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Norwich bulletin., 1910-09-27

THERE IS no advertising medium IN
Eastern Connecticut equal to The Bull
leun for business results
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-01-04

of the city at present is 100000,
which included the new issue of
water works bonds.
The balance in sinking fund is
$23,276, the total assessed valuation
is $1,53O,000; the total charter limit
of Indebtedness is 10 per cent of the
assessed valuation, or $153,OO0.
Hence the city can bond in any
reasonable amount sufficient to put
in all needed improvements, and if
it so wishes can buy its own bonds
with the money in the sinking fund.
Very few cities of many times
the size of Bemidji would think of
making such extensive and perma-
nent improvements as two steel
bridges, ETC., without bond issue
to take care of the cost.
All these improvements, if made
properly, only have to be made once
and the people who come into the
city ten years from now will be
benefited as much as we will be
hence the advisability of paying for
the improvements with the proceeds
of bonds so that the cost may be
properly distributed over at least ten
years instead of one or two.
The sinking fund is growing at
the rate of $4,000 to $4,000 per year,
so that an exceptionally low addi-
tional levy need be made, if any, to
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-01-04

take care of the additional issue.
I would, therefore respectfully
ask that you consider this question
carefully and submit it to the
people at the next spring election
for their approval or rejection.
IF Bemidji shall become real city
and hold her present reputation of
being the liveliest and most pros
porous small city in the entire state
she must have all the improvements
that go to make modern CITY,"
The council granted license to
Charles Swedback and Thomas Nc
Carthy to sell Intoxicating liquors
for the, year 1910. Matt Mayors
license was also brought before the
council, but could not be granted on
account of the fact that he was the
thirty-ffth applicant for license in
the city, and the law allows only
thirty.fo for Bemidji. There will
be no opening until someone drops
out or is forced to close.
The first reading of the new fire
ordinance was read by City Clerk
Maloy, after which the discussion of
throwing ashes into, the street was
given considerable time.
This matter of filling the streets
where there is, now good sleighing
with ashes is becoming a nuisance
and the council is taking steps to
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-01-04

way on east side of Lake Bemidji tc
the city limits on north side of Mis-
sissippi river, $500.
"One-half the cost of steel bridges
across the Mississippi river between
Lake Irvine and Lake Bemidji and
at the outlet of Lake Bemidji, $4,000.
"A new fire-proof lookup and ad.
dition to City Hall to provide for
fire team and new hose wagon,
$4,000.
For sanitary sewers across streets
and manholes, $1,000.
"A septic tank, $4,000.
Water to cemetery, $500.
"A total of $4,000 for the i'm.
provements which are badly needed,
only.
The total levy for the year was
GO mills, which, will amount to
S10,09S, but as only about 80 per
cent can be figured on as available
and only about g of that prior to
the November settlement, you can
readily see that there would be
a deficit of at least $1,000, if the
improvements which I have mention.
ed as being badly needed are made.
You will note that have not in.
cluded the storm sewer in the list
of needed improvements, which is
needed, as I have stated before, but
which can be dispensed with for the
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-01-04
CITY ENGINEER SUBMITS
SOME RECOMMENDATIONS
Continued from First Page]

they may expect to have to pay for
such improvement and can better
decide whether they want it or not.
There are many things which
should be done during the coming
season to improve the city and allow
the citizens to lay more cement
walks. which are as follows:
The grading of Irvine Ave. to IA
tn street; the grading of Gemmell
Avenue in Mill Park; the grading of
America Avenue from Third to
Twelfth, Minnesota from Eighth to
Twelfth; Beltrami from Ninth to
Twelfth; Bemidji from Eighth to
Twelfth; Dewey from Twelfth to
Fourteenth; Fourth street from
Irvine to Park; Fifth street from
Beltrami to Irvine; Second street
from Bemidji to Minnesota; Mime
sofa and Beltrami from Second to
500 Ry. right-of-way; at total cost
of $4,000.
The grading and ditching of the
corduroy roads running west from
the city, $500.
The construction of new high
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-01-04
present year if necessary.
Our charter especially provides

