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The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1915-09-17
ELKS M|NSTRELS COMING
SUNDAY NIGHT, SEPT. 19

Yes, they coming! The Elk S
Minstrels, famous in song and story
will be in Roman Sunday night, Sept.
10th, with all their mirth and music.
BY special arrangement this renowned
organization is bringing the same per-
formance with which they won the first
prize at the State Association of Elks
held at Lewistown month ago. Not
an idle moment will there be, accord
ing to the boys, from the opening
chorus through the finale and on to a
small sized hour when that special or
chestra they are bringing plays "Home
Sweet Home" or 1--WE Won't Go Home
Until Morning, or something like that.
This bunch has been organized for sew
eral years, they have toured practically
the entire state of Montana, and have
been pronounced professionals by many
competent critics.
Gentlemen, be seated, as grac-
iously announced by Interlocutor Ron
aid Higgins, will really start the big
thing going on all "eight cylinders. I"
From then on a persons presence is a
matter of self defense, because the
boys overlook nothing. Music is also
in order. All the new ragtime, not to
speak of the late ballads, will be rem
dered Jay (Jasper) Mccormick has
framed and plotted lot of new, orgi-
nal verses for his hit, ''There Must be
Little Cupids in the Sea-" while Ed
Prendiville, the "Smoked Irishman, +"
MARBLES "Dublin Bay" in his own or
iginal manner. Hugh Campbell has
been requested to repeat his rendition
of the popular ballad, Gin the Garden
of the Gods" The Elk's Quartette,
conceded to be one of the best in the
Northwest, are rehearsing every night
and they have promised anew "minor'
or two. Did you ever hear of a Iid-
dish coon? If not, come and hear Gil
Heyfron exhae "At the Wedding.
every body Rag With Me" will be
sung by Fred Angevine and performed
by him after the show at the dance
"W hen | was a Dreamer and You Wer.
My Dream" will be offered by Me
! Wilson, one of the most popular bari
tones in the state. ed. Note The
home boys are requested to hang on to
your girls during this song, as Mel is a
regular handsome "brute. y Ed Le-
Vasseur, soloist and dancer is to be on
deck as an Elk's show would not be
complete without him.
John Trewhela, monologist and all
around athlete. will be there with all
his usual "pep." In fact he contided
to the writer of this article that he
would rather lose his right eye than
miss the trip with the bunch to the res
ervation. And so, like the little Ford,
we could "ramble right along" with
the whole program but we haven't the
time and besides we want to have some
thing cup our sleeve" as it were.
Oh, yes, the boys have brought a
special orchestra and every one who
can swing foot is requested to come
out and "cut 'er loose"
Get your tickets early.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1915-09-17
Rernhardt Cannot Use Limb,

Paris, Sept. 13.-Sarah Bernkardt.
the worlds greatest actress, probably
lever will appear upon the stage again.
After a single performance here for
the movies, she discovered she was
unable to use her new artificial leg
we'll enough to walk. She has cancel
led her American engagement and re.
turned to Bordeaux. Bernhardts part
in the movie play, "Jean Dore" requir.
ed that she come to Paris for big
scene on the city's Notifications. She
complained that her artificial leg
seemed to short,
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1915-09-17
GERMAN ATTEMPTS
At vERDUN COSTLY

