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An Honor to Allison.

do you know" inquired Wilbur
Reaser, the New York portrait painter.
that when my painting Of Senator al.
lfsOn was hung IN the lobby OF the
senate the precedent Of forty years
was brOkenY'
Surprise being expressed, Mr.. Reaser
explained: ~
ut is Il fact that since the beginning
OF constitutional government the sen
ate: had bought only nine portraits for
the. lobby The first was WashingtOn's
and the eighth was Charles Summers.
For almost forty years nobody was
considered worthy to follow III the dis
tinguished line. 1t was generally
thought that no other portrait would
ever bt. added to the group, but when
Senator Allison died. after serving
longer In the senate. than any other
man In the history ct the g0vernment
the rnl. was broken, and bis picture be-
came the n1nth." -Washington Times.
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Bread and Dyspepsia,

The conclusion that wheat bread is
unfit for dyspeptics, sometimes jump
ed at because i'll effects are noticed to
follow it's use, is erroneous. On the
contrary, it has been pointed out by
Bouchard and others that farinaceous
food is peculiarly adapted to some dys.
peptic patients. It is the microbes in
the starch which are capable Of pro.
ducing irritating acids that cause the
trouble. To avoid this Bouchard rec
ommends that only the crust or toast
ed crumbs of the bread be used by
dyspeptics, particularly those whose
stomachs are dilated. The reason Of
this is explained by the fact that bak-
ing temporarily, though not perma-
nently, arrests the fermentation Of
dough. When it is again heated by
the warmth of the stomach the fer
mentation Is renewed. In cases where
the bread Is toasted brown through
the fermentation is stopped perma-
nently.-Family Doctor.
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sar and Gear.

Frequently the inquiry is made 40
to why the spelling tsar. to designate
the emperor Of all the Russias, should
be preferred to car. The most nat
ural and obvious answer is that the.
spelling indicates the Russian pronun-
citation 0f the word, which car .does
not. The title comes from an old
Slavonic word, which some authorities
are agreed is not derived from the
Latin caesar, but there are authori-
ties who hold that its ultimate deriva-
ton is from the Roman. The origin
of the common spelling is supposed
to be the writings Of Herberstein,
about 1850. The letter "c' In Roman
Slavonfc has the sound Of It's" The
letter was copied. but the sound was
not. The letter ~ never belonged in
the word. The spelling car is now
regarded by many as old fashioned
With some Germans the spelling is
Ear, which is pronounced tsar. Many
Of the French have adopted tsar as
the spelling. and that form is increas-
ing in English. The London Times, a
most careful authority. employs it. and
so does. the Encyclopedia Britannica
in its supplementary volumes.-Chica-
20 Record Herald.
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The Green Constable.

new constable on duty in a pro-
vincial town handed to a sergeant a
shilling which he said he had found
The man with the three stripes told
him he was quite right in acting as be
had done. Proceeding on his round,
the sergeant met brother sergeant
and. with Il grin, told him the tale Of
the shilling. They both agreed the
new recruit was very green, and at
the conclusion Of their duties they
went to the nearest inn. and the pos
SCISSOR Of tbs. coin called for two drinks
On receiving them he threw down the
shilling to- pay for them. but the land
lord refused it, saying it was bad
one. The sergeant. VIGOROUSLY mean.
bad to supply the requisite amount ont
of his own pocket and also to put up
with the laugh against himself On
his telling the constable his find was a
bad one the man answered: Yes. OF
course it was, Do you think | wonld
have beenfsilly enough to give it,. to
yom II 1t hadn't beenY-Pearson's =.
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The kanaaroa's Kick.

