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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-12-20
makes fool Of him whom shs TOO

makes a fool Of him whom shs TOO
much favors."
Some unlucky Englishman ID respon-
sible for the saying: III my father
had made me halter, when would
have been born without heads" but
this can scarcely be called original.
as an unfortunate Arab, ages ago, de-
clared, III we're to trade in winding
sheets no one would die"
sMisfortunes seldom come singly,"
has many equivalents in all languages
The Spaniards say. Welcome, mis-
fortune, if thou contest alone" and
whittier goest thou, misfortune? To
where thare is more?" .-t&
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Identified.

The two American war correspon-
dents were gazing at the conflict when
Kinkletop caught sight OF a gallant
officer leading a charge.
"His face is strangely familiar" he
said THAT Greek lieutenant,
mean"
"Yes,' said Blithers. "He used to
run the boot blacbng stand In that
barber shop over on Steenth avenue
and Umtp-iph street." -.
And just then the noble warrior
dashed madly past, and. forgetting
himself under the excitement of the
moment, turned and cried aloud to his
advancing troops:
Next! Shine!"
And the indomitable phalanx moved
steadily up the hill, giving the enemy
the worst polishing-off they had had
since war was Observation-Disclosures
Weekly.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-12-20
PROVERBS MOSTLY OLD
MAJORITY HAVE BEEN HANDED
DOWN FOR CENTURIES.
Il lame Meaning L. Expressed IL Vary
Ing Phrases Among Different Ma
tions-comments on Luck Are
sssss.ssss3sasss. Most Expressive.

Many proverbs have come down to
0s from remote ages, and are com.
mon to all nations. -.......
1t is said that king of Samos
worked his slaves nearly to death in
making a vineyard. This provoked
one of them to prophesy that his mas
ter would never drink the wine. The
31ng, being told of this, when the
arst grapes were produced took a
handful, and, pressing the Juice into a
sup in the presence of the slave, de-
!Faded him as false prophet. MANY
4hlngs happen between the cup and
1ho lip the slave replied.
Just then a shout was heard that Z
Wild boar had broken into the vine
yard. The king, without tasting, set
down the cup, ran to meet It, and was
The words of the slave passed into a
proverb
from this Greek original came two
French proverbs: "Between the hand
and the mouth the soup is often split"
and wine poured out is not swallow
Cd" Neither is so near the original as
our English, There's many q slip
twixt cup and lip"
1t is curious to trace how similar
ideas have taken root in different lam
guages and the various modes of illus
trating the same thought. For In
stance, one or two familiar proverbs
In our own language. We say, "A
III To- a.. To- ~
bush" The same idea is expressed
by Italians when they say, Better an
egg today than q pullet tomorrow"
and the French proverb is still more
significant, Zone here-it-is is better
than two youshall-have-its." Better q
3everet in the kitchen than a Wild boar
In the forest" is the Livonian saying
conveying the same meaning.
The proverbs on luck are numerous
and expressive in all languages. In
English we say, 1T is better to be
born lucky than rich" The Arabs con-
vey the same idea in the apt proverb,
Throw him into the Nile and he will
come up with Ash in his mouth. 4"
while the German says. III he flung q
penny on the roof dollar would
home back to him."
A Spanish proverb says, God send
you luck. my son, and little wit will
serve you" There is a Latin adage,
Fortune favors FOOLS" and it is to
his Touchstone alludes in his reply
70 Jacques, Cell me not fool till
Asaven hath sent me fortune"
The Germans say, Jack gets on by
IDS stupidity" and Fortune and wom-
IN are fond of FOOLS" There is also
} Latin proverb which shows that the
converse of this holds good: Fortune
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Strenuous Oratory.

Caller-What's all that pounding In
the back room?
M. P.'s Office Boy-Dunno! I heard
the boss say he'd got to frame a
speech. and I guess he's dom it.
Stray Stories.
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Matter Of Mentality.

