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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-01-29
Old Theory Confirmed.

Tommy, whose nose was out Of joint,
had been permitted to see the new
baby in it's bath.
"Where's his other leg?" he asked,
eying the infant with strong disfavor
"It's doubled up under him." ex-
planned the nurse.
"Yes!" he snorted. "Jes' like de
blamed stork what brung 'imr'-Puck.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-01-29
influence Of Feminine Dress.

Few men realize the influence that
dress has upon them. Man thinks that
he is an unbiased being, open to con-
viction, to sound logic, to unanswera
bic argument. Fond delusion! He is
open to nothing except to the elo.
quence Of few yards Of silk and to
the persuasion Of soft es.-London
Graphic.
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Saved Her Life,

p. Riggs-Hear about Mrs. Titewadd?
Told her husband she would kill her.
self if he didn't buy her a new hat.
Jiggs-What did Titewadd do? Riggs
Got estimates on funerals, found he
could save So by buying the hat and
saved her life.-Baltimore American.
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Stage Paint.

Painting the face on the stage Is a
barbarous custom come down to us
from the age Of oil lamps and candles.
With gas and electric light and opera
glasses for the remote seats in the
house 1t is not needed. London Mask.
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Made Quite a Difference.

VIdeaS OkUIsS q 0I1S1S 1IVSss17-
Miss Watson-Dtd Mr.. Sark say to
you as I entered the drawing room
last night, Clara, us that the beauti-
full Miss Watson?" Yes, dear,
with the accent on the "that."-Ex-
change.
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MEETS APPROVAL OF ALL

Bill for the Settlement Of Brownsville
Question. Isl
Washington, Jan. 2 .-Senate lead
ers have drafted bill for the settle.
ment of the Brownsville question
which. meets with the approval OF
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IN MESSAGE TO CONGRESS
President Asks Appropriation to Re.
move Wreck Of the Maine,

Washington, Jan. 2J.-President
Roosevelt has sent to- congress a
message approving the recommends.
ton of Governor Magoon that an ap,
preparation be made to remove the
wreck of the battleship Maine from
Havana harbor. s&%
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-01-29
Recent Speech Of Represen.
tatiye Willett.
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ACTS
Unanimous in Recommending Such
Course Of Procedure and House
Adopts Report With Hardly a Dis.
sentins voice-speaker's Remarks
Concerning the President Held to
Be Not Justified.

: Ia X + ~ u X
Washington, Jan. 2,l-Recommend.
ing that the speech delivered in the
house last week by Representative
W1llett of New York, in which the
president was severely criticised, be
expunged from the congressional rec
ord the select committee appointed to
consider the speech submitted its re.
port to the house. A letter written to
the committee by representative Will.
lett, urging that his speech should re-
main on record, accompanied the re.
port.
Declaring that '.the consideration
of the speech in question involves a
consideration of what is and what is
not orderly debate in the house, the
committees report defines the priv
ileges of members of the house and
the limitations of debate. It discusses
at length the relationship of the two
houses of congress and the relations
which must be maintained between
the house of representatives and the
president, in accordance with the Con-
stitution.
The report declares that it would
seem that the peculiar constitutional
duties of the house in relation to the
power of impeaching the president do
not preclude a clear line of distinc.
ton between that criticism of acts
and conduct necessary for perform
ance of the constitutional duties of
the house and a criticism merely per-
sonal and irritating. It also claims
that it is especially the duty of the
house itself to protect the president
from that personal abuse, inuendo
or ridicule tending to excite disorder
in the house itself and to create a
personal antagonism on the part of
the president toward the house and
which is not related to the power of
the house under the constitution to
examine into the acts and conduct of
the president" r.
Remarks Not Justified.
"Your committee has carefully con-
sfdered the remarks of the gentleman
from New York, continues the re.
port, "and finds that his remarks con-
corning the president are not justified
by any considerations of the constitu-
tional duties or powers of the house;
that they transcend proper limits of
criticism in debate; that they are de-
structive of that courtesy, respect and
dignity which ought to be preserved
and that they ought not to remain in
the permanent official record of the
proceedings in the house."
The committee claimed that it was
impossible to separate the objection
able remarks from the remainder of
the speech and that the only way to
eliminate the remarks considered out
of order would be to strike out the
entire speech.
Representative Mann of Illinois,
chairman of the special committee,
presented the report to the house,
which, he said, represented the unani-
nous opinion of that committee. After
the report had been read Mr.. Mann
offered to yield time to any member
wishing to discuss the report, but as
none evidenced desire to do so the
resolution striking out the speech
was passed with hardly a dissenting
voice. Il. :.
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For Misappropriatina Funds,

