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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-06-26

About 700 freshmen failed at the
end of the first semester of the state
university last year. In nine cases
out of ten the failure was due to the
lack of thoroughness in the common
branches. AS only the best of gradu-
ates of high. schools go to the uni
versity, what must be the condition
of .those who are fair, average or
poor?-Stillwater Gazette.
The fight for supreme court judge
in the coming election between Judge
Bum and Judge Johnson will be one
of the prettiest ever pulled off in the
state Bum is in possession (Which
is considered eleven points, and has
the big guns of the state behind him,
while his opponent possesses the
priceless asset of the magical name
johnson Which will win? Ask
us something easy Fairmount SEN
tinel.
DR.. Anna Shaw, president of the
National Woman Suffrage associa
ton, SCOTS at the marriage ceremony,
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-06-26

One S.. C. Rhode Island Red Cocker
ell. John Ross, near Diamond Point.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-06-26

Barred Plymouth Rock eggs SOC
per setting. w. H. Foster, Wilton,
Minnn. telephone 1918. j.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-06-26

FOR SALE-Faultless Stump Pull.
er, in good condition. Tom Bren.
nan, Wilton, MINI.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-06-26

IS small pigs weeks old, $500
each. Also second hand cook stove.
Gust Swanberg, r. F. D. No. 1, Box
3oA, Wilton. -.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-06-26

A" tWO-seat, canopy top carriage.
A bargain. F. M. Freese, Phone
579-6. y.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-06-26

Three fresh COWS, Nick Nelson,
Maltby, MINI. ~v
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-06-26

One ga Holstein bull & year,, F.
M. Pendergast, Bemidji, MINI. ~
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-06-26

One cow. Fred Peterson, Solway,
MINI. a -
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-06-26

One farm team to sell or trade
for stock. Phone 363721.:. Be-
midi, L. W. Aldrich. =
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-06-26

One registered Holstein bull 6
years., $3.50, A. P. Richie, Bemidji
Mimi. -
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-06-26

Mrs. T. E. Craver Of Turtle River
would like to supply guaranteed good
and fresh dairy butter to private
families each week. ..
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-06-26
WOOD and 49, Az
- FOR SALE-A few tons wild hay.
Telephone Carl Opsata.
MISCELLANEOUS

A cream separator 600 pound
Nearly new. F. M. Freese, phone
57c-6 ~. -. ..,:..
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-06-26

One two seated buggy with light
bobs for winter use. Frank Patterson,
Phone 727-18. Wilton, MINI.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-06-26

Two COWS fresh or coming fresh
soon. Address J. H. Sheets. Bemidji
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-06-26

One good set double driving har-
ness Just what you are looking for
Elmer Oftedahl, Nary, Mimi.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-06-26

Please advertisements that have served their
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-06-26

One registered Holsteln bull,
6 - years., W. G. Schroeder, Be-
midi, MINI. ~....7
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-06-26
ARSON SQUAD FIRES CHURCH

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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-11-18

Leaving bal. with Co. Treas. 5 l, 49S. GA
Our receipts were largely reduced on
account of the transfer of over so pa
tients to other institutions while erect
ing new hospital. Also the total loss
of our hog crop from cholera.
Our disbursements are increased on
account of the expenditure of funds for
septic tank, furniture and supplies for
new hospital
The following amounts are for said
payments:
Order No.
AZ Western Electric Co, tel
ephone supplies .....$ 22.14
80 H. Funk, work on sewer
and septic tank 238.OO
ia H Funk, work on sewer
and septic tank 49,. 23S.4O
116 Marshall, Field & Co,
material for curtains. 1O6.17
122 Birmingham & HiXOn
Lumber Co., cement
and material, septic
tank and sewer ...... 1892
123 H. Funk, balance, septic
tank and sewer $50. 1919
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-11-18

CONTINUED on 4th page,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-11-18
SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT

To the Honorable Board of Trustees of
the Grant County Hospital and Coun-
ty Home:
conference.-the herewith present the
intendent and Matron for the year end
ing June 80, 1914:
Movement of Population In the Hospital
Male Female Tot.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-11-18
REPORT OF ASYLUM TRUSTEES
TO THE COUNTY BOARD
Annual Meeting, Nov, 1914
TRUSTEES REPORT
To the Honorable County Board of
Grant County:

