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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-01-03
PRESIDENT MADRIz.
IN NEED D. OF MONEY
NIcaraguan Government Consid.
ering Negotiating Loan.

Washington, Jan. 3.-Reports con.
corning the pressing need for the
MadriZ government to obtain loan
have been received in Washington
The state department itself is in re.
ceipt of dispatch from Vice Consul
Caldera stating that a loan isa being
given consideration by Nicaragua. The
vice consul adds that military prep.
arations continue to be made in Ma.
nagua, indicating evidently the. belief
on the part of the Madriz followers
that General Estrada> will attempt in
the immediate future to capture the
city.
Dispatches from Commander Ship
ley, at bluefelds, portray the siren
uous efforts being put forth to relieve
the snfferings of the captured army
of Zelayans.s One dispatch says that
1000 loaves of bread are baked daily
on the United States cruiser Prairie
to feed the prisoners.
On account of the unfavorable
weather conditions difficulty has been
encountered in landing the Red Gross
stores sent to Bluefelds from Panama
The state department will refrain
for the present, from recognizing the
Madriz government. Should Seno1
Luis Corea, now in Washington, be
designated by Madriz as a special en-
voy to the United States, as is re-
ported to be the plan, it is understood
that he will be received Informally
exactly in the same capacity that Sc
nor Salvador Castrillo, representative
of General Estrada, is to be, as the
agent of faction
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-01-03
Why He Was Anxious.

BuloZ, the editor Of the Revue des
Deux Mondes, once had at his country
house in Savoy numerous company
Of literary people, one Of whom was
Victor Cherbuliez Cherbuliez contrib
uted regularly every other year novel
to the columns of the Revue, and a
story Of his was at that time running
In the periodical. The guests had been
out for walk and had amused them
selves with gathering mushrooms,
which were cooked for dinner. AS the
company were sitting down, 1t occur
red to one Of the party that undoubt-
eddy some Of the people who had TAX
en- part in gathering the mushrooms
knew nothing about them and that
there might be poisonous fungi in the
collection. g..
This reflection so affected the CON-
pany that all the people present, with
the exception of Cherbuliez, declined
to partake Of the dish. He alone at
tackled it with gusto. =
4 Thereupon Buloz showed sudden and
intense alarm. 7se ..t II -.
"Cherbuliez! Cherbuliez! What are
you about?" he exclaimed. "Remem-
Der that you haven't finished your
story in the Revuew .-. r.
Greatly to his relief, the mushrooms
turned out to be innocuous, and the
story was finished. A.. #e5-. =
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-01-03

Ike Fullerton and Herb Wilson
were two residents Of Tenstrike who
spent todayin Bemidji.
Miss Mae Thompson of Blackduck
was visitor in Bemidji today, being
a guest at the Hotel Markham.
]. C. Dodge, prominent ceda,
and lumber dealer Of Spur 106,
visited Bemidji today on business
mission. &c.
Mrs. r. X. Given left yesterday
afternoon for her old home at Vir'
ginia, Mimi, for a few days visit
with relatives.
Lester Oracle returned to Hib.
bling Saturday, after spending Christ
mas at the home of his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. D. X. Oracle.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. NJ. Mark Of
Fosston, father and mother of Mrs
Rowland Gilmore, returned to their
home yesterday afternoon, having
visited at the Gilmore home since
Saturday noon.
Flat work days at. the Bemidji
Steam Laundry are Mondays, Wed
nesdays and Fridays only. Please
have such work brought in on these
days, as such arrangement is neces'
sary on. account of the work the
plant is now doing. -.
Mrs. McCreedy left yesterday
afternoon for Minneapolis, a tele'
gram having been received here that
her aunt, Mrs. Balisdell of Minnea'
polls (sister of Mrs. Abercrombie),
was dying ana could not possibly
survive the day. Mrs. Blaisdell is
~ years of age, and is the mother Of
three children. It was impossible
for Mrs.. Abercrombie to go tc
Minneapolis, because of her own ill
ness.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-01-03
Aroused His Wrath,

"Were you ever done in oil?" ven
tured the wandering portrait painter.
The old farmer almost leaped out of
his boots. /
"Was I ever done in oil?'' he roared.
"Well, should say So! A long legged,
fox cared individual that looked some
thing like you came past here last
week and sold me a bottle of what was
supposed to be genuine olive oil to eat
on lettuce. When I poured it on the
lettuce it turned out to be sewing ma
chine oil, and, by heck, if thought
that you''-
! But the wandering artist was gone
gone in a. cloud of, dust. - Chicago
News.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-01-03
II Was a Now "Team" to Him,