Lansing, Mich, Jan. 2I-Frank P
Glazier, ex-state treasurer, was found
guilty by jury in the circuit GOVT Of
Incorporating state funds.
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All have seen teaches me to trust
the Creator for all have not seen-.
Emerson.
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PILES CURED IN ITO II DAYS
PAZO OINTMENT is gu aranteed to cure any
case of Itching. Blind. Bleeding or Protrud-
ng Piles in to 14days or money refunded. SOC
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August Belmont Operated On

New York, Jan. August Bel.
mont, the banker, underwent an op-
Grafton for appendicitis in the Memo.
rial hospital in this city. The opera
ton was regarded as successful and
the condition of Mr.. Belmont there
after was regarded as satisfactory to
his physicians. No doubt is enter
tanned of his recovery.
New York Magistrate Removed.
New York, Jan. 2S-Otto H. Droege
has been removed from his position
as city magistrate by order of the ap-
pellate division of the supreme court
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ed TO hold It against all corners. and
he and his men would shoot anybody
found trespassing upon IT, My friend
discreetly retired to the land Office and
demanded 10 be put In possession OF
tho property for which he had paid.
Hero he was told that the government
had undertaken only TO sell him good
title. and not to put him In possession.
Such title had been delivered 10 him,
and the government could not in addI-
aion attempt 10 dispossess trespassers.
He must do that himself. but he must
not Kill anybody In doing H. Perhaps
the courts could help him Now, 4
man may be born. live out long and
cyentful career. die and he forgotten
while the machinery Of the courts ia
getting ready TO be put into motion.
The result Is. my acquaintance Is the
owner OF fifty thousand acres OF good
Mexican land that he cannot set his
foot upon and OF which he may neHr
get control.
/ clte this as a warning TO would be
investors. 1t is a wise precaution 10
first learn, before accepting land office
titles. whether the land they wish TO
buy is free from the cncumbraTce OF
belligerent claimants in possession
MY acquaintance did not take this pre-
caution. He purchased in good faith,
believing he was getting a Wild and
unoccupled tract
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a little romance for the refined, with
mcditations on religion and the souls
destiny for the more somber minded.
The Bi1o and Shakespeare" he
says. "were omitted from the list at
the suggestion of the publisher. The
reason, of course. is thatmost people
have read the Bible and Shakes
peare-"
1t would thus appear that the selec-
tion was not made wholly by DR..
Eliot. but by DIR. Eliot and the pub
Usher. and not for educational puT-
poses entirely, but for educational
purposes and pecuniary profit.
Again. the list was originally in
tended 10 be a 30 book list. Now any
good edition of Shakespeare would
take five volumes; the Bible would
take three volumes. and there would
be eight gone out Of the 30.
| have handled many hundred IONS
of books, but l have never yet seen a
popular edition of the Bible in three
valumes, and have seen many good
readable editions of Shakespeare In
one volume.
Not more pertitent Is the statemC\t
that these books were omitted be-
cause every one is supposed to have
read them. Have not most people also
read the Arabian Nights" and "Pil-
grim's ProgTess?" And is the selec-
tion made mostly from books people
have not read, and as the best books
in literature are the ones mostly read.
and the ones mostly read must not be
included in this collection. fail to
sec how DR. Eliot and his publisher
arc going to embody the best books
in their list.
No mention Is made of Homer in
this explanation, though Homer is
not more read than Pilgrims Pro
gress." and most scholars would pro-
nounce IT the more important of the
two for educational purposes.
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Electric Fish.

