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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-01-07
lind at Pass Christian, Miss.

Lind at Pass Christian, Miss.
Il was pointed out that Mr..
O Shaughnessy has had the endorse
ment Of the department throughout
the trying period during which he has
been head Of the American embassy
In the Mexican capital.
Despite the handicap under which
Charge O'Shaughnessy has been work
ing he has accomplished much in be-
half of American and other foreign In
terests In Mexico.
One opinion expressed was that the
United States might not be in posi-
ton to continue its leadership among
the foreign element so well If it should
close the embassy.
Captain Bradshaw, on the York
town, reported that unrest continued
In Ensenada. Rear Admiral Cowles.
on the cruiser Pittsburg, reported
heavy firing at Mazatlan but gave no
Indication Of the outcome Of the fight
ing. The cruiser Raleigh has left
Mazatlan for. Topolobampo.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-01-07
Notice

NJ B. A. installation Thursday
evening, January 8. at o'clock sharp
All members are requested to be pre-
sent. Lunch will be served and
good time is assured.
BY the President,
CHAS. HAMMOND.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-01-07
0'SRAUCHuESSY
To- Be RECALLED.
Embassy at Mexico City
May Be Closed.
RUMoR NOT CONFIRMED.

s g
Pointed Out That Charge d'Affaires
Has Accomplished Much in Behalf
Of American and Other interests in
the Troubled Republic.
Washington, Jan. Reports are
current here that President Wilson
has decided to close the United States
embassy at Mexico City and, to recall
Charge Nelson O'shaughnessy. These
rumors are received with doubt in of.
fetal circles but are persistent.
Secretary Bryan is absent and other
officials here have not learned the
between President Wilson and John
Gilpin observer., 1914-06-18
GOT TOGETHER AT BAD TIME
Colonel Thought He Was Being Made
Fun Of by Men Whose Names
<Were Peculiar.

During the days following the close
of the Civil war the South was under
military government, and to conduct
matters properly the Union officials
found that they had many difficult du-
ties. In Warrenton. Va. the colonel
commanding the regiment stationed
there decided thai 1t would be we'll to-
take census Of all male citizens. And
with this end in view the men Of the
village were ordered ON q certain day
to report their names. ages and other
data.
This colonel was quick-tempered
man and would get very angry at the
least imaginary disrespect, 30 the citi-
zens determined to carry the thing
through smoothly. But. unfortunately
for the peace Of mind Of the colonel.
the town had several men who pos
sessed the names Of animals.
A Mr.. Lyon kept a restaurant. q
Mr.. Hare rap barroom, Mr.. Bear car
ried on dry goods store. while Mr..
Coon was an auctioneer. These were
the actual names of real citizens Of
the town, and, strange to say, all hap
pened to arrive at the polls at the
same time.
What is your name" asked tho
clerk of the first conner.
Bear" was the reply, and down
went Bear"
Your name. sir" was demanded Of
the second.
Lyon" came the response. And
Lyon was written.
Name, SIR" for the third man.
Coon" was the answer. The col
onel began to fret about like a bee in
a bottle. He thought the men were
making game Of him. but he managed
to keep his temper in hand.
Name. sir" came for q fourth time
from the clerk.
Hare" replied the last man. But
this was more than the now angry col
onel could stand. He jumped to his
feet, his face blazing with anger at
what he thought was a trick, and.
shaking his fist in the astonished faces
Of the four men, thundered out:
This thing has gone far enough. II
any Of you men try again to palm on
on me any more Of your blasted ami
mails. will slap. the whole bunch Of
you in jail"
So the four men departed, sadly re-
necting that after all. In spite of
Shakespeare, there IL something in a
name" =
Gilpin observer., 1914-06-18
Beware.

