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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-05-26
Eskimo Trial Marriage.

The trial marriage is an ineradi-
cable custom among the Eskimos. II q
young man and woman are not suited
with each other they try again, and
sometimes several times, but when
they find mates to whom they are
adapted the arrangement is generally
permanent. If two men want to marry
the same woman they settle the, ques-
ton by trial Of strength, and the
better man has his way.-"The North
Pole" by Robert q. 4Peary.
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Charlie Was Conscious. ;"

"Charlie was conscious and the
shock seemed. tossober him up. He
said he didn't, know, how he did it.
There was grindstone in the hut
and possibly the trigger caught on
it. He was dragging the gun we
had. Only one barrel, charged with
nine buckshot went off. ] thing they
all went into Charles body"
Coroner Ibertson left for Puposky
this afternoon and will make a COM
plete investigation.
The funeral Of Peterson will be
held at Puposky on Sunday.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-05-26
Heipino Dad,

Small Johnny-Papa, would you be
glad Il saved dollar for you? Papa
Certainly, my son. Small Johnny
We'll, saved it for You, all right.
You said II ! brought a first class re-
port from my teacher this week you
would give me a dollar, and I didn't
bring tt, Chicago News.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-05-26
What She Wanted.

Father Ito his daug hter)-I've brought
you either for your birthday, my
dear. and book by which you can
teach yourself to play on it in q month.
Daughter-But it was the Either teach.
er wanted most liegende Batter.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-05-26
Salt Eaters.

Idiosyncrasy often takes the form of
a special craving for instead OF an OBJ
lection to certain foods. Many people
possess an extraordinary relish for
common salt and will eat 1t by the tea
spoonful when opportunity admits.
This sometimes leads to obesity and
dropsy, but 1t has also the peculiar eff ]
feet Of increasing the weight.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-05-26
Confirmed His Suspicion.

Confirmed His Suspicion.
Ben Nathan. the English humOrist,
on returning home from a visit to this
country was expatiating to friend
upon the glories Of California. After
listening patiently the friend said: s---,
"But there must be some disadvan-
tages in living there?"
"No." said Mr.. Nathan, 1T is per
fectly ideal place. For any man who
will work. -
"Ah," broke in the friend, II knew
there were some disadvantages"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-05-26
Honesty.

Judge Did you have partner with
you when you committed this bur
glary Burglar-No, your honor.
never works with anybody. You zee,
you never can tell whether . chap Il
honest or not!
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Observation-Disclosures

ISL --
They are such as are made up of two
parts Of similar form. Look carefully
at these and you will perceive that the
upper halves of the characters are
very little smaller than the lower
halves, so little that, at mere glance,
you would declare them to be of equal
size. Now turn this page upside down.
and without any careful looking you
will see that the difference In size Is
very much exaggerated-that the real
top half of the letter Is very much
smaller than the other half. It will be
seen by this that there is tendency
In the eye to enlarge the upper part
of any object upon which it looks.
Thus two circles of unequal size might
be drawn and so placed that they
would appear exactly alike.-New York
World,
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Their Use.

do you enjoy your meals. old man?"
ENJOY my meals?" snorted the In
dignant dyspeptic. my meals are
merely guideposts to take medicine be-
fore or after."- Washington Herald.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-05-26
Fiftieth Anniversary of Firing on
Sumter Which Launched Great
Civil Struggle.
URGES LESSON IN PATRIOTISM.
Believes Rising Generation Should
Profit By Bravery of Men Who
Wore the Blue and Grey.

