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The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1915-12-09
Poets DreamIand, Where Cares Are Forgotten

IL miles north Of Bemidji, in thriv-
ing farm settlement. Store, post
Office, good roads; largest wood ship
ping point on line. Good farm lands
Sc to $25 per acre. ~
TENSTRIKE- Village, 1S miles
north Of Bemidji. Good market
for farm products. Consolidated
school, churches and sawmill; cedar
yards; good roads. Farming has
been developed rapidly. Good
state and private farm lands Sc to
$25 per acre. Good hotel, good roads
several fine lakes. =. .;
Hines-Twenty miles north of Be-
midi. In center of hardwood, clay
soil belt of northern Minnesota. Two
stores, sawmill and shingle mill,
stores, blacksmith shop, postoffice,
produce warehouse, and twenty
miles of graded wagon road
within a radius of five miles,
A $4,000 school house. Industrial
firms at Hines pay annually for
labor and material upwards of
$4,000. Good state and private
lands Sc to $25 per acre. 46 bushels
of wheat, 100 bushels barley, 80
bushels oats per acre in 1911.
FUNKLEY-At Junction of Brain
erd-Kelliher and Brainerd-I -Interna-
tional Falls lines of M. & I. Ry. Ad-
jacent to farming community that is
being developed and near big lumber
ing operations. Good state and pri-
Vate lands IS to $40 per acre.
SHOCKS - Station on Kelliher
line. Postoffice and several large
cedar yards; surrounded by good mix
ed hardwood timber and natural
meadows A dairy mans paradise.
State and private lands SIS to SIS
per acre. - -. .:-.
WILTON Located in we'll settled
farm community, potatoes and corn
being chief products. Three stores,
postofice, school, church, two saw
mills and a lath mill, two hotels,
blacksmith shop. Largest wood-ship-
ping station on G.. N. Ry.
SOLWAY- center of fine farm
ing community, part good hardwood
timber lands, easily cleared, some
sandy loan lands. Has hotel,
church, school, three stores, etc.
At Wilton, G. N. Branches off and
extends 20 miles north to Island Lake
Long Lake and Spaulding being on
line. This is well-settled, fertile
farming and dairying district.
SCRIBNER-New station, 2 miles
north of Wilton, with good roads, and
is first station on $500" west of Be-
midi.
PINEWOOD- Several stores, hote!
and livery barn. Is the outlet fol
extensive farming and dairying dis.
trict to north. ,.spe. gz. ss
(There is a large body of state and
private land surrounding the towns
Of Pinewood, Solway and Wilton, an6
along the Wilton & Northern Ry.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1915-12-09
with natural meadows, mixed hard
wood and jackpine, from SIS to $40 per
acre.)
County Famed
For Beautiful
Lakes And Rivers

Beltrami county is famed for it's
beautiful lakes and rivers, in which
abound nearly every known variety
of fish that inhabit fresh waters.
There are many splendid summer re-
sorts. Here is list of lakes and
resorts and towns adjacent:
From Bemidji and Lavinia-Grand
Forks Bay, Royal Beach, Chataqua
Beach, Birchmont Beach, Bemidji
Beach, Oakwood, Lakeside, Lavinia,
Oakdale and Riverside colonies; Lakes
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1915-12-09
Many Villages
Are Distributed
Through County

Beltrami county has number OF
villages and settlements distributed
throughout the county so as to be
accessible to any of the farming cim'
munities.
The following are short descrip-
tions of several of these settlements
and villages:
Blakeslee Siding, Anderson Siding
and Marsh Siding are in fine farm
ing community, with considerable va
cant state and private land, from SIS
to $25 per acre. Soil is sandy loan.
Werner-On beautiful Campbell
lake. Gateway to Turtle Lake basin,
surrounded by good state and private
lands. Mostly hardwood. Natural
meadows.
PUPOSKY-On banks of Puposky
lake in heart of rich farming commu
nifty; lands covered with heavy
growth Of hardwood timber. Hotel,
blacksmith shop, two stores, post
Office, sawmills, church. Large body
of state land east Of village.
Neeley and Lemloh Sidings-Ship
ping points for large quantities of
farm and timber products.
NEBISH-Twenty-five miles north
of Bemidj1, in the heart of fertile clay
country, easily placed under cultiva-
ton, plated for colonization pur-
poses. This will be a great potato,
corn and grass producing center.
There are two stores, lumber yard,
postof1ce, hotel, four wholesale cedar
yards, bank, and good roads. Over
800, 100000 feet Of virgin white and
Norway pine surrounds Nebish colony
lands, and this will be the center Of
large logging operations for next few
years.
REDBY-Terminal of M. r. L. &
NJ. Ry. (the "Red Lake Line"). On
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-12-04
BERLIN'S BIRTH RATE FALLS
Decrease In Number of Marriages Also
Noted rs Effect of the Euro
pean War.

