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The Nome daily nugget., 1912-06-28
LAPS NOW TAKING
 TO AUTO CARS
Nugget Special Service.

SEATTLE. June 27.-The trans Pacific liner Seattle Maru. sailed last evening for the Orient with twenty four American built automobiles for Japan. The little brown men are talk ing to the automobile cars. and it is stated the days of the national man pulled cart" are about over and the power auto will soon replace them.
 The Japanese are slow to abandon their long established 'jinrikisha more commonly known as rickshaw for runners fleet of foot have been trained for generations 10 handle the traffic. or travelling public. The nov city of this locomation may keep the custom alive. but the auto cars now being introduced will in time replace them.
The Nome daily nugget., 1912-06-28
THIRSTY DID YOU SAY?

For cooling delieoius beverage, "Come to the fountain Toby mas soda of all flavors, from fec cream to the plain, and a cosy place to enjoy the same.
 Then Toby makes candy daily. noth- ing stale at the Candy Kitchen. Or ders received for favors. candy of all description, etc. Remember the name and don't forget the place, Tobys Candy Kitchen.
The Nome daily nugget., 1912-06-28
DISAPPoINTE

Rut reinstated could not get reser- vations on Vic SO the delay was un- advoidable. but thanks to the great what was Is the Senator loomed up a close second with musician. so now all smiles is BOR.
The Nome daily nugget., 1912-06-28

Remember we are retailers as we'll as wholesalers Special bottle sale. Sew ard Commercial Co.
The Nome daily nugget., 1912-06-28
ATTELl TO
 MEET MURPHY
Special Nugget Service.

SAN FRANCISCO. June 21.-Abt Attell. who is aspiring to the light weight championship. and will figh' .Nd Wolsast as soon as he can ar range match with the champion. is scheduled to fight in this city on Au- gust 8.
 Yesterday papers were signed foi a ten round battle between Attel' and Murphy. to take place in this city. and the fans are expected to come from all directions to witness the mil between these two men.
The Nome daily nugget., 1912-06-28
10000 GOVERNMENT EMPLoYEs
 WILL BE OUT OF WORK
Special Nugget Service

WASHINGTON. D. C.. June 27.- Owing to non appropriation for car rying on the work in government navy yards, thirty thousand men will be out of work commencing July l. unless an appropriation is passed.
 Work will be suspnded commencing July 1 in all government yards unless congress gets busy right away and provides funds to carry on the work.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-12-21
Most Beautiful Station.

The great Union station in Wash.
lngton, one Of the largest and alto.
gether the most beautiful In the
world. is long ways from being com
pleted. The statues which are to
dress the front facade OF the building
are tremendous things, and are now
being "sculped," one Of them being
completed to the point where 1t could
be raised to its pedestal on top of the
entrance column. Each Of the SIX
statues weighs about % tons, and each
is said to be the largest in the world
made from one piece of marble. They
represent Ceres, the Goddess Of Aeri.
culture; Archimedes, the Patron of
Mechanical Arts, Prometheus and
Thales, which represent Fire and Elec-
tricity and Freedom and IMAGINATION.
They are the very last works of St.
Gaudens, who put all of his maturer
thought and art culture into the mod.
els for the six statues.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-12-21
SHOWED SCENES OF GRIMES
Partisan Burglar Took Magistrate on
Tour and Pointed Out Residences
Of His Victims.

A man named Rene Foerschler, aged
twenty-nine, who is in the Sante
prison (Paris), awaiting trial on q
charge of burglary, recently wrote to
M. Poncet, the magistrate In charge
Of his case, confessing to 205 other
burglaries. The magistrate at first re-
fused to believe him, whereupon the
prisoner offered to take him on per-
sonally conducted tour Of the scene OF
his exploits The other morning,
therefore, M. Poncet, the prisoner and
two policemen set out in a cab for
drive round the streets Of Paris. In
the course of the day Foerschler
pointed out thirty-two houses at which
he had committed burglaries. The fol-
lowing day the experiment was re-
peated, and the scenes of forty two
other robberles were pointed out The
two next days, also, the magistrate
resumed his task. FOerschler has a
wonderful memory He pointed out
the different houses without hesitation
and even remembered little details,
as, for example, that such and such
house formerly had no carpet. He
affrms that in the course of his ca
reer he has stolen 900 watches, 1892
earrings, 1872 silver plates, 80 gas fit
tings, 361 tie pins and SO gold
brooches.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-12-21
APPEAL TO ALL INVENTORS
Story Of Ono Woman's Suffering That
Surely Should Stir Them to Inn
mediate Action.

