you picks 'em, Mr.. Sniff.
Mr.. Smith-All right, Mr.. Jackson.
guesses I'll take 'em all, and you picks
'em, eff you please!-Puck.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-08-03
A Gallant Cleroyman.

a Gallant Clergyman. y
It IS said that the Rev. Sydney
Smith could be gallant as we'll as witty
on occasion.
"Oh, Mr.. Smith, cannot bring this
flower to perfection" said a young
lady to him once as she showed him
about her conservatory.
Whereupon he took her by the hand
and said, Then let me bring perfec-
ton to the flower"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-08-03
Legal Fiction.

Says Sir Henry Maine in his can
Gent Law" "a legal fiction is the as
sumption which conceals or affects to
conceal the fact that rule Of law has
undergone alteration, its letter remain
ing unchanged while it's operation has
been modified. The fact is that the
law has been changed; the fiction is
that it remains what it always was"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-08-03
Judge Bethea Dying.

Chicago, Aug. 3.-United States DIS
trict Judge 8. H. Bethea, who has
been i'll at his home at Sterling. ILL.,,
is reported in critical condition. He
was unable to take any nourishment
and it was stated that the end was
not far off.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-08-03
Stuck to Il.

Her Husband-If a man steals, no
matter what it is, he will live to re-
greet it. His Wife-During our court
ship you used to steal kisses from me.
Her Husband-Well, you heard what
said
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-08-03
GOVERNOR PHONES REPRIEyE
New Jersey Boy Saved From Electric
Chair. !

New Jersey Boy Saved From Electric
Chair.
Trenton, N. j., Aug. 3.-Just a few
hours before he was to die in the
electric chair for completely in the
murder of his grandfather Walter Eel
Ter was reprieved by Governor Fort,
who called up the prison here by long
distance telephone from his summer
home at Seagirt. The time for the
execution was SO near at hand that
the governor would not wait for the
mails or even special messenger
He was emphatic In ordering that the
boy should not be put to death until
the reprieye of thirty days should be
formally delivered at the prison.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-08-03
Smart Set ENGLISH.

The speech Of the smart man and
woman sufficiently betrays the mod
ern attitude. TO speak good English
is middle class. The modern vocabu-
larry Is very small, and the greater
part Of it is composed Of slang.-Black
and White.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-08-03
A "Place Of Learnino,"

Sydney Smith, once asked why a GER
tain college was called a place of learn
Ing, replied that, although great
many had been there to get learning,
no one had ever taken learning away;
hence it was appropriately named.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-08-03
WIRELESS EXPLODES MINE

Sets OH Death Device at Distance of
Seven Miles.
Berlin, Aug. 3.-Wireless exploding
mines are to be the next terror of
modern q. warfare. Alexander Swie-
tochowski, whose father is known as
an author and newspaper writer. has
applied for a patent.
In the trials he attached q deto'
nator to a buried mine. Then, sta
toned seven miles away, he exploded
1t. The experiment was tried several
times. Wireless telegraphy furnished
the basis.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-08-03
DOZEN DEAD IN COLLISION
Electric Trains In Crash at Coldwa.
ter, Ida.

Spokane, Wash, Aug. S.-The num-
Der of dead as the result Of the head
on collision of two electric trains on
the Occur d'Alene and Spokane rail-
road totals twelve and the number OF
injured about seventy-flve.
The wreck occurred at Coldwater,
Ida, a smaH station twenty-five miles
east of Spokane. n
Many persons from Eastern-states
were on the trains, having come to
Spokane to register for the Indian
land opening. ., H.
Most of the injured were brought
to Spokane hospitals on special
train from Occur d'Alene.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-08-03
All Depends,

Tourist-1t looks like pretty good
soil around here. What crops do the
farmers grow in this section? Ma.
tive That all depends, stranger.
Tourist Depends on what? Native.
On what sort Of seed they puts in.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-08-03

WANTED-Good lady cook. Good
wages to right party. Clearwater
Hotel, Bag]ey.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-08-03
Easv.

Jack-The fortune teller said would
marry a blond. Belle-Did she say
how soon? Jack-In six months. Belle
(coyly)-1 can easily be blond by that
time, Jack.-Sketch.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-08-03
Why She Held on To Il.

Mrs. Willful-My husband told me II
I didn't like the brooch you'd exchange
it for me. Jeweler-C Certainly, madam.
III be only too glad, as four different
ladies Of your set want it.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-08-03
ONLY ONE DEATH AT OSAKA

Fire Destroyed More Than Eleven
Thousand Buildings.
Toxic, Aug. 3.-An official report on
the damage done by the great fire at
. Osaka places the number of buildings
destroyed at 1853, including II Office
buildings, 8 schools, 4 banks. 10. busi-
ness blocks and 20 temples. There
was only one death. Three persons
were seriously injured. -.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-08-03
Out of Mimi.

