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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-07-09
ALL BIDS ON THREE
bitches REECT TED
Delay coused in Construction Of
Drains, ~, %, and "a BY High
Bidding Of Dredging Firms.
AUDITOR MAY REA DVERTIsE.
Estimate Figures Of Engineer Bour-
geois Much Lower Than Those Of
Contractors Miles Of Road,

Delay in construction of judicial
bitches, %, %, and "a, which were :
ordered constructed last month, was
caused yesterday when all bids for
the work were rejected by James L..
George, county auditor, and Ernie
Bourgeois, the engineer, for all three
drains.
Far Above Estimate
On two Of the bitches only one re-
quest for the contract was made but
three contractors bid for the build
ing Of drain No. %, which is to be
in the townships of McDougald and
Myhre. Every bid opened called for
prices far above the estimates sub
mitted by Ernie Bourgeois, the en-
gineer
Z Figures of O. L. Dent, district
ditch referee show that No %, the
ditch which is to be constructed on
the Roseau-Beltrami county line
will be Is miles in 18TH, providing
a road the entire distance, and neces-
stating the removal of 93,628 cubic
yards of dirt, and according to the
estimate of Engineer Buorgeois,
should cost $I7,46S There was but
one bid for this work, being that of
the G. w. Rood Construction compa-
ny, which offered to dig the often
for $21,928.
Three Wanted This.
Ditch No. %, which will be more
than forty miles in length, had three
bidders. The estimate for this
drain was $50,S2S.61, the dirt to be
removed equalling 316,333 cubic
yards. The 7Bemidji Draining COM
pany offered to do the work for. $685.
OFT; the J. M. Potter Dredging com
pany, $64,S42, and the Brown &
McGraw company, $73,24O.-
Thirty Per Cent High.
The one bid for the construction
CT ditch No. "a, to be located in the
towns of. ripple, Chilgren, Prosper
and Lakewood, offering to do the
work for. $46,S29, was about thirty
per cent higher than the engineers
estimate, which called for the build
ing Of the drain at a cost of $685.
O99. This ditch will be about 291a
miles long when built, removing
about 206,199 cubic yards Of dirt.
It is likely that new bids will be
advertised for in the near future. s
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-07-09
Letter Postage a Tax.

Anyone interested will he furnish
ed free stamps to be used on his cor
respondence, indicating that the
campaign is being conducted. Over
sixty million of these stamps have.
been distributed free during the past
year by the National association in
the educational campaign which is
being conducted for one-cent letter
rate. These stamps are of about the
same color and size as the ordinary
two-cent postage stamp, and are be-
ing used 10y hundreds of business
houses upon their stationary, draw
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-07-09

ing attention to the facts that one
Gent letter rate is being sought.
Half your letter postage is tax"
is the slogan which the stamp bears
at the top.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-07-09
New Store Ready Soon.

Gill Brothers new addition facing
Minnesota is now nearing completion
and the. firm is making plans for the
arrangement of stock and additional.
fixtures. ~ a.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-07-09

Mr.. and Mrs. A. F. Anderson re.
turned this morning from Duluth
and Superior where they have been
for some time.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-07-09

b. M. Stanton, county attorney of
county, was in Bemidji
today on legal business, arriving
from Thief River Falls this morn
ing.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-07-09

Seven industries in Philadelphia
employ over $4,000 women over Is
years of age.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-07-09
Must Adjust Revenue.


"The attitude of the postoffice Of
ficials at Washington is very friend
ly toward one cent letter postage"
continued Mr.. White, "but they de-
clare that the cutting off of rev.
enue of $7O,O00,0O0 a year must be
adjusted by corresponding increase
in other classes Of mail. They ex-
pect some revenue from the parcel
post department and if sufficient
pressure can be brought to bear to
cause substantial increase on other
matter, the outlook for one-cent let
ter postage will be exceedingly
bright.
81 wish business men would write
to the National One Cent Letter Pos
tage association at its headquarters
in Cleveland, requesting full data re-
garding the movement. Cutting the
post account in half will mean big
saving to many firms. Incidentally,
it will save the business men of this
country many millions of dollars each
year,
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-07-09
.BEMIDJl BANKER
FAy0Rs Low RATE I
A. ?. White Interested in Campaign
for One Cent Letter, Now An
Acute Issue At Washington.
OPPOSITION TO CENT POSTAGE
Officials Declare That Cutting of
$4,000, 900 Revenue Must Cause
Increase in Other Glasses.

