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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-05-16

late give the farmer a special chance
to deal the quack grass some blows
that aid very materially in eradicating
it. If the ground was fall plowed and
the grass shows up strong, the best
thing to do in most cases is to plow it
again at different depth than before.
This will turn the green part under.
Follow the pillow with the disc, running
1t shallow, the idea being to pulverize
the surface soil and allow the ground
to warm up so that the roots under
meath will decay.
Discing should be repeated often
enough to keep the surface pulverized
and the grass from showing green
above ground. In no case should the
land be worked when too wet. Such
severe treatment as this kills much of
the quack grass and Weakens the rest.
II the ground is now planted to corn
or potatoes in hills and narrowed sew
eral times before cultivation begins
and the cultivation is frequent and
thorough, care being used to hoe out
any quack grass that is not reached
by the cultivator, much Of the quack
grass will have been killed. Another
, year or two Of careful treatment
good farming-should make the work
complete. If flax, buckWheat or mil
let Is planted, the plan should be to
ploW as soon as the crop is removed
and treated in fall and spring about as
outlined above. Small spots may be
smothered out by covering with tar
paper or ploWed and planted to cab
bage or tomatoes. The careful thor
ough cultivation necessary to insure
good crop Of cabbage or tomatoes will
kill the quack. Good diversified farm
Ing with careful attention to details
will eradicate quack grass. There is
no easy and cheap way to kill quack
grass. 1t does not pay to do large
amount of work on quack grass field
unless the work is well directed and
thoroughly and carefully done. Begin
to work your ground now and be per-
sistent enough to keep it up.--A. c..
Army, Minnesota Agricultural College.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-05-16
A Model Friend.

What true friendship consists In de-
Ponds on the. temperament of the man
who has friend. 1t is related that at
the funeral of Mr. x, who died ex-
tremely poor, the usually cold blooded
Squire Tightf1st was much affected.
'You thought great deal Of him,
suppose?" some one asked him
Thought great deal Of him? I
should think did. There was a true
friend! He never asked me to lend
him cent, though knew we'll enough
he was starving to death!' @s.E
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-05-16
The Sneezinu PRAYER.

The custom Of following a sneeze with
prayer goes so far back into the past
1t Is next to impossible to say when
it actually began. According to Strada,
the custom originated among the AS
syrians, who, through an opinion Of
the danger that attended it, after the
act Of sneezing made a short prayer
to the gods. The Romans after sneez-
ing cried out, Jupiter, help mew The
custom is mentioned by Homer, the
early Jewish writer's and others and IS
found among many savage tribes.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-05-16
An Emended Sion.

Many a householder at the mercy Of
the painter will find bond Of sympa
thy with the students OF Stanford uni
versity: in the Incident taken from the
San Francisco Chronicle. The score OF
fraternity houses on the campus wert
in the process of being cleaned up in
preparation for the receptions and
luncheons to be given to visitors on
the day Of the big football game. A
man got the contract to paint one OF
the houses white with the understand
ing that the Job must be done and dry
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-05-16
For a Brides Dowry.

There IS very pretty custom IN
some of the northern parts Of Europe.
There the white poplar in good soil
increases shilling in value every
year. The trees are generally cut down
at the age of twenty years, as they
are then supposed to have attained
their full growth. When a daughter Is
born in the family Of we'll to do
farmer the father as soon as the sea-
son permits plants thousand young
trees, and these are to constitute the
dowry of the maiden, (which grow, as
she grows and increases In height and
value as her virtues and beauty in
crease" H- -
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-05-16

meal will fatten oysters. I>continually
find oysters with their shells stained
with those grains. It makes me laugh.
AS a matter Of fact, there is no such
thing as fattening oysters. All you can
do is swell them up with water, pre-.
cisely the same as water swells q
sponge. You put them in fresh water,
which, being less dense than the soft
they are accustomed to, by the princi-
pie Of osmosis penetrates and distends
their tissues them, as you might
say, dropsy. For my part, don't like
fattened oysters. New Orleans Times
Democrat. go - -
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-05-16

by a certain day. after making a rusi
start the painter asked permission It
hang out his sign. His request was
granted, and he put up conspicuous
announcement over the front porch
"These Premises Being Painted by
Blank Blank" ~
Then the work dragged. He would
come one day and stay away two. Sc
the impatient collegians added to the
sign until the announcement read:
''These Premises Being Painted by
Blank Blank, Now and Then" !.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-05-16
The Original New ZeaIanders.

