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Iditarod pioneer., 1916-05-27

Here is thought expressed by Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler president of Columbia university New York city which worthy of consideration by those opposed the Preparedness policy Experience has shown he said tha time of what nation stnts materials squanders in human life The mos fauous extravaganza provision of inadequate supply Les enough foolish waste Dr. Butler believes providing strong force of citizen sode the regular army should be made adequate perform its traditional duty o serVce as the nations first line of defense In the last event the safety ot depend citizen soldiers and these should be effectively trained under the sole authority of the national arDmen
Iditarod pioneer., 1916-05-27
BOOM IN BIBLE SELLING

For the first time in the history of Bible printing and selling, and solely because of the war in Europe, American Bible pub fishers are this year making Bibles and Testaments to sell in the European, South African and Australian markets
 The situation is not that of the mission ary and Bible societies but of Bibles in the regular trade. A partner in one of the largest Bible houses in the world, with of fees in New York, said recently that the war has affected Bible making and selling in marked degree.
 Bible makers and sellers say when other business is bad the Bible business is good This year, because of the war, the Bible business of the world save only in Ger many and Austria, is larger than ever be- fore The excess will reach 50 per cent, it is estimated. Of the nations at war, England is affected hardly at all in ability to purchase Bibles, but in inability to man ufacture them it is handicapped, and has to call on America for supplies. Scotland is affected in the same way. France has taken to Bible buying and so has Russia Even the Belgans and Serbians have kept up their purchases
 The largest single customer in the Bbls trade in America gre the Gideons. These are now buying so the trade reports, 5O00C Bibles year Since they began buying six years ago, one New York firm has sole to them 300 900 Bibles New York Tribune
Iditarod pioneer., 1916-05-27
THE ROMANCE OF WAR

Most of the romance has gone out of war It is difficult to make a popular hero of man who operates 8 machine gun, dealing death to hundreds whom he has never seen. The personal touch has largely departed. We kill by improved methods
 Even fighting at sea has lost much of its glamour. The submarine which emerges for a moment on its errand of death and then dives to safety beneath the waves is doubtless most efficient instrument of war, but it has not yet produced Perry, a Decatur, or a Lawrence. Scientific war fare has well-nigh abolished the poetry with which one used to surround the profes- sion of arms.
 But the exploits of the mysterious Moewe, brought to the attention of the world by the strange experience of the Appam, proves that romance in war is not wholly extinct Like the story of the Emden, concluded earlier in the conflict, the chapter of his tory which shall tell of the rowing Moewe and its many captures should rival fiction in its stirring appeal to the imaginations of men.
 Fighting is a sordid business under the best of circumstanc Modern fighting at bset does violence to all ones notions of epic greatness. Between the gallant knight who jousts for lady's favor and the mod ern soldier who fights from muddy trench there is all the difference between tale of romance and scientific reference work So far as the poetry of life Is concerned, it matters not at all that the modern fighter is the more efficient
 The Moewe's capture of the Appam de serves to live in the chronicles of war The classics furnish few more stirring mar ratives of courageous adventure. Cleveland Plain Dealer
Iditarod pioneer., 1916-05-27
SILENCED THEM

A novelist recently found himself in a train with two talkative women. Having recognized him from his published portraits, they opened fire upon him in regard to his novels, praising them in manner which was uncomfortable to the sensitvie author.
 Presently the train entered a tunnel and in the darkness the novelist raised the back of his hand to his lips and kissed 1t sounGly When light returned he found the two women regarding each other in silence
 Addressing them with great suavity, he said:
 "Ah, ladies. the one regret of my life will be that 1 shall never know which of you it was IL at kissed me"
 At latest accounts the ladies had not yet spoken to each other Pittsburgh Chron, iclc Telegraph.
Iditarod pioneer., 1916-05-27
THE LATE SENATOR COCKRELL

