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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-06-25
!: The. Way to Succeed

Paraphrasing the words of Horace
Greeley, "The way to success is
to advertise" There is scarcely a
+ notable commercial success that
+ has not been built upon the solid
foundation of advertising, and,
likewise, practically all good,
clean. honest business that adver-
tises legitimately is successful.
+ Whenever you see a manufac-
! turer cooperating with the re-
|:tailers of this city or a group of
cities or of all the cities in the
limited States In an advertising
Campaign on behalf of his mer-
chandise you may safely make up
your mind to three things
:, First the merchandise has
merit.
F.. Second, both the manufacturer
and the merchant are progressive,
dependable people with whom to
do business.
Third, they are successful and
merit your confidence and patron
age. =, .'....-. ,-...:> :
s Manufacturers are beginning to
understand that the only way to
create actual, "over-the-counter"
demand for a product is to adver-
;;tfse it locally-in daily newspap.
ers. :>',- '.--':t' a, ..-'
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-06-25

FOR SALE Mitchell, 80 horse,
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-06-25

WANTED=-Gi for general house
work. Mrs. Vandersluis, corner of
10th and Bemidji avenue.
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Classified Department
HELP WANTED.

WANTED-Competent girl for gen
eral homework. Mrs. R. II. Schu-
maker, COS Bemidji avenue.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-06-25

The flowers of poets and lovers, the
violet, was created, so runs the Greek
legend, for 10 to-: feed, upon after
Juno's jealousy caused the beautiful
Greek princess to be changed into a
white heifer because Jupiter fell in
love with her. Even then Juno
didn't feel secure; so she had 10
watched by Argus of the hundred
eyes.
Such an exquisite creature as 10,
even in bovine form, could not be
expected to live upon common grass;
so the violet was created for her
food. And the TO-. as. the violet is
known in Greek, BECAME the nation
al flower of the country, which dis
tinction it holds to this day.
In tho old days the flower was sup
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q. =
posed to have the power of warding
off drunkenness-and safeguard
against that vice was needed. All
through the ages the Greeks have
worn violet chaplets; but really the
flower belongs to all the world es-
recially to lovers. t. u
Mohammed called it Flower. of the
humility" AS religion" quoth the
prophet, $50 is the excellence of the
odor of violets above all odors. 1t is
as warmth in winter and GOODNESS in
summer" -
Men always have compared their
loves to it's grace and beauty, it's
sweetness and modesty, and it's per-
fume to thef5very expression of the
soul. The rare romance of Clemence
Isaure is colored by the touching in
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-06-25
FLOWERS OF DECORATION
Learn One Thing Every Day" H..
NO. 8 THE VIOLET
NO. 3. THE: VIOLET :

pyright, 1919 by The Asso cated Newspaper school,
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BOUGHT AND SOLD-Second hand
furniture. Odd Fellows building.
across from postoflcs. phone 10.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-06-25

#cident Of her passing 4 blue violet
through hole In her convent garden
wall 70 her noble young lover, Count
|Rayond Of Toulouse. Thus for the
|troubadour the violet became an en-
blem Of loyalty.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-06-25

WANTED TO BUY-Boy's' good sec
ond hand bicycle. Call at this Of
flee or phone $50. -.-+:-
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-06-25

: Every day a different human in
terest story will appear in The Pho
:neer. You can get a beautiful repro
-duction in color of the above picture,
with five others, equally attractive,
z x 9 1-2 inches in size, with this
weeks "Mentor," In "The Mentor a
well known authority covers the sub
;ject of the pictures and stories of
sthe week. Readers of The Pioneer
and "The Mentor will know Art,
Literature, History, Science, and Ira
vel, and own exquisite pictures. On
sale at the Abercrombi's book store
Price ten Cents. Write today to The
Pioneer for. booklet explaining. The
Associated Newspaper School plan.
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Besides being an emblem of loyalty
and humility it is thought to express
truth; for the unhappy Ophelia says
to the queen, II would give you some
violets, but they all withered when
my father died. j., - ! b
Everyone knows how dear the vio-
let is to the heart of Frenchmen. 1t
epitomizes for them their most
cherished memories of the Great Ma
poleon. In his day his subjects spoke
of him as Corporal la Violette" be
cause he returned from Punishment
at Elba when the violets were in
bloom. The city was a veritable flow
err garden hen he entered it. The
women and the children wore VIC
let gowns, and the flowers were
gathered by the bushel and the
streets literally strew with them.
There were soldseverywhere little pic
lures of a bunch of violets with the
faces Of the conqueror and Marie
Louise hidden in their petals. Thus
the violet has been called by the
French the Imperial Flower.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-06-25