When big "old man" kangaroo stiff
ems his tail and converts it into sort
of revolving pivot bearing the whole
weight of his body, leaving his tremen,
dously powerful legs free for attack
and defense, everybody who does not
want to be ripped up or thrown in a
heap for considerable distance will
give the marsupial a wide berth. Only
those who have seen the full grown
kangaroo in his native Australian bush
with his back to tree, scattering dogs,
bleeding and torn. right and left. can
form any adequate idea Of the prodi:
gious strength the animal is capable Of
exerting when he finds himself In 4
tight corner
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Settled tho Sacristan,

Settled the Sacristan.
"A matter Of fact sacristan Of the Ca
thedral of Berlin once wrote the king
of Prussia lis brief note:
sire-I acquaint your majesty. first, that
there are wanting books of psalms for the
royal family. I acquaint your majesty,
second, that there wants wood to warm
the royal seats. l acquaint your majesty.
third. that the balustrade next the river,
behind the church, is become ruinous. :
SCHMIDT.
sacrist of the Cathedral
The reply Of the king was not that of
a gracious majesty" It's stiff formal
ity in Initiating the style of the sacris-
tan probably was not taken by. the re-
cefver as complimentary to him:
I acquaint you, Herr sacrist Schmidt,
first, that those who want to sing may
buy books Second. acquaint Herr sa-
crist Schmidt that those who want to be
warm must buy wood. Third, acquaint
Herr Sacrist Schmidt that shall not
trust any longer to the balustrade next
tho river. And I acquaint Herr Sacrist
Schmidt fourth. that I will not have any
more correspondence with him.
FREDERICK.
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German Bureaucracy.

A good story is going the rounds OF
the French newspapers illustrating
the beauties Of bureaucratic govern
ment in Germany. We are told that
in the postoffice department it a clerk
wishes new pencil he has to hand
In the stump Of the one that has be-
come to" short to work with. In the
particular instance cited clerk re-
ce1ved his new pencil without return
ing the end Before the omission was
discovered the clerk was transferred
to. another Office. Just after he had
commenced his duties at his new post
be received an official intimation that
he had neglected to hand in bis pencil
end. BY this time 1t had disappeared.
but to prevent bother the clerk pur-
chased new pencil. cut of piece
about the length of the missing bit
and dispatched it to the stationery de
Dartment
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-04-27
BALANCE OF TRADE
IS IN OUR FAVOR
Record for Present Year Ex.
ceeded but Once.

Washington, April 27.-The world
owes the United States SAL, 900, 900
for food, clothing and raw materials
sold abroad. Only once has the bal.
ance of trade been higher in favor of
this country, according to government
figures. That was in 1908, when it
was more than $550,0OO,0OO.
Close observers of finance and trade
predict record breaking fiscal year if
the favorable condition continues un,
til June. While opinion is divided
over the significance of the, fact that
the balance for March was sless than
half the size of that of previous
months, some point out that March a
year ago produced balance entirely
in the other direction, with an excess
of imports of more than 100000.
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Wireless Promoters on Trial.

New York, April 27.-Colonel Chris
TOPPER Columbus Wilson and six of
his associates in the United Wireless
company were called for trial here on
a blanket indictment charging them
with using the mails to defraud in
vestors. A distinguished array of
counsel, including John B. Stanchfield.
William Travers Jerome and Bourke
Cochran. represented them, but the
court ruled against their technical OBJ
jections and ordered the selection of
a jury to begin Immediately
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Hazinq Him.

"Mr. Chairman" said the new men,
Der of the literary club, II move you.
SIR
p II rise to point of order, Mr.. Chair
man." interrupted one Of the other
members
Estate your point of order"
''The gentleman says \ move you
1t is not only out of order but utterly
absurd for man of ia pounds to talk
of moving a chairman who weighs
3OO."
1.-THE point is we'll taken! roared the
presiding officer bringing his gravel
down with resounding thud. The
gentleman will merely move or take
his seat!-Chicago Tribune.
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A Cent.

A cent IL a little thing, but in the ag-
gregate it is mighty. We speak of the
copper cent but it is not entirely
copper. Its composition is 95 per cent
copper, 3 per cent tin and 2 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 In 1857. For seven
years (1S57-64) we had nickel cent
and up to 1857 a copper half cent.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-04-27
Mexico Protests to Britain.

London, April 27.-The Mexican
government has communicated to the
British foreign Office formal protest
against the action of Captain Vivian
of the British sloop Shearwater in
landing marines at San Quentin, Low
er California, which action is de-
scribed as an interference in the in.
ternal affairs of Mexico.
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Tho Old Mans Opinion.

