Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, October 26, 1910, Page 4

It THE BEMIDJI BAILY PIONEER PUBLISHED EVERY AFTERNOON EXCEFT SUNBAY BY THE BEMIDJI PIONEER PUBLISHING CO. E. H. DENU. Q. E. CARSON. Estored 1 the Poslettice at Bowid]), Minnesela, as second slass mattor, SUBSGRIPTION---$5.00 PER YFAR '§ aDVANGE CITY OF BEMIDJI County Seat. Population—In 1900, 1500; 7000. Summer Resort—Hundreds of outsiders make their summer homes on Lake Be- midji. Fishing, boating and bathing ac- commodations are second to none in the United States. Area—Ten square_miles incorporated. Altitude—1400 feet above sea level. ‘Water Power—2200 developed horse- power, Mississippi river. - ‘Water—Absolutely pure. Two artesian in 1910, ; Water Mains—About seven:miles. Boating—500 miles by lake and river. Death Rate—5.4 a thousand in 1908. Annual Rainfall—33.7 inches. Temperature—20 above, winter; 75 summer, mean. Sewer Mains—About three miles. Cement Sidewalks—Six and a half Lakeshore Drives—Ten miles. Parks—Two. Water Frontage—Ten miles, two lakes and Mississippi river. A Home Town—1600 residences. Taxpayers—1200. Churches—8. School Houses—Three. Bank Deposits—$750,000. Manufactures—Hardwood handles, lum- ber, lath, shingles, and various other industries. Great Distributing Point—Lumber prod- ucts, groceries flour, feed and hay. Postal Receipts—$17,000 for 1909, 10th place in state outside of St. Paul, Minne- apolis and Duluth. Railroads—Great Northern. Minnesota & International, M., R. L. & M., Minneapolis St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie, Wilton & Northern, Grand Forks to Duluth, and Bemidji-Sauk Centre. Railroad Depots—Four. Passenger Trains—Twelve daily. Hospitals—One. Distances—To St. Paul, Duluth, 167 miles. Hotels—Fifteen. Breweries—One. Sawmills—Four. Handle Factories—One. Wholesale Houses—Four. Banks—Three. Auto Garages—OUne. b 230 miles; to Carnegie’s health is failing, but as much can not be said of his wealth. Bryan spoke to 4,000 men, women, children and democrats in Minne- apolis. And could it be possible that the Metropolitan club is selling it to the Indians, too? Mr. Ballinger ought to send con- gratulations to his fellow standstick- er, Mr. Hayner, Royal C. It will be a feather in Chief Har- rington’s hat if he catches the rob. bers who stole the plumes. A Minneapolis goat ate an auto- mobile tire. Billy imagined it to be a high-cost-of-living doughnut. A wild man was found in the woods near Cairo, Ill. Probably wandered away from Chicago. Permanent furnishings are being provided for the senate chamber of the capitol building at Washington. Senator Clapp may properly be in- cluded in the list. Bede’s Budget would not be so ungallant as to say that Chicago girls have big feet but what it does every county in the fifteenth judicial district, the' belief is ex- pressed that Judge C. W. Stanton will succeed himself as a mermber of the district by a handsome majority. His campaign is being conducted along quiet, digmfied {lines quite in keeping with the honorable position which he has held with so much credit to him- self, Bemidji, his judicial district and the state at Jarge. L. 0. MYHRE. There should be no doubt as to the.election of L. O. Myhre to succeed himself as a member of the board of county commissioners from the third district. His wide experience in affairs of the county, together with natural acumen and devotion to the interests of the public, mark him as a desirable servant to con- tinue in office. His record as a member of the board is the highest tribute which can be paid him and those most familiar with his work are his staunchest supporters. He has earned the respect and confidence of the voters and when they vote to retain him in his present office they are not only bestowing a just honor but are at the same time furthering their own interests and the interests of the county in general. ° ; SOCIETY SALOME DANCERS. Compared with the larger cities, the social activities in Bemidji might in some respect appear duiet—yea, to some folks even dull. True we have our clubs, our fraternal orders, our smokers and the women have their teas, receptions, card parties and other affairs. Still the cultured east with one peek atus through a diamond lorgnette would heave a sigh—providing the corset strings would permit—of pity with a