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The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1911-12-28
GRAY HAIR MAKES
YOU LOOK OLD
Use Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur and
Your Gray Hair Will Quickly
Vanish.

Gray hair is a mark of age. and
nothing that can be said as to its
beauty will offset the disadvantages
of this mark of age set upon your
brow. ~.'-.,
Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Hair
Remedy darkens the hair and restores
it to its youthful beauty. Our grand
mothers and their grandmothers be-
fore them used sage and sulphur for
darkening their hair. Nothing has
ever been found more effective for
this purpose than these two time
honored remedies, but Wyeth, a mod
ern chemist, has combined the two
with other ingredients, which makes
a delightful dressing for the hair,
and which not only removes every
trace of .dandruff but promotes the
growth of the hair. It also stops the
hair from falling out, and makes it
beautiful .s---. * r-s
All druggists are authorized to re-
fund the money if it fails to do ex-
actly as represented.
Don't neglect your hair and dom
resort to o1d-time hair dyes. Get a
bottle of Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur
from your druggist today, and notice
the difference in your hair after a
few days use.
This preparation is offered to the
public at fifty cents a bottle, and is
recommended and sold by all drug
Erisfs
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1911-12-28
Silent LAWYERS.

It is almost a maxim nowadays that
a lawyers real Importance at the bar
is in inverse ratio to his prominence
In the papers. The truth is that law
yers Of great Importance seldom now
adays appear in court. In the old days
the great lawyer was the eloquent
lawyer; today the great lawer is the
silent one Then bar regulations were
made literally at the bar. To-day they
are made in the Offices Of the sky
scrapers neighboring on Wall street.
In England a visit any day to the law
courts will be repaid by the sight Of
some famous X G. assisting the court
In a dramatizatlon Of the trial chapter
from "Alice In Wonderland" But YOU
might prowl for a month within the
precincts Of the New York courthouse
without encountering a lawyer whose
name would signify anything remsrk-
able to the historian of the New York
bar-American Magazine.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1911-12-28
Copyright. 1917
Our First Steam Warship.

The Fulton, which at the time Of her
construction in the early thirties was
classed as a "steam battery was the
first United States wa:ship that was
propelled by steam-- She was built un-
der the superintendent Of Commodore
Matthew Galbraith Perry and at the
time Of her completion in 1887 was re-
garded as one of the worlds wonders
by way Of naval architecture and pow
er at sea. The Fulton was the cause
Of no little speculation on the. part
Of European powers, for at that time
she was looked upon by other nations
as all but invincible. When this won
der Of the sea was put in commission
Commodore Perry, then holding the
rank Of commander, was put in COM
mand Of her, and he presently came to
be called the "father of the steam
navy" The Fulton was built pri-
marily for defense Of New York har-
Dor, but she served as well to demon
strate the practical utility of steam
power for warships.-NewY York Times.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1911-12-28
A Marvel of Insect Mechanism.

The sting Of certain Indian fly Of
fers as marked an example of design
in nature as can well be imagined,
When seen through magnifying glass
it is found to be composed Of three
sharp blades folded into one with
their cutting edges outward and run
ming down to one fine point. When
the fly inserts this up to the hilt in its
victim the three blades fly apart, and
then it is seen that each inner edge is
a beautiful saw, worked by six sep
arate muscles, so that when with
drawn the instrument rips it's way out
with a gush Of blood. But now comes
the most curious provision Of all. 1t
would not do to fold up these blades
with the blood adhering to them, so
each blade is provided at it's base with
a fine brush of hairs growing out of
an oil gland, which provides an anti
septic secretion to keep the blades
clean,
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1911-12-28
Getting Mar TO Nature.

It was not always perfectly clear at
first thought just what Ben Caldon
meant when he spoke. The best a
hearer could do was to guess at the
most obvious meaning and let 1t go at
that. In the matter of a captive MOOSE
which belonged to Ben, the doctor fol
lowed this course. The moose was
undoubtedly sick, and veterinary had
been summoned to attend him. Ben.
went out to the pen to assist the doe
tor.
us he mortal, doc?" asked Ben with
extreme concern.
''Are you asking if he is sick?' haz
arded the doctor. ,.--.-s-
Sure replied Ben, "only 1 meant
is he goin' to die from it?" >.
!. TITS too soon to tell you yet" re-
Piled the doctor, "but he has pneumo-
MIA pretty badly :. 49,.
Ben's eyes grew round with surprise.
Pneumonia in his experience had been
confined to humankind
"Why, doc" he burst out, docs a
moose have features like grown per-
?"-Youth's Companion.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1911-12-28
First Aid,

