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with a horde of his fellow passengers and
ferr1ed toward those huge, mountainous
buildings against the sky, which some one
told him were New York. What happened
at Ellis Island Jacopo cannot to this day
remember. He knows he was pulled and
hauled around from place to place, asked
millions of questions that he did not unde--
stand, and finally turned into the street
with his precious bundles and a slip of pa
per on which was written the address of
Andrea Costello. a great friend of Pietro's,
and to whom the returned Neapoitan had
told Jacopo to go for lodging and assist
ance.
1t was SO beautiful to be on the dear
earth again. He was in no hurry. Why
not walk? Instinct told him that his desti-
nation lay northward, and he was soon
strolling up Broadway, laden with belong
ings, the object of casual amusement 1t
was hard walking. The sea had not left
his legs and he found himself rolling bit
He decided to seek Andrea Costello's place.
Now for a ''plees-a-man.''
Surely, that must be one just ahead,
twirling that round stick and gazing retro
spectively into space. Jacopo hurried for
ward and touched the awesome figure on
the sleeve. Patrolman McDonnegan left
his castle in Spain and glanced down at the
greasy little figure beside him.
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"A, JArRLE eBEFoRG, The GAna GEF1 HolaE

Pepa an me, we gone sella da peanutta
an da o-ranje. Byme-by All maka da
skeedoo. Sure'a, meestaire. All puta da
mon in da po-ket-so expressive Latin
gestures throughout this). All pack'a da
trunk, taxa da beeg'a sheep, say goa ia
h, America-wa't you call?-twenty seek
put bella Napoli-Maria-de bambino. All,
meestaire-"
After moment the sunny side Of his
Il spik'a Eengleese goods now. he
added "No'a catch'a me wild da joke. !"
The labor? Oh yes, it was hard, but
a place to sleep in. There is almost al
ways a demand for gang labor on the
railroads, city and steam.
place to sleep! Behold above a pic
ture of a typical camp car" as the rail-
road men call these makeshift quarters
made out Of box cars. The Latin gen.
tleman cutting a watermelon is one of
Jacopos friends, Sicilian. Sorefoot is
the name given him on the railroad.
One day two summers ago he suddenly
threw down his crowbar and walked away.
hey, Were In are you goin',
| yelled the foreman.
All work no more'a deesa day." said
Giuseppe.
An why no-%'
BY dam, ma feet. One bad'a feet, all a
right Wor-. Il JUS same. Two bad'a
feets, no good. By dam, OATS all"
And Giuseppe laid off for week until
his "feets' were able TO stand the gaff.
Hence the sobriquet.
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fine Latin smile shining like a sunbeam,
goa ia hell
"Huh?' queried McDonnegan, taken by
surprise.
Jacopo beamed
Goa ia hell; goa ia hell"
McDonnegan's paw clutched the astound-
ed Italian by the collar.
wv atchoo mean, you dirty little dago
peanut, by talkin like that to me? I've a
mind to give ye' ride in TIL wagon"
Jacopo shook with fear in the grasp of
the giant officer. What was wrong he knew
not. He could but repeat Co ia hell in
vain attempt to express his gratitude
and innocence Of any wrong intent. Some
thing in his manner made McDonnegan
hesitate. Then it dawned on him that the
'dago' was using the Objectionable phrase
with such deprecatory infection and en-
phasis as to rob 1t Of all insult, and the
possibility Of Pietro's joke came to him.
He released his grip on Jacopo's collar.
''Skiddoo wild youse,' he commanded.
Goa ia he'll said Jacopo smiling and
he turned up the street, leaving McDonne-
gan to the enjoyment Of the crude jest
Several more appeals to passersby were
necessary before Jacopo finally found the
