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Lower coast gazette., 1910-01-15
PROPOSE SHIP SUBSIDY
INCREASED PAY FOR PACIFIC
AND SOUTH ATLANTIC SHIPS
Will Bring Into the Treasury About
One Million Dollars Annually
Through Tax Tonnage.

Washington. - Representative Hum
phrcy OF Washington introduced a bill in
the house providing for Il ship subsidy
by the United States government, which
measure is understood to have the APP
prevail of President Taft and the adj
ministration and to be one upon which
the proponents OF a subsidy bill will
concentrate their efforts to procure its
enactment into law.
The Humphreys bill provides an in
crease in pay to American ships for car
rying the mails to South America, China,
Japan, the Philippines and Australia,
bringing it up to 81 per mile for an out
ward voyage Of 1000 miles or more.
An increased tonnage tax on the trans
oceanic trade is provided, and it is pro.
posed to admit foreign built ships to
American register for the foreign trade.
The author Of the bill, in an eXplana-
ton of its provisions, said the PROPOSE
ton to increase the pay for carrying
the mails was the most important feat
ure of the measure. The postmaster
general is authorized to pay second-class
ships for carrying the mails the same
rate Of 81 per mile that is now paid to
frst-class ships.
Mr.. Humphreys measure proposes to
bring into the national treasury about a
million dollars annually through in
creased tonnage tax on vessels engaged
in trans-oceanic trade, "every dollar of
which will come from foreign Ships" he
says.
American vessels subject to this tax
may have rebated the per cent. of their
tonnage dues by carrying American
sailors, one for each thousand tons of the
yocco}
Lower coast gazette., 1910-01-15
THAT STATUE OF R. E. LEE
Hollingsworth OF Ohio Refuses to
"Lay Down His Arms"

Washington.-Representative Holdings.
worth of Ohio will introduce a resolution
directing that all the statutes which the
different States have sent as their repre-
sentatives in statuary hall be returned
to the States. Mr.. Hollingsworth says
he will take this course in order to pre-.
vent the acceptance of the statue of
Gen. Robert f. Lee, which has been
placed in the hall by Virginia, along
with that of George Washington, as the
Old Dominion's representatives in the
hall. This is the only way in which the
statue can be kept out.
Mr.. Hollingsworth, who is a veteran
Of the Union army, wa the author of a
resolution which sough: to prevent the
acceptance of a silver service bearing the
likeness of Jefferson Davis, which was
presented to the battleship Mississippi,
Lower coast gazette., 1910-01-15
P|NCR0T IS DISMISSED
CHIEF FORESTER'S LETTER TO
DOLLIVER CAUSES DISMISSAL
Taft Must Uphold Would
lave Remained Silent It
Personal Matter.

Washington, y. Clifford Pincllot.
chief forester and intimate friend If
Theodore Roosevelt. Friday, was dis
missed from the service Of the United
State, by President TAFT for insubordi-
nation.
Thoroughly indignant over the action
Of Mr.. Pinchot i'll inducing Senator Dot
liver to read Il letter from him in the
senate, President Taft would listen to
no advice that the forestcr's violation Of
executive orders be overlooked, pending
the inquiry soon to be undertaken by
congress-.
He declared that the dignity Of the
office he had been chosen by the people
to fill was being attacked, and he would
be unfaith1ul to his trust if he submitted
longer.
Political observers in Washington de-
clare that the situation is the most tense
of many years. What the outcome will
be no one is willing to ~prophcsy.
In the house OF representatives Friday
Speaker Cannon lost his first fight to
the insurgents" who, combining with
the Democrats, caused to be adopted an
amendment to the Bal}inycr-finchot in
quirv resolution So as to take from the
speaker the power to appoint the house
members Of the joint special committee
of investigation.
The margin of victory was a narrow
one of three votes. but the "iNSurycnts'
and Democrats alike are iubilant.
The dismissal of pinchot has lent fuel
to the fame Of their celebration. and
they are v%cnturing all manner Of pre-
dictions as to what is to happen in the
fpturr
Lower coast gazette., 1910-01-15
DOCTORS FAILED.
RESTORED BY PERUNA.
Catarrh Of the Lungs
Threatened Her Life.

