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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-06-28

1t is the pride of some men that
they have nothing to be proud of.
The man who has no illusions is
about ready to take the count.
Embarrassment in one person is
often caused by egotism in another.
When man feels sure that he is
boss you will generally find him the
husband of diplomat.
The application of a brickbat to
a swelled head has been known to
effect cure.
You don't have to prove that some
men are liars. They do it with ease
and facility themselves.
There is only one thing that is
Interesting, and that is thing that
you can't find enough of.
Heroism may attract notice, but
it seldom attracts any thing that
will pay the grOcer's bill
The top must be a solitary and
lonesome place considering that there
is such widely advertised room there
We spend most of our time trying
to fool ourselves and the rest of it
proving how foolish we are to
do so.
A word to the wise would be all
right if we could have it demon
strated to us beforehand just who
the wise are.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-06-28
More Palatahla.

Mr.. Benham-lll eat my hat! Mrs.
Benham-Try mine. dear; there's sons
fruit on it.-Judge.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-06-28
Gathering Of Development Associa-
ton Highway Commission Yes
terday Bears Fruit.
4 MAIN DRIVEWAYS PLANNED
One From Grand Forks to Duluth
and Another From St. Paul to
International.

Northern Minnesota Will be thOrO-
ughly equipped with good highways
if the members of the good roads
committee of the Northern Mime
sofa Development association can
successfully carry out their plans.
The first meeting of the committee
which was appointed at the Duluth
convention, took place in Bemidji
yesterday afternoon, and with the
exception of F.. A. Green of Stephen
and Chris Burns of Cass Lake, the
entire committee was present, as fol-
lows:
Cyrus King of Deer River, chair
man: J. S. Pardee of Duluth and
Representative D. P. O,Neil of Thief
River Falls.
Pardee Named Secretary.
Mr.. Pardee, who is the secretary
Of the Duluth Commercial club, was
elected secretary of the committee:
Four roads were discussed: one be-
tween East Grand Forks and Duluth,
a road between Moorhead and Du-
luth, a road between st. Paul and In
ternational Falls and one between
ST. Paul and Duluth.
Mr.. O'Neil and Mr.. Green were
selected to attend to the work of
the western counties in the move
ment while w. R. Mackenzie will at
tend to Beltrami county.
Big Meeting to Be Held Here.
Following suggestion of County
Attorney McPartlin of Koochiching
county, all the county attorneys of
the counties in the association will
be asked to attend the next meeting
of the good roads committee which
will be held in Bemidji on Tuesday,
July rs.
The Elwell good road bill which
passed the recent legislature will
largely be depended upon for the es-
Establishment of these new roads, and
Senaor G. P. Elwell of Minneapolis,
author of the bill, will be asked to
attend the July meeting for the pur-
pose OF explaining to the committee
the exact working of his bill.
Link in One Proposed Road.
G. E. Marshall of Cass Lake,
United States forester for the reser-
walton located near that city, has
taken much interest in the proposed
Duluth-East Grand Forks road, and
in doing his work at the reservation
has constructed road "a miles III
length which could easily be con-
nected with the new highway, will
also be asked to be present at the
coming meeting, as will William T.
Cox of St. Paul, state forester, and
State Engineer c.. w. Cooley.
Besides the county attorneys Of
the counties in the association, the
chairman of the county boards will
also be requested to attend as will
the presidents of all commercial clubs
in the thirty-five counties of the as.
sociations.
The meeting will consist of two
sessions. The committee will meet
in the afternoon while in the even
ing the session will be held for all
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-05-05
He Compounded.

The 30 passengers in the street cal
were sitting very quietly, as Is some.
times the case, when the man with the
loud voice on him remarked:
Il hope and trust everybody will
have good dinner today. Yes, l hope
that even the convicts in prison will.
I believe they do give them extra din.
ners on holidays. Am right or wrons
about IT."
All looked at him, but no one an.
swered, and after the car had gone an.
other block or two he rose up and
went out to get of. He was followed
by a man who demanded:
What did you want to make such q
crack as that fort"
What is it,"
why, talking about convict din,
ners. And furthermore, you looked
right at me, as II l had taen there
myself"
But, my friend"
ooh, yes you did. and you want to
go little slow or you'll get into trou'
BILE. want you to understand, sir,
that while got 100000 of the banks
money compromised for So, 900, and
know nothing whatever about convicts'
dinners!"
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-05-05
Churches and tuberculosis.