present year If necessary.
Our charter especially provides
that the affairs of the city must be
run on a cash basis, hence the utter
impossibility of many of the above
necessary improvements.
This is an exceptionally large
estimate of needed Improvements
in one year and included items of
decided permanent nature such
as steel bridges, fre-proof lookup
and septic tank, so that it would
not be treating the citizens of the
city right to take the money levied
for street grading and highway
improvements, ETC., and use it for
improvements of such a perman-
ent nature as steel bridges, con-
crete re-proof lock ups, concrete
septic tanks, etc., which shall
benefit many generations to come
as we'll as ourselves and deprive
the taxpayers of the benefits of
good roads leading into the city
and graded streets so that they
may construct cement walks with
out laying them in trenches or on
top of narrow fills as has frequently
been done in the past.
I will therefore state that to
secure the said improvements it will
be necessary to float a bond issue.
The total bonded Indebtedness
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stop it; arrest will follow. continued
violations.
Special Attractions at the Brinkman.

The bill at the Brinkman Family
Theater this week is one of the best
ever put on in this city and consists
of vaudeville attractions of the high.
est class.
The Musical Pearsons are max
ing great hit with their Dutch
and straight comedy, introducing
silver trinity church chimes, golden
auto pipes, musical battles, Egyp-
tian banjo, Swiss bells, juggling.
harp guitar, ETC.. Lovers of good
music and clean comedy should
not miss this. .
Another principal feature in this
program is Snowie Maybell, the
singing coincidence, who keeps
them laughing the whole time. A
rare treat in high class vaudeville
that pleases the most skeptical.
Mile Manita &Varita, in singing,
talking and dancing act, are becom.
ing very popular among the theate,
goers of the city, on account of the
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-01-04
Fair Association Meeting.

A meeting of the stockholders of
of the Beltrami County Agri-
cultural association was held
last evening, but owing to a
lack of space in today's paper the
full particulars will no be printed un-
til tomorrow evenings issue of the
Pioneer.
Considerable business of import
ance was transacted at the meeting,
including the election of officers for
the ensuing year. =.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-01-04

excellent work they put on, which
is different from anything ever seen
in the city.
Don't miss these special attrac-
tons, which have been secured at
extra cost.
Your money back if not satisfied.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-01-04
Lady Maccabees Will Meet.

The Lady Maccabees will meet
on Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock
at the home of Mrs. L. H. Bailey,
Gil Minnesota. Visiting members
are cordially invited to attend.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-05
The Argus Daily Short Story
Through a Telescope-By F. A. Mitchell.
Copyrighted, 1910. by Associated Literary PresA

If you go to Interlaken it is quite
possible you may see the man who told
me this story. You will find him
standing almost any day when the at
mosphere is transparent and the glorl-
Gus Jungfrau looms up beautifully in
a notch between two of the foothills
standing beside the main street of the
town, showing the mountain through
his telescope to tourists at half franc
a 'Iook." 1 do not mean to say that
he put the facts at the bottom of his
yarn together as story. Nevertheless
they are a story, and it is my part TO
arrange them in proper form. Here 1T
is as he told it to me, with certain
transpositions of mine necessary to its
ready understanding:
One day a few summers ago 1 was
standing here showing people the
mountain when q party came along
consisting of a young girl and two
young men. The girl and one of the
young men were Americans. The other
young man, judged from his accent,
was French. The American man was
quiet, steady looking fellow. The
Frenchman was handsome. with al. the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-05

