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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-05-20
To Show Industrial Exhibit.

Professor Dyer is arranging for an
industrial exhibit in the schools for
Friday afternoon at 2 D. m. The
manual training and domestic science
exhibits will be placed in the High
school while the other exhibits are to
be placed in the rooms of the grade
schools. Each room will have an ex-
hibit of some kind. Professor Dyer
says that the public is invited and
that the school officials wish the peo-
pie to come in closer touch with the
industrial work.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-05-20
BASEBALL EXTRA.

Minneapolis, May 20.-The strike
inaugurated by the Detroit Tigers
because of the suspension of Ty Cobb
was called off today and it was an
nounced that the regular Detroit
team would play in Washington to-
morrow. Frank Navin, owner of the
Detroit team, stated that he would
take care of the fines of the players
and that an amicable understanding
had been reached. Is 49,. ~-.~ 49,.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-05-20
WILL EXHIBIT FLOODED STOCK.
Agricultural Special to Show Some
Good Animals.

On the N. P. and M. and I. agri-
cultural special which will be in Be-
midi Sunday and Monday, June 2
and 3, one car will be devoted to live
stock, one car to poultry and market
ing, and one to farm machinery, good
seeds, etc.
Posters announcing the dates of the
special were received in Bemidji Sat-
urday and state that there will be
nothing for sale, nothing to adver-
tise, and no admission charge. Lee
lures will be given by experts from
the Minnesota Agricultural college
assisted by Prof D. E. Willard, devel-
opment agent of the Northern Pacific.
There will be special talks for ladies,
boys and girls on announced sub
jects.
Anon; the ani---2a,s 10 b, sloHn in
the livestock car will be Phyllis Ven
us registered Percheron mare.
which is one CT the team OF brood
mares recently purchased for the
Crookston state experimental farm to
be used as foundation stock for the
state farm draft horses. She has
been selected as the best Percheron in
Minnesota.
Phyllis Venus is 9 black mare, reg
istered 1902. imported in 1907 from
France (66725), born 4-24, 1905,
sired by Amilcar (19979), out of Co
quette (41544; has raised two
splendid colts and is in foal, bred to
Honorable 643S1 (74813). a black
Percheron weighing 1900.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-05-20
ALL DULUTH MAY WALK.

Duluth, May 2o.-(special to the
Pioneer Two hundred carmen will
walk out and all Duluth will have to
walk also unless five cent wage in
crease is granted the men this week.
The decision was reached last night
by means of a post card vote.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-05-20
WRECK AT MARSHALLTOWN,

Marshalltown, Iowa, May 20
Especial to the Pioneer) The south
bound No. 6 on the Minneapolis and
st. Louis was wrecked this morning
at Rockwell by going through an OPP
en- switch and crashing into a
freight. The engineer and fireman
were seriously injured.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-05-20
No Game Yesterday.

Because Of the rain yesterday. the
baseball game scheduled with Ragley
was postponed until next Sunday af-
ternoon. During the coming week
those behind the Bemidji team hope
to effect an organization and put the
team on q business basis.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-05-20
American League.
NO games Sunday.
National League.

New York 3, Cincinnati 4.
st. Louis 3, Philadelphia 2.
Chicago 2, Brooklyn 6.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-05-20
National League.
GAMES SUNDAY,
American Association

st. Paul g. Kansas City 8.
Minneapolis 10, Milwaukee 1.
Louisville 6, indianapolis 8.
Columbus s, Toledo 5.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-05-20

''Little Boy Blue'' will open in Bos-
ton next October for an engagement
of three months.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-05-20

Hilda Spong is appearing in Aus
tralia in the title role of "Everywom-
an"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-05-20

GAMES SATURDAY.
American Association.

GAMES SATURDAY.
American Association.
Kansas City 5, st. Paul 3.
Columbus 4, Toledo 6. ~.
Louisville 3, Indianapolis 2. -
Milwaukee 0, Minneapolis 6.
American League.
Philadelphia "a, Detroit 2. ~.
New York Z, Cleveland 10.
Washington 2, St. Louis s..
Boston /, Chicago 3.
National League.
st. Louis 5, Philadelphia 70.
Chicago 5, Brooklyn 4.
Cincinnati 4, New York 8. ~
Pittsburgh 8, Boston z.
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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-12-13