The death of Francis M Cockrell leaves living but one of a remarkable group of Mlssourians whose work, during the recon structlon period and in ensuing years kept this state so long anchored to the Demo cratic party, says the St. Louis Globe Demo crat In two law firms that of Cockrel X Crttenden at Warrensburg and that of Vest Philips at Sedalla, were a quartet of men the inspiration of whose leadership made it possible for the Democratic party to regain power, and whose example, ideals and rec ords in public office gave to it's partisans that unreasoning and unWatchfuI conf dence which led men of lesser mcld to or ganize cabals in it fer the selfish welding of its power in state government. How often during a long period of unbroken power, Missouri Democrats were led to shut their eyes to glarlng facts under the tslis
 manic names of Vest and Cockrell the his
 tory of the successive elections of both those men bears witness. To vote for either was a proud privilege of Missouri Demo- crats, and, under the influence of such leadership, it grew easy for colonels, cap tans, lIeutenants, corporalS and heads of lItoAtA to pass uO"H tne lines the OfueT to vote Ter straight
 When the time came at last, when cor ruption upon corruption's head had accu- mulated to the point of reeking to heaven
 that one of the Big Four caught in the storms path was Francis M CockrelI No smell of fire had touched his garments Clean handed and clean hearted he had, for nearly generation in the senate held himself free of all attant But such is the logic of party politics that men who had been active against his party were forced with regret. to see him go down in its wreck. Under the present plsn Of electing senators he would, in ali probability, have been saved from that wreck. President Roosevelt did not run counter to the pub lie opinion of Republican Missouri in say ing him to high public service as mem Der of the interstate commerce cOmmis- sion. For during Senator Cockrelps thirty years in the senate he had been called upon by thousands of Republicans for gid in Washington. He never failed to use every bit of strength he had to Go proper service for any constituent, regardless of politics Often he arose from a sick bed to 1 help out constituent, merely because he came from Missouri. Gentle, simple and hospitable, he was beloved by all. His Republican colleagues would do him any personal favor he asked. Even his eccen-
 triciies became adorable and Missourians
 yet unborn will be tcld stories about Sen
 ator Cockrell and bis cob pipe and linen duster
Iditarod pioneer., 1916-05-27
CONCERNING CANNON

Contrary to the common belief, the can non now in use are no larger in diameter CT bore than many which were used long time ago. A number of ships in the Brit ish and Italian navies were armed at one time with sixteen-inch guns-an inch larger than the largest now in service. The bom- bardment of Alexandria in 1883 was con- ducted with guns of this calibor
 Four hundred and fifty years earlier still, Mahmoud II battered the walls of Con- stantinople with guns whose exact bore is uncertain; but if, as was claimed a man in armor could crawl inside one of them. the diameter of the tube must have been fully equal to that of the giant krupp mor- tar of today.
 It is in range firing charge and weight and destructiveness of projectile that the present day gun leaves all previous ones in
Iditarod pioneer., 1916-05-27
CHINESE PRVOERBS

Think twice and do not speak at all Only those become priest who cannot earn a living
 At 70 a man is a candle in the wind. A thousand soldiers are easily obtained j; one general is hard to find.
 Do not lace your shoes in melon patch. Easy to open a shop; hard to keep it open.
 Of all important things the first is not to cheat conscience.
 All pursuits are mean in comparison with learning.
 In united family happiness springs up of itself.
 He bought dried fish to spare its life Win your lawsuit, lose your money. Better do kindness near home than go far to burn incense.
 If you suspect man. don't employ him if you employ him. don't suspect him.
 Unskillful fools quarrel with their tools It's little thing to starve to death it's a serious matter to lose ones virtue World Outlook
Iditarod pioneer., 1916-05-27

the infant class Three or four shells from the fifteeninch guns of the Queen Eliza beth would have blown to bits larger sec tion of the walls of Constantnople than Mahmoud beat down in months of firing. The guns used at Alexandria would not throw missile flalf the distance that sep arated the hostile fleets at the battle of the North sea, and Notifications which could have laughed at the earlier bombardment dissolve in dust at the touch of forty-two- centimeter shell-Chicago Journal.
Iditarod pioneer., 1916-05-27

Logically that Republican platform should contain plank 1T anarchstlc.
Iditarod pioneer., 1916-05-27
NEWSPAPER IDEALS
In the course of an address at conference of Iowa newspaper men, held under the auspl ot the Iowa state university, James Keeley editor of the Chicago Herald spoke in part as follows:

