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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-12-08
ODD VOLUMES.
They Are Members Of Unique Dining
Club In London.

They Are Members of Unique Dining
Club In London.
One of the most unique dining clubs
in London is that known as the Settle
of Odd Volumes. which was founded
in 1873 and meets once month from
October to June 1t consists of twen-
ty-one volumes, or members, that be-
ing the number Of the volumes of the
Variorium Shakespeare published In
1921. There are also twenty-one sup
Elementary members, who succeed to
full membership as vacancies occur.
The twenty-one rules of the club in
clude the following:
Any Odd Volume losing his temper
and failing to recover it shall be fined
by the president the sum of shillings.
Discussions about anthropology. re-
ligion and politics shall be put down
by the president.
Any Odd Volume giving to another
Odd Volume, unasked advice shall be
fined by the president.
No Odd Volume shall talk unasked
on any subject he understands.
No Odd Volumes speech shall last
longer than three minutes. If. howev-
err, the inspired Odd Volume has any
more to say he may proceed until his
voice is drowned in the general ap-
plause. -. H..
Volumes have to address each other
as Your Oddship. "-Argonaut.
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Her Artistic Instinct.

The girl was dainty thing in pink,
evidently stranger in Boston. The
fellow had Harvard written all over
him. They were standing in the de-
livery room Of the public library, and
he was explaining to her the deco
rations by Edwin Abbey which illus
trate the legend Of the Holy Grail.
AS he talked he glanced occasionally
at his fair listener and seemed pleased
to find her apparently%lo lost in rapture.
Finally, when his stock Of knowledge
was exhausted, he exclaimed:
why, never before knew that you
were so interested in art!' i
For moment longer she continued
to gaze at the painting; then, with a
tremulous sigh. she turned to him
with: II -
II have been wondering how many
pieces it would make If cut up into
one Of those picture puzzles" -Har-
per's Magazine. r..
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-12-08
His Sarcastic Friend.

He was very proud Of his new auto
mobile-talked automobile dreamed au.
tomobile, read automobile. Finally to
his friends be became a nuisance. and
each to himself sWore softly that he
would bide his time and at the prop
er moment give him little verbal
thrust.
Finally one long suffering Individual
was asked to go for ride. Excuses
were of no avail. He was bundled
into the machine and taken for a spin
through the parks and over the boule-
wards. In due course Of time, without
any serious mishap. they pulled up at
the Automobile club. The auto crank
and his guest were soon surrounded by
several Of their friends. g.
How did you enjoy your ride?" was
asked Of the auto crank's friend.
Until today never thought an
automobile could go so fast" was his
reply. Here the auto crank was all
attention. That was some praise for
his car Right out in public too. That
would silence some of the scoffers who
said his machine should be called
SMALL why, do you know there was
a car went by us at such clip that I
could hardly see it,
The auto crank glared. and under his
gaze the group melted away. They had
had their revenge.-P Gazette
Times.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-12-08
The First Automobiles.

Nicholas Joseph Cugnot was the first
automobilist. Many years before Ste
phenson had introduced his railway
locomotive Cugnot. who was a mill
sary engineer, had made locomotive
for roads. His locomotive has been
piously preserved at the Conservatoire
des Arts ct Meters. Cugnet died in
1854. His lot was not that of many
yeaiuses. He did not die in want. Ma
poieon had secured him pension of
1000 francs-passing rich on 5000
year. In this respect the premier con-
sui showed more enlightenment than
he did in regard to Fulton of steamboat
fame. whom he considerable is dis
uessing to write-an adventurer. Cug-
not's carriage was built to transport
arms and he had designed a service
gun. These achievements alone would
be a passport to Napoleon's favor
LOndon Globe.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-12-08
THE FOG BUOY b
a Safeguard to Fleets of 'Warships In
Thick Weather.

