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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-02-04
Heavy Decrease ls Shown In January
Figures.

Figures.
s New York, Feb. THE January Inn
portations OF precious stones Of all
classes fell off $2,12O,858 compared
with the same month last year. ac-
cording to figures made public by
William B. Treadwell, the govern
ment's gem examiner at this port. Mr..
Treadwel said that the reduced Inn
portations were directly traceable TO
the heavy stocking last year by deal
ers in anticipation Of the raising OF
duties on the stones in the new tariff
law.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-02-04
CHINA TO BAN ASSEMBLIES
Mandate AboIishing Provincial Bodies
to Be Issued.

to Be Issued.
Picking, Feb. "A presidential man
date abolishing the provincial assem-
blies throughout China is to be issued
here shortly.
The provincial assemblies, estab.
lished under the republican govern
ment, consisted of a minimum of fifty
members and maximum of 100 men,
bers, according to the population of
the province. They had power to
enact laws applying only to their re-
spective provinces and not conflicting
with national legislation.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-02-04
wife. Aged Fifteen Divorced.

Los Angeles, Feb. married at
thirteen, Mrs. Mary Small, aged fiji.
teen, was granted divorce by Judge
Monroe. 'You should have been
spanked instead of married." said the
fudge.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-02-04
STRATHC0NA GIFT SURPRISE
Bequest of 100000 to Yale Wac un.
expected. /.

New Haven, Conn.,, Feb. 4.-The be-
quest of 100000 to Yale by Lord
Strathcona and Mount Royal came as
a surprise to the university authori-
ties, according to statement by the
college secretary. J. &
I'VE have had no information bear
ing upon this gift" says the state
ment. Its use depends entirely on
the provisions of the will.
TT is possible that Lord Strathcona
remembered Yale in this generous
manner because CT an honorary de-
gree which we conferred on him In
1892" .
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-02-04
Aslatic Amendments Killed.

Washington, Feb. All Asiatic
amendments to the immigration bill
were defeated In the house. The
Hayes-Lenroot amendment was beat
en- 103 to 81, after an Overwhelming
defeat of a similar amendment by
Representative Raker.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-02-04
FUNSTON OFF FOR BORDER

viii Assume Command Of Troops on
Mexican Line.
Omaha, Neb., Feb. 4.-Brigadier
General Frederick Funston, U. s. A.,
recently transferred from command of
the troops in the Hawaiian islands to
the command of the Fifth brigade,
now patrolling the Mexican border,
with headquarters in Omaha, has
left for Texas City to assume his new
command.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-01
THE IDEAL CATALOGUE"
A hbrarian's Notion Of tho ous
Best suited to Public Use.

A librarians idea OF tho most useful
form of catalogue for a library Is given az
follows:
THE ideal catalogue for public library
10 one published with one line entries
each being about twice as long as the
average newspaper column ,s wide. This
catalogue Is published in the form Of
newspaper, on cheap paper. cheaply
printed II 10 sold by tho library az about
two cents copy. The copies sold are
soon worn out or thrown away and do not
come back in after years TO vex the llbrar-
ian. Tho library keeps the whole thing In
type. takes out some titles every month.
adds new ones, and prints a new edition.
This catalogue contains author entries
only III man wishes to know anything
about the books in the public library that
this catalogue does not tell he goes TO the
library and fnds out by asking, II hs
wishes information concerning books on a
certain subject he goes to "A photography
OF that subject n he wishes 10 know
certain specific things about certain books
he asks to see the books themselves
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-01
STRANGE SHOWER FROM SKY.
Fall of Meteoric Floss Covers Calf
fornfa Town.

