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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-04-05
=, The Merits, Of "Anasliek Snuff"

30 wv sSsOssAS'Vs "S%ssSVssSN Sto"s
ADgelick snuff. the most noble COM
position In the world. removing all
manner of disorders OF the head and
brain. easing the most excruciatins
pain in a moment, taking away all
swimming and 1giddiness" proceeding
from vapours.. etc. 2alsoyTdnowsiness,
sleepiness and other lethargick effects,
perfectly curing deafness to admira.
ton and ALI humours and soreness in
the eyes. etc. rCorroborates the brain,
comforts the nerves and revives the
spirits. Its ~admira bic efficacy in all
the above mentioned diseases has been
experienced above a thousand times
and very Justly causes it to be es-
teemed the most beneficial SNUFF in the
world. Price lss "a paper, with direc-
tons. Sold only at Mr.. Payn's toy
shop at the Angel and Crown. in St..
Paups churchyard. near Cheapside.-
Advertisement in, London Paper, Aug.
6, I'LL.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-04-05
:. Mackenzie o. K.

Will someone kindly tell us why
the Bemidji Sentiel slams Secretary
w. r. Mackenzie by inferring that
he is, to blame because. the reappor-
tionment bill did not pass, also by
saying that MacKenzie's presence at
the state capital this winter has
been to no purpose! The harder and
more unselfshly men work for pub
ic good the more earnestly few
other men, who scarcely ever give a
moment of time or: a cent Of money
for public good, do all they can to
minimize and ridicule their en-
deavor. w. r. Mackenzie is a good
man and has done good work for
this. northern country which, is.
clearly manifested in the many good;
roads, public school and taxing of
state lands bills which has been
generated throughout the state
through his efforts as secretary 5of
the Northern Minnesota Develop.
,ment Associations Mackenzie is O.
K. no man could have done better
work for this section than he has
done. The Press extends to him it's
heartfelt gratitude and wishes there
were more like him.-Internationa
Falls Press.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-04-05
~Hazinq Him,

,,'-''-~ 4azing Him.
20 "Mr.4 Chairman" said the new mem.
Der Of the literary club, II move you,
SIR
: II rise to q point of order, Mr.. Chair.
man." interrupted one Of the other
members. q
Estate your point Of order"
2Ae-Ehes gentleman says y move YOU
1t is not only out OF order but utterly
absurd for a man of ia pounds to talk
Of 'moving'a chairman who weighs
3OO." = an.
,>, -The point is well taken?'. roared the
presiding officer, bringing his gravel
down with a. resounding thud. "The
gentleman VIII merely move yor take
his seatw-Chicago Tribune. .
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-04-05
THE BLACK HAND.

1T is bad state of affairs when
the treacherOus criminals working
under guise of the fictitious "Black
Hand grow bold enough to threat
ell judges and prosecuting attorneys
with violence if one of their brethren
Is dragged to the bar of Justice to
rec i've the punishment which they
so richly deserve.
During the past few weeks a
Chicago judge has been warned that
unless an Italian arrested on a
"Black Hand" charge be acquitted he
would suffer dire consequences while
the prosecuting attorney was given a
similar warning with the threat
that his life would be forfeited if
he dared to prosecute.
Fortunately the man who prob
ably sent these warnings has been
captured and while he has not as
yet made full confession the
police seem to be we'll intrenched
with facts to prove his guilt and at
the same time effect the capture of a
score of his comrades. .@.-.
There is no more contemplate
crime than the one where ,murderous
Williams send their poison to an in
tended victim in the form of de-
mand for money with death and des-
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-04-05
CITY OF BEMIDJI

