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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-11-16
Books and Their Cara.

Books on shelves may be seriously
injured if packed too tightly. When
quickly pulled out for use the top of
the book is likely to come off. More
over. the constant pressure. if too
great. will Loosen the whole back in
time and the friction in putting upon
and taking from the shelf mars the
covers. On the other hand. a reason
able amount of lateral pressure is
necessary. If placed on the shelves
too loosely the leaves tend to .pen
and admit dust. dampness and conse-
Qucnt mildew. In the case of heavy
volumes the weight of. the leaves will
be found resting on the shelves if the
books are placed too loosely. This is
likely to make the backs concave
Badly painted shelves are another
source of injury to books. Care should
be taken when paint or varnish is used
that the surface is perfectly smooth,
hard and dry when the books are put
in place and that the surface will re-
main so during variati of temporal
ture or humidity.-Hous Beautiful.
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Cheerfulness and Cholera.

A cheerful disposition is held by
some doctors to be the best protection
against cholera. When this disease
first visited Paris in 1882 a notice was
issued advising the inhabitants Ito
avoid as far as possible all occasions
of melancholy and all painful emo
tons and to seek plenty of distractions
and amusements. Those with bright
and happy tempera ment are not likely
to be stricken down." This advice was
largely followed, and even when chol-
era was claiming over a thousand
weekly victims the theaters and cafes
were thronged. The epidemic was in
some quarters treated as huge Joke.
and plays and songs were, written
around it. Rochefort wrote a play.
lie Cholera Morbus.'' which proved a
big success, and another production
on the: same lines, "Paris-malade," also
had a long run.-London Chronicle.
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Ether :Topers.

Ether is consumed by gallons to get
drunk ON in a small pare of Scotland.
The origin # this peculiar and limited
abuse is strange In lS48 Il bad epi-
demic OF. cholera broke out In Glasgow.
Among those flying from it;were some
who came back to Draperstown, their
native place. With them they brought
a cholera mixture which they: found
Exceeding comforting" A rascally'
doctor, knowing that the comfort pro.
ceeded from ether, laid in a whole
cask. He made his fortune and start
ed the habit that lasts till yet. Ether
is sold over counters in Scotland. the
penny drink. An old ether topper can
drink two or three ounces day. but
one-half ounce is one big dram in wa,
ter. The drinker gets hilarious in 4
minute. 1t is far wilder and more
dangerous than alcohol. :
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-11-16
An Anecdote of POPE.

There is an old anecdote of Alexan-
der Pope concerning one of the old
watermen who were employed for
many years in rowing Pope on the
Thames. Pope was in the habit Of
having his sedan chair lifted into the
punt. If the weather was fine be let
down the. glasses; if cold he pulled
them UP. He would sometimes say to
the waterman:
John, am going to repeat some
verses. Take care to remember them
the next time go OUT
w hen that, time came Pope would
say ~~,~.>~r-,
John. where are the verses told
you OFF,
II have forgotten them, SIR
"John. you are blockhead. I must
write them down for you:''
John said that no one thought Of
saying when speaking Of him, '"Mr.
Pope" but that he was always called
'Mr: Alexander '',.z:-''s. :. ;: ''':>~".
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Little Pitchers,