Paris, Sept 13-The German crown
prices army has lost more than 100,-
900 men in successive attempts to
Of Verdun, it was officially estimated
An official review of the fighting In
the Western Argonne was given out
supplementary to the daily commun-
lque. This review admits that in his
attacks on Wednesday and Thursday
the crown prince penetrated the
French trenches on front of two
thirds of mile, but declares that Ger
man losses were out of comparison to
the ground gained.
Since the crown princes army be-
gan it's attempts against the French
lines in the Argonne it has not obtain
ed single strategically important re-
suit" said the official review. In
one year single German army corps
has lost more than 100000 men. The
crown princes army altogether has
lost more than 100000 men,"
French Losses Heavy.
1t is officially admitted, however,
that the French losses in this weeks
fighting were about as heavy as those
suffered by the crown prince.
For 13 days Belgian, British and
French artillery has poured steady
rain of shells from guns of all caliber
on the German trenches from the
Swiss frontier to the sea.
The official communique reported no
cessation in the bombardment. The
continual pounding has broken down
rows Of Teuton trenches around Arras,
in the Argonne and the Champagne
and has prepared the way for minor
successes by the infantry.
The region around Arras, near Neu
Vile and Rocklincourt shook with the
roar of exploding shells. Between the
Somme and the Disc and in the region
of Faye there We're continuous com.
bats all night with mines and artillery
The communique reports the wrecking
of enemy trenches. In the Argonna
the Germans attacked energetcally
with bombs and hand grenades. Their
foremost ranks were bathed in a shrap,
mel fire that threw the enemy back.
Artillery Combat Continues,
AT Eparges i'll the Woyge region in
Lorraine, at &rracourt, Parroy and
l1etrey The artillery combat continues
No Important Infantry lighting oc-
CURED in the Vosges. There has been.
furthermore, a particularly violent ar.
tilery engagements, in the department Of
the Muse, and along the front ia l.ors
raipe. '|"'
The battle for Riga has been re,
newed after several days lull. The
GERMANS qarnder Won Beseler are vic,
lenlly attacking Oh the entire front
from n Frleqlrijc99tadt tq Dinsk and north-
west of Friedrichssadt are again at.
tempting to cross the Dvina. They
have been beaten back, but official dis
patches Indicate the assault is growing
more violent. The Russian war ofiica
has every confidence that General
Russky will hold the Dvina line with
out reinforcements.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1915-09-17
'ostoffice Clerks Select Memphis.

San Francisco, Sept. 13.-The Ma.
tional Federation of Postotfice Clerks,
at the closing session OF their conyen-
ton Yesterday, voted to maintain
headquarters in Washington and Sc
lected Memphis, Tenn, as the next
convention city.
The following officers We're elected
for the ensuing years: President, Ar.
thur l.. Honeywell, Davenport, Iowa;
first vice president, Morris Simon,
Philadelphia; secretary treasurer.
Thomas F. Flaherty. San Francisco.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1915-09-17
(;ARRANzA'S REPLY
TO APPEAL. IS No

Vera Cruz, Sept. 13.-General Ven
ustiano Carranza's reply to the appeal
of the United States and the Latin
American countries for q conference
between the leaders of the various
Mexican factions, having in view an
adjustment OF MeXico's internecine
struggle, is in polite but uuequivocal
mo"
In note issued by Foreign Minis,
ter Acuna, General Carranza has told
the diplomats that he can permit OF
no interference whatever by foreign
governments. He explains that he is
in control now of all Mexico except
the states Of Chihuahua and Morelos
and a part of the state of Sonora.
The signers of the note to Carran2a
are invited to come themselves or tC
send representatives to some point
along the Rio Grande for conference
at which the affairs of Mexico may be
discussed "solely from an internation
al point of view" and with the idea
that Carranza's government be rec
Mexico.
Commands Army OF 10000.
The diplomats are told in the note
that the first chief of the Constitu
10000 men; that the functions OF
public service have been restored, the
railways repaired and railway traffic
resumed. The note adds that in the
fields and the cities there have been
reborn the activities of normal life.
Stress is laid in the note on the as.
sertion that soon the entire country
Will be at peace
The reply insists that the first chief
Is actuated by the highest motives in
declining to participate in the confer
ence. 1t is stated in the note that the
fact that the revolutionists had en-.
tered into a pact at Juarez with the
old government was one of the weak.
nesses of President Francisco |. Ma.
dero's arrangement for the rehabilita.
tion of Mexico and that this alleged
trafficling with the opposition was
one Of the reasons for the disagree.
ments that culminated in the tragic
battle in Mexico City in February,
1913. incidentally, it is stated in the
note that some foreign diplomats
were involved in that affair.
First Chief "only Authority"
The reply of General Carranza ex.
plains that a conference With any
conquered faction would mean the
sacrifice by Carranza Of the first
chieftaincy of the army and his exec.
utive power, and betrayal of the
faith and confidence now reposed in
him by the people and the army That
Carranza represents the army in max.
ing such a reply is indicated In pa.
ragraph of the note in which the dip
lomats are told that they will be able
to observe from the answers they re-
ceived to their notes from the military
chiefs and the civil subordinates Of
Carranza that the first chief "is the
only authority that could decide, and
who, in fact does decide" matters sub.
mitted to them.
The reply of General Carranza was
handed to John R. Silliman, President
Wilson's representative in Mexico.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1915-09-17
New York Population e.773,a17.

