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The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1907-12-14
Claus headquarters al

Santa Claus headquarters at
Peterson's.
Christmas tags and stickers at the
Pioneer office.
Fancy fruits for the table or sick
room at Peterson's.
Christmas tags and stickers at
the Pioneer office.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ike Halvorson were
in the city today from Mizpah.
Wanted, two women for washing
and ironing linen. Hotel Markham.
Don't forget the Handkerchief
Bazaar in the Methodist church
tonight.
MI. and Mrs. C. ]. Laqua of
! Puposky were visitors in the city
yesterday.
Remember the S o'clock Sunday
dinner at the Hotel Markham. An
excellent menu, with the best of SER
vice.
Mrs. C. H. Johnson, wife of the
Blackduck Employment company
man, left last evening for Blackjack
for visit with old friends.
I I aim to get the best in toys as
we'll as in fruit, nuts and confec-
tionery. The people show by their
patronage that they appreciate it.
Peterson's.
Horace Dunham, lineman for the
M. & I. railway, spent yesterday at
Tenstrike looking after some line
repairing at that place which needed
his attention.
A. Lessard of Cass Lake, one of
the old-time loggers and contractors
of this north country, passed through
the city last evening on the NJ. & I.
railway, northward bound.
Ole Ferguson,a Cass Lake saloon
keeper, came over from his home
yesterday afternoon and left last
evening for the Littlefork country,
where he has stone and timber
claim.
E. ]. Swedbeck left last evening
for Big Falls on a business trip. He
was accompanied by B. M. Johnson
of Duluth, member of the firm of
B. M. Johnson & Son, land attorneys,
who is an old friend of Senator
Swedback.
D. A. Mcfarland, master carpen-
ter for the M. and I. railway, left
last evening for Northome, to look
after some matters at that place for
the M. & I. Mac" is rather busy
these days, preparing for the turning
over of the property of the northern
extension to the M. &. I. company.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1907-12-14
Epworth League Handkerchief Bazaar.

The Epworth League of the M.
E. Church will hold on Saturday
evening, Dec. IA, Handkerchief
Bazaar and social in the League
Room of the church.
The young people have a splen-
did display of fine handkerchiefs.
All of the finest and best procurable
from far and near. Some hand made.
Buy your Christmas gifts handker.
chiefs now.
The proceeds to be used to pay
debt on League Room.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1907-12-14
Danger in Asking Advice

When you have cough or cold
do not ask some one what is good
for it, as there is danger in taking
some unknown prepa ati.on.
Foley's Honey and Tar cures
coughs, colds, and prevents pneu-
monia. The genuine is in yellow
package. Refuse substitutes. E.
A. Barker.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1907-12-14
kentuckian Kills His Son.

Clay, KY, Dec. 1 Lee Pemberton
of this place shot and fatally wound
ed his son, Chauncey, aged seventeen.
1t is said Pemberton had been drink
ing, and, becoming enraged at his son,
who was trying to take him home,
pulled gun and shot him.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1907-12-14
ONE MINE RE0PENs.
Union Pickets at Godfield Do MOI
MoIest Workmen.

Union Pickets at Goldfieid Do Not
Molest Workmen.
Goldfeld, New, Dec. l '.-Fifty-six
men are at work at the mill and un-
derground in the Mohawk combina-
ton mine. More than 100 men have
signed the agreement required. by the
Mine Owners association, but only
the number mentioned appeared at z
O'clock. There was no molestation of
the men and the pickets of the union
are not strongly in evidence. No other
mines attempted to reopen.
Deputy constables to the number of
100 and detectives and guards of the
mine owners are guarding the district
around Combination hill. The major
ity of the men are at work above
ground.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1907-12-14
Santa Claus at Peterson's,