Matter Of Mentality.
do you think fishing is . con-
genial recreation for really bra1ny
men, Undoubtedly. It takes pref
ty smart person to think up any new
stories to tell when he gets home"
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81 so Each. Choice of all $1,000,
$11.5O, $1,000, $3.50, 1880 and
$500 Watches in fine Filled
Cases, warranted 20 years. Elgin.
Waltham, or Hampden movements,
keepers. Sale Price, , .$1U:5U
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Ct m Each. First-class Watch for boy, stem
y lsOO wind and SET Warranted by the Factory.
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$500 to $500. 1000
Solid Gold Rings to Sc
lect from, in fancy,
Japanese and Chinese
signet and special set
rings, Coral Canoes
and hundreds of other
designs. No better as
sortment in the state
and prices to please.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-09-22

Rational Use OF Water in Irrigation,
DR.. J. 4. Widtsoe, Utah; "Change OF
Climate Willis L, Moore, chiet OF
United States weather bureau; address
Horace G.. Clark. Colorado.
Addresses on Irrigation.
For the fourth meeting, TUESDAY ar
ternoon, the programme will include the
following addresses "Deslraoility oi
Uniform Irrigation Laws Prof. o. l.
Waller, Washington; "Opening of the
Panama Canal and the Probable Erect
on the Irrigated States,'' Col. D. c. Col
lier, California; "The Recall OF the
Water Hog Judge George Hutton
Basis for Greater Uniformity Of State
Laws Governing Use Of Water G. 3
Kinney, Utah; "The Irrigation Dis,
trict,'' Prof. Frank Adams, United
States department of agriculture; 'lr'
rigation in the Southwest Senator A
B. Fall, New Mexico. Senator Joseph
Bailey of Texas and Franklin E. Brooks
of Colorado are also scheduled Tor ad'
dresses at this meeting. -,
The fifth meeting Of the congress VII
have for its special feature an Illus
trated address by DR.. f. II. Newell, o>'
rector of the United States reclamation
service.
About Conservation.
Addresses by Professor Henry s.;
Graves, United States forester, and
Clifford Pinchot, president of the Ma, a;
tional Conservation association, VIII
lead the programme for the sixth meet
inc on the morning of October 2:
Other addresses at this meeting will
include "The Imperial Valley" W. 81,
Charles Moore, president Pana ma Pa
cifc International exposition; Dram
age of Waterloeged and Alkaline
Land" C. F. Brown, Utah; National
Economy and High Cost Of Living as
Affected by Sugar Beet Culture Tru-
man G. Palmer, Washington, D. c.; "Ir.
rigation Drainage and Waste Water, !"
n. NJ. Gilbert, Washington; and "Meas-
urement and Use Of Water,' Professor
Richard R. Lyman, Utah.
By Foreign Visitors.
The seventh meeting will be taken
up with addresses by representatives of
foreign governments and addresses by
governors.
"Give Us a Modern Homestead Poll
cy" will be the title Of an address by
William Smythe of California at the
eighth meeting and this will be followed
by an address by Elwood Mead, chair
man Of the State Rivers and Water
Supply commission of Melbourne, Aus
tralia.
Addresses for the tenth meeting will
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-09-22

No. Second prize for floats from
outside state; No. First prize for
decorated automobile division; No. s.
Second prize for floats from Utah coun-
ties, cities, towns or communities; NO.
prize for best decorated ex-
hibit in stock division; No. 5-Flrst
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-09-22

| Ine SIaUe. NO. S--f lrSt pflZc LOT pest
! decorated motorcycle.
include the following: "Duty of Water
in Idaho,' Don H. Bark, United States
| irrigation expert; Duty Of Water in
Orchards" Steve Jayne; Washington /;
Marketing Of Irrigated Products, :"
David Brown, Washington; ''Stockrais
ing and Dairying in the Irrigated Re
giou,' Professor Lewis A. Merrill,
Utah; Cooperative Production and
Marketing of Farm Products, Profes
| sor c. H. Evans, Texas; "Good Roads, !"
Professor W. E. Garrison, New Mexico;
Pumping for Irrigation by n. S,
Lea, South Dakota; II B. Walker, Kan
sas. and Alex, Mcpherson, New Mex.
leo
Election Of Officers.
The tenth and last meeting will be
taken up with reports of the commit
tees on resolutions and organization; the
election OF officers and selection of next
meeting place.
On the evening Of Thursday, October
8, a grand ball and reception will be
given by the Utah board OF control in
honor OF the officers and delegates TO
the congress.
From the congress headquarters let.
ters are being sent to all business men
and firms of the city, asking them ap-
Propriately to decorate their places of
business and homes by Saturday, Sep
tember %, at the latest 1t is expected
that from $4,000 to $4,000 persons will
attend the congress.
Prizes for Exhibits.
list of special premiums to be
awarded for irrigated land products e1-
hlbited at the special irrigation con-
gress exhibition at the Utah state fair,
September 80 to October 8, is now com.
plete, and may be obtained, together
with list Of prize awards and rules
of competition, at the headquarters of
the congress in the Boston building.
Mayor Samuel c. Park yesterday ap-
pointed the following ten delegates from
Salt Lake to the irrigation congress:
James n. Moyle, A. Mont. Ferry, l.. S.
Hills, L.. A, Merrill, Frank f. Holman,
George Austin Stephen Fl. Love, Carl
Badger, Sylvester Q, Cannon and George
D. Alder
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prize for floats in fraternal division
No. 6-First prize for best representa-
tlon of pioneer family travelling outfit,
No. First prize for float from Utah
county, city, town or community; No.
s-First prize for float from outside
the state; No. 9-First prize for best
decorated motorcycle.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-07-27
A Day of Sun.hine.