Albany, N. Y, Sept. 13.-The total
population of New York state is 9,773.
S17. according to figures submitted to
the constitutional convention by Sec.
rotary Of State Hugo. New York city
has 5,066,222, an increase of 300,66
in five years, During that time, how.
ever, the borough of Manhattan has
shown a decrease of 1S7,4S1.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1915-09-17
Surgeons VIII Hear Wilson.

Washington, Sept. 13.-The twenty.
fourth annual convention OF the Asso.
citation of Military Surgeons Of the
United States opened here today. The
sessions will continue tomorrow and
Wednesday. President Wilson has
promised to address the doctors, who
have come from all parts Of the coun-
try, before the close of the conven.
tion.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1915-09-17
WASHINGTON "Boosters" OFF.

Washington, Sept. 13.-"Buy in
Washington was the slogan of par
ty Of business men of the national
capital who today started on trade.
boosting trip. The party is travelling
In automobiles and will spend several
days visiting 80 towns in Virginia.
West Virginia and Maryland.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1915-09-17
Farm Trucks

Another shipment of John Deere 81
inch farm trucks just received. Price
S65. 90. Stanley Scearce.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1915-04-15
A Busy Man.

customer of large downtown
tailoring establishment was getting
service out of a suit of clothes he had
not paid for. Statement after state
ment was sent to the customer and
finally letter informing the man that
unless he paid his bill the matter
would be put in the hands of the COM
pany's attorney. That awakened the
customer. He FASTENED to the store
and demanded to see the head of
the company. He asserted the only
reason for not paying the bill w0s that
he had been so busy with other af-
fairs that he had overlooked his debt
to the tailoring company.
"Why, see here he emphatically
told the president of the company.
lust to show yo,, how busy have
been brought this telegram along. l
got that telegram day before yester-
day, but l haven't bad time to open it
yet"-Minneapolis News.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1915-04-15
RECORD SHOWS

A record of heavy SHOWS demon
strates that the snow of Saturday
was among the very heaviest that
have visited this section.
APRIL.
April 3, 1915, "a inches.
April l, 1887, IL inches.
April 4, 1899, 3 2 inches. b..
April 6, 1889, o. inches.
April 10. 1905, Trace.
April IA, 1907, Trace.
MARCH.
March %, 1914, 3 inches.
FEBRUARY.
Feb. 81, 1889, 10 inches,
Feb. IL and 10, 1899, 10 inches.
Feb. Is, 1902, lis inches.
Feb. Is, 1902, IA inches.
FEB. II, 1902, so inches.
JANUARY.
Jan. 18 and 10, 1898. IL inches.
Jan. 20, 1899, 7 inches. -
DECEMBER. :
Dec. 81. 1892, IS inches. &
Dec. 81, 1905, 5 inches.
Dec. 3. 1896, 6 S inches. :.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1915-04-15
The Review Behind the Mer.
chants.

Editor The Review received a
copy of your paper of April LIST, con-
tanning the Proverb Page and must
give you credit for turning out as
neat and attractive a page as the
larger city Offices where / have seen
this unique advertisement. The way
to push a good thing along is to
boost it and the notices from your
self anu Mr.. Wood are certainly
boosters for High Point
1t seems strange that more people
do not get the buy at-home spirit
and sometimes think it is a good deal
the fault of the merchants them
selves in not Offering special induce
ments to have the home people visit
their stores and investigate their
offerings. Everybody likes to be in
vited to deal with you, and some
special inducements in the way of
an attractive ad of some useful ar
ticle at low price is apt to lead to
a sale of larger proportions and con-
sequently at a profit. The mer-
chants of High Point are as gen.
eral rule good mixers, accommodate
ing and honest and any article ad-
vertise in The Review can be relied
upon to be of the value advertised.
The Proverb Page is one of the best
means known of reaching the homes
and having the ads. read.
T. z. BRADSHAW.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1915-04-15
GLOVE APPLES.
Spicy Odored Ornaments That Were
Once Quite Common.

