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The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-01-10
Testing Coins.

There goes nether man suffering
from degeneration Of public manners.s =
said the clerk in an aggrieved tone. ..l
gave him Ave pieces Of silver in max.
ing change. and Le tested every one
of them to see If 1t was counterfeit
right before my eyes. It is only late.
" that people who buy have got rude
enough to do that. Clerks always did
it with coin that customers gave them.
but that was prerogatiye Of the
trade. For the custome to assume the
same privilege Is Z usurpation OF an
5cient rights. The worst OF 1t Is most
people nowadays are pretty good
judges of bad money, and every little
while q coin is refused because it il
counterfeit. The only way tradesmen
can teach customers the respect due
them is to turn their own backs when
testing money. That has always been.
the custom in England. No tradesman
over there would dare nllip q coin un.
der customers nose, and o : con.
sequences no custon1ed has ever takes
that liberty with him 3
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-01-10
VICTOR HUGO'S ACACIA TREE
Planted In Childhood by Author, It
Has Just Been Saved From De-
struction in Paris.

An acacia tree, supposed to have
been planted by Victor Hugo in his
childhood has just been saved from de-
struction in Paris. The tree stands In
the Boulevard Raspail, and it's tall,
curved trunk has long been familiar
to the inhabitants Of that quarter. A
short time ago certain M. Charuin
bought the plot upon which it grew for
the purpose of erecting a mansion.
The whole quarter was disturbed at
the news that tree of such traditions
was about to disappear. -.
When, however, M. Chaurin heard
that his new mansion was likely to de-
molish the object of veneration
with which he sympathized, he altered
his architectural plans spontaneously,
and built semicircular frontage to-
his house, just inclosing the acacia
within the railings.
The association of 1t with Victor
Hugo is disputed by authorities on
that poets life, but one may feel
gratified that a tradition retains sucl
vigorous life and that the marking
Of places connected with famous men
ls not yet purely municipal in Paris.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-01-10
TEST OF TRUE HOSPITALITY
Army OFFICER Tells Of Als Best Lesson
In Cooking and Conduct 40
Host.

The old army ofiicer, distinguished
alike for his character and his high
position, had said to his fellow guests
at the little mountain camp that he re-
garded knowledge of cooking as a
necessary accomplishment for a gen.
tleman and a soldier.
Let me tell you," he continued,
where I received my first and best
lesson in cooking, and in conduct at
the head Of the table.
while I was yet very. young man
I had the good fortune to attract the
notice of an old French gentleman
who, with the remnant of his for
mer large fortune, had come to the
neighborhood of Petersburg, Virginia,
and established himself in small cot
tage. .. =.--.-.-5-
In this little home the dining-room
and kitchen were separated by par
tition that extended only five feet
above the floor. As monsieur was too
poor to afford a waiter or cook, he
himself performed the duties of both.
HE often honored me with an in
vitation to diner, and as sat in the
dining-room, waiting for the meal to
be served, could see the old gentle
mans head bobbing up and down as
he tended his stew-pans in the kitch-
en-
"How awfully funny!" said some
one, with a giggle.
1T never seemed in the least lu-
dicrous to me-" the old officer quietly
responded. "After placing the dishes
upon the table, my old friend would
remove his apron, put on a rusty dress
coat, and dispense the hospitality Of
his house with the grace and dignity
Of prince" -.
II understood! Noblesse oblige, and
all that sort of thing" murmured the
giggler, contritely. Cali the same,
your old gentleman, ministering at
hidden affairs and practicing mysteri-
Gus rites behind that low partition,
must have been something of char
acter.'"
The old officer grave1y assented
zone that it was privilege to know"
he said.-Youth's Companion.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-01-10
WAS ALWAYS ON THE JOB
NJ Bingleton Discovers New Sltua-
ton With Danger From
-t- Street 6eggars.

