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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-04-08

special offer by the lack of your
Subscriptions. Now is the appointed
time. Don't put off till tomorrow
what you can do today for tomorrow
you may forget or maybe (let's hope
not anyway tomorrow's sun may
never rise, to you.
Are You Getting All You Can?
Are you candidates getting all the
subscriptions you can? Are you
getting all you are entitled to? You
may think so but 60 over your list Of
promises and count the Subscriptions
you have gotten; the number Of
votes you have; then the number Of
votes the other Candidates have
and figure out for yourself if you
have all that is yonr due. =.
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SISTERS OF ST. ANTHONY'S
HOSPITAL CHOOSE TAG DAY
Seyen Popular Women Of This City Will Assist With
Others in the Sale Of Tags All Day Tuesday,
April 18TH

Tuesday, April IL. is the day set
aside by the Sisters of St. Anthony's
Hospital as tag day. This day
throughout the entire county, is
bound to be long remembered, and
should be a most successful event
for the st. Anthony hospital.
Work has commenced with the
new addition to the hospital because
it was absolutely necessary to be
able to house and care for the
patients brought to this popula,
institution. The hospital, during
the past years, has been taxed to the
limit. Although every patient
brought to this place has been
cared for and given the utmost
attention, there have been many
who could not be taken in owing to
lack of room. With this annex the
hospital people will be able to care
for great many more patients and
will no doubt meet the require
ments for several years to come.
Tag day is big day and the
one day in which each aud every
man, woman and child should help
this worthy cause. There should
not be soul on the streets in Be.
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Be like the lady who sent her first
fifty word night letter who, when
she came to send it, found she had
only forty eight words in it and find
ing out that she had TO- pay for
fifty schemed around quite a while
for something to say that would con-
vey some message in a two word
sentence. -, -.
After almost having given up in
despair, the inspiration came to her
and she wrote: Fine weather." and
then beamed in triumph as she
realized that she was getting her full
right under the telegraph night letter
service.
Are you getting your full rights?
If you are not do not give up in
despair but scheme until the inspira-
ton comes to you as it is bound to
with little perseverance because
that's all it takes to win success in
anything. .@> a. r
The Way He Did It.
A prosperous and well-known
travelling man in the east who has
accumulated an estate worth several
thousand dollars, tells of the method
he pursued to save. His method
was to put SIS in the Savings Ac-
count every month in the year re-
gardless of what came or went. If
he got hard up and needed a little
extra money he would borrow it
from his Saving Account, giving his
Savings Account a note on himself
drawing ten per cent interest for the
amount he drew. ~.
These notes he. made out for 80,
60 and 90 days and paid them the
same as any other financial obliga-
ton and the interest that had
accrued on them. After four or
five years things going we'll with
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.D0INCS COUNTY BOARD

