The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1911-11-14


THE BElllDu DAILY PIONEER
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Washington, Nov. IA Especial
communication Statesmen and
events of other days were recalled by
the annual sale of old furniture of
the senate at the capitol. Most of
the articles broug ghtr only small sums.
One of the most interesting and his
toric of the relics was assilver- plated
pitcher, stand and goblet, formerly
used in the Independents room.
This was sold after heated bidding
for $40. An old leather couch
used in the senate reception room,
originally costing $500, was sold for
So. "A desk, book case and chair, said
to have once been used by Henry
Clay were disposed Of for. mere
nothing. The silent worn oak recalled
memories of stirring. ante bellum days
and the heated debates which sur
rounded the Missouri compromise in
1920. They were all sold under the
ten dollar mark: The desk and table
of the late Senator Arthur Pugh Cor
man Of Maryland ,were sold for $50
and $25 respectively. =,
The tariff board has practically
completed it's labors in securing data
to be used in revising the schedules
on wool; and one of the big battles
that will come up early in congress,
will be directed against the famous
Schedule K. Many Republicans in
the last house voted for the Demo-
cratic wool bill, which would have be-
come a law but for the presidents
veto. With the statistics furnished
by the tariff board it. seems alto
gether likely that measure reducing
the tariff items, especially as these
apply to manufactured woolens, will
command mot only the Democratic
support, but.a large element on the
republican side of the Chamber.
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Two-thirds of the Offices of con-
gressmen are again open and doing
business, although considerably less
than half of the total number of rep
resentatives have returned to the
capitol, and their affairs are in the
hands of their secretaries. Quite a
few of the Offices were kept going
during the summer months. Senator
LaFollette is one of the men who
never left the job.
Ss5 A unique white wash that has been
used in. Uruguay, which might be
brought into service in parts of our
own country, where cactus is found,
is described by United States Consul
Frederic W. Godding, stationed at
Montevedio. In his letter to the
state department the consul writes as
follows When travelling through
the rural districts of Uruguay, ones
attention is attracted to the fine
white color of the farm buildings, ev-
en- during the wet season. To OBJ
tain this neat effect a white wash is
used which is made with the sliced
leaves of the common cactus, macer-
ated in water for twenty-four hours,
producing a solution of creamy con-
sistence; to this lime is added, and
we'll mixed. When applied to any
surface, be it of wood, brick, iron or
other material, a beautiful pearly
white appearance is produced, which
will endure through storms and frosts
for many years, In sections of the
United States where the cactus is a
nuisance the plant might be utilized
in the manner suggested. -
Both delegates Andrews of New
Mexico and Cameron of Arizona have
made requests that new battleships
when constructed be named after the
new states, and it is understood that