Gentlemen: The trustees of the
Grant County Asylum and Home here
with submit for your consideration
their annual report for the year ending
June 60. 1914 In submitting same we
have followed the old system rather
than taking same from the new system
of books adopted by State Board of
Control. believing that the County
Board will more easily understand
from II the transactions of the year.
We have bought partially of the new
books required by State Board and
have refused to receive others of the
books which the State Board so kindly
ordered for US. We shall gladly take
w with the committee this matter OF
books and are ready TO act in this mat
ter as the committee may deem ad-
Visable.
With this re- ort we submit the re-
port Of the superintendent, also the
ty treasurer.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-11-18

It being so understood with County
Board committee last fall that we
should pay from our funds for items
such as above. the same to be refunded
by coming County Board, there ars
some other such payments made by US
since July 1st which will tie added and
presented as whole to committee
when here in November, for all OF
which we should be reimbursed by
county at November session.
We are well satisfied with Supt. Bur
Fis and Mrs. Burris and commend high
" their earnest efforts in caring for
our unfOrtunates. The new hospital is
all We expected of it and one the coun-
ty can wei be proud of. The wing
saved we have made over into a kitch-
en-, which we believe fills the need of
the institution.
A new cold storage is an absolute
necessity and should be provided for
by the present Board.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-11-18
HERALD LANCASTER, WISCONSIN, NOVEMBER

May 23, rebate on flour $50. S0.3S )
May %, sale seed corn $3.50. 150
June 5, sale hides and wool. 1925 !
June 30, sale of sheep 1890. 34714
Total ....$ 24,73S.5O )
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-11-12
Safety First"

There were 1,276 accidents in
GLIDING 20 fatalities, reported to
the industrial insurance COM
mission during the month of
October, as compared with 1,489
during the month of October,
1913. The number of accidents
for each month of 1914 has been
less than the number for the
corresponding month of 1913,
due in large measure, it is be-
lieved, to the states Safety
First" campaign.
The total number of accidents
reported for the 10 months of
1914 has been 12,472 as COM
pared with 1922 for the same
10 months of 1913.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-11-12
STORE GOOD POTATOES
Watch Out for All Diseased Spuds is
Advice of State College Expert

The potato crop this year was
not very large in Washington
and there was, in some sections,
more disease than in previous
years. Professor O. M. Morris,
of the Agricultural Experiment
Station at Pullman, states that
the indications are that many
growers will lose heavily if they
place many potatoes in storage.
The late blight was active in
many fields and the potatoes
grown therein are sure to keep
poorly in storage. The potatoes
may look sound and clean, but
rot quickly when stored. There
is no process of storage that will
prevent this rot. The disease
develops in the entire plant body
and is established in the tubers
before digging time. Late dig
ging lets the potatoes rot in the
field and there is less rot in the
storage.
The dry rot, also called root
rot, infests the entire plant UNI
der ground. The potatoes may
look sound, but be rotting under
the skin at the stem end. There
is nothing that can be done to
check the progress of the dis
ease in storage.
The only thing that can be
done is to select sound potatoes
from clean fields. Dark spots
in the flesh indicate the presence
of some disease that will des-
troy the value of the potato.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-11-12
GREAT PROGRESS
IN CORN FIELDS
Pacific Northwest Has Demon
strated that it can Grow
Corn as well as East