The board of county commits
sioners adjourned today, after hav-
ing been in session for the past
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l PVAI0AS OOo1ASoOS q NOuoAOSAOOSG
portion of which was left over from
last months meeting.
| County Surveyor Bliler has been
authorized to survey and prepare ,
profile of the so.called Blackjack
county road and file the same with
the board. County Auditor Haynel
was also instructed to advertise fol
grubbing and grading this road.
At the request of some resi-.
dents of the Town and Village Of
Kelliher, the board adopted q motion
requesting the public examiner to
examine the books and accounts Of
the Village of Kelliher, the Town Of
Kelliher and School District No.
88, it having been alleged that II.
regularities existed in the, said
books and accounts.
The bond of Louis Hanson, fol
grading and grubbing the Roose.
velt-Wilton road, was filed and
accepted. ...@..
D. w. Hayden of Blackjack and
, O. E. Soland of Wilton were ap.
pointed to care for and bury old
soldiers and their families in their
respective communities.
The stone fence which has sur.
rounded the court house yards, and
which has caused much trouble,
being broken down and partially
demolished, will be sold to the
highest bidder, April ~, and. the
board has decided that the elegan,
lawn and grounds will be greatly
improved with no fence, so as soon
as the present fence is sold, and
removed the entire place will be free
of distractions. Bids for the pur.
chase of the fence will be received
up to 10 a. m, April %.
The board has instructed Count y
Surveyor Bliler to furnish a list Of
several roads leading north from
Bemid ii as state roads. 49, -
County Surveyor Bliler reported
to the board that the bridge which
spans the Little Mississippi river,
in Sec. Is, Town of Jones, is unsafe
and insecure, and the board
instructed County Auditor Hayner ia
notify the town board of supervisors
to that effect and order them to pos,
notices condemning the bridge.
The surveyor was further
requested to furnish plans for a new
bridge at that point. go.
The auditor was instructed to
advertise for bids for the coustruc.
ton of a road around the south ar N
of Big Turtle lake eastward, afford.
ing highway for farmers in that
community, and also to advertise fol-
bids for the construction of a bridge
across the narrows between Big
Turtle lake and Novel; lake.
The board of audit made q. re-
port to the board on the condition
of the affairs Of the county, which
was accepted and filed.
The plat of Lakeview cemetery
at Blackjack was accepted and
filed.
| The bond of the Security State
Bank of Bemidji as a county deposit.
DRY was accepted and filed.
| The board granted the petition OF
Carl L. Hebron for additional lateral
bitches to Judicial Ditch No. 2, ex.
cept as to laterals on the southwest
side.
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Lace curtain sale beginning
tomorrow, 200 curtains at Csc each
at the Berman Emporium.
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Cattle Rustlers At II Again. Rancher
Tells OF Thrilling Experience
In the West.

IN the west.
Frederick Thornby, who has just
returned from the west, where he.
owns large and prosperous ranch,
tells the following story Of an ex-
citing incident which befell his
daughter while living in the west.
A foreman employed on his ranch
fell in love with his daughter
|: Bessie, aud was accepted by the
father as a desirable sutton, There
was also another sutton Of a very
undesirable character who was not
at all particular as to the means en-
ployed TO gain his ends.
Just how the rest of this story
turns out will no doubt interest you;
and your curiosity eau be satisfied
tby paying a visit to the Majestic
Theater, where this story is being
shown. tonight, Saturday and Sunday,
something Of interest to all. Don't
miss It. Admission S and 10 cents.
q Asa+ !.
Lace curtain sale 200 curtains Il
l25c each-at the Berman Empora.
beginning tomorrow.
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Continued on Page 81
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1910-06-23
All on Account
of Po0dles
By Dorothy Douglas

1t all happened in the baggage
room of the Grand Central station
and was entirely Marie's fault, though
not SO much her fault as her ignorance
of Poodles' position in the household.
They were on their way to Rye
Beach-Poodles, Aunt Polly and Marie.
Marie carried Poodles simply because
an attack of rheumatism prevented
Aunt Polly's carrying the dog and two
crutches at the same time.
Marie was newly acquired member
of the family and all during the drive
to the station her ears were being
crammed with what to do and what
not to do with Poodles. Arrived in the
baggage room everything slipped from
her mind except the careful checking
of three trunks. Aunt Polly had been
rushed off to her train by the porter,
trail Of cautions waiting back from
the door as she went.
Naturally, Marie did not know that
Poodles was never permitted to put
his little feet on the dirt of public by.
ways and, unthinkingly, she set him
down while she accepted her luggage
check. Meantime, Poodles roamed of
toward the door and out into the fresh
air. BY the time Marie had delved into
the bottom of her handbag, extracted
her purse and put coin into each of
the hands outstretched in readiness,
she heard an "all aboard" and rushed
OFF just In time to make the train be.
fore it pulled out
But quicker than that had been the
work of the villains. The moment the
small tousled head of poodles appeared
in the station door there was a low,
enticing whistle from within a closed
riage.
Boobies was not ungrateful to Aunt
Polly for her slavish devotion, but he
was prone to accept favors from
others. Besides-another thought pro.
PEELED his fat legs in the direction of
the whistle-he had had no breakfast!
Aunt Polly had deemed breakfast un.
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A farmer in South Carolina who had
no pillow blew up his land with dyna-
mite. This was q regular black
hand" way Of raising the dust ;is
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1910-06-23

