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The Washington herald., 1911-06-25

Boyne City. Mich. juno A-seSeral
million feet Of lumber was destroyed IN
the yards Of w, H, White q CO, to-day,
The loss. which is only partly covered ~
insurance, will reach $s50OoA
The Washington herald., 1911-06-25
Moro Expenniye.

The daisy chain has had its day,
Or so the college girlies say.
To carry IL rich girls disdain,
So now they have. an orchid chain.
The Washington herald., 1911-06-25
Art To-day.

"she is being lhtted for the stage"
Studying hard. you meanT'
"oh. no. Merely being measured for the
necessary gowns"
The Washington herald., 1911-06-25

Munich, June s4-Three persons were
killed and six others injured in the ex-
piosion Of nitrogen factory at Trosa-
berg to-day,
The Washington herald., 1911-06-25

Berlin, June e4-The Japanese-GermAn
navigation trade treaty with . supple
ment containing a tariff agreement was
signed to-day,
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-01-24
STAGE Snow.

In personal "reminiscences of Hen
ry Irving" Bran Stoker let's his read
ers into the secret of how the snow
scene in 1.-THE Corsican Brothers. was
made so effective:
call over the stage was thick blan-
ket Of snow, white and glistening in
the winter sunrise-snow that lay so
thick that when the duelists, stripped
and armed, stood face to face they
each secured firmer foothold by
clearing it away. OF many wonderful
effects this snow was perhaps the
strongest and most impressive Of real
1ty. The public could never imagine
how it was done. 1t was salt-common
coarse salt-which was white in the
appointed light and glistened like real
snow. There were tons Of it. A crowd
of men stood ready in the wings with
little baggage trucks such as are now
used In the corridors of great hotels,
silent with rubber wheels. On them
were great wide mouthed sacks full Of
salt. When the signal came they rush.
ed In on all sides, each to his appoint
ed spot, and tumbled out his load,
spreading it evenly with great wide
bladed wooden shovels."
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-01-24
Fvarv Minute Counts.

A business man from small south
ern town was visiting New York. A
friend asked him what was the most
impressive thing he had seen so far
the high buildings, the subway, the
ocean liners or what. ... .-~
"None Of Them" was the prompt re-
ply. ''The thing that impressed me
most was the rush in everything. l
was in an office one day, and young
woman, evidently new hand, was
opening the mail. There must have
been several hundred letters. She cut
one open, took out the letter and laid
It in its proper basket.
Here, that will never do" said the
boss. Every time you lay down that
paper cutter and take it up again you
are wasting time Cut them all open
first and then take them out. You will
save at least ten minutes that way
every day."-New York Sun.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-01-24
Owls Houses.

Owls houses are for the most part
quite without lining. Whether from
design or pure laziness the bones and
skulls of small animals which they
have killed are left scattered about the
floor. Grewsome playthings for the
owl children! But one can scarcely
imagine even a baby owl being any
thing but wise and dignifed. 1t is
easiest to picture them apparently
gravely musing on these skulls like
monks in their dark cells.
Since so many of the owls have their
homes in hollow trees, we might ex-
pect some of their near relatives, the
hawks, to be inclined to live in the
same way. One Of them, the little
sparrow hawk, does nest in the flick
er's abandoned home and in comfort
able knotholes. This bird. too, is sat
isfed with perfectly bare walls and
floor, though the floor consist Of small
chips left by the decaying wood or by
some woodpecker.-St. Nicholas.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-01-24
A Pretty Busy Man.

When a mans business prohibits his
caring for the chickens, when his af-
fairs become so important that he can
no longer shake down the furnace,
help dress one of the children or
tinker about the place with hammer
and saw, then that mans business had
better be put into the hands Of re-
ceiver temporarily; his books do not
balance, says Dallas Lore Sharp In the
Atlantic. I know Of college presi-
dent who used to bind Che may stilD
a cold compress about his head at
times and, ing prone upon the floor,
have two readers, one for each ear,
read simultaneously to him different
theses, SO great was the work he had
to do, so fierce his fight for time-time
TO lecture to women's clubs and to
write his epoch making books.
Oh, the multitude Of epoch making
books!
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-01-24
A ,"Primitive'' Painter.

