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Il. J. HAxFTELD RENaNSu HUFF
state migration 3 Colaqaisli lone
Would Omit ohes: !:

H. J. Maxdeld. state mmtgration
commissioner, we'll known IN Z busi-
ness way in Bemidu, tendSred his
resignation to Governor Eherhart on
Thursday. effective August 8. s.
Fl; This sudden action on tie part 81
the commissioner followedsa stormy
meeting Of the state inhiS grafton
board Thursday aftsrA con "a the Gov
ernor's private ONCE. s. Attahat time
M. Maxfield threatened to resign BE-
cause OF I disbursement With tie
board members -. to policy. but 1T
tie heed was paid II to his assertion.
Early Thursday the resisnation Nas
received ~ mall. M. Maxhefd ,hayfns
departed Tor North Daiota 81 busi-
ness after writing tho letter
The trouble arose over tho failpyl
OF the commissioners 70 obey thsS MI!
made BY the board q years j(f
lists Of those inq1trihs Tor state Iand
should not be turned OYER e real
estate agents.
He swas at one, tins pIsstda1t %
-the forthetn Tinns1 - s q I nsnl
- =. ~
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BEMlDU MANS FATHER DEAD
William G. CLARK, Of Stillater, Died
- inzzAustin, Tex1& -: s:

4 Word came this morning to Glen
CLARK of this city of the death ot his
father, w. G. Clark, at Auatin. Texas ].
William G. Clark was resident q
St. Louis but for more than flfty
years has lived with his family dur
ing the summer season atsstillRater
in this. state: The Clarkshome,, on
the north shore Of Lily lake. with its
beautiful lawn. driveway.s4nd trees,
being one Of the beauty spots OF the
state. Mr.. CLARK was = nan Of, ~
tensive means, and for many.. years
has not been engaged In sstive busi-
ness, spending the: winter months in
the south and the summer months 1t
Saltwater. He was = polished gen
tleman of the old school. a1{ble. kind
benevolent. q devout chri1ten and .
man Of the highest moral. character:
Nj. Clark was "a years o4 At the
time Of his death and Il survived by
Mrs. J. L.. Lee Of. Baird !, slyes, Mrs.
Robert Hudson. Of Denver, pnloredo,
Mrs..J r. Hill Of St. Louis, Mrs Frank
Field Of Colorado SPRING. Mathew
CLARK Of Portland. Oregon, =.
CLARK Of Boston. w. G. CfRfk Of Be-
midi and Mrs. silas S. n6dd who
has made her home With hin. IS
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Vevdl g 4 polltiolan.

. The approaching Verdi centenary
- having it, effect upon the Italian
nswspapsrs. which are. deyoting con,
space TO such souvenirs and
"reminiscences OF the composer @
they can md. We are told that the
name Of Verdi was . political and
patriotic symbol. He belonged to the
italian Nationalist party, and his
name was scribbled upon the walls 81
italian towns which were under Aus.
ttrian rule This honor. however, a.
10 carefully explained. was not paid
to Verdi himself. 60 his name hap:
.pened BY accident to DO formed by
the initial letters Of 'sVictor EmmaA.
mel Roi q Italle, z with which inscrip.
ton Italian patriots often covered
their walls. Verdi was . politician.
He was elected deputy, and subse.
.quently Victor Emmanuel made him
u senator. The story IL told that the
maestro was In the habit Of orches.
strAting the sittings Of the chamber Of
deputies. and noting the tone Of the
various speakers, 50 that he could 60
up to each Of them in the lobby and
tell him that his speech was in such
land such key.
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Dr.. >Hartrnan's Plai1,

) Ny plain talk to young men in my
! last article certainly brought out many
: responses from young men, take this
means Of answering them briefly. for
2the benefit Of other young men who
Itid not write me. One writer says:
3 # was greatly interested in your
talk to young men. wish I was
sstronE and well az you, describe your
Essf to be. I am going to begin at
once and follow your advice and take
acare Of myself as ought to. will
quit the use Of alt sti1nulants. tea and
coffee, 60 to bed early. I will take the
;eold water towel bath every morning.
Il want to live to be old and useful, like
you. And I shall also keep Peruna at
hand, in case Of slight ailments as
3hey may arise. ! thank you In the
shame Of thousands Of other young
sinen, like myself"
{: To this letter I replied, al.
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ak to Y Dung Men