Statistics showing how serious a
problem tuberculosis is to the ordi-
nary church congregation have been
issued by the National Association for
the Study and Prevention of Tuber-
culosis. From reports received from
over 725 churches, with a membership
of over $4,000 communicates of
twenty denominations, and from 208
cities and towns in IL states in vari-
Gus parts of the country, out of nearly
1000 deaths in 1910, over 700 or 10
per cent, were caused by tuberculosis
This means 224 deaths for every thou.
sand members or communicates.
While the percentage of deaths from
tuberculosis compared with other dis
eases is not higher in the churches,
according to these figures, than In the
country at large, the tuberculosis
death rate, as shown by the church
returns, is higher per thousand COM
municants than that for the general
population in the registration area of
the United States. which the census
bureau gave as 1.67 in 1909.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-05-05
with clean.shaven features and

with clean-shaven features and
devil-may-care look about the eyes.
Valentines boast was that he never
forgot face, and the instant he set
eyes on the photo he recognized it
as representing some one whom he
had previously met or seen. But
where? After a few moments hard
thinking he suddenly, took down
huge scrap-book and rapidly turned
its leaves With a muttered II thought
SOL" Valentine laid the likeness of
Martin Benson, alongside printed
handful which had been pasted In the
volume before him and which bore In
its center a hastily executed half
tone" portrait. The pictures were iden-
teal; the most casual observer would
have said that both represented the
same man. The handful was an ordi-
nary circular issued by the chief Of
police in Warimoo, MINI. 1t was head.
ed in startling black letters: "Mur-
der-Wanted-Five Hundred Dollars
Reward" and after describing the
physical characteristics of certain
fugitive, went on to state that the
sheriff of Candee county would pay the
sum named for the arrest Of William,
alias BILLY" Merwin, who was want.
ed for the wilful murder of an aged
citizen named Jacob Windell on such
and such a night!
Here was as pretty puzzle as one
could wish, Could it be that the BILLY"
Merwin who was wanted and Martin
Benson, the young millionaire, were
one and the same person? If not,
were there two distinct personalities
involved? And If so, which one Of
the doubles" was being sought for
by the War1moo chief Of police?
Valentine sat down and indited a
telegram to the official in question,
asking for fuller information, and add
ing have reason suspect man wanted
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-05-05
Az Il was more than probable that

way It was more than probable that
the fugitive had entered the motor
and that Martin had opened her up
wide" as was his habit. In the dark
ness he must have crashed into the
bridge masonry, throwing Merwin ouE
insensibIe, while the man at the wheel
went to his death In the icy river, his
body pinned under the heavy car.
Dazed by the blow on his head-Val.
entine recalled the story of the scar
and robbed Of his memory. Billy Mer.
win had probably wandered back to
town and in the railroad yard crawled
into a friendly freight car. from
whence he emerged perhaps a week
later in New York, half-starved. dazed
and very hungry.
The summary pleased the great
elucidator, but to make sure he now
acquainted The chief with all the facts
that had come to him from Mrs. Ben
son, Parkes, and the Man-Without-a,
Memory.
mo doubt you are right about Mar.
tin Benson" Valentine ended 1T
will pretty nigh break his mothers
heart, but she'll have to know the
truth sometime, aid l think she's hali
prepared for the worst.
But what about the other one; am
l justified in telling him who he is ?"
Here's how it shapes up to me.
said the Warimoo chief. The man
who had that deuce Of diamonds In his
pocket with the half Of Roby Owens
|. O. U. on 1t is the sure-enough Billy
Merwin. for my money! You go back
and hail him by that name and see II
1t don't work out as say. You only
need word or two In these lOss-of.
memory cases anyway. AID II that
don't work. fetch him out here to me
and I'll throw scare into him that'll
bring him to his senses!"
Finney Valentine went back east
with the fateful deuce Of diamonds in
his pocket. The sound Of his rightful
name was enough to restore Billy Mer.
win to his identity; he was able to
confirm the story Of the deuce Of dia,
monds and Of his friendship with Mar
tin Benson without prompting there.
after. Six months later, having come
into his property, he and Sylvia Gala,
way were married.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-05-05
IS HE UNDERSTOOD THEM
Apprentice Carried Out Orders of His
Employer, but the Result
Was Sad.

