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Omaha daily bee., 1915-08-01

LOO RICH eastern farms for sale. $40
per acre up. improvements worth twice
that. Sent by state officials, payments
Ike rent; some trades Address PISA
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-05-31
OUR CITIZENS DEMAND
Fully Complied With-A Bemidji
Resident Furnished It.

There are few items which appear
in this paper more important to Be-
midi people than the ,statementopub-
lished below In the first place, it
is from citizen of Bemidji and can
be thoroughly relied upon. In the
second place, it indisputably proves
that Doan's Kidney Pills do their
work thoroughly and not temporar-
lily. Read this carefully: 49,. s
Oliver Gordhamer, carpenter, 1900
Dewey Ave, Bemidji, says: II was
stiff and lame in the morning and it
hurt me to bring any strain on my
back. believe it was heavy lifting
and hard work that brought on the
trouble. was handicapped in doing
my work, especially STOPPING or lift
ing. Three or four boxes of Doan's
Kidney Pills strengthened my back
and made me we'll. I have had no
trouble since"
Price soc, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mr.. Gordhamer had. Foster ilburn
Co., Props, Buffalo, N. Y.
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X PLEAS FOR SANE x
x FOURTH OF JULY x
X X <kkkk XXX


Fourth of July will be with us in
a few weeks. What is your commu-
nifty doing to make it, GLORIOUS
Fourth" in reality, instead of a fatal
Fourth, which it has been to thou
sands of the youth Of the land in the
last few years? What are you doing
yourself in this respect?
These are the pertinent questions
by R. w. Hargadine, Minnesota state
fort to bring home tc the people a
realization of this enormous fire loss
and anguish that follows in the wake
of the holiday as generally observed.
This year it is more important
than usual to take extra precautions
against the usual results of Inde-
pendence day celebrations, because
the holiday falls on Sunday, thereby
increasing the danger of fire because
of the suspension of business for two
days.
Independence day is one of pow
der poisoning and lockjaw; day of
hospitals and ambulances; day of
mutilation, fire and death. Will it
mean all these things to your COM
munity or perhaps your own family?
Fourth of July can be made "safe
and sane" If there is anything
that is sane in the American people
it is the growing revolt against our
insane manner of celebrating this
holiday. Every man upon whose
shoulders fall public responsibility
breads it. No fire department gets
through the day and nights on both
sides Of it without exhaustion and it
is doubtful if on some fifth of July
an entire community may not burn
itself up in the faces of firemen and
fire horses too exhausted by silly
firecracker fires the day before to
cope with it.
And even while the men and horses
are doing their utmost to reach a
fire caused by some careless or
thoughtless person there have been
cases where both men and horses
were killed by being thrown from
trucks by frightened horses swerving
from explosives thrown at them as
they galloped past.
Aside from the financial loss, by
far the most distressing results of
! the celebration is the loss of life and
limb. Thousands of young men are
going through life sightless or Grip
pied and made dependent upon chari-
ty because of explosives on indie
pendence day.
With all these facts in mind the
state fire marshal seeks to arouse in
the minds of the people of Minnesota
, the necessity of observing the ordin-
ances and state laws in relation to
the sale of explosives and urges all
the people to begin now to prepare
to make Fourth of July this year in
Minnesota the beginning of new
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-05-31
Our Slogan:
"Bemidji $4,000
Population
in 1925"
Memorial Day.

