Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, April 16, 1912, Page 2

T e S e b THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER Published every afternobiexcent Sun: day by the Bemidjl Ploneer Publishing Company. & E. CARSON. . B. B. DENU. HAROLD J. DANE, Editor. In the City of Bemidji the papers are @elivered by carrier. Where the deliv- ery is irregular please make immediate complaint to this office. Telephone 31. Out of town subscribers will confer a tavor 1f they will report when they do not get their papers promptly. Every subscriber to the Daily Pioneer will receive notice about ten days be- fore his time expires, giving him an opportunity to make an advance pay- ment before the paper is finally stopped Subscription Rates. One month, by carrier One year, by carrier. Three months, posta; Six months, postage paid One year, postage paid... ‘The Weekly Pion Eight pages, containing a summary of the news of the week. Published every Thursday and sent postage paid to any address for $1.50 in advance. ENTERED AS SECOND CLASS MAT- TER AT THE POSTOFFICE AT BE- MIDJI, MINN., UNDER THE ACT OF MARCH 8, 1879. THIS DATE IN HISTORY. April 16. 1746—Battle of Culloden, in which the English under the Duke of Cum- berland defeated the Scottish rebels headed by the young Pretender. 1751—Judge Jesse Fell, who dis- covered how to make use of anthra- cite coal, born in Buckingham, Pa. Died in Wilkes-Barre, Aug. 11, 1830. 1797—Louis Adolphe Thiers, presi- dent of the French Republic, born. Died Sept. 3, 1877. 1829—John T. Ford, noted theat- rical manager, born in Baltimore. Died there, March 14, 1894. 1848—Illinois and Michigan canal opened. 1854—Ship Powatan, from Havre to New York, wrecked off Long Beach with loss of over 300 lives. 1859—Corner-stone of the Pea- body Institute in Baltimore laid. 1861—North Carolina troops seized Ports Caswell and Johnson. 1862—France declared war against the Mexican government. 1864—Thomas Blanchard, who in- vented the first machine for making tacks, died in Boston. Born in Sut- ton, Mass., June 24, 1788. Congratulations to: ‘Wilbur Wright, one of the inven- tors of the aeroplane, forty-five years old today. Ciarence D. Clark, United States Senator from Wyoming, sixty-one years old today. Rt. Rev. Joseph F. Busch, Roman Catholic bishop of Lead City, S. D., forty-eight years old today. Dr. Henry S. Pritchett, president of the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of teaching, fifty-five years old today. City Finances The city of Bemidji is face to face with a peculiar situation. The city finances are in good shape, yet owing to the provisions of the charter, about $30,000 in warrants are being carried by the banks. This is due to the fact that the general and poor funds are overdrawn and that while the city has extra money in other funds, this money cannot be diverted for current expenses. In the sinking fund, the city now has over $20,000. This fund is in- creasing each year at the rate of about $7,000, but no bonds will come - due until 1915 when an issue of $25,- 000 has to be paid. At the present | Ure! rate of increase, the fund will have about $45,000 with which to care for this issues. In order, then, that the city may take up the outstanding warrants and proceed on a cash basis, it has been proposed that a bond election be held and the voters asked to author- ize the council to issue bonds and then have the city buy its own bonds RIDDLES ARE OLD AS TIME But Boys Are Sald to Be More Fond of Them Than Girls—First of Which There ls Record. It 1s a curlous fact that boys: are more fond of conundrums than girls are. While all conundrums are riddles, all riddles-are not conundrums, the term conundrum being used more for riddles which are based on some fan- cled resemblance, such as, “Why 18 & pig looking out of & second-story win- daw like the moon?” and the answer 18 because it looks round. If anyone objects that the moon does not always look round, you can reply, “Neither does the pig.” Two of the most famous riddles are at least 8,000 years old. The first of which there is any record is found In the fourteenth chapter of Judges, and was made up by Samson after his fight with a lion. He offered a prize to anyone who could solve it within seven days, but no one got it. It is recorded that his wife pestered him to tell her the answer, but he abso- lutely refused until the time was up, and many think that he never intend- ed to tell it at all. Bishop Whately never told the an- swer to any of his puzzles. If they were correctly guessed he would ac- knowledge that the solution was right; but if no