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1oy AT UNIVESITY FARM | Fa:mers' &nd )lome-Makers week, University Farm’s big’ anutial con- gress of farm folks, will open af noon 1 The - at- tendance last winteér:was’'1,500; the Monday, January-8,21921. mark for this winter is_set-at’2,000 Outstanding features, some ‘of \ entirely new, will; : A big banquet for home-makers. 3B e'hme\'l an ““General meezmg?‘in the Auditor- ium early each afterncon; to supple- ment -the- evening:meeting :.-Good -with a special _—speaking and musit moving picture program -at night. and six for the “home- vieitor can give his ati subject- matter hicl interested. N -Daily lectures, discussions. and ~ demogstrations by experts in far kers he is most management and- farm crops, trea? ~ . ment “of ‘Soils, livestock production; y dairy: eattle production, - veterinary . horticulture, beekeeping, poultry * ing and building. \ arators and:traction engines: Opportunity for special study and investigation of file "best land clear- ing methods, the 'use of “ekplosives, and the value of ‘organized eommun- ity. and county effort: in converting the cut-over counlry into real turm- . ing land. - Hourly lescons fon h&me mukers in home management, planning and pre- pnrcmon of meals, dress design and house’ furnishing, home care of the cick and the welfaré of the children, “Exhibits touching ‘many 'phases of farm activity and also portraying the work of the agricultural extznsfon division. 3y Annual meeting of the Minnesota Livestock Breeders’ association, the Minnesota . Horse Breeders" sfociz- \ tion, and of state preeders of stein, Guernseys, rsey, ayrshire, Angus, Hereford, Red -Polled cattle. swine, sheep, all in:separate sessions. Meeting of the Minnesota Federa- tion of Farmers’ ‘clubl, the Garden Flower society and Minnesota fruit ,and vegetable growers, poultry rais- “ers and beekeepers. Annual conference for creamery managers of the state. Dr. .A. V. Storm, director of the short course, and officials of .the va- rious livestock and‘farm associations are al work.on the official programs, \ details of which will soon be ready. THis testimony; is.given by a farm- ‘er at Prosper, Minn.: “There is no place a farmer can go where he can obtain a wider yjsion than: at Uni- versity Farm, arid at.no time can he do this better than at Farmers' week. Instruction and entertainment pro- vided cannot fafl ‘to be ef lasting benehit to every person who attends.” Nine ‘programs running simultane- ously thru the day for the tam!‘s ntian to the sing, and farm engineer- Special short course for thresher- mep and those who plan to buy ma- chines, in care and operatiom of sep- ‘Hol- In the belief that clothes do much ern branch-of the University a class in “Dressing, to Fit On A farmer of Mora, Mhm, writes: “The kiuwledge I gained during Farmers’ and' Home-Makers’ ‘Week planning my big new barn. (I expect to Bltend Farmers’' and Home-Mak- ers’ Week again this year.” A Park ands farmer sends this indorzement: I have attended two of the Farmers! 'and Home-Makers’ short courses at University Farm, and have received a great deal of fit from them.” O / ~ Little Change in Toys. The North American Indians of ‘to- day are playing—barring the few into the reservation€—with the same sort of toys that the Egyptigni chils dren cried, laughed and fought over. An Indian rattle made of the skin of snake filled with small pebbles and décorated with a- feather, bits of col- ored: cloth and thongs of deer skin 18 exactly' the same In principle ‘and little different ih makeup from .thd rattles_of the ancients. The copy of! a-warrior's' shield of. skin stretched: taut over a reed frame, which is.the Joy of many an:Indlan boy is made father even to the desigas and ca}nrs nud in lt! decomtlon. 