Calling attention to. the fact that
it was half centurysago that Fort
Sumter was fired on, thus launching
the great Civil War, Mayor, John G:
Parker, in an official Memorial day
proclamation urges all citizens to
properly observe the day, and re-
quests that all places of business,
out of respect to the old soldiers and
in honorof the sacred day, be closed.
The mayors proclamation in full
follows: :.s$$
The Mayors Proclamation.
Gas the governor has proclaimed
Tuesday, May 80, 1911 as Memorial
day in memory of our deceased sol
diers, who fought and bled for their.
country, and ours and also to show
respect for those who are living and
to decorate and strew with flowers
the graves of our beloved dead.
GAS half a century has elapsed
since the guns of the south were
turned on Fort Sumter, Decoration
day this year should take on deep
ersssi gnifcance than ordinary years.
: ..s..-..e- -
Throughout the country the. If
tieth anniversary of the awakening
of that great wave of patriotism of
1861 is being observed in more than
an ordinary manner The tottering
old man Of today, at that time knew
no fear. They carried and fought
under the Stars and Stripes for four
long years before they saw the con-
federate forces give up their sword
to the silent man at .Appomattox.
"The events of those days are now
being pictured to the youth and
manhood of today and, as there is
nothing of more Importance than to
teach patriotism to the coming gem
Grafton and try and make them as
patriotic as the boys who wore the
blue and grey and left their homes
and families and marched to the
front in the days Of 81, also in the
days of '9S during the Spanish
American war.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-05-26
Bait.

She-Why, Charlie, you seem to have
become quite man of fashion-such
clothes. such jewelry! He-Yes: you
see, my creditors are very anxious that
l should get married. -Simplicissimus.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-05-26
A Biq Drawback.

A man was praising the improve,
ments BY a friend in his dwelling.
Your house looks lot better now
that 1t has been painted
s WELL" the man who had been re-
decorating admitted gloomily. ut does
look q bit better, but shall have to
clean the windows more frequently to
keep In harmony with II. =
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-05-26
The Wav of the World.

isn't it awful? According to the
papers there just seems to be one rev.
Olution after another"
Eyes. That's the way the world goes
round."-Judge,
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-05-26
When ! Man Make. M. viii.

It is. q morbid superstition that
man dies when he makes his will.
More often he lives happily and long
after he has done SO. It relieves his
anxieties.-Londen Saturday Review.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-05-26
Secretary Rutledge for the "leans."
Other prizes will be awarded on Fri
day, June 8, for boat races, foot rae
ing, pitching of quoits.
Secretary Rutledge today said:
Too Many Seek Admittance.

MANY inquiries have been re-
ceived as to the territory covered by
our association and I have been COM
PEELED to turn down applicants OUT
side of our district. Park Rapids
people are completing plans to give
the editors and other visitors a rayal
welcome" -
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-05-26
Had Been Assigned to Act With Eber-
hart as Arbiter Of Game Between
the Writers.
MANY PRIZES BEING RECEIVED
Secretary Rutledge Also in Receipt
of Memberhip Applications, Some
Being Outside Of District

Lieutenant Governor Sam Y. Cor
don Of Browns Valley, in a letter re-
ceived today by Secretary A. G.. Rut-
ledge Oh the Northern Minnesota
Editorial Association, says he will
attend the gathering of the editors
at Park Rapids on June 9 but that
it will be impossible for him to be
there in time to perform the import
ant but hazardous duties as umpire
in a game of baseball between the
newspaper men on June s. Govern
or Eberhart is to umpire for the
cleans" and it had been hoped that
the lieutenant governor would act
for the ''corpulent" aggregation.
Lieutenant Governor Gordon's
letter follows:
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Bemidji, Mimi.
Yours truly,

Mr.. Barker stated today that in
spite of this warning he has decided:
to keep right on advertising the fact
that he has made bigger preparations
than ever before for the June bride.
4 "This is the first time in the his
tory of my business career that l
have been cautioned as to how to
conduct my advertising campaign"
said Mr.. Barker, "but it will not al
ter my future plans in the least. .
Today's issue of the Pioneer car
.ries Barker's ad headed Bridal
Gifts In it he keeps right on tell
ing about June brides.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-05-26

Oddities Of the Printing Shop.
Here Is row Of capital letters and
figures Of ordinary size and shape just
as you will find them in the daily
newspaper:
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-05-26

A marriage license was issued
today to Alphons9 B. Kobe and Inez
Johnson, both Of Kelliher.
Mrs F. r. Ne ger Of c,e okstoD,
arrived in the city today and is
making arrangements to live here.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-05-26
We're Tumbling Into Hut on Shore
Of Mud Lake, When Shot Gun
Exploded.
CORONER BEGINS INVESTIGATION
Dying Man Declares He Did Not
Know How It Happened, But
Blames Self.

