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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-05-22
Who Bears the Burden?


Farmers have acquired the habit
of assuming that they are a perse-
cuted and ill-treated class of indus
trial operators. They feel that they
are the bearers of the tax burdens
In Wisconsin, however, the farmer is
generously treated and has good red
ested to observe that from the point
of state property valuation the urban
properties represent forty-six per
cent, or a little LESS than half of
the property value Of the state, while
the farms represent fifty-four or a
little MORE than half of the state
property value. Yet in view of this
division the total tax in Wisconsin
on the farm lands for 1914 was ST.
4O2,77O.45 while the taxes from city
property were $24,736,452. In
other words, while the farmers have
more than one-half of the property
of the state, the city property hold
ers pay nearly fifty per cent more
of all taxes than do the farmers. The
average tax rate on every dollar Of
rural property is .01OO4 while the
average tax rate on every dollar of
city property in Wisconsin is .O1648.
All of which merely proves that it is
the farmer and not the city fellow
who is favored, and the city fellow
and not the farmer who has the first
right to Wisconsin Journal.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-05-22
HE vvIREvvoRM PEST.

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Birds Are Probably the Best Destroy
srs of This Farmers Ensmy.
prepared by United StatessI1apsrtnaAntsal
agricultural
The wireworm is regarded as one Of
thssflNs chief pests nf Indianscnrnsand
one Of the twelve Of wheat and oats.
Where wirew0rms. exist even in very
small numbers corn will make poor
stand, and where the insects are
numerous it is quite customary to SOW
three@Or four times the znormal amount
of seed as q protection against its raw.
ages. Although zwireWermsd do smost,o Of
.thisfdamage whileamare gruba measnr.
ing from half an inch to- three inches
In length, they ara more readily recog-
nized as adult beetles, which in. some
localities are known as .'.click Beetles .
skip jacks" Swapping beetles" etc.
A number Of birds are known to feed
on. wireWorms and these are probably
the most important factor in keeping
down the pest. Among these birds are
the bobwhite, flicker, mourning dove,
ruffed grouse, crow, WhippoerWill
California quail, cowbird and bobolink.
CuckOos, woodpeckers. blackbirds,
orioles, sparrows, Jays and certain
kinds Of hawks are also useful in this
way.
Where the, MireWorms are too nu-
merous to be effectively checked by
birds the only remedies which have
been found effective are cultural meth.
DDS. Attempts to kill the adult beetle
by poisoning, drying. the seed to pre-
vent it's being eaten by the insect, OF
the Introduction of poisonous sub
stances into the soil have all been
found decidedly unsatisfactory, .N
The wheat wireworm is q grass feed
err by nature, living on the roots OF
sod. 1t produces, no appreciable dis.
turbanee in meadows, but when the
sod is broken the worms concentrate
in the drill! rows or hills of corn, the
usual crop to follow sod in the east
ern United States. There they destroy
the seed and eat off the roots Of such
plants rs may germinate, frequently
producing an absolute crop failure
When land is intended for corn the
following year therefore the depart
ment's specialists recommend that the
sod should be broken Immediately aft
er the hay is cut, usually early in July.
For the rest of that summer it should
be cultivated deeply. Badly infested
corn lind Sho1L1 he dannlv cultivated
even at the risk of "root pruning the
corn. If wheat is to follow the corn
the field should be very thoroughly
cultivated as soon as the corn, Is re-
moved and before the wheat is sown:
A thorough preparation of the corn
seed bed aud liberal use OF barnyard
manure or other fertilizer will often
result in fair stand of corn despite
the wireworms, for a vigorous plant
may be able to produce roots enough
to withstand the attack of this enemy.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-05-22
SEEDING RED cLONER.

