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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-24
CHICAGO u WINS A
GAME FROM THE JAPs

Toxic. Sept. a, G.15 p. m.-Twenty
thousand japanese baseball enthusi-
asts saw the University of Chicago
team win the first game of its series
with Waseda university here this aft
ernoon by a score Of 8 to 3 The
Americans victory was due to their
ability TO make hits when they meant
runs. The natives felded cIeverly and
ran bases well. scoring all their runs
with only one hit. Score:
R.H.E.
University Of Chicago ........5 3
Waseda ... -.-...-...........3 2
The American ambassador, George
". Guthrie. and the president Of Wa
soda university, DR. Sanae Takata, at
tended the game.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-24

tNfTa base hIfs-IW0-Hase- Stools
Mccarthy three base, Schultz.
s5r.ka-outs- Douglass. ny
DiEey E.
Double Dlaya-Burus To Bancroft:
AlehcG To Luderus; Bancroft to Me
hon 90 Louderus; hurry to Safer.
Loft on bases-Cbieago, 4; PhiIa~
deipb.a. g.
Impires-EIem and Emslie.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-24
- - 0nee 1L0re.

washington, ID, c.. Sept. 24.-Chi-
eago's White Sox feel better, and that
Includes Manager Rowland The Sox
did several things TO make them fa
well yesterday, They broke their los
ing streak, advanced a fuu game on
Washington ia the hot fight for third
place and started a winning streak, all
because they defeated the Grif men. I
10 l. Jim Scott hurled the Sex cut Of
their rut holding the Senators to a few
scattered hits.
Blackburne came back into the game
sTong after q rest on the bench. II
was Lena's scratch rap in the sixth
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-12-09
Why Bennidji Prospers

TT is located in the heart of one
l. of the best undeveloped farm
ing regions in America, with ex-
cellent railroad facilities, cheap
water power, big saw mills and
numbering activities: = It is a city
with such natural. attractions as
to give it fame as summer re-
sort, a fame that will spread.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-12-09

some 1,4O0 men,, The; list is grow
ing every year, and it will grow more
rapidly as the country develops and
the markets widen. There are four
newspapers, the daily and weekly
Pioneer, Sentinel and the Herald.
Public Spirit An Aid.
Public spirit, has played a big part
in the development of Bemidji to
date. The Commercial club is a
splendid body Of wide-a-wake men
The club occupies comfortable quar-
tiers where both social and business
gatherings are held. The Bemidji
Auto club is also hustling organiza-
ton, and these two associations have
done much for civic betterment. The
results Of their work can be seen at
glance. Bemidji owns it's own wa
ter plant, which furnishes the entire
city with the best of pure water from
artesian wells, and with fire protec-
ton through twenty-eight blocks of
city mains. Bemidji has more than
three miles Of paved streets and many
miles of good roads, thanks to the
activities OF the, automobile owners,
largely. i, It has. an. excellent sewer
age system, some twelve miles = of
concrete walks, fine city hall, a
Carnegie library, a fire department
uneQualled for city of it's size, an
efficient. police department and
schools and churches that are un-
surpassed. These necessary ad-
juncets of modern city but help to
make it lovable city. Three mod
ern school buildings house the young
people of the city, and every church
denomination of Importance is. rep
resented.
ls,a Paradise. ....
Some reference has been made to
Bemidji as a summer resort, but this
feature deserves much more extended
mention. It seems paradoxical that
live hustling community of 1000
people, depending on manufacturing
and distributing trade, can also offer
attractions both as summer resort
and as mecca for sportsmen and
fishermen, yet such is the case with
Remidji. Bemidji is on the .'height
of land", the watershed between the
Gulf of Mexico and Hudson's Bay.
The altitude and the wonderful sum-
mer climate make it an ideal resort
for the summer visitor. The natural
charms of the northern Minnesota
woods is still untouched in many
regions about Bemidji The summer
tourist can get any kind Of an out
ing he desires. If he wants we'll
kept, modern summer hotel where
moderate prices are charged, he can
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-12-09

