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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-11-11
The Price of a Life.

According to Anglo-saxon law, ev-
cry mans life, including that of the
king, was valued at a fixed price, and
any one who took it could commute the
offense by a money payment upon a
fixed scale. The life of peasant was
reckoned to be worth 200 shillings,
that of a man of noble birth 1900 shil-
lings, and the killing Of king involved
the regicide in a payment of 1900 shil-
lings. 1t has been pointed out that the
heir to the throne could thus get rid of
the existing occupant by numbering
him and thereafter handing over the
fine, according to the scale, to the ex-
chequer, when his offense would be
purged and his money would come
back to himself, for in those days the
sovereign received all fines as personal
perquisites. There is very little doubt
that these rough means were practi-
cally applied in the case of some rulers
of England in the preconquest period.
London Telegraph.
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Printer Tank Touches Fairmont.

Printer Tank Touches Fairmont.
The Fairmont Sentinel is Sc
out. A printer struck the town
last week and the Sentinel cbal-
lenged. The printer gave the
password, agreed to work and did
make few eloquent gestures in
front of case of type. So the
Sentinel stood good for his board
and bed at the Foster house. But
at the close of the days work the
printer declared his opposition to
county option or any other option.
His ticket called for a group OF
saloons in every block, no restrict
ion on trade and an open-all night
policy. Inside of two hours the
city had him in charge and the
Sentinel called around at the Eos
ter house mad enough to vote the
entire prohibition ticket and then
some and called the deal off. The
Tank has now left for the mex,
town.-A. J. R. in Journal.
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SHE; LOVED SNUFF.
Remarkable Will and Funeral of a
Queer EngIishwoman.

The will of Mrs. Margaret Thomp-
son. which is preserved as curiosity
at Somerset House. England, is trib-
ute to the delights and consultations of
snuff. The testatrix directed that in
her coffin should be buried with her all
her handkerchiefs and sufficient of the
best Scotch snuff to cover her body.
This she preferred to flowers, as moth
ing could be more fragrant and SO re-
freshing to me as that precious pow
der" Further. the six greatest snuff
takers in the parish of St. James.
Westminster. were to be her bearers.
Six old maids, each bearing in her
hand a box filed with the best Scotch
snuff to take for their refreshment as
they walked. were to bear the pail.
Before the corpse the minister was to
walk. carrying and partaking of a
pound of snuff. At every twenty yards
a handful Of snuff was to be delivered
to the bystanders, and at the door of
the testatriX's house were to be placed
two bushels of the same quality of
snuff for gratuitous distribution. In
order to insure the carrying out of her
wishes the testatrix made the legacies
given by the will dependent upon an
exact and literal fulfillment of the
conditions above named In closing
she babe all concerned to regard snuff
as the grand cordial of nature.
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A sTRIKING.ADvERTIsEmENT.

While hundred men ate, drank
and made merry at the gay tables
Of the Markham hotel last night,
the man who made possible tile
complete enjoyment of the testi-
val was in the kitchen with his coat
off and sleeves rolled up direct
ing his forces with all the skill of
a trained general
In an event entered into so hearth
ly and completely by the leading
citizens of the city it is not we'll to
single out any individual for particu-
lar praise, but it is eminently proper
that the public at large should know,
as all who attended the banquet al.
ready know, that in preparing so
bountiful a feast and serving it so
splendidly Frank S. Lycan advertis.
ed.Bemidji as it could not otherwise
have been advertised. Comments
from strangers whose favorable i'm
preston meant so much, proved the
striking truth of this assertion.
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GRoTEsoUE NAMES.
Burdens That Innocent English Chill.
= dren Had to Bear.