The original New Zealanders were
known as the most ferocious cannibals
and the most warlike savages. They
were big, gaunt fellows, of immense
muscular force and great sagacity.
These savage New Zealanders, though
they ate their enemies, inferred their
own, dead, and they believed that the
third day after burial the heart sepa-
rated itself from the corpse and was
carried to the clouds by an attendant
spirit
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-05-16
The Ills We Are Heir To.

There are three modes of bearing the
Ills of life-namely. by indifference,
which Is the most common; by philos-
ophy, which is the most ostentatious.
and by religion, which Is the most ef-
tectual. New York Press.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-05-16
WAR ON QUACK GRASS.
infected Fields Should Be Given Care.
fuI Attention.

BY the time this article gets to the
readers the grain will be sOWn and
nothing can be done to quack grass in
grain fields until just after harvest
time Fields infected with quack
grass on which corn, fax, millet or
buckwheat is to be planted should re-
selve the careful attention Of the far
mer from now until planting time.
Other work is urgent but these fields
should receive careful and regular at
tention. These crops that are planted
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-05-16
Puzzled.

Mrs. Gaswell Who Is that man who
looked at you Us II he knew your Mrs
Highsome-He is a man who has done
some professional work for me once
or twice. He's chiropodist. Mrs.
Gaswell- Chiropodist1 Oh, yes; I've
heard Of them. They don't believe IN
ordination, do they = Chicago Trib.
ane. Il.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-05-16
DropsicaI Oysters.

With sneer the oyster opener point
ed to a brownish smear upon Saddle
Rock shell.
Some fool" said he, "has been try
Ing to fatten up a batch Of Saddle
Rocks with cornmeal. You might as
well try to invigorate flowers with
corned beef hash. But It Is q common
error to believe that cornmeal or oat.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-05-16
Out to Work.

s Out TO Work.
''What society needs II clearing
house"
"What do you meanY'
II wish I didn't have to go to the
Van Squawks' ball next week. The
Van Squawks wish they didn't have
to ask me: Why can't we exchange
certificates and call the thing even"
kansas City Journal.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-05-16
70 What aase Uses. Etc.

One Of our State street brokers re-
ceived note from a customer bear
Ing the cryptic message, Richard H.,
act 1, line 1873. Turning to the pas
sage he read, Now, By st. Paulv' and
next moment he had given the order
Boston Transcript.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-05-16
WILLING He Should Know.

A certain boastful man asserts that
he knows how to play on two comets
at once, and the neighbors say that
they do not object to his knowing how,
but that he had better not try to do II.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-05-16
Short Course for Teachers,

The Minnesota department of agri-
culture at St. Anthony Park, st. Paul,
will open a short course for teachers
on June 20. and continue it for six
weeks.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-05-16
Why He Rarked.

A witness in an Irish court talked so
loud that Charles Philips, who was
counsel on the other side, said, "Fel
low, why do you bark SO furiously? 2"
Because" said the man, looking
hard at Philips, II think see thiefv''
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-05-16
Useless Prayers.

An earnest young preacher In re-
mote country village concluded long
and comprehensive supplication by say
ing, "And now let us pray for those
who are dwelling In the uninhabited
portions Of the earth"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-05-16
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: A Minnesota poultry house .
!. should be warm, dry, light and .
. we'll ventilated without .
. draughts. Neglecting any of :
: these requirements is liable to :
. destroy the usefulness Of .
: flock of birds for the entire .
: season.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-29
Artist Chrlsty
is Given Child
Court Refuses to Give Custody of
Daughter to Wife on Ha-
beas Corpus.