Today is Memorial day and as we
pay tribute to the living and the
dead, those who fought so honorably
during the Civil and Spanish wars,
let us not forget that we have peace,
a blessing for which we should thank
God.
We are reminded that one hundred
years ago the battle of Waterloo was
fought; that fifty years later Apo
matox sprang into history and now
is found nearly all of Europe en-
gagged in bloody struggle in which
nearly 100000 soldiers have fallen
and in which more deadly weapons,
longer ranged cannon, fuller war
chests and ten times more men are
taking part. Ambition and pride
the kind that was lost to Napoleon
following a thousand battles and a
thousand victories-is to a large ex-
tent responsible for the condition
which exists today, for it remains in
the veins of the hereditary rulers.
Relief is felt today when we turn
from the thoughts of general car
mage in Europe to the graves of our
own soldier dead. For just half a
century we have been remembering
the fallen brave with tears and flow
ers. 1t is an American custom. No
other nation could have a Memorial
day such as this. No European ma
tion has ever fought such a war for
a great principle on it's own SOIL
European nations have fought all
over the world for every imaginable
cause. Their battle ines have been
cause. Their battle lines have been
could not be covered with flowers, no
matter how this grateful generation
might long to cover them.
But in America it is different. Our
battles were fought on our own soil,
by our own armies, made up of our
own kith and kin. All the graves
of the men who fought from 1876
are here, among their friends, or
yonder, where they fell. Our SOL
diers fought for us. We know it, we
appreciate all they did. We honor
those that are living. We deck with
flowers those who have died. In this
we are peculiar people.
May peace remain with us.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-05-31

growing state Of Minnesota, laud-s
able ambition, but one that requires
the overcoming of many obstacles,
first and foremost being others filled
with the same ambition There has
always been a crop of gubernatorial
candidates on the Republican side
of the fence, failure of this crop never
having been -Stillwater Ga
Zette.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-05-31
FOR SALE.

FOR SALE OR TRADE-Auto, two
passenger, good runabout or deliv-
cry, for city property or land near
Bemidji. Address P. o. Box BAG,
Bemidji.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-05-31

Baroness de Ia Roche, the first
woman to fly alone in IAN aeroplalae,
now heads a French automobile ser
vice corps made up of expert women
drivers who assist the army in the
field. M
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-05-31
DIR. Elmer EJOHNSONs
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
Bemidji, MINI.

PROF. H. VIESON
MUSICAL DIRECTOR
314 Fourth st. Bemidji, MINI.
Studio: Band Room, City Hall
Teaching Piano, Violin, Cornet and
other instruments, also church choir.
First Glass Orchestra for All
Occasions.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-05-31

A saddle has been invented by a
New Jersey inventor which includes
leather flaps to cover the buckles
which frequently wear GU riders
clothing II
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-05-31

rFORoSALE OR TRADE--One-half ton
Veerac truck. Would trade for f.
#. brentwood. Ask for demonstra-
( ton. Koors Bros.
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observance Of Independ

era in the observance Of Independ-
ence Day.
Mr.. Hargadine realizes the neces-
sity of taking some practical step to-
ward eliminating the usual danger
GUS form of patriotic celebration in
sending out Cor will send out short
ly), q letter to each OF the mayors
and fire chiefs in the different mulst-;
CAPABILITIES Of the state with "a copy
of a model ordinance and the sug-
gestion that it be introduced In the
various councils and to urge its pas
sage. j.
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X EDITORIAL EXPLOSIONS X

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1t has been demonstrated many
times that warnings do no good.
There is but one way to put stop
to the driving of automobiles by chill
dren. The law is plain. Why not
enforce it? Other cities do:-Little
Falls Transcript.
"Help!" shouts an excited ex-
change. "Help!" Improved bust
ness conditions are menacing the Re-
publican party's 'tfull dinner pail"
issue for 1915. All good Republican
business men will try to keep bust
ness as bad as possible until year
from next November. If any Repub-
lican business man admits that bust
ness is better, shoot him on the spot.
Red Wing Eagle.
Really good grazing lands in the
United States are among the scarcest
lands of all. The grass of Northern
Minnesota is better than NEST Of
the blue grasses Of Kentucky, ac-
cording to one agricultural authority
and these men make ESQ pounds Of
beef per acre just by letting the cat
tie Craze the grass. He adds: II
should expect the good pastures Of
Northern Minnesota to yield at least
200 pounds of beef per acre per year,
when we'll developed and intelligent
ly stocked. Northern Minnesota.
49,. - - -
The, statement is made by the
Faribault Pilot that Honorable "A. j.
Rockne of Zumbrota has 5ansambition
to be governor Of the great and
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-11-06
The Liberty Bell BY
Clarence Shadley

