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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-05-24
Magazines on Warships.

If there is one danger that sailors
dread more than any other it is an ex
plosion in the powder magazine. TO
prevent such an occurrence device
for flooding that compartment in the
least possible time is fitted to most
big battleships pipe below the sur
face connects the magazine with the
sea. This pipe Is closed by two taps.
which are connected with the deck In
case of danger it is only the work OF
minute to open the taps. let the sea
rush in through the pipes and food
the magazine. The water is afterward
drained Off by means of gutter
London Mail.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-05-24
PRISON SUPPORTED
.- !. BY TWINE SALE
IHontinnad from E,a1a1A

department were $31,4OO while the
examination fees and other miscel-
laneous receipts Of the department
from August 1, 1914, to May Is,
aggregated $79,525.54.
Examiners Department Prospers.
The appropriations for all pur-
poses given to the public examiners
department for the year ending July
81, 1915, were $45,6OO. Back taxes
found to be due to the state as
result of the examinations of rail-
roads, telephone companies, express
companies and other transportation
lines, and certified to by this depart
ment, amounts to $83,691.76, OF
which $27,560.57 was collected and
paid into the state treasury during
the year ending July 81, 1915.
The appropriations for all purposes
to the oil inspection department for
the year ending July 81, 1915, were
$4,000. The fees paid to the state
for oil inspection aggregated $685.
$500 from August ,1914, to May
IS, 1915, and in this department
there is also more than $4,000 due
the state for oil inspection fees and
are contesting the legality of making
such payment.
Tax Pays Fire Marshal.
No appropriation is made toward
the maintenance of the fire marshal's
department and it is supported by
the payment of a tax by all insurance
companies doing business in the
state. This is not a part Of the reg
ular taxes paid by the insurance
companies The "fire marshall tax
is paid into the state treasury as a
separate item, and credited to the &C
count Of the state fire marshal and
Is disbursed by him for the operation
of his department. The amount re-
ceived each year as fire marshal tax
is about $4,000.
Grain Inspection Self-supporting.
The hay and grain inspection de-
partment has always been self-sus-
tanning. The receipts of this de-
pa1tment for last year amounted to
$:24. 22o.27, while the surplus in the
department on May IS. 1915 amount
ed to $134,165.S9.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-05-24
A RECORD COUNCIL.

Winnebago City, Mimi, May "a
This city is the first one in the world
which comes forth with the claim of
having complete city council, on
which not member will smoke a
pipe, cigar or cigarette, nor will they
take a drink or chew tobacco. The
council are all rated in the mascu-
line gender.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-05-24
PREPARATION OF ITALY FOR
TO PLAY IMPORTANT PART
Continued from Pake ~

the British character which has made
the United Kingdom the cradle of
European liberty. In the long his
tory of England there has always
been ready to risk their fortunes or
their lives to combat any encroach-
ment by the government upon pop
ular liberties. This trait is as ir-
radicable in English as it is in Amer
leans. No crisis ever arisen in An
glo- Saxondom, endangering liberty,
but that leader arises to give bat
tie. The criticisms directed against
Lord Kitchener were inevitable from
the day of his appointment as min
lister of war. His temper so auto
cratic, his methods have always been
too EDITORIAL, his contempt of public
opinion is too real for him to remain
master of democracy.
1t is a curious fact that protests
against Kitchener's dictatorship did
not originate among English radi-
calls. Lord Northcliffe, the great
newspaper proprietor, who first
brought charges of dereliction
against Kitchener is a conservatism
in politics. The London radical pa
pers, the Daily News and Chronicle,
are supporting Kitchener. This cir
cumstance is due to the extremely
partisan character of the British
press. Lord Kitchener was appoint
ed to power by radical government
and the officials radical newspapers
must defend him, therefore, until
his power is officially curtailed. The
most important radical newspaper in
England, however, is upholding Lord
Northcliffe. This is the Manchester
Guardian, which has long and con-
sistent record of fighting the reser-
walton of British liberties, no matter
what party is in power. The Guar
dams help is of immense value to
Lord Northcliffe at this time. 1t
negatives the charge of the London
radical press that Northcliffe is seek
ing only journalistic sensation. The
burning of pile of Lord North
cliffe's newspapers by members of the
London stock exchange is symtomatic
OF the financier's suspicion of demo-
cracy and their faith in the benifits
OF an autocratic government. When
the European war broke out English
thinkers seriously discussed the DOS
sibility of a military spirit akin to
the Prussian arising in Great Brit
ain. While the British people were
proclaiming that they were fighting
the battle of democracy, there was
undoubted feeling among many OBJ
servers that democracy might not be
strong in England after the war as
1t was before. If Kitchener had
been allowed to continue his manage
ment of the war office uncriticized,
the fear of democrat loving English
men might we'll have been realized
Lord Northcliffe has prevented this.
BY boldly revealing the facts of the
British dictator, Northcliffe has re-
called England to the paths of demo-
cracy and has won for himself sure
place in history.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-05-24
Life Ooesn't Wait For You.