is EstiH enough lumber tributary to
keep Bemidji's saw mills Busy FOR a,
quarter Of a centuary to come, but as
the lumber is being stripped from
the hillsides, more permanent in
dustry is taking it's place-the oldest
industry in the world, farming. AL
ready Bemidji ranks as the fourth
city in the state as shipping center.
Only Minneapolis, St. Paul and Du-
luth outrank it in the number of cars
freight shipped in and out during
the course of a year.
A Manufacturing Center.
Thus Bemidji has two great re-
quisites of city-topography and
climate to make it livable city, and
great natural resources back of It.
Bemidji today is the biggest little
city in the west. The streets are
wide and we'll kept, and the business
district has a hustling, busy air that
would do credit to community many
times it's size. The ordinary new
town" has a street or dilapidated
frame building. Bemidji's main
street, has stone or, concrete astruc--
lures. -"
There is no better index to the
general character of a town or a city
than it's hotels. Modern, we'll kept
hotels, with up-to-date service, be-
speak lively and growing commu-
nifty. Bemidji has such hotels. They
are we'll patronized and that means
that outsiders have business to do in
Bemidji.
"A Manufacturing Center.
Bemidji is rapidly forging ahead as
a manufacturing center, and if it
were surrounded by a desert instead
of a fertile empire, it void have suf-
ficient reason for existence. The Great
Father of Waters is the source of this
factor in Bemidji's future. It sup
plies Bemidji with cheap power which
together with transportation facilities,
is the prime essential of manufacture
ing. The electric light and power
company has already spent $4,000
on improvements which will enable
it to supply current to any locality
within radius of thirty miles of
Bemidji. This power can never be-
come an irksome monopoly, for the
city owns on option on the plant
which can be exercised if the. neces-
sity arises. With such power facili-
ties and with such excellent railroad
Connections, Bemidji is in posi-
ton to serve the great fertile do
minion of which it is the center, not
only as distributing point but as
a manufacturing center. Already the
city has fourteen manufacturing
plants which give employment to
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-12-09

Continued on Page 13
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-21

keeping a pleasure. May I come again.
 " NJ NJ H.
 l am positive this outline and suggestion for household budget will prove not only Interesting but helpful to many house. keepers. l would much like to hear their opinion on the subject As a matter of course the sum allotted for the flexible expenditures apart from rent, etc, must depend upon the place in which the fam fly lives and the conditions surrounding them. In some towns living is much higher than in others, occasionally circumstances are such that a woman must entertain more, or must provide rather costly items for inyalids in the family, or must dress in more expensive manner in order to appear well with those in her social circle. The same circumstances may prevail with regard to her children. But even with the greatest care l confess that an allow Rnce of s2 a week seems small to me for the food of each adult member Of the household, although supplemented by the products of a poultry yard. When meat is taken at least once 8 day the cost of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-21

Then permit me. to say that 1t would be good thing for you 10 undertake some memory system which will enable you to recall them. If you cannot do this. try some plan by which you can bear in mind the days on which you can give pleasure by a word of remembrance. You never forget to write on impor- tant dates said once to friend whose ready note of sympathy or of consratula- ton or good will was always at hand on the anniversary of a birth of great joy, or of sorrow. " 1 don't sec how you manage to carry them all in your mind. don't carry them. she said, quietly make an entry of them in the little devotional book l read every morning, and l glance ahead a day or two to keep track of any one to whom a word might bring happiness or the comfort of feeling remembered, It is really no trouble and 1t strikes me as being one of the easiest ways in the world of giving little pleas ure or solace.'
 Think the matter over for a moment You know what 1t means to you to get such a note this on the days which
 
 nothing to any one else. Does 1t occur to you that you might bestow on others the same type of enjoyment you receive and are grateful to have come to you? To carry tho matter little further, if you have never had the habit of celo- brating family birthdays. begin it now and see if the result Is not worth the trouble. [ wish I could be present at the festival of some one whose birthday had always hitherto passed unnoticed when q feast was made of it for the first time. would like to add if to the store of happy memories ] areaoy hold connected with my own birthdays and with those of others
 Like that, for instance, of the o year old who was taken to lunch at a restau- rant on the day he entered upon his sixth year and was afterwards conveyed to the circus. 1t had throughout been day packed with marvels. beginning with a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-21
KEEPING THE BIRTHDAY ANNIVERSARIES

