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The Washington bee., 1911-07-08
OLD FAMILIES.
Emperor of Japan Traces Family Back
2,5oO Years and Is One Hundred
and Twenty second of His Line.

In Great Britain and on the CONT
nent those families pride themselves
that count their ancestry through ten
generations, but their claims to really
ancient lineage seem insignificant
when compared with those Of certain
houses in the orient.
We read that the Oldest family in
Great Britain, the Mar family in Scot.
land, may trace its pedigree to 1923.
Then, too, we have the Campbells OF
Argyll, whose date is put down at I19O.
The Grosvenor family, that of the
Duke Of Westminster, refers its origin
to the same year that the COnaueror
"came over''-i. e.. 1906. The Austrian
house Of Hapsburg goes back farther
than that, its date being 952, while
the Bourbons proudly mention S64 as
the date Of their origin.
But none of them is to be mentioned
in the same breath with the emperor
Of Japan. whose Office has been filed
by members Of his family for a period
Of over $500 years, the present ruler
being the one hundred and twenty sec
Ond in the line. The first emperor OF
Japan sat on the throne about the time
when NebuchadneZZar was fOuTishing
that is, In $50 B. G.
Another oriental branch, the descend
ants of MOhammed, presents claims not
to be dismissed. The prophet was born
In $40, and a list of his descendants
has been carefully retained, being duly
set forth in a volume kept in Mecca.
Little or no doubt exists of the authen-
ticity Of the long list of names Of Mo-
hammed's descendants as registered in
this sacred bOOk.-Harper Weekly.
The Washington bee., 1911-07-08
Recipe For a Flower Garden.

Take twenty square yards of sand
and pebbles, stir in sufficient clay to
make a compact water tight mass,
ram down hard and score the surface
with rake Add carefully ten pack
cts of seeds of the most magnificent
flower known that will grow anywhere
and under any conditions, throwing up
a continuous succession Of enormous
flower trusses from March to NOVem-
Der, each petal five inches across and
of the richest and most glowing tints.
This is the cOmmonest of all flowers
and will be found listed on any page
of any florists catalogue. Set the
whole out TO rise. keeping it moist and
warm. After allowing the mass to
rise four months sprinkle red spiders
and green aphides plentifully over the
top and soak well with tears. The
net result may be preserved in a
small bottle of alcohol for future ref
erence.-Philadelphia North American.
The Washington bee., 1911-07-08
HIRED APPLAUSE.
A Great Actress Who Was Determines
TO Make the Ciaqus Earn
Its Money.

Speaking Of applause In theaterS. 4
theatrical man relates the following
concerning the great actress Rachel:
"Tt seems that upon a certain open
Ing night Rachel received enthusiastic
applause, but on the second night IL
was SO noticeably slim that the actress
felt deeply grieved and bitterly COM
planned that the claque was not doing
its duty. The leader Of the hired .ap-
plause makers on hearing OF her dis
pleasure wrote her letter In which he
endeavored to excuse himself from any
blame.
So 'Mademoiselle-I cannot remain un-
der the obIoQuy Of a reproach from
such lips as yours he began. The
following Is an authentic statement Of
what really took place: At the first
representation led the attack In per
son not less than thirty-three times.
We had three acclamations, four hilar-
tiles, two thrilling movements, four
renewals OF applause and two indef-
mite explosions. In fact to such an
extent did we carry our applause that
the occupants Of the stalls were scan
dalized and cried out la porte!
"FMy men were positively exhausted
with fatigue and even intimated to me
that they could not again go through
such an evening. Seeing such to be
the case, applied for the manuscript,
and after having profoundly studied
the piece was obliged TO make up my
mind for the second representation to
certain curtailments In the service OF
my men,
''The writer thus goes on at some
length to assure the actress he viii
try to make future amends and re-
quests her to believe in his profound
iration."-Exchange
The Washington bee., 1911-07-08
WORTH ADVERTISING FOR

