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Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-11-24

A veteran OF the Civil war, having
received from the government a new
cork leg in place OF the one lost in
battle perpetrated this wttticism in
his return letter OF thanks:
tbs sweet to be remembered 10,
what ! have one."-Lippincott's.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-11-24
True Sentiment Of the Day.

The great thought of Thanksgiving
day is that there is God who rules
the worlds in righteousness. that we
are his creatures and that all that
comes TO US comes from his hand. To
be sure there Is mere sentimental
observance of the day and the observ-
ance OF 1t merely as holiday But IL
1t is to survive, II It is to accomplish
any good for us. we must try to keep
the religious idea-and the old re-
ligious idea-at the front Lord God
of Hosts. be with as yet. lest we for.
get, lest we forget"-that Is the true
sentiment OF Thanksgiving day.-In.
terror.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-11-24
Coat of Mail in Garment

While rummaging in some boxes to
which he had fallen heir from a for
mer tenant of the house he lives in al
Lander. Wyo.. Pat Curry came across
what appeared to be an ordinary blue
serge coat. He tried to haul 1t from
the box and II required both hands to
get It out.
Curry at first thought he had found
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-11-24

3 YOU are grateful.
say so. Thanks
giving is only half
thanksgiving till 1t
blossoms into ex-
preston. Learn a
lesson from the
noble-hearted Indi-
an, In whose vii
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-11-24
European Reeompenses Taxlcab chauf
fsur With Nickel and 10 sur
prIsed at His Conduct.

Women were discarding their wraps
in the lobby OF the st. Regis at the
dinner hour. relates the New York
Sun. when a tall man from Europe en-
tered the hotel through the huge re-
volving doors. There was loud rat
tIa-rattle-rattle ON the glass. The
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-11-24
Progressive,

Il met Maud the other day and she
told me she was progressing finely. i"
should.say she is. First. she got
hubby. then she got a hobby and
now she's got a hobbIe."
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-11-24
A Souvenir.

Old Gentleman-Have you any hair
the same color as mine:
Barber-Do you require 1t for wig.
sir?
Old Gentleman-No, want q
small piece to give to lady.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-11-24

the peach CROP early in the season. This ex-
plains in a measure why many far-sghted citi-
zens to whom few cents per pound difference
In price is ever a source OF worry make it
a practice to order their Thanksgiving turkey
long in advance and 1t explains, too, why many OF
the turkey buyers who handle the birds on
large scale begin their rounds OF the poultry
farms earlier In the than was once their
wont and keep close tab on the growing fowl.
This scouting by the purveyors of our prin-
cipal Thanksgiving delicacy is a wise move for.
known weafhar con-
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-11-24

one who had mountain feud on his
hands and feared an ambush by the
enemy.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-11-24

o furk, you who Styufted the summer oway.
Abundant attention you re getting today,
We praise you beyond all the bird fowl kind:
Our feelings to you with favor inclined.
We thanks, too give for you. creature of pride.
And all the fruits of the season beside.
Though sighted you were. in te days that are past
Attention long due you getting at last
Arthur Burdick, in Sunset Adagass
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-11-24

The Little Brown ELF of the Sea ana
his friends enjoyed Thanksgiv.
ing dinners
And ate mince pie I'll they had to
sigh Enough! the plates are
winners!"
But the day grew tired and turned to
night.
And they went to bed without any
light.
And awoke in a fright to see such a
sight
Those young Thanksgiving sinnersI
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-11-24

HIS is the season of the year when
the prospects for the turkey crop
outweigh almost all other questions
In the minds not only of produce
men. but in the estimation of the
great mass of householders The
supply, and consequently the prices.
of turkeys have fiuctuated SO wide
ly in different years within the past
decade or two that there Is always
an uncertainty in the minds Of the
ultimate consumers akin to that
mystery that Invariably envelopes
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-11-24
slonlfieanee Of the pav.

o10HfnCance OF tHc lay
Thanksgiving IL a reminder that
God has still something to do with the
world; that he is a part of everything
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-11-24

hearing ward test saass sis, their On
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-11-24

beers enjoyed big turkey feed, which
was followed with cigars and n iollv
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-01-19
EIGHT CENTS A DAY.
Workers Pay In England Whom Board
Was a Shilling a Week.

