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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-12-12
A Nice Calculation.

Two very dear old ladies walked up
to the window where tickets were to
be sold for two popular concerts. They
wanted tickets for both nights; but
alas, those for the second evening
were all gone! This was the more
popular entertainment Of the two.
Pm so sorry, my dear" battered
one of the old ladies to the other. 1--WE
did want to go, didn't we, and we
wanted to- go both nights? ?"
"You couldn't give us two tickets
for each night?" inquired the other
of the clerk. ....
mo. ma'am."
'You haven't two seats anywhere
for the second night?"
"No, ma'am Couldn't give you nose
room." al -
. A great resolution beamed upon he:
gentle face.
"Then," said she firmly, give me
four tickets for the first night. We
will make them do" L. ....: -.
"Why, sister," quavered the other,
"you're going to invite somebody"
NO" said she, 'but if we can't go
both nights She paused, bewilder-
ed. quite out of her calculation. Then
a happy thought struck her, and she
added, "We'll go twice the first night"
youths Companion.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-12-12
When Lincoln. Sat For His Bust.

When Winnie Ream. the sculptor,
was mere child still and her expert
ence in modelling consisted Of few
busts and medallions she timidly ask
ed President Lincoln to permit her to
model his bust. i don't know why
any one should want the picture or
statue of so homely a man, he an
swered and at first declined to sit.
But when Senator Nesmith told him
that the western girl. who was poor,
but talented" would be disappointed
if unable to secure this favor he turn
ed quickly and said: She is poor, Is
she? Well. that is nothing against her.
and will sit for the model" Rs
During the sittings the great man
would watch with much interest the
hands of the girl sculptor at her work;
but, speaking of him later, she said:
For the most part he was sad and
silent. weighed upon by the stress Of
a nation in peril and his own recent
personal loss Of a beloved son. All,
those were sad days at the White
Housed! One day the presidents eyes
were full of tears as he turned from
gazing out of the window, ard he said
to me, L am thinking of Willie. DE
Signer ~. ~ .a-. &4E ~.;@< ti>#@
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-12-12
j A Leqend of February.

Here is the pretty legend which tells
why February has only twenty-eight
or twentynine days. Long ago, they
say, February was a gambler, and ne
was so unlucky that he soon lost all
his money. Like other gamblers, he
tried to recover it, and he said to his
companions that if they would lend
him some money he would give them
as security one Of his days. January
and March. who We're naturally asso-
ciateds with him more often than any
Of the other months, accepted his Of
fer. and as poor February soon lost
the money which he had borrowed
each Of them acquired one of his days.
That is why January and March have
each thirty-mle days and February has
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-12-12
only twenty -ti2n IL IN ordinary and
! twenty nine III leap years. SIS VI
a f aithfuI Servant.

Carlyle told once of a lawsuit pend
ing in Scotland affecting the success
sion to great estate Of which he had
known something. The case depended
on family secret known only to one
old servant. who refused to reveal it.
a kirk minister was sent to tell her,
she must speak on peril Of her soul.
Peril Of my saul!"' she said. And
would We put the honor Of an auld
Scottish family in competition with the
saul Of a poor creature like me?'
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] PIatt's Response.

Thomas c. Platt was asked once
upon a time whom he considered the
greatest Republican politician. of his
day and generation. r s ~.
Il have often wished was Platt's
response. that had been Quay's Of
fee boy for six months or more
Pittsburg Dispatch. >.:... d :@.
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sights Of a year is to sit in card
game with half a dozen players swath.-ii
ed like puffy mummies in blankets
sweaters and fannels until they look
as if they were starting on an arctic
journey. American Magazine.
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Five Thousand Turkeys Perish.

Minneapolis, Dec. 12.--Fire did $15,.
900 damage to three firms in Commits:
sion row. About 5000 turkeys on the
upper floors were suffocated, while
1000 ducks enjoyed themselves in tha
flooded BASEMENT. IA o.o -. So
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-12-12
The Amen of Nature.