Inventors are requested by suffer
Ing telephone patrons to exercise their
ingenuity on telephone booth slid
ing door that will really slide. Head
ing the petition Is the name Of q
woman who had a curious experience
In drug store booth.
There are two booths in that store
side by SIDE" she said. "They are
about as big as match boxes and are
open at the top, so when there is a
lull in street noises the conversation
in each can be heard in the other.
One day, when listening to long and
interesting communication from the
friend I had called up, heard man
In the adjoining box ask for the num-
Der of our own telephone uptown.
presently he said, Cant you get
them central?'
"Of course central couldn't get US,
for learned afterward that not even
the maid was home, so he rang of
and left the booth.
Il was most anxious to detain him
and learn his message. l insulted my
friend for life by saying, I can't lis
ten to any more now but I might
just as well have let her finish, for I
couldn't get out of that booth, I
pulled and tugged at the door, but it
wouldn't bulge. Finally drug clerk
let me out, but the man had got away
by that time, and don't know to this
day who he was or what he wanted
to tell us. Imagine having to go
through life with mystery like that
unsolved. The telephone company
cannot equip their booths with NOV.
able doors any too soon, I think"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-12-21
Men and Women in World.

The total population of the world Is
now estimated at 1,700,000,000. This
is based upon the most recent census.
which all civilized countries now take,
with careful estimate of the number
of inhabitants of uncivilized lands.
The proportion Of the sexes is known
for 1,038, 100000 Of these, the ratio be-
ing 1000 males to 900 females. The
ratio varies considerably in different
places. In Europe there are 1000 men
to 1927 women; in Africa, 1000 men
to 1,045 women; in America, 1000 men
to 964 women; in Asia, 1000 men to
e61 women; in Australia, 1000 men to
937 women.
The highest proportion Of women is
found In Uganda, where there are l.
467 to every 1000 men. The lowest
proportion is in Alaska and the Malay
states, where there are, in the former,
391, and in the latter 389 women to
every 1000 men.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-12-21
lis-ciimbino Eel..

DO fish possess the initiative fac.
uity? That has been the subject Of
much discussion. Now salmon fish.
ermen in the Willamette and Colum.
bla rivers, near Portland, Ore, say
that cells are the monkeys Of the sea.
Salmon have the ability to climb up
waterfalls. They can be seen doing
II almost any day at The Dalles, near
Portland. At seasons of the year
Columbia river fishermen have found
large quantities of dead cells near the
falls. A fish warden found that cells.
IN attempting to initiate the falls
climbing salmon, met their fate.
They would attempt to climb the
rails, be washed back and be crushed
to death by the weight of the water.
More than sixty tons of cells killed
In this way were gathered last month
1t The Dalles.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-12-21

A Des Moines man had an attack
OF muscular rheumatism in his shoul-
der. A friend advised him to go to
Hot Springs. That meant an expense
OF $4,000 or more. He sought for
a quicker and cheaper way to cure
it and found it in Chamberlain's Lin
1ment. Three days after the first ap-
plication of this liniment he was
we'll. For sale by Barker's drug
stOre.-Ady.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-12-21
Did She Get the Placer

"Oh, yis, num-" said Kathleen, sp-
plying for a new situation, II lived in
me last place tree weeks, mum, an
though I say it th't shouldn't gev ex-
cellent satisfaction?'
And why did you leave?" ventured
the lady who was looking for serv-
ant. r..'
'Shure, l couldn't get along wild tn
mlssus at all, she wor that ould an
cranky
But, maybe you'll find me old and
cranky, too''
cranky We may be- mum, for sweet
faces like yours" is sometimes de-
ceivin', but ye're not ould-I en- see
that at glanced"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-12-21
SAFE REMEDY ENDS
CATARRH MISERIES
Gives Instant Relief, Cures and Pre-
vents Catarrh and Cold in
the Head.