: dren Had to Bear.
In England, as in other countries,
thousands Of people go through life
ents for giving them absurd or incon-
gruous names. 1t was most natural
that a demure and pretty girl in a
north suburb should feel resentful
when she had to answer to the name
of Busybody, given in honor of the
winner of a race fifteen years before.
Among the names registered at Som
erset House are Airs and Graces and
Nun Nicer, which were innocently
borne by two little girls who found
them most embarrassing in after years.
The appalling name of Wellington
Wolseley Roberts was borne by a
young man who, in disposition and ap-
pearance, was anything but militant,
and as little likely to win fame Oh
the battlefield as his predecessors Ar
thur Wellesley Wellington Waterloo
Cox and Napoleon the Great Eagar.
However. even these names, map
propriate as they may be, are to be
preferred to Roger the ASS, Anna (sic)
Domini Davies and Boadicea Basher.
TO parents of large families the adj
vent Of another child is not always
welcome, but it is scarcely kind to
make the unexpected child bear tok
en- of dlsapproval. It must be rather
terrible to go through life, for exam
pie, as Not Wanted James, What An
other, Only Fancy William Brown, or
Another Hewitt. And yet these are
all names which the foolish caprice
Of British parents has imposed on in
nocent children.-Chicago Record-Her-
aid
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INDIAN RACE IMPROVING.

This part of the country takes a
special interest in the work being
done toward educating the Indians
and it is with feeling of satis-
faction that improvement of the
race is shown by the progress of
Indian students in the different
schools.
In The report of Nj. Fried
man, superintendent of the Car.
Isle school contains many things
of interest. We quote from it
briefly;
The Indian people are progress
ing; they are being educated; are
are more industrious; lean less on
the Government; exercise more in
dependence of thought and action;
and are rapidly becoming property
owners.
The time has passed when people
argue that Indian education should
be radically different in matters of
procedure, subject-matter, and the
general principles involved from ele.
mentary education as it is carried
on in the thousands of public schools
scattered throughout the country.
The plan of mixing the tribes at
Carlisle results in Matchmaking the
Indian; and, after all, that is the
great object in our dealings with
this primitive people. They see be-
yond the reservation, and more than
half of our graduates are actually
making a success away from the
reservation. 4:
In the record of the women gradu-
ates it will be noted that 142 are
housekeepers. It will thus be seen
that their education has not weaned
them away from married life. A
careful examination of the record of
these young ladies shows that they
are mistresses of modern homes,
nicely furnished, and that their
children are being well cared for and
carefully educated. These are not
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Genius and Mediocritv,

Corneille did not speak correctly the
language of which he was such mas
ter. Descartes was silent in mixed
society. Themistocles, when asked to
play on a lutte. said, Il cannot fiddle,
but I can make a little village into a
great city" Addison was unable to
converse in company. Virgil was heavy
colloquially. La Fontaine was coarse
and stupid when surrounded by men.
The Countess Of Pembroke had been
often heard to say of Chaucer that his
silence was more agreeable to her
than his conversation. Socrates, cele-
brated for his written orations, was SO
timid that he never ventured to speak
in public. Dryden said that he was
unfit for company. Hence it has been
remarked. "Mediocrity can talk; it is
for genius to observe"
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A Tribute to Johnson.

In an appreciation of the late
Senator Broward of Florida, printed
in the Miami Metropolis, Tom Wat
son compares him to our Governor
John A. Johnson, to whom he pays
a glowing tribute in speaking of his
lofty ideals of public service. Had
Governor Johnson lived" says Wat
son, nothing could have prevented
him from being our next president. "
st. Paul Dispatch.
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MINNESOTA SCIENTIST MAKES GREAT
DISCOVERY.

MINNESOTA SCleNIISl NAMED on6Ai
DISCOVERY.
Announcement was made by wire
a few days ago that Prof. Hubert c.
Carel of the University of Minnesota,
has discovered chemical four
times as strong as carbolic acid and
still not poison that will destroy
the germs of tuberculosis, typhoid
and cancer. The Consolidated Pub
licity Bureau has obtained from
Professor Carel his own story of the
discovery. 1t will be printed in the
Pioneer. Professor Carel has given
his discovery to medical science. He
has nothing to sell. Therefore it is
not an advertisement in any way.
The story::will appear in few days.
The Consolidated bureau has this
to say:
AS you know, our interest has
always been mainly to supply to the
newspapers news about St. Paul.
In this story however, we have the
interest of mankind at heart. II
this story shall be the means of saw
ing one human life from tuberculosis,
cancer or typhoid fever, we shall be
repaid ten thousand fold. This
story will be sent to European
papers, it having been our custom
in the past to serve only the press of
this country and Canada.
We regard it as the most important
announcement it has been our pleas
ure to give to the newspapers of the
country, and anything that will serve
to relieve suffering and save life, we
submit it to you for your use as you
see fit"
The Pioneer will place the facts
before its readers at the earliest mo-
ment.
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ROOSEVELT.