a Safeguard to Fleets Of 'Warships In
Thick Weather.
& Probably the greatest menace to the
safety Of navigation at sea. is the fog
Modern steamships are seldom, endan-
gcred by the most severe weather, but
when the impenetrable envelope of
mist incloses d ship she is exposed to
the most terrible Of perils, q collision
ct sea. A single ship may be compar
atively safe even in a, fog, but where
there is a fleet Of vessels the danger
is greatly multiplied. There is always
considerable danger, too, on account Of
the fact that many of the ship lines
have what could be termed a beaten
path across the ocean, and they al
ways follow this route when possible.
In addition to the customary fog
horns and sirens, q feet Of warships
often keep Informed of their relative
positions by the firing of signal guns
at intervals only a few minutes apart.
Another method used is the fog buoy
Each vessel in the feet especially if it
is q warship fleet. carries fog buoy,
large cask painted a vivid red. This
is cast overheard at the first sign Of
fog, and it floats from the stern Of the
vessel, attached to rope of grass
fiber, which does mot sink beneath the
surface of the water. BY this means
the exact location of the, individual
ships of the fleet is maintained. even
though proceeding at moderate rate
of speed.-Wichita Eagle.
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Old Ace of Oysters.

\ Oysters grow only during summer,
and especially during long, warm sum.
mers at that, and are scarcely big
enough for the mouth before the third
year. It is easy after looking over. d
bunch Of shells to tell how old an
oyster is. A summer hump and the
winter sink come across the she'll
every year, but after the seventh or
tenth year full growth comes; then By.
looking at the sinks between the
humps it is hard to tell anything NOR,
about Miss Oysters age. Oysters east
" live to be twenty years old. New
York Press.
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His Luxurious Pillow.

,'sWhen sleeping cars first came in"
said railroad man, "the bedclothes
in the berths were very scanty. On
one Of these early cars one night after
everybody had turned in and the lights
were low a loud voice called from an
upper berth:
Porter, got a corkscrew?'
'"The porter came hurrying down the
aisle.
"'Boss.' he said in a scandalized
tone. we don't allow no drinkin' in
the berths. It's against the rules
"*Oh. it amt that, porter the voice
answered. I just want to dig out a
pillow that's sort of worked its way
into my ear"
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REFR!!!GERATG.?: CARS.
Evolution Of the Idea Of ian lcebox on
SS4 VNhaaIeU

Evolution Of the Idea Of ian lcebox on
Wheels"
The refrigerator car was never In
vented, but just fixed up" It was
the idea Of ia New England railway
man who needed some such thing as
far back as 1851.
In June Of that year the first refris-
orator car is said to have made it's
trip from Ogdensburg. N. y. to Bos-
ton. The car owed it's origin princE
pally to the fact that the farmers near
Ogdensburg. who made great deal
of butter, were unable to ship 1t ex-
cept in cold weather.
A railroad man named Wilder. at
that time in charge of the through
freight, thought it would be a good
idea to rig up IAN icebox on wheels"
and he told this to the president of the
road, who gave orders that the mas
ter mechanic should plan several of
them.
At this time farmers were receiving
only II cents pound for their butter.
The iced car was loaded with eight
tons of it, sent through and allowed
to stand in Boston till the product was
sold. 1t brought II cents a pound
after paying all expenses and COM
missions, and the plan was voted
success. In short time the road had
a regular service on. using number
of cars. and the idea spread rapidly.
Wilder did not patent his idea, but
allowed it to be used by whoever SO
desired.-St Louis Republic.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-12-08
kongo 7attooinq.

In the Kengo colonies Of Belgium
both men and women are tattooed ac-
cording to their status in society. A
woman of high caste will have a de-
sign not unlike zouave jacket work
ed upon her back. and it would seem
that the native is as content with this
mode of covering as if it were a sub
stitute for clothing. By injecting the
juice of certain herbs the scars left by
the tattooing process retain a swollen
appearance. giving the effect of bas-
relief work. The thorns of the acacia
are generally used as a needle. while
a certain black clay is used as a color
ing medium: s.-.~ rs
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-12-08
The Persian Crows Beak.

There is a weapon known as the
crows beak which was formerly much
in use among men of rank in Persia
and north India. 1t was horseman's
weapon and consisted of a broad
curved dagger blade fixed at right
:angles to a shaft, pickax fashion. The
shaft incloses a dagger. unscrewing at
the butt end This concealed dagger
is very common feature Of Indian
arms and especially Of the hattleaxes
of Persia
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-12-08
Maternal Pride.

Mr. Newlywed-This paper says
there are 100000 babies born every
year. Mrs. Newlywed-Oh, darling
doesn't that make you proud? Mr.. N.
WHY should it? Mrs. N.-Why, just
to think that our baby is the smartest
and prettiest of 100000 .-Cleveland
Leader
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-
Classified.