The famous Liberty bell, weighing
about 1000 pounds, was made in Lon
don in 1852, and was ordered by the
Pennsylvania assembly for the state
house, then located in Philadelphia.
1t was put in place the following
year, but on account of defect in
the sound, was recast in Philadelphia
and in June, 1853, was again placed
in the state house belfry y
When the continental congress, on
July 4, Its, declared the independ-
ence of the American colonies from
Great Britain, the old bellman, in his
enthusiasm and ecstacy, rang the bell
for two hours. In lit, when the
British threatened Philadelphia, the
bell was taken down and carried to
Allentown, Pa but new steeple
was built for 1t and it was again re-
turned to the state house in 1878.
In 1885 it cracked under stroke
of the hammer and has remained
impaired ever since 1t has been
transported to number of exposi-
tons and the utmost care has been
taken to preserve 1t as one OF our
most hallowed national relics.
The bell bears the following in
scriptions: by order of the assem-
bly, of the province Of Pennsylvania,
for the state house In the city of
Philadelphia 1852" and beneath is
inscribed: proclaim liberty through
out all the land unto all the inhabi-
tants thereof"
Clarence Shadley, Age -.
ITO North Sheridan Ave, OttumWa, Ia.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-11-06
George Washington :
Harley Barker

George Washington was born at
Bridge Creek in Westmoreland county
Virginia. on the ed day of F'ebruary'
1872. His fathers name was Augustine
Washington. Georges father was an
old time Virginia planter and they
lived in an old time Virginia mousse:
This was a wooden one. 1t had four
rooms on the ground and an attic with
a long sloping roof. There was huge
brick chimney at each end. This house
was burned down when George was
but three years old. And the family
moved to another plantation on the
Rappahanock river, nearly Opposite
Fredrickburg. Here the young days or
Washington were passed. While living
here his father died, when George was
about eleven years old, leaving his
young family to take care Of the widow.
Her name was Mary Washington. She
was a sensible, strong willed woman,
and admirably fulfilled her trust
In Virginia the roads were few and
they were bad. Most Of the people that
lived near rivers went in boats, or else
went on horseback. George Washington
was the first president OF the United
states and lived to sign the Declaration
Of independence.
Harley Barker, age II,
Pulaski Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-11-06
THE PRIZE WINNERS.

Dear Juniors:
Mary Louise Gonterman won 'he
apple prize last week, Lille Cottreil the
"Hallowe'en" and Ernest Walker the
Picture" story.
we have some more apple stories To-
day. AS this contest is to go on lor
some time we will reprint the rules
again:
GLOW many kinds Of apples 40 you
know WELL this question was ioai ~
in q childs magazine so we DECIDED "
have an apple contest and ma OUT NV Wv
MANY kinds of apples there are. we
want all the Juniors to work IN t,lis
contest. The Juniors working In tnis
contest might suggest some way py
which the farmers could make iloilSs
oct of their apple crop just llhe 'ne
California people make money out VI
their orange and grape crops. IL meas
To-: the younger generation, ana ma
means the Juniors, to lind out "liat 70
do with the apples. One very Soou way
is for the Juniors to ask all members
If their families to eat at least one ap
nile a day. We hope to have some spleil-
did apple stories.
The writer's can select their prizes
from among the following silver or
gold friendship link with courier 1r.
engraved on it; doll, work basket, poX
of candy, skates. pin with courier Jr'
on it, book or knife.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-11-06
Veral Newman's Compost.
ton, IAN Indian Story

Dear Juniors AS I have never writ
ten before thought would write you
one of my school compositions, called
An Indian Story"
Once upon time there lived an IN
dian, his squaw and little papoose.
They lived in wigwam close to the
river. One day the squaw fastened
her papoose to a tree and walked into
The wigwam. ....
Then the baby swung back and forth
until his cradle slipped off of the limb
and rolled down the bank helplessly.
At first he did not know what had hap
pened, then he cried His mother
heard him but she only said, "Papoose,
him learn bear patients. Then he
cried louder She came out and what
do you think she saw? Her baby was
floating down the river about eight
feet from shore. She ran to the hut
grabbed up a strip of deer skin, tied
a lasso knot in it, and fished him to
shore. After that she always took
care to tie him on better.
This is my school composition.
Veral A. Newman.
Box 33, Agency, Iowa
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Another Interesting Letter
Found ''Pige0nhOled'