Speaking Of the necessity for wide
spread education In first aid to the
injured. the st. Louis Times says:
"Perhaps it will not be taken am;ss
If we call attention to the obvious fact
that nine-tenths of all the trouble in
the world is due to ignorance Of Ger
tain simple things. 1t might even be
said safely that all mishaps of what
ever kind-me tai, physical and spirit
ual-are due to want Of experience
and training. Accidents of thou
sand varieties, from drowning to the
taking of dose from the wrong bot
tie, are in majority of cases fatal
simply because there was not present
some one who knew what to do In
juries which almost tear the body to
pieces are durable if the man of train.
ing and experience is at hand The
simplest injuries often prove fatal
when they are not properly attended
to, when the injured person does not
get the benefit of little simple help
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1911-12-28
How a Great Surueon DiAd.

While Bichat. the famous surgeon,
was dying of typhoid fever he turned
to an old colleague who was sitting
beside his bed and said to him:
My friend. am lost. but it is some
consolation to know that my case is
very curious. During the last few
days l have noticed some odd symp-
toms, and am studying them care
fully"
"Oh, you may recover yet" said the
friend
THAT is impossible" replied Bichat.
'and If it were not for one thing 1
would be quite willing to die
What is that?" asked the friend
II am exceedingly sorry" answered
Bichat. that l shall not have an op-
portunity to perform an autopsy on
myself after my death, for | know
that l would make some wonderful
scientific discovery"
An hour later he was dead.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1911-12-28
Modern "Dew Ponds"

The ancient "dew ponds" Of Eng.
land have their modern counterparts
on the rock of Gibraltar. where drink
ing water is obtained by the conden-
sation Of the abundant dew in espe-
cially prepared basins. The primitive
process consists in making a hollow in
the ground and filing the bottom with
dry straw, over which Is placed lay.
er of clay. On a clear night the clay
cools very rapidly. and the dew Is con.
densed- into water In the basin. The
pond is improved by putting a layer OF
asphalt or portland cement under the
straw. At Gibraltar the present prac'
tice Is to use wood instead Of straw
and sheet iron instead of clay.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1911-12-28
General Bates UnIishted Cigars

General William B. Bate of Tennes-
see after distinguished service in be-
half of the south was governor and
then United States senator. His BRAY
cry in battle was attested By dozen
wounds, and in single engagement
three horses were shot from under
him.
"It was a habit of the rold warrior" :"
said a man who knew him well, ito
continually carry an unlightnd cigar
in his mouth, but few of those who
noticed it ever knew the reason Of his
failure to smoke the weed. At the
battle Of Shiloh he and a brother were
standing side by side when the broth-
er asked General Bate for a light. as
he had cigar, but no match. The
general lit match and handed it to
his kinsman, who had SCARCELY applied
it to the tobacco ere. cannon ball
came hurting through. the air and
severed the smokers head from his
body. The terrible tragedy of Shiloh s
bloody field was why in all the years
that followed the surviving brother
was never known to light cigar"
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1911-12-28
For Testinu Gold.

The acid used by jewelers. for testing
gold is extremely powerful and has to
be very carefully handled. To pre-
vent any considerable quantity Of the
acid being spilled specially construct
ed bottle is employed. The stopper of
this is made of glass and contains a
long pointed glass rod which passes
down the center of the bottle. When
an article Of jewelry is to be tested
the stopper is simply removed, and
the article is touched with the point Of
the glass rod to which a very slight
quantity Of acid has adhered. Gold is
not affected by the acid, but imitation
metal turns green.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1911-12-28
Shekels and Half Shekeis,

The early Biblical references to
pieces Of silver do not in the original
convey the idea OF coins. but OF
weights. shekels. The Mosaic "obla-
tion to God" was half Shekei. and
the shekel Is explained by .Josephus
as equal to four Athenian drachmae of
the value of about 55h cents in Ameri-
can money. The first Jewish coinage
under authority was, it is believed.
struck by Simon. the Maccabee, about
the year 140 B. g. 1t consisted Of
shekes and half sbekels. This roin-
age had its value signitied upon It.,
''Shekel Israeli" in Samaritan charac-
terS
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1911-12-28
Catchinn Sneed.