SAN Francisco. Oct sl.-A remark
able fan from the heavens OF large guam
titles OF what is described as meteorio
floss took place at Healdsburg Ths
shower. which began between and
A, NJ, and reached its maximum about
10 o'clock, was seen by all the tuhab!-
tants of the town.
According to an eyewitness tho ma
teral appeared high in the heavens. IN
a clear sky, as a mass of stars lustrouS
metallic sheets and silVery ropes II
reached the earth In various shapes aud
sizes, ranging from minute particles 10
sheets twenty feet square. II fell in such
quantities that long ropes and masses of
It hung from tho telephone and telegraph
wires.
When tho substance reached tho warm
earth il began at once TO contract into
fibrous masses. resembling Glossy ashes
tos, though tests proved that II was not
that mineral Most OF II soon disappeared,
though samples were saved and sent n
Director Campbell OF tho Lick ohserva-
tory and to Prof. Tito Alippl director
OF the observatory at Urbano, italy.
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keener than humor, klhuer IMAM VIII
the notes on American peop'e enu
places, men ana manners oy w. A. Din
MINGliAM. Canon Hannay' IN from puo-
lin to chicago 'Dorah)' sho" pretty
honest observation, hne freedom from
prejudice, ana except Tor an OCCASIONAL
slight afectauon, decent seriousness
Of purpose softened by an incorrisiply
genial bearing. II is not always good
to see ourselves as others SEQ US, but a
look into Canon Hannay's mirror VIII
hurt no ones feelings.
Tho canon let's us on easy on our
English. He did not expect Il guess
at tho beginning or every sentence, but
placed It with the myth OF tho lrishman's
ubiquitous "begorra-" But he found our
speech less vigorously picturesque than
he had anticipated some rev prohuh-
Citations tilillated his irish eardrum, nut
he admits that our very isn't really
"vurry," though II Is less lean than
the Englishmans A hotel waitress,
eyeing his "porrtdge plate amused by
asking. Are you through with the &C.
real?" Right here" right now and
right away" he deems friendly phrases,
though they mean no more than the
"Anon, sir. anon" OF Shakespeare's
tapster. He wondered why solicitors"
should be warned away from business
offices. He envies our freedom from
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-01
factor in public life, apparently a big

factor In public life, apparently a big
Jump from the very particular to
surprising, inaccurate general. But Il
may be, as to him IL seems, the fact
that our colleges mean more to us AMI
do more for us than Is commonly recoy-
nized. The canon admires the democ-
racy that makes IL possible for q
student earning his keep by backing ne
fellow students shoes and pressing their
clothes to be president OF n college class
or club, or captain of a team; but there
are mighty few college boys nowadays
making their way by mental service.
The typewriter ribbon has usurped the
place of the walters apron; business
agencies, newspaper correspondence and
office or field" work on vacations have
put even tutoring "in the shade" as
collegiate means of self-support.
Canon Hannay's best is his last. a
chapter on THE Irishman Abroad" lie
resents the failure to understand Ire
land and the Irish people which vltiates
the kindly intention of the educated
American. He welcomes the affection
but chafes at the sympathy" the senti-
mental pity. lie feels that we love Ire
land, the poor, lost land" but dislike
its sons. We turned municipal politics
over to the Irlshman. and now resent
his management OF II. Tho American
has got It into his head that municipal
politics ought TO be run free gratis and
for nothing by high souled, patriotic
men" The canon doubts II politics
ever can be run that way. Also he
thinks We do not forgive the Irish for
remaining Irish; but he notes that with
success and prosperity even the Irish
in this land are losing their clannish-
ness, being absorbed as individuals. Tho
earlier immigrants from Ireland left
home burning with a sense Of wrong.
with hatred for England. Now Irish
politicians are no longer engaged in a
struggle with England. They are in
alliance with one set OF Englishmen
against another set OF Englishmen."
| Coming to America, even the lines OF
this relation become blurred. Tee
Irish have made their history in Other
lands than their own: why can they
not do at home what they have done
away from home? Why can they not
discover the solution of the malignant
riddle Of their failure? An Irishman
returns from a visit to America won
dering despairing, hoping" questioning
the DEGREES OF destiny.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-01
EP1STOLARY H0STILITIES.
English Writers Clash over . Phase
of the European War.