Workers Pay In England Whom Board
Was a Shilling a Week.
There was a time when a workman
in England received 8 cents day as
an ordinary wage, when skilled ar
tisans commanded - cents day and
when women worked in the field at
such tasks as reaping straw, hoeing,
planting beans and washing sheep
for 2 cents day, and wise student
of the subject has expressed the opin.
ion that the British workman Of that
day was better off than he has ever
been since then.
That sounds paradoxical. But the
explanation is this: The workman
who sold his services for 8 cents a
day could buy good beef or mutton for
~ cents a pound. Wheat cost him on
the average only 10 cents bushel.
He could get board for ~ to 16 cents
a week. The pay he would receive for
fifteen weeks services would suffice
to purchase supply Of suitable food
stuffs, according to the standard of his
time consisting of wheat, malt and
oatmeaD, to maintain his family for
an entire year.
Under these circumstances 8 cents q
day-increased to ~ cents In harvest
time-was a fair wage, and "times
were good" for the average workman.
-McClure's Magazine.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-01-19
AN ANCIENT CUSTOM.
WassaiIing Of Apple Trees Still OBJ
served In Parts Of England.

WassaiIins Of Apple Trees Still Oh.
served In Parts Of England.
What is the wassailing of apple
trees?
This is an old custom, fast dying
out, but still observed in parts Of
Somerset and Devon. At Wooton-
Basset, near Minehead, the ceremony
takes place on old Twelfth eve. All
assemble at the farmhouse and after
hearty meal form procession to
the nearest orchard, the master in
front with light and men with old
guns, blunderbusses and anything that
makes noise in the rear. Plenty of
cider Is taken and some pieces of
toast.
When the orchard is reached a ring
is formed, and the master. in the cen
ter. seiZes branch and sings a verse
beginning ooh, apple tree, l wassail
thee, in hopes that thou wilt blow"
Then all shout in chorus:
Hatfuls, capfuls, three bushel bagfuls,
Barn floorfuls, tullet holefuls
And a little heap under the stairs.
Then follow cheers, drinking Of
healths, shouts Of 'Now, Tom Pod, we
wassail thee" and the placing of the
pieces of toast, soaked in cider, among
the branches for the robins.-London
Answers
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-01-19
The Porcupine.

Mother Nature surely must have set
out to make "something different" the
day she invented the porcupine. Here
was an animal with a pathetically
mild disposition, without cunning or
courage and almost as slow and clum-
sy as a turtle. 1t would have been
absurd to give him weapons Of de-
Tense; he would never have the energy
to attack; anything, SO he was given a
coat Of mail in which he might walk
abroad among his enemies and yet be
as safe as though he were behind a
wall of steel. His upper parts, from
his nose to the tip of his thick, muscu-
lar tail, are covered with a mass Of
sharp pointed quilts intermixed with
coarse hair. Each quill is provided
with number Of minute barbs point
ing backward, so that when it is once
inserted in the flesh Of any animal the
mere movement Of the muscles will
cause it to work deeper and DEEPER
Suburban Life.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-01-19
Her Artistic Instinct,

The girl was dainty thing in pink,
evidently a stranger in Boston. The
fellow had Harvard written all over
him. They were standing in the de.
livery room of the public library, and
he was explaining to her the deco
rations by Edwin Abbey which illus
trate the legend Of the Holy Grail.
AS he talked he glanced occasionally
at his fair listener and seemed pleased
to find her apparently lost in rapture.
Finally, when his stock Of knowledge
was exhausted, he exclaimed:
"Why, 1 never before knew that you
were so interested in art!
For moment longer she continued
to gaze at the painting; then, with a
tremulous sigh, she turned to him
with:
II have been wondering how many
pieces it would make If cut up into
one Of those picture puzzles. liar
per's Magazine.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-01-19
THE FOG BUOY.
4 Safeguard to Fleets Of Warships In
Thick Weather.