County Seat.
Population-In 1900. 1900 lin 1910
5000.
Summer Resort-..Finndredsaof outsid-
ers make their summer home on Lake
Bemidji. Fishing boating and bath
ing accommodations are second to none
In the United States. .- 49,
Area-Ten Square miles Incorporated.
Altitude-1400-~ Feet above sea level.
Water Power-2200 developed horse
power, Mississippi liver
Water-Absolutely pure. Two arte.
sian wells. ---n
Water Mains-About ten miles.
Boating-500 miles by lake and river.
Death Rate-5.4 thousand in 1908.
Annual RainfaI-33.7 inches.
Temperature-20 above, winter: rs
summer, mean. N.-. ..,..,-
Sewer MainS-AbOut five miles.
." Cement 1Sidewalks-Twelve miles.
Lakeshore Drive-Ten miles. }ae
Parks-Two.
Water Frontage-Ten miles, two lakes
and Mississippi river.
A Home Town--,6O0t residences.
Taxpayers-1200
~ ,Churches-8.
School Houses-Four.
Bank 3Depos1ts--$80O,OOO.
Manufacturers-dard handles
lumber, lath, shingles and various other
Industries.
Great Distributing Point-Lumber
products. groceries -four, feed and hay
Postal Receipts-$20.375 for 1910
10th place in the state outside OF St.
Paul, Minneapolis ind Duluth.
Postal Savings Hank-Only one in
Minnesota.
Eailroads-Grea. Northern, Mime.
sofa & International, NJ, r. l.. g. NJ,
Minneapolis. st. Paul & Sault Ste
Marie Wilton & Northern, Grand Forks
to Duluth and Bemidji-Sauk Centre.
Railroad Depots-Three.
Passenger Tra1ns-FOurteen daily.
Hospitals-One
NN Distances-To S: Paul, $50 miles: ia
Duluth, 1877 miles.
Hotels-Fifteen.
Breweries-One.
Sawmills-Four.
Handle Tactoriss-Ono.
Boat Factories-One.
. Wholesale Houses-Four. ~ r.~
Banks-Three.
Auto Gacages-One.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-04-05
The Speedier Wav.

a He simply couldn't help it. BE was
born lazy .
AS rule. il not too sleepy, he could
get through a shave in about thirty
five minutes. But today, after only
fourteen hours sleep, he appeared even
more sluggish than ever. AS he ap-
piled the lather to his customers
beard his brush fingered haltingly, as
though loath to leave the stubby chin
to which it was being applied.
His customer wasaa patient man and
stood this for considerable while.
But at last his patience began to ooze,
and he interrupted a forty winks' in.
terval with cough.
, 'S'ere, lad" he suggested, "Aa've an
idea. Hold your hand. keep tina brush
still. an aall wag ma head for ye"
Answers. H..
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Great n,TalI and Short.


"A recent investigator has attempted
to show that Lombroso and his follow
'ers were wrong In asserting that men
Of genius were Of small stature. OF
40 individuals of eminence he found
that figures were obtainable for 1903:
of these sixteen were of middle height,
fifty-eight above and twenty mine be-
low.
Americans particularly combined
greatness with inches Jefferson and
Jackson were more than six feet tall.
Sumner was six feet four inches, and
Washington. Lincoln and Beecher were
more than six feet Among famous
foreigners Tolstoy was a large man,
and 80 were Thackeray, Bismarck and
Darwin. s
On the contrary, many Of the worlds
greatestfgeniuses were understood and
even deformed. Napoleon. Poe. Pope,
Alexander the Great. Nelson. Blake
and Caesar were small men.
After all is said genius is no re-
specter Of rules New York American.
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a MATTER OF REAL IMPORTANCE.

Taxpayers of Minnesota are con-
cerned over the doings of the state
Legislature; f@whether DR.. Stone is
going to prove the speaker a bad
egg; whether all the money in the
state is to be given the university,
whether there is to be qreappor-
itionment bill and they are mildly
interested in what the national Con-
gress will do with Canadian re-
ciprocity and the tariff, but real
interest centers in the ability of
RUDE 'Waddell> to Pitch as good ball
In the American association as he
did in the American league and
whether g. Minneapolis has another
pennant winning team and whether
the Cubs will win for Chicago again.
For be Unknown that within the
fortnight the battles of the diamond
in all the big leagues will be on,
and what will Canadian reciprocity
amount to with the Saints and Mil
lers playing double header with
three men on bases and two out?
The democrats may elect presi-
dent, ariffasehedules may be demon
allied, war may be declared with
Mexico but there will still be joy4in
the heart of man when the home
team wins. -~..+,
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-04-05
New MEMBERS SWORN IN
Ceremonies in the Senate Attract
Many Visitors.