A. F. White, president of the
Northern National hank Of this city,
and formerly president Of the Com
mercial club, is much interested in
the movement for d lower postage
rate, and according to information
received by him Today the one-cent
letter postage idea is becoming ali
acute issue at Washington.
Not only is Mr. White interested
in the plan, but he is urging his
friends and acquaintances to join in
the campaign which is now being
conducted throughput the United
States. .f,..
On In Earnest.
'.The fight for one-cent letter pos
tage,' says Mr.. White, is on in ear
nest in Washington. Through the
instrumentality of the National One
Cent Letter Postage association,
which has its headquarters at Cleve-
land, an active campaign is being
urged throughout the entire country
for the securing Of this necessary re-
form.
Business men and others are re-
spending to the requests of the asso-
citation for support and never before
have the politicians at Washington
been faced with such acute postal
problems as exist at the present time.
With the postoffice department roll
ing up a profit on letter postage OF
some $40, 200, 900, the situation has
reached a point where some adjust
ment must be made
One Solid Organization.
The National One Cent Letter Pos
tage association has welded together
in one solid organization, strong
sentiment which exists throughout
the entire country:E The ,headquar-
tiers, employing large force, is
maintained at Cleveland, while the
association is also represented at the
national capitol. .s.
-. =. siinyestti tion us SO actual con-
ditions is now being made by the
house committee on postoffices and
post roads and upon report to be
presented shortly will hinge the
question Of adjusting the rates ON
other classes of mail.
Just as soon as this is accomplish
Led, it is believed the officers in
charge of the postoffice department
will actively recommend one cent
letter postage.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-01-02

HARVESTER WAS BOYS IDEA
e,,ooested to Father Plan Of Putting
Large Scissors, Instead OF Stckies'
on Reapino Machine.

Tn 1880 Obed Hussey OF Ohio was
lnventing rsaping machine. the frst
aver designed in this country. His
chief difficulty was the cutting Device
which was three large sickles, set In
= frame and revolved so as to cut
into the grain. It would not work
satisfactorily. A young son. watching
the experiments, asked his father why
he did not use a lot of big scissors.
with one handle fastened to one bar
and the other handle to sliding bar.
thus opening and closing them. Hus-
sey instantly adopted the idea, sub
shutting for scissors the two saw
toothed blades which are in common
use today on harvesters. the cutting
action being quite similar to that OF
scissors.
From the boys suggestion he per-
fected in one week a machine on
which he had in vain exercised all
his ingenuity for the preceding two
years. The principle of that cutting
device is the principle Of all of the
great harvesting machines, and its
benefit to the farming industry of the
entire world has been unsurpassed by
any other invention for use on the
farm.-George F. Stratton, In St.
Nicholas.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-01-02

rd hate to think II, = said tie fore
man, gloomily; then after moment.
during which the only sound was that
Of the mufled hoof-beats: We'll, what
we goin' to do about it?''
"Humph! Pve laid awake nights
figurin' that out. reckon we'll lust
have to git another foot-racer and beat
Skinner. He amt the fastest In the
world"
THAT takes coin. We're broke"
"Mebbe Mr.. Chaplin would lend q
helpin' hand"
"No chance!" said Slower, grimly.
Hes sore on foot-racin'. Says it dis
turbs US and upsets our equilibrium. =
Carara fetched deep sigh.
tits YER bad ting, Senior. DON
feel no worse wen my gran'mother
die"
The three men Hoped onward through
the darkness, weighted heavily with
disappointment
Affairs at the Flying Heart Ranch
were not all to Jack Chapin's liking.
Ever since that memorable fopt-race,
more than a month before, gloom
had brooded over the place which
even the presence of two Smith Col
lege girls, not to mention that OF Mr..
Fresno, was unable to dissipate. The
cowboys moped about like melancholy
shades, and neglected their work to
discuss the disgrace that had fallen
upon them. It was a task to get any
Of them out in the morning, several
had quit, the rest were quarreling
among themselves, and the bunk
house had already been the scene of
more than one encounter, altogether
too sanguinary to have originated
from such a trivial cause as a foot
race.
The master of the ranch sought his
sister Jean, to tell her frankly what
was on his mind.
See here, Sis," he began, 'I don't
want to cast cloud over your little
house-party, but l think you'd better
keep your friends away from my
men,"
'Why, what is the matter?" she de-
manded.
Things are at a pretty high ten
sion just now, and the boys have had
two or three rows among themselves.
Yesterday Fresno tried to kid Will
lie about The Holy City, said it was
written as coon song, and wasn't
sung in good society. If he hadn't
been guest, guess Willie would
have murdered him."
ooh, Jack! You won't let Willie
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-01-02
PREPARE FOR COLD WEATHER