one got the answer he kept it to himself, and some of his enigmas are still unsolved. One of the chief entertainments in ancient times at any domestic gather- ing, such as a marriage feast, was ask- ing riddles, and many persons spent thelir lives in devising them and sell- ing them to the rich and great, just as some public men now get others to write their speeches for them. SEEMINGLY NO THRILL LEFT Tales of Travelers Altogether Devald of Attraction In These Days of the Telegraph. It is & pity In some ways that travel, even to the uttermost parts of the earth, has become in this age so much & matter of course. Not 50 long ago & first sight of London or Paris would bring a thrill to an American; and as he entered into old world cuiture and felt its settled traditions, he was apt to be lifted out of himself by constant surprises. But now, with hundreds of periodicals recounting and actually plcturing the march of events, with the sighs of Persia and the outcries of China heard here almost as soon as they are uttered, travel and foreign acquaintance have lost much of their romance and refreshment. Set an in- telligent young American down in front of the Taj Mahal, and its contour will geem about as familiar to him as the Metropolitan tower. Nor do we care to have returning travelers un- burdening their experiences to us or showering us with kodak pictures. We read of and look at the rest of the world in the same way in which we get a reckoning of our country’s do- ings at our morning or evening coffee. After all, it takes less than half an hour to send a message around the world, and why should the man who has been to Shanghal folst his stale news upon us? If he has anything worth saying, let him write a book and we will see whether we care to read if. ‘Youths just out of college who have a craving for real adventure no longer think of gratifying it in travel; they seek employment in a coal mine or be- come cowboys. h Recent “Finds” In Egypt. Among the lesser finds recorded are peveral portrait statuettes, some in Hmestone and wood, and others in gold alloyed with silver. The last are of great beauty, as are the many neck- laces, rings, and tollet sets here fig- d. A razor of copper was. found, #till sharp, and with a double edge, one side being made concave, as Mr. Howard Carter suggests, for shaving the head and face, and the other con- vex, for the armpits and other hollows of the body. There is also a board for playing the game of hounds and jack- als, which Mr. Carter has reconstruct- ed in the most ingenious way, and ‘Which seems to have been a kind of backgammon, the different moves be- ing determined by throws of dice. ‘These all came from the earlier tombs. Msh appeared in London March 11, DATES FROM THE ROMAN ERA World Conquers Had What Corre sponded to Dally Newspaper—The First English. Publieation ‘The first dilly newspaper .in Eng 1703, 210 years ago. News letters and pamphlets printed from time to time when news or poli- tics warranted had Dbeen common enough during the latter half of the preceding century, but these were in RO sense newspapers. The first “dally” was called The Dally Courant, and was published by E. Mallet, “against the Ditch at Fleet bridge”-—close by the site of the pres- ent London Times office. The paper was only & single sheet of two col- umns, It professed to give only for- eign news with 'the name of the for- elgn source. So keen was the publisher to steer clear of any responsibility for his news, and to hide himself and his views in the background, that he says in his first issue in so many words he will make no comments of his own, “supposing other people to have sense enough to make reflections for them- Belves.” The Daily Courant, which lasted until 1735, may be eaid to be the first daily newspaper in anything like the modern sense. Yet the Romans had & publication called Daily Happenings (Acta Diurna) which noted the move- ments of the armies' and elections, games, sacrifices or wonders of the town. These were written out by special officers, deposited in the state archives, and coples posted about the city. A few circulated privately. A Roman satirist describes a lady look- ing over the news in the morning. TASK FINDS THEM PREPARED Men Who Do Great Things, it Will Be: Discovered, Have Looked For- - ward to the Work. There are & great number of stories of men who have seemed to do a great thing in a casual way. It will invar- iably be found that they have not only been making ample preparations by study, discipline, and experience, {put they have constantly tested their E:Nc"y, as & wrestler tests his, by