o gift of God, o perfect day.
Wherein shall no man work, but play;
Wherein 1t is enough for me
Not to be doing, but to be!
Through every fiber of my brain,
Through every nerve, through every vein,
I feel the electric thrill, the touch
OF life, that seems almost too much
I hear the wind among the trees
Playing celestial symphonies.
I see the branches downward bent
Like keys of some great instrument
And over unrolls on high
The splendid scenery of the sky,
Where through a sapphire sea the
Sails like a golden galleon
Toward yonder cloudland In the west,
Toward yonder islands of the blest
Whose steep Sierra far uplifts
Blow, winds, and watt through all the
rooms
The snowfiakes of the cherry b1oomsi
Blow winds, and bend within my reach
The fiery blossoms of the peachi
o life and love, o happy throng
Of thoughts. whose only speech is song;
o heart of man, canst thou not be
Blithe the air is and free?
Henry Wadsworth Longfe1low.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-07-27
DISPLAY YOUR GOODS TO
THE BEST ADVANTAGE.
Merchant Who Follows This Rule Is
the One Who Gets Cream of
the Trade

It makes all the difference in the
world how you display what you have
to sell. A tradesman who is a bit of
an artist in this respect will outstrip
his rival of slipshod ways and no
method The prospective customer is
certain to be favorably impressed with
the store which is kept shipshape and
whose wares are neatly placed on pub
lie exhibition.
The day has passed when a general
store or any other kind of a store can
present an appearance of disorder and
still do a successful business Now
adays the merchant in the smallest
town is realizing that there should be
a place for everything and everything
in its place Put samples of the arti-
cles you have to sell out in plain
sight. In other words, exhibit them
openly, to show you are proud of
what you have to offer. Nobody wants
to buy pig in the bag.
Treat your customers with candor,
and do not stoop to petty deception to
acquire a few additional pennies. 1t
doesn't pay in the long run. Steer
clear of the receptions practiced by
those mail order houses, which adver-
tise bargains" that exist only in type
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did not marry. 'He is waiting for
Mrs dismal to de-" said his friends.
linen the doctors recommended a trip
abroad for Mrs Franklin, and on the
stea mer who should appear but Lang
don Carr He showed great surprise
at meeting the Franklins, but this did
not deceive Mrs. Franklin. She feigned
seasickness, remaining In her berth
and keeping Frances In constant at.
tendance.
One night in a fog there was a sud
den jar, stopping of machinery. hur
ry1ng footsteps on deck, shouting Of or
ders Langdon Carr slipped on his
clothes and rushed up the companion-
way to ind that there had been a col
lls1on with a sailing ship, and the
steamer was supposed to be sinking.
Hurry1ng back to the abfn, he sought
FRANCES In her stateroom with her
mother and begged them to come with
him. Mrs Franklin declared that she
olo not wish to live and begged her
daughter to remain and die with her.
whereupon Langdon took the old WON
an In his arms and carried her on deck.
A boat was receiving the women II
was the last boat at hand, and there
was none left for the men IAnpdon
hand in Frances Frances hesitatedL
Get fn," he said
mo 1 once decided betveen xon
and mother In her favor. Nov ~ :,
your turn 1 shall stay with YOU
In another moment the boat v.a lo-.
cred into the water
Langdon was SO happy that even tina
death which threatened both Frrnc~~
and himself had not the expected fer.
ror for him. He tried hard to keen
from muttered prayer that the boat
containing Mrs Dismal" would ba
lost But there was little tfme for
anything except preparation. Ianpdon
secured life preservers, which he mt
on Frances and himself, then dashed
Frances to skylight, securing him
self to 1t afterward- They then wait
ed for the ship. to go down. Rut tha
ship did not go down The breach was
patched up. and she proceeded on her
journey
As soon as the lovers reached Eng
land they learned that the boat IN
which Mrs. Franklin had left tba
steamer had landed at Newfoundland
Frances cabled to know If she was
we'll A reply came:
For your cruel desertion can new
er forgive YOU
That was the straw that broke the
camers back Frances concluded to
sacrifice neither herself nor her lover
any longer. and they were married an
hour after the receipt Of the message.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-07-27
DOES 1T PAY TO TRY TO MAKE
AN OLD ORCHARD YOUNG?
Some Important Apple Tree Questions
Answered by the United States
Department of Agriculture.

