Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, May 24, 1922, Page 3

e R g 1is CIVIC DUTY OF IMPORTANCE Writer of Authority Calls Attention to Need of Co-Operation for the General Good. Are the people in your community, as a general thing, genuinely. l,ntemned in public affairs? Qr are they o ab- sorbed in their own concerns that they glve little thought to civic: problems and issues? Is their prevailing spirit one of hearty neighborlfness? Do they _ co-operate to maintain a pleasant com- < munity life? Are they free from the snobbishness of wealth? Are they tolerant in re- gard to religious questions? Do they frown upon petty gossip and all scan- dalmongering? Have they a praper pride in the appearance of their homes and streets, so that the neighborhood maintains an attractive appearance? Or is their attitude .in regard to this—as in re- gard to compliance with public-health regulations—one of indifference? These are questions of more than academic interest to you. They bear directly on your welfare, and in espe- clal on the future well-being of your children. It goes without saying that you wish to see those children grow to be efficlent and worthy men and women, Do not forget that the kind of com- munity in +which they are reared is bound to play a part in determining the kind of men and women they shall be. Do not think that if the life of your community is an inferior life your children will be unaffected by it. They are certain to absorb something of its spirit to their lasting hurt. Whereas, if it is a superior life the benefit to them will be equally lasting, Now ask yourself whether, as & member of the community, you are helping to raise or to lower commu- nity standards. Put to yourself re- garding yourself the same questions I have put to you regarding the com- munity as -a whole—H. Addington Bruce in the Chicago Dally News. The Flyléss City. The flyless city s the dream of health officials. McPherson, Kan., with a population well under ten thousand, plans to realize the dream neyt sum- mer by the enfarcement cf an ordi- nance enacted by the city commission,’ which offers an example to every.com- munity. which. makes - the “well-being and comfort of its citizens pne of the foremost considerations. The commission, after studying the |} problem from all angles, -has ruled that no resident of McPherson shall be allowed to keep mqre than one horse, cow or hog within the corporate limits. All barns, stables, chicken houses and even dog houses must be clenned three times a week and the refuse removed outside the city, where means will be available for its destruc- tlon. Every mefchant must place wire flytraps at the front and rear entrances of hig place of business and all cltizens must talke similar precau- tions in their homes under penalty of incurring a fine.~-Providence Jour- nal. Might Learn From Athenians, To have 4 grownup body of citizens in a town it is essentlal that local loy- alty, local interest, local pride, aug- |§ : mented by local service, be inculcated and assigned ‘their tasks. Why not recall the spirit and made i of ancient Athens in her period ‘of highest clvic power and grace? The Athenian youth, on reaching his ma- Jjority at eighteen years, was intrusted with a citizen’s weapons, the shield and, spear. He took his citizen oath at a public meeting in the temple of Dionysius, where golemn rites to Zeus IllIIIIIlIIlIlllllll|ullull|lm“lll|ll“lIIIIIIIIIIHI N UNIVERSAL Combination RANGES LT TR T AR TR L LT P LTI Y lilll)llMIIllllllIlllllIllllllllIIIIlIllllllllllfilll]llllllllIIIIIII UNIVERSAL Porcelain RANGES ILING “AND TOASTII Wconukrnznf " PASTRY OVEN FOR GAS AUTOMATIC FUME DAMPER| NO ODOR IN KITCHEN AuT MATIC Fu DAMPI NG GOOR N chum PORCELAIN SPLASHER WASHABLE SANITARY WHITE PORCELAIN BROILER FUME DAMPER FOR GAS CHECK DAMPER FOR R_BURNERS AND HNERER FOR GAS DRAFT CONTROLLER DAMPER' szLF STARTER FOR NO MATCHES WHITE PORCELAIN ORIP PAN PORCELAIN GAS COCKS [ADJUSTABLE MIXTURE FOUR COVERS FOR ‘COAL AND WOOD NO PARTS TO REMOVE; SAVES SPACE, FUEL AND LABOR— RAISED KEY PLATE msm«fmmo ING ARE FINISHED IN BEAU- TIFUL SHADES OF GREY AND BLUE— SELF STARTER FOR COAL NO KINDLING CAST, 1RON _GURNER BOX ALIFE TIME RANOE AS|H WIISTOW‘ MCOALTO OO PARYS 1O RENOVE. _W!N 10X 18 INCHES FOR COAL WOOD OR GAS. C3RBER BhRFes A COOL KITCHEN IN A THERANGE SUMMER, THEY GIVE UNIVERSAL BAKING SATISFACTION. A WARM KITCHEN IN WINTER. - BAXING AND ROASTING OVEN FOR COAL WOOD OR GAS. PASTRY OVEN FOR GAS ONLY 2 Wmm—— SETS IN 40INCH SPACE [ONIVERSAL PRI UL T LT LT T F R LN TR H TR T T T T T T ccccvn MADE OF CAST IRON THROUGHOUT IR R 25,26, 27--Thur., Fri. and Saturday Representatives from the Universal factory will be at our store during these days. Be sure to e at our store on one of these days. and the local divinities were observed | ¥4 in connection with a drama. Among the new Athenian citizen pledges was this: “Not to leave my town in a worge but ip a better condition than I found it."—Quiacy L. Wood, in the Chicago Daily News. Petunias’ Single and Double. Because of the ease and facility with which all of the single-flowered varieties of the petunia can be grown from seed, this plant commands at- tention as a worthy candidate for the summer flower garden. The young plants grow rapidiy and.come into| bloom early, and in addition to this they furnish a continuous wealth of I blossoms until destroyed by frost.- The large-flowered strains are very beauti ful and of great variety. For the best results the seeds: of ‘all sorts should be sown in a gentle het- bed, coldframe, or in fine soll in a box placed in a sunny window before or by the time freezing weather is over.—United States Department of Agriculture. Landscape Beauty Enlists an Aid. The state of Michigan is embarking om a gigantic tree-planting campaign, not reforestation, but beautifying the roads of the state. It is pleasing to note that there-is one commonwealth which is recognizing a long-felt need in this country. When a nation be- gins to recognize itself as a landscape, as well as farm land and town :qps, its soul is beginning te awaken. Beauty of nature costs little, aside from some common sense planning and patient execution. Here’s hoping that more states may follow Michigan’s exaregie, —_— Syvscribe ur Tae mln' Fivueef. ’ YOUR O STOVE TAREN IN EXCHANG During this demonstration we will take your old worn-out, wasteful range on trade— then you make your own terms on balance. Will hold any UNIVERSAL Kange you-may select for future delivery—and entitles you to Free Sllverware Offer. . .y T L T LU T O LU LT LU { ON A VlSlT TO THIS STORE ON TELL YOUR FRIENDSI YOUR Tl’MEQWlLL' BE' ONE OF THESE DAYS. GIVEN HARDWARE “THE LUCKY DAY STORE" ' THE- BEMIDJI- DAILY. PIONEER- " s Ty [ PAGE THREE