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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-04-25
When Your Eyes Need Care

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Murine Eye Salve in Aseptic Tubes, 2c ana QUO.
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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-04-25

A curious old document dated at
West Point, August 10, 1888, gives the
weight Of several distinguished OIL
GERS at the end Of the Revolution, as
follows: General Washington, zo9
pounds; General Lincoln, 224 pounds;
General Knox, 1870: Colonel Henry
Jackson, 238; Colonel Swift, 2l9 ana
Colonel Michael Jackson, 252 POUNDS.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-04-25
Choir Invisible Has a Recruit.

A Kansas man who has lately been
abroad reports that this inscription
actually appears on an old tombstone
in cemetery at Saragossa, Spain:
Here lies John Cabeca, precentor of
my lord the king When he is admit
ted to the choir of angels, whose so
ciety he will embellish, and where he
will distinguish himself by his powers
of song, God shall say to his angels,
Cease, We calves! and let me hear
John Cabeca, precentor to the king
of Spain!'"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-04-25
coffins Many Centuries Old.

Two tiny collins have recently been
found in the monastic burial ground
of Peterborough, Northampton, Eng
land, and have been placed in Peter
borough cathedral. They are said to
be the collins of the twin children of
King Canute, who were drowned in
Whittlesey Mere as they were cross
ing to be educated at Peterborough
abbey.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-04-25
First Idea Of SEWING Machine.

The earliest attempt at sewing by
machinery of which there is any au-
thentic record was in 1855, in which
year machine was patented in Eng
land by Charles w. Weisenthal. In
this machine the stitch was formed
by needle, having two points with
an eye at mid-length, which passed
completely through the goods in imi-
tation of hand sewing.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-04-25
EnIiuhteninq.

Cant you remember the piece
mean, Mary? Miss What's-Her-N Name
played it that night at the Thinger
ings. 1t begins at the bottom OF the
piano and goes lam-tum-tumty -ttm-
tah.-Judge.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-04-25
Large Demand for Silver Bullion.

In sensitizing film and paper for
use in photography pure silver bullion
is treated with nitric acid, and so
large has the business grown that the
leading producing firm in this country
uses one-thirtieth of the silver output
of American mines, or five tons a
month.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-04-25
Much Sense in Question.

Small Susie had asked SO many
questions that her mother became I'M
patient and told her that little girls
should not be SO curious. But,
mother" presently remarked SUSIE
without trace of impertinence or
asmartness," what am / to do II 4
don't ask questions. Amt gotta
learn?"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-04-25
Straw for Bedding.

Using plenty Of straw for bedding
Improves the quality OF the manure
and keeps the land in good condition
because It provides humus, and NJ
nus Is necessary 10 all soil.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-04-25
LamentabIe Ionorance.

Mrs. Kaller-Cooks are such ignor-
ant things, nowadays. Mrs. Justwed-
Aren't they? They can't do the sim
plest things. I asked mine to make
some sweetbreads the other day and
she said she couldn' t.-McCall's Maya
zine
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-04-25
Woman's RIGHTS.

A woman has the same human ma
ture that man has, the same hui
man rights, the same human duties,
and they are as inalienable in a wo-
man as in a man.-Theodore Parker.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-04-25

city's Many Fatal Accidents.
More than three thousand five hum
dred accidental deaths occur every
year in New York.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-04-25

DIR. Pierce's Pellets, small, sugar.
coated, easy to take as candy, regulate
and invigorate stomach, liver and bow
els. Do not grippe.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-04-25

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine Tablets.
Druggists refund money if it fails to cure. E. W.
GROVES signature is on each box. Csc.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-04-25
PILES CURED ms TO Il DAYS

Your druggist viii refund money If PAIO ONT De
MENT fails to cure any case Of Itching. Blind
Bleeding or Protruding Piles in to "a days. SOC
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-04-25

Be thrifty on little things like bluing Don't &C.
cept water for bluing. Ask for Red Cross Bal
Blue, the extra good value blue.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-04-25
Shake into Your Shoes

Aliens Foot-Ease, powder for the feet. It cures
painful swollen. smarting sweating feet. Makes
new shoes easy. Sold by all Druggists and Shoe
Stores. Don't accept any substitute. Sample
FREE Address A. S. Omsted, LIE Roy, N. ~.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-04-25
Mere Substantial Men.