tenement in which the Costellos lived and
was welcomed to their bosoms amid a bed
lam of jabbered Italian and the emulation
of much garlic-laden breath. He told of
his journey, his seasickness, the strange
things that happened to him at Ellis Island
and his encounter with the policeman An
drea, who knew English well, laughed
hugely at Pietro's whimsical jest and ceX-
planned 1t to Jacopo, who laughed in turn
Per Bacco." he laughed, Il shall get
even with AMIGO Pietro when return with
my fortune. Is it not so. Andrea?'
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week / stood in the broilng sun between
the rails Of one of the new terminal tracks
in the union station yards watching gang
Of Italians labor under the throaty COM
nlands of an old Irish foreman. With me
was friend who really knew some Ital-
ian. l after copy; he was to be my
interpreter.
Noon came and the gang threw down
their tools and seated themselves along
row Of empty freight cars. They pro-
duced their luncheon. For the majority
1t was half-loaf of heavy-looking brown
bread, washed down by hydrant water. A
few of the group peeled onions with their
long bladed clasp knives-tool and weapon
combined-sliced them and made huge
sandwich of the half loaf One unrolled
from bit Of greasy paper a rasher of
raw bacon. This he sliced and ate raw be-
tween thick pieces of bread.
There was one Of the number whose
bright smile of greeting attracted us We
spoke to him. Ny friends Italian was
productive Of fervent calculations of pleas
ure Seated on the ties at his side. my
friend Piled the young laborer with aues-
tions. That is how l learned the story of
Jacopo's emigration to America. For this
was Jacopo OF the golden dreams Two
years he had labored in bitches, tunnels
and excavations. He had been able to get
no better work yet. But he was hope
full. He had saved, oh, yes, $500. BY win
ter he would enter into fruit stand part
nership with friend in New York city
Yes, Maria was we'll and the bamb!no. too.
In three years he was surely going back
and buy a fine vineyard.
"Deesa no wat you call'a da dope
Dream" he explained to me in English.
Evidently he had gained much knowledge
of the vernacular. Sometime wen All
teil'a dess dey say 'Queet'a da smoke.
queet'a da smoke, maka skeedoo Afro.
Birbante! (Ruffians by profession) San
Gennaro! All mak'a da show. AMIGO
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Jacopo and his countrymen Iaborng out
members of vast army of Italians EN-
ployed in similar work throughout the
country. They are valued by the railroad
companies not because of their strength
which is slight, but because of faithful
ness to their tasks and economical and
hence, steady habits.
From all over Italy they come; many
because Of golden dreams like Jacopos
others to evade cunscription to the army,
still others because OF the interest taken
quarters. They all expect 10 reap for
tune in two or three years. Many of them
succeed, but not In that short while. In
Italy back somewhere in the hills of Tus-
cany, l believe, there is a THRIVING town
whose inhabitants are nearly all ex-resi-
dents of the United States-Italians that
came here to make their fortune and had
more OF less success.
While here they give little trouble. In
congested quarters in big cities there IS
Observation-Disclosures with stiletto cbligat6s-
but 1t is always between Italians, they
leave Americans alone. At work they plod
faithfully cheerfully giving the best they
can Sometimes this is not much.
There were fifteen of them lined up at
lexington to lift an SO0-pound rail. The
foreman gave them disguised glance
He had been working in southern terri
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FIFTEEN Nun To An 800 PounD RA1L