Berlin.-Both in the number of
births and the marriages in Berlin,
the effect of the war is slowly but sure
ly being indicated. The former dur
ing July of this year, dropped rs per
cent. and the latter, in August. showed
an even more marked decrease.
The number of births in the entire
city for July was but 2,415, as against
1924 in July 1914. This falling off has
gradually been increasing, as far as
percentage is concerned.
The big residential suburb OF VIII
mersdorf, n of the largest in Ber-
lin, gives a line on the ever-decreas-
ing marriages in the city. In all of
August. 1915, only 60 weddings
took place In Wilmersdorf, as against
264 a year ago. Many of the latter,
it is true, were so-called war we'd
dings"-marriages performed ahead Of
schedule time, in order that the men
could go to war-but in 1918, a normal
year, Is weddings took place.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-12-04
CRINOLlNE COMING IN
TO BE A FEATURE or NEXT SEA.
SONS sTYl Es.
Partisan Modlstes Introduced II With
the Employment Of Reeds-ActuaI
Hoop skirt May Be Matter
Of Immediate Future.

Last winter the designers began to
put crinoline in the drapery that COW
cred the hips, and here and there n
saw the use of a skillfully placed
featherbone. One thought of 1t as
a caprice. but the watchers on the
tower knew its full significance and
realized that 1t was the harbinger OF
a new style.
This summer, in the styles launched
for the winter, the Paris designers
did not hesitate to display a fond
ness for reeds, and we soon knew
that they would be a feature of this
seasons styles. They are. Not only
do they appear on evening gowns.
out they are used to lift heavy mate
rial away from the hips in a gown
that is intended for day use.
Genuine reeds are employed. They
are exceedingly light in weight and
texture. and there is no the least
tendency toward the rightly which
accompanied hoop skirts when they
were in their heyday. The effect
given is that of something quite
floating and unstable, merely holding
out the fabric from the figure to give
more curve, less attenuation.
But, the question is whether this is
only the beginning or whether the
designers have more sinister motives
that they conceal by this graceful ex.
Fermentation. The actual hoop skirt
may appear, that accessory which used
to be sold in the shops as a common
article of attire. a 75.cent affair that
every woman bought as she bought a
pair of corsets.
Jenny has sent over frocks that
come nearer to the old idea of a hoop
skirt than any of the others from
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-12-04

diamond brooch or pendant that is
set a Jour. is often worn with half
mourning. Black enamel slides, OF
white enamel ones. or those of paste
and diamond. are slipped over a rib
bon of black velvet that tightly en-
circles the throat.
Amethysts are the stones par ex
c%ellence and are beautiful when
mounted in gray or white enamel, or
in the new silver that has a gray
finish. Gray agate cut en- cacochon
and mounted in platinum or dull sill
yer has a subdued effect and Is ap.
propriate for wearing with a gray
frock Gray pearls, including, OF
course, artificial ones, ere lovely with
a gray frock.
There is nothing so becoming to a
white wrist as a black bangle. Single
bangles, not too narrow, of bright Jet
are the mode, and they are some
times studded with a diamond or
pearl.
White crystals, both plain and en-
graved. are other stones well adapted
for wear now. A solitary stone is
sometimes slung on a slender chain Of
platinum and worn around the neck,
hanging half way to the waist.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-12-04
MUFFS FOR TEUT0N SOLDIERS
General Won Buelow Suggests Appro-
pirate Christmas Gift for the
Men In Trenches.

Fur muffs for soldiers are the latest
recommendation of the versatile Cen
eral % Buelow.
The recommendation is made in re-
ply to an inquiry which the Tageblatt
addressed to all the German army
commanders, asking for suggestions
as to the most appropriate Christmas
gifts for soldiers at the front. Won
Buelow replied that muffs would be
very useful on the eastern fronts, to
be used by men on duty in the
trenches. Old and worn-out muffs, he
adds, would be just as useful as new
ones. There must be a cord at
tached," he explains. so that we can
hang the muffs round our necks."
Mackensen, from Serbia, asks for
cocoa, chocolate, fat and butter. Gall
WITT replies only: 1--WE don't want any
wool; we are richly provided with
that" Admiral Won Roster urges
against the sending Of spirits or any
alcoholic beverages. The crown prince
suggests light red wine and smoking
materials.
Other commanders mention slippers,
warm socks, handkerchiefs, candles,
old carpets, toothbrushes, writing ma
terials and suspendors.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-12-04
COUNT NoGrS FAMILY NAME
Excitement in Japan Caused by OPP
position to Soldiers Wish That
It Should Die.

