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The Southern herald., 1910-12-02

w ASHINGToN.-Dr. William X.
w Rueker Of the public health and
marine hospital service, recently left
Ellis island for Boston to confer with
Commissioner Of immigration George
B. Billings, the port medical stan and
officials of the state board Of health
regarding the new and comprehensive
plan for guarding the United States
against possible danger from cholera
suspects coming from Russia and
Italy, This plan contemplates a sur
veillance Of immigrants from the In
fected districts to their final destina-
ton In the United States, even though
1t be In remote settlement Of the
west Surgeon General Walter wv
man and his officers have worked
days~-and nights perfecting the de-
tails and now believe that with the
cooperation Of state and municipal
health authorities which they request.
cholera epidemic in the United
States would be practically impos-
sible.
The new system, which is supple
The Southern herald., 1910-12-02
GOOD Jokes
-IN THE DARK"

A recent diner at a West end hotel
tells Of a quaint incident he noticed
there the other night The band was
playing a certain popular music hail
air, and a young lady at one Of the
tables, curious to know what it was,
asked her waiter to find out.
The man departed. laden with
plates, but was so long gone that the
anxious inquirer clean forgot her Gu
riosity as to the tune. Well on
through the dinner she was somewhat
alarmed to hear a husky. cultural
voice from behind say:
Tn afraid to go home in the
dark"
"Whatf" exclaimed the lady. in
alarm.
I'm afraid" repeated the mysteri.
Gus voice, in slow, impressive ac'
cents. TO go home in the dark"
The lady gave little scream and.
turning to male companion. said;
rs this man mad?"
1t was only after an anxious inter
val that the explanation was under.
stood.
The Southern herald., 1910-12-02

A ANNOUNCEMENT is made at the
"A post Office department that under
Instructions from Postmaster General
Hitchcock the inspectors must get
the crooks" Whereupon every sleuth
has put his nose to the ground and
sought an opening to land those who
are trying to get something for
nothing" from the people. But II is
also said that they are going after
every individual or concern whose
business smacks of fraud regardless
Of its size or the influence which may
be behind t."
Several days ago there came out of
the same department a story to the
effect that the inspectors we're in.
formed that they were not to "go It
blind" and simply make cases, but
that he would have to be able to
produce the goods" so as to have
The Southern herald., 1910-12-02

THE hobble skirt, or what looked
/ like hobble skirt, the other day
invaded the precincts Of the United
States Supreme court, where flowing
robes are worn by the justices and
where the lawyers who appear to ar
que cases generally wear the somber
black of the bar.
OF course, hobbie skirt wearers
have hobbled behind the railing where
the public is admitted, because among
the visitors to the courtroom are
women dressed the latest styles.
But not until the day mentioned a
woman barrster entitled to practise
before the highest court in the land.
appeared in dress which suggested
the latest fad.
The person who has precipitated all
this discussion Is Adelma H. Burd of
The Southern herald., 1910-12-02

n REASURY clerks were thrown into
1 panic the other day by the pub
hcation in a local paper of a story
describing in alarming detail how
Frederick A. Cleveland, the business
expert, has been whizzing through
the department of late, discovering In
efficiency right and left and recon-
mending discharges and salary reduc-
tions at wholesale rate. Not only
on their own account, but on that Of
their relatives and friends throughout
the country.
AS matter of fact, the story ap-
parently was made out of whole cloth.
It has attracted attention at the
The Southern herald., 1910-12-02
Ask Honest Postal Law Enforcement

reasonable grounds for convictions in
court.
No honest man wants to prevent the
prosecution Of frauds and crooks. On
the contrary, there is a strong desire
that all such persons should be aD
pretended and punished. but there
have been examples Of great injustice
and wrong on the part of too eager
post office inspectors who wanted to
make record and devoted much time
to working up cases. There are also
many people who, for revenge, on
other cause, seek out post ofice In
spectors and try to secure fraud or
ders against persons they dislike OF
whose business rivalry they fear.
II fraud orders could be reviewed
in the courts 1t would not matter 50
much whether legitimate concerns
were attacked by over-zealous men
who are told get the crooks" and
went out to make records. But there
are many little frauds who advertise
business and have a little room with
deal table and one chair; reap a
small harvest and make a quick get
away, who should be pursued by the
men who are trying to prevent the
use OF mails for fraudulent purposes.
The Southern herald., 1910-12-02
Government Clerks Were Well Scared