v1vacity of the French people, while
the girl was one of your American
beauties. The names of all three 1 after
ward learned, and / shall never forget
them. The American nan was Archi-
bald Wallace; the Frenchman was
Jean LIE Verian; the girl was Alice
Clark.
"Oh, there is a teIescoper' exclaimed
Miss Clark as she approached me.
''Do let's have a look"
With her American impulse she put
her eye to the eyepiece, while L made
the adjustments.
isn't it wonderful?" she said en-
Enthusiastically. "What beautiful slopes!
What awful CULTS! But 1t is fascinat-
ing. I'm crazy to go up there
The very next afternoon 1 was stand
ing here, as usual, waiting for people
to come slong and pay me for look
through my telescope, when, seeing a
mass of snow - the mountain begin
ming to move, put my eye to the
glass. After witnessing an avalanche
turning the glass about over the noun
tain L saw three figures, two men and
a woman, not far above the snow line
Ny glass did not reveal their features
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-05
A Significant Victory.

Springfield Register: Republicans
all over the country will read the re-
suit of the election in the Sixth Mis-
souri, district with alarm; democrats
with joy.
1t is indeed significant!
In the special election for congress
man to succeed David A. DeArmond,
held Tuesday in the Sixth district c.
C. Dickinson, democrat, was elected
over Philip S. Griffith, republican. by
a plurality of 3,7S3.
It is estimated that 29,469 votes
were cast. This is about 80 per cent
of the vote of 1908, which was 81, 9O2
The result for Dickinson shows an in
crease over Diamonds plurality Of
1923, with decrease in the total vote
of 5,433.
Tremendous effort was put forth by
the Taft administration to win this
fight. Secretary Nagel was sent into
the district by President Taft in an
effort to swing it. Governor Hadley,
the republican governor of Missouri
stumped the district, arguing national
issues dealing with the tariff and other
big problems and calling the demo
cratic party party of negation,'' and
the republican party one of progress. =
The same old gags about prosper
ity' were sprung in the same old way
Republican congressman from Mis-
souri, were called home to defend the
national administration on the tariff
issue
The Importance of the result to the
republican party was not underesti-
mated by the republican leaders. They
knew that a defeat on these big ma
tional issues which were clearly drawn
in this fight would reflect seriously
against their party and have a direct
bearing upon the congressional cam
paigns to be made all over the coun-
try this fall.
The republicans were not only de-
feated, but the reverse was a crush
ing one.
Representative DeArmond, the pop
ular and powerful Missouri congress
man, who met an untimely death some
time ago, and because of whose death
this special election was made neces-
sary, was elected the last time by
plurality of 2, $50 and a majority of 1893.
Mr.. Dickinson was elected Tuesday
by plurality approximately 3,70O!.
This result shows the drift of public
opinion. 1t shows what the temper of
the people is against a party which
repudiat7d its promises for tariff re-
duction, which made promises of re-
lief for the people and then played
into the hands of the monoDolists ty
increasing the tariff burden which the
people have been compelled to bear
for years under "stand-pat" republican
regimes.
This democratic victory In the
Sixth Missouri district is a crushing
defeat for the party of Taft and I'D
rich and Cannon
1t is a victory for the people.
It viii be followed by similar vic
tories all along the line this fall,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-05
The Wheels Go ,Round.

The development of the motor car
Industry in America has been so rapid
In the last five years that it has actu-
ally outgrown statistics. The trade
associations which keep in closest
touch with the situation are unable to
furnish adeuaqte figures of the produc-
ton of cars for the past two years.
Estimates compiled by both associa-
tons show that in the year 1910 it is
expected that 10000 automobiles will
be made In America.
AS near as estimates can make it,
there were produced in 1909, 10000
cars. This was an increase of $4,000
over the production of the previous
year, when the output of cars in Amer
lea was exactly doubled; 1907 practic-
ally doubled the output of 1906, and
1906 showed gain of so per cent over
/ the previous years production. In
other words, in the past five years the
output of cars has increased seven-fold,
while in 1910 the production planned
! is 13 times the number of cars made
/ In 1905
The manufacture of automobiles in
America in five years has not only adj
Svanced remarkably in numbers, but
the improvement in the product has
been even more striking. Five years
ago the European car markedly out
sclassed the. American-built machine.
with the production of modern auto
mobile machinery and the increased
knowledge Of metals, the American car
us now built even better than the for
-eign-made machine. Hand work en-
pfoyed in foreign factories may pro-
duce a finer finish Of individual parts,
but the advance of American manufac-
turing methods and American design
has more than counterbalanced this
foreign advantage. There continues to
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-05
Can at Least Help.