Mr.. Scrimpps-1 asked your daughter
very important question last night,
and she referred me to you. "
Old Gentleman-H'm! What did you
ask her?
II asked her if she'd marry me-"
"Well, she WON'T"
'Eh2 Has she said SOP
mo, but from what know Of the
girl don't believe she would have
bothered herself about me If she had
really wanted you."-New York Week.
~
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PRoCRESSIvES
not SATISFIED.
Proposeto Fight Senate Com.
mittee Assignments.
MEETING ENDS ABRUPTLY

Committee on Committees sustains
Chairman GalIinser's Selections by
Vote Of z to 4, the Progressive Mem.
bers Voting in the Negative-Repub.
lican Deadlock Arouses Much specu-
Iation in Washington.
Washington, April 27.-Although a
further concession was made to the
progressive Republicans by the SEN
ate committee on committees, the
executive session of the committee
broke up abruptly with the announce.
ment by the progressives that they
would appeal to the caucus to be held
later, and, if necessary, to the open
senate.
The concession made was the selec.
ton of Senator Jonathan Bourne, Jr.,
for place on the committee on ap.
preparations.
The deadlock among the senate Re.
publicans is exciting much speculation
In Washington, especially in view of
the conservative Democrats in the
senate, in order to keep peace in their
political family, absolutely surren.
dered the rule of seniority in favor of
the progressives, and gave them most
advantageous committee assignments.
AS the situation now stands it is
understood that only two committee
assignments stand between the regu-
lar and progressive Republicans and
comparative harmony. Senator La
Toilette wants to go on the senate
committee on interstate commerce
and Senator Cummins of Iowa on
finance.
Seek Balance of Power.
The real struggle between the regu-
lars and progressives, in the senate
is for the balance of power in the
finance committee, which not only
handles all tariff and monetary legis.
lation, but exerts influence in other
directions. 1t is noteworthy that, in
making up practically all the impor.
tant committees of the senate except
finance, the regular Republicans have
assigned two progressives to each. A
membership of two progressives> on
the finance committee might give the
balance of power provided the entire
Democratic strength should support
them, but this is not believed prob
able, with Senators Bailey and Sim.
mons on the Democratic side, both of
whom are protection Democrats.
In view of the actions of the conser.
vative Democrats in assigning three
first term senators to the great COM
mittee on finance, in violation of all
rules of seniority, the refusal of the
Republican regulars in the senate to
give the Republican progressives two
members instead of ONE is a subject
of universal comment.
The meeting of the committee on
committees was brief and reported to
have been somewhat acrimonious, Sem
ator Gallinger, chairman of the COM
mittee, laid before it a complete list
of appointments to the various com.
mittees. IT,. a.
On vote to- adopt the Gallinger
list the committee divided, to 4, the
four progressives voting solidly.
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Her Queer Question.

The rector of country parish In
England having sent blankets, gorcer-
les, Goals and some Of the good things
usual at Christmas to an old parish.
Toner lady expatiated warmly to him
on the reverend gentleman's kindness
Don't you think" she asked the old
villager, that 1t is very good of the
rector to look after you like this and
send you all these nice things?"
''Good Of himP exclaimed the old
man In blank amazement. why,
what's he for?"-Pearson's Weekly.
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Oeceitful Man.

Didn't you think that was a beauti-
full girl with me today. Arthur"
What girl, my dearestT
why she was with me when you
met US in front Of the church." -. ri
'Wasl there girl there. dear2 !
didn't notice. I was looking at you"
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New Coast Service Shortly.

Seattle, Wash, April 27-Through
service on the Milwaukee from this
city to Chicago will begin May %, as
announced by officials this week. On
that date the Olympic limited and the
Columbian will be started simultane-
ously from Chicago and Seattle, reg
u]ar service of two trains a day each
way being thereafter maintained.
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Criticisinu Dad

can old man In Missouri tried to
commit suicide by hanging himself
with a blind bridle," said Champ
Clark. "His son cut him down Just in
time. s....
when the son cut him down and
brought him to the old man complain
ed feebly:a~ .-....
" 1T amt right, Henry; you've kept
your old father out of heaven
YOU'D cut fine figure in heav.
en- looking through a blind bride.
wouldn't youY retorted the SON."
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"Our baby cries for Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy" writes Mrs. T. B.
Kendrlck, Rasaca, Ga. ut is the
best cough remedy on the market
for coughs, colds and Group" For
sale by Bankers Drug Store.
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ALonu Swallow