All, say: Pills, meestaire p,ess-a-r1an, 'ow
All getta dees a place Cospetto, remem-
Der well, AMIGO, do | not
''Evero. Dost remember what l told thee
to say in seeking work.?
Per Bacco, 81: Pills, meestaire, Civ me
da job "
And when thou dost not UNDERESTIMATE
All Non capisco, no spik Eengleesh.'
Is 1t not wonderful, my remembrance"
Per San GeEnaro, it is miraculous
Then Pietro bethought him of an amusing
jest. His was SLY wit.
All Jacopo caro- AMIGO, it has just C
turned to me that / have neglected to tell
thee how 10 express thy gratitude to the
plees-a-man and others rendering thee as
sistance in America. Thou shoudst smile
happily and from the heart say: Goa ia
hell
Per Bacco. it has a quarrelsome sound.
Again, AMIGO"
Goa ia hell"
"Ah, 1t comes to me. Co ia hell. Goa
ia hell l shall remember.
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liz Noon HoUR
.DND dnd fsy ONlony

- ACOPO 'qstruccio of AvelIino had
visions. re was to DE rich and grow
many grapes America. whence came
the strange goden-ha!red men and
women with the barbaruus speech
and much gold. FOR which they cared SO
little. would welcome him, call him httls
brother. give him work and send him back
to cara Italia with pockets heavy.
For had not Pie.ro Gestorni Of Atripalda
just returned from five years in that far
off free land across from the bay Of Ma
pies thirteen days OF journey by the great
boats? Had he not recited his adventures
tie night before over many sips OF chianti
in the cafe Greco? What was it he said?
Per Bacco. Jacopo. II Is true, that which
1 am telling thee. 1t is country Of won
derful greatness. this America. Always
there is work to do for which they pay
well. Food there IS in plenty and OF sutfi-
Client chcapness. In five years l have saved
more than 2.CNO scudi-in the coin If Amer
lea, two thousand dollar. l shall buy
cafe in Ia bella Napon. Afro: Thou. too
shouldst leave Ia bella Maria ana the bam-
bino Giovanni, Fortune awaits thee across
the seas
Per San Gennaro, And why not? True.
TO leave Maria and fat little Giovannino,
three years old only, would be a matter of
many tears. But wOmen's tears come al
ways quickly ana dry more quickly. What
were tears, to stand In the way of the for
tune across the seas? Nothing. That very
day he should til Maria.
Maria wept softly for three hours, then
returned 10 her breadmakng, singing, and
shedding rccalCitrant tears into the dough
1t was arranged that Donna VIENNA should
take In the deserted ones, giving housing
and food for much work in the little bake
shop. P!etro. the traveller. was to accom-
pany the exul:ant Jacopo to Naples and
zee him safely aboard the great boat.
Jacopo talked much to all Avcllino OF his
new fortune 1t was all settled. He had
hut TO cross the sea. stay two. three. four.
maybe five years, and return laden with
ILChcs.
Parting with the loved ones came shortly
al the railway station Of Aveilino. Maria
held little Giovanni up to the third class
carriage window for d last paternal smack,
seemingly ever part of Latin Oscillation.
Guards slammed the doors, a whecze from
the rheumatic engine and AvelliEo vas left
behind. UutI curve hid them from sight
Jacopo ignored placard warnings and
stretched from the window, waving a big
yellow handkerchief. Maria stood swaying
Oh the platform, wailng in desolation.
oh, lasso, Oh. poyerina che faro Dime.
Dime
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JaCopo wept and smoked Pietros Nea-
politan cigars with straws through them
all the way in silence TO Salerno. \ change
of trains and Naples was entered late that
night. Until dawn Jacopo and Pietro sat
in Pietro's new little cafe and discussed
Jacopo's future. Pietro had much advice
Remember, caro- AMIGO what have told
thee of this abomnable English tongue II
Is necessary that thou shouldst make thy
self understood some what to find thyself
about. Shouldn't thou wish to find certain
house or quarter have some forestiere (for-
eigner) to write Il down for thee on paper
Then IN seeking II thou canst address a
carrabiniere, what in America they call
'plees-anan.' Give him the paper ana say
TO him what / have told thee. The plees-
a-man thou caEst easily find. On the join
ing place of the streets he stands ever
dressed richly In blue with many gold but
tons, and bearing a round stick, long like
so. Beware, caro- AMIGO of this fearful
stick. Anger not the plees-a-man. A blow
on the head from the stick and not soon
wilt thou awaken. 1t is one who knows
that tells thee. Ebbene, What was 1t
told thee to ask? 1 would see II thou hast
remembered
i give the plees-a-man the paper. re-
move my hat. / say--DIo Caro-. / forget
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At noon tie next day Jacopo waved
farewell TO Pietro on the dock and saw
la bella Napoi slip into the haze from
threatening Vesuvian fires. He found HIM
self one of hundreds OF his countrynlen. like
himself bound for America and fortune.
1t was pleasant, this minsling with happy,
eXpectant brothers and sisters. 1t was pleas
ant that afternoon and night but at break
fast the next day the ship was blowing
into a westerly gale that was piling up the
surface OF the Mediterranean in heavy
hillocks. Al the table Jacopo felt sudden
dizziness.
''Dio Caro- he cried, and. racked by
nausea, fed from the saloon and sought his
dark. stuffy bunk. Then days later he
crawled TO the deck, weak erlaciated and
heart and home sick. There was nothing
rosy about the future. He wished himself
dead a thousand times.
The last three days of the passage were
over sunlit. ripping seas. When they
picked up the lightship at the Hook Jaco-
pc had recovered much of his radiant opti-
misn. Life was worth living after all.
He could not sleep that night off quaran-
tine for excitement.
The next morning he took his place in
line with his fellow steerage passengers.
and a fat little man in uniform poked him
all over made him stick out his tongue and
did other curious and absurd things, while
a fellow Italian performed the office OF in
terpreter. A little later and Jacopo, with
his shiny. compressed paper gripsack and
kerchief bundles Rugged to his breast, was
hustled down gansway into tug along
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All this happened two years ago. Last
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-12-04
Through Service is Good.