Two wildseesed horses, wearing dilap-
Nated harness and dra wing a battered
dulivery wagon, stopped at the stable
door.
Just had runawayr' painted the
driver.
!! Then. for heavens sake. don't put
those horses in with the other horses
that will soon go out on trip" said
the head hostler. If you do they'n
run away too. They always do, Be-
fore learned as much about borses as
: know now l brought Oh dozen
Nnaways by doing that fool trick.
The horses that have just been on a
spree are still worked up to fever
pitch, the rest of the horses catch the
spirit Of the devil from them. and as
soon as they get out they take a
header."-New York Times
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1911-12-28
Electric Centipedes.

Least attractive among the insects
which give light are the so called
"electric centipedes," black crawlers
with many legs which have been liken
ed to serpents' skeletons in miniature
They move in a snakelike fashion. for
ward or backward. leaving behind
them bright track Of phosphoric light
However. they are most accustomed to
appear in the daytime, when the H.
Elimination they afford is not visible
London Times.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1911-12-28
The Horrors of Thirst.

There is no horror like the horror of
thirst-no physical suffering compara-
bic to it. A traveller over the desert
in Egypt describes a man who had lost
his way, wandered about for days
without water and finally came stag
gering into his camp. The mans eyes
were bloodshot, his lips swollen to
twice their natural size; his tongue,
blue, parched and swollen, hung out
Of his mouth. To allow such a man to
drink water at will would be like
pumping cold water into a redhot
steam boiler. 1t would kill him. This
man required to be held forcibly by
four men in his eagerness to get at
drinking water, while fifth man al
lowed few drops to trickle down the
throat of the sufferer at long inter-
walls. He had to be cooled of little by
little, like an pverheated boiler
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1911-12-28

II had been troubled with consti-
patton for two years and tried all of
the best physicians in Bristol, Tenn,
and they could do nothing for me, -
writes Thos. E. Williams, Middleboro,
KY. "Two packages of Chamber
lain's Stomach and Liver Tablets
cured me-" For sale by Barker's
Drug Store.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1911-12-28
A Cruel ApoIouist.

"Mr. Bliggins takes himself very Sc
riously," said the critical young wo-
man.
"Well," replied Miss Cayenne, 'you
can't blame him. To be thrown into a
cruel world with no more brains than
he possesses would be a serious mat
ter for anybody Wa shington Star.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1911-12-28
Tho Retort Caustic.

Artists Friend Extraordinarily Il
think those thtstles in your foreground
are superbly realistic. old chap! 'Pon
my word, they actually seem to be nod
ding in the breeze. don't you known
Ungrateful Artist-Yes. have had
one or two people tell me they would
almost deceive an ASST
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1911-12-28
Aandicapped.

"While coming down In the train
this morning noticed two deaf and
dumb men sitting opposite me. One
speech.
"How could a deaf and dumb man
have an impeachment in his speech?"
1.-Two of bis fingers were cut off,
EXCHANGE
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1911-12-28

When you have cold get bottle
of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. It
will soon fix, you up all right and will
ward off any tendency: toward pneu-
monia. This remedy contains no
opium or other narcotic and may be
given as confidently to- baby as to
an adult. Sold by Barker's Drug
Store.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1911-12-28
Ono Way to Arbitrate.

Commodore Vanderbilt used often ia
arbitrate his tenants disputes, and one
day two farmers called on him in his
function of arbitrator. The commo-
dore before consenting to act put to
the first tenant the necessary question
"Now, Henry, If I consent to arbi-
trate will you abide by my decision?"
The farmer, hard headed old fel-
low, answered thoughtfuly:
"Well, commodore, I'd like to know
what it is first'' ~
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1911-12-28
Made tho Cannon Balls Fit.

Made tho Cannon Balls Fit.
The first battle of the war Of 1872
was fought at Sacketts Harbor, July 9
1912, and consisted Of an attack made
upon the village. The inhabitants had
but one gun Of sufficient size and
strength to inflict damage. a th1rty-two
FOUNDER, for which they had no shot
This difficulty was overcome by the
patriotism Of the housewives, who tore
up carpets from the floors and with
strips wound the small balls to fit the
cannon.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1911-12-28
Some SuuSrs,aIruu.ux,

The official undertaken Of small
town was driving through the county
on one of his regular missions. A wo-
man came out to the gate of a farm
yard and hailed. him.
II don't seem to recall your name
madam" he said.
'That's funny" she said. ut amt
been more'n a year and half ago
since you undertook my first hus-
nd."-Saturday Evening Post.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1911-12-28
LOYAL.