White House, which has given orders
that its origin be traced.
The actual work Of reorganizing the
treasury department is being done
very slowly and quietly and without
serious disturbance to any one Siz
months ago the department entered
into a contract with Arthur Young,
who has made a thorough examIna,
ton Of the antique accounting system
and of general business methods.
Mr.. Young put eight men to work
and the treasury department placed
alongside Of every one Of them
check of its own. selected especially
because of his known efficiency and
enterprise AS a result the depart
ment now has in hand a stafr ol
trained investigators Of its own edu
Gated by the hired experts,
The treasury department hesitatea
to make sweeping changes in per
sonnel until congress shall have
passed some kind of civil service re
tirement act.
The Southern herald., 1910-12-02
HobbIe Invades Nations High Court

New York. Whel she appeared In
the courtroom and proceeded to take
her seat within the inclosure reserved
for members Of the bar there was
hasty investigation. 1t did not seem
likely that a woman lawyer who had
attained the dignity Of the right ia
practise before the Supreme court
would be so swayed by feminine emo
tions as to don skirt that showed
tendencies toward the hobble idea
Some Of the court officers, az a mat
ter Of fact, were not certain in theft
own -linds that the hobble feature
was there That question has moi
yet bet answered satisfactorily.
Anyway, Miss Burd WIS not mo
Tested. She is likely to 60 down II
history as the first woman who b.
her appearance tefore the Supreme
court proved. that her sex can attain
the greatest distinction in store fol
attorneys without putting behind Il
what is regarded al the feminine de
votion to the dictates Of fashion.
The Southern herald., 1910-12-02
States Aid in Cholera Precautions

mentary to the rigorous medical en-
aminations now made provides for :
registry Of immigrants from Russia
and Italy by the immigrant inspectors
at each port on the Atlantic coast
The bureau has prepared a blank for
the use Of the inspectors whereby :
simple system OF checking and the
writing Id OF the name Of the i'm
migrant and the town. street and num-
ber to which he Is going viii make
complete record OF his origin and
destination.
At the close of the day these -des
tination cards will be collected By
the chief medical ofhcer and imms
diately mailed to state boards Of
health.
The state health oficial In return
win be requested to mail the cards to
the local boards Of health. The the.
ory is that should case Of cholera
break out the local officials would I'm.
mediately be able to identify 1t and
take prompt measures, should the REQ
ords show that the place harbored
persons coming from a cholera in,
tested district.
The treasury department and the
department Of commerce and labor
have formally approved Doctor wy
mans plan, hence II goes into opera,
ton with all the force o. the govern
ment behind 1t as far as United
States officials are concerned.
The Southern herald., 1910-12-02
How He Managed.

Il haven't heard you complaining
lately" remarked Mr.. Cummutes, on
the suburban car. "about Ruralrs
rooster keeping you awake mornings"
No" answered Mr.. Edgewood, in a
self-congratulatory tone. that rooster
will trouble me no more, got my
wife to praise the birds beauty so
highly that Ruralls wife couldn't re-
sist the temptation of putting him
on her chantecler hat"
The Southern herald., 1910-12-02
THE BEST OF TYPE.

His love In letters burning
He wrote her without stint
His folly he's discerning
since they appeared in print
he made some campaign speeches
New coined from wisdom's mint,
With rage he almost screeches
Since they appeared In print
His words mid relaxation
In perfumed bowers OF mint
Brought angry refutation
When they appeared in print
So, when to talk incllninE
In hours Of rosy CLINT.
Think. and avoid repining,
How 1t would look In print
The Southern herald., 1910-12-02
A Possible Reason.

Why is 1t that there are so few
people who are willing to say a good
word for you? / have never found 1t
difficult to get along with you'll"
'L'dont know why It is, unless It is
because most Of the fellows you and
know have borrowed money from me
at one, time or another"
The Southern herald., 1910-12-02
Easily Suited.
6aSiiy OhItSua
The days of autumn
Suit me best,
I wear suspenders
And a vest.
A Strained comparlsor.

Here's an interesting item, don't
you know. 1t says that sailors hands
are permanently half shut. They claim
It's the result of climbing laddahs and
pulling tarry ropes, don't you know"
Well. say, by Jove, that's awfully
rough on Chawlie Delaney. deah boy.
He fawncies he's a yachtsman cause
he wears a yachting cap"
The Southern herald., 1910-12-02
She Remembered.