Washington, April 5.-Although the
initial ceremonies of the extra session
In the senate were quite secondary in
interest to those rofrthe house, there
still was large attendance in the gal
leries and the scene was animated.
The only ex-senator present was the
seighty-eight-year-old Henry Gassoway
Davis of West Virginia.
The ceremonies consisted in the
main ofsa brief prayer by the senate
chaplain, Rev. Ulysses Grant PIERCE,
who petitioned that as. a people we
might be delivered from strife within
and warfare without" the reading Of
tine message calling the special session
and the swearing in OF the thirty new
~ elected senator's
OF the senators sworn, seventeen
were men who never before had occu,
pied seats in the senate. Twelve were
Democrats and five Republicans.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-04-05
A Cent.

"A cent IL q, little thing. but in the az:
gregate,it is mighty: rWe*speak Of the
copper cent" but it is not entirely
copper decomposition is IS per cent
copper. 3 per cent tin and per cent
zinc. That alloy is in reality bronze.
and the. official name of the cent is
BRONZE. There used to be copper
cent, but an act disseminating its coin
age was passed lin 1857. For seven
years (lS57.64 we had "a nickel cent
and up to 1857 a copper half cent.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-04-05

tits lawful to pray God that we be
not led into temptation. but not law.
'ful to 'skulk from those that come to
us.-R.a Z Stevenson.
- Parsimony and economy.
Papa, :" said child. what is the
difference between parsimony and
-economy?"
. Il will explain the difference by an
example," the father replied III
'eute down my own expenses that is
economy, but IL cut down your moth.
!sEs thenslt pafsimnny."
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-04-05

truction II the demand is ignored.
The efforts Of the authorities here
and in Italy to wipe out for all time
this nest of vipers will meet with
completevsuccess in the end, as the
perpetrators of such outrages can
not exist for any great length of
time.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-04-05
- Spelling His Advantaas

;"ofT Spelling His Advantage.
Robert Lowe, the English journalist,
was always saying good things. "Look
Eat that foot throwing away his nat.
urai advantages" he exclaimed when
= deaf member Of the house of COM
mons put up his ear trumpet.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-04-05
u His Mile.

8s His Mile. +.
Mr. Baggie Confound that tailor!
These trousers are mile : too long.
Mrs. Baggie-How much shall turn
them up? Mr. Baggie-About half an
inch. ..
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-04-05
) @ @ o O 9 O o 8 o O 8 8 o o (
:, POINTED PARAGRAPHS 4ts<'
o o o @ o o o @ 8 @ o o OK

',4 Fault-finding, like charity, often
begins at home. .s..
A good bluff is all right until it
meets a bigger one. ..
Some pessimists were born that
way, and some got married. Nfs -
q" No. 'CordeHa, we wouldn't advise
you to give hungry man skin food.
4 Talk lis seldom satisfactory unless
it is your owny and then you may
override It. 80
Yet many men think that. pole
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-04-05
Attachment.

The schoolteacher was trying to il
lustrate the difference between plants
and animals.
Plants, she explained, care not sus-
ceptible of attachment to man as ami
mails are
.How about burs, teacher?" piped a
small boy who had passed the sum-
mer in the country Chicago News.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-04-05
teal policy pays bigger dividends
than honesty. I.

The love Of other mems money
may be the root Of much evil
Chicago News.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-04-05
Maxine Thinas Hum In Rome.

The Romans had three recognized
methods of applauding-the bombus.
the imbrices and the testae The word
bombus did not carry any allusion to
explosives. On the contrary, this form
Of applause was the most decorous, in.
aasmuch as it consisted merely Of a
humming, or buzzing noise. Thus in
way the Romans were the first Ito
make things hum" in a public assem-.
bly,. The bombus was not the chief
feature the Romans had to offer in the
way of applause. The imbrices meant
"A demonstration made with the hollow
Of the hands. The testae meant the
striking together of the fat portions Of
the hands. From this we may con-
clude that the Romans clapped, but
there is no certainty on this point
New York Herald
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o o o o 900 o o @ @ o o o o
WHAT OTHER PAPERS SAY.