GAINESVILLE. o., Jan. 2S-Probate
Judge II. C. Smith handed down his de-
cision this afternoon in the famous Christy
case, in which Mrs. Howard Chandler
Christy sought, by habeas corpus proceed
ings, to secure the custody OF their daugh-
ter, Natilie The court awarded the child
to the father.
Mrs. Christy did not appear in court. In
deciding the case. Judge Smith stated that
as no time must the child be- removed from
the Chrlsty home at Duncan Falls perma-
nently, nor must she be deprived perma-
neptly of the personal attention and care
OF Miss Rose Christy. sister of the artist
without the permission OF the court
In considering Mrs. Christy's rights in
the matter, the court said:
But 1t must not be forgotten that Mae
belle Thompson Christy is Natellie's
mother, and she must at all reasonable
times. conducting herself properly, be per-
mitted to visit and talk with her child.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-29
CrawfOrd's Mayor
Under Arrest
Detective Does Secret Work and
Wholesale Arrests Follow Under
Eight O'clock Law.

CRAWFORD. Neb., Jan. S.-(SpeciaI
Telegram MAYOR P. G. Cooper. together
with the inmates Of several sporting houses,
the city councilmen and three saloonkeep-
ers, we're arrested today, charged with
breaking the s o'clock and Sunday closing
laws. The charges are very serious and
IL conviction is secured some of the men
involved may suffer severe penalties.
The arrests came about through the work
of detective, who posed as horse trader.
He trapped the prisoners by going with the
mayor and others into saloons and getting
drinks on Sunday and after o'clock a.
night. Keenest interest is manifested by
the citizens and all signs point to town
cleaning up.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-29
Postal Bank Bill
Favorably Reported
Measure Will Be in Charge of SEN
ator Carter-Bailey Will
Fight It.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2s.-The postal
savings bank bill was favorably reported
to the senate today from the senate COM
miitee on postoffices and post roads, prac-
tically in the form submitted by the sub
committee. Senator Carter will have charge
OF the measure.
Senator Carter said that on next Monday
he would ask to have 1t made the ''un-
finished business" and that he then would
press its consideration. This statement had
the effect of an electric shock to Senator
Gallinger, who, apparently interpreting 1t
IS an indication that there would be an
effort to railroad the measure through.
gave notice that ne would insist that the
hiIliesiouid be considered In an orderly and
deliberate manner. An acrimonious dts
cussion between the two senators followed.
Serator Bailey Eaid that during the last
session he had objected to the considera
tion of the bill and added that he would
object again when It came UP. He said,
however, that he would not enter into a
fillbuster against 1t.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-29
Hundred Years
Old, but Will
Join ElkS'Lodee
Joseph Tuffree Of Marshalltown Will
Pass Century Mark Next Month
Still in Business.

MARSHALLTOWN, Ia, Jan. 2s.-(Spe-
cial) )-Joseph Tuffree, q real estate dealer
OF this city. will be 100 years OF age on
February 10 OF this year on that date
Mr. Tuffree will have the distinction of
being not only the oldest resident Of the
county, but he will have the double dis
tinction OF being the oldest man actively
engaged In business in the state, or for
that matter, in the entire northwest
Added to these honors, Mr.. Tuffree. will,
soon after his hundredth anniversary, be-
ccme an Elk by joining Marshall lodge
No. Sl2 OF this city. His initiation into
membership Is to be one of the features
of the dedication of the new $4,000 Elks'
building, which is now rapidly nearing
completion, When Mr.. Tuffree becomes an
Elk he win represent the third generation
In his family who are members of the
fraternity. and he will be not only the old
est man ever taken into the lodge, but he
will be the oldest living Elk.
Mr.. Tuffree Is not passvely engaged in
business, but he is actively, and for one
Of his years very actively busted with It.
Ho spends seven hours OF each day at his
office, where he Is assisted by his daugh-
ter. For thirty-one years he has handled
local real estate, and, to all appearances he
is apparently no older now than he was
ten years ago. An evidence of his activity
in business way may be CLEANED from
the fact that during the last three terms Of
the district court he has prosecuted cases
against persons from whom he sought to
collect commissions. In each trial he
assisted his attorney in conducting the
cases.
Mr.. Tutfree is a native OF Newcastle
county. Delaware where he was born on
February 10, 1870 He has seven living
children, eighteen grandchildren and nine
great grandchildren. He has been engaged
In hllsineas in this city, for thirty -nna wars
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-29