The quickest, best and safest way
to cure catarrh or cold in the head
is by using a remedy that will 'Ftouch
the spot" and do it's work quickly
without leaving any bad effects. Ely s
Cream Balm, which is applied to the
nostrlls Or rubbed on the throat or
chest gets right at the root of the
trouble and instantly relieves even
the worst case of catarrh or cold. A
few minutes after applied you can
feel 4 loosening up in the head, the
PAIN and soreness are gone, the sense
Of taste, smell and hearing come
back, and you feel like different
person.
EIyFs Cream Balm .cleanses, heals
and siren gthens the infamed men,
branes, takes away that stuffed up
feeling and dull pain in the head, re-
lieves the throat soreness and stops
the nasty discharge which is the
cause of the disgusting hawking,
splitting, blowing of the nose, and
foul breath. Hay fever victims who
are made miserable by fits of sneez-
ing, coughing and wheeling get in
slant and permanent relief by the
use of this simple remedy.
Don't suffer another minute. Ely's
Cre4me Balm will relieve you imme-
di2tely, and a SO cent bottle will
more than likely work a complete
cure. All druggists sell it.-Adv.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-12-21
Frenchman's Soma Collection.

Frenehman's Song Collection.
No French president can during his
tenure of Office escape being plague
ragged, we might translate it-some.
times rather ferociously. OF this rag.
ging NJ ,Fallieres has certainly had his
full share. It appears that he takes
1t all in the best spirit. He has even
collected all the songs that have been
written about him, and in the evening
after dinner he sometimes asks one OF
his intimate friends to sing selections
from the. fat volume they, make. He is
said to derive good deal of quiet
amusement from study of the faces
of his orderly officers when the song
is more than usually personal and out:
spoken.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-12-21
Blind Five Years, Now Sees.


Members of the household of James
Johnson, an aged tailor of Woodbury.,
n. j., were startled to hear him ex-
claim suddenly: Il can see." With a
wild cry of Joy he leaped from chair,
IN which he had been sitting in ap
parent" deep thought, and for several
minutes danced gleefully about the
room. The delight of the tailor, who
is 70 years old, was shared by the
members of his family, for he was
growing respondent over the loss of
his sight. He was suddenly stricken
blind five years ago and continual
medical treatment had failed to do
him any good. Johnson had often said
that some day he would see, and his
relatives humored him in his hope.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-12-21
DRUGLESS HEALING
Marvel Of the Twentieth Ce.twv
Comes to Aid Suffering Humanity
WHY NOT GET WELL7

DR.. Lawrence M. 1sgrigg is perma-
nently located at Bemidji, and is
able to do in the Healing Line
what many doctors cannot do,
his methods of healing the
sick are entirely different
from anything used or
practiced by any 9th
er Doctor in the
Northwest.
DR.. 1sgrigg practices the famous
Weltmer system of Suggestive Their
apeutics which is positive, sure, and
permanent in it's results when PROP
erly applied to diseased body. He
easily succeeds where the average
medical man fails. Diseases pro-
nounced hopelessly incurable by the
Old School practitioner readily yield
to this common sense treatment,
and If you have tried every
thing recommended or prescribed
by your family physician With
out being benefited or obtaining tho
desired results, call and DR.. Isgrigk
Will cure you Of chronic stomach,
liver or kidney trouble; rheumatism.
constipation, paralysis, consumption
or female trouble; diseases OF
the eye, epilepsy, asthma, cancer,
eczema, nervousness or any organic
weakness, IN fact most chronic dls-
eases. Offices Ill Minnesota ave-
nue.. doors north Of City halliday.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-12-21

If you are troubled with chronic
constipation, the mild and gentle ef-
feet Of Chamberlain's Tablets makes
them especially suited to your case.
For sale by Barker's drug store
Adv.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-12-21
For Shoe Lace Tins.

The tips of shoe laces sometimes
come OF quite good laces. In this
case they may be replaced with i'm
promptu tags Of sealing wax Cut
the tag, smear 1t over with sealing
wax, then press it to a point while
the wax is still warm.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-12-21
Making Potatoes Attractive,

Making Potatoes Attractive.
Colorado potatoes are sold at fancy
fruit prices in New York. The plebeian
tuber is hand cleaned, wrapped in It's.
sue paper singly and finds z market
et five cents pound.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-09-12
Beech Creek New.