Red Cross Ball Blue gives double value for you
money. goes twice as far as any other. ASK YOU
grocer.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-12-16
in honor Of Mr.. Lycan's birthday an

in honor Of Mr.. Lycan's birthday an
niyersary, and when order was re-
stored. County Attorney p. o. Hagen
in particularly happy address, IN
which he summed up the character
istic of the honor guests, presented
him with a beautiful Meerch au1n pipe.
The response Of Mr.. Lycan, while not
in the class with Lincoln's Gettys-
burg address, was a classic, and is
said to have been the finest effort
in the speachmaking line he ever
made. A pleasant sociable evening
was spent, characteristic good fellow
ship radiating on every side. The
guests present including Messrs.
Thomas Morris, J. D. McPhee, E. o.
Hagen, c. L. Skoug, A. Braley, VIM.
VIM. Munich, w. r. Kelsey, Adolphus
Rorus Robert, JOS Vessel, Jos, Ec-
kert, E. R. Evans, S. H. Witty, ]. M.
Stephens R. T. Buckler N. S. Davies,
Wylie Phellips, S. Rosenthal, and
DR.. H. W. Smith, and DR.. A. Kaha and
Theo. Nelson of Erskine. Crookston
Daily Times.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-12-16

Club this noon where he is working
| in the Welsh Lumber camps after
spending day in the city visiting
with friends and relatives. Mr..
auckland will return to Bemidji next
week to spend Christmas at home.
Everybody wants to be in style
Gossard Corsets are the vogue every
woman who Investigates buys the
Gassard Corset. ...a... ......,
| We guarantee an improved figure
when fitted to a Gossard corset.
There is model for every figure
And a price for every purse. Come
and be correctly fitted. At Mrs.
Meals store, by Mrs. J. H. Fallon.-
Adv. s -.
One Indian man and a white man
were brought before Judge Crowell
this morning and were fined one dol
| lar piece after pleading guilty to
being intoxicated. The Indian APP
peared to be well educated and clev-
erly eyaded answering questions
which were asked in an endeavor to
find out where he had obtained the
liquor although he admitted buying
| it in saloon. --:.r
M. N. Kohl of Cass Lake came up
to Bemidji last night to meet B. E.
Morgan, Toilet Jacobson and H. A.
Leroy of Alexandria, Minnesota.
| who also arrived here last evening.
The party visiting here are interest
! ed in lands in this vicinity. Mr.. Kohl
is real estate man of that village
and is also an enthusiastic member Of
the Northern Minnesota Develop
meent Association.
Friday evening December 10, the
United Commercial Travellers will
give their sixth dance of the season.
Invitations have been issued and pre-
parations are being made to make
this dance better than the one pre-
ceeding it. The U. G.. T. dances are
proving popular this year and large
crowds attend on every occasion. Re-
freshments will be served and mu-
sic will be furnished by Remfrey's
orchestra.
w. S. Lycan was the most sur
prised man in Crookston last evening
when, after stroll with Will Munich,
he was invited to enter the Munich
residence so Mr.. Munich could look
after his furnace The pair had just
turned on the lights in the parlor,
when a gang Of twenty-five men
marched into the room from the kit
chen singing an Indian pow pow,
lead by Chief Wathoy and his squaw,
Jim Stephens. The affair was planned
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-12-16
At ONCE! CloGGED N0s1RILs open,
HEAD COLDS AND CATARRH VANISH

grant balm dissolves by the heat Of
the nostrils;; penertrates and heals
the inflamed, swollen membrane
which lines the nose, head and
throat; clears the air passages;
stops nasty discharges and feeling
Of cleansing, soothing relief comes
Immediately.
Don't lay awake tonight strugg-
ling for breath, with head stuffed;
nostrils closed, hawking and blowing
Catarrh or cold, with it's running
nose, foul mucous dropping into the
throat, and raw dryness is distress
ing but truly needless.
Put your faith just once-in
"Ely's Cream Balm and your cold
or catarrh will surely disappear.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-12-16
About The City
y X X x X x x x X X X x X
x LEST WE FORGET =
x X X x X X X X X x X X X \