In the prices Of meat being shown In the
markets here yesterday. Retail prices fell
from TO cents a pound on the higher
grades Of meat. More beef is being shipped
to Europe on account OF the boycott
BALTIMORE, Nd. Jan 2.-For the first
time since the meat boycott was started
here last week the beef market has shown
a weak tendency and there was today a
decline OF about % cents a hundred pounds.
Since Monday the prices OF pork has con-
unued TO fall until that commodity is to-
day selling for g less a hundred pounds
than the price at this time last week.
Many of the larger dealers report that
their sales have fallen off fully IS per
cent since the crusade against high prices
began.
ROCHESTER,. N. y. Jan. 2s.-WhoIe-
sale meat dealers here today reduced
prices 20 per cent, owing to public alb
stinence from eating meat. Butter has
been reduced and cents pound. Eggs
also have been reduced I'm price
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-29
Local Markets in East Are
Still Affected by Boycott

NEW YORK, Jan. 2s.-Effects OF the
anti-meat campaign were still strongly re-
Elected In local markets today While ac-
cessions to the lists Of no-meat-for-thlrty-
days families are perhaps less numerous,
the impetus Of the initial movement is still
strong enough to influence prices which
continue to drop somewhat at Wholesale
and to a greater degree in the retail shops.
The retailers are cutting figures on all
kinds OF provisions and today II was pre-
dlcted that the Saturday marketers would
find themselves able to repleEish their
lardsrs at from 10 to 20 per cent less cost
than a week ago.
The milk situation remains In status quo
with two Of the biggest dealers holding at
the Scent rate. but with general expecta-
ton that the first OF February viii find
the scent figure ruling all around.
BOSTON. Mass, Jan 2Ss-The agitation
against the high cost OF food has begun to
show results in Boston. general decline
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-29
STRIKE IN PHILADELPHIA
DELAYED BY UNION VOTE
Traction Employees Decide to Delay
Action Until All Other
Means Fail.

PHILADELPHIA, Jan 2s-The union
motOrmen and conductors employed on the
lines of the Philadelphia Rapid Transit
company in mass meetings last night and
early today endorsed the action OF their
leaders in Withholding the signal to strike
until all hope Of obtaining arbitration fails.
At the suggestion OF the Central Labor
union strike will not be called until after
series Of mass meetings are held under
the auspices Of the various trades unions.
Arrangements are being made to hold these
meetings nightly, and 1t is hoped by the
labor leaders TO so arouse the public senti-
ment that the rapid transit officials win be
obliged to consider the requests of their
men for more favorable action in their
grievances.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-29
Fall of 25 Feet on Head
Gives Him the Headache

John Rufus Alexander. colered, pitched
twenty-five feet from the slender fire
escape at the new Bee building annex into
a box of mortar striking squarely on mis-
head. Picked up by workmen for dead. he
surprised his friends by walking to the
street car ten minutes later and going to
his home at 4O44 Parker street, unaided.
Alexander-they call him Aleek for short
was standing at the top OF the fire escape
with his feet braced against either side II
was his duty to operate a small rope der
rick. by which he hoisted a bucket OF NOR
tar to the man higher up.
'Heist 'er up, Aleok.' called the man
below.
Aleck gave one tug, but he overestimated
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-29

tho weight Of the bucket He lost his bal
anee and, turning couple OF somersaults
made pretty dive into the mortar box.
Special Policeman w. b. Robbins and
two laborers toted Aleck into the building.
They mopped the mortar and sand from
his head and bathed his face in cold water.
He's dead" they whispered.
Ten minutes later Alexander came 20.
He put his hand to the back OF his head
whore there was bulging swelling.
Are you hurt, Aleck7' they asked.
Well / did bump my haid," he said.
but guess that's ALL"
friend assisted the injured man to Six
teenth street where he boarded a car for
home. He won't be ON the job for a few
days but aside from a bad joltlng and a
headache. he's All right
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-29
More Countries tor
Minimum Tariff
Proclamation Including Seven Ma
tiOns in List Expected
Soon.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2S.-The tariff Off
GERS of the government today recommended
to the president through the secretary Of
state that proclamations be issued to him
declaring the following countries as not be-
Ing unduly discriminative in their tariffs
against the United States and therefore
entitled to receive the minimum rates of
duty imposed by the Payne-Aldrich act:
Denmark, the Netherlands, Norway, Swe-
den, Belgium Egypt and Persia. 1t is ex-
paHted the proclamation will be issued by
the president tomorrow or Monday.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-29
PRocEEDINGs OF CONGRESS
House Debates Proposition to Have
Committee on budget.