"Now, William" the old farmer said
to his new apprentice, Il want thee to
mind what | do say to thee, to be
sharp and attentive and to delay not
in carrying out my instructions"
"Ay, ay, zur," replied William.
First, now, want thee to take
out the old white mare and have her
shod"
"Ay, ay. EUR" said William, ant de.
parted.
* He returned two hours later and the
Old farmer questioned him.
Thee hast not been quick, lad" he
said, reprovingly, but If thee hast
done thy work as ordered thee thou
shalt be forgiven. Didst thee have
the mare shod, as telled thee"
"Ay, ay, zur!" replied William,
beaming. "Didst thou not hear the
gun? l shot her myself and I've just
buried her.'-London Answers.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-05-05

~ o
rahatlokoum Turkish delight) shek.
erlehmes (bonbons), and even small
glasses of different sorts Of LIQUOR,
We call on you to give up such de-
testable habits, and to return to the
modesty and simplicity of the women
Of the true faith"
1t appears from this that tho Tur.
kish women applied the new era Of
liberty to show the world outside
their harems their pretty faces and
arms and to break the monotony and
the tediousness Of their lives by fire.
quent and lengthy visits to the fash.
ionable shops. It seems also that tho
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-05-05

order you peremptorily to 60 into
car that it Is quite impossible to find
room in. When car is full it Is
full, and there is no way to get into
1t except by being rude to those oc.
cupying It. Now, If the conductor Is
honestly convinced that there Is room
for an extra passenger In the crowded
car he ought himself to be compelled
to find the space for you before order.
ing you to enter. But this does not
bother him in the least He simply
tells you that you must go in and
compels you to make room for your.
self" -,
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-05-05
after dark, Billy went to Jacob Win.

after dark. Billy went to Jacob Win.
oeiis house, Hot words ensued: and
1t was inferred that in the heat Of
passion the young man struck the
elder and fed, leaving behind him, as
ne supposed, a corpse. That's what
everyone else thought at first. and
warrant was issued for the runaway:
also the reward bills We're printed and
distributed.
But old Jacob pulled through after
all, and was still active about his at.
fairs. When he heard what the police
mad done he swore that Billy had new
er touched him! So there you were.
Valentine listened to all this very
sravely. Then he inquired:
do you know anyone named Roby
Owen?"
"Sure!' was the answer, BILLY and
Roby were chums."
Then perhaps you can tell me what
this means?" queried Valentine, show
ing the torn deuce of diamonds.
mo. | can't; but no doubt Roby
can said the chief, handing back the
DIT OF pasteboard. "I'll call him." And
IN response to telephone message
there presently slouched into the Office
typical specimen Of the village
sport" Roby Owen quickly identi-
fed the card and his own signature
1t was half of an I. O. U. he had given
to Billy Merwin for losses at poker
and small sums loaned at various
times.
Now all this was very satisfactory
to Valentine so far as proving the
Identity Of Mrs. Benson's protege
went. But what about her own son :?
At venture he showed the chief and
Roby Owen that photograph of Mar
tin Benson, saying:
DO you know who that is?"
Il do said the chief, and Cert"
said Owen. But FIRST" said the chief
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-05-05
now in New York" A reply might be

now In New York" A reply might be
expected that same afternoon.
When the putative Martin Benson
presented himself Immediately after
luncheon, the inspector was impressed
by his resemblance to the photograph
sent by Mrs. Benson, yet by the young
fellows own confession he was not
her son. This was the gist of his
story, boiled down" from the answers
to Valentines searching questions:
II cannot tell you my name or what
or who l am or where | came from.
This Is all l can remember: A few
days before old Parkes bottonholed
me on Broadway and pushed me into
Mrs. Bensons coupe, I had come to
myself In box car somewhere up
town bordering the Hudson river. l
was dirty, unshaven, and hungry. To
the best 0! my knowledge had never
been In New York before. crawled
out Of the freight car, stumbled down
the track, and inquired at combined
boat house and cheap restaurant
where was. Then for the rirst time
| learned that l was In this city.
Searching my clothes-which were
not ragged or worn-merely dirty
found a few dollars in bills and silver.
Right there bought something to eat,
had a bath, brushed my clothes,
walked across town according to d.
rections, got shave and put up at
cheap hotel for the night. Every mo.
ment hoped that my identity would
come back to me. Oh, ought to have
told you that when the barber came to
trim my hair he found place where
the hair was matted with dried blood
around some sort of a cut or bruise.
| wandered all over the city during
those few days and nights, but every
thing was new. / was homeless and
nameless! So, you see, when some
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-05-05
CHANTECLER IN A TRAGEDY
Work OF . Chicken That SAINT Got
No Sense When He Glts
Mad"