new suit and going on with gifts and the like. until this climax was reached, aud he had exhausted his small vocabulary. Net when this crowning and unexpected joy came he mado a manful effort to grapple with tho situation.
 "O mamma. when Twink of all you have done for mo today" he began" 0. mamma, when fwinlS-when Twink O. mamma, fwank you. fwank you.'
 That was all hc could compass. but to hts mother 1t met and covered the need completely.
 One household l know where the pres ents arc not confined to the person pos sessing the birthday but are bestowed by him upon the family and friends. have never quite made up my mind how l like the custom. although l recall thinking IL touching in the case of a solitary old bachelor who had no one really belonging to him to recollect tho date of his birth and 80 had hit upon the happy plan of making little gifts on that day to those whom he cherished most closely among his friends. His habit reminded me Of n family of fatherless children who used to keep their dead fathers birthday by trying to do then the things he would have liked them to do, by beins tender 10 their widowed mother, gentle in word and deed to one another
 In the same line Is the little gathering always held on the birthday of another dear ono who has passed into the beyond. At that time the surviving members of the fo tn ,nt solemn occasion but to recall with loving words the beautiful life of the absent one. to speak not only of his good deeds and his heavenly mindedness but of his love of fun. his jokes, his merry stories, 10 keep his memory sacred and fragrant In the hearts of those who shrink from the thought of having him slip out of their daily recollection of him.
 Why do we not follow this custom more frequently? We take it for granted that WIG should honor the birthdays of the great men of the country who have died. Why should wc let pass into oblivion the birthdays of those who are as alive in our affections today as when they walked the earth beside us? Have we not as much to be thankful for as ever in their having belonged to us here in this world as they will later do in the next place of meeting?
 Let Us make much of birthdays of those wo love while they are here and when passed out of sight. We are so busy that we do not always take the pains we should to show those we love how much theye mean to us. and when they are gone we make their memory a grief instead of a comfort. Let us try to have the birth day a time of joyous recognition, for showing our thankfulness for the bless edness of possessing family and friends to cherish
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-21

ortgo, supervision, if not the actual work. and judicious buying. your table expenses should average less than the limit allows. wise and necessary expense Is for serv
 lee and laundry especially when the mother is both mistress and maid, with young children; 1t takes tinle and strengt to look well to the ways of ones household. Under the item personal come all clothing for mother and chill dren, toilet accessories, and church and charity. With careful figuring and plan ming and long thinking before buying, $2 for self each week, amounting 10 $lO4 year, should clothe you and cover your needs for all ordinary occasions The children should cost proportionatelyl less. according to their ages and to their mothers ability. Ineldentals. as every housel1eepsr knows. include a multitude of Items cleaning. breakage. house sup piles, and emergencies. The sum allotted Is small, but careful housekeeper can usually manage somehow and a stated sum or regular allowance, intelligently planred, makes the business of house.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-21

financing the home the housekeeper must keep accounts. Get your book and pencil, place me months allowance, $1o0, on one side. with the fixed expense items below. such as rent, SIS; insurance. s4; light end fuel. S3- a total of $2J. This amount. deducted from the s10o, leaves you SD. This m Ist be divided by four, a fourth to be used for each weeks ex- penses But in order to provide for the inevitable extra week which falls due every third month the sum of $1 AS must be set aside each week to meet that emergency. This leaves us s17.30 for the week. budget, under four heads, as fol- lows: Table, which includes milk. poultry feed, and everything which supplies the table, help. and laundry, $3; personal
 s4 90 flor yourself and three little onesl; ,nedentals, so cents; total, S1730. The table is, of course. of first importance. l find that $2 week for each grown per son is a fair percentage and allows good substantial food. With the help of your poultry and eggs, with home baked bread
 close personal attention to income and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-21

10 be obtained in midwinter and that he must select a substitute. The June born child took 1t for granted that her annual celebration should be in the form of pie nic; the others chose as their fancy prompted. But the aim of the elders was always the same-to show the children how glad we were that they had come to us and to make the recognition take a form which would best please them.
 l recalled another family where birth days are made much of. This does not mean that handsome or costly presents are given or that much money is expend- cd in the festivities but there is some thing a little dlfferent-a dinner compris- ing items particularly liked by the one favored, cake with candles, a few spe- cial friends asked in to help in the com memoration; or perhaps meal at a res taurant may be the form the merrymak- ing takes. or a trip to the theater. In any case, the object is the same-to give pleas ure to the one who honored the day by being born upon it.
 " Sometimes l forget that 1t is my birth day until the day is past, a man told me once, and my heart ached for him. remembering that he had no family liv ing, few near ties of any kind. Under the circumstances it was not to be mar veled at that his natal day slipped his memory. But in a home. with parents and children 1t seems incredible that such state of affairs could exist.
 What can it be to be member of a household where ono does not hear from every one in the establishment the greet ing, Many happy returns of the day," as soon assone appears on the morning of her birthGay. where the re are not flowers and gift or two awaiting one at the breakfast table, where particular atten- lion has not been paid to ones prefer enCes in the line of food where one does not know that the morning post will bring greetings of good will from absent friends and relatives? I cannot quite visualize. such state of affairs-and 1 esteem myself happy and Fortunate in such inability. It shows plainly that r have never known the heartache of an unre cosnized birthday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-21
.fI@ b don't believe in keeping AZ birthdays at our house."
 WV The speaker was one of
 two women sitting near me

