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The Democratic advocate., 1908-05-15
A PROFITABLE TIMBER LOT.

In these days, when so much is being
said and written about the wisdom of
the federal governments policy of for
est preservation and when farmers in
the agricultural states are being urged
to set out timber lots, one Of the first
questions that come to the mind of
one who is debating the wisdom Of the
proposal is, Does it pay" With a
view to citing a case which may in
part answer this query we give below
the figures on the returns from an acre
and quarter wood lot belonging to a
friend living near by. The tract in
question is piece of native timber, in
which the oaks--white, black and jack
.predominate. The lot in question has
lately been cleared, and our friend tells
us that in addition to having got twen-
ty cords of firewood from this lot dur
ing the past seventeen years the clear
ing of the piece has yielded a total of
thirty cords Of wood. worth Sc per cord.
or $3.50; eighty-one oak posts, worth on
an average Is cents. amounting to
$121.2O. and seven saw logs which, it
is estimated. will yield 700 feet Of
plank. worth $35, making the total re-
ceipts from the acre $336.5O. Deduct
ing from this ~ cents for making the
posts. 81 cord for cutting the wood,
$3.50 for clearing the land and IS for
The Democratic advocate., 1908-05-15

NEW SHOPS, new tools and better facilities for
quick and good work. Special attention given to
repairing in all its branches.
We have new Rubber Tire Machine and can
put on rubber tires at very short notice at our
factory. We put on the celebrated Kelley, Good
year and Diamond, all high grade tires. All orders
promptly filled and work of every kind warranted
We have on hand complete stock of HARNESS
and WHIPS of all kinds for light and heavy driv-
ing, at prices that defy competition. Come and
see our stock of Vehicles and Harness before pur-
chasing. We can save you money.
JOHN E. ECKENRODE & SON,
Cor. Liberty and George Sts.,
may 2S Westminster Md.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-05-15
Too Hazardous.

"Yessir," admitted waiter. 81 shall
be compelled to throw up my situation
here"
Indeed! What is the matter?"
More than can put up with. The
governor insists on my eating mush-
rooms in the presence Of customers to
prove they are edible fungi"-London
Tit-Bits.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-05-15
A Fine Pair.

what do you think of the two can
didatesY asked one elector of another
during recent contest.
What do think Of them" was the
reply. "Well, when look at them
I'm thankful only one Of them can get
in."-London Telegraph,
The Democratic advocate., 1908-05-15

The peach crop of the country has
suffered it's regular annual freeze and
extinction-in the columns Of the daily
press. Packing time will have to be
relied on to give an accurate status of
the situation
The Democratic advocate., 1908-05-15

The fellow who WILL tolerate a forty
dollar sire in his herd Of beef or dairy
cows may be properly styled an agri-
cultural stand patter of very hope
less and sorry type.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-05-15

Virtually the entire acreage or
orange trees growing today on the Pa
cifc slope came from slip Of navel
orange tree imported from Brazil some
twenty ye1rs ago
The Democratic advocate., 1908-05-15

Scrub sires are quite likely to be
found on the farm Of the fellow who
trusts Providence for stand of seed
corn and plants his potatoes by a GER
tain phase of the moon.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-05-15

If q field counted on for the growing
of corn is considerably below standard
in point of fertility it will quite likely
produce a larger crop of corn from an
average stand of two than from a
stand of three or four kernels to the
hill
The Democratic advocate., 1908-05-15

Never before have oranges been so
plentiful and so fine both from the
standpoint of quality and size as they
are this year They have been especial
Iy enjoyed because apples have been
both poor and scarce.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-05-15
JOHN E. ECKENRoDE. CHAS. E. ECKENRoDE.
John E. Eckenrode E. Son

MANUFACTURERS AND DEALERS IN
Buggies, Surveys, Stanhopes, Runabouts,
Daytons, Traps, Stick Wagons, Delivery
Wagons, Depot Wagons and all kinds of
Vehicles.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-05-15

Those who have kept close track of
the number of field mice, gophers and
rabbits devoured by the average "hen"
hawk have estimated its cash value to
the farmer at $40 per annum. In view
of these figures there is certainly no
money in killing this bird.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-05-15