Where are the bees going to win
ter? In the cellar or out-of-doors ex-
posed to the storm? II In the cellar,
q place should be prepared for them
now, so that when cold weather sets
in for good the hives can be quickly
placed In position.
Once more: Never set the hives
fat on the floor Of the cellar as some
people do. Bees must have fresh air,
and be kept free from dampness.
Every stormy day In which the hens
are allowed to wander about without
shelter. adds to the discrepancy IN the
egg basket.
OF course we can wait until stormy
weather sets In before making the
chickenhouse snug and comfortable.
but it will cost US something, IN the
loss Of eggs, to do It.
After it has been made all comfort
able for the winter, take the time to
give it another whirl OF spraying with
whitewash into which two teaspoon
fuls of carbolic acid to the pailful have
been dropped.
II we will put the drag on the road
after late rains, right up until the
ground freezes, we will have very
much better roads when the frost
comes out Of the ground next spring.
1t takes some courage to weed out
the poultry flock down to the very
essence Of good quality, but this is the
month to do, it. Why feed any old
scrubs during the long winter months?
Stuff them two weeks, and send them
to market.
Many people do not know that the
tops OF turnips, sugar beets and car
rots can be cut OF without imparing
their keeping qualities. This should
be done before they are put into win
ter quarters.
Maybe it is too late to gather road
dust for the fowls. II you have neg
lected to do this. you can give them
sifted coal-ashes, which is the next
best thing.
A few dollars invested In storm-doors
on the house will not only save fuel.
but will prevent sudden blasts Of cold
air from reaching the occupants a
thing which is always attended by
some danger.
II you will put storm-windows over
the regular windows, be sure to pro-
vide openings in both for proper ven
tilation. 1t is fearful thing to sleep
in an alright room.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-01-02
SUITABLE HOG HOUSES
Building May Be Cheap and Simple In
Construction, but Should Be Com
ENTHUSIASTICALLY Arranged.

When hogs are handled in large
numbers, or where twenty or more
brood sows are kept, hog house
large enough to accommodate the ma
jority of the stock is often found.
This system has the advantage Of en-
abling the breeder to handle his hogs
with less expenditure of labor and
time than is possible if they are scat
tered over larger area.
When such house seems desirable,
It may be cheap and simple in con-
struction, but should be convenient.
It should run east and west, and Is
most easily arranged with row of
pens on each side Of an alley way,
which extends the entire length Of the
building. The walls may be of one
inch material siding, but should 1T
very close in order to prevent
draughts. The roof should be moder-
ately high, to provide sufficient venti-
lation. Quite number Of windows
should be installed in order to pro-
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-01-02

murder anybody, not even Berkeley,
while the people are here, will your"
coaxed Miss Chaplin, anxiously.
What made you invite Berkeley
Fresno, anyhow" was the rejoinder.
This is no gilded novelty to him. He
is Western man.
Miss Chaplin numbered her reasons
sagely. 'In the first place-Helen.
Then there had to be enough men to
go around. Last and best, he is the
most adorable man ever saw at
house-party. He's an angel at break
fast, sings perfectly beautifully
know he was on the Stanford GIee
Club"
"Humph!" Jack was unimpressed.
eff you roped him for Helen Blake to
brand, why have you sent for Wally
Speed?"
well, you see, Berkeley and Helen
didn't quite hit it OF. and Mr.. Speed
is-a friend of Culver's." Miss Cha
pin blushed prettily.
ooh, / see! ! thought myself that
this affair had something to do with
you and Culver Covington, but 1
didn't know it had lapsed into a sort
of matrimonial roundup. Suppose
Miss Blake shouldn't care for Speed
after he gets here?"
ooh, but she will! That's where
Berkeley Fresno comes In When two
men begin to fight for her, she'll have
to begin to form a preference, and I'm
sure it will be for Wally Speed. Don't
you see?"
The brother looked at his sister
shrewdly. 1T seems TO me You
learned lot at Smith"
Jean tossed her head. How all
surd! That sort Of knowledge is per-
fectly natural for girl to have. !"
Then she teased: "But you admit thai
my selection Of a chaperon was az.
cellent. don't you, Jack?"
MRS. Keap and are the best ~
friends" Jack averred, with supreme
dignity. I'm not in the market, and
man doesn't marry widow. anv.
how. It's too old and experienced :
beginning"
CTO BE coNTINuED)
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-01-02
Desirable Type Of Sow for Producing
Large Litters.

