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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-10-23
Efforts That is foolish.

Many splendid natures have been
made absolute cyphers by their eff
forts to become something they were
never intended to be.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-10-23
Small Potatoes.

Every man who has gone through
the bridegroom stage has keen ap-
probation OF the Inslgnifcance of
his sex.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-10-23
Only One Precedent.
To Serve Without Pay.

Now the members are paid an
annual salary, and they have drawn
all their pay for the full two years
Of the house members term, and for
the first two years of the senatorial
term. So they will have to serve
without pay
This fact is going to make ii
easy to bring about an early agree
ment to limit the session both as to
time and as to the number of meas
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-10-23
Cause For Going.

Where are You GONG.
don't know. I'm just going.
If that's the case why gos
It's time for the girl next door to
take her vocal lesson. Birming-
ham Age-Herald
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-10-23
ures to be considered. The longer
they sit, the greater their personal
expenses.
Peachey Says $500 A Day.

=-
Your favor of the l tn, inst. is
at hand and contents noted.
In reply to your question, as to
what would be my estimate of
the cost of an extra session of
the legislature, will say that in
my opinion nothing like an ap-
proxmate cost could be made I'M
less one knew how long the ses-~
sion would last. In reply to
your second question will say
that in my opinion il would
cost about $500 per day; and
E. this estimate is based largely
on my experience of the past
two sessions, and does not in
clude any pay for members of
either body, and only reason
able amount for supplies, such
as has been the custom Israeticed
in the senate during the last
two sessions at least. The print
ing Of the Journals of both
houses and also the bills are let
by contract, ] understand and
/ have no means OF knowing
what they cost; but have in
Guided in this estimate about
500 per day for that purpose
Sincerely yours,
GEORGE W. PEACHEY,
Secretary Of the Senate.
Arneson Makes It Cheaper.
Mr.. Arneson's statement is as fol
lows:
ITO the Editor of the Herald
l am basing my estimate on a ter
day session. Estimates for a longe
session can be figured from it. Tn
item Of members mileage, include
in this estimate, should be deduct
ed before figuring ON a longer ses
sion. as that would be the same n
matter what the length of the ses
sion. The main items are as fol
lows:
Members mileage -. $5,6 60
supplies for both
branches -. -. ...-. 49,. 10
Printing bills, general orders
and calendars, not to exceed so
Printing Journal daily and
permanent. =. $3.50. .. SO
Rental of typewriters, etc.. Z
Expenses Of both houses, en-
ployeS, ETC.. .-... $500. $500. 2,4S
Total for Today session 1925
For a longer period, the expens
would be about $365.5O per day. Fo
thirty days the cost would be Sic
SOS.
Cut Out Unnecessary Employees.
"All furniture is provided for i
the house through purchase last SEE
sion.
NE figures Tor employees, etc
for both houses, are based on what
actually needed, in my judgment, TO
an extra session, with the salarie
provided by law, and no provision
made for extraordinary expense
such as Investigations, which cost
good deal Of money at the regula
session. l believe the cost can b
held within figures stated if til
members do not go above the legs
limit in salaries and do not take O
unnecessary employees.
THE daily expense of the tw
houses, with only necessary en-
ployes, would be as follows:
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-10-23

Whatever it is a tragedy or q COM
edy often depends upon the point
Of view.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-10-23
Evidence

think that fellow will make his
way in the world .
sWhy?,'
He always encores himself .
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-10-23
Baseball Game Again POSTPONED.

Philadelphia, Pa, October % :
Cd. P S. w. S.)-Onee more the
worlds baseball series had to tbe
postponed On account of rain. The
grounds were soaked again yesterday
making the game today impossible.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-10-23
Reversing the Order.

Going to the circus, Peter
5 Don't know. Are you 2,'
suppose i will have to tax,
.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-10-23

Some people dispense advice in
the same style that a waiter at a
ItWenty-fVe cent restaurant sings
hash.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-10-23
Ten Days Work Estimated at So, 480
and Desired Legislation Could Be
Passed in Month. s=4
SAVING OF $4,000, 900 ON 1 ISSUE
Duluth Paper, Which Gives Pioneer
Data. Sees 70 Per Cent From
Railway Law.