spicy Oooreo ornaments nat were
Once Quite Common.
The manufacture of Glove apples
common in the days of our grandmoth-
ers, is very simple You can take an
apple, the rounder and sounder and
bigger the better, and into it stick
cloves as thickly as possible, with only
the heads showing and forming close
continuous surface all over. Put it in
drawer Or on mantelpiece or
whatnot. and time will do the rest.
The Glove apple becomes dry and Gu,
riously hard. maintains it's form per-
'fectly and acquires an approximation
of immortality-if carefully protected.
IF course. from accidents and children.
The latter. if memory serves. were
wont to annoy the grandmOthers of
Glove apple days by decapitating the
cloves or, if especially mischievous. by
working at one of them till it came out
whole. Either achievement, when dis
covered. as it alwaps was soon. caused
indignant oratory always and wrong
stories" not infrequently.
The exact purpose of the Glove ap-
pie, whether it was valued as a curio
or as the source of pleasant. spicy
odor, the present commentator does
not remember. if he ever knew. In
value, however, it ranked we'll. up with
the shells brought from foreign strands
by seafaring husbands and sons. and
both were about equally durable.-New
York Times.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1915-04-15
Donitian Swatted Flies.

The original ''swat the fly" man was
Domitian. Roman emperor from 81 to
96 A. D.. History records little good of
Domitian. but it does say that he an
ticipated the anti-hy movement by more
than 1900 years. Maltreating the
buzzing pests was his favorite amuse-
mellt, it is recorded. but he was not
animated by desire to save babies
lives or avert epfdemics.
One biographer says of the old Roman
that lone of his favorite pastimes was
hunting and killing f1ies.' and Sueto
MUS. the famous historian. wrote thus
of Domitian: I'm the beginning of his
reign he used to spend daily an hour
by himself in private. during which
time he did nothing else but catch flies
and stick them through the body with
a sharp pin."-New York Tribune.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1915-04-15
The Snow of March %, 1872

History repeats itself and so does
the weather. Mr. D. S. Reid, of the
city, tells the local editor, that on
March 81, 43 years ago, snow fell
to the depth of one foot and remain
ed upon the ground for week. What
recalls it to his mind is the fact that
he was just beginning housekeeping
IN small house on his farm in Gull
ford county preparatory to building
larger home. 1t was also on this
day that his father, the late Absalom
Reid. came by from his adjacent
home, riding on horseback because
the snow prevented the use of a
wheeled conveyance. Hs' VA, on
his way to attend court at Green's
boro. Aweek later the elder Reid
returned and snow was still upon
the grol nd.-Union Republican.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1915-04-15
TALKING AT DINNER.

4 Chinese Suggestion That One Per-
SON Should Do It All.
As rule. dinner convsrsatio is
seldom worth remembering. which is a
pity. Man. the most sensible of all
animals. more readily leans to non
sense than to rational discourse Per
haps the fiow Of words may be as
steady as the eastward flow of the
.Yangtzekiang in my own country, but
the memory remains only recollec-
ton of vague. undetined-what? The
conversation. like the fiavors provided
by the cooks. has been evanescent.
Why should not hostesses make as
much effort to stimulate the minds of
their guests as they do to crafty their
palates? What boon it would be to
many bashfui man sitting next to a
woman with whom he has nothing. in
common if some public entertainer
during the dinner relieved him from
the necessity Of always thinking as to
what he should say next, How much
more he could enjoy the fine dinners
his hostess has provided-and as for
the woman. what number of sup
pressed yawns she might avoids
To take great pains and spend large
sums to provide tasty food for people
who cannot enjoy it because they have
to talk to one another seems a pity.
Let one man talk to the crowd and
leave them leisure to eat is my sugges-
don.-Wu Ting Fang Late Chinese
Minister to United States. in Harper's
Monthly.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1915-04-15
PLEASANT LODGE ROOMS.

There is all the difference IN the
world between Lodge rooms. Some
are depressing, while others are ex-
hiIaratlng and uplifting in their m
fluence. A dark, dismal, dirty, un-
comfortable room will cool all the
ardor the members can carry there;
and the Lodge that has such a hall
will always have struggle for ex-
istence.
God made the whole world beau.
tiful and He intended that we should
utilize beauty in making it a factor
in the work of uplifting mankind.
Every Lodge home should be beauti-
fully furnished, we'll lighted and kept
at comfortable temperature. This
can be done without extravaganza.
Some Lodges refuse to spend a
cent in making their hall attractive,
and yet wonder why they do not
prosper. The best people dislike to
be where the surroundings repel and
humiliate them; and when they do
90, their feelings are so depressed
that their efforts amount to little.
If the Lodges that have been neg
lecting their surroundings during the
past would TUE over new leaf'
and spend few dollars in cleaning
up and making their halls more at
trdctive, unquestionably they would
experience greater prosperity in the
future. Try it.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1915-04-15
Black Duck Egg.

