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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-03-04

The gossiper is at heart an fdler
idle hands. il possible, and idle brains
always---for when hands and brains
are usefully employed the gossip
microbe" cannot live.
The professional business gossip
usually has chum--- and chums
will always bear watching. A big
business man has said "chums pool
their Weaknesses, and he is strongest
who stands alone" When two en-
ployees become particularly "chum-
NV. YOU will find that each has GER
tain weakness which are emphasized
by association. i'd
Whatever else may be said OF
gossip in a modern business office,
! the gossiper and the gossipee usually
succeed in getting themselves into
very serious trouble because they do
so many things not specified in their
contract. The professional gossip IS
a friend to everyone who will lend an
ear to what he has to say. The pro-
fessional office gossip always has in
side information; always knows
what the plans OF the management
are, but fails to discover definite
plans for his position to be filled as
ouick,y as someone worth while can
be found to take his place.
In the modern business office the
atmospheric conditions are against
gossip. There is too much use1u]
work, too much happiness and toe
much system.
| So in the last analysis, gossip Is
5 merely a form of disease, both bodily
: and mental, both moral and physical
. It is a dangerous misapplication O
energy and form of dishonesty
l Efficiency.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-03-04
Got Even With Critic.

The Abbie d'Aubignac. who wrote
admirably on dramatic composition,
and had instanced many living exam
pies of failure in that direction. was
so tmprudent. after thirty yetsrs' ST.
lence, as to write a tragedy himself.
In the preface he boosted that lie, OF
all dramatists. had most scrupulous-
ly observed the rules OF Aristotle,
whose inspiration lie had followed"
To this it was replied by one who had
suffered from his criticism: Il do not
quarrel with the Able d'Aubignac for
having followed the precepts Of Aris-
totle, but cafnot pardon the precepts
of Aristotle that caused the able to
write such a tragedy
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-03-04

In great many small villages and
in certain localities in every town
"back-fence gossip is the principal
feature of everyday life. Each day
the reputation Of the next-door
neighbor is gone over carefully with a
fine tooth comb and changed to suit
the mental disposition of the gossip
er.
Many people in these communities
apparently thrive on gossip, hearsay
and petty lawsuits. Pitching horse
shoes and looking up the past life of
the occasional visitor are the princi-
pal diversions. No one owns any
thing or has anything except time
and to these people time has absol-
utely no value.
The one principal idea which
seems to stand out above everything
else is for each person to consume as
much time as possible in doing moth
ing and then explaining it to his
neighbors. Out Of these conditions
evolve the petty or si4yster lawyer
the hoodlum and the 'tuff.'
In these communities the air is
always favorable to any new story
dealing with regulations The new:
must be spread and to meet this de
mand certain messengers make /
their business to carry all the ''sh'
saids," he saids'' and they saids'
to the particular place where the!
will start the most trouble, do tn
most trouble, do the most harm AM
create the greatest number o
enemies.
These people are the victims OF to-
much time--they simply have moth
ing to do. Idleness constitutes tn
principal part of their every-da
life Everyone is just about on
par and the fact that no one aims
intends to be anybody in particula
sets the community adrift in sea o
gossip.
The greatest harm that can com
to anyone here is to have nothing t
do. 1t produces more dissatisfaction
more unhappiness, more displeasur
and more disease than any other on
thing perhaps, over
eating and bad air. The professlons
gossip, like the professional gambler
has certain characteristics whic
distinguish him,
He reads nothing worth whil
thinks no beautiful thoughts, absorb
none of the finer qualities of othe
people, shows no initiative or origin
ally in anything he may do or sa.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-03-04

1t is worse than useless for farm
en- 10 pillow and cultivate his corn and
then find that only half his crop has
come up. You can know in advance
if the grain will grow.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-03-04

This is the Fourth of March. Who
will be taking the oath of office OF
president of the United States one
year from today?
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-03-04

When women get the vote Will
they mark the ballot that pest
matches their dress?
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-03-04

Win they have some chicken
music at he High School tomorrow
evening?
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-03-04
0nlx a Few Hours' Ride.