Office.
Mrs. Brown of Akeley tarried in
the city last night.
Fancy fruits for the table or sick
room at Peterson's.
Christmas stickers, tags and cards
at the Pioneer office.
Electrical, steam and mechan-
ical toys a speciality. Peterson's.
Don't forget the handkerchief
Bazaar in the Methodist church
tonight.
Alex. Ross of Ross Bros, came
down this morning from Kelliher
and spent the day in the city.
L. Gonyea of Crookston, deputy
sheriff of Polk county, spent last
night in the city, on official business.
Mrs. Mabel Chamberlain has
hand painted articles in water colors,
suitable for Christmas gifts, at
Reeds Studio.
Pure food is just what you get in
HINTS Perfect Baking Powder and
Extracts. Guaranteed under the
pure food law.
Miss Johnson, a teacher in the
Farley school, came down from
Farley this morning and spent the
day in the city.
1t would be waste of time to
specify. We have the only complete
assortment of high grade toys in
town. Peterson's.
NJ. NJ. Merrill of Motley, the
chunky, good-looking representative
of the Smith Premier Typewriter
company, spent last night in the
city.
William Regan, who owns a
refreshment parlor at Kelliher,
spent the day in the city. He
came down this morning from Kel-
liner.
No junk peddlers can shove a job
lot at me. l select my own goods
and leave it to nv customers to
! judge who has the best selection in
town. Peterson's.
Howard Bailey came down this
morning from trip along the north
line of the NJ. & l., where he was
interviewing the local trade for
business in his line.
w. H. Poupore returned this morn
ing from his logging camps at
Shocks Spur, where he and his
brother, X. ]. Poupore, are getting
out large amount of cedar.
w. H. ingalls,, veterinary surgeon,
returned this morning from trip
to Kelliher and Northome, where he
was looking after some horses in the
logging camps in those places.
JohnW.Carl of Mahonmen county,
auditor of Mahnomen county, came
over from his home last night and
left on the early morning G.. N.
train for St. Paul on business trip.
James Lappen, who is in the
employ of the Crookston Lumber
Company at Blackduck, came down
from the Duck" this morning and
will spend Sunday with his family.
T. A. Harris of Crookston, father
of A. E. Harris of this city, came
over from Crookston last night and
spent this forenoon in the city. He
left this noon for Cass Lake to look
after some business matters at that
place.
Clarance Hill, day clerk at the
Hotel Endoin at Cass Lake, came
over from the Lake" yesterday
evening and remained in the city
several hours, returning on the mid
night train. Clearance is looking
real lovely"
I Mike Driscoll, who owns a large
farm at East Grand Forks, and is
also engaged in the contracting
business, came over from the East
Side" yesterday and spent last night
in the city, looking after some busi
ness matters.
Allan Benner, one of the earlies,
employees of the Crookston Lumber
company, came down this morning
from Northome, where he is looking
after timber for the Crookston people
He will visit over Sunday in this
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The Washington times., 1907-08-28

Lark" let her hire a hall. And If
people don't like that kind of music
let them go where they can find
THE Runaway Girl" or ''The Lady
Slavey"
1t is well to remember that the
masses follow leaders like DIR. Vein
gartner only part way For. eH-
cept in Boston and Chicago, hoi
polloi does not flock to symphony
concerts as they are or,lefed- Those
who do go are pretty well bored.
Half the music they don't under
stand, and when they applaud the
other half they are rarely treated to
the encore they expect. As a great
deal is accomplished, however, when
so many are brought to hear "abso-
lutte" music, even in homeopathic
doses, it is, perhaps, well, even for
Director Weingartner. that the
whole space of his reform cannot be
spanned in a day.
The Washington times., 1907-08-28
VACUUM OIL CO.
LOWEST BIDDERS
Navy Department Opens
Bids for Supplying Lubri-
eating Oil.

While the Standard OIL Company did
not appear openly in the bidding on a
large amount OF lubricating oil for
which proposals were opened at the
Navy Department late yesterday after
noon. It was freely asserted by many
Of The bidders that IL was represented
by the Vacuum oil Company, OF New
York. This company was ~ far the
lowest bidder on $4,000 gallons of oil to
be delivered TO the Atlantic coast navy
yards and stations. its price being $685.
0o0. whereas the closest competitor, the
New York Lubricating Company, named
u figure Of $101, SIS, and the W. c. Rob
inson & Sons Company, of Baltimore.
offered to supply this amount for $11O,-
2s6
The Vacuum OIL Company also was
the lowest bidder on $4,000 salons to
be delivered to Pacific coast navy yards
and stations. naming price Of SIS. $50,
as against S4O,775 named by the New
York Lubricating Company It is not
so certain, however, that the company
suspected of representing the Standard
Oil people VIII get this contract, as the
bid of the Seaboard Oil Company, of
Seattle, has not been determined owing
to a technicality. 1t is thought that
this bid viii be quite close to that of
the Vacuum people.
The New York Lubricating people.
who cut so close to the Vacuum on the
Pacific coast business but was far of
on the Atlantic coast price. got IN under
them on Far Eastern business, agreeing
to deliver the goods at Hongkong.
Shanghai, Manila etc. for precisely
the same price for which 1t agrees TO
deliver it on the Pacific coast. there
being no margin indicated for the cost
OF trans-Pacific transportation The
Vacuum people raised their bid from
SIS. $50 for delivering to the Pacific coast
10 $40. 500, delivered at the Far Eastern
points specified. The Vacuum company
named a figure 5000 cheaper than the
Iubricating company for delivering z. 99S
to the West Indian stations. its price
being Sl9,355.
The Washington times., 1907-08-28
ENLISTED MEN TO SERVE
TWO YEARS IN PHILIPPINES