Heinrich Conried told the following
story once when chatting Of his ex-
perience as an operate director: 1T
happened in Chicago" said he. II
went there to superintend our first sea-
son in Chicago. got there early in
the afternoon. As I was registering
at the Auditorium young, very
young, newspaper man came up and
talked to me. He begged for an inter-
view. told him I had arranged to see
the press at 5. That did not satisfy
him. He was on an afternoon paper.
It would be feather in his cap if he
could scoop the town. Very well,
said to him., I shall give you an in
terview, but it will have to be while
I am taking my BATH He seemed an
intelligent and earnest young man, and
I was willing to do that much for him.
81 turned on the water and Invested
myself Of my coat, and the interview
preceded.
"'What do you open within said he. :
81 open with Christian und Isolde"
answered..
"'Have, they ever been here before p
he Queried."
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-01-03
Iron Eaters,


"The first time I ever swallowed q
tack" said carpet layer, Il jumped
to my feet and TREMENDOUSLY asked the
way to the hospital.
What's the matterF my mate, an
old hand, asked. -
. "'I've swallowed a, tack said I.
Good gracious, what will become Of
meT
1.-THE old hand sat back on the car
pet he was laying and laughed.
"'Why, kid,' said he, it's nothing to
swallow a tack. Every professional
carpet layer swallows half dozen or
SO daily. It's q thing that causes no
inconvenience. If it did, I'd know it.
I bet I've swallowed hundredweight
Of tacks in my Hfe.'
"'And I'm sure" the carpet layer con.
cluded, "my. mate was telling the
truth, for since then I've swallowed
half hundredweight myself" He
gulped. "Haag IT," he said; "there
goes one nowv'-New York Press. .
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-01-03
Haiti's Leqion of Honor,

It is not generally known that the
famous order Of the Legion Of Honor
was adopted at Haiti In 1S49. When
Soulouque became emperor under the
name Of Faustins l., he instituted an
order in imitation of that which had
been. established by Napoleon; in 1902.
Statues, ribbons and insignia were pre-
cisely Identical, and since the sover-
eign of Haiti distributed his honors to
all and sundry with lavish hand the
French government was considerably
embarrassed. The death Of Soulouque
ended the difficulty. Gaulois.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-01-03
MRS. LEDBETERi ACQUITTED
Woman Accused Of Killing Her Hus
~ band Goes Free. f..

Mankato, Mimi, Jan. Mrs. Grace
Ledbeter, accused Of completely in the
murder of her husband, has been &C
quilted. The jury was out just one
hour. Judge Pau characterized the
verdict as just one, and the public
was in measure prepared for it.
The scene in the courtroom was a
touching one. When the verdict was
read the defendant was overcome
with emotion, but as the Jurors filed
from their box she recovered herself
sufficiently to greet each one with a
silent pressure of the hand.
Frank Smith, a hired man on the
Ledbeter farm at the time of the muir
der, has been convicted Of completely
in the murder Of Mr.. Ledbeter.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-01-03
CONFESSION KEPT" SECRET
Ray Lamphere Told Of Guinness Farm
Murders to Iowa Minister.

Mount Pleasant, a., Jan. 3.-Rev.
Edwin A. Schell, president of the
Iowa Wesleyan university, refused to
make public the confession he OBJ
tanned from Ray Lamphere, slayer of
Mrs. Belle Guinness and her children.
The preacher, who. was Lamphere's
spiritual adviser at the time of the
hired mans arrest and trial for the
burning of the Guinness home, was
visited by newspaper men and was
the recipient of many kilograms in
regard to the confession. He replied
to all thus:
"Lamphere confessed to me- in
secret and do not feel at liberty to
give it out, although it would be a
surprise in. many ways"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-01-03
A Poor Remedy.

Speaking of certain measure under
discussion in the senate, we'll known
congressman said: ut does not meet
the situation at all and will not rene
dy conditions. It reminds me of the
wife Of young blacksmith Of Wash
fngton. Did you sew that button on
my coat? this blacksmith asked his
wife one morning. No, DEAR the wife
answered. 4 couldn't find the button,
but sewed up the buttonhole, so it's
all right" =. .--.,...- ~
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-01-03
Zeal without knowledge is like expe-
iition to a man in the dark. Newton.
Albany Medium.