Beware Of the over-cheap." said
William Wood. head of a cloth manu-
featuring company. at a. dinner In
Boston.
THE over.cheap too often has : q
catch In it-like the Paint Rock case.
"A man went through the village of
Paint Rock selling cloth for mems
suits. 1t was fine cloth and yet the
price was only rs cents q yard-the
making OF q complete suit for SLIPS.
Only one suit was sold to each Gus.
toner and the vender said a travelling
tailor would come along the next week
and make up the suits at an equally
low rate.
The tailor duly came along and,
marvel of marvels. his charge was
only 80 cents. The suit. complete, .
stylish suit Of good cloth. for $1.76.
The tailor took away with him. to
make up. all the cloth that his fore-
runner had sold In Paint Rock-and
the next week this same cloth was
sold over again in Nola Chucky or
Quesue. At any rate. the Paint Rock.
ians saw no more OF it."
Gilpin observer., 1914-06-18
INSTANCE OF SCOTCH THRIFT
Railroad Clerk, instead Of Being Re-
warded for Returning Lost Purse,
10 Asked for Interest.

There was no doubt about the fact
that Jack MacFaddy was Scotsman.
Last year. when journeying to the
country on an important errand. he
left his purse, containing nearly $500
in gold and silver at the railway sta
tion from which he started.
He telegraphed the fact on his ar
rival and the purse was kept till his
return a month later.
1t was a young clerk who handed
Jockie Mac F. his wee purse with
the "spondies" as he set foot out Of
the train. and certain wild hopes were
making that young mans heart beat .
trifie unevenly.
But our canny Scot counted his
money .unheeding. and when he'd I'm
ished he looked up long and suspi-
ciously at the young man.
Isn't 1t right. sir?" stammered the
latter, In bewilderment.
"Richt-richt! It's RIGHT enough.
but where's the interest. mon?" was
MacFaddy's stern retort.
Gilpin observer., 1914-06-18
Really Educated poo,

The spelling dog Of Mannheim. is q
Ounce compared with "vic." q terrier
belonging to Mr.. C. d. Leigh. the
scenic artist at the Nottingham (Eng.)
Theater Royal. vic" is q mongrel.
nine years old. Mr.. Leigh declares
that though vic" had never had les
son In arithmetic. the dog can add or
subtract without mistake. Asked to
add any two figures. he barks the to.
tai: asked to subtract. he gives an &C.
curate number OF barks. Shown q pic.
ture book and asked II he has ever
seen the animal depicted. he will bark
"Yes" or NO." II he enjoys the pic
lures, he gives four little barks. "vic"
will bark the number of letters In any
name mentioned to him. and IL you ask
him the name Of the street he is In. he
will bark the number Of letters includ.
ing six for street" Once. the dog
added only two barks for street." and
was noticed to be gazing at q name.
plate on which the word was contract
ed to st." Mr.. Leigh denies emphatic.
ally that any signal is given to the
dog. 1T Is weird and uncanny." he
said. THE dog goes about the house
and acts as II he had a human under.
standing Of everything"
Gilpin observer., 1914-06-18
FALLS DOWN MILL HOLE

On last Wednesday evening. State
Mine Inspector. VIM. Parenteau re-
ceived a telephone message from
Lawson, Clear Creek county, that a
man had been killed that afternoon
on the 10 Reynolds mine, near that
place. Mr.. Parenteau visited the mine
the next day and found that Horace
T. Reep, a young miner, 2S years old,
had been killed by falling head first
down a seventy-foot mill hole. He
was standing on some rotten tagging
with his partner. VIM. Richards, pre-
pairing to restull some old workings
when the tagging gave way and he
fell into the mill hole. Reep was
dead when his partner reached the
bottom Of the mill hole on the sew
enth level. whittier he had gone in
search for him. The young man liv-
ed In Idaho Springs, and his remains
were taken there and buried. The
funeral took place from the NJ. E..
church Sunday afternoon.
Gilpin observer., 1914-06-18
THE TWO BASIC INDUSTRIES