In an accident; not without its
mysterious angles. Charles Peterson,
S5 years old, and: the father Of six
children, received a mortal gun shot
wound in his side at a hut on the
shores of Mud Lake shortly after
midnight last night and died two
hours later in the hotel at Puposky.
George Brown was the only eye
witness to the shooting. He and
Peterson were out on deer "shin-
ing expedition. Shining" deer is
the easiest method of catching these
animals. Hunters take up posi-
tion near the lake shore and when
the deer come to drink they flash
a dark lantern in the eyes of the
animal and the deer thus dazzled tsf
easily captured.
Go to Hut at Midnight. i.
The two men, after a trip along
the lake shore had gone to the hut
about three miles from Paposky
The door was fastened and Peterson
climbed in in the dark and moment
afterward shot was discharged.
The gun was loaded with buckshot
and it's contents hit Peterson in a
vital spot and in the side, near the
back
Brown got his dying companion
to Puposky as soon as possible and
by telephone summoned DR.. E. H.
Marcum of this city but the wounded
man was beyond all help and died
soon after the physician arrived.
Gill Peterson, brother of the
dead man, in Bemidji today gives
the following account of the shoot
ing: @
Brother Tells of Shooting.
George Brown and my brother
Charles went to Mud Lake yesterday
afternoon, taking with them a shot
gun, just for what purpose cannot
say but supposedly for shining"
deer. 1t seems that afterward the
two men went to the hut and there :
the shooting took place but how it
happened no one knows except
Brown"
AS the result of a telephone con-
versation with Game Warden S. c..
Bailey; Brown came to Bemidji this
afternoon and gave the Daily Pho
-neer, the following statement, after
having announced his intention of
pleading guilty to the charge of
"shining' deer:
we Were Jagged" Says Brown.
"Both Peterson and myself were
pretty well Jagged up. We had
been out hunting and had been
drinking all afternoon. Peterson
was even drunken than I. l knew
of this hut and told Peterson, who
had been working for and who was
one of the best friends I ever had,
that we had better turn in there
and get some sleep, that we had had
enough to drink.
Peterson climbed in the window,
and was following along close be-
hind when l heard sort of crack
not loud report, and Charlie said,
George, i have been shot / told
him to brace up. / didn't think he
could be shot. Then Il saw the blood.
Then / went to the Durrand home
and secured services of the Durand
boys and got Peterson to Puposky
as soon as possible and telephoned
for the doctor.
Charlie Was Conscious.
aCharlie was conscious and the
shock seemed, to- sober him up. He
said he didn't. know. how he did it.
There was grindstone in the hut
and possibly the trigger caught on
it. He was dragging the gun we
had Only one barrel, charged with
nine buckshot went OFF. thing they
all went into Charles body
=
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WARNING TO BARKER
Gets Letter Cautioning Him to Quit
Predictions Signed By Initials.
Only.
OF INTEREST TO JUNE BRIDES

A letter of warning was received
at the Barker Ddug Store during the
past week cautioning the advertise
ment writer of this concern about
predicting weddings during the
coming month. The letter reads:
Barker Drug Store.
Adv. Dept.
Bemidji, Mimi.
Gentlemen: In reply to your ar
vertisement in last Fridays Pioneer
1 take the liberty of giving you a
timely warning regarding the pre-
diction of so many June weddings,
which you say are to take place in
this city. I know what I am talk
ing about, when say that there will
be few if any weddings in Bemidji
the coming month. Take it from
me, July will be the big wedding
month this year. Don't advertise
otherwise again.
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Editors to Act as Pitchers.

Prizes to be awarded in the pro-
grams of games and sports to be par
ticipated in by the editors continue
to be received. They consist of
printers paraphernalia, merchan-
disc of all kinds and cash. There is
a SIS cash prize up for the ball
game. Editor Rudolph Lee of Long
Prairie viii pitch for the "fats" and
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Gordon Tells of Plains.