''For a long time,' said Mr.. Bingle-
ton, Il have made 1t a custom to look
carefully in either direction before
stopping to look in at show window,
doing this to avoid being taken by
sdfprise by beggars. Now have dis
covered another street situation in
Which one must take like care.
:aWalking along the street this morn
ing I became conscious that one Of
my shoestrings was united and
locked along for convenient store
step on which could put my foot up;
and there did put it up, and was
busily engaged in tying the string,
working away at it with no other
thought in the world, when-
Mister I heard voice at my
ear, can you give me five cents to get
q cup OF coffee? I haven't had
"And there he stood beside me,
close alongside, where he had me at a
disadvantage. He was within my
guard, and I gave up, not because I
thought ought to, but because of my
inward appreciation Of the work of q
man who evidently was always on the
Jon, ever alert and letting no chance
escape him." =
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-01-10
Gift for Business,

Willie's father conducts boat rent
Ing business on the Jersey side OF the
Hudson.
'T'll give you dollar If you'll bail
out the boats, Willie" said the father
one morning after a rain.~
There were Is boats and Willie
wasn't keen. So he was non-commit-
tai. A little later his friend Albert
came over.
I'll give you a quarter If you'll bail
out the boats" said Willie to Al
bert.
Gee! What dye take me for ?" re.
turned Albert as he surveyed the fleet
Of rowboats. TITS worth IS cents, any.
way"
"Well, all right, IS then," said Will
lie.
Albert got busy and did the bailing,
while Willie looked on and, Tom Saw
yer.like, bossed the job. 49,
The work done, Willie collected,
paid Albert and pocketed IS cents.
"That boy'll be a business man." re-
marked the father to Willie's mother
later, but not in the boys hearing
New York Herald.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-01-10
KIND PEASANTS OF BRITTANY
viii Willingly Share With You Con.
tents Of Cupboard and Will
Not Ask for Pay.

In Brittany all peasants carry their
own knives; and as for forks, they
have no use for them. George Whar-
ton Edwards tells, in BRITTANY and
the Bretons," of a visit to an inn
where he met with the proverbial
Breton hospitality.
An old withered Breton woman sat
at the fireside, busily knitting at q
Jersey of blue wool, and three men sat
at a table, playing some sort of game
with dominoes.
The men gave no apparent heed to
our entrance, but knew We were be-
Ing discussed In their patois.
We asked for bread, butter and q
pitcher Of cider, which was forth
coming, but no knives were brought.
Noting our predicament, the three
men at once produced their knives,
- immense horn-handled affairs, and aft
or wiping them very carefully and
considerably on their coat sleeves,
they opened and proffered them to us.
"And now, madame" said I, what
shall pay your" ...
Five sous for the cider, m'sieur.
There is no charge for the bread, for
Is not that the gift of bon Dieu?"
Thus it is throughout this strange
land Of Brittany. One may travel
from end to end away from the large
cities, and everywhere meet with the
same hospitality. The peasant will
willingly share with you what he has
in the cupboard, and will not ask for
pay.
left an Offering Of silver upon the
window sill among the balls of wool.
en- yarn.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-01-10
cH'NAMAN WAS TOO CUTE
Suspicion. Of Wedding Cake Sent Him
by EnoIishman Who Owed
.-s.. ~ Him Money.

An Englishman who was appointed
to an important pc ot In China got mar
rfed soon after. Among the recipients
Of the usual little card boxes contain.
Ing piece of We dding cake was a
Chinese merchant with whom the
bridegroom had IN outstanding &C.
count for goods S, pplied.
After the honey moon, one of the
first persons the newly welded hus
band met was his Celestial creditor.
And how did you like the cake?"
said the Englishm an, laughing, after
the usual congratulations.
"Ah, ah," returned the Chinaman,
with cunning leer, "me no such big
fool to eat him, sab. Me put cakee in
fire. Burn him up. He, he!"
"Oh. that's too bad" said the Eng.
lishman, very mucl, hurt. "You might
have tasted it, at least, out Of com.
pliment to my wife and myself. Why
didn't you?"
me too clute, sab" said the Celes.
tial, with the sane winning smile
You owe me none sab; sendee poi.
son cakee; eat i'm; I die; you no
payee up. Houp-]al He, he. hei ]
know you Ingleesh!"
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-01-10
: HEARD IN BEM|DJI
Bad Backs Made Strong Kidney Ills
Corrected.