Mrs. Observation-Disclosures says
the baby is the perfect image of me.
Mr. Recentmarrie-Not everyone,
dear. met Mrs. Smith yesterday and
she told me the child reminded her Of
me.
Mrs. Recentmarrie-Mrs. Smith? Oh,
yes! | remember now; she called that
day when baby was so irritable and
cross.
The Southern herald., 1910-12-02
After the Season.

Kind Lady-What you doing around
here, my poor man; looking for au-
tumn leaves?"
Gritty George-No, mum, autumn
leavings. You haven't any old football
suit, have you?
The Southern herald., 1910-12-02

Dealer-But why are you sure that
dog is not genuine Boston terrier,
madam?
Mrs. De Style-Because he turned
up his nose at Boston beans. No
true Bostonian would do that.
The Southern herald., 1910-12-02
ALWAYS Trouble.

Eva--There goes Van Albert in his
airship. He says he is at home In an
airship and yet he is always falling
out.
Jack-Well, that's the way he is at
home.
The Southern herald., 1910-12-02
Mondsrfnl' l'EaIth

Randall Bliss evidently has great
faith in the lifting power Of, his air
ship
Ellicott-Why?
: Randall-He's after the contract for
raising the Maine.
The Southern herald., 1910-12-02
Couldn't Wait.

What makes you think she loves
your"
She interrupted me right in the
middle of my proposal"
Interrupted you? What fort"
ITO accept me-"
The Southern herald., 1910-12-02
Careful Husband.

Cumso-Wait a minute, Fangle. I
want to step into the dressmaker's and
pay my wifes bill.
Fangle-Why don't you give her the
money and let her go and pay itH
Cumso-If sent her to pay the bill
she'd order another dress.
The Southern herald., 1910-12-02
WOMAN A COUNTY TREASURER

Valentine, Neb., is proud of the woman whom
Cherry county elected county treasurer. Gertrude
Jordan had served as deputy treasurer eight years
and thus came in close touch with not only the
politicians but the rank and file, winning popular
ity and later votes,
Miss Jordan is a native of Marshalltown. Iowa
and her parents (now dead) were OF foreign birth
a mixture Of Scotch. Irish and English. When
very young she was taken to Dodge City. Kan
and there completed her schooling as a graduate
Of the local high school, Then she faced the
world as a wage Garner, beginning as a teacher
in the public schools of that city, going later to
Valentine in 1901, where she continued to teach
Miss Jordan, being progressive woman early
The Southern herald., 1910-12-02
One AdVantaue.

HAS matrimony been of any advan.
tage to your" asked the young physi-
clan.
WELL" replied the old doctor, ut
has made me do more thinking and
less talking"
The Southern herald., 1910-12-02
A Natural Leaf.

y wonder If men did not get their
ideas of syndicates from ducks"
what makes you think that?"
Because ducks we're the first crea.
lures to put their issues In a pool"
The Southern herald., 1910-12-02
Her Worth.

Bullins-Id be willing to fight
duel for Miss Dusinberry.
Hitlers-Well, if you should fight
duel for her, | hope you'll know
enough to let your rival do all the kill
ing.
The Southern herald., 1910-12-02

she readily obtained position in the Offices county clerk
and the best Of opportunities She con-
sented for the Office her friends
hold the
242 a
when she attempted duties
refused to turn the Office Suit
reme court OF the state judges heard six
Miss
all
The Southern herald., 1910-12-02

smoking demoacaly making
his friend touching feature the they
the millionaire
ousy whenever the other
described II Is pathetic
said
his eighth board came to
America fortyodd board sailing
the
has been change the They so sob and
friendly The proudest thing an American citizen
The Southern herald., 1910-12-02

rs IL true that the best man al.
ways wins?"
y" guess so, the best man at the
Wedding is not the one that marries.
The Southern herald., 1910-12-02
Rocky.