Was there ever a better example Of
the witty, and concise form, of express
sion than the answer Of the grim man
who, when asked about the character
of a neighbor. sententiously replied:
mister. / don't know very much
about him, but my impression is he'd
make first class stranger" FIX
change. ~.s..,* +: 5.s,s5t
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AN ANCIENT CUSTOM.
Wassaiiing of Apple Trees Still OBJ.
served In Parts of England.
What IS the~ waSSailinp Of annie

Wassailing Of Apple Trees Still OBJ.
served In Parts of England.
What is the wassailing Of apple
trees? r. - IN
This is an old custom, fast dying
out, but still observed in parts Of
Somerset and Devon At Wooton-
Basset; near dinehead, the ceremony
takes place on old Twelfth eve. All
assemble at the farmhouse and after
a hearty meal form procession to
the nearest orchard, the master in
front with a light and men with old
guns, blunderbusses and anything that
makes a noise in the rear. Plenty Of
cider is taken and some pieces of
toast. :. -~ 80 ~ ., g
When the orchard is reached ring
is formed, and the master. in the cen
ter, seizes branch and sings a verse
beginning "Oh, apple tree, wassail
thee, in hopes that thou wilt blow
Then all shout in chorus
Hatfuls, capfuls, three bushel bagfuls.
Barn f1oorfuls, tullet holef1ls
And a little heap under the stairs.
Then follow cheers. drinking of
healths, shouts of Now, Tom Pod, we
wassail thee" and the placing Of the
pieces of toast, soaked in cider, among
the branches for the robins.-Lo London
Answers. =. 49,: v '">>: = r -ss
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Her Question Answered.

Yes, Geraldine We quite agree With
you that the crunching of celery is q
noise abhorrent to the sensitive soul.
A much better way is to cut the stalks
into medium sized pieces and hold
them in the mouth until they dissolve.
Write again, Geraldine. We are al
ways glad to dispense useful informa-
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. ng-,. .
Irish Wit.

II never give aims to a stranger"
said old Shyster to poof lrishwoman
''Shure. then. your honor will never
relieve an angel" was the reply
Judge. ~
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-12-08
A New Ono on Him.

It was after the stone laying cere-
mony. and wire was sent to the
builder with the news. Stone laid
with great eclat.'" The builder. smoth
ering an awful oath, muttered. An.
other new foreign cement!' and flung
the mtssive from him in passionate
disgust London Globe.
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An Amendment,

A health hint says, do not bolt
your food" And comedian comes
hack with the observa ton, lit is much
better to use paddock. "-Exchange.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-12-08
The Porcupine.


Mother Nature surely must have set
out to make something different the
day she invented the porcupine. Here
was an. animal with a pathetically
mild disposition, without: cunning or
courage and almost as slow and clum-
81 as a turtle 1t would have been
absurd to give him weapons. of de-
Tense; he: would never have the energy
. to attack: anything, SO he was given a
coat Of mail in which he might walk
abroad among his. enemies and yet be
as safe as though he--were behind a
wall of steel. His upper parts, from
his nose to the tip Of his thick, muscu-
lar tail, are covered with a mass Of
sharp pointed quilts intermixed with
coarse hair. Each quill is provided
with a number of minute barbs point
ing backward. so that when; it is once
inserted in the flesh of any animal the
mere movement Of the muscles will
cause it to work deeper and deeper
Suburban Life.
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Condemned Unheard.

From notice in Cornish church:
''The preacher for next Sunday will be
found hanging in the church porch on
Saturday. London Punch.
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Eriuid:

Nell-That Miss Copleigh is an aw-
fully cold sort of girl. Belle-Mercy,
yes. Why. she's so frigid that Wher-
ever she goes on rainy days it SHOWS.
Boston Transcript.
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Cleanse the fountain if you would
purify the streams. AlrDtt.
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Labor rids us of three great evils
trksomeness. vice and poverty 8. Vol
ta1re. ss
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Pleasant.