Certain Pittsburg sports, in observ.
ance of a time-honored custom, had
prepared to celebrate THANKSGIVING
day with an old-fashioned cock fight,
the scene Of activities to be In Per.
rysville avenue. From far and near
gathered the flower of the fighting
fraternity and brought with them the
flower Of the game chickens in tho
land.
But the Humane society learned Of
the affair and promptly adjusted the
lid.
A certain attorney looked forward
to entering some of his imported sill
yer duckwings in tho lists and was
bit down In the mouth when the fight
was called of. On Thanksgiving morn
Ing he met an old negro carrying
sack over his shoulder, and suspecting
1t contained bird Of blood royal, he
accosted him and asked where he was
going.
"Oh, Use Jest goin' down here in
Perrysville street to give dis ole fowl
o mine some 'musement."
"But the fight has been called of.
II you come up to my house I'll show
you real bird, and also how he'll
clean up that SQUAD you've got"
"All right, sub, I'll go along, but I
sho' don't like to do it. Dis here birds
got pow'ful bad temper and If he
gifts mad can't hold i'm of dem
chickens of yourn. He is suttenly one
dangus rooster when he gifts riled."
That's all right, you bring him
along"
Uncle Davie gave the sack an at.
fectionate touch and went with the
attorney to his home. One Of the
finest in his pen was put in the pit
with the mongrel, and In few min.
utes one of the finest blooded fighting
birds In this section persisted in tho
lists.
Uncle Davie reached down, restored
his warrior to the sack and turned
to go.
II sho' hates dat, sub. but dis ole
chicken amt 90 no sense when he gits
mad."-Pittsburg Times.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-05-05

I'll tell you who it isn't! It isn't Billy
Merwin! No sir! Looks like him, Of
course. But that's young Martin
him and Billy was doubles. Unless you
stood 'em up side by side, or knew the
little peculiarities of each you couldn't
tell EN- apart. Lots O. people been
fooled that way round here. But that's
Martin, all right"
Martin who?" queried Valentine.
"Jest Martin-that's all the name he
ever gave"
what became Of him? Is he here
now"
The Warimoo chief shook his head
sorrowfuily, implying the worst.
LET me tell you how 1t was" he
went on: "This Martin boy was a
high-roller and free spender. He had
q powerful touring car in which he'd
go tearing over the roads like the
fiend possessed. Sometimes he'd get
Billy to 90 along-down to st. Paul,
for instance-and then they'd have lots
O. fun on account Of their wonderful
resemblance to each other. Well, sir,
about the time Billy Merwin ske-
daddled, this Martin boy vanished also.
At first we thought they'd gone of
together. But a month ago, when the
ice went out Of tn river here, some
boys fishing of tn highway bridge
spotted a motor car bottom up in ten
feet O. water. When tn car was raised
all that was left Of Martin was only
fit to bury. Oh, yes. 1t was Martin all
right"
Valentines logical mind was busy
piecing together the bits OF the puz-
zle. All stood out clearly to him now.
After striking down old Windell and
leaving him for dead, Billy Merwin
had probably tried for quick get.
away. Perhaps he had taken Martin
into his confidence; perhaps not. Any
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-05-05
A WIDOWS LUCK
Quit the Thing That Was Slowly IN.
juring Her.