1t is one of the provoking. but in
teresting things about life that it will
never stop moment for admiration
No sooner do you pause to enjoy it, or
philosophize over it, or poetize about
it. than it Is up and away. and the
next time you glance around it is van
fshing over the hili-with the wind in
its garments and the sun in its hair.
II you do not 60 on with life it will go
on without you.-American Magazine.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-05-24
Already 1akan.- =.

II wouldn't marry the best man on
earth.' said Belle scornfuIly to her
dearest friend. T. =.
II guess you wouldn't" said Claire
happily. HE has promised me that
he'll never marry again, even If J.
should die. ladies Home Journal /
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-05-24

Quite a. number of the fight fans
from the States have made the trip
to Toronto to see the Jess willard
Jack Johnson fight pictures. The
film shows that Willard put up a
great battle, especially after the tenth
round.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-05-24
Close Observer.

Mrs. tones-Mrs. .Jimms has a new
pink chiffon over cream satin with.
ecru trimmings and basque effect, with
a toque hat with heron wings and
Mrs. Hakon- Where is she? Mrs Jones
Il saw her as the elevator shot past
this ioor.-New York Globe. st %sSsS
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-05-24

Miss Edna Rock, who has been Wis
iting friends and relatives at Lari-
more and Meckinock, North Dakota,
has returned to Bemidji.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-05-24

Apparatus with which garage doors
may be opened or closed by person
without leaving the seat of an auto
mobile has been patented.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-05-24

80 !. Hardened. -
f. Willie-Paw, what is business wo
man? Paw-One who can receive and
open a telegram without getting cold
: feet my son. -Washington Star.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-05-24

Otto Schmunk left this afternoon
for Crookston where he will spend q
few days on business.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-05-24

Mrs. Josephine D. Hill of Macon,
Ca, was married at the age Of IL and
became grandmother at the age
of 20. ...
The Dickinson press., 1915-05-29

north. MI. Fenton was expecting his
son, George, home from school at E.
Grand Forks.
Tomato plants, homegrown, trans
planted, 3Oc a doz.; cabbage 15c this
week. Dickinson Floral Co.--adv. 1t
A two-years-old child of Joseph
| Stefan of New Hradec was brought
to the city the first of the week, suf-
| fering from a serious case of formal
dehyde poisoning. 1t vas at first
| thought the child could not live but it
rallied and was able to be taken home
the last of the week, although with a
badly burned stomach.
Mayor ALT. White went out to the
, bank meeting at Bowman in his
Haynes car Tuesday, taking with him
Cashier Christensen of the Fryburg
State bank. Cashier Tollefson and
| Cashier Eyer went out in the Toilet
son car. The bankers returned from
Bowman with the next years con-
vention safely put away in their vest
pockets for Dickinson.
Mrs. John Berringer's birthday on
May 24th was remembered very pleas
antly by her friends, who arranged a
surprise party in her honor. Mrs. NJ.
Blick, Mrs. J. C. Flynn and Mrs. W.
E.. Baker had the arrangements in
charge. About forty ladies were
present and enjoyed progressive 500,
after which the delicious lunch which
the guests brought was served by
Mrs. Clifford Smith-Mrs. B~erringer's
daughter-and Mrs. A. D. Davis.
Farr & Sibley have been delayed in
opening their second hand store but
will probably be ready for business in
the new place the coming week. The
firm is arranging to take the Mix
, lausch tailor shop as well as the va
cant corner store room in the Mes
sersmith building, but before the west
room can be had a new place must he
fitted up between the present tailor
shop and Joe Heiser's plumbing quar-
tiers.
Mrs. A. P. Folsom's condition has
remained practically unchanged in
most ways. She has been able to take
LIQUID food and has rallied * as to be
, able to make her attendants under.
stand her wishes. Three nurses, one
. her daughter, are caring for her. Mr.
} and Mrs, C. r. Pendergast returned
Monday to their farm but word car
be got to them quickly if need be al
The Dickinson press., 1915-05-29
NEWS

