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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-02-20
The Race sVyjthsthe ram.

In Morocco the strange season of the
Mohammedans new y rear, beginning
March 8, is generally called Aitsel-
Hanwela,''' the rain feast. The people
OF Morocco pay more elaborate at.ten-
tionsto the item of sacrifice than any
other Moslems. In every town a SUI
preme offering Of a ram or he goat
takes place at the door of the princi-
pal mosque. Immediately after 1t is
struck by the. official imam in pres
ence of the multitude it is flung on the
shoulders of a stalwart Moor, who, sex-
erting his utmost strength, runs like a
deer through the narrow streets. pur-
sued by a rabble.. The poor animal is
pelted with stones by boys and is
jeered at with excavations from every
house, as it is reputed to be carrying
the sins of q the people The man
rushes along with his burden till he
reaches the door of the cadi's palace
If the animal is still breathing the
augury is excellent, for good luck is
to be expected all through the year.
But If the ram Is dead all sorts of evil
representations are muttered.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-02-20
The Grinding Father.
BY c. r. Barns, Minneseta O.si-ss
-. 49, ver.itv E.rn Il

= = = y y y r y y = - = +.
Next to- the allurement Of superior
educational advantages in the city. the
,foremostfactor inopromoting the drain
of boysaand girls from the country to
the city-as developed by hesessays
sent in in competition for the prizes
offered by Mr.. Chapman for the best
essays on the topic, ''WhysI Want to
Leave the FARMS the father who
"grinds the life out of his children"
by his demands upont them for work.
work, work! Alsoby7 his failure to
allow them any share in, the proceeds
of their toll, beyond plain fare and a
strictly limited amount of clothing.
Numerous instances are given where
the wealthy or wellto-do owner of a
farm of $50 to 500 acres, while abund-
antly' able to hire help, ahast required
his young sons and daughters to do
practically all the work of the farm
except that done by himself. The boy
or girl of thirteen to eighteen years
is required to turn out" winter or
summer, at 1870 in the morning, to
feed and care for stock; milk the cows
and clean out the barn, before break
= fast and after breakfast to perform a
full days work in field or barn fol-
lowed by an evening of additional
milking, stock-feeding and other
chores, which fill up all the hours un-
til bedtime.
TO perform these tasks, the son or
daughter is hindered from going to
school, in many instances, on the. plea
of necessity" even in the presence
of compulsory school law. Oppor-
tunities for amusement and social in
tercourse are cut to minimum, and
life is shorn of almost every cheerful
aspect for the unfortunate offspring Of
the grinding father.
In not a few cases, the sole object
OF the man in thus Overworking and
dwarfing the lives of his children is
the saving of money with which to
buy additional acres of land For
more land' he is willing to sacrifice
everything that makes existence worth
while to his family. Yet, did. he only
! know it, by spending the money in
Tightening their TOLL Frightening their
home, and in supplementjngi the oppor-
tunities Of the; "district school, with
a course at the School ofSAgriculture,
he would be, enabled to aereIllong, l'by
their more intelligent, and willing aid,
to win a larger annual income from
his original holding than from; the
broader acres he coyets. .-..4.
Such father getsawhat he, deserves
finds himself condemned to- a. lonely
old, age on a. broad farm which he can
not half cultivate. y..... 49,. ;
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-02-20

been oftener, thanshi rsply to al
alarmist report, II22umor of my death
great exaggerated 3 think the, his
tory Of this bonmot. says a CORE
spondent, may interest Mark Twain
was on q visit to London some yea Is
ago and had been secured as the chief
guest Of q, dinner to be given BY ALT
erary club: On the morning OF the day;
when the dinner was to take. place the
secretary was shocked to hear q ru-
NOR MOI that Mark Twain had died sud
denly At his Wits end, he sought to
verify It BY q diplomatic note to Mrs.
Clemens men in which he mentioned the
rumfor Mark Twain got hold of the
note and telegraphed the now famous
reply, "Rumor Of my death greatly ex-
aggerated."
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-02-20
He Started the Trouble.

