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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-04-12
Poisonous snun.

All sorts Of odd ways of being pod.
soned by lead are recorded in medical
history: The man who regularly took
the first glass of beer each morning in
q saloon, the beer standing over night
In the lead pipe running from the kes
to the bar spigot: the maid using the
first glass Of water from the tap sup
piled by lead service pipe; the
painter who ate his luncheon every
day with paint-covered hands; the
painter apprentice who slept in the
back room with the paint pals and
white lead kegs. It might reasonably
have been expected that the possible
tiles in the way Of surreptitious lead
poisoning had been exhausted. Not
30. It was recently discovered, after
the death of q woman who had been
suffering from mysterious case Of
lead poisoning not affecting any other
members Of her family that she was
IN fnveterate snuff taker. The snufR
was examined and found to be badly
contaminated with lead from the foil
n which it was wrapped.
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Utilizing tho Castle,

One of the young men attached to
the American embassy at London
brought back with him a story that
has to do with a feature Of the Duffer.
In estate, near Belfast-a historic ruin
In the shape of castle that had been
, stronghold of the O'Neils. Il.
It appears that one day Lord DUH.
erin visited it with his steward, one
Mulligan, and that he drew a line
with his walking stick round it, at the
same time instructing the steward
to build protecting wall on that line,
Then Dufferin went to the continent.
feeling quite secure as to the preser-
walton Of the historic feature. Upon
his return to Ireland he visited the e.
tate. The castle was gone. He rub
bed his eyes and looked again. Then
he sent for Mulligan. where's the
CASTER" he asked.
The castle, me lord? Sure, I pun.
ID It down to build the wall with"
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MIRACLE OF sLuMBER
7EST OF ALL MEDICINES. AZ
WELL As CHEAPEST.
American Nervousness, 50 Prevalent
Complaint, ls Charged to tho
Habit Of Doing Without Stuff
.. Client Natural Rest.

The railroad man who had been 80
hours without sleep was good natured
about it, though it was evident that he
was verging on nervous condition
that might well render him incompe-
tent. There Is an occasional person
who can dispense with sleep in an
astonishing manner, he New York
Mail observes. Yet it is not certain
that such persons really do escape the
penalty. It has been asserted that
Napoleon's later failures of judgment
were the result of an unnerving that
followed his earlier -four hours
enough" sleep. which he boosted and
practiced.
~ It. is being said by medical observ.
ers that the american nervousness"
Is not little attributable to the 50.
cial day demand, the hours after bust.
ness, directly cut down from the sleep
segment of the "a hour day. It Is
probably true that no other country is
so exacting on the full business day.
That we insist on. 1t must begin
promptly and early. But the social
demand is quite as imperative. Shall
not a man go out with his wife in the
evening, after she had been left alone
all day?
She is quite ready. She took a nap
after lunch, at the very hour he was
busiest downtown. The church is run
by the evening meetings. SO is poll
tics. And it may be said that we spend
our money mostly in the evening, ex-
cept what the women spend in the
shops. Can a man take time for sleep
when he is spending his money? No
more than when he is earning it. The
result is that there is always lack Of
sleep. ...3s -.-.
There Is no medicine like sleep.
There is such q miracle wrought by
sleep, changing our fears into hopes,
our dependency into courage, our
thickheadednes into clear vision, that
1t is shameful to put sleep aside. The
wine Of longest vintage cannot illumin.
ate the soul like a full nights sleep,
and the wine is so costly and the
sleep 50 cheap! The high cost of liv-
ing has touched about everything, but
It has not raised the price of sleep.
We have all made so many blum
ders by decisions when the windows
of the mind were darkened by fatigue
that we should learn the lesson. It il
sleep that wipes away the mists. Teach
the children the value of sleep. In
sist on "early to bed" Get back to
tho Puritan habit, which certainly
made giants. There is too much go.
Ing on evenings for the children. It
Is very largely the cause Of the 80.
c1al unrest" of which we complain
too little sleep twenty years ago and
since.
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bamboo over his shoulder glorious in
q silk topper. Nearly all the queues
are gone.
l hear Of Chinese gentlemen on al
sides Fastening to discard their charm
Ing silk gowns, white socks and pic
turesque shoes for ordinary prosaic
European dress. begin to fear that
I may never see gorgeous mandarin
In all his grandeur of robes and UNI
brellas and lovely, buttoned peacock
feathered hat again. It seems posi-
bic, and even probable, that mandarins
-oh, and the pity of it! they were SO
beautiful-may become just ordinary
mortals. Fancy q mandarin in frock
coat and black silk hat!-Wuchang
correspondent Pail Mall Gazette.
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LAND OF DISTURBED sLUMBER
india Also 70 the Abode Of the Festive
Mosquito and tho Sleepy
Punkaf- WaIjah.