T. H. Mouat came in the first OF
the week with a car Of stock helfers.
Filings under the enlarged home
| stead act are coming in quite rapidly
| now at the T.. S. land office.
Wanted-A competent girl for gen
| son.-adv. 5-29-tf
Friday noon Tom Nottingham tele-
phoned US that he had bought his
barber shop back.
There will be no services in the
Congregational and Methodist
churches Sunday.
Tomato plants, homegrown, trans
planted, soc a doz.; cabbage ]5c this
week. Dickinson Floral Co.-adv. 1t
DR.. Bowen is getting along nicely
| at Rochester and he and Mrs. Bowen
+ will be home by the middle of June.
Mr.. Noa is prepared to give private
instruction in high school subjects.
For terms call at the office of the
county OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 5-29-2p
J. G. Q%uinlivan, the retiring regis
ter of the U. S. land office, will con
duct a real estate and loan business
with rooms in the Leonberger block.
Mrs. H. C. Hughes and daughter Of
Fl. Dodge, Iowa, was expected the
last of the week for a two-months'
visit with her sisters, Miss Lola Mer-
rill and Mrs. Frank Beightol.
The Killdeer baseball team will
play the local team in the Dickinson
park on Decoration Day. The game
will start at the usual hour in the
afternoon.
Tomato plants, homegrown, trans
planted, 30c a doz.; cabbage 15c this
week. Dickinson Floral Co.--adv. 1t
Hugh Molloy of Chicago arrived in
the city Friday and visited his son, J,
w. Molloy, until Tuesday when he
went out to Manning to look afte,
land interests. Miss Molloy is visit.
ing her brother and family in this
city.
Mrs. Pat DAILY was stricken with
paralysis at her home west Of the
city Sunday and is at the hospital
The paralysis is only partial and she
regained consciousness later in the
week and the family look for her re
covery.
J.. N. Dicky of Waterloo, Iowa, j:
visiting his brother, Rev. j. G. Dick
ey. The later was out On the Wilton
Pingree branch for Sunday and wen
as far as Fargo to met his brother
J. N. Dickey is an automobile man ant
may decide to remain in Dickinson.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. w. Thacker ant
little Cordelia are guests since Sun
day of Mr.. Hackers sister, Mrs. M
A. Scherffius, and family, en- rout'
from Vancouver, B. c., to visit dur
ing the summer at Minneapolis ant
Glenwood, Minnesota. They will b.
here until Monday.
James Fenton Of Killdeer was il
the city several days this week. Wit
him were MI. Powers and G. O
Thompson, also from the new tow
The Dickinson press., 1915-05-29
WHAT CA7ARRH IS

It has been said that every third
person has catarrh in some form.
Science has shown that nasal catarrh
often indicates a general weakness
Of the body; and local treatments in
the form Of snuffs and vapors do little,
if any good.
To correct catarrh you should treat its
d BY enriching your blood with the
oil-food In Scott's Emulsion which is a
medicinal food and a building-tonic, free
&omalcohol or any harmful drugs. Tryit.
scott G. Bovine. bloomfield. MI.
The Dickinson press., 1915-05-29

The Experience social, that was to
be held at the Methodist parlors this
(Friday) evening has been postponed
| until a future date.
The Dickinson press., 1915-05-29

season, was quite largely attended.
Reports were given Of the state meet.
ing at Valley City. The program was
a symposium "The City's Greatest
Needs" conducted by Mrs. E. A. Lii
ibridge. Lunch followed a very in
teresting discussion, touching upon
law, order, food, ,anitation, amuse-
ments, etc.
The Dickinson press., 1915-05-29

Mrs Frances Houck Of Beach ar
rived Thursday afternoon to be the
guest of Mrs. J. L. Hughes for a few
days.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-12-31
THE FRENCH FOREIGN LEGION

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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-12-31
Saved His Life.

1t is probable that no class of men
is larnpooned more unjustly than doc
tors. Many of the stories at their ex.
pense, however. are both amusing and
good-natured. A recent addition to
the list is the tale told by Tit-Bits
about the Chinaman who was asked If
there were good doctors In China.
Good doctors!" he exclaimed.
China have best doctors in world
Hang Chang one good doctor: he
great: he saved my life
You don't say so! How was that?'
Me yelly bad" he said. Me callee
Doctor Han Kon. Give some n,edi
cine. Me calloe Doctor San Sing. Give
more medicine. Me grow worse go.
ing TO die. Blimebly callee Doctor
Hang Chang. He got no time, No
come. Save my life
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-12-31

Or, take another very general New Years
resolution. that of getting up at certain time
in the morning. When the day dawns. any rea-
son whatever is grasped at to evade this. The
weather is too cold the alarm was not loud enough.
he is sure his watch is fast he doesn't really
feel well enough to risk getting up earlier than
usual. and after all, he asks himself. is there
any real reason why he should? thousand-and-
one excuses the average individual will make to
himself rather than perform what he has designed
to do. The world is full of wobblers Of this kind.
and the more they wobble the weaker they be-
come.
Another reason perhaps why the average reso-
luton makers seldom achieve their purpose is
that they attempt too much. They make two.
three. sometimes six resolutions at once whereas
to carry through resolution successfully is
quite an admirable feat.
As Thomas a Kempis says:
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-12-31
Laws Against Kissing.