With social conscience the job the newspaper will not cn6ne its energies to printing the accuratey and com mentne edtoay (ao with accuracy) men and measures It will initiate helpful and fight to carry them to sue It must be of service today not only m poles anu morals but in aiding in the solution problems that part o the daily life the people only urge the pubic 10 the crook but should plead with them to swat the n.y.
 must not only fight clean city administration but must fight alongside those who preaching the doctrine of clean home It only decline to receive the dirty dollars Una, come from lying medical advertising, but shouo teach the people how to keep we'll :,
 There has great forward movement along these hnes the last decade The Amer1ca tooy
 clean paper paper There not many examples eI' of Virtue on the editorial page and Vice the advertising col umns The advertiser honest goods doesn't like to sit Tn the same pew with the quack the loan shark the mining swnde the oil pirate and the merchandise fak And in the long run ne going to be the broom that will sweep the few remaining Augean stables
Iditarod pioneer., 1916-05-27
BRYAN's THoUGHTLEss STATEMENT
lSaattle Times


 Some months back William Jennings Bryan made state the general effect that President Wilson needed soldiers could be enlisted hours Recently the announced that nationwide recruiting campaign increase the by 10000 had resulted adding the magnificent of 50 the regular army in five days Now for bit of figuring To get those 507 recruits than 40OO applicants examined If the pcants would have the by the inspecting officials
 Now, examine 100000 in twenty your hours would require that they should be passed review the rate of 900 per hour for every the wntyour hours Does suppose that 166O00 appcants they appeared which is very doubtful marcould be given the requisite mental and physical tests every hour for whole day? Under cumstanes it questionable whether that number could be amined in a week.
 If the applicants appeared with the aacrity ( being displayed those 100000 soldiers could be selected from 100000 applicants in period of approximately thirty years
Iditarod pioneer., 1916-05-27

noticeable that neither exPresident Roosevelt Secretary has been heard recently reterae the dnunciation President Wilson because of the failure to protest occupation of Belgium by Germany at the outset ot the great It possible that their silence be attributed to unearhng of the records of the Roosevelt the When Japan occupied Korea the Japanese Colonel Roosevelt President Mir Root secretary of state ignored appeal from the invaded country treaty with Belgium only requires that the United States respect the neutrality Belgium while the treaty between United and Korea the follow ing article q" other powers deal unusty oppressVey with government the other will their good offices being informed of the bring about amcbe arrangement thus showing their friendly feeling'
Iditarod pioneer., 1916-05-27

Luke McLuke whose quaint philosophy is feature of the Cincinnati Enquirer says that liar who going to get to heaven the fellow who always telling people how fine they looking Our nominee for celestial glory certain Dr. Robert B. Clark of Monroe Wis whe out the following of comfort for the bald headed No matter to what they compelled bear the rdcule of their friends be of their shining domes the doctor, the fact of their lack hair guarantee that they will be inmates of asyuns for the insane examined hundred patients their sanity and have had the opportunity of studying hundreds of others alums of the country and in all of my experience yet with single exception to an insane man who badheaded Asked why the doctor
 declared himself entirely the dark merely maintaining that it was an ndisputabe that insanity found chiefly among people with heavy heads of hair"
Iditarod pioneer., 1916-05-27
SAFETY FIRST

Why" asks a Missouri paper, "does Mis- souri stand at the head in raising mules?'
 Because" says another paper, ''that is the only safe place to stand "-Ex.
 Fresh Olympia and Eastern Oysters, S1 50 per can Idtarod Meat Co.,
Iditarod pioneer., 1916-05-27

Stones idea of the international situation that St. Louis Mo- of the largest German cities the worldBos ton Transcript
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1916-03-09

of Linton, was hurriedly called.
At the doctors arrival he found
ii was not possible for John to
live through the night. He died
Thursday night at O'Clock. NO
tice Of his funeral in this issue.
The Hague Teachers associa-
ton will have their regular meet
ing Saturday, March 18th. The
association has planned to have
the meetings more frequent than
once a month.
John Croasdaile, one of our
live teachers, braves the most in.
clement weather and walks to
his school every morning, re-
turning at evening. He is not
worrying about the early trip Of
three miles as he says it is con
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1916-03-09
EMIONs COUNTY RECORD Supplement, March g. 1916

ducive to health, and he is as
sured of a good room and board
at the Hotel Hague.
A good old-time leap-year-dance
was held in the Miller Hall Sun
day eve. Of course, every one
could not be there. Only the
elite were present. No money
would open the door but for the
selected.
Henry Ruegles made a bust,
ness trip to Eureka, Thursday
returning Friday. Henry al
ways attends to his own business
and never talks about it, but
with his customary precision he
tells us of the delectable side Of
his jaunt.
Walter H. Amundsen enter
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1916-03-09