Henri Rousseau. man who used to
hold a minor government position in
France, was for quarter Of cen
fury the joke Of artists and art students
in Paris. For years in the independ-
ent salon he showed daubs which
had not the most distant kinship with
art Some of his famous pictures
we're Lady on Sofa In a JUNGLE"
a "Tiger In Jungle" a "Nigger In
Jungle" He affected jungles, which
consisted of innumerable parallel green
lines to represent grass; the tiger was
a painted wooden toy; the lady looked
as if she had come out of Noah's
ark. The unfortunate Rousseau went
on exhibiting the same sort of work
every year, and the painful thing was
that he gradually became celebrity.
Sinister humorists told him he had
genius, and he took himself quite Sc
riously. II am real primitive" he
would say. Some practical jokers even
went the length of buying his pictures.
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asatl11.

Amazing things. beetles" the nat
uralist said. "Theres a bombardier
beetle, you know, that carries a gun
Of eighteen charges. Eighteen times,
il pursued, this beetle can shoot. I'm
der cover Of the noise and smoke he
escapes.
There's diving beetle that catches
fish. He has a natural diving suit that
enables him to breathe under water.
He will plunge down fifteen or twenty
feet after a minnow or young shad.
"The sexton beetle spends its life
burying dead animals. It lays twenty
eggs in each carcass, and thus the
young on Matching have an abundance
of juicy and high meat to feed on.
Sexton beetles, working together, have
been known to bury a rabbit.
"The skunk beetle is so called not
without reason. Dare to come too
near him in a garden and he will wave
his antennae furiously and discharge
the vilest odor at you. The common
kitchen roach has this skunklike gift
also; hence I don't advise you to make
a pet of him."-Los Angeles Times.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-01-24
Pasteur's Tribute to Lister.

OF all the tributes to the genius of
Lord Lister, the discoverer of antisep-
tic surgery, probably the most touch
ing was that paid to him by Pasteur;
the famous French scientist. At a
meeting of savants in Paris many
years ago Lord Lister was present,
and his brilliant achievements were
explained to the audience by Pasteur.
AS he progressed in his speech he be-
came more and more emotional, and
at last he was so carried away by
his own eloque1ice that the tears stood
in his eyes. Finally he stepped down
from the platform, took Lord Lister,
who was in the front row of the audi
ence. by both hands, led him back on
to the platform and kissed him on both
cheeks, after the manner of the
French, in full view of the assembly.
Few could have looked on unmoved
at the great Frenchman's act of hon.
age to the distinguished English sur
geOn.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-01-24
What the Boy. rhouuht.

a prominent educator, talking to a
class in an elementary school he had
visited, decided to illustrate point he
was making by problem in long divi-
sion, the intrioacies of which the class
had just mastered. He put down the
necessary figures and then said:
Nov, let us see how many times
this number will go into the other. Let
US try SIX" He tried six. and, as he
intended, six wouldn't do. "Well, let's
try five, then" he said. Five was all
right, and he went ahead with his talk.
On his way home that evening he
overlook two small boys with book
bags under their arms and heard this
conversation:
"Say, Bill, did long whiskered,
baldheaded old Teller come into your
room today?' ....'
"Yep," replied Bill.
"And did he talk to you"
"Yep," said Bill.
"Well, so he did to us, but the fun
NEST thing, by golly, was that the old
chump stumped himself on an example
in long division "-Philadelphia Times.
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The Lavish Jenkins,

In October, 1886, religiously mind
ed Buckinghamshire farmer named
Jenkins brought his frstborn to the
parish church to be christened, and
this was to be the name: Abel Benja-
min Caleb Daniel Ezra Felix Gabriel
Haggai Isaac Jacob Kish Levi Ma
noah Nehemiah Obdiah Peter Quartus
Rechab Samuel Tob1ah Uzziel Vaniah
Word Xystus Zechariah. 1t will be
observed that the names are all ar
ranged in alphabetical order and are
as far as possible selected from Scrip
ture. It was only with the very great
est difficulty that the clergyman dis
suaded Mr.. jenkins from doing the
lasting wrong to his child that he had
unwittingly devised, but eventually it
was decided to christen the boy simply
Abel.-Chambers' Journal.
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In Honor Bound.

