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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-12-28
Saved tho Crown Jewels.

A very romantic adventure once De-
fell the Scottish crown jewels while
they were deposited for safety in Dun
ottar castle. This stronghold was be-
sieged by Cromwell SO holly that the
little garrison decided to surrender On
the eve of yielding the wife of Ogilvie.
the commander of the belea guered cas-
tie, managed, with the aid Of the wife
Of the local minister. to elude the be-
siegers and get the jewels away. The
latter were buried under the pulpit in
the parish church and lay there till
the restoration. though the minister
and his wife were tortured to disclose
the place where the jewels were hid
den. Ogilvie was afterward reward
ed with baronetcy. and Keith. who
stoutly declared he had seen them in
the possession Of the exiled King
Charles H., was made an earl. But
the faithful minister and his wife went
unrewarded.
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Bloomington in the Ill. league
wants to land Harry Bay, former Nap
and OF late years with the Nashville,
for its manager.
"Chick" Evans of the Edgewater
club, Chicago, is rated the leading
amateur golfer in America by Critic
Pulver of New York.
Hank O'Day and Garry Herman
have agreed on a few minor essentials
already, it is said. Does this relate
to fines and banishments.
Sioux City will assist Denver in rails.
ing its Western league pennant next
year, thus repaying a compliment ex
tended by the Sioux City club.
San Antonio has signed young
catcher named Gus Smith, who makes
his home in Baltimore and has had
some league experience in Ohio.
Chicago experts are the champions
Of amateurism in college sports. This
IS fitting seeing there is so much do
ing in the A. A. F., the A. A. u, the
I. G. u, the G. c. B. c. A. A, the
A. L. N. A., to say nothing to the G.
A. A. and the I. A. G.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-12-28
In Japan the Rich Pay More.

A common complaint made by tour
lists in Japan is that they are obliged
to pay for everything far higher prices
than the natives are charged. or, in
other words. that because they are for
eigners they are being feeced. but a
glance at the social conditions by which
the people have been educated would
reveal the curious fact that throughout
Japan's long period of isolation it was
IN accepted principle that the rich
must live for the sake of the poor. and
prices have always been based upon
the purchasers rank in society or upon
his presumed ability to pay. This I'M
Outstanding remains largely in force
today, being fully recognized and acted
upon by all favored classes throughout
the empire.
The occidental, coming from lands
where the reverse practically holds
good-the poor living for the sake of
the Internationally complains of being
robbed, as from his, point of view he
really is, but it is not because he is Il
foreigner, but because, being a tourist.
he is presumably neutrality-suspicious. May
Knapp in the Atlantic. =
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-12-28
They Sink Backward.

"Hippcpotamuses are the only water
animals that sink backward when go
ing under the surface Of the water"
said a Keeper in the Central park men
agerie to Il group of visitors in front
Of the animals tank
v aquatic animals, as rule. dive
into the water head first and make
more or less spashing. But the hippo
goes down so quietly that If hunter
We're standing near the edge of an
African pool the big river horse would
disappear without attracting attention.
They keep up the custom in captivity,
where there is no necessity of guard
ing against enemies. AS they go down
they throw up their noses and fill
their lungs. have timed this speci-
men and found that she can stay UNI
der water for five minutes. She then
comes up with snort and takes a
fresh supply of air. Perhaps she
could stay down longer if she was
trying to avoid danger" New York
Sum-
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THE BEMlDJlz DAlLY PIONEER.
The island 81 st. HsIsna.