tanned a number of his intimate
friends the first of the month.
The event was to commemorate
his birthday. A regular feast
was prepared and the midnight
supper served by the Mistress
Amundsen was such as to satisfy
the most discriminate epicure.
The infant son of A. ]. Fischer
was accidentally scalded by a
cup of boiling coffee, the en-
tire upper extremities suffering.
Local applications were admin
istered and aside from the severe
pain the little one is out of
danger.
Blue Grass Seed for sale.
Price SO cents per bushel. Ap-
ply to Math. Reich, Temvik, N.
D.---Adv.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1916-03-09
Hague Happenings

Correspondence of the Record. tMarchs.,
Valeria tanners has gone for a
short stay with his son at Aber-
deem.
S. A. Fischer stopped over a
day while enroute from St. Paul
to Strasbure.
Mrs. H. B. Kiefer spent two
days in Eureka recently, having
some dental work done.
L. R. Buxton, from Fargo, was
in town Tuesday examining the
books of the Hague Banks.
Messrs. Joe and Joe P. and
Miss Lizzie Fischer enjoyed the
dance at Strasburg, Wednesday.
We are glad to hear that
Hague is to have an expert shoe
and harness-maker. Watch US
grow"
Miss Carrie Noomen arrived
Tuesday from Aberdeen. She is
at home with the H. B. Zenk
family at present.
Contractor C. E. Bird, of Mimi
eapolis, has arrived to undertake
the work in constructing the new
Reliance Elevator.
Miss S. Cecilia Hem took adj
vantage of an opportunity to
visit with her brother Friday
evening at Strasburg.
August Scherr has assumed
the role as teacher in the Wer-
lineer district, where Miss Minnie
Johnson lately resigned.
Mrs. Morris Chief has been
confined to her bed for week.
Her mother from Herreid is
nursing her in her illness.
Miss Armelia Erck leaves
, Tuesday for Bismarck to resume
work at the Bismarck Hotel.
We regret to see you leave,
Arnelia.
DR.. Grace, from Iceland, was
called to the bedside of Cecilia
Wolf, daughter of Peter Wolf
She had an attack of pneumonia
but is past the crisis.
Felix Bachmeier, from Iceland
was in Hague between trains
Saturday. He found enough time
TO shake hands with most of his
numerous friends here.
The hearts Of the young folks
of the town were eladdened with
two shows this week, one or
Tuesday and the other on Friday
Both were we'll attended.
Henry Ruggles, II. B, Zenk
Ed. Miller and Geo. Esser were
some of the number that attend
ed the funeral of the deceased
Van Vugt, at Hull, Saturday.
DR.. Gerdes, from Eureka, was il
town between trains on Monday
The sudden turn in the illness G
Iohn Van Vugt made it nece:
sary to seek medical aid. John
sickness became so serious thu
on Wednesday DR.. Wolverto'
The Glenwood post., 1916-04-01

trict must be members of the associa
tion in good standing in order to in
sure what is known as "majority
recognition by forest officials
Mr.. French suggested that the terri
tory be divided into units and that
committees from the association be ap
pointed from each unit to confer wist
the forest officials. This seemed tc
offer solution to the difficulty am
the following committees were named
Crystal River-Oscar Holland, Ed
mund Grubb and Ii. c. Pattison.
Frying Pan-John Smith, s. P. Sloss
and Robert Reed.
Cattle Creek-W. H. Harris, John
Wilson and Oliver Jacobs.
1t will be the duty of these commit
tees to canvass their districts ani
show the stockmen who are users oi
the forest the necessity for member
ship in the association.
Election of officers was then de-
clared- in order with the following re
suit:
j. s. Hum, president; Oscar Hol
land, vice president; 8. P. Sloss, sec
retary and j. w. Zimmerman, treasurer
Secretary sloss then announced him
self in a receptive mood and tht
members present marched up to hi.
desk and paid their dues with the ~
suit that when the meeting adjourned
he had collected in dues and member
ship fees nearly $175, which was con
sidered very satisfactory index to The
'imsssst Of the stockmen in the assoeia
tion-
The Glenwood post., 1916-04-01
JACK STEWART KILLED
AT RED CLIFF