Eight to Ten Pounds of Seed Arc
Usually Sownr to the Acre.
Prepared by the United States depart
naent Of Agricultural
Red clover has been Justly ranked
as the principal foundation of a perma-
tnent system Of agriculture in the north
ern and eastern parts Of the United
States. :
In the greater part of the clover
belt clover is seeded in the spring on
winter wheat or with spring grain. In
the southern part of the clover belt
seeding in corn at the last cultivation
has been successful. When red clover
Is seeded on winter grain it is sown
broadcast early in the spring when the
ground Is honeycombed by freezing and
thawing. If sown later when the
ground can be worked it is broadcasted
and narrowed in or seeded as shallow
as possible with disk drill. In the
spring grain sections red clover is
sown at the same time the grain Is
drilled. It Is the practice in some loca-
tons to attach a grass seeding attach
ment to the grain drill and drop the
clover seed either in front or behind
the grain hose. If dropped in front Of
the grain hose the drill will cover it,
but if dropped behind it should be
narrowed in. Care should be taken to
see that the seed is covered about an
inch in loan soils and half an inch in
clay soils. It is important that the seed
be well covered so that the young
plants will have sufficient moisture to
become established. It is recommend
ed on soils which are poor in humus to
apply a dressing of straw or manure
to the winter wheat. This will help
to control washing and packing as
well as the loss Of moisture. 1t may
be the means of esta blishing stand
which would otherwise fail. Eight to
ten pounds OF seed are usually sown
to the acre.
Red clover should be cut for hay
when just past full bloom. At this
stage the maximum protein and dry
u1d(lCA o1c IuC leaves dlC StIi
intact and the stems green. The hay
should be so handled that it will reach
the barn or stack with the least posi-
BILE exposure to the weather and loss
Of leaves. 1t should not be allowed
to become too dry III the windrow and
should be cured in the shock. The
second crop. OF clover maybe cut for
hay, pastured or allowed to mature for
seed. If a seed crop is to be harvested
it should be cut when nearly all Of the
heads have turned brown or black. The
mower, self rake reaper or binder may
be used to- cut the crop. When the
mower is used the hay should be rakea
and punched while damp to prevent
shattering. 1t should not be tied ir
bundles when the binder is used.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-05-22

over land and clear it and make
meadows and pastures, 0at fields and
potato fields, keep cows or sheep and
become grazing men instead of farm
ers. In the brush they would find
some hard work at the outset, they
would perhaps be poor, right at the
outset, but soon they would have
their gardens, their little fields that
never fail, their sure feed for all the
beasts of the farm and year by year
their comfort and wealth would grow
as they pushed back the forest and
developed their land. I sincerely
wish that ten thousand "dry' farm
ers in the United States could be
transported to Northern Minnesota,
which ought to be called, "The Land
of Summer Rain. ''-Joseph E. Wing
in. Breeders Gazette.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-05-22
Restored to Perfect Health.
Prior to. using G hamberlain's 4

Prior to using Chamberlain Tab
let's some four or five eyearsago r was
a great sufferer from headache, diz-
illness and dependency. My =appe-
tite was poor and I was greatly
troubled with constipation. Cham
berlain's Tablets relieved me Of these
distressing symptoms soon after I
began taking, them, and, eventually
I WAS restored to perfect health, >"
writes Mrs.9E: Dietsche, Rome, N. Y.
Obtainable EeveryWhere.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-05-22
To Relieve Rheumatic Pains.

It is only a waste Of time and
money to take strong medicine for
chronic or muscular rheumatism.
Chamberlain's Liniment freely ap-
piled will relieve the pain and sore
ness and the rheumatism gradually
disappears. Obtainable everywhere.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-05-22

Investigation among the working
classes by European scientists showed
that the employment of women in the
industries has lowered the birth rate
and tends toward the birth of larger
proportion of female infants.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-05-22

The Bemidji police have made but
one arrest during the past month and
this for intoxication. But where can
you get "booze" in Bemidji? Some
thing rotten in .'Denmark." ~ Maybe
the indian agents have quit gather
ing it.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-05-22

There are thousands of young men
with moderate amounts of capital
now seeking homes. Some of these
go south. Some go to Canada. Some
go to the semi regions to make
the gamble of dry farming. I SIM
cerely feel that these men tempting
Providence in the land of little rain,
would do far better to come to the
country around Duluth, to take cut
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-05-22

Two years ago tailors prescribed
ACCORDION pleated coats for the young
men, to be followed the year follow
ing with lace on the trousers, but
it seems that the war has put "ki-
bosh" on the lace.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-05-22

The town of Simla, India, is built
on the side of steep hill, and the
roof Of one: house is often on level
with the foundation of one on the
next terrace.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-05-22