Seattle One Of the most re-
markable lines of development
in agriculture in the Pacific
Northwest during the past three
years has been the production
of corn. Some men have been
growing corn in Washington and
Idaho ever since the country
was settled, but owing to the
fact that the climate is radically
diff from those sections
where the farmers have made a
speciality of corn growing, an err
roneous impression prevailed
that corn could not be success
fully be grown here. It was to
correct this idea that the Ore
gon-W Washington Ra ilro d &
Navigation Co. set itself the
task to show the. farmers of this
section that they could grow
corn as we'll here as in the east,
with a view to it's utility in pro-
viding rotation Of crops, which
are necessary to the proper Gull
tivation of the soil. It's agricul-
turist, c.. L. Smith, began the
work of demonstration and
showed the farmers that if seed
is carefully selected each year it
soon adapts itself to the changed
climatic conditions and in few
years becomes more productive
than the parent stock either in
the east or south. It is mat
ter of record that those growers
in the Yakima valley who have
given careful attention to seed
selection are now producing two
or three times as much as are
the farmers in the Mississippi
Valley from whom the seed was
procured only five or six years
ago. The O-W. r. & N. experts
also saw the need for more for
age and urged corn for this pur-
pose to supply the rapidly in
creasing demand, since it pro-
vides more food for man and
beast than any other cultivated
crop. The acreage of corn is
now doubling each year. Hun
dreds of silos have been built
during the year 1914 and the
farmers are beginning to appre-
ciate the value of corn silage as
a supplement to alfalfa hay for
diary or for beef production.
The O-W. R. & N. held the first
corn show last year and demon
strated beyond any possibility
of doubt that corn can be sue
cessfully grown in the north
west from sea level to 5000 feet
of altitude. It's 1914 corn show
is to be held at Walla Walla,
November 25th to 18th, and
promises to exceed in quality
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-11-12
Law Effective Dec. 8

The anti-employ agency
bill. Initiative Measure No. 8,
will become effective December
8. After that date it will be un-
lawful for employment agencies
to charge laborers fees, though
private agencies still may oper-
ate by charging fees to the en-
ployers.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-11-12

and quantity that of last year.
Many valuable cash and imple-
ment prizes are to be awarded
to the best exhibits and compe-
tition is to be very keen.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-11-12

The original and attractive displays seventh
National Apple
held at Spokane during the November 16.
Modelled
Fountains bateshps wndmis other exhibits
will be
the m il
direction the
n
built
large
The Washington times., 1914-09-05
Useful Hints for heHouseuife
By Ann Marie Loud

washed and dried on the stretcher.
Trim the edges OF the hole to be
patched. Take a piece Of old lace cur
tain. or a section from the one you are
patching, cold-starch the patch and
press it over the hole with hot iron.
Perhaps the curtain has at some time
brushed against a newly painted win
dow sill. These paint stains can be re-
moved with turpentine II they are fresh.
In case they are old. turpenttne and
chloroform can be used. and the stain
blotted out with a piece Of blotting pa
per.
Acid stains are removed by ammonia.
Fruit stains may be removed by wash
ing in borax water, then in a weak So
luton OF chloride of lime and acetic
acid Wine and coffee stains are treated
in the same manner.
Iron rust may be removed with hy-
drochloric acid The acid should be
applied to the stain and the curtain i'm
mediately lowered into hot water. rinsed
and put into ammonia and water.
Grease stains on curtains may usually
be removed with soap and water. II
this is not strong enough. allow the cur
tain to soak in oleic acid. and then re-
wash il in soap and water.
The Washington times., 1914-09-05

calm. You go for DE. HIRsHBEE,,
trolley ride. Sud-
denly an auto truck impolitely thrust.
itself into the forward vestibule of your
car.
Nausea at once manifests itself. You
break out In a cold sweat. You pale
Your stomach Is almost on the point Of
q somersault Why?
1t seems most unfathomable that q
mental or physical shock, such as .
bump, a quarrel, fright, a bit of bad
news. or something analogous to these.
should stir UP so remote and deeply sit
uated an organ as the stomach.
Yet the explanation Is simple enough.
The same sort of nerve disturbance
which causes you to lose your appetite.
the same unpleasantness that causes
your saliva to dry up, may In another
produce nausea: nay. even vomiting.
The ''vagus nerve" as II Is called, II
one of the long. thick bundles of nerve
tissue which reaches from the head-end
of the spinal cord-the medulla oDlon-
gata-to the heart, the stomach, and the
other organs.
Anything which suddenly assails the
eye, the ear. or the skin. or even causes
changes in distant Internal organs. is
apt to be shot back from the central
vagus nerve to the heart, lungs. and
stomach.
The vagus nerve hbers, when thus
abruptly stirred up by way Of the med
ulla or brain. slows the heart or con-
fuses the stomach. This manifests it.
self often as nausea-the stomach be-
comes topsy-turvy.
The nausea that precedes childbirth.
sea-sickness. train-ackress. high-build-
ing nausea, sick headaches, and similar
examples of nonbictualary sick stom-
achs. all act in this indirect, nerve
reaction and inpulsive. telephone
fashion,
1t does not cure or dissolve this trou-
BILE, to smugly dismiss II as nervous"
Or imaginative" Indeed 1t is SO dis
tinctly physical that merely to attempt
to displace this nausea with different
habits and thoughts will not cure the
distemper.
The way to combat these nerve nau-
seas is to ceunterpoint them with SIM
liar shocks. All that Is necessary is to
soothe and calm the excited and ever
stimulated vagus nerve with a counter
irritant Of music, hypnotism. physical
pleasure. exercise. bathing. or pleasant
heavy meals.
Copyright. 1914. Newspaper Feature s.rvice)
The Washington times., 1914-09-05

