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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-07-22
MORE A AVAILABLE.

Crookston, July &c. G.. Se1vig,
superintendent of the school of agri-
culture here states that upon the
completion Of the new class room
building here the school will be able
to accommodate an increased num-
Der Of Students.
The school at Crookston is a
branch of the state University and
also the Northwestern Experiment
Station under the college of agricul-
ture. 1t caters exclusively to bows
and girls from the farm who wish
to take a course advanced over that
offered in the high schools. It aims
to fit young men and women for farm
life and to give its students the
training necessary for good citizen
ship.
The fall term will open October /
and will close December 20. The
winter term opens January Z and
closes March %. A common school
education is all that is To
gain admission to the school.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-07-22
Blue Ribbon Meeting OPENS.

Detroit, Mich, July 22.-The Blue
Ribbon meeting of the Grand Circuit
opened at the Detroit Driving club
track today and all the indications
point to a week of great sport and 3
record-breaking attendance. The
stables are filed with fast horses that
are in the finest fettle as a result of
the meetings at Grand Rapids and
Kalamazoo.
The two big events on the weeks
program are the Chamber of Com
merce Stake, 2:13 pace, $1,000,
which will be decided tomorrow, and
the classic Merchant and Manufac-
turers' Stake, 2:24 trot, $4,000,
which is On the program for Wed
nesday. The entries in these events
insure contests of the very best class.
The free-for-all events, which come
later in the week, also have been
well filled.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-07-22
MARCUM AND SMITH ELECTED.

Drs. E. Fl. Marcum and E. H. Smith
were practically unanimously re-
elected to positions on the school
board at the election held Saturday
night. Out of a total of 1914 votes
cast, DR.. Smith received 1913, DR.. Mar
cum 1873, Mrs. Rogers 4 and Mrs. L..
H. Bailey one. In view of the fact
that there was but one ticket in tho
field, the vote is considered heavy
and an endorsement Of the work of
the two officials.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-07-22
Did Not Break Down,

Captain MaeLachlan says that the
fifteen minute delay Of the City of
Bemidji Sunday while returning
from her dam trip was caused by the
fact that an auxiliary valve on one
of the fuel tanks was cut off without
his knowledge and it prevented gas
oline being fed to the engine. The
boat had plenty Of fuel but it was
time before he discovered that
one tank was shut off.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-07-22
North Dakota State Fair.

Fargo, N. D., July 22.-The pros
pect of bumper crops in North Dako-
ia this year has served to increase
public interest in the annual state
fair which opened today. The dis
play of farm implements and ma
ehinery is the best ever seen here.
The live stock, horticultural and 9TH
er departments Of the fair also are
well filled with exhibits. A large at
tendance of visitors is expected dur
ing the week.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-07-22
For Michigan Tennis Titles.

Port Huron, Mich, July PA
good field Of high ranking tennis
players appeared on the courts of the
Port Huron Tennis club today in
readiness for the annual tournament
to decide the Michigan State open
championship. Play in the tourna-
ment will continue through the great
err part of the week.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-07-22
Swedish Singers at Duluth.

Duluth, MIMI, July 22.-The
streets of Duluth are gayly decorated
with the national colors of the United
States and Sweden in honor of the
throngs of visitors here for the big
saengerfest Of the Western American
Union Of Swedish Singers. The festi-
val had it's formal opening today and
will continue until Thursday.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-07-22
HEARD RINGLING,s cALIJopE

While talking to the Minneapolis
Tribune over the long distance tele-
phone, this morning, Harold Dane.
editor of the Pioneer, was able to
hear the calliope of Ringling's cir
u as the parade went past the Tri-
bune building.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-07-22
New Jersey Progressives to Meet.