In this day and age of freaks,
monstrosities and curiosities, you
needn't be surprised at what you
see and read We are told by Uncle
Billy" Martin, reputable citizen of
the Fox neighborhood, that Joe Sha-
yer has a black duck (breed I'M
known that lays black egg. The
entire thickness of the she'll seems
to be black, which would lead 0 e
to believe that this egg is of a va
riety unknown in these parts-GIa
son Gazette.
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the destruction of all such adver-
tisements in papers printed outside
OF the state before such papers are
sold. Alabama.

/ attribute the hopeful CONNER
cial conditions to the rise i'm the price
of cotton, said Mr.. Wright. There
had been. of course, great deal of
cotton held back for the reason that
the farmers did not want to sell the
staple last fall when the price was
SO low. But when the price got up
between eight and nine cents why
cotton began to move. In travelling
up and down the state / notice that
many bales are to be seen in the
freight warehouses to be transported
to the various markets. Yes, cotton
is helping business very decidedly"
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1915-04-15
The Freak Legislator.

Every year sees the introduction
of freak bills into the legislatures of
one or more states, but the spring t
1915 seems to have capped the eli
max. The freak legislators have run
mad. Hardly state has escaped
Tt is the fashion of the press to poke
fun at Kansas, which may be de
pended upon to come to the front
with something foolish in the way
of legislation. And although the
SuDf1ower State has lived up to her
glowing reputation in the present
St ssiOn, her companions in the maj
ority of states have not fallen far
behind. Most of the new laws have
been introduced for the purpose of
prohibiting something or other Here
are few. culled from one days ex-
changes:
To prohibit the catching of frogs.
Minnesota.
To prohibit the use of face pow
der, rouge, hair dye or bleach, the
piercing of ears and the wearing of
To compel chickens to 60 to roost
before 7 p m To provide that bulls
driven along the road at night shall
wear lights Colorado.
Providing that all weeds and plants
which cause hay fever shall be re-
moved from the roadsides. Bach
elors to pay an annual tax of SIS 90
per head. Prohibiting the wearing
of whiskers by doctors and dentists.
Massachusetts,.
Compelling the National Guard to
do ninety days work each year Oh
the roads and bridges of the state
Requiring dealers in stock foods to
pay an annual license of $500
year. Prohibiting free lunches. Ne
Draska.
Compelling churchgoers to leave
their firearms outside. Texas.
Prohibiting treating Prohibiting
the giving of tips to BARRIERS, porters,
hat-snatchers, etc. Taxing bachelors
of 80 years of age $4,000 per annum,
licensing cats $1.00 per head per
annulu. illinois.
To furnish lumber jacks with ind,
vidnal bathtubs. Minnesota.
Establishing a uniform thickness
of sleigh runners. North Dakota. |
Prohibiting a man from becoming
a "ball dodeer," l. e., allowing pei
sons to throw base balls at ones
head, for hire. New York.
Limiting each resident of the state
to one gallon of corn ticker a
South Caroline. Only two
quarts month in North Carolina |
Prohibiting the smoking of cigar
cites by school, normal and uniyer-
sity instructors. Wisconsin.
Prohibiting the publication OF
Ia :cr advertisements in the news
papers of the state and calling for
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1915-04-15
Help---Grow by Resolving.

| Help---Grow by Resolving.
/ That you will keep so busy boost.
ing that you won't have time to
], knock
That you will vote, talk and work
for a bigger. better, brighter town.
] That you will help to make this a
good town so the town can make
good.
That you will increase the value
OF your property by improving its
appearance.
That you will say something good
about this town every time you
write a letter.
That you will invest your money
here where you made it and where
you can watch it.
That you will not point out the
towns defects to a stranger nor fail
to point them out to a neighbor.
That you will keep your premises
cleaned up and your buildings re-
paired as a matter of both pride and
profit.
That you will brag about this town
so much that you will have to work
for this town in order to keep from
being liar.
That you will take half a day right
now to pick up the odds and ends
around the place and turn them into
either use, money or ashes.
Thot u1,, x.,;ll ao~kr:l,,a2 x~,,,oh
money as you can afford and as
much enthusiasm as anybody, TO
any movement to develop the towns
resources.
That you will make friends with
the farmers, if a town man, or with
the town folks, if a farmer. and help
work together for the good Of the
community of which this town is
the center.