And you give the giraffe only one
lump Of sugar?" asked the little boy
at the zoo.
"Oh. yes! replied the keeper. Zone
lump goes a long way with him.
Yonkers Statesman.
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Lame shoulder is nearly always
due to rheumatism of the muscles,
and quickly yields to the free appli-
cation of Chamberlain's Linement.
For sale by Bankers Drug Store.
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SAFE RESISTS THEIR ATTACK
Yeggmen Attempt to Loot Bank at
Anoka, MINI.

Anoka, Mimi, April Pin an I'M
successful attempt to rob the National
bank here part of the safe door was
blown into the ceiling by nitroglycerin,
passerby was handcuffed to a near
by telephone pole, allowed to watch
the proceedings and robbed of $17 and
the four yeggmen made a getaway"
on stolen railroad motor car which
was run into by freight train ten
miles down the line
Aside from the ST. taken from the
passerby, Frank Wethern, the attempt
Melted the robbers nothing.
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Knows Better Now.

Teacher-Tommy. you should have
known better than to fight with that
Williams boy. TOMMY know,
ma am. but thought could lick him.
Hearth and Home.
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She Agreed.

Spinks-What made him so mad?
Wtnks-He told his wife she had no
judgment, and she just looked him
over critically from head to foot and
said she was beginning to realize It.
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1ommv's Dscision.

Teacher-Now, Tommy. suppose
man gave you $1oO to keep for him
and then died. what would you do?
Would you pray for him? Tommy
No, sir, but would pray for another
like him.
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Qomastic laxS.

do you and your wife play cards
much?"
mo; we have plenty of other things
to quarrel Over."-Detroit Free Press.
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a Woman's Mind.

Sillicus-A woman never seems able
to make up her mind. Cynicus- Why
should she? She would only change 1t
again. -Philadelphia Record.
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Gave Her Proof.

"Do you believe. sir, that the dead
ever walk after death?''
"No doubt of it, ma'am. have
heard the dead march,"
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Not At All Hard,

Borrowell-I tell you. it's hard to be
poor. Harduppe-Gee! I find IT the
easiest, thing In the world.-Philadel.
phia Record.
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FOR SALE-Three second hand
typewriters. One Smith Premier
at $40 90 One Smith P.eLl:er at
SIS 90 ard one Remington at
$500 Apply at this office.
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Good Reason.

Il wouldn't be in Browns shoes just
aow."
& why not?'
HE left them in the cellar, and they
dumped four tons Of coal on them
before Brown was up 81
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A new barn, would make a nice
seven room house, for less than
half of what it cost. f S. Wood.
ward, 5O7 Irvine Ave. f..
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FOR SALE-Job cases, triple cases,
quadrupple cases and lead and
slug cases, 4Oc each. Pioneer
Publishing Co. Bemidji.
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FOR SALE-Job type and body
type. Fonts OF E point to IL
point. Prices furnished with
proof sheets upon request. Ad-
dress Pioneer Publishing Co., Be.
midi, MINI.
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1t is misfortune TO have to maneu-
yer ones heart as a general maneu-
vers his army.-Alexander Smith.
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FOR SALE OR RENT Store
building "a co.. with basement
and warehouse. Inquire of P. ].
O'Leary. Bazaar Store.
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Who bravely dares must sometimes
risk a fall.-SmOllett.
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FOR SALE-Rubber stamps. The
Pioneer viii! procure any kind OF a
rubber stamp for you an short
notice.
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LOST AND FOUND
LOST One string roman gold
beads please leave at this office
and receive suitable reward.
MISCELLANEOUS

Talk to the people in prosperous
North Dakota through the columns
of The Grand Forks Herald; read
every day by 10000 in $50 towns
and iural routes in the northern
!. half ofthe state, Classified ads,
for sale, help wanted. exchange,
real estate etc, or Il cent word
each insertion. Send stamps TO
The Herald. Grand Forks, N. D,
WANTED Family washing and
house cleaning by the day. Tele-
phone no. 283.
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FOR SALE-First class second
hand large square piano, cheap.
Call 121 Mississippi Ave-, Be.
midi. -
The Mena weekly star., 1911-11-30
REBELS JOIN FORCES
Gomez, Reyes and Zapata Are
Striving TO Overthrow Ma
dero'S Rule.