mutter- ed,— “Mercy me, almost as entertaining as croquet or tiddle-de-winks.” And then we should feel mortified and hasten to take a gap at the ad- vanced forms of social entertainment in the realm of our more aristocratic neighbors by the side of the appro- priately sad sea waves. That we should see things is shown by the society item just out of “Noo York.” If you are overly modest you had better turn around now and go back. If not, prepare to blush and read on. . Says our social note from the country’s metropolis: “Society is discussing the unique dinner party given a few evenings ago in honor of Mr.and Mrs. Harry Whitney at the country place of Mrs. Thomas Hastings in Old West- bury, L. L. “Before the formal dancing, Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney, in her fam- ous Oriental costume, gave a more than correct imitation of the Salome dance. She was attired in semi transparent trousers and was well sprinkled with jewels. The dance was well received, especially by the gentlemen guests. i “At the close of the dinner, a novelty not down on the program was furnished, when an evergreen tree on the lawn caught fire. The lanterns and one of these started the trouble. The guests tried in vain to put out the flames and one young millionaire poured several quarts-of champagune onto the blaz- ing tree. This did no good and it say is:}"“Chicago girls couldn’t wear hobble skirts if they had to get into them the way men get into their trousers.” In his annual report the Surgeon- General of the Army declares that “Alaska still maintains its position as by far the healthiest region where thearmy is stationed.” There were but two deaths among the 1,064 troops in Alaska last year, both from drowning. Infections and fevers were noticeably absent, no case being re- ported of typhoid fever, smallpox, measles, scarlet fever, or diphtheria. This record is so remarkable that it is bound to attract attention and cause comment, _species. was not until servants with hand ex- tinguishers got busy that the fire was conquered.” Bemidji has no jewel-garbed Oriental dancers in her social set nor does she have the pleasure of throwing champagne on burning evergreen trees, but Bemidji is satis- fied if New York is The English Pheasant. It is claimed that the pheasant of the English preserves can trace its ped- igree directly to the brilliant bird of the same species in Japan. About the middle of the nineteenth century a few live pheasants were brought from Japan and crossed with the common The result of this was, it is said, that a new race of birds was in- troduced, and the beautiful pheasant, with its iridescent plumage, was pro- duced -and naturalized as an English Among those best informed in | bird. » WHAT OTHER PAPERS S, They are a Bad Set. We have never heard of any good that a gulf storm ever accom- plished.—Chicago Record Herald. Circumstantial Evidence. The Bemidji. Pioneer shows evi- dence -of progressiveness and pros- perity having lately installed a lino- type machine, the best style in use on newspapers.—Stillwater Gazette. You Lie! An Indiana man has a rooster with a tin. beak. When the rooster crows it sounds hike an auto honk and everybody ducks, Up at Bemidji a farmer has train- ed a rooster to throw pin feathers in front of automobiles and * punc- ture tires.—Harry Ho in St, Paul Dispatch. ‘Her Heart Was Right; Aim Poor. James Smalley cf Engiewood, 111, forcibly demanded of his wife money with which to buy booze, She threw a flatiron at him and he had her arrested for conduct unbecoming a lady and a mother, The court in letting Mrs, S. go without even a reprimand decided that her heart was right even if her 2im was bad. Mr. Smalley will have to earn his own rum, Hard lines,.—A. ]J. R. in Minne- apolis Journal. Betting on Eberhart Bets are being made that Govern- nor Eberbart will carry both St. Paul and Minneapolis. An industrious backer of the Gov- ernor posted $50 last Friday that the Republicans will carry Hennepin by 9,000 and Ramsey by 6,000. It is admitted that, if Eberhart gets away with both cities by any- thing like the majority indicated in this wager he will be elected by 40,000.