vide sufficient sunlight to keep the
pens dry and free from disease. The
pens should be by 8, or, for large
sows, by 10 feet.
There are many things to be said
In favor OF individual houses. First
Of all the hogs can be scattered more,
thus lessening the chances Of disease
spreading through the entire herd.
Secondly, fields and pastures may be
utilized regardless Of their location or
proximity to other farm buildings.
Third, such buildings are quite mex
pensive, and the number can be In
creased as the herd increases In size.
There are many types Of these
houses. For a single SOW, the A type
Is usually built by s BY feet high.
The rectangular type il built Z by s
feet for one SOW, or 8 by II and divid-
ed into two compartments. Those
with the higher root and with provi-
sions for opening either the sides or
the root, have so far proven the most
satisfactory.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-01-02
TAKES OFF DANDRUFF,
HAIR STOPS FALLING
Save your Hair! Get a 25-cent bottle
Of Danderine right now-AIso
stops itching scalp.

Thin, brittle, colorless and scraggy
hair is mute evidence of a neglected
scalp; of dandruff-that awful scurf.
There is nothing so destructive to
the hair as dandruff. 1t robs the hair
of its lustre, its strength and its very
life; eventually producing a feverish.
ness and itching of the scalp, which
if not remedied causes the hair roots
to shrink, loosen and die-then the
hair falls out fast. A little Danderine
tonight-now-any time-will surely
save your hair.
Get a 25-cent bottle Of Knowltons
Danderine from any drug store. You
surely can have beautiful hair and
lots of it if you will just try little
Danderine. Save your hair! Try it!
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-01-02
Sold Again.

For 10 long but blissful years !ns!
had walked along the path OF io ssi
but as yet the lovesick youth .. aas
never mentioned about their get.ue
married. Courtship is very charnlnSs -
but when there does not seem " .n -
after rails at the end of it, girls nas ~
ally begin to lose interest in the sa that
Anyhow, Jane thought II tlme che she
the marriage day was fixed ~ ,o 1s
threw out a gentle hint to ner l uour.
by way Of encouraging him. E ~ tha
agement, she thought, was d.
dear fellow wanted. oovlv
Nathaniel" she Whispered, ou u.sr.
they're saying we're going 10 D0 49,
ried SOON" ,d the
care they, thought" answere e,i ri
stolid swain. what jolly ss CT va
be for them when they flnd ou'
ain't!"-London Tit-Bits.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-01-02
Improving the Farm Home.

That farm homes are often unsani-
tary, and the scene Of illnesses such
as should be impossible in the Tree.
invigorating. air Of the country" II
attributable, in probably the majority
OF Instances. to the use OF detective
methods IN the disposal Of the waste
and sewage Of the house. The
noisome cess-pool and the undrained
privy cold. malodorous and soil poI-
luting make such large additions to
the rate Of mortality as TO rob the
country, II measure, Of IT. natural
superiority over tho town 81 The -
11ot1co o3 health
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-01-02
A FIatterinu Fear.