A treat that the family Of the coun-
try resident will enjoy when they
come to town is once in awhile din
ner at the hotel or attending an inter-
esting and wholesome play. Many
take advantage of such opportunities,
but many more do not.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-05-15

The highest dam in the world was
lately begun near Cody, Wyo.. when
the first stone was laid on solid rock
sixty-five feet below the bed of the
river in the foundation Of the big Sho
shone river dam, which is being built
under the government reclamation serv-
ice. Exclusive of the founda ion. the
dam will be 315 feet high. overtopping
any structure of it's kind in the world,
and will form reservoir for water
supply which will make possible the
conversion of 12O,OOO,O0O acres of land
which produces now naught but sage
brush, greasewood and cactus into pro
ductive orchards, gardens and grain
fields
The Democratic advocate., 1908-05-15

The department of horticulture at
the University of Wisconsin has in the
greenhouse u banana tree which has
this year come into fruitage and borne
and ripened a large bunch Of bananas
This is the first time that this has oc-
Cured at point so far north.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-05-15

One section of 200 acres near the
town of Sanford, Fla, has given
gross return of $25O,O00, or $1,250 per
acre, when devoted to the growing of
celery. This was in a portion Of the
state formerly devoted to orange grow
ing, but the killing freeze Of some two
years ago, which wiped out almost
every orange grove in the state, made
the raising of some other crop neces-
sary.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-05-15

The verdict of those who have made
a close study of the habits of the COM
mon ground mole is that the damage it
does in ridging up the soil in garden or
on lawn is more than atoned for by its
destruction Of the common white grub.
which constitutes its chief article Of
food. 1t is the mice which sometimes
follow In the burrow of the mole which
do damage to the roots of plants and
shrubs.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-05-15

The experience of good many farm
ers in the north part Of the corn belt
last year points quite conclusively to
the fact that the rather small and early
maturing variety of native corn is
better agricultural asset than the big
shoe peg kernel variety that gets pinch
ed by the frost at both ends OF the
season and sours on the cob after it is
nut in the crib.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-05-15

In estimating the total returns from
his farm during the year the owner
ought not to overlook the living which
he and his family have had from it in
the course OF the year, an item which
in the expense account Of the fellow
in town runs all the way from $3.50 to
5000
The Democratic advocate., 1908-05-15

Luxuriance Of growth in the common
garden flowers may be to some extent
Influenced by the vigor and thriftiness
of the parent stock. but is quite likely
to be more largely determined by the
richness of the soil in which the seed
is sown or the plants are set. A rich
soil. coupled with abundant moisture
and that degree of sunshine or shade
which the particular variety seems to
demand. will produce the desired re-
suits.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-05-15

One of the results of the prevalence
of the rabbit pest in Australia has
been the building of a rabbit proof
fence across the continent, distance
Of 2O26 miles. The cost of this bunny
barricade, which was recently COM
pleted, was close to $1,250,000. 1t is
furnished at intervals of five miles
with systems Of traps. in which hun
dreds Of rabbits are captured and de
stroyed daily. On the eastern side OF
the fence rabbits are said to be teem-
ing and vegetation almost completely
destroyed, while on the west side the
rodents have not as yet put in an ap-
pearance.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-05-15

The old Indian sign that corn should
not be planted until the leaf Of the
bur oak is as large as squirrels ear
is based on a pretty sound meteorolog-
ical philosophy in that it takes real
warm weather. something more than
is indicated by the first robins song or
croak of frog. to start buds on the deep
rooted oak
The Democratic advocate., 1908-05-15

An eastern experiment station which
has tested various kinds of feed for
work horses reports that one Of the
most effective and nutritive rations is
composed of hundred pounds of corn
meal. hundred pounds of ground
oats and fifty pounds of wheat mid
dlingS
The Democratic advocate., 1908-05-15

A bulletin issued by the bureau of
statistics Of the federal department Of
agriculture gives the estimated losses
of the different kinds of f irm animals
for the year ended April l. 1908, as
follows: Horses, per cent loss from dis
ease 1T, number $4,000; cattle. from
exposure and disease 81 per cent,
2203,000; sheep, from exposure and
disease As per cent 2,47S,000; swine,
from disease 90 per cent, 2,940,000. In
the case Of both cattle and sheep the
losses from exposure for the year just
closed are considerably less than for
the preceding year and still smaller in
comparison with the figures given for
the ten year average loss from this
cause
The Democratic advocate., 1908-05-15