Committee on Budget.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2s.-Suggesting the
OF reation OF committee on budget to deter
mine at the beginning Of each session OF
congress the limit of appropriations by
each committee of the house in view of the
prospective revenues OF the government.
Representative Douglas OF Ohio today in
sisted that only by such a method could
expenditures for preparations for war be
kept down in the interest OF larger allow
ances for the advancement OF agriculture.
In appropriating II per cent from the
revenues for warllke purposes and only ?
per cent for agriculture, Mr.. Douglas de-
clared congress was not acting for the in
terests OF the people.
Chairman Tawney OF the committee on
appropriations expressed sympathy with the
purpose sought, which he said would be
accomplished If all appropriation bills were
considered by a single committee.
General debate on the agricultural bill
was concluded, On point OF order the
house eliminated provision authorizing
the secretary of agriculture to purchase and
destroy animals suffering from pleuro
pneumonia.
The senate spent more than two hours
In fruitless academic discussion Of the
tariff with especial consideration of it's
effect on the present high prices Of food
products. The debate was precipitated by
a set speech by Senator Lodge, contending
that the rates of duty have no effect on
food prices. Senator Bacon responded,
taking the opposite view. The controversy
was participated in by Senators Gallinger,
Smith (Mich), Bailey, Warren, Carter and
others.
Senator Gailinger indicated opposition to
the speedy disposal Of the postal savings
bank bill and Senator Bailey announced
he would oppose 1t every time 1t came up,
The Gore resolution. providing for an in
quiry into the cost of the transportation OF
second-class mail matter. was referred TO
the committee on postoffices and post
roads.
The house adjourned at 4;36 until to-
morrow and the senate at 4:1O p. m. until
Monday.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-29
HOLMAN GETS NEW PLACE
Ex-PRrtneF of Senator Gamble Made
Assistant United states Dis
trict Attorney.

YANKToN, S. D., Jan. 2s,-(Special Tele-
grant, )-Official announcement is made here
that John Holman, who was a partner OF
Senator r. j. Gamble in a legal firm for
number OF years. has been notified OF
his appointment from Washington TO the
position OF assistant United States district
attorney, This will necessarily cause his
removal 10 Sioux Falls.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-29
Government Has Good Case Against
Merged Western Lines.
PRESENT STATUS OF SUIT
Defendants Must Submit Evidence at
Salt Lake City in April.
REBUTTAL
FOLLOW
WILL
Case VIII Then Go to Novel Tribunal
of Four Judges Created by
Sherman Anti-Trust
Law.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2s.-The president
has determined to press to a conclusion
the pending suit against the Union Pa
cific and Southern Pacific Railway COM
panles looking to a dissolution of the
merger and today concluded to deny the
application of Mr.. Lovett Mr. Harriman's
successor, for dismissal of the suit.
Soon after Judge Lovett, with a number
of influential railroad people, appealed to
the president to quash the proceedings
before Judge Vandeventer's court in Salt
Lake City, Mr.. Taft, following the course
that had been adopted in the case of the
famous New York. New Haven & Hart
ford Railroad company. when a similar
appeal was made, referred the matter to
the attorney general for examination and
report
In the New England case 1t was found
that owing to the action taken by the
state of Massachusetts and the insignifi-
canoe of the governments interests. It
would be best to abandon the prosecution
of the railroad and this was done,
But Attorney General Wicksrsham
reached a very different conclusion in
this Pacific railroad merger case and
today he handed to President Taft a vol
luminous report, the conclusion of which
justified the president in the announce
ment that there was a good case against
the railroads. following the decision in
the Northern Securities litigation There
fore the proceedings at Salt Lake City
will be pressed.
The status OF the case at present is
this: The government has put in its tes-
timony The defense must begin in April
and the usual evidence in rebuttal must
be submitted thereafter. Then the case
will go to that novel tribunal of four
judges provided for by the antitrust act
known as the expeditins court, and doubt
less In the end 1t will come before the
supreme court of the United States,
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-29
Call Douglas 23S
and ask for Want
Ad Department.

A vacant room will lose you from
4Oc to $1.OO every day 1t is vacant.
One days rent will find a roomer.
If you have anything in the
world to sell, the Bee want ads
will sell it.
They will get a servant
find you employment. They
are little wondersl