The question as to whether 1t will
pay to rejuvenate old apple trees is
frequently asked of the United States
department of agriculture Will it pay
to fix up my old orchard of fifty trees
What should 1 do to make my three
acre orchard profitable? What can be
done to get a better income from our
small orchard, which has been neglect
ed for years? What will it cost, and
what returns may be expected? a
bulletin of the department says:
Those orchards on which it probably
will not pay to spend much money or
effort may be put into four classes:
Orchards with less than so per cent
of a stand of trees. especially when
they are more than forty years of age;
orchards with poor or undesirable va
rieties; orchards on a poor or unsuita-
BILE soil or in an unfavora bic site or
location; orchards in which the trees
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-07-27
A HUMAN FISH NET.

Queer Method Employed by Some of
the Islands of oceanic.
A peculiar method Of fishing is en-
ployed by the natives of certain Of the
islands of Occania.
At stated intervals about 200 of them
will assemble on the beach and alto
gether plunge into the water, each
carrying a branch of the coca palm.
At a given distance from the shore
they Will turn toward it and form
compact circle, each holding his palm
branch perpendicularly in the water,
thus forming a kind of seine. The
leader of the party gives a signal, and
this living net approaches the shore
gradually in perfect order, driving be-
fore it a multitude of fishes. Sur
rounded by this living wall and caught
in the coca palm branches many of the
fishes are cast on the sands, and others
are killed with sticks--New York Her
aid.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-07-27
The Case of Mrs. Dismal
By HELEN HARRISON

"A ~ RS. FRA NKLIN had lost her
EEE husband, sons, fortune. All
6vH that remained to-her was
her daughter, Frances. Mrs.
Franklin's gloom wore upon her daugh-
ter, who was at that age when the
world is most delicious-the age of
keen interest, of warm friendships, of
love. Nevertheless Frances bore with
her mothers infirmities and made the
best of the situation.
Then came Langdon Carr, who fell
desperately in love with Frances, she
returning his affection Carr was in
every respect capable of rendering her
happy. He was brilliant, well started
in his profession for so young a man,
heir to prospective wealth Every one
said, AT last poor Frances is to be
made happy"
The lover during his courtship had
observed the condition in the Franklin
home and spoke of Mrs Franklin as
Mrs. Dismal" He was irritated to
find that it was impossible to get Fran
ces out with him one evening, for her
mother objected to being left alone If
he spent the evening at the house and
he and Frances wandered away into
another room Mrs. Franklin would
Langdon's departure accuse her daugh-
ter of having no feeling for her. Carr
resolved to end the unpleasant situa-
ton by marriage.
Frances he said, I'VE VIII have no
comfort until we set up for ourselves
In our own home There we shall be
free and independent"
This speech set Frances to thinking
What would her mother do without
her? Either Mrs. Franklin must live
with her and her husband or sink I'M
der a load of loneliness and sorrow
Yet If she lived with them the daugh-
ter's condition would not be improved
while the son-in-law would be reduced
led to find a solution. but there was
no solution She must choose between
her mother and her lover She decided
to remain single
When Langdon Carr received her de-
cision he was very much troubled
However, he realized that Mrs Dis
mali would make his married life mis-
cradle SO long as she lived and felt
that Frances was doing right to decide
between them and her. Any other
course would be an injustice to him.
1t was better that she should sacrifice
him and herself and cling to her moth
er than drag that mother into her mar
ried life.
Sweetheart" he said. your act only
makes it harder for me to give you up,
since it shows your nobility"
Five years passed and Langdon Carr
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-07-27