Miss Ninette Porter, Braintree, Yer
mont, writes: 81 have been cured by
Peruna.
IL had several hcmorrhages Of the
lungs. The doctors did not help me
much and would never have cured me.
81 saw q testimonial in 4 Peruna
almanac Of a case similar to mine, and
I commenced using it.
II was not able to wait on myself
when l began using it. l gained very
slowly at first, but I could see that it
was helping me.
"After l had taken it a while I COM
mcnced to raise up a stringy, sticky
substance from my lungs. This grew
less and less in quantity as I continued
the treatment.
~ grew more feshy than I had been
for a long time, and now l call myself
well"
Lower coast gazette., 1910-01-15
FARMERS UNION GIVES IN.
Threat of Railroads to Raise Rates Is
the Cause.

Fort Worth. TeXas.-Because Of the
ultimatum delivered by The railroads, in
which they threatened to increase the
rates on shipments to outside state
points if the Texas Farmers Union in
sisted on lower cotton rates to gulf
points, the union agreed to abandon the
campaign. Texas sold 100000 900 worth
of cotton seed in Tennessee and other
states last year.
Lower coast gazette., 1910-01-15
A ChiId's Development.

The development of a child's char
acter should not be left to the mother
alone. 1t needs the directing influence
of the mother, the strengthening in
huence of the father. Often a child's
nature, possibilities and growth are
unknown and unmatched by his father.
1t is something he does not under
stand, because he does not study it.
Lower coast gazette., 1910-01-15
Will Sell ThaW's Effects.

Pittsburg, Pa.-lf Referee in Bank.
ruptcy Blair will allow, Alice Copley
Thaw, sister of Harry X. Thaw. now
in Mattewan Asylum, New York state,
will pay $4,000 for some cuff links.
scarf pins, a cigar cutter and hooks said
to have been Harry Thaw's when he was
a boy in Pittsburg. a petition has been
filed by the trustee of the estate of
Thaw, requesting that the personal ef.
fects of the former Pittsburger be sold
for the benefit of his creditors.
Lower coast gazette., 1910-01-15
GROSS IMMORTALITY CHARGE.
Ml-Treatment of Women Immigrants
Being Investigated.

Observation-Disclosures ill-treatment of
women immigrants during the occupancy
of steerage accommodations, resulting in
some cases in gross immortality. led tc
the Introduction by Senator Dillingham;
of a bill providing for the presence OF
United States surgeons, immigrant in,
spectors and matrons on all vessels car.
rying immigrants OF emigrant passen'
gers between the United States and for,
eign ports.
Lower coast gazette., 1910-01-15
bic or can be introduced into tho stat

ule.
In considering violations Of the anti
trust law We ought, Of curse, not to
forget that that law makes unlawful,
methods of carrying on business which
before its passage were regarded as eVt-
dcnCe Of business sagacity and success.
and that they We're denounced in TINS trt
not because Of their intrinsic immoral
ity. but because OF the dangerous re-
suits toward which they tended. the con-
CentratiOn Of industrial power il the
hands CT the few, leading to oppTes-
sion and injustice. In dealing, therefore.
with many of the men who have used
the methods condemned By the statute
for tie purpose OF maintaining a profit
able business, We may we'll facilitate a
change by them in the method of do
ing business, and enable them to bring 1t
back into the zone Of laWfulncss, without
losing 10 the ouNtr the economy of
management by which, in our domestic
trade the cost OF production has been
materially lessened, and in competition
with foreign manufacturers our foreign
tr,ln hnS lnan ,rr.utly jnrraoca1
Lower coast gazette., 1910-01-15
Diplomacy.

Fanny, your father'ha been walk
Ing around out there for two hours. Is
he opposed to my being in here with
you?" asked the young sutton. "Tee,
hee," giggled the maiden, "of course
not. This is the night l bet him you
would propose and he's waiting to see
whether he wins or loses"
Lower coast gazette., 1910-01-15
SEEK PARDON FOR MORSE.
Petition Says Depcsed Ice King Did No
Wrong.

Portland, Me.-Petitions addressed to
President Taft asking for the absolute
pardon Of Charles W. Morse are in cir
c~ulation here. The petitions set forth
that he did no intentional wrong; that
he has repaid his debts; that his jury
was largely influenced by popular clamor,
and that, ever though guilty, Morse al
ready has paid the penalty by his i'm
.prisonment while awaiting the outcome
Of the case.
Lower coast gazette., 1910-01-15
Truth as a Prisoner OF War.

Macaulay seeks truth, not as she
should be sought, devoutly, tentative.
ly, with the air Of one touching the
hem of a sacred garment, but clutch.
Ing her by the hair of the head and
dragging her after him In a kind OF
boisterous triumph, q prisoner of war,
and not a goddess.--John Morley.
Lower coast gazette., 1910-01-15
A WOMAN DOCTOR
Was Quick to See that Coffee was
Doing the Mischief.