Misses Ella and Pearl Hatfield
were the guests of Mrs. S. e. Steele
Sunday
Wilson Chain is smiling, smiling
IA big 8 pound Democratic boy Is the
cause. Hurrah for Wilson!
IS. e. Steele sold Wayne Simpkins
n fine mule Monday. This leaves
Steele with only seven for this win
ter.
Our schools are progressing nice
", but attendance is not quite SO
good since foddering began.
All of our decent, respectable cit
liens are for the Prohibition Amend
ment regardless of politics.
There is tone boss preacher
on orr creek who says he is in favor
Of liquor. He isn't worth the pow.
der and lead enough to blow his
brains OUT.
Sam Sisco Is great snake killer
Ne killed I3 rattlesnakes and cop.
perheads one day in the fodder field
Mr. Boyd Sisco has gone to Noun
tain State Business College to take
course in bookkeeping, shorthand
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-09-12

and typewriting.
Mr.. Tom Hatfield. wife and little
girl, We're visiting L. e. Staten last
week.
Chas. Ellis and wife were over
from Horcepen last Sunday
Emmett Riddle, a red-hot Demo
crat Of Glen Alum, was over Sunday.
Mrs Noah Simpkins is very i'll at
this writing Dr.. Richeson was call
ed to see her Thursday. We are
very sorry to near of her being sick
and wish her speedy recovery.
/ Mr.. John Kennedy, Jr., is the
fond father of six pound girl baby.
Lee Kennedy is building very
handsome house.
Harley Mahon has begun the erec-
ton of a new house. Harley is a
good reliable Democrat
Dobbin Hatfield is doing good
business selling peanuts.
Harvey still hangs around Sam
|py's gate and whistles.
Uncle Trig is still trying to
spruce" with the girls.
Mr.. Dee Simpkins' funeral was
preached Sunday. A large crowd OF
people attended. The preachers had
many good things to say about him,
and each one expressed his belief
that Uncle Dee is in heaven. There
were two received in the church and
baptized at 8 p. m.
After the meeting the people were
invited to stay for dinner and a
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-09-12

great many did. Those who stayed
were cared for entertainingly and
had plenty of chicken, pie, etc te
eat.
It was no uncommon thing Sun
day to see a dozen boys get their
horses and take their best friend
on behind them and ride away to
their girls home.
However, several boys got q
| stsakkin,'' as they call it up here
that is, their girls turned 'em down.
Rev. J. H. Chain went down to
Rawl to preach for the people Sun
day.
The people are beginning to warm
| up politically hereabouts.
l.. e. Staten and A. b. Kennedy
are our registrars at Devon pre-
cinct.
We have only one Taft man on
our creek. Name him and get a box
of peanuts.
Mr.. Jno. Kennedy, Sr., our genial
mail carrier, always gladdens the
people along his route, when he de-
Iaivers the West virginian.
A large number of youngsters en-
joyed water melon feast at Noah
Simpkins' Sunday.
Allen HATFIELD was summoned as
| 0 juror at this term OF Circuit court.
The women on our creek are very
busy canning, drying, preserving and
making apple-butter and jelly out Of
their bountiful supply Of fruits.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-09-12

Some question seems to- have
been raised by both Republicans and
Progressives as to the political hon
esty of the Republican nmoinee for
Governor of West Virginia. Theo-
dore Roosevelt stated that, in his
opinion no honest man can supper;
Mr.. Taft and claim any right to the
suffrage of an honest man. DIR. Hat
field is supporting Taft and is claim
ing the suffrage of honest men. Ac-
cording to Mr. Roosevelt's assertion
he would scarcely place DR.. Hatfield
in the class of honest men,
Republican members of the House
of Representatives have also raised
the question of honesty in connec.
ton with Dr. Hatfield. In an unan-
imous report made by both Demo.
Gratis and Republicans to the House
of Representatives in the contested
election case of Rankin Wiley vs
James A. Hughes OF August 20, tht
prominent part taken by DR.. Hat
field in the conduct of the election
in McD0WeH county was dlscusseu
and the committee said, "The testi
mony shows that this same DR.. Hat
field was very active in the actua
conduct Of the election in Mcdowell
county, and the refusal to appoin
Democratic challengers raisesSs a
strong presumption that the aconduc
Of the election was to be neither fai
nor honest"
The head of the Progressive par
ty and prominent Republican Con
gressmen from other States all ques
tion the political integrity and hon
esty Of the Republican nominee 70
Governor. There would be reascna
bile excuses for every Republican o
Progressive to hesitate before votin1
to put DR.. Hatfield into the mos
important office In the state.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-09-12

