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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-07-11
Townsite Company Liberal

The Bemidji Townsite and I'M
provement company made a big hit
with the citizens of this city, when
it came across with a beautiful tract
Of land on the shores of Lake Be-
midi as part of the Normal school
site, which institution we hope to
have located here. 1t is a gift that
Bemidji will not soon forget and the
ToWnsite company is to be congrad-
ulated upon the very liberal attitude
assumed. This company without
one cent of money freely offered this
beautiful spot for this institution,
which includes plated and unplat-
ted property to the extent of nearly
$4,000. The work of the commit
tee, who went to St. Paul and so sue
cessfully tied the "Knot" for the en-
tire piece deserve success as result
of their efforts.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-07-11

workers busy, it would not be diff
cult to plan more and to pay for it
by taking for public service some of
the unearned Increment which now
finds it way into private pockets,
with little gain to society at large. I.
A jobless man who wants a job
lis an indictment of society, which so-
ciety, through government, should be-
made to answer for like any other
criminal. Why put upon this weak
member of society all the burden of
finding the work, when it tissociety
and not the man who makes the
work difficult to find?
Then, too, think of this: If the
man does not work it is a sure thing
that society will have to support him
anyhow. Why not support him in
the least costly fashion by providing
an occupation which does not forfeit
or weaken his self respect?
We suppose Poindexter has put in
his bill less with the expectation of
seeing it pass than of forcing us to
think. But it is not an entirely aca-
demic proposal-it is really practi-
cal and practicable. All that is need
ed to make it effective is strong
enough public support. Society does
owe to every honest man fair
chance to earn an honest living; and
it is much wiser to help him to that
chance than to take the dire conse-
quences to his not getting it.
Why would not government army
of industry be fully as creditable an
establishment as a government army
of professional killers? If the latter
is necessary to cope with rare emer-
gencies when killing is requisite for
public safety, why not the former, for
emergencies much more frequent, in
which the public safety is at least
equally concerned?
Think it over. 1t may be we made
fun of Coxey when the joke was really
on us.-Wisconsin State Journal,
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-07-11

Alexander Harrison has lived so con-
tinuonsly insFrance that oneais. apt to
forget he is a very good American.
Yet he was born in Philadelphia,
1853, of good American stock, one of
three artistic brothers, the youngest
of whom died years ago. The other
Birge is an able landscape and figure
painter, who not in frequently paints
the sea as we'll. Alexander. ASA very
young man, was. a member of the
United States Coast Survey, working
along the Pacific shores; when the art
career first appealed to him, and he
threw up his commission to enter the
schools of San Francisco. From there
he went to Paris and entered the stu
do of j. l.. Gerome in the lEcole des
Beaux Arts. But he spent most of
his time studying nature. He painted
landscapes and figures. And with
the latter he had a big success, his
picture EN- Arcade being after
ward bought by the French govern
ment for the Musee of, the, Luxem-
bourg. ~
His recognition was almost instan-
taneous. Honors were heaped upon
him, among them being the ribbon
of the Legion of Honor Che has the
Grand Cross of the order anew), to-
gether with membership in many Eu-
ropean academies and art societies in
Munich, Berlin, London, and else
where. He was also awarded gold
medals abroad and at home, and his
sea pictures may be said 2 to have
changed the method of modern sea
painting. ~. .....
An intimacy with Jules Bastien-
Lepage, the French painter, had some
influence on his style, and he travel
ed extensively throughout the Cont
tinent studying the various galleries.
A tall, distinguished looking man,
with large amount of energy and
enthusiasm, he worked continuously
out of doors with great success, and
later had large class Of students
with a host of followers, not, to say
imitatOrs. ar f..
Harrison was one of the first of the
modern men in the early '80's to get
the real feeling of diffused light out
of doors. At that time he was consid-
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-07-11
The Roll Of Honor

Hats Off to- the men who worked
and won. Not until the job was COM
pleted did we appreciate what was
necessary in order to land the sixth
Normal school. To the men who were
present during the visit of the nor
NAL school commission belongs a por-
ton of credit, but when it comes to
placing the other ninety nine present
it should go where it is due. 1t be-
longs to the men who gathered the
facts and figures of conclusive proof
and presented them so we'll to the
board. 1t belongs to the men who
were working day and night in an
earnest endeavor to win. To name
the stars that shine the brightest
might show up more distinctly we
little clouds that merely float around
and fall in line, but the public ought
to know that professors Stewart and
Dyer were there months before the
commissioners came and "stuck" un-
til the finish. Give to them their per-
centage of credit and let us all share
in the glory. -
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-07-11
Works For The Voorhees,.