The electric fish Of the Nile. OF
which the Egyptians made pictures
thousands of years ago. stu inhabit
the waters of that river. They are pro.
yided with an electrical organ which
incloses the whole body. II Is situat.
ed in the skin. and under a microscope
Is seen to be composed of millions OF
beautifully formed little disks, super.
Imposed upon connected rows of mi
mute compartments, in which are the
terminals of nerves. The shock is pro
duced by an intense current that ira
verses the entire organ from the head
TO tho tail of the fish, 1t stuns small
fish. The electro motive force In 4
fish eight inches long can attain a
maximum of 200 volts. A single giant
nerve cell at the head of the spinal
column is the source OF the impulses.
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thing else. let alone teach II. was both
criminal and blasphemous. There were
always select few with ability. cum
ming and impudeuce enough TO take
advantage OF the credulity of their tel-
lows. so that they could impose upon
them and take possession of every
thing that their labor produced These
rogues claimed TO be supernaturally
Credentialed. and threatened eternal
punishment of the most terrible kind
10 all who doubted or questioned their
claims. The workers were assailed by
day and by night. kept in continuous
subjection, in abject fear and in the
most brutal ignorance. a class OF self
appointed superiorS, intent upon keep
ing the many In slavery and perpet-
uatlng their own power. terroHzed
them by day. while another class. for
the same reason and with as much
truth in their claims, made their nights
hideous by peoping the darkness with
terrible phantoms which they alone
could propitiatc.
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RICH POSSIBILITIES OF WESTERN
MEXICO

The soil of the whole country
through which we were passing was
rich and arabic and capable of being
turned into yeritable paradise, This
IS on the line OF the proposed eXten-
sion of the Southern Pacific railroad,
and | could not but picture to myself
the wonderful Transformation that Is
In store for II during the next decade.
when American capital which Is sure
10 follow the opening OF tho railway
takes hold of it What opportunities
for investment II offers! And now Is
the time TO strike Investors who
take hold of this land now. while IT
can be had at a merely nominal price.
will reap fortunes in colonization later.
In five years at the turtherest-Prob-
ably much sooner-thc whistle OF the
locomotive will awake the country
from its long night OF darkness and in
ertia to the daylight of progress and
prosperity These jungles VIII be
transformed into orange groves, fields
OF corn and barley and alfalfa will
spring up, rich haryests of bananas,
pineapples and the hundred other prof
liable crops they are caablo Of will
be gathered, and from the nearby
hills VIII come as fine coffee as trop-
icaI America can grow.
Perhaps this is too optimistic view
to tako, but we shall see | have trav-
oled from seaboard TO seaboard OF the
United States, but have seen nothing
to compare with this land in natural
resources. There Is plenty of water
for irrigation. but irrigation is not gen.
orally necessary in this section OF
Tepic Territory.
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w WEAKElSH.

In abundance and popularity the
weakrsh is known TO moro anglers OF
the Atlantic coast than any other fish
caught In salt water.
The weakfsh swim in large schools
near the surface and are very vora-
cious, destroying the young even Of
their own kind II IS abundant along
the entire coast except when interfered
with by the bluefsh. its bitterest en-
envy: both arrive in the vicinity of
New York about the same time, but
tho latter. beinG the swiCtest swim
mer and more savage fighter possibly
interferes with the food supply OF the
weakflsh. and in many instances whole
schools are driven away where they
would otherwise be plentiful. Some
seasons we find them scarce through
ont It's range. but this has not hap
pened for several seasons, indeed,
they have been remarkably abundant
and wonderful catches have been re-
ported this season, particularly off the
Staten Island shore and great South
Bay Jamaica Bay and City Island
waters. The weakfsh is very erratic
in temperament and movement: one
day II is taken on q certain tide. tho
next day It bites on another tide
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LABOR DAY.

