Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, February 17, 1911, Page 2

PUBLISHED EVERY AFTERNOON EXREPT SUNDAY BY THE BEMIDJI PIONEER PUBLISHING CO. E. H. DENU, 0.E. CARSON. Entored In the Postetfice at-Bemi]l, “Wisnsssta, 88 ascont class matter, $UBSCRIPTION---$5.00 PER YFAR W JVANGE CITY OF BEMIDJI County' Seat. Population—In 1900, 1500; in 1910 5099.- Summer Resort--Hundreds of outsid- ers make their summer home on Lake Bemidji. Fishing boating and bath- ing accommodations are second to none in the United States. Area—Ten Square miles incorporated. Altitude—1400 ‘eet above sea level. Water Power—2200 developed horse- power, Mississipoi river. Water—Absolutely pure. sian wells. ‘Water -Mains—About ten miles, Boating—500 miles by lake and river. Death Rate—b5.4 a-thousand in 1908. Annual Rainfal—33.7 inches. Temperature—20 above, winter; 75 summer, mean. Sewer Mains—About five miles. Coment Sidewalks—Twelve miles. Lakeshore Drive—Ten miles., Parkg—Two. Water Frontage—Ten miles, two lakes and Mississippi river. A Home Town—1600 residences. Taxpayers—1200 Churches—s. School Houses—Four. -$800,000. Two arte- handles, lumber, lath, shingles and various other industries. . Great Distributing Point—Lumber products, groceries flour, feed and hay. Postal Recelpts—$20,375 for 1910, 10th place in the state outside of St. Paul, Minneapolis and Duluth. Postal Savings Bank—Only one in Minnesota. Railroads—Grea? Northern, Minne- sota & International, M., R. L. & M, Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie, Wilton & Northern, Grand Forks to Duluth and Bemidji-Sauk Centre. Railroad Depots—Three. Passengor Trains—Fourteen daily. Hospitals—One Distances—To St Paul, 230 miles; to Duluth, 167 miles. Hotels—Fifteen. Breweries—One. Sawmills—Four. Handle Factories—One. Boat Factories—One. ‘Wholesale Housca—Four. Banks—Three, Auto Garages—One. R A A ORI CROROIORICICIORORORORROSORONN The Bemidji Pioneer has estab- g lished and will maintain a legis- lative bureau at the state capitol & In St Paul, Anyeof our readers © wishing information of any kind relative to the work of the legis- & lature: copies of bills, Wwhen in- troduced, by whom, 'votes on measures, status of pending legislation or anything in con- nection with the proceedings of & the lawmakers will be cheerfully & furnished without ~cost. Such information will be_confidential if desired. Address, Bemidji Pio- neer Bureau, State Capitol, St. & Paul, Minn. Visitors _will & ® welcome at Room 231 & & phone Cedar 7281. K3 be Tele- & SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOODPOOOSOODS BEMIDII AND THE TEACHERS. As a well advertised town it is doubtful if there is one anywhere near the size of Bemidji in the state that 1s as persistently and favorably before the public as our own progres- sive city. The latest spotlight feature for Bemidji was the illustrious con- vention of the North Central Teach- ers’ Association which brought hundreds of educators the latter part of last week. Many who came had never been here before and had little conception of the real Bemidji. From the outpouring of expressions from the visitors not only was the means of spreading anew information as to the open-hearted cordiality, uever ending hospitality and real welcomes which awaits strangers within the gates of Beltrami’s metro- polis. The ubiversal satisfaction mani- fested by the educators should be an inspiration to still greater things. If Bemidji so successfully entertained so large a number of pedagogues, she has a right to believe that other gatherings could come here with pro- fit both to the visitors and to the city. Located in the forests of the great fertile north country, abound- ing in the beauties of nature, it is peculiarly fitting that Bemidji es- tablish a reputation as a convention city. With the gathering of the teachers and the coming of the State Bankers Association, next summer, a splendid start is being made. The value of such meetings is bard to estimate. For instance, the teachers who were here last week took away with them such favorable impressions regarding the progress, the up to date men and methodsand spirt of enthusiasm so manifested here, that they will sing their praises of Bemidji for many a day and none can tell just how great the profit will be. Itis significant that, so far as we have been able to learn, not a delegate to the convention, not an|~— educator or visitor who partook of Bemidji’s hospitality, last week, carried away anything but the best impression. THE ATTORNEY GENERAL. In previous issues the Daily Pioneer has seen fit to criticise, in