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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-09-02
A Tale of Heroisn1.

II went for bath yesterday" said
an Auvergnat. Il had been in the wa
ter some time when ! suddenly per-
ceived an enormous shark advancing
toward me with it's jaws open. What
was to do? When be was yard off
l dived. took out my pocketknife and
ripped up the monster"
"What! Then you are in the habit
Of bathing with your clothes on" said
one Of the listeners.-From the French.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-09-02
Perpiexinq.

Territorial (his first experience as
sentry, going over his 1nstructions>-1f
any, one comes along l say: Halt!
Who goes there?' Then he says.
Friend" and l say, Pass, friend;
alls we'll" But some silly ASST say,
ENEMY" and then I shan't know
what to do. Rotten job, call it,
Punch.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-09-02
Tho Terms of EXCHANGE.

I'VE wish to arrange for an ex-
change of prisoners" announced the
South American dictator.
ION what basis?" inquired the lead.
er of the other side.
1.-The usual basis-eight generals for
a good, husky private. "-Louisville
Courier-Journal.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-09-02
SOCIAL AND
p E r S ON AL
Items phoned or handed in for
this column before noon will be
printed the same day.

Items phoned or handed in for
this column before noon will be
printed the same day.
The more it is washed the harder it gets
Mound CITY Floor Paint. W. NJ Ross.
Furniture for sale 500 Bemidji
Ave.
James Given, of the Given Hard.
ware company left last evening for
Grand Rapids.
Judge Spooner returned last even
ing from a business trip to Brainerd
and MINNEAPOLIS.
Mrs. Humes and Miss Dorothy
Humes, of Cass Lake, are the guests
of Mrs. G. R. Sanborn.
A thorough business education
makes success certainty, if you get
it at the Little Falls Business COL
lege.
Miss Lucy Purdy LEFT on the
noon train today for Grand Rapids
where she is working in the interest
of the Modern Samaritans.
Miss Catherine Dryer, of Mime
polls. who has been visiting at the
home of Mrs. G.. R. Sanborn, re-
turned to her home this morning.
Look this up. A $4,000 Piano
for $275.OO; $4,000 Piano for
$225.0O. Snap if taken at once.
Bemidji Music House, J. Bisiar Mgr.
Miss Cassie Spencer left this
morning for Sank Center where she
will visit with friends for few days
before leaving for Hamline Univer
sity.
The band concert which is to be
given in honor of Labor Day next
Monday will be held at the dock,
as are the usual Friday night con-
certs. There will be no concert
tonight.
Harold Dane, recently of the Pho
neer, returned from a weeks outing
in the woods of Itasca county, last
night. He leaves tonight for
Minneapolis to resume his studies
at the university.
The old soldiers will be admitted
free to the state fair this year, in
spite of the fact that all official
passes have been abolished. The
veterans will be admitted as a part
of the fair attractions.
Game Warden S. C. Bailey calls
attention to the fact that this year
it will be illegal to shoot ducks
before Sept. 7, instead of Sept. I
as in previous years. The season
of grouse and cartridges opens
Oct. I.
Mrs. w. L. Davies, arrived in the
city Saturday for an indefinite visit
at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
E. H. Marcum. Mrs. Davies was
accompanied from Crookston by
her daughter. DR.. Davies, of Chi
cago, who returned to her home last
evening.
Yesterday afternoon during a
terrific electric storm northwest of
Crookston in Tabor Township, the
big new barn of Mike Oshak was
struck by tightening and burned.
Three horses were cremated and
large quantity Of hay and oats,
harness etc. were destroyed. The
loss was about $500 half cover
ed by insurance.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-09-02
All on Ono Side.

All on Ono Side.
II am told your bride is very pref
IT," said Miss Peppery.
Yes. indeed"' replied Mr.. Con Sect.
Several Of the guests at the ceremony
were pleased to call it a wedding of
beauty and brains.'"
well, we'll! She must be a remark
able woman! That's an unusual com.
bination in one person."
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-09-02
The New. Page.

