Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, June 23, 1908, Page 2

| | THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER PUBLISHED EVERY AFTHRNOON, BEMIDII PIONEER PUBLISHING CO. By CLYDE J. PRYOR. TEntered in the postoffice at Bemidjl. Minn., a8 second class matter. SUBSCRIPTION---$5.00 PER ANNUM —_— HENRY EUNKLEY ON GOOD ROADS. Henry Funkley, county attorney, and candidate for representative to the legislature from this .district, has accepted an invitation from the people in the Benville country (which takes in a large part of Bel- trami and Red Lake counties north- west of Red Lake) to speak there on the Fourth of July, at a large celebration which is now being vre- pared for. In speaking of his candidacy for the legislature, Mr. Funkley said that this trip to the best and most densely populated farming country n both Red Lake and Beltrami counties, is entirely without political significance, and that he goes there simply as a citizen to help his friends in that locality celebrate the national holiday. Further, in being pressed by a representative of the Pioneer as to what his platform for his candidacy for the legislature would be, Mr. Funkley said: “This matter of platform and election promises has always more or less appealed to me as the strong- est kind of ‘salve’ used by the poli- tician' for the purpose of catching votes, and such promises are almost invariably lost sight of as soon as the votes are counted. “But I will say this, that there is not one thing we need more in this district than state aid for roads. We need roads far more than we do drainage, as it will be a long time before we will have used up all the dry land we have in this district, but we cannot get to it without roads. And, of course, roads will also ditch the low country through which they extend. I repeat that there is nothing we need in this district more than roads, and I do not believe it altogether impossible to get substantial aid from the state for that purpose. There should be a state road on every range line. The counties have not the money, but the state of Minnesota has, and it is one of the richest states in the Union. There is no better way for the state to invest its money, because it would throw thousands of acres of state land into a ready market besides otherwise adding immensely to the growth and prosperity of the state. “But you will have to excuse me, as here is my train.” And with this Mr. Funkley boarded the train for Cass Lake where he went yes- terday to try a land ca. OBSERVATIONS. [A. G, Rutledge.] As a man gets older, he realizes that a good deal of his youthful wit was nothing more than impudence. There are so many people in the world of the kind who discover that you have gray hairs coming in your head. It is always a question which looks funnier: This spring’s styles in hats, or last spring’s hat brought out to be ‘worn again. The old can’t be young again, and the young will not learn from the wisdom and experience of the old, so trouble will continue to trouble. Tell your friends your troubles, and they will say:* “Is that all that is the matter with you? We were led to believe it was something serious.” Republican State Convention. The republican state convention of the republican electors of the state will be held at the Auditorium in St. Paul, Minn., Wed- nesday July 1, 1908, at 11 o’clock a. m., for the purpose of placing In nomination candidates on the republican ticket for the following state offices: Governor, lieutenant-governor, secretary of state, treasurer, attorney-general and two railroad and warehouse commissloners. The basls of representation shall be the average of all the votes cast for the republi- can candidates for governor, licutenant-gov- ernor, secretary of state, auditor, treasurer and attorney-general at the general elec- tion of 1906, Each of the countiesof the state shall be entltled to one delegate for each 200 of sald average votes cast In the respective countles and to one delegate for each additional frac- tlon of 100 or more ot said average votes and to five delegates-at-large. All the sald county delegates shall be elected by the ropublican county convention and the said republican county convention shall be held on Thursday, June 25, 1908, Went a Shade Better. ¢ “You—you are temperamentally im- Dossible,” roared the first angry man, “And you,” replled the second, get- Ming red in the face, “are tempera- Efln:uy 1nconceivable.”—Philadelphia . Good Mental Food By ar = The easy digestion, palatableness and nutrition o DR. PRICE'S WHEAT FLAKE CELERY { makes it a gOOd mental food’ becaum it takes’ lnlel “1"‘1);"?