All over Bemidji you hear it. Do
ans Kidney Pills are keeping up. the
good work, curing weak kidneys,
driving away backache, correcting
urinary ills. Bemidji people are tel
ling about it-telling of bad backs
made sound again. You can believe
the testimony Of your own toWnspeo-
pie. They tell it for the benefit Of
you who are suffering. If your back
acres, if you feel lame, sore and mis-
cradle, if the kidneys act too fre-
quently, or passages are painful,
scanty, and OF color, use Doan's Kid
ney Pills, the remedy that has helped
so many Of your friends and neigh
bors.s Follow this Bemidji citizens
advice and give Doan's chance to
do. the same for you.
Mrs. Almira Dehart, s1O14 America
Ave, Bemidji, Mimi, says: 81 can
not say too much in praise Of Doan's
Kidney Pills and strongly urge
anyone afflicted with kidney COM
plant to give this remedy fair trial.
Doan's Kidney Pills act promptly
and effectively, leaving no doubt Of
their merits. Z
For sale by all dealers. Price SO.
cents. Foster ilburn Co. Buffalo.
New York. sole agents for the United
States.
IS Remember the name Doarl'
and take no othsr
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-01-10
cHEETAH HUNT IN INDIA
Sport Was Once Very Popular WITH
English Residents-ls Not
Rare Beast.

The cheetah hunt which the vice,
roy witnessed rec emily at Hyderbad
reminds one that cheetah hunting was
an extremely popular sport with In.
dian princes in fol mer days, although
the initiation Of European forms OF
sport has done much in these times
to rob 1t of ancient vogue -- i
It was practiced both by Hindu
and Mohammedan chieftains over the
greater part of India, for the cheetah
even now is not rare beast, and q
century or so ago must have been
common enough:
: Another animal used in the same
way by Indian mobiles was a sort Of
lynx, spelled variously as "shoe
goose" 'syahgush." But this was
used much more rarely than the chez
tab. However, it was not only In.
dians who indulged in this form OF
sport.
1t was, enjoyed and practiced by
Europeans as well in the days when
they were content to abide in India
for fifteen years at a stretch and
When they lfvedsa lIndienne in a way
unknown to modern times. More than
one of the Company's nabobs kept
their own cheetahs, which were fre
quently presents from friendly chiefs
It may easily be imagined that chez
tab hunting was very good sport and
welcomed by the servants of the
Company as an excellent substitute
for the coursing which was familiar
to them in England and which, like
the cheetah hunt, has vanished be
fore the spread of games such as ten,
mis- and golf.-Madras Mail.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-01-10
Something Missing.

Life guards at a Jersey seaside re.
sort tell with great glee of an incident
that happened there last summer. A
German, with his boy of ten, was
standing at the rail OF one of the piers.
quite at the end thereof, when sudden
ly the youngster toppled through into
the water. AS no life guards were out
that~far at the time a well dressed
young collegian on the pier, without
waiting to divest himself of shoes or
clothing, jumped In and after battling
with the waves for some minutes got
the half-drowned boy to the beach. In
The meantime the father had hastened
rom the pier.
The parent, however, bore himself
with great GOODNESS. AS the rescuer
placed the dripping lad at his parents
feet. the German calmly inquired:
Many tanks. but vot hat you done.
nit his hat =
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-01-10
ROMEO CAUGHT IN CHIMNEY
Curious Antics Of a Breton Lover
Arouse Excitement in Village
In Brittany.

This story comes straight from Nor
latx, very modern place in Brittany
Our Romeo, like Chaucer's hero, was
caught In the chimney He was 60
ing to his sweetheart, instead of run
ming away from her. The pretty
Julfette was distance of some seven
miles from his home The enamored
Romeo tramped it on foot all that
distance. At night he reached the
house, and called, but got no answer.
AS the door was shut he decided to
try the roof. On the roof he found
the chimney, and it seemed to him
that was quite wide enough to let him
down. He descended for some dis
tance, but then, as he came near the
fireplace, the chimney narrowed. He
slipped and got In q narrow neck
Here he was caught, unable to move
up or down. Before long he felt a
suffocating sensation. If the thing
lasted much longer 1t would be the
end of him. He could stand 1t no
more. After groaning he yelled. and
he beloved so we'll that not only was
his sweetheart disturbed in her slum-
bers, but the whole village was ex-
cited.
The nearest chimney-sweep was
called, but he could not help him out.
The gendarmes woke up the mayor,
and he. with all the Hotables of the
place, went to look They consulted
among them, and the only way to
liberate the captive lover was to pull
down part of the chimney. This was
done by some masons, and he was
presently released, but before being
allowed his freedom a police report
was drawn up, with a view to inflict-
Ing series of fines for breaking into
private inclosure, damaging other
peoples property, waking up the au-
thorities unnecessarily, and causing a
public scandal. Poor Romeo was very
sad when it was all over.-Paris Cor
respondence, London Telegraph.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-01-10
80 and rs on a Lark.