uts with all the strong men he can meet. When a man does a great thing there are some people who alway will set it down to luck rather. than to his capacity, but it is an interesting thing that a man may have such a stand-in, as it were, with this. fickle and tricky thing. It is quite common to hear capable people say: “O, 1 am always lucky.” They are really in a measure unconscious of the cer tainties of their- capabilities. The world is just beginning to wake up to the fact that natural resources in the way of ablility have been wast: ed or monopolized as great natural physicel resources have been. The psychologist and the soclologist are doing what they can to make this fact understood. The lesson that men with all sorts of handicaps have attained greatness has not until recently been read aright. We have seen nothing but the phenomenal in these exam: ples. As a matter of fact, the handl- cap has in many cases brought to the front the grit of the man or woman as nothing else could have done, yet we are prone. to believe that such excep- tional ability will out. Minute Men. The so-called organization of Min ute Men came into existence.shortly before the outbreak of the Revolution, ||| The patriots of Massachusetts and other New England colonies banded themselves together, obtained arms and pledged themselves to the de fense of the colonies “at a minute's notice.” From this pledge to take up arms “at a minute’s notice” they got their name. The Minute Men Were enrolled .in pursuance of the act of the [Provin- clal congress, which was passed. on November 23, 1774. Many names that were - destined to become famous im the Revolution appeared in this roster of patriots. In the beginning they. were expected to serve only in the New England colonies, but when the conflict came no thought was taken of this. The Massachusetts Historical goclety has a list of the patriots who {Copyright.) 402 Beltrami Ave. ‘B.P.0. B Bemidji Lodge No. 1052. Regular meeting nights— first and third Thursdays, 8 o'clock—at Masonic hall, C 0> every second and fourth Sunday evening, o’clock in basement Catholic church. Meeting nights every second and fourth Monday evenings, at Odd Fellows Hall, 7.0.E Regular meeting nightr every 1st and 2nd Wednes- day evening at 8 o'clock. Eagles hall. G. A= Regular meetings—First and third Saturday after- noons, at 2:30—at 0dd Fel- )\ lows Halls, 402 Beltrami Snm's with_that style and comfort north- western men insist on. Finefabrics—artistic colors—designs combin- ing individuality and good taste — painstaking workmanship — smooth easy fit. Vou have only to slip on a Patrick. | 2t Your Dealers Duluth shirt to realize that you never knew shirt comfort and style before. Insist on the Patrick trade mark on overalls, on men’s and women'’s mackinaws, women's skirts, corsets, dress goods, etc. Write for our “‘Quality Book"" before you forget it. F. A. PATRICK & CO.—~DULUTH Goods Distributors and Manufacturers of Garments ki Nakers of All Wool Cioths and B vy for Men, Women and e, Women and Children You Use a Lead Pencil ? WE ALL DO If you knew just where you could buy the 5 Pencil In the World Bemidji Lodge No. 110 Regular meeting nights —every Friday, 8 o’clock at Odd Fellows Hall, 402 Beltrami. MACHINE SHOP We do general repair work of allkinds. Gasoline and steam engines a specialty. OL.AF ONGSTAD L 0. 0. F. Camp No. 34 ¥\ Regular meeting every second and fourth Wednesdays at 8 o'clock at Odd Fellows Hall Shop—Rear of Pioneer Building Rebecca Lodge. Regular meeting nights — first wnd third Wednesday at 8o'clock. —L 0. 0. F. Hall. Willam C. Kiein INSURANCE " XmIGETS oF FyTmas Bemldjl Lodge No. 168. Regular meeting nights—ex- ery Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock—at the Eagles’ Hall, Third street. Rentals, -Bonds, -Real Estats First Mortgage Loans Regular meeting night last Wednesday evening in each month. S I on City and Farm MASONIC. 5 and 6, O’Leary-Bowser A.F. & A. M, Bemidji, 233, Regular meeting nights — first and third Wednesdays, 8 o'clock—at Masonic 'Hall, Beltrami Ave, and Fifth St. Bemidji Chapter No. 70, A. M. Stated convocations —'.first and third Monaays, 8 %filfimg hD- m.—at Masonic eltrami Ave., Hall 2 e., ana Fifth Slkanah Commandery. No, 30 K. T. Stated conclave—second and fourth Fridays, 8 o'clock P. m.