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Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-12-29
OIL KILLS MOSQUITOES.
Larvae Which Thrive Under Ordinary
Conditions, Die When Substance
" Spread Over Water.

Mosquito larvae, or wrigglers
az they are termed, require water
for their development, says the
Country Calendar. A heavy show
er leaves standing water, which.
when the air is full of moisture,
evaporates slowly. Then, too, the
heat favors the growth of the mi
cro-o-rganisms on which the larvae
feed; wrigglers found in the wa
ter As hours after their formation
will have plenty of food, and adult
mosquitoes will appear six to
eight days after the eggs are laid.
Clear weather, with quick evap.
Grafton, interferes with the devei.
opment of the wrigglers, so that a
season with plenty of raAn, but
with sunshiny, dry weather ip<er
yening, is not "good mosquito
weather"
lnasnJch as a generation OF
mosquitoes appear to torment
man within ten days at the long
est, after the eggs are laid; as
batch laid by a female mosquito
contains from 200 to 400 eggs; as
from each egg may issue larvae
or wriggler which in six days will
be an adult mosquito on the wing
1T is to the destruction of the
larvae that attention should be
directed. The larvae is a slender
organism, white or gray in color,
comprising eight segments. The
last of these parts is IN the form
of tube through which the wrig
gler breathes. Although its hab
itat is the water, it must come to
the surface to breathe, therefore
It's natural position Is head down
and tail, or respiratory tube, up
Now, if oil is spread on the surface
of a pool inhabited by mosquito
larvae, the wrigglers are denied
access to the air which they mus,
have. Therefore they drown just
as any other air-breathinaant1pal
would drown under similar Cir
cumstances.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-12-29
IMMEn 3E ARMY Or STUDENTS
About fz,C.t,cCC at Present In the Ed.
sectional Institutions Of the
United States.

If the entire school army of stu
dents in the United States be mus
tered as an educational display it
would represent probably 100000
persons, of whom about go per cent.
are white. The exact number, accord
ing to the twelfth census, on June 1,
1900, was 13,367,147. Until the thir-
teenth census of the United States
is issued, In 1910. there can be no
definite estimate of the increase in
numbers. The twelfth census of the
United States apportions the national
school army as follows: Four million
two hundred and sixty five thousand
three hundred and two persons from
five to nine years of age and 6,453,394
persons from ten to fourteen years
Of age. Other persons ranging
from fifteen to seventeen years of age,
constitute not quite IS per cent. of the
entire strength of the educational
forces, and those of eighteen and over
about five per cent. of the whole num-
Der.
A significant fact was revealed in
the research which was made in estl-
mating the actual and the possible
strength of the school army of the
United States, that out of the entire
number of children ranging between
five and nine years of age available
only half attended school; of those
from ten to fourteen years of age sub
stantially four-fifths and of those from
fifteen to seventeen little over two
fifths.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-12-29
CORN IN SOUTHERN STATES
Diversified Farming Beginning to Be
the Talk of Many Farmers
In Gulf.

Throughout the southern states
they are beginning to talk diversified
farming. From Texas CAL recently
came to the North Dakota station for
some suggestions in corn breeding. In
way that looked bit like carrying
Goals to Newcastle, but come to think
of 1t the conditions in the south and
in the north are not dissimilar. The
south has robbed it's soil with contin.
ual cotton cropping, just as the north
ern farmer is robbing his soil by
growing wheat and in each section
the use of corn and legumes is to play
an increasing part in the work of re-
newal of fertility. Florida is taking
hold of the corn breeding problem
and is offering prizes for the best
work in that direction. The gulf
states are falling into line and the ul.
innate effect upon the corn markets
of the country is not without interest
We shall probably hear Of cheap
corn" "overstocked markets" and the
like within a few years. But there
is no call for alarm, present or pro-
spective. The increased productive
ness Of the south that will result from
better farming methods has in It no
dangers for the northern farmer. On
the contrary, better agriculture In the
south will mean increased markets
for northern products and goods. Be-
tween north and south the sluggish
pulse of trade will quicken and In
that increased prosperity all win
share.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-12-29

tiply the number of plants. Close cul.
tivation with hoed crops of corn or a
similar crop for season or two, or
smothering with some quickly grow
ing crop, as oats or millet, which IL
followed by blowing and narrowing
and sowing clover or winter rye, II
faithfully followed up for two or three
seasons, should free the land of horse
nettles. AS it is desirable that read.
ers should be able to recognize this
advancing weed, we reproduce cut OF
it from Britton and Browns illus
trated Flora"
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-12-29
NO NEED TO BE IN A HURRY
Trustee Was Willing to Give Tom Lots
ofChances to Fulfill Conditions
Of VIII.

