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The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1916-12-28
MEETING TRAINS
ON CHRISTMAS

Frank B. Sweeney, the genial gas
manager. certainly had some strenu-
Gus Christmas. Sunday afternoon he
received a card from his wife's aunt.
a very dear friend of the family. upon
which was written, Il will be seen in
Canon City this Christmas" That it
wa sthe aunt's announcement of a
Christmas visit from her Frank had no
doubt, SO he at once rushed home to
see If she had arrived. She had not,
so he at once took it upon himself to
meet all the trains. both the Santa Fe
and d. & r. G. She did not come
on any train Sunday. so all day Mon
day Frank met the trains.
Along in the afternoon his wife said
she didn't think the aunt was coming
so Frank looked at the card again. Il
will be seen in Canon City this
Christmas" it said as plain as day
What else could 1t mean but that she
was coming?
And another thing to clinch the ar
gument. according to Frank, was that
the thoughtful aunt had always sent
little remembrance every birthday
and every Christmas. She had never
failed in all the years No package
had come from her so she must be
going to bring it with her. That seem
ed TO settle il. so Frank kept on meet
ing trains.
Last night after the last train had
arrived. with no aunt appearing. there
on. Frank wended his WARY way
homeward. for 1t is certainly some
task to meet every train that comes
into Canon City.
Just as he got home Postmaster
Clark Cooper. who lives close by. came
in with a package. 1t was from the
aunt. and in 1t was her picture.
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MARRIED MEN ARE THE MOST
SUCCESSFUL.

Do you think you are saving money
and being successful by remaining a
bachelor? II you do. read the January
American Magazine and see what a
writer says about the ratio between
married and single men. Part of it is:
Show me one middle-aged bachelor
who has made success of his life.
and I'll show you twenty-siN married
men who have. Probably the ratio is
even greater than this, but | prefer to
base my contention on dsmonstrable
fact. or the twenty-seven presidents
of the United States only one lived
and died a bachelor. Nineteen of
them married before they were thirty.
five before they were forty and two
after forty. Yet. according to the
census returns. taking the entire pop
ulatien of the country, the proportion
of single men to those married. wild
owed or divorced. is about forty to
sixty"
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WHAT THEODORE VAIL
THINKS OF COLLEGE men

In the January American Magazine
Theodore Vail says:
THE young man entering life must
not be impatient He must accumu-
late experience. he must learn the du-
ties of his position by the actual doing
before he has any value TO his en-
ployer.
The reason so many college boys
fail is that they are full of theories:
they think they know it all. A col
lege course is a good thing. an excel
lent thing. but il must be given TO
the right kind OF youth. Quite num-
Der of the highest positions are flled
by men who went thru college, but
who had no false notions as to what
was required of them when they en-
tered business. No man is worth any
thing until he has gone into the heat
OF the battle and had his theories su-
bordinated to practice.
The son of rich parents is handi-
capped in his youth. He gets no ex-
perience OF doing things. and no op-
portunity to benefit from hard knocks
such rs come the other fellows way.
When boy comes to ask me to
put him thru college tell him It would
be the worst thing that could happen
TO him. say: You would not only
have burden of debt on your shoul-
ders when you finished college. but
you would have the additional burden
OF getting experience-and IL is pretty
hard 10 get experience and earn money
at the same time. You can earn
money only after you have had expe-
rience,'"
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WILL AMERICA REDEEM MEXICO?

Now that the election is over and
Mr.. Wilson has been entrusted with
the reins of government for another
four years, there is one piece of work
that will forcibly demand his atten-
ton. and that is the pacifcation of
Mexico
We are well aware that the Mexi-
can problem presents great difficult
ties. view it from whatever angle we
may. But they are difficulties that
may and can be overcome. and as
time goes on it becomes more and
more apparent that it is up to the
United States to overcome them.
The truth of the whole matter is
that Mexico is suffering from the
same misrule from which we freed
Cuba-the decadsnt Spanish rule.
Mexico is a republic only in name.
Not the first principal of popular rule
has ever prevailed in that country.
The forces that have always CONTROL.
ed her destiny have been those be
queathed by Spain. With misrule
and oppression on the one hand, and
sullen hatred and resentment on the
other. it is small wonder that she has
been in a perpetual state of unrest
and turbulence.
President Diaz was the only ruler in
her history who ever maintained a
semblance of order. and he did SO
solely by the use of the mailed hand
Since his day poor Mexico has seen
naught but anarchy. Anarchy pre-
walls there today-anarchy and
wholesale brigandage.
Argue as we may against the idea
of Intervention. the fact is daily be
coming more apparent that it is the
only solution. That enlightened
america should sit idly by and make
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FROM THE FREMONT
COUNTY FARMERS
EXCHANGE BULLETIN
FARMERS CONGRESS MEETS AT
FT. COLLINS JANUARY 1870.