They thought Gen. Coxey was
crazy when, years ago, he led. to
Washington. an army of down-and-
outs to demand that Uncle Sam give
them work. But here comes Senator
Poindetter, admittedly safe and sane,
with bill to create national in
dustrial army to which any able
bodied person above 16 years of age
who shall swear that he wants work
and cannot find, it may be eligible
for service on harbors, forts, canals,
reclamation projects, etc., as long
as he chooses, at 81 day.
This is simply Coxeyism brought
up to date
And why not? In this great land
there surely is much public work to
do. Moreover, If there is not enough
to keep all otherwise unemployed
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-07-11

A deer walked into Ole Johnson s
barn the other day and Ole closed
the door. Ole is a farmer near the
village of Wabanica. This makes two
deer Mr.. Johnson has in his possess
sion. He has written the state game
commission for permission to keep
them and they ought to let him do
it. Wait until you get big collec-
ton Ole and then invite your friends
to go hunting, and take a Look At
your stock.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-07-11
Picnic Problem 9olved


4 nest Of cups which take up ill.,
tie room in the picnic basket seems to
be the solution Of familiar problem.
These are made of aluminium, the light
est material from which such things
are made, and the cups are practically
tndestructible. They are fitted snugly
one into the other. and cover fits
the largest one 80 that when not in
use the whole set of six is kept clean
and free from dust. Aluminium does
not rust or tarnish like tin or silver,
30 that 1t is particularly desirable for
articles of this kind. Also it is thin.
and In spite Of tho fact that there are
six cups in the nest there is not a
very great difference between the sizes
Of the largest and the smallest of
AhAm
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-07-11

"The shortest poem ever written
says Georgia newspaper, concerned
flies. The author is unknown, but
must have been a woman, for it lilts
after this fashion:
"'We
De-
Spise
Flies ,"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-07-11
AMERICAN SEA PAINTERS
Learn One Thing Every Day"
NO. g. ALEXANDER HARRISON, "THE WAVE"
Copyright 1919 by Newspaper school,

cred almost as.dangerOus innovator;
though we accept the manner readily
enoug h, nowadays. Yet at that time he
was leader, and his pictures made
spots in the exhibition, causing others
by their side to appear dull and unin-
spired. He was particularly good in
rendering the effects of early moon
rise over the water. His painting of
surf came as revelation to eyes ac-
customed to the old-fashioned man
ner of presenting it..
! Never a clever workman, he OBJ
tanned that which he sought by the
hardest kind labor and application,
and he worked a picture over and
over until the result was satisfactory.
Much of his painting has been done
along the coast of Brittany.
Every day different human inter-
est story will appear in The Pioneer.
You can get beautiful intaglio
reproduction of this picture, with
five others, equally attractive, 91a
inches in size, with this weeks
Mentor" In "The Mentor we'll
known authority covers the subject
of the pictures and stories OF the
week. Readers of The Pioneer and
"TheMentor" will know Art, Litera-
ture, History, Science, and Travel,
and own exquisite pictures. On sale
at the Abercombie's Book Store
Price, Ten Cents. Write today to The
Pioneer for booklet explaining The
Associated Newspaper School plan.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-07-11

AS the committee can find no law
under which to prosecute David La
mar for impresonating public men,
motion would be in order to fire the
committee and hire Lamar.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-07-11

Investigation has now become a
trade. No union labor as yet.
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1913-06-06

She had just returned from her first
trip to Europe and everybody was
given I'M opportunity to know about II
One by one they gently extricated
themselves hut at last she found si
lent youth In corner who proved to
be an attentive listener, To him she
rhapaoliZcd un the benntE Of life
abroad" aud especially In England
II j. din nit however. for the most
enthusiastic tourist to exist long with
ont eligiting from an auditor some ex
pression Ut wonder or applause. :" she
sought t. break her listeners respect
ful silence even ut the expense of los
ing little time herself Were von
ever IN England she asked
"ies. he said modestly Il was born
there and am thirty six years old /
lived there until came Ia America
three months ago N you cnn tell Ele
anything about America | should he
awfully glad. as wish to learn ell |
can" New York Press
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1913-06-06
MATAMORAS TAKEN
BY REBEL FORCE
Heavy Loss Of Life In Latest
Mexican Battle.