Heres 25 CENTS" said a tramp to a
bartender in New York. II want to
pay it to you fer that free lunch, and
then you can throw in five glasses Of
beer.'
TWENTY-FIVE cents will buy the
beer" answered the bartender. "The
lunch is free, you know"
IT don't want it that way" the
tramp insisted. II want ter pay a
quarter fer the lunch and get the beer
Free"
''It's all the same price either way"
the barman explained. "What differ
ence can it make?"
tits a matter O. personal honor, SIR"
was the tramp's reply. II promised
the old lady wot give me the quarter
that I'd spend it fer something to eat!
See?'
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-01-24
Tuning Bells.

what a beautiful tone that bell
has!' is often heard. There are few,
however, who know how a bell re-
ce1ves its joyful or solemn tones. All
bells after they are cast and finished
must go through process Of tuning
the same as any other musical instru
ment before they respond with clear,
true tone. Every bell sounds five
notes, which must blend together in
order to produce perfect harmony. The
tuning Of bell Is done by means Of
shaving thin bits from various parts
of the metal. 1t is as easy for an ex
pert bell tuner to put a bell in tune
as it is for piano tuner to adjust his
instrument to perfect chords. At first
thought it would seem that a bell
would be ruined should q tuner shave
off too much at the last tuning, or the
fifth sound, but such is not the case.
he would, however, be obliged to be-
gin over, starting again with the first
tone and shaving the bell till it gave
forth its harmonious sound at the fifth
tOne.-Sc1entific American.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-01-24
Baths In Finland,

One Of the greatest trials visitor in
Finland has to endure is a Finnish
bath. The method of procedure is
unique. Divested of outer clothing
and attired in light and airy cot
ton garment, you are slung in a sort
of hammock composed Of cord above
a large receptacle like the boilers in
public laundries. This is almost filed
with cold water, into which at the
right moment is flung a large redhot
brick or piece of iron, which Of course
causes an overwhelming rush of steam
to ascend and almost choke you.
Then when that process has gone on
sufficiently long you are shaken out
Of your hammock, Immersed in cold
water, and after very drastic treat
ment you resume your raiment, sad
der and wiser than before your novel
experience.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-01-24
No Cock Wanted,

There had been some talk of placing
a clock in the tower of the village
church. But John, the old sexton, who
lived in the little cottage opposite the
church, declared himself dead agin
it, and expressed the opinion that 1t
would mean IAN awful waste O. BRASS
were the scheme carried out
1--WE want no clocks" he said the
other day. "We've done without clocks
up to now, an we shall manage. Why,
lynn j. my bed Of a mornin' l can see
the time by the sundial over the
porch"
"Yes," replied one who approved of
the scheme, "that's all right so far as
it goes. But the sun doesn't shine
every morning What do you do
then?'
"Why," answered John supposedly.
II knows then as it amt fit weather
to be out O. bed, an just stops where
l is"-London Tit-Bits.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-01-24
Most Beautiful Water In World.

Most Beautiful Water In World.
Little restaurants are scattered along
the cliff overlooking the bay Of Capri,
and here by the waters edge you can
sit and sip and gaze at Vesuvius away
off in the distance or perhaps at the
water in the bay below.
The most beautiful water in the
world! The blue water of the grotto
is more mystical, perhaps, but the wa
ter Of the bay of Capri is more ex-
quisite. 1t is wonderful pale green,
with greener, darker color streaked
through it. There is no other water
like it in all the world.
And here in the little restaurant you
sit and sit, gazing at the water below,
although you know in your heart you
ought to be seeing the rest Of the
place. But the water is so green and
beautiful that when the warning whis-
tie of the Naples steamer blows you
awake with a start and realize you
have seen nothing of Capri at all
nothing but the emerald water, so en-
ticing and beautiful-Mary Sutley in
Pittsburg Dispatch.
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GAMBLE WOULD |!
SEAT L0RIMER
South Dakotan Defends ILL.
nois Senator.
NO EVIDENCE OF GUILT