Where en- abundance of clean straw
or even light manure Is available
good layer of it scattered among the
raspberry bushes is a first rate thing.
This covering not only keeps down a
rank growth Of weeds, but serves as a
mulch to hold the moisture when the
dry weather comes on.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-05-15

Doubtless a good many readers of
these notes will some time this spring
be under necessity Of grading up about
their premises and getting lawn
started, and in the doing Of this it Is
well to remember two or three simple
things. One Is that so far as may be
possible the soil used for a top dress
ing should not only be fine and rich.
but should be as free as possible from
weed seeds. When the soil has been
graded up as one desires it should be
floated or rolled until it is firm and
solid. This will give the lawn grass
which is sown suitable seed bed and
will keep the plot from being easily
marred should any person or stray ami
r2al tread on it. White clover and blue
grass make an excellent lawn in most
sections and should be sown at the rate
of three parts Of blue grass to one of
clover. Frequent watering in case of
an insufficient rainfall will be all that
is needed to give good stand of grass.
The new grass should not be moved
until it has made a good growth and
developed fairly strong root. Oats
are sometimes sown with the grass
seed as sort Of nurse crop, but this is
not necessary if care is exercised in the
particulars mentioned.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-05-15

If the true reason could be got at
the difference between the milk pro-
duction Of a COW in different seasons,
barring that due to the process Of ma
turing, it would quite likely be found
to be the kind of a pasture she had, a
fact not fully realized perhaps at the
time. From the financial standpoint
abundant pasturage, for which one
pays So or 50 for the season, Is de-
cidedly better proposition than that
which may be had for Sc, but which
does not furnish sufficient amount Of
nutrition above that actually required
to keep the physical organism of the
cow going. Unless the feed in a pas
ture is exceptionally heavy it ought
not to carry more than two cows for
every three acres. On this account
pasturage that is nominally cheap may
be very expensive.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-05-15

With view to increasing it's stock
of game birds, Kansas is undertaking
the experiment of introducing Hun
garian partridges, ten pairs of which
species having been recently turned
loose on ranch near Cottonwood
Falls. These birds resemble the com
mon quail of Kansas. but are larger
being about two-thirds the size of
prairie chickens. 1t is believed that
the new birds can be successfully prop
agated under conditions which prevail
in the state.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-05-15

Northern experiment stations would
perform real service for the northern
Orchardist if they would d. over some
orchard cover crop that could be used
instead of clover, the price of which
this year has been almost prohibitive
and the getting Of stand Of which is
not an easy matter.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-05-15

In some of their ways dogs are not
unlike the human species. The in
stances are comparatively frequent
where dogs that are models of pro-
priety and good behavior in the day
time will, under cover Of darkness,
when the folks on the place are abed.
range over the country for miles
around. raiding sheep herds. chasing
cattle and horses in pasture raising
the deuce generally and seeming to
show an instructive belief In the falla-
cy that they are not going to lose
standing and reputation for that which
thew do in tha dark
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-07-16
. Democratic State Convention.

A delegate convention of the Democrats of
Minnesota will be held at the Auditorium. in
the city Of Minneapolis, on Wednesday.
purpose of nominating candidates for Gov
ernor. Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of
State, State Treasurer. Attorney General,
and two Railroad and Warehouse Commits
sioners. to be voted for at the general election
Tuesday. November 3. 1908, and for the
transaction of such other business as may
properly be brought before it.
The basis of representation Of the several
counties shall be three delegates at large and
one additional delegate for each 250 votes
cast for Governor John A. Johnson at the
general election Of 1906. Beltrami county
will be entitled to eight delegates.
The county conventions to select delegates
to the state convention aforesaid will be held
on Friday. August IA. 1908. at such time and
in such place as will be fixed by the Demo-
cratic County Central Committees
The primary election for the selection Of
delegates to the county convention aforesaid
shall be held at the usual polling place in
each precinct on Wednesday, August 12.
1903. at such hour as may be fixed by the
Democratic County Central Committees of
the several counties Of the state.
All electors who believe in government
by the people. whether. or not previously
affiliated with thu Democratic party. are
cordially invited to participate in the Demo-
cratic primaries.
By order Of the Democratic State Contra
Committee,
Dated St. Paul, MIMI. June %. 1908.
ED. A. STEVENS. FRANK A. DAY,
Secretary. Chairman.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-07-16
When Actors Play to Actors.