St. Helena mas been an, island Of
tragedies tragedies that have been
lost sight Of waiIing over the Cor
sican. On the second day Of my visit
the governor took me by carriage road
through the turns over the island. At
one point of our journey the road, in
winding around spurs and rayines,
formed perfect w within the dis
lance Of few rods. The roads, though
tortuous and steep, were fairly good,
and was struck with the amount Of
labor it must have cost to build them.
The air on the heights was cool and
bracing. 1t is said that since hanging.
for trivial offensesA went out of fashion
no one has died there, except from
falling over the cliffs in old age or
from being crushed by stones rolling
on them from the steep mountains!
Witches at one time were persistent at
st. Helena, as with us in America in
the days of Cotton Mather. At the
present day crime is rare in the island.
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VICTIM OF ACCIDENTS
Hugh Jennings Meets With Many
Mishaps.
Tiger Manager Put Down and Out by
Fast lncurVe Served by Pitcher
Rusie, Formerly With the New
York National League.

Whether the Nemesis that has been
following High Jennings will ever
capture that radiant-haired spark Of
radium or not is quite doubtful, but
old "E-Yah' has had three heats with
the grim reaper and has come out
ahead at the wire in each instance.
Jennings recent automobile accident
in which he suffered rather severe
injuries is by no means Hugh's first
experience with rather serious in
juries
When Jennings was in the heydey
Of his diamond career he had a habit
of what bali players call "crowding
the plate" Jennings was considered
about the nerviest batter in major
league company.
He would hug the plate and any
pitcher who could see ray Of light
between Jennings and the rubber disk
was accounted a man of most wonder
full eyesight.
One day Jennings was leaning over
the plate, and Rusie was on the firing
line. Jennings was with Baltimore,
Rusie was with New York. In that
day Amos was the master of cata-
pultic delivery.
Jennings had batted against Rusie
before and he did not fear Amos
wonderful speed. He had faced it
often, crowded the plate and evaded
accident.
This day, Rusie's speed was unus-
ually burning. Jennings was unsual-
ly close to the plate. Rusie let go,
Jennings stepped up, but he thought
Rusie was trying an outshoot. In
stead Rusie sent an incurve straight
at the heart Of the plate. Pitcher
Rusie outguessed Batter Jennings,
and the ball struck Jennings squarely
on the head. Jennings fell in a heap
and it was hours before he regained
consciousness. That accident ended
Jennings day as star ball player.
He continued in the game afterwards,
but his effectiveness as a batter was
lost. He lost his nerve and stood far
from the plate with the result that he
became a weak hitter and dropped out
as an active player.
Later, when Jennings was coaching
Cornell universities baseball squad, he
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-12-28
Believed In Closed Windows,

An old Yale man, giving his reminis-
cences of President Noah Porter. re-
called talk the kindly gentleman
gave to his freshman class. Young
gentlemen said the president, ''the
air of New Haven is especially heavy
and damp at night, owing to the prox.
unity of the city to the sea, and wish
to advise you always to keep your win
dows closed at night; otherwise your
health will be likely to suffer- That
was the advice Of the president of the
institution. 1t is significant of the ex-
tent to which ideas change with the
years. Now everybody is for out of
doors air, and the person who followed
the advice of President Porter would
be condemned out Of hand; and yet, if
we are not mistaken, that gentleman
managed to live out his threescore
years and ten and do them about
eleven better. He was born in 1911
and died In 1892 He believed in closed
windo ws.-Hartford Courant.
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Chinese Jdioms.

When a Chinese writer wishes to ex-
press that the wealthy parent Of the
heroine has set his affairs in order in
her favor before dying his idiom is.
He has settled his plums.' TO have
plucked the kwei tcassia) flower signi-
fes gaining the masters degree at the
triennial examinations. Their idiom
for LET there be no backsliding" is.
"Let there be no absorption of sweat
A runaway wife is said by Liu CHA
Chu to "carry her guitar to another
door," When you wish to say that you
have secured a vindication. you ex-
press it. MY adversary has been
forced to paint my front door," When
great man dies they say, "A corner
of the city wall has fallen" -J. S.
Thompson's '"The Chinese"
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Welsh Bulls.

