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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-04-17
POINTER FOR THE BATsMAN
Right Way Of Hitting Pitched Bail
10 Shown AZ a Matter Of
Some Importance. ~..

Some Of the grueling training Of
pennant chasers in southern training
camps is indicated by Edward Lyle
Fox in Outing. Here is what he says
of the batting:
"A man steps to the plate. The ball
comes sailing up, white and big, ri.
diculously easy to hit. The batter
must think so, too. We see him bunch
his shoulders, draw In his upper lip,
act just as men do when they're going
to kill It. Then he swings. The i'm.
pact has the dull sound of falling
plank hitting the sidewalk on one end.
High above second base the ball
arches, wabbles and bolts n a shining
arc. The batter looks sheepish.
"Hey!" cries the manager, and we
see him rush toward the plate. what
do you mean by hitting a ball like
that? Why, man, if you don't change
your swing you'll be hy-ball hitter
all your life"
whats the matter with it," The
voice betrays disappointment.
'Matter!" roars the manager. "Mat-
ter! Why, you're hitting as If you
were eating soup; coming up under
the ball as if it We're a piece of clam
floating in bowl of chowder and
your bat was a ladle! Matter! When
will you ever learn to meet ball
squarely on the nose-not hitting un-
der It? Now try again." --.s
He does, and this time we hear a
ring, see white streak that shoots
not ten feet from the ground and
brings up with a crash against the
outfeld fence. .-- I'll
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-04-17
Mr.. GaIsworthy and Art.

John Galsworthy has fine imagina-
tive piece of writing in the February
Fortnightly on 'Vague Thoughts on
Art" "~. .Es., F.
art" he says, lis that imaginative
expression Of human energy which,
through technical concretion of feel
Ing and perception, tends to reconcile
the individual with the universal, by
exciting in him impersonal emotion.
And the greatest art is that which
excites the greatest impersonal emo
ton In hypotheticated perfect hui
man being. e.
what is this universe-that never
had beginning and will never have an
end-but myriad striving to perfect
pictures never the same, so blending
and fading one into another that all
form one great perfect picture. And
what are we-ripples on the tides of q
birthless, deathless, equipoised Crea-
live Purpose little works Of arti"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-04-17
TO ADVERTISE CHURCH WORK
Congregational Ministers of Philadel.
phia Plan Extensive Use Of
the Newspapers. - -..

1ndorsing church advertising in the
newspapers, the Philadelphia Associ-
alton of Congregational Ministers,
which was merged into the Associa-
lion of Congregational Churches.
passed resolutions appointing COM
mittee which will advertise each in.
dividual church in the local news.
papers. -.~ .z.s.s--. r.. ....:
The Rev. Edwin H. Romig, pastor Of
the First Congregational church, was
appointed chairman of the publicity
committee which is now permanent
Institution.
In the course Of his remarks, DR..
Romig pledged himself to newspaper
advertising, which, he said, must be
done. The lack of interest in relig-
lous affairs he attributed to the fact
that the church is not enough before
the public eye, and appealed to his
audience to finance the campaign as
4 business venture.-Philadelp
Evening Times. e.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-04-17
HAVE THREE KINDS OF MONEY
Venezuelan Monetary Standards Must
De Extremely PuxxlInz to New.
conner and Visitor.

