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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-12-24
he OBJECTED TO BREvlTY.

The modern method of writing
letters as briefly as possible is
generally speaking a tribute to the
advanced manner of doing business
in America, but that it does not
always work out as we'll as it might
is indicated by the following cores.
pondence which has been sent to
the Chicago Record-Herald by l..
M.'Powell of Negaunee, Mich. Mr..
Powell found the letters among some
papers of the late Peter White of
Marquette: 81
Dear Sir: I here's you was putin
up a new sawmill, so thought I
would drop line to see if you want
ed single sawyer. I guess lean
saw as many shingles as the next
man. I have been saving for four
year. If you want me please let me
know and when you will start. I shall
come as soon as you want me. Write
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CHRISTMAS.

When the conquering rays of to-
morrow's King of Day shall have
dispelled the nights darkness, a
world of devout humanity will be
illumined, chanting praises to the
Father of the Son whose birth at
Bethlehem is to be celebrated in
every nook and corner penetrated by
civilization.
AS holiday Christmas signifies
more than a mere day of relaxation
from the ordinary pursuits Of life; it
means the exempli6cation, of those
higher attributes, which makes the
material life a more pleasing reality
and at the same time emphasizing
the Christians delightful anticipa-
tons of the life everlasting, assured
to them by the Babe whose coming
was signilazed by the Star in the
East and the Journey of the Wise
Men.
These are the most significant
facts of the day and from them come
the demonstrations of Peace on
Earth, Good Will Toward Men so
properly and beautifully illustrated
in the giving of gifts. The merri-
ment of the glad Christmas time, the
happy family Reunions, the holly
and the mistletoe, and above all, the
tree enhancing entertainments for
the young with the hanging stock
ings at the fire place for the con-
venience of Santa Claus, combine in
emphasizing the spirit Of the day.
And yet, the: day can never be
perfect so long as the yearning eyes
of some children look in vain for the
glittering Christmas trees, or run in
gleeful anticipation on Christmas
morn to their stockings to find only
emptiness and disappointment. In
many towns a band of Good
Fellows" have signi6ed their inten-
ton of reducing the disappointments
of the poor by playing Santa Claus
and we could imagine no keener
pleasure than to participate in so
cheering a work, This is one phase
of the day which merits deep
thought and it is not too late for you
to do something along this line. s
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Suggest an Experiment.

Now we have chance to see how
county option would work in Cass
Lake with nearby town open. =
have been told that on one night
last week fifty-seven tickets were
sold from Cass Lake to Remidii. i
d,n't know what the occasion was
but it would be interesting for some
of our ardent county option friends
to check up trains or tickets on both
railroads from Cass Lake 70 Bemidji
and. compare with former years, at. a.
similar time. These bright fellows.
now that the town is dry don't have
much else to do to keep them in the
limelight and these figures would be
so interesting to prove their theories
of how fine thing county or local
option would be for Cass Lake. They
might also take a few photographs
of the dry spots around Cass Lake
Fellows coming in with two suit.
cases, for instance so heavy that
they have to sit down every block
for rest. They might also take
photographs of the tax rolls and
prepare out of the money they save
to make future ones look about the
same without beingtoohard on some.
of the rest of the boys who don't be-
lieve in the way county option works
out.-Koll's Kollum .Cass Lake
Times. d. ~ .e.... ~
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Kickers.

know young boy, hopelessly
crippled and bed.ridden,swho hardly
knows moment free from pain. He
has written a few letters to friends
wishing them Christmas cheer. I
hope you will be very happy and
have lovely life, " be says. It takes
him two days to write 4 few lines.
And you and I kick and complain
because the coffee is cold, o. the
street car runs too slowly Larry
Ho in Dispatch. S..
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CITY OF BEMIDJI