A writer in London gives an account of
the hostillties between Kler Hardle and J.
Ramsay Macdonald on the one side and
II. @. Wells and DIR. Hagberg Wright on
the other. Mr. Macdonald was until re-
Gently chairman OF the Labor party and
has written several books on socialism.
DR.. Wright Is secretary and librarian OF
the London Library. The writer says:
81 do not know the inner reason OF the
quarrel between these men and shall
charitably assume that none exists. In
that case IL has been caused merely nv
the attitude OF Hardie and Macdonald
against British cooperation with Russia
In the present war. Disguised by tho
written and spoken language OF those
two prominent labor leaders Mr.. Wells
and Mr.. Wright drew up a long letter to
the editor of the Labor Leader, entitled
The Penny Dreadful Idea OF Russia
and looked forward to prompt publcs-
ton. But in this they were disappointed.
Instead OF publishing the letter the editor
took out one sentence for quotation and
devoted a column, as Mr.. Wells says. TO
the vehement abuse OF its two writer's
Mr.. Wells then sent the letter In full
TO the Times. whore II was duly printed
in small type. There Is no need here to
make lengthy extracts from the text. but
In order that Its tone may he understood
will say that among other things MIR.
Hardie and Mr.. Macdonald were charged
with displaying the most minute and
wonderful and distorted knowledge Of dip
lomatic details and with almost complete
ignorance OF Russia. Both have travelled
widely. but neither OF them appears to
have ever visited Russia or to have any
Ideas about Russia that have not been
derived from popular fiction and melo-
drama And we protest
strongly against the stupid ignorant. mis-
chievous representation of a great, kindly,
friendly people upon which their case IL
based
Mr.. Macdonald's reply IL brief and 20
the point. II Ii general answer. not
only to the letter published IN the Times
but also to another letter signed by Mr.
Wells only, appearing in the current Labor
Leader so far as I am concerned, says
Mr.. Macdonald the accusations made in
the letter are simply grotesquo and arc
only an example OF the balderdash which
is figuring so largely among tho justiica-
tons and apologies for the war I have
never written a word against the Russian
people. | have written and spoken and
thought a great deal against the Russian
Government, tho interests, the opinions
and the prcjudices that control II.
have never deplored our conflict with tho
| cultivated and amiable Prussan Empire.
Mr. Wells when he deals with this situa-
ton ought not to forget that his fame
| rests upon pure fiction. and more par
tieularly when he IL engaging In contro-
vcrsy he should deal with facts
at Is not likely that the author Of The
War OF the Worlds will remain silent un-
der this counter attack At the moment
| the honors. such as they are. are with
the author OF Socialism and Govern
| mcnt'"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-01

ness, shirlxing Of the hack work Of vert-
fication, than 70 ignorance. She erred,
but perhaps too much has been made
OF the error.
The itch Of writing made Ouida's
life, for all there was In II either of JOY
or OF sorrow. She must have been, for
all her friends. a lonely woman. She did
not lose her childhood's habit, inherited
from her father, Of self-absorption;
literary brooding. Never did she lose
her love Of natures beauty. Her love
OF animals. especially dogs, developed
into a mania OF proportions at first
ridiculous and then surely. to those con-
cerned in her sanity. alarming: but
the world to which II gave that fine
story OF "a Dog OF Flanders cannot
with any grace cavil at the idlosyncrasy.
Women who put intellect ahead Of faith
In their own dealings with religion, let
us not ask can they ever be happy. but
are they7 The restless Ouida never
was. She was her own worst
enemy. Tho venseful spirit Of her
latter years grew out Of dsappoint-
ments in the creation OF which hcr own
self was the prime factor. But she was
more than a clever. eccentric woman.
She was born to discomfort. she was
fated to II. and steadily the circum-
stances Of her life contributed to the
growth. the ingrowth. Of that spirit.
And yet she was splendidly brave and.
even though vanity may have been
too prominent in its motive machinery
faithful and untirtns in her life work.
Ouida's one recorded love affair" was
that, in tho years OF her italian resi-
dence. with the Marchese della Stufa.
II is not a tender romance. Ouida may
not have been capable OF a great. self
drowning love. But she was so en-
crossed In the Marchese that ehe iran
after him" He probably never meant
business" at all. Ouida believed him to
have been deliberately alienated. She
put II all into a novel, and dulled the
edge OF the hopeless passion not az all :
nor did she spare the supposed agents
of alienation with her passion for pets
and pettins. one knows what kind ~
! husband she would have liked. and
without knowing anything about her
Stufa--cannot help wondering n ne
was not as strong in the end Of the
AFFAIR" as in the beginning OF II ne may
have been mildly culpable. Perhaps
Oulda was ''impossiblc" She was at
any rate remarkable woman, and
Elizabeth Lee has done her the best OF
services in letting her speak for herself.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-01
Japan Among the World Powers.

