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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-04-23
FOE SALE


FOR SALE Rhode Island Reds. l
have won first prize at the Bel
trami County fair for the past
three years. Eggs for settings, 81
for 10. Sc per hundred. One
cockerel left for sale. George T..
Baker, 907 MINI. Ave-, Bemidji.
Mimi.
FOR sALE Typewriter ribbons for
every make Of typewriter on the
& market at SO cents and Is cents
each. Every ribbon sold for 70
cents guaranteed. Phone orders
promptly filled. Mail orders given
the same careful attention as when
yoll appear in person. Phone By.
The Bemidji Pioneer Office Supply
Store.
FOR SALE Small fonts OF type. sew.
eral different points and in first.
class condition Call or write this
Office for proofs. Address Bemidji
Pioneer, Bemidji, MinT ID
FOR SAIL Rubber stamps. The.
Pioneer will procure any kind OF
rubber stamp Tor you on short no-
tice
FOR SALE OR RENT improved ten
acres within plated district Of Be
midi. Address 3. +. Joosyln, City.
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HELP WANTED.

WANTED Competent girl for gen.
eral .housework. Mrs. A. A. Lord,
9O3 Beltrami avenue.
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8 ply at once. 9HOteI- MarKHdW.- -
F Il - - ',Se.-Ts% II. AZ -.
WANTED-COok, M e I. hotel, N.Y.
more. Phone 40. sz : ia = X. K,
WANTED-Dish washer at Lake
Shore hotel. r
WANTED Bell boy at the Markham
hotel.
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FOR SALE OR RENT improved ten
acres within plated district Of Be
midi Address B. r. Joosyln, City.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-12-27
CHRISTMAS

A few more years than nineteen centuries ago
new born babe lay in manger. None rejolced be-
of the babes birth except the glad parents three
wondering wise men led by single star, and the Al
mighty hin1slf No others knew that savior had been
born to the world.
Today, stretching across that long span of years.
many millions bow in reverence to that same child and
recognize him Jesus Christ their SAVIOR and these
same millions keep his birthday the glad Christmas
day. All over the world today is being kept and
honored as his birthday.
In token of the love of the wise in the bring
ing of gifts, today give tokens of our love and
friendship in the form of gifts to others. 1t is time
of remembering others and thinking Of them more than
ourselves. Throughout the country many poor lonely
little child has been made glad and rejoicing with
Christmas spirit only child rejoice because OF
the helping hand of someone else. Through the aid
given by some organized effort of Others many home
having this day made bright spot in the bleakness
of it's dark life. Many ragged youngster closed his
eyes last night hoping against hope that the merry Kris
Krnge would remember him this year, and awoke this
morning to find his fondest wishes realized because OF
the help from an unknown friend. In Ottumwa little
children were remembered and made glad and the
older ones of the family remembered we'll Baskets
filled with food enough to provide for several meals
were left at scores of homes and warm dinners were
served to more.
Stockings generously filled with toys, candy and
fruit were left to gladden. many little ones by the
Courier Stocking club The gvers more than amply
repaid by the bubbling expressions of thankfulness
from the receivers
AS the sunset glows are reflected in the snowy
whteness and the close of day is upon u.s. murmur
1--WE are glad to give"
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NOT HOUSEKEEPING