Now that the farmers of the lower
end of the county have gone ahead
on their own responsibility, raised the
money and contracted for survey
for an interurban to this city, the
least Rock Island can do is to give
its cooperation in the securing of the
necessary data. When the prospectus
is ready it should be pretty well es-
tablished whether the line can be
made to pay and if it is it will tn IN
be time to help with the financial end.
In the meantime it is pertinent TO in
quire what the local committee is
doing in the line of an Independent
investigation of the same project
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-05
Children and Health.

1t is a lucky child who happens to
pick out parents who have sensible
views regarding children's health.
There are parents who needlessly
dope" their children every time they
sneeze or complain. There are others
who constantly mag their children,
and keep them busy indoors when
they are not in school. Then there are
those who appreciate the fact that the
three things which contribute most to
making sickly children healthy and
keeping them in good health, are:
Wholesome food.
Plenty of sleep.
Plenty of fresh air
And the latter of course is very
essential, and a point to be more par
ticularly considered, because many
parents unconsciousfy are careless
about it.
There are parents who fear to let
their children play out doors in winter.
A child properly dressed, is safer out
door than in, for confinement in the
house without the fresh air which
children most need. is conducive to all
sorts of ailments.
An eminent physician of Chicago
says, next to pure air there is proba-
bly, no single influence so nightly in
fluencing child growth and health as
sunlight. Children are just as depend
ent upon sunlight for health and
growth as are plants, and lack of sun
shine unerringly produces both plants
and babies which are pale, sickIy and
emaciated. 1t is the glorious sun
SHINE that paints the bloom of health
upon the cheeks of both the bud and
the babe. The vital resistance of
babies and children against disease
is largely proportional to the amount
of time they are able to spend out
of-doors in the sunshine
1t may seem a small matter to be
discussing. You may pass It by with
a sigh of Indifference, but perhaps you
are not as well and strong and robust
as you might be. Perhaps you were
petted too much in the house and not
given your full quota of fresh air when
you were a child.
Give a child a healthy start. That
strength and vigor so common to chill
dren who get plenty of air and exer-
else are assets in later life more to
be envied than gold or glory.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-05

When an American becomes strand
ed abroad, explains the New York
Tribune. and is forced to throw him
self on the charity Of the consular rep
resentative, he must confine his search
for aid to the American consulate. But
the native of the Spanish speaking
country who finds himself without
funds in New York. is more fortunate,
for here are 8 consulates where his is
the official language This includes
Spain and the West Indies, Central
American and South American coun-
tries. For some time the officials of
these consulates were much annoyed
by a few versatile adventurers who
called on them for aid. The applicants
would go from consulate to consulate,
each time changing their nationality
and their accent and phrasing, some
times passing successfully as Venezu-
clans, Colombians, Ecuadoreans and
Peruvians in a single day One day
negro native OF Jamaica, who had learn
ed some Spanish while working on the
Panama canal, called at the Colombian
Consulate In New York, and in Castil-
Ian, strongly marked with a British
accent. asked aid on the strength of
his Colombian citizenship. Besides the
prima facie evidence of his imposture,
the negro made the mistake of giving
rs his home a part of Colombia where
there are no men of his color, so the
consul did not give up"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-05
HumOr and
Philosophy
By DUNCAN n. SMITH
CHANGE OF ANGLE.