When Actors Play to Actors.
"When he Henry Irving engaged me
to play Ophelia in 1873 he asked me to
go down to Birmingham to see the
play, and that night saw what shall
always consider the perfection Of act
ing. It had been wonderful In 1874; In
1873 it was far more wonderful" wrote
Ellen Terry In McClure's. ut has been
said that when he had the advantage
Of my Ophelia his Hamlet improved
I don't think so. He was always quite
Independent of the people with whom
he played. The Birmingham night he
knew was there. He played-1 say 1t
without vanity-for me. We players
are not above that weakness, If it be
weakness. If ever anything inspires
us to do our best 1t is the presence in
the audience of some fellow artist who
must, In the nature of things, know
more completely than any one what we
intend, what we do, what we feel. The
response from such a member of the
audience flies across the footlights to
US like flame. I felt it once when l
played Olivia before Eleanora Duse.
felt that she felt it once when she play
ed Marguerite Gautier for me-"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-07-16
Ordinance No. 81.

Upon motion Of Alderman johnson, sec
onGed Dy Alderman Washburn, the following
ordinance was introduced. Il
An ordina nance providing for the construction,
regulation and maintenance of a Suitable
water plant and the acquiring and paying
for real estate needed as site in connec-
ton with such plant. 81
The city council OF the city OF Bemidji do
Sec. l.. That the city Of Bemidji issue
bonds in the sum Of Sc. 100000 for the purpose
OF constructing and maintaining a suitable
and paying for real estate needed in connec-
tion with such plant. @
Sec. 2. That the proceeds from the sale
and erection Of = steel tower 126 feet high
supporting a 100 900 gallon steel tank; two
fire pumps having a total capacity of not
t9sn gallons per minute against 100
having a capacity of from 500 to 800 gallons
per minute: all necessary piping and fittings
ana other her device to connect up all pumps
electric motors to furnish ample power for
all pumping machinery and all necessary
electrical device to control the same: the
reservoir and a suitable caisson or well pit
around the city's artesian well; the moving
and rebuilding OF the citys pumping station !:
water mains ranging in size from 10 to 4
inches In diameter and an ample supply OF
gate valves and fire hydrants: also q
Cnou1Cd1 eus1uo anu LOW IeeC or less OF hire
hose. ~ ....- ~
Sec. g. that The city of Bemidii purchase
the following described tract of land, Begin
ming at point on the west boundary Of Park
avenue where the north side of Third street
produced west would intersect said avenue
thence south along: the west side OF said
avenue distance OF ninety feet thence west
at right angles to said avenue distance Of
one hundred forty feet, thence north along
the line parallel to said avenue distance Of
ninety feet, thence east along a line at right
angles to said avenue a, distance Of one
as and for additional grounds to the present. es
city property upon which to erect such water
plant. for the sum of $4,000. III :
Sec 4, That such bonds shall be so in
number and each for $1,000 dated September
LIST 1908, and shall mature in twenty years
after date. and shall each bear interest at
the rate OF five per cent per annum, interest
payable Semi-annually.
Sec. s. That there shall be in the said
city of Bemidji a special election on the 18th
day Of .Augugt 1908. At which the proposition
OF issuing said bonds as hereinbefore stated
and that said election shall be conducted in
the same manner and with the same formali-
ties as Is provided by the general laws Of the
State of Minnesota. 81
and be in force from and after the date OF its
publication. ~
Upop call Of aye and nay vote the follow
ing aldermen in favor of the passage Of this
S%aTt Me e. Gould Wasbburn R5ea
Those opposed voted nay-none Absent
g g, and W. A. Gould. Ordinance
First reading, June q. 1908. -
Second reading, June %. 1903.
Third reading, July 6, 19O8 .z
ttpI4 this 18th day Of July. 1898;
THos. MALoY, ''r' roS Mayor.
Published July'16, 1908
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-07-16
Democratic County Convention.