My dear Boy:-I cannot tell you how
much good your letter has done me.
To-. know that am arousing the
young men in matters of right living
fills me with gratitude and enthusiasm
want to help you. Write me any
time you wish and will consider your
letter strictly confidential and give you
prompt reply. Follow the advice gave
In my article. Whenever you have
occasion to consult me further do not
hesitate. Let us be friends. If you
will be obedient to me as son ought
to be will be faithful and true to you
as father ought to be. Yours Sin
cerely, 8. B. Hartman, M. D., -Colum.
bus. Ohio. PERUNA IS FOR SALE
AT ALL DRUG STORES.
SPECIAL NOTICE Many persons
are making inquiries for the old
time Peruna. To such would say,
this formula is now put out under the
name Of KA-TAR-NO, manufactured
by KA-TAR-NO Company, Columbus.
Ohio. Write them and they will be
pleased to send you a free booklet
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establishes the suffrage rights Of Por.
5tuguese women with small seduca.
tional qualiA cation, Is confidently ex
pected BY Portugals two feminist SO
5cieties. At present Portuguese WON.
en- are supposed to possess legal
right to the vote chiefly resting on the
absence Of what might be construed
to be q prohibition Of that right; II
was BY appealing to this legal ambig..
suity that the late Or. Angelo claimed
and won the right to vote in her fa.
nous test case. The present measure.
however. would be the first statutory
recognition OF woman suffrage by the
Portuguese Republic.
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larly Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado
California and Utah-the great alfalfa
states. We have reached the, point
where we know we can grow: alfalfa
in the corn belt, and it 10 now up to
US to grow It.
Where Alfalfa 10 Grown.
The accompanying map shows where
alfalfa is grown in the. United States
today. At the present time all the
alfalfa grown in the United States 10
less than the area Of the little state
of New Jersey. The total area under
alfalfa in this country is 4.707, 14s
acres. OF this area Kansas alone has
956,962 acres of alfalfa-or about one
fifth of our entire alfalfa crop. r.
Nebraska comes second with $685..
282 acres: Colorado third. with 50S,Ss2
acres; California fourth, with 484.1S4
acres; and Idaho fifth. with s.se3
acres.
All of the corn belt states are lam
entably shy in the growing of alfalfa,
as is shown by the following rank In
which they. come az producers of the
crop:
Missouri, II; Ohio, 10; Iowa, 20; ILL.,
nois %; Wisconsin, %; Indiana, -:
Michigan, 20; Minnesota, IS.
With the unquestioned advantages
Of alfalfa, we should be growing more
of this great legume crop. -:
Advantages Of Alfalfa.
As to the advantage OF growing al.
falfa in the corn belt, Prof.; P. "a.
Holden says: ...: H..
1T produces large yield per acre,
more than double that of clover.
1T is rich in protein, having almost
as high feeding value as bran. 2;@ ::
1T is the most 'enriching crop for
the ground which we have. .ss4s. - :
when a good stand is once secured
1t will generally last four to s1x years
in the humid regions and much longer
in the west. -.:s:'": ~
1T can be fed as hay to all kinds OF
animals, and has no superior az 4 hog
pasture" a" .:>s7!5: :.
Builds Up Agriculture.
mo one more literally abets the
growth of two blades Of grass whore
one grew before than he who effect
lively urges the cultivation of alfalfa
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By ]. E. BUCK.