A great TODD has been made in
Japan over the reviving of the late
Count Nogi's family by the appoint
ment of a new Count Nogi not related
to the grim soldier of Port Arthur and
Mukden-particularly as the act is d.
rectly in opposition to the last will Of
Count Nogi himself. Heated discus.
sions were held at large public meet
ings opposing the creation of the new
Count Nogi, says East and West News,
The subject is an extremely delicate
one and cuts deep into Japanese spir-
itual susceptibilities. The imperial
view is that so great a name should
not disappear from living Japan-an
idea that is basic in the imperial fam
lily itself, and is the essence OF the
survival of title among the ancient
lords or daimos. to whom hundreds OF
titles have been preserved by adopt
ing sons in default OF direct issue. The
surviving relatives Of General Nogi
have been made to see the light, have
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-12-04

TO La Puntilla in Ecuador. From these
two capes the land and water lines of
the two remaining sides converge
northeast and southeast, respectively,
to a point about two-thirds the alti-
tude of the triangle. Here the south
ern line running northeast bends
sharply to nearly due north and the
northern line running southeast bends
northeast. This change of direction
produces the turned-over tips pointing
north. At the base of the smaller tri-
angle forming the tip lies the island
of Puma. Behind Puma is the inner
bay or greater harbor of Guayaquil.
The extreme tip of the small triangle
loses itself in the Guayas river. The
Guayas river itself, however, is a delta
and one of the two such that flow
into the turned-up tip of the Gulf of
Guayaquil.
The city of Guayaquil and the les
ser port is situated about 33 miles up
the Guayas river at a point where
this river divides into two main
branches, both coming down from
the north, the Daule and the Bodegas.
Above G%uayaquil these two rivers
each divide and subdivide into innu-
merable branches running out fanlike.
So that the Guayas river system is
shaped somewhat like an hourglass
but with the one end many times
larger than the other. Guayaquil is at
the neck of the hourglass, where the
main stems of the Daule and the
Bodegas join to form the Guayas, But
almost Immediately as it flows south
the Guayas begins to divide and re-
divide into a delta flowing into the
closed-in end of the gulf. What we
have called the second delta is per-
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-12-04
Finish for Pillows.

Ruffies, which had so long been
eliminated as a finish for pillow Gov
ers, are again being used, especially
for those made of the gayly patterned,
printed stuffs, such as %cretonnes and
chintz. The ruffles. so far, are gem
orally confined to the round shaped
pillows. which are in favor at pres
emit.
The rufies should not be more than
two inches wide and the material is
usually folded double and either
plated or gathered. If the material
is cotton of a rather stiff quality, a
plated ruffie would be smart, but II
the fabric is of thin silk. in one OF the
futurist patterns. a gathered ruffle.
which when folded double would look
not unlike a pun around it, would be
most effective.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-12-04
HAT HINTS WORTH NEEDING
Woman Must Consider Relation of
Millinery to Her Particular
Type of individuality.

II you are inclined to be stout and
short-necked, don't attempt to yea
a broad-brimmed hat with u suit hav-
ing a muller collar, or with the broad
fur scarf which n nowadays wraps
about the lower part of the face, and
thereby distort the lines of neck and
shoulder.
A girl with a giraffelike neck may
get away with the big hat and choker
collar, but even she sometimes pre-
sents a grotesque picture. The proper
thing with the present style suits is
the small, cloche-fitting hat, which may
be as tall as one likes, but which must
be absolutely lacking in breadth sug-
gestion of the silhouette.
The suit or gown with the high
collar which is not of the chin-chin,
muffler or funnel varieties may have
as it's browning finish a hat of the
Gainsborough type. So long as the
neck line is close and follows natural
contours, the broad-brimmed chapeau
will be found all right.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-12-04