Mr.. and Mrs. James Stead Biddell
came into New York from their home
IN Passaic, N. j., yesterday to cele.
brate the fifty-fourth anniversary of
their marriage. -.5
I'VE always go for q lark on our
wedding anniversary" laughed Mr..
Biddell in their home last night.
We've never missed it."
Mrs. Biddell stood close to her hus-
band and it was plain they were still
sweethearts. AS he talked she took
his hand.
We've always been happy" he said.
1--WE never had a single QUARREL
Then they laughed.
Mr.. Biddell is eighty-three and his
wife seventy-fve. They were married
in Flushing, L. L., but moved to Pas
sale half century ago, when it was
a small village. They look much
younger than they are. He retired
from business 16 years sgo. New
York Telegraph. "
.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-01-10
NOTICE or APPLICATION
FOR
LIQUOR LICENSE
STATE OF MINNESOTA,
4. ~

STATE OF MINNESOTA,
County of Beltrami, SIS
Village of Kelliher,
Notice is hereby given, That applica-
ton has been made in writing to the
village council of said Village Of Kelli-
her and filed in my office, praying for
license to sell Intoxicating liquors for
the term commencing on January "a,
1912. and terminating on January 23,
1913, by the following person, and at
the. following place, as stated in said
application, respectively, to-wit:
ALLEN UNDERWOOD
At. and on the ground floor of that
certain two story frame building sit
uated on lot ~, block Is. Village of
Kelliher.
Said application will be heard and de-
termined by said village council of the
Village of Kelliher at the council room
in the village hall in said Village of
Kelliher in Beltrami county, and State
of Minnesota on Monday, the % day of
January, 1912, ats o'clock p. M of that
day.
Witness my hand and seal of Village
Of Kelliher this Sth day of January,
1912.
(seaD HENRY PFUND,
~. Village Recorder.
Jan. 10 and II.
r. -
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-01-10
orialn Of the Stocking.

4 writer in French newspaper has
been investigating the origin of stock
1ngs. 1t appears that Henry II. when
preparing for the marriage of his sis
ter In 1859 first conceived the idea of
silk hose, and was the first to wear
silk knitted stockings at that epoch.
making event. "A hundred years later
one Hindres established factory for
stockings in the Bois de Boulogns.
This was the first hosiery factory In
France. It was p success at the start,
and, when it received protection from
the then ministers, 1t was kind of
gold mine. In 1863 the venture was
turned into a company. From it arose
the Society Of Silk Stocking Makers"
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-01-10
Wainuts High In Food Value,


The food value of walnuts is very
high. They are very rich in fat, con-
tanning as much as 63 per cent, while
TIA proteins amount to nearly Is per
cent. 1t has been calculated that 80
large walnut kernels contain as much
fat tas ~ pounds of lean beef, and
YET the walnut is used as a supple
ment to a square meal. Added to
this the glass Of port, say two fluid
ounces, contains besides $50 grains Of
alcohol, 70 grains of grape sugar. In
TIE combination, therefore, we have
ali the elements which make for q
complete diet-viz.: Fat, protein, car
bohydrate, to which may be added
mineral salts. Port and walnuts after
q meal are therefore, from nutritive
point of view, ridiculous excess"
and may lead to digestive disturbance.
Both walnuts and port wine contain
tGnnin, which is unsuited to some con.
situations. z.--
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-01-10
Large Enterprises Essential.

Large personal fortunes acquired
legitimately are in themselves an hon
orable testimony to talent and to
toll; and, without lerge aggregations
Of capital, whether personal or cor
porate, great enterprises, are not pos
sible. And without great enterprises
Will the country show the marvellous
growth which we deem an essential
characteristic of American life, and
Will the masses of the people have
the opportunities now SO abundantly
set before them to find employment
and to develop their own fortunes,
however relatively small those may
be?"-Archbishop Ireland.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-01-10

WANTED TO TRADE-What have
you to trade for new standard pia-
no? Call at second hand store,
Odd Fellows Bldg.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-01-10