—St. Paul Dispatch. Blamed the Last One. A man who from all appearances had dined well, but not wisely, bought a ticket at the box office of a theater where a farce was heing produced in German. The man settled comfortably back in his seat, smiling at the pretty stage setting and evidently prepared to enjoy an evening of pleasant diver- sion. After a time he began to look worried and leaned forward in his seat. “Strangest thing ever sperienced,” he muttered. A few minutes later he left the thea- ter. At the door the ticket taker of- fered him a return. “Nope; don't want it,"” he said as he brushed it aside. “Guess that last Payne Whitney and Miss Dorothy | place twinkled everywhere with |- drink went to my head. Can't under- stand a blamed thing them people a-sayin’. I'm goin' home to bed.”— Philadelphia Times, Extravagant Mourning. Pepys' diary has this on the mourn ing customs of the time: On Sept. 22, 1660. when there was mourning for King Charles’ brother, the Duke of Gloucester, he “bought a pair of short black stockings to wear over a pair of silk ones for mourning.” Next day “came one from my father’s with a black cloth coat, made of my short cloak, to walk up and down in.” The problem of mourning for men must have been greater than it is now in ‘those days. when ordinary masculine costume was less somber. On this oc- casion Pepys records seeing “the king in purple mourning for his brother.” There is one mourning extravagance of the early eighteenth century which would scarcely commend itself—the soles of the shoes used to be blacked. —St. James' Gazette. The Use of Condiments. P In an article on the use of condi- ments the London Lancet.. the fore- most British medical publication, says: “The classic experiments of Pawlow have shown how important is the role of the condiments in diet, how it is they improve appetite and increase di- gestive power. Mustard, pepper and salt, used, of course, in sensible amounts, assist the appetite, give a zest to food and partly by reflex action as well as local action stimulate the flow of digestive juices and insure’ healthy assimilation. Even vinegar is known to have a softening effect dn tough fibers, and hence its use is justi- filed in so many instances.” Precocious In Spots. [ Bobby—Do I have to go to schodl. mother? Mother—Of course, Bobby. Bobby—Why. mother. I heard you tell father last night that I knew entirely too much.—Detroit Free Press, The Unknown Great. . “My tooth hurts like Sam Hill! “Who the Dickens is Sam. Hill?” “Well, who in Sam Hill is Dickens?” =Toledo Blade. Be nelther ignorant nor careless with respect to the future.—~Vergil. I+++-¥++++++'+++++: * Work of Demon-- : . + stration Farms. Il * 4 L 5] * TP Cooper, Minnesota Experi- K : ment Station. 1 4 LR R ORI R R R K Several demonstration farms have been started in different parts of the state of Minnesota. These farms are all owned and operated by private owners, who co-operate with the Min nesota Experiment Station in carry ing on the delonstration farm. The Minnesota Station furnishes all ex pert assistance that is necessary; and its agent frequently visits the farms and helps in carrying out the various 617 i . i e Limrthy " Bartey | Rdde 124434 corpy i farm operations or suggests methods which might better be adopted. The farm owner furnishes all labor re- quired to operate the farm, meets the expenses and receives all income. The chief lines of work that will be car- !ried out on these farms for the next few years are, first, the reorganization of the farm along better business lines; secondly, the keeping up of the soil fertility by means of proper crop rotations and the application of ma- 17 O 1912- Pasture(Manure) ey red A 1915 - Bartey(secded) (22255 A) RS 16~ Wy L] 2Zaséure (w192 ) 1912 - Barley (Seeded) 1913 - Hay 1914 - Pasture(Manury) 4915 - Corn 1906~ Oats Field € (212108) 1812- Corn 1913 - Oats i 191 Barley (Seeded) field D 1915~ Hay aiiotn) 1916 Pestore (Manure) ©n2 - MHay 1913 - Pasture (Manore) 194 - Corn Frield B 135 - Oats (@2a73 R 196 - Berley ( Seeded) 438 FIG. 2. LYON COUNTY (MINN.) POOR FARM, 1912 TO 1916, ty poor farm, whick. is one of the dem onstration farms, as it is this-year,ang .replanned for operation ..in tutufi years. It will be seen by, Fig. 2.th: this plan provides for a five-year. r tation on the farm, comprfsing twe years grain, one year corn and twc years grass. at the rate of ten tons to.the. agre once in the course of each:five years This rotation is deemed most advis able