In certain. small town there are
two young women whose favorite &C.
cupation has been to discuss the af-
fairs Of their neighbors. Having met
for that purpose one afternoon. they
found themselves blocked in the in
diligence of their pastime by the pres
ence Of the small daughter of the
hostess. A slight indisposition of
some sort prevented sending the child
out of doors. so they were forced to
put up with her presence. doing their
best. however. to nullify it.
Something eatable was produced and
an absorbing new game invented
which she could play quite by herself,
so they breathed freely and began.
The talk at length reached a point
involving the latest scandal of the
neighborhood and the retailing of
some inside information which must
not become public property. A hurried
look at the child on the floor found
her apparently so occupied with her
game that it seemed quite safe to go
on if one observed decent discretion
Voices We're accordingly lowered and
direct allusion yelled. but when the
matter had been thrashed out to their
satisfaction the child raised her eyes
and remarked with deliberation and
emphasis:
II hear. know. understand, and
I'll blab!'-New York Times.
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is discredit to the town, or could
in anyway alter the action of the
United States government.
We sympalhize with those men
who have had their property unjustly
destroyed and we believe that the
action of the government at Bagley
yesterday in defending upon the
law abiding saloons there, licensed
by the village and the very govern
ment under whose authority men
smashed up the places, was rank in
justice and a gross outrage closely
akin to anarchy itself.
We symDathize with the saloon
keeper who has conducted pro-
per place we'll within the limits of
the law. We respect many of Be-
midji's ssloonkeepers and we hope
that if they are compelled to give
up the saloon business, they will
20 into some other line of busi-
ness and remain in Bemidji.
The Pioneer has no word to say
as to what effect the closing of the
saloons will have upon the town, but
it assumes the optimistic attitude
that if the saloons do close Bemidji
will continue to be one of the gre at
est little towns in the state of Min
nesota.
If we err it is only with the best
of intentions and as soon as respect
able citizens can show US how we
can better serve the city and county
whose prosperity is so vital to our
own existence, so soon shall we cor
rect our mistakes.
Criticism has reached this office
that by printing the news as we
have, Bemidji has been made the OBJ
ject of the governments wrath. Of
course this is not true and the de.
signing politicians from whose minds
spring this subtle attack, will, we be-
lieve, come far from delivering the
intended blow.
A newspaper certainly IS one the
potent factors in the upbuildine of a
town. The Pioneer believes it has
a right to expect the business men
to look at the question in fair,
honest light, giving this paper the
credit it deserves.
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OratoricaI Effects.

I once heard Everett, whose plat
form oratory was the acme Of Ameri-
can art. His language was unimpeach-
able. But his every word, and not
only his every word, but his every
gesture, was Enthusiastically prepared.
he seemed to gesticulate not only
with his hands, but with his legs. He
even planned scenic effects beforehand,
Having to deliver Fourth of July
grafton, he introduced a veteran of
1912, put him in conspicuous place
and told the old man to rise: to him
at his entrance into the hall. The old
man did as he had been hidden. Ev-
erett apostrophized him with "Vener-
able old man, sit down! 1t is not for
you to rise to us, but for US to rise to
you.' The veteran said afterward:
Mr.. Everett is strange man. He
told me to rise when he came into the
hall, and when did rise he told me to
sit down.''-From Goodwin Smiths
"reminiscences in McClures.
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Tho .OriojnaI EncvcIopedia.

The first real encyclopedia was
Pliny''s Natural History" This work
was an. extensive one. numbering some
thirty-seven volumes and dealing with
all the then known facts Of the world.
Pliny, who died A. D. 70. collected the
data for his work in his leisure inter-
walls: " bile engaged in public affairs
The Natural History was for its time
an amazing production, treated Of some
10000 facts and was of very high au-
thority:, throughout the entire middle
ages. -Forty:three. editions of the work
were printed before the year 1886, and
no scholars library was considered
complete without it.-New York Amer
lean.
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Tho Carrot Cure.


DR.. Oliver Wendell Holmes. refer
ring to the true efficacy Of carrots as
cure for wounds "a tradition which
was certainly not handed down from
Gregg. writes to DR.. Hunt in 1868.
telling him how a mans heel, which
was severely wounded at the battle
of Fredericksburg, was treated by DR..
Bigelow, who did nothing but keep the
wound open and made the patient use
for this purpose little plug of carrot,
which seemed to agree with him very
we'll.
Another more modern medical au-
thority says that for delicate persons
an excellent supper vegetable is fair
sized carrot. boiled whole so as to re-
tain it's aromatic properties. then split
into quarters and warmed afresh be-
fore being served hot. It acts as
nervine sedative while being cordial
and restorative. A sense Of mental
inauguration will follow. and the d.
gestion of this estimable root will be
readily performed without preventing
sleep.-Pall Mall Gazette.
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4. RUSSIAN SPY.
Trspoff'. Ruse to Get at the Plan. Of
the Nihilists.