Mrs. Johnson had begun to learn
French and was gleefully informing
her husband OF the rapid progress she
was making in her studies. Il
I'm afraid.'' remarked johnson,
that you'll soon grow tired. I've
known people tackle a foreign tongue,
expecting to know all about it in few
weeks, but before they have mastered
even the rudimenAs their enthusiasm
has evaporated and they have given up
the task as hopeless"
g2<fOh, that's not the case with me-"
declared Mrs. Johnson confidently. II
am getting, on splendidly, and Pro
fessor Dubois says shall soon begin
to think in French
WELL" the husband murmured, 81
won't interpose any further objection,
and shall be glad when you are able
to think in French. 1t will be some
thing you have been unable to do in
any other language"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-02-20
you will lose weight steadily.

you will lose weight steadily.
It's the variety \ Of dishes the oys,
et &c soup, fish, turkey mince: pie, ice
cream-it's the variety Of dishes, ere.
ating an artificial appetite when the
body has rea lly had all 1t requires,
that causes corpulence. If we confine
ourselves to one dish we know when
We've had enough-we don't know 9th.
erwise-and the result is that we soon
drop down to the slimness natural to
children, animals and temperate and
healthy men and women
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-02-20
Uses for Gasoline Engine.

Farm, Stock and Home "hits the
nail on the head" when it says: 1T
is a waste of good money to buy a
gasoline engine,s and ask it. to do moth.
ing save grind feed. . Put in a; line
shaft, install grain cleaner with ele-
vators, a grindstone, pump. connec.
tons, connections = with the dairy
house, and, if you have a modern
home, a dynamo for electric lights.
Get the largest possible value out of it
by making it work as many days in the
year as possible"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-02-20
The. One Dish Diet.

A food specialist said of dieting:
'The simplest, easiest and most eff
cacious diet to bring down the weight
is the one dish diet. At no, meal, that
is, should more than one dish be
eaten
"The dish may be what you will
Irish stew, macaroni and cheese, roast
beef, vegetable soup, bacon and eggs
but no courses are to precede or fol
low it.. You may eat as much as you
choose of the dish. and yet for all that
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-02-20
Tho Factory gSystern.

The factory system began with the
introduction OF machinery. 1t is thor
'oughly modern. there being nothing at
all ike'sit in antiquity or even in the
middle ages, 1t began with the inven.
ton of the loom by Arkwright,- about
a715, and was at first wholly confined
to the cotton manufacture As me.
chanical invention and discovery ad-
vanced and other industries were born
the factory. system sbroadened out along
with them until finally it was the
dominating feature Of the community.
Exchange.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-02-20
His Mile.

Mr.. Baggie---Confound that tailori
These trousers are a mile too long.
Mrs. Baggie-How much shall turn
them up? Mr.. Baggie-About half an
inch. " c q
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-02-20

1t IL lawful to%pray God that we be
not led into temptation. but not law.
fuI to skuIk from those that come to
us.-R l.. Stevenson.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-02-20
Tho. Comforter.

Visitor-1 just looked in to cheer. you
up bit, and I'm very glad did, fol-
met the doctor going out, and he
says you're worse than you think; and
unless you keep up your spirits you
can't recover. London Opinion
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-02-20
CUTTING ROOTS

This is another form of succulent
feed-not as economical as silage, but
valuable for small herds, where silas e
is impracticabl An acre of roots, on
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AS a preventative against the
gnawing of fruit-trees by rab-
bits in winter, Professor Wash
burn, of the Minnesota Expert
ment Station, says the follow !
ing has been found excellent:
A whitewash made blush by
the addition of blue stone or
blue vitriol in solution. i" Salt
should also be added to the
mixture. Apply this with a
brush to the trunks and small
branches Of fruit trees.
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Twain's Most Quoted Witticisn.
OF all the witty, things said or writ
ten by Mark Twain no phrase has
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Advice to Corn Growers,

Unless their is an experienced, and
successful corn breeder in the Vicinity
who makes especially Of growing first
class seed corn every farmer, had bet
ter make his own selection from, his
own field or from the best fields of
neighboring farms. , ~.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-21

pering the office. A force is also at
work cleaning the interior so the
Grand will have new look when
opened next Saturday evening.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-21
NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS.

To avoid penalty the second hair
taxes must be paid by September goth,
1911.
VIM. REIMBOLD,
Deputy County Treasurer.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-21
CITY NEWS.