The practice of planting. COW peas
on sugar lands between crops to In
crease the soil fertility is being sue
cessfully introduced in the Philip
pines.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-05-22

OF the seven sons of Sergeant
George lBaynes,7 a veteran of the Brit
ish Indian campaign, six are at the
front and the other met death in &C.
ton early in the war.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-05-22

The Germans claim to be licking
the Allies, but then the Germans are
the ones talking. When the story is
different likewise the . source. De
neutral
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-05-22

A new plobular life zpreserver to be
strapped upon the shoulders of two
persons can be packed fiat and opened
for use by revolving a crank.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-05-22

In London some rich women are
has invented a mustard pot in which
pressure on a piston on top forces a
small amount of the contents out a
snort.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-05-22

A telephone bill was passed by the
last legislature, we supposed in the
interest Of the people, but what we
have seen of it's workings makes us
believe that it was passed to favor the
telephone companies. In many cases
the farmers rates will be increased
great deal. The new law is liable
to start something.-Pine County
Courier. ..-..s-s. ~. r
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-05-22

The matching of coins has been
brought down to an exact science
lily the invention of a machine for
that purpose.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-05-22

If you are a chronic sufferer from
dyspepsia or Indigestion or even an
occasional one. Stop it now. Hol-
listers Rocky Mountain Tea will
chase away the ache like magic. It
Will give you that sharp. keen ''out-
door appetite" Your digestion will
be SO perfect you won't know you
have stomach. Your bowels will
be cleaned out and kept clean, your
liver toned up and your blood puri-
fed. $3.50 =. : - (
Your druggist has it-remembeE.
you want 'Hollister's'-don.ta accept
IN imitation. Price s. cents.
Bankers Drug Store 217 3rd st Be
midi MINI. S
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-05-22
Our Slogan.
"Bemidji $4,000
Population
in 1925"

We can continue to eat off the red
table cloth. The chances are that
King Alfonso will not visit us this
summer.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-05-22
Wow!
My Stomach!
Indigestion = Mans Oldest
Enemy. When Your Stom-
ach Gets Out of Whack,
YourWhole Body and
Mind S,lffers.

Stomach troubles are at tho bot
tom of nine-tenths of all serious
ailments-any doctor will tell you
that. The pain is enough to break
down the strongest nerves.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-05-22

One class of business men who
hail with delight the passage Of the
county option law, are the laundry
men. Their keenest competitor, the
family washub, is being put out of
Observation-Disclosures Pilot.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-05-22
N1CELLAIEOUS

ADVERTISERS The great ystate OF
North Dakota offers unlmited ep
: Jsportanities afor; cbuatn ess to CLASH
= Ned advertisers. The recognised
advertising medium In the Fargo
Daily and Sunday Courier-News
the only seyenrday paper in the
state and the paper which carries
the largest amount Of classified
Advertising. The Courier=Newe
tcoversL North Dakota like q blank
ct: reaching all parts of the state
3thezday Of publication; it IL the
paper to use in order to get re-
sul2; rates one cent per word first
insertion, one-half cent per word
succeeding insertions; fifty cents
per line per month. Address the
G0urier-News, Fargo, ~. d.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-05-22
X X X X S<f& xxx
X EDITORIAL EXPLOSIONS

X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
The session of the legislature cost
the state over 100000. What do
we get in return? County option
and legalized prize fighting.-st.
Cloud Times.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-05-22
NEW PUBLIC 11nRA1Y

Open daily, except SUNDAY, 1 to s p.
n.. Z ter9np. m. Sunday, reading room
only. 8 to p. m.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-05-22
FARMS FOR SALE.