You cannot circumvent the mosQui-
to as you can the fly. She has too
many brains. wherever she may stow
them. But she is frail and feeble on
the wing, and you can get her there.
For example, In India 1t Is we'll known
that mosquitoes will not bite under
the punkah, therefore exiles in that
land Of the twelve plaques sleep I'M
der swishing punkah for the six
summer months, and under mos
quito net for the rest Of the year. for
there is no closed season for mos
qu1toes In India. One sleeps as sweet
ly as may be In that hot, intermittent
gale. lulled by the creaking ropes as
the punkah flops and says; sleeps
fairly well until the punkah-waIlah,
who sits outside on your veranda and
pulls the punkah by q string through
the wall, himself begins to doze, and
finally mods as the punkah nags, and
slowly, after q spasmodic jerk or two,
sinks to rest The hot air settles
down upon you. The mosquitoes SET
tie down on you. too, not singly, but
IN battauons. I have counted seven
teen separate bites on q single finger
And then you wake, slowly, confused
~, az souls Will awake in purgatory,
wondering what is wrong. Finally
you awake enough to discover what
Is wrong, and realize that the punkah
has stopped, and that In consequence
you are threatened with an accumu-
lat1on Of heat apoplexy, malaria and
blood poisoning complicated by ap-
preaching nervous prostrat1on. You
might as well resign yourself and
make your will. But II you are IN
resigned and choleric you take cork
screw from the shelf, as the White
knight said to Alice, and go to wake
him up for yourself. Then, for the
rest of that night and for several
nights to come the punkah blows a
gale. Or If you are diplomatic rather
than choleric you calculate that the
punkah-wallah has almost certainly
gone to sleep with the punkah-cord in
his fingers. You reach up In the mos
quito-haunted dark for the slack of
the cord on your side of the wall. pull
In the slack as cautiously as II you
were playing salmon In a pool, not
q punkah-wallah on . veranda, and
when the cord is fairly taut you give
one long, quick pull that wh1rls the
punkah-wallah half way across the We
randa, where he wakes in a cold
sweat, thinking the long-nailed de-
mons have got him at last. Your
soto voce remarks carry just that
meaning you hope they have.-Hart
pers Weekly. .~@
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The most interesting thing about 1t
next to quality is the price. 100
sheets put up in neat boxes for $1.0O
Bemidji Pioneer Office Supply Store.
Mrs. Charles DeRushia returned
this morning from Rochester where
she had gone to receive treatment at
the Mayo brothers hospital Mrs.
De Rushia is very much improved.
The man without a home, the ship
without a harbor, are examples of
misguided calculations. Make your
banking home with the Northern Ma
tional Bank while you are earning
money and in your old age you can
live comfortably on the income from
it.
Mrs. C. w. Shannon of Missoula,
Mont, arrived in the city this morn
ing and will be the guest of Mr..
M. Shannon. Mrs. Shannon is en-
route to Missoula from St. Paul
where she has been the guest of her
mother for some time.
You can buy full letter head size,
IS 12x11 carbon paper, the kind that
will make as many copies as you de-
sire, guaranteed to be equal to the
best on the market or money back.
The most interesting thing about it
next to quality is the price. 100
sheets put up in neat boxes for 500
Bemidji Pioneer Office Supply Store.
The Sunday school class of Mrs. l..
H. Higgins will give a social this ev-
ening at the Methodist church. The
church has been decorated in yellow
and white, these being the class COL
ors. The guests will be divided into
groups and each group will be en-
tertained by enc member of the class.
Mrs. N P. Stone will entertain at
six o'clock dinner this evening and
covers will be laid for Mrs. Thayer
Bailey of Bemidji, Miss Minnie Bal
ley of Bemidji, and the Misses Sue
and Estelle Monroe, Laura Anderson,
Grace Wright, Blanch Heath, Ruth
Spendley and Carrie Castleman.-
Crookston Times.
Madam LeMay, the clairvoyant
whose astonishing success in giving
readings, has attracted so much at
tention in Fort Frances the past few
days is at the McDermid Hotel, where
her room was crowded today during
her Office hours. So great has been
the press because of desire of the test
of Madam LeMay's wonderful power
that many have been compelled to go
away without gaining admittance-
Those who have reached her declare
her demonstrations are wonderful
Adv.
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HOW TO FIND
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opment Association Immigra-
ton Commission Quarters. 80.
: Third Street, South, Mime
( apolis.