@ @ q o o 900 O o @ @ o 8 o o 9
70 WHAT OTHER PAPERS SAY : 2
@ 9 O O O 90 o 8 O O O o o O. o @
How to Get Into the Limelight. -
II you can't get into the limelight
in any other way, appeal to the
legislature and get investigated
Red Lake Falls Gazette.
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Yet many men think that, 1 4poli-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-28
Two Commissioners Sufficient

MT. Percy's commission bill provides for two commissioners for Birmingham besides the mayor. the commissioners to be elected by the people. It has been urged by some that the bill be amended so as to increase the number of com missioners to four. But two will be suf- ficient. A large commission would en- tail an unnecessary expense in the mat ter of salaries and nothing would be gained by it.
 Washington, D. C., with a commission of three members, is the best governed city in this country, and 1t is a much larger city than Birmingham. Moreover commission government is no experiment in Washington. Such a form of admin istration was established many years ago. Under that system over s10O,ooO,Oo0 has been expended in improvements, and un- der it, too, the national capital has grown to be the well ordered and magnificent city it is today. Washington has no mayor but its commission plan Is ideal, for the law provides that one of the com- missioners shall be an engineer detailed by the President of the United States from the regular army. This engineer must have had not less than 15 years experience. The other two commission CTS are citizens selected for their known business ability.
 Birmingham has many high-class engi- neers who are at the same time high class citizens. When the time comes to elect commissioners for this city an engi- neer should be induced to become a can didate and the people would do well to vote for such a candidate, providing, of course, he measures up in other re- spects.
 A commssionershp. with the commits sion limited to three, including the mayor, will carry with 1t no small honor and there will be no difficulty in finding pub lie spirited men of large capacity who will be ready to accept the position. And two besides the mayor will be all the city will need.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-28

From the Washington Herald.
 T believe the Mexican Indians never bathe at all,'' said Jerome s. Donovan of Mexico City, who was seen at the Ral- eigh last night. and who preferred to talk about something else.' "In fact, there is a belief among them" continued the genial son of Erin, that to bathe is to court sickness and death. There was a sick boy in hut where friend of mine stopped one day, and my friend sug- gested to the father that a bath might cure him. The father held up his hands in horror.
 "A bath-that would kill him. he ex- claimed I never bathed in my life and my children never bethed and never will
 Down in the low countries they bathe once a year, continued MT. Donovan lat midnight on the 29th of June-st Peters and St. Paul's Day. The two saints calm the ocean and make the wa ter harmless. and those within reach of the sea who have sufficient faith in the protecting powers of the saints gather there on that day and recklessfy wash their bodies. At points removed from the coast the 24th of June is the annual bath. ing day. This is St. Johns Day, and that good saint has a concession to mollify the rigors of the rivers for the benefit ol the would-be clean ones"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-28

nent place in the literature of economics and national problems He travelled through the United States Canada, Aus tralia and India during 1866 and 1S67 and on his return home published Greater Britain; A Record of Travel in English Speaking Countries"-an extremely inter- esting and suggestive work.
 Sir Charles was frequent contributor to the English magazines, and recently his political esays have attracted wide attention. Some of his views were quite radical. He was a sympathizer with the suffragette movement, and wrote strongly in favor of extending the election fran ohise so as to include women of all classes and conditions While he would probably never have become party lead CT again, his death will be keenly felt in England. The liberals have a number of able men in parliament today, but Sir Charles Dilke in many respects rose above them all.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-28

brought to bear on President Taft's choice between New Orleans and San Francisco for the Panama exposition" said citi- zen yesterday, T note the former city has called on Birmingham to use her infiu- ence with Congressman Oscar R. Under wood that he may become active in favor of the Crescent City.
 T do not doubt the practicability of having MT. Underwood exert himself In behalf of New Orleans, but I think that Birmingham would be wise to make some effort independently of any other force toward lending a helping hand to our sister city of the south If our con- gressman is to approach the President, have him instructed to do 1t in the name of Birmingham.
 we should not lose such a good op- portunity to show our greatness, especial ly in view of the fact that, as a travelling salesman expressed it several days ago through the columns of The Age-Herald, the eyes of the whole country would be turned to the south because of the ex- position, just as they had been because of the census report of Birmingham"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-28
DOG SAVES 1es LIVES