4 helped me very much last summer in, educational and inspirational \bene- | §, ‘| many a man chopped off his own American toys which find stheir way | In exact reproduction of that of his| ..o surrounded by the ring is cnbtd uke or unmake the girl, the south- cgmomla has an innovation in the shape of . “Personalit; demonstration of ‘the ntulnmcnts of the el These glrls are giving & publlc in“Los Augelcs * Origin of "'Pol(raon" A curious bit of history i§ hidden In the word “poltroon,” now so common- Iy used to deslgnate a coward. It started out in life as “pollice truncus,” @ Latin phrase .menaning one. . who had been floprl\ed, “of his thumb. In !ha- ancient days when hows were the lead- ng” weapon ‘of lhe soldier: the thumb #as a most essential part of the hand, Yor without' it the archer eould not ope to draw“the bow ‘with anything Nke good aim- or exert his arm's strength to pull back the powerful 8ik- foot bows. To ayold military service thumb or got his wife to perform the ;act for him. - In time the man who did this bit of self-exemption becume known as a “poll trun,” and the last change to its prossnt usage is easily traced. Corai Islands. i ~A coral island has a shape .of .its own, and pleasant-sounding names are used to describe it. -The island itself] 18 called .an atoll (prognounced at-oll ith an equal stress on each syllable). 4r atoll Is a ring-shaped island, With usually. ope or more breaks in the ring; - called hoat chnnnelu, and the the lagoon. Small_Farms in the There are nearly 10,000 peasant pro- prietors in Barbados owning five acres or lesy, the great majority having not more than half an acre. They usually o m DAIL\' mam arbados, hi field star rushes lhru in-the spotliglit and gets the cheers. The hard werking catcher ho]dx up the pitchet, directs the defense-of the work a8 laborers on the estates in ad~nine, but the hurler gets the credit. ditlon to farming their little plots of It Is stated that if a black man has“es much as one acre of land he can .make a.living out of it, number also.rent little plots of land from': the big -.estates. Barbadoans produee. Amore -than enough “tropleal vegetables to' ¥ppply their own vuntl and export some to Trinidad.~ 1sland cotton is successfully :grown. land. Dreaming of Skating. Tofdrem,n of ‘skating denotes that your succéss 15 very uncertain and de- pends largely upon your efforts. To B | see others skate denotes a pleasant tlme To buy, tMm, Imnor UNGEOWNH) HEROES A By Henry L. Farrell (United Presg Correspondent) New- York,- Déc. 9.—Sport is filled with thankless jobs. IN RANK 0!‘ SPORTS | All the ’heroes of the track, the diamond, .an rowned in public. Heroes unsung m\great numbers | work in the dark, keep under cover at vitally important duties helping others into the hall of fame. 4a0 The lineman on the 'Varsity team tears great holes in the oppuslng FAT FOLKS - BET THIN the_ gridiron are not ‘Relhble. Home v 'ab persans, porticular| interésted to les strenuous; you want this{ This ould be done b tebules, also following -Korein l'liflldlhlt come Even a fow ’ {reatment i “k 1 soahow & plossing ch A ehould become lighter, the Bosh. Amnr, tho luction, those from 10 | oo poutids above normal weight, will be ‘that they might reduce- ‘weight and measurements whila eating nll oy need and while really enjoying tho ming slender and healthier. ting Korein dlmple” Fules o with the box, skin smoother; work seems easler and aotually pleasant: More buoyant feel- E ing takes possessin of the wholo body |= .nd mind a8 supeffiuous ln d.lllpp‘lrl - have triad vario s of |5 PR g L B you mey | B now be very thankful st having found 3 | B2 enuine systom.~ Leok and-feel = Ly younger im to_live Jon, happler e 1T et amvionas g, hespnied” In each guaranteo, of / tabules at tany busydrag Ltore o v i m hne un wit] nlnL tnlllmnl-ll co | box the Bur 8 amitl ho ) is a8 mmluy -refund A large ‘Nothing Thankless jobs there are beyond enumeration, but the trainer gcu the least credit of all. On the turf perhaps the, u‘nlnar does more and is. credited’ for less than in any-iline.of sport.. . He /Keeps the stable in coqdlu n, primes the horse for a race and’the €4 | jockey goes out and gets the! uurel- . Louls Fastel, trainer and develop- |er of the great Man o' ‘War, is one |of the first to come in for his just share of honor for: .lylnl to the Am- KOORS ICE CREAM SUPREME The Plant Behind Our Products | I;‘vw}‘l'; l’;:‘:'c-h;l;ldb save a Life \¢ Seals. greatést horse thal Samuel C. Riddie, equine king, saw to it that he was not overlooked. At a-dinner of turfmen, here re- cently Rjddle told the'story that;the publlclty-dadglnz T would have made known. Vi JFeuetel was having a run of nard owner . of the )«S PLANNED FOR NO, DAK. Nafth Dakota is on the way for & state federation of farm bureaus trainer .2 maj luck. His stable had dwindled to:one lone runner that wasn’t paying lhe oats bill, Friodman's Oak Grove Olkomarzarine —of oqually high quality—io recommended to thoze who .