There probably is no more power.
full newspaper in the west than the
Chicago Tribune. What it says car.
ries much weight. Its option there.
fore is worth considering. Here is
what the Tribune says of the elect.
ion in New York:
Yesterdays result in New York
makes or unmakes Theodore Rose
welt.
(which?
The West, mot the East, will an.
swer this question. and no one knows
the answer today"
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CITY OF BEMIDJI

County Seat.
Population-ln 1900, 1900; in 1910
1000.
Summer Resort Hundreds Of outsider.
make their summer homes on Lake Be-
midi. Fishing, boating and bathing &C
comm0dations are second to none in the
United States.
Area-Ten square, miles incorporated.
Altitude-14OO feet above sea level.
Water Power-2200. developed horse.
power, Mississippi river.
Water-Absolutely pure. Two artesian
wells.
Water Mains-About ten. miles.
Boating miles by lake and river.
Death Rate-5.4 thousand in 1908.
Annual Rainfall-33.7 inches.
Temperature above. winter; rs
summer, mean.
Sewer Mains-AboutEfive miles.
Cement Sidewalks-Twelve miles.
Lakeshore Drives-Ten miles.
Parks-Two.
"AlCI IIOuIdxS-4CA uAAACSs SWO Adn0s
and Mississippi river.
A Home Town-16OO residences.
Taxpayers-12OO.
Churches-8.
School Houses-FOur.
Bank Deposits-$8OO,OO
Manufactures handles, lum-
Der, lath, shingles, and various other
industries.
Great Distributing Point-Lumber prod
ucts, groceries flour, Efeed and hay.
Postal Receipts $17 900 for 1909, 10th
place in state outside of St. Paul, Mime
apolis and Duluth.
Archaeological Northern. Minnesota &
International, M, R. L. & NJ, Minneapolis
St. Paul & Sault ;Ste. Marie, Wilton &
Northern, Grand Forks to Duluth. and
Bemidji-Sauk Centre.
Railroad Depots-Three.
PASSENGER Fourteen:daily.
Hospitals-One.
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 Garages-One.
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OLD TIME GRIZZLIES.
They Were Indispensable Articles Of
Wear In tho Middle Ages.

They Were Indispensable Articles Of
Wear In tho Middle Ages.
In the middle ages at the girdle were
hung the thousand and one odds and
ends needed and utilized in everyday
affairs. The scrivener had his inkhorn
and pen attached to it, the scholar his
book or books, the monk his crucifx
and rosary, the innkeeper his tallies
and everybody his knife. So many
and so various were the articles at
tached to it that the dippant began, to
poke fun. In an old play there is men,
ton of Il merchant who had hanging
at his girdle a pouch, spectacle case,
"punniard,' a pen and inkhorn and
handkerchief with many other
trinkets besides. of which a merry
companion said, 1T was like a hab-
erdasher's shop of small wares" In
another early play a lady says to her
maid: Give me my girdle and see
that all the furniture be at it. Look
that pinchers, the penknife, the knife
to close letters with, the bodkin, the
ear picker and the scale be in the
case" Girdles were in some respects
like the chatelaines of more modern
times, but they differed therefrom in
being more useful. more comprehen-
sive in regard both to sex and to ar
ticles worn. and when completely fin
ished more costly. 1t is partly for this
reason that we find girdles bequeathed
as precious heirlooms and as valuable
presents to keep the giver's memory
green after death. They were not in.
frequently of great intrinsic value.
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THE BELTED PLAID.
This Was the Original Dress Of the
Scottish Hiqh!ander.