To place a Red Cross Christmas
seal on all Christmas packages.
That the second annual dance of
the Brotherhood of Trainmen will be
given on January 1, New Years day.
That every item telephoned to the
society editor, adds interest to the
local page of the Pioneer and is ap-
preciated. Phone 81.
To send all Christmas donations to
the Relief committee of the Associat-
ed Charities. This committee has a
list containing the names of the
needy in Bemidji.
That it will soon be too late to do
your Christmas shopping in order
to take advantage of the store stocks
while they are complete. Next week
brings Christmas.
That the fourth of a series of
eight dances, given by the United
Commercial Travellers, will be held
in the City hall Friday evening. 1t
will in reality be the Christmas
dance. Invitations have been issued.
That for every dollar taken in for
subscriptions to the Daily or Weekly
Pioneer, candidate is given 25,-
600 votes in the Schroeder free piano
contest. This offer holds good until
Christmas. The contest closes in
February and now is the time to pull
up among the FIRST division" can
didates.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-12-16
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Brennan of
Wilton were in the city Sunday.

Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Brennan of
Wilton were in the city Sunday.
Caroline Krahn of Tenstrike was
in the city Monday between trains.
Mrs. Buro of Blackjack was in Be-
midi Saturday having her eyes
treated.
Miss Garry Shafer of Eckles was in
the city Monday having some dental
work done.
Mrs. M. Krahn of Shevlin was OH
the city yesterday calling on the To-
cal merchants.
Mrs. Charles Grorndin of Gemmel
was in the city Monday calling on the
local merchants.
One of these days you ought to
60 to Hakkerups and have your pic
ture taken.-Adv.
H.. C. Helmer of Wadena was
among the business callers who spent
Monday in Bemidji.
We put 144 ball bearings under
you, then you are bound to go, at
the roller rink.
Mrs Frank Patterson and daugh-
ter Arvilla of Wilton attended ser
vices in Bemidji Sunday.
Try our cents corn, II cents to-
matoes. Save dollars and cents at
Schmitt's grocery.-Adv.
Mrs. William Mastinson of Turtle
River was in Bemidji Saturday dis
posing of farm produce.
E. w. Remer of Grand Rapids was
in Bemidji Monday on a combined
business and pleasure trip. T..
One dollar or 2nore saved for
Christmas presents by purchasing
from Mrs. E. l.. Woods.---Adv.
Mrs Craver of Turtle River was
in the city Friday disposing of farm
produce and doing some shopping.
We still have few sacks of sugar
awaiting your order for $685. spot
cash. Schmitt's Grocery.-Adv.
Oscar Thompson of stewartville
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-12-16
Breathe Freely Clears Stuffed-up, In
famed Nose and Head and Stops
Catarrhal Discharges. Cures Dull
Headache.
Try "Ely's Cream Balm. .

Try "Ely's Cream Balm
Get small bottle anyway. just to
try it-Apply a little in the nostrils
and instantly your clogged nose and
stopped up air passages Of the head
will open; you will breathe freely;
dizziness and headache disappear. BY
morning! the catarrh, cold-in-head
or catarrhal sorethroat will be gone.
End such misery now! Get the
small bottle Of "Ely's Cream Balm
at any drug store. This sweet, fra
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-12-16
May Reappoint Clements.

Washington, Dec. 16.-President
Wilson has virtually decided to re-.
appoint Judson C. Clements of Geor-
gia to the interstate commerce com.
mission. He will announce the
names of those who succeed the late
John H. Marble and Charles A.
Prouty. The latter will become direc-
tor of physical valuation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-11
DEADLOCK REACHED
!. in STRIKE PROBLEM
One Point of Difference
Hats Mediation in
Buffalo

Buffalo, n. Y, April 10.--Negotiations
for a settlement of the strike of ear men
of the international Railway company,
through the mediation of Mayor F'uhr-
mann, came to a deadlock late today.
The split was upon the question of deal
ing with committee of the union in the
adjustment of ages and the working
hours for which the men struck. Both
sides agreed upon all other points, In
eluding the acceptance of the mayor as
arbitrator upon any question that could
not otherwise be adjusted.
Street car service under military police
protection was maintained on two of the
principal thoroughfares for six hours to-
day. The cars were sent to the barns at
rightfall and the military patrol with
drawn from the streets. There was only
cne clash during the day and that not OF
a serious character.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-11
BANKERS OF GROUP /
MEET IN SHEFFIELD