YOU may have noticed that the mar
l. For law has great respect
And wants to see Il all enforced.
Though fortunes should be wrecked.
Unless IN getting these results
He tufnbles In it's net.
And then he isn't quite so sure
It's safe on that 10 bet.
II he can see his neighbor trimmed
In very proper style
Because he cracked an ordinance
He's pretty apt 10 smile.
But when the tall policeman comes
And says. "Old man. you're IT.
At such ohiciousness as that
He almost throws a At.
1t all depends. as you may guess.
On where his interests rest
Just how he wants the law enforced
When brought down TO the test
The man who robs his chicken coop
The deepest dregs should drink.
But when he breaks a law himself
He thinks Il ought 10 wink.
Though he should organize a trust
Or go in a combine.
He doesn't think the law should rise
And soak him with a fine.
But II a highwayman should say.
Hold up your hands. old sportI"
He'd want TO see the limit fixed
BY some discerning court.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-05

The Chicago Tribune, which makes
"a point OF guying rural Journalism. yes
terday ran something less than third
of a column on the front page under
this heading: "Chicagoan Braves Death
to Land 500 Pound Turtle; J. L. Stack
Catches Giant Reptile with Small. Rod
and Drives Frail Skiff Through Florida
Breakers If a man residing any
where but In Chicago had accomplish
ed that feat he would not have got so
much as look in on the Trib. col
umns
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-05

The cold storage kings have caused
q report to get out that they are losing
money because people refused to buy
eggs at the high prices. The story is
a dubious one because the cold stor-
age men have their fingers on the pub
lie pulse and know when the price is
too high for their own selfish inter
ests and when too low.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-05

be market for foreign cars in Amer
lea, and doubtless in a certain class a
market will always continue, but the
yearly increase of imports is small,
and the probability is that 1t will di-
minish from this time on.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-05

With some of these massive Drained
editors who are trying to beat the I'LL
nois supreme court out Of its job, and
who are declaring the new primary
law demonstrations before it has been
completed and made law, we suspect
sipe all seriousness that the wish is
Father OF the thought
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-05
Best Of All.

Best Of All.
The golhng girl is pretty,
There isn't any doubt.
In country or in city
She turns all heads about.
The skating maid is charming
AS Ger the ice she darts.
1t really is alarming
She breaks so many hearts.
These maidens all are fleeing
And never are at rest.
We cannot help agreeing
The hired girl is best.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-05
Hard to Please.

Hard to Please.
att is so hard to pay a compliment
to a fat woman"
''Tell her she is getting so thin that
she ought to call a physician"
''No; she would know that was fat
terry"
"Then say that she is all wool and
q yard wide"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-05
A Sneculator.

"What IS the matter with your
81 dunno"
"Let me give you a pill"
"What is it good forT'
81 dunno"
''rhen why should take TT"
eff you don't know what ais You
and 1 don't know what this pill is
good for it seems to me that the two
would go well together"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-05
Feb. 5 in American
History

1922 john Witherspoon. "signer"
born: died 1874
1725-James Otis. patriotic orator and
writer born; killed By lightning
May %. 1888.
1903 - Henry I.aurens Dawes. former
United States senator from Massa-
chusetts. died: born 1917.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-05

A wealthy Englishman has married
Miss Kinder, a New York telephone
girl, probably because he Kinder liked
her.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-05

When you recall that Larry Sher-
man talked to New York railroad mil
'lionaires, you can understand why he
took fall at waterways
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-05

The Illinois Legislature plans now to
adjourn during the month-unless I'M
foreseen circumstances arise.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-05
Their Usefulness.

"Many fools get into trouble"
81 have noticed that myself"
"What is the good Of themp
"Other fools help them out"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-05
piles Cured in 8 to. IA Days.

Pazo Ointment is guaranteed to
cure any case of itching. blind bleed
ing or protruding piles in 6 to II
days, or money refunded. so cents.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-05
Saturday, February 5, 1910.

An exchange asks, Is New York pro
Vlnelal? The gay White way is usu-
ally full of them.