County Seat. a.
Population-In 1900. 1900; in 1910
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.
5OOsmiles 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-About fve!miles.
Cement Sidewalks-Twelve miles.
Lakeshore Drives-Ten miles.
Parks-TwO.
Water Frontaee--Ten miles, two lakes
and Mississippi river.
A Home Town-16O0 residences.
Taxpayers--12OO.
Churches-8.
School Houses-Four.
Bank Deposits-$8OO,OOO.
Observation-Disclosures handles, lum
her, lath, shingles, and various other
industries.
Great Distributing ssPoint-Lumber prod
ucts, groceries. -four, E1feed and hay.
Postal Receipts-$17, 900 for 1909, 10th
place in statesoutside Of St. Paul, Mime
apolis and..Duluth.
Railroads Northern. Minnesota &
International, NJ, R. L. E. NJ, Minneapolis
St. Paul & Sault .Ste. Marie, Wilton &
Northern, Grand Forks to Duluth, and
Bemidji-Sauk Centre.
Railroad Depots-Three.
PASSENGER Trains-Fourteen..d daily. =
Hospitals-One.
Distances St. Paul. ..23O miles; to
Duluth, 1877 miles.
Hotels-Fifteen.
Breweries-One.
Sawmills-FOur.
Handle Factories-One.
Wholesale Houses-FOur.
Banks-Three.
Auto Gara&es-One.
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ANNOUNCEM lent.

There will be no issue of the Daily
Pioneer on Monday of next week..
This paper is omitted in order to
permit employees of the Pioneer to
enjoy the legal holiday following
Christmas, and this practice is in
keeping with the large evening news
papers throughout the country.
The Pioneer extends greetings to its
readers and expresses hope that all
will enjoy Merry Christmas.
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One Santa Claus collecting from
the street crowds in Minneapolis
called another Santa Claus false
whiskered Buttinski" and when the
police arrived both looked as if they
had just come down the chimney of
a soft coal home.
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x-Cash-W ant-Rate I.
|! , Gent ij-WOl)Ird

Where cash accompanies copy we.
will publish all ''Want< Ads" for half
cent a word per insertion. Where
cash does not accompany copy the
regular rate of one ceutga word will
be charged. q ~ ! s.. #. ): s.%&
EVERY HOME HAS A WANT AD
For Rent--For SaIe--Exchangei
--HeIp Wanted--Work Wanted
j ..EtC...Etc.~ I'D >::~f. .
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(. 9f +
soon and let me know what you
think about it.
Peter Lawitsen
Millinocket, Me-, care Crockett
camp .5, y ..s3S.-3
And the an 5wer: 81
Mr.. Peter Lawitsen, Millinocket,
Me.
Dear Sir: Referring to yours of
the first instant, would say that we
are not in need of a shingle sawyer
at this time. ours very truly,
KatahdinPulp & Paper CO..
which Peter writes back:
Dear Sir: You wrote me letter
but she was so short I don't know
what to say. You do not say if you
want a shingle sawyer or not, and
when you was going to start. !
guess you do not know anything
about a single mill and guess you
don't know how hard it is to get a
good single sawyer. AS you an
swer me so short: you can 90 flying
plump to He'll you great big fool
Answer this if you like to-. >-=%
Peter Lewitsen."
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I: AS Others See Us.

The Bemidji Daily Pioneer has
installed a linotype machine and
will discard hand composition.
Good. The Pioneer is one Of the
brightest dailies to be found any
where in the smaller cities of the
state and deserves the prosperity in
Dictated by this noteworthy addition
to its equipment. Staples Head
light. .x><~ Hills. .=s .fz.s=
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g. ..:laELP WANTED.

WANTED-For the United States
army, }ablebodied unmarried men
between ages Of Is and S.; citizens
Of the United States, of good
character and temperate habits,
who can speak, read and write
good English language. For in
formation apply to Recruiting
! Officer, 4th St., and Minnesota
Ave-, Bemidji, Minnesota.
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KNOWN VALUES

PUBLISHERS CLASSIFIED ADVERTIS.
ING ASSOCIATION PAPERS AZ
WE ARE MEMBERS -
Papers in all parts of the States and
Canada. Your wants supplied any
time by the best mediums in the country.
" Get our membership lists--Check papers
you want. We do the rest. XIV -.
Publishers Classified Advertising Associa-
tion.~ ~ e " Buffalo, N. Y. 4
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FOR SALE---Hotel with bar both
i: doing good business. Reason for
selling, poor health. Address Joe
Sachapelle. Little Fork, MINI.