an adverse mancer, the attitube of the attorney geneial toward the tion to the iofluences which' to be the guiding spirit official. At the request of Mr. Simpson, the writer called upon him in the office of the attorney general in'the ‘capitol at St. Paul. In'a paroxysm of anger, the attorney general, in language of the barroom rowdy, flung violent epithets at the writer, the attorney’ general offering as an excuse for his ungentlemanly con- duct the publication in the Pioneer of an editorial under the heading, “An Insidious Foe.” Not satisfied with his vulgar display, the attorney general sought to secure the dis- charge of the writer and took other steps to prevent him from securing employment. Points in the editorial particularly offensive to the attorney general was a reference to the apparent lack of “grey matter” included in the attorney general’s make-up, and to the intimation that the voice of the brewery interests is sweet music to his ears. As to the first/point‘ we are obliged to refer the attorney general to his creator. Oa the second point, the ‘Pioneer did not say that the attorney general’s opinion was dictated bythe brewery interests but it did mean to intimate, and now reiterates, that duriag his term of office the attorney gemeral has so far as we are able to find out, ppear of that never rendered an opinion offensive to the brewery interests The attorney general has addres- sed a communication to the Pioneer in which he defends his position. On the principle that all men are en- titled to a hearing. The Pioneer opens its columns to such part of the attorney general’s letter as it cousiders fit to print. The specific point at issue was an opinion from the attorney general's office to the effect that the legis'a- ture can reapportion the state at any session. Says the attorney gen- eral to the Pioneer: “The history of the opinion in question is this: “In 1907, the legislature of that year asked my predecessor for an opinion upon the subject of reappor tionment, and under date of February 27,1907, Mr. Young advised in effect, that under the constitution of Minnesota, the legislature could re- apportion at.any session. He forti- fied the opinion with certain cases from New York. At the session ot 1909 a like question was asked me and following the opinion which 1 have just mentioned, and the same reasoning and the same adjudicated cases, I advised the legislature, under date of Jan. 13, 1909, in effect, that if it did not exercise the power to re- apportion after the enumeration specified, it had the power at any subsequent session to make such reapportionment. “At the present session the same question was submitted to this office and following the former ‘opinions, in my absence and while I was sick in the hospital, one of my assistants advised the legislature, and in my judgment correctly, that the power to reappoftion existed at any session of the legislature.” Now, kind reader, note the dex- terity with which the attorney genér- al dodges responsibility. First, he calls attention to the opinion of his predecessor, admits that he, him- self, wrote an opinion along this same line but lays stress on the fact that the last opinion from his office came while he was sick in the hospital as if he were not responsible for opinions from the attorney general’s office. Here, let us quote from the con- stitution of the State of Minnesota, Article 4, Section 23: “Census-Appor:ionment — The legislature shall provide by law for the enumeration of the inhabitants of this state in the year 1865 and every tenth year thereafter. At their FIRST session after each enurera- tion so made and also at their FIRST session after each enumeration made by the authority of the United States the legislature shall have the power to prescribe the bonds of Congres- sional, senatorial and representative districts and to apportion anew the senators and representatives among the several districts according to section second of this article.” THE HESSIANS. They Were Good Soldiers, and Some Became Good Americans. There is a popular belief among some people that the Hessian mercenaries brought here by the British govern- ment to fight the Americans remained here after the war was over and that their descendants constitute a consid- erable element of the Pennsylvania Germans of today. Comparatively few remained here after the war, because the British government was .under con- porth, in her fight for a fair and just tract to return such as escaped the : ; Wwas over, The few that remained made good citi- zens, ag, they made the very: best sol- diers: -against the Americans, -and Whenever it was practical to do so they were put in the most responsible places by the British commanders. The istense hatred at .one time agalnst the so called Hessian soldiers, some of which still lingers ‘with the present generation, 18 very unjust, be- cause they did not volunteer to fight against the Americans, but they were forced into the British service by the impecunious German princes who sold them to the British like so many slaves. The Hessian .soldiers would sometimes take a notion to desert, and they invarlably found refuge among some of the German colonists. A con- siderable number of them were left behind from time to time on marches. on account of sickness or wounds. These always found a ready ‘welcome among German settlers; few of them ever found ‘the way back to their na- tive land.—“Pennsylvania Germans,” by Willlam Beidelman. LIBERTY BELL. Its Connection With the Declaration of Independence. The famous Liberty bell was cast-in London in 1752, brought to America and subsequently recast in Philadel- phia. It bears the inscription, *Pro- claim Liberty Throughout the World and to All the Inhabitants Thereof.” It was cracked while being tolled after the death of Chief Justice John Marshall In 1835. It is kept on exhibition in In- dependence hall, Philadelphia. It has had a fictitious importance owing to the popular belief that its ringing pro- | claimed the adoption of the Declara- tion of Independence on July 4,,1776. Concerning this belief, however, Fried- enwald in his “Declaration of Inde- pendence” (1904) says: “There is no shadow of authority even for associating the ringing of the bell with ‘the announcement of -the { agreement upon independence. The mythical legend of the blue eyed boy waiting outside the door to give the signal to the man in the bell tower is the product of the fertile imagination of one of Philadelphia’s early ro- mancers, George Lippard, who first gave currency to it in his appropriate- ly called ‘Legends of the Revolution. This' book was published in 1847.”— New York American. His Experience, “Jasper,” said ‘Mrs. Grigson, who was looking over the morning paper, “here’s a story of a woman who was robbed on a street car in broad day- light, and yet the thief got away un- suspected.” Mr. Grigson said that he had seen the item, but that it was either a typo- graphical error or else the story was pure invention. “Why do you say that?’ asked his wife. “Look at the item again. It says her purse contained $100 in currency, does it not?” “Yes.” “It says there was also a receipted bill for a five dollar hat, does it not?” “Yes.” “Well, no woman with $100 in cash In her possession would buy a five dol- lar hat.”—Youtl's Companion. H The Tiny Shoes She Wanted. “Now, madam, what size shoe will you have?’ asked the salesman as soon as he was at liberty. “The smallest and shiniest you have,” she said. The other women buying shoes sniffs ed. And when the clerk returned with a pair of the tiniest.imaginable the ‘woman accepted them with the re- mark, “I guess baby’s eyes will open when she sees these on her feet.”— Buffalo Express. An Exclusive Lassie. Grandma—Why don’t you play with that little girl across the street, Net- tie? I'm sure she’s a nice girl. Net- tle (aged six)—But, grandma, yon surely don’t want me to play with a girl who lives in a frame house! Ionly play with brownstone front girls.—Chi- cago News. . ] FAIR EXCHANGE A New Back for an 0ld One—How It Js Done In Bemidji. The backaches at times with a dull indescribable feeling, making you weary and restless; piercing pains shoot across the region of the kid- neys, and again the loins are so lame to stoop in agony. No use to rub or apply a plaster to the back in this condition. You cannot reach the cause. Exchange the bad back for a new and stronger one. Follow the example of this Bemidji citizen. Samuel Collard, 1024 America Ave., Bemidji, Minn,, says: “I willingly conform all I have pre- viously said in a public statement, regarding Doan’s Kidney Pills. This remedy never fals to relieve me when I take it. Yor months I suf- fured from severs pains in the sma.l of my back and my limbs and joints were stiff and sore. At times I was unable to work and there was al- ways a feeling of languor in evi- dence. I tried medicine of various kinds, but did not get relief until I took Doan’s Kidney Pills. The good work they did firmly convinced me of their merits.” For sale by all dealers. “Price 50 cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, New York, sole agents for the United States. ! Remember