Labor Day is approaching rapidly.
Are you preparing for 1t? / don't
mean union people only, but everyone.
The committee are trying to make the
Labor day celebration this year. a eel
ebratlon Of the people. for the people
md by the people And in connection
with the Four-StNte Fair. they are Of
ferlng a program that will Surpass
anything that has been attempted i'm
the past The fun will begin early
In the day and Will be continuous un-
I'll the grand finale. We are eudeay-
oring TO make the day of special in
terest TO the children. and We desire
that the parents come early. bring
the little ones, and make the day long
TO be remembered by them The
morning sports, beginning at $50.
VIII be exclusively for the boys and
girls; so bring them and let them have
the time OF their lives.
We must not forget that the bows
and girls OF today will be the men and
women OF tomorrow, and the father9
and mothers OF the near future So
II becomes the duty Of the men and
women of today 10 start them right I'm
life; help them 10 conceive the highest
possible ideals. and teach them the
value of a determined effort To AT.
tain them, Teach them the great
value OF an unblemlshed character. of
unlmpeachable integrity. OF sturdy
manhood and womanhood Teach
them self-reliance and selfrestraint.
and TO be determined TO attain as near
perfection In all their undertakings as
II Is possible for humanity. Teach
them the value OF doing with their
might, what their hands find to do"
and Of doing IT now. Teach them the
value OF improving every moment, for
there Is only one minute In the world
at time. and that is always taken
away before another is given.
This Is one Of the things for which
the labor movement was organized.
and 1t is one thing for which the un,
ion people arc constantly and insist.
emily working-the complete educa.
ton OF the child. and had It not oeen
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AMERICAN SMELLING
ANNUAL REPORT ISSUED

The tenth annual report OF the
American Smelling e Refining com
pany. issued yesterday. was supple
mented for the first time with -e-
port OF the American Smelters' Sc
curlties company. its subsidiary, which
shows net earnings OF S3.626.426 for
the year ended May 81. compared with
1886, ,965 in the previous year, says
the New York Times.
Expenditures for repairs. improve
ments, etc, amounted to s1.276,762.
The amount carried TO profit and loss
on the earnings, President Daniel
Guggenhcim says;
1T is most encouraging TO note also,
that the earnings above reported for
the twelve-month period were divided
as follows, For the first six months
$1,31S,145; for the last six months,
81, ,30S, ESQ.,
The American Smelling 6. Refining
company owns 1850 shares of the
Securities company's total issue OF
$50 100000 stock. which is a majority.
In explanation of the issuance OF the
Securities report at this time II Is
prefaced with this remark from the
PrcsideIt:
The wider distribution OF preferred
stock, Series A and b. during the past
year warrants your directors in max
ing this first printed annua! report
The increase In the mines and
smelters product of the company led
TO the purchase by contract OF the
stock Of the Baltimore Copper Smelt-
G. Rp1Iinn oon1nanzs which Drpgi.
dent Guggenheim says, represents
the oldest electrolytic copper refining
plant in the United States"
On the contract semi-annual pay
ments arc required, running into 1916.
The deferred liabilities on account ot
the contract now amounts to S2.557.-
800 President Guggenheim con-
Times
"The profits Of the plant accruinS
10 this company undoubtedly Will con-
tinue 10 be more than sufficient 10
pay the installments With interest"
The satisfaction of the officials OF
the company with the showing Of the
subsidiary Is seen in the following
reference TO the situation In President
Guggenheim' report:
THE success Of the past year has
been most encouraging and leads us
to expect the fulfllment OF all the
hopes of the past, AT the time of the
organization of the American Smelt-
ers' Securities company 1t was be-
lieved that the company would oe
Obliged TO advance. under Its guaraD-
tee. some portion of the dividends ac-
crulng on the Series B stock until khe
Securities company was able fully 10
operate its projected smelling plants
Your company, however. has not been
obliged to make any advances on ac-
count of such dividends"
The American Smelling C Refining
companys income account for the
year ended April 30 shows net earn
ings of $7.711,979, against 1888, ,2S6
In 1905. and 81 .5o9,66 in 1907 The
dividends paid during the year were
So 500 900 against S1000O00 in the
previous year, the falling of In this
item being due TO the reduction in the
payments on the common stock by
S1,5OO.000
The surplus for the year after tho
payment Of the reduced dividends was
$1,S43,050. against $11. 100 In the prey-
Gus year and Si.914.253 in 1907. Tho
total surplus at the close OF the year
was SIS, Pcs.
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BUYING MEXICAN LAND.