~ For several years previous 10 tne
= early summer of this year, Miss lnez
Millholland was one Of the prominent
suffragists in the east. She is very
handsome young lady, and the papers
often printed her picture and stories
about her and interviews with her:
She was, with the newspapers, ana
probably with great many or the
women interested in the suffraglst
movement, a great favorite. Every
guffragist campaign of any moment
had her name we'll up toward the top
Of the list of leaders. She made
speeches, and her articles on the suit
fragist proposition were real author
lty. Then all at once this last sum-
mer she married French gentleman
by the name of Boissevaln. Since
that time she has seemed to partially
lose interest in the suffragist cause
After a few months of married life
she ia now credited with stating that
I ten minutes in twenty-four hours IS
enough time to devote to keeping
house.
We want to state that we hope that
this idea will not make rapid mead
way toward being adopted by the SUI
fragists. We ask them right now to
consider seriously before putting 1t in
their platform. While ten minutes
.Aa day may be sufficient to put in on
the lob of excepting house In Anew
York apartment where babies are
against the landlords law, out here
m the prairie we don't call that
housekeeping. Out in this part OF
the country there are quite number
Aof people who can't have their break
fast brought to them in bed, because
someone has to cook the breakfast.
rhe woman who gets up at o'clock
Sin the morning and gets breakfast
Il while her husband takes care OF the
baby. can't be made to believe that
all the Homework she has to do IN a
dav can be done in ten minutes. IL
Mrs. Inez Milholland-Boisseva1n Will
n lust follow this lady around the mousse
after she has gotten her husband or
to work. and then starts IN to wash
ythe breakfast dishes and sweep the
Z floors and make the beds and order
I. the groceries for dinner, and doctor
the stone bruise on Willie's foot. and
get him ready for school, and sew up
the rip in the dress Of Mary's DOLL
and entertain the neighbor who drops
in for a few minutes, and then get
j dinner in time for her husband to get
1 hack to work at 1 o'clock, and then
wash the dishes and then put In the
afternoon sewing, she will have this
ten minute idea of hers wiped or the
map.
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- got
the his children
his friend Mr. Turtle
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NATURES MocKERY OF EUGENlcs

At a Better Babies" contest in Jer-
sey City the first prize was awarded
10 boy IA months old, appraised by
The Judges to be 100 per cent perfect.
The child is a waif cared for by the
Society for the Prevention OF Cruelty
Eto Children. The mother, former
aemploye of the Jersey City hospital,
has disappeared and we are told the
Judges have tried in vain to find her.
So it is an abandoned infant, left to a
y society that aims only to prevent
cruelty, who triumps over tenderly
nurtured children of mothers with low
ing hearts and happy homes.
It Is one more example OF nature,
4,nockery Of human reason, notable at
this time mainly because we are IN the
midst of an extensive agitation for es-
I tablishing official medical and police
Regulation of marriage as means OF
Improving humanity.
Bv control of the breeding and OF the
environment of domestic animals we
I've succeeded in achieving a fairly
se control of their offspring in Ger,
b. physical aspects. Upon the hui
race, however, all efforts at arti-
I'll control have been vain. In the
9'aces of kings weddings are born,
e from founding asylums where
iH.twaifs and strays of unwelcomed
is are sent there not 1nfrequently
IS fort the strength of will and in.
81 ct that makes commander of
ascience, art, culture, wealth and all
Vi thousand comforts and cares OF
Utilization may combine in a house
old. the father and mother may be
all that a father and mother ought to
be. but nature alone holds mastery
over the mystery of birth. She mo'ks
t rules and confers her favors as she
yill.-New York Herald.
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Daddy; sBedtirne
The Mole
And Turtle
Open a Store.
CtOrV
(To be Continued.)