Brownsville. Tex, June 5.--Consti-
tutionals are practically In control OF
Matamoras. following twelve hours
battle with the federal garrison there.
Heavy loss of life is reported, The
United States consulate was in the
direct line of fire during greater
part of the battle, but Consul John
son and his staff. who remained in
the building. escaped uninjured. Dur
ing the battle bullets whizzed acros J
the Rio Grande and Private Davis of
the United States cavalry was wound
ed by stray shot
Major James Morales, federal com
mander, was wounded early In the en-
gagement and is in the Brownsville
hospital in a critical condition. One
hundred and ten federal soldiers who
crossed the border are held prisoners
by the United States military authori-
ties
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1913-06-06

Metals suffer from contagious dis
eases analogous to those of living he
ings Among these diseases une ~ tue
most striking Is that called tin pest
Sometimes II bloc k. q plate OF m"dai nt
tin attacked by this 1isease "rumhIes
and falls into dust and sometimes
warty protuberanc"s appear "n the
surface Of the metal Various "th"t
metals suffer from disease that man
ifests itself by Spontaneous r""ryH
tallization The most remarkai'i" cases
occur with lead and hard drHwu brass
These diseases are not due as ms
been thought. simply to moisture
Temperature plays part IN producing
them The most extraordnary fact
perhaps Is that the tin pest Is eapa
BILE of spreading by contagion Hat-
per's Weekly
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1913-06-06
MARRIAGE BY PROXY.
This Curious Ceremony 10 a Purely
Dutch institution.

Some time ~" IL Roer in Pretoria
was married tn u girI in Amsterdam In
Holland the ceremony constituting
what the t'utrh cali handschnen. ar
glove marriage.
In spite ut the tact that distance Of
5000 miles lay between the bride In
the Netherlands and the bridegroom
In the TlnusyAai they were lust ns eff
fertunllv married under the Dutch inv
Ms II both had been present in the
same church
The bridegroom sent to his friend. or
best man In Amsterdam power Of
attorney To- represent him az his proxy
at the ceremony and at the same time
forwarded his glove. which at the
proper moment when the two were
made one. WAS held by both the bride
and the proyv
The wedding WAS duly registered at
Amsterdam and at Pretoria. where the
bridegroom flied an affidavit with the
iRnddrost or magistrate.
This rurtpnS form - marriage IL a
purely Dutch institution the custom
IN wing originated. II is said In the old
times of Dutch Ratavian rule IT H.,
however dead letter In the Trans
ysal since the English took over that
cclony.-New York Press.
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1913-06-06
Very Smooth.

DO you happen to he travelling far.
sirf" began the inquisitive man to the
sober minded occupant of the seat on
posite on one of the expresses from
New York to the west
"Oh. no: only to Chicago" replied the
grouchy one II am in the dry goods
business. My age is thirty six. am
married My name Is Thomas Brown
| have son nineteen years old He Is
In the civil service. He gets $50 a
week. My father died last July. He
was on the stock exchange Ny moth
er IL still living. I have niece with
red hair, Our cook is called Jane. Is
there anything elseT'
The inquisitive man hesitated. What
oil do you use for your tongue" he in
quired Wly.-Fun
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1913-06-06
SPEED OF SOUND.


There is #n ord Saying that If YOU
can count Hvr t' " cen the Cash and
the thnuGcc yun are safe Modern
science tells HS rha. II Won car see TIE
fash Mt Mi YOU a-p safe he, .;iii>e If II
struck Won Won wnuld have 40 TIM. to
see 1t The ~pnel nf lightning is sbout
isn tines that If sight
The old lden WIS that If vuu r.nuld
ronni I'VE the st'rm>was a mi'e away.
which WAS st'rred u safe iiStan.e
Sound ira els ~ the rate IF | ,lg feet
second. "r about mile IN i've sec
onds In order to count seconds Hc-
curateIy many photographers start hv
ssStng tn themselves: NO one thou.
sand one nn" Thousand two enc thuu-
snnd. three une thousand etc This
gives about the right space between
each count of one. two. three etc II
You stop ut the number OF seconds you
want I" time With little prnrtit
with wat h beside Won this il ac-
ruraie M /" hnlf minute or more
IL you see - steam whistle blowing
and note III. instant 1T stops Won can
count m" seconds until you lose the
sound, and ht allowing f'th of
mile FOR "A h second you can Judge the
diStanre The same is true uf guns.
or an explosion. or even of hanmeriug
Or any loud sounds New York Press
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1913-06-06