IN its campaign to bring about an
extra session of the Minnesota legis-
lature the coming winter for the pur-
pose Of passing reapportionment
bill, the Daily Pioneer has received
suggestions form one or two that the
taxpayers would be put to heavy ex-
pense if such move were to be made
That this fear is builded upon the
sand is shown by figures obtained by
the Duluth Evening Herald, which
by permission of that paper the Pho
neer is permitted to present to it's
readers.
The Herald tonight will say:
An extra session Of the Minneso-
ia legislature lasting thirty days,
which is long enough for all of the
purposes for which an extra session
is demanded, could be held for not to
exceed $4,000.
IF the legislature wishes to do so
it can sit that long for a much small
Ter sum.
1t would have to be pretty extra
VACANT to spend much more in that
length of time
Peachey Says $27, 900.
according to George ". Peachey,
secretary Of the senate, it would cost
1000 or at the rate of 5000 per
day.
according to Oscar Arneson. chief
clerk Of the house of representatives,
it would cost $16,565; and he pre-
scented detailed figures, which Mr.
Peachey neglects to do.
The Herald wrote both of those
officials to get their views On the
subject, because the cost of an extra
session should be counted before one
is called. 1t has roughly estimated
the probable cost at $4,000, which
is we'll above the maximum estimate
given here; and it has shown that
the gain by an increase in railroad
taxes for the two years that would
be saved by an extra session would
be twenty times the cost of the ses-
sion if it ran up to the impossible
figure of 100000.
Length to Be Limited.
AS to the length CT the session,
that of course would depend on the
latitude the legislature decided to
give itself as to the number and
variety of the measures to be consid-
cred.
About the first thing the legisla-
ture would do after it was called to-
gether would be to appoint commit
tees to select the measures to be act
Gordon and Speaker Dunn could be
depended upon to appoint committees
likely not to make the list of meas
ures too small to eVade the legisla-
lures duty to Importance.
Only One Precedent.
There is but one precedent to &c
by, which is the special session o.
1902, called to consider a new taa
code. That was about as hard {
wrangle as the Minnesota legislature
ever had, but it disposed of it:
work easily in six weeks, and coule
have done better if it had tried.
In those days members served or
the per diem basis, and were pait
for every day they were together
whether at a regular session or ar
extra session --
To Serve Without Pay.
annual salary, and they have drawn
all their pay for the full two years
of the house members term, and fol
the first two years of the senatorial
term. So they will have to serve
without pay.
This fact is going to make ii
easy to bring about an early agree.
ment to limit the session both as tt
st.. p .
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-10-23
On1its Full Force.

It viii be noted that I have not
figured on. the usual full force Of
employees. / have combined the
functions of engrossing and enroll
ing clerk in each house ] have
allowed only the salaries fixed by
statute, though the senate allowed
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-10-23

lcontinned on last pags1
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-10-23

TUT a IeH-udy S1SSIUH IH4Se ILeMS
would amount to 1920 for each
house, or $248o in all.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-17
vIRGINIANs WEEKLY SERMON
THE SILENT HOUR"
REv. @. SALE,
Weatherford Rchmo

Again, silent hours are needed for
mind and soul development. Some
one has said: He who studies men
alone gets the body Of knowledge
without the soul; he who studies books
alone. the soul without the body; he
who to what he sees adds observation.
and to what he reads adds reflection,
ts on the right road to knowledge:
providing that in scrutinizing the
hearts of others he neglects not his
own" add, II requires solitude to do
this we'll.
I'm silence mighty things are wrought
Silently builded thought on thought.
Truths temple greets the sky;
And like G citadel with towers,
The soul with her subservient powers.
Is strengthened silently"
Allow me to suggest how silent
hours should be spent. Briefly, In the
most righteous way. The rule some
one has given for Sunday school
teachers in their weekly preparation.
I believe. will be helpful for all
Think yourself empty, read yourself
your heart warm" Do this and you
will be prepared for every good word
and work. Go alone some time each
day while you live for soul Develop
ment. and you win be prepared to
stand peacefully by the throne OF God
and see your name written there and
hear your welcome proclaimed. While
was musing the fire burned"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-17