There s40o Negroes employed here m WsAAisssA D.
the Government alone and these 5o9 Negroes draw A@AS e.
ggegatng $o4o These haa tATss mlhO7s - e@ass
spent right here in Washington scattered anAs <
hundreds of tradssmen Is hs 81 noney ws<A ~
ding for? 1t certainly is and the - s
city would refuse the big ei did tAsy Aza ssazs
how much money the Negroes really spsadAg.
Now The Bee is IA ssly Negro pwAReatsa - sAi ssy
stands without rival eS@H@tog aa Ne
few OF the merchants in ths city paOniss s s4vsg 81
Of Te Bee presenting the attractive bargains sy have
these Negroes t~ss s4so Negroes a@~Ay ss@ -
6evcrnnsnt thEeS neas af collars wA sak y pa
rsazng puSaO1 s&a3 and By sk tS ma
ks desire anA deserve their patronage Aaa SSA Sss VT
sf these tire miOas ct SOSFs nss~sd
spent By the Negroes Of Washingoa-
What eg ss=s. what fanuEe what dEy ese& sss
HAes # basne viii Eaks sAOSt 3%sz
ksnssvUs these msas doogs spenE BY WasAas
Negroes By adverssmg in The Bear
Place yeur advertising IN The Bee sad watch these ses aeS
ve Negroes spend three mOns e cellars VIII
Nov is advertise ia The Bee the that
iaso every Negro home Washington Remember aehaa
Washngton what advertising not what costs
The Washington bee., 1911-07-08
Tho eoxsrnor,s Quick Wit.

While talking to a former governor
Of Illinois. who was noted for the
quickness OF his wit, an English tour
ist spoke with special ferYor Of sight
he had seen in another state.
''I attended a Sunday service for
the inmates of the state prison." he
said, "and / learned that Of the 20S
persons now confined there all but
twelve voluntarily attend religious
services held in the prison chapel twice
each Sunday"
"Most extraordinary" said the gov
ernor musingly. "I am sorry to say II
is not so with US. But then." he add
ed soberly. .'in Illinois. you see. most
Of the respectable people do not come
to prtson."-Lippincott's-
The Washington bee., 1911-07-08
IMPALED BY AN ARROW.
Conductor of Freight Wagons Through
Missouri Was Pinned Through the
Neck TO > Tree, Yet He Survived.


It was in the summer of 1859 that
George Wainwright and Ben Spencer,
each in charge of a train OF freight
wagons, were headed for the Missouri
river to bring supplies back to Colora-
do points. The Indians were very
troublesome in those days, and these
two outfits always camped together
for protection. One night they had ar
ranged the camp, with the wagons
forming a circle, and everybody but
the guards was to be inside. Vain
wright preferred to sleep in a clump
OF cottonwOods about a quarter Of a
mile OF, and there he fixed himself
with his negro servant as a bodyguard.
Neither the camp nor Wainwright was
disturbed during the night, but early
the next morning while Wainwright
was sitting on the ground with his
back to a tree drinking his tin of cOf-
fee an arrow from an unseen foe en-
tered his neck at the right Of the
jugular vein and was driven with such
force as to impale the victim to the
tree. The negro, believing his master
was killed, ran to Spencer's camp and
gave the alarm.
Spencer and some of his men rushed
over to Wainwright Instead of being
dead Wainwright was not even seri-
Ously injured Spencer cut the arrow
off close to the point of entrance and
then gently drew Wainwright's head
forward until he was released. The
victim suffered but little Inconvenience
from the wound, and by the time the
trip was completed it was entirely
heaIed.-LOs Angeles Times.
The Washington bee., 1911-07-08
A Famous CpaI.

The most famous opal in history was
that which was worn in a ring by the
Roman senator Nonius in the day of
the triumvirate. It's size equaled that
Of a medium sized hazelnut, yet its
beauty and brilliancy rendered it a
marvel among the dilettanti Of Rome,
especially when it was known that the
goldsmiths and money changers had
set it's value at $1,O00,OO0. Mark An
tony made Oyertures to Nonius for its
purchase, intending, it is thought, to
present it to Cleopatra, but the senator
refused to part with it and for fear
that it would be taken from him by
sheer force sought safety in fight.
Here history loses all trace Of this IA
nous gem, there being no record of its
transference from NOnius to any of his
family,
The Washington bee., 1911-07-08
An Open Air Hotel.

A man from the west was looking
for a friend in New York who had
gone wrong. He heard his friend had
been sleeping on the benches in Bryant
park and went over there to look for
him. There were a good many unfOr-
tunates on the benches, but the par
ticular friend the westerner wanted TO
find was not there. However, the
westerner did find another man from
his own town whom he knew and who
knew the man for whom he was
searching.
where's JOnes? asked the west
erner, prOdding the man he knew.
saw" replied the hobo sleepily, che
amt come in yet"-New York Sun.
The Washington bee., 1911-07-08
MAKING NEEDLES.
Various Processes Through Which the
Steel Wire Must Pass.