A. Republican administration has
succeeded In obtaining a judgment
against West Virginia for s7,ooo.0oo
iii the Virginia debt case. The
question of interest, which may
amount to s21,000,0OO more, re-
mains undetermined. Judging by
the past, a Republican Legislature,
it 1t tried hard enough, would be
able to fasten this additional burden
OF $21, 700 upon the tax payers
OF the State.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-09-12

Mr. B. B. Goings, our real estate
agent, always has good word for
Williamson. He believes In the
town and knows Of its great posi-
Utilities for the future. He never
talks without saying something OF
value and interest. He sells a great
deal of Williamson property because
he knows its worth and can tell you
all about the great developments
that are now in progress all around
the city. In word he is live cit
izen and walking encyclopedia Of
information about the best place to
make profitable investments in this
prosperous region.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-09-12

The Republican State Committee
has opened headquarters at Clarks-
burg and has a large staff of en-
ployees working for the reelection
of President Taft and against Theo-
dore Roosevelt. At the same time
this committee is calling upon the
friends of Roosevelt to turn in and
help 1t elect the Republican State
ticket. 1t takes considerable nerve
tc oppose the head OF thu ticket and
then call for help from She people
who are supporting that Ticket.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-09-12

Theodore Roosevelt says that no
honest man can support Mr.. Taft
and claim any right to the suffrage
of an honest man. Every candidate
on the Republican ticket in West
Virginia Is supporting President
Taft for reelection. According to
the stated belief Of Mr.. Roosevelt, 1t
would seem that in his opinion
there is not an honest man on the
Republican ticket in West Virginia.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-09-12

A telegram from st. Louis says
that BENJAMIN West of Belleville,
Missouri, on his one hundredth
birthday renounced his allegiance to
the Republican party Of which he
has been a member for Afty years,
and stated that for tht first time in
his life he would support a Demo
crat for the Presidency. II man
who has been true for fifty years
and deserted that party at the age
Of one hundred years because he
finds 1t has departed from the prin-
ciples in which he Believes, it should
be easy for younger man, who has
not been in the party SO long, to
follow the course of the wise old
scentenarian and get into the party
which represents the people, before
he gets too old.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-09-12

Whenever candidate. asks a vo-
ter to support him in the election
this year, 1t might be well for the
voter to inquire whether or not the
candidate is supporting the ticket
on which he is running. III the can
didate cannot support his own ticket.
he has little right to ask anyone else
to support It.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-09-12

Mr.. ]. R. Miller, of Cinderella
this county, came in Monday and
paid his subscription to this news
paper. He is one of our old patrons
and most worthy citizen. He is a
lifelong Democrat and will help to
swell the Wilson majority this year
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-09-12

South Williamson is one of the
growing sections on the city. Mr.. w.
j. Williamson is efeetfng two large
handsome brick buildings in that
addition which will add to the
building progress in that part of our
city There are many other i'm
provements coming to South Will
Hanson which will add to its prog
ress.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-09-12

Hattie Quesinberry was killed by
train No. SO on Tuesday morning.
Ut seems that this negro woman was
standing on one track and in at
tempting to get out Of the way Of
ane train was run over by another
and killed instantly.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-09-12

We are sorry to earn that Mr..
Felix Riley had the misfortune to
have two fingers of his left hand cut
off few days ago. This is the sec
ond accident he has had, which now
leaves him only two fingers on that
hand
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-09-12

You cannot support me and vote
the Republican State ticket" This
is what Theodore Roosevelt told the
people of Vermont just before their
state election. It applies to West
Virginia as WELL
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-09-12

Messrs. Strosnider and jenkins
have meterial on the ground to erect
two residence buildings on Fourth
Avenue which will be elegant homes
as well as ornamental
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-09-12

Mr.. Geo. b. Palmer and wife of
Morristown, Tenn, are here visiting
old friends. Mr. Palmer was an old
resident OF this city and now has a
good position on the Southern Rail-
road Glad to see him.