Only a Few Hours' Ride.
Church-Here's an advertisement Of
railroads night trains. 1t says ''You
90 to sleep in Philadelphia and wake
I'D in New York
Gotham-:Well, don't generally
take stock in railroad advertisements.
but guess that ones true, all right.
--Yonkers Statesman. -.r +.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-03-04
CO N N j NICATlON

The Pioneer allows its readers
free expression over their s1gnatures'
It assumes no responsibility Tor snca
article. and their publication does
not indicate agreement in their OK"
I pressed ideas. Contributions for this
{ column invited.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-03-04

Telephone DR.. IA. Mcclure
YOUR horse troubles.
No charge to answer Phones, No trouble to
show goods. Veterinary Remedies for sale
pr.J. A. Mcclure, Phone. los.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-03-04

! In the City of .Bemidji the papers are
delivered by carrier. Where the DEW
cry is irregular please make immaculate
complaint to this Office. Telephone SA'
out OF town subscribers will confer 81
favor if they will report wheh tneE
do not get their papers promptly
All papers are continued until an en-
pliclt order TO discontinue Is received
and until arreages are paid.
Subscription Rates.
One month. by carrier .........,S 40
one year, by carrier ............. o.Oo
Three months. postage paid ....., La
Six Months. postage paid Scarves. go
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The Weekly Pioneer.
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MIDJI, MINI. UNDER THE ACT OF
MARCH 3. 1879.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-05-17
WATER COVERS STREETS
OF SOUTHERN CITY
New Orleans Visited by Severe Rain
storm, Which Floods Downtown
Section and Causes Alarm.

New Orleans This city on Friday
night withstood the severest rain
storm In her history. All the lower
half Of Louisiana was affected and
thousands Of persons who live behind
the already terribly strained levees
that hold back the Mississippi food
waters are in a state OF panic.
The streets of New Orleans were
flooded as never In the city's history.
In the upper part of the city the
water was six to seven inches deep
on the sidewalks. In the downtown
business section Canal street and all
the intersecting streets were flooded
over the sidewalks and the water
entered the stores on a number of
streets.
There was such a strong current in
some of the city's streets, due to the
excessive rainfall, that many persons
were alarmed and feared there had
been an overflow from the river.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-05-17
MRS. sELBY AND PRIZE BABY

II have always used Cuticura Soap
and no other for my baby and he has
never had a sore of any kind. He
does not even chafe as most babies
do. feel sure that 1t is all owing to
Cuticura Soap, for he is fine and
healthy, and when five months old,
won a prize in a baby contest. 1t
makes my heart ache to go into SO
many homes and see a sweet-faced
baby with the whole top of its head
a solid mass of scurf, caused by poor
soap. always recommend Cuticura.
and nine times out of ten the next
time see the mother she says: oh!
I am so glad you told me of Cuticura.'
(Signed) Mrs. G. A. Selby, Redondo
Beach, California, Jan. IS, 1911.
Although Cuticura Soap and Oint-
ment are sold everywhere, a sample
of each, with 32-page book, will be
mailed free on application to CUT.
cura," Dept. L, Boston. --....
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-05-17
TORCH APPLIED TO FRIeATE.
Admiral Farragut's Flagship, the Pen
sacoIa, Now a Blackened Hull In
San Francisco Bay.

San Francisco.-The old frigate
Pensacola, which was first under
command of Admiral Farragut, later
a flagship at foreign stations, and in
recent years training ship assigned
to Yerba Buena station, was set on
fire Friday morning, in remote SEE.
ton of the bay near Hunters Point,
and is now only blackened hulk.
Once the Pensacola was a full.
rugged ship of the line, the pride of
the navy, and carrying the flag
through the civil war and later to the
ports of Europe and the far east. Now
the glory that was hers has passed.
and her blackened hull lies submerg-
ed in a few fathoms of water in San
Francisco bay. Her uselessness as a
training ship having been demon
strated, the vessel was stripped of it's
masts, boilers and superstructure
and Friday morning, in the presence
of only few persons, the torch was
applied and the flames finished the
work of destruction. q
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-05-17
Oh, Learned JUDGE,

A California Judge decided that
there is no judicial authority to keep
man from making love to his wife,
although it could stop his beating her.
The remarkable cause of this remark
able decision was that woman in
Los Angeles had applied for an in1unc-
ton to restrain her husband from in
sisting on being attentive to her. This
Judge was not Solomon, but he real
lied that only a Solomon could be
trusted to rule upon the whims and
Inconsistencies of womankind.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-05-17
Elrenan,s Heroic Deed.