Look here. Wilkins" said a doctor
to his boy in buttons. whom he had
occasion to reprimand. II can't stand
any more of this nonsense You'll have
to turn over a fresh leaf"
"An right, SIR" was the witty re-
sponse; you shan't complain of me
again. sir. I'll be an entirely new
page."-London Opinion.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-09-02
For Probate Judge.

I hereby annouce myself as a
republican candidate for the office
of Judge of Probate of Beltrami
county a: the primaries September
10th. 1910.
Carl L. Hebron,
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-09-02
In tho Silly Night.

In tho Silly Night. o.,
q "What is it," the druggist sleepily
inquired from his bedroom window.
"rhis ish drug store, amt it2" asked
the man who had rung the night bell.
eyes. What do you want?" -. =.
want to look, In your city directory
minute an, shee where uve."-Phila.
delphia Ledger.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-09-02

Distinction, If No Difference.
"a, 'Why do you want to marry my
daughterY
I'm no object of charity; wouldn't
accept your money in any other way"
New York Press.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-09-02
INDIGNANT.

Indignant.
The mayor of small town had come
to Leipzig to see the fair. A stranger
who had lost his way asked him,
"Pray, good honest man, what is the
name of this street,"
II am not a good honest man." said
the former; II am the mayor Of Mar
burg"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-09-02
There Was No Music,

There Was No Music.
"What"is the greatest f1b that ever
impressed itself on your experience,
Snapper" .~-.
"Well. by all odds. the worst one
ever heard was that your quartet per-
perated last night when they came
Eound to the house and sang There's
Music In the Air." 49,.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-09-02

Queer, but the man who doesn't need
credit is the one who can most easily
get it.-Portland Express.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-09-02
Carl L. Hebron.
Quick Snrinf

Quick Sprint.
Sandy Pikes-Dat rich guy in de
bungalow took quite fancy to me.
He took me around to de stable. show
ed me de 5000 bulldog ne had just
bought and asked me if | could beat it.
Gritty George-And what did you say?
Sandy Pikes-Nuttin l just beat it,
Chicago News.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-09-02
Supernuous.

Rollingstone Nomoss-Wot does "su-
perfluous" mean? Tatterdon Torn-A
bath robe an cake of soap.-Phila-
delphia Record
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-09-02
Was WjIlino,

Was Willing.
Smith-You and Jones don't seem to
be as friendly as you were. Does he
owe you money Brown-No, not ex.
actly, but he wanted to.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-04-09
MILLIONS OF ACRES IN POTATOES

There are three million acres of land in this country devoted to the growing of potatoes and in consequence of the careless way in which the business is done there is 8 loss of 1ab, ,0e0. .o0o bushels annually, valued at $75. .o60, 0e0, just because proper attention is not paid to the selection and testing of seed.
 MT. Mitchell, writing upon this sub- ject for the Technical World, shows the advantage of care in the growing of this crop. He says
 The potato, of all other general crops, is most affected by environment The farmer must know his soil and then determine upon the variety he shall plant He can do this by ex- pertinent with a breeding plat'' MT. Mitchell advises him to select each year from this plat the yield from the best fifty seed potatoes and then choose from each of these the ten best tubers for the following years breeding seed; also to provide improv- ed seed for the general crop from the next best groups after the breeding seed has been selected. Thus the general improved seed supply will be ways a year behind the breeding seed.
 Potato raisers should bear this In mind. It is not theoretical at all. To show the variation in seed potatoes, the agricu1turist of the Washington state experiment station planted in 1907 two plats of potatoes, one with cut potatoes selected in the field from the best looking hills of the previous years crop and the other with pota- toes from medium to poor hills. The yield from the latter was sixty-one sacks an acre, while that from the other was eighty -one-a gain of twen- ty sacks.
 Such an experiment as this ought to prompt by it's results a moro careful attention to the soil and the quality of the seed. A gain of third leaves no doubt as to the value of care in this direction
Norwich bulletin., 1910-04-09

GOVERNMENTS LATEST MOVE.