There are at present in daily use II
Venezuela three different systems Of
monetary standards. One is that based
on the bolivar equal to 1913 cents) al
the unit. This is In use by the gov.
eminent in Its reports and transac.
lions and Is the official system, If II
may be so called. Quotations in this
system are in bolivars and centimos, 4
bolivar being divided into 100 cen.
limos, although the smaller coin ii
this system has 4 value Of & cen.
limos.
The second system has the "peso
fuerte" or dollar" as its unit, the
units being commonly referred to sim.
ply as '.fuertes." This "fuerte" is
taken to be equal to s bolivars and to
be divided into 100 centavos.
The third system has the "peso
macuquina," usually simply termed
pesos" as its unit. This "peso" has
= value of bolivars and is considered
to be equal to 80 centavos, and to
be divided into 8 reals, while the
'fuerte' is considered to have 10
reals.
Some few of the mercantile houses
keep their accounts with their CUSTOM
ers In "fuertes," but most Of the es-
Establishments render their bills in the
"peso."
When accounts kept in the last two
units are paid. they are transformed
Into bolivars by manipulating by five
or four, as the case may be, payments
being made by Venezuelan currency,
coined gold and silver on the bolivar
basis, or bank notes issued on the
same system, although. some foreign
gold is in general acceptance at con.
ventional rates.
Among the humber classes making
their purchases at the market, an ar
ticle which would be worth Is cent?
mos of bolivar, or Is centavos Of a
"fuerte," will almost invariably be
quoted at "a real and half" or a
purchase will be actually paid for by
offering 6 bolivars, 6211 centimos in
coin, while the seller has stated the
value to be "13A reals"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-04-17
JOE JACKSON IS SPEEDlES1
Professional Timer Declares Cleveland
0utfielder IL Fastest Man on
Bases In League.

George Dietrich, professional
timer Of anything that is in motion.
from PAGERS, trotters, automobiles to
aeroplanes, has become interested In
the speed of ball players, and he de-
clares that In his opinion Joe Jack
son 4 Cleveland is the fastest man in
base BALL.
II am positive" sad Dietrich, that
If this is not record time, it Is pre-
ciously close to it. I have timed q
good many other players over the
same route, and never caught anoth-
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-04-17
! New Musical instrument.

A musical instrument new to Eng.
fish audiences was heard at Queens
Hall, London, recently, when the Lon
don Symphony Orchestra presented q
Russian program. The timplipito
which was used }, in one Of Ivanoff's
Caucasian Sketches consists Of
two earthenware jars of different
sizes. bound together by thongs. Over
their mouths is stretched skin which
Is beaten with light wooden drum
sticks, producing sound like child's
rattle and a drum combined. 4.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-04-17
GAME HAS GONE BACK
Arson Says Baseball Not U to
Standard of Old Days.
30 Many Leagues Requiring pi9ters
That There Are Not Enough
Stars to 90 Around-0ives
Names Of Old Players.

"You can state It as emphatically as
you desire as coming from me, that
the article of ball being furnished in
the major leagues today Is not up to
the standard Of play when was in
the game" was tho statement made by
Captain Adrian 9. Arson, one of the
grand old men Of the game.
Pop added:
There is a reason for this. The
National League was organized in
1879, and the cream of all the players
In the country were gathered together
In the eight clubs. The National
League had full sway for about ten
years. Each season we skinned off
the stars and brought them into the
ranks. Then the old American Asso-
citation was launched and more play
ers We're needed. The skimming of
players continued.
"The American League started off
by grabbing all of the stars of the
National League. Other leagues grew
up and the demand was greater than
the supply. At the start the Ameri-
can League furnished a better article
Of ball than the National, because the
ranks of the latter had been raiced.
The parent organization had to go out
for new blood. It takes years to de-
velop a ball player, even after his ma
tural ability has been demonstrated.
The National League has improved
until today 1t is toss up whether It
or the American League is playing
the better ball.
'The game is fast getting back to
where it was when quit. It may take
few years, but 1t is bound to get
there. Ask fan of the present gen
GRAFTON to pick stars, who compare
with the old ones, and he will proba-
bly, name Cobb, Wagner and Collins
and stop there. Not so in my time.
The equal of Buck Ewing as catcher
has never been known to the game.
They try to tell me that Johnny King
was the equal of Buck, but he never
was in his class. can name quite a
few catchers who were equal, If not
better, than King. 1t is the same
down the line, Mccormick, Clarkson,
Radbourne, Keefe, Welsh, Ferguson
and Rusie were better pitchers than
they have today. No one was ever in
King Kelly's class as base steaIer.
For h1tters look over this bunch and
see how they compare with the swat
artists Of today; Brouthers, Connora,
O'Rourke, Delahanty, White, Rove,
Richardson. Thompson. Many others
could be named.
"The great trouble with the major
league teams today is the fact that
they are forced to pick players before
they are ripe for fast company to Ali
the ranks. In few years these young.
sters will develop into stars, and then
they will give good account of them.
selves. Young men are beginning to
realize the great field which is open
to them in baseball, and they are
learning to play the game, which is
bound to get better and stronger In
the years to come"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-04-17
Rejolces Over Returned Speech.