Do you ever wonder why poets talk
SO much about flowers? Did you ever
hear of a poet who did not talk about
them? Don't you think a poem which,
for the sake Of being original, should
leave them out would be like those
verses where the letter or. or some
other is omitted? No; they will bloom
over and over again in poems as in
the summer fields, to the end of time,
always old and always new. Why
should we be more shy of repeating
ourselves than the spring be tired Of
blossoms or the night Of stars? Look
at nature She never wearies of say
ing over her floral paternoster. In the
trevices Of cyclopean walls, in the dust
where men lie. dust also; on the
mounds that bury huge cities, the Birs
Nemroud and the Babel heap, still that
same sweet prayer and benediction.
The amen Of nature is always flow
er.-Oliver Wendell Holmes.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-12-12
The First Fork,

The first fork? The fork; as a mat
ter Of fact, did not appear as table
implement until the seventeenth cen
tury, though as early as the thirteenth
century gold and silver ones we're
made for special purposes. The ordi-
nary diner was only provided with a
trencher, napkin and spoon. For
knife he used his own, which he car
ried about, and, worse, there was no
second trencher, no second spoon.
When the several courses came along
he exercised his ingenuity and mopped
his trencher with his bread. His
spoon-well, we ourselves lick postage
stampsELondon Chronicle.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-12-12
! When Women Rule the Wave.

7.----- VHoH 9vUH1SH rtUIS t1Ie VdV9.-
Captain. have to report that the
ship is sinking rapidly
Ia i wish to goodness, GeItie. you
wouldn't bother me SO often. How
ever, you may cut her stays, which
will probably relieve her, and have the
steWardess serve tea at once in the.
pink rOOm.''-Life
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Comparinq Notes.

Mrs. Slowboy-My husbands so lazy
that if it wasn't for me don't believe
he would get up in time to go to bed,
Mrs. Rounder-My husbands differ
ent. He scarcely goes to bed in time
to get up. .... r,~. .rs ..a.--%
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He Did.

Ibid Simkins get any damages in
that assault caseW aegs. 1.
did he? My dear fellow, you ought
to see his face"
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Appropriate Treatment

RPProPFTate TFedrh1eIIr =" 81
The Thoughtful Man-What would
you recommend as treatment for a
man who is always going around with
4 poor mouth? The Funny Fellow
Send him to a dentist.
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Cash and Credit.

FEATHER. what is meant by bank
ruptcy?"N @.:..ai s<..
Bankruptcy is when you put your
money in your hip pocket and let your
creditors take your coat. "-Fliegende
Batter. e.. .,~. &"1e
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A man without patience Is q lamp
without oil.-De Musset. sz#
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-02-10
A MODEL HOME WHERE
HAPPINESS REIGNs
A Glimpse OF the Odd Fellows Home
for Orphans and Old Folks at
Liberty, Mo.

The dinner bells cheerful clung at
the odd Fellows Home in Liberty
Mo, was answered by happy chat
ter and Gathering Of little feet on
the floor above. Then the building
was silent for movement. The
bell rang again and boys aud girls
the smallest ones in the lead, marched
down stairs, the girls or the right,
the boys on the left.
Happy, healthy, clean and bright
looking "kids," ilfty-thrcc boys and
flfty-four girls, they half walked.
half slid down the stairs, each act
ing as If he were in his own homo,
and his mother had called up to the
playroom, Dinners ready, dear 4"
When they reached the dining room
they became quiet. Not child
spoke as they filed in and each stood
behind his chair. There was silence
for n moment, all bowed their heads,
and from one Of the girls tables IA
sweet voice started singing:
"Father, bless this food today, "
and every child, l07 of them, joined
in singing thanks for their food.
The blessing ended, they sat down
quietly, and ate like men and wom-
en-. Their table manners were as
perfect as those Of an only child in II
rich family.
After dinner they go to their play
rooms. During the school months
they have school just like other boys
and girls. Out Of school hours they
play as If they were in their own
homes. They have their vacations
at the same time other children have
theirs.
At the Home Is large lake. Boys
and girls have their skates, and In
the winter spend much of their spare
time on the ice. In the warm weather
they play babeball.
1t is n real home-the boys and
girls and old men and old women are
made to feel that they are residents,
not inmates.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-02-10
VITAL sTATIsTICs
The New Law Making Registration OF
Births and Deaths Obligatory Goes
into Effect.