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Drab China.

Not . single little Chinese hat with
button Is to be seen in Wuchang to-
day, but such an assortment Of caps
upon badly barbered heads caps Of
ordinary, English make and stranger
varieties made from native fabrics;
felt hats Of every description, from
the soft green, called Alpine, to Eng
lands familiar billycock. One coolio
was seen carrying water with his
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COMING EVENTS.
) @ o o O o O O O

o Friday, April 12-Band min {
8 strel show city hall.
O Saturday, April 13-Band
8 minstrel show city hall.
o Sunday, April 14-Anti-sa-
8 loon league day.
o Monday, April 15-Regular
o meeting of the city council.
o Friday, April 19-Senior class
o play city hall at $50 p. m.
o Saturday, April 2O-Old SOL
o diers' monument benefit at the
9 Grand theatre. {
8 o o o o o o o o o @ O O o {
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A Others See Ue.

Playwrights seldom are impressive
personally, according to Claiming Pol
lock, in his book, "The Footlights-
Fore and Aft" con the WHOLE" he
remarks, 1T is easy to understand the
disappointment of hero worshiper
to whom a companion pointed out
Charles Klein. The author of dozen
successful pieces tells the story with
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-04-12
Notice!

There is money in the city treas
ury to pay all warrants registered
prior to Sept. LIST, 1911, on the gen
eral fund and all warrants registered
prior to June LIST, 1910, on the poor
fund. Interest ceases from this date.
Geo. w. Rhea, City Treasurer.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-04-12
Germans Buy Nothing on Credit.

Germans Buy Nothing on Credit.
People In Germany have much
moro money to spend than here In
America. even though the ratio Of pop
ulation there Is much greater than In
the United States" said William r.
Steinway, Just before sailing for Ger
many the other day. Esq Hi
The German way Is to pay cash for
what one can afford, and there IL ab-
solutely no such thing a. living b.
yond ones means, % We 40 here.
Moreover, there are very clearly de-
aned class distinc tions, recognized By
the people themselves. who never
dream Of trying 70 50 above their sta.
~ = ..f IF. 5.#
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-04-12
Notice!