The reading public was somewhat surprised when the government essay ed to make thirty arrests of men con ducting bucket shops in dozen diff ferent states, some of whom are mill Honaires. Since they pay no respect to the law, Attorney General Wick ershaIn is determined to pay his re- poets to them.
 It had not been generally realized, even by those immediately concerned. that any statute of the United States
 makes the maintenance of a "bucket shop" illegal. but that is quite imma- terial. Ignorance of the law is no valid excuse for the commission of an unlawful act and the promoters of this peculiarly pernicious form of gambling do not deserve and will not receive any sympathy on account of the retribution which has overtaken them.
 There is no more to be said in fla vor of bucket shops than of policy playing and it cannot be shown that either ever contributed to the pros perity of a place. They arc tempta- tions to the weak and promote dis honesty and theft Thousands of men have been robbed by this speculative system and hundreds have yielded to in consequences of it, and finally been imprisoned It would be a good day for the country if the entire business was wiped out of ex- istence
Norwich bulletin., 1910-04-09
AN uNMITIcATEp NUISANCE.

The housecleaning season is on nd fae average husband is off the hoo ks- The wife has always said that it was a necessity, while the husband de- cIares that it Is an unmitigated nIds- znce- This is the season when uhe women turn the house upside down. and If the husband is not unusually well trained he will flee from home and feed in restaurant To the man who is tolerant and patiently assists housecleanfng means days of anxety. nights Of rnakeshift accommodation, catch-ss-catch-can meals, and the upsetting of all order and comfort f-ozz cellar to attic. The head of the house can't find his pipe, or set<ie down in his favorite corner with a popula- novel, or do anything in true and regular form It is a nightmare to EiTn and a hustling time for the
 woman who knows that cleanliness is next to godIiness and the true way not only to health but peace and or der and domestic haloes. When t is all over the man thanks God and the overworked woman calls the doctor. 1T takes some time to get the house 1iIled with the cid air of smoke and cosnforl: but if the man is left free there Is 10 doubt but he can surprise the Eonsa Of the house by his ability 70 make things as they were, or worse. The man is always glad when the war on dirt Is over and the woman never -ea-nz for a longer term at the fray.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-04-09
SECRET OF LONG LIFE.

There are few people over 8 cen tsrry old who know just what to at tribute their extraordinary length of days to. but there are few excep- tfens Cornaro. who was physical
 wreck at z5, but who lived to be 1oz felt that he gained his 59 years extra on q limited diet of 12 ounces of food a day; and Captain Diamond of Oakland, Cal, who is active at IA, and who says he expects to live this century out Is the most wonderful man in America today. if not the oldest Who is the oldest man In Americas 50. .c0o,ro0 may be disclosed by the census which is to be entered upon next week Tuesday. April 18th We remember that at the close of a cen s1s several decades ago it was re- ported that a woman 139 years Of age had been found in New Mexico, and she said the reason she was alive at such an excessive age was because God had forgotten her; but Captain Diamond was able to dance with a girl 100 years younger than himself on his 18th birthday, because he had not 1orrotten to take good care Of himself. At s5 he found that his legs had lost their elasticity. that he was showing marked signs of decay. He faced old age and began a battle royal for a re- coFery of his youth with such success that at the age Of 102 he was 6 young CT looking man than at 65. The cost of his 4s added years has been strict obedience to the laws of life He fol- lows the rules of deep breathing, and daily exercise and strictly vegetable diet with a daily cold-water bath and 2nnointing himself with olive oil, which he takes internally. He has been f5 years without meat and for 4o years used olive oil Captain Dia- rnond is . New Engiander by birth. having been born at Plymouth, Mass, May 1st. 1Tse, and was the same year taken to Oxford county, Me. He is the only man in the country probably who has voted for every democratic president to Harrison's time and ev- sry republican president since Lin- coln-
Norwich bulletin., 1910-04-09

a mighty factor, but religion can do more than any other single factor.
 It is Gods thought of human life that tho world should be made ID of men of good disposition, or, to quote from the angels song on the Plain 1f Bethlehem, Of men of good wiii,'' Friendly, considerate. helpful, unsel- fish. That is the type of persons. and that alone. who are entitled to mem berslip in the Kingdom of God. And nobody can excuse himself from join ing by claiming his disposition units him for such comp panionsh1p.
 THE PARSON.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-04-09
THE SAGE LOAN FOUNDATION.