A lady tells of a bad case of coffee
poisoning and tells it in a way SO SIM
pie and straightforward that literary
skill could not improve it.
81 had neuralgia headaches for IL
years. she says, land suffered untold
agony. When l first began to have
them I weighed 40 pounds, but they
brought me down to 40. l went
to many doctors and they gave me
only temporary relief. So suffered
on, till n day a woman doctor told
me to use Postum. She said looked
like I was coffee poisoned.
80 | began to drink Postum and I
gained 10 pounds in the first few
weeks and continued to gain, but not
SO fast as at first. My headaches be-
gan to leave me after l had used
Postum about two weeks - long
enough to get the coffee poison out Of
my system.
Since | began to use Postum l a
gladly say that | ley know what a
neuralgia headache is like any more,
and it was nothing but Postum that
made me well. Before | used Postum
l never went out alone; | would get
beWildered and would not know which
way to turn. Now I go alone and my
head is as clear as a bell. My brain
and nerves r stronger than they
have been for years"
Read the little book THE Road to
Wellville, lin pkgs. There's a Reason"
Ever read the above letter: 4 new
II appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, md full of human
interest.
Lower coast gazette., 1910-01-15
OFF 81 IN NEW ORLEANS.

Drop Was Unexpected and Perpendicular.
New Orleans, La.-One of the most
sensational declines ever seen on the
local cotton exchange took place Wcdnes-
day afternoon, when within less than an
hours trading there was a break of rs
to "a points, OF. about 81 a bale in actual
deliveries.
Lower coast gazette., 1910-01-15
Woman and Time.

A woman thinks clocks were made
for the purpose Of enabling her to
tell just how much she is going to be
late.-Chicago Record-Herald.
Lower coast gazette., 1910-01-15
4 BURNING ERUPTION FROM
HEAD TO FEET

-Four years ago l suffered severely
with a terrible eczema. being a mass
Of sores from head to feet and for six
weeks confined to my bed. During
that time l suffered continual tor.
ture from itching and burning. After
being given up by my doctor l was ad-
vised to try Cuticura Remedies. After
the first bath with Cuticura Soap and
application of Cuticura Ointment l en-.
joyed the first good sleep during my
entire illness. l also used Cuticura
Resolvent and the treatment was con-
tinued for about three weeks. At the
end of that time l was able to be
about the house, entirely cured, and
have felt no i'll effects since. would
advise any person suffering from any
form OF skin trouble to try the Cuti-
cur Remedies as l know what they
did for me. Mrs. Edward Nenning,
1112 Salina St., Watertown, N. Y,
Apr. II, 1909"
The Kind Caddie.
"Once in a game" said the golfer.
Il had the good fortune to be six holes
up on my opponent by the time the
eighth hole was reached. At the
eighth green something went wrong
with our reckoning of the strokes and
l claimed that l had won that hole,
too, while my opponent claimed that
it was halved. After a mild dispute I
yielded.
But as I moved on with my caddie
l couldn't help grumbling:
"'Well, you know, Joseph, | gave
in; but I still think | Won that hole
after all
"The boy, with a frown, turned
shocked and r%eproving eyes on me.
Disguised with my greed for holes, he
whispered hurriedly, so that my op-
ponent should not Overhear:
"'Shut up, cant you? DO We want
to break the mans hearth"
u td9u Wv!
It was the morning Of the Yale-Har-
ward game at Cambridge, and two OF
the New Haven %collegians were wan
dering through the Harvard yard,
looking at the university buildings.
Down a walk toward them came a
youth of serious aspect, but palpably
an undergraduate.
81 beg your pardon" said the Yale
man, who is a bit of a wag, to the
stranger, 'can you tell me where l
can find Harvard university"
I'm very sorry" said the serious
one, with never a smile. "They've
locked it up. You see, there are so
many Yale men in town"
Lower coast gazette., 1910-01-15
MISSISSIPPI ICE.LvCKED.
Frozen Over From St. Paul to Grand
Tower. III.

lower. III.
st. Louis. Mo.-With the exception of
a few places, the Mississippi river was
frozen over today from st. Paul. Mimi,
to Grand Tower, Ill.,, for the first time
in years. The ice dams at Chester, Crys-
tai City and Jefferson Barracks continue
to hold. The ice in the st. Louis harbor
is from one to five feet in thickness, and
all river craft is ice-lockcd.
Lower coast gazette., 1910-01-15
Philosophers

A woman is the most inconsistent
compound Of obstinacy and ~self-sacri.
nee that am acquainted with.-Rich.
ter.
Lower coast gazette., 1910-01-15

Norway to Have Exposition.
Early historic times in Norway are
to be illustrated at an exposition to be
held at Bergen next summer.
Lower coast gazette., 1910-01-15
LONGS IN A PANIC.
Break CT $500 in Half an Hours Time,
Closing Weak.