Nv general orders issued by the Sec
retary Of War, by direction Of the Presi-
dent amending previous orders, all the
enlisted men Of the various stan de-
nartments of the army. excepting the
men comprising the Manila Ordnance
Department, will be required to serve
but two years as a tour Of duty in the
philippine Islands, hereafter, instead OF
two years and six months. as at pres
emit This makes the twO-year tour Of
duty fin those islands now applicable to
all branches Of the military service.
When the army first went to the
Phtlippines the tour of duty continued
without interruption for four to five
years Three years ago orders were IS
sued making the tour for line officers
and troops only two years and stad offi-
GERS and enlisted men three years. An
other order. August u, 1908. provided
that ali STAFF officers and post nOn-cOm-
missioned staff officers should be two
wears and fiN months. This was amend
ed last AFril, reducing Il TO Two years,
and the new order includes the start en-
listed men, giving them the same perivd
of tour as the staff and staff non-com-
missioned officers.
The Washington times., 1907-08-28
absolute" Music and HOi PoIIOi

Leaders are the makers Of prog
ress- If you would know where the
world viii stand next generation,
gauge the master minds and lop
off. They fix the direction, and we
of the masses follow after-as far
as we can.
So it is with music, when Felix
Weingartner writes of concert pro-
grams. In "The Independent" he
pleads for "a return Of sane and
healthy views in regard to sym
phonic music. We are in a state of
transition" he says. As a conse-
quence, we have the orchestral ex-
travagances under which so many of
the more recent modern compost
lions suffer, as well as the abuse of
tone eoloring, which so many Of
these compositions reveal"
What concert music viii be when
the patrons of music have followed
after DR.. Weingartner is interesting
speculation. "a program should
be devoted to the works of one com
poser, or to those which are related
in STYLE" he thinks. There is only
one solution TO the problem of solo
numbers-''the program should not
be chosen for the soloists, but the
soloists for the program"
Model selections are not cited
But we can indulge ourselves. Thus
beauty and fashion land the mere
men who buy the tickets) would be
asked to assemble, not so much to
display their jeweled grace as TO
hear Beethoven; and they would be
expected to sit quietly through the
following:
Overture, "Lenore No. g."
Movement for strings in + fat, HART
enGuartett-"
Scene and aria for soprano with or
chestra. "Ah Perfido,' Nine. NoT5ica.
Symphony No 5 COP. p in minor.
A little heavy, maybe, but what
DR.. Weingartner would call ~abso
Lutte" music, and fitted for the uplift
of its hearers. If Nine Nordica
wants to sing 'Hark. Hark. the
The Washington times., 1907-08-28
A Dramatic Moment.

Whether Wellman sets sail today
for the pole is a question, but the
situation remains intensely dra-
matte. On the one hand is the pos
sibility that by this time the Ameri-
can journalist has taken fight from
Spitzbergen and ventured into that
unknown part of the world which
mortal eye perhaps has never seen
The fate of the Frenchman who
dared to go on a similar journey q
few years ago is too little of a mys-
terry, though the Arctic region
tells no tales of those who fail and
fall within its bitter boundaries. On
the other hand is the possibility
that WeIIman is still on land wait
ing for the right breeze.
Either side of the problem has its
dramatic features. For it is as
sumed that, barring accident, a sal
across the pole would not take long
if the breeze were from the south
The glory would come with rush
The enigma as old as the world
would be settled in a Comparatively
few hours.
If Wellman should fail, theI
America has Peary to try again i
the old-fashioned way. And Pear!
holds the polar record up to date
The Washington times., 1907-08-28
HAVE THE TIMES MAILED TO you
WEDNESDAY AUGUST Is. 1907.
White Plains Lesson.

If the Hon. William Muldoon
doesn't know the difference between
a protocol and an ulttmatum, he
knows how to drive those black
bugs and green lights away from
the eyes of a man who has gone to
seed.
Most Americans are familiar with
Mr.. Root. the statesman. Prof. "
Muldoon says: Secretary Root is
one of the cleverest boxers I ever
stacked up against. He's as active
on his feet as a lot of professional
pugilists, and even with a heavy fell
low like myself he can give a won
derfully good account of himself
when be gets the gloves on"
Now, if that is so, all is to be well
along the Potomac in short order.
Any man who can make a heavy
weights teeth rattle with an upper
cut, OF who can give and take with
out snuf1ing, is on the road to Well
vile, if he isn't there already
There's a lesson in Mr.. Roots visit
to the outdoor gymnasium at White
Plains that everyone with shaky
pins might do we'll to consider. Too
many folks dodge regular exercise
only TO be bumped by nervous pros
tratiOn.
The Washington times., 1907-08-28
ROOT QUITS FARM
TOATTEND FUNERAL
Plans to Remain at Null
doon'S Place Ten DAYS
Longer.