the-name—Doan’s—and| take mo other. afternoon recently & le man ed. to cross: Broad. | t Forty-second street just when g vehicles were directly ‘oppesite with the same pur .pose. in/ mind. Gl By remarkable luck both succeeded in escaping the:passing wheels; but, as fate. would have it. the. little. man, | Wwhose eyes: were busy. ogling;the traf fie oneither;sidp/of him. darted plump . Into_the oncoming woman at the mid- dle .of ‘the street. ‘The result was a siekening-cotlision. with ‘the-Httte man down and out. “You should jhave looked where you ~were going.” said the fleshy woman, bendingover ;the. victim on the curb, to' which. he had been carried by a trafic ‘policeman, “But fs there any- thing I can.do for you?” “Yes,” he. replied faintly, opening his eyes a moment. “Get the number of the automobile that struck ‘me.”— Lippincott’s. 3 : g a Mine. The brilliancy of the clear autumn night was dimming in the first faint light of the dawn when the work of sedling the shafts began. Up into the clondless sky, through the tangled steel work of the tipple, a tall tower of black smoke 300 feet high poured up into the still air and faded into the dawn. In two hours the black pits were covered, first with a layer of rail¢, and then on this-was laid a solid bed of.concrete, and two hours later only a few thin wisps of smoke that poured up through cracks along the edges of the great seal. like steam beneath the lid of a teakettle, told of the inferno that was seething in the mine 400 feet below. With the air ent off and the shaft sealed the fire could live only so loug as sufficient oxygen remained to feed the flames.—atlantic Monthly. Equal to the Cat. Semple—Johnson has trained his cat to climb a brick wall. Nistor—Oh, that's no stunt! [I've trained my ivy to0 do that.—Detroit News. Dreary Waiting. The chap who lives on the strength of what he used to be has to wait & long time for the second table.—Chi- cago Journal. All skill ought to be exerted for universal good.—Johnson.' Accommodating. Applicant—Did I understand you to| say that you accommodate 200 per- sons at this hotel? Hotel Proprietor—| No. I said this hotel had capacity tor} 200.—Browning’s Magazine, Smart Girl. The Fellow—Next to a man what's the jolliest thing you know of? The Girl—-Myself, if he’s nice.—Illustrated Bits. Before employing a fine word find a place for it.—Joubet. MUSSY CHILDREN Kickapoo Worm Killer makes chil- | dren regular; stops mussy habi makes their bowls act naturall stimulates the liver; cleans out ma- larial symptons. Acts asa safe tonic and health-builder. It is the best worm medicine known, and also the finest general tonic for children. Price 25c., sold by druggists everywhere. FIN SPECI 1 lot dress ginghams, at.. " at etc., attractive designs. price 12 1-2c at................ Regular 15¢ les 1 egular percal I 22c 11lot challies and calicoes sc for your inspection. Settled the 8 , tter of fact sacristan of the Ca- thedral of Berlin once wrote the king | | of Prussia this brief note: b Sire_1 acquaint your majesty, first, that there are wanting books 'of psalms for the royal family. |.acquaint your majesty, second, that there wants wood to warm the royalseats. . | acquaint your majesty, third, that the balustrade next:the river, bebind' the church,’ is become ruinous, S CHMIDT, Sacrist of the Cathedral The reply of the king was-not that of a “gracious majesty.” Its stiff formal- ity in imitating the style of the sacris- tan probably ‘was-not taken by the re- celver.as complimentary to.him! 1 acquamnt you, Herr Sacrist Schmidt, first, that those ‘who-want to sing ‘may buy books. Second, I acquaint Herr Sa- crist Schmidt' that those who want' to: be warm must buy wood. Third, I acquaint Herr Sacrist Schmidt ‘that I shall not trust any longer to the balustrade next the river. And I acquaint Herr Sacrist Schmidt, fourth, that I will not have any more correspondence with him, FREDERICK. The Shillalah. The shillalah is no raw limb of ‘a tree. It is almost as.much a work of art as a well balanced cricket bat The old shillalahs were as carefully looked after by their loving owners as is a rifle in the wilds. Cut from the sturdiest of young blackthorns and showing as little taper as an ebony ruler, it was weighed with lead or iron at the end nearest the grip so that its center of gravity was about four-fifths of the way from -the hitting end. When properly seasoned by being kept in the neighborhood of the farm oven for a few months it became a thing of supple steel. And the proper pronunciation of the name of this fear. some weapon is the melodious one of “shill-aily,” with the accent on the “ail."