Loyal.
Il have no patience with Dubbins.>
He sneers at Velasquez.'
well. | don't care much for foreign
ers myself, buff Velasquez is a friend
of yours l don't blame you for getting
sore. Birmingham Age Herald
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1911-12-28
Kissing Ethel.

She was fashionaHy dressed and
gave out the Perfume Of violets as the
brakeman turned to help her up the
steps Of the train which was due to
leave. Turning to- her maid, she said:
"Oh, I must kiss Ethel goodby!"
"Oh, 60 on" said the fresh brake
man. ''I'll kiss Ethel goodby."
"No, you won't, ether" came from
the woman. THAT precious dog was
never kissed by a stranger In her
whole e!''-Yonkers Statesman.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1911-12-28
Deep Mournino,

his brain in vain.
I'VE must do something" he repeat
ed bitterly. people will expect us to
do something to show respect to the
proprietor now that he is dead"
"Shall we close for the night Of the
funeral?" suggested the assistant stage
manager. t~-
with this business? You're a fool.
laddie. fool. No; put the chorus in
black stockings" ~
And it was even so.-Sporting Times
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1911-12-28
Sensibla Couraa.

''Why do you insist on that boys:
studying music?" said the man with
respect for art. "You know very we'll
he can't sing ...
Yes" replied the patient father; Il:
know it. And I want him to learn.
enough about music to realize it for
himself" f."-Exchange. .".
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1911-12-28
Patience.

Patience is the most important fac
tor in making a success OF life. no
great work was ever accomplished
without "a wholesome amount Of this
attribute practiced by the achiever
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1911-12-28
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THIS DATE IN HISTORY.

DECEMBER 2S. .
.. 1065-Dedication of Westmin- =.
:. ster Abbey, which had o
.. been splendidly rebuilt O
.. by Edward the Confess o
e or. o
=. 17GS-Alexander J. Forsythe, @
:. the Scottish clergyman Q
who invented the per- @
" cusson lock for fire. o
i" arms, born. Died in @
.. 1S43. 9
(. -1S46-Iowa admitted to the 9
:. Union. @
:. 1S55-Main line of the Illinois 9
=. Central railroad COM 9
. pleted. O
. lS59-Lord Thomas Darlington @
. Macauley, famous Eng @
- lish writer, died. Born @
Il. Oct. 25, 1900. @
. 1S62-Gen. Sherman advanced Q
. against the northern @
> defenses of Vicksburg. 9
II" 1S72--The Northwest Territor- g
.. les Council formed in 9
:" Canada 6
." 1SS4-Patrick w. Riordan sue 6
I" ceeded to the Roman G
Catcholic arch bishopric .
i" of San Francisco. 6
. SS7-Gen. John S. Marina
duke, noted Confederate
I" soldier, died. Born G
>: March IA, 1888
9 8 8 @ 9 o o @ O o o Q o o O G
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1911-12-28

When your feet are wet and cold,
and your body chilled through and
through from exposure, take big
dose Of Chamberlain's Cough Rem
edy, battle your feet in not water be-
fore going to bed, and you are al
most certain to ward OF severe
cold. For sale By Barker's Drug
Store.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1911-12-28
J. Her Tact.

Howard-Did she refuse you, old
man? Coward-Wel in a delicate, in
direct way. She told me she never:
wanted anything she could get easily
-Harper's Bazar.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1911-12-28
Tho Greatest Social Force.

Tho Greatest Social Force.
The middle classes are the prepon.
derant social force of today In repub'
lies as well as in monarchies, in Eu.
rope as in America. Everything is
everywhere subordinated to the neces-
sity Of satisfying them as speedily and
as thoroughly as possible.-Ferrero in
Paris Figaro. -..-.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1911-12-28
Friendly Candor.

.'Is he a friend of yours p
well, be seems to think be is. He
never meets me without feeling that it
Is his duty to tell me something that
will leave me unhappy for the rest Of
the Chicago Record Herald.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1911-12-28

Every family has need of a good,
reliable liniment. For sprains,
bruises, soreness of the muscles and
rheumatic pains there is none better
than Chamberlain's. Sold by Bark
er's Drug Store.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1911-12-28
Too WiIlina.

Tramp Mister. would you give me a
nickel for meal? Pedestrian-For a
glass Of beer. more likely. Tramp
Wotever you says, boss; you're payin'
for it.-Exchange. q S,
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1911-12-28
II aoer to Go.

MY good man. how did you happen
to be thrown out of work?"
81 got out replied Weary Wombat.
with dignity. Il didn't batter, be
thrown out."- Washington Herald.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1911-12-28
An Obstructionfst.