Declares Legislature Of Sucker State
Was Notorious for Corrupt Prac'
tees, but Finds No Proof That Mon.
ey Was. Used for Lorimer's Election.
Victory Assured Without the Taint.
ed Votes
Washington, Jan. 24.-In support of
the finding of the subcommittee OF
the committees on privileges and cleo.
tons that Investigated the election of
Senator William Lorimer of Illinois,
Senator Robert J. Gamble of South
Dakota, of the subcommittee, ad.
dressed. the senate.
Mr.. Gamble gave summary of the
testimony before the subcommittee,
giving his view of it's bearing as to
whether Mr.. Lorimer lawfully is en-,
titled to his seat in the senate.
In order to invalidate Mr.. Lorimer's
title to membership Mr.. Gamble held
that it would be necessary to prove:
THAT in his election he participated
in, had knowledge of, or sanctioned
one or more acts of bribery or attempt
ed bribery.
THAT by corrupt practices or
through bribery sufficient number OF
votes were actually voted for him to
change the result of the election"
Not even by the prosecution" in
the case, declared Mr.. Gamble, was ii
claimed that Mr.. Lorimer participated
in any corrupt practices.
Legislature Was Corrupt.
The legislature of Illinois was held
up by the speaker as "a body in which
corruption has prevailed. Money had
been distributed after. adjournment
but never had it been shown by any
evidence worthy of belief, in the opin
ion of Senator Gamble, that such funds
had been used for the election of q
United States senator
Il feel" said he, that if Senator
Lorimer is guiltless as regards these
practices and a sufficient number Of
votes for him were not tainted or cor
rupted, then he should not be made tC
suffer as a result of practice which
appears to have been in vogue through
out different legislative sessions, az
affecting matters of legislation solely
and disassociated from the election Of
United States SENATOR"
Senator Gamble analysed the vote
cast in the election and argued thai
even the exclusion of the votes al
legged to have been tainted would vel
give Mr.. Lorimer clear majority Of
one.
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Tenstrike.

Mr.. and Mrs. Rem Deur returned
Thursday evening from Missouri
Valley, Iowa, where they have been
visiting for the past month.
Mrs. Hammer spent Friday in
Walker.
Pete Kruger returned Thursday
from Mizpah.
Joe Grady, former bookkeeper for
S. E. Thompson, was a caller in
town Wednesday on his way to Little
Fork from Bemidji.
G. v. Thomas went down to Brai.
nerd Thursday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Morris attend
ed the Home Talent play given in
Blackjack Friday night.
The Misses Rachel Rakerd and
Lillian MacGregor came up from Be-
midi Friday evening and spent
Saturday here as the guests of
Elizabeth MacGregor.
Delbert Tufford went to Bemidji
Saturday night, and spent Sunday
there.
Ed. Smith and family left Monday
for Ceder Rapids, Iowa, where they
expect to make their home in the
future
Ed. Alger returned Saturday from
Fargo.
E. E. Shulke was business caller
in Bemidji yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Carter drove
down from Hines Yesterday. Mrs.
A. L. Morris returned with them.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-01-24
MEXICAN TROOPS TRAPPED
More Than One Hundred Reported
Killed by Rebels.

Preside, Tex. Jan. 24.-More than
one hundred soldiers were killed in a
three-days' battle between the Mexi
can federal troops and insurrectos in
the mountains between Ojinga and
Chichillio. Parade. ..
The government troops were caught
in trap and were literally moved
down by the storm of bullets which
swept their ranks from three direc.
lions.
The insurrectos occupied the cliffs
and mountains and the soldiers were
in the road, with only one way of es.
Gaping, and that blocked. OF the 200
men who went into the pass only forty
escaped so far as known. They
joined the column under Colonel Du.
rantes.
The revolutionists'. loss is said to
have been slight, only five men being
killed, according to their reports.
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FAvoRS The SUBSIDY BILL
National Marine League in Session al
Washington

"dSnun9tOn.
Washington, Jan. 24.-Improved
shipping facilities and communication
with Latin-American countries and
other countries, calculated to enlarge
the foreign trade of the United States
were advocated by delegates to, the
league, which began here. Several Of
the speakers commended the bill now
before congress to provide for postal
subsidy to the countries of lower
South America. OF this measure John
Kirby, Jr., president of the National
Association of Manufacturers, said:
1T is measure of simple justice. It
proposes to take a portion of the mon.
ey which we now pay for foreign post
age and use it in giving us better ia
cilities with the countries of South
America"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-01-24
Cincinnati Police Chief Dead.

Cincinnati, Jan. 24.-Pneumonia,
contracted while directing the police
at the Chamber of Commerce fire in
which six lives were lost Jan. 10,
claimed Chief of Police Samuel Cor
bin. Chief Corbin had been on the
force about quarter of century and
was widely known throughout the
country.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-01-24
Effect Of the Sun on Monuments.