The two most reliable and profit
able industries of the world, and the
two that not only furnish the COM
merce Of the globe, but are the life
giving powers to man, are agricul-
ture and mining.
By mining we allude to everything
brought from Mother Earth in the
shape OF minerals, such as gold, sill
yer. coal, clay, oil. iron, marble, etc.
From Bible history we learn of the
gold from Tarsus not only furnished
the medium of exchange throughout
the realm, but was used in many
other useful ways.
And the same authority informs US
that our Savior was betrayed by sill
yer pieces. The uses of iron and
coal are too numerous to mention; ;
suffice 1t to say that the majority
of the labor Of the world is depen-
dent upon these two materials that
are mined from beneath the earth s
crust. while the gold and silver min
ed, form a basis for the worlds COM
merce and credit.
The oil, diamonds and other preci-
Gus stones, that are mined from the
earth have added billions of dollars
to our wealth. While the radium
element now being mined and ex-
tracted from the earth's deposits, is
making marvellous cures of many Of
our diseases. All human life is de-
pendent upon the fruits of agricul-
ture. and therefore we say that the
two basic industries that control the
earth, are mining and agriculture.
And the two most safe investmnets
upon which the world can enter.
Gilpin observer., 1914-06-18
PROTECTION A MIsNoMER

The main topic heretofore used by
when addressing audiences in farm
ing communities was protection for
the benefit of the farmers. With sub
terfuge they succeeded for many
years in convincing the farmer that
protection was created almost solely
for their benefit. BY long study upon
the question, the light slowly dawned
that protection was a misnomer. They
had heretofore pictured the great pro
lection the party was giving their
wheat, their corn and their eggs. BY
slow degrees they realized that the
greatest trust known, that was ours
ing the farmer was the wheat, corn
and egg trust, that set the price for
every farmers product and compell-
ed the farmer to accept whatever
price they saw fit to offer. They
particularly called the farmers atten.
tion to the great loss in the sugar
beet industry. when it is known that
not one FARMER IN ten raises sugar
beets, but all farmers use sugar now
at greatly reduced prices. They also
pictured the great loss to the wool
raiser, when statistics prove that
not one farmer in twenty-five raises
wool commercially in Colorado, but
all farmers wear woolen clothes that
can now be purchased at greatly re-
duced prices. 1t has also been shown
that the beet farmer now sells his
product at nearly the same price,
while the wool raiser receives five
cents more per pound. Protection.
like many ancient dogmas. will not
stand for the light Of intelligence to
be turned upon it.
Gilpin observer., 1914-06-18
Factory Girl In Chile.

One afternoon In Santiago there was
a parade Of employees on strike, says
q writer In the Christian Herald. I
do not know whether the strike itself
was justified or not. Companies OF
troops, mounted and on foot, accom-
panied the strikers ito preserve tran.
guilty" A squad Of women factory
workers led the parade. Most Of them
were girls. but q number were older
women. During q pause, when the pro.
cession halted a moment, l asked ono
Of these Older women what her wages
were. "Thirty-eight cents a day,
senor." Have you any children" II
have for. I am a widow. We live
with my mother. who Is also widow
She works. too"
Yet II must not be understood that
the Chilean government is Indifferent
to the welfare OF its laboring classes.
The government has taken hold Of the
question OF providing suitable houses
for workingmen, and this phase of the
general welfare movement hae bsea
made matter OF national policy.
Gilpin observer., 1914-06-18
PANAMA REPEAL BILL PASSED

The bill for the repeal of the law
allowing the American coast-wise
steamers to pass through the Pana-
ma canal free of toll, was passed
by the senote on June II, 1914. The
vote standing fifty for and thirty
five against.
This bill has precipitated the great
est fight that the senate has had
since Wilson became president. Sen
ator O'Gorman, of New York. led the
Democratic minority against the ad-
ministration, while Senator Lodge.
of Massachusetts, and Root OF New
York, both Republicans, upheld and
voted with the administration. I'm
der President Taft's administration,
the shipping trusts succeeded in get
ting a bill passed, abrogating that
portion of the Hay-Pauncefote trea-
ty alluding to free tolls. and allow
ing American coastwise vessels to
pass through the canal free Of charge.
This act was deemed by the admin
istration now in power to be an act
Of dishOnor among nations, to break
obligations made with foreign powers
for the benefit of private corpora
tions, thus clouding oNr honor and
integrity as a world power, among
the nations of the earth.
President Wilson sought to have
this law abrogated in order that we.
as the leading nation of the world,
were loyal to our treaties and in
ternational law. The bitter fight that
has just ended. was between the
friends of private shipping interests.
and those who stood for honor among
nations regardless of party ties.
Gilpin observer., 1914-06-18
WHAT 1T TAKES TO PRO.
VISION AN OCEAN LINER