The sessions of the Colorado Farm
ers' Congress. which will be held this
year during the week of January 15-
20. 1917. will see the foregathering at
the Colorado Agricultural College at
Fort Collins of a larger number of
Colorado agricultural associations than
ever in the history Of the congress.
There will be stock breeders asso-
Citations. dairy associations. hog grow
ers' associations. bee keepers asso-
Citations. the organizations of fruit
growers, potatoe growers and other
organizations in session during the
congress. To provide for this each
day early in the morning and early
in the afternoon period will be de-
voted TO sectional meetings of these
various organizations in order that
opportunity will be provided for them
TO transact such business as they may
have on hand. There will be three
general sessions each day. one at IL
O'Clock in the morning, one at $500
O'Clock in the afternoon and another
in the evening. At these sessions all
the delegates and visitors will assemble
together in the college auditorium and
the general work of the congress which
is of interest TO all will be presented.
Especially advantageous railroad
rates have been secured for the con-
Eress from the Colorado Railway As
sociation. One and one-ihird fare
from all eastern Colorado points has
been granted and the rate from West
ern Slope points will be one and one
fifth fare. There will be no certifi-
cate requirements connected with this
rate. the rate being an open one.
Tickets will be on sale January 14-15
with the returning time limit the
yer.
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no effort to remedy the intolerable
state Of affairs prevailing there. is in
conceivable. Mexico is blot on the
Western civilization. and only West
ern civilization can erase that blot
OF course every American wishes
that the redemption of Mexico may be
accomplished by peaoeable means il
possible. But the progress being
made in that direction appears to the
average mind as negligible The mat
ter seems TO nearer a solution today
than it did fifty years ago.
From the days of President Buch-
anan until today. every president has
had the same difficulties to contend
with there. Each has had his vexing
Mexican question: and it is remark
able how similar have been the cir
cumstances that each has had to face.
Not only the present generation. but
the unborn generations of the future
of that unhappy land demand of us
that we confer upon them some of the
blessings that our forebears bequeath
ed TO US.
Twenty years ago Cuba was in as
pitiable condition as Mexico is today
We have remade and rehabilitated
her, and today she is enjoying that
neace and prosperity which her natu-
raj advantages merit.
We can do the same for unhappy
Mexico. We should do the same for
her. But will we do it? F. w. B.
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DEDICATED
COMMUNITY
CHRISTMAS
TREE SUNDAY

The dedication of the community
Christmas tree on the lawn OF the
Y. NJ c. A. building at o'clock last
Sunday evening was beautiful spec
tacle and was witnessed by a large
gathering of people.
The ceremonies connected with IL
were simple, but impressive and beau
tiful The tree was without decora-
tions OF any kind except at the top
where, there was giant golden star.
symbolzing the Star OF Bethlehem.
and an illuminated dial or circle about
halfway up its trunkbearing the leg
end. Community Christmas Tree" In
spite of the lack of artificial orna-
mentation the tree was splendidly at
tractive by reason OF its natural beau
~. One might search the mountains
of Colorado long and thoroughly with
out finding more perfect specimen
OF pine. In its dress Of many colorl
ed electric lights il was gorgeous in
its beauty.
The program at the tree was brief.
LASTING only about half an hour.
The services were of a religious
character and consisted OF the rem
dition OF the selection Come. All Ye
Faithful" by an instrumental quartet.
the singing OF 1t Came Upon a Mid
night Clear by the pupils OF the Sun
day school OF Christ church under the
direction OF Tom G. Taylor. a vocal
solo by Mrs. c. w wolfenberger. the
rendition of a number of vocal selec.
tions br the Happy Carolers' club un-
der the leadership Of Miss Elma Lind
Smith. the singing of 'Hark. the Her.
aid Angels Sing" by the choir of the
Christian church. the singing of Isl.
lent Night" by quartet from the
German club OF the South Canon high
school and a benediction by Rev. Guy
Z. KonkeI of the First Methods;
church.
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GLENN eEsHARor RETURNS
FROM COLLEGE.