H. K. Adair, the western detective.
was in Duluth on the trail of an alb
sconding trustee.
"The rascal" said Mr.. Adair bit
terly, had charge of half a milliam
belonging to two old maids. Now, I'm
afraid, the old maids will have to go
to work. Moral, beware of the trus-
tee. >
"A good many of us, If we are mixed
up with trustees, have something like
Annie Johnson's experience.
"Annie's uncle left all his money to
his son on condition that the young
man marry Annie. If he didn't marry
her the money went to Annie herself
THE son didn't marry her. He
eloped with much prettier girl. An
mic. well enough pleased on the whole
called on the trustee.
1--we come for my money! she
said.
What money! the trustee de-
manded in surprise.
Uncle's money that you're in
charge Of said she. 1T was to go to
me II Tom didn't marry me-and he
didn't. So it's mine. Please hand Il
over
Tut, tut said the trustee. Not SC
fast. You don't understand trus
tees duties. Patience, patience. It's
true Tom hasn't married you so far
but he may bury or divorce a dozen
wives. and still come back to you In
the end"
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-12-29

full of business. Some of the
tomatoes measured five and a half
inches in diameter and 16 inches
in circumference. Several weighed
from two and half to three pounds
each. These tomatoes were delicious
and did not have hard green core
like so many large tomatoes have A
good idea OF the height of the vine can
be gained from the fact that Mr.. Wig.
gin is holding his hat in his hand as
high as he can reach.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-12-29

fndoutif youhavekid
uey or bladder trouble.
When writingrnenticn
reading this generous
offer in this paper and
send your address to
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-12-29

Binghamton, N. Y. The regular ifty-cent
aud one-do1lar size bottles are sold by
All druggists. Don't make any mistake
f,ut remember the name, SwaInp-Root,
Or. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, and the al
dress, Binghamton, n. Y, on evc---- eott--
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-12-29
COMMON HORSE NETTLE WEED
States and Rapidly Spreading
Northumberland to Eradicate.

The horse nettle weed is more com.
mon in the western and southern
states, but is slowly spreading north
ward. 1t is bad weed and difficult
to eradicate, and as soon as discovered
the tops should be removed, thus pre-
venting seeding. Flowing will only
tend to cut up the roots and thus null
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-12-29
EvER.GET THE
WESTERN
FEVER

Beats the slow fever you know Of
in this locality 100 city blocks.
Listen: The great section Of coun-
Try lying between Kansas City and
Galveston is growing midway between
Kansas City and Galveston is growing
midway between these two points
another great city, one destined to rival
either Of those named above, because
it is situated amidst the richest portion
Of the Great West.
Small investments in this new city
now means immense possessions in
the near future. A few hundred in
the past invested in its realty now net
hundreds of thousands, and that which
has been done by other can be done
by more than have already made their
fortunes.
This is not a boom thing you read
about but a genuine matter of the
growth Snd development of great
commercial ,and industrial center where
it is demanded by the logical condi-
tons of the situation.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-12-29
LARGE KANSAS TOMATO VINE
One Grown That Reached the Height
Of Eleven Feet, Four Inches,
with Much Fruit.

This tomato vine grown by e. NJ
Wiggin of Kansas City Kan, meas.
ured II feet and four inches and
contained great many fine, large
tomatoes. At the same time, o.
tober 4, 1908. the top part was
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-12-29

bladder remedy, be-
cause of its remark
able health restoring
properties. Swamp
Root fulhlls almost
every wish in over
coming rheumatism,
pain in the back, kid
neys, liver, bladder
and very part of the
urinary passage. 1t
CCrraCfc INABILITY fO
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-12-29
DO You Get Up
With a Lame Back?