Mexico City, Nov. 23.-Latest re-
ports bring the news that the three
revolutionist leaders, Emilio Vas
quez Gomez, General Reyes and
Emilio Zapata have joined forces
against the Madero rule. Zapata
has been in open rebellion since
the accession of Francisco I. Ma
dero, and has proved himself for
midable. Gomez can count upon a
number of disgruntled Maderistas,
who are friends of his, TO come to
his aid, while the military art OF
Reyes is considered to be of a high
order. The war cry of Mexico is
now Viva Reyes"
Federal victories were won over
procel's men at Shanednia, Nicolas
and Guanajuato Monday. The re-
port has been received, but not
confirmed, that the rebels have
taken Santiago Papasquidatao Du-
range. Zapata's men, thinking to
rob a passenger train yesterday by
mistake fired upon a train bearing
federal troops and were forced to
retreat.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-11-30
SAYS ROCKEFELLER
DEAL WRECKED HIM
Alfred Merritt, Unacquainted With
Ways of the Money Trust, Tells
Steel Committee Startling
Story.

Washington, Nov. 23.-Alfred
Merritt of Duluth, Mimi, the first
president of the Duluth, Missabe &
Northern railroad, who styled him
|self lumber jack" unacquainted
with the. methods of the money
trust" told the house steel fruits
investigating committee today that
through loans of less than $i:0OO000
from John d. Rockefeller, he had
lost his holdings in the Missabe
iron mines and the railroad prop
critics now owned by the United
States steel corporation and elect
ed to be worth as high as $700,000,-
900.
Merritt and his brother, Leonard
IS. Merritt, who will testify tomor-
row, we're among the original mine
owners in the Lake Superior re-
gion and part owners and builders
of the Duluth, Missabe & Northern
railroad. The elder Merritt de-
vlared that he was induced through
F. d. Gates, Mr.. Rockefeller's secre-
tary in charge of his charitable
work, to put up all his holdings as
collateral for loans from Mr..
Rockefeller in 1892 and 1893. One
loan was for $4,000. Others were
for various sums. Gates, he said,
was a Baptist preacher in whom he
had confidence and who assured
him that by placing a call loan he
would not be pressed and that he
would be taken care of.
The witness related how, two
months after he had put up his
collateral with Mr.. Rockefeller,
during the panic of 1898, Rookie
feller called the loan, giving him
"a hours to raise $4,000, and that
being unable to raise the money
he and his brother lost their prop
erty.
After he had lost his stock hold
ings and ceased to be president OF
the railroad, Merritt testified that
F. d. Gates came to him and said
Mr.. Rockefeller wanted him to con-
tinue as president of the road for
another year.
C. II. Martz, engineer of the road
testified that he was forced by Mr.
Rockefeller TO sell his stock in the
road because he was an employe
that he had been ordered to pad the
cost of the road in a report to the
Minnesota railroad and warehouse
commission in order to justify the
rates charged.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-11-30
HELD RESPONSIBLE
FOR BURSTING DAM
President and Superintendent OF
Paper Mill Charged With Loss of
Lives i'm the Flood From
the Austin Dam.

Coudersport, Pa, Nov. 23.-That
the Austin dam disaster OF Sep
TENDER 80 was due to gross negli-
gence on the part of George G. Bay
less, president, and Fred c. Nam
lin, superintendent, of the Bayless
Pulp and Paper Company" was the
unanimous verdict Of a coroner's
jury here today. Three hours de-
liberation followed the hearing
which concluded today with the
testimony of T. C. Hatton of Will
mington, Del, designing and con-
structing engineer Of the dam.
Earlier in the day Hamlin and
Michael G. Bailey, an employee in
charge of the dam, were arraigned
before a justice on charge of
manslaughter. A warrant for Bay
less was also issued. His home is
in Binghampton, N. Y.