FOR SALE OR TRADE-0ne hundred
sixty acres OF good clay land, three
miles from town. Will take auto
2 mobile IN part payment. Address
e, fBemidu Pioneer.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-05-22

always use Peruna when my family
need 1t. Always find It very good;
it helps wonderfully. ,Youz~ean use
my testimonial anywhere you wish
to-" So says Mrs: c. Skehan, No.
614, s. Leavitt St.. Chicago. Ills.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-05-22

Lock at Me
>. / am Well.
II cannot say

Il cannot say
too much for Pc
runa- It has en-
tirely cured me Of
my trouble. My
eye lid q " err
thick and red
nearly all the
time. My eyes
We re especially
sensitive to light.
Catarrh was my
trouble. I had
had my eyes
treated and took
a great deal Of
m e d-tc'i ne, but
nothing.seemedSto
help me :, until I
tried Parma I
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-05-22

FOR SALE Rubber atamps. The
Pioneer will procure any kind Of
rubber stamp for you on short no
ttce.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-05-22

FOR RENT-Suite Of three Office
rooms for rent over First National
Bank.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-05-22

FOR SALE-One team horses, two
buggies, one set harness. Anderson
Dray Line.
The day book., 1915-10-20

sary to operate?" he asked of, the
nurse at his bedside.
"They haven't decided yet" said
the nurse They're looking up your
commercial rating now" IN. Y.
World.
The day book., 1915-10-20
1T ALL DEPENDS

1T ALL DEPENDS
The doctors we're holding consul
tation in the adjoining room and the
patient was anxiously awaiting the
verdict.
'Do you think you'll find it neces-
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-03-18
RENT FREE FIFTEEN YEARS
Widow Lost Rights by Remarriage But
Won Out as Mother of
Her Son.

st, Louis.-Probate Judge Holtcamp
has granted permission for Mrs. Jo-
names Ruff to live at No. 1922 Hebert
street for the next fifteen years with
out paying rent. This property was
owned by the late Charles H. Knoll
man, who was Mrs Rulf's first hus-
band.
Mrs. Ruff lost her homestead rights
in this property by marrying John
Ruff in 1912, shortly after Knollman
died. She lived with Ruff about six
weeks and then divorced him. Then
she sued for permission to occupy
Knollman's home.
The court appointed Mrs. Ruff as
curatrix Of the estate Of her son, Theo-
dore Knollman, six years old. This
appointment gave her permission to
occupy the upper fiat as the represent
ative of one of Knollman's minor heirs
The rent of the lower fat will be paid
to Miss Minnie Knollman, a step
daughter Of Mrs. Ruff, who remains
as curatrix Of the estate of her broth.
er William, sixteen years old.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-03-18
WOMEN OF LILLE ARE HAPPY
So Says German Officer Who Spends
Hours Off Duty Watching Them
on Streets.

Vienna.-A German officer stationed
at Lille, France, writes an interesting
letter to the Prague Daily News, in
which he speaks of conditions in that
city, and becomes quite enthusiastic
over the pretty girls and their ele-
gance of attire.
When I first entered Lille" he
says, Il was amazed at the devasta-
ton wrought by our shells. Street
after street of ruined houses met my
gaze, but, nevertheless, the inhabitants
are happy and gay.
Il marvel at the elegance of the
women of Lille. In the Rue Rationale
there is every afternoon a regular
parade of women the like of which l
have never seen. Low shoes appear
to be the fashion-shoes of a gold
en- bronze, with marvellous stockings
For hours l sit in the cafe of the
Restaurant de Strassbourg and watch
these elegant women. They are gay
and happy, despite the fact that the
roar of cannon is constantly heard,
and their demeanor is such as if there
was no such thing as a dreadful and
horrible war right in their midst"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-03-18
WORSE OFF THAN COLLEAGUE
British Indian Army Officer Not Well
Treated in Matter of Pay and
Allowances.

London-"When all the deductions
ordered have been made from the un-
fortunate Indian army officers pay"
says London Truth, ''it will be found
that in many cases he is positively
worse off than his British army col
league, inasmuch as he is not entitled
to draw field allowances, and this in
face of the fact that the majority of
Indian officers are married, and have
had to break up their homes in India
and send their wives and children to
England at great expense. When the
war broke out, the principle laid down
by government was that no officer or
soldier ought to be in a worse posi-
ton during the war than he was be-
fore it, but the government of India
has ignored this principle, and treated
it's officers in a way which any civil
employer of labor in England would
be ashamed Of"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-03-18
RICHES FOR BLIND COUPLE
Husband lnherits Half Million by
Death of Brother, Florida
Orange Grower.