New York.-There was a sensational
break in the cotton market late Wednes-
day, with May deliveries selling off to
1850, or IS points lower than Tuesday
Lower coast gazette., 1910-01-15
LOVE AND MONEY.

They say love makes the world 20
rouud,"
And may it never cease:
Quite true, but please then don't forget,
Moneys the axle grease.
Lower coast gazette., 1910-01-15

rate-making. and other practices Of IN

rate-making, and other practices Of in
terstate carriers established by the acts
of congress, and as recommended in this
communication, | see no reason why
agreements between L|.rrierS subject to
the act, specifying the claSsitiCatioHS of
freight and the rates, fares and charges
for transportation Of passengers and
freight which they nay agre" to estab-
fish, should not be permitted, provided,
copies of such agreements be promptly
filed with the commission, but subject to
all the provisions Of the interstate COM
mercc act, and subject to the right of
any parties to such agreement to cancel
it as to all or any Of the agreed rates,
fares, charges, or ci~assifications by 90
days notice in writing to the other par
ti,, nrJ q, Nh, ,iS..fpp'
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-09-02
Laid In a Stock.

When the late Pierre Lorillard was
a boy, his mother. being annoyed by
moths that destroyed the wooden cloth
ing and other material of the house
hold. agreed to pay him cent apiece
for every moth he would kill in the
house and bring to her. The same
bargain was made with his brothers.
Jake, George and Louis. In course OF
time Mrs. Lorillard noticed that. while
the other children collected from her
at intervals from 10 to 25 cents. Pierre
drew on her frequently for ST at a
time. indOrSing his drafts with 100
dead moths Investigation revealed
the bent of the future tinancier as
we'll us his early adaptability to meth
DDS governing the requirement of
wealth. Having procured from fur
rier some pieces of fur thrown away
because they were infested with
moths, Pierre secreted them in an old
chest in an unused closet. There the
quickly accommodating moths were
banked. to be drawn upon whenever
the inventor and perfecter Of the en-
terprise required pocket money.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-09-02
Kniuhted Actors.

1t is an odd fact that of the English
actors knighted all but one had first
to legalize the names under which they
had won fame. The question arose
with the first proposition to confer
knighthood on a gypsy. 1t would be
absurd so to honor one John Henry
Brodribb. Yet legally no such person
as "Henry Irving" existed. No such
obstacle had to be overcome when, on
the occasion Of Victoria's diamond
jubilee Squire Bancroft knelt before
his queen and arose sir squire. How
ever. the three actors knighted by
King Edward bore cognomens Of their
own invention. Sir Charles Wyndham
was born Culverwell. and Sir John
Hare. Fairs. AS for Sir Herbert Beer
bohm Tree, bis brilliant wife once put
it "'Tree' is a fantastic thing we just
tackled on. We're all plain Beerbohms
plain as brother Max!"-Argonaut
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-09-02
The Useful Crocodile Fish,

In the rivers and lakes of the Mexi-
can state Of Tabasco there swims a
fish known as the crocodile fish,
which is most useful to man.
The skin of the crocodile fish. if
properly cured. may be utilized for any
of the purposes for which the lighter
weights of leather are employed. The
oil of the crocodile fish is a perfect lu-
bricant and also used for softening
leather. In addition to its qualities as
a lubricant and emolient. the oil pos
sesses medicinal qualities for which a
superiority to the finest Of Norwegian
cod liver is claimed. The flesh of the
crocodile fish is extensively used by
the natives as food and highly relished
by them as one of the delicacies Of the
country. Crocodile fish range in length
from ten inches to four feet, and when
dried assume an ashen hue, with light
er shadings of blush tint.-New Or
Deans Times Democrat.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-09-02

Prieked His Own Bubble.

This story. found in Rev. DR.. Henry
II. Jessup's book, "Fifty-three Years in
SYRIA" seems to indicate that religious
vagaries are as short lived in the east
as elsewhere. A friend of DR.. Jessup,
visiting Jerusalem. met a queer look
ing solitary stranger pacing the streets
of the city. accosted him, and after the
usual greetings remarked:
"You are an American. infer"
Yes. l am" replied the queer look
ing man.
And what are you doing here, If
may ask?"
'Ah, yes, I'm glad you asked. You
see. I've come to preach the new doc
trine, that there is to be no more death.
If men will only accept it. We'll abolish
death, and there'll be no more dying,
nor graves, nor collins, nor funerals
We shall just live right on"
But" said DR.. Jessup's friend, sup
posing you should sicken and die. what
then?"
"Oh," said the man. that would bust
the whole thing!"
And it did. The poor delirious apos-
tie died few months later. and with
him his new doctrine"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-09-02

Tho Pardon Paperweiuht.