The putting in of the throug h
passenger train service from Brain,
erd to International Falls has been
accomplished without any hitch
whatever, and the runs are made
very easily on schedule time and
handling the additional traffic
occasioned by the extra run from
Big Falls to international Falls is
done expeditiously.
Under the new regime it has been
necessary to put on an additional
train crew, making three crews at
the present time, in the place OF
two as heretofore used in the Big
Falls -Brainerd run. The crews are
now made up of the following en-
ployes:
Crew No. William Bush, con.
ductor; David McHugh, brakeman,
Crew No. g. George Coppersmith.
conductor; Lee Hallet, brakeman,
Crew No. g. Joseph Golemboski,
conductor; Frank Coppersmith,
brakeman. Golemboski and Cop
persmith form the new crew, which
has been added on to make the
chain gang" complete. All of the
members are good men.
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management of the rink arranged
between the two men to settle the
question of speed supremacy.
In series of races between
several of the fastest skaters of the
state which was skated at Crookston
recently, Carpenter won the final
race and the opportunity to skate
| Munich for the championship.
| Carpenter and Munich skated at
Crookston last week, and Carpenter
won two straight races from Munich.
LeBeau and Carpenter have never
met in race, and as each is fast,
they decided to come to neutral
track to settle the question as to
which is the faster man. LeBeau
has record for a mile of 3:O2 3-5
and Carpenters record is SOP IL.
The local rink was measured and
twenty-five laps were decided upon
for the mile.
At the shot of the pistol for the
beginning of the race, Carpenter
sprang into the lead. LeBeau was
close to his heels, and trailed but
foot or two behind for ten laps, when
he spurted and took the lead.
From the tenth lap to the end of
the mile, the race was close and
exciting one, with LeBeau maintain
| ing his lead.
The pistol was fired at the end of
the twenty-fourth lap, notifying the
skaters that they had but one lap to
finish the mile.
Both LeBeau and Carpenter made
their sprint for the tape, but Le-
Beau held out strong and Carpenter
was unable to pass him, although
he crowded close and was but three
~
feet to the bad" crossing the line.
The time for the mile was $3.50
3-5, which is very good, when it is
taken into consideration that it
takes twenty-four laps to make a
mile on the local rink and the cor
ners are very hard to turn.
The race was entirely satisfactory
to the crowd.
The officials of the race were: F.
S. Lycan, E. A. Schneider and Tom
Shevlin, judges; A. G. Rutledge,
starter; Joseph Markham, an
nouncer.
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order, potted plants, etc., and
assures very attractive dance hall.
c. L. Decker, Martin Linden, J.
c. Covington, E. H. Jerrard and
John c. Parker, committee on ar
raugements, have been busy among
the Elks generally engaging the
music, hiring the hall, etc., and they
announce that everything will be in
apple-pie" order when the dance
opens tomorrow evening".
Through an unavoidable delay,
many of the invitations to the dance
we're not sent out until Wednesday
morning, but the arrangements COM
mittee desire every one who receives
an invitation to understand that they
are wanted to attend the dance;
also that the price of the ticket is
So, and that the ticket of admission
to the dance must be accompanied
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-12-04
'BIG BEMIDG" WILL PLAY
PARK RAPIDS ON FRIDAY
Local Basketball Team Will Have First
Contest on Schedule With
Outside Players.

The first basketball game in which
the Big Bemidg" basketball team
will contest with an outside team
will be played in the Grand Opera
House skating rink next Friday
evening, when the local team will
have as opponents Park Rapids
basketball five.
These teams played two games
last winter, both of which were won
by Bemidji, after close and excit-
ing contest. This year the Bemidji
team is stronger than ever and Park
Rapids is said to- have braced up
wonderfully in their play. There
are several old players in the Park
Rapids team, who are strong and
aggressive and who thoroughly
understand every point of the game.
They will undoubtedly give the
locals a run for their money"
The two teams are lined up as
follows:
Big Bemidg'-Heffron. and H.
Cell. forwards; MARKHAM or Brown,
center; G.. Peterson, Collins or
Brown, guards.
Park Rapids Howe and Petrie,,
forwards; Pierce, center; Ressler and
Gage, guards; subs, Benham and
Delaney.
Much interest is being taken in
the proposed game, as the Bemidji
team has a championship bee" in
it's bonnet, and they have decided
to win the basketball championship
of northern Minnesota. Bemidji
has strong team and it is believed
that they will win the championship.
The game Friday night will be
called at 9 o'clock and there will be
skating before the game. y.
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ELKS WILL GIVE CHARITY
BALL TOMORROW EVENING
Invitations Have Been Issued to Large Number and Good
Crowd Assured. Proceeds of Dance Will Be
Devoted to Charitable Purposes.