"In reply to your recent letter
permit me to say that I cannot be in
attendance before Saturday as l am
booked for Chisholm on the evening
of the 9th and at St. Paul on the 9Th.
l see, however, that you have long
list of speakers for the banquet so
you can get along without me- You
are going to have the distinction Of
having practically al Of the officers
Of the State Editorial Association
at your outing. The executive COM.
mittee will meet with me there on
the 9th to talk over plans for the
summer outing of the state associa-
tion."
Reports that Harold Knutson, who
recently sold his Foley Independent
and who is president of the Norther
Minnesota Editorial association, would
not attend are incorrect as Mr.. Knut-
son today notified Mr.. Rutledge that
he would be present Mary D. Nc
Fadden Of St. Paul will be guest of
the Park Rapids women.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-10-06

honorable record, of my unblemished
reputation. have to confess to my
shame that am not altogether worthy
of your confidence"
What do you mean?"
Ever since l have been in New
York, there is no act of my life that |
could not tell you myself; but before
that"
You were boy then" said the
woman quickly.
But l mingled with life in an ugly
way"
THAT ride in the snow?" she whis-
pered, staring at him in turn.
1t did not occur to him to lay any
emphasis upon or draw any inference
from the fact that she had remem.
bered his remarks of several months
before.
And that other woman, was it she
for whom you rode?' she went on.
'Yes,' said he.
Did you do anything that makes
you unworthy the respect Of"
ANOI any tHiHS ulSuOuOTdDle IN one
sense answered Gormly. And what
ever 1t was, | have repented of 1t
long since and would have made
amends if l could have done so; but
Well, if l ever should come to you
with that question about being my
wife, I will tell you all about it. AS
it is, l don't want even the faintest
shadow of a pretense about myself
where you are concerned"
You were only boy, as you say.
Mr.. Gormly," said Miss Haldane after
long pause. 81 don't know what it
Is. nor do l wish to, now. l know
what you are, the world knows what
you have been since you have been
here, and I" She extended her hand
to him. 81 trust you, l would trust
you with anything"
The man took it in both his own.
They were stretching out beyond the
city. No one was near. The two in
front were busy about their own con-
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-10-06

tity of alcohol into the neck of the
test bottle after the cream test is
completed. The alcohol floats in the
top and changes its concave surface
to nearly straight line. AS the use
of the alcohol dissolves the fat, there
fore reduces the length of the col
umn and gives too low reading. this
can be overcome by first adding to
the alcohol all the fat 1t will dissolve
and then pouring a small quantity o.
this fat-saturated alcohol on the top
of the fat column in the test bottle
The diagrams in the figure show
the difference. In bottle No 1t
shows the top curve of the fat which
occupies a space between A and B
of nearly l per cent of the scale The
test should be read 10 or 20, depend
ing on the selection Of A or B as the
point to which 1t is read.
In bottle No the alcohol makes
straight line at the top of the fat
column. so that the test can be read
at that point without any uncertainty.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-10-06
CTo BE coNTINUED)
Bad Habit Broken Up.

This one is told on a Louisville
butcher. We shall call him Bill. be.
cause that Is not his name.
A customer had gone into lis shop
to purchase beef roast. Now. II
seems that Bill used to have a most
annoying habit Ito the patrons) OF
bearing down with heavy hand upon
the scales. This high-cost-of-living
thing, and all that. were bad enough
in all conscience, thought some of his
patrons. but one of them finally broke
Bill of this trick. and now he gives
full weight every time.
AS was stated, the customer was
buying a beef roast. and Bill slyiy was
helping out the work of the scales
with one pudgy fist when. befure a
shopful of people, the buyer said:
Take your hand off that scale. Bill
I'm buying beef. not pork"
Since then no one has had to chide
Bill for similar act.-Louisville
Times.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-10-06
BOOK III.
THE CRUCIAL MOMENTS.
CHAPTER XII.
Mrs. HaIdane Is Surprised.