$50 you are going to havet-a new'
gown?'' 80 : d
Il don't know Mother has passed
the bill, but expect father win Veto.
1t. He is opposed to all.our bills now.
adays." IS
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1911-12-28
Another Viewpoint

Clara-I overheard Mn Bimberly say
to friend the other. evening that l.
was pretty young lady. Maude-
Well. you are pretty young; but, Of
course, you are growing older each:
day.-Chicago News. o.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1911-12-28
Hone Deferred.

Singleton-I understand your moth
er-in-law is very rich. Does she enjoy
good health? Henpeckke-Enjoy it,
She positively gloats over it-Ex'
change. r -. -..~-
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1911-12-28
Two Of Kind,

Polite Ne1ghbor = Everybody says
your husband is such a wide awake
man, Mrs. .Jobbles. Mrs. Jobbles with
a ,sigh)-Yes, and the baby takes after
him! ~
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1911-12-28
Mislaid.

Mislaid. 5
II mislaid $50 last night"
Hard lines! Can't you think wher,
you put it?''
Yes. put It on the wrong card
Toledo Blade.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1911-12-28

There is no utter failure In trying to
do what Is good. =,
The Arizona sentinel., 1911-04-13
A Good Scrapper

Mexicali, April A Having
killed two men and beaten ut
three Americans since Sunday
Jose Lopez, a Papago Indian
from Tucson, was driven out OF
the garrison by the rebels today
and sent across the border. Il
required six armed insurgents to
diSarm the Indian.
Lopez shot one man Sunday
in self defense. Another enemy
tried to shoot him yesterday but
Lopez was too quick and the as
sailant received a bullet through
the heart.
The temptuous career of Lo-
PEE was continued during the
night, when he sought to sepa-
rate three Americans who were
lighting among themselves. The
three men invited the Indian to
battle. He accepted, and alter
removing his revolver from his
belt, whipped them single hand
pd
The Arizona sentinel., 1911-04-13
Five-Cent Hogs

Patrick Cudahy, the Milwau.
kee packer, gave out an inter
view February 26 in which he
expressed the belief that provis
ions would sell much lower. On
that day May pork closed al
S17.75 per barrel; April I that
option was quoted at SIS. Is.
This is a drop of $3.50 in a little
over one month. May lard, dur
ing the same period, has slump.
ed over 81 per tierce. Mr.. Cud-
ahy was in Chicago again then
and made the prediction that
packing products would take a
further slump. He believes that
live hogs will sell at cents in
July and by Decemb Der they will
be selling as low as 4 cents.
In 1912 Mr.. Cudahy believes
corn will be selling at 35 to 40
cents, and there will be a contin-
uation of AGENT hogs. He gives
good reasons for his faith in
lower prices. Among these are
are the belief in big supply of
hogs back on the farm, the
present large supply of the pro-
duct, the absence of any demand
from England and the fact that
the Southern demand for meats
is only fair.
The Arizona sentinel., 1911-04-13
Irrigation Near SaIome

Phoenix, April "a contract
for furnishing electric power fol
pumping water to be used in ir.
rigating 1000 acres of land To-
three miles south of Salome will
probably be closed today by E.
S. Osborne, representing the
Los Angeles capitalists who
have negotiated the contract.
The company, made up of five
of the most responsible and best
known business men of the coast,
has already been given a con-
tract to furnish water for 5000
acres in Wendendale township,
adjacent to Salome.
Investigations and surveys
have been made near Salome and
in Wendendale during the last
nine weeks, with a view to de-
termining the reliability of the
water supply, and the depth at
at which it would be found, also
for the purpose of drawing ditch
and canal plans for the various
properties which will be includ-
ed in the contract. The invest
igations have shown that water
is found on the lands near Sa,
lone at depth of II to 95 feet,
and it is the intention of the
company to establish a system
of l6-inch wells in steel casing,
from which water will be brought
up by centrifugal pumps run by
electric motors. Power will be
furnished from the central plant.
Teams and laborers are already
on the 1000 acres signed up to
the company, breaking ground
in place selected as the site for
the new power-house. Construc-
ton work will be pushed stead
lily, and it is expected that the
plant, an oil burning engine of
IS horsepower with large dyna-
mo and all necessary electrical
contrivances, will be ready to
furnish power in a few months
time. The power of the station
now under construction will be
inadequate for the irrigation of
5000 acres, but is the plan of the
company to increase the size of |
the power house.