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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-10-16
Father. Dilemma.

A parents life is one long response.
bility. It's wonder that so many of
the genus discharge their duties so
acceptably a writer In the Cleve-
land Plain Dealer has discovered an
other parental problem, or perhaps he
merely calls attention to one which
many fathers have discovered for
themselves. b, ,s$S. e. 49,
"How's -; family one inquired
Of happily married west slider yes
terday. 5 SIS 4.
"Well, my children are at difficult
age now ss.4
Difficult? Why, they've all passed
the measles and teething stage, have
they not p - - =. 49,. Ii .r-@.y.
Long ago. But you don't know a
fathers troubles. My children are at
the age where if use slang my wife
says I'm setting bad example, and
if speak correctly the kids think I'm
a back number. Which would you
dO9D
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-10-16
Tower of Hercules,

Travellers may still see on the coast
Of the English channel at Dover the
ruins Of a Roman lighthouse that was
built at the time Of the Roman con-
quest Of Britain. Another ancient
lighthouse, built less than a century
after the tower at Dover, is still serv-
ing it's original purpose. 1t was partly
rebuilt and some alterations were
made in it, but in the main it is the
same old structure that guided the
Roman galleys as they skirted the
coasts of the bay Of Biscay, making
their way to the Roman port of Bri-
gantium. This is the modern harbor
of La Coruna, and the lighthouse is the
most ancient thing about it. The
Romans called it the tower of Her
cules, and the moderns have perpetu-
ated the name. The exact date of its
erection is not known, but inscrip-
tons and other evidence show that it
was built in the time Of Trajan, be
tween 90 and III A: D.-Exchange.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-10-16
TAE BEMIDJI DAILYIPIoNEER
Not coina that Way.

N0IftA0lnS That way
Miss Adkins, there is something ]
desire very much to ask you" sss3
oh, Mr. Williston Il mean Fred
I'm sure should be delighted to hear
that is, mean what is there that
{ you can possibly wish to ask me?'
Would you be willing to go on a
long journey with ME y
"a very, very long journey, Fred?'
Eyes, a very. very long Journey
'sYes, viii 60. with you. OF course
II suppose 1t is the journey that a
man and woman take together only
once ID lifetime?
"Well, as a rule l suppose it would
not be taken more than once. You
see, my mother and I. are thinking
Of taking a trip to Japan, and she
thought 1t would be nice II l could
find some one who would be willing to
go as sort Of travelling companion
and maid to her in return for having
her expenses paid
ooh! Well, you just tell your home
II mother that when ] wish to hire
out I'll look for some other kind of d
job. Chicago Record-Herald. I.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-10-16
Men For All Jobs.

Is there Il single position that no.
body will take? Not so long since the
position Of public executioner fell va
cant, but in spite of the grim occupa
ton there were a very considerable
number of applicants. Prison warders
suffer from no blank spaces in their
forces, and there is always sufficient
supply Of recruits to meet any de-.
mand.
Work in the sewers is not nearly so
bad as it is imagined to be: but, how
ever unpalatable the tasks. there are
always beginners ready for employ
ment. Scavengers we can always get.
and each lowly but necessary calling
Is well filed.
Turning to dangerous svocations,
there is no shortage Of divers or stee-
plejacks. Dynamite and gvnpowder
mills do not have to seek for for
hands.
Is there a single job carrying some
sort of remuneration for which there
are no applicants ?-LondOn Answers.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-10-16
A Race of 1enors.

Generally speaking, races living at
high attitudes have weaker and more
highly pitched voices than those living
in regions where the supply Of oxygen
is more plentiful. Thus, in South
America, among the Indians living on
the plateaus between the ranges of the
Andes at an elevation Of from 10 900
to $4,000 feet, the men have voices like
women and the women like children,
their singing being a shrill monotone.
The Australian native has a weak
voice, but knack Of sending it long
distance, and the lowest tribes of
African bushmen would come into the
same category; but, it is said, of all
human beings the pygmies Of Central
Africa have, in point of volume and
compass the weakest of human voices.
-Harper's Weekly.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-10-16
DEAN WOODS ADMITS
SURPRISE OVER SOIL
CONTINUED from first page). !.