Since Wednesday morning Tom
Ford is no more an habitue of
the street. regaling the passer-
by with his quaint humor and
oratory. Chief of police Axtell
has he supreme Of content
stamped all over his face, owing
to the fact that he no more has
to look after the errate Tom. to
keep him from straying from the
tie street line of rectitude for
ne knows that poor old Tom is
IN the best ot care. and i'm bonds
stronger than "A straight Jacket
or a rivet.d cage. The fact is.
old Tom is on his back. Tuesday
evening he had gone upstairs To
the rooms over the Cassady sa-
loon. to wait in good company
oil the ram storm then pre- vailing
had stopp, d. When it was over,
ne quilted his company. to seek
repose IN his own room i'm the
Arcade hotel. and. while yet near
the top, he slipped, falling down
aeayily the entire length of the
stairs.
Help was Immediately at hand.
to look after him. but his case
vas not thought serious; yet.
Tom nevertheless guessed he
had broken leg. The boys
took him to his room, still think
ing. Tom bad received merely a
shakeup. but in the morning he
asked for a physician, and Drs.
Strang and Phelps were prompt
~ on hand. Tom WAS right
trust Tom to know. The broken
member was properly set; and
besides Tom was put into bright
and sunshiny room; clean clothes
we're put on him, and a nice and
tidy bed fixed up for him. And
there Tom now reposeth. with
the same old smile on his face;
E., 4, l.. l.
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1913-06-06

Probably the most important and
most surprising fact about American
Indian languages is their enormous
number On the North American
continent there were spoken probably
900, and possibly even more differ
ent languages and dialects Of South
America we know less, bDt everything
points 10 an equal linguistic VARIETY
on that continent The tremendous
total lie astounding because the aborig
inal population IN both continents Ger
tainIy numbered fewer millions than
are today found In many single Euro
peal countries IN which only one lar,
guage prevails The twenty-five n,
nifty millions Of American Indians pos
eeesed az many different languages as
the billion or more inhabitants Of the
old world DR.. A. J. Kroeber. In Pop
ular Science Monthly
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1913-06-06
THE COoE Feminine.
" Was Too Much For Mr.. Granger 70
Fathom.

FdtH0m.
AS soon ms Mrs. Granger was fairly
past Mr.. Compton heurA an irritated
There. | bnrw itr' from his wife aud
turned to see what was the matter.
Shes Isl rs provoked as she can he
TO think that Mrs Lombard and |
didn't ask her to go ont with us to see
the Williams baby" said Mrs. Comp
ton. She thinks that 1t was on ac-
count of her having said that she didn't
md three weeks-old babies very inter
esllng when, Of course, she'd make an
exception of Lena Williams baby. But
that wasn't the reason we didn't ask
ber' ~ WAS because we decided all In
hurry. and there was Just time to
catch the train. She's made up her
mind she won't propose our names for
the book club"
How do you know she thinks all
these things inquired Mr.. Compton.
My dear. didn't you see the way she
bowed?" asked his wife In pitying
tone
why. yes" said Mr. Compton. II
thought she gave rather more pro
noun"ed bow than most women do and
smiled quite brilliantly"
You dear thing" And Mrs. Comp
ton patted his coat sleeve "Of course
she did. That's how | knew exactly
what she was thinking" - Youths
Companion
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1913-06-06
SEVEN THOUSAND ON STRIKE
Boston BARRIERS Demand an ,ncr.a..
in WAGES.

boston, June 5.-Starting with a pa
rade OF nearly 5000 BARRIERS recent,v
organized by the Industrial Workers
of the World. the BARRIERS strike won,
into effect About 1000 BARRIERS af
fliated with the American Federation
OF Labor also struck. but did not pa
rade.
The marching BARRIERS called upon
all their fellow craftsmen on the line
OF march to walk out and ioin them
The I, w. w, BARRIERS demand in.
creaSes OF from SO to IS week and
three hours day less than they have
been working. while the BARRIERS sf.
ffliated with the A. F. of L.. ask 81 a
week increase and one hour a dav
less.
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1913-06-06
Maybe a Littie--After.