! friend, by what name do we call him ?
Here every human language holds
its peace in impotenca--Joseph
Roux.
II Is not matter OF indifference
whether we are hopeful or not. II IL
. part Of a really Christian way OF
looking at things, although many
good people fail to zee II thus, and
incline to put dependency In its
place among the graces Of the Chris
tian character.--Henry Clay Trum-
bull.
Had he been happy and faultlesa
n would not have loved him a. did.
There Ii a degree OF pity In all our
friendships. Misfortune has an at
traction for certain souls. The ce-
ment OF our hearts ID mixed with
tears, and nearly al our deep affeu-
tons have their beginning In some
sorrowful mOtion.--Lamartine.
There are ways In which even silent
people can belong to. God and Ne 4
pleasing In the world. A star does
not talk, bnt tn calm. steady beam
shines down continually out Of tho
sky, and y q benediction to many,
Be Nike : star In your peaceful shin-
sing. and many will thank God Tor xo,11
Liza. =. NilleE p. ID
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-17

I'm dressed in lovely white and red.
The stripes go round up to my head;
They call me Pepper Mint and say
I'm worth penny any day:
And / am OH so good to taste,
They swallow me In greatest haste,
4 drop, they say, called Choc o. Late
And quite the best they ever ate:
j Tsny am. the childrens friend,
Until I'm sore they pull and bend.
They cry 90 sec! what sticky staff"
And yet, they cannot eat enough:
And We are squares the chicks Iowa
well,
They call us each sweet Cara Mel:
We Almonds are. and strange to
When burnt we're good, we've heard
them say.
Yet sor1e of TIE are pink or white,
The children find all colors right. I
II tissue paper You unfold
block OF Nougat you'll behold,
Pistacehe is always dressed in green
And calls herself of sweets the queen;
Broad stick of Candy Dreamed are we.
Or Winter Green IL pink you see;
And as for all the nuts we use
'Twould be a puzzle how to choose
So. join us In chorus now
And Wen make a farewell bow:
CHORUS
We candies all in chorus cry
We are the best that pennies buy. !
OH! oh! say Veg
And never No"
If you Will taste you will find II sol
H. L. Coolidge.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-17

We are presenting in this issue c
picture of the new Weatherford Me-
mortal Baptist church, together with
a statement of few facts in connec-
ton with the work in that progress
sive and jealous young body. There
are no people of large means in this
church; yet, without any outside help
save the $3.50 given by the Baptist
Sunday School Association. they have
bought the lot and paid $1,000 to
complete the basement, and borrowed
$1,000 with which to complete the
building as 1t now stands. They have
assumed this debt and are now pay
ing ii in annual payments, The main
auditorium needs to be finished in
side, including plastering. flooring and
seating. This will cost at least 49,
600. This church WAS organized on
the fourth Sunday in January, 1907,
with a membership of 1876 and with
Sunday school of ITO. Rev. J. B, Cook
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-17
Chapman In Brooklyn.

The Chapman Alexander eyangelis~
tic campaign, for which preparations
haye been In hand for come time past
opened on Thursday evening. Feb. 2,
In Brooklyn. The great central meet
ings are TO be held In the CIermont
Avenue Rink. In which the famous
Moody and Sankey meetings Were
held over thirty-five years ago, and
simultaneous meetings are to be held
during the week In come twenty-four
churcnes. each central to a group OF
cooperating congregations In this
way II is possible to cover large area
end to reach many hearers who could
not attend held at aSy other point in
the CITY, In this -c2 uspatgn Or. Cha p
man ts to have the assistance OF a
large corps of trained evangeIists and
singers and the cooperation of the
pastors and members of some two
hundred Of the evangelical churches
of Brooklyn These meetings will last
during the entire month Of February.
and II La to be hoped that before they
close an interest and enthusiasm for
religion will be aroused that will last
long after these special eAerss shall
have ceased. 1t augurs well for their
's.so@@s@ That NIUE n prayer has preced-
ed and accompanies these servicea
and that the Christian women of the
city are also associated for the as
sistance of this effort to bring truth
and personal Righteousness home to
the hearts and the lives OF the un-
evangelical of this great city.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-17

