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TUESDAY, JUNE 2,' 1914.
ARE THE CANADIANS DISLOYAL?
The sending of Prince Alexander
of Teck to Canada as governor gen
era) of the Dominion has aroused open
opposition, instead of expressions of
loyalty. Nowhere in the Dominion
has any enthusiasm been manifested
over the appointment while H. K.
Emerson, a member of the Domin
ion Parliament from New Brunswick,
openly criticises the selection, de
claring that Canada is not anxious
to cultivate or encourage the mon
archical idea.
This declaration is surprising, com
ing from a native born Englishman
and a representative of Eastern Can
ada, which section is more faithful to
Great Britain than the West Prince
Alexander of Teck is a brother of the
Queen of England and that appears
to be the chief objection to him. He
is too royal and too foreign to suit
the Canadians. The open objection
of Prince Alexander is not general,
but the absence of enthusiasm over
his appointment is noticeable and
significant. It indicates plainly the
extent to which Canada is being in
fluenced by Republican ideas and
ideals, through their intercourse with
Americans. This is emphasized by
Monsignor Langevin, Archbishop of
St. Boniface, who, in discussing the
opposition voiced by Member Emer
son, said: “The more I live and look
around, the more 1 see and feel
French-Canadians are the best friends
and supporters of the British crown.
The Canadian Northwest is becoming
daily more and more American or
Yankee, even the Catholic clergy. A
referendum would not declare in fa
vor of the British flag, but the Stars
and Stripes.”
The Archbishop is probably mis
taken in bis estimate of what would
happen if a referendum on the sub
ject were taken. The Canadians are
not ready to surrender the allegiance
to the British Hag and may never be, j
but it is becoming more evident every
year that they are tiring of their de
pendency on Great Britain and be
coming more and more anxious for
complete independence and autonomy.
—Ex.
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Something must be wrong with the
Chicago Board of Trade. We have no
telegraphic report from that source
as yet that the green bug and oth
er pests have entirely destroyed the
country’s billion bushel wheat crop.
The fashion makers have decreed
that the waist line for next season
will be normal. It will puzzle the av
erage dressmaker to locate the nor
mal waist line, after it has been wan
dering for so many years.
While the Senate is debating the
question of tolls, the Panama canal
starts in to do business. Which sug
gests that the canal was intended for
business and not as a present to par
ticular interests.
Huerta is promising continually to
make inquiries for 'missing Ameri
cans in Mexico. Huerta is one of
tfie best little promisers in the busi
ness.
They recently tried to make Mr.
Mellen the goat of the New Haven
scandal and he decided to do a little
butting in self-defense.
Now comes the hint from Washing
ton that the mileage graft will not
be eliminated this session. Anybody
surprised?
Good Business House for Sale.
Good business block for sale on
Keystone avenue, Valdez, Alaska.
Apply to owner, Mrs. S. E. Gleason, tf
Lott Nugget Chain.
Will pay liberal reward for the re
turn of ladies’ nugget chain with large
nugget pendulum to this office. tf
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Bargainsl Bargainsl Bargainsl
For bargains call ’ tomorrow from
1 to 9 p. m. at tue Emporium.
Nubone. Corsets.
Try Mrs. St. Marie’s for one of
those Nubone corsets. tf
MEXICAN WOMEN
SHARyORRORS
Wives and Daughters Heroines
in the Long War.
PROVIDE FOOD FOR TROOPS
Their Patience and Endurance Win
High Praise—Take Lives In Their
Hands as Spies—Seldom Has World
Seen Such an Example of Love and
Devotion as They Display,
Eagle Pass, Tex. — The horrors of
the civil strife in Mexico are shared
heroically by the women—the wives
and daughters of the poor ragged sol
diers of both forces. Their enforced
part in the warfare has been going on
for the lust three years.. They are the
foragers and in that capacity are the
advance guard of the army and do
all the menial work in campmaking.
While, they seldom take part in the
actual fighting, their hardships nre far
greater than those of the men. The pa
tience- and devotion of the women of
the poorer class of the Mexicans are
astonishing.
Even the provisional government of
Mexico gave semiofficial recognition to
women and children ns being impor
tant adjuncts of the regular fighting
forces.
The first definite knowledge that the
noneombntnnts in Pledras Negras, sit
uated just across the Itlo Grande, had
that the federals were alwut to take
possession of the town recently was
when a train arrived from the south,
pulling several freight cars filled with,
women and children. They had been
sent on abend to forage for food and
have dinner ready for the hungry
horde of soldiers who arrived an hour
or two later.
The women dumped their bundles of
dirty clothing, cooking utensils and
other portable property from the cars,
and in n few minutes an open square
near the railroad had been picked out
for a camp "site for the soldiers. Bare
legged, half clad children, boys and
girls, ranging in age from four to
twelve years, rustled around, and in a
short time they had the campfires go
ing.
In the meantime the women were
foraging through the town for food.
Here and there a stray pig would lie
found wandering along the street. Thu
women would give rhase. and his fate
would soon lie settled. If a cow fell
into their hands, so much the better.
ICneh woman works for her own pnr
tieular mess, if it may so be ended. It
usually consists of her husband and
perhaps another relative or two. There
is much rivalry between the women in
preparing meals for their respective
patrons.
When the repast, was over me men
aiul file children lay flat upon the
ground and enjoyed a delightful siesta,
while the women busied themselves
with other duties.
The uncomplaining women are often
forced to perform services of the most
dangerous and painful character. They
have marched hundreds of miles
through the cactus covered desert, car
rying their smaller children and pots
and puns upon their backs, while their
older offspring trotted by their sides.
When the son of one of these women
reaches the age of twelve he is given a
gun and becomes a soldier.