or finishing coat, shall be placed
thereon one-half inch in thickness,
to be made of one part of cement,
equa in quality to the best Portland
cement, and one part of torpedo
gravel.
Said sidewalk shall be laid in a
line between the points herein es-
tablished as a grade, which grade is
hereby established as follows, to-
wit:
To the established grade of said
street per ordinance of the City of
Cairo.
Section 2. That said sidewalk
shall be paid for by special taxation
Of the lot, lots or parcel OF land upon
the line where such sidewalk is or
dered, by levying the whole cost
thereof upon each of the lots, blocks
or parcels of land touching upon
the line OF such sidewalk in proper
ton to their frontage on such side
walk; in other words, each lot, lots
or parcel of land shall be taxed the
whole cost of that part of the side
walk that touches upon such lot,
lots, blocks or parcel of land.
Section 3. That all owners of lots
or parcels of land touching the line
of the above mentioned sidewalk
shall, under the supervision of the
city engineer, construct a sidewalk
in front OF their respective lot, lots
or parcels OF land in accordance with
the specifications set forth in this
ordinance within thirty days from
the publication of this ordinance,
and in default thereof, then the said
sidewalk shall be constructed by the
said City of Cairo under the super
vision OF the said City Engineer, and
Dill OF costs therefor, showing in
separate items the cost of grading
material. laying down and supervis-
ion shall be filed in the office of the
city engineer, certified to by the
SAID CITY engineer, together with a
list OF the lots or parcel of land
touching upon said sidewalk so con-
structed, the names Of the owners
and frontage thereof as provided by
law, whereupon the said city engi.
neer, shall proceed to make tay
list against said lot, lots or parcels
OF land on said sidewalk and said
city engineer shall thereupon issue
MS warrant, directed to the city col.
lector OF the City Of Cairo for the
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-12-13
ORDNANCE NO. 295.

An Ordinance for Sidewalk on
South side OF Twenty sixth, from a
point 800 feet west Of Sycamore
street to a point 1874 feet west Of
Sycamore street, in the City of Cairo,
County of Alexander and State of M
inois.
Be i ordained by the City Council
of the City OF Cairo:
Section /. That a local improve
ment shall be made within the City
of Cairo, County of Alexander and
State Of Illinois, the nature, char
acter,l locality an description OF
which local Improvement is as fol-
lows:
That cement sidewalk six feet
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-12-13

collection Of the amount of such
special tax as appears from the tax
list to be due from the respective
owners of the lots or parcels of land
touching upon the line of such side
walk, and such officer upon the re-
ceipt Of such warrant shall proceed
TO collect the sum according to law
and make return thereof and in case
such warrant shall be returned "No
property found" other warrants may
issue.
Section A That if any such spec
ial tax shall not be collected upon
the warrants issued, therefor, then
the city collector shall on or before
the LIST day Of April, thereafter, make
return to the County collector Of the
County of Alexander and State of
Illinois, in the manner prescribed
by law, who shall thereupon pro-
coed to collect the same according to
the statute in such case made and
provided.
Section g. That all ordinances or
parts of ordinances conflicting with
this ordinance be and the same arg
hereby repealed
Section 8. This ordinance shall
be in force from and after its pass.
age.
Adopted December 8, A, ID. 1912.
Approved December 10, 1912.
GEORGE PARSONS,
Attest: Mayor.
ROBT. A. HATCHER,
City Clerk.
Published in The Cairo Bulletin
December 10, 1919.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-12-13

in width be constructed on the south
sside OF Twenty-sixth street from a
point 800 feet west OF Sycamore
street to point 1914 feet
west of Sycamore street adjoin-
ing line two feet from the lot line,
in the city of Cairo, in front OF the
following described lots. blocks,
tracts or parcels of land, viz:
Comings Sub Division Of Block 81,
First Addition to the City of Cairo.
Lotl7, block 81. % front feet.
One-half OF lot IS, block 81, 12h
front feet.
Specifications for a Cement Sidewalk.
Said sidewalk shall be constructed
as follows, viz: A foundation shall
first be prepared by cutting down or
filling up the natural surface of the
ground TO within eight and one-half
inches below the grade, which foun-
dation shall consist of the surface of
the ground as above prepared, upon
which shall be laid layer OF con-
ders four inches in depth. On the
foundation thus prepared there shall
be placed a layer of hydraulic ce-
ment concrete, four inches in thick
ness, composed of one part cement,
equal IN quality to the best Portland
cement, and two parts Of the best
| clean, coarse, sharp sand. After
mixing said cement and sand dry,
five parts Of broken stone, crushed to
size so as to pass through ring
of two and one-half inches internal
diameter shall be added thereto,
and then water added in sufficient
quantity as will give surplus Of
moisture when rammed Before the
layer last described has set, layer
or finishing coat, shall be placed
thereon one-half inch in thicknes
to be made of one part of cement.
"""a' III qu"iltS W tue peSl fuitiaHu
cement, and one part of torredo
gravel
Said sidewalk shall be laid in a
line between the points herein es-
tabllshed as grade, which grade is
hereby established as follows, to-
wit.
Said grade shall be three (3) feet
below the top surface elevation OF Il
certain %one monument located near
the southwest corner of Sixth street
and Commercial avenue.
Sectlon Q. That said sidewalk
shall be paid for by special taxation
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-12-13