Last year Or. HAMILTON WRIoHr
MABIE, In a series OF lectures on "Ameri-
can Ideals, Character and Life" told
tho Japanese about us; now. in Japan
To-day and To-morroU (Macmillan). he
tells us about the Japanese. Correct
understanding of national characters
makes naturally for peace, for interna-
tional conflict IL seen to spring most
commonly from mutual ignorance.
though II may be not always easily
discernihe under the immediate pre-
cipitating event, Japan and the United
States ought to be the best of friends.
Probably such disagreement as there
has been between them is the fruit Of
lingo jealousies, with some deliberate
serving of selfish ends by fomentlng
latent natural but not insuperable racial
animoslties. Thus far there has been
no incident productive OF irreconcilable
opposition. the bitterness has been lin
tied TO relatively small. not representa-
tive constituencies on either side; but
the ultimate relations OF the two nations
are not yet Individually fixed. Perhaps
Japan has even had the better OF us in
respect OF magnanimity. Tho present
status IL one in which friendly and I'M
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-01-23
100 Years Ago Today

n NE HUNDRED years ago TODAY
Napoleon restored pope Plus VII
to liberty and allowed him to re-
turn to Rome. The pope had been viz
tually a prisoner of the emperor, first
at Savona and afterward at FOntaine-
bleau. for nearly five wears. In 1903
the French ardy occupied Rome and took
the pOntiff captive because he had re-
sisted Napoleon in some of his designs.
In captivity the pope continued to resist
the will of the emperor. In the early
part of 1918 he was persuaded to grant
some of the demands of Napoleon, but
on the advice of his cardinals he soon
retraeted the concessions he had made
Now the armies of the allies were rapid
" advancing on Paris and the emperor
felt constrained to set the pope at lib
ertv in preparation for the restoration
of the papal states and as a part Of the
program he had resolved upon IN a des-
perate effort to save his tOttering throne.
ARTICLES by this noted writer are reg
ular features of The FL PRsO Hernld.)
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-01-23
LITTLE
INTERVIEWS

IN RUTH is the great gospel of the
Associated Advertising clubs OF
America said William Wood
head, president, while he was here
Thursday afternoon. aside from the
moral part of the question, truth tell
ing in advertising is the best business
DoIicv. This is especially true in ad-
vertising for the selling OF landS ana
homesites To advertise tract OF
land and claim for it properties Wnlcn
it does not have is crime Doth
against the buyer and the entire com
munity. Take a man and ms IamlIy
away from his established home Drlng
him out to the west ana sell MN
something for which he does not get
value received and ne does not CONNIE
his knocking to that particular ranch
or farm but knocks the entire sec
ton. This has happened IN Cal1for-
MIA and I will venture to say that 1t
has happened here in 81 Paso.
IF you advertise the facts and moth
ing more and make the prospective
buyer believe you are telling him
facts and nothing more you are on the
high road to success. That IS what
the Associated Advertising clubs OF
America stand for and that is what we
are trying to impress upon all adver-
tisers. If we can run takers and
quacks out of the business We have
accomplished much for the art OF ad-
vertising-
He wore glasses, an Alpine hat and
had an angular face and an elongated
chin. AS he came to the desk at the
Sheldon, clerk Jimmie Queeny looked
him over, looked again and gave him
the presidential suite. "He looked that
much like Wilson that he had me spar
ring for air at first the chief clerk
declared. Il thought for sure it was
Woodrow Wilson. He looked the part
to e and 1 was for sending him up
TO No. 80 where President Tafts pic
ture hangs. I lamped the register
and his signature read H. B. Wade I
but every time he came along for his
key I felt like yelling for Wilson
and Marshall, he looked that much
like the president"
x
'Deming is certainly a garden spot"
there sheriff Stevens secured an auto
mobile and we covered all OF the town
and much of the surrounding terri
tory. Farms are laid out evenly and
they look just like gardens A large
syndicate is putting in number of
farms near Deming and every modern
Improvement known to the agrlcul-
tural world is being installed by it.
enjoyed my trip to Deming.
"Jack Keevil is the best musician in
the world" said A. A. Funk.
Can he prove it?" asked Tom York.
He does not have to prove it, re-
piled Funk. "Keevil admits it."
= =
'OIexicans share the superstition Of
other natiOnalities about the unlucki-
ness of opals." said Mrs. Katherine
Hudson. There are several stories
about the reasons the Mexicans con
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-01-23
n Years Ago Today
From The Herald This Date 1899.