FOR SALE-Smal1 fonts OF type. sew
eral different points and in. first
class condition. Call or write this
Office for proofs. Address Bemidji
Pioneer, Bemidji, MINI.
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FOR RENT
FOR T-Fnrnished rooms. lO11
Dewey. Phone 649.
LOST AND FOUND
MISCELLANEOUS.

ADVERTISERS--T great state OF
portunities for business to CLASH
fed advertisers. The recognized
advertising medium in the Fargo
North Dakota offers unlimited op-
Daily and Sunday Courier-Ne
the only seven-day paper in the
state and the paper which carries
the largest amount Of classified
advertising. The Courier-News
covers North Dakota like q blank
ct; reaching all parts of the state
the day of publication; it is the
paper to use In order to get re-
suits; rates enc cent per word first
insertion. one-half cent per word
succeeding Insertions; fifty cents
per line per month. address the
Courier-News, Fargo. N. D.
BOUGHT AND sOLD-second hand
furniture. Odd Fellows building.
across from postofncs. phone 10.
WANTED-Work nursing or house.
cleaning. Hattie Mosley, colored,
Call at 612 Fifth street or phone
548. -
WANTED TO BUY-Boy's' good sec
ond hand bicycle. Call at this Of
flee or phone 639. -.-+
WANTED-Clean cotton rags at the
Pioneer Office. No buttons.
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FOE SALE


FOR SALE-16O acres good farm
land, clay soil, hardwood timber,
Birch, Oak and Maple, 10 acres
under cultivation, a fine spring of
good pure water on the land, y
miles from railroad station. This
land is worth $40 per acre; will
sell for $13. Half cash, balance
three years at per cent interest.
Address Bemidji Pioneer, Bemidji.
MINI.
FOR SALE-Typewriter ribbons for
every make of typewriter on the
market at 50 cents and Is cents
each. Every ribbon sold for rs
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. y...
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-05-14
.DANDRUFF COVERED SCALP

5000 Cass st.. st. Louis, Mo. For
i've years suffered with itching Of my
body and scalp, MY trouble began with
. rash on my lower limbs which was
very annoying, and my scalp was lit.
orally covered with dandrutf. MY hair
used to come out by the handfuls and
the itching Of my body and scalp was
terrible. had used almost all tho
skin remedies on the market with no
results, when I wrote for little Cuti-
cura Soap and Ointment and it gave
me instant relief. Within one months
use Of the Cuticura Soap and Ointment
5part8sx. gently rubbing Cuticura Oint-
one strand Of ny hair coming out and
I have not lost minute Of sleep
since using the Cuticura Soap and
Ointment, which entirely cured me Of;
itching OF my body and scalp In its
worst form. also md the Cuticura
Soap . benefit IN shaving" (siSneO
Charles judith. Dec. g. 1911. y
Il Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
through out the world. Sample OF each
treo, with 33.p. Skin Book. Address
postcard "CutieuEA Dspt 4 Bostea..
Adv. 1T ~
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-05-14
. | new / 4 | BEAU
Her Successful Scheme to Re-
unite Aunty and an Old
Sweetheart. @ 81
By CHARLOTTE HINES.