"how little who had go
blowing of the heads of his children
hadesc friend, Mr. Turtle
kind Mole for he knew how sad
children Mr. Turtle
his old
little store
side OF the lake
with VIM Mr. Turtle carried mud ON ha
sticks the which they picked out
Then they began build Mr. Turtle had mo
better At the end OF
finished and Mr. Turtle and Mr. Mole sent around
& Mole Bros
at the The
all did
Turtle
delicious things SELL They kept the all
provisions while Mr. Turtle
wonderful blackberry
delicious The animals around would
the chimney the
delicious
enextda &
Mole decided
which with
animals
old rabbit high silk hat
much after
noon cen a
the escaped with their lives
cessfu again, but fully EXPECT they have this
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factories that turn out ready-made
family-trees for anybody who wants
to roost in ONE
Betty Page turned her piquant
brown face toward him reflectingly.
"Ah do think you No'therners are
wonderful" she said in her languor.
Gus Carolinian, "at being just what
you want to be! All met No'thern
cyril once at White Sulphur Springs
who said such clever things, and All
asked her. How did you ever learn
to talk like you do? What do you
reckon the cyril said? She said she
had to be clever because her nose was
50 big. She tried wearing tricky little
hats and a follow-me-in-the-twi ex-
preston, but it made her seem ridicu-
lous, so she finally thought Of brains
and epigrams, and took to reading
Bernard Shaw and Walter Pater, and
it worked fine. She said trouble
suited her profile, and she'd discov-
cred people looked twice at sad eyes,
so she'd cultivated pensive look for
yeahsA All think that was mighty
brigt1 Down South we're too lazy
to work over ourselves that way
And now over the f1uttering stand
and the crowd about the barriers, a
stir was discernible Katharine looked
again at the field. "Who is that splen-
did big old man giving directions?
The one who looks like lion. He's
coming this way now
That's Major Montague BristoW."
said the Judge. He's been master of
the heralds for years. The tournament
could hardly happen without the
major"
I'm sure I'd like him." she an
swered. What a lively girl he is
talking to-"
1t was Shirley who had beckoned
the major from the lists. She was
leaning over the railing. "Why has
Ridgeley Pendleton left?" she asked
in a low voice. isn't he one of the
twelve?"
"He was. But he's ILL., He wasn't
feeling up to it when he came, but he
didn't give up till half an hour ago.
Well have to get along with eleven
knights"
She made an exclamation Of dis
may. poor Ridge! And what pity.
There have never been less than the
full number It will spoil the royal
uuadrille tonight, too. Why doesn't
the committee choose some one in his
placer"
"Too late. Besides, he would have
no costume"
Surely that's not so important as
filling the Round Table?'
Its too bad. But I'm afraid it can't
be helped
She bent still closer Listen. Why
not ask Mr.. Valiant? He is our host
tonight I'm sure he'd be glad to
help out. even without the costume"
"Egad." he said pulling his i'm
perial. None of us had thought OF
him. He could ride Pendleton's mount
of course" He reflected moment
l"rn do it Its exactly the right thing
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When again. the blood.red s

When again. the bloodred sash
streamed away the herald's cry,
Knight Of the Crimson Rose--One!'
set the field hand-clapping. From the
next joust also. Valiant returned with
the gage upon his lance. Two had
gone to the Champion Of Castleweed
and two to scattering riders. When
Valiant won his fourth the grand stand
Numbered with applause.
Katharine Fargo was watching with
a gaze that held curious puzzle. After
that recognition of the White Knight,
Judge Chalmers had told in a few
words the story of Damory Court, Its
ancient history. the unhappy duel that
had sent it's owner into northern
exile, and the sons recent coming. 1t
had more than surprised her. Her
fathers appreciative chuckle that "the
young vagabond seemed after all to
have fallen on his feet" had left her
strangely silent. She was undergoing
a curious mental bouleversement'
Valiant's passionate defense Of his
father In that fierce burst OF anger In
the court room had at first startled
her with its sense OF unsupported
force. Later, however, she had come
to think 1t theatric and overdrawn, and
she had heard Of his quixotic surren'
der OF his fortune with wonder not
unmixed with an almost plying scorn
She despised eccentricity as much as
she respected wealth. and the act had
! seemed ridiculous impulse Of silly
Iatfection destined to be repeated long
and bitterly in cold blood. So she had
thought Of him since his evanishment
with a regret less sharp for being
glozed with certain contempt.
| The discovery Of him today had
dissipated this. She had an unerring
sense of social values and she made
no error in her estimate Of the people
by whom she was now surrounded. The
recital Of the Valiant generations, the
size of the estate, the position into
which its heir had stepped by very
reason Of being who he was, appealed
to her instinct and imagination and re-
spect for blood. She had sudden
conception of new values. beside which
money counted little. The last Of a
line more ancient than the state itself
master Of homestead famous through
out its borders, John Valiant doomed
larger in her eyes at the moment than
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lever before.