Seldom has the world seen such an
example of devotion to men as is shown
by these women. To be sure, these
poor creatures are densely Ignorant and
have little knowledge of even the ordi
nary comforts of life, but their hearts
are filled with deep love for the no
madic home and fireside, despite Its
humble surroundings.
In the freight cars that are used to
transport the federal as well as the
Constitutionalist troops from place to
place over the country the women and
children are crowded together like so
many sheep and cattle. Often they are
made to ride in flat cars which are un
covered. In these unsheltered cars the
rain pours down upon them.
The women frequently are sent out
on scout duty and to discover the plans
of the enemy. Only occasionally does
a performance of this kind come to
public notice. A uotable instance oc
curred just before tbe recent fall of
Torreon. General Trucy Auhert of the
federals was anxious to learn the
strength of the Constitutionalists. He
needed all of his own officers and per
sonal staff, and he did not care to in
trust the important mission of learn
ing the actual strength of the Consti
tutionalists to any man in the ranks of
his troops.
He mentioned his need .to Senorita
Lomesa Bordaz, an ardent supporter of
the government cause and daughter of
a former banker of Torreon. - She vol
unteered to make a trip through the
Constitutionalist lines and visit their
different camps. Disguised as ap old
woman of the peon class, Miss Bordas,
set out on the buck of a burro ad| for,
ten days traveled from place to place
in the valley, visiting many rebel
camps. At night, she. slept upon the
ground.
Cpqn her return to'Torreon she made
a complete report to General Aubert.
which showed that more than 6,000
Constitutionalists Ware within striking
distance of 'the town. For tha small
force of federal* to have remained in.
Torreon would have meant their utter
destruction. The town was therefore
evacuated by them.
TRY TO ELIMINATE
THE MIDDLEMAN
Seeking Method of Sending
Eggs by Parcel Post.
GREAT NEED IS A CONTAINER
With Finding of Safe and Light Box
Both Producer and Comumer Would
Be Greatly Benefited—Chief of Bu
reau of Animal Industry Has Long
Been Seeking Such a Device.
Washington.—I low to got the egg
from the farmer or the poultryman to
the consumer without the employment
of tiie middleman is the problem that
the division of animal husbandry of
tiie bureau of animal industry has
sought to solve. It has suggested,
“Cut out the middleman and bring the
producer and the consumer together
through the parcel post.” Hut Ur. A.
1). Melvin, chief of the bureau, says
that this is easier said than done. The
softness of the eggshell is the great
obstacle in the way. No container that
exactly fills the bill has been found.
If the container is secure it weighs too
much; If light enough it is not secure.
Dr. Melvin and associates have been
experimenting for months to find the
proper container for mailing eggs.
A lien that lays every day in the
year would be worth her weight in
gold. There were laid in tiie United
States last year 1.700,000.000 dozen
eggs, worth $350,000,000. The price of
eggs has gradually increased for twen
ty years. In 1900 New York paid for
the average best fresh eggs from 12 to
29 cents. In 1912 the figures were 20%
to 00 cents. At the same time New
York has been consuming more eggs
ea'ch succeeding year. In 1900 2.799,
737 cases of eggs were received in
New Yo-k; last year the number in
creased to 4,723.558. In 1891 Boston,
Chicago, Cincinnati, Milwaukee, New
York. St. Hulls and San Francisco re
ceived 5.040.888 cases of eggs, and last
year 13.090.401.
Within the last ten or fifteen years
there has been a decided improvement
of the qutility of eggs and in the meth
Photo by American Press Association.
DB. A. D. |CBIiVIN. j
ods of handling them. The old custom
of selling eggs by the dozen has been
discarded, and now the producer dls
poses of his eggs by the pound. This
has improved the character of the egg.
“The quickest way to arouse a de
sire. in the producer to raise better
chickens and supply better eggs is to
show him that good quality poultry
and eggs are worth more than those
pt poor quality.'’ said II. C. Pierce of
the food research laboratory of the bu
reau of chemistry.
In the southern states this has been
done. At one time the North Carolina
egg was considered the poorest on the
market; the meat was lean. When
the producers found that fat eggs
weighed more than poor ones they be
gan to take better care of their hens
nnd get better eggs. Soon North Car
olina eggs ranked with Tennessee and
Kentucky eggs.
Mr. Pierce snys that $45,000,000
worth of eggs are lost annually in this
country between the producer and the
consumer.
"In marketing eggs there Js an enor
mous loss,’’ said Mr. Pierce. “Much
of this is preventable. While this loss
falls upon all who handle eggs, it Is
borne chiefly by the producer and the
consumer. The producers* loss, caused
by a decrease in price, under presenl
conditions represents that due to spoil
age-or poor quality. The consumers'
loss is dne to a curtailed supply be
cause of the eggs that are either of
poor quality .or a total loss; hence.the
consumer has to pay higher price* for
those that finally reach ^lm. . .
“While these losses are increased at
all stages of handling by the producer,
the country storekeeper, the produce
dealer.' the railroad, the commission
man and Jobber and the retailer, the
greatest preventable-loss occurs before
the produce, dealer obtains the goods-'
thet Is. while the eggs are still on the
farm of In the haqds of the email
country storekeeper who takes VP In
exchange for supplies.". .
Don’t Forget
'hen ready for your Spring house cleaning
to call on us. We carry
Rugs, Linoleums
Beds, Springs and
Mattresses.
Just received a large variety of [white and fancy
| All WoolfBlankets, >
the largest-assortment ever shown in town.^‘'
PROFESSIONAL
Dr. H. COCKER1LLE
Graduate of National Universit)
Washington, D. C.
DENTIST
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by appointment All work guaranteed
DR. C. H. VANCE
the osteopath
Graduate American School of
Osteopathy. Kikrsville. Mo.
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