X Betty, what Is that l hear about
your new beau?" asked her Aunt Jes-
sic indulgently. A
Jessie Minturn was thirty-two and
not pretty She lived with her wild
owed sister, Mrs. Charters. and her
only child, over whose madcap nature
she exercised what restraint was pos
Ssible. Betty was not bad. but perfect
" Irresponsible. But then she was,
beauty, and even 1T seventeen Jessie
1 Minturn could never have been that
II did not seem possible that Aunt Jes-
sic had ever had a beau.
Who told you 2" asked Betty. turn.
ing on her aunt in artful triumph.
dear. it's become village Cos
sip" said Aunt Jessie. And when q
thing gets to be that it's time some
thing was done. How about George
Crothers q 57.l Z. B. .3:s
80, George Is all right" said Betty.
~But George 10 Just my ordinary, reg
sular beau. and Wilfred 10 quite diff
Sferent.'' Isl
siss.'"Wilfred 2" exclaimed her aunt. "Wil-
fred who = .5sa III SSSs
Now you'll have to md that out
for yourself, aunt. said Betty, dane
Ing away. But don't be afraid. I'm
only leading him on Just to have some
fun with him. He's really too old for
me. SAINT he must be nearly forty. I
met him In town last month and.
well. = suppose old Mrs. Witherspoon
saw me talking to him at the fair and
spread the news all over the village. I
must say he knows how to say pretty
things. though + 3! 4;
Betty, come here" said her aunt.
10 severely that Betty, startled.
sobeyed her with unwonted alacrity, a
Betty, I'm going to tell you some
thing, . 4 said Jessie Minturn. You're
only : siip5of . child yet and you don't
know nearly 40 much as I do about - =
About men. aunt 2" queried Betty
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-05-14
i.lF ne WERE I: B A RELATIVE ! Il i /!
Observance Of coiored Man Really
Offered Some Good Ideas for Il;
Worthy Reflection. 4

An official Of one of the departments
at Washington says that while going
to his luncheon one afternoon he saw
"a Gmilitary funeral passing down Penn
Ssylvania avenue. AS the pageant
passed the official was standing on
the curb. hat in hand, and noting with
interest the reversed arms, the flag
draped coffin, and the riderless horse
behind some one touched him on the
elbow and said: Il hope you'll ex-
cuse me, boss, but would you min
tellin' me whether the dead soldier
vas anythin' to you p ss,35; {. /,
N: why, no." answered the oflcial,
smiling in spite Of himself, as he
turned and beheld a solemn looking
darby; of perhaps sixty years of:$age.
Excuse me again, boss, continued
the negro, "but you kinder looked that
sorry thought mebbe he was some
thin. to you
N t.He was q brave soldier" answer
ed the Official. t s5 Es.S
The darby said nothing for a. mo-
ment. Finally, with q sigh. he added:
COULDN'T it be gran. boss. mournin'
i fer man like that. s'posin' he was
somethin' to you?" ssE1 S.s5
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-05-14
Old City $of Utrecht Scene Of Drawing
Up Of One OF 4Avorld's Most Inn
portant Documents.

~ The ancient city Of Utrecht, some
twenty odd miles from aiutch Amster.
dam, was the scene, on April II, 1713.
OF an international congress of large
importance to both. the old world and
the new, though we Of today may have
quite forgotten what its work
amounted to. The Treaty Of Utrecht,
drawn and endorsed by the minis
tiers Of Anne Of England, Louis XIV.
OF France. Philip v. Of Spain and the
Emperor Charles vi. Of Germany. not
merely set somcial period to the long.
continued War Of the Spanish Success.
sion" 10 history has dubbed the cam
,paigns led 50 brilliantly on the side
OF the allied powers by the great MARI
borough and Prince Eugene Of Savoy,
but 1t definitely decided several mat
tiers Of NO little weight to two conti-
nents. In that day the one most i'm
portant result seemed to be the per
petual separation Of the crowns Of
France and Spain, but we see Of:
greater import the recognition Of the
Protestant succession to the British
crown; the enlargement OF the British
colonies on this western side OF the.
Atlantic, BY the csssion to England Of
Hudson's Bay, Newfoundland, and that
Acadia, immortalizsd5 in Longfellow's5
''EvanE Feline ind the Spanish grant
o. Gibraltar to the government Of
Queen Anne. Spain also lost the,
Netherlands to Austria.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-05-14
Helping the Little Fellow.