“:; society was organized for less force to assimilate it and does not produce fermentation to distress the stomach. B F Nl PRICES It is a food made The French “Mrs. Malaprop.” Calino, the French *“Mrs. Malaprop,” does not amuse so much by the con- fusion of his words as by the quaint- ness and unintended plainness of his remarks. He entered the service of a well known doctor, who, after Calino had been buying hay for his horses for awhile, made up his mind that the hay was worthless. “That Is very poor hay that you've been buying,” the doctor complained. “But the horses eat it, sir,” sald Calino. “No matter. It's bad hay.” “Yes, sir,” said Calino respectfully. “I'll change it. 1 know you are a much better judge of hay than the horses are!” One day the bell rang, and Calino came in, “A patient has arrived, sir,” he re- ported. “An old patlent or a new one?” asked the doctor. “New one, of course, sir,” sald Ca- lino. “The old ones never come back!” «Calino admired very much the beau- tiful teeth of a lady among his mas- ter’s patients. “Ah!” he exclaimed. “Her teeth are as fresh and sound and white as a newborn baby’s!” Idiomatic English. Mrs, Fremont, in a sketch of her fa- ther, Senator Benton, tells the follow- ing story of the French bishop at St. Louis at the time of the purchase of Louisiana. She says: It was a point of honor among the older French not to learn English, but the bishop decided that it would be better to acquire it, especially for use from the pulpit. To force himself into the familiar practice of the lan- guage he secluded himself for awhile with the family of an American farm- er, where he would hear no French. The experiment proved very success- ful. Soon he had gained a sufficient fluency to dellver a sermon in English. Senator Benton was present when it was to be given, and his feelings may be imagined as the bishop, a refined and polished gentleman, announced: “My friends, I'm right down glad to see such a smart chance of folks here today.” Lincoln’s History of Himself. When Abraham Lincoln was elected to congress Charles Lanman, then editor of the Congressional Record, ac- cording to the regular custom, for- all the phosphates and proteids. It the elements to sustain life, oo [t 1D F ™ Ty s b $pinning on 418 ‘Gommon. ‘That historic bit of ground known tv | the world as Boston ‘Common has been the background of many a strunge snd picturesque scrne. Surely not one of the varied events which have been acted upon it presents a quainter pic- ture than one wlrich took place about 1750. Mr. Francis Drake describes the occurrence in hisarticle In “The Memo- rlai History of Boston” on '‘Life In Boston In the Provincial Period.” In 1720 an attempt was made in Bos- {| ton to encourage the art of spinning and to establish schools where the process could be tanght to the poor. It was recommended that twenty spin. ning wheels should be provided by the town for the uge of children sent from the almshouse and a premium allowed of £5 for the first piece of linen spun the encouragement of the industry, and the fourth anniversary was publicly celebrated, “In the afternoon,” says an old ac- count, “300 young female shinsters, de- from whole wheat containing| centiy aressed. aumered o e Fom has all| mon with their spinning wheels. The 404 wheels were placed in thrce rows, a female at each wheel. Weavers also appeared in garments of their own PR T T AT AT X TN weaving. There was an immense num- S . | ber of spectators.” An Opium Farm. Not far from Macao, at the mouth of the Canton river, China, is an opiem “farm.” Standing in a courtyard Is the great wooden building devoted to opilum manufactures, and in its vesti- bules are heaps of brown balls, not un- like cocoanuts. Two coolies, seated, cut them open and remove the black, jamlike substance they contain—the compressed poppy. The outer covering i8 a thick layer of dried leaves. In- slde the building the whole place is full of smoke, arising from a hundred charcoal fires in open earthenware “chattis,” placed in a row around the ‘walls, Over each -fire rests a shallow brass pan in which bubbles a mixture of poppy and water. This mixture is strained through paper and passes on to be more carefully boiled in the next room, where the process is exactly similar. From there it goes to another room, where the sirup is reduced to the consistency of treacle over slow fires. In another bullding the opium is pack- ed in tiny cans and placed in cases and sealed with the government seal. Countess Hertford's Bell. Edward Seymour, earl of Hertford, in the days of Queen Elizabeth married as his third wife a beautiful young widow who had been engaged to Sir George Roduney, but whom she jiited for Lord Hertford. Sir George Rodney traveled to Amesbury and, putting up wt the inn, awaited the homecoming of the earl and countess, who