Jefferson, Ga.-"Soap" Lockett, fire.
man on the Georgia railroad, plunged
head first from the piolt beam of a
moving train near here and saved the
life Of a baby girl, The child, who
is the two and half year old daugh-
ter Of John Potter of this place, was
seen on the railroad track by Engi-
neer Adair Lockett, comprehending
that the engine could not be stopped
in time, dashed along the running
board, dived from the beam and
rolled off the track with the child in
his arms.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-05-17
Industrial Workers Barred.

Tacoma, Wash.--A resolution bar.
ring members of the Industrial Work.
ers of the World from the longshore-
mans unions, was adopted at Fri
days session. of the Pacific coast dis
trict convention of the International
Longshoremen's association,
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-05-17

"Mr. Wombat!"
Couple of suffragettes out here
throwing stones at your window"
bawled the policeman.
How long have they been doing
that?"
"Oh, several hours"
Let 'em alone. 1t amuses the girls
and don't believe they'll hit the win
dow"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-05-17
Two Strikers Shot.

L Scranton, Pa.-Two strikers were
shot in a charge of state police which
came as a climax Friday to an attack
by 1000 men and boys on the Cayuga
breaker of the Delaware, Lackawanna
& Western company at North Scran.
ton
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-05-17
Tan the Pork Barrel.

Washington,-The house on Friday
passed the legislative, executive and
judicial appropriation bill carrying
$3,7S2,S54, an increase of S26S.260 over
the totals carried in the measure
when it was reported to the house.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-05-17
German Army Increased.

Berlin The reichstag has passed
the second reading of the bill for in.
creasing the German army, which
provides for about 10000 more men,
246 additional field guns and large
number of machine. runs.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-05-17
ParaauaYan RebeIs pefeated.

Ascuncion, Paraguay.-A force OF
government troops on Friday defeated
large revolutionary army under the
command of the former president OF
the republic. Colonel Alvino lara, In
the neighborhood of the Tibicuary.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-05-17
Heavy Rains in Kansas.

Kansas City, Mo-A heavy rain
storm, in some places downpour and
in others accompanied by high wind
which did damage of nearly $4,000,
visited western Missouri and Kansas
as far west as Ness county in the CEN
trail west portion of that state. in
Ness county the rain amounted to al.
most a cloudburst
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-05-17
When Your Eyes Need Care

ITy murine Eye Remedy. No Smarting-FeeIs
sn1ne-ASts Quickly. Try it for Red, Weak,
,r.esy Eyes and Granulated Eyelids. Illus
, cindP ny our 0culsts-not tPatent Med
ca Co. ronI used In successful Physicians Prac-
1so I9f many years. Now dedicated to the Pub
nrna se w ~ Druggists at 25c and Soc per Bottle
a'he Eye save In Aseptic Tubes, 25o and SOC.
murine Eye Remedy Co.. Chicago
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-05-17
May Retain Assay offices.

Westinghouse is believed certain
the senate will retain in the legisla-
tive bill the provision adopted by the
house Friday to continue the govern
ment assay offices at Salt Lake City,
Boise and Helena.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-05-17

Paxtine Antiseptic sprayed into the
nasal passages is a surprisingly sue
cesstul remedy for catarrh. At drug
glsts' 25c box or sent postpaid on re-
eelpt OF price by The Paxton Toilet
Co., Boston, Mass.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-05-17

ed ana SLlHeneu and
L felt completely
worn out. Nervous.
ness and headaches
kept me in an un.
strung condition and
frequent passages OF
the kidney secretions
added to my discom.
fort. / was soon re.
lieved, however, after
I began taking Doan's
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-05-17
Important to Mo+hers
Not In Any Way Desirable.

Do those people who moved into
he nat across the hall seem to be de-
sirable neighbors?" asked the man.
NO" replied the woman. 81 watch
cd everything that came out of the
moving van. They haven't a thing
hat We would care to borrow"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-05-17
Commissioner Warren dies.

Hoaquin, Wash.-United States
Commissioner Seth Warren died here
Friday. aged IL. He had been ill for
some time.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-05-17

Kidney Pills and when had used
four boxes, felt like another woman"
when Your Back Is Lame, Remem.
Der the Name-DOAN'S. SOC all stores,
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-05-17
Helena pefeats Commission.