How few of us there are who have
the least conception Of the amount
of eatables it takes to feed the pas
sengers of a modern liner in making
sea voyage across the Atlantic
from New York to Liverpool, England.
In order to give the reader an idea
Of the constantly increasing travel
by water and the elegance and COM
fort attendant, will enumerate some
of the things and amount required on
a modern steamship. A trip requires
20 tons Of fresh beef, 4 tons Of corn
ed beef, tons of mutton and veal
500 sheep kidneys, 400 OK tails, 1900
pounds Of liver and 800 tongues.
They also require 5000 chickens and
turkeys, and innumerable small game
They also require $4,000 pounds of
fresh fish, 800 clans, 500 barrels
of oysters, 200 barrels of crabs and
500 pounds of turtle, 200 hams, 5000
pounds of bacon, $500 cheese, three
tons of prunes, raisins, and currants,
l 900 pounds of mustard, 200 pounds
of pepper, 200 jars of pickles, 10000
pounds of flour, one ton of Quaker
oats, $4,000 eggs. Canned goods
1000 pounds of grapes, 1000 pounds OF
prunes, 600 cans of tomatoes, 25O
peaches, 300 strawberries and unlimit-
ed supplies of cherries, etc. Ninety
cooks are required in the kitchen and
innumerable walters. In 1858 the
ships making this voyage carried 700C
pounds of beef, 1900 pounds of mutton
and other meats in proportion. They
carried 500 fowl, so turkeys, 30 geese
and 70 pigeons, $500 eggs and 500
pounds of cheese. In those days it
was considered task to travel by
water, as you had no conveniences.
Now it is considered a pleasure, as
one has all the luxuries afforded in
an elegant home with drawing rooms,
card rooms and baths. All this seems
very fine to read about, but there are
the dangers of icebergs, collisions,
etc., which ameliorates the charm.
A trip to the Rocky Mountains in
the summer months, where one can
enjoy a temperate cline and on a
hot August day pick the native rasp-
berry that grows upon the mountain
side with one hand and at the same
time eat snow with the other. is far
more preferable.
Gilpin observer., 1914-06-18
IN RUSSELL GULCH.

Kenneth Lewis, after week spent
with relatives and friends, returned
to Denver Tuesday.
Ed. Rowe, manager Of the Saratoga
mine and mill, went to Denver Tues
day morning, returning on the even
ing train.
Mrs. Fred Tucker went to Idaho
Springs Friday. returning Saturday.
Mrs. Ike Young and family moved
to Denver Saturday. We understand
Mr.. Young has engaged in the mar
ket business at Brighton, Colorado
John vosper came up from Golden
Sunday morning. returning on the at
ternoon train.
| Professor George Farmer went to
Greeley Friday, where he will spend
his vacation.
Mrs Harry Rickard has gone to Ar
vada, Colorado to spend a few weeks
among the alfalfa and sunflower bios
SONS.
Miss Marjorie Mellow went to Den
yer Tuesday to visit with relatives.
Miss Eunice Edwards went to Col
den Tuesday to visit with friends.
The Russell base ball club gave a
dance at the new Barnabe and Ress
building Tuesday night that drew q
large crowd and proved social and
financial success. A liberal attend
ance was given by Nevada, Central
City, and Black Hawk.
Gilpin observer., 1914-06-18