| of the lot, lots or parcels of land up
on the line where such sidewalk is
ordered, by lepying the whole cost
| thereof upon each of the lots, blocks
or parcels of land touching upon the
line OF such sidewalk in proportion
to their frontage on such sidewalk:
in other words, each lot, lots or par
cells OF land shall be taxed the whole
cost or that part OF the sidewalk
that touches upon such lot, lots,
blocks or parcels of land
Section 5. That all owners of lots
or parcels of land touching the line
of the above mentioned sidewalk
shall, under the supervision of the
City engineer, construct sidewalk
in front OF their respective lot, lots
or parcels of land in accordance with
the Specifications set forth in this
ordinance within thirty days from
the publication of this ordinance,
and in default thereof, then the
said sidewalk shall be constructed by
the said City of Cairo under the
supervision of the said city engineer,
and bill of costs therefor, showing
in separate items the cost of grading,
material, laying down and super
vision shall be filed in the office OF
the city engineer certified to by the
said city engineer, together with
list OF the lots or parcels OF land
touching upon said sidewalk 80 con-
structed. the names OF the owners
aud frontage thereof as provided by
law, whereupon the said city engi-
neer shall proceed to make q tax
list against said lot, lots or parcels Of
land on said sidewalk and said city
engineer shall th2reupon issue his
warrant. directed to the city col
lector of the city of Cairo, for the
collection CT the amount Of such
suacial tax as appears from the tax
list to be due from the respective
owners of the lots or parcels Of land
touching upon the line of slch side
walk, and such officer upon the re-
ceipt of such warrant shall proceed
to collect the sum according to law
and make return thereof and in case
such warrant shall be returned NO
property found,' other warrants may
issue,
Section a. That If any such spec
ial tax shall not be collected upon
the warrants issued, therefor, then
the city collector shall on or before
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-12-13

the lst day of April. thereafter, make
return TO the county collector of the
County of Alexander and State of
Illinois, in the manner prescribed by
law, who shall thereupon proceed to
collect the same according to the
statute in such case made and pro-
vided.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-12-13
ORDINANCE NO. 2ss.

An ordinances for Sidewalk on
south side Of West Twenty-fifth
from a point 325 feet west Of Hot.
brook avenue to Park avenue in the
City of Cairo. County of Alexander
and State of Illinois.
Be it Ordained by the City Council
OF the City of Cairo:
Section /. That local improve
ment shall be made within the City
OF Cairo, County of Alexander and
State of Illinois, the nature. char
aeter, locality, and description OF
which local improvement is as fol-
lows:
That cement sidewalk six feet in
width be constructed on the south
side Of West Twenty-fifth street,
from point 325 feet west Of Hol-
brook avenue to Park avenue ad-
joining line two feet from the lot
line, IN the City of Cairo, in front Of
the following described lots, blocks.
tracts or parcels of land, viz:
Fourth Addition to the City of
Cairo.
Lot l8. block 20, 25 front feet.
Lot 10, block 20, % front feet.
Lot 20, block 90, rs front feet.
Lot 20, block 81, 100 front feet.
Specifications for a Cement Side.
walk.
Said sidewalk shall be constructed
as follows, viz: A foundation shall
first be prepared by cutting down OF
filling up the natural surface of the
ground to within eight and one-hali
inches below the grade, which foun.
dation shall consist of the surface oil
the ground as above prepared. upor
which shall be laid layer Of Gin.
ders four inches in depth
On the foundation thus prepared
there shall be placed a layer Of ny
draulic cement concrete, four inche!
in thickness, composed OF one par
cement, equal to the best Portland
cement, and two parts of the bes,
clean, coarse, sharp sand. After mix
ing said cement and sand dry, fiv,
parts OF broken stone, crushed to 1
size so as to pass through ring o.
two and one-half inches interna
diameter. shall be added thereto, an,
then water added in sufficient qlan
tity us will give a surplus of mois
ture when ralnmed. Before the
layer last described has Set. layet
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-12-13
Sublime rhouahts,