Uncle inquired Of little Bobby II he
had been good boy. Bobby-No, I
haven't. Uncle Why, I hope you
haven't been very bad. Bobby Oh,
no; just comfortable Delaware Coun.
ty, Democrat 81
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-01-03
An Execution,

Little Ethel-Mr. Rich, we're not all
made Of dust, are we? Mr.. Rich (be-
nignly)- Yes, my dear. Little. Ethel
(triumphantly)-Oh, we'll, you aren't,
COS papa says you sprung from moth
ing.--Punch.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-01-03
Truthful Boy.

Man Did you say your mamma
whipped you because you wouldn't tell
lie? Boy-Yes, sir. She wanted me
70 tell me teacher / was sorry played
"hookey'' when L wasn't -Exchange
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-01-03
Writer Dies in Poverty.

Chicago, Jan. BIN abject poverty,
shunning relatives and friends. of his
prosperous days, with faculties im-
paired by years of dissipation, H.
BARTLETT Lfndley, graduate from the
Tmited States naval academy at An
naDOais, contributor to the Encyclo-
padia Britannica, newspaper writer
| md at one time we'll known attors
oey. died in the Cook county hospital.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-01-03
Habit of the lPostman.

800 1II1EEl IsdOse Ot' Stt0 5tVoe1tsNIIs
Why is It that the postman never
stops at your house when you are ex-
pect1ng check and always does when
you are expecting hill Columbus
(O) Journal
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-01-03


the winter, out west"
Clarence Shannon, j. Ferdinand
Peterson and Robert Richardson,
Bemidji boys who are students at
the Minnesota State University, left
this morning for Minneapolis to re-
sumo their grind" at the H."
having spent the holidays in this
city with relatives. All three of
the boys are doing finely, and Be.
midi is proud of them. Keep at it,
boys, and do not. be easilys dis
couraged; you'll win out, in the
end. ..-.5
E. c. McGregor, one of the
trusted cruisers and estimaters for
the, Weyerhaeuser syndicate, left
this morning for Walker. and ia.
tended going from that place across
Leech' lake to visit the camps Of
the Northland Pine company, one
of the main companies of h e
Weyerhaeuser syndicate, and which
is logging very large contract of
pine which was obtained by sale Of
Chippewa reservation nine a. !, .,la
held at Cass Lake several years
ago.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-11-11
Productiveness Of California Lands
Costa Rican Volcanoes.

Costa RIGA has been subject to EARTH
quakes for many years. Part of the
republic is exceedingly mountainous.
and in this part of the country there
are more than a score of volcanoes.
some of them dead. but a few that
break out periodically. There are
three or four that have been active
for more than a century. Some of
these are near San Jose, the capital.
Costa Ricans have always believed that
earthquakes. which the country has e1-
perienced ever since it was first set
tied by Spanish Adventures. were
caused by the volcanoes. There is
good ground for this belief. because it
has been noticed that earthquakes of
more or less intensity followed the &C.
tivity of these volcanoes. If the vol
canic eruptions were violent the earth
quakes were CORRESPONDENCE SEVERE
Washington Post.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-11-11

sometimes nearly white The flower.
ing heads are much smaller than
those of the Bull Thistle and other
common thistles. These heads are
from one-half to seven-eighths of an
inch in diameter and are clustered at
the ends of the branches.
Owing to the fact that the Canada
Thistles spread by underground
stems, they are generally found on the
field in patches. These patches be-
come larger each year, unless taken
care Of The underground root-stalks
have been found as deep as two feet
under the ground, and seldom are they
less than four inches below the sur
face. The depths under ground are
determined mostly by the nature of
the SOIL
The seed of the Canada Thistle is
smooth, brown, and about one-eighth
of an inch in length. It is nearly
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-11-11
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Identification of the
Canada Thistle.
BY w. L. Oswald, Division of
Botany and Plant Pathology,
Minnesota Farm School.

