Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, December 17, 1915, Page 6

) ‘What fo Give? The answer is easy and here it is BUY CANDY THAT ALWAYS PLEASES : And we lhave such a variety of pure candies at such at- tractive prices that when you enter our doors your Christmas woes vanish. GIVE ONE OF OUR FANCY BOXES We have the prettiest and best assortment of boxes ever seen in Bemidji. No nicer gift can be made .than to FLOWERS We will have an excellent display of flowers during Christmas week, which we will sell at reasonable prices. Whatever you may want in the way of Christmas goodies and confectionery decorations, as well as nuts and fruit, we have. Be sure to make us a call—our store is Christ- mas shoppers’ paradise. Wishing you a Merry Christmas. THE OLYMPIA CANDY GO, THIRD STREET BEMIDJI, MINN. OH _ GIRLS! ¢tk Here’s the best Stenographer’s Note Book you ever saw. One of those = P=m specialties that we’re featuring. We sell good office supplies— everything .you could possibly need. BEMIDJI PIONEER OFFICE Phone 31 + Bemidji, Minn. Shake!” THIS PAPER WANTS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY TO ENJOY HAPPINESS AND = 5 =z z- PROSPERITY HERE =z =z = = Write us your ideas about im- proving local conditions BUY A RIBBON For That Machine a0 cenfs That's Al give one of these boxes, packed with delicious candy. “Glad to meet you! 1 lot of ,good typewriter. ribbons all colors and for any make machine while they last at the above price. | up In cans for private customers. | added the results will be worth while. THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER FfiIDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1915 Making the Litl Farm Pay By C. C. BOWSFIELD [ SOOOCOOCOCOOOOPOICIIOGTOGS One of the surest and best money making features on any farm is the bean crop. This product is in con- stant demand at good prices and may be/sold in the general markét or put Two or three aeres of common bush beans is not too large a crop for the ordinary farm, and if an acre or even half an acre of pole lima beans can be While the bean crop seldom fails, caution is needed in planting and fer- tilizing. The ground must be warm at the outset, The early planting that will pay in handling a crop of peas will not do fer beans. It is best to use a light sofl which is tiled or elevated enough for drainage. Moisture and richness are required, but the land should not be allowed Lo become soggy. In getting ready for a bean crop a good plan is to plow .under a piece of clover sod in the fall. putting on a lib- eral amount of barnyard manure. Disk and harrow the ground in the spring. As the crop is not an early one and must have rapid growth, it pays to supply plenty. of plant food. A formu- la eontaining 2 per cent of nitrogen, 8 per cent of phosphoric acid and 10 per cent of potash gives good results. On . & . % . . land where clover is grown and well The first idea one gets of a big Christmas dinner is good meats. It may consist of a FAT TURKEY. GOOSE, DUCK or CHICKEN, though some folks prefer a nice juicy roast. We have all of these, in fact one of the most complete lines of meats, plain or fancy for the holiday trade. For a Christmas Gift A QAURTER OF BEEF or a small CORNFED PIG, would not be out of order. Our meats are all fresh and kept under the most sanitary conditions—not stored in old warehouses to freeze and become tasteless. We make delivery at any time and to any place. OUR PRICES ARE RIGHT. Do not overlook good meat for your Christmas dinner. Order early that you may have first choice of our large assortment. We are now takxing orders for next week. . SELECT AND STANDARD OYSTERS; EVERY KIND OF CREEN VEGETABLES A COLD FRAME FOR NORTHERN LATITUDES. supplied with stable manure a fertilizer containing plenty of phospnoric .acid \ and potash increases yields and insures | ) uniform quality. Use 250 to 400 pounds Phone 200 DORAN & DORAN, Props. per acre of this fertilizer,drilling it in on each side of the tube through which the beans run. It is not safe to drill fertilizer with the beans, for it is likely to injure the seed. In northern-latitudes use a hotbed or cold frame to make the start and also plant seed in the open ground for suc- cession. Early in May cover the sur- face .of a cold frame with:inverted sods cut in squares of about four spade after watering. Care must be taken not to break the soil.or disturb. :he roots. The.lima should bebplla:teg n very rich soil with a well balance @ " . S meris ek oo thhes am 15 Beginning Monday, December 20th and each day e e we | until Christmas we will make a special price on certain the narrow, the batance in the it or )~ electrical gifts suitable for Christmas presents. inches. In each of these plant two or . . . three beans. From the start water . frequently and admit plenty of air. d g 1 | When' the soil outdoors has become | X : R thoroughly warm transplant in open 3 i i B ground. The sods are lifted .with a E B E A g * . furrows. . The two varieties will thrive with roving he poe o mate « erww (| . I Saturday’s Pioneer we will announce our special feritsers and mix theve with oo i |8 DTiCE 0N article number 1. Watch this paper for the e en e ne i N first special announcement. this press the beans, eye down, one or two inches apart. Put about half an inch of soil over them and firm well. e el Below are some of the things to be sacrificed. - Don’t oot wire neting 1o mem. Tomstne (| yoU think the wife would like one? vines are trained as they grow, but are cut off when they reach the top. Judicious pruning is necessary to make __-And wouldn’t you be interested if the price iS them bear well and prod_uce large pods. - - s ? . If poles are easily obtained I have no I‘lght and terms Of payment to yo-ur llklng. Come in and see us. objection to using them, except that the vines require more attention than when trained on trellises. People bave used outside rows of corn for a sup- | tarm family in a-simple canning out- i has just started to-form. ‘Unlike peas, packages by Christmas mail now. ! port and also sunflowers, but for the main crop wire netting is most satis- factory. A considerable quantity of green string beans can be put up by the L fit. The bean is most - valuable for | ‘canning purposes ‘when the tiny seed it is the tender pod which is valuable ‘for-canning. It is the aim of expert growers to get a. uniform, tender, sap- || 'py growth of beans, and hence the ‘plant “food used -should .be carefully halanced. Beans maust.be picked while they are tender and young. before they | | become stringy. - There “is compara- | tively little tabor in canning, and prices || are on a profitable basis. A ‘Heavy Laundrylron Perculator. Chafing Dish. Vacuum Cleaner. SAN DIEGO TO GET ’ : i i ‘ AN DIEG0 1 AL EXHIEITS Now Aren’t These Appealing Gifts? AR T ‘Washington, Dec. 17.—The senate late yesterday unanimously adopted |Senator Martine’s resolution provid- i - R ing-that-all-government exhibits at kY i 9 1: 4 t EE L P San Francisco exposition desired by {@- 8 o | § A ELA 8 ‘In order to insure delivery of your ‘Withe San Diego expesition should be . Y transported to the latter city immedi- | in\ER Bu e ] !l Phong 26 | LU Bopidii, Minn, -