! And when the man who has climbed
very high falls into the depths II is a
long fan. There is no disappointment
SO severe as that which often folloWs
great achievement. To stand torth
before the world as Elijah did at
Carmel. and do thing that would
cause the multitudes to fail on their
faces and worship God--to do thing
which Il would seem must work out
Tremendous results FOR the kingdom
OF cod and then to find after the
smoke mad cleared away that the
world had settled down AZ before and
apparently no good had been done
TO have ones greatest achievement
come 10 naugnt--thiS is more than
uraided r4ortAi flesh can endure. Al
such times giants become towards
and start at the rustic OF leaf. Jeze-
bells threat was the rustic of leaf
which caused poor. unhinged Elijah
to run for his life.
This is the dark side of the lesson.
The bright side is that when 81 child
on Cod tails into the depths of de-
spun6eocy he draws upon the heart
Of God, Elijah. yesterday "a giant, to-
day needs mothers like q little babe,
and GOD, instead of rebuking him for
his weakness takes him in his arms
as tenderly as a mother would fold
her baby to her bosom. Let us re-
member then. when We are discour-
aged. that we have the sympathy and
tender care OF our Father, and we
shall find refrcshment in the thought
and win presently begin to wonder
why we should ever be- discouraged
while the Fathers loving care is over
as
Now notice how God brought de-
spondent Elijah to himself again,
First his physical needs were looked
after, then he was reminded of the
power of God. then he was permitted
to hear the voice of God. then he was
given some work to do, and finally he
was given 20 understand that he was
rot alone as he thought, seeing that
there were yet seven thousand men
of Israel who had not bowed the
Knee TO BaaL 1t is IL prescription
which every discouraged child Of God
is privileged to take, There is usual
ty a physical basis for our despond-
ency. 1t is our duty TO look after
that first Then we need to go to
school again. We should look for
the power OF God, for we never would
have despairod II we had kept our
eyes on the omnipotent one. 1t is
the duty of every discouraged man to
reassure himself that his God is ON
nipotent. Then he should go to his
closet with his Bible and listen for
the still small voice-the voice that
will reprove and then direct and then
encourage And he should open his
heart wide to every word. lie should
read Gods word Of reproof. and he
should not stop there; he should
search the Word for orders, and when
he is sure OF his orders he should
turn to the promises and encourage
| his heart with them.
! Ii is Gods prescription and it Will
| not fail.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-17

was pastor two years leaving a men,
bership of $50. Rev. ID. u. Thames
was then pastor two years. under
whose pastorate a debt of s1,400 was
paid and membership increased to
220. There il an attendance of $50
In Sunday school. The Sunday school
room was completed in March, 1907.
and paid for in october, 1903. In
June, 1910. the main auditorium was
erected. with a debt of $1,000. II
will take $4,000 to complete and fur
nish this building, which they hope
to do in the near future by the help
OF the brethren. This church is in q
growing section of Sout Richmond
and is destined to be one of the larg-
est churches in the city.
Rev. w. G.. Sale.
Rev. w. c. Sale. our preacher for
this week. was born in Alabama, rear
ed In Tennessee and educated at Union
University at Jackson. In that city.
He has been pastor in Tennessee, Ore
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-17
WORTH REMEMBERING

Exactness in little duties Is won
derful source OF cheerfulness.--Fabe
Never, never wait for post-mortem
praise. Speak the kind words which
love prompts, and remember that
words Of loving kindness are the best
possible tonic which can be given,
even to the happiest Of the mortals.---
Kate Tannatt Woods.
To hold communion with God, to
converse intimately with Him. is
merely to hear Him tell us over and
tyer again the story of His love,
while we do our little best to tell
Him of tho love we bear to Him.
striving ever to love Him more and
more.--CardinaI Mercier.
Comfort will BE found, and only
found, in keeping steadily. courage
ously, resolutely on with life. The way
tc light lies through the shadow;
the way to life through death. Light
and life will not come to you: by
pressing forward. you will. come to
them.---Lyman Abbott.
We call that person who has lost
his father an orphan: and q widower
that man who has lost his wife. And
that man who has known the Inn
anense unhappinass Of losinx his
a t
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-17

