Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, December 22, 1910, Page 7

_— Making a Major. John Esten Cooke, who went into the war as an enlisted man in a Rich- mond battery, was soon afterward ap- peiated an officer on the staff of Gen- eral J. E. B. Stuart. On Stuart’s staff, Mr. George Cary Eggleston says in “Recollections of a Varied Life,” he distinguisbed himself by a certain laughing nonchalance under fire and py his eager readiness to undertake Stuart’s most perilous missions. It was in recognition of some spe- cially daring service of that kind that Stuart gave him his promotion. The delightful way in which the great boy- ish southerner did it is best told in M. Eggleston's own words. “You're about my size, Cooke,” Stu- art said, “but you're not so broad in the chiest.” “Yes, I am,” answered Cooke. “Let’s see if you are,” said Stuart, 4 off his coat as if for a boxing match. “Try that on.” Cooke donned the coat with its three stars on the collar and found it a fit. “Cut off two of the stars,” Stuarti commanded, “and wear the coat to Richmond. Tell the people in the war department to make you a major and send you back to me in a hurry. I'll need you tomorrow.” « How It Feels to Be Run Over. “When I was run over,” writes a correspondent, “I had not seen the car approaching. The first thing I knew was that I was on the ground, kicking upward with my legs in an effort to get from under the car. Then I felt a wheel going over my chest, which bent as it passed over. In the inter- vening second or two I went through several minutes’ worth of feelings. 1 had the sensations of astonishment at ‘being on the ground, of wanting to roll aside and away, of bracing myself— and my chest especially—stiff to resist something, whatever it might be, while a lghtning flash of fear was dimly there and a subconscious query, ‘What on earth next? Yet it was hardly fear, because there was no time for such a durable sensation. It was rath- er a sense of being suddenly confront- The Rajahs of Bustar. The rajahs of Bustar are hybrid rajputs, claiming to be of the family of the moon, and have reigned in Bus- tar for between five and six hundred years. The family bears the name of Rathputty, and every year the rajah has to sit on the rath at the festival of the Dusseerah wearing the jewels of the goddess Dunteshwarre, the tutelary goddess of the state, which are brought from Dantawara temple for the pur- pose. ‘Save for the jewels he is clad only in wreaths of flowers,” says a writer in the Wide World, “and when we saw him he looked very solemn—al- most ashamed of himself—as he passed us. “In connection with this ceremony | there used to be a brutal custom of dragging the rath, a huge sort of jug- gernaut car weighing many tons, over the bodies of live buffaloes, often only partly killing them. “This horrible practice was stopped by British officials.” Exclusive. At an evangelistic service at Glasgow the preacher at the end of his addiess cried, “Now, all you good people who mean to go to heaven with me, stand up!” With a surge of enthusiasm the audience sprang to its feet, all but an old Scotchman in the front row, who sat still. The horrified evangelist wrung his bands and. addressing him, said, “My good man, my good man, don’t you want to go to heaven?” Clear and deliberate came the an- e, Awm gangin, but no wi' nally couducted puirty!‘%SL‘ | _ | Don’t Get Run Down. | Weak and miserable. If you have I\xdnevl or Bladder trouble, Dull head pain: : Nervousness. Painsin the bac aud feel tired all over, get a package of Mother Gray’s Australian-Leaf, the pleasant berb cure 1t never falls. We have many testi- monials from grateful people who haue us | this wonderful remedy. As a regulator it bas no equal. Ask for Mother Gray’s Aus- tralian-Leaf at Druggists or sent by mail | for 50 cts. Sample FREE. Address, The Mother Gray Co.. Le Roy, N. Y. | FUNERAL DIRECTOR Kindly Fruits. The expression in the prayer book “Kindly fruits of the earth” has for most persons no definite meaning on account of the difference in signifi- cance now attached to the word kind- 1y from that used when the expression was first written. The word kindly in that connection meant as nearly as possible “of its kind,” and the expres- sion “kindly fruits of the earth” meant *“the fruits of the earth each after its kind.” Why Waste His Breath? Teacher—Now, Tommy, suppose you had two apples and you gave another boy his choice of them. You would tell him to take the bigger one, wouldn’t | you? Tommy—No, mum. Teacher— Why? Tommy—Cos ’twouldn’t be nec- essary.—Suburban Life. How’s This? i Weoffer One Hundred Dollars Reward_ for any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall’s Catarrh Cure. F. CHENEY & 0O0., Toledo, O. We, the undersigned, have known . 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As no outside air can enter the tight seams, all the fuel burned is regulated by the drafts, as it should be, and this saves from 25 to 50 per cent of the fuel ordinarily wasted in poorly constructed ranges. ure up the saving in a year for yourself. Fig- ed with a grave reality, of doubtful, [ obscurely terrible import.” — London | Chronicle. . of the range without removing the lids. In a few month’s time the MONARCH || prices for magazines we can will pay many times the difference between Origin of Coal. Coal is of vegetable origin. When vegetable matter accumulates under water it undergoes a slow process of decomposition, giving off its nitrogen, hydrog oxygen and some carbon, the r t of which if carried far enough is the formation of a mass of carbon. DPeat, found often in swampy tracts, is the first stage in the coal forming process, and the further stages arve formed by the burial of these vegetable deposits under great loads of sediment, where they become subject to pressure and sometimes to heat. This effects a series of changes, consolidation and loss of oxygen and gives a series of products whose na- ture depends on the degree to which the original vegetable matter has been changed. The vroducts are known as Jlignite, bituminous coal and anthracite coal, Mixing His Dates. There is a story of a man who was so transported with joy as he stood up at the altar rail to be married that his thoughts reverted to a day when he stood up at the prisoner's bar in a court of ju to plead “guilty” or “not guilty” to a criminal charge. So powerfully did that, the most painful event of his life, obtrude itself upon his mind that when the clergyman put the question, “Wilt thou have this wo- man to be thy wedded wife?” and so on, the poor distracted bridegroom an- swered with startling distinctness, “Not guilty, so help me!”—From Tuck- erman’s “Personal Recollections.” A Stubborn Opening. The head of the household was go- ing through her husband’s pockets the next morning. “What kept you out so late last night?’ she suddenly demanded. “It was the opening of the cam- paign, my dear,” the lesser bhalf re- plied. “Well, it didn’t take three cork- screws to open it, did it?” And she drew the offending articles from his side pocket and waved them before him.—Cleveland Plain Dealer. 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, “had occupied two rooms, and these were left as he last used them. The sight was an extraor- dinary one, for ink was splashed all over the floor and even on the walls. It was one of the doctor’s habits to dip his pen in ink and then shake it.” Teaching the Teacher. Teacher—Johnny, what part of speech is ‘nose? Johuny—'Tisn’t any. Teach- er—Ah, but it must be. Johnny—May- be yours is, because you talk through it, but the only part of speech I've got Is my mouth. Same Old Story. “Does he pay his alimony promptly 7 “No. He has to be urged and threat- ened every pay day; but, then, of course, 1 got used to that when we were living together.”—Cleveland Plain Dealer. Masculine Perversity. Men are funny creatures to cater for. 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