Kidney Trouble Makes You Miserable.
Almost everyone knows of DR.. Kilrner's
Swamp-Root, the great kidney, liver a.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-12-29

hold water and scalding pain in passingit,
or bad effects following of liquor, wine
or beer, and overcomes that unpleasant
necessity of being compelled to 60 often
through the day, and to get up many
times during the night.
Swamp-Root is not recommended for
everything but if you have kidney, liver
or bladder trouble, it will be found just
the remedy you need. 1t has been thor
oughly tested in private practice, and has
proved so successful that special ar
rangement has been made by which all
readers of this paper, who have not al
ready tried it, may have sample bottle
sent free by mail, also a book telling
more about Swanp-Root, and how to
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-12-29

II the mixers hands and clothes
ars filthy germs are sure to get into
the milk pals.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-06-23
How Queen Hess Dined,

The setting out Of the dinner Of
Queen Elizabeth was ceremonious
function. First came a gentleman with
a rod, followed by a gentleman carry
ing a tablecloth, which, after they had
knelt reverently three times, was
spreal upon the table. Then came two
others, one with a rod, the other with
a saltcellar, a plate and bread They
knelt three times, placed the things on
the table, knelt again and retired. Next
came a lady in waiting, followed by a
second. The first lady, dressed in
white, after kneeling three times, APP
preached the table and solemnly rubbed
the plates with the salt Then entered
twenty -four yeomen Of the guard clad
in scarlet and each carrying dish Of
gold. These dishes were placed upon
the table, while the lady faster gave to
each Of the, guards taste from the
dish he had brought in for fear Of pos
sible poison. These guards were Sc
lected from the tallest and stoutest
men in all England At the close of
this ceremony number of unmarried
ladies appeared and with great solem-
nifty lifted the various dishes and car
ried them to the queen in her private
apartments. The queen dined and sup
ped alone, with few attendants, and it
was seldom that any one was admitted
at this time, and then only at the inter-
cession Of some one in power.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-06-23
A Scene Not In a Plav.

An extraordinary scene took place in
the Princess theater, London, on the
night Of the first production Of Charles
Reade's great play, "Never Too Late
to Mend" Oct. 4, 1865. During the
prison scene large quantity of water
was thrown over Miss Moore, who took
the part Of Josephs, the character done
to death by the warders. One Of the
critics, Mr.. Tomlin of the Morning Ad-
vertiser, rose from his seat and pub.
ucly protested against the unnecessary
cruelty. This aroused almost a riot
among the audience, and the action of
the play was stopped for some con-
siderable time. Fuel was added to the
fire by George Vining, the lessee of the
theater, who was playing the part of
Tom Robinson and who made most
imprudent speech, in which he prac-
tically insulted every critic present,
with the result that the theater was
left severely alone by the press for
many months. The play, however,
turned out to be a popular success
and had, for those days, the phenom-
email run Of 40 performances.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-06-23
Followed Suit,

On tho day Of the admission of M.
Rostand to the French academy the
author Of "Cyrano" and "L'Aiglon''
gave a breakfast to few of his
friends, the guest Of honor being Nine.
Bernhardt. The actress was dressed in
a handsome gown, which had been
made expressly for the occasion. At
the end Of the breakfast she arose and
In an impressive manner took glass,
held it high and said, II drink to the
greatest Of French dramatists, M. Ro-
stand, and L drink after the Greek
manner!' She then poured the con-
tents Of her glass over her head and
gown. -o
Two of Rostand's small sons were
sitting at a side table wearing new
velvet suits, also made for the occa.
sion. In the silence which followed
Bernhard's dramatic tribute the elder
Of the boys arose and, initiating her
manner, said, II drink to the greatest
Of poets, my papa, and also drink in
the Greek fashionw and straightway
deluged himself and his small brother
with the contents of his glass.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-06-23
ClementSOn.