The charity ball which will be
given in the City Opera House
Thursday evening, under the aus
pices of Bemidji lodge, No. 1852,
B. P. 0. E., promises to be one of
the most delightful social functions
: of the present season. The various
committees in charge of the dance
have been doing their work we'll,
]. c. Covington, Martin Linden,
f. H. .Jerrard, J. H. Foss, C.. L.
Decker and Kenneth Kelly, the
decoration committee, have planned
to decorate the hall in very appro-
pirate manner with the colors of the
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-12-04
The Pioneer for Good Printing.

Al. Tiller, frst-class job printer,
has been added to the Pioneers
corps of commercial printers, having
come down this morning from Inter-
national Falls, where he has been
employed on the International Falls
Echo for the past two months.
And, by the way, the Pioneer has
the largest force of printers(all capa-
bic mem in this part of the state
and we have the finest paper stock
that the market affords, as we'll as
late faces of type and courteous
treatment.
Call on the Pioneer for your COM
mercial printing. We can satisfy
you.
Fountain pen ink at the Pioneer
Office.
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s. t
for some time; that he had violent
spells and it was impossible to do
anything with him, and that the
sanity board pronounce, on his case.
The sanity board, consisting of
Judge of Probate Clark, Drs. Blakes-
lee and Ward, held hearing, at
which Litsherm was given thorough
examination. His actions were
such that the board did not hesitate
in pronouncing Litshrem's mind un-
sound.
Deputy Sheriff Arne Solberg took
Litsherm to Fergus Falls yesterday
afternoon.
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Taken to "Pen.'

Sheriff Thomas Bailey, accom-
panied by Peter Lipdeberg, left this
morning for Saltwater, having in
their custody Frank Delaney, who
will be placed in the penitentiary at
Saltwater, where he will serve term
Of two months at hard labor.
On Monday Delaney appeared in
court, before Judge Spooner, and
petitioned for permission to plead
guilty to grand larceny in the second
degree for having stolen Savage
rifle from Palmer's livery stable at
Solway short time ago. Delaney
was allowed to plead guilty and
Judge Spooner imposed the peniten-
tiary sentence on him as punish
ment for his crime.
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"THE RAMBLERS" At CITY
OPERA HOUSE DEC. 9TH
Excellent Attraction Assured for SAT-
urday Evening Of This Week.
First Time Here.

An eminent American physician
in a recent interview said: II pre-
scribe the theatre as means of
recreation to overworked, nervous
and debilitated patients in a similar
manner to what I would an outing
or any other change of environment.
Stand at the door of the theatre
when the throng seeks admission,
watch the faces that enter and you
will see lines of care and lassitude.
Within a few hours these same indi-
viduals issue forth refreshed and
invigorated." He evidently referred
to the entertainment furnished by
The Ramblers," which will be seen
at the City Opera House Saturday,
December Z. Farce comedy being
traditionally the spice of life, it is
always pleasure to recognize and
to welcome indications of change
in the regular sources Of recreation.
This is musical farce comedy,
full of climaxes fttingly arranged.
The comedy element stands out
strong and the dialogue is crisp and
lively. The musical numbers include
much clever scoring, girls young and
laughing, display an extravagance
of elegant costumes beautifully har-
monized in color, well designed and
rich in material, while singing capti-
waiting airs with their refrain and
movement. From previous reports,
this company is accredited with
being unsurpassable and should
without asdoubt give everybody their
moneys worth.
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GOVERNOR JOHNSON At
The NATIONAL CAPITOL
The Minnesota Executive Is DeIuqed
With Invitations to Dine in
Washington.

Washington, Dec. '4.-Governo1
John A. Johnson will pass the greater
part of the week in Washington on
official business. He is a delegate
to the National River and Harbor
congress and will deliver an address
before that body.
Governor Johnson will appear be-
fore the secretary of the interior
tomorrow with. the two senator's,
State Auditor Iverson and Attorney
General Young in the, Minnesota
land cases. Governor johnson is
being eagerly sought by many Demo.
cratic politicians from various parts
of the country who are desirous Of
making his acquaintance.
He will be entertained at several
social functions. In fact he has
received so many invitations to dine
that he will not be able to accept
half of them. i