Rejolces Over Returned Speech.
After being speechless for fifteen
years, the wife Of rancher Of Car.
pentaris, CAL, has regained her
speech. The Voman's voice returned
to her just as suddenly as 1t had left
her. She was sitting at the dinner
table when she felt a strange itching
in her throat, and. surmising the truth
Of the situation, she rushed to the
living room. Sitting at the piano, she
startled the members Of the family
by singing a melody that was her fay.
oritA song when girl.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-04-17
Puzzled,

whats the matter, John?" "Why,
ma'am, here's note from the master
In which he tells me that he's of on
a little holiday and he wants me to
send his drawing materials along"
We'll, and isn't that plain enough?'
Hardly, ma'am. I don't know wheth-
or to send his paint brushes or cork
screw"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-04-17
Deep Childish Reasonino.

Father Ito Margery, who has been
long time fetching the newspaper)-
When you're asked to do anything,
Margery, you should always run. Mar
gery-Yes. ! will, daddy; except, of
course, can't when my legs ache.
Father-Rubbish: your legs never
ache. Margery (indignantly)-Hoo!
what's the use Of the word "ache,"
then Punch.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-04-17
Are earnlnu Rluht Nav.

An English lady, long resident in
Tokyo, once wrote to a friend that
the impulse Of her Japanese maids 10
always to sew on cuffs frills and
other similar things topsy turvy and
inside out. Since the publication of
such reports the art of needlework
has been greatly improved in Japan.
Several Of the English methods have
been taught with great success, II
only to judge by the lovely drawn
thread work sold In great quantities
In Great Britain.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-04-17
lntermarriage in Brittany.

In accordance with the custom
which has made the picturesque prov
lnce Of Brittany famous, twenty-six
couples were married at once, at Plou-
gastel, one recent morning. In the
village there are only some eight or
nine family names, and the village
folk never marry outside of their
community. Last year there were
torty-two marriages. =
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-04-17
True Nobleness.

To love the unlovely, to sympathize
with the contrary-minded, to give to
the uncharitable, to forgive such as
never, pity, to be just to men who
make iniqufty law, to repay their
ceaseless hate with never-ceasing love,
Is one Of the noblest attachments of
man, and in this he becomes most d.
vine.-Theodore Parker. .....
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-04-17
Eating Fish In Lent Aided Nav

Eating Fish In Lent Aided Navy.
The connection between fish eat
Ing during Lent and strong navy
may appear remote, but to Elizabeth
an statesmen 1t seemed vital. So
much so that . law was passed COM
manding everyone to eat f,sh on every
day Of Lent. The reasons set forth
for this enactment made no mention
Of religious observance. It stated the
queen needed ships for defense and the
fishing industry furnished men at all
times in readiness for her majesty's
service.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-04-17
THE-BENaIDJI , AL PIONEER
Victory Is Cheerful Spirit.

Victory 70 Cheerful Spirit.
TO face life brightly O. may bs, 70
learn to laugh at minor troubles, to
cultivate q sense Of humor, all these
mean fewer wrinkles and q longer
youth. The Budget knows well one
gallant woman upon whom trouble
after trouble has been heaped, and
who yet is beautiful at an age when
many have laid aside every thought
OF trying to be otherwise than de
Gently covered" and who is fighting
the battle OF life, while her contem-
poraries are knitting by flreside.-
New York Tribune.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-04-17
Disconnected by Sneeze.