Fenton-At first he was simply crazy
about her, but now he neglects her
shamefully. Sloanes-I see. At first
he went out Of his mind, and then she
went out of his mind"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-08-03
Rare Indeed,

How rarely do these three things
meet-a man who wants something, is
fitted for it and any great number of
persons who think he ought to have til
Exchange.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-08-03

WANTED-Good girl for general
housework. Steady employment
and good wages. Apply at Pioneer
Office.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-08-03
Crushed.

storebroke-Do you think your IA
Their would object to my marrying
you? Heiress-1 don't know. If he's
anything like me he would
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-08-03

WANTED-Lady dishwash
Good wages. Armstrong; Lunch
Room.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-08-03

Any man may make a mistake.
None but fool will stick to it. Sec
ond thoughts are best, as the proverb
eays.-Cicero. T. --..,s -s---. - =.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-08-03

Parents and turkeys are alwayv
treated we'll before Christmas.-Atchl-
son Globe.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-08-03

HELP WANTED,

WANTED-Young men to learn
automobile business by mail and
prepare for positions as chaffeurs
and repair men. We make you
expert in ten weeks; assist you to
secure position. Pay big; work
pleasant; demaud for men great;
reasonable; write for particulars
and sample lesson. Empire Auto
mobile Institute, Rochester N. Y.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-08-03

FOR SALE-Five-room cottage,
easy terms. 37H foot frontage
on America avenue. Inquire Of
F. D. LaFavar.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-08-03
IS READ INTO THE RECORD
Testimony Given at Murder Triai Of
@+ Harry ThaW.

White Plains, N. Y, Aug. Sat the
hearing of Harry X. Thaw's habeas
corpus proceedings to secure his re-
lease from the state hospital for the
criminal insane District Attorney Je-
rome continued the reading of testt-
mony from the second trial. From
the several bound volumes of court
minutes at his elbow he selected that
containing the evidence of Catherine
O'Neil, former seamstress In the
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-08-03

FOR Shooting gallery.
Third street. Only one in town..
Price S275. Reason for selling,
am going.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-08-03

FOR Stakeholder stamps. The.
Pioneer will procure any kind of a
rubber stamp for you an short
notice.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-08-03

No man can be wise on an empty
stomach.-G George Eliot.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-08-03

WANTED-Lady cook; best of
wages. Apply Pioneer office.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-08-03

Steady girl for general work.; good
pay and instruction in photo work
if desired. Mrs. A. A. Richardson,
113 Nineth Street..
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-08-03
MISCELLANEOUS.

PUBLIC LIBRARY-Open LIES
days, Thursdays and SATURDAYS
z:3O to E p. M, and Saturday
evening 1880 to 9 p. M also.
Library in basement Of Court
House. Mrs. Donald. librarian
WANTED-Position as nurse girl
Apply Lakeshore hotel.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-08-03
FOR SALE.

FOR SALE.-Nine-room dwelling
house and barn. Dwelling house
strictly modern. Also good lot in
Mill Park. Inquire of Peter Linde-
berg, 7O7 Beltrami avenue.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-08-03
'EN ! Ed / BY 4
wall OF STEEL
Gar Well Guarded While ID
British Waters.
FLEET SURROUNDS YACHT

Welcome OF Russian Ruler Distinctly
Official in Character and His De
nunciators Are Given No Chance to
Make Counter Demonstration.
King Edward and Many Members Of
Royal Family Present.
Cowes, Aug. 3.-The Russian impe
rial yacht STANDARD, bringing the EN-.
peror and the empress from Cher.
bourg to Cowes on a visit to King
. Edward, is anchored in the Cowes
roadstead. The imperial visitors were
given an official welcome even more
imposing than usually attends such
important occasions Not only were
King Edward and Queen Alexandra,
the Prince and Princess Of Wales and
large gathering of other members OF
the royal family present, but $50 OF
the pick of the British war fleet,
dressed in flags from stem to stern
: and flying the Russian ensign, encir.
oiled the anchorage allotted to the
STANDARD -.
. The unusual welcome was arranged
designedly for the double purpose OF
helping to strengthen the links in the
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-08-03
FOR RENT,

+ OR R EN- -Finely-furnishedl
rooms, near the lake. Inquire att
Peterson's.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-08-03

FOR RENT-Two furnished rooms
Apply at 419 America avenue.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1909-05-19
AN INTERESTING PAINT TEST