JUN -
Miss Jackson of Winnipeg was a
visitor here Saturday.
Messrs. Middleton and Severson
of Baudette transacted business here
on Wednesday.
Miss Stella Clementson, who
visited for ten days with friends at
Spooner, has returned.
Mrs. Alex Miller was a guest of
Mrs. A. Sea, at Clementson Hotel,
Monday and Tuesday of this week.
William Ford made a brief bust
ness visit to International Falls on
Thursday, returning Friday morn
ing on the boat.
Messrs. Clark, Dodds and Part
ridge were among the prominent
Baudette people who spent Sunday
about Clementson.
Mrs. Lewis Monson of Baudette
spent couple of days here as the
guest of Mrs. Ed Farder and Mrs.
Hello Clementson.
Samuel Heagey and Martin Devil
bliss left for International Falls Fri
day night to act as witnesses to the
Robert Trotts homestead final proof.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-06-23
Turtle River.

June ~.
Clarence Skivseth was a bushes
visitor in the village Saturday.
Miss Ida Halliday of Bemidji is
here visiting her sister, Mrs. B.
Kirkland.
Mrs. Nels Otterstad and son,
Martin, were Bemidji visitors last
Saturday.
Rev: T. S. Kolste and wife went
to Bemidji Saturday, where they
remained for several days.
Rev. I. P. Johnson of Mime.
apolis, who is living at Turtle Lake,
out on the island, where he and
about twenty other families from
Minneapolis are spending their sum-
mers, was in town last Friday.
N. w. Butler was visiter in town
Monday. Mr.. Butler is circulating
a petition for rural route which is
to 20 from Turtle to Buena Vista
and back. There are seventy
signers of the petition already and
indications are that a new route will
soon be in operation, which would
be good thing for the settlers liv.
ing out that way.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-06-23
.Iookex,a Tr;ck..

"There are tricks Of two kinds in
jockeying," said a Jockey, "the legiti-
mate and the illegitimate. Use the
first and you'll prosper. Use the last
and it's all up.
"Illegitimate tricks are pulling race
and getting left at the post. If you
once pull a fast horse and make him
lose, you are always afterward an OBJ
ject Of suspicion, and ten to one If
you ever pull another horse you are
done for. But getting yourself left at
the post is big and complex subject,
and it is the one trick that clever
Jockey can work time and again with
safety.
ITO cause rival horse to swerve is
IN flegitimate trick that often wins
your race. You cause the swerving by
strengthening out your leg so that your
heel nearly touches the other horses
nose, or you make wide slash with
your whip so that it nearly touches
The other horses eyes.
"The legitimate tricks are But why
give them away when it has taken
all my life to learn them ?"-New Or
leans Times-Democrat.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-06-23
Talismans In Malta,

There are still to be found in Malta
number Of small stones shaped and
colored like the eyes, tongues and other
parts of serpents. ...-. III.
The superstitious among the Maltese
connect these with the tradition that
st. Paul when shipwrecked was cast
on their island and that it was there
that while lighting a bundle of sticks
for a fire viper fastened on the apos-
ties hand. st. Paul calmly shook the
reptile off into the flames, and no
harm" followed. The natives wear
these stones as talismans, in which
character they suppose them servicea-
BILE in warding off dangers from snake
bites and poisons.
They Ore found in ST.. Pauls cave
imbedded in clay and are set in rings
and bracelets and when found to be
In the shape Of tongue or liver or
heart are hung around the neck. They
are also taken internally, dissolved in
wine, which method is attended, &C.
cording to some people, by more i'm
mediate results. ....- $. -.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-06-23
Coal Used by Romans.

It is believed by some historians that
coal was used by the Romans on the
continent and by the Britons on the is
land before the arrival of Caesar. As
early as 1884 Henry III. granted a IL
cense to dig coal near Newcastle, but
a few years later the use of coal was
forbidden In London, the smoke being
deemed prejudicial to public health.
In 1906 the London gentry petihoned
the king against its use, declaring that
in spite of his royal order certain ma
licious persons persisted in burning it.
Goals began to be brought from New
castle to London in 1881, during the
reign Of Richard II. BY the year 400
coal was commonly burned In London
as fuel, though 200 years later, in
the reign of Charles l., its use was far
from being general throughout Eng
land. Anthracite coal, which,, except
the diamond, is the purest form Of car
bon known, was first used by Con-
necticut blacksmith named Gore in
1853 and as a domestic fuel by Judge
Jesse Fell Of Wilkesbarre, Pa, in 1908.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-06-23
BLESSINGS.