The United Shoe Machinery Com
pany IL the only real obstacle&to the
formation Of q shoe trust We help
the small manufacturer to start In
business and keep going. He could
not afford to buy and care for his ma
chimes. but he can afford to lease them
ON the terms we. give him based on.
the number. Of shoes he makes-.-ans
average of less than 2 20 cents q pair:
and let us keep them up to date.
That Is q fair arrangement Some Of
the big fellows don't like our, system!
because they think we ought to give
them special rates. But the little fell
lows stand with us because they know
we treat all manufacturers alike no
matter how many machines they use.
[ IL It were not for our methods Of doing
business there would be no small fac
tories anywhere and no prosperous
factories In small towns:
The United Shoe Machinery Co,
Boston. Mass.-Adv. .
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-05-14
Exo,,luIsitte AGONY,

1T was, to say the least OF It." .
London letter remarks, Just Z little
BIT awkward that the electric light
went out the other evening ut the
town house Of . presumably wealthy
widow who had been doing . good
deal OF political entertaining. The
guests, to the number Of . dozen. had
just finished their soup when the un-
fortunate q incident occurred. The
scramble to ind 4; SUFFICIENT number
OF candles SO that the dinner might
proceed was attended with great
deal OF difnculty and no little amuse-
ment. The butler. who is described
- being bit now to his Job. was i'm
mediately told to telephone to the
electric company. report the catas-
trophe and demand attention to the
matter. 1t was q trying moment for
the guests when he returned to the
dining room and announced in real
Cockney accent: Please, my lady. the
gentleman what's on the telephone
says they sent several warning letters
unless the account was paid active
steps would have to be taken
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-05-14
Kansas city's First National
Bank Vault Wouldn't Open. u
Business Done on Borrowed Money
With $500. 600 Just Out Of Reach 81
FEATHER Annoying" Says
Mr., eslnney. Il

Kansas City, Mo.-Withl 1850, 900
In currency In its vault the First Ma
tional; bank for " few days ran its
business On borrowed money. When
the hour for opening the vault came
the banks Open Sesame wouldn't
work. It resisted every effort, and
when the banks customers began to
come in for money to do the days
business on their was no money In
the till. H .5s & !, VS. 5gi
3 e. F. swinney. president. seized his
hat and scurried over to the New Eng
land National bank, Just across the
street. and borrowed $4,000. Mr..
;swinney can do that. It's way bank
presidents have. The $4,000 was
sumcient to take the bank through the
morning hours. 3.S
Meanwhile safe experts worked on
the vault. It has q time combination.
but the fault IL mot with the combine
stion. The big lever which throws the
bolt after the time lock has marked
the minute for opening the massive
door will mot bulge. 1t Il stuck fast
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-05-14
aBLEGRAM IS WORTH $500
Business Conferences Between 1altl..
more and London Produce the
Longest Message on Record.

Baltimore1n the adjustment of
the many phases which have come up
from time to time in the arrange
ments for the financial plans Of tho
Consolidated Gas. Electric Light and
Power company frequent cable mes
,sages have been necessary between
President Aldred, who is in London.
and the local attorneys and officials.
One Of the officers said the company
had almost leased . cable wire for.
the promp: sending of these intricate
and important messages. II. ii II as
I "A message sent recently on this
subject 10 said to have been one Of
the longest single cables ever wired
from Baltimore d.
!, It was between 5000 and 5000
words. and took up several hours
time In transmission. At Is cents
! word the cost Of this message alone
was more than $500. "
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-05-14

- y ~
It was through the intercession OF
W. H. Atwell OF Dallas. former United
States district attorney. that Provt-
sional President Huerta has agreed to.
pardon Doctor Harle as soon as GER
tain records Of the case can be looked
Into, inasmuch a. all three men were
convicted on, the same charges the
pardon OF Hurlbert and Mitchell 10 ex-tt
pected to be issued along with that Of
Doctor Harle.
While they were in the San Juan dc;
Ulua prison they met and became.
friendly with Col. Felix Diax. who him
self was confined there for several
months after. his capture by Madero's
military forces ut Vera Cruz: It IL
said that Felix Dias e recommended
their pardon. tn 3 g
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-05-14

HE T. :. q % :
tary cells beneath the surface Of the
sea. but through the intercessiqn Of
influential friends they were accorded
more humane treatment during later
years. sss IN KS 5sS s3 S2
/. 1t was due to the late President Ma
dero that these men were saved from
further suffering Having been asked
to pardon them or transfer them to
q more sanitary institution. he caused
an Investigation to be made. 1t was
found that the long imprisonment had
greatly impaired the health Of all
three. Madero thereupon ordered
their removal, to the penitentiary At
Chihuahua. It was one OF tho last
oflcial orders issued by Madero. and
It had Just been carried out when he
was aasaSsinated. t aSsf 5$5is D W
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-05-14
Autoer rattle Enallshman.