All parties that have had their
meters shut off for the winter will
please notify the water clerk before
commencing to use water, as I wish
to read the meters.
George Kirk.
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o o o o o . o o o o o o o o o
Albert Bye of Blackjack spent the
day in the city on business.
Joseph Bisiar spent yesterday in
Walker and Akeley on business.
DR.. C. A. Nelson, veterinary sur
geon of Brainerd, is in the city today
on business
Go to Hakkerup for photos.
w. G. Klein returned this morning
from Crookston where he was called
on business.
Mrs. K Gibbs of Farley, shopped
in the city yesterday, returning home
last evening.
Don't forget the food sale to be
held Saturday, April 10, in the Pres
byterian church.
Mrs J. J. Opsahl left this after
noon for short visit with relatives
at Moorhead.
The ladies of the Swedish Aid will
. serve a hot supper in the Odd Fell
lows Hall on April TO-
G. F. Ross came up from Mime
apolis last night and went to Gem
nell this morning.
The ladies of the Presbyterian
church will hold food sale in the
Presbyterian church on Saturday,
April 10.
c. A. Gilman of st. Cloud, came
up from Wadena and left this morn
ing for Brainerd on business. -
A show in himself, Happy An
derson. Pick him out of the bunch
and enjoy yourselves. He's on the
Job all the time, at the Minstrel show
in the city hall Friday and Saturday
nights.
H. j. Mccarthy Of Fargo, was in
e the city this morning en- route to
Orth from the Twin Cities where he
had gone on business.
Most users of pencils are now
writing with the popular "Bemidji."
They may be had at practically ev-
city.
r. G.. Chisholm of Minneapolis, of
the Nichols Chisholm Lumber COM
pany. arrived in the city last night
from Fort Francis, Ont
Yes, that bunch of musicians will
be there too, alone and together at
the big Minstrel show to be given for
and under the auspices of the Bemid-
il Band at the city hall Friday and
Saturday nights. Get your seats
early.
John N. Ley of St. Cloud, is here
for a few days on business. Mr. Ley
was here two years ago when he
published the city directory
The place to get your typewriter
ribbons is at the Bemidji Pioneer
Office Supply store. A ribbon for
every make of typewriter and any
grade you may want. Prices at re-
tail, so, Is and 81.
Mrs. Eduard Netzer and son, Roy
al, are spending a few days at Crook
stOn as the guests of Mrs. NetZer's
=. parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Fuller
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson and baby of
Minneapolis, are visiting at the home
OF Mrs. Bertha Edd of Mill Park.
They will be here two weeks or more.
Every stunt a laugh. Watch for
the big end men features. Keep your
= eye peeled for the big male "darkie''
chorus by Mcdonald, Anderson, New
ton, Ripple, Helmer, Meyers, Cutter
and Ripple. Its a chorus worth while
sure enough. Minstrel show Friday
: and Saturday nights, city hall.
Miss Minnie Bailey and Mrs. Thay-
er Bailey returned this noon from
Crookston where they have been the
guests of Mrs. Bailey's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. N. p. Stone. q
You can buy full letter head size,
8 1-2x11 carbon paper, the kind that
will make as many copies as you de-
sire, guaranteed to be equal to the
+ best on the market or money back.
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Albert Bye of Blackjack spent the
day in the city on business.
Joseph Bisiar spent yesterday in
Walker and Akeley on business.
DR.. C. A. Nelson, veterinary sur
geon of Brainerd, is in the city today
on business
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-02-02
MEXICAN

Here is the view of the republic to
the south, of The Dayton Journal,
which is somewhat severe in it's views
of the late president, but nevertheless
he accomplished wonders when one
considers the barbaric character of
many of the natives:
Mexico has never had a republican
form of government, in fact, and it is
doubtful If the time is at hand for it
to have such a form of government.
Diaz called himself president, and the
formality Of an election was gone
through with at stated periods. but
Diaz was as supreme a dictator as
every a country saw.
He ruled wisely for a long time, and
did a great deal for Mexico and the
Mexican people, but it IA hardly be
said that the country had a republican
form Of government.
Whether it will have such govern
ment under Madero remains to be
seen, but 1t is evident that unless he
receives the support Of the people he
will undertake to do exactly as Diaz
did-run the government regardless of
the constitution. Either that. or his
successor will prove to be a dictator
in the true sense of the word.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-02-02
Daddy's Bedtime
@. How Cats
dow Once Won
/, A Battle

SO ADDY had been telling how the cackHng Of geese once saved the great
city Of Rome from being taken by it's enemys army sid daddy,
No. Nov, il you like, 7 viii tell you how some of Tabbys family once
won a battle" 4
Cats can fight" remarked Jack thoushnuny. "but i never knew they
could do anything like that"
"h, OF course they could If they wanted to- Cats Ire a heap cleverer than
dogs" said Evelyn as she stroked the purrng Tabby stretched out on the rug
before the FIRE
We'll" smiled daddy. ut wasn't because the cats III this cae were 10
clever, but because a clever general knew how to make use Of them.
THE man was Cambyges, king Of Persia.
. great and rich country and her soldiers were such fine fighters that they
could beat the armies OF their ndghbors.
king Cambyses made war with the Egyptians, the rich and clever people
who lived in Africa along the river Nile.
"The Egyptians also were good fighters. Cambyses tried. but at hst his
soldiers could not beat them
Then cambyses had an idea Everywhere he went in Egypt he found
cats handsome sleek creatures that never bothered to get out III ay oneg way
There were even temples or churches where eats were FED and earedf Ear
The Egyptians thought it was wicked to harms eat because fhav said ~ ami
mails belonged to the moon goddess PashE.
Cats were so cared for In Egypt because they killed the rats and mice
that otherwise would have eaten up all the Egyptians grain Grain vas the
CHIEF crop q the Egyptians, and Dy selling it to their neighbms who had none
they had become very rich.
@Cambyses, the Persian general heard that the Egyptians feared 10 KIN
a catiest the cat goddess should send them some dreadful punishment
$50 Caxnbyses caught cats and had his soldiers catch them for him. when
e nad Wnar 2 g lnougnt Wou 9 enough he marched bis army against the
Egyptians. each Persian soldier with q pussy in his arms
when they reached the Egyptian army the latter were afraid to- return
the blows Of the Persian soldiers lest they might hurt 4 cat So they were
easily beaten and Cambyses was so pleased with his trick that he treated
the beaten Egyptians very kindly
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-02-02
According to Uncle Abnsr.