SENIOR sEREAN, INT IRRATIONAL SERIES.

tares and wheat have been intertwined.
and more or less of damage will re
suit Until the harvest" The only
alternative was to wait with patience.
At 1.-The time or season when the
reapers arrive on the field the sepa-
ration can be made with less damage.
Verses 36-39.-The explanation.
The disciples had been in the habit
of holding an after meeting with Jesus
for more explicit instruction The par
able of the tares had difficulties and
needed a clear Interpretation. De
clare unto u.s." Explain unto us"
Revision) THE Son of man" This
was the favorite title which Jesus used
of himself. 1t expressed his spirit of
sympathy and his service. He is the
true helper of mankind, continually
busy, sowing the good seed" of mer-
cy, kindness and truth 1.-THE
end of the world" There is a limit to
the course of evil, when its damaging
career will be finally checked 1.-The
reapers are the angels" These are the
ministering spirits who work in har-
mony with the spirit of the Son of
man, to do service for the sake of
them that shall inherit salvation CHeb.
/, 14.
Verses 4O-43-1The application
Jesus always believed and taught
that good will triumph ultimately.
.'Shine forth as the sun" This
is a fitting figure of the light of purity
that will be seen all the more distinct
ly when the day shall declare it who
hath ears All have ears. So the
appeal is a reminder of responsibility
attached to every one 100 Al
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-07-27

Verses 24-3o.-The parable
The parable of the sower dealt with
different kinds of soil. One of the les
sons which it enforced was the need
for a sense of responsibility on the
part of all who hear the gospel mes
sage. The parable of the tares I'M
plies that the soil was good and tnat
GOOD seed had been sown- But work
of malice had also been performed by
an enemy of the owner. with intent to
damage his harvest One of the les
sons which this parable teaches Is that
we must be prepared for interferences
in life and be patient with them
..Good seed Clean and healthy and
calculated to produce profitable har-
vest while men slept" During the
night. after the tolls of the day, the
snite and i'll will of enmity were shown
in a mean and cowardly way that is
Enthusiastically oriental Sowed
tares" This is a weed like the pol
sonous darnel, which resembles the
wheat in the early stages of its growth
and can be distinguished only when
the blade was sprung up" The serv-
ants promptly reported their alarm
ing discovery to the householder"
who practically declared that his serv-
ants were not guilty, but that IAN
enemy hath done this in a spirit of
jealousy and hatred Root up
also the wheat" The roots of both
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-07-27
Survey Of the Worlds News

control Of all land adjacent to the ca
nal zone that might be needed for con-
struction, maintenance, operation, SAN
itation and protection of the big ditch
While it was not known at first how
much land would be required, it was
found when the plans were completed
that the overflow from Gatun lake
and its tributaries would extend out
side of the ten mile strip. The presi-
dent of Panama issued a public proc
lamation, stating that his government
claimed no Jurisdiction over the area
embracing more than seventy square
miles covered by the rising waters of
the lake and Trinidad, Chagres and
Gatun rivers
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-07-27
Pertaining to the Farm
TRUCK GARDENING.

To grow large rhubarb all the
buds and roots should be cut
out of pieplant, but the center
one every other year
For peach raising choose a To-
cation with suitable soil, we'll
elevated and near the top of a
hill, preferably on northern
slope.
When apple trees commence
to bear use a fertilizer rich in
! potash. Wood ashes at this time
can be applied to good advan-
tage.
A little sulphur added to the
whitewash for the trunks of
fruit trees is good.
To grow large currants a heavy
application of stable manure
should be given them yearly and
all the canes removed after their
fourth year.
While asparagus does well on
almost any good, well drained !
soil, best results are obtained on
a deep. rich, loose loam.-Ameri-
can Cultivator.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-07-27
FARMING BY ELECTRICITY.
They Are Too

One of the greatest experimenters In
agriculture with electricity is w. r.
Bomford of Worcestershire, England
In answer to an inquiry he said: "As
to the future Of electricity nationally
in the cultivation of the soil, the ex-
periments must be developed to
much greater extent. Electricity has
an effect on plant life, 1 feel sure,
more on some plants than others. We
have had increase in wheat crops of
from Is to 80 per cent, and the ex-
periments will still be carried on here"
Country Gentleman.