—at Masonic Temple, Bel- trami Ave, and Fifth O. E. S. Chapter No. 171, Regular meeting nights— first and third Fridays, 8 o'clock — at Masonic Hall, gteltrami Ave., and Fifth X B A lewsevelt. No. 1523. ar meeting nights Th;lrsdak y evenings at 8 o’cloc] in 0dd Fell etoe ellows first and third Tuesdays at 8 o'clock at 0Oadd Fellows Hall, 402 Beltrami Ave. rd Thursdays in the L O. O. F. Hall at 8 p. m. SONS OF RERMAN. Meetings held thira Sunday afiernoon of each month at Troppman's Hall. THROMANS. Meetings the first Friday you would do it without much coaxing—wouldn’t you? Arrangements are being made with every first elass dealer to sell evening of the month at the home of Mrs. H. F. Schmidt, .306 Third street. with the sinking fund money. This would not impair the sinking fund as ‘Were enrolled as Minute Men. Queer Beehlves. The Word “8trike.” it would have four per cent bonds in-| In the prettily situated mountatn vil- stead of cash and in three years would also have sufficient cash with which to pay the bonds due in 1915. With the present charter provis- ions, the council cannot make a bond issue without sanction of the voters in a special election. In case such an election is held, the voting would be a mere formality as the council would simply be transferring city money from“one use to another. ~As it is now, the sinking fund is increasing more rapidly than is necessary but the excess cannot be used for other purposes unless borrowed by a bond issue. The advantages of having the city business on a cash basis are too plain to be enumerated. Sufficient to say that at present city warrants have to be discounted by the banks so that the city never receives face value for its purchases. 2 Little Hope for- Him. | 014 Lawyer—“Why do you feel that ur client will lose his case? Have ou exhausted every means at your .disposal to——" Young Lawyer—“No; but I have exbausted all the means at s disposal. Don’t be surprised if you have an attack of rheumatism this spring. Just rub the affected parts freely with Chamberlain’s Liniment and it will soon disappear. - Sold by Bark- er’s Drug Store, 5 Iage of Hoefel, in Silicia, there are a number of curious beehives in the shape of life size figures cleverly carved in wood and painted in colors. The flgures were carved over a cen- tury ago by monks in the Naumburg monastery, who were at that time in possession of a large farm in the dis- trict. There are 20 of these strange beehives, and they represent different characters, ranging from Moses to & military officer, a country girl, and a night watchman with a spear. The fig- ures are hellow with the exception of the heads, which are solid, the open- Ing for the bees being in fromt, in the middle of the figures. — Wide World Magazine, ‘Worse Than English Sparrow. Rabbits were originally introduced Into Australia by a squatter, near Mel- bourne, who thought that the sight of them would remind him of home. They. @id, but they cost him $250,000 _be- fore .they were done with him, and that little reminiscence is costing the colonies $3,600,000 per annum. A pair of rabbits in five years are capa- le of producing a progeny of 20,000, D00, and in Australia they seem to | B! bave acted up to thelr capacity. Feminine Philosophy. Lady Mary Wortley Montagu wrote from Venice at the age of sixty-elght: “It 18 eleven years since I have seen my figure in a glas the last reflec- tion I saw there was so disagreeable 1 resolyed to spare myself such mortt= fication for the future; and shall con- tinue this resolution to my life’s end. To indulge all pleasing amusements and avold all images that give dis. gust is, in my opinion, the best meths od to attain or confirm health.” The earliest use of the word #strike” in the sense of stopping work occurs in the London Chronicle for September, 1765, in connection with a coal strike. This publication reports a great suspension of labor in the Northumberland ' coalfields, and -the colliers. are stated to have “struck out” for a-higher bounty before enter- ing intq their usual yearly “bond.” The time-honored {llustration of profit- less labor, “carrying coals to New: castle,” appears to have received its first slap -in the face during this strike. ~ The Chronicle. reports . that ‘several pokes of coal were brought from Durham to Newcastle by one of the common carriers, and sold on the sandhill for 9d a poke, by which he cleared 6d a poke.” Misunderstood. “What is your occupation?” asked the good woman, as she handed out the fourth roast-beef sandwich. “I am an ex-pounder, madam. My @elivery has become impaired, and I And it very difficult ‘o get a bout,” an- swered the weary traveler. Thereupon the one-time pugllist took leave, and the good woman TO CURE A OOLD IN ONE DAY Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quirine Tab- lets. Druggists refund money if it fails to cure. E. W. 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