A democratic delegate convention for the
county of Beltrami. State of Minnesota, will
be held on Friday. August IA. 1908. at the
Court house in the City of Bemidji. at one
o'clock in the afternoon of said day. for the
purpose Of selecting eight delegates to the
Democratic State Convention. to be held in
the City Of Minneapolis. on Wednesday,
August 10. 1903, for the purpose Of nomin ating
candidates for Governor, Lieutenant Gov
ernor. Secretary of State. State Treasurer.
Attorney General and two Railroad and
Warehouse Commissioners. to be voted for at
the next general election, and for the trans
action Of such other business as may properly
come before the said convention. 49,: J.
The basis of representation to the county
convention shall be one delegate for each
Is votes cast for Governor John A. Johnson
at the last general election. and also one
delegate at large for each precinct.
In accordance with the above apportion-
ment the several precincts will be entitled to
the following number Of delegates:
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-07-16

=. E. Rood q this city went to
Minneapolis Yesterday for a weeks
pleasure trip.
Excursion tot Red Lake Sunday
July 10, 1908. Train leaves Bemidji
at 10 a. N. returning leaves Redby
6:45 p. m. Round trip $1.0O.
A. H. Harris, travelling represen-
tative for Melges Bros, Of this city,
went to Brainerd this morning in
the interest Of the local company.
The Blackjack Employment COM
pany of this city sent five men to
Arlington, Mont, last night where
they will be employed by A. Guthrie
on railroad work.
: John Thompson, merchant of
Blackduck, passed through the city
this morning on his way to Minnea-
- = F..
polls see that the balloons start
off on their fishing trip"
L. LATERAL, the Funkley mer-
chant, passed through the city this
morning euroute to the Pacific coast.
Mr.. LATERAL will be gone six
weeks and will, no doubt, enjoy his
extended journey.
49,
Mas. D. A. McFarlane of this
city went to Jenkins this morning
where she will visit with her mother.
Mrs. McFarlane was accompanied
by Miss Paddock as far as Laporte
where the latter will spend few
days with friends. ut
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-07-16
What Makes the Heart Beat?

Professor jacques Loeb, the celebrat-
ed biologist in his book, "Dynamics
Of Living Natter" has shown that
strip cut from the ventricle of the
heart put in a solution of chloride of
sodium will continue to beat for a
number Of days, until putrefaction sets
in. He says this can be done with an
ordinary muscle after it has been ex-
tirpated from the body. This would
tend to prove that the heart is chem
ical machine and that it is all due Is
chemical action. The muscular con-
traction is probably due to the substi-
tuition Of sodium for calcium salts in
the cells of the muscles.
The difficulty of this theory is that it
does not explain the control of the
muscles. 1t is plain that the problem
Of control is not solved by the chem.
lcal theory.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-07-16
A Zine Old Woman"

During the evening a gentleman
came to Mrs. Siddons and said, mad
am, beg your pardon for asking so
rude question, but in consequence Of
a wager allow me to ask your age"
She replied, "Seventy-eight years
old"
"Hang it." said he, II have lost"
And he abruptly went away.
Mrs. Siddons Immediately said, pup
pyv
every true" observed, "but why
did you tell him you were so old?"
She replied, whenever lady Of an
uncertain age, as it is termed, is asked
how old she is she had better add ten
or more years to her age, for then the
inquirer goes away saying, What. a
fine old oman!"-"Journals Of Sir
George Smart" ... .-...&-
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-07-16
The Topsyturyydom of Reliuieo.

At the opening Of King Edward Wis
first parliament he had to repeat after
the lord chancellor an oath which con-
demned in almost brutal words all
things paplstical. Yet held aloft by e
Protestant peer for all Professionals to
reverence was veritable emblem of
papal supremacy-a quaint little bon
net of crimson velvet turned up with
ermine. This Is the cap Of mainte-
nance, and SO sacred is it that no
hands but royalty may finger it. Thus
the premier marquis, whose hereditary
right it Is to carry it, balanced it some
what after the fashion Of a conjurer
upon a white staff. This cap was
granted to Henry VIII. by Pope Leo
K. In the middle ages it was held as
symbolic Of the overload, only being
granted to vassals and feudatories
whom the lord wished to honor, so that
1t implies as nothing else could the SUI
premacy of the pope over the kings OF
England.-London Standard.