Wilmington, N C.-"Blind" Johnson
and his blind wife, having lived for
years in comparative poverty In a
New Bern IN. c. hut, have come into
wealth estimated at more than five
hundred thousand dollars by reason of
Johnson's brothers death on the east
coast Of Florida, near st. Augustine.
Long separated from each other, the
brothers did not know Of each others
whereabouts, having parted at the lit
tie central Carolina home years ago.
George went to Florida and started
in the orange growing business and
grew rich, while John met with an &C
cident and lost his eyesight. He sold
newspapers in New Bern for years.
While there he met and loved blind
woman and they married. Though
they have managed barely to exist for
ten years or more, they will now live
in luxury on the Florida orange plan,
tation
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-03-18
BRITISH ARMY HAS GOLOSRES
Improved Form of Wader Keeps Sol
diers' Feet Dry in the Muddy
Trenches.

London-During their war with
Russia, the Japanese troops were sup
piled with waders made of mulberry
leaf as protection against injury
to health caused by wet feet in the
trenches. Particulars now come of
an improved form Of wader, of British
invention. The new wader is made Of
a fibrous substance much cheaper
than mulberry leaf. tits light, warm,
waterproof, antiseptic, and impervi-
Gus to attack by insects. A pair Of
waders made Of this material weighs
about two and one-half ounces. The
waders are made in two sizes-me
dunn and large. The wader is kept in
position by buttons or braces. For
occasions like q bayonet charge, when
the utmost freedom for the leg and
foot is necessary, the portion of the
wader worn over and above the knee
would be turned down.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-03-18
SAGE TEA AND SULPHUR
DARKENS YOUR GRAY HAIR
Recipe of Sage and Sulphur and
Nobody Will Know.

Almost everyone knows that Sage
Tea and Sulphur properly compound
ed, brings back the natural color and
lustre to the hair when faded, streaked
or gray; also ends dandruff, itching
scalp and stops falling hair. Years
ago the only way to get this mixture
was to make it at home, which is
mussy and troublesome.
Nowadays we simply ask at any
drug store for "Wyeths Sage and Sui
phur Hair Remedy" You will get
large bottle for about so cents. Every
body uses this old, famous recipe, be-
cause no one can possibly tell that
you darkened your hair, as it does it
so naturally and evenly. You dampen
a sponge or soft brush with it and
draw this through your hair, taking
one small strand at time; by morn
ing the gray hair disappears, and
after another application or two, your
hair becomes beautifully dark, thick
and glossy and you look years younger.
Adv.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-03-18
COOKED IN TALLOW
German Soldiers Make Potato
FIapiaCks in Trenches.
Prefer Wet Feet to Missing Their
Crisp and Delicate "Puffers"-Com-
pany Barracks Built Entire
ly Underground.

Berlin.-German soldiers in the
trenches have discovered new deli
cacy. According to a letter written by
the cook of a company, the human
moles prefer potato pancakes to any
other dish the kitchen is able to fur
nish. They are bound to have their
"puffers,' as they call them, and they
are willing to forego the pleasure of
chewing embalmed beef as long as
they may enjoy the crisp 1apjacks,
consisting of mashed potatoes and
something which tastes almost like
lard.
But while potatoes are plentiful,
there is sometimes a scarcity of lard.
One day when the whole company
was clamoring for potato pancakes,
and not a chunk of lard could be found
for miles around, not even with the
help of military searchlight, the cook
espied an orderly sergeant dealing out
talIow for greasing the boots.
Halt" the cook commanded, seiz-
ing the taIlow. There were protests
on the part of the soldiers. Boots
should be well creased when the
trenches are half filed with water.
do you want dry feet or potato pan
cakes?" the cook demanded.
Give US potato pancakes, never
mind our feet the answer came in
unison
So the cook fried fapjacks in the
grease that was destined for boots.
How did they go?" asked the cap
tain, after the last Of the cakes had
disappeared. Fine" every soldier an
swered licking his fingers and rubbing
the spot where the "sinker' had dis
appeared.
This particular company built a shell
ter entirely underground. It is about
thirteen feet square and ten feet deep
The roof consists of several layers of
planks, earth and straw. 1t will pro-
tect the inhabitants against anything
but 21-centimeter shells.
The shelter is divided into two
rooms, one called kitchen, the other