More responsibility is placed upon
suspenders than on n other inven-
ton of this rece Of men.
This would be a reasonably happy
world if every Teller could get his love
letters back.
Among the members OF the great
leisure class in this country must be
numbered the husbands of the china
painters.
Elmer Sphinx has started i'm maxim
a burnt wood picture for Miss Pansy
Tibbitt's birthday present, but has let
it be noised around that she makes
eyes at any ~travelin' men during the
year, somebody else will be the fair
recipient of the same.
The young fellers that got a lot of
impossible necSties for Christmas
should save 'em up until after they
get married. After a Teller is married
he doesn't care what he wears.
There are two kinds Of people that
there is no use in trying to convert.
One is the kind that wears red flannel
under clothing and the other is the
kind hat dotes on Ibsen.
Cur idea Of having a good time is
going to an afternoon reception and
Conversations, where the subject I'M
der discussion is Maeterlinck's Infiu-
nee Upon Modern Drama.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-02-02
A HARMLESS WAYTO
DARKEN THE HAIR
A LITTLE SAGE AND SULPHUR
MAKES GRAY HAIR vANIsA-A
REMEDY FOR ALL HAIR
TROUBLES.

Who does not know the value of
Sage and Sulphur for keeping the
hair dark and glossy and in good con-
dition? AS a matter of fact, Sui
phur is a natural element of hair, and
a deficiency of it in the hair is held
by many scalp specialists to be con-
nected with loss of color and vitality
of the hair. Unquestionably, there is
no better remedy for hair and scalp
troubles, especially premature gray
ness, than Sage and Sulphur, If prop
erly prepared.
The Wyeth Chemical Company OF
New York put out an ideal preparation
Of this kind called Wyeth's Sage and
Sulphur Hair Remedy, in which
Sage n Sulphur are combined with
other valuable remedies for keeping
the hair and scalp IN clean, healthy
condition.
If your hair Is losing its color or
constantly coming out, or If you are
covered with dandruff or dry, itchy
scalp, get a fifty cent bottle OF
Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur from your
druggist use it according to simple
directions. and see what a difference
a few days treatment will make in
the appearance of your hair.
All druggists sell it under guaran-
tee that the money will be refunded
IL the remedy is not exactly as repre-
sented. Special agents, Fout q Por-
terrified, 81 Broadway.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-02-02
THE HOMES.

" Congress is discussing more liberal
land laws in this country with a view
OF preventing the exodus OF farmers
To other countries to take UP lands.
There is no question but the land laws
should be more favorable and their in
depreciation more liberal to the pros
pectiVe home-maker. while the specu-
lator should be shut out from the adj
Vantases so far as possible.
Every home-especiaIly the one on
q farn--is of great value to a coun-
try, snd every reasonable effort should
be made to foster them. This nation
could o have assimilated the vast
infiux of immigration which has been
witnessed during the past few years,
had IL 0 been that many Of these
people have sought and made homes
on the land.
The man who wants to make a home
should be encouraged by liberal laws.
He should also be aided in every way
in producing just as large and as
profitable a crop as possible. II this
be done, there win be no trouble to
have those now here, remain; this
win induce others VINO wish to prosper
as much as the present settler and
farmer, to come here n there will
be no question in regard to the thrush
of settlers and investors.
Locally this work Of announcement
has been well started. and no matter
what may be the obstacles encounter
ed. they should be brushed aside, and
the good work pushed until North Da-
kcta is known far and wide as the best
and most prosperous state in the
union. It is entitled to this distinc-
tion. '.. ....