HERE was one thing that Tom
my Tabby had learned early,
and which he taught Teddy
as soon as he came to live at
the Tabby house. This was that II
neI zr raid to boast. Teddy was apt
TO boast a little at first. but Tom
cured him of it and not long after
he saw the silliness of 1t himself.
Mrs. Tabby's two kitty boys always
started everything first; indeed. thcy
seemed to think of something new
for every day in the week.
They had no sooner sent the whole
of bov and girl Tabbyland off to
fish where there We're no more Hsh
than they had TO get to work ana
find something else with which TO
play and amusc themselves
isn't II about time that YOU let
US have that trapcZc you have prom
iscd so long," Tommy asked MS
mother one day. He and Teddy We're
in the kitchen watchin; Mrs. Taoby
at her work and when she looked up
and saw tn. two little kitty boys. 50
much alike that she had TO take heN
glasses to see which was which, Sh"
sighed deeply After that trapeZ"
again. are you" sh" said as she huT-
NOD 10 and fro. We'll, ! might aa
we'll give in to you. Eat. mihd now
n, loking ami sillineSs about th.5
with me, young mcn. she spoke
kindly. but her eyes were stern
and the kitty boys knew that she
meant what she SAID.
NO boasting and Dragging ana
irving to do what you cannot q"
before you are stronS enough. IL
let YOU put it up. YOU must prolii'S'
mo 10 keep it ? secret for week
or until YOU have learned to take
care OF yourselves on it. Then you
NAV invite the boys in. But no
showing off. never could tell
which of you made the trouble.
Ted and Tom promised and started
al once to make tn" trap"z". They
whrttlcd and worked. and fastened II
with wooden pins. Then they set 1t
up in the end of the gard under the
tees, and praCticed. Thc% we're
faithful to their promise. although
il was a great temptation to call
the other puppy boys and kitty girls
to see them.
Finally. after two or three days.
they called Mrs. Tabby, and she
stood BY while they pla"cd upon the
wooden bar They skinned cats and
walked Oh their hands and hung by
their feet. and showed themselves so
accomplished that Mrs. Tabby kissed
them both when they hal finished.
Call in your friends" she laughed.
II did not dream that you we're both
so strong end grown UP.
Inside of five minutes after she
had said that the other creatures
could come every boy ard girl, kitty
and doggic, and every dolIy in Tab
byland was there. Tom and Ted did
no more nor no less than they were
The Washington times., 1914-09-05
8 tho dust of summer has COW
cred the window curtains II Is
quite necessary they should be
cleaned in the early fall.