were ex- pected to arrive the next day. The in- fatuated man wrote a dying ode to his fickle love, using his blood as ink, and upon the arrival of the bridal party he went out to meet them. Lady Hert- ford was agitated and terrified at the appearance of her old lover, and be- fore Sir Geggge could be prevented he drew his sword and, falling on it, ex- pired at Lady Hertford’s feet. The -countess presented a bell to Amesbury church perhaps as a slight penance for Wer fickleness. The insecription runs: Be strong in faythe, prayes God wel), Frances, Countess Hertford's bell. Stars That Outshine the Suni One of the government astronomers, referring to stars that are so distant that they have no measurable parallax, asserts that one of these, the brilliant Canopus, can be said with confidence to be thousands of times brighter than our sun. Whether we should say 20,- 000, 10,000 or 5,000 no one can decide. The first magnitude stars, Rigel and Bpeca, also are at an immeasurable distance and must, in view of their ac- tual brightness, enormously outshine the sun. A Banker's Generosity. One day Humboldt was dining with Mendelssohn, the banker, and, an un- usual thing for him, was very silent. His host, remarking it, observed to Humboldt that be was sure he must be {1l “No,” sald Humboldt, “but I am in great trouble. Only ten minutes be- fore leaving my apartment to come here I received from my landlord a note informing me that he had sold the house in which I reside and that I must move. The very thought drives It Would Flatter Man. me to despair. I really cannot bear to Few men have deserved and few move again.” have won higher praise In an epitaph Mendelssohn gradually led Humboldt into conversation, during which he found time to write a note and receive an answer to it. He then took Hum- boldt aside and sald: “By this note T learn that I am now the owner of the house in which you reside. The condi- tion, however, upon which I have be- come Its possessor is that you continue to occupy your apartment in it as long as you live.” than the following, which was written by Lord Byron on the tomb of his dead Newfoundland: “Near this spot are deposited the re- mains of one who possessed beauty without vanity, strength without inso. lence, courage without ferocity and all the virtues of ‘man without his vices. This praise, which would be unmean- Ing flattery 1f inscribed over human ashes, 18 but a just tribute to the mem. ory of Boatswaln, a dog, who was born at Newfoundland May 8, 1803, and died at Newstead abbey Nov. 18, 1808.” Wanted a Bargain. One day a small Cincinnati boy came to a halt before a sign over a desk In the office of the express company. It gave the rate for money orders, and after studying it for a few minutes he | the Azcarraga station just as the train walked up to the cashier and said bold- | steamed out)—There! If you hadn’{ Woman’s Reasoning. Husband (arrlving with his wife at warded to Mr. Lincoln as well as to all other members elect a blank to be filled out with facts and dates which might be made the basis for a bio- graphical sketch in the directory. Mr, Lincoln’s blank was returned prompt- ‘ly, filled up in his own handwriting with the following information: “Born Feb. 12, 1809, in Hardin coun- ty, Ky. “Hducation, defective. “Profession, lawyer. “Military service, captain of volun- teers in the Black Hawk war. “Offices held: Postmaster at a very small office, four times a member of the Illinols legislature and elected to the lower house of the next congress.” Ancient Waterworks. Hezeklah, king of Judah, who reigned In the years 717 to 688 B. C., was a ploneer in constructing a system of waterworks, bringing water into the city of Jerusalem. In the holy book we read: “He made the pool and con- duit and brought the water into the city, stopping the upper part of Gihon, and brought it straight down to the west side of the city of David. And Hezekiah prospered in all his works.” From the ‘“pools of Sclomon,” near Bethlehem, water was conveyed to Jerusalem, a distance of six or seven miles, through a conduit of earthen pipe about ten inches in dlameter. The pipe was incased within two stones, hewn out to fit it, then covered over with rough stones cemented together. Bven in those days “boil the water” was a well known injunction. Alphabetical. Two commercial travelers in a rail- way carriage entered into conversa- tion, One of them tried hard to make the other understand something, but he was elther very hard of hearing or slow in believing. At last his friend lost his temper and exclaimed: “Why, don't you see? It's as plain as A B CI” “That may be,” said the other; “but, you see, I am D B F.” A Fatal Dise: A celebrated general once inquired of one of his soldiers the cause of his brother's death. “My brother dled, sir,” replied the soldier, “because he had nothing to do.” “Well, my man,” said the general, “that s reason enough to kill the great- est general of us all.’