!. + 4 \ !. \ !. j. !. !. !. X !. i. + \ !.
The Canada Thistle is fast becoming
the worst weed with which the Mime
sofa farmer has to contend. This weed
should be eXterminated when it first
appears on the field. 1t becomes neces-
sary, then, for the farmer to know this
plant when he sees it.
A numer of different kinds of this
ties are commonly found in this state.
Some of the most common are the fol-
lowing: Bull Thistle, Tall Roadside
Thistle, Field Thistle, Swamp Thistle
and Canada Thistle. The first four
are all biennials; that is, they live for
but two years. The first year they
merely form cluster of leaves on the
ground, and large tap root, which
partially forms the food for the next
years growth. The next year the flow-
ering stalk is sent up, and in the fall
the plant seeds and then dies. The
Canada Thistle is a perennial; that is,
it lives from year to year, seeding each
year. This thistle not only propagates
itself by seed. but also by running un-
foreground root-stalks, which are COM
monty but incorrectly called roots.
The stalk Of the Canada Thistle is
more slender than the other thistles,
and the leaves are uneven or ruffled,
with the margin irregularly toothed
and very spiny; some of the spines are
often three eighths of an inch long.
The flowers are purple in color, and
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-11-11

cylindrical in shape. This seed is
much smaller than the seed of the 9TH
er thistles common in this state.
The Canada Thistle is supposed to
have been introduced into this country
from Canada. It's spread has been
rapid. Farmers should always be on
the lookout for it, as of all Minnesota
weeds it is one of the most difficult to
eradicate.
The Division of Botany and Plant
Pathology would be very glad at any
time to make determinations Of weeds
for the farmers of the state. ~*
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-11-11
California Solid For Exposition.

Supporters of San F'rancisco's claim
to tho Panama exposition in 1915 are
confident that an overwhelming dis
play of exposition funds will win gov
eminent recognition to the fair it is
proposed to hold on the Pacific coast.
II California is az solidly united on
this project as the utterances of Cali
fornia editors would indicate the rep
resentatives of that state will appear
before congress this winter with a
fund of $17,500,000 raised through
private subscription, city bonds and
state tax.
It may be that New Orleans will
make some announcement of heavy
raise at the last moment, but the Pa
cit1c coast is disposed to believe that
IT'S showing will overshadow anything
New Orleans can do in the way OF
furnishing the sinews Of war and ex-
posHion.-Bisbee (Ariz) Miner.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-11-11
Drouth Did Not DAMAGE Grass.

Although the drouth cut down the
Minnesota hay-crop, the grass sur
wives, and will continue to give a
good account of itself in future yields.
The persistent vitality of it's native
grasses is one Of the things that
count" in estimating the value of
Minnesota lands.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-11-11
SAN T. FRANCISCO ........
THE ONLY PLACE
Manufacturer Of Detroit Boosts
the Exposition.

W. B. knickerbocker, a prominent
manufacturer of Detroit, Mich, is an
enthusiastic booster for San Fran
cisco in the fight for congressional
approval Of it's proposed Panama-Pa-
cifc exposition
II believe that if the members of
congress could be brought out to Cal
itornia and given glimpse of things
as they exist here they would vote
solidly for San Francisco when the
exposition matter comes before them
next December" said Mr.. Knicker-
booker.
ut is a human instinct to move
westward, and the great movement
toward western America is just now
beginning. This is a great, marvel
Gus, new country, of which we in the
east know next to nothing.
"There is no travel south The ex-
position belongs here where the peo-
pie are coming. They will come to
the exposition through the canal and
then go back through this marvellous
western country. Many, however,
impressed by the marvellous re-
sources of California, will remain
here for good. This scenery, the
mountains, the forests and all the
rest of 1t is not approached by any,
thing in Europe. Thousands of peo-
pie who now go to Europe would
rather come here If they knew what
is here. They are beginning to learn.
The exposition will do wonders for
the west. The interest of the coun-
try at large demands that the expo
sition be held here
Productiveness Of California Lands.
1t is interesting to note the pro-
ducts of such state as California
and total the value of all the yield
of the soil in the far-western domain
The soil in California produced 1885,
369,837 in 1909. Concerned in this
we're 100000 gallons of dry and
sweet wines, 1,242,72O cases of can
ned vegetables and 3,047 001 cases of
canned fruit. The honey crop of Cal
itornia for 1909 was 11,532,000
pounds, the butter 49,595,869 pounds
and the egg crop 34.601 1899 dozens.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-01-27
WALES