Helena, Mont.-Helena declared on
Friday against the adoption of the
commission form of government by a
vote of sol to 500.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-05-17
Boston Pun.

Let me see, was Rome founded by
Romeo?"
No, it was Juliet who was found
lead by Romeo"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-05-17
COULD HARDLY Rove.

Kidney Trouble Caused Terrible
Misery.
Mrs. J. 8. Downs, 219 N. Sixth St,
Chickasha, Okla, says: My back
across my kidneys became SO lame i
could hardly move. My limbs cramp-
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-05-17

Many fellow who puts up good
'ront is talked about behind his back.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-05-17
Rather DisInterested

Let me take your sister apart"
Don't She is all broken up, as 1t
Is"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-05-17

dartield Tea is unequailed either as an
occasional or a daily laxative.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-05-17

Even the absent-minded man may
have good presence.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-05-17

Excited Customer-A man just
dropped dead on the first floor.
Floor Walker lin big department
store)-That's all right, sir. You'll
find the Undertaking Department" on
the fifth floor.
The Detroit times., 1912-03-12
CRUSHED TO DEATH AS
Hts ENGINE Hits Hits FREIGHT FREIGHT
Engineer James Wakefield Is
Killed and Several Others
7sFzt= fFF4 4BFFezS5t FFzzS5t=-

PORT HURON. Mich. March L.
James Wakefield. passenger enginesf
employed by the Pere Marquette. was
Instantly killed at o'clock last night,
when his train ee4lided with = freigAt
train in the tunnel yards The pas.
senger train had been given clear
track. and the freight had been OF
dered 10 take a siding at Tappan. but
orders were not obeyed, the collision
occurring as the passenger was p!Sk.
ing up speed leaving the yard.
Wakefield was instantly killed. his
body being cut almost in two. b. H.
Harder. baggageman. was severely Tn
jured about the legs, and Miss Sylvia
Card. a school teacher, sustained a
broken nose. Wakefield was a. years
of age, and had been with the com
pany for 80 years. His home was in
Almonte. where he leaves a daughter
The Detroit times., 1912-03-12
BRYAN MAKES PLEA FOR :
: REPRESENTATIVE RULE
Urges That Initiative, Referen7
dunn and Recall Be Put in
Ohio Constitution

fs6tt1bf NBtS, o.. March "a The
initiative is the most effective meanA
yet proposed for giving the people
absolute control over their govern
mcnt. The initiative and referendum
do not overthrow government-they
have come not TO destroy but to full
ill, The purpose of representative
government is TO represent and that
purpose fails when representatives
misrepresent their constituents"
With this declaration William Jen.
nlngs Bryan in an address before the
Ohio constitutional convention here
today urged that the principles of the
initiative, referendum and recall be-
embodied in the new constitution He
urged the recall for all officers. in
cluding the judiciary. Direct election
of United States senators, better pro-
lection for labor, employers liability
and employees compensation laws,
limitations upon the hours OF laboS
state income tax. taxation of fran.
chises and the rigid regulation OF all
nlonopolistic or public utility corpora
tlons were advocated He declared
for a constitutional provision author
izing state enactment OF the federal
laws prohibiting campaign contrihl-
tions from corporations an compef-
ing publicity OF campaign funds be.
fore election and limiting the amount
candidate may spend in bis cam.
paign.
Bryan dwelt upon the importance
OF the primary and declared that plat
form pledges should be made binding
upon candidates elected, by crimlnt
punishment for their violation or else
the platforms should be abolished en-
tirely. He advocated a bank guar
anty to insure depositors against loss.
He favored enforced publication OF
the names OF newspaper owners and
OF creditors. when their interests are
so large az to amount to control
The Detroit times., 1912-03-12
CHOIR SURE
OF LARGE AUDIENCE