Mt Lassen, that lies in the north
eastern portion of the state of Cali
fornia, at the foot of the Cascade
range, is the newest active volcano
in the world, two eruptions having oc-
CURED Sunday, June 14th, that threw
smoke, fire and rock 1000 feet into
the air. one rock striking a man and
cutting off his shoulder and arm.
exposing the heart, and he died soon
after. The phenomenon was witness
ed for many miles around.
Gilpin observer., 1914-06-18
LATIN DISCARDED

By an edict issued by the regents
of the Colorado State University, the
graduating engineer will no longer
have unknown hieroglyphics adorning
his sheep-skin, of a dead language
that is unintelligible to nine-tenths
Of the people of the civilized world.
Through a system of undemocratic
red tape, the Latin has been handed
down as a signet to adorn all unde-
cipherable documents, from the day
when Brutus marched down the
aisles of the Roman senate, dagger in
hand, to meet Caesar in mortal COM
bat exclaiming, sic Semper Tyran.
MIS-.
No more will the scholar of science
who receives this badge of honor and
merit, be compelled to keep 1t within
the silent recesses of his closet. like
an apothecary prescription with an
NJ. ID. signature, but can adorn the
walls of his study with the emblem
upon which he is to build his future
in life's onward March. Hereafter the
diplomas will be written at the Boul-
der University of learning. in plain
English, that future generations may
know that we are evoluting, and dis
carding ancient dogmas and tradi-
tions.
Gilpin observer., 1914-06-18
SIGHT RESTORED MRS. PAXTON

my sister. struck me in the eye,
trying to brush mosquito away. All
of a sudden the trees began to wave
before me. I turned dizzy and in an
instant could see everything before
me, even the features and face of
my sister, something have not been
able to do for twenty-five years, said
Mrs. Frank Paxton, of Arvada, Sun
day, who for twenty-three years could
only see indistinct objects with one
eye and for the last year could see
nothing besides recognizing absolute
light and utter darkness.
In an instant waa complete eye
sight restored to this woman by
slight blow over the eye. When
years old, Mrs. Paxton stuck fork
in her right eye, causing the pupil
and fluid to leave it. Only a few
weeks after that the other eye be-
came full of inflammation from the
same cause and only the blur of
any object could be distinguished. The
sight became steadily worse until
years ago she could not even see
the blurred objects. being only able
to know when there was dazzling
| light before her or utter darkness.
Saturday a younger sister took Mrs.
Paxton out into the yard. The mos
quitoes were thick around the place
and settled obstinately over Mrs. Pax
tons eyes The younger sister, Mrs.
Albert Cole. went to drive them away.
She struck little hard and in a min
ute Mrs. Paxton cried out: 'Look
look can see everything now
| Her 7-year-old boy whose face had
been to her only rather indistin-
guishable mass. and that when he
was little fellow, came running to
her. She looked at him and cried out
Il didn't know your hair was so
dark" Seeing her mother she added.
nor that your hair had turned
white"
Six months ago the doctors treating
Mrs. Paxton declared that there was
no hope for her. She then took up
Science and Health"
| 1t is probable that the slight sud
den shock to the eye from the blow
was the immediate cause of the re-
storing Of sight. Mrs. Paxton has
not yet seen a doctor. Her sight is
getting stronger every day.
INV husband bocu,< coan ~,o e;,oo
1 can see everything" said Mrs
Paxton, "and I can hardly wait for
him to come home from San Francis
CO, where he is working. When he
married me he thought that 1 would
soon be absolutely blind. really
don't know exactly what he looks like
although nine years ago when l mar
ried him could see a very. very
little"
Mr.. Paxton is mining engineer. He
met his wife in Central City, when
she returned from the Colorado
Springs school for the blind, where
she had been graduated and had been
teaching for three years.
The family Immediately wired him
and If possible he will come to his
wife Immediately.
Mrs. Paxton is the daughter of the
late John F. Cheatly a pioneer resi-
dent Of this county, and was born
and raised in Leavenworth gulch
where she has a host of friends
who will be rejoiced over the wonder
full phenomenon.
Gilpin observer., 1914-06-18

when you have 100000 one-dol-
lar bills" says an Arizona editor,
'and pile them on top of one anoth,
er and you want to take off the top
one, you will have to reach 376 feet.
If you had the amount in silver dol
lars, the pile would be one-half mile
high and SO on. We know, because
we tried it the other night, but the
bed broke down and we woke up
Olathe Criterion.
Gilpin observer., 1914-06-18
Mioht HOlp Some