Asbury Park, N. j., July 22.-The
Roosevelt State League of New Jersey
has completed arrangements for the
mass convention here tomorrow to
elect delegates-at-large to the Ma
tiOnal Progressive convention in Chi
cagO next month. Former Governor
j. Franklin Fort will preside at the
State convention.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-07-22

Ohio suffragists are canvassing the
state in a private trolley car, making
campaign speeches from the back
platform at every settlement where
an audience can be found.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-07-22
BAGLEY BADLY DEFEATED

Bagley sent a baseball team to Be.
midi Sunday. 1t went home quietly
after being defeated 5 to 0. The Be-
midi boys were out for revenge for
the Fourth of July defeat. A good
crowd saw the game.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-07-22
Knew Nothing of Coming Inspection
So That Several We're Caught.
Unprepared.
DONALD SMITH FIRST AGAIN
Was Also Leader at June Examina.
ton and Has Good Start Toward
Winning Prize.

Donald Smith was voted the best
school garden at the second meeting
of the judges on July 20. Donald also
won first place On b e-June judging
and IT he wins a good place on the
third, will probably receive the prize
for the best school garden of the year.
Inc judges were Al Jester, A. p.
Richie and August Jarchow.
Owners Of the gardens were not
told that the judges were coming last
week and some were caught mapping
with the result that several changed
places. Each judge scored each gar
den separately and the averages were
taken to indicate the relative stand
lngs OF the owners The gardens were
judged on 1st, appearance and clean
liness; End, t~horoughness of tillage;
3rd, condition of the crop.
The first visit of the judges occur
red the last of June and the third
and final visit will be sometime dur
ing the month of August. Prizes viii
be given to the pupils having the
highest averages on the three judg-
1ngs and also for the students grow
ing the best varieties of each plant.
Otto I. Bergh has charge of the
school gardens and says that the CROP
is in a good thrifty condition and
that prospects for a heavy yield are
excellent. He called particular at
tention to the cabbage, potatoes, to-
matoes and onions which are above
in their condition.
Following is a list of the first
twelve as selected Saturday by the
judges:
1. Donald Smith.
2. Florence Thatcher.
3. Alice Dyer.
4. Harold Haines.
5. George Titus.
6. Ella Norrie.
z. Martha Grimm.
8. Lawrence Harvey.
9. John Cahill.
10. George Galchutt. d.
IL. Marguerite Titus.
II. Edna Johnson.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-07-22
Kaws Defeat Hens.

Kansas City, July 22.-Rhoades
was in fine form Sunday and won
from Toledo 5 to l., allowing but
three hits. The visitors only run
came in the ninth whe nerrors by
each of the %outfelders who dropped
fly balls, allowed Chapman to score.
Score R. H. e.
Kansas City ............ 5 I 4
Toledo .......... 3 2
Batteries: Rhoades and O'Conner:
L. James, W. James, West and Car
isch.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-07-22
Indians Shut Out,

st. Paul, July 22.-Dause pitched
consistent ball in the oepning anne
OF the series with Indianapolis Sun
day, winning the second shutout
game of the season.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-07-22
Brewers Win Easily.

Milwaukee, July 22.-Milwaukee
won a comparatively easy victory
from Columbus here Sunday, finding
Cooper at opportune times. The
score was Z to /. Nicholson pitched
a good game for Milwaukee, being
strong in pinches.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-07-22
SPLIT DOUBLE HEADER.

Minneapolis, July 22.-Minneapo-
lis-Louisville. split a double header
Sunday, the score of each game being
4 to 2. Rossman's home run gave the
locals the first game. No hit was
made off Laudermilk until the eighth
inning of the second game, the cham
pions punching four hits then for two
runs. Louisville did not make an
error during the afternoon.
Score r. H. e.
Minneapolis ...........4 8 0
Lonisvi1le 9 y
Batteries: Young and Owens;
Kroh, Laudermilk and Schiel..
Score r. H.. E.
Minneapolis ......... 2 4 6
"oaieSil1T D "
Bate. les: Olmstead, Comstock,
Waddell ,~lld Smith; Laudermilk and
Schiel.
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lContinusd on last paga)
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-03-01
Winter
How TO
Improve
Them