EOR SALE-Six room house 1908
! Mississippi Ave. Thisis a snap if
taken at once. II. NJ. Young.
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Secretary at his office December
24th 10 a. N. for 90 or 40 acre
tract suitable for fair grounds s.
Bid ssmust give description, price
per acre and terms Of pay ment
The Ulcers reserve the right to
reject any or all bids. Beltrami
County Agricultural Association
a. ? White, President w. r.
Mackenzie Sec.
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HOUSEKEEPER zWANTED-To
care for three children in city. Nee
home and good wages for right
party. Box AS, Postofice. .

for general house.
work. 713 Beltrami Ave. L. G.
Crothers. ,> s.~ r.: ...* ii
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A merry Christmas to all.

Yes, that includes "Pussyfoot'
Johnson.
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FOR SAL e. French. Poodles in
quire at ia 3rd Street, upstairs.
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FOR SALE.

FOR SALE-Fine phonograph in
perfect shape with records for
sale or will trade for wood. Call
Sunday or evenings on week days,
1924 Beltrami ave. III.
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LOST and FOUND,

LOST On M 81 afternoon train
going north Saturday Dec. ii Eth,
one brown Fox rug muff with head
and tail. Anyone giving informa.
ton leading to- its recovery will
be suitably rewarded. Address
freeman Thorp, Postmaster,
Hubert, MINI.
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Some folks will enjoy the day while
others will insist on becoming intoxi
Gated.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-12-24

Mistletoe or no mistletoe, it is al
ways fair to kiss the cook.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-12-24

FOR RENT-Five room house AZ
MINI. ave. Call at Henrionnet
IS Millinery Parlors. ss.z
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For Rem / :, I t. !.

HOUSE FOR RENT 49, At 119
Twelfth street. Inquire Of DR..
Toumy over First National bank.
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FOR SALE-Residence lots one
block from school building. Ap.
sE ply H. M. Young. # / ss5.Z,4. 7. ,st !,
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FOR. RENT -Four room cottage,
1914 American Ave. Phone 461.
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WHAT OTHER PAPERS SAY

The Christmas Stocking.
The Christmas stocking is now
the ultimate consumer. News Til
bune. a.. ~. Z s.s ... .a5s.
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Accept our wishes for Merry Christmas
and Happy Prosperous New Year.
1922 ~ Northern National Bank

We wish herewith to thank our patrons for
the past years patronage and trust that we
may be better able to serve them the coming
year. With best wishes for a Merry Christmas
and Happy New Year. W. G. Schroeder.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-05-22

our belief that this work is the work Of
the organized church, and that the natural
leaders In II are tho ministers and the mis-
sionary agencies Of the various churches;
and II Is our conviction that all that Is
done in the name OF the laymens mission
airy movement should help to strengthen
these leaders and the agencies through
which the churches as such must discharge
their missionary responsibility.
Mr.. Evan Roberts. the Welsh revivalist,
who since 1904, when he broke down after
the revival throughout Wales has been
staying with friends at Leicester, is now
living In the suburbs of Swansea. He Is
quite strong again and is preparing for
another series of revival meetings
BY a cablcgram from London we learn
that Lord Kinnaird president Of the ma
tional council Of the Young Mems Christian
associations, together with other leaders
in the movement in Great Britain, has is
sued call to the members 70 make the
year 1910 memorable by a return to the
fundamental principles Of the organization
with relation to its religious work. The
social work, he declares, threatens to
swamp the purely Christian features This,
lie claims, would be disastrous. as the
Young Mems Christian association is pri-
marly n Christian organization, and II
this basis Is permitted 70 deteriorate the
whole structure will soon fail The Young
Mems Christian association in this country
is facing the same kind Of peril.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-05-22

(Note After a pause Of few seconds
Mr.. Bryan saidD Not even the man.
qaughter) Not even the onel
MY friends, l am much Obliged to you.
This is better than ] had supposed The
next time l come | viii invite you all to
sit on the stage, and we will invite new
crowd to come and listen to these argu-
ments. Laughter)
1 appreciate the honor you do me in cont
ing. l am coming again and again. l don't
know how long / am yet to live, but as
long as | live my services are at your com
mand. | have said that all that / have /
owe to you. No matter how long live
cannot pay that debt In full. ! will paw
1t in installments as rapidly as | can, and
will promise you that in the future, as in
the past, L will study every question, 1 will
try to find out what is right, and when !
find out what l believe to he right, l will
Omaha daily bee., 1910-05-22