Sir Edward Morris, prime minister Of Newfoundland, tells in the February Wide World Magazine remarkable story of heroism on the part of New foundland fisherman. The name of this man was George Harvey, and he resided in low, rocky island, few miles east of Cape Ray.
 In those days the emigrant ships to Canada were crowded with passengers. IT. the autumn of 1882 the brig Despatch, bound to Quebec with 163 souls, in gale of wind struck a rock about three miles from Harvey's home. He heard the sig nals of distress and immediately launched his boat, with his boy of F, his girl Of IT and his dog and tried to get out to the wreck On the deck of the doomed ship were crowded the crew and passengers in imminent peril of their lives. ter rible sea ragged between his boat and the wrecked ship, but across that awful waste of water the gallant fisherman and his brave children urged their frail skiff To get close to the stranded ship was to court instant destruction, and the task of saving those on board seemed well nigh hopeless, but Harvey's noble Newfound- land dog, deep diver, bold swimmer. with marvellous intelligence, seemed to under stand what was required of him, and at signal from his master sprang out of the boat and swan toward the ship. The sailors threw him rope, which he gripped with his sharp teeth. and at last he got back to his master and was drawn into the boat almost dead from exhaustion. Communication was now es- tablished between the ship and Harvey s skin, and with the most laborious efforts every soul was saved. King William w. was so pleased with Harvey's gallant deed that he sent him present of f1Oo, had large gold medal specially en- graved with a description of his exploit and sent him an autograph letter through the governor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-28
THE WAITER IN FICTION

From An Academy for Walters" in the
 February Strand.
 All the world loves waiter, we are told, and a recent American writer actual ly attributes much of Dickens popularity not merely because there is so much eat ing and drinking in his novels as be- cause there are so many walters. "Find me chapter in Dickens through whose pages there is no waiter slipping in and out, where MT. Weller senior, fails to call for a double glass of the inwariable, and there Is no such accident as this:
 Here, waiterr shouted the stranger. ringing the bell with tremendous violence, glasses all around-brandy apd water hot and strong, and sweet and plenty!" :"
 And there are the public dinners. where the walters lose their serenity and "tureens of soup are emptied with awful rapidity, walters take plates or turbot away to get lobster sauce, and bring back plates of lobster sauce without turbot," and the sacerdotal function of the waiter is interrupted by speechmaking individuals. Nor do we forget that in one of Dickens stories the waiter comes from long line of walters; he boasts five brothers who are practitioners of the art, and whose only sister is waitress You Never Can Tell' is. perhaps, the pleasant est of MT. Shaw's comedies, because of dear old william" far more lovable parsonage than his son, the barrister.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-28
THE DUST BATH

From the Louisville Courler-Journal.
 Your hens will not do their best unless they can have their dust baths the year round. It is their method of cleansing the skin, the dust being destructive of parasitic insects that prey upon the birds winter as well as summer. In the sum- n1er hens are able, if they have free range, to provide their own bathtub ar engagement. But if in captivity, or at any season when dust is beyond their reach, provision should be made for their needs. Many breeders supply their birds with fine ashes but fine dry earth will answer equally well. Some are careful to add dis injecting powder or black sulphur mixed with the dust. which helps materially in killing verWin. The deeper their dust bath the better the fowls can use it. Even 12 or IS inches is none too deep. Such bath will do wonders in pulling your flock of chickens through the months of winter and spring in fine shape. See to it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-28
Death of An EngliSh Statesman

Sir Charles Dilke, whoe died at his home in England last Wednesday. aged ss years, was notable statesman. He was mem Der of the liberal party, and was one of MT. Gladstone's chief advisers. He was member of the Gladstone government from 1882 to 1885, and among those liberal leaders subordinate to MT. Gladstone he and Joe Chamberlain were the most masterful. Chamberlain was Dilke's senior, but after the former left the lib- eral party and headed the unionist forces in the house of commons Sir Charles was MT. Gladstone. England could-have had no stronger or more brilliant prime min- ister, but just at the time when this greatest of honors in Great Britain was within his reach the finding of the court in the Crawford divorce case brought about his retirement from public life. He re-entered the house of commons few years later. but his influence in politics was then almost gone.
 Sir Charles Dilke was a Cambridge man. and, like all scholarly Englishmen Swho are active in affairs of state, he found time for authorship. He was a clear lished books will find, doubtless. perma.