Over. the Alps lie Italy,
And lies and lies and lies;
And it's mighty hard to light on
When the aeroplanes capsize
The Southern herald., 1910-12-02
Foolish Thouuht

Whene'er want to board a train
And find 1t hours late,
l wish l owned an aeroplane,
In which to aviate.
The Southern herald., 1910-12-02
One Mans Theory.

mo, don't think women will ever
succeed as railroad engineers"
"Why not?"
"They would lose too much time
holding up their trains at crossings" 4"
The Southern herald., 1910-12-02
CROSSES OCEAN 100 TIMES

Andrew Carnegie, now seventy1ve years old
is not quite up to his usual form, according to
those who saw him walking down the gangpank
of the Baltic at her dock In New York recently
1t was the end Of his one hundredth voyage across
the ocean. The ironmaster had greatly aged since
he went abroad last May. Leaning heavily on the
arm of his secretary, he stepped slowly and hes
itatingly on his way from the steamer to the
dock showing less vigor than formerly on his
annual return from spending the summer in
Skibo castle, Scotland.
Passengers in the Baltic who have been on
other voyages with Carnegie commented freely
on how little he was seen on deck this trip He
kept to his cabin most of the time and the few
annearances he made excent In the dining salmon
The Southern herald., 1910-12-02

CyrusLGosh, them ere banks in
New York must be gittin' purity shaky.
Mlranda-What makes yer think
thet, Cy?
Cyrus-Waal, here's a letter from
Zeke sayin' thet he's sunk most of
his money in an oil well.
The Southern herald., 1910-12-02

Love really is blind, and this Is
counts for the neckties some womss
buy their husbands
The Southern herald., 1910-12-02

pointed him commission which settled
Britain the Berng i'm
broglo
hona income The
five
Justice Harlan the dissenting
opinion he did with vvacy
rather startled the dignthed tribunal
Idea retiring from the bench those
ica vigor discover why he should
The Southern herald., 1910-12-02
ROSE FROM TELEGRAPH KEY

William A. Gardner. who ss years ago
struggled with the Morse code in a little railway
telegraph office at Lemont. ILL.,, the other night
rode out of the Chicago and Northwestern sta
ton on the presidents special to inspect the
$4,000 miles Of tracks which sprawl over the great
northwest as far as the Wyoming mountains TWO
hours before that the directors Of the road had
made him president to succeed Marvin Hughitt,
who was given the newly created position OF
chairman Of the board Of directors.
The story Of Mr. Gardner's rise to the place
as chief executive of the Chicago and Northwest
ern is the contamination In reality of one OF the
business romances Of which every youthful teleg'
rapher dreams.
The Southern herald., 1910-12-02

troll 3S which the presentday
union teegraphes exercises control the
$0OO annual expenditure the operation of the Northwestern lines
w. Gadners raroadg with his the Chicago
In 1872 at Lemont where he learned the teegraphes He
was then In his teens having Ill., November 1859
oesan his added
MS duties teegrapher those division supernndents clerk
place ne to the position
mere until 1888 when he went similar with the AchsOn Topeka
and
The next promotion that
the Wisconsin division the Chicago
ne superintendent
e 10 assistant general superintendent
e place as vcepresdent of the Northwestern
wife and four daughters.
The Southern herald., 1910-12-02
NOW ACTING CHEF JUSTICE

The most conspicuous figure on the bench Of
the United States Supreme court and one of the
most distinguished men in the nation is, Justice
John Marshall Harlan, now acting chief justice. He
holds the record for length of service, having
been appointed in November, 1877 He is now
seventy-seven years Of age. Many men of half
his age might well envy him his massive physique
and the alertness and vigor Of his mind. He is
an ardent golfer and ascribes his wonderful health
to this game and his life In the open air.
Justice Harlan is Kentucklan and began
practising law when he was only twenty years
of age. During the civil war he saw service for
three years as colonel Of the Tenth Kentucky
regiment. President Hayes made him Justice
of the Supreme court and President Cleveland an.
The Southern herald., 1910-12-02
Made Them Quit.

How did you come to break of the
match2"
oh, we found we were mistaken
In our sentiment toward one another"
How so?"
why, we learned that both her par
ents and mine we're in favor Of the
match"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-11-04
The Ham Fair at Paris.

A feature Of Partisan life is the ham
fair which is held on the Boulevard
Richard lie Noir. The name Of this
fair is wholly misleading. for as far
as have ever seen hams are the very
last thing any one ever buys there.
Old brass and copper curios, quaint
jewelry, rare china. lace, tapestries
and books are what most people go
out to seek. and a sight not to be easily
forgotten is the long, wide boulevard
lined with ramshackle stalls laden
with every possible kind of lumber and
presided over by the most rapacious
of brocanteurs. Out Of piles of value
less lumber Americans and English
diligently seek for their pet kind Of
curios. and there is not an artist in
Paris who cannot point to some bit
Of furniture in his or her studio and
say with pride. Il got that for francs
at the ham fair" No one ever pays
more than francs, l notice, but, alas,
every year these FIVE franc bargains
are becoming more rare. and even as
housekeeping in Paris grows more and
more costly so does the furnishing Of
ones house to keep.-London Queen.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-11-04
Only a Question of Possibility,