may not feel as free to vote on this as you
did on the other and you don't need to
vote unless you want to. 1t does not mat
ter 20 me how you vote. want you TO
vote as you please am going to ask YOU
to rise II you believe that the people OF
the county should have a right to decide
this question as they want to decide t..
am going to ask those VINO believe that
the county should have the right to rise,
and then | will ask the people opposed to
II. who think the county ought not to have
the right. will ask them to rise.
A voice; You don't put it honestly.
Mr.. Bryan: How many will rise and say
that the people of the county have the
right to vote on this question and decide
it. How many Of you will rise?
Please be seated. How many Of you peo-
pie think the county has not the right and
ought not to have the right to vote on
this question? VIII YOU please rise?
Omaha daily bee., 1910-05-22

As these mortuary remarks have 20 he
translated Into the GeeZ language Il may
be feared that some OF them suffer in the
transition. For Instance, what would the
translator make Of n breezy little pathetic
paragraph that ran like this:
The dispatches tell us that the smoky
old despot who has cluttered up the wobbly
throne of Abyssinia for an professionally
tedious time, has finally chucked the crown
and dropped the scepter and moSeyed to
that bourne for which no return tickets
are ever issued. IL we ever heard any
thing good Of his Abyssinlan whiskers we
know we promptly forgot IL, and there S
no use for us to do the crocodile act over
his demise-being sorry for nothing except
the painful fact that the news OF his death
isn't officially confirmed"
Now, how would that look in Geez?-
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Key TO the situatlon-Bee Want Adsl
Omaha daily bee., 1910-05-22
Are You Looking for a Home ?

No farmer should think OF buying land before
seeing copy Of The Farm and Real Estate
Journal II contains the largest list OF landt Tor
sale Of any paper published IN Iowa RsaqIs
IS 900 readers each issue, and II one Of the n
Advertising mediums 10 reach the Farmers md
Home Seekers that you can advertise IN, For ,5o
We W." , Tss' or .tsren. ior yea or -
Journal for two months trial Address ~ ~
AND REAL ESTATE JOURNAL Trser, TenA
County, Iowa.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-05-22

stand for it. oven if have to stand alone.
tApplause)
Omaha daily bee., 1910-05-22

The Key to the situatlon-Bes Want Ads
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1910-03-25
A MEMORY TEST.
The Act by Which One Controversy
Was Decided.

The Act by Which One Controversy
Was Decided.
Three men were disputlng In Berlin
one day as to which Of them had the
best memory. and tinally they asked a
well known writer to decide the mat
ter.
Read me any page Of Goethe's
prose works." said one Of the three.
'.and I will at once repeat 1t word for
word"
~ can do better than that" said the
second one. ''Put me In corner OF
this room. and will play three games
Of chess simultaneously without ever
looking at the boards"
! That's nothing to what ! can do.
said the flrst speaker again. "Begin a
conversation with me now about the
most absurd things possible. and at
the end Of an hour ! win repeat the
entire conversation to you"
The third man was silent. and the
referee said to him: "Why don't you
tell us what you can dor A few min
utes ago you were boasting a good
deal Of your wonderful memory"
81 know IT," was the reply. ''but
did not then know that my two friends
took the matter so seriously. And as
they are so much In earnest will not
try to surpass them, for ! cannot for
get that each of them did me favor
yesterday"
Yesterday" asked the referee.
"Yes." was the reply.
"And you have not yet forgotten It:
In that case the laurels belong to you,
for you have indeed a wonderful mem.
orv -
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1910-03-25
r A. WElNkE
ATToRNEY-AT-LAW
SUMMONS