An essential of profitable farming
title appreciated in this part by the
general farmer is the development OF
trains of seed corn well adapted to
ocal conditions. Heretofore the corn
sroWer has not practised rigid se!ec-
ion to find the variety be1t suited to
ais environment. He has not apDre-
3iated that he could introduce into his
ocality grades of corn which have
proved successful in other states and
hen acclimate this corn to his local
conditions thereby gaining greater
yields.
1t is a relatively simple matter
where a standard variety is grown to
select the best ears from the years
crop, cure them properly, store them
for the winter and plant those show
ing the highest termination test the
following spring. What little extra
time the farmer consumes in these
operations is amply repaid by the
larger net returns he realizes from
his next crop. Field experiments COM
pairing the character of the crop re-
sulting from the use of rigidly select
ed pure-bred seed and that from seed
corn as ordinarily handled on the
farm prove conclusively the vast SUI
periority of the rigidly selected, pure
bred strains. Yields of IS to 60 bush
els per acre resulted from use of the
former grade, while returns averaging
36 bushels attended the NE of the
latter variety.
Begin by Selection.
In the attempt to eliminate all poor
ears the best plan in the case of
cured corn is to lay out all the ears
in rows on the floor. A best ear
should be selected as an ideal, so that
in going over and sorting the corn the
ears corresponding most Gle sely to the
ideal will be selected. All others
which do not correspond tn the ideal
in size, shape, color, uniformity of
kernels and quality should be discard
ed Then a second sorting should be
made to remove ears whose kernels
do not Immediately coincd3 with the
ideal kernels.
In general the characteristics most
desired in ears of seed cora are good
size, regular rows of uniiorD kernels,
well filled out at the butt and tip,
deep and closely fitted en- we'll
shaped, moderate-sized cob. All ears
having defects and undesirable feat
ures should be rejected.
The selection of seed corn from the
general field crop is usually attended
by poor success. A special seed plot
Is essential where field selection is
practiced The advantages of this
system are that there are better
chances of fertilization; the plot is
isolated from other corn fields pre-
Guiding crossings by undesirable
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-03-01
WOLF HUNTING WITH EAGLES
klrahlx Train Great Birds to Hunt
GaZelle, Foxes and Even
Wolves.

All wanderers are lovers OF the
chase, but for sheer love OF sport and
daring exploits the Kirghiz take the
palm, declares writer In the Wide
World Magazine, Central Asia 81 the
home OF falconry. which was not in.
troduced into Europe until the Crusa.
ders brought back falcons with them
from their eastern wanderings, But
imagine the ambition of the men who
fly their birds at wolves and foxes In.
stead of at Quails and partridgesl Not
content with hunting game birds with
small falcons. the Kirghiz capture and
train the great golden eagles, with
which they hunt such game as gaselle.
foxes and even wolves. A we'll mount.
ed Kirghiz falconer, carrying on his
wrist one of these magnificent birds,
is fine sight The weight OF the
eagle is such that the owner requires
support for his wrist, and the hunt.
ers are usually 10 be seen with little
wooden bracket that supports the arm
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-03-01
QUEER METHODS or CHIMES
Pound or Pint Varies as II May Suit
Merchants Fancy-Way OF Count
Ing Persons Age.

The Chinese rejoice in a wonderful
talent for inaccuracy in every detail.
For instance, pound or pint varies
as 1t suits the merchants fancy. In
some parts you get half or a quarter
as much as you do in others for the
same price and measure. Then, again,
their way Of calculating distance does
not at all tally with Euclid. For in
stance, you are told from A to B is
four miles, but from B to A Is eight
miles. II you ask how this Is possible,
you are told 1t depends from which
end you start. If you start from A 1t
Is down hill, so much easier to walk;
whereas, starting from B, you have to
walk up hill, which Is much more ex-
erting and fatiguing-in fact, 1t Is the
same as walking a longer distance
on even ground. This form Of argu'
ment always amuses nearly as much
as the way the Chinese have Of count
ing PERSONS age by tens. my moth.
err" they will tell you, "is 30 (or 40).
When she leaves 80 she is getting
near 40. Should we all like to be told
that, l wonder?"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-03-01
JanItor Was Sensitive.

