Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, February 13, 1911, Page 2

THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER THE BEMIDJI PIONEER PUBLISHING CO. €. H. DENU. Q. E.'GARSON. ' » Sntored In the Postoffice at BomMl,” Minessta, d8' ‘seemnr class wattor. —— $UBSCRIPTION---$5.00 PER YFAR ‘N JVANGE CITY OF BEMIDJI . County ‘ Sest: Population—In 1900, 6099, Summer’ Resort---Hundreds' of outsia- ers make their summer home on Lake Bemidjl, Fishing boating and bath- ing accommodsdtions are‘second 'to none in the United Stdtes. Area—Ten Square miles incorporated. Altitude—1400 ’eet above sea level. Water Power—2200 developed horse- 1500 ; in 1910 . power, Mississipol river. ‘Water-—Absolutely' pure: sian wells. ‘Water Mains—About ten miles: Boating—500 miles by lake and river. Death Rate—b5.4 .a thousand in 1908. Annual Bainfall—33.7 inches. Temperature—20 above, winter; 75 summer, mean. Sewer Maias-—About five miles. Cement Sidewalks—Twelve miles. Takeshore Drive—Ten miles. Parks—Two. ‘Water Frontage—Ten miles, two lakes and Mississippi river. A Home Town—1600-residences. Taxpayers—1200 Churches—8. Bohool Houses—TF our, Bank Deposits—$800,000. Manufacturers—iardwood handles, lumber, lath, shingles and various other industries. Great Distributing Point——Lumber products, groceries flour, feed and hay. Postal Receipts—$20,3756 for 1910, 10th place in the staté outside of St Paul, Minneapolis and Duluth. Postal Savings Bank—Only one in Minnesota. Railroads—Great Northern, Minne- sota & Inwernational, M., R. L. & M, Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie, Wilton & Nerthern, Grand Forks to Duluth and Bemidji-Sauk Céntre. Sallroad Depots—Tliree. Passenger Traing—Fourteen daily. Mospitals—One Distances—To St Paul, 230 miles; to Duluth, 167 miles. Hotels—Fiftéen; TWo arte- Handle Factories—One. Boat Factories—One. ‘Wholesale Houscs—Four, Banks—Three. Auto Garages—One. ® Q lished and will maintain a legis- ® lative bureau at the state capitol & in St. Paul. Any of our readers & wishing information of any kind ® relative to the work of the legis- © lature: copies of 'bills, when: in- troduced, by whom, votes on measures, status of ending legislation or anything in con- nection with the prodeedings of the lawmakers will be cheerfully furnished without cost. Such information will be confidential © if desired. Address, Bemidji Pio- neer Bureau, State Capitol, St. Paul, Minn. Visitors will be welcome at Room 231. Tele- & ® Q phone Cedar 7281. OODDODOOOOOOOOTOIBODDOSDDS —_— There are many evidences that the city man, wearied with the never ending struggle for existance in the crowded centers of population, has begun to think about the green fields of the country and a little farm of his own, where he can spend his later years in independence. Evidences multiply too that a decided change is coming in the mental attitude of the farm youth on the subject of life on the farm. Daily there is growing an appreciation of the dig- nity of farming as a profession. In preparation for life in the country thousands of parents are sending their sons to the various agricultural colleges,and an in- creasing number of these students are from the cities. The farmers them- selves in many localities are taking up the short term scientific courses provided by numerous colleges. The United States government through its reclaimation service is providing the land, and the Depart- ment of Agriculture, the states in their experiment stations, the rail- roads with their lecture cars and ex- hibits, are all encouraging the back to the farm movement. Throughout the land there are thousands of people now residing in the cities and towns who are study- ing farming with a view ultimate- 1y of removing to the country. To- day they are simply book farmers, yet it is surprising how quickly ;hese same people make good when they g0 into the game in real earnest. On many of the irrigation projects of the Government the managers re- port that a surprisingly large num- ber of city bred folks have taken up farms. A crop census of the farms furnishes reassuring evidence, that the city fellow is more than holding his own, and in some instances has been more successful than many of the experienced farmers. These suc- cesses are not exceptional. The re- ports show a very small percentage of failures on the part of settlers of all classes. This fact when taken in connection with the statistics of the commercial agencies which show from 50 to 75 per cent of failures in all other professions, should tend to accelerate and encourage greatly the much desired