—London Chronicle. Her Queer Question. The rector of a country parish in England having.sent blankets, gorcer- les, coals and some of the good things usual .at . Christmas to an old parish- loner a lady expatiated warmly to him on the reverend gentleman’s kindness. “Don't you think,” she asked the old villager, “that it is very good of the rector to look after you like this and send you all these nice things?” “Good of him!" exclaimed the old man in blank amazement. “Why, what's he for?"—Pearson’s Weekly. THE LATESET ABOUT APPENDICITIS It has been announced that wind or gas in the storaach or bowels, sour stomach or con- stipation, are symptoms of chronic Appendi- citis which may any minute become acue. A doctor states thata SINGLE DOSE of simple buckthorn bark. glycerine etc., as com- pounded in Adler-i-ka, the new German Appendicitis remedy,relieves these symptoms almost INSTANTLY. E.N. French & Co. re- ports that many Bemidji people are receiving QUICK benefit. FACIAL Defects QuICKLY GDIIHEG;I'EI) The chief surgeon of. the Plastic Surgery Institute quickly rights all wrongs with the human ace or features without knife or J;am to the entire satisfaction and de- light of everypatient. The work is as lasting as life itself. If you have a facial irregularity of any kind write Plastic Surgery lnsfitl;te Corner Sixth and Hennepin .HINN'EAPOLS. MINN. THE BAZAAR STORE 321 Beltrami Ave. Next Door to Security Bank L OFFERING IN COATS In order to' make room for our new spring stock, we are making a ridiculously low price on every coat in stock. Now is the time to save money by buying your coat now. LS FOR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY WASH G0ODS : *¢10c Dress Skirts and Petticoats Ladies Dress Skirts in new style Voile, Panamas, " Prices .$3'5° to $12.50 New wash goods, spring suitings, embroideries, laces, all-overs, muslin underwear, waists, belts, neckwear and notions, shoes, etc. etc, all ready (BLACK TAFFETTA Excellent values in a good black Taffetta -one yard wide Fri- and Sat. only............. '893 The orange is the most luscious and healthful fmlllt. (Ealifomix ekahe in quality of oranges. best of the California This Genuine Rogers Orange Spoon FREE Save 12"*‘Sunkist" Orange (or 0n). wrappers and send them to us, with 12c to pay charges, nd we willpresent you with a genuine Rogers Orange Spoon, of beautiful design and highest oranges are now 97" packed in individual wrappers labeled ‘‘Sun- kist. Five thousandorange farm- 7 ers in California do their own packing, shipping and selling. # They grade and select their cro # into “‘firsts,’’ ‘‘seconds,”’ etc. The firsts are fancy, tree-ripened, hand-picked, seed- 3 less, fibreless, thin-skinned oranges—every indi dditional Spoon. o Temitting, please send lo stamyls when ' ho- amount is \lees than, 2ic; on amounte ‘ubove 2i we prefer moncy qrder, exprossorderor bank vidual orange a perfect specimen of the finest variety of oranges. gThey are-not only more healthtnl and more. palatable than other oranges, but they are actu- ally cheaper, for theyare nearly all meat and nourishment, Your dealer sells ‘‘Sunkist’* Oranges. Ask for them. You will know them by the tissue paper wrap- per in which each ‘‘Sunkist’’ Orange is packed. On the wrapper note the label, ‘Sunkist.” Keep the wrappers. They are worth money to you Best California Lemons Come in “Sunkist” Wrappers You can judge lemons by the “clothes" they wear. It they wear “*Sunkist” wrappers they are juicy and good, they are not thick-skinned or pithy. They are just as fite ‘Sunkist” Oranges, and their wrappers are equally valuable. CALIFORNIA FRUIT GROWERS’ EXCHANGE @) 34 Clark Street, CHICAGO, ILL. JOHN G. ZIEGL.LER “THE LAND MAN” Fire=- Life-- INSUR A NCE-==Acident REAL ESTATE IN ALL ITS BRANCHES FARM LANDS BOUCHT AND SOLD Co to Him for Farm Loans Office--Schroeder Bullding T e e o S WA Y| The Universal Food Chopper Do You Know the UNIVERSAL CHOPPER It does better work than the chopping knife and bowl and requires only a fraction of the time and work, The “Universal” is the Cook’s Best Friend We have displayed in our window four different sizes, each machine having 4 blades. ¢ No.O............... No. ... No.2............... SenEv s Sa e — $1.50 NO.3B.. .. 82,28 Given Hardware Company Minnesota Ave. Bemidji, Minn, CORSET COVERS 1 lot Corset Covers handsomely trimmed with lace, reg. 51c value at35° 1 lot Corset Covers, very pretty, trimmed with embroidery 490 reg. price 65c at.............. Sorosis Petticoats in ‘blacks and navy blue. Many pretty styles. Prices $1.00 to $3.50 (o