NEW YORK, Aug. 2s-Secretary of
State Root IS OF from Billy" Null
doon's rest farm today to attend bis
brothers funeral. at Clinton, n. Y. Ru-
NOR has il that Mr. Root will confer
with President Roosevelt in the Jarch-
mont club house at Larchmont Satur-
day. The Secretary viii make the trip
TO Larchmont in an automobile. IL is
said. while the President Will cross the
sound by yacht
Secretary Root is not yet through
with Muldoon. however. Though his
health is much improved, he expects
to put IN ten days more under the for
mer wrestleT's care, returning to the
farm near White Plains, after his audi
ence with the President.
After finishing his stay at MuldoOn' s
he will go to Washington. His plans
for his trip to Mexico, he said. yester-
day, are unchanged.
The Washington times., 1907-08-28

pin history controversy. and the per
verseness of war histories IN general
1T Will be fifty years declared Col
onel Joyce, before anyone viii be able
to write a purely unbiased history OF the
great national conflict I have written
Considerable matter bearing on the sub
Ject myself, and have no doubt COM
mitted my share Of 'peTVersiOns Theth-
er consciously or otherwise.
True of Every Writer.
THE same is true OF practically every
writer. who has essayed 10 write civil war
history. All are prone TO give the color
ing 10 the side most favored. and where
facts are not clear, to construe them 70
the best advantage for their own side
This fact, however" continued Col
onei Joyce, els an additional reason why
books intended for the instruction or me ~.
young people in the schools. should Do
historically correct and thoroughly IN
biased or as nearly correct as Il IS
possible at this time TO make them,
mo Federal veteran, and no COnIed-
crate veteran. wants 10 see school his
tory teaching a thing that he knows not
TO be true, whether IL favors the one
side or the other. The universal de-
mand is COR correct and unbiased nara
tives Of the ectpal incidents Of the civil,
as well as other wars.
In regard 10 the Turpin history. TO
gard some Of the positive statements
made therein as OF more moment than
the general complaint that the book does
not do justice to President Lincoln
Praise Of General Lee.
"For Instance, I would ike to sec
proof for the following paragraph on
page 40 OF the Turpin history:
=" General Scott said (speaking to
President Lincoln): Robert Lee is the
best soldier I ever saw IN TIE field He
win show himself the foremost captain
of his time. Make him chief OF the
, army. He viii be worthy $1,000 men 10
you" So President Lincoln sent and
asked Lee u take charge OF his army
"AgIin. the battle or Antietam Is evil
IDENTIFY referred TO b. inference in The
following paragraph on page rs Lee
marched North at the head OF his army.
! But he lost 1900 men, and fought a
battle In which neither side could claim
| the victory
The fact that the Federal army was
| left IN possession OF the battlefield at
| Antietam should be conclusive evidence.
| as military matters ere commonly ac-
| cepted and understood. that the victory
on that occasion vas with the North. q
The Washington times., 1907-08-28

there had been of 1t had passed into his
tory so long since that It had left but
small impress upon bis gray matter,
Imagine. then, McCarthy's consterna-
ton when he found himself plunged by
the court deep into the mazes Of fine
mathematical problem, a failure 70 sue
cessfully solve which he conceived to
carry with it no less a penalty than a
three or six months sojourn ''on the
island"
The defendant, whose offense against
law and order was that he had looked
too intent1y upon certain liquids when
they were highly colored ard had in
consequence thereof behaved In an un-
seemly manner upon the public streets
was prepared 20 put up almost any kind
Of defense except an arithmetical one
Court Likes Statistics.
However, there was no help for Il. as
the magistrate was clearly in a stats
teal mood. and. after Policeman Nc.
CURE had briefly recited how ne had
come to gather the prisoner in. bent for
ward and asked sharply:
Mccarthy, how much money do yo,
spend for drink every day?''
The defendant shifted his weight m
easily 10 ms right leg and replied eva
sively:
'Well-er-yOur honor, that depends
on my-my financial ability, Sometime
more. sometimes less
DLigent and persistent cross-examina-
uon by the court, employing a process
Of eliInina ton, finally drew from NJ
Carthy the admission that he expende.i
on an average 20 cents "fo= beer" daily
And you've been drinking how many
years 2 pursued the magistrate.
Twenty, your honor, came the repIv
after Que elaboration.
Now, Mccarthy. II you have taken
70 cents worth OF beer into your sys-
years you've drunk up a good deal oi
money haven't you? Do you know
how much %
No, Mccarthy didn't. He had neve,
/ thought about Il IN that way, he de
claTed WEAKLY. Judge, I never was NJ
hand at figures" he added
Wei. you just step over there am
The Washington times., 1907-08-28