haps more properly speaking a small
archipelago named the Estero Salado,
the Salt Estuary. 1t is about twice as
extensive as the Guayas delta but
drains a smaller territory, not count
ing the rivers above Guayaquil. These
are the main waterways, but in addh
ton scores of lesser rivers and creeks
flow directly into the Gulf of Guaya-
quill. Many of these lesser rivers come
down from the high mountains lying
Immediately to the east, for it must be
remembered that the Gulf of Guaya-
gull at the point where the tip begins
to turn up reaches inland almost to
the high Andes.
What we have called the greater
harbor of Guayaquil, lying behind
Puma Island, is entered by the jam
bell channel to the southeast, which
at it's narrowest point is about six
miles wide, or the MORO channel on
the northwest, a little over a mile
wide. The former is the customary
entrance, as the MORO channel is diff
ficult and dangerous for large vessels,
on account of the numerous small
islets and banks.
Vessels drawing % feet of water
! can ascend the Guayas river up to
the city Of Guayaquil; larger vessels
anchor at Puma on the Island of Puma
in the greater harbor.
Held Back by Poor Sanitation.
With all it's advantages so clearly
marking it out as a great world mart
one naturally asks, Why has not Quay
aquil advanced farther than it has on
the manifest road of destiny? The rea-
sons are many, and each has played
it's part in keeping G%uayaquil in the
background. There is, however, one
reason, which without doubt more
than any other has had this effect, and
that is the reputation for insanitary
conditions which Guayaquil has borne
for over a century.
Port sanitation is a ports chastity
Without it, its sister ports of all the
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-12-04
AS IN DAGUERREoTYPE DAYS
Afternoon Gowns With Short Sleeves
and Low Cut Necks Are
Now in Order.

Short sleeves and a low cut neck in
an afternoon frock is one of the pref
tiest new ideas that have been sent
over from Paris. Long ago such
gowns were worn - way back in
daguerreotype days. Those who may
not wish to go about with bare arms
and uncovered throat will pyobably do
just as they did in those days-wear
tucker and undersleeves.
Another fashion is that OF after
noon gowns of fragile materials, like
chiffon and net. They are in black
or dark colors and have & certain
heaviness given them by the trim
mings Of velvet or satin. In some
models they are almost covered with
encircling ribbons of velvet or satin.
This seems to give such gowns the
quality of solidity needed in daytime
light.
Drop skirts that do not come to the
transparent hens of these gowns
make them look disconcertingly short.
They give a ilmy dress edge that is
almost necessary in the abbreviated
frocks.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-12-04

just then, for a German shell struck
and exploded almost upon us. My
companion was blown to pieces, and
when | craw1ed from the mass of
earth at the bottom of the huge era
ter which the explosion made | found
eyesight nearly gone from the
gases generated by the explosion.
81 realized that my only hope of
safety was to reach the boys in the
My sight was failing fast and,
II blind, / might wander into the Ger
man lines. In any case, my plight,
blind and alone in the fire zone, would
be most desperate. finally made my
way to the new position held by my
comrades and told them what had hap
pened. They were unable to assist
me on my way, as they were then pre-
pairing to charge.
On Board the Hesperlan.
After telling how he found a wound.
ed companion and traded his strength
of body for the others strength of
sight, Mr.. Chambers continued: a"
was sent to England and remained
there four months. Then, as l was
still blind and of no more use as a
soldier, l was ordered home. ! took
passage On board the Hesperian. l
was nearly asleep when the explosion
occurred in the evening. The vessel
listed badly and | hastily dressed.
Later l was led to the upper deck
and placed in n of the lifeboats.
Besides men of the crew only a lady
and myself were in the boats. The
captain threatened to shoot If the men
did not leave the craft. Get out, you
cowardsl' he said. / thought | might
be shot with the others, s%upposing the
captain did not know l was blind and
had been put in the boat. Suddenly
someone cut the ropes and we we're
thrown into the sea.
when l arose to the surface l could
see the Hesperian. l did not realize
that my eyesight had been restored.
| thought l would not. be picked up
and was not bothering about whether
l could see or not. l was picked up
within half an hour. l took the next
ship home"
After making a tour through Can.
ada In the interests of enlistment,
Mr.. Chambers will return to Join his
comrades, If any still survive, on the
French front.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-12-04