The world has now well-nigh for
gotten M. Vivier, the once famous
Flench-horn player, who was so un.
nerved by the late Lord Houghton'a
blowing his nose at critical moment
Of his performance that he threw up
all his London engagements. "Ah,"
he would say after this, "the English
have terrible noses. They remind you
Of the day of Judgment"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-04-17
Reason for His Belief,

! A noted German astronomer Is of
the firm belief that Mars is inhabited.
He recently explained his belief by
remarking that If there were 10000
600 houses all fitted alike in the
world and one was known to be in
habited it would be logical infer
ence to suppose that all we're. p.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-04-17
Have Their own Methods,

Have Their Own Methods.
The daughters Of the land Of flow.
ers sometimes curiously reverse Euro.
pean methods. They needle their
thread instead of threading their
needle, and, instead of running their
needle through the cloth. they hold It
still and run the cloth upon it.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-04-17
Bones Act as Barometer.

The merits of bone as an indicator
Of fair or foul weather have been
voHched for by the captain of an Ital-
Ian steamer carrying a cargo of bones
from the South American port of
Buenos Aires to New York When the
ship was sailing toward storm the
skipper stated, recently, the bones
creaked and 1noaned, and when fair
weather Was ahead they were silent
again.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-04-17
Old At Three Years Of Age.

Old At Three Years Of Age.
Il men lived on Saturn they would
30 old at three years Of age. saturn's
year II nearly 80 Of ours IN length.
That Is because It 10 $4,000, 600
miles from the sun. consequently
more time Is required for It to COM
plete q circuit Of it, orbit.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-04-17
Ultimately Reach the Goal.

- Ultimately Reach the Goal.
1.-TWO hearts that beat as one" may
.jangle sometimes, not because they
are actually hostile, but just because
they lose step. It makes awkward
marching when you are out of step
with your comrade, but you both keep
on in the same direction and with the
same purpose, all the time.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-04-17
Knowledge Must IA a. enid.

AS the Spanish proverb says, HE
who would bring home the wealth Of
Ge Indies must carry the wealth Of
the Indies with him." So 1t is in
travelling: A man must carry knowl-
edge with him II he would bring
home knowledge Samuel johnson.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-04-17
BALL PLAYERS FROM LINDEN
Little Town In Tennessee Is Home Of
Five Professionals, Including Clyde
Milan Of Washington.

The average city of 100000 people
feels fairly proud when it can boast
Of having half dozen professional
ball players among it's sons, but the
record is undoubtedly held by Linden,
Tenn, the home Of Clyde Milan. Lin
den is a little hamlet in the center OF
The state, with a population of $50,
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-04-17
Helpful Hint.

A good way to avoid getting the
fingers inky, If one has a tendency
that way, is to save the fingers Of
discarded kid gloves and keep them
In the writing desk, slipping one over
the middle finger and another, II
necessary, over the forefinger, when
sitting down to write. This often
saves time and annoyance when q
note has to be written just before 60.
ing out. s, ~.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-04-17
Exposed.

Transient-"Was the show last
night the real thing, as they adver-
dsed?" Uncle Eben-"Real thing,
nothing. It was fake. The boys ex-
posed 1t. We got hold of the fellow
who played the villain, and after riding
him around town he finally confessed
that he warn't no real villain after all:
Just pretendin' "-Lippincott's,
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-04-17
WEDNESDAY, APRIL II, 1917.
He Wasn't an Angel.

During one Of the earlier discussions
Of the United States tariff In the
Canadian parliament, an opposition
member characterized the attitude Of
the government on the question % -
sight that would make angels weep
and jackasses laugh" The Hon. Frank
Oliver, who was then minister Of tho
interior. replied, with his usual DELHI
crate calmness: Il have observed
that the honorable gentleman has
been one Of those who laughed
Judge.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-04-17

and yet there are exactly five profess
sional ball players who register from
there. Milan is the only one in the
major leagues. He has a brother who
is with Nashville. Then there are two
boys named Morbid and another
named Paskell, who are playing ball
in some of the smaller leagues.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-04-17
Milton Foresaw American

Milton ForesaW American
Methfnks see in my mind a noble
and puissant nation rousing herself
like strong man after sleep, and
shaking her invincible locks; me.
thinks I see her as an eagle mewine
her mighty youth, and kindling her
undazzled eyes at the full midday
beam.-John Milton. e. :s ~
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-04-17
aIone carries the Key n sure to str
the pride Of every ambitious boy, es-
pecially II he IL allowed to build IT,
Housekeeper.
Rich Haul by Fors.r..