For all our penny wisdom, for all
our slavery to habit It ia
not to be doubted that all men have
sublime thoughts.-Emerson.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-12-13

College Wisdom.
The big responsibilities Of marriage
are the little ones.-Dartmouth Jsch
a Lantern.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-12-13

Concluded on Page Seven.)
Atlanta Georgian., 1912-06-10
Daysey Mayme and Her Folks
eY FRANCES l. GARSipE.

But Adam was Firm, and Resisted
her Establishments, and Would Not Eat
of the Apple,
For he Was d Law-abidding man,
and Loved the Right more than he
Loved Her who was his Wife.
Then her Sweet CoaXings turned to
Angry Threats, and still, Firm as
Rock. he refused.
Then Eve being Stronger than Adam,
and made Still Stronger by her anger
at his resistance. Threw Him to the
Ground.
Holding him Prostate with ONE
hand, she forced his Jaws apart with
the other. and Pounded a piece of the
Forbidden Fruit into his Throat.
But Adam was stiu True and Firm.
Painting with Exhaustion and horror at
the Sin his Wife would have him Com
nit, he Refused to Swallow it.
Whereupon Eve Held his Nose and
Made it Go Down.
And ever since that day, up to the
present moment,'' said Lysander John
women have been cramming things
down the throats of the men that they
don't want
They may be Firm and Noble, like
Adam, but no Adam is a match for Eve
And this is true, whether she be a
,linging vine or militant"
Atlanta Georgian., 1912-06-10

the true and the false within ones
consciousness. and listen to hattery at
the same time
If he simply told A she is a beautiful
girl, and told 3 she is beautiful girl,
it would be bad enough, for if A and
are beautiful girls there are many
things of greater Importance for them
to know
Such compliments on his part might
have motive. but they would be based
on truth, TO tell A She is more beau
tiful than b and to tell b she is more
beautiful than 4 stamps this friend of
the family as anything but what such
a friend should be.
a and 3, because of a sisterly conf
dence know where HE is. Let them
show him by disregard of his hatter-
ing untruth what THEY are.
And they, l hope, are too sensible, too
level headed and TOO wise to care for
the association of any man who has
such degraded opinion of a Woman's
intelligence that he hopes to win her
by hattery, based ON truth or other
wise
In this connection let me express my
pleasure that \ and B give each other
sistery confidence.
1t has perhaps saved them from dam
ger here, it will always safeguard
them.
Ii is the best potection girl can
have Ito give her sister all her cOnd-
dence I have known it to prove of
greater protection than confidence
placed in mother. for the reason that
mothers sometimes let the burden of
their experiences and years blind them
Atlanta Georgian., 1912-06-10
a Science and Marriage %
ey
By BEATRlcE FAIRFAX.

pick a few names from the great
ron of honor through the centuries.
Pick them out at random, from
every climate, every race, every
neld of eudeavor
Thomas Carlyle, Daniel Webster,
Richard Wagner, Joan Of Arc, Rob-
ert Louis Stevenson, Edwin Booth,
Bret Harte, Richard Mansfield.
Sarah Bernhardt, Robert Burns.
Lord Byron, but what's the use,
not one of them would pass muster
at a scientific examination" for
right to live. Something wrong
with every one Of them, not one Of
them bred right, not single one,
from scientific point Of view
oh yes, I suppose some little cut
and dried professor in some little
cut and dried school is worth more
to the world than Napoleon with
his record Of bloodshed and vet
Leonardo DaVinci, Michael An
gelo, Raphael, Abraham Lincoln,
oliver Cromwell who were the fa-
theirs OF this brood of giants?
Selected" parents, scientifically
chosen husbands, altruistically
mated women Of perfect physique
and wondrous moral fDer?
Be careful, Professor you are go
ing to step off into deep water be-
fore you get much farther from
the safe and sane shore with the
books and the theories and the
teachings
Sentiment has no place in mar
riage," says Dr. Andrews Not the
selfish sentiment we cali love these
days, higher. holier ideal VIII
take it's place. and when it does we
shall have the foundations Of
perfect race"
How encouraging, how uplifting,
how spiritual. Wouldn't you love
the kind Of woman who would pick
out man to marry not because
she loved him and couldn't help it
and would rather die than live
without him. but because she con
sidered the future of the race?
Fine race any future would have
thAt sprane trOm such heart and
such a soul and such body as
that
And once again. dear Dr. An
drews, tell us prithee, why do you
consider your grandson so much
worthier OF consideration than
yourself. or your own son? Why
Is it nobIer to be good tomorrw
than it is to be good today?
Who are posterlty that | should
love them SO much better than /
love the present generation? Why
should go without eating to save
something for a possible grandson
who may be too scientific" to
have any sort of appetite at all?
And wouldn't it be joke. Or.
Andrews II we should find out
some day that there really Is a
good deal Of common sense about
the old law of selection after all?
Atlanta Georgian., 1912-06-10
A Fickle Man
gy BEATRICE FAIRFAX.