On July Is. 1889. an act was passed
forbidding kissing owing to the pes
thence raging over England and
France. That is the only enactment
passed againt kissing In England: but
in several countries there are strin-
gent regulations against kissing in
public. The Bavarian state railways
forbid kissing on their railway system,
and the New York Central Railway
company now build in connection with
every new station kissing gallery"
or elevated platform, where passen-
gers are requested to take leave of
their friends. and kiss to the limit OF
their emotion. One of the French
railway companies some years ago
promulgated bylaw by which kiss
ing was added to the list of things
banned, but the physicians of Mil
waukee about the same time went a
step farther and prepared bill for
the absolute suppression OF kissing on
the ground of the practice being a
menace to health.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-12-31
Another Eaq Problem.

Two much-bedecked porters were
given leave to go to the races. They
were standing at Fourth and Oak.
waiting for the car, when a casual
glance toward the church caused one
of the colored worthy's thoughts to
take a peculiar trend. Look here
Jim." said one of them. there has
been question in my mind for long
time and | can't figure 1t out. I lahks
chicken, you lahks chicken, all our
ancestors lahked chicken, but where
did dat chicken come from? Dere
had to be an aig befo' dey could be a
chicken. an dey had to be a chicken
to lay dat aig. If dere. wasn't no
chicken on earth how did dat aig get
here. an If dere wasn't no aig on earth
how did dat chicken get here?"
James maintained that the chicken
was first and poured forth arguments
to that end. His friend became an
gered. a mixup followed and an off,
Ger became interested in the discus
sion. He heard both sides. gave nei-
ther a verdict. but decided to let the
Judge have chance to hear such a
peculiar argument. And as they were
being escorted to. the Jail one of the
colored men remarked:
Jim, l believes dat fust chicken
was de work of de devil."-Louisyille
Times.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-12-31
Sound Of Shrapnel.

Have you ever heard shrapnel, by
any chance? No? Well. it soundrAa
much as anything else like wiSAsJ
gale bowling through the branches Of
pine tree. It is moan, groan. n
shrek and a wall rolled into one and
when the explosion comes II sounds
as though someone had touched of
stick of dynamite under grand pi-
ano. And 1t is not 'articularIy chZr,
ing to know that the ones you hNiV
do not harm you, and that IL is the
one you do not have time to hear that
sends you to the cometery.-Scrihner's
magazine.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-12-31
Copyright. 1911
OBSERVATION.

Mary Smith-that isn't her name.
but 1t will do-was junior stenog-
rapher for a manufacturing concern.
Her prescribed duties were limited to
taking dictation and to transcribing
the result upon typewriter. She had
two eyes. and she used both of them.
The headquarters of the company
are in large office building. There
Is mail chute on every floor. and the
mail is collected hourly. Most of the
letters of this company are dictated in
the morning, and a large proportion of
them are ready for mailing by noon.
Comparatively few of them, however.
are mailed until the close of business.
The company has a large branch
house in Western city. If letter is
mailed before noon, it catches linn
tied Western train, and will reach its
destination the next day in time for de-
livery in the early afternoon. II II is
mailed later. it catches the train
reaching the distant city too late for
its delivery on the following day.
Miss Smith discovered this, and, of
her own volition. saw to it that all let
tiers directed to the branch house were
mailed before noon. provided. of
course. that they were ready.
The advantage is too self-evident for
comment.
The president learned what she was
doing. From that moment she was a
marked woman in the office, and. to-
day. she is at the head of the steno-
graphic department and assistant office
manager. drawing a salary of about
$4,000.
John Smith-and that isn't his name
either-a few years ago was office boy
for wholesaler. He. too. used his
in the post office. Instead OF gazing
into the street, he poked his head into
one of the windows which overlooked
the mailing rack. He noticed that let
tess enclosed in envelopes of ordinary
size were Immediately placed in the
pigeonholes. and that the distributing
clerk usually dropped the larger en-
velopes onto the mailing table. because
they did not fit into the pigeonholes
and because 1t was difficult to tie them
up with the ordinary envelopes.
John made inquiries, and found that
moi infrequently the large envelopes
missed the earlier mail, and. therefore.
were not delivered as promptly as
were letters enclosed in envelopes OF
ordinary size. He reported this to his
employer ..- ..,.-.--
The incident, insignificant though 1t
may seem. placed John in the eye Of
the man for whom he worked. Today
he is chief clerk.
Your employer expects you TO be on
time. to be faithful. and to do the
work allotted to you. For this serv-
Ice he pays you the regular market
price. He does not ask you to do more,
and 80 per cent Of employees do not do
more.
The fellow who uses his brain is al
ways observant. and he is pretty sure
20 discover something which will bene.
1t his employer. 1t may be little
hing, or a big one. but il lifts him out
OF the ranks and is the beginning of
his success.
Doing what you have to do. or what
you are told to do. means livelihood.
Taking the initiative. and doing what
you are not told to do. or expected to-
do. stand for promotion and q liberal
salary.