advisable considering the journey be-
fore him.
From behind the mat of snow-white
hair his little beadlike eyes lighted
'up-unmistakably the odor of his ia.
vorite brand of liver was waited from
the door of the carriage. Again the
familiar whistle invited him.
He ventured nearer, even going so
far as to put one forepaw on the low
step, shifting hungrily the while.
Nice Poodles-" same from within
In caressing voice. At the same time
square of fresh. juicy liver was edged
nearer the door. That was too much
for an empty stomach. Poodles leaped
In, the door slammed and the carriage
rolled swiftly away.
The arch-conspirators, for there
were two of them, looked into the eyes
Of each other and laughed. Poodles.
deeply engrossed in the delicacy of
liver, remained blissfully ignorant of
the fact that he was being stolen.
Didn't it work beautifully" asked
the girl.
You're WONDER" said Aunt Polly's
nephew as he squeezed the slender
figure beside him, "and now maybe
The old lady won't refuse to meet you. /"
Its rather mean trick" said Syl.
via remorsefully, "but-there is no
sense in her refusing to have anything
to do with me just because happen
to support my family by going on the
stage-is there?" She looked at him
appealingly as if for confirmation of
her reasoning But that was not neces.
sary, for Jack Ortiz loved Sylvia Day
and would sacrifice any Inheritance
rather than lose her; but Sylvia had
made up her mind to make Aunt Polly
Orth love her. too. The kidnapping of
Poodles was plot entirely her own
Jack was merely willing second to
anything Sylvia desired.
you see," she continued, IL am do.
ing this as much for her as I am for
ls-she loves you more than anything
after Poodles-and If she disinherit.
ed you she would be almost as unhan.
py as she will be over the loss Of
Poedles."
Sylvia. how can you care for a man
who comes second to something like
;hat?" he asked, casting his eyes at
Aunt Polly's treasure.
The treasure was lying, fat and
sleepy, on the floor of the carriage-a
,atisfied grunt escaping him now and
hen.
Il know" laughed Sylvia, ..but
les = not the paragon Of lowell
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-01-19

Ancient Paper Money.


Paper money-properly guaranteed
is now generally recognized
throughout the world as the most
satisfactory and convenient form of
currency. 1t is not, however, as Is
very generally supposed, a compare
lively modern idea.
The celebrated traveller, Marco
Paulo, of Venice, was the first person
to announce to Europe the existence
of paper money, in China, under the
Moguls. 1t was subsequently intro
duced by the Moguls into Persia,
where their notes were called djaou,
or diaw, a word evidently derived
from the Chinese word schaio, signi-
flying "a want of specie"
The fact O sthe Mogals having, in
China and Persia, made use OF paper
money, has induced the belief that
they were the ~originators of 1t. But
in the history of Tchinghiz-khan, and
of the Mogul dynasty in China, pue|
lished in the year 1889, the author.
speaks of the suppression of the pa
per money, which was in use under
the dynasty of the Soung, who
reigned in China previous to the Mo-
guls: and he also r%.entions a. new
species of notes which were substi-
tuted for the old in the year 1864.
|. The original financial speculation
of the Chinese ministry, to provide
for the extraordinary expenditures of
the State, which were exceeding the
revenues, was in the year 119 B. c.
At this period were introduced the
phi-pi, or value in skins. These were
small pieces Of the skin Of deer, which
were kept in a pen, within the palace
walls. They were a Chinese square
foot in size and were beautifully or
namented with painting and embroi-
derry. The price Of those skins was
fixed at a sum equal to about 500
Harper's Weekly.
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Wireless Lights.

Evidently Boston doesn't know all
that is known about lighting, not
withstanding the fact that there is
such a zeal for making long contracts
for the use of systems which seem
very fine now but which will be out
of date in a year, or two, or three, II
they are not out Of date already, new
as they may be. In Omaha 1000 in
candescent lamps are lighted by a
wireless current generated at a Gov
eminent station five miles distant
from the site Of tie Electrical Ex-
position. Technical reports on the
cost and efficiency of this arrange
ment are awaited with interest. Sup
pose our quarreling Bostonians run
out to Omaha during the exhibition
and get all the facts.-Boston Her
aid
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The Real Governor.