1rePoH'S RuSe TO Get at the PlanS OF
the Nihilists.
When the famous General Trepoff
was only at the beginning of his
career Vera Sassulitch was his invalu-
able assistant.
Trepoff was the detested enemy of
the nihilists, and he was very anxious
to obtain inside information as to their
doings and plans. Suddenly one day
in 1873 he was fired at while driving
through the streets of St. Petersburg
by no other than Vera Sassulitch. She
was at once seized by the soldiery and
was charged with the attempted muir
der of Trepoff, being tried in the ordi-
nary manner; but, to the amazement
Of the public, she was acquitted!
On her release the nihilists gathered
about her, desiring to admit such
friend of the people to their closest &C.
quaintance. In this way she was ad-
mitted to all their private circles and
was made acquainted with their Sc
crets. These she at once communi-
Gated to the Russian government. The
truth was that the whole business, in
GLIDING the attempt on his life, was
faxed by Trepoff himself. and it was
simply a clever ruse to get from the
nihilists what could not be got in any
other way. Thereafter Vera Sassu-
fitch played the part of government
spy on innumerable occasions.
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ANSWERED BACK.
Ready Reply of Ragged Turk to
Scot In kits.

'SoNy 'NSP'y " NdS9Su WIN 20 q
Scot In kits.
During the troubles at Crete in 1897
the Seaforth highlanders were landed
to help to restore order. Their advent,
dressed in the familiar kits, created a
great sensation, as the natives, who
themselves wear kind of kilt. had
never seen British soldiers in such a
costume.
An amusing incident occurred one
day when party of Seaforths were
marching through a small, wretched
looking village. AS usual, the inhabit-
ants turned out to stare at the SOL
diers. and one of the highanders with
a view to raising laugh among his
comrades shouted out to group Of
Turks. "Gae hame. We dirty black
guards, an scrub yersels."
Imagine his establishment as well as
that of the remainder of the highland
ers when ragged and evil looking
Turk shouted back in reply, go home
yourself, Scottish dog. and cover your
self up" 1t was afterward discovered
that this Mocha mmedan had spent sew
eral years in London and so learned
the language. - From "Anecdotes
Soldiers In Peace and War;" by ]. H
Settle
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The Lightning Rod.

Though Franklin" will continue to
receive the honor that is his. due as
the inventor Of the first practica1 light
ming rod, the study Of atmospheric
electricity goes back ut least to the
time Of Tullius Hostilius, who persisted
in an attempt to draw fire from the
sky" A learned priest of the name Of
Divisch is said to have erected the
first lightning conductor in Europe.
He set 1t up ut Prendiz, Bohemia, in
1854, and it was 100 feet high. Though
the Emperor Stephen and the Empress
Maria Theresa publicly proclaimed
their confidence in the inventor, a
most disastrous drought that afflicted
the country year later was ascribed
by the superstitious populace to the
device, and Divisch was
compelled to take it down. 1t is not
probable that Franklin was acquaint-
ed with Divisch's experiment.
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Wrona End Of tho Milk.

One morning while trade was slack
and he had settled himself in the store
chair for a few minutes north side
grocer was interrupted by the entering
Of a very small daughter of Africa,
who, bracing herself in the middle Of
the store, said, MAN wants some
scum milk whereupon she received
the asked for amount Of skinned
milk.
The grocer had just settled himself
for another rest when he was again
interrupted by that selfsame bottle Of
ink: MAN don't want this. She want
that what's scummed off the top
indianapolis News. IT,
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wakeful Nioht,

A rather imaginative Washington
lady decided she had insomnia. She
couldn't sleep, she said. One morn
ing she was more than usually de-
pressed.
whats the matter, dear?" asked
the husband. Another sleepless
Worse than that she replied
gloomily. II did manage to drop of
to sleep. and + dreamed all the time I
was asleep that was awake."-Phil-
adelphia Saturday Evening Post.
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How Tortoise Shell 10 Worked.