The Bank Of Naples (Southsrn Italy,
has recently been the victim of fraud
to the extent of 100000. by means of
genuine checks. the figures Of which.
however, had been cleverly altered and
augmented with the aid of chemicals
and a perforating machine. The
trickster, of whom there is no trace,
had checks cashed simultaneously at
the branch Offices in Turin, Florence
and Rome.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-04-17
Not intentional crime.

You are charged with poisoning
this lady's pet dog. I shall deal Sc
verely with such ingratitude. She
testifles that she had just given you
q mince pie. ST didn't do 1t inten.
tionally, judge. I did feed him q piece
Of de pie
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-04-17
The Riqht to Smoke.

DO you think it looks we'll for wom-
en- to smoke as they do in some Span
disappearing countries?" 'Well," re-
piled the worried Londoner; cts this
way: If they're smokin' they're likely
either to be quiet and comfortable, or
If they're not used to it just the oppo-
site. And either ways a good chance
of keepin' 'em out Of the suffragette
parade" a.:T j. ~.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-04-17
To Make the Boy Orderly.

II you want your boy to be orderly
provide him with place of his own
wherein he may keep his baseball i'm
plements, sporting paraphernalia. tools
and the thousand and one other ar.
ticles dear to his boyish heart. The
possession Of locker to which he
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-04-17
Gigantic Loaves Of Bread.

The biggest loaves of bread baked
to be eaten are those made in France
or Italy. In the case of the pipe
bread of the latter country, the loaves
are between two and three fee. in
length, and occasionally even longer;
while the French people make their
loaves in the shape of Very long rolls
Of bread ranging from four to five
feet, and in few instances over six
feet in length. -.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-04-17

Reward Worth Deserving.
Taking everything together, there
is no reward that is quite SO lasting
and satisfying az the good Will Of our
felloW-men.The Christian Register.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-04-17
Proof Of Snakes Wisdom,

Proof Of Snakes Wisdom. 2
Mrs. Reidef with paper)-I see
that the big anaconda up at the Zoo
won't eat chickens unless they are
alive. Mr.. Reider-W1se old snake!
That's the only way to beat the cold.
storage game.-Puck. - ss..~
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-04-17
FOR SALE-Breeding stock and eggs
for Matching from the best flock
of full blood Barred Plymouth
Rocks to be had, come and see
them at 7O6 14th. o. C. Simonson.
FOR SALE

FOR SALE-Typewriter ribbons for
every make Of typewriter on the
market at SO cents and Is cents
each. Every ribbon sold for Is
cents guaranteed. Phone orders
promptly filed. Mail orders given
the same careful attention as when
you appear in person. Phone 81.
The Bemidji Pioneer Office Supply
Store.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-04-17
Riches Easily Gathered.

nICnSU Easily 0dIneFeo.
/ am startled that God can make
me SO rich even with my own cheap
stores. It needs but few wisps of
straw In the sun, some small word
dropped, or one that has long lain
silent in a book.-Thoreau.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-04-17

Two Pleasant Experiences.
To sing with toothache Is 40
pleasant as having your friend Dor
row money when you're trying to
borrow from him. 4ez>gs
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-04-17
Poor interest.

Other people may be Interested in
your troubles, but If they are their
interest isn't likely to be worth much.
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LOST AND FOUND
LOsT-Vol. No. One Ridpaths His
tory finder please leave at Pioneer
Office.
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New Use for Windmill.
An ingenious German baker utilizess
3 windmill to mix and knead his bread
- we'll a. TO grind his grain into dour.