lever before.
TIL trumpet again pealed its silvery
proclamation. Judge Chalmers was on
his feet Fifty to ten on the Crimson
Rose" he cried. This time. however.
there were no takers. He called again
but none heard him. the last Tits were
too absorbing.
Where had John Valiant learned that
trick OF the loose wrist and inflexible
thrust, but at the fencing club?
Where that subconscious management
Of the rein, that nice gage OF speed
and distance, but on the polo field?
The old sports stood him now In good
stead. "Why. he has a seat like a CEN
taur!" exclaimed the judge-praise in
deed in community where riding was
a passion and horse-fesh q fetish!
ooh, dear" mourned Nancy Chal-
mers. "Tve bet six pairs Of gloves on
Quint Carter Never mind: il it has to
be anybody else, I'd rather 1t were Mrs
Valiant. It's about time Damory
Court got something after Rip-Van-
lWinkling it for thirty years. Be.
sides, he's giving us the dance, and
love him for that! Quint still has
chance. though. IF he takes the next
two, and Mr.. Valiant misses"
Katharine looked at her with little
smile. "He won't MISS" she said.
She had seen that look on his face
before and read 1t Alright. John Vail
ant had striven in many contests, not
only Of skill but Of strength and dar-
ing, before crowded grand stands. But
never in all his life had he SO desired
to pluck the prize. His grip was tense
on the lance as the yellow doublet and
olive plume of Castlewood shot away
for last time-and failed. An instant
later the knight of the Crimson Rose
flashed down the lists with the last
ring ON his pike.
And the tourney was won.
In the shouting and hand-clapping
Valiant took the rose from his hat
band and bound It with a shred Of his
sash to his lance.point. As he rode
slowly toward the massed stand the
whole field was so still that he could
hear the hoofs of the file Of knights
behind him. The people were on their
feet.
(To be Continued.)
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CHAPTER XXXII Continued.

CHAPTER XXXI1 Continued.
But for this distraction, he might
have seen, entering the stand with
the Chalmers just as the band struck
up delirious whirl of Dixie, the two
strangers whom the doctor had observ-
ed an hour before as they wh1rled by
he Merryweather Mason house behind
he Judges grays. Silas Fargo might
have passed In any gathering for the
lnobtrusive city man. Katharine was
noticeable anywhere, and today her
tall willowy figure in its champagne
color lingerie gown and hat garnished
with bronze and gold thistles, setting
in relief her ivory statuesque face,
drew a wave of whispered comment
which left a sibilant wake behind
them. The party made picturesque
group as they now disposed them
selves, Katharine's colorless lovliness
contrasting with the eager sparkle or
pretty Nancy Chalmers and the gypsy
like beauty of Betty Page.
"You call it tournament, don't
your asked Katharine Of the judge.
eyes," he replied. Its a kind of
contest in which twelve riders COM
pete for the privilege of naming a
Queen of Beauty. There's ball to-
night, at which the lucky lady is
crowned. Those little tents are where
the noble knights don their shining
armor. See, there go their caparis-
oned chargers"
A file of negroes was approaching
the tents, each leading horse whose
saddle and bride were decorated with
fringes of various hues. In the center
of the roped lists, directly in front OF
the stand, others were planting up
right in the ground tall pole from
whose top projected horizontal arm
, like a slender gallows. From this was
suspended a cord at whose end swung
q tiny object that whirled and glittered
| in the sun.
The Judge explained. con the end
| of the cord is g. silver ring. at Wnlch
the knights tilt with lances. Twelve
rings are used. The pike-polnts are
made to fit them and the knight VINO
carries off the greatest number or the
twelve is the victor. The whole thing
| is custom as ancient as Virginia
relic. Of course, of the old joustlng
of the feudal ages. The ring is sup
posed to represent the device on the
boss of the shield, at which the lance
thrust was aimed"
How interesting!" exclaimed kath.
arine. and turning, swept the stand
with her lorgnette. i suppose all 'Iie
country's F. F. VS. are here" she said
laughingly to Nancy Chalmers. i've
often wondered, by the way, what be-
came of the Second Families Of Vlr
ginia.'
! ooh. they've mostly emlgrated
North" answered Nancy. "The ones
that are left are all ancient. There
are families here that don't admit
they ever began at all
Silas Fargo shook his stopped
shoulders with laughter. up North,
he said genially we've got regular
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The long looked for day-the glad
nest of the year-is at hand. Tonight
he youngsters will close their eyes in
!, sleep of joyous anticipation; tomor
low morning they will open them and
when they find what Santa Claus has
brought them, their delight will bring
happiness to the good old saint and
their parents and friends, and in fact
+he whole Christian world. 1t is a day
8,f toyfulness. Get into the spirit of it
romp with the children, wear a smile
that won't come off, and above all re
member that you can return thanks tc
he power above, on Christmas as well
Is on Thanksgiving day. And do it.
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CHAPTER XXXIII