See new jewelry. Ayres' window.
Regular meeting of PuckechetuclS
encampment NO. Z, |. o. 0. F. at
Odd Fellows hall at o'clock tonight.
Visiting brethren fraternally invited
to attend.
Smoke Power City SC cigar.
While In the city see Sherwood's
new buggies selling at greatly reduced
prices.
Painters and paper hangers are
busy at the Grand opera house and
under the direction of Manager Wor-
ley are painting the entrance and pa
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-21
Democratic Day at Fair.

SPRINGFIELD. H., Sept. 21-That
Wednesday. October will be big
day in the history of the democratic
party in the state was announced to-
day by the Harrison Hearst commit
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-21
APPLE GROWERS

We are still in the apple business.
Bring in your hand picked Jonathans,
Grimes Golden, Ben Davis, Ganos,
Willow Twigs. We pay top price.
LAGOMARCINO-GR co.
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tee OF 200. On that date there will
be a big roundup at the state fail
and the state Offices Will likely be an.
nounced.
Robbers Get Away.

MOUNT PROSPECT. III, Sept. III.
After revolver duel with citizens,
Tour masked men who blew up tht
vault OF the bank here escaped in an
automobile.
The searchlight., 1911-05-19
Build Town in Fortnight.

kalispell.-Prominent residents OF
what was formerly the Flathead In.
dian reservation arriving here aroused
much interest by their declarations
concerning Elmo. a new town on the
big arm OF Fiathead lake. which has
suddenly sprung into prominence.
The new location is not a government
townsite. and. although II is asserted
that efforts are under way to estab.
lish townsite there. some difficulty
may be encountered. owing to certain
regulations obtaining with respect to
the lands. The town Is but little over
two weeks old and now supports a
hotel, livery barn. blacksmith shop.
store and lumber yard. while mer.
chants In neighboring towns are pre-
pairing to establish branches In the
new town.
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WOMEN LUCKY RACE BETToRs
London eookmakers Say That They
Are Able to Pick Long Shots
One Big Winning.

London.-A bookmaker confirmed
the report that he had paid a society
woman $4,000 on a bet on the City
Suburban. This led to an inquiry
among bookmakers and at latter.
sails In regard to women betting. All
have the same story to tell.
All agree that with few exceptions
the women bet small amount and go
for a long shot. They seem to get
the first wind Of a good thing when
there Is one going. and they are bad
payers.
Some OF the bookmakers will not ac.
cept their accounts unless they are
guaranteed by their husbands or other
references.
One big bookmaker said that many
women were clever and get excellent
tips. so that he is ehary of commit.
ting himself deeply about even the
rankest outsider when any one OF a
score or more women he knows takes
a fancy to back It,
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Mrs. Robert Burdette Scores
0verdressing.
Young Woman Should Choose Style
Of Dress Best Suited to Her Fig
ure and coIorins-Men Also
Come In for Advice.

Chicago.-A word picture of the
model young woman-a fashion dis
daining persons sans "store" hair and
French heels-was drawn for the
benefit Of Lake Forest university CO.
eds by Mrs. Robert Burdette, ex-
ponent Of 'the revised simple life"
While the masculine members of
student body and faculty smiled
broadly and the inundated votaries of
fashion flushed a deep. deep red. Mrs.
Burdette criticized the girls who buy
their appearance ready made-com-
plexion. coiffure and figure-in the
marts of trade.
When she had finished her remarks
concerning the habits of women Mrs
Burdette availed herself of the oppor-
tunity to aim a shaft at the male
members OF the faculty. most OF
whom are bachelors. She said man
never can be at his best without a
helpmate.
Girls and women should forget all
about fashion," she said. What suits
one will not be at all becoming to
ahothci, anu tHcItlOTe lHe DdSlC prln-
ciple OF fashion is wrong. A young
woman should choose the style OF
dress best adapted to her figure and
coloring. and have each succeeding
dress made In the same way by the
same dressmaker.
Powder and French heels are
abominable. and woman should make
use OF neither. Colleges should have
a special course on the art OF dress.
ing. and require each girl student to
attend. They should be taught not to
paint or to wear those ridiculous high
heels. and should take private les.
sons. II necessary. in choosing their
clothing.
Girls vie with each other In fol.
lowing fashions blindly for two rea-
sons. They wish to excite the jeal.
ousy of others Of their sex and they
want to attract men.
Live simply. Do less dancing and
theatergoing. One can't live a purely
social life and amount to anything.
i advise you. girls, to get married as
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NEWS OF MONTANA
Important Happenings Of the
Week Briefly TcId.
ACCIDENTAL KILLING.
Montana Men Ambushins BIaekmaiI.
ers SHOOT Friend BY Mistake.