The janltor in a Milwaukee school
gave up his place the other day. When
asked what was the trouble he said:
I'm honest, and won't stand being
suspected. II find pencil or hand
kerchiet about the school when I'm
sweeping hand or put 1t up. Every
little while the teacher. or some one
that Is too cowardly to face me, will
give me slur. Why. little while
ago seen wrote on the board. Find
the least common multiple Well.
looked from cellar to garret for that
multiple, and wouldn't know the
thing II | met It. Last night, in big
writing on the blackboard. It said,
Find the greatest common divisor.
WE'LL says TO myself. both OF them
things are lost now. and I'll be ac-
cused OF stealing 'em. so I'll quit.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-03-01
SCIENTIFIC TRICK FOR BOYS
How to Perform Apparently lmpossl'
bio feat Of Making Match Hold
Up Bottle

Perhaps some of our boys and girls
have not learned how to take advan-
tage of a great scientific principle, the
operation of which will enable them
to do the apparently impossible feat
of making a match hold up a bottle
which hangs over the edge of mantel
or shelf of any sort.
This Is how the thing is done. Tie a
string around the neck Of the bottle,
then tie the two ends together in
such a way that loop will be left
for the insertion Of match. Place
one end of the match on shelf;
slip the loop over the other end. then
place that end on top of the cork
Of the bottle. You will find that with a
little adjustment of the end of the
match that 1t rests on the shelf. what
is called center of gravity will be
established and the bottle win hang
at q slight angle, supported only by
the match and string.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-03-01

strains; crossing may be controlled
on the plot; the elimination of unde-
sirable plants and the marking Of ex-
ceptional rows of plants ia possible
as we'll as the determination OF
yields of the crop from certain plants,
A quarter-acre or half-aere plot
should be chosen and the soil put into
the best condition. A good plan Is TO
select the finest ears and to plant one
row from each ear to discover the SUI
perior strains and to control pollena.
ton When the plants begiu to tassel
each row should be carefully inspect
ed and every plant detasselea that in
dicates barrenness or undesirable
characteristics In order that they may
not pollenate any desirable plants.
To eliminate chances oa injury
from freezing the seed ears should
be- selected from this plot as soon as
the crop Is well matured. Ihe ears
to select are those that grow reason
ably low on moderately strong shanks
Just long enough to allow the ear to
bend over and hang down, The
husks should not be excessively long,
The stalks should be from six to
seven and one half feet tall, STRONG at
the butt, tapering gradually to th9 top
with perfect, strong brace roots, and
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-03-01

of each row and the number of ears
used from each row. The remainder
of the corn from the seed plot is
placed in numbered sacks and used
as seed for the main crop of the sub
sequent year. The breeding seed first
chosen is subjected to rigid selection;
the corn retained for the breeding plot
for each succeeding year is taken from
the best producing rows.
Accurate records regarding selec,
tion and careful management prac.
tised in the breeding of seed corn are
just as essential as tests of the milk
and butter fat production of dairy
cows, to determine the wage-earners.
Inferior management and selection of
breeding corn decreases the efficiency
of the farmer. When one considers
how easily the countryman can check
mate this handicap by simple sys.
TEN of selection and discrimination
in the various strains of breeding
corn, one almost believes the relative
simplicity of the problem is It's great.
est drawback. The farmer will not
or can not comprehend that such an
easy method in breeding corn will
increase his yield to 40 to so per cent
and will correspondingly improve the
quality of his product.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-03-01

BILE Compound has done more for me than
all the doctors. feel it my duty to tell
you these facts. My heart is full of
gratitude to Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound for my health. Mrs.
HARRIET E. WAMPLER, 624 S. Ransom
Street, ottumwa, Iowa.
Consider Well This Advice.
No woman suffering from any form
of female troubles should lose hope un-
til she has given Lydia E. Pinkham' .
Vegetable Compound q fair trial.
This famous remedy, the medicinal in.
gradients of which are derived from
native roots and herbs, has for nearly
forty years proved to be most valua-
BILE tonic and invigorator of the fe-
male organism. Women everywhere
bear willing testimony to the wonderful
virtue of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegeta-
BILE Compound.
II You want special advice write to
lydia L. Pinkham Medicine Co. (e0nfl.
dentiaD Lynn, Mass. Your letter will
be opened, read and answered by
woman and held in strict confidence
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-03-01

against the hip, The eagles are hood.
ed, as all falcons are, but can only be
used in winter when they are hungry
and keen. In summer they are fed
on marmots and live q restful life, sit
ting in the sun in front OF the tent
doors, When gazelle or wolves are
the objects OF the chase, the eagles
are aided by long sleek greyhounds, Of
a small breed. the dogs running in and
pulling down the quarry when the
eagles have sufficiently bewildered IL
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-03-01
AZ a Great Statesman Boosted.