a W. D. writes:
~ Some time ago two sisters,
whom l viii call A and B. be-
came acquainted with a very nice
young man. He takes both of them
out, individually and together. ana as
and B have confided in each other
they have found that when he is with
A he win tell her how much more
beautiful she is than 3, and make 9th
er fiattering remarks, and when he is
with b he tells her how much more
beautiful she is than A. and uses the
exact phrases Of f1attery
What would you do as he is con-
sidered "a very dear friend of the fam
ily?"
| would remember that there are
other letters in the alphabet. and that
they spell F-i-c-H-l-e and there are
also more letters, and they spell
T-r-o-u-b-I-e
Then ! would refuse to let a COM
pliment the young man pays sink in
would regard his compliments as 1
would the word of a man of whom il
is said And the truth is not liz
him"
I would pay no more heed to mis-
praise than to the wind that blew yes
terday. And it found that l could
not avoid remembering what he says,
and retaining it, for hattery has the
clinging qualities of a Canadian this
tie l would give him no more of my
company than ! could possibly help
He is an idler; he is foolish, he is
silly, and if he persists in his methods
of deception, he win in time be classed
among the INSCRIPTIONS, if not there
now.
Fattery distolrs ones sense of pro-
portion. and blurs ones vision 1t is
impossible to get a clear conception Of
Atlanta Georgian., 1912-06-10

r YSANDER JOHN" APPLETON'S
reflection concerning the JOY of
Being Adam have convinced him
that a great injustice has been done
that well known man.
With a desire to put him right be-
fore posterity, and to make all the
amends that can be made at this late
day. he has revised certain little in
cident in the Bible
1T is time, he said, that some one
came to the defense of Adam. And by
Adam l mean all of my poor down
trodden and mis'epresented sex
With this noble ambition in mind,
he mas rewritten the third chapter of
Genesis thusy:
And Eve, being tempted did eat of
the apple. And, having eaten, she knew
that she had sinned.
Il viii not be the only sinner" she
said. Il viii Get Adam Into It, Too.
Take a bite she said. 1T is good"
NO, Eve" he replied with Dignity
and Firmness. 1t would be Wrong,
and l Can't Do Wrong
But You Must Eat With Me" she
insisted
With Look of Rebuke he Would
Have Turned Away, but she Caught
him Around the Neck, and cajoled him
with Loving Kisses.
Atlanta Georgian., 1912-06-10
On a Secure Basis

Dad. lend me two hundred dollars! T"
cried the tlnancier's son. rushing into
his fathers office.
What for. my boy?"
thing!"
How much shan we make out of ito"
asked the old man cautiously
FIFTY replied the son eagerly
Twenty five each"
The old man went to his safe. with
drew a roll OF notes and solemnly
counted out twenty-five dollars.
Here is your money he said Let
us consider we have made this deal
and IT has succeeded. You make TWEEN
ty-fve and l save one hundred ana
seventy five"
Atlanta Georgian., 1912-06-10
ADVICE TO THE LOVELORN By Bauee Fairfax


Wednesday and Sunday nights. He re
Gently asked me If | would mind if he
went to a party on sunday night As
he ha never missed a Sunday night [
got angry and told him ne need not
call on me any more and he said i'll
is up To me to let him know when to
let him call ANXIOUS.
You We're little tyrannical [ think
when he asked YOU for permission To-
miss a Sunday evening with you. he
showed you consideration al men
DO not show. and which you failed to
appreciate Ask him to call again, and
the next time he makes such request
grant it gladly. l am sure more indif-
ference on your part will do more to-
ward keeping MIN than your present
attitude