The new law passed by the last
General Assembly Is now In force
and in compliance with that law the
State Board of Health has appointed
registrars for the several districts of
the State Each city and mcorpor-
ated town constitutes II primary re-
gistratiOn district, and for that pur-
ton of each county outside of the
cities and Incorporated towns there.
in, the State Board of Health shall
define and designate the boundaries
Of sufficient number of rural dis
tricts, which ii may change from
time to time as may be necessary to
insure the convenience and com
pleteness Of registration. This work
the board has attended toll
DR.. c. II. Fleming has been APP
pointed registrar for the city Of
Pennington and all Of st. Francois
township except the Incorporated
towns Of Flat River and Elvins,
The law requires that all births and
deaths occurring within this registra-
ton district shall be reported to
him, the cause of death being given
in each case. The registrar is re-
quired to issue all burial permits,
and to issue Observation-Disclosures. The
failure OF any one whose DUTY the
law makes it to report deaths aud
births to the registrar-the deaths to
be reported at once or before burial
so that burial permit may be issued,
and births withEten days-will be
deemed a misdemeanor, with penal
ties ranging from $500 to 10000,
The other local registrars Of this
county are DR.. J. l.. Eaton OF Bis
marck, DR.. w. G. Reese Of Elvins,
DR.. NJ. II. Topping Of Flat River,
DR.. T. A. Son OF Bonne Terre, DR..
/. n. Shannon OF Knob Lick, DIR. A.
f. Eugas Of Doe Run, and DR.. r..
=. Lester OF Deslogn,
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-02-10

built since then. The Home has its
own water works. sewer aud electric
light plant, The Missouri Home
and the Ohio Home are the largest
ones In the United States. The odd
Fellows have fifty-hve Homes in
all. The members Of the Missouri
Home Board are: A. NJ. Dockery,
Gallatin, President; J. w. Wilker-
son, st, Louis, Secretary; q. &.
Lydy, p G.. NJ, Springfield; L. NJ.
Alexander, =. G.. NJ, Paris: :. +.
Clark, /. &. NJ, Webb city; o. L.
Gentry, Liberty; the Rev. a. Sterl.
ing, Grand Chaplain, Smithtou;
Mrs. Minnie A. Key, Past President
Of the Rebekah Assembly, Kansas
City; Mrs. Ruby H. Kathan, Past
President, Bucklin; Mrs. Alice
Stoner, Past President, Cameron.
Grand Master d. +. Bird, OF Kan
sas city, is mn exofiicio member Of
the Board.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-02-10

the ola people. The children are fur
nished good popular books, which
are given by the Lodges in Missouri.
Probably the most interesting de-
partment in the Home is that OF the
small boys, in charge of Miss Mea-
dows.
do the boys behave themselves"
was asked OF Miss Meadows.
ASK thcm," she said.
The question was put to the little
fellows, none OF them more than 10
years old.
Their eyes CLEANED with mischief
They shook their heads.
"What happens when you don't
behaye?"
1--WE have to scrub, :" they laughed.
The boys 20 to bed between and
9 O'Clock and rise at $3.50. When
they don't get up in time for break
fast they take their turns Mt scrub
bling.
The girls are easier to manage.
Their sense of pride keeps their de
pertinent up. When they don't he
have they are given a "check, "
which means that three points are
taken Oft their department record,
which, like q regular school chlld's
report card, is sent to the child's
nearest relative or guardian. The
girls are proud when 100 in depOrt-
ment goes out on their card.
The Odd Fellows Home was
started in 1893, when the Missouri
Grand Lodge bought the Winner
Hotel, one mile from Liberty, for
$40, 600. The hotel burned in 1900
and the three building have been
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-02-10
A SURPRISE SOCIAL.

A delightful Surprise" social oc-
cured on the evening Of February &
at the beautiful country home Of Mr..
and Mrs. John G. Crow near Lib
ertyville in honor Of their son, Prof.
II. W. Crow, il being his twenty
third birthday anniversary. The
occasion was jubilant, and many
presents were presented. The hall
and parlOr were opened and after
the guests were received games were
played, jokes exchanged and every
body proceeded to make merry until
we were invited to the dining room,
where dainty refreshments were
served. Here the merriment was in
creased by appropriate toasts.
Those enjoying the hospitality of
MIR. and Mrs. Crow and son were
Misses Carrye Presnell, Myrtle and
Violet Simpson, Hattie Lewis, Sadie
Wallace, Louise and Myrtle Mcken-
Zie, Grace and Mabel Graham, Mass
Martin, Lydia and iona Detring,
Messrs. GLADDEN. kinkead, Monroe
Lewis, Raymond Graham, Chas.
Belken, Frank Simpson, VIII kicpc,
Conrad, Frank, Louis and Albert
Detring.
A momeutary shadow of dismay
was witnessed when the time came
for the entertainers and entertained
to separate, for all were sorry m
deed. Never did a more highly
pleased party of young people leave
house than those who left that
night, wishing Prof. Crow many
prosperous years and happy birth
days. REPORTER,
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-02-10
County Court Proceedings