One Of the reason why English IL
expected to become world wide Ian
suage 10 that English people refuse to
learn another. For instance. 1t Mus
cat, at the entrance to the Persian gulf,
there lived for many years an English
man. supposed to be the only. or a.
most the only. British resident on the
1900 miles Of Arabian coast line from
Alden to Koweit. It would seem that
he could hardly have escaped knowing
Arabic. Yet he confessed that no
could not speak . dozen words of that
language. But how do you carry on
your trader" some one asked. "Oh,"
he replied, "the beggars have got to
learn English"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-05-14
HER ASHES SENT VI By MAIL


Worcester. Mass.-O Ono of the most
unusual packages to- be transported
through the new parcel post was re-.
ceived by David B. Redwood Of NIL
ford. Mass. = small can containing the
ashes OF Mrs. ]. Fisher Stoddard. =
former resident Of the place.
n The woman died In Cacaville. Ca.
two weeks ago and left will stating
that her ashes should be shipped to
Milford and scattered to the winds In
Vernon Grove cemetery. The ashes
were scattered - directed by the will.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-05-14
. Crocodile Ii Parcel POST.

B A clerk whose duty 1t Is to, inspect
the packages deposited for parcel post
delivery at Postomce Station B. was
busy 1t his work on . recent after
noon when his fellow clerks noticed
him start and his face turn an ashen
hue. Quickly he jammed shut . pack
age he was inspecting and thrust Il
into q nearby closet, locking the
door AZ speedily as possible.
When the clerk lifted the cover the
jaws OF . young crocodile met his
gaze. The crocodile had been re-
ceived by express and the Brooklynite
who found he could not take care Of
1t decided to send it back to Florida.
The superintendent OF the station held
the crocodile until the sender Of the
package claimed it-Brooklyn Eagle.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-05-14
DoG.GHosTs IN HIS AUTO
Tarrytown IN. w Taxieabman
swears on on Frankfurters ~
Transmission Grease.

Tarrytown, N. Viewer again will
q ..hot dog cheer William Kilroe.
local taxcabman. Kilroe had q hurry
call while he was cleaning out the
transmission in his auto, and, not hav-
ing new grease and the nearest garage
being mile away, he decided to sub
stttute some frankfurters, which his
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-05-14

fare free legal aid bureau. 1t was
signed before Miss Lois Cornforth.
welfare Investigator.
Several weeks ago q disagreement
between Mr.. and Mrs. Webb came to
the notice OF Miss Cornforth. She
talked with them and an agreement
upon certain matters was arranged. 1t
was not specific. though. and the new
one was made. q. 4.
When they left the bureau after
signing, Mr.. and Mrs, Webb said they
now were confident of new happi-
ness.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-05-14
With His Foot, yellow Dave, Weight
100, Put Big Tom to sisep
After Boast.

New York.-"Bigsa Tommy Shark.
with da ship on d. chest: onea strong
man vida fist lika da bunch O. banan."
a. the familiar story described him.
was sent over the knockout route in
the rear OF his saloon on East Four
teenth street by little wiry chap
weighing 100 pounds. los pounds less
than his victim. s. l5.3,s
Toms vanQuisher was q member Of
an all night party seated around Ia
BILE The former pugilistic hero got
angry when someone said he was .
has been" and declared he could still
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-05-14
Canal Began c centuries AGO,

-Four centuries elapsed between the
Panama canals hrst conception and
its completion but this by no means
constitutes . record In the annals Of
canal construction. The completion
in 1893 Of the canal across the Isthmus
of Corinth was the finish Of q scheme
for which the first survey was made
In the year 500 B. c., when Perian-
der employed Egyptian engineers to
carry out the work. Nero actually com.
menced work along the site Of the
present canal. but at his death it was
abandoned. and the project was not
revived until 1882. and this though
the total length Of the canal il under
four miles. ia 585
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-05-14
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Chinese Hair Bands.

Chinese women are not only ahead
Of American and English women in the
matter Of suffrage. but there are many
who say they have more attractive
manner Of arranging their hair than
have Europeans or Americans. At any
rate, the Chinese hair band is being
extensively worn. The colorings Of
these bands are very effective. Blondes
generally choose band with q back
ground decorated with flowers and but
sterflies in natural colors, while tho
brunette favors q pale colored ground
approprtately designed. v.