for ordinary farm conditions, as it provides the necessary amount o1 grass and corn to keep sufficient live stock on the place, also provides for | the production of grains which may be marketed. SHEEP REQUIRE LITTLE CARE Also Assist in Eradicating Many An noying Weeds. The Minnesota Experiment Station believes there is a place on the farm < Oals [ (22073 Past fastuts Dril2 Corn (183724) FIG. 1. LYON COUNTY (MINN.) POOR FARM, A DEMONSTRTION FARM, SHOWING HOW CROPS WERE PLANTED IN 1910. for sheep, regardless of any other stock that may be kept. The sheep will take care of a class of forage which other stock will not consume and by so doing assist in eradicating many of the annoying weeds. Sheep require less care and less expensive protection from the weather than oth- er stock; for which reason many farm- ers are in position to handle them who are not financially able to erect the more expensive structures for 920 4912- Oats 1913~ Barley(Seeded) 1914~ Hay 1915 - Pasture[Manure) 1916~ Corn Field B (21654 ) — INCLU- SIVE, SHOWING ROTATION OF CROPS FOR FIVE YEARS. nures; thirdly, the care of live stock and the eliminatton of inferior ani- mals. It is generally found that one of the first necessities of every farm is to so organize it that a proper crop rotation can be started on it. The ac- companying cuts show the Lyon coun- COW-TESTING SCHEME. Object Is to Eliminate the Unprofita- ble Producer. The object of cow-testing associa- tlons is to eliminate the unprofitable cows, and supply their places with such animals as will earn their keep and pay their owner a profit. Asso- ciation members employ an expert to test the cows in the association for a period of at least a year, and to keep an accurate record of the milk and butter-fat each cow returns. Upon the expert’s report this non-paying stock is sent to the market after fat- tening. The system has been in prac- tice in Denmark for a long time, and no Danish farmer would be without | the knowledge of his stock the asso- clation affords him. Danish efficiency in dairying is largely due to the cow testing scheme. A few associations bf this character have been organized in Minnesota, with most satisfactory results. These, with the community breeding scheme tried in some locali- ties, are rapidly improving Minnesota dairy herds; and any community will- Ing to engage in these improved meth- ods of dairying will find help and en- couragement by correspondence with the Minnesota Agricultural College, University Farm, St. Paul, o i e g— cattle, horses, swine, etc. Exolusive grain farming, at best, is without sat- isfactory profit, but with an adequate number of cattle, hogs and sheep, ex- perience at the Station shows that a reasonable profit may be derived from grain raising. COWS NEED MUCH WATER Purity of Supply Also 'an Important Factor. A cow, when in full flow of milk, as experiments show, consumes .from 1, 500 to 2,000 pounds of water in a month, By testing a herd .of ‘cows, it was shown that the average amount drunk was 1,660 pounds in one month. An abundance of water, then, through- out the year, is of the first importance to every dairyman. This is especially true in hot weather. Besides abund- ance, purity of water is important. About eighty-eight parts of water are contained in a quart of milk, and when a cow is forced to drink quantities of impure water, she is a menace to health. # N ool ool oo ol ok ol b ke b o b o e e Under stock-farming and _dairy-farming, the land grows richer and more valuable every year; under continuous wheat- croping, it loses something in value every year—enough in many instances to offset any gain which should come through the growth of.popula- tion and the extension of roaq?s. bl R R R X LR R R R R Rk oo ofe oo ofe ko o oo ofo ofo ofo ohe ok b b | Manure will.be applied | | Saved by His Wit. -~ Lord Justice Fitzgibbon. at the tme when he was one of ‘the- justices of ap- peals of lIreland. was holding assizes in Tipperary county when a man was brought before him on indictment for murder. The case was proved that the victim came to his death by being hit with a stick in the hands of the de- fendant, but the doctor testified that he had what they called in medical parlance a “paper skull.” The case looked dark for the prison- er, however, and the jury returned a verdict of guilty. As the man was brought before the court for sentence it was noticed rhat his lordship had his black cap in his hand. “Have you anything to say why sen- tence should not be pronounced upon you?