Under the headline "A Queer Munic.
ipa Gift" Vienna paper tells this
story: In the year 1869 private SOL
der stationed at Sass killed an officer
of his regiment and was condemned to
be shot. Comrades who knew the ex-
tenuating circumstances, friends.
priests. relativ es-all pleaded in vain
for mercy. the colonel in whose hands
the matter rested insisting on the
death penalty. The day came and the
man was taken to the place Of execu-
ton. Six members Of his regiment.
armed with rifles. one of which con-
Gained blank cartridge. took their
places as executionerS. The mans
eyes were bandaged and with arms
securely pinioned be stood ready for
the voley, shouting Comrades. aim
wellv when mounted courier dashed
unto the crowd waving a white flag.
crying Pardon He was Lieutenant
Baron du Mont, with the colonelS
pardon. which would have been use
less had it arrived one minute later.
The municipality secured the five
bullets from the firing squad, had them
silvered and mounted in the form of a
tiny pyramid on a silver plate, and
this, suitably inscribed, is known as
che pardon paperweight,' the only one
Of it's kind"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-09-02
Couldn't Think of IL.

The handsome young plumber laid
aside piece Of lead pipe and, ap-
preaching the beautiful kitchen maid.
said:
You look awful good to me-"
go on; quit your kiddin'." she re-
piled.
But mean what say
II amt got any time to listen to you
now. Can't yop see I'm busy?"
Eyes, but what's the use workin'
when fellow wants to make love to
you? Say, if make this job last so |
can come back tomorrow will you have
your work out of the way so we can
talk things over? You're the purtiest
girl l ever seem"
IF you think you can make a fool of
me by such silly talk you're mistaken
"But l mean every word l say.
want you to try to learn to love me-"
IF you want to make love to me
come around this evening" I'll be here"
"What! On my own time? What
kind of chump do you think l amp
Chicago RecordHerald.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-09-02
The Old EnuIish Prize Rino.

In the latter days Of the English
prize ring innumerable expedients had
to be devised to bring off q fight. A
favorite plan was to pitch the ring on
the borders of two counties, so that
the question Of magisterial jurisdiction
might be rendered difficult. Another
plan was to charter a steamboat and
proceed down the Thames to some
lonely police forsaken spot in the
marshes of Essex. For the memorable
contest between Sayers and Heenan in
1860 a special train was run from Lon
don bridge to a secret destination.
But the passengers. who comprised
members of parliament. peers, pick
pockets, pugilists. clergy and. it is
said, a few bishops. cheerfully took
tickets simply marked excursion"
They presently found themselves near
Marlborough. in Surrey. where the
fight occurred.-London Chronicle.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-09-02
Exact Thomas.

Thomas Hoar. the devoted servant
upon whom Gilbert White, the English
naturalist. depended to carry out his
garden plans and to look after his
comfort in many ways, was noted for
his exactness. Mr.. II. G. Shelley, in
"Gilbert White and Selborne." gives an
amusing Illustration.
There was one occasion when Thorn
as came to report, please. sir, I've
been and broke glass;"
"Rroke glass. Thomas! How did
you do that""
"I'll show you. sir" he rejoined as he
disappeared for a moment. Returning
with a glass in his hand. he let it fall
on the floor. remarking:
''That's how l broke it. sir"
There, go along. Thomas: you are a
great fool" said his master, adding to
himself, land l was as great a one for
asking such a foolish question"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-09-02
ORIGINAL of FaIstaH.

Sir John Fastolf was the original Of
Shakespeare's Falstaff and in his day
was continual butt for the jests of
the town and borough of Southwark.
Though he had fought at Agincourt,
when Jack Cade invaded the borough
he showed great cowardice. When
Cade was yet some way off Fastolf
had armed and fortified his house and
garrisoned it with veterans Of the
French wars. On the arrival of Cade,
however. he withdrew his garrison and
fed to the Tower. leaving his neigh
bors to the mercy Of the rebels. Fas-
tolf's matrimonial adventures seem also
to have been another source Of ,unpop-
ularity. for, having married widow
named Scrope. be seized her property
and kept his stepson out Of his inheri-
lance during his own lifetime.-Lon.
don News.