I kf2n1HE AZ birthdays at our. house."
 WV The speaker was one of
 two women sitting near me
 in the reception room of a
 hotel where I was awaiting friend The tone was so emphatic that involuntarily listened for the response Of the other of the couple.
 We'll I don't know but you are right" she said hesitatingly. "Of course my husband has little patience with tha sort of thing. You know what practical man he Is. and he says Christmas is bad enough without having to fuss about presents at other times of tho year-but the children always feel bad if we don t have some sort of celebration for them. and so we usually have cake or some- thing of the kind''
 don't approve of it at all" The frat speaker had the floor again. !" My chil- dren have never had anything different on their birthdays from other days and don't believe they even know the dates on which their father and I were born. In my opinion you can make a much bet ter use of time and money than in spend ing them on these foolish family festi- vaIs.''
 I could not refrain from stealing a glance at the emphatic woman who had made the last remark and saw her to be well dressed and prosperous in appear ancs, with no sign that sine grudeed spending either time or money on her toilet.
 As I made my way homeward my thoughts fingered on the conversation I had overheard and I wondered if there were many others who held the same point of view. How far does my own at titude--or, rather, my family attitude difrer from that of the majority of house holds? Do most persons make a festival of birthdays, or IS the date permitted to pass without notice? And if birthdays are not totally ignored, what kind of at tention do they usually receiver
 My mind turned naturally to the meth ods of commemoration with which was most familiar. When I was child don't recollect that 50 much stress was laid upon birthdays. I know mine never received especially strenuous notice, but what could one expect who was so foolish as to be born just before Christmas? In those times less devotion was expended in making children happy than be came customary in later years but know that my own children always considered their birthdays as gaia occasions. We made them presents: we planned little outings or parties, in accordance with the season of the year, and they were always permit ted to choose what they should have for their birthday dinner.
 Ice cream and cake, watermelon and hash ' was the bill Of fare demanded by one of the small fry after mature dtlib- eratlon, ard great was his disappoinf- ment at being told that melons were not,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-21
Many 4st for Children's Books.

saw a notice in the Corner of the children's books which were to be given away by Mrs. $. R.. and a am widow with only one child l would be glad to have them if no one else has rut in a plea first. I am sorry that have no wooden acraps to offer. but VIII slaG,y pay post age on the books. Here is formula for removing yellow vaseline from clothing: Soak the spotted piece in kerosene. then wash in warm water with soap This will usually take out the stain completely.
 WEs. W. ] ''
 lnfortunately so many applicants have written for the address of he Cornef4te -,who had books for chil6rsn to give away that I am afraid her stock is exhausted. As there no one else who can supply the need of this correspondent? We are glad of the recipe for removing vaselne stains
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-21

t mounts up. and what with milk, ice, vegetables, fruit and the like, apart from absolute necessities in the line of gro- ceries. 1t is difficult to keep down the allowance for a household of healthy, hearty eaters. More than that, growing children usually devour as much as adults. if not more. shall hope to hear fully and clearly from number of house keepers on this matter Meanwhile 1 extend my thanks to M. M. II. on behalf or the special Cornerite she wrote to help as well as for the rest of us, and wish to assure her that when she comes again her welcome will be waiting for lar
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-21
MARION HARLAND'S HELPING HAND

DO enjoy the Corner so much and kk only wish it had more space. No
 one can know the hearts It
 reaches and the good it does I,
 too, am crippled shut-n. and outside of my constant pain Ono one crn enjoy thatD I am so happy and thankful for so much that l manage to keep a song in my heart nearly all the time,. Unless get more crippled I could man age to send some messages of love and cheer to other shut-ins-if they would only write to me--a letter or a card or some good story marked in book. These little personal touches mean so much. You might also send me some addresses. tYou see I put it in the pluraD. I also have big box of embroidery patterns l can no longer use since my hands-are crippled. If those who want them would write me the kind they wish I could sup ply several l know I have changed the words of the dear old hymn to ex- press what is in my heart Lord, take my life and let it be useful to others and to thee FRANCES"
 This letter is very touching. Those of us who are in full possession of health and strength sometimes feel we are doing we'll when werecollect the needs of others and try to supply them. but here is a crip- pie who is unable to use her fingers in needlework, who suffers much pain. and who Is yet able to keep song in her heart " and to endeavor to bring joy into the lives of others as well.- l am sure there will be other shut-ins who will be stimulated by her example as well as number who will desire to have the benefit of her letters and words of cheer. Her name will go on file and I trust that her gifts of patterns and the like may be sought by those who are invalided and shut in-not by those who are we'll and strong and who need brieflt- ening less than the sufferers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-21
Baby 10 Hapc Pretty Dress.

'I want the address of Mrs. J. F. R. This is the first time I have been able to help. Tam young girl with lots of spare time and a lover of fancy work. I wish to make Mrs. J. F. R. rretty dress for the coming baby. Isn'tit shame that any mother should not have all the pretty things for the little one? My first nephew