WANTED-By young couple modern
furnished room, with board If pos
sible, or suitable for light house,
keeping. Address KY, care Pio-
neer.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-01-10

BOUGHT. AND SOLD-Second hand
furniture. Odd Fellows building.
across from postof11ce. phone 129.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-01-10

WANTED-Dining and sleeping car
conductors. $75-$125. Experience
unnecessary, we teach you, write
Dining Car World, 1875 w. Van
Buren,, Chicago.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-01-10

the only seven day paper in the
state and the paper which carries
the largest amount of classified
advertising. The Courier-News
covers North Dakota like blank
ct; reaching all parts of the state
the day of publication; it is the
paper to use In order to get re-
suits: rates one cent per word first
insertion, one-half cent per word
succeeding insertion; fifty cents
per line per month. Address the
Courier-News. Fargo. N. D.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-01-10

. Jan. 10 and II.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-06-25
FJELDE ARRANGED
fine PROGRAMME

Abercrombie, N. D., June 25.--Pres.
H. O. FJeIde of this city, Of the North
American association, has completed
the programme for the gathering which
will be held at Moorhead and Fargo.
July IL to Is. The convention will be
held In connection with the North
western Singing association sanger
fest, in which singing societies from
Dakota viii participate.
July II has been set aside as Scan
dinavian day, and the programme viii
be carried out at Concordia college, at
Moorhead, Mimi. The second day Of
h festival will be France day, and
the programme will be carried put at
Fargo, al the North Dakota Agricul-
tural college. The programmes for the
succeeding two days. July 10, known
as Bygdelags' day, and July Is, which
has been set aside for a general cele-
bration, win be carried out at Con-
cordia college. July IA has been left
open.
Among the speakers who have been
invited are Dr.. Nansen, from the Uni
versity of Norway; DIR. Pere Fite of
France, and DR.. Morrow OF the Uni
versity of Wisconsin.
The officers Of the association are:
President-Dr. H. o. Fjelde Aber-
crombie.
First Vice President-Prof. J. A
Aasgard, Moorhead, MINI.
Second Vice President-W. j. Trim
BILE, Fargo.
secretary-Tr easurer-Pete Thore-
| sen Reite.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-06-25
z STATES FAVOR
3-CHORCH UNION
IN. D. EVANGELICAL SYNOD CASTS
UNANIMOUS VOTE FOR
MADISON LUTHERAN
AGREEMENT.

Mayvile. n. D., June 25.-Every ar
ticle OF the now famous Madison Luz
theran church agreement, proposing
the uniting of the United. the Hauge
and the Synod Lutheran churches
was ratified by the Northwestern dis
trict of the Norwegian Evangelical
synod at Mayville, which will conclude
its work tomorrow evening. The
adoption Of the agreement was unani-
nous. and complete the ratification.
on the part of the Minnesota and
North Dakota Synodical Lutherans, of
the plan Of consolidation,
Hans Nelson Hauge, representing
the mother church and the king of
Norway, conveyed greetings to the
association yesterday. He also spoke
on the importance of the new mission
work that is being promoted by the
Synod Lutheran churches in China
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-06-25
HEARSE TEAM RUNS
AWAY LEAVING COFFIN
ON TOP OF DRIVER.

Derrick, N. D., June 25.-Aaron
Shepard of Derrick is confined to
bed suffering from three broken
ribs, the result of one of the most
gruesome experiences of his life.
While driving the hearse in the
funeral procession Of Mrs. C. e.
Burns of Derrick, his team be-
came frightened on the grade near
the Edmore cemetery, and back
ing, overturned the rig, throwing
Mr.. Shepard into the ditch beside
the road. The coffin containing
the body of Mrs. Burns, which
was strapped to the wagon, struck
Shepard in the back as the wagon
tipped over, breaking his ribs.
Rev. Mr.. Nudge, who was riding
with Shepard. escaped uninjured-
Unable to hold his team the In
jured mar was forced to drop the
lines and. the horses al away drag
ging the hearse with them.
The accident occurred shortly
after 8 o.. M. The funeral started
from Derrick early in the after
noon but owing to the extremely
muddy conditions of the road did
not reach the Edmore cemetery
until that time.
A searching party equipped with
lanterns started after the runaway
horses which they did not locate
until 2 o'clock the following morn
ing. The funeral was then held
at 8 o'clock.