Ireland's position as the country in
which "bulls' blossom best is being
seriously challenged. 1t was Welsh
member Of parliament who crushingly
remarked to an opposition member:
"The honorable member has attempt
ed to throw a bombshell at the gov
eminent. but in the hands of the
chancellor Of the exchequer it was
turned into a cooked hat long before
it was thrown"
1t was also Welsh member, though
not the same one, who, speaking
against proposal to fortify London.
began earnestly with: "Our navy is
our only defense. If our navy tenn
porarily left the seas''- And then he
had to stop. Delighted members. with
visions Of battleships swooping over
green fields or climbing over house
tops, were in a roar, and it was some
minutes before business could pro-
ceed.-London Answers.
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The Ancient Dragon.

The pterodactyl, whose fossil re-
mains have been found in the chalk
at Cambridge, England. and elsewhere,
with a very varied spread of wings,
which in the largest specimens must
have reached twenty-five feet, is al
most identical with the dragon of
fable. A batlike creature, with an
elevated body and long neck ending in
an absurdly small head with por
tentous beak; it could run very swift
~. was a fish eater and could swim,
or it few by means of huge membra-
nous wings, which connected its long
fore quarters with it's hind legs. The
pterodactyl evidently existed down to
a comparatively recent geological peri
cd, and it is not at all improbable that
the traditional dragon is described
from the last living specimens as met
with by primitive man.
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SPORTS OF THE DAY

Those who were standing near the
rail of the tank; emitted a yell Of hor-
ror, for the tank was empty and being
put in shape to be refilled with fresh
water.
Jennings struck the cement bottom
of the tank full force, and was uncon-
scious for several hours.
The latest accident to the ''Tiger"
leader seems to be but one in chain
of mishaps. Those who know Jen-
nings intimately claim that any one
Of the three accidents he suffered
would have surely killed an ordinary
mortal, but they believe that Manager
Hugh is endowed with mine lives"
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Whistler Was a Dandy.

If taking infinite pains with his ap-
pearance means dandyism. then Whis-
tier was a dandy. The very word
pleased him, and he used it often, in
American fashion, to express perfec-
ton or charm or beauty. Never was
any man more particular about his per-
son and his dress. He was as careful
of his hair as woman, though there
was no need of the curling tongs with
which he has been reproached; the difs
ficulty was to restrain his curls and
keep them in order. The white lock
gave just the right touch However
fashion changed. he always wore the
mustache and little imperial which
other West Point men of his genera
ton retained through life. Even his
thick, bushy eyebrows were trained,
and they added to the humorous or
sardonic expression of the deep blue
eyes from which many shrank.-Pen-
nell's Life Of Whistler"
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Cream TurtIes.

The green turtle finds it's home in
the coral reefs lying to the north of
Jamaica, though it is found in other
parts of the West Indies. The creature
is caught by the employment of ex
tremely strong nets, which are inter
laced between the rocks. Once caught
the turtle is taken to Kingston, where
it is kept in special sea water pens on
the seashore. When in the pens the
turtle is provided with peculiar kind
of sea grass. which it likes very much.
Curiousy enough. when it is taken
away from the West Indies it refuses
to eat this grass. Indeed, it will die
Of starvation sooner than touch the
grass, however carefully preserved. 1t
takes eight pounds Of flesh to make a
single quart of soup.
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SimpIified Spelling Effects.

eve find in the letters we receive"
said the correspondence clerk. 'some
marvellous examples of simpli6ed spell
ing, some of these unconsciously pho
netic, some evidently deliberately in
tended, some that, though they serve
their purpose wonderfully. verge on
the comic. For instance, we received
yesterday letter from a man who
starts off in this way:
"'What tx would follow and so on.
'Of course the meaning of that was
perfectly plain. but the bookkeeper and
| had to smile over it for a moment.
and when we showed it to the stenog-
rapher lie said that the man who could
write words like that ought not to stop
at simplified spelling-he ought to go
right ahead and invent new short
hand system."-New York Sun.
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Time For Tact