The Friend-Your, wife doesn't ap-
pear to be in very good humor. Hus-
Eand-No. She thinks I've invited you
to dianer.-Jean Out Rit.
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Bad laws are the worst Of tyranny.
Burke. Fl
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FOR SALE 1000 cords tamarack
stumpage or will sell land cheap
for cash. % ]. Weekly.
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.EOR SAIEsix room house 1903
Mississippi Ave. This is a snap if
taken at once Fl. NJ. Young.
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FOR SALE Homestead, forty
acres within six miles Of Be-
midi: II Grant, Remore
Hotel
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FOR SALE-Furnished hotel cent
rally located Suitable for any
kind of business address ]. A
Sallden. Little Falls MIMI, No.
6, Broadway East.
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eo7 RENT

FOR RENT-Four room cottage.
1914 American Ave. Phone 461.
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FOR RENT-Goo front room fur
nished. F. M. Malzahn.
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FOR SALE-Hotel with bar both
doing good business. Reason for
selling, poor health Address Joe
Sachapelle. Little Fork, MINI.
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MISCELLANEOUS

WANTED-Good second hand cut
ter. Bemidji Steam Laundry.
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FOR SALE-Residence lots one
block from school building. APP
ply II. M. Young.

FOR SALE-Cheap, a horse, at 1907
Irving avenue. Mrs. Edward
Jackson.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1910-11-17
The Tribune"
LINDEN
BABY TURTLES.
They Know just What to Do and d
Il Without Guidance.

They Know just What to Do and Do
Il Without Guidance.
Just so soon as baby turtle emerges
from the egg Off he scuttles down to
the sea. He has no one to teach him,
no one to guide him. In his curious
little brain there is implanted a streak
Of caution based upon the fact that
until certain period in his life his
armor is soft and no defense against
shelter in the tropical profusion Of the
gulf weed. which holds within its
branching fronds an astonishing abun-
dance OF marine life. Here the young
turtle feeds unmolested while his ar.
NOR undergoes the hardening process.
Whatever the young sea turtle eats
and wherever he eats it--facts not gen.
orally observation-disclosures thing Is GER
tain, Il agrees with him immensely.
He leads pleasant sort Of life. baek-
ing in the tropical sun and cruising
icisurely in the cool depths.
Once he has attained the weight of
twenty-five pounds. which usually &C.
ours within the first year, the turtle Is
free from ali danger. After that no
fish or mammal. however ravenous.
however well armed with teeth, inter.
fcrcs with the turtle
When once he has withdrawn his
head from Its position Of outlook Into
the folds of his neck between the two
shells intending devourcrs may strue-
sic in vain to make an impression
unon him. --Harper's Weekly.
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The Arab PIowman.

To see an Arab steering yoke OF
oxen, one hand pressed upon the sim
Gle stem of the plow and the other
holding the long. slim goad. is to see
y living illustration Of how Elisha
lacked and moved when Elijah found
him blowing and cast his cloak upon
him in significant symbolism or his
destiny. 1t has often been remarked
that. while imperishable relics OF no
man stonework abound in northern
Africa in the form of bridges. aque
ducts and so forth. the impress ieIt
nm the people themselves by the great
ast civilizing power that ever existed
Is extraordinarily slight. Only In some
y,,rh insignificant details as the names
of the months in the kabyle diaiect
is the stamp of Rome still visible. ana
in tbe system of hiring labor In the
Toll there survives custom Deiohe-
ing 70 the early days Of the Roman
ra7,,hlic.-Wide World Magazine.
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PICKED An ODD NAME.
An Authors Long Search and Sub
sequsnt Surprise.

O04oVuA wi P'sSSs
When Albion w. Tourgee wrote "a
Fools Errand" he named one of his
leading characters Theron Pardee. An
early copy of the book fell into the
hands of the Rev. Luther Pardee. an
Episcopal clergyman Of Chicago. whose
father was named Thereon Pardee.
The name il such an unusual combina-
ton that in amazement the rector
showed the book to his father. and
they were both puzzled by the coinci-
dence. They decided to write Judge
Tourgee and ask him what had led him
to use the name. He replied. in equal
amazement. that he had not supposed
there was such a man living as The
ron Pardee. Then he stated that he
had a prolonged search for a suitable
name for the character of his story
one that would express just what he
Imagined this character to be. In the
course of the hunt an old copy Of the
curriculum Of Union college had fallen
into his hands. 1t was dated 1925. or
something as far back. and among the
names Of the students was one Thereon
Partiee. The judge said 1t had I'm
pressed him as being one OF the rich-
esss.@.s1ssssso solid ana most satisfying
names he ever had heard. so he decid-
ed to adopt 1t for his character. The
was SO old that he had no
Hesitation In using the name. and he
was astonished to learn that the right
full owner Of 1t was living. His expla-
nation was accepted and the resulting
was pleasing all around.
New York Press.
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TULIP MADNESS.
RI. Craze That Ragged In Holland In
the Last Century.