Bill-A New Jersey inventor has
patented q semaphore railroad signal
In which the arm 10 outlined with q
vacuum tube electric light 20 1t may
be readily seen at night
Jill-Wonder II they could be util.
lied on women's elongated hatpins!"
Gilpin observer., 1914-06-18
Cent. N.tur... sadness.

What side are you on In this de-
bate?" asked the constituent.
Il don't like to say" replied the
young statesman. my own opinions
don't matter 80 much. but 1t worries
me to realize that whatever way !
vote I'm almost sure to hurt some
body's feelings"
Gilpin observer., 1914-06-18
Lofty Approval.

Don't you admire George Wash
ington?"
"Oh. yes" replied the serene citi.
zen. 80 far as am able to Judge.
he managed matters pretty much a.
i should have done under the same
circumstances"
Gilpin observer., 1914-06-18
Gloomy Calculator.

"Women's clothes don't cost ~
much as they used to-" said the consol-
ing theorist.
I don't see any difference" replied
Mr.. Growcher. After you've paid
the rent and the grocery bill they con.
tinue to cost all that's left"
Gilpin observer., 1914-06-18
PAINFUL ACCIDENT

Russell Davis, son of Ed Davis, had
his collar bone broken Sunday af-
ternoon on the main street of the
city. When the large Stanley steam
ers that brought the Nederland base
ball team over here to play the Gen.
trail nine, were about leaving the
city for home, they drove about the
main streets, and as usual several Of
the little boys were hanging to the
rear end of one of the automobiles,
when one Of the occupants Of the
rear seat pounded little Russelrs
hands, with the result. that he was
forced to let go his hold, and fell
upon the hard pavement. causing the
fracture of his collar bone. DR.. Ash
baugh gave the boy medical attend
ance. but he will be forced to lie in
bed for some time.
Gilpin observer., 1914-06-18
Some Reformer..

Mrs. Bacon-A policewoman in OF.
tawa, ILL.,. has the distinction OF re-
forming that town in one month.
Mr.. Bacon-Good! Even II her
husband did think he was the whole
town.
Gilpin observer., 1914-06-18
Otherwise ENGAGED,

"Biiggins' boy doesn't say as many
bright things as he used to-"
mo. Bliggins has taken to tango
dancing. and hasn't time to think 'vm
~"
Gilpin observer., 1914-06-18
To the Bitter End

Redd-What do you think OF the
new baseball league?
Greene-It means war in the base.
ball world.
sure; 1t will be diamond cut dia.
mond."
Gilpin observer., 1914-06-18

Mrs. Benton Holme-You are always
dwelling on the superiority Of men
over women. Why don't you show
that superiority by demonstrating
how to clean house!
Mr. Benton Holme-We show our
superiority by refusing to have any.
thing to do with house-cleaning.
Gilpin observer., 1914-06-18

BORN-In Denver, June 18th, 1914,
to the wife of N. Perley Cox. son.
The phiz Of grandpa Charley is all
arrayed in smiles over the happy ev-
ent.
Gilpin observer., 1914-06-18

Judge Harry S. Glass. Court Steno-
grapher w. S. McGinty and H. r.
kauer, Denver attorney, came up
Tuesday to attend to district court
matters.
Gilpin observer., 1914-06-18

Mrs. d. ID. Lake, mother of II. H..
Lake, was UP from Denver and spent
week with the Lake family.