Sheffield, April 1O.-(Special) )-Group I,
which comprises the north Alabama sec
tion of the State Bankers association.
met here in their annual convention yes
terday Quite number of prominent
bankers from over the state were pres
ent, and much business was transacted.
During the afternoon the local banks Of
the Tri-Cities rendered the visiting MEM
bers an auto ride, consisting of about %
miles, through Tuscumbia. Sheffield and
Florence and near by points of interest
Last night banquet was spread at the
Sheffield hotel, at which covers were laid
for 80 guests.
Prof. w. r. Hines of Auburn made a
very instructive talk. w. r. Hutton of
the Huntsville Bank and Trust company,
spoke along practical business lines.
State Bank Examiner A. e. Walker gave
an interesting address on the banking
laws of the state
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-11
FOUR ARE KILLED
IN BIG EXPLOSION
Ammonia Boiler Explodes in
Pensacola With Fatal
Results

Pensacola, April 10.--Four men were
killed early today by the explosion
of an ammonia boiler at one of the
plants of, the Moore ice works. The
plant was partially demolished. Fumes
from the escaping ammonia overcame
several fremen who attempted to enter
the wrecked building.
The force of the explosion shattered
windows for half dozen blocks
around and startled people from their
beds five miles away. The dead
w. Fl. Vancel chief engineer.
c. J. Floyd, night engineer.
James Pierce, laborer
Samuel Howard, colored, oiler
Pierce's head was blown from his
body and has not been found.
All four men are believed to have
met instant death The boiler con-
tained nearly 1000 gallons of am
monia.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-11
Weather Conditions

Birmingham, April 10.-(7 p. MI
The pressure continues low over the
great central valley and rain and
cloudy weather have been general east
of the Rocky mountains during the
past "a hours. over the Rocky noun
tain and plateau divisions the pres
sure has continued high and general
ly fair weather has prevailed over
western sections.
Temperatures falling on the forward
side of the high pressure area have
affected the western half of the Mis-
sissippi valley and the gulf states as
far east as Alabama, but the changes
have in most cases been unimportant
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-11
MISSIONARY COUNCIL HAS
BUSY DAY HEARING THE
REPORTS FROM WORKERS
TODAY'S PROGRAMME
OF MISSION COUNCIL

900 A. M.-Devotional service Mrs
F. f. Stephens, Columbia, Mo.
9:15 A. M.-Minutes of previous ses-
sion.
Reports of officers
children's department. first vice
president
Young peoples department, second
vice president.
Mission study and stewardship, third
vice president, Mrs. J. w Perry, Chat
tanooga, Tenn.
Social service and local work. fourth
vice president. Mrs. Archibald Ira.
wick, Nashville. Tenn.
Reports of bureaus.
Supplies. Mrs. J. II. Yarbrough, Nash
vile, Tenn.
Press work, Mrs. Luke Johnson,
Gainesville, Ga.
Reports of standing committees.
Bylaws.
Deaconess and city mission work,
report I.
Estimates on appropriation of home
department.
Missionary candidates. report I.
Estimates on appropriation OF for
eign department
Literature and press work.
Presentation of memorials.
Announcements.
N12:00 M.-Bible study. Theme. Faith.
the Measure of Our Powers" DR.. George
Fl. Detwiler
100 P. M-Adjournment.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
900 p. M.-Devotional service Miss
Nettie Peacock, Sunkiang, China.
2:10 p. M-Reports of division man.
ayers.
Eastern, Mrs. Luke Johnson, Gaines
villa, Ga; Mrs. Lee Britt, Suffolk, Va.
Central-Mrs. E. B. Chappell, Nashville; j;
Mrs. Hume Steele. Nashville.
Western-Mrs. w. f. Barnum, FIT.
Worth, Tex. Mrs. L. p. Smith, Cooper
Tex.
Reports of training schools.
Scarritt Bible and Training school,
Kansas City, Mo-; Miss NJ. L. Gibson,
principal
Department of sociology, Scarritt Bible
and Training school, Miss Mabel X How
ell.
Report of financial secretary, searritt
Bible and Training school. Miss Elizabeth
Billingsley.
Department of religious and social SER
vice. Methodist Training school, Nashville,
Miss Estelle Haskins.
Announcements.
Adjournments.
EVENING SESSION.
s p. m.-Deyotional service, Miss Mabel
X. Howell, Kansas City.
S:15 p. m.-"Africa at Home" Miss Mary
DeBardeleben, Augusta. Ga.
"The Present Day Opportunity of the
Deaconess." Miss Helen Gibson, head
resident of Kingdom House, st. Louis.
"What Call to Home Mission Work
Means" Prof. ]. C. Lewis, president of
Sue Bennett school, London, Ky.
Hymn No. 4O7. BE Strong, We Are Not
Here to Play, TO Dream. to Drift"
Prayer
Announcements.
Benediction.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-11