We have come to the dividing of the
ways-we have reached a critical
point in the history of our 'agricul
tural development. Aside from the
S5,O00,000. acres in the United States
that can be reclaimed by irrigation,
and the 100000 acres of farm lands
that can be made available for cult
walton by means Of drainage, no very
large areas CT virgin soil remain to
be brought under cultivation in our
country. In time, of course, these
barren lands will be made to yield
abundant harvests-but for the pres
ent We must look elsewhere to find a
solution Of tho problem with which we
are confronted. II we are to keep
on going forward it will be necessary
for US to secure larger yields from the
fields that are already under cultiva-
tion. That is to say. our problem Is
not SO much how to increase the popu-
latton in rural communities as it is
to increase the producing capacity of
the people already on the farm.
Average Yields.
The average yield of corn per acre
"A the United States is only about 81
bushels
Our average yield of wheat is only
1877 bushels per acre-and the aver
age yield of nearly everything we
grow on the farm is exceedingly low,
compared with the yields in other
countries.
It is high time we were waking up
and doing something.
Better Farm Management Needed.
One hundred years ago the Mohawk
valley in New York was the wonder of
Europe, was the wonder of the world
for it's fertility, and thousands of car
loads of cattle, hogs and farm crops
were shipped out of that valley until
it's fertility has been exhausted. The
settlers then moved westward into the
Miami and Scioto valleys of Ohio, and
did the same thing over again. Fol-
lowing the exhaustion of these rich
valleys, the magnificent broad prairies
of Illinois and Iowa were brought un-
der cultivation. and the same process
is now being repeated, Even In the
Red River Valley of the North, where
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fires started among timber slashings
at Turtle River and rapidly spread
until large part Of town was burned,
Then report confirmed.
This report was confirmed this
morning but no estimate Of damage
nor extent Of blaze made. 81
No: 3No losses Of life has been
reported. Although scenes Of desola-
ton like those at Baudette have been
repeated.
No. 4.-Bemidji is out of danger
and it is probable that with the
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upon those who. are strangers to it.
and no one 'is more truly working Tor
the benefit of agriculture, the basis of
all prosperity. than he who proclatma
it's excellence as the foremost forsro. .
-Ex-G Governor Hoard. ts='"- e.:
Grow Alfalfa.
An acre of alfalfa yields $3.50
pounds OF digestible matter: red Clio.
yer, 5000 pounds; and corn $500
pounds. -
In every dollars worth of alfalfa
there are thirteen pounds of protein
IN every dollars worth of corn there
are only eight pounds Of protein. The
great value of alfalfa an feed STUFF Ii
therefore apparent. g.s5a&
Alfalfa enriches the soil-1rain Ina.
poverishes the soil. .z.s=z..5.
There remains little more to he s.id
Every farmer who reads this .honld
begin Immediately to make prepara,
lions for putting in piece of alfalfa,
even though 1t be only one acre. II
you can grow an acre next year you
can grow ten acres the following year
and then twenty, forty, and even
one hundred II your farm ID bis
enough to make SO large field prac.
ticable. s. jsS
Ten acres of alfalfa on. every farm
in the United States would give us in
round numbers 64.OOO,OO0 acres Of al.
falfa. Before the next decade has fona
into history we would be growina
10O, 900. 900 acres Of alfalfa In the Unit
ed States. Il we do this We will sbe
Infinitely better OF than we are today
our fields will be vastly more fertile
and our crop yields will be bigger and
better-our herds will be larger and
the quality of butter fat will be great
" tncreased-we will have happie,
homes-and We will be better citizens
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Woman suffrage In Portugal.
The new electoral reform bill. with
g provision for woman suffrage. which
srecently passed the Portuguese re.
publican senate. now awaits the deci.
s:sion OF the lower house. The new
ministry OF ! Or. Alfonso Costa ID
lmuch more favorable to the women'a
EdemandythAn ito predecessor, and the
searly passage OF the new bill, which
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Next Va s,l aMsntor, Vim 81 alao tell
about these statues. ~ .~. e.
dorado Taft; who is himself well
known sculptor, has written: the arti-
Gle. There is mo-: need Of telling
about Mr.. Taft. Everybody has read
or Should have read his History OF
American: Sculpture >. ~: ="
i And: Che Pioneer will each day"tell
IN q vivid Hnman interest story the
interesting facts about each Of the
Stature =. !. ,.s .ss53.a; 49, !.
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Where Art Is.