Glenn Gebhardt. who is a member
OF the senior class OF the electrical
engineering department of Colorado
College. came home last Friday night
to spend the holiday season with his
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Gebhardt.
at $50 Sherman avenue. Lincoln Park.
The vacation period will last until
january ath.
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CHRISTMAS PROGRAM IN
SOUTH CANlN GRADE SCHOOLS

Interesting programs were given at
the Lincoln Park school. as indicated
below:
Second erade-cora M. woodford
Teacher.
Song by school-Christmas Bells.
Vic.roia Concert Furnished by
Mrs. Mona Carter.
Song-Christmas Lullaby = Second
Grade Girls.
Song-Santa Claus is Coming-By
School.
John Carter, as Santa Claus. ar
rived with his pack on his back and
a present for each of his playmates.
With his help the Christmas tree was
unloaded. The cartons containing a
treat for the children as well as most
of the decorations for the room were
made by the children.
Lincoln Park Third and Fourth Grade
Iva M. Bailey, Teacher.
Song-Father Christmas.
Dialogue Everywhere Christmas
Johnnie Ratchovich. Miwe Ratcho-
wick. Harry Hunter, Alva Brewer,
Frank Silva, Glen Mccartney. Lars
Larsen.
Recitation - Star of Bethelem-
Robert Samuels.
Observation-Disclosures Gifts-George
Bell, Dalphan woodard. Frank Lewis.
May Hankins. Leath Woodard. May
McCurry. Tommy Roberts. Rosie Lo-
yison.
Duet-Christmas Chimes-Alta Da-
Wis and Albert Gaines
Recitation--The Brown Little Tree
Catherine Brewer.
The Wiser Way-Lee McGehee and
Walter Williams.
Action Song-Jolly Santa Claus
Leatha DeWeese. Opal Litz. Opal VIII
lIams. Teresa Caligarsia, Eta Lee
Boswell, Hazel Hayworth.
Distribution of gifts from tree by
Santa Claus helpers.
Lincoln Park Fifth Grade.
Song-Silent Night School
Reading-Two Little Stockings
Elsie Mccartney.
Cradle Song-Agnes Logan and
Mildred Ralston.
Reading-The Christmas Tree
Margaret Bailey.
Reading-ls Il Santa Claus?-Albert
Jones.
Song-Father Christmas-School.
-Christmas-Ro Schlaep-
pi.
Reading-'Twas You-wnlie Nc
Curry.
-Christmas-I.eona Wood.
Reading-Don't Look for Evil
Katherine Fitzgerald.
Song-christmas in the City-Four
Girls.
Reading-santa's Mildred
Ralston.
Song-Christmas Bells-School.
Presents were taken on the tree by
Helen Helsted and Edwin Case and
distributed among the children by
Margaret Bailey and Julia Rathovich.
Lincoln Park Sixth. Seventh and
Eighth Grades
Victroia Recital.
Stereopticon lecture on Canada.
Mexico and Cuba by the pupils of the
above grades.
Elizabeth Griffths and r. II. Nc
Neal, teachers.
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ing a time of peace.

ing time OF peace.
We have not reached the end. By
no means. Practically every depart
ment demands more money and the
army and navy crowd is complaining
the congress is parsimonious.
But there must be an end. Rich as
we are. there must be limit beyond
which We cannot go with safety. What
is that limit?
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SIMPSON GIRLS HOME.

Miss Charmion Simpson. who is the
teacher of language In the Pueblo Cea l.
tennial high school. and Mas Lettie
simpson. who In a student in Colorado
college. are visiting the parental Geo.
Simpson homo.
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THE DEMOCRATIC Gov
ERNMENT At WASHINGTON,
0. c., COMES PRETTY HIGH
tBy conEressman Keatins,.