Various Processes Through Which the
Steel Wire Must Pass.
Needles are made from steel wire.
which is first cut by shears from coils
into the length of the needles to be
made. After a bath Of such bits as
have been cut out they are placed in a
furnace, then rolled until perfectly
straight Next the needle pointer
takes up dozen or so of the wires
and rolls them between his thumb and
finger, with their ends on a turning
grindstOne, first one and then the 9th
er being ground. The little steel bob
bins are next fed into a machine which
dattens and cutters the heads. after
which the eyes are punched.
They are now complete needles. but
rough and easily bent. Careful heat
ing and sudden cooling gives them the
necessary temper, and nothing remains
but to give them their final polish. Or
a coarse cloth needles are spread to
the number Of 10000 or $4,000. Emery
dust is StreWed over them, oil is sprin-
kled on and soft soap daubed over the
cloth, which, rolled tightly, is thrown
into pot with others, where it rolls
about for twelve hours or more.
When taken from this friction bath
the needles require only rinSing in
clean hot water, when they are ready
to be sorted and packed. - Chicago
Tribune.
The Washington bee., 1911-07-08
TALKING IN FIGURES.
Significance of Certain Numbers In the
TeIegraphsrs' Code.

Significance of Certain Numbers In the
Teiegraphers' Code.
ain the teleraphers' code numbers
have special significance OF which the
general public is not aware" remarked
a veteran key night the other day,
''Most everybody knows that 80
means good night or the end OF q
story. but few outside the profession
know that 81 Is also code sign Rail
road operators, however, know that
this call is a signal to the operator at
the other end to come back and repeat
train signals to the sending operator.
It also has another meaning, Train
order to be signed by conductor and
engine driver Nineteen, on the other
hand, means that the train order is not
to be signed by conductor or engine
driver. TWenty-four has also the lat
ter significance on some roads.
"Eive is simply an Interrogation
point and in the vernacular could be
translated Anything doingP Thirteen
signifies DO you understand? Twen-
ty-flve means busy but nobody seems
to know how it came to have that sig
nif1cance unless perhaps 1t means that
the operator is still In the midst OF his
work. being some distance away from
30.
''Seventy-three means best regards
and newspaper men and operators en-
ploy this expression constantly. OF
course % has come to mean in this
numerical language Just what it does
in ordinary parlance, 'skiddOO,' va
moose or butt out or any Of the thou
sand and one other equivalents" New
York Herald
The Washington bee., 1911-07-08
Sion Lanouana.

Brown and Jones were having their
usual stroll and had Just had a few
minutes conversation with Robinson,
who was accompanied by his wife.
After they had gone on some little dis
tance Brown said to Jones:
did you notice that Mrs. Robinson
never said a word?'
"Oh, yes" said Jones. You see, she's
deaf and dumb"
Lucky chap is Robinson. But sup
pose she can talk with her fngersT'
asked Brown
II think so." replied Jones, "for Rob
inson hasn't a dozen hairs left on his
head"
The Washington bee., 1911-07-08
THE WAY OF THE SWISS.
Foreigners Regarded as Egyptians and
Treated Accordingly.

Foreigners Regarded as Egyptians and
Treated Accordingly.
A foreign resident in Switzerland
was fined 10 francs because his little
girl had plucked three buttercupS
growing on d piece of land on which
she and some half dozen Swiss chill
dren had for years been accustomed to
play. The land had recently changed
hands, and its new owner had put
up a notice fOrbidding the plucking
Of flowers. a passing gendarme had
found the children fiagrante delictO
and had forthwith instituted proceed
ngs against the little foreigner, while
letting the little natives go scot free.
The child's father appealed against the
sentence and by dint Of hard fighting,
which entailed. of course, expense,
forced the higher court to reduce the
fine from 10 francs to 81. e., franc
for each buttercup.
When l tried to learn the why's and
wherefores of this case | was told by
a Swiss that One-half of every fine lev
led goes to the geldarme who reports
the Offense for which it is levied and
also that Swiss gendaTmes cannot fair
ly be expected t. be quite so alert in
taking proceedings against their own
country people as against foreigners.
Further, 1 was told by an American
that in Switzerland all foreigners rank
as Egyptians and that the one Scrip
tural injunction that is faithfully
obeyed there is that which Ordains
that Egyptians shall be spoiled.-From
''The Latter Day Swiss" in Cornhill
Magazine.
The Washington bee., 1911-07-08
At a Wedding Breakfast.