There Is very simple and interest.
Ing chemical test by which to detect
impurity in paint materials. Thou.
sands and thousands of people, all over
the country, are making this test 1t
is sure way to safeguard against
the many adulterated white leads
which are on the market. Any one
can make the test-all that is needed
Is a simple little instrument which
may be had free by writing National
Lead Company, 1902 Trinity Building,
New York, and asking for House
owners Painting Outfit No. 40.
The outfit includes also a set of color
schemes for exterior or interior paint
ing, Or both, if you wish, and book
of specifications. No HORSEPOWER
should make any arrangements for
painting till he gets this outfit.
One can't expect a satisfactory paint
Ing job without pure white lead There
Is a way to make sure you're getting a
pure white lead-without testingit. See
that the key bears National Lead Com.
pany's famous Dutch Boy Painter trade
mark. which is positive guarantee OF
purity. Your dealer probably has
this white lead. If not let National
Lead Company know.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1909-05-19
Secretary Latta Startles Conqressnen

1dent came off; but Mr.. Latta sudden.
~ lost his voice and had a hard time
unloading his mpedimenta and the
proper formal speech He managed to
get through it, and in time-by rea.
son, OF course, of the constant prac.
tlce during the Roosevelt administra.
tion-acquired commendable non.
chalance about it.
But he never dreamed of appearing
IN any other costume than the long
and dignified black frock coat of
craftsmanship. 1t was supposed that
garb was as necessary for him az
the flowing robes of black which add
something to the terror with which
the supreme court judges inspire a
lawyer appearing before them for the
first time. What, therefore, was the
astonishment when he appeared the
other day in natty sack suit and de.
livered his message with the ease of
telegraph boy with MESSAGE
One explanation offered is that Mr..
Latta has to make the trip so seldom
nowadays that he can't arrange al.
ways to have the long skirted coat
handy.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1909-05-19

w NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. to uplift the
w business women of WASHINGTON
$4,000 of whom earn their livelihood at
service in the government depart
ments, have received a setback.
Some time ago it occurred to q
group OF well-meaning society women
In New York that it would be nice to
uplift all these working women About
the same time the National Civic Fed
Grafton of Women began busying itself
with the women in the Washington
departments. 1t took on the great
bureau of engraving and printing, in
which women are employed, and pro-
'ceeded to look for things that needed
to be improved
The bureau of engraving and print
ing is the place where the money is
made; hundreds on hundreds of mil
lions of dollars worth of treasury
notes and bank notes are turned out
there every year.
When the Civic Federation of Wom-
en- sent committee to do some uplift.
Ing these money manufacturing wom-
en- doubted whether they really needed
any charity. They earn comfortable
livings, have their own places in so.
ciety, go to the theater, and never be.
fore thought of themselves as in need
OF any uplift from the Manhattan d.
rection.
The New York women, fearing that
the working women were overawed
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1909-05-19
IN PRAISE OF THE COUNTRY.
Residence There Has Many Advan.
tages Of Which City DweIler
Knows Nothino,

There are hardships in the country:
struggles are necessary to wrest live.
nhood from the soil or from business
IN a small community. But every
stroke can be made to count for Der.
manence, comments the Columbia
State. The food and the air are bet.
ter; mans independence is more real.
where he can own the roof that shell.
ters him and the ground upon which
he can grow his provisions. Every
COW or horse added to his holdings is
an increase of his capital. Little By
little. year by year. he can, with indus.
try and good Judgment, increase his
store OF worldly goods and give to
his children a tangible Inheritance, a
foothold in their own land, an anchor.
age from which the shifting tides OF
trade cannot dislodge them And while
such family is living its own life.
solving its own problems, 1t may en-.
JOY the same literary and artistic
pleasures. and the same general ad-
vantages that the city family has.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1909-05-19
Sentiment in Common Lives.

Sentiment plays an important part
IN the worlds commerce. The good old
Christmas custom of having a tree for
the children means lucrative harvest
for the people of Maine and Vermont
Nuremberg prepares for the American
holidays as regularly as winter fol-
lows summer, and the failure of the
German toyship to arrive in port would
amount to national disaster. A
commonplace commercial enterprise
means happiness in hundreds of thou-
SANDS OF homes. What would St. Pat
rick's day be without the regular shin
ments OF shamrocks to be worn for
love OF the old country, or the Fourth
OF July without firecrackers from China
to be burned in celebration Of the
birthday of new country?
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1909-05-19
Agricultural Experts Make Discovery

pecially prevalent in the newer dairy
ing sections of the middle west. In
one region this trouble occurs so fire.
quently that it is spoken of among
commission men as the fishy belt
"The immediate cause is generally
ascribed to the presence of tri.
methylamin in the butter" continued
the experts, so the sleuths got on the
track of this and found it mot guilty"
Next they tackled oidum nactis, and
this, too, proved an alibi. Then they
1noculated the butter with the third
suspect, bacterium lactis aerogenes,
and it, too, was proved innocent The
bulletin finally concludes that the
cause is as about as follows, to-wit:
"Fishy flavor is caused by a slow,
spontaneous chemical change, to
which acid is essential, and which is
favored by the presence of small
amounts of oxygen. Its immediate
cause is particular substance pro.
duced by the oxidation of one of the
combinations of the acid developed in
the ripening of the cream. The sub.
stance oxidized may be the result of
a hydrolysis of the cream"
And here is the climax:
The remedy: Fishy flavor may be
prevented with certainty by making
butter from pasteurized sweet cream.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1909-05-19