The guards at the international "a
hibition Of Modern Art understand
what the cubists and futurists are
trying to do. They know that the
Nude Descending the Staircase
seeks to represent the lady on every
step, besides, apparently, collection
of other poses. A young woman ap
preached one guard.
Where are the. er--er?"
Movies on yer right. lady" he an
swsred, and there she found them
Nav York Evening Post
{ Refers to Somebody Else's Child.
At teachers meeting In the public
library one OF the addresses was on
the subject. "How to Train Scatter.
brain Imp Of Mischief Into a Serious
Student" The reference; OF course.
is not intended to apply to- your own
sweet. angel-faced cherub.-Kansas
City Star.
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'Y s. Typewr1ter ribbons for
ssaYery make Of typewriter on the
market at 50 cents and Is cents
Zach. Every ribbon sold for 70
esnts guaranteed. Phone orders
promptly filled. Mail orders given
s HE same careful attention 40 when.
fou appear IN person. Phone 81;
'hs Bemfd1i Pioneer ONCE supply
s6tors. ass.
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this region the nres viii Be extin-
guished before many hoxfs.
Now I appreciate the ffct that the
dailies inethe big cities MY 90 muck
AZ inch for ell such dopesas this and
that the nearer man Writing forsa
paper can get q article, 70 iabpear o
II there was terrible eSnlasration
with tremendous loss. Of life Of
threatened loss Of life With the awful
kindred hardships and c&lamitiea, Or
that there has been SING atrocious
murder committed Of that some other
crime or calamity has happened
which when It appears i1sthe papers
and is surrounded BY numerous al
jectivea can make the individual, not
conversant with the facts. shudder
and thank their God that they do not
live in q country frequently visited
by such scenes Of desolatton.
That these articles draN good r.
Enumeration and are always sure of
space In the papers. ySs3z# " .is
In reference to fires 81 the last
day Of April cannot .sltsve that It
any moment was Bemidji threatened
IN the least. During the worst Of the
hre southwest Of tow l drove
through the midst Of 1t with my au-
tomobile and had my family with me
and at no time did ! feel that myself
or family were in the le&st danger;
as a matter OF fact oil that l saw. was
the burning Of some undeFbrush and
dead leaves. -
I did see one old deserted log shack
that had evidently caught from the
leaves on the side. that was burned
down. ). s.
Also read in your paper that. the
ranger from here went to turtle Riv-
er to investigate . fire that was found
but nothing but q smallA brush IRE
and returned at once 10 Bemidl
feeling that no damage Was done and
none CnreaCeneu. =. 4 90:
~ a matter Of fact nj Judgment
is that with possibly. . feHsexceptions
the fire has been Of greatS beneat In
place Of any material lossln. % much
as it burned up the refaae laying
through: the woods. S =.
Now I do, not wish to appear harsh
nor do. ! wish to throw q: stone in the
way of anyone wishing to make dol
lar, 50: If in. the future. Any person
wishing to- write an article Of this
character for the daily. napers Will
come to me would much prefer pay
ing them the price they WOULD get for
such an article and will attempt to
prevail on them to cut outa few: adj
jectives and send their aElicle In So
that the facts may be stated in such
q manner that: NO: wrong suppression
will. be conveyed. -, g. . - \
Bemidji has the reputation OF be-
ing one of the best towna.in North
ern:. Minnesota and; Iii. AedFaw
boosters. At .ss.#. ss. I
B But one article OF the:character.i
such as mentioned above can undo
the work of months of BOOSTING: i:
Thanking you Is: for y your valued l:
Spase' : ~n - 3: II f.s
Yours very truly, ~ -.
-, -. - R. c.. =HAYNER:
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fifty bushels of wheat to the acre was
not unusual, today not more than fif-
teen bushels is grown.