-
wood farmer at dinner, and later
brought Mr.. Woods and Mr.. Neill
back to Bemidji with them, so that
they might catch the night train to
Duluth, where they had appoint
ments Monday.
On their return to the city they
stopped at the Alfalfa Dairy farm
about four miles west of the city.
w. G. Schroeder, owner of this farm,
took them over the place and showed
them what could be done with Jack
pine soil. Mr.. Schroeder st4ted chat
he let contract for clearing, stump
ing, brushing and breaking a large
tract this fall and winter at $1,000
per acre. @--. - II s. ,.r...z.ll s..s.-.., -
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-10-16
Waqner's Last Words.

There have been so many and con-
ficting stories published as to the last
hours of Richard Wagner that, the
chapter devoted to this point in Gla-
fenapp's biography of the composer will
be read with interest. The master was
not really sick at the time, but tired
out from the work and worry over the
"Parsifap rehearsals. On the morning
of Feb. 10 he said to his valet, 81 mus
be careful today" After breakfast he
went to his study as usual and worked
on an essay on 'The Feminine In the
Human" He asked to be excused at
the noon meal, and the family and an
intimate friend were enjoying it when
a woman servant rushed in and said
that the great man was i'll. He was
placed on a cot in his study, and while
removing some of his clothes a watch
which his wife had given to him fell
to the floor. He gasped, "My watch!"
And these were the last words he ut
tered.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-10-16
Submarines at Sea.

Equilibrium Is almost as difficult to
maintain for submarine vessel as for
an aeroplane. With modern large sub
marines the act Of diving is performed
when the vessels have Roadway. The
bow is depressed by horizontal rud-
ders. and the vessel moves obliquely
downward The desired depth having
been attained. the steersman must SO
manage the horizontal rudders that
the vessel shall practically maintain
its level; but. in fact, it's course be-
comes really an undulating one.
There must be no movement of men or
weights in the vessel without immedi-
ate compensation to restore and main
tain the balance, else the submarine
may dive to disastrous depth. Man
ual control has been found better than
automatic control. -
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-10-16
Boiled Down.,

When Samuel G. Blythe, the writer,
was editing a newspaper in New York
state green reporter one night turn
ed in a long and thrilling story re-
garding the rough treatment handed
out to John Smith, a visitor to the
town. The story related that Mr.
Smith, wearing a high silk hat, had
ventured down to the docks after
nightfall and a silk hat being unusual
and provocative Of antagonisms in
that section Mr.. Smith had emerged
from among the dock hands without
the hat. Nevertheless he carried out
Of the melee so many wounds, cuts
and bruises that he had to be sent
to the hospital. The article in it's orig
inal form was too long and not in
keeping with the style of the paper.
Accordingly Blythe started to rewrite
it, This is the form in which it ap-
peared in the paper the next morning:
"John' Smith, wearing a high silk hat,
went down to the docks last night
Emergency hospital" -Popular Maya
zine
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-10-16
A GLIMPSE of DR.. johnson

From Boswell's Life Of Johnson
I'm one of DR.. Johnson's manuscript
diaries there is the following entry,
which marks his curious minute atten.
ton: July 26, 1851 shaved my nail
by accident in whetting the knife about
ar eighth Of an inch from the bottom
and about a fourth from the top. This
I measure that may know the growth
of nails And Aug. .15, 1888, I cut
from the vine forty-one leaves which
weighed five ounces and a half and
eight scruples I lay them upon my
bookcase, to see what weight they will
lose by drying"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-10-16
Force Of Habit.

'It's curious how habits fasten them
selves on people. You know Wapps-
leyY
Eyes"
"Hes an enthusiastic fisherman and
always has story to tell about some
gigantic monster Of the deep that he
almost caught
"I've heard him tell lot of lies Of
that kind
'Well, it seems that burglars broke
into his house the other night and he
got up and captured one Of them-a
little fellow-but you ought to hear
him tell about the size of the one that
got away."-Chicago Record-Herald.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-10-16
Dana's Ten Books.