Bert LOomis is in town from the
City of Mexico.
F. F. Miles will leave for Maricopa,
Ariz., this evening.
Sheriff. J. H. Boone returned from
Fit Worth last night
Capt J. P. Casey returned from Las
Cruces this morning.
Judge J. D. BRYAN returned from
Las Cruces this morning.
H Small, superintendent Of bridges
OF the G. H a, is in Ell Paso.
Judge F. E. Hunter left this morn
ing for Dallas, Texas, on q business
J. H. Felter returned on the Santa
Fe this morning from a trip up the
road.
S. B Corners and T. NJ. Raider will
leave. for San Francisco tonight over
the limited.
Miss Josie Chestnut, who has been
visiting her parents at SantO, Tex, has
returned to Ell Paso.
B. n. Walker, of the contracting
firm of Good & Geo. went out on the
White Oaks this morning.
II. H Dawson, a cousin Of Mrs. r. G.
Roberts, is visiting FL PasO from Chi
cagO, with an idea of investing.
Rudolph Hudspeth, of the G. H, is
where he has been for the last two
months.
H c. MyleS has Just returned from
his ranch down the river and reports
that the cattle in this section are do
ing splendidly.
On Thursday night in the Knights
OF Pythias hall, Ell Paso lodge No. 81,
Knights of Pythias, will present to
Mrs. r. c.. Ross the key to the house
they erected for her Mrs Ross is
the wife of the policeman who died in
El PasO last summer
The tax collectors office is now
busy Gathering in the annual taxes OF
IL Paso county. Capt. J. H. White
said this morning that collections
were coming in very well. It is ex-
pected that the total amount paid in
viii be from $4,000 to $4,000 more
than the amount last year.
The Internal ional boundary ques-
ton is still in statu quo and moth
ing, practically, is being done. The
question is the matter Of cutOffs
made by the river during its many
changes Of course. A treaty is now
under consideration 10 make the chan
mel of the river the boundary re-
gardless of the changes Of its course.
The FL PasO Golf club is growing
rapidly. It now numbers 90 active
members and new names are being
added to the membership register
daily. A. P. Coles, president of the
club, said that a club house will be
built very soon on the links. The
officers of the club are: A. P. Coles
president; Mrs. J. A. Eddy, vice-presi-
dent; Thomas Dunn, secretary and
treasurer; U. S. Stewart, II. L New
man, jr., J. A. Krakauer and A. H.
Richards, directors.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-01-23

ERCULES lived in Greece before
the calendar was invented and
held all the strength test records
of his day.
Hercules was born a poor boy, but has
1ather was Jupiter, who ran the universe
at that time according to mythology
and this gave the yOungster a consld-
cradle pull He was extremely well de-
yeloped for his age, and while still IN
his cradle strangled a couple OF large
snakes which had been sent to destroy
INN by a Jealous goddess.
Hercules grew rapidly, and before he
could walk he was the strongest young
man IN the neighbOrhood He now be-
came extremely handy, being a willing
worker and got several good Jobs eXter'
hlnating lions before he could talk PLAIN
" Later he was carefully educated
put owing to the fact that when out OF
temper he would carelcsslY break the
back OF his instructor and throw nm
a quarter of a mile away, he was not
popular with the scholars.
When Hercules became a young man
ne was very beautiful and was greatly
admired. He had little time for society,
however, as the world in those days was
Iuu OF strange and terrible creatures
corresponding to the Octopus, the ram
many Tiger, the Paris Apaches, the I'M
movable standpatters, the man-eatlng
race horses, the CaTrion dramatists and
the uninvestigated city government. Her
eules was sent out to overcome all these,
and labored for many years amid great
peril, wrestling with wild bulls, chop
ping nine-hcaded serpents, tanning 2OO
horse power oxen by twisting their necks,
renovating the Augean stables, CORE
spending to the New York city govern
ment and cleaning up the world gen
orally. When he had finished early
Greece was a desirable place OF resi-