Great Falls.-A trap laid by Harfield
G. Conrad. one of the wealthiest men
In the state. and his brother, sons of
G. w. Conrad. the millionaire banker.
In which they hoped to catch the
men who last year stole the body of
the formers one-yearold son from it's
grave In a cemetery here. last night
resulted in the killing by the Conrads
OF Joseph Hamilton. former sheriff OF
Cascade county. a friend who was as
sisting the brothers In their plan to
capture the grave robbers.
Recently Conrad was notified his
child's body would be returned to him
IL 1900 was left beside lantern he
would find burning at a lonely spot on
the Fort Benton road.
Making up a dummy" package, tho
Conrads went TO the place In an auto.
mobile. Hamilton was TO follow on
horseback and take the grave robbers
by surprise.
Left In Wrong Place.
Coming to point where a light was
burning some distance from the road,
they dropped their package and pro-
ceeded on their way. About a mile
farther on they found the lantern
burning by the roadside and realized
they had made n mistake.
Shoot at Man There.
Returning to get the package again
they saw STOPPING over II the figure
OF man, who Strengthened up with a
gun in his hand as they approached.
Both Conrads Immediately opened FIRE.
the man dropping at the first shot.
Investigation disclosed that hey had
killed their friend. Hamilton.
Sons Of Millionaire Banker.
Harfield Conrad and Arthur Conrad
are the sons of w. q. Conrad. million
aire banker. cattleman. rancher and
capitalist, thrice candidate for the
United States senate from Montana,
and In 1908 a candidate for the Demo
cratic nomination for vice-president OF
the United States.
Harfield. the elder. is married and
has 2.year-old daughter. lie makes
his home In Helena Arthur Conrad
IL married and lives In Great Falls.
Both boys are widely known In Mon.
tana because of the prominence Of
their father. w. q. Conrad, who owns
banks In Helena. Great Falls and Kali.
spell. and thousands of acres of land
In Northern Montana. and has resi-.
dences in Great Falls. Helena. Wash
ington. d.. c.. and a Virginia planta.
tion. In the session of the Montana
legislative assembly two months ago.
he was a candidate for the United
States senatorshir
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FASHION IS WRONG

soon as you can. Man or woman can
not do the best work without a help
mate"
Several members of the faculty who
evidently had been enjoying the dis
course and the discontinue OF the CO.
eds bit their lips at this point The
smiles of the male undergraduate,
Beau Brummels OF the campus. wild.
ened perceptibly, but were effaced
when Mrs. Burdette calmly resumed.
Men as well as women dress too
extravagantly. see before me many
who nigh. be classified as college
dudes College boys will not be so
extravagant In matters Of dress when
they begin to pay for their own
clothes. They will find then that silk
woven neckties, spats and other ex-
pensive accessories of the wardrobe
are not SO necessary as they now
seem"
Mrs. Burdette's address created a
stir such as the university seldom
has experienced. and which probably
will be intensified at chapel, for Rev.
Robert Burdette, husband OF Mrs.
Burdette. In whose church In Pasa-
dena, Cal. the revised simple life"
was born. is on the program to deliver
more advice"
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Leads His Owner to Shop Wher,
Clothes Had Been stolen-Thinks
Pretty Much Like Man.

st. Louis.-Just because a dog wears
tailored clothes and goes around with
a pipe In his mouth does not signify
that he Is only a dude dog and good
for nothing. Sam. bull terrier owned
by Herman Williams, a tailor at 1868
Lndell avenue. was considered In that
neighborhood a frivolous fellow who
thought only OF his clothes and his
pipe and who had no serious aim In
life except to advertise his masters
business. He had earned this reputa-
tion By years Of loafing on the streets,
always dressed In coat, waistcoat and
trousers made by Williams, with the
advertisement of the tailor shop on his
back. But from now on Sam win be
looked up to as q dog who not only
wears clothing like q man, but who
thinks pretty much like a man. too.
Williams has been In the habit of
taking Sans clothes on each night
and leaving him to guard the tailor
shop. Williams lives 1t s70sA Olive
street.
At 9 O'Clock the other morning VIII
iiams and his wife were awakened BY
the barking os . dog In their hack
The searchlight., 1911-05-19
GOAT MAKES BED IN A TREE
Animal on Farm Near Fulton, No.,
Goes to Roost NiohtIy-ko
Danger OF Falling.