—Exchange. A Partioular Patient. “Are you sure that is what is the matter with me?” “Yes, madam.” “Well, yow'll have to guess agaln, doctor. I won't have it. It's too com- mon a complaint.”—New York Press. 1y: taken such a fearful time dressing we “I want & money order.” shouldn’t have lost that train. Wife— “How large a one, my boy?’ the | And if you hadn’t hurried me so all the clerk inquired benignantly. way here we shouldn’t have such & “Well, let’s see,” pondered the little | long time to walt for the next one.— fellow. “The rate for a ten dollar or- | Phillppines Gossip. ey der Is 8 cents, sn’t 1t?” < “Yes; that's right” "We:ll, lnsantgaLdmm and pair of MR. JOSEPHJI;“N;;)R;E:F MINN roller skates and a new straw hat and some candy. Ten dollars will be Writes Letter Which May Be of enough,” Then he fished through his pockets Great Interest to Skin Suffer- ers of this City. and triumphantly placed a nickel and three coppers before the astonished clerk. It took ten minutes to convince the youngster that nothing less than $10.08 could buy a money order for $10—8t. Louls Globe-Democrat. Mahnomen, Minn., 1-27-'08. Only a few lines to let you know that I have had a bad leg with the weeping Eczema for 35 years. I spent quite a bit of money on doctor bills but I could never find relief. I spent over $100 for the medicines that I bought until I found your advice about your D. D. D. Prescription. I have used 32 bottles of it and I am cured entirely for which I thank you ever so much for it, I will be glad to advise all of my friends who have eczema of the wonderful medicine. I am your thankful friend, Mr. Joseph Montry. What D. D. D. did in this case it ought to do for you. This won- derful remedy is now recognized by the foremost physicians and scientists as the quickest and surest cure for Eczema and skin disease of any nature. This remedy is as safe and pleasant to take as pure water, and is applied directly to the afflicted parts, leav- mgno bad odor or sticky, salvy substance. The first application gives INSTANT RELIEF, and as far as we have been able to investigate quickly effects the most astonishing and permanent cures wherever rightly used. If you are a sufferer from any kind of itch or skin disease of any nature do not fail to try this remarkable remedy. Pamphlets on skin ‘| diseases and their cure, diet, exer- cise, bathing, etc., free at our store. E, A, Barker Didn't Give Him a Chance. “Say, ma,” piped up little Johnny after the minister had finished his call and taken his departure, “when Mr. Meeker was here every time you stop- ped talkin’ a minute he would start in to say somethin’ an’ git as fur every time as ‘I dare say,’ an’ then you would start goln’ ag’ln an’ talk a lot more, an’ that is the way it kept on right along, an’ the only thing he sald all the time he was here was ‘I dare say,’ ‘I dare say,’ every few minutes.” “Well, what of it? I am not to blame for Mr. Meeker’s pauclity of ldeas, am I?’ demanded Johnny's moth- er, somewhat impatiently. “I dunno 'bout that,” said Johnny doubtfully, as if not exactly sure what was meant by paueity of ideas, “but anyhow, ma, you orter give him a chanst. When he started in with ‘T dare say,’ why didn’t you keep quiet Jest once, ma, an’ let him go ahead an’ say what he was goln’ to an’ have it over with?’—8t. Paul Ploneer Press, A Chapel on a Bridge. At St Ives, the little old Hunting- donshire town in which Oliver Crom- well lived for several years, there is & bridge spanning the lazily flowing Ouse, and on this bridge is a quaint building which at one time did duty as 8 chapel. The structure has been in existence for something like 500 years and was, according to local historians, originally employed as a beacon light- house, After that it was turned for a time into a hostel and eventually be- came an ordinary dwelling house. Some of the rooms in this curious bullding are below the level of the water in the river. His Sorrow. “You know that box of clgars you gave me on my birthday, dear?’ sald a man to his wife. “Yes” “Well, I took them down to -the. office, and some one stole them.” “I'mawfully sorry.” “So am I—for the thiefl” was the eruel remark. A Breakfast In Siberia. “I spent two weeks in the hut of a Biberlan sayage a prisoner to the black frost,” sald an explorer. “Shall I ever forget those two weeks? No, no! A Siberlan breakfast comes to my mind. ‘We took it lying on our stomachs round a kind of pie board, which was our ta- ble. The first dish was frozen weeds dipped in geal ofl and served with