quite necessary they should be
cleaned in the early fall.
Before wetting the curtains for wash
ing, take their exact size with a tape
measure 50 as not to stretch thern 100
much later, then shake them ont of
ooors In order to remove all the dirt
possible.
Soak the curtains overnight in a
suds OF CASTLE soap and tepid water.
and place near the fire, so that the
warmth will aid in the cleansing
process. It is even better to soak the
curtains during the day. so that the
water in which they are soaking can be
changed as often as it becomes soIled.
After the soaking process, do not rub
the curtains, but knead and squeeze
them. later boiling them for few
minutes. Rinse and blue If they are
white curtains. For those of cream
color rinse in water colored with tea;
II a deeper ecru rinse in coffee water:
and If very deep, like the Egyptian
shade. dip in saffron and water
The curtains should next be run
through wringer and dipped in boiled
starch of medium consistency.
Adjust the curtain stretcher to the
size OF the curtain measurements taken
before washing, and pin the curtain
edges TO it, These wooden curtain
strctchers. made with adjustable pins.
can be bought in any department store
II you do not own curtain stretCher
you can measure out the distances on a
sheet and pin the curtains to 1t. drying
them either on the floor or lawn.
Several curtains may be put on one
stretcher at the same time If laid fat.
one over the other. If the curtains be-
come a little dry before they are pinned
they should be sprinkled again, for the
edges do not dry well unless the cur
tain is uniformly wet
BY keeping the curtains folded during
the entire process OF washing, the net
Is protected from being torn. In taking
curtains off the stretcher-s, do not pull
them. but lift the edges carefully from
each adjustable pin. so that they will not
ruffe. Sometimes the border, or lace
insert. needs pressing. II so. first
dampen 1t, then cover with a cloth and
iron on the wrong side.
Always mend the small holes in your
lace curtain before it is washed. If a
curtain has large holes. they should be
mended after the curtain has been
The Washington times., 1914-09-05
He Heard Enough.

The eminent physicians had been
called in consultation. They had retired
to another room TO discuss the patients
condition In the closet OF that room a
small boy had been concealed by the
patients direction to listen to what the
consultation decided and to tell the
patient. who desired genuine informa-
tor.
Well. Jimmy" said the patient, when
the boy came to report. what did they
say
Il couldn't tell yos that" said the
boy II listened as hard as I could. but
they used such big words l couldn't re-
member much of it All I could catch
was when one doctor said:
We'll, We'll find that out at the au-
topsy' Boston Record.
The Washington times., 1914-09-05

girls, and tn" surprise Of the dollies
was too mu"! for him. He thnught
that it was ~ easy as it looked
He did not know that Tom and
Ted had practic"d and knew about
every move they made. He stepped
toward the wooden trap"z" and ,ck
off his coat. Ted and Tom climbed
down Toby climbed up First Ne
hung by his hands. That VAS all
right. He hung by his toes, and
couldn't draw himself up. but THAT
Was not so bad Then he spit on
his paws. and murmcr went
around
Hes going to skin the cat" they
whispered.
Toby drew himself up and few
around alas He WAS too heavy
and his grip not tight cnOuEh-and
whack, II" fell far out on his back
Teddy started toward him but Tom
held him back Hes too fat" he
whispered. He can't be hurt
The Washington times., 1914-09-05
THE TIMES BEDTIME STORY

Nothing but his feelings will suf-
fer
From the howl that Toby Hicks
gave one would have thought that
his back was broken. but he was
able not only to get up but to trot
home very fast
When the children had gone, Ted
dy sat thinking, and finally turned
TO Tom. why Is 1t that Mother
Tabby is so smart?" he asked. Tom
shook his head and Teddy continued.
IF it hadn't been for her that would
have been Tommy grinned. You
mean that she kept you from MAX
ing a silly of yourself?" he asked
and with a shamefaced grin. Teddy
nodded his head for yes.
Copyright. 1914, by F. e. YoderD
The Washington times., 1914-09-05
Their B.g Problem.

SAID Tn Who mo
e clcyer p4Esr At IT,, Iu.et
her Of
Can i
e to-
Willy 5 0
a
tcity
ve she Is here"
il ) conf or NJ he
he
him
wonder WILL Lee and his wife H1antcer and
thought
u
and Icesw one DO
or
Newspa Featue ser,c
The Washington times., 1914-09-05
THE TRAPEZE.
BY FLORENCE E. YODER.

able. But even that was too much
for conceited Toby Hicks.
Huh" hc grunted. as he chcwed
on a straw IaZily. Anyone can skin
a cat, Why. I can turn upside down
and inside out The lollics gasped.
the kitty girls shuddercd. and Toby
Hicks puffed out. But teddy wig
gled his toes from his perch. Never
believe anything until you prove It,"
he said. IF you can do II, why
don't you. and show US how" put in
Tom. Toby got slowly to his feet
The Giggles of admiration from the