The Schubert choir, of Toronto. will
be greeted by a large audience, Thur.
day evening. in the Light Guard arm
orYT7 Judging from tine advance sale @.
seats The choir under its allie Gi.
rector. Dr. Herbert W. Fletcher. will
come 10 Detroit with 215 voices.
The special assisting solost will
be Miss Elsa Kellner, soprano. New
York. and Dalton Baker, the Englis h
baritone. These singers will hayc
solos, with the choral numbers by thc
choir, and each will sing a group o.
songs. Two concert pianos and 2
vocation organ will be used for thC
accompaniments. Richard Tattersall
the wellknown English organist, wno
was brought 10 America by AndreE
Carneeie. for the organ in Carncgte
hall, Pittsburgh. will preside at tffs
organ an dat the piano in conjunc
tion with Miss Marian Grace Fletcher
the regular accompe mist of the choir
The sale Of seats for the concert Is
open in Grinnel's.
The Detroit times., 1912-03-12
PACKERS DEFEND
SECRET MEETINGS

CHICAGO, March l2.-Declaring
that the famous Tuesday meetings"
of the packers, in which, the govern
ment charged. criminal conspiracies
for the restraint OF trade were hatch
ed were only regular directors
meetings OF the National Packing CO..
and that as such, they could not be
considered tainted with crime, nnless
criminal action were actually shown,
Attorney John S. Miller today began
the final argument on the motion 10
throw the beef trust case out OF court
by means of directed verdict OF the
jury.
The entire case OF the government
rests on the action of these defen
dants in those meetings" said The
LAWYER. What transpired tLere? The
government has not shown lIs. These
men We're called together as directors
OF corporation Unless some o"ert
act is shown, il cannot be supposed
thar the purpose of their meeting vas
10 carry out plots for the violation OF
;he law"
Miller attacked the argument OF
District Attorney WiikersoI., who in
closing for the government yeS : day
outlined the case, which he said the
government had shown ogansl the
packers
Wllkerson declared the jury had
the right TO presume that Al the Tues
day meetings, the packers agreed
upon line OF conduct for their separ-s
ate corporations as we'll as for the
National company of which they were
acting as directors, because OF tue
uniformity OF the operations OF those
companies, the similarity Of Methods
and the evident working agreements
regarding the purchase OF att e. the
selling and shipment OF meats.
Ii is expected the dI5uments Will
close today and Judge 'arpenter
would take a day or more to consider
them before deciding whether the
packers shall be compelled TO present
their defense.
The Detroit times., 1912-03-12
LITTLE SIGN YET OF ICE
FIELDS DISAPPEARING
Increase in Thickness Noted in
Great Lakes During the
Past Week

The reports from the regular and
display stations OF the weather
blrean and the Meteorological SER
ylce of Canada indicate that thJte
are not only very extensive ice fields
in ali the lakes, but that the ice has
Increased slightly in thickness dur
ing the last week.
IE Superior the ice is report vi
moving with the wind over the cen
trsi portions Of the lake, and some
open water was observed of Two
Harbors, Minnesota. but solid ice eX-
tends from Port Arthur. Ont, TO Isle
Royal.
st, Mary's river is covered with
heavy solid ice. Heavy ice covers
Green bay and the U. S.zengineers re-
nort maximum thickness of 42
inches al the southern end of the
bay.
Over the northern portions of Lake
Michigan the ice fields extend nearly
from shore 10 shore. One car ferry
captain reported but eight miles OF
open water on one trip last week.
Over the southern portions the easter
Iy winds have driven the fields OFF
the east shore, and most ports on the
west shore report heavily windrowed
ice extending beyond vision At
the Straits the ice averages about -
inches and is solid as far as can be
seen from Mackinac Island. The car
Terry between HaCkinaw and st. fg-
mace has been retarded but not
stalled,
In Lake Huron heavily wlndrowed
fields are reported over the northern
portions, and in Saginaw bay, while
from Harbor Beach to the mouth Of
the lake IL is practically covered With
ice.
Some lanes of open water have ap.
pcared in Lake ST. Clair, but the lake
Is still practically covered with ice
The Detroit river is open To about
Sandwich point, and covered with
solid ice below that point TO Lake
Erie
In Lake Erie the ice fields extend
beyond vision from all ports on the
south shore, but during the week
some open water WIS reported off the
north shore west OF Long Point
East OF Long Point the lake is prac-
tically covered with heavy ice fields
In Ontario large fields OF heavily
windrowed ice are reported except
in the extreme northeastern portions
where the ice is practically solid.
In comparison with last year there
lis more and heavier ice in all the