Carthy. aren't you proud OF yOurselfi
Don't you think it's about time TO quit
driniing?"
Your honor" declared the prisoner
solemnly. raising grimy hand elOft. IF
you'll Jet me go this time I'll never
touch another drop. I'll
Wei, perhaps you've had a good les
son." ruled the court. 'I'N give you
one more chance. But, remember you
might have been prosperous man II
you hadn't drunk I'D your prosperity"
But Mccarthy left the courtroom look
ing even more sad than when he en-
tered Il. Reaching the outer air he
hshed a solitary 5-cent piece frsza a
pocket. and regarding Il long and
mournfully. was heard TO soiiloquize:
'One thousand four hundred and sixty
dollarsl Think OF the beer I could bug
with that II ] had Il now
And Mccarthy moved on 10 Third ave
nue., where the swinging green doors
soon closed behind him as they have
done daily for twenty years
The Washington times., 1907-08-28

The complete list Of the wage board
which, as stated in The Times yester-
day, has been appointed to investigate
the matter OF equaIizing salaries in the
Government Printing Office was given
out today as follows;
William L. Post chairman, super1n-
tendent Of documents: Frederick A Col
Inns, appointment and correspondence
officer, Benjamin F. Constantine, fore
man OF printing; Richard C. McAuley'
foreman of pressworlS: Peter Frank.
foreman Of binding.
Mr. Post Is also the representative OF
The Government Printing Office on the
committee on grades and salaries.
The Washington times., 1907-08-28
Light Ahead for the Schools.

Our teachers have had some of
their doubts removed as to the sal
airy increases allowed under the new
school law by the decision delivered
to the Board of Education yester-
day from the Office of the Comp
troller of the Treasury. Mr.. Trace
well therein gives departmental
construction to the act as it affects
teachers promoted from class to
class, holding that such instructors
cannot obtain both the class in
crease and the allowance made for
continued service; as it affects re-
auctions to the ranks of directors,
supervisors and supervising princi-
pals, holding that persons so re
duced shall not be placed at the
minimum pay OF the class to which
they are reduced; and as it affects
various other classes of teachers.
Added clearness is thus given a
law which was none too plain at the
outset. Little by little it is being
made workable. The board need
not this year reappoint the whole
roster of its teachers. The longev-
ity increase-an innovation and, ac-
cordingly, hard to adjust, though
I vet wholly admirable-is being cal
culated in practice. And from the
courts. after much confusion, has
come a statement OF the boards
power as to removing incompetents
and undesirables, which gives il,
after all, an effective control over
the system.
In this light the board should
! weigh with the utmost care pro-
posed changes in the act. It's com
mittee should confer over them
with the Comptroller, and, if posi-
bic, with members OF the District
Supreme Court. Certain advantages,
such as giving the board control of
the funds with which it is to -oper-
ate the system, should, and in all
Likelihood can, be obtained at the
forthcoming session Of Congress.
But the others-and a thousand
have been proposed-should wait
upon proof not only that they are
reasonably of value, but that in the
Judgment of Treasury and court Of
ficials they are practical as well.
Following this course, and keeping
resolutely to the program outlined
at the election of Captain Oyster as
| its president, the board may cOuE:
| upon the support of practically the
whole community. It's effort is to
run the schools for the benefit OF
| the children. That can best be
done, in its judgment and according
to the act, by looking to the Super
intendent for professional admins
tration. and to the board for bust
ness administration. The Superin
tendent has had years preliminary
study and experience. Now, in Cap
tain Oysters terse phrase, he must
make good Every citizen genuinely
| interested in the schools viii hops
that he may, and that the upheava
of the past six years may FINAL!
cease.
The Washington times., 1907-08-28
GALA DAY PLANNED
FOR JAMESTOWN

NORFOLK, Va, Aug. 2s.-The Gov
eminent pier at the jamestown Expo
sition will be completed and turned over
to the exposition company September l.
The ceremonies incident to the dedica-
ton of this stupendous engineering feat
will take place at night, beginning at
about s O'Clock, and viii include one Of
the most beautiful pyrotechnic displays
ever given In the United States.