How Tortoise Shell 10 Worked.
The soldering Of two pieces of tor
toise shell together is effected by
means Of hot pinchers. which. while
they compress. soften the opposed edge
of each piece and amalgamate them
into one. Even the raspings and pow
der produced by the file. mixed with
small fragments. are put into molds
and subjected to the action of boiling
water and thus made into plates of the
desired thickness or into various arti-
cles which appear to have been cut out
of a solid block.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-11-16
CITY OF BEMIDJI

County Seat.
1000.
Summer Resort Hundreds of outsiders
make their summer homes on Lake Be-
midi Fishing, boating and bathing &C
commodations are second to none in the
United States.
Area-Ten square. miles Incorporated.
Altitude-14OO feet above sea level.
Water Power-22OO. developed horse
power, Mississippi river.
Water-Absolutely pure. Two artesian
wells.
Water Mains-About ten miles.
Boatinf-5OO miles by lake and river.
Death Rate-5.4 a thousand in 1908.
Annual Rainfall-33.7 inches.
Temperature-2O;' above, winter; rs
summer, mean.
Sewer Mains-AboutGfve miles.
Cement Sidewalks-Twelve miles.
Lakeshore Drives-Ten miles.
Parks-Two.
Water Frontase--Ten miles, two lakes
and Mississippi river.
A Home Town-16OO residences.
Taxpayers-12OO.
Churches-S.
School Houses-FOur.
Bank Deposits-$SOO,OOO.
Manufactures-Ha handles, lum-
Der. lath, shingles, and various other
industries.
Great Distributing ..Point-Lumber prod
ucts, groceries -four, feed and hay.
Postal Receipts 900 for 1909, 10th
place in state outside of St. Paul, Mime
apolis and Duluth.
Acknowledged Northern. Minnesota &
International, M, R. L. & NJ, Minneapolis
St. Paul & Sau]t :Ste. Marie, Wilton &
Northern, Grand Forks to Duluth, and
Bemidji-Sauk Centre.
Railroad Depots-Three.
PASSENGER -Fourteen;dail
Hospitals
Distances-To St. Paul. $50 miles; to
Duluth, 1877 miles.
Hotels-Fifteen.
Breweries-One.
Sawmills-FOur.
Handle Factories-One.
Wholesale Houses-Four.
Banks-Three.
Auto Garafes-One.
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awake NIGHTS

Children were intended to sleep nights.
When they are wakeful and fretful, it
is time to worry. Kickapoo Worm
Killer (the delicious candy tablets) is
a great medicine for children. 1t
cleans the system of poisonous sub
stances which cause sleeplessness. 1t
removes acids which impoverish the
blood; it tones up all of the functions;
it makes strong healthy children.
Price Csc, sold by druggists every
where.
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MISCELLANEOUS

The Rev. Irl r. Hicks Almanac for
1911, that guardian Angels in a
hundred thousand homes, is now
ready. Not many are now will
ing to be without it and the Rev.
Irl R. Hicks Magazine, Word and
Works. The two are only one
dollar a year. The Almanac is
CSC prepaid. No home or Office
should fail to send for them, to
Word and Works Publishing CON-
. pany, St. Lofts, Mo.
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leW-CaSh: Want-Rate
I! 1-Cent-a-w0rd

Where cash accompanies copy we
will publish all "Want Ads for half
cent word per insertion. Where
cash does not accompany copy the
regular rate of one ceut e word will
be charged.
EVERY HOME HAS A WANT AD
For Rent-.For SaIe..ExchanRe
--Help Wanted--Work Wanted
--Etc.--E Etc.
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4 HEART TO HEART TALK.

The city of Bemidji is passing
through the greatest crisis in its
history. "a
The Indian bureau of the De.
partmeut of the Interior has caused
an upheaval of our domestic
affairs and none can say what the
ultimate result may be.
This much we know: We are
in danger of losing our saloons
and apparently nothing save an
act of congress can restore them.
1t is not an experiment on the part
of the government. The same
thing has been done in other
states and when the Indian bureau
puts the saloons out of business,
they are out to stay.
The Pioneer has stood and will
continue to stand so long as its pres
ses revolve for the advancement and
the prosperity of Bemidji.
1t has tried to boost Bemidji and
Beltrami county and we believe it
would be hard to find an issue of
this paper where we have not had
something to say in favor of this,
the greatest part of the great north
west.
We have endeavored to chronicle
the progress of the city and county;
we have extolled its virtues, reveled
in its commercial triumphs and given
freely of our space in behalf of every
commenable object.
We have expressed mitigation
over the high handed methods
adopted by lawless agents armed
with doubtful authority from the
government; we have recited the
injustices perpetrated upon the
saloon men and we have warned
them of impending disaster.
But at all times we have tried to
print a newspaper.
If, by printing the conclusions of
government officials and reciting the
determination of the Indian bureau
to enforce an absolute Indian treaty
Objectionable to a majority of the
inhabitants, if by printing these
things the Pioneer has caused the
government at Washington to take
the action it has, then those who
seek to discredit this paper may
have some grounds for complaint.
We do not believe that. .printing
the news honestly and without bias
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Made the Rhyme.