'T'm afraid we made a mistake send
in that man to Congress" said Farm
er Corntossel.
"But you can't hold him responsive
for the delay in legislation"
81 dunno bout that. He's sucn
fascinatin' talker, I'm afraid they're
keepin' up the argument fur the SAKE
of hearin' him crate"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-01-02
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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-01-02

So Bernard M. c. Walter, head jani-
tor Of the school, and his little helper,
Sammy, built snowplow to do the
work. It may be hauled by horse,
but lacking such motive power, Wal
ter hitched IL youngsters to the con-
trivance and in half an hour had the
sidewalks around the school and the
school yard cleared of.
Four boys ride the plow to weight
It down. 1t is fitted with iron rum
ners. The question of taking turns
was a difficult matter to solve and
required severe commands Of the
principal.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-01-02

nouncement in a mans metallic syl-
tables:
The Baggage Coach Ahead as
sung by Helena Mora for the Echo
monograph, of New York and Pa,a,a-
risi"
From the dusk to the right Of the
TWO listeners now issued soft Spanish
Madre de dos! The Baggage Car
N front! Tadora Mora! God bless
ns the rendition Of this Affect
ing ballad the two cow-men re,r.,ns s
uncomfortably over the barbed-
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-01-02
Decadence.

An action being tried In an English
court had to do with a dispute as to
the quality and condition of q gas pipe
that had been laid in the ground 4
number Of years before.
1T Is an old pipe" stated one Of the
witnesses. "and therefore out Of con
dition."
The judge remarking dry that
people do not necessarily get out Of
condition by being DID," the wftuess
promptly replied. They do. my lord.
Il buried In the ground"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-01-02
WINTER PAsTIME FOR BOYS
veIocipede Built on Sled Runners Az
fords Much Amusement Where
Snow and Ice Is Available.

Sled runners take the place of the
two wheels on this velocipede so that
1t can travel on snow or ice. A
spiked wheel with cranks on its shaft
Is mounted at one side of the front
runner. The novel part OF the driv-
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-01-02
His View.

"They say that women na''
sense of humor."
.Well, it's a good thing.
"How sso?" ,.+;v It
"If 4 woman laughed hearsr these
would endanger every button Oh
tight gowns"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-01-02
CHAPTER !.

-FOUR cowboys inclined their
!: {; ]; !: !; :: !: ! : :
IL bodies over the barbed-w1re
fence which marked the d.
viding line between the Cen
~ tipede Ranch and their own,
l-VA staring mournfully into
- summer night such as only
R1 the far southwestern coun-
-@(3y try knows And as the four
inclined their bodies, they
inclined also their ears, after the
strained manner of listeners VINO
feel anguish at what they hear. A
voice, shrill and human, pierced the
night like a needle, then, with
wall of a tortured soul, died away
amid discordant raspings: the voice
Of a photograph. 1t was their own,
or had been until one over-conf1dent
day. when the Flying Heart Ranch
had staked it as a wager in a foot
race with the neighboring Cent?
pede. and their own man had been too
slow. AS it had been their pride, 1t
remained their disgrace. Dearly had
they 10. ID, and dearly lost it. 1t
meant something that looked like
honor, and though there were ten
thousand thousand monographs, in all
the world there was not one that could
take its place.
The sound ceased, there was an ap-
proving distant mWmur of mems
voices, and then the song began:
Jerusalem, Jerusalem,
Lift up your voice and sing"
Higher and higher the voice mount
ed until it reached again it's first thin,
ear-splitting pitch.
"Still Bill' Slower stirred uneasily
In the darkness.
'Why don't they keep her
wound up?" he complained. "Galla-
gher's got the soul of wart-hog. It's
criminal the way he massacres that
hymn"
From a rod farther down the wire
fence Willie answered him, in boys
falsetto:
at wonder If he does it to spite me-"
'He don't know you're here" said
Slower.
The other came out Of the gloom,
q little stoop-shouldered man with
spectacles.
II amt noways sure" he piped,
peering up at his lanky foreman.
why do you reckon he allus lets
Mrs. Melby peter out on my favorite
record? He done the same thing last
night. 1t looks like an insult
tits nothing but his ignorance"
Slower replied. "He don't want no
trouble with you. None of 'em do"
I'D like to know for certain" The
small man seemed torn by doubt. eff
1 only knew he done it a-purpose, I'd
git him. l bet could do it from
here"
Stover's voice was gruff as he COM
manded:
Forget it! Amt it bad enough for
us fellers to hang around like this
every night without advertising our
idiocy by gun-play?"
'They amt got no right to that
sphonograph," Willie averred darkly.
"Oh yes, they have; they won it
fair and square"
Fair and square! Do you mean to
say Hump Joe run that foot-race on
the square?"
Il never said nothin' like that what
ever. I mean we bet it, and we lost
it. Listen! There goes Carara's
piece!"
Out past the corral floated the an