4 Safeguard to Fleets Of Warships In
Thick Weather.
Probably the greatest menace to the
safety of navigation at sea is the fog.
Modern steamships are seldom endan-
gered by the most severe weather, but
when the impenetrable envelope Of
mist incloses a ship she is exposed to
the most terrible of perils, collision
ct sea. "A single ship may be compar-
atively safe even in fog, but where
there is fleet of vessels the danger
is greatly multiplied. There is always
considerable danger, too, on account of
the fact that many of the ship lines
have what could be termed beaten
path across the ocean, and they al
ways follow this route when possible.
In addition to the customary fog
horns and sirens, a feet Of warships
often keep informed Of their relative
positions by the firing Of signal guns
at intervals only few minutes apart.
Another method used is the fog buoy.
Each vessel in the fleet, especially if It
Is warship feet, carries fog buoy,
a large cask painted vivid red. This
is cast overheard at the first sign of
fog, and it floats from the stern Of the
vessel, attached to rope Of grass
fiber, which does not sink beneath the
surface Of the water. By this means
the exact location of the individual
ships of the fleet is maintained, even
thOurh nrOcQe6ino At a moderate rate
Of speed.-Wichita Eagle.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-01-19
HUMAN DISSECTION.
Surgery and tho Anatomists In the
Olden Days.

Surgery and the Anatomists In the
Olden Days.
For a long time Alexandria was the
only medical center Of the world, and
the physician Galen, born about 100
A. D., had to journey from Rome to
the African city even to see a skele-
ton. He sent his students to the Ger
man battlefelds to dissect the bodies
of the national enemies, while he him.
self used apes as most resembling hu-
man beings. Human dissection was
revived in Bologna in the fourteenth
century,, where Madonna Manzolina
later was professor of anatomy, un-
doubtedly one of the first women doc
tors, if not the very first. Leonardo
da Vinci, painter Of 1.-The Last Sup
per-" was a great anatomist, but dis
section had fallen into disuse when
Vesalius finely revived it about; the
middle Of the sixteenth century.
Even in comparatively modern times
ANTAGONISTS have been the object Of at
tacks by the populace. In 1865 DR..
John Shipper Of Philadelphia was
mObbed as a grave robber. Doctors
riots in New York occurred twenty
three years later and were due to the
belief that the medical students rob-
bed graves continually. 1t was the
lack Of opportunity to obtain subjects
regularly that led to the practice of
grave robbing and originated what
DR.. xeene calls "a set Of the lowest
possible villains-the resurrectionists."
New York World.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-01-19
Old AGE Of Oysters.

Oysters grow only during summer,
and especially during long, warm sum-
mers at that, and are scarcely big
enough for the mouth before the third
year. 1t is easy after looking over a
bunch of shells to tell how old an
oyster is. A summer hump and the
winter sink come across the shell
every year, but after the seventh or
tenth year full growth comes; then by
looking at the sinks between the
humps it is hard to tell anything more
about Miss Oysters age. Oysters east.
~ live to be twenty years old-New
York Press.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-01-19
BATHING Machines,

Somebody has inquired why bath
ing machines" the comfortable priva-
cy Of which for ocean bathing has
never attracted bathers in this coun-
try, are called machines, remarking
that there is nothing of a machine
about them except the horse which
draws them to the beach. The answer
has been found in the new Oxford
Dictionary. It appears that a ina
chine" was originally structure of
any kind, material or immaterial," and
has nothing to do with machinery, a
later word. Ships were called ma
chimes, and it would have been proper
to speak Of pulpit as a machine
Argonaut
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-01-19
Do You HeIn Others?

It has been tritely said that for ev-
cry one who stands alone there are
twelve to lean against him. How Is it
with you? Are you one Of those
against whom others lean for help and
encouragement, or are you leaning
against some one and drawing your
inspiration and courage from him? 1t
depends entirely on yourself whether
you take positive attitude in your
work or whether your negative char
acteristic shall dominate. 1t Is much
easier to go through life making as
little effort as possible, but it is
poor way if we are going to make
life yield even small modicum OF
what it holds for us. If you are work.
ing earnestly and hoping for success
there Is only one way to attain it, and
that is through your positive charac-
teristics.-Philadelphia Ledger.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-01-19
lNcuRABLE.
Some Interference Wireless Operator,
Cannot Overcome.