"Aspasia have done with these
cares, with these reflections. Little
of life is remaining, but my happi-
ness will be coetaneous with it, and
my renown will survive It; for there
is mo example of any who has gov
erned a state so long, without a sin
gle act Of revenge or malice, of
cruelty or severity. In the thirty
seven years Of my administration l
-have caused nc citizen to put on
mourning. On this rock, Oh, Aspasia!
stand my Propylaea and my Par
thenon.-Walter Savage I4andor:
PericleS and Aspasia,
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-03-01

If you use Eye Salve use the best.
PETTIT'S EYE SALvE is the standard,
is reliable and costs no more than infer
ior goods that are unknown. Used by
Physicians and Oculists, helps where all
others fail. 1t is not the TUBE or Box
that cures, it is the SALvE that does the
work. Guaranteed by Howard Bros.
under the Government Food and Drugs
Act. Don't be deceived or misled. The
only really antiseptic Eye Salve that has
been in the market for years. Sold by
Druggists throughout the known world.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-03-01
School Shin for Cooks.

An old frigate is moored In a canal
close to the most fashionable center
of Copenhagen. On 1t Is a school of
ship cooks, There is an awning on
deck. Tables are laid out and nu-
merous inhabitants of Copenhagen take
their meals there. for they are both
varied and inexpensive. such as are
served to passengers on sea voyages.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-03-01

I know a funny little boy.
The happiest ever born:
His face is like beam Of Joy,
Although his clothes are torn.
saw him tumble on his nose.
And waited for a groan;
But how he laughed! Do you suppose
He struck his funny bone2
There's sunshine in each word he speaks
His laugh Is something grand
Its ripples overrun his cheeks
Like waves on snowy sand.
He laughs the moment he awakes
And till the day Is done;
The schooloom for q joke he takes
His lessons are lust fun"
No matter how the day may go
You cannot make him cry;
He's worth dozen boys l know
Who pout and NOPE and sigh.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-03-01
Shock Rrouaht Back speech.

Sarah Alice Stevenson of Padihan,
Lancashire, England, recovered her
speech recently in remarkable man
ner. While engaged in household du-
ties her clothing caught fire and in
her terror the young woman screamed
aloud. The flames were Immediately
extinguished, and, to her Joy, Miss
Stevenson found that she had re-
covered her power Of speech. which
she had lost six years ago.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-03-01
Had Approval of Clerk.

An Atchison business man, who has
q small store, recently hired a clerk
who was very shiftless. He didn't
half attend to his duties. II think I'll
have to hire another clerk" said the
business man. "You ought to-" was
the reply, there's too much work
here for Just one clerk"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-03-01
Months on The Farm
| CORN BREEDING
How to Build Good Strain Suited to
Local Needs Which Will Yield Abundanly
By PROF. r. A. MOORE
W!sconsn College Of agriculture


broad healthy leaves free from dis.
e2scd spots. The foliage should b,
of such a character as will elaborate
an abundance of pant food and pro
duce good fodder.
Grading the Seed.
The next process consists in grad
ing tia seed for the planter, TIL
ears should be butted and tipped be.
cause the middle kernels produce
more and are more regular in size
and shape and accordingly are more
regularly dropped by the planter
Each ear shou'd be shelled and grad
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-03-01
Ingenious Little invention.

Some college girls Invented an IN
genious apparatus for boiling ket'
tie, when they wanted tea instead OF
a chatting dish concoction. 1t is made
of heavy wire, bent at the ends to
rest on the chatting dish frame. A
hardware dealer will make it for a
few cents. The kettle is set down
on the framework, which comes with
in two inches of the frame.