Washington. ID. C.--Is there any bot
tom TO Uncle Sans purse? Is there
any limit TO the sum we can AFFORD 20
spend for national purposes7
These queries are provoked by an
examination of the estimates submit
ted TO congress by the chiefs of the
various departments of government.
These gentlemen have asked US to
appropriate sI.654. .si9e54 to run the
government for the next twelve
months.
twenty-five years ago the Republi-
can party was driven from power be-
cause IL expended one.third OF that
sum in one fiscal year.
Ten years ago less than half the
sum demanded for 1917 was regarded
as ample for all governmental pur-
poses.
Let us set the figures down so we
can readily grasp their Significance:
1890 ....s iS3.5S6.6 sos
1916 .......... T3s.37e.I73
1917 ....... 1.654.S19.654
The cost OF running the federal gov.
ernment has increased more than 100
per cent in ten years.
Next year Uncle Sam will spend
$3.50 for every man. woman and child
under his Jurisdiction.
The average family consists of five
members. Therefore, the cost Of gov.
eminent amounts to ss2.5o for each
family.
During the next year we will ex-
pend on our navy and army approx
mately $500. .o00.ooo-or more than the
total cost of conducting all branches
of the government ever expended for
army and navy in any one year dur
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Children Cry
FOR FlETCHEN'S
Q a 3 T Q RIA
HOME FROM pENvER

Donald Montgomery OF Denver ar
rived home Friday to speni the holi-
days with his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. w.
d. Montgomery. He will return to
Denver wednesday,
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GLOBE SIGHTS

Atchinson (kansas.) Globe
The necessity OF going to work also
shortens most of the honeymoons.
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Don't try TO look for opportunity ant
dodge work at the same time.
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Children Cry
FOR FlETCHER'S
Q a 8 TO RIA

Record Wan, Aus arc sure to bring
resultsL
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Style makes the feet OF four womer
out of every ave hurt like the dick
ens.
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Caesar was too ambitious. but tha,
probably isn't what is the matter with
you.
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When man says that he just about
broke even. II usually means he lost a
little
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When n woman dresses to make the
men look. she shouldn't blame them II
they do.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-10-12
FIVE THOUSAND A DAY.
Enrollments in the Hughes National
College League.

The Hughes National College
League, 511 Fifth avenue, New York,
lis receiving enrollments at the rate
of five thousand day. They are
coming from all parts of the country,
and the work Of organizing branches
in all states and most of the important
cities has been started. A large per-
centage of the enrollments are from
men who give their usual political
affiliations as Progressive, Democratic
or Independent. .,'.Es." .t@.l.
The league has received the en-
dorsement of Governor Hughes, who
wired: If there was ever q time
when the educated men of the country
who have its welfare at heart should
work for right principles and strong
government it is now" Chairman
Wilcox Of the Republican National
Committee, j ex-President Taft, and
John. Hays Hammond have also praised
the work enthusiastic ally, as much on
the score Of the benefit to the men
Themselves as.of the real work it will
do to help elect Governor Hughes
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IF ELECTION WERE OVER?
While Democrats Are Admittedly the!
Champion Question Fiends, It 10
Believed This Quiz 10 ~ In.
ansWerable AZ Their Most
ChildIike Effort.

II election day were past would
President Wilson make so little of the
principle Of arbitration in Industrial
disputes? Would he be so sure that
1t is more important to preserve peace,
when great strike is threatened, than
1t Is to make judicial methods rather
than force the means of settling diff
ferences between capital and labor?
If election day had come and gone
would Mr.. Wilson keep the national
guardsmen of the country in camp on
the ground that they may be needed
to protect the United States against
Mexico? Would there be months Of
inaction and indecision in which no
use is made of large body of citizen
soldiers? Would they not be allowed
make Mexico as safe neighbor as the
Administration seems to think that it
is already?
If election day were past would the
President drive through Congress a
bill like the shipping bill which is in
tended to embark the federal govern
ment upon q new venture in a hazard
GUS field and use $5O,00O,OO0 of the
peoples money to buy tonnage held
above it's normal value or else so
owned that it cannot be used without
peril of international complications?
Is sound public policy behind such
"a measure or only campaign politics?
/ If election day were not to be con-
sidered would Woodrow Wilson use so
many high and mighty words in inter-
national notes and DO so little to make
them mean anything practical? Would
his deeds lag so far behind his
lphrases ?-Cleveland Leader.
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ACRE OF LAND YIELDS
Is T0NSDRY CLOVER HAY