In the Circuit Court of the
State of Oregon for Gillian
County.
Arlington Lumber Company,
a corporation, Plaintiff, VS. G. 7.
Macarthur, Defendent.
To G. T. Macarthur, the above
named defendant:
In the name of the State of
Oregon: you are hereby required
to appear and answer the COM
plant filed against you in the
above entitled action on or be-
fore Friday the 9th day of April
1910, said date being six full
weeks after the date of the first
publication of this summons, and
if you fail to so answer on or be-
fore said date, for want thereof
the plaintiff will take judgement
against you for the sum Of Sew
enty-Seven and 65-1O0 ($77.65)
Dollars, U. S. Gold Coin with in
interest thereon in like Gold
Coin from the 30th day. Of July
1908, at the rate of ten per cent
per annum until paid, and the
further sum of Fifty ($50) Dol
lars Attorneys fees together with
the costs and disbursements of
this action, and for an order of
sale of the attached property in
the above entitled action.
This summons is served upon
you by publication thereof for
six consecutive weeks in the Con-
don Globe a newspaper published
and issued weekly at Condor, in
Gillian County, Oregon, COM
mencing with the issue of Feb
ruary 25th 1910, and ending with
the issue of April 9Th 1910 per-
suant to an order of the Honor
able Edward Dunn, County
Judge of Gillian County, State
of Oregon, duly made, filed and
entered herein on the 23rd day
of February 1910.
D. R. Parker,
Atty for plaintiff.
First publication February 25.
Last publication April 9th.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1910-03-25
Natural Gas,

Natural gas is a member Of the par
ATTN series formed by the decomposi
tion Of animal matter. as In Ohio and
Indiana gas. and from vegetable mat
ter. as In Pennsylvania gas. this decay
having occurred within the rocks and
probably at moderate temperatures.
When once formed 1t accumulates In
the pores Of the rocks In which 1t orig
mated or In the oyerlying layers, but
is usually kept from escaping to the
surface by the presence Of some layers
of impervious rock. 1t is then obtained
by the piercing Of these strata by
wells, or where the beds have been
assured by folding or faulting 1t may
issue from natural channels. - New
York American.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1910-03-25
Seven.

Numerous are the queer beliefs con
corning the number seven. From the
very earliest ages the seven great plan
cts were known and ruled this world
and the dwellers In 1t. and their num-
Der entered into every conceivable
matter that concerned man. There are
seven days In the week, seven holes
in the head. for the master stars are
seveu," seven ages both for man aud
the world In which he lives. There are
seven material heavens. There are
seven colors in the spectrum and sew
en- notes In the diatonic octave. and
the leading note of the scale Is the
seventh. Be It noted that the seventh
son Is not always gifted with beneii.
cent powers. In Portugal he is be-
lieved to be subject to the powers of
darkness and to be compelled every
Saturday evening to assume the like
ness Of an assist. James Gazette.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1910-03-25

II dosen't require much of an
excuse to raise a row in these
times. Over in Montselice, Italy,
there was a riot the other day
because Bruno was burned at
the stake four hundred years
ago. Some of these days the
fellow who shot Achilles in the
heel will get his.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1910-03-25
A COOL RECEPTION.
Il Was Net Surprising. Though. In
View Of the Esplanation.

" was Not StIPFtstUSs tVoebN ""
View ef the Explanation.
Letters OF introduction are not In.
variably serviceable. For one reason.
they may be too frank. Harry Fur
Miss In his Confessions OF Carica-
mrist" says that when brother artist
was settlug forth on his travels In for
elgu cllmes he was provided With a
letter OF introduction to certain Brit
ish consul.
The writer Of the letter lnclosed Il
10 one TO the artist saying that he
would tind the consul most arrant
snob. a bumptious arrogant humbug.
a cad to the backbone. Still. he would
probably offer some courtesies to any
one who had good social standing
aud thus compensate the traveller for
having to come In contact with such
an lnsutferabie vulgarian.
ON the return OF the artist to Eng,
land the writer OF the letter asked
how he had fared with the consul.
"well, my dear fellow drawled the
artist. he did not receive me very
warmly. and he did not ask me to din
ner. In fact. he struck me as being
rather COOL"
"well. you do surprise me-" rejoined
his friend. Hes a cad. as told you
In my letter. but He's very hospltable.
aud really can't understand this state
Of things. You gave him my letter Of
introductiony'
"why. thought so: but do you
know. on my Journey home ! dlscov'
cred It in my pocketbook. so I must
have handed to him instead your note
to me about him."
The explanation was quite adequate.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1910-03-25

The people must soon take the
power to govern their own purs-
es from a class and restore it to
themselves, The tax laws in Or
egon have heretofore been made
by a few for the benefit of still
fewer, and great special privi-
leges have shifted the public
burdens upon the backs of the
workers, reaping dividends for
the sowing of bribes.