Cannot ovsrcoms.
Few are the steamer passengers wht
fail to visit the wireless Office aboard
ship to watch the operation Of the in
struments and to question the oper
ator. Needless to say, the Technical.
understanding Of the we'll meaning
visitors is variable quantity. The
operator must listen to wondering ex
clamations. original suggestions fol
the improvement Of the service, dis
courses on the relations between wire
less telegraphy and spiritualism and
other doubtful topics with uniform
courtesy. At times, however, the
strain is too great. It was lady pas.
senger with an eye for details who
came to the. wireless room and looked
wonderingly in.
"Oh, here's the wireless! May ]
come in? Isn't it wonderful to think
of sending those those waves-you
call them waves, don't you? How fas.
cinating to work at this Are those
Jars filed with water?'
"Those are condenser Jars, madam
quite empty"
Really? l don't believe could
ever understand it. That coil Of wire
looks like birdcage."
'"That is the inductance helix"
"What are those things over your
ears?"
"The receiving telephones"
"Then you have telephone connec
ton too. One can hardly keep up
with the times these days. What does
that coil do?''
'That is the receiving tuner and in.
reference preventer." ~a
"Wonderful! Does it keep out all in
terference?"
"Not ALL" replied the operator wea.
rily. "Some kinds of interference can't
be tuned out; we just have to stand
1t."@Youth's Companion.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-01-19
BLACKmAILER IS CAPTURED
Man Who Threatened Countess Won
Scherr-Thoss Gets Prison Term.

Scherr-Thoss Gets Prison Term.
Berlin, Jan. 19.-Countess\ Muriel
Won Scherr-Thoss, daughter of Henry
White, formerly American ambassador
to France, is breathing easier as the
result of the success of the police in
apprehending a man who threatened
to dynamite her castle at Steinselfers-
dorf, in Silesia, in an attempt to black
mail her.
The young American countess, who
married into the German nobility in
1909, has been pestered for weeks by
letters from a man named Fielder,
who lived in the neighborhood.
This mans appeal for money hav-
ing proved unsuccessful, he wrote the
countess that unless she deposited a
large sum of money in his bank he
would blow up her castle with a dyna-
mite bomb. A decoy letter purporting
to contain the money demanded was
sent to Fielder, who was arrested as
it was delivered. He protested his in
nocence, but search of his dwelling
revealed discriminating evidence of
guilt The local courts of Schweid-
nitz have just sentenced him to two
years at hard labor
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-01-19
Opera In Dumb Show.

The late Clara Novello in her remi-
niscences tells how Malibran once ap.
peared In "Sonnambula" without ut.
tering note. She had taken cold
and was prevented from singing at
the last moment, though crowds of
early Corners already filed the house.
ION the manager telling her, in de-
spair, that, besides loss Of money,
these disappointed people would be
dangerous she said, 4 can't speak
above my breath; should have to do
1t in dumb shown Bum at once
caught at this outburst as If seriously
meant and on his knees begged her
to try this, and she, fred by the nov
city, did so. The grateful public raw
ed in praise of this surprising tour de
force, and the sensation it made filed
the papers,"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-01-19
Julius Caesar.

Caesar was assassinated March Is,
A B. c., and was at the time Of his
death fifty-six years Old 1t is not
alone as military genius that his
fame endures. BY almost common
consent he was the most remarkable
all round man of antiquity-masterful
ly great not only as general, but as
writer, statesman and administrator
In addition to these high accomplish
ments he was great mathematician,
philologist, architect and jurist. His
conversational powers were extraor-
binary, and from all accounts he was
In his manner one Of the most at
tractive Of men.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-01-19
SEES NO PROOF
OF CORRUPT ACT
Senator Burrows Pleads to
Clear Lorimer.
.DISCREDI1S CONFESSIONS

Chairman Of Committee on Privileges
and Elections, Which Investigated
the Case, Declares There Is Nothing
in the Evidence Of Any or All OF
Them to Justify the Conclusion That
the Charge of Bribery Is True.
Washington, Jan. l9.-"There is alb
solutely no proof in the case, direct
or indirect, from which legitimate
inference could be drawn that sin
gle member of the general assembly
was corruptly influenced to vote for
Mr.. Lorimer.' @.--
This was the conclusion of Senator
julius Caesar Burrows of Michigan in
a speech in the senate defending the
majority report of the committee on
privileges and elections, of which he
is chairman, confirming the right of
Senator William Lorimer of Illinois to
his seat in the senate.
After summarizing the testimony of
Witnesses White, Link, Beckemeyer
and Holstlaw, Senator Burrows de-
clared:
1T is obvious that there is nothing
in the statement of any one of them,
or of all of them taken together, to
justify a conclusion that their testi-
mony as to bribery is true, or could
be relied upon in matter even of
minor Importance"
Lorimer Not Implicated.
"The labors of the committee" said
Senator Burrows, were greatly light
ened by the admission of the prosecu-
meet Senator Lorimer with any acts
of bribery. There was no evidence
submitted to the committee or obtain
able, 50 far as known, inculpating
Senator Lorimer in the bribery or at
tempted bribery, if such there was, of
was there any evidence that Senator
Lorimer had any knowledge whatever
that such bribery or attempted brib-
cry was perpetrated by any one.
"1f Whites testimony is discredited
then practically nothing remains
which would cast any shadow of doubt
upon the right of Senator Lorimer to
hold his seat 1t is evident that the
testimony of the other witnesses, who
claim to have received money from
Brown and Broderick, was purposely
shaped to corroborate Whites story"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-01-19
Lauqhter and Death.