fifty bushels of wheat to the acre was
not unusual, today not more than fit.
teen bushels is grown.
Food Supply and Population.
To make it possible for the people
Of the United States to raise, clothe
and feed future generations, we must
change our system of agriculture. We
cannot depend upon Uncle Sam for
any more land, and the only method
by which we can keep the United
States on the map is to make two
blades of grass grow where only one
grew before.
During the last decade the popula.
ton of the United States increased rs
per cent, During the same period the
production of beef in the United
States fell off 20 per cent.
A few years ago it cost the labor.
ing man $52.05 for his yearly supply OF
meat-today the same number OF
pounds of meat cost $85.O5, an in.
crease of $780,.
In view of this what shall we do?
A careful analysis shows that we
need more fertile fields, or rather
fields with greater fertility,
We need larger and better herds
We need better roads.
We need larger bank accounts.
We need better homes.
We need better citizenship.
How can all this be done?
Perhaps no one thing will do more
to secure these things than growing
alfalfa. 81.
II that is true, why haven't we been
growing alfalfa?
Because We thought It was impos
sible.
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81 Eleven pounds OF alfalfa Il. WORTH sss
much In feeding value 40 ton pounds
.of bran, and Is costs but half -
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We Can Grow Alfalfa.

81 Many farmers In the corn belt do
not believe that. they can grow alfalfa.
They are underline impression that It
requires peculiar c imatic conditions,
and a peculiar type Of soil. such as Is
found In the western states, par, y.
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ALFALFA ON EVERY FARM IN the
CORN BELT OF GREAT IMPORTANCE
] H c Agricultural Extension Department Makes
Preliminary Announcement. 4 ~

KNOW OF NOTHING WHICH WILL MORE FOR THE
DEVELOPMENT OF THE STATE OR ADD MORE TO WEALTH
THAN A THOROUGH KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF
ALFALFA-0ROUT. j"
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.,AIE1}I1ON.

:F. 1. ~. "
lts members: of the Brotherhood
Epfs Railroad Treinmen, Knights Of
Pythias and Reneyolent and Protec.
tive Order s 81 .!l Els. are requested te
attend the funeral, Of Chester Oracle
on Sunday;:the 4th day of May, 1918
An members will kindly meet at the
home :of Mr.. Dan Gracie,, 1911 Bel
traIni avenue at two o'clock, p. M,
from Wheresthes body Of the ,deceased
Will Be taken to the Presbyterian
church, ri 4: ~: = =
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LOST AND FOUND
FOUND Watch and fob. Owner may
have same by proving property
and paying for this notice.
M1scELLANEoUs.

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the day Of publication; It is the
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FOR SALE Rhode island Reds:
81. have won FIRST prize at the Bel
,.trami County fair for the past
lhree years. Eggs for settings. 81.
for 10. IS per hundred. One
cockerel left for sale. George T.
Z, Bkker. g07 MINI. Ave-, Bemidji,
" hfinn.
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NOR aAIE-smalt fonts OF type, sev-
sral di1ercnt poiuts and in first
!. class condition. Call or write this
once for proofs Address BemidJi
Pioneer, Bsmidji MINI.
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BOUGHT AND SOLD Second hand
furniture. Odd FelloW,s bnild,n.
across from POSTPONED. phone 10,
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INCUBATOR FOR sALEA 250
. Cyphers Incubator for sale, IN good
condition. Low cash price. Ad-
dress b. g. spooner. Wilton. Min
I nesota, Il. =. D. No. I. Box 81
Evening journal., 1913-07-18
LESLIE CAMPMEETING
IS NOW In FULL SWING

Leslie oampmeeting opened auspicious<
ly on Wednesday evening with a sermon
by the spiritual director, the Rev j. H.
Cranshaw, the attendance being unusu-
ally large at the opening service. The
outlook for a large attendance at all
the meetings is promising. The tents
are filling up rapidly, only a few now
being available for. renting. Many able
preachers have signihed their intention
to be present and participate in addition
TO those already on the grounds.
The message Of the Gospel in song is
10 be a strong feature of the service this
year. In addition to the leader, Prof.
William \. Thomas, Mrs. Munford and
Miss Hullinger, OF Philadelphia, have
been engaged
On Sunday at ? p. m. a service in
memory of the Rev. S. L. Sherwood, j..
L. Moore Tor fifteen years the faithful
secretary of the association, and Mrs.
Edgar l.. Hammond will be held, under
the direction OF the Rev d. II. Kenney,
of Philadelphia, secretary of the National
Association of Local Preachers, assisted
by the Rev. John Flint, Cotton Amy, j..
Wilmington Prof Thomas and Mrs.
Mumford.