Charles A. Dana once made q list
Of ten indispensable books" They
are the Bible, Shakespeare, the Dec.
laration of Independence, the Con
stitution Of the United States, Ban
croft's "History of the United States,''
Irving's Life Of Washington" Frank
Inns Autobiography" Channing's "Es.
say on Napoleon Bonaparte," Gibbons
decline and Fall Of the Roman EN-
pire" and TarbelPs "Early Life OF
Lincoln"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-10-16
Wanted an Even Start,

"Pa, you know you told me to count
twenty before punched another boy?"
eyes,
"Well, in order to make it work out
right you have Got to go around the
neighborhood and make the other boys
promise to count twenty before they
take punch at me'-Houston Post.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-10-16

ism was published in 1865. Mesmel
commended that the heavenly bodies diff
fused through the universe a. subtle
fluid, which acts on the nervous sys-
tenn Of all animated beings and espe-
cially upon that of man. He gained a
great number Of followers and realized
a splendid fortune. a committee of
physicians and philosophers inves-
tigated his pretensions, which were
finally exposed in 1884. Notwithstand
ing this, however, Mesmer continued
to have many friends and followers,
SO great was the personal magnet
ism" of the man.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-10-16
Mildly Censurinq Him,

my goodnessv' she says. with a
pretty scowl. II think girl would
feel dreadfully foolish If she proposed
to q man."
II should think so, too," replies the
diffident youth.
But then suppose there are some
girls who are just simply compelled to
do the proposing" she signs.
After an hours consideration of
that remark he realizes what she
really means.-Woman's World.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-10-16
The Largest Restaurant.

In the Berlin geological garden res
taurant, the largest in the world, 49,
600 persons can sit down simultane-
ously beneath the same roof. Open air
terraces for use in summer will accom-
modate another 10000 diners There
are 1000 walters, and the kitchen staff
exceeds 500.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-10-16
WELLINGTON an SinpIicitv.

When Sir Edwin Landseer was paint
ing the dukes portrait, hoping to save
him the trouble Of much sitting, he
wrote and asked if he could let him
have the trousers belonging to the uni
form. The duke wrote back in all
solemnity:
Field Marshal the Duke Of yelling
ton presents his compliments to Sir
Edwin Landseer and regrets that he
cannot send him the trousers as he
has but one pair."-London Nation.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-10-16
Swift Was a Ounce at School.

Not only philosophers and divines,
but some of the most trenchant sati
rists and brilliant humorists, were dull
enough as boys. 1t has been said of
Swift in his best days that 'he dis
played either the blasting lightning of
satire or the lambert and meteor-like
caricatures of frolicsome humor." And
yet this vigorous disputant was con-
sidered a fit subject for FOOLS cap at
school, Afterward at the Dublin uni
versity ''he was by scholars esteemed
a blockhead' who was denied his de.
gree on his first application and OBJ
tanned it with great difficulty on the
second.-London Standard.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-10-16
HELP WANTED

U. S. Army-Able-
bodied unmarried men between
ages of 1S and IS; citizens of the
United States, of good character
and temperate habits, who can
speak, read and write the English
language. For information ap-
ply to Recruiting Officer, PIT Tor
rey Building, Duluth, MINI.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-10-16
Superstition That ls Ancient.

In many parts of Great Britain the
superstition still survives that it is
folly to save drowning man, as he
will sooner or later do an injury to the
rescuer. The superstition comes down
from our ancestors, yet traces of it
exist among the Sioux and other In
dams, who seem to have inherited it
from aboriginal sources. The belief is
most prevalent in Cornwall and vari-
GUS parts of Scotland.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-10-16

Dinlomaev

Mrs. A.-That cook was awful, and
am glad she's gone. Mrs. B.-Did
you discharge her? Mrs. A.-Oh, no;
I wished to avoid a scene. What I
did was flatter her so about her cook
ing that she thought she was under
paid and left.-Boston Transcript.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-10-16
Repudiated the SpeIIinu.

Once while in Pittsburg Andrew Car-
negie had telegram sent and stood
waiting until it reached the operator.
He listened attentively to the clicking
Of the key, then Immediately wrote a
new telegram, as follows: "The other
message mine; spelling the operators"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-10-16
The Lathe.