He can be said to have won the game
Of life who at the last can laugh. That
fnal speech Of o. Henry, the short
story writer, was finer than any story
he ever wrote. Just as he was dying
he turned to the doctor and said: pull
up the curtain, doc. I'm afraid to 60
home in the dark" The speech had in
It wide courage and a sense Of values.
One forgives the royal Charles much
frivolity for the sake Of his dying
speech, Gentlemen, fear I'm an un-
considerable time a-dying." -Harper's.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-01-19
Chicago Live Stock.

Chicago, Jan. 18.-Cattle-
$4.S0@700; Texas steers, $4.20@5.40;
Western steers, $4.60@6.0O; stockers
and feeders, $3.S5@5.9O; cows and
heifers, $2.60@6.40; calves, $7.5o@9.-
so. Hogs-Light, $7.S5@S.10; mixed,
$7.85@8.10; heavy, $7.80@S.O7k;
rough, $7S0@79O; good to choice
heavy, $7.90@8.071s; pigs, $7.7O@S.-
20. Sheep Native, $2.60@4.65; year.
dngs, $4.70@5.90; lambs, $4.75@6.60.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-01-19
FIREMEN SAVE
MANY CHILDREN
Dozens Of Unconscious Little
Ones Carried From Building,

Binghamton, N. Y, Jan. 49,
Prompt work by hremen and attend
ants of the Susquehanna Valley home
may have saved the lives of all the
155 children inmates when fire broke
out in the boiler room of the dormi-
tory building at o'clock in the morn
ing.
A careful search of the building by
the fremen failed to reveal any bod
les.
Dozens Of the children were carried
out unconscious from suffocation.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-01-19
CHICAGO Grain and Provisions,

Chicago, Jan. S.-Wheat-May,
$1.01A; July, 97Bc; Sept, $3.50
95Ac. Corn-May, 5OAc; July, 51Ac;
Sept, 51M@52c. Oats-May, 1910
34%c; July, 34kc; Sept, 1880. Pork
jan, $2O.45; May, $1S.S7k. Butter
-Creameries, 1926; diaries, 800
22c. Eggs-22@27c. Poultry-Tur-
keys, 17@22c; chickens, 1O@13c;
springs, 12@12hc.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-01-19
Fall Kills Circus Giant,

Buffalo, N. Y, Jan. 19-Arthur
Thompson, known professionally as
Colonel Wiman Baker, the seven foot
seven inches giant, is dead at the
Emergency hospital following a fall on
an icy sidewalk. Baker was we'll
known in circus circles. He was born
in Kentucky.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-01-19
SMALLER PAY FOR FARRELL
New Head of Steel Trust Will Get
Half That Paid Corev-

New Head of Steel Trust Will Get
Half That Paid Corey.
New York, Jan. 19.-After a spell
Of close figuring James A. Farrell, the
new president Of the United States
Steel corporation, has decided he can
live on $4,000 year and will accept
this salary from the steel trust, de-
spite the fact that it is cut of $4,000
from the salary paid his predecessor,
William e. Corey.
Considering the fact that Judge
Gary is the real head of the steel
trust and receives salary of 100000
the finance committee decided that
the nominal head of the concern was
not entitled to more than half that
amount and the cut was made forth
with.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-01-19
A New One on Him.

1t was after the stone laying cere.
mony, and wire was sent to the
builder with the news, "Stone laid
with great eclat." The builder, smoth-
ering an awful oath, muttered, AN
other new foreign 4cement!" and flung
the missive from him in passionate
Globe.