While Governor Wilson, of Ken
lucky, was housebound last winter.
owing to q strained tendon in his leg.
he was attended by jim" who has
been general factotum to many Gov
ernors, and who was a ource OF
much fun among State attaches.
The lame leg caused the Governor
to move his Office temporarily to the
mansion, where he received many
delegations.
On one occasion Mrs. Wilson had
waited luncheon for thirty minutes.
and she told His Excellency that ne
must come down and eat with
her.
My dear" said Mr.. Wilson, lust
as soon as l see that delegation OF
men downstairs, I'll be with you"
Mrs. Wilson was determined, and
said: Jim, you go down and tell
them to wait"
Jim" frowncd the Governor, as
that worthy started off to obey the
mistress of the mansion, Jim, you
know who is Governor, don't you?"
"Yas, sah," grinred Jim, with
seeming innocence, "yas, saT, III &c
down and tell the gemmen to wait,
sab. "-Lippincott's.
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tration. This utensil consists OF q
stewpan with three separate compart-
ments in which three vegetables may
be cooked at once over one lid of a
stove or one flame Of a gas range.
The pan comprises a skeleton frame
of bottom and top hoops and side
bars and three receptacles, one taking
up half Of the capacity and the others
being quarters.
Each of these receptacles has a clip
which fits ove the rim of the frame
and by which it may be lifted into
place or out again. AS each Of these
vessels is separate it is not necessary
that the vegetables to be cooked in
them require the same length of time.
AS one is done the partition can be
lifted out. Such a utensil, when used
Of a gas stove, uses up only one-third
as much gas as under ordinary condi-
tions.-Boston Post.
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WORDS OF

Don't be stuck up. Even a PIN
cushion Is that.
The man who can convince others
that he is as good as he thinks he is
is a wonder.
/. 1t is much easier to go to law than
to get back.
Few of us think about mending our
ways till they are pretty badly shat
tered.
It may be possible for a woman to
keep a secret, but most women are
woefully out of practice.
1t doesn't take an athlete to jump
from the frying pan into the fire.
The more promises a man makes
the more excuses he has to manu-
facture.
TIE ma who is looking for trouble
doesn't have far to 60 from home.
1t is hard for children to under
stand how they can always tell the
truth and still be polite.
A fellow may propose 70 a girl on
his knees and still be on his uppers.
A nervous man is easily undone,
but the way dresses are now built it
is hard to undo a woman. .
A nest egg in bank will keep a man
from bTooding over his troubles.
A family descends from father to
son, and sometimes the descent is
something fierce.
If it wasn't for rectifying the mis-
takes Of our youth, we wouldn't have
much TO do in u old age.
A full course in the school Of ex-
perience lasts a lifetime.
Even the man who has never
formed an opinion of his wv ar
rires at a definite conclusion when
he dies.
The proper time TO congratulate a
bride and groom is after they have
lived together for a year and are still
happy.-From "A Gentle Cynic, /" in
the New York Times.
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1.-THE Skin of q Unit"

The blunders Of children are often
due to-bad teaching. This" said a
teacher to her class in arithmetic, zig
a unit" She held up Il pencil. This
book is a unit, too," she said, and
these are units" And she showed
them a ruler. a flower md an apple.
Then she peeled the apple, and hold
iny I'D the pee, said, Now, children.
what is this?" Silence. Come, you
know what it is" she urged. A little
hand went up slowly. We'll, Will
lam" said Inc teacher. please.
ma'am. the skin O. 4 unit. '-JcurnaI
Of Education.
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Prosperity Fixed him.

"As long ez I WI Do'," saio
Brother Williams, II wuz humble
enough ter be thankful! fer what
wuz bout ter receive; but one day
l found $40 in de big road, and after
dat 1 went bout holdin' my head sc
high dat I couldn't see what wu2
befo' ne, an I felled in a dry we'll.
an staid dar three days, hollerin' fer
folks ter pull me out. Satan hisset
wuz once a angel in heaven, but he
couldn't stan prosperity. an look
whar he is noWi"-Atlanta Constitu.
ton.
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Handy Pocket Box.