After a marriage recently the bridal
party partoOk Of a sumptuOus break
fast, toward the end Of which young
er brother of the bride got up and said
solemnly. raising his glass:
Ladies and gentlemen, l have to
propose a toast, which, however, must
be drunk standing. Please take your
glasses and rise up"
The guests, although somewhat be-
wildered, did so.
'NOw," said the young scapegrace,
IF you will remain standing for a few
minutes I'll find out who has been sit
ting on my new hat."-LOndon Tit
Bits.
The Washington bee., 1911-07-08
Russia,

Russia did not break into European
history until comparatively recent times.
Ruric, a Varengian chief, seems to
have been the first to establish a gov
ernment, about S62. Ruric's descend
ants ruled amid many ups and downs
ill 1893, at which time the real history
Of the country may be said to begin.
With the solitary exception of the
United States of America, the progress
Of Russia under Peter the Great and
Catherine II. is unequaled for rapidity
IN the history of the world.
The Washington bee., 1911-07-08
Vessels That Failed,

There was a time when it was be-
Heved possible to prevent seasickness
by means Of specially constructed yes
sells, says the London Chronicle. The
Calais-Douvres, a twin ship, was used
on the channel service for many years.
Great things were expected from this.
but she proved a slow boat, and her
passengers were by no mans immune
from seasickness. Another attempt in
this direction was the Castalia, in
which the saloon was suspended like
a hammock with view to minimizing
the pitching and rolling. This turned
out an utter failure If the rolling
was less than in ordinary vessels the
pitching was quite as bad and, more
over, the swinging mechanism Occa-
siOnally stuck. After a very few trips
across the channel the Castalia was
taken off the service.
The Washington bee., 1911-07-08
WANTED NO FUSS.
Any Old Thing Would Do For Dinner,
So She Said.

Any Old Thing Would Do For Dinner,
So She Said.
Mrs. Betsy Baxter was the last per-
son in the world 70 want anybody to
make trouble on her account. When
she dropped in" on Mrs. DOOlittIe un-
expectedly for dinner one day she
made her position on this point quite
clear. Don't you 90 to a mite Of
bother on my account, Mis- DoOlittle.
You know that I'm a person for whom
you can just lay down an extra plate
and set before me anything you hap
pen to have in the house.
eff you just fry a chicken same as
you would for your own folks. an
make up pan O. your tea biscuits that
no one can beat, an open a glass o.
your red cuTrant jelly, an have dish
O. your ounce preserves, an some O.
the pound cake you most always have
in your cake jar, you do that, an have
some piping hot apple fritters with hot
maple sirup to go with 'em, an some
O. your good coffee, an any vegetables
you happen to have in the hOuse-I
like sweet potatoes the way you fix
'em mightily-but, la, just have any
thing else you happen to have.
I'm one that expects an is willing
to eat what's set before me, an no
questions asked ner fault found when
1 go visiting. So don't you put your
self out mite for me. If you have
what I've mentioned an anything else
you want to have I'll be satisfied. I
amt one that cares very much about
what / eat anyhow. As the saying is,
ANY old thing will do for me."-Puck.
The Washington bee., 1911-07-08
Notbino More to Be Said,

My wife always let's me have the
last word" remarked the meek looking
man.
'TndeedT' exclaimed his friend in
tones which implied a doubt Of the
others veracity-
''She does, really. Whenever I say
eyes, my dear, you are quite right she
stops talking Immediately.
The Washington bee., 1911-07-08
Easy Figuring.

Ascum-I suppose you haven't had
time to figure out yet how much your
cashier took?
Bank President-Oh, yes. We knew
in a very short time.
Ascum-Why, 1 thought he took a
great deal.
Bank President-Exactly. We merely
had to count what he left.
The Washington bee., 1911-07-08
Rr;ro;no Down the Averaos.

1T is said that there are 10000 hairs
IN the average human head, said the
oaldheaded man.
''TOO bad that you've pulled the aver
age down so low, my dear" said his
Yife.-Yonkers Statesman.
The Washington bee., 1911-07-08
Her Little joke.

"When Harold proposed to me-" said
Maud, 81 told him to go and ask papa"
''But you don't really care for him?'
said Afaymie "Of course not. But I
do so love to play little jokes on papa"
Washington Star.
The Washington bee., 1911-07-08
SAt1IAmanf Wnrk-

-Came into a fortune, didn't her"
Yes. big one"
whats he dom these daysP'
He has become interested In settle
ment work"
"We1. that ought to keep him occu-
pied for awhile; be owed everybody"
Houston Post.
The Washington bee., 1911-07-08
His NIGHT Work.