Mrs. HaIdane Is Surprised.
The Haldane family usually partook
of luncheon together Breakfast was
an irregular meal taken at different
times by different members of the
household, and dinner usually brought
many engagements which widely sep
arated them. A few days after the au-
tomobile ride, while the excitement
over the proposed granting to the
Gotham Freight Traction company of
the New York Street Car company
franchise was still at its height, Mr..
and Mrs. Haldane and their daughter,
after waiting sometime for the arrival
of Livingstone Haldane. sat down to
luncheon without him.
The conversation turned. as 1t usual
ly did, on the campaign. Haldane
looked worried. Well he might be-
The bold and decisive action of CORN
". his adroitness in wrestling the
pledge that he had done from the
mayor, the fact that the city was now
thoroughly aroused and as never be-
fore to the situation, were calculated
to increase his anxiety, which had
grown with the progress of the cam
paign. The brilliant stroke of Gormly
when he offered ten million dollars for
the franchise and thereafter compelled
Warren to declare the granting of 1t
to depend upon the election had great
iy increased the probabilities of de-
feat.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-10-06
LTIMORE

The Savings Bank of Baltimore has
accepted mortgage of 100000 on
real estate in the business section of
the city, the transaction being one OF
the largest of the kind in recent years.
An invitation has been extended by
Mayor Preston to the official family of
st. Paul, Mimi, to visit this city while
on their tour of the East.
Clarence Gerber died. Grief over
the tragic end of his brother, who
was shot on Defenders Day, probably
fastened his end.
Dr. Henry Wood. of Johns Hopkins
University, returned from abroad.
While in Germany he had an audi
ence with the Kaiser.
Mayor Preston named delegates to
the Deeper Waterways Convention.
which convenes at Richmond. Va.
next month.
James Falin, who was injured by
falling from a wagon in which he was
playing, died at the Hopkins Hospital
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-10-06
MARYLAND
STATE NEWS
Newsy items Gathered From
ALI Parts Of the State.

Frederick. - Burglars raided the
Null near this city, and carried on
more than 200 fowls. The birds were
of the Plymouth Rock variety and
weighed about three pounds each.
The thieves appeared several nights
in succession, the heaviest raid being
made Wednesday night.
Frederick.-Grant Ponton, youth
of Buckeystown, who created excite
ment by threatening to shoot his
father and burn down his home and
who afterward escaped from the Mary
land School for Boys. was captured by
Sheriff Brimes. He was found hiding
near Buckeystown and the officer had
to force open the door of house in
order to catch him He is being held
for an official from the school.
Rockville. - Louis c. Witkowski,
formerly Glen Echo's Mayor, now a
resident of Kensington, has filed suit
In the Circuit Court here against the
County Commissioners, claiming one
half of the fines collected by Justice
Joseph Reading because of violations
OF the Sunday law at Glen Echo Park
several weeks ago. Witkowsk's con-
tention is that he instituted the pro-
ceedings and is, consequently, an in
former within the meaning of the law.
and as such is entitled to one-half OF
the fines collected. He first sought to
collect directly from the County Com
missioners, but his claim was reject
ed. The fines collected by Justice
Reading amounted to about 1915.
Chestertown.-At well-attended
meeting of farmers in Seams Hall.
the Kent and Queen Anne's County
Driving and Fair Association was
formed with a capital of $4,000. An
option has been secured on 30 acres
located on Chester river and owned by
Walter Wright. Stock at SO share
is now being offered. H. p. Skipper
is president of the association and
James G. Beck secretary.
Rockville.-The residence of Thorn
as A. Weaver, at Glen Echo, this coun-
ty, was destroyed by fire Tuesday
evening, together with nearly all of
the furniture. The blaze was caused
by a defective fue. The building.
which belonged to Julius Carew, OF
Glen Echo, was valued at $1,000 and
the furniture at about 5000. There
was no insurance, the policy on the
house having expired few days ago
Hagerstown.-Th frame barn OF
Joseph s. Barkdoll, near Shockey's
Station, was burned with three tons
of hay, straw, fodder and harness. The
fire was started by the 4-year-old son
of Barkdoll who was playing with
matches near a haystack. The fire
spread to the stable, which was also
burned.
Denton.-The criminal docket of the
October term of the Caroline Circuit
Court, which began Monday, carries
% localoption cases. One Is an in
dictment against a well-known citi-
zen and the others are chiefly the re-
suit of recent raids by the authorities
among the colored population.