The use Of a large part of the Sage millions to help the thrifty upon fair terms promises to be a source of as- ssstance to future generations. Mrs. Sage has decided to use a large part of the Sage millions in establishing g agencies throughout the country at which persons in urgent need of money will be enabled to borrow it upon fair terms. It has been revealed that Mrs. Sage has hit on a form of practical philanthropy for which there is uncuestionab1y a field of wide util- fly As an admirer of Mrs Sage and a commander of the scheme says: --Oniy those who have suffered severe financial stress can adequately appre- ciate the value of the proposed be- ueficence-
 There are emergencies of constant occurrence which render the command of a greater or less amount of money a matter of the most momentous con- sequence. q matter. 1t may be, of life or death; and under the pressure Of such conditions loans are contracted on any terms that may be offered or can be obtained. It will be a great boon to thousands if on such occas- ions the opportunity is provided of securing the sum desired without be- ing required to furnish an unobtaina- bie collateral or enter into an agree nnsnt that is oppressive and extor- ticnste. The Sage loan foundation wiiI do a great deal of good"
Norwich bulletin., 1910-04-09
SUNDAY MORNING TALK
WHAT IS YOUR DISPOSITION?

A curious affair is this phenomenon, called disposition. We make it the scapegoat for numerous questionable actions, both on our own part and on the part of others. We judge men by it.
 Here are two boys, sons of the same parents, but dianetrically different in disposition. One is cheerful, buoyant and radiates sunshine from morning to night. His studies come easy to him; he makes friends without any effort. But his brother Is morose. mor- bid, irritable; little things vex and thwart him. He will have ten times as many difficulties getting through life as his brother, even though their outward circumstances may not differ greatly.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-04-09
The May to Peace.

"War is he'll" declares President Taft. quoting General Sherman's pithy apothegm but he insists that the way to keep the peace Is to prepare for war. It is on this line of reasoning that towards justify the hip pocket pistol The cost of great armauen|s on land and sea is now getting to be such a heavy drain on the productive Industries that some wise statesmen are debating whether war be not the preferable alternative to peace ob- 1ained on such cruel terms.-Phiiadel- mia Record.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-04-09
Here are two men associated in busf- ness One is f.r.en b a adzad Iarne,1-essixa

Here are two men associated in busf- ness One is openhanded, progressive, venturesome; the other is close listed, conservative and lacking in initiative and enterprise. Now, in the case of both the boys and the men there is no fundamental difference in honesty, pur- ity and righteous intentions. It is simply a difference in a thing which we call disposition, due to what strange, prenatal influences we can- not now determine. Who knows but may be cropping out a trait that was in a Puritan ancestor a dozen generations back? We are all born as we are, with certain tendencies and attributes, such differences of disposition are the way in which a mans nature crops out to- ward the world. Some orchards have a sunny exposure and some look to- ward the north. Some men have a slant toward this, that or the other school in politics, or creed in relig- ion.
 This being so, a man ought to study himself carefully as soon as he comes know what he is naturally disposed to think and do- He would better make friends with his disposition, even if it is not already to his liking. He would better discipline it and hammer it into shape rather than let it rule over him to his own undoing, or if not that, to the impairment of his influence and ef- fectiveness. These Y. M. c. A. classes in personal efficiency that are being held in various cities are revealing to many a youth his natural limitations, his prediIections towards music, art. railroading or engineering. The young man of moral stamina aScertains how much he has as capital. the strength or weakness of his will, the sensitive ness or dullness of his conscience, the dearth or shallowness of his emotions. When a man measures his disposition, inventories its peculiarities, he is in a position to go farward more advan- tageous1y with his life.
 Parenthood involves responsibility over other dispositions You cannot make your boy over all at once, but you can alter his disposition, perhaps, more by suggestion and good example than by peremptory commands.
 But can a boys disposition or & mans be wholly changed? How can we answer that question in the nega- tive with historis examples of trans formed natures. with evidence before OUT own eyes of the way in which boys and girls. and even grown men and wnIren bS ve shaken off the fetters of a weak ara. disagree4b1e dizpo si+ion and become strong and patient ss;.d companionable. Paul the Christian was an entirely different person from Saul of Ta<ssis. Education can dor
Norwich bulletin., 1910-04-09