Last Wednesday when Jack Stewart
of Dotsero alighted from the east
bound passenger train at Red Cliff
ard started toward the depot he was
caught by westbound No. Is just pull
ing up to the station, and was groun.l
beneath the wheels, death being instau-
taneous
The two trains meet at Red Cli1f,
the eastbound taking the track farthest
from the station, leaving the depot
track clear for No. 10. Apparently Mr..
Stewart did not know of this arrange
ment and as soon as he alighted he
started hurriedly toward the depot, lot
noticing the train approaching.
Mr.. Stewart was 70 years of age and
located in Red Cliff more than 35 years
ago. He engaged in mining at first
but afterwards went down the Grand
river near Dotsero and took up 9
ranch and there he has since lived
with his family. Mr.. Stewart was wei
known in Glenwood and over both Ea
gle and Garfield counties.
The Glenwood post., 1916-04-01

this unjust legislation with which We
are threatened.
Upon motion the resolutions as pre-.
sented by the committee were unani.
mously adopted.
Secretary s. P. Sloss then gave the
association some of the history of a
case of cattle stealing and killing in
the Woods lake country last winter,
The guilty parties escaped, but one of
them was followed to another state by
Sheriff Henry and brought back to this
state where he will be prosecuted in
the Eagle county district court. The
Eagle county commissioners subscribed
and paid 5000 toward bringing the
man within the jurisdiction of the
court, leaving balance of $1s5 and the
association voted to pay this amount.
The state association will assist local
stockmen in the prosecution of the
case when it comes to trial.
The matter of placing the association
in position where it could claim recog-
milton by and cooperation Of the for
est department was discussed at con-
siderable length as there seemed for a
time to be no easy solution of the prob.
lem. Secretary Sloss reminded the meet
ing that the association had been negli-
gent in this matter in the past and
thought it important that some defi-
ME action be taken.
Supervisors French and Baxter anil
Mr.. Hull were present and spoke for
the service and explained the methods
by which association recognition could
be secured. It seems that 81 per cent
Of the users Of . forest or graxing dis
The Glenwood post., 1916-04-01

Q Know ye the land of the gold the hllse
o The blue the mountain tops, fish in the rills?
O Know ye the land of bright Sunshine and showers
Whose valleys mroll like carpet of fowers
o Where the moonlight's full of voup!uousness
1t melts on the soul like lovers caress?
Where the tall mountain peaks their bonnets
While their feet be-sanded with flowers below?
o Know ye the land where the weather is far9
o Where there's health in the and balm in the
o air?
Q Where the honey bees il like gold that spun
And the peaches blush req at the kiss of the sun?
Q Where the grape a-purr4 oer-laden vine
@ And mes the tongue ake the full lfavored wine?
Where the damsen hangs uscE and blue bough
o And the husbandman sings he follows the plow9
o Know ye the land of the spruce and the pine?
Of primrose pink and ths wild coumbne
q The land Of the fleet-footed doe and the fawn,
Where the maidens fair the burst dawn
Q And the youths to their promises are true?
Where the madens sing love-balads all the day
o through
And the mother soft bushes the babe her breast
Q And the nesting-bird coos to its young in the
. Know ye the land of the pick and the shovel
Where today the saunch miners abode is hovel,
Q And tomorrow-a mansion for kings? Where another
The friend of the MINER his helpmeet and brother
@ wise old philosopher lifts up his voice
s From the wild mountain sfastness-ol what noise,
Like the trump Of the archange sounded from Heaven
And prays the transgressons of be forgiven!
q 'Ts fourfooted beast but he's truer than steel,
And has taught himself wisely nothing to feel.
y Neither hunger cold neither thirst prod
But lives the injunction: Pass under the rod!
Ts the burro, the beast of the trail and the pack,
Oft bearing the of kings his back;
While nothing he has, nothing wants, nothing feels,
But tolls down the mountain, the dog his heels
Know ye the land where the skies, in their tone
Are deeper ceruean than Italy's own?
Where the mountains shall Gods
Till the leaves of the Judgment Book unfold!
q You have guessed that this wonderful land acclaim
Lies deep in the heart of the Rockies. The name
q Of this Godfavored the continents crest
Is fair Colorado THE GEM OF THE WEST