effiux from the city to the country. ‘The' farms of the government are contributing 'a new’ crop of citizen- ship. In its' e(lorh‘m promote the building of homes in a reglon lo; regarded as worthless; the reclami tion service at Washington; D. C., is receiving the hearty cooperation of the press of the entire country. * L b * NORWAY POPLAR. * + ; ks * & & By E. G. Cheyney, Division of + Forestry, Minnesota Univer- ¥ ‘: sity Farm. * . LR R R R R K R X The Norway Poplar is a valuable tree in its proper place; but, like most good things, it is likely to be overrated and misused. This has happened in the case of several other well known species, and has brought discredit up- on them where the fault was with the ignorance and lack of judgment of those handling them. Every species has a range of region in which it makes its best growth and reaches its best development. In some cases, as with the Catalpa, the Chest- nut and the Norway Poplar, this growth in its native district is remark- ably rapid, and wonderful results are obtained. These results attract the at- tention of people in other districts, and they naturally want the benefits of them. The magnitude of the possi- ble results overshadows everything else, and they forget that the natural range of the coveted tree is Iimit.ed.I and its success in a new district doubtful. Unscrupulous dealers do not hestitate to exaggerate its won- ders, and claim its hardiness in dis- tricts where they know its success fs| next to impossible. About the best example of this is the hardy Catalpa. Its natural range is in Indiana;. yet it is being sold in Northwestern Canada, | where it is practically a complete fail-| ure. The facts In the case of the Norway Poplar "are these: It is probably a form of the staminate cottonwood; but its origin and exact classification are unknown. It was introduced some years ago into Southern Minnesota and Nebraska, where it made remarkably rapid growth. One fence-row, located in rich soil in a moist location, and the trees planted one rod apart, at- tained a maximum diameter of sixteen inches, and an average height of fifty- five feet, in ten years. The form of the tree was very good, and the wood of a Detter quality than that of the common Cottonwood or the Carolina Foplar. This remarkable performance cer- tainly was worthy of attention, and no sooner was the news of it noised abroad than the demand for cuttings far surpassed the supply. The dan- ger then was that the tree would be carried beyond its range, large amounts of money be expended in planting, and failure result. The tree is certainly worth trying throughout the state, especially in the prairie district; but these plantings should be started on a sma]l scale. With the present demand for cuttings, the price is very high. A small plan: tation will test the hardiness of the new location in a few years; and, it successful, will furnish cheap cuttings for further planting. This is the only safe method anywhere north of St Paul or on the open prairies. The plantation, once established, should be very carefully thinned to obtain the best results; as the species demands plenty of light, and grows but slowly in dense plantations. There are a number of plantations which are old enough to furnish valuable data, but they have never been thinned, and the growth is of no value in determin- ing the possibilities of the species. The Norway Poplar deserves to be tried out extemsively, but in small plantations and cautiously. Ll R R All the “Minnesota No. 169" wheat in existence in 1892 con- sisted of a single kernel. The yield from that kernel was se- lected for further propagation because it showed a larger product than any other, being at the rate of 4.4 bushels per acre more than the variety from which it was selected. Today there are over half a million acres of this variety of wheat grown in Minnesota, with a resulting increase, over former yields, of over one mil- lion bushels. The yearly gain to the state from this one “ex- periment” has become prac- tically ¢nough to pay the entire annual cost of maintaining the School of Agriculture and the Experiment Station at St. An- thony Park. oo ofe ob ofe ofe ofe oo fe oo ofe oo oo b oo oo ol oo ofe ols oo ole oo ofe ofe o fe ol B AR L e e e e o e e e o e o B o e ofe e o e o e Ll R R R She Wanted Both. The matinee performance was about half over when a distracted looking ‘woman with a curly haired youngster of six sought ont the man in the box office. “There are boxes on your chairs in there,” she began, “and they say drop a nickel in and get a box of candy.” “Yes, I see.” asserted the man in the bhox office. “Well,"” she continued indignantly, dropped a nickel in for my little girl.” “And couldn’t you get the candy?” queried the box office man. *“Wait; I'll see if we can get it out.” “Oh, yes,” answered the woman; “1 got the candy all right, but I couldn’t get the nickel out.” And to the ticket man at least this remark furnished a more dramatic mo- ‘ment than ‘any in the play.