The knluht of the Crimson Rose.
The row Of horsemen had halted In
a curving line before the grand stand,
and now in the silence the herald,
holding a parchment scroll, spurred be-
fore each rider in turn, demanding
his title. AS this was given he whirled
to proclaim 1t, accompanying each
evolution with a blast on his horn.
knight Of the Golden Spur,
knight of Castlewood," Lord OF
Brandon" "Westover's Knight"
"Knight of the Silver Cross: the
names, fanciful, or those of family es'
tates, fell on John Valiant's ear with
a. pungent flavor of medievalism. His
eyes, full of the swaying crowd the
shift and simmer of light and color,
returned again and again to an alluring
spot of blue at one side, which might
for him have been the heart OF the
whole festal out-ofdoors. He started
as he became aware that the rider
next him had answered and that the
herald had paused before him.
"Knight of the Crimson ROse!' 1t
sprang to his lips without forethought,
an echo, perhaps, Of the improvised
sash and the flower in his hat-band
but the shout Of the herald and the
trumpet's blare seemed to make the
words fairly bulge with inevitability
And through this struck sudden ap'
palled feeling that he had really
spoken shirley's name, and that every
one had heard. He could not see her
face, and clutched his lance fiercely
to overcome an insane desire to stoop
hideously in his saddle and peer under
the shading hat-brim. Lest he should
do this, he fastened his eyes deter
minedly on the major, who now pro
ceeded to deliver himself of the
"Charge to the Knights"
The major made an appealing center
to the charming picture as he stood on
the green turf, "the glass OF fashion
and the mold of FORM" his head bare
| his shock Of blond-gray hair thrown
back. and one hand thrust between
1.-THE buttons Of his snowy waistcoat
His rich bass voice rolled out to the
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The world is consuming more than
100000 &s,la;ls of kerosene every
day.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-30
His Sole Aim Was to Instill in
Minds of Children Hatred
of Prussia
BY La MAnouIsE pB FoNTENoY.

BY LA aIARaUIsE DE- FONTENoY.
n or long ago one OF the leading
VI French novelists-one OF the
Forty Immortals. that is TO say a
member of the Academy-raised his
voice against the disadvantages. and
even the perils, OF coniiding the train
ing of French children to foreign gov
ernesses. his words attracting wide
spread comment and attention. Some
German OF equal eminence and import
ance will doubtless ere long deliver
himself of utterances OF somewhat
analogous character, in portraying tho
evils of the employment OF French
tutors and secrataries by members OF
the sovereign ii, ,,asties OF Germany.
If go. he Will find plenty of material
for his arguments. In q volume Just
titled -Four Years at tho Court OF
Saxony." by Guy Ballgnac. who was
during that time the tutor OF the
young Crown Prince OF Saxony and OF
his brothers.
1t IS not that the book is a record
OF court scandal and malevolent gossip
concerning the royal family. Indeed,
these occupy an altos ether minor
place in its pages Nor "a 1T the rev
life OF the King OF saxony and of his
motherless children, which delicacy.
and the fact that the author had eaten
of srhcir bread during four years,
should have kept him from barring to
tho public. But it is the confession
OF the author contained in the book,
that he considered 1t TO be his duty, as
patriotic frenchman. TO devote all
his efforts 10 instilling into the minds
or his royal charges q spirit of hatred
FOR Prussia. with view to the dis
ruption OF the German empire.
The class from which foreign royalty
seems to recruit It's French tutors Is
not, strange to relate. Of the highest
order Instead of engaging for tho
training OF their children French pro-
lessons OF cminence and of mature
years, with sorae Of that modesty which
is tho fruit of true knowledge and
learning. they invariably get hold of
young men. without much experience
OF the world, but who arc so full of
self-assurance and conceit that, as In
the case OF Guy Balignac, they conceive
that they have great patriotic mis-