Originally intended to be operated by
the physical exertion of one man, the
lathe has now reached such state Of
development that in many cases forty
to sixty horsepower, or the equivalent
of 600 men, is necessary to operate it.
It Is one of the earliest forms of tool
to be driven by machinery. ..-u
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-10-16
A Mean JOLT,

.Peckem-So you want to marry my
daughter, do you? Young-Yes, sir,
Peckem-Hem! Are you aware that
she strongly resembles her mother?
Young-I am, sir Peckem-Then take
her, young man, and -er-be as happy
as you can.-London Mail.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-10-16
Candid.

Maud-Would you call Gerty Gold
might if were young man, awfully
poor, in debt and utterly conscience
less.-Vanity Fair. -
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-10-16
Novelty Excited Curiosity.

Owtlaight-I had an awful time
thinking up an excuse to give my wife
when I got home from the club last
night. Lushman-Did she demand
one? Owtlaight-Of course. got
home so early that it piqued her curl
0sity.-Exchange ,1sl
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-10-16
Chinese Business Houses.

Most Of the Chinese business houses
are owned by partnerships, and most
partnerships are of large number Of
persons The Chinese who has saved
500 local currency will at once in
vest it in mercantile business and
become partner.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-10-16
At the Restaurant,

waiter, why do you recommend
everybody to take beef la mode to-
day."
because. sir, if it isn't all eaten we
shall have it for dinner ourselves"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-10-16
Greatnesx.

Greatness is SEX conscious, not In
the ordinary sense of that phrase, but
In the sense that denotes conscious
ness of it's possession.-William E. ST.
monds. ~.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-10-16
Not the Cooks Fault.

Enthusiastically, Marie, whenever l
come into the kitchen see you doing
nothing. Cook-You're right, mum;
you never have any luck, do you?
Fiegende Batter.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-10-16
He Saw Them.

did you see any sharks when you
crossed the ocean, Mr.. Spifkins?" ask
ed Miss Purling.
YES" replied Spifkins sadly; II
played cards with a couple"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-10-16
STAGE Snow,

He-There was nearly bad fire at
the theater. She-How was that? He
The villain lit cigarette and toss,
ed the match into the snow.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-10-16
New Cash Want Rate
! > Gent a-WOrd

Where cash accompanies copy we
will publish all s'Want Ads" for half
cent a word per insertion. Where
cash does not accompany copy the
regular rate of one ceut a word viii
be charged.
EVERY HOME HAS a WANT Ap
For Rent.-For 8ale..Exchange
..help Wanted--Work Wanted
..Etc...Efc.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-10-16
GoIdsmith,s Poverty.

Goldsmith had to sell his ''Vicar Of
Wakefield that masterpiece Of Eng
lish fiction. for comparatively small
sum in order to pay his rent. Want
often pinched him to the core.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-10-16
SETTING Him RIGHT.

He-My income is small. and per.
haps it is cruel Of me to take you
from your fathers roof. She-I don't
live on the roof.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-10-16
MOVE ON TO FORCE
JUSTICE FOR NORTH
the general welfare of the north, and
so much for Individual efforts, never
gets onto the statute books?
Stop a Moment and Ponder.
Continued from first page).

If you stop for moment to ponder
over just what true representation
means to the North, with all the
problems which she faces on the
verge of rapid development, you will
begin to see that reapportionment is
a relief worth fighting for. s.
Every newspaper can help a great
deal. H.
Every citizen can help at least a
little. - r.. -. $50
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-10-16
An Insult.

"Have you ever written on an empty
stomach?' asked the mere man.
"Sirw exclaimed the literary person.
II am poet, not tattoo artist!'
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-10-16

When the tree Is fallen every one
R0eth to It with his Ratchet.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-10-16
LOST AND FOUND
MISCELLANEOUS

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North Dakota offers unlimited OPP
portunities for business to CLASH
fed advertisers. The recognized
advertising medium is the Fargo
Daily and Sunday Courier-N6ws,
the only seven day paper in the
state and the paper which carries
the largest amount of classified
advertising. The Courier-News
covers North Dakota like a blank
ct; reaching all parts of the state
the day of publication; it is the
paper to use in order to get re-
suits; rates one cent per word first
insertion, one-half cent per word
succeeding insertion; fifty cents
per line per month. Address the
Courier-News, Fargo, N. D.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-10-16
First Move on St. Cloud.