Fulton. Mo.-A goat roosting In
tree is the newest bit OF scenery on
the farm OF Robert Rogers. two and
one-half miles northeast of Fulton.
Recently Mr.. Rogers shipped load
Of goats to st. Louis. and upon count.
ing them missed one OF the animals.
The other day a pedestrian discovered
the strange retreat OF the missing
quadruped. The tree projects from the
bank in a slanting fashion. which en-
ables the goat to scale It, The branch
on which the goat makes his nightly
bed is curved In a peculiar fashion.
making 1t possible for his goatship to
lie down without danger OF falling.
The searchlight., 1911-05-19
Standard Oil Co. Must Dissolve.

washington, May 1.-THE Standard
oil Co. of New Jersey and its nine
teen subsidiary corporations were
late yesterday decided by the supreme
court Of the United States to be a
conspiracy and combination in restraint
of trade.
II also was held to be monopolizing
Interstate commerce in violation OF
the Sherman antitrust law. The dis
solution OF the corporation was or
dered to take place within six months.
Thus ended a tremendous struggle
on the part of the government to put
down by authority OF law a combina-
tion which II claimed was a menace
to the industrial and economic ad-
vancement of the entire country.
The first word from the Standard
oil Co. on the decision against II yes
terday of the United States supreme
court came today. II makes two points
clear.
First-There will be no contumacy
by the company. 1t proposes to obey
the decree.
Second-It will be some time before
any plans of reorganization are given
out.
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NUT
TREES BEST
Worthy of Attention Of All Farm.
era and In Many Cases They
VIII be Found Profitable
TO Grower.

By II q. wEATIERSToNE)
Nut trees are worthy the attention
Of all farmers and in many cases they
will be found profitable to the grower
and easy to get started.
Black walnut. chestnut. hickory and
butter-nut trees are propagated by
gathering the nuts In the fall before
they have become dry and planting in
April In nicely prepared ground as
deep as the diameter Of the nut, either
where they are To grow or In a row
In the garden-in the latter case they
should be taken up the first winter
and buried beyond the power Of the
frost.
II one half OF tho top roots are
pruned before setting the young trees
the lateral roots will put forth a moro
vigorous growth and the trees are
more sure To make n good. healthy
growth.
II Is To be hoped that these kind
OF trees will receive more attention
In the future than they have In the
past as there are few farms that do
not have fence rows or waste lands
that could be made useful by plant
Ing to some variety OF nut.bearing
trees.
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n.EAoUKES FOR CONTROLLING
HARMFUL GRAPE-ROOT WORM
Special Investigation Made Entomology "A
Washington Spraying With ArsenicaI Poison
Recommended.

During the last 10 or Is years the
srape-root worm has attracted much
attention on account of ravages In
Vineyards In Ohio, Pennsylvania and
New York. American varieties of
grapes had been rather free from in
sect attacks on the roots up TO that
line. but the grape-root worm Is now
recognized as the most serious OF the
Insects that feed on our grapes. A
special investigation by the bureau of
entomology at Washington has been
made the subject OF report, bulletin
No. SO. from which the following ex-
tracts are made:
After discussing the vineyard condi-
lions, remedial measures tested and
various field experiments to control
he pest the report recommends
spraying the vines with an arsenical
poison when the beetles feed on the
foliage. They feed much more freely
Immediately after emergence from the
ground than later on. hence the ad-
visibility of spraying promptly. A
sharp lookout should. therefore. be
kept from the middle OF June forward.
II pupae are found In the soil the
beetles may be expected to emerge
within a week or ten days. The for.
mula recommended consists of arsen.
ate OF lead three pounds to 80 gallons
bordeaux. the 5-5 formula
When pupae are discovered the soil
beneath the trellis should be removed
,y the horse hoe and carefully and
thoroughly stirred with the hand hoe.