Cynical Friend-If the baby is the
boss OF the establishment and his
mother is the superintendent pray
what position do you occupy? Young
Father (wearilyl-Oh, I'm the hoOE-
walker-Baltimore American
The Washington bee., 1911-07-08
BeGinninq.

Be always beginning. Never think
that you can relax or that you have
attained the end. If we think our
selves more than beginners it is a sign
that we have hardly yet begun.
The Washington bee., 1911-07-08
Ia<4Airx Gala~

Mrs. Hoyle-Covered with jewels,
isn't she? Mrs. Doyle-Yes; it Is hard
to tell at first glance whether she be-
longs TO the mineral or animal King
dom.-Life.
The Washington bee., 1911-07-08
Tha Aim of q Womsr

The police records show that some
women who can't hit the side of
barn with a stone have remarkable
aim with MISUNDERSTANDING
The Washington bee., 1911-07-08
A Cruel COMPANION.

why does he say that her face is
like one of BrOwning's poems?"
Because it has some hard lines in
it."-BuffalO Express.
The Washington bee., 1911-07-08

Nothing is little that is our duty, and
1 common life with hOmely surround
ngs is the best discipline for most Of
The Washington bee., 1911-07-08

Want OF care does more damage than
want OF kDowledge.-ErankI
The Washington bee., 1911-07-08

Your achievement will never rise
higher than your faith.
The Washington bee., 1911-07-08

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Go to xanders.
II you want pure wines and liquors
you should go to Xander's. It IS tn
greatest wine house in the country.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-05-03
PAVING VOTE MAY 81
City Attorney Says Special Election
to Decide Proposed Bond Issue
win Be on That Day.
TOTAL COST GIVEN AT $50, 53s

b. s..
Wednesday,, May 81 is the date de-
cided upon by City Attorney p j.
Russell upon which the special cleo
ton authorized by the city council,
to vote on the proposed issue of $780,
600 worth of bonds to be used in paw
ing the down town streets, is to be
held.
Acting Mayor Johnson today sign
ed the resolution passed Monday
night by the city council calling for
an election. 1t must be published
after which notice OF election will be
given. IS
City Engineer Everett calls the at
tention Of the Pionesgst Published
error in the estimated cost of the
paving. 1t had been printed that
the cost for cement paving would be
$39,533. The city engineer says it
is just 100000 too much; that the
cost would be s29,533.
The proposed bonds would fall due
at the rate of $1,000 a year, begin
ming July 1, 1916 and continuing
until 1885. ~
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-05-03
BR0WNATFATHER's HIGH COURT
Makes First Argument Before Su-
preme Bench, But Sire is Absent.

Yesterday morning NJ. ]. Brown,
Bemidji's young attorney appeared
before the state supreme court for the
purpose of arguing the libel case of
Charles Argall VS.. Sam Sutor, pub
fisher of the now defunct Cass Lake
Voice..
Argall is seriously i'll from tuber-
culosis.
The case was tried several months
ago in the district court and the
plaintiff, represented by Mr.. Brown,
was awarded $4,000, which the court
cut to $4,000.
An appeal was taken by Mr.. Su-
tors attorneys, and the arguments
before the higher court yesterday
was the result
Mr.. Brown has practiced two years
in Bemidji, and was until recently
member of the law firm of Spooner
& Brown.
Mr.. Browns father, Calvin l..
Brown, is member of the state SUI
preme court, but he did not set at
the hearing of the case yesterday,
nor was he in the court room.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-05-03
CASS LAKE FIREMEN ARE BUSY
Name Delegates to State Meeting and
Discuss Conflicting Dates. !

Cass Lake, May 3--The regular
monthly meeting of the Cass Lake
fire department was held last night
and three delegates were elected to
attend the state firemen's meeting
which will be held at Owatonna on
June 20 and FL. Those chosen were,
Pat Cain, chief of fire department;
Dan Lilly, and A. F. Ittner, president
of the relief association.
AS the dates set for holding tn
stat meeting and that Of the Nor
thern Minnesota Firemen's Tourno-
ment association, conflict, letttr
was received from R. F. Pray of Axe
ley, secretary of the association to
the effect that the date for holding
the tournament would have to be
changed and as result letters have
been sent out to the different towns
in this association asking their Opin-
ion as to what date they prefer for
holding the tournament. 1t was de-
cided that Cass Lake would prefer
June 13, IA, IS, 16.
Matt Cross has disposed of his
cigar factory to Chas. e. LaGesso
who will operate it in the future.
DR.. Thos. F. Rodwell returned to-
day from a visit of several weeks at
Washington, D. c.. on business.