The queGrest Of all queer funerals
was that or the Viscomtesse deVauge-
let, who recently died in Paris. She
loft numerous legacies to the town of
l&ionl. conditional on some curious re-
quirements TO the local band sine be-
queathod two hundred dollars on con-
dition that II should play Chopin's
Funeral March" during the obsequies.
ali the way from the house to the
church, and from the church TO the
graveyard. distance of sixteen miles.
The result was that the band played
the Funeral March" ffty-seyen times,
and returned te theviirage airnost ex-
hausted- But they got the money.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-17

gon and Virginia His first pastorate
in Virginia was at Newport News
From there he went to lower Glou-
cester county, and three months ago
came to the Weatherford Memorial
church in South Richmond. Since his
coming he has had many evidences OF
his acceptability 10 the community as
pastor and preacher. His congrega-
tions are large and interested and
quite a number have been added TO
the membership. and every depart
nent OF the work of the church Ii In
a flourishing condition. For the pres
ent the church is worshipping in the
basement but hopes soon to complete
the main auditorium. Mr.. Sale lis
gifted in eNangeltsuc work and has
had great success on this line. His
wife Is a sister of Rev. J. w. Porter.
d. D.. lately pastor OF the First Bap-
list church Of Newport News now
pastor at Lexington, KY, and editor
OF the Western Recorder.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-17

Samuel q. Smith, of Luray, Va, has
probably travelled greater distance un
foreground than any other man in the
world. For nearly thirty -one years he
mus been chief guide In the Luray cav
erns. Allowing four hours a day for
his work, he has spent more than itve
continuous years in depths of from nifty
to two hundred feet underground, and
has Travelled a distance equal 20 about
once around the earth in that time.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-17

Among certain tribes of Esklmos
there is "a tradition that the sun and
moon were once human beings, the
moon being an Eskimo boy. and the
sun his sister, The boy tormented his
SISTER, and TO get away from him she
ned up INTO the sky, and was turned
into the sun. while the boy was DOOM
I'd to pursue her continually. without
ever catching up with her.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-17

Thomas A. Edison has combined the
VITA rory OF the phonograph with that
OF the kinetoscope; the moving pic
lures talk. In the exhibition given AT
Grange, n. b. mar walked into the
scene thrown upon the screen. and as
bis lips moved the sound OF his voice
issued from g concealed monograph,
effecttnr an Illusion that was perfect.
Ns soon as he opened his mouth, the
sounds came as naturally as they
would from a person who was speak
ing.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-17

During a practice baseball game at
Media, Pa, a rabbit jumped out OF a
clump of trees and started across the
diamond. The pitcher, who was try
ing to catch a bali thrown in from the
out1eid. ufd not eco the rabbit. but Do
Tore tho ball arrived the little animal
jumped right into his hands. The
pitcher, thinking he had the ball. start
ed to throw the rabbit TO the second
baseman. but discovered his mistake
when he went to lift his arm.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-17

Wait Mason lives in Emporia. kan,
and DISCUSSES his lines as prose. A
while ago he had this to, say about
the Sunday paper; and IL Ia valuable
as coming from newspaper man:
The Sunday Paper.
/ spent five cents for the Sunday
Dart. and hauled 1t home In a two
wheeled cart; ! piled the sections
upon the HeeF..tiH they reached az
high as the kitchen door: ! hung the
chromos upon the wall. though there
wasn't room to hang them all. ana
the yard was Uttered some ten feet
deep with comic sections'' that made
me weep: and there were sections Of
pink and green, womans section
and magazine. and sheets OF music
the which IL played would quickly
make an audience fade: and there
were patterns for women's gowns and
also for gentlemen's hand-me-dcwns;
and q false mustache and rubber
doll, and a deck OF cards and a para
sol. Now men are busy with dray
and cart a-hauIing away the Sunday
Dart.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-17

1t has been discovered that radium
has certain property which enables
il to change the color of glass and
precious stones. London chemist
now uses radium to bleach brown di&-
monds, improve the color of soileo
aids.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-17

George IA horse owned by rural
mail carrier of Bergman, Mo, has
been driven over the route--forty-two
miles for the round trip-~every other
day for eleven years. which means "a
total Of eighty-three thousand TOUR
hundred and seventy-nve miles. Anu
Yet, George was never far from home.