The play was not ny any means bril-
liant. and obviously the man was bor
ed Suddenly he leaped to his feet
II heard an alarm Of Are. he said
"a must go and see whore II H.
His wife whose hearing WAS legs
acute made way for him In silence,
and he disappeared
1T wasn't 6re after all" he said
on his return
Nor water. either said his wife
coidty with a sniff -Exchanga
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1913-06-06
For A Fourth Of July

There is considerable talk
among citizens. fayo,lnp the
loIdjng ot a fourth of July ceIe-
b. alton at the Lem o. te.tr
volr. It IS proposed to have
everybody come out 10 that idy'-
lie spot. "'Il equipped y it'll
lunch bas kets and : hnm Gel.i-
mlnhtIoH to max. the moot ot
pl asant day iu the open
SHcb a general tr"Iic need cost
BIT Ilttle a the Is no doubt
what all vii hearty Join ~ such
a celeblstion Many people will
moreover be glad to come fro . a
distance To pin ~ = good time
there.
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1913-06-06
Al Alfalfa Town

smr,on stands in serious dan
II becoming an alfalfa town.
=, = persistent preachment OF
..;aowalk - farmers has result
!: !, this, that every lane or
I.,k ward sports its own stray
.f,lfa plant or plantlet and, as
r Green says, something has
: crow there, and it's better to
|hsye alfalfa than weeds. 4,
Meanwhile there a number OF
.,rmendable little alfalfa plant
|,tjons. Systematically kept by
ar citizens. There is Carl Aus
nd, who two years ago seeded
,Srpe rows the width of his resi-
jsnee lot, of three different
r,rieties. He has reason to be
r,o,,d of his little object lesson
In three weeks ago this alfalfa
,md strong and bushy, and
'lBee high. E. E. Green is
|,atching his fancy of last year.
men he walked about town with
!, Docket full of alfalfa seed, and
sver once in a while he would
dig into that pocket and extract
pinch Of seed, throwing it ON
he ground, by the side walk. IN
b alley or some other odd place,
sbere a lusty alfalfa plant would
nk better than weeds. A n d
he bread cast upon the wat
n" is returning.
Our agricultural friends will
NJ long find an alfalfa object
sssOn in the lanes of Lennon
Oyn-for if that plant can come
utO its own in the towns neg
ected spots, to adorn them how
much greater will be the benefit
where it is Systematically tended.
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1913-06-06

An old bon vivant who kept a fine
ablishment received visit from his
maiden aunt. He took great pride In
showing her over the place and point
Ing out Its many treasures. AS spe-
cial favor he let her have a glimpse
or his famous wine cellar.
you're the first woman who has
ever set foot in here" he said
Gracious, ] should say ! was" she
replied. why, the pace Is full Of
cobwebs. " -Lippincott's.
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1913-06-06

"Gwendolen, have you been out
driving with young manY'
"Yes, auntle."
III mph."
"Bnt re had only one arm that no
could use. anntie; he had been vacci
mated on the other one"
Pausel
"Gwendolen. didn't you do the driv'
inR"-New York Sun.
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1913-06-06
CHICAGO Live Stock.

Chicago. June 4-Cattle-Beeves'
s710ds80, Texas steers, s. Iod 30 :
Western. s6s0d790; stockers and
feeders. $500 500; cows and heifers.
$4,000 7.s0: calves, s775G II 90. Hogs
Light. ss.50aS.so; mixed, ss.45a
$50: heavy. ss20d87o. rough. IS 20
Gs.35; pigs, ssfods35. Sheep
vative. s4.a9n 5.S5, Western, s. od
5.-5 We rlings, s5.5o6s35: lambs,
s55on740; spring lambs, ss.ooG 500.
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1913-06-06
MINNEAPOLIS Grain.

Minneapolis. June 4.-Wheat-July
90he; Sept, a2c. Cash close on
track: No. hard. 93c; No. North
ern. 911aG92l9c; to arrive, 9lh2 age;
No. 2 Northern. s9l2 n 9O11c; No J
Northern. s7ladsshc: No. yeilo"
corn, 5slad57c; No. 4 corn. 55a SIC:
No. 3 white oats. 3sd3s1ac: TO arrive,
3sc: No. oats. 351a a BIC; barley,
4sds1c; fax. s12st2; to arrive, 81
2sb.
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1913-06-06
COLUMBIA GRADUATES 1000
Class Believed Largest Ever to Leave
Any University

New York, June 5,-Columbia uni.
versity graduated over 1000 students,
the largest number in the $50 years
OF it's existence. 1t is said to be the
largest army of students ever gone
out from q single university in this or
any other country at one time