Force the Development association
TO pass a resolution calling upon the
governor to assemble the legislature
and if the legislature is called dis
tinctly for that purpose there can be
no doubt as to the result
In the editorial columns of this is
sue will be found explanations as to
the Pioneers attitude on the. ques-
ton and deductions of this paper,
drawn as result of a personal
knowledge of the workings of the
legislature and the needs of the
North.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-10-16

The sting Of reproach is the truth
Of it.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-10-16
Governor Must Redeem Pledge.
Now, or Not Until 1917.

1t must be borne in mind. that
unless such a session is called the
North must continue without. proper
representation until 1917. The state
constitution provides that legislative
districts are to be arranged after a
federal or state census, and the next
census will not be until 1915, which
would put reapportionment up to the
legislature of 1917.
True, it has been said that legis-
lature might have the power to re-
district at any time, but attorneys of
high standing have interpreted it
otherwise. Thus there is conflict
of opinion and the plausible result
is that the foes of reapportionment
will use this as a club to beat down
a bill at any regular session and
should one squeeze through, death,
say the legal lights, await it in the
supreme court chamber.
There is but one safe move, and
that is DO 1T NOW.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-10-16
Here is the Answer.
Here is what can he done.

Here is what can he done
Send the delegates to the st. Cloud
convention ready to blaze out under
the banner of the Northern Mime
sofa Development association that in
dignation which burns the souls of
an oppressed people.
Let there be no mistake as to
where the North stands. ...
Let this shout of the North go up
from that convention:
ave want justice!'
Governor Must Redeem Pledge.
That will mean that Governor Eb-
erhart, awakened to the deep earn
estness of the North, will find the
moment opportune to REDEEM his
pledge made at the Brainerd conven-
ton last December when he de-
clared if a reapportionment bill was
not passed that he would assemble
the legislature in extraordinary ses-
sion
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-10-16
MesmeriSm.

WeSInSTISH1s
Frederick Anthony Mesmer, the
founder of mesmerism. was a German
physician of Merseberg. His thesis
setting forth the science of mesmer-
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-02-14
No Laws Delay Here.

Ill IcraN. in the Malay peninsula, lawyers find 10 business, for modi- fed form of trial by ordeal decides all disputes. In place of the legal practi- tioner the pleader is q nltive boy who is assigned to one or tue other of the sides and is given u bamboo tube in which is seated tie pleading of the person or party whom ne represents When all is ready two stakes are driven into the bed ef Il stream. and by aid of a bamboo polr the heads of the two boys ale submerged at the same time. By ;slasEing thc stakes they are enabled to remain under Wa ter for quite awhile after their natural inclination would bring them to the surface, but at last one of them gives in and, releasing his h0ld of tae stake comes to the air. He is inneGiately seized. and the tube he holds is cast aside The other lad is led ashore his tube opened, and the document con tained therein stands as the decision in the case.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-02-14
Scott Relics al Apbotsford.

The present estate of Abb0tsfovd was formed during the years 1911 to 1S17 from various small farms, the frs, one purchased bearing the ''inharmo nious designation Clarty Hole. After Sir Walter Scott's Geath in 1884 com nfttee of friends collected fS.000 to- ward the redemption of the estate. and aIr Cadell, the publisher. contributed the rest on receiving the rights over Scott'S works. The library and mu scum had been given some years be fore by the creditors. AS his son Lieutenant Coltnel w. Scott. diet. on his way home from India. the prop erty descended to J. R. Lockhart. his son in-law. and thence to his daush ter's husband, J. R. Hope-Scott, whose daughter held the estate for some years. Many Scott relics are preserv- ed in the house. notably his chair and writing table in the study and his hat and gloves in the hall.-London Stand ard.