II won 5000 in that game last night
confided a friend.
Good for you" we cried II want
to tell some folks about that-they"-
Nov. look here! You keep still
about it. wouldn't let my wife know
about that game for anything"
But you told me that your wife was
a good fellow and let you play poker
all you wanted to-"
"She does. She never kicks about
my sitting in a game, and even If
lose she cheers me up and.
''Well. thought SO. Why shouldn't
l tell her about this gamer
"Why, you chump! won $500
that's why And I need the money.
If my wife asks where was. tell her
l was out losing $50 on a prizetight."
cleveland Plain Dealer.
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The Gentle Sex,

An eminent English statistician has
calculated that of two children. boy
and girl. born on the same day the
boy will have only seventeen chances
against eleven of living one year, while
the girl will have twenty-one chances
against eleven. From five to fifteen
there appears to be but little difference,
but from fifteen to nineteen the boy
will have 269 chances and the girl PIT
chances Of living against one of death.
If thousand ablebodied men and a
thousand ablebodied women be armed
and equipped for battle and ordered on
a long, weary march more men, says
this authority, would probably reach
their destination, while more women
would be found exhausted, but more
men would be found dead by the way
side. New York American.
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Timely Answers.

do you remember how hungry l
was at seven-thirty last night?"
II should say do"
"Do you know how I appeased my
hunger in a half hour?"
mo; what did you do?'
Eight clock
THAT'S nothing. Do you remember
how unlucky 1 was at the rattle at
twelve-thirty
81 certainly do"
"Well, l wasn't SO unlucky a half
hour LATER"
"No? I'm glad to know that. What
did you win?''
= Zone a clock."-Lippincott's-
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A Connoisseur.


A great painter was asked by his lit
tie son, FEATHER, what is connois.
seur?'
well, my son." the father answered,
did you notice that tall, white haired
gentleman at my studio tea yester-
day."
1.-THE one with the sable lined over
coat, father? Oh, yes. l noticed him.
"Well. my son. he is connoisseur.' -
But how do you know he's con-
noisseur, father?"
by his actions. my son."
"But, father. he acted like every one
else at the tea, didn't he?"
Certainly not. my son! Certainly
not! The others drank my Russian
tea, ate my foie gras sandwiches and
took leave. But he-he bought pic
ture!'
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Sean on an Ostrich Farm.

It is no uncommon thing to see a
male ostrich strutting about followed
by three or four distinst broods, all Of
different sizes. When the incubating
process is completed the cock bird
leads his young ones of and If be
meets another proud papa engages in
q terrific combat with him. The van.
pushed bird retires without single
chick, while the other, surrounded by
the two broods, walks away trium-
phantly.
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HOW FARRELL LOST $4,000
Inability to Determine Whether VIII
lie Keller Had Seen Best
Days Proved Costly.

Because it could not be determined
whether Keller had seen his best days
or not the New York Americans three
years ago lost a chance to sell the
little right fielder to the Cincinnati
club for $4,000 cash. Keller had
slowed up, but it was thought that
illness had been a serious handicap.
Keller insisted that he would "come
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A Biting Retort.

Lady Wortley Montagu. one of Eng
lands most brilliant women, incurred
Pope's undying hatred in the following
manner: The poet. who was deformed
and very dark and addicted to ques-
tioning everybody, once asked her to
define an interrogation mark She de-
fined it as "a little. crooked black
thing that asks questions" ...
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Two Evils.

There are two things in life that
sage must preserve at every sacrifice
the coats of his stomach and the enam-
ell of his teeth. Some evils admit Of
consultations; there are no comforters
for dyspepsia and the toothach Bull
wer-Lytt0n.
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back" as fast as ever, so when Garry
Hermann offered $4,000 for the
crack players release the New York
club was afraid to accept it. The fol-
lowing spring it quickly developed
that Keeler had seen his best days
and as nobody wanted him he was re-
leased outright. President Farrell told
this story the other day for the first
time
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1houuht of tho Kitty.