Among the customers of a tea store
opened in the northwest part of the
city the other night was man who.
after buying pound of coffee, handed
counterfeit half dollar to the shop
keeper.
'This money is counterfeit; I'm sor-
ry, sir" said the shopkeeper.
Eyes; know it," replied the Gus
toner. grinning. Got it here one day
last week. and I've been saving it for
you" Then. noting the smile upon
the shopkeeper's face, the customer
said. evidently offended. "Perhaps you
doubt my word?"
"Oh. not at all. sir; not at all. |
couldn't doubt the word of so truthful
a man. l was simply smiling because
l wondered how it was possible for
you to have got the money here. This
place was opened only night before
last"
Thereupon the customer departed
hastily after producing a good coin
and slipping the counterfeit into his
own pocket.-Philadelph Times.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-11-04
Japan's Giant Wrestlers.

Japanese wrestlers are not to be con-
fused with Japanese opponents of jiu
jitsu. The wrestlers belong to the
older school, in which weight is par
amount quality. 1t is a remarkable
thing that a race which is on the av-
erage four or five inches under the Eu-
ropean standard in point of height
should have produced special cult of
wrestlers who are giants in stature
and strength. The leading wrestlers
of Tokyo or Osaka or Hicgo are all
men ut least six feet in height and
weighing perhaps 300 pounds. They
are Il race apart. Wrestling is ;,n oc-
cupation which has been handed Auwu
from father to son for many genera
tons. And the explanation of their
prowess is that they have always been
meat eaters. while the rest of japan,
either from choire or Necessity, have
been in the main vc%etariuns.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-11-04
The TEST OF MERIT
Bemidji People Are Given Convinc-
ing Proof.

No better test of any article can
be made than the test of time
and this is particularly true of kid.
ney medicine. Doan's Kidney Pills
have stood this test and stood it we'll.
What better proof of the merits of
this remedy could you demand, than
the statement of a Bemidji resident
who has been cured and has stayed
cured?
Read the following:
Mrs. Ella Barrett, 723 Irvine Ave.,
Bemidji, MIMI. says: "Siace Doan's
Kidney Pills cured me three years
ago I have been as free from kid
ney trouble if as I had never had it
My system was filled with uric
poison that my kidneys failed to
remove and at times I was very
nervous. I had dull pains in the
small of my back and 1 knew that
[ was in need of kidney medicine.
In short time after I began using
Doan's Kidney Pills, I improved
and it did not take long to re-
store me to good health"
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the
United States.
Remember the name 49, Doan's-
and take no other.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-11-04
Lancashire Humor,

There was Lancashire collier who
went out on Sunday with his Wheel
barrow because. as he said, 1--WE lost
mi dog, an a felly looks SIGH a foo
goOin' a-walkin' hi hisself.''
Then there was the workingmen's
club committee which wanted to in.
dorse the accounts "audited and found
correct and tuppence OVER and the
customer who, on being told that the
price of candles had gone up owing to
the war, asked whether they were
"feightin' bi candle leet."
Also one recalls the laggard Lam
cashire lover who. when asked for a
kiss, said he was ''gooin' to do it in a
Bit" and the old ladies who praised a
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-11-04
Jud1es' Wigs.

The wig is only worn by English
barristers to give them stern. judi
cial appearance. and no one can say
that it fails in this respect. The GUS
tom was originated by a French judge
in the seventeenth century when. hap
pening to don marquis wig one day,
he found it gave him such stern and
dignified appearance that he decided
to get one for himself and wear it at
all times in court. This he did, and
the result was so satisfactory from a
legal point of view that not only
Judges, but barristers also. took up the
custom throughout Europe.-London
Graphic.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-11-04
Diamonds Under Water.

An imitation diamond is never 80
brilliant as Il genuine stone. If your
eye is not experienced enough to de
tect the differcn' g. il very simple test
is to place the stone under water. The
Imitation stone is practically extin
guished, while a genuine dinmond
sparllles even under water and is dis
tinctly visible. When possible place y
genuine stone beside the possible imi
tatiOn under water. and the contlns,
will be apparent to the least expert
enced eyes.