One Of the most complete combina-
ton articles ever put on the market
is the pocket box designed by a Penn
.sylvania man. This compact and as
tonishing little device includes a pen
knife, pencil sharpener, notebook,
pincushion, nail clip and several other
necessary things. The continuance
is about the size and shape of a large
match box. In d slide along one side
is a knife blade, which, by meaps Of
a projection extending through the
slot, may be thrust out when needed
and replaced when not in use. Part
of the box is a lid, on the bottom Of
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which is fastened leaves OF blank pa
per, forming a writing pad or note
book. Beneath this lid Is a padded
surface for, pins, needles, etc. At one
end of the box is an opening large
enough to admit a lead pencil and
equipped with a sharpening knife in
side. while the nail clip is operated
by the lid of the box, which works on
a spring. With a change of linen
and undergarments and one OF these
boxes a man might travel around the
w~orld.-Washington Star.
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Land Assessment in England.

The evils of this underassessment
of land are perhaps more glazing IN
Cardiff than anywhere else. Cardiff
Castle, with its huge park, lodges and
gardens, with Il boundary wall OF
three-quarters of a mile, situated
right in the heart of the town, is
rated at 1924 q year. The land is
worth millions. Within sight Of the
castle and not more than two hundred
yards away is q tailor's shop which is
rated at S9A7.-London Chronicle.
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TO Sunnlan, HcrSr Cars.

With a view 10 ~suppianting the
horse cars of crosstown lines in New
York City the receiver of the Third
avenue railroad is experimenting with
two cars. one an electric storage bat
terry a using the new Edison storage
battery, and the other a gasoline-elec-
trio ca! in which a gasoline engine is
employed to operate r dynamo that
furnishes current 10 motors on the
Z aXles.
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horrid
Easing Up on Them.

Young gentleman announced
the professor in English literature.
Tomorrow I wish you to come pre-
pared to discuss this sentence from
the works of Henry James"
The entire sentence, professor"
groaned the class.
well, take it as far as the first
semicolon."-Louisville Courier-Jour-
nal.
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Darling Little Willie.

Little Willie was missed by his
mother one day for some time, and
when he re%appeared she asked:
Where have you been, my pet?"
playing postman," replied he
pet" Il gave 4 letter to all tn
houses in our road. Real letters,
.oo."
where on earth did you get
them" questioned his mother in
amazenent.
They were these old ones in your
wardrobe drawer, tied up with rib
bon" was the innocent reply.-Lol-
don Opinion.
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Plain Horrid Man.

She-"So many men nowadays
marry for money. You wouldn't
marry me for money, would yous
dearest"
He (absently) no, darling ,
wouldn't marry you for all the money
in tho world
She-"Oh, YOU horrid, horrid
vretch."-Roston Transcript.
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The "Dreadnoughf" Drum.

London enjoyed a musical joke re-
Gently, when Mr.. Graves and Sir
Charles v. Stanford's amusing lode
to Discard" was played for the first
time at Queens Hall by the New
Symphony Orchestra It's success
was so great that it had to be re-
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More Work For DiogeneS.

Young Wife-"Dont you admire o
man who always says the right thing
at the right tine?"
Spinster-"Em sure I could II
ever have the pleasure OF meeting
srch q Jewish Ledger.
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Les Parens Pauvre.

"Who is that man whom you
~greeted?"
"He is the third husband OF the,
first wife of my second husband
Sourire.
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The RImanian crown is made OF
meta. from Turkish cannon captured
at Plevna in 1877. 1t is not covered
with a thin layer Of gold and enamel
like the Servian crown, but has an
unaGorned circlet of steel.
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Csnse and Effect.

The Earl of Ennui tdreamllylg
"Wisht / just had er million, and,ten
years ahead obne."
/. Baron Beating-It="Well, you grab
the million and you'll get the ten
years all right, all right."-Puck.
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The Stuff That Kills.

Mrs. Benham-'Isn't my dress a.
poen?"
Benham-"Poetry will be- therE
death Of me.'-New York Press.
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At seventy-three. 1t is announced,
Sir. William Schwenck Gilbert is at
work on a new comic opera which
will shortly be produced at the Savoy
Theatre in London.