Scottish Highlander.
The original dress of the highlander
was the belted plaid. This was piece
of tartan cloth, two yards broad and
four long, which was drawn around
the waist in nicely adjusted folds and
tightly buckled with belt The lower
part came down to the knees in much
the same manner as the modern kilt.
Tile the upper part was drawn up
and adjusted to the left shoulder. so
that the right arm might be perfectly
free. This upper part was the plaid,
which was used as covering for the
shoulders and body in wet weather,
and wla:n the use of both arms was
required it was fastened across the
breast with brooch, often curiously
enriched. A brooch was also used to
fasten the plaid on the left shoulder
To attire himself in the belted plaid
required on the part of the highlander
no small amount of dexterity. The
usual way was to lay it on the floor
and after carefully arranging the
folds to lie down upon it and, then
buckle it on. The lower end was fas-
tened at the right hip The utility of
such a dress in the highlands is OBJ
vious, for the plaid rendered the man
Indifferent to storms and prepared to
pass a night in the open air in the
most inclement weather. while the
loose undergarment enabled him to
wade rivers or ascend mountains with
equal. ease. 1t was thus peculiarly
adapted to the WARRIOR the hunter and
the shepherd.-London Mail.
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Toned 1t Down.

"King Edward" said an English Wis.
itor in New York, hated snobbish-
ness. To show how ridiculous snob-
bishness was he used often to tell
about an alphabet book of his child
hood.
"This book had alliterative sentences
arranged under each letter, thus:
"'Callous Caroline caned cur cruel
ly.'
"'Henry hated the heat Of heavy
hats
Under the letter V came the face.
tious sentence:
"'Villiam Wilkins wiped his veskit.'
'''But the young princes snobbish
tutors thought this sentence too vulgar
and low for their charge and accord
ingly they substituted for it the more
refined and genteel line:
"'Vincent Vining viewed a vacant
villa"
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The Art of CARPENTRY.

How many common igurative ex-
pressions in our language are bor-
rowed from the art of carpentry may
be seen from the following sentence:
"The lawyer who fled the bill, shaved
the note. cut an acquaintance, split a
hair, made an entry, got up case.
framed an indictment, impaneled a
jury, put them into box, nailed a
witness, hammered judge and bored
whole court. all in one day, has since
laid down law and turned carpenter"
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Stevenson OBLIGED,

Robert Louis Stevenson once sent
the following quaint letter to an auto
graph hunter:
You have sent me a slip to write on
You have sent me an addressed envelope
You have sent it me stamped. Many have
done as much before You have spelled
my name Alright, and some have done
that. In one point you stand alone; you
have sent me the stamps for my postof.
flee, not the stamps for yours. What is
asked with so much consideration I take
a pleasure to grant. Here, since you
value it and have been at the pains to
earn it by such unusual attentions-here
Is the signature.
ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON.
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PUNY K|OD|E

Poor, puny little kiddie! Something
is wrong. Healthy children grow.
Give your child Kickapoo Worm
Killer (the nice-tasting candy lozen-
gas) and you will see him grow as
fast as any healthy child should
grow. Try this-you will be en-
thusiatic.
Price, 25c., sold by druggists every
where.
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NOTICE OF APPLICATION
FOR TRANSFER OF
LIQUOR LICENSE
STATE OF MINNESOTA. J
County Of Beltrami Sss
City of Bemtdj1.

C1ty OF BomlQJl.
Notice is hereby given. That application
has been made in writing to the
city council ofsaid city ofBemidji and fled in
my office. praying for Transfer Of Frank
Gagnon's License to sell Intoxicating liquors
fortheterm commencing on 18th Oct'r, 1870 and
terminating on 25th Oct'r. 1911. by the fol-
lowing person. and at the following place as
statedin saidapplication. respectively, to wit:
MATT THOME
At'and in the front room ground floor OF that
certain two-story frame building located on
lots p, q. %. "a. block 16, original townsite
Bemidji. Minnesota. r..E..... r. .rr.
Said application will be heard and deter
mined by said City council Of the City of
Bemidj il at the council room in the city hall
in said City of Bemidji. in Beltrami county,
and State Of Minnesota. on Monday, the
18th day of Novb'r. 1910. at o'clock p. m.
of that day. ... A.. , ~.
Witness my hand and seal of the city of Be-
midi this 10th day Of N0vb'r. 1910.
(sEAL] 80 THOMAS MAuOY,
,., City Clerk.
Nov. 18th and 24th ~!
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you MAY HAVE APPENDICITIS
AND NOT KNOW IT