- UAYAQUIL, like New York, is
M of the cities which had
to be. Chicago might have
been somewhere else and
likewise Paris. London, Vienna, or
Berlin, but not Guayaquil. No intel
ligent scheme of world building, no
readjustment of countries or of boun-
daries, no racial conquest could mini
mize the Importance of the spots
whereon Guayaquil and New York
stand. These spots are international
commercial nodes, such because the
conformation of the oceans and the
continents being what it is, at these
points the lines of travel meet and
cross. But more than this it is here
h a the lands and the seas Join on
terms of the greatest mutual advan-
tage in all that goes to pay tribute
to mans commercial activities, says
the Bulletin of the Pan-American
Union.
~Guayaquil has all the natural ad-
vantages. 1t is at the meeting of the
sea routes. Only San Francisco and
Panama along the whole Pacific coast
OF North and South America can rival
it in this respect. But the three &C.
cupy separate spheres and so are not
rivals in any sense Guayaquil is on
the only navigable river from middle
California to Cape Horn, and this riv-
er, or rather fluvial system, furnishes
highways to all parts Of a large and
compact area of the most fertile and
productive agricultural lands in west
ern South America, an area of ap-
proximately $4,000 square miles. Down
and into this zon lead the best trails
from the high lands of Ecuador, Peru,
and Colombia.
Gulf of Guayaquil.
The Gulf of Guayaquil is the largest
opening along the whole west coast of
South America. 1t is shaped nearly
like an equilateral triangle with one
tip bent. The straight side. running
nearly north and south, extends about
140 miles from Cape Blanco in Peru
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-12-04
Metal Embroidery.

Some of the latest creations for aft
ernoon wear are made of serge, EN-.
broidered in metal threads. These
embroideries sometimes appear on the
border of the skirt, sometimes only
on the collar and cuffs. sometimes on
the waistcoat.
Dark copper embroideries on navy
blue serge are effective. Recently a
full skirt and short basqued coatee
of this material was seen which had
metallic embroideries in dark copper
ON the hem of the skirt, on the roll
over collar. and again on the deep
gauntlet cuffs.
In addition to these embroideries
there were narrow bands of caracul
on skirt and coat. II was an excep-
tionally good model and one which
could be worn ON almost any occa-
sion.
Dull gold embroideries on black
serge are also fashionable, but these
are a trife remarkable for street wear.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-12-04
JEWELRY IN VARIED COLORS
Black and Gray May Be Considered
the Most Popular of the Sea.
. sons Offerings.

Jet, although discarded until but
lately, is making it's temperance
now. 1t is worn of course, with a
difference. Gone are those clumsy
brooches, those large, obtrusive beads.
Instead, there are brooches formed
like small plaques and carved with
classic designs, and necklaces, If
worn at all are of small beads. some
times i~nterspersed with tiny pearls.
or they are of dull and bright black
Jet in alienation.
Onyx jewelry is liked, but 1t is not
worn by those in deep mourning.
Black enamel, studded with infinitesi-
NAL diamonds. or merely outlining q
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-12-04

world treat it as a place to be Stunned
and refused association. No boycott
is more complete or more merciless
than the boycott of quarantine, and
quarantine against Guayaquil is
scarcely eve lifted. Ecuadorians have
complained and do yet complain
against what they term the Injustice
of the permanent quarantine. They
point out that where for periods of six
months or more there has been no
case of yellow fever or plague at
Guayaquil, yet there has been no re-
Taxing of the quarantine regulations.
Ian and projects for a compre-
hensive scheme of sanitation for Quay
aquil have beer made and elaborated.
for over so years, but the really scien-
tiic work Of investigation does not
late back farther than about Is years.
ago, although the river was dredged
and the city supplied with a water
system in 1870. These Investigations
eliminated over a year ago in a con-
tract with j.. G. White & Co. for the
comprehensive sanitation of Guaya-
gull, including drainage and water
supply.
st. James of Guayaquil-Santiago
de Guayaquil-to give the city its full
title, was founded on st. James day,
July 20, 1881, by Sebastian de BenaL
cazar. 1t raj declared a city four
years later, but was abandoned and
restored in 1887 by Francisco de OreL
lana. In its earliest history it suffered
much from attacks of buccaneers and
pirates, and has been on several occa-
sions more or less destroyed by fire,
for Guayaquil, unlike other Spanish
American cities, is built mainly Of
wood.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-12-04
Twice Acquitted.

Bonneville. Ark.-Twice e~xonerated
within five hours on the same charge
was the experience of Van Smith, &C.
cused of stabbing James Garner to
death, AS he stepped from the court
room of Justice Castleberry. who had
discharged him on a plea of self-de-
Tense. he was r~earrested and taken be-
fore Justice Stanfield, who also exon
Grated him ON the same plea.