Court met in regular session Mon
day, February 9TH, with all the oflic-
"rs present, and the following bust
ness was transacted up to time of
going to press:
The school districts Of the county
were remembered in accordance with
section }, article |, session acts of
1909, and publication of same or
dcrcd for two weeks in The Farm
ington Times and the Pennington
News, which appears elsewhere in
this issue of The Times.
Remembering Road Districts
The court proceeded to reminder
the several road districts as re
CURED by session acts with the ter
ritory belonging thereto by school
districts.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-02-10
Executors Notice.

Notice is hereby given that letters tesla.
mentary were granted to the undersigned
by the Probate Couttof st. Francois county,
Missouri, dated January 10. 1910, on the es'
tate OF
ELIZABETH A. ANDERSON, Deceased
All persons having claims against said
estate are required TO exhibit them to the
executor for allowance within one
wear from this date, or they may he pre-,
Guided from any benent OF said estate anu
~ nnt presented for allowance within two
wears from this date they VIII be forever
barred immune, y-.,,,or
January 20, 1910.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-02-10

The candidates for nomination at
the August primary in Dunklin
county are already announcing
There were eleven in the Maiden
Mcrit of last week.
The bounty in wolf scalps is 500
and may be doubled If the County
Court desires to do so.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-02-10

PUTNAM FADELEss DYES cost
you no more than others, but
they color more goods brighter
and faster cOlors.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-02-10
New Roads.


veyOr and Highway Engineer Hol-
man to view, survey, locate aud re-
port ut the adjourned term, March
It'll, on the following petitions for
hew roads.
Anton Giddeu, G.. +. Calvert and
others.
VIM. Rawson, w. +. Blackwell
and others.
The Bonnie Terre Farm aud Cattle
Co. and Desloge Con. Lead Co.
VIM. Laughlin, II. II. Beeser and
others.
Permission to Place Telephone Poles
Permission was granted Abe Her
cd, VIM. G. Boyd and r. Arnold
and others to erect private tele-
phone line upon and along the pub
lie road leading from the unincor-
porated town Of Cantwell, thence
north along the Cantwcll road to the
intersection Of said road with the
county road leading from Desloge
and Bonnie Terre road east
wardly along said road to the north
east corner of the farm of Abe Her
cd, thence castwardly along the
county road commonly called the
Ste. Gcnevieve road to the interscc-
ton of said line with the telephone
system now in operation in the town
Of Deslogc; provided that the poles
should he placed so as not to impede
or obstruct in any manner the use
of said public highways.
The assessor filed corrected
statement for services rendered
making the total amount of his com
pensation So, 2s3. SO, one half of which
is to be paid by the State, and one
half by the county, less the amount
heretofore paid by warrant for ST.
0G3. 40.
G. p. Wilson, Circuit Clerk filed
quartely settlement, which was ap-
proved.
Sam Cook was loaned 1900 belong
ing to the capital school fund of the
county.
Charles Qualls, insane, was com
mitted to State Hospital No. /.
Constable W. +. Justice Of Ran
dolph township submitted quarterly
settlement, which was approved; al
so Constable w. f.. Gillespie of
Perry township.
County Clerk j. A. Lawrence
made annual settlement which was
approved.
Warrants Issued.
l.. Highley, support of j. But
Ter and care Mrs. Bates $500
Mrs. y. II. Downing, support
Belle Matkin ......... ..-..... 900
O. NJ. Bonney, support Jesse
Leplant .......'... 300
}. G. Alexander, support J.
King and wife ..........-... 800
-. Is, hODlnSon, support hilo-
da Burnham ....-'.......... -.... 1870
Geo. T.. Forster, support Fan
ME Simms ......... ................ 300
j. y. Cayce, support Sarah
Amonette ...........,.,.......-........ 1900
G. ID. Rogers, support w. n.
Rogers .................................-~. 1900
Thos. Higginbotham, support
Mary +. Polite -......-................. 5000
J. f. Benton, support !. Rock
and wife -. ...................... 300
w. VI. Newkirk, support Mrs.
Lashley OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 600
J. ID. HUFF, culvert repairs ..... 3j.6S
G. f. Schliesser, janitor. F.. 5000
Aug. Thomson, balance due. 1886
Ebrecht d Cleve error in set
tlement..................................... 4.5G
Thos. Dees, road overseer........ $50
r. T. Mines appropriation to
Children's Home Finding
Society ................................,'.5 5000
A. j. Kennon, support +. z.
Duncan and wife .................... 1900
Henry Fry, care Moses Dawes 800
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-04-01