A woman tells how coffee kept her
from insuring her life:
Il suffered for many years chiefly
from trouble with my heart with
severe nervous headaches and neu-
ralgia; but although incapacitated
at times for my housework, | did not
realize the gravity of my condition till
I was rejected for life insurance, be-
cause, the examining physician said,
my heart was so bad he could not pass
me.
"This distressed me very much, as
! was a widow and had child de-
pendent upon me. 1t was to protect
her future that l wanted to insure
my life.
Fortunately for me, l happened to
read an advertisement containing a
testimonial from man who had been
affected in the same way that was
with heart trouble, and who was bene-
fitted by leaving of coffee and using
Postum. l grasped at the hope this
held out, and made the change at
once.
my health began to improve imme-
diately. The headaches and neuralgia
disappeared, gained in flesh, and my
appetite came back to me. Greatest
of all, my heart was strengthened
from the beginning, and soon all the
distressing symptoms passed away. No
more waking up in the night with my
heart trying to fly out of my mouth!
"Then again made application for
life insurance, and had no trouble in
passing the medical examination.
1T was seven years ago that / be.
gan to use Postum and I am using it
still, and shall continue to do so, as I
find it guarantee of good health"
Name given by Postum Company, Bat
tie Creek, Mich.
There's a reason"
Read the big little book, "The Road
to Wellville," in pkgs.
Ever read the above letter. A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, and full OF human
Interest.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-05-05
,ne identified me, called me by name

one identified me, called me by name
and took me to real home, was all
ready for adoption. My name might
be Martin Benson, though the sound
thereof awoke not a single responsive
memory. But as the days and weeks
went by, although Mrs. Benson was
kindness itself, and really wanted to
recognize me as her own boy, I be.
came convinced that old Parkes had
made an ass of himself and misled us
all. So l told them all how it was
with me, and admitted that to the
best OF my belief could be no kin Of
the Benson family. Still, they begged
me to stay on until the mystery was
cleared up"
Valentines final question was. I'm
your clothes did you find nothing-no
papers, watch. trinkets, or trifing per
sonal belongings that suggested any.
thing to your dead memory"
mot thing-neither watch, keys,
papers, wallet. or knlfe-only this Gu
rious scrap. From his vest pocket the
-Without-a Memory produced the
torn half of playing card-the deuce
Of diamonds. Across the white space
above the pip was written clearly,
as with an indelible pencil the name
"Roby Owen"
And does that name mean nothing
to you?" queried Valentine.
mot blessed thing" confessed
the other with a shamefaced laugh,
Maybe am Roby Owen-but l can't
tell don't think so-why, cannot
say. OF course" he went on, You
can see that I've had some education:
know books; questions Of the day,
for instance, interest me; but about
myself I'm all In the dark. Sometimes
my head feels as II it would crack
when l get to thinking-just as If
there was something inside there lust
ready to burst out"
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-05-05

+ Valentine nodded. "Of course there's
an answer to all this" he said, "but
we must go carefully to work. Recol-
lection may come to you any moment
Meanwhile you just leave the matter
in my hands. tn 60 hard II we can't
find the end of the tangle"
AS the young man went out tele.
graph messenger came in bearing the
answer from Warimoo -and inciden.
tally another surprise. This is the
way 1t read:
Billy Merwin not wanted. Party
assaulted recovered; declines to prose.
cute"
That very night Ffnney Valentine
took train for the west; somehow he
felt sure that the key to the Benson.
Merwin Roby-Owen mystery lay in or
around that little Minnesota town.
And so it proved.
On going straight to the chief Of
police and introducing himself he
learned that William or Billy Mer.
win had been a native Of the place
where his father had amassed a for.
tune in lumber. Billy had been edu-
Gated in college, but just before sradu.
ati2g the elder Merwin died sudden
ly. leaving his money to his only son
William, but in the care Of a trustee
named Jacob Wlndell, who had been
the fathers partner. But old Windell
was crooked-no doubt of that said
the narrator, though no one had ever
caught him with the goods.
Young Billy Merwin, after the H..
neral, wished to go back to collage
and finish his senior year, but first
he wanted to know where he stood
financially, and urged Windell to
make some sort Of a settlement. The
trustee put him OIL on one pretert or
another till the hot.headed youngster
took to making threats. One night
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-05-05

and unbelievers while you walk
through the streets, as you, to the
shame and sorrow of all true believ.
ers, do now; nor ought you to con-
tinue to show your naked arms up to
the elbow as you do now! 1t Is gen.
orally observed that when you enter
shop you tarry there for a very
long time enjoying yourselves among
the many-colored textiles as IL you
were in garden full of flowers.
What Is still worse, you chat with
the shopkeepers as If they were rela-
tons, accept from them many a I'll.
1eau (cup without handle) of coffee.