* demanded Lord Kitzgibbon. The man looked for a moment and then said. “No. your lordship, 1 have nothing to say. but I should like to ask one question.” “What is that, my man?’ said Fitz- gibbon. ? *1 should like to know what a man with a head like that was doing in Tipperary ?" The black cap was put away and a prison sentence imposed. wgn Joseph Chamberlain, the English statesman, was once indebted to a nursery rhyme for a great oratorical hit. In one of his speeches he was criticising Lord Beaconsfield and Lord Salisbury on their return from Berlin, where they had been carrying on ne- gotiations with Bismarck. Both had made speeches explaining their ac- tions, and oue of them in the course of his oratory used the word *if” so many times as to give Mr. Chamber- lain a chance in his reply to make one of those popular allusions which are remembered longer than any logie. “What the honorable gentleman has said.” he remarked, “remind me of a rhyme 1 learned from my nurse: “If all the seas were bread and cheese, If all the rivers were ink, If all the lakes were currant cakes, ‘What should we have to drink?” The effect on the audience was tre- mendous. No one ever forgot that “if.” Marriage Marts. The famous Tunis marriage mart is held twice a year, in the spring and in the autumn. The Tunisian girls attend by the hundreds, each with her dowry in coin and jewelry disposed about her person. The *“golden girdle of maiden- hood” encircles her waist, and in it is an unsheathed dagger. When the dag- ger is gently removed by a passing gal- lant and presently returned, it means that a proposal has been made. A prettier custom prevails among the Ooraon maids, who, at stated intervals, assemble in the market place. In front of each is a lighted lamp, an emblem of conjugal fidelity. A young man feels attracted and gently blows upon the flame, extinguishing it. When the girl relights it, it is a rejectment; if she allows the lamp to go unlighted, how- ever, the suitor is acceptable. Wise Elephants. Elephants, those animal sages that are constantly changing keepers., be- come so wise and know so much about the tricks of the trade and human na- ture in general that they finally will not work for any man. It is doubtful if there is a bull elephant more than fifty years old performing in this coun- try. They have not *“gone bad.” as the showmen say. but have learned too much. picked up from their keepers. and they cannot be worked with safe- ty. An elephant that is going to make trouble turns his back on his intended victim and begins to swing his great body from side to side. Then in a flash he wheels. catches the offender with his trunk and burls him perhaps twenty feet away, following swiftly to crush the life from his body with his mighty knees. An Essay on Cats. A Schoolboy wrote an essay on cats. The chapter on different breeds sup- plies the following information: “Cats that’s made for little boys and girls to maul and tease is called Mal- tease cats. Some cats Is known by their queer purrs—these are called Pur- sian cats. Cats with very bad tempers is called Angorrie cats. Sometimes a very fine cat is called a Magnificat. Cats with deep feelin’s is called Feline cats.”—Exchange. Estimated In Money. “Tommy,” said the boss, “you quit smoking two or three months ago, didn’t you?” “Yes, sir,” answered the office boy. “How much have you gained in weight?”’ “Well, sir, countin’ it in nickels, I reckon I've gained about four pounds.” —Chicago Tribune. Diplomacy. She longed for a new hat. So she began to worry her husband for a new dress. He—A new dress! Can’t afford it. If you wanted gloves or a new hat 1 wouldn't mind. But a new dress! She—Well, don’t get flurried, dearest. You know 1 always give in. So just buy me a new hat. The Other’s Pet. Neighbor—How did that naughty 1t- tle boy of yours get hurt? Ditto— That good little boy of yours hit him in the head with a brick.—Independ- ent. The Firstborn. Visitor—My! What a fine baby! How much does he weigh? Fond Mother—I really don't know. He hasn’t been weighed since noon.—Life. Happiness is an equivalent for all troublesome things.—Epictetus. e § iy