| prefer the anie mal product. \ 85 _Cocoanut ) n We InwteYoix E . theJudge > Jhe Cream— ‘|form a permanent organiz! CREAM OF NUT is sucha deficious nut butier that we know the first test will win you. Itswhole- some butter flavor comes from churning pure pasteurized milk withh an unusually fine quality of oil m-eued frem .the white meat of cocoanuts. . of the THE EIMON MERCANTILE 4 CO. " Superior, Wis. Temporary organization has been .ef- fécted at a delegate meeting at Far- . A state-wide referendum will be taken by the membership, ity favor the tedera t I '—» ge— wumssm\ 15 STORES [ Olll' prlce e "Ladies’ hght dress .rubbers, bur / price .Ladies’ Felt Lace * shoes, leather soles, all sazes, our price IllllllIIIIIIIIIIII|lIIIIIIIlIIIIIIIIIIIIllIIllllllllllll“IIIIIIIllll||||||IIII|IIIIIIIIIllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII sizes to 6, our pric ¥ KAPLAN BLE ;TlllllllllllllllIIIIIIIIIl!IIIIIIIIIII!IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHIIlllllllIIlIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHIIIIIHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlIIIlIllIIlIIIIIIIIIIIIIlIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII Men’s 10 inch leather top rubbers. . . Women’s 1 buckle Are- Childi'en’s 1buckle Are- tic overshoes, our price $1.48 | _tic overshoes Ladies” Felt Comfy 'slippe‘rs, soft cushion elk sole. . $1.48 Men s black dress shoen, sewed soles, “Men’s 1 buckle Arctic ovcrshoes,@ll sizes. . Boys leather top lumbermen s rubben, KAPLAN BUILDING. - GINS{IMER’S SHOE Gfl BEMIDJI MINN. Money Saved on Every Purchase .$3.79 | i Valdiea’ Felt Jul\iets, leather sole, red; blue, _ 69¢ -bl‘nck; fur trimmed, all sizes, dur price $1.79| Children’s rubbers, sizes 0”103, our ..... - $2.48 pnce..’....-....58c b} Boys’' buck moceasins, sizes to, 6, our price. . {Men’s heavy gheep sox - 1 89 for lumbermen’s * rub-. -$L. bers, our pnce Men'’s dress rubbers. . . $1.09 Men’s brown calf work shoes, sewed and nailed soles, our price-. . Ladies’ Felt House slippers, leather soles, all sizes, our gum ribbed, our price Many more items at correspondmgly low prices. Buy your shoes now for the whole family. OUR PLAN SAVES YOU MONEY ON EVERY PAIR - CONSUMER'S- SHOE C0. BEMIDAI, MINN, Sy 'New Shoe Store Opens Saturday, Dec. 11 New Sellmg Plan==No Fixtures===Low Sellmg Cost Men’s all felt 1ace shoes, felt sole, our pl;ice % Boys’ scout shoes, brgvn « lace, our price. Youths’ buck Moc- casins, sizes te 2, our price. .$1.98 Ladies’ 1 strap house slippérs, price! ..L...... 89c all sizes ’ bhildren’s black kid, but- ton shoes, white kid tops 89¢ Mens low lumbermen rubberc, pure 1 . .$1.98 .$2.48 $2.89 IIIIIIIII|||IIIE I i IIIIIllllllllllllllllllllllllllMllllHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII||I|H|II|IIIIIIMIIIIIIllilfillllllll 118 Third St. _JWIIIIIHIIIIHIIII An electrlcal man of consider- able reputation ‘will be at our ~ store next week to explain and demonstrate various electrlcal ~devices. - The Eden Washer and will be sold on easy payments NAYLOR ELECTRIC co. BEMIDJI Phone 122 Royal Gleaner A _JIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlIIIIlII|llllllllIllIIIIIIIIIIIllIII|I|I|IIIIIIIIlIIllIIIIl|IIl||I|lIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlIIlIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIl— RO E & IlIllIIIIlIlllllllllllllIIIIIIIIIIIIIlllIIlIIII||III||I|I|IIIIIIlIIIIIIIIIII|IIII|II|IIIIIlllllllllIIIIIlIlIIIIIllII|I|l|I|IIII|lllllllllllllllllllll!lfi \ II{IIIIIIIIII]IIIII }IIHIIIII IR - ¢