Fred Borusky left Monday last week
for Fargo and spent several days attend
Ing the grain growers convention.
Theo. Kramer is spending a couple of
months in California in hopes that it
will prove a benefit to his health
Quite a number took the train from
| Wales to Langdon On Monday for the
purpose of attending the Bobby Burns
celebration.
John-Ross is busy these days hauling
ice from Hannah. He reports that Rush
Lake is nearly dry and that the water is
froze to the bottom.
Fred A. Gilbert has sold his farm to
William Dew for a handsome price. 1t
is understood that Fred intends to 90 to
the Canadian Northwest in the spring
Mrs. Thos. Tapson and her daughter,
Miss Edna, who have both been suffer.
ing from typhoid fever for the last three
months are again able to be up and
around again.
Eugene Macarthur is back at the
home of his parents in Wales for a visit
after an absence of a couple of years,
during which he has seen considerable
of the country.
We understand that the Wales farmers
elevator company is selling the state
p~enitentiary Irvine at a low price and it
it should pay any farmer to see them
before buying their Irvine.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Wadge, who spent
the Xmas holiday season visiting with
Mrs. Wadge's sister, Mrs. Fred Horning,
have returned during the week to their
home in the Canadian Northwest.
The Wales creamery is putting out a
nice amount of butter for this time OF
the year, and our butter maker, Mr..
Lowgren reports that his business is in.
creasing and expects before the close
of the season to beat the record of all
previous years, both of the Wales
creamery and all others in Cavalier
county. Everybody should bring their
cream and help one of the best in
dustrieS III the state.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-01-27
Uniaue snowpIow For Sidewalks.

This is one instance where a lawn
mower, an instrument which is a big
factor in making the rural town at
tractive, car be made very serviceable
during the winter. Any industrious
person keeps the sidewalk in front Of
his home clean Of snow and makes
travel easy for the mail carrier by
simply turning his mower into a first
class ~snowplow. Take the handle and
braces from the lawn mower and at
tach them to a branch one inch thick,
twelve inches wide and eighteen
inches long. Then take two strips of
wood by 2 and ten inches long and
use them as battens over the handle
braces. Then fasten with screws and
you complete the plow. A piece Of tin
tackled over the face Of the board
will greatly assist the snow in sliding
from the plow.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-01-27
THEATRICAL ATTRACTIONS
-Four First-CIass Performances Bill
ed fer LanQdOn Next Month.

The list of theatrical attraction to ap-
pear at the opera house here within the
next three weeks includes the following
which are of a standard of excellence
seldom within the reach of theatre-goers
outside of the larger cities: On Friday,
January 28th, there is Shakespeare's
best comedy play, 'As You Like 1.-THE
next attraction to appear is the musical
Eckhardt's Swiss Bell Ringers on Thurs
day, February 3rd; on Saturday of the
sa me week, February 9Th the Crow Co.,
will be here presenting ga Daughter of
Judea,' The dramatic attractions for
the month of February close with the
appearance here Of the Boston Juveniles
who have a double date, Friday and
Saturday February 25th and 26th with
two complete changes of program in
light opera and musical comedy. The at
fractions which Manager Waldron has
billed ahead include the best shows on
the road ranging from S~hakespearean
comedy drama to light opera and
musical comedy. AS regarding the
production of the Crows and the
Swiss Bell Ringers performance they
are capable of speaking for themselves
The date in February for the Humpty
Dumpty Co., we are informed has been
cancelled.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-01-27
UNCLEAN sCH0OLR00Ms.
They Are a Constant Menace to the
Lives of Children.

No parent, school board or law a
the right to compel children to go to a
school that gives them diseases that
may permanently undermine their
health or manufacture physical de-
fects. SO important did II school
principal consider protection from con-
tagiouS diseases that he had a culture
taken of every cbild's throat before it
came to school. Those in whose
mouths were the germs Of %diphtheria,
tuberculosis. etc. were excluded not
because they were sick. but because
they were able to infect other chill
dren. This prevented an epidemic in
that school for the first time in its
history. Mothers, if you find that
proper precautions are not taken to
protect your children from contagious
diseases and physical defects. keep
them out of school. Arouse other
mothers to do likewise and to interest
or coerce your health board. school
board, physicians and council to pro-
vide an examining physician, a school
nurse and a sanitary schoolhouse.-De-
linaatOr