N the midst of the throes of the
i tariff fighting and the uprisings in
Turkey and Persia, Uncle Sans staid
and placid department of agriculture
at Washington hurled a bombshell to
the center of the worlds stage the
other day in an official bulletin on "fishy
flavor in butter" Yes, there it is in
all it's fearful portent.
For four years, according to the bull
letin, Uncle Sans bureau of animal
Industry sleuths have been on the
trail OF the microbe which gives to
butter "a peculiar oily taste suggest
ing mackerel or salmon"
But they have not caught the mi.
crObe yet
although there are very few ref.
erences to this subject in literature"
announces the bulletin, "the trouble is
widely distributed.
1T is known to occur in various
parts OF the United States, but is es.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1909-05-19
Aldrich to Quit Senate at End of Term

known. While the tariff bill is
under consideration, the financial leg.
lslation, in charge of the national
monetary commission, is making little
apparent progress, although consider.
able work is being done by experts
employed by the commission to gather
data for it's use.
Next autumn Mr.. Aldrich will
make trip through the country
delivering number of speeches. or
addresses, as he prefers to call them.
explaining the work of the none.
tary commission, its plans for the re.
organization of the monetary system.
consulting with bankers and business
men and explaining his views.
Early this year Mr.. Aldrich ad.
dressed a chosen audience at the
home OF DR.. Nicholas Murray But.
Ter on this subject. In the autumn
he will visit Chicago, ST. Louis, Kan.
sas City and probably other financial
centers, where he will address like
audiences on the subject.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1909-05-19
EXPECT MUCH OF TELESCOPE
Harvard Observatory Has Installed
Monster instrument to Search
the Heavens.

A telescope that floats in a tank OF
water instead of being mounted on a
solid pier has just been installed at
the Harvard observatory. The instru.
ment is of the rejecting type and is
the largest of it's kind in the world,
the object mirror being five feet
across.
The instrument proper is mounted
on water-tight cylindrical steel float,
which is buoyed up by water in con.
crete tank only slightly larger than
the cylinder and shaped to fit it. The
cylinder Is inclined and serves as the
polar axis of the telescope.
1t does not float freely In the tank,
but has delicate pivot at each end
to- hold and guide it. The water, how.
ever, bears all the weight, so that
none OF 1t rests on the pivots. All
movements of the telescope are regu-
lated by electric motors. The great
glass mirror is so arranged that it can
easily be removed and resilvered
whenever it grows dim, although it's
weight is about two tons.
The whole instrument is mounted in
the open air, but the image is reflected
to an eyepiece in an adjoining build
ing, where the observer sits. The tele-
scope is expected to reveal stars OF
the seventeenth or eighteenth magni-
even fainter ones-and
work may thus be done with it that
would be impossible with any other In.
strument.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1909-05-19
UpGft Plan Among Girl Workers Fails

at the contemplation Of such a won.
drous opportunity to be improved,
and struck speeches. at the thought
of having such great ladies take an
interest in them, decided that it would
be necessary to give the bureau girls
some especial opportunities to get
used to the overpowering thought So
1t was proposed that some of the
young women should be invited to visit
some of their benefactresses in the
homes of the latter and learn how it
was all done, observe the method of
eating ice cream with a fork and
taking soup out of the side of the
spoon, and such like correct little
wrinkles.
Somehow this didn't much appeal to
the girls, either; they rather opined
that their table manners were good
enough, and didn't feel the need of be.
ing further impressed with the splen-
dor of being patronized by ladies who
used gold dinner services.
But the federation committee worked
away earnestly. and finally the explo.
sion came. The committee found so
of the women in the bureau would
have to be dropped out of the service
before the moral average would be
raised to the point where contact with
the federated benefactresses could be
established at all.
That settled 1t. Every woman and
girl in the bureau resolved herself
into an indignation meeting. It was
what all had been expecting, they de.
clared. Those society women who
wanted to convert working women
into butterflies, of course, couldn't un-
derstand. Why should they be ex-
pected to? They had meant we'll
enough, but really they could hardly
be commended for tact and diplomacy.