The fact that AIbor Day is to be
observed by town and school at the
Park by participating in athletics,
brings to mind what might be accom-
plished In the way of beautifying
and improving the grounds on that
day, if the city were in possession of
the property, thus giving an author
itative head and management under
which to work. Under these oondi-
tions. roses, shrubs and trees could be
planted on that day in the park and a
start made TO put the grounds in
proper shape.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-04-01
Vancouver. British Columbia. ia

Vancouver, British Columbia, is a
rapidly growing oity. 1t is noted far
and wide for it's enterprise and spirit.
Recently it voted taking all taxes off
improvements and personal property
so far as city revenues are concerned.
Heretofore it has been taxing i'm
provements five dollars on the thou
sand and land twenty on the thousand
of assessed value In each case. Now
1t will collect nothing on the improve
ments. 1t is city as large as Tacoma,
and it's citizens expect to rival Seattle
in few years. AS the mayor pointed
out, the exemption of manufacturing
plants from taxation would be great
or bonus than any other city that
was a seaport offered on the Pacific
Coast. and would attract capital as
haA similar exemption as to manufac-
tgring plants only made Baltimore
lead out SO wonderful in the last
twenty years. Oregon cities and ports
should look into this method of boost
ing, because it boosts.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-04-01
oriain of the Word Canada.

On April 20, 1884, Jacques Cartier
sailed from st. Malo, Brittany, with
two ships and sixty-one men for Lab
rador, sliirted Newfoundland, named
Chaleur bay, crossed the eastern end
Of Anticosti and then headed for
France again. The next year Cartier
returned with three ships, thought he
saw in the st. Lawrence the wished
for passage to India and was only un-
deceived by the freshness of the wa
ter on reaching the mouth of the Sa-
guenay. Then was revealed the ma
jestic size Of the continent, for, with
the exception of the Amazon and the
Orinoco, no American river gives one
such sense Of power and grandeur.
AS the Frenchmen inquired the names
of the Indian villages along the banks
they were answered Canada" Mo-
hawk word meaning village, but which
was applied by the Frenchmen to the
country
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-04-01
ATHENA. ORE. APR. L.. 1910
With hundreds of new settlers pour

With hundreds of new settlers pour
ing into the Northwest country this
spring, taking up land. populating the
cities, starting new industries. bring
ing new life and new money, it is
interesting to see what the guiding
force is which brings this new pop
ulation to the west. From a news
paper in the east we quote the follow
ing, which is self explanatory:
"Searohlights of publicity are being
turned on the vast wealth of agrioul-
tural possibilities Of Montana, Idaho.
Washington, North Dakota and Oregon
Ly President Louis W. Hill of the
Great Northern Railroad. The high
cost of living-or the cost of high
living. has developed feeling of un-
rest in every crowded center. You
can hear twice as much talk of back
to the soil, in the large cities today
as you heard year ago. Land hun
ger. which economists tell us always
exists with American people has been
aroused to an acute stage President
Hill proposes tc take advantage of this
land hunger and give the public spec
ito facts instead of vague general
tiles"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-04-01

Our United States Senator from
Oregon who was elected by the people
and tearfully confirmed by Legisla-
ture of different political faith-our
Senator, George Chamberlain, voted
for the postal savings bank bill. He
was the only Democrat who did. Why?
Because he pledged himself to do so.
Some of the other Democrats pledged
themselves to do 30, but they don't
consider pledges as binding as if they
were elected by the people.