An acquaintance OF mine purchased
from the government n tract of these
lands approXimating fifty thousand
acres. When he went TO claim his
property he found 1t in possession OF
an old Mexican who claimed ownership
in spite OF the government grant The
Mexican had lived upon IT all his life.
and It had been in the family for many
generations. 1t WAS stocked with sew
eral thousand head OF cattle under the
charge of cowboys who carried re-
volvcrs- The Mexican and his grown
sons also carried reyolverS, When my
acquaintance demanded possession,
the Mexican Informed MIN that the
land was his. title or no title, govern
ment grant or no grant. and he intend
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-07-24

sometimes it will bite we'll on windy
days and at other times on calm days
1t is extremely shy and sensitive to
vibration and sound; splashing Of
oars. dropping tho anchor too force
fully have a tendency 10 drive them
all away. Thunder will send them to
the bottom. and perhaps two days Will
intervene before they will again rise
TO the surface. II sharks are In the
vicinity You may put up tackle for the
day Sometimes the fish are caught
near the bottom, then again they are
found about midway between 1t is
supposed they go where food is most
plentiful. II is this uncertainty of To-
eating them that constitutes the great
est charm In fishing for them But.
when once located and cumming is
properly begun. then begins real fish
ing in earnest ANY angler who knows
how TO go about II may land from ten
to fifty fish during a change of tide.
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WHAT ARE WAGES2

What are wages? Wages are that
part OF the product of labor which the
capitalist pays TO the workingman out
of the proceeds of the workngman's
own products say that a workingman
produces 81 day, and that 81 is paid
him for his labor. That 81 Is taken
out of the wealth that he himself pro
ducos, and ii is kindly given back to
him by the capitalist. who pockets the
other So. That is one feature Of wage
Another is that wages are the price
of labor in the labor market, and that
the same footing as any other com
modify; 1t is governed by the law Of
supply and demand: its price, tho
same as that Of anything else-hair-
pins, shoes or cast-off clothing-is de-
termined by the law of supply and de-
mand, the more there is of these. the
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Editorial Committee:
KATE S. HllLlARO.
E, A. 8ATTELC.
ROY E. SOUTHWICk.

labor. Under tie capitalist system
labor is a commodity in the market
The workngman must sell his labor
which he gets paid FOR with the thing
called wages. at the market price. II
the supply of labor Is so much larger
than the demand. then. instead of get
ting his one dollar out OF the four
that he produces In the Illustration
above given, he may get only ninety.
five cents, If the demand for labor
goes down further, he may get ninety
cents as the price of his labor, and if
1t goes still further below the supply.
still further down would go the price
OF labor. l. e. wages The price of
labor may sink to | don't know how
low 4 level
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Where Will Il Stop7

Some of YOU may say that the work
ingman has TO live, and there is linn
1T. No, there Is no limit The only
limit that there is is a limit to the
rapidity Of the decline. Wages can
not fall from a hundred cents 10 ten
cents. but they can fall by easy gra-
dations even below ten cents.
We have. for instance, this story
about the Chinese, that In some places
they live only upon the rats they
catch: that in other places. their
stomachs having been squeezed still
more. they live upon the tails of rats
that others ate; and that in still other
places there are Cinnamon who live