rh. Craze That Ragged IN ROLAND IN
the Last Century.
nuring the tulip craze In Holland In
.ha last century In one year the sales
aspregated 100000 forms. Holland
,sant tulip mad. The bulbs were quot
I'd on the Stock Exchange. Ownership
~ them was divided into shares. Spec
,,o tors sold them short. At one time
.,ora tulips We're sold than existed. At
= nc n brewer sold his trade and good
will in exchange for bulb, which was
thereafter known as the Brewery tu-
In In Amsterdam father gave one
wy way of dover with his child. There
aster the variety was known as the
Marriage of My Daughter At Rotter-
dam hungry sailor, happening on
few. mistook them for onions and ate
them. The repast became as famous
nc Cleopatra's pearls and probably ex-
coeded It in cost At The Hague a
,,oor fellow managed to raise black
tu,,p. The rumor of that vegetable
marvel spread. Presently he was WIS.,
tied by a deputatlon from a syndicate.
For that eve lamb Of his the deputa-
tion offered 1000 forms. which he re-
fused. He was offered 10000 forms.
still he refused. Cascades Of gold
we're poured before his resisting eyes.
FINALLY. tormented and tempted. he
succumbed. There and then the depu-
totion trampled that tulip under their
feet. Afterward 1t appeared that the
syndicate had already grown gem
precisely similar and. unable to bear
the idea that rival existed, had au-
tborized the deputation II needful to
offer ten times the amount which 1t
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,o;.,+ Spectacle Makers.

Tho ancient Guild of Spectacle MAX
or1 &c numerically one Of the strongest
ondon companies. Its charter dates
lI the year 1929 and, though the ex-
~ dota of its origin. is lost. there Is
NV l,.,,Ia evidence that the calling OF
''latoc,o maker was extensively foi-
1 ,a,,.o1 ot n very early date. An old
- 1563 mentions the spectacle
n among other traders. ana 'ne
biography III, of Carlo zeno, an illustrious
, p'oe who died in l4lS, mentions
' ' e'.', o,.an ot the age of eighty-four he
Ina, no artificial aids to his sight
u ,rosumably spectacles were com
mon in Italy five centuries "s'
don Telegraph.
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CAUSE FOR THANKSGIVING,

Now that sort of birdseye view
OF the seasons crop operations can be
had 1t is clear that the effects of the
widely extended midsummer drought
were not so serious as ANTICIPATED.
While the yield of small grains was
materially reduced in some sections.
not In n couple Of decades has grain
quality been better than that harvest.
ed In the season just closed, while in
many sections the yield also was all
that could be desired. The great STA.
pie. corn, is up to record levels in the
matter Of yield. while an unusually
long ripening season will insure an ey.
cellent quality. If seed corn in abun.
dance and Of excellent germinating
powers Is not on hand. next spring IT
VIII not be chargeable to the weather
or Providence, but to carelessness IN
storing In damp place. Instead of no.
tatoes going to the two dollar marx ne
seemed likely the first week of August
when they were $1.4O, the late rains
came just in time, and hundreds
OF helds from which little return was
expected yielded bountiful crops. and
prices Tor the producers are now hano.
ing around 30 cents. Whatever Garlic,
promise OF field and garden may have
oeen, there will be the usual real
grounds for rejoicing at Thankspivina
ume' while in vast majority Of
uousenoids there will be the conven.
.ionai trimmings Of turkey, or fit sinh.
sutute. and plum pudding and Gran.
perry sauce. As the day is celebrates
h,,a, ou'o prove a reminder of the
nas OF living in land of prod,.
ga, fertility. Of favorable climatic CON.
u s and an economic order which
makes IL possible for the laborer as q
ssnera' rule to reap a fair return for
ms seasons labors. Aof