sponge cake by another. We talk up theories that sound well when there isn't a mothers son of us who can fix a standard for them.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-04-09

An Ohio woman ran into a burning bull ding to save some eggs and in her excitement threw them out of the win dow. She is now called a near-hero- ina
Norwich bulletin., 1910-04-09

Men who begin to plan for the sum mer vacation now dawdle away two weeks time before they reach the date of departure.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-04-09

It will not be long before the foot ball players will let their hair start fbr the chrysanthemum gridiron pom padour growth
Norwich bulletin., 1910-04-09

Mayor Gaynor appears to be learn ing his New York every day, and he doesn't mean to have policemen guard ing empty buildings any more
Norwich bulletin., 1910-04-09

The first straw hat has been a little shy about coming out, but these days must be awful tempting to it.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-04-09

Foreign spies are nothing new to this country. It seems to be some thing new to be arresting them
Norwich bulletin., 1910-04-09

Happy thought for today: If you know what you want, do not be baked by something just as good.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-04-09

Senator Ben Tilman is able to sit up and say that "the hoorah over Roosevelt makes me sick" Has Roose- velt galvanized him?
Norwich bulletin., 1910-04-09

St. Louis has had A One Million club for ten years, but it does not claim over 100000 population, yet.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-04-09

And now over our home fell the shadow of a passing, a shadow that deepened and deepened as the days grew warmer. One evening" sitting alone, and facing with a coward heart the parting that was soon to be, sud denly. in the stiffness. heard the slow patter-patter of little faithful feet, not bounding this time as though sure of a welcome, but stepping softly through the open door and softly into the quiet room. Then my dog laid his chin on my kne.
 'fOh, Cherokee" I cried. You knew I needed you, and you've come"
 Do you think he did not understand !? He was only a dog, but he brought me that night his message of consolation. After that I never doubted the subtle, subconscious something between his soul and mine. As long as he lived we kept him with us, close to us; he was fed from our table, he slept at our feet.
 Six weks later he lay stiff and stark and cold. killed by an automobile, dead at eighteen months, with the light of his wonderful eyes quenched. We buried him in the woods, under the open sky; and we continue to grieve for him as but few know how one can grieye for "on1y a dog"
 THE RECLUSE.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-04-09

Omaha speaks of its public school system as it's biggest industry They certainly produce futures-may they be worth all they cost.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-04-09

Massachusetts has the same opin- ion as we of the state that would put 8 statue of General Lee in the Hall of Fame before a statue of Thomas Jef- far
Norwich bulletin., 1910-04-09

If the pure-food advocates got the bologna COW out of commercial chan nels they would be doing their duty.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-04-09

Jack Johnson thinks that 'ff every body on earth was as good as me- this
Norwich bulletin., 1910-04-09
Or Mattresses witb Hair

If Carnegie Station scientists at Cold Spring harbor can produce chickens with wool, why not sheep with feath- ers?-N. Y. World.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-04-09

New Englands birth rate was the lowest ever last year. This looks bad for New Englands future.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-04-09

When Halley's comet gets at its best it will have turned tail and will be running away from us.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-04-09

A St. Louis judge has ruled that the man who gets a seat in a trolley car first owns that seat
Norwich bulletin., 1910-04-09

The bark of some men is no more dangerous than the bark of the dog that doesn't bite
Norwich bulletin., 1910-04-09

The refuse of winter creates a large per cent. of the filth diseases of sum- mer.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-04-09
EDITORIAL NOTES.

Woman's definition of a good husband would make a good sized dictionary.