Dear Cousin: -.
How are you getting along by TINS
time? Do YOU remember Herman when
he was down at Uncle Martins mouse!
I don't suppose you do though, 1t mas
been so long ago, although Herman
remembers and he can sing that song
vet which he knew when he was only
three years old.
We have been to Hynes. Iowa. today
TO Sunday school, Mr.. Niblack preaches
and he has been preaching for some
time. He lives ir Abba. He has one 1T
tie by and girl. Papa works at the
mine Az miles south Of Fairfield. Bert
is away and has never written home
vet, and we do not know where he Is.
Charlie is home now. I have never seen
YOU but hone I will some day.
Sister Maud lives in Coalfeld, and
Harry is going to school now. l am IN
the seventh and eighth grade. What
class are you in? We have only q
quarter of mile to go to school. But II
we move to our mine we will have
mile and a half to go. How is every
body down there and tell them hello.
TO Cousin Coy Gilland, from
MAYER Robinson,
Dudley, Ia, r. No. 1.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-11-06
Ernest Walkers Picture
Story Little Wizards
Note Book

Last mite afr schulz me and Jfck ana
Boots were seAtin on Jicks frunt steps
not doin much Of anything just settln
thare, and who should come along but
Lowell Kent, him being my chum, say
ng "Hellow F'ellos. Say Willard. l am
going to stay all mite at your house TO-
mite"
'All rite, I said, me not carin much
but pritty glad, and we went alons
hoam, havin abot a mile to 60 and Soln
pretty slo When we got home ma SEQ
Boys, bring me sum wood plese'
meanin both Of us. We, got the wood
and ma give us cooky. We went out
in our frunt yard and went to rastling
some, Lowell getting me down, me be-
in hitler than wot he is. Just then pop
stuck his he'd out of the door and sed
Hey, kids come on in If you want 10
refresh the inner man." meanin If we
was hungry, us bein pritty hun CRY all
rite We had soop for supper, me splilen
sum on the table cloth, and me eatln 2
peces Of fried chicken and gray, and
peces Of pie and a big dish OF burds
nest puddin, bein pritty guide and sum
other things.
After supper me and Lowell went IN
the settin room and played bear, him
betn the bear til ma maid us go to bed
us maxim so much nois. After we went
to bed Lowell said Lets play pillo fite.'
"Awl rite" I sed, me liken two and we
were jist havin lots Of fun, me getin
him over against the wal and poondln
him good with a pillo. wen ma ho1erd
and sed willard no more nois pleeee
time to go to slepe. Good Nite!, US
quietin down pritty Quick awl rite.
Willard.
Ernest Walker, age 10,
Batavia, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-11-06
A Shanty in the Woods-By
BERNARD LebOw

A shanty once stood in the forest.
Around this shanty were gigantic trees.
In front Of this a stream trickled down
the valley. This shanty was made OF
logs and brush This shanty had one
window and half of the glass was miss
ing. This shanty had one door Wnlch
was the only entrance.
One the inside Of this shanty was
some rude furniture, table or rude
logs and a chair Of small branches of
a, tree There was a bed made of logs
covered with straw to sleep on. In one
corner was gun and in the other was
a box which served as cupboard, "A
small stove was in the center OF TINS
shanty Skins were hanging on the wall
and a revolver and ammunition belt
hung over the fireplace.
Bernard LeBow, age ii,
302 N. Benton St, sOttumWa, Ia
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-11-06
The Face in the Attic = E
Thelma Hildebrand
Dear Juniors:

Dear Juniors:
AS | have never written before l
thought would write about "The Face
in the Attic" Gertrude's mother was
called away by telegram asking her
to meet her only sister whom she had
not seen for twenty years.
Gertrude had been invited to Geor-
gia's candy pull Wont you be afraid
to come in the house alone:"' asked
Gertrude's mother.
"'Afraid?" scoffed Gertrude, What is
there in the house to be afraid OFF,"
Nothing said her mother, but
most of the girls are afraid. But if you
are not afraid you may go to Georgia's
candy pull So her mother left her
alone. Gertrude fried some eggs and
cut the cake in the box.
She cut large piece Of pie and milk.
1t was all she wanted. She went over
very early because Georgia had asked
her to-. Soon the children began to ar
rive. Georgias mother went out to the
kitchen to make the candy for pulling.
Let TELL SHOSl SlOTleS,- Sdlu ~ HoSJ
Weldon. Il know dandy one that will
make your hair stand on ends"
Gertrude started for the kitchen. Her
mother had often told her not to listen
to ghost stories. Don't you like ghost
stories?" asked Roy. IT never heard
any" said Gertrude. "Sit down, then"
they said
sat down. Soon the candy pulling was
over Georgia and her brother went as
far as the gate with Gertrude. Then
they went back over to their home.
A cloud was over the moon. Gertrude
wished that the cloud would move
away.
AS if in answer 1t did. Gertrude look
ed up. What did she see? She saw In
the attic face. 1t moved back and
forward. Gertrude just prevented a
scream by putting her hand over her
mouth. But she went and unlocked the
door. She wanted to run out, but she
felt that she must find out what it was.
She found the matches on the table.
Then she lit the lamp, took her father s
cane and started up the stairs.
She soon reached the attic door. The
fearful moment came. She opened the
door. Then she began laughing. What
she thought was a ghost was only her
brothers football he had hung up for
punching ball. She gave it punch
or two, then she went down to bed.
Thelma Hildebrand, age s,
Ottumwa Ia
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-11-06
Pearl Holden Tells of a Pie
Supper at the Fredric
School

Dear Junior:
We had our program Thursday
night and I had good time. We had
eighteen pies and I brought a pie We
made $3.50 out of our pies. David
sandeen was the man who sold our
pies.
We had ninety people and my pie
was peach pie. Our school house
was full to the top.
One pumpkin pie had sixteen pieces.
We had three dialogues. Our teach
,er came to our pie supper. We play
ed the organ and read The Courier.
We had a jolly time. Miss Mary
Barnes read The Courier
We had acorns and leaves and corn
stalks in our school My pie brought
forty-five cents and Goldias brought
thirty cents.
R. 1. Box So Fredr1c, la.
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School Composition, Corn
BY Anna McMullin
Dear Ilini0rs.

Dear Juniors:
This Is composition on corn.
Corn is sort of grass that is like
wheat, barley, rye and oats. It be-
longs to the grass family. 1t is raised
in almost every country having a
warm or temperate climate.
The plant grows from four to twelve
feet high, according to the variety.
The stalk Is Jointed. dark green and
purple in color. The leaves appear
at the joints and partially enclose the
stalk where they seem to grow from
it. They are long, slender and point
ed and when fully grown bend over
SO as to give the plant q very grace
full and beautiful appearance.
Corn has two kinds Of flowers, those
growing at the top Of the stalk and
forming the tassel, and those found
in the ears. The first kind are called
staminate flowers because they bear
only stamens. The second kind con-
sists of the silk and constitute the
pistillate flowers, because the silk is
nothing more or less than cluster
Of pistils, each of which ends in a
kernel of corn on the ear.
The ears appear in the axis OF the
leaves at the joints. They are COW
cred with kind of leaf called husk.
AS the corn begins to ripen the husks
open at the top showing the yellow
kernels beneath and the larger ears,
because of their weight, bend over
so that by the time they are fully ripe
they hang downward. The ears begin
to form at the lower joints on the
stalk and the lowest ears are the old
est and the highest the youngest.
The roots extend far into the ground
for the purpose Of obtaining moisture
ard food removed from it. Their
number and length would surprise us.
While growing the corn plant is a
deep green color, with brownish or
purplish color on one side. The early
frost tends to turn the tips Of the
leaves and some of the husks increase
in extent as the corn becomes ripe;
At any season of the year neio OF
corn ia a beautiful sight.
Anna McMullin, Age IL.
Box SO. klrKViiie' L.