"John." said Mrs. Gayman. with a
knowing twinkle in her eye, You seem
to be exceedingly kind to animals"
"Why-er-how do you mean?' asked
her husband.
I'm your sleep last night you said,
Take out something for the kitty
Exchange.
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LACKING In Official Zeal.

Lacking In Official Zeal.
II see." remarked the traveller. "you
have an anti-horse thief association
here. What's the matter? Can't you
leave the punishment of horse thieves
to the constituted authorities?'
mot by durn sight," said Grizzly
Pete. "They amt anti enough."-Chi
eagO Tribune.
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8riuht JOHNNY.

Teacher ito class 10 geography
Johnny, the Hudson river flows into
New York bay. That is its mouth.
Now, where. is its source? Johnny
latter careful deliberation)-At the
other end, ma'am. : Cleveland Plain
Dealer =. .f-~.-
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Paraphrase,

81 thought she exhibited verve and
aplomb,' said Mrs. Oldcastle. did
youY' replied her hostess. Josiah
said she had nerve, but was peach"
Chicago Record-Herald.
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net up with another accident that in.
ured him very severely, and from
which he recovered after a long siege
n the hospital.
After taking violent exercise in the
gymnasium one day, Jennings rushed
out to the swimming tank and with
2ut considering consequences dove in.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-12-28
Particular Woman.

Judge insisted on having a wo-
man lawyer secu4 her divorce
.'Why was she so PARTICULAR
''She did not want to go contrary to
that portion of the marriage ceremony
that reads, Let no man put asun-
der. New York Herald.
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Quarters and Dollars.

Jack-Why did you give up your
bachelor quarters? Tom-Because I'm
going to marry Observation-Disclosures
News. -
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Moro Than Serious.

Eulalia lelderly heiress) = Do you
think the baron regards me seriously?
Rosa-Seriously! Why. my dear. every
time mention you be looks positively
sad Fliegende Batter. s..@>s
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lono Ignorance:

Have the courage to be ignorant Of
great number of things. in order to
avoid the calamity Of being ignorant Of
everything. ydney Smith.
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More Like II.

do you wish to call your husband
up on the phone p
..No, l don't want to call him
Exchange. ..5,
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The Drono

The Drone. "
Son-What kind of a man is drone,
papa? Father-One who stands in
revolving door and waits for some one
else to push it around so he can get in,
my son.-Judge.
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Mean Thinu.

Maybelle See the beautiful engage
ment ring Jack gave me last night
Estelle Gracious! Has that just got
around to you?-TOledo Blade.
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Touchinq.

Jennie Everything he touches seems
to turn to gold. Jim-Yes; he touched
me today for a sovereign.-London
Opinion. .-
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His Use For Soau.

Lady" said Meandering Mike,
''would you lend me cake Of soap?"
''Do you mean to tell me you want
soap?'
'.Yes'm. Me partners got de hic-
cups an want to scare him. Wash
ington Star.
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The truest wisdom is resolute de-
terminatiOn.-Napole0n I. =.
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Deliberate with caution, but act with
decision: yield with graciousness or
oppose with firmness.
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Old Superstitions.


1t is only when we begin to investt-
gate the origin of certain old customs
and superstitions that we gain any
real idea of how deeply rooted in
mems minds during the dark and mid
die ages was the fear Of the supernatu-
raj and particularly of evil spirits. To
this day in certain country the cot
tagers after the Saturday morning
scrubbing take a piece Of chalk and
draw a rough geometrical pattern round
the edge Of the threshold stone. This
they do, not knowing that their ances-
tors thought it sure way Of keeping
the devil from entering the house. An
other custom, often noticeable in coun-
try parishes. is the reluctance to bury
the dead on the north side of the
churchyard. This is because evil spir-
it's we're always supposed to Turk on
that side of the church PRECINCTS
London Spectator.