N4ts DIh
(b) Bylaws
(c) Educational institutions.
I'D Extension of work, foreign depart
ment
te) Extension of work, home depart.
ment.
(D Candidates for foreign work.
60 Children's work.
(h) Young peoples work.
ID Social service and local work.
Cd Literature.
CS) Nominations for standing commit
tees.
"a Resolutions.
The following shall be the order of bust.
ness:
"a Reading of the minutes.
(2) For the first three days only, the
presentation of memorials, resolu.
tions, etc.
(3) Reports of officers.
90 Reports of standing committees.
(o) Reports of annual session committees
go Reports of special committees.
Cd Calendar business.
Rev. w. w. PinsOn
Following the organization of the
council, Rev. W. W. Pinson of Nash
Vile, Tenn, general secretary of the
board of missions, who has just re-
turned from tour of inspection of the
missionary fields in the orient, gave
the tOuHcll d SuOIl ldlh dDOul lntSS
missions and their needs.
Miss Belle Bennett, president of the
council, followed Mr. Pinson on the pro-
gramme and read her annual report.
In opening her address Miss Bennett
gave 13 provisions of the platform of
the federated churches council COM
posed of 50 Protestant denominations,
Miss Bennett especially laid stress on
the plans for the future in foreign and
Il tic mis- cin nv fialdS n q
with the negro missionary work she
deplored the lynch law as blot on the
south and advocated the agitation of
public sentiment that would compel a
better enforcement of the law.
A report of the work accomplished
by the executive committee during the
time since the last years meeting of
the council was read by Mrs. F. S. Par
ker, one of the recording secretaries.
She also gave out the list of commit
tees decided upon by the executive
committee at the meeting held We'd
nesday afternoon in the Morris hotel.
Committees Announced
The chairmen of the committees de-
cided upon by the executive committee
are as follows:
Mrs J. B. Cobb. committee on exten-
sion of foreign work.
Mrs. r. w. MacDonell, committee on
extension of domestic work.
Mrs. A. L. Marshall, committee on
literature.
Mrs. w. A. Albright, committee ~
childrens work
Mrs. f. f. stevens, committee on
young peoples work.
Mrs. Arch Trawick, committee on
social service.
Mrs. Fl. r. Steele. committee on laws.
Mrs. Vivian Conway, committee on
resolutions. ~
Mrs. f. e. Chapelle. committee on
missionary candidates.
Mrs. II. r. Steele, committee to name
standing committee
Mrs. J. w. Perry, committee on pub
lie worship.
Mrs. w. F.. Barnum.s committee on
publicity.
Mrs. f. d. swindeli, committee on
constitution and bylaws.
Mrs. C0bb's Report
Mrs. j. B. Cobb, secretary OF the for
teign mission department was the first
of the officers to make an annual re-
port
Her report shows that there was an
increase in every department of for
eign missions during the past year. In
|l912 there were 4S55 auxiliaries. To-
Gated all over the world with total
membership of 106.s94, which was a
gain Of 1000 members over the enroll
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-11

over the Great Lakes and west of the
Rockies generally temperatures nave
risen during the past "a hours, due to
the falling pressure conditions.
The center of the low appears
on tonight's map over the upper Mis-
sissippi valley and the western lakes
While rain from the passage of this
disturbance has covered the southern
states generally at 7 p. M clearing
conditions had extended over all OF the
western states and by Friday should
this section. Rather cloudy weather
may continue for a portion of the day,
but no further precipitation is expect
ed. Friday afternoon and Saturday
should be fair and rather cool.
Summary of observations made at
United States weather bureau stations,
April 10:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-11
Venezuela Rejects Protocol

Caracas, Venezuela, April 10.--The fed
eral council today rejected the protocol
Of the agreement providing for settlement
of the differences between France and
Venezuela and for renewal of diplo-
matte relations between the two coun-
tries The Venezuelan congress, which
will convene at the end of the present
month, is expected to ratify the treaty
of the veto of the council.