If you have wind or gas in the stomach
sour stomach oc constipation. you very
likely have chronic Appendicitis which may
any minute become acute A SINGLE
DOSE of simple buckhorn bark. glycerine
ect.. as compounded in Adler-i-ka. the new
G erman Appendicitis remedy. will relieve
you-try 1t you will be surprised at the
QUICK action. E. N. French and Co.
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THE BANQUET.

The brilliant career of Bemidji's
brief existance contains no more
important, pleasing or inspiring
event than the gathering at the
Markham hotel last night. ....
The men from outside who WELD
a tremendous power in the upbuild-
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so,called, squaws who live in tepees
or hogans, amid the squalor of the
reservation. but thrifty, industrious
wives and mothers whose homes
compare we'll with the homes of
good white women in similar cir.
cumstanceS."
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CalcuIatinu,

"Why doesn't Mrs. Flimgit stop
quarreling with her husband and get
divorce?"
"She realizes how much more of his
income he would have left after pay
ing alimony than she now allows him
for car fare and unches."-Washing-
ton Star.
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Hopes for Pleasant Job.

Hopes Tor Pleasant Job.
When be was sentenced to life i'm.
prisonment for stabbing a man a
Texan 3tepped forward and thanked
the jury. He must expect to get
the job of feeding the canary birds
or watering the gold fishes when he
enters the penitentiary.- Chicago
Record Herald.
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Contrary Human Nature,

II suppose it is our natural contrari-
ness which makes us do such paradox
zeal things"
"Such as what?"
Gas makes us long for things when
we are short" Baltimore American.
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Careless,

she--My little brother shot off his
gun this morning, and the bullet went
through my hair. He-How careless
of you to leave it lying around.-Ex-
change.
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According to the reports of hunt
ers, moose are as plentiful in this
state as democrats are outside of it.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-11-11

How wonld it do for President
Taft 10 recall that Thanksgiving
proclamation?
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A Previous Question.

She-Papa asked what your inten-
lions were last evening, George. He
Didn't say anything about his own,
did heABoston Transcript -#......
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Annoyinu,

First Angel-What is that spirit fuss
ing about? Second Angel-She says
her hatpins stick out beyond her halo.
-Harpers Bazaar
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If you get angry with a man or wo-
man make up your mind what you are
going to say and then don't say it.
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FOR SALE-160 acres of good clay
land three miles from Bemidji if
interested call on Frank Hitchcock
ia list. Bemidji MINI.
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NeW-CaSh- Want-Rate
|! 1-Cent-a-w0rd

Where cash accompanies copy we
will publish all 'EWant Ads" for half
cent a 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--Exchange
.-HeIp Wanted.-Work Wanted
.-Etc.--Etc.
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MISCELLANEOUS

MISCELLANEOUS
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.
WANTED-To buy good clean rags.
no pins or buttons. 5 cts. per lb,
Pioneer office.
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FOR SALE-Large piano cased
organ; cost $135. Will sell for
$50 if taken at once; easy terms
if desired. Nj. E. Ibertson.
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FOR SALE-Very cheap, piano
and pianola player with music.
Apply w. A. Mcdonald, Model
Bakery.
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WHAT OTHER PAPERS SAY.
Go to it.

1t is all over now but the going
to work.-Minneapolis Journal.
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KNOWN VALUES

fuSS
PUBLISHERS CLASSIFIED ADVERTIS-
ING ASSOCIATION PAPERS
WE ARE MEMBERS
Papers in all parts of the States and
Canada. Your wants supplied-anywhere any
time by the best mediums in the country.
Get our membership lists-Check papers
you want. We do the rest.
Publishers Classified Advertising Associa-
ton. Buffalo, N. y.
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FOR SALE-Good team work
horses, at Pogues barn. H. T.
Thursdale.
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LOST-Pocket book between Red
Lake Depot and Browns restaur-
ant, finder return to this office. 4 I