One acre of land on the Beltrami
county fair grounds yielded 2.3 tons
of dry clover hay during the past sea-
son, according to a, report made to-
day by 3. NJ Gile, school agricul-
turist, who had charge of theSacre:fs
This yield was on jack pine soil,
lighter than the average sandy soil.
The ground was first plowed in the
spring Of 1915. Wheat was planted
the last season and the plat seeded
to clover. Six tons of manure to the
acre were applied in the fall Of 1915
on top of the clover seeding.
Manure will be applied to this plot
every third year, which means that
to- farm this kind of land success
fully a farmer must keep enough
stock to manure one-third of his cul-
tivated land each year. A very light
application of manure the first time
clover is sown, on top of the seeding
helps. the clover to get q thrifty
growth. The rotation used is grain,
clover and cultivated crops. "
On the school demonstration plots
where this rotation has been used
for five years, the yield Of clover was
81 tons to the acre, showing that the
land actually improves with this
method Of management.
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HEALTH BOARD ASKS. :
INQUIRY AT BRAINERD

st. Paul, Mimi, Oct. Especial
investigation of the handling of an
outbreak Of infantile paralysis at
Brainerd last August has been or
dered by the state board of health.
DR.. A. J. Chesley of the division of
preventable diseases, said sudden
deaths of five or six children were re-
ported in that city about the time of
the reported outbreak, that it was
stated no attention was paid to quar-
antine regulations and that there
were indications of the existence of
cases other than those located later
by board experts.
A desire to spare mothers of the
sick children worry and anxiety was
the excuse given by DR.. c.. S. REIN
stad, health officer of Brainerd, DR..
Chesley said, for failure to quarantine
promptly and report the cases which
he later admitted were infantile para
lysis.
DR.. H. M. Bracken, secretary of the
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-10-12
MINNESOTA CITY LEAGUE
To CONVENE AIRED WING

Bemidji will probably send al rep-
resentative to the fourth annual co1s
vention Of the League of Minnesota
Municipalities which opens at Red
Wing next Wednesday. Action aWiH
probably be taken at the next meeting
of the city council for the sending Of
q delegate.
!, More than 100 cities and villages
are expected to be represented at tho
meeting. The Organization has . Q.
membership of 121, municipalities. at,s
Among those who will deliver adj
dresses will be Robert CatherW0od,
President Of the Chicago Civil Ser
vice Reform League. r
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DYER
TO INSPECT SCHOOLS

w. P. Dyer, superintendent of the
Bemidji schools, will inspect rural
schools in Hubbard county next Tues
day and Wednesday with Superin-
tendent B. r. Bradford of the Park
Rapids schools.
Next week is known as rural
school inspection week" and rural
schools in every county will be in
spected.
Besides instructors in state schools,
several superintendent of city schools
have been requested to aid in the
work.
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ELWooD listed WINS
BOOKKEEPING PRIZE

Elwood listed won the first prize in
the bookkeeping contest which has
been conducted in the Bemidji
schools. The first prize is ten dol
lars.
Florense Deneau was awarded sec
ond prize of three dollars and Claude
Bailey was awarded third prize of
two dollars.
The prizes were donated by w. l..
Brooks, cashier of the Northern Ma
tional bank.
Mr.. Brooks awarded the prizes
yesterday, at the school. He gave a
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-10-12
ASKS FEDERAL AID
AGAINST Big FRAUD
(Byr United Press

Washington, Oct. IL. Federal
farm loan, board members have asked
the department Of justice to, aid in
heading off what they believe is one
Of the greatest financial frauds the
United States has ever known It
is alleged that organizations from
coast to coast are deliberately fraud
ulent or at least illegal. A ruling
recently inaugurated prohibits, q
land bank from being chartered II
money is spent for their promotion.
In the face of this promoters are
selling stock and promoting among
farmers.
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FOR SALE;-Twelve lots in Solway,
all of them in Block 2 in the bust
2 ness block Of town.. The postofRce
building is located on one of them.
~ On the, other ten there is q. build
ing 1896 feet built for q chicken
coop, a very nice chicken lot, hog
lot and large garden. For price
and terms write or phone G.. -.
Kilhourn, Solway, MINI. 81! 1913