—Louisville Times. Boston Could Stand It. Ralph Waldo- Emerson once made a crushing reply to a man who asked bim whether' the people in Boston did not feel alarmed. Said Emerson; “What about?’ -Said the man, “Why, the' world’ is” coming to an end ‘mext Monday:” BEmerson replied: “I'm glad “of it. We caniget along a great:deal - better: without 1t.”” ol BRSO R R S SR I ONE OF MANY BUNCHES OF HOGS IN MINNESOTA. _— I‘P++++++++++++++t < + HOG CHOLERA---NO. L * &+, + <+ L4 < By Dr. M. H. Reynolds, Minne- : sota University Farm. : o e ol ol oo oo e b el e ele ol e e o o Hog-cholera can be recognized by any intelligent farmer. Hog-cholera can be spread in a great many ways which are easily understood. Hog- cholera caa be produced at will. Hog: cholera can be prevented, and, in re cent cases, it can even be treated with reasonable prospect of cure. Every farmer who owns hogs should know these things. Article No. 2 will deal with symp- toms shown by.sick hogs, and with in- formation to be gained €rom the dead carcass. It is our purpose to write a series of short practical articles—lessons they might be called—the series to cover all needed practical information. Read- ers who will follow this series intelli- gently should become well informed on the general subject of hog-cholera. This disease costs Minnesota, every year, from a few thousands to over a million dollars. In some years we have little cholera, and in some years it prevails extensively, in virulent form. The farmer who has a large invest- ment in hogs is always in danger of serious losses from this cause, unless he is intelligently informed concerning the disease; and in the latter case he need have no losses at all. The term “hog-cholera” has become somewhat indefinite in recent years; but it should be limited to the disease which answers to the following de- scription: (1) It must be contagious by natural exposure. (3) The animal before death, and the carcass, after death, must show the general bowel, skin, eye and other symptoms which have hitherto been accepted as symp- toms of hog-cholera. (3) The blood must be infectious, and capable of re- producing the same disease by inoeula. tion under the skin .of susceptible hogs. (4) Attack and recovery must convey permanent immunity. The disease which answers to these requirements is what will be referred to in these articles as true hog-cholera. Cause. : A great many intelligent people he- lleve that hog-cholera is- caused by error in feeding, particularly by too much corn; but it is easy to prove that they are wrong. In the past, sci- entific men have believed that hog- cholera was due to a pencil-shaped germ, so small that millions of them could be contained very comfortably in a single drop of blood. Within a few years, however, it has been shown that this pencil-shaped germ is prob: ably not the specific cause of cholera, but only an incidental factor; and that the real cause Is a living germ very many times smaller still—so small that it is invisible to the highes®pow- ers of the microscope. This new germ is so small that it passes like water through laboratory germ-filters, which were- previously supposed to sift out all germs. Predisposing causes are not to be ignored; for it is very clear that some hogs are very much more susceptible than others, and that the susceptibil- ity depends somewhat upon feed and care. Hogs closely confined, fed large- 1y on corn, for example, and recetving little exercise, are more susceptible than. hogs raised under normal condi- tions, which give more hardiness. It is well understood among hog-cholera experts thet fat hogs, especially show hogs, are more susceptible to cholera than hardier hogs in thinner flesh. This must not give readers the im pression that hog-cholera can be pro- duced by any kind of feeding or care, in the absence of infection. Farmers would .not expect mustard to grow in their wheat-fields without the previous presence of mustard seed No more can hog-cholera appear in a herd without the previous planting of hog-cholera seed; i. e., the infection Outbreaks of cholera differ very greatly in virulence. In some virulent outbreaks hogs die with little or uo warning; in other outbreaks the hogs are sick for several weeks and may then finally recover. This should not lead readers into the error ot think- ing that either the virulent or mild type may not be true cholera. It the roosts in the henhouses are high the heavier birds are almost sure to suffer from bruised feet, commonly known as bumblefoot. This is caused by jumping from the roost to the hard %oors. Good Proof. “Guess 1 must have been ‘born un- lucky.” ) “What makes you say that?’ “Well, for instance, I went to a ball game once, There were eighteen’ play- ers on the diamond, fifteen or twenty on the benches, 10,000 people in the grand stand, 20,000 on the bleachers, and—the ball hit me!”—Toledo Blade. A Proof. ¥ ‘‘That girl is trying to make a fool of ‘me.” *'Ob, no! ° She- never ‘anything reddy made.”—Baltimore i | Settled the Sacristan. A matter of fact sacristan of the Ca- thedral’ of’ Berliv once wrote the king of Prussia this brief note: Sire—1 acquaint your majesty, first, that there are wanting books of psaims for the royal family. 1 acquaint your majesty, second, that.there wants wood to warm the royal seats. I acquaint your mafesty, third; that the balustrade next the river, behind the church, Is become ruinous. SCHMIDT, Sacrist of the Cathedral. The reply ‘of the king was not that of a “gracious majesty.” Its stiff formal- ity in imitating the style of the sacris- | tan probably was-not taken by the re- | ceiver as complimentary to him: i 1 acquaint you, Herr Sacrist ‘Schmidt, | first, that those who want to sing may | buy books. Second, [ acquaint Herr Sa- | crist Schmidt that those who want to be warm must buy’ wood. Third, 1 acquaint Herr Sacrist - Schmidt that I shall not trust any longer to the balustrade next the river. ‘And | acquaint Herr Sacrist | Schmidt, fourth, that 1 will not have any | more correspondence with him, FREDERICK. The Shillalah. i The shillalah is no raw limb of a | tree. It is almost as much a work of | art as a well balanced cricket bat. The old shillalahs were as carefully | looked after by their loving owners as is a rifle in the wilds. Cut from the sturdiest of young blackthorns and showing as little taper as an ebony | ruler, it was weighed with lead or iron at the end nearest the grip so that its center of gravity was about four-fifths of the way from the hitting end. When properly seasoned by being kept in the neighborbood of the farm | oven for a few months it became a | thing of supple steel. And the proper pronunciation of the name of this fear- Some weapon is the wmelodious one of “shill-ajly,” with the accent o the *“ail.”—London Chronicle. Her Queer Question. The rector of a country parish in England having sent blankets, gorcer- les, coals and some of the good things usual at Christmas to an old parish- foner a lady expatiated warmly to him on the reverend gentleman'’s kindness. “Don’t you think,” she asked the old villager, “that it is very good of the rector to look after you like this and send you all these nice things?” H “Good of him!" esclaimed the old | man- in Llank amdzement. “Why, what's he for?"—Pearson’s Weekly. FAIR EXCHANCE A New Back for an 0ld One—How It Is Done In Bemidji. The backaches at times with a dull indescribable feeling, mdking you weary and restless; piercing pains shoot across the region of the kid- neys, and again the loins are so lame to stoop in agony. No use to rub or apply a plaster to the back in this condition. You cannot reach the cause. Exchange the bad back for a new and stronger one. Follow the example of this Bemidji citizen. Samuel Collard, 1024 America Ave., Bemidji, Minn, says: “I) willingly conform. all I have pre- viously said in a p#blic statement, regarding Doan’s Kidney Pills. This remedy ne‘ver faills to relieve me when I take it. ¥or months I suf- fired from severe pains in the smail of my back and my limbs and joints were stiff and sore. At times I was unable to work and there was al- ways a feeling of languor in evi- dence. I tried medicine of various kinds, but did not get relief until I took Doan’s Kidney Pills. The good work they did firmly convinced me of their merits.” For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, New York, sole agents for the United States. Remember the name—Doan’s—and take no other. Mining Stocks Bought and Sold Now is the time to buy. Prices are way down and the tendency is upward. Call and examine my list. C. G. JOHNSON BROKER . s Offics: 0'Leary-Bewser Bldg. © Phone B41 i BEMIDJI, MINN. | wabiswepr by a comber that carried & lum Duff. fhis 18 the origin of plum duft. ae- cording to the captain of an Atlantic Christmas day, hundreds of g0 ‘at sea, a ship in a storm ““One, ) off her. cook,’ ‘her crate of chickens, ber turkeys=in-a word, the whole raw material of her Christmas dinner. | “But the sailors were determined to have at least some sort of Christmas | pudding. They knew nothing about | cooking, .and;thiey drew lots for their | new cook. The lot fell to the boat swain’s mate. - y 2 “This chap fished up a cookbook from: the bottom 'of his sea chest. He ran over the pudding recipes and chose one that began: l “‘Make a stiff dough.’ “Heé made a pudding after this rec- Ipe. It was stuffed with Malaga rai- sins and covered “with a vich sauce. The men were delighted. “‘Put a name to it they said. ‘Put a name to it.” “And the boatswain’s mate, know- ing that ‘r-o-u-g-h’ was pronounced ‘rough’ and thinking ‘d-o-u-g-h’ fol- lowed the same rule, answered read- ily: “‘It's called duff, mates.’” e Good Reason. “I wouldn’t be in Brown’s shoes just now.” “Why not?” “He left them in the cellar, and they dumped four tons’ of.coal on them before Brown was up.” A Long Swallow. o “And you give the giraffe only one lump of sugar?” asked the little boy at the zgo. “Oh, yes! replied the keeper. *“One lump goes a long way with him.”— Yonkers Statesman. i 1 Left When She Learned. “I have been spending the week training a waitress.” ' ‘Mifinedpolisr Annu&l J AUTO SHOW February 18th to 25th .Bigger Than Ever— Million and a Half in Exhibits— All the Newest Models— Fine Entertainment and National Guard Armory Beautiful Decorations. Post Yourself on What's New in Motor Circles Fire-- Life “THE LAND MAN* INSURANCE R ——— ] JOHN G. ZIEGL.LER Accident REAL ESTATE IN ALL ITS BRANCHES Co to Him for Farm Loans “What for?” i “For the family she 18 now working for."—Life. | PLAYFUL CHILDREN Kickopoo Worm Killer makes playful | children. They like these: delicous mndy; tablets and tease for them. Healthy children are always playful. When a| child does not want to play it is sick; give | it Kickapoo Worm Killer and it will soon | be happy. | Price 25c¢.; sold by druggists everywhere. ‘ FARM LANDS BOUCHT AND SOLD Office--Schroeder Building CALL UP 537 When You want that dry cleaning done in a way that will give you com= plete satisfaction. The Model Dry Cleaning ‘House 106 Second St. Tel. N. W. 537 R. F. MURPHY FUNERAL DIRECTOR ! AND EMBALMER | "Office 313 Beitrami Ave. Phone 319-2, utomobile, Gas Engine and ' Motor Boat i EXPERT REPAIR WORK Shop, Lake front | foot of 4th St. | Phone 152 ! | E. H. JERRARD WOOD! Leave your orders for seasoned Birch, Tam- arack or Jack Pine | Wood with S. P. HAYTH Telephone 11 William C. Klein Real Estate Insurance Real Estate & Farm Loans O’Leary-Bowser Bldg. Phone 19 FACIAL Defects QuIcKLY 'GORIIEGIEII The chief surgeon of the Plastic Surgery Institute quickly rights all wrongs with the human face or features without knife or pain to the entire satisfaction and de- light of everypatient. The work is as lasting aslifeitself. Ifyou have a facial irregularity of any kind write ff Plastic Surgery Institut Corner Sixth and Hennepin Have you ever stepped to think that every few years you p actically pay for the house you live in Figure it up for yourself. “No Investment on earth and vet do not own it? The: dore Rousevelt says: MR. RENTER i= 50 safe, so sure. o certain to earich-its owners as undevelop-d realty.” We will be glad to tell you about the City of Be- midji. «nd quote you prices with easy terms of payment if desred on some of the best residence and busmess propertv mn that rapidly growing City. A letter addressed to us will bring you tull part cu- lars or if you prefer to see the property, call on H. A. Simons, at Bemidji. The Soo Railroad is now running its freight and passenger trains into Bemidji; investigate the oppor- tumties off red for business on' a small or large scale Bemidji Townsite & Improvement Co, ST. PAUL Fresh From The Cows Gream, quart bottles, 38¢ less 4¢ for bottle Gream, Pint hottles, 20c less 3¢ for bottle Gream, 1-2 pint bottles, 13¢ less 3cfor bottle Milk, quart hottles, 12c less 4¢ for bottle Milk in Gallon Lots or more 25¢ per gallon 404 New York Life Bullding MINNESOTA Fresh Milk and Cream Have your milk delivered to your table in sterilized bottles on the Alfalfa Dairy Farm 3} miles west of the city Order your milk and cream with your groceries each day Kindly get your milk orders in before 8:0’clock a. m. in order to have them delivered by first delivery. First delivery leaves the store at 8 a. m. W. G. Schroeder Minnesota Ave., Cor. Fourth St. Phone 65 . o 4 | |