!"Carpet' rhymes with no single
word, but some bold poet dared to
evade the difficulty thus:
'Sweet maid of the inn. it's surely
no sin to toast such a beautiful bar
pet; believe me, my dear, your feet
would appear at home on a nobleman's
carpet" -London Answers.
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Poetic Justice,

"Pa, I've just been reading about
poetic justice. What does that mean?'
"Listen. my child, and you shall hear.
Once there was a man who swindled
me out Of a lot Of money in an irri-
cation scheme. Well, he became a VIC
tim Of poetic justice. 1 have just
heard that he died of water on the
brain."-Judge.
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friedrich Domin of Peoria, Illinois
is the father of % child ren, eight of
them being twins. Ponder over
Fred having to buy bacon at forty
cents a pound.
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1t might be worse. Think what
happened to Spooner and Baudette.
The fire didn't pick out the saloons,
but took everything.
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Aar Career.

T. Her Career.
"Well, has your college daughter de-
cided upon her career?"
Eyes; he has blue eyes. brown hair
and works in a hardware store."-
louisville Courier-Journat.
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He Smoked.

no Smoked.
"What smell Of smoke is about!
Do you allow your husband to smoke
in the parlor?"
"He doesn't, as a rule, but this
morning.
"You are very wrong to allow any
exceptions whatever, my dear woman.
You ought not to allow him to smoke
under any possible circumstances, even
once"
But, my dear woman: this morn
ing he simply had to smoke. His coat
was on fire." New York Journal. ~,
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Cynical.

49,. Cynical.
'"The course Of true love doesn't al
ways run smooth, sighed the young
widow. ,a. r.. .s-,......
"That's right" rejoined the old bach
elor. Sometimes it ends in mar
riage."-Chicago News.
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A man who took his infant daughter
to be baptized told the clergyman to
call her Venus.
''But l refuse to call her Venus"
said the clergyman Indignantly. I'VE
nus is the name of a pagan goddess"
"Well, how about your own girl,
Diana p said the man.
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Carries On,

Woggs-So young Saphead and his
father are carrying on the business?
Boggs-Yes. The old man does the
business. while young Saphead does
the carrying on.-Puck. -.......
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If that Indian treaty was where
the liquor men wish it was, it
wouldn't last long.
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The beloved of the Almighty are the
rich who have the humility of the poor
and the poor who have the magnanim-
ity Of the rich.-Saadi. -~~r.... .~... s
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Many MEANINGS,

Traveler-Some expressions in the
Chinese language have as many as
forty different meanings.
Little Miss-Same way in English.
''You amaze me. Mention one."
"Not at home"
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Gratitude is the fairest blossom
which springs from the soul, and the
heart Of man knoweth none more fra
grant.-Hosea Ballou. -.- II ,
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WANTED-Man with years of ex-
perience and good bank and other
references wants work in store or
Office. Speaks German. Call or
write 900 America Ave.
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Hair RAISING.

Hair Raising.
Husband-I feel in the mood for
reading something sensational and
tartling-something that will fairly
make my hair stand on end. Wife
Well, here is my last dressmaker's bill.
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Those government agents certainly
are having a regular old Carrie Ma
ton of time.
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Mr.. Funkley came within SO votes
of renting his residence to a colored
family.
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FOR SALE-Rubber stamps. The
Pioneer will procure any kind of .
rubber; stamp for you an short