lorge chunks of fresh blubber. The sccond dish was- raw walrus. The third dish was walrus hide, an inch thick and hairy. You swallowed It whole, for it was too tough to chew. Dinner was breakfast over again plus a hot meat, seal or reindeer, after the hide course. Supper consisted of cold blubber and cold hide served with seal oil. Don’t wrinkle your nose and shud- der. In that intense cold, the ther- mometer never above 40 degrees below wero, I liked that greasy food. You should have seen me munching away at great soft yellow balis of fat sim- ilar to duck fat.” A Little Retouching. The wonders of photography are ever on the increase. Nevertheless there are still some limitations to the power and skill of even the most expert pho- tographer. Mr. Hall 13 an amateur of no mean attalnments, and when his old Aunt Hannah from Bushby came down to the city he secured a picture of her in her most characteristic pose—arms akimbo and mouth slightly open. When Aunt Hannah saw the first print she looked at it, held it off, drew it close again and then sat down to write her nephew: Dear James—Yours with photograph taken during my late visit just received. In reply I would say I'm well enough Ppleased with It for myself and your folks. But in the one you send out to California. to Bmma I'd rather you'd stralghten out my elbows and let my arms hang. Af- fectionately, AUNT HANNAH. P. 8.—Perhaps you'd better close my mouth & mite more, as Emma’s husband is a stranger to me. —Youth’s Companion. Kadiak lIsland’s Queer Climate. Of the abnormal climate of Kadlak Island, Alaska, a writer says: “In spite of its situation in such high latitudes we find here what may well be de- scribed as ‘the parting of the ways’ be- tween the arctic and more temperate regions. For, thanks to the moderating influence of the Japanese current which flows along its southern coasts, Kadiak is favored with climatic condl- tlons such as are unknown even ip places a few miles north or east of I on the mainland of Alaska. So pro- nounced is the demarcation line that even on the island ltself a traveler in summer will suddenly emerge from amid forests and vegetation of almost tropical luxuriance into a barren, des- olate land of silence, where lofty snow capped mountains tower aloft, brood- ing, as it were, over the past terrors ot an arctic winter, which will soon de- scend once more, enveloping them in its fcy grip.” Deeply Affecting. “And when,” sald Mrs. Nuyoreesh, “those French pheasants came by sing- Ing the Mayonnalse it was too deeply touching for words.”—Success Magn- zine, Great gouls are not those who have fewer passions and more virtues thas the common, but those only who have greater designs.—La Rochefoucauld. ALL WORN OUT, WEAK AND DEBILITATED! ———IF 80, YOU HAVE—— CATARRH! ITISINTHE BLOOD THIS IS SURE The market is full of “Catarrh rem- edles” of every conceivable mode of treatment, but there fs not a single prescription which attacks and deals directly with Catarrh through the blood. 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During the feast one of the guests proposed a toast and prayer of- fensive to Alexander, who hurled a gohlet at him. King Philip, angry at this outrage, started up, drew his sword and rushed furiously upon his son, but he had drunk so deeply that before he reached him he fell prostrate among the terrified merrymakers. Not a whit perturbed at this extraordinary escape from death, -Alexander retorted, “Here is a man preparing to cross from Europe into Asia who yet cannot step surely from one couch to another.” Not a Soloist. The late Theodore Thomas was re- hearsing the Chicago Orchestra on the stage of the Auditorium theater. He ‘was distusbed by the whistling of Al- bert Burrfdge, the well known scene painter, who was at work in the loft above the stage. A few minutes later Mr. Thomas’ librarian appeared on the “pridge” where Mr. Burridge, merrily whistling, was at work. “Mr. Thomas’ compliments,” said the librarian, “and he requests me to state that if Mr. Burridge wishes to whistle he will be glad to discontinue his re- hearsal.” To which Mr. Burrldge replied suave- ly, “Mr. Burridge’s compliments to Mr, Thomas, and please inform Mr. Thomas that if Mr. Burridge cannot whistle with the orchestra he won’t whistle at all.”—Success Magazine. Just to remind you of the importance of sav- ingyourteeth. That’s my business. DR. G. M. PALMER Printing The Pioneer Printery Is Equipped with - Modern Machinery, Up-to-date Type Faces, and the Largest Stock of Flat Papers, Ruled Goods and Stationery of All Kinds in Northern Minnesota. We have the highest-salaried Printers in Beltrami county, and we are leaders in Commercial Printing. Try us; we'll Suit you. : Pioneer Printery e : iy { {