Effect Of the Sun on Monuments.
The perpendicularity of a monument
is visibly affected by the rays Of the
sun. On every sunny day tall monu-
ment has a regular swing leading
away from the sun. This phenomenon
is due to the greater expansion of the
side on which the rays of the sun
fall. A pendulum placed inside, say,
Nelson's column, in Trafalgar square,
would be found to describe on every
clear day an ellipse Of nearly half an
inch in diameter.-English Mechanic
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Their Ideals.

"Why did you never marry, Tom?"
inquired the young benedict of the old
bachelor.
"Well, you see," replied the single
one, when I was quite young re-
solved that I wouldn't marry until l
found an ideal woman. l was difficult
to please, but after many years l
found her."
Lucky beggar! And them
"She was looking for an ideal man."
replied the bachelor sadly.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-01-24
Sickness Affects Examinations.

Ithaca, N. Y, Jan. pam unusual
number Of "hunks" is predicted for
the midwinter examinations at Cor.
nell because of an epidemic of grip
and mumps. With examinations only
two weeks off nearly hundred stu
dents are in the infirmary with
swollen cheeks or serious colds.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-01-24
An lnquisitive Scot.

Scotchmen are fond Of an argument
and delight to find flaws in an oppo-
nent's logic. Two blacksmiths were
once conversing as to which was the
first trade in the world. One insisted
that it must have been gardening and
quoted from Genesis, "Adam was put
into the garden Of Eden to dress it
and keep it." AYE, john" retorted
the other, who had stood up for his
own trade, "but wha made the
spadesT'
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-01-24
Mob Says Negro Escaped.

Avera, Ca, Jan. 24.-After shooting
and killing D. c. Humphrey, white,
Will Johnson, negro, was captured
by a posse and lodged in jail. A mob
overpowered the Jail guard and disap-
peared with the negro. Members OF
the mob declared later that johnson
escaped.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-01-24
A Riot Of Ink.

Canon Nicholl used to tell how on
one occasion he had visited the famous
house Of the Thrales in that suburb
Of London where DR.. johnson was at
home Johnson" said the canon In
recalling his visit, chad occupied two
rooms, and these were left as he last
used them. The sight was an extraor.
binary one, for ink was splashed all
over the door and even on the walls.
It was one Of the doctors habits to
dip his pen in ink and then shake It.
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HOMELESS.

Pat-I say, Mick, I'm very hard up.
Can you lind me the loan Of pound
Mick-Sure,- Pat, to tell yer the
thruth, I haven't bob on me. Every
penny I get give to my poor old
mother. 'T
Pat-Be jabers, Mick, I've just been
talking to yer mother, and she tells
me ye never give her farthing.
Mick-Oh, well, Pat, If don't give
my poor old mother farthing, what
sort of a chance have you got Of get
ting any?-London Mail.
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Greatly improved,

Mrs. Mater-Have you seen Mr.. Da.
ters son since he got home from col
lege? Daughter-Yes, ma; saw him
last night Mrs. M.-Has he improved
much? Daughter-Awfully He's got
q mustache.
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Cotton Production lncreases.

Washington, Jan. PA cotton gin.
ming report issued by the census bu-
reau shows 11,254,115 bales, counting
round as half bales, ginned from
growth of 1910 to Jan. 16, as compared
with 9,7S7,592 ginned from the growth
Of 1909.
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Good ENOUGH For Him,

Ascum-1 see there's some talk upon
the question of abolishing capital pun
ishment. Would you vote to abolish
it? Logie-No, sir; capital punishment
was good enough for my ancestors, and
It's good enough for me."-Presbyte-
rian Standard.
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oW-CaSh- Want-Rate
/! ) Gent -a-word

Where cash accompanies copy we
will publish all s'Want Ads" for half
cent a word per insertion. Where
cash does not accompany copy the
regular rate of one ceut q word will
be charged.
svERY HOME HAS A WANT 40
For Rent.-For Sale-.Exchange
-.heIp Wanted-.Work Wanted
..Etc...Etc.
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tai, where it is said that his condition
was considered serious.
His assailant died from the effects
of the shots he sent into his own body.
Four or five shots were fired and it
is reported that two of the shots took
effect. The man then turned the
weapon upon himself.