She was the daughter of the village
physician, sunny curled darling Of
six, whose big blue eyes rested on the
face, Of the Sunday school teacher
with an attention and intelligence
most encouraging. - .--.
So when, after discourse to the
children on the beauty of approaching
their blessings, the teacher asked for
an explanation Of blessing the doc
tors little daughter rose and said:
IF my papa was to have a patient
and she was to get well, and she was
to pay my papa, and my papa was to
give the money to my mamma, and
my mamma was to buy me a new
dress and take me down to the vacant
lot and let me ride the great big fierce
lion on the rry-go-round, that would
be Observation-Disclosures Home Com
panion. ,.. ....- Is
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-06-23
We Work Too Hard.

Lady Headfort during her American
tour said in New York that she APP
proved Of international marriages.
"They correct u.s." she explained.
"Our Englishmen work too little, your
American men work too much, and
the international marriage tends to
bring about a happy mean. Your men
do work too much, you know" said
Lady Headfort. II have an English
friend who attended the funeral Of
one Of your hardest workers, multi
millionaire. My friends wife said
rather bitterly to him at the funeral:
"'How you have missed your oppor-
tunities, my love! Place yourself be-
side Mr.. Ritch there. You are both Of
the same age. You both began life to-
.gether. Yet you are poor man, while
he died a multimillionaire'
= "'Yes,' said the English husband.
There Ritch lies, dead of nervous pros
tration, without one single penny in
his pocket, and here I stand, hale and
hearty, with wallet in my coat con-
tanning quite hundred dollars
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-06-23
Solder Cures.

In China spiders are highly esteemed
In the treatment Of Group. You get
from an old wall the webs Of seven
black spiders-two Of which must have
the owners sitting in the middle-and
pound them up in mortar With lit
tie powdered alum. The resulting
mixture must then be set on fire, and
the ashes, when squirted into the
throat Of the patient by means Of
bamboo tube, are said to effect Ger.
tain and Immediate cure.
Black spiders are evidently full Of
medicinal virtue, for they are largely
employed in the treatment of ague as
well. In Somersetshire, If one is af>
f1icted with the unpleasant ailment,
the way to get well is to shut up
large black spider In box and leave
It there till it dies. At the moment
Of its disease the ague should disap-
pear. In Sussex the treatment Is more
heroic; the patient must swallow the
spider.
Perhaps, after all, this remedy may
not be so disagreeable as 1t appears,
for a German lady who was in the
habit Of picking out spiders from their
webs as she walked through the woods
and eating them after first depriving
them Of their legs declared that they
were very nice indeed and tasted like
nuts.-London Chronicle.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-06-23
Notice to Electrical and Plumbing
Contractors.

Sealed bids will be received at the
office of Graham M. Torrance, clerk
of Independent School District of
Bemidji, Mimi, until 500 p. m.
July 1, 1909, for the installation of
gas piping, electrical work, and addi-
tional plumbing of High School
building at Bemidji, MINI.
Each bid must be accompanied by
a certified check in the sum of five
per cent of the amount of bid
made payable to T. J. Andrews,
treasurer, as guarantee that the
successful bidder will enter into con.
tract and furnish Surety Company
Bond satisfactory to the School
Board in full of the amount of his
bid.
Plans and specifications can be
seen on file with Graham M. Tor
rance, at Bemidji, Mimi, or at the
office of the Architects, w. r. Par
sons & Son Co., at COL Phoenix
Bldg, Minneapolis, MINI.
The work must be completed on
or before the 18th of August, 1909.
The Board of Education reserves
the right to reject any or all bids.
By Order of the School Board.
Graham M. Torrance,
T1or1~
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-06-23
A Promise Unfulfilled.

O. Henry, the well known story writ
or, once promised the editor of mag
azine that he would deliver a short
story to him on the following Monday.
Several Mondays passed, but the muse
was refractory, and the story was not
forthcoming. At last the wrathful ed
itOr wrote this note:
My Dear o. Henry-If I do not receive
that story from you by. u o'clock today
am going to put on my heaviest soled
shoes, come down to your house and kick
you downstairs I always keep my prom
Uses.
Whereupon o. Henry sat down and
wrote this characteristic reply:
Dear sir-I, too would keep my prom
Uses II could fulfill them with my feet.
Success Magazine.