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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-03-29
A MYTHICAL CANDIDATE

Elysian, Minnesota, has a new JUS
tice. Of peace also a puzzle, says the
st. Paul Dispatch. Although the cit
liens q: have read. Of his fame fire.
quently, none has been found who
can swear positively as to where he
lives. or how he looks. He wasn't a
candidate but thirty-three voters
wrote his name nan on the ballot, while
the regular nominee received only
twenty votes. The name Of the new
justice is "John Doe.''
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-03-29
FARMS FOR SALE.


FOR SALE-240 acres first class land
in Beltrami county, Minnesota. Lo-
Gated within 4 miles of two good,
live towns. rs acres in hay and
crops. 60 acres seeded to clover.
We will sell this in 40, 80 or 160-
acre tracts. This land is dirt cheap
at $50 per acre. Never has been
offered for sale before and at the
price we quote, $40 per acre,
should be snapped up by those In
search Of a real snap. Terms of
sale: One-haf cash, balance to suit
at per cent interest. W. M.
Vail, Blackjack, MINI. diff
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-03-29
WALTER WEST REEIRES
FROM FARIBAULT PAPER

Faribault, Mimi, March 29.-The
Daily News-Republican; has ;announc-
ed a change in it's management and
ownership. Walter NJ West has dis
posed of his interest to his partner,
Howard BrattOn.
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without something from his pen.
4 K X 4 X X X X 4 4 X 4 r X X X
X VILLA IS NOT A
X FORMIDABLE ENEMY

, = y H1T - ~ = - - - - - !"
By H. D. Jacobs.
Omitted Press Staff Correspondent
Headquarters of the American
army near Colonia Dublan, Mexico,
March 27.-(Delayed)-Villa will
not prove formidable enemy of the
American army if he is ever brought
to bay.
Spreading reports that the Amer
lean ''invasion" meant intervention,
he has swelled his force to only 400
by CONSUMPTION. According to re-
ports to headquarters he has three
machine guns. His horses are in
bad shape and his men fatigued,
hungry and in rags.
From reports obtained in towns
Villa passed through on his retreat
from Columbus, it has been learned
that Pablo Lopez, leader OF the Viii
laistas in the Santa Yanbel massacre
of Americans, was not killed in the
| Columbus raid He is reported to
have been wounded in both legs.
Villa carried Lopez to San Geronimo
where the San Yanbel murderer was
placed in hiding with loyal friends.
Villa abandoned in Ell Vale the
remainder of his followers wounded
at Columbus. In En- Vale the out
law forced all male residents to line
up. He separated the old from the
young and sturdy 35 of whom he i'm
pressed into his band under penalty
of death.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-03-29

WANTED-Good girl for general
homework; family of three. No
children. Apply No. 100, Pioneer.
1880
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-03-29

WANTED-Ano ldish married couple
to live on a new farm during the
summer and raise vegetables. In
qufre Pioneer office. 6d329
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-03-29
HELP WANTED.


WANTED -=-Man and wife to open up
and take charge Of farm 10 miles
from Bemidji. Must have team
and some other STOCK. Good op-
portunity for right party. Inquire
Hotel Markham office, Thursday,
10 o'clock. 2d329
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-03-29

WANTED-Good girl for general
homework. Apply Cases Store.
1881
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WANTED-Be1l boy. Hotel Mark
ham. 327tf
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~ 1unfIuxf.aA1x.

| Own ually, exo0pe SUNDAY, to p
M. I to > p. "a. Sunday. reading room
fonly,~e -te-S~Ds iz.ss,.s2s.
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bringing in liquor for their private
consumption.
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FOR SALE-Baby buggy. Call or
phone City Rest Room. 3d329
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1916-05-06
HE COULD PLAY CHESS.
And He Proved That Fact In Q Nest
Emphatic Manner.

And He Proved That Fact In Msst
Emphatic Manner.
In Austrin-Hungnry some years ago
there w,s- marvellous chess player.
whose name and residence were un.
known. but who every now and then
displayed his remarkable skill In the
game. The last story of him was told
by James II. Hyatt Of Philadelphia.
who had then just returned from
Budapest.
II was playing chess with friend
ina cafe" said Mr.. Hyatt. land plain
ly saw my defeat. when a little bit Of
a shriveled Pole with tray Of cheap
jewelry stood in front OF us and offer.
ed his wares In most persuasive tones
SEQ away l said.
".You can beat him. answered the
peddler. whose attention was on tho
game.
".what do you know about itr j
ssked
"'Aiay l tell himf be inquired. iook
Ing at my opponent
"'CertainIy. Crack away came the
reply in~ .tone OF assurance.
Take his knight said my self ap
pointed instructor. did 80 to bumor
him. though ! lost my queen by the
operation. But, much to my surprise.
! found that the very next move give
me the game.
"Iet me play with your asked the
peddler I mate you in the moves you
say and where you say.
III you do I will give you 10 FORMS
answered. Take the white men,
Mate me on my queens fourth square
In twenty-five moves II you can
I'VE started in. my friend keeping
account of the moves. and moved rap
idly. After about dozen moves had
the advantage Of bishop and pawn
and was assured I would defeat my
aggressive little opponent. When be
let. a castle 20 by nn apparently care
less play was sure of victory. Then
came sudden change In the situation.
and l had to move my king out Of
check. | was on the defensive and In
rapid retreat.
"'Twenty-one moves said my friend
as the little peddler put me again In
chccl; with his knight.
"'Mater cried my opponent Is ~
swung his queen across the board.
"My king was on the queens fourth
square.
~ gave him 10 forms. and he walk
ed away shaking his head and hands
with Infinite satisfaction."-New York
Herald
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Wheat After FaIIew.

At the Rothamsted experiment sta
tion In England wheat has been grown
continuously and also alternating with
fallow for fifty-eight years. The rec
ords Of the station have the following
to say regarding the work:
ut will be seen that the produce of
wheat after fallow il considerably
higher than when 1t Is grown contlnu-
ously. III bushels against 12.1 BUSH
els per acre, but II reckoned rs prod
uce over the whole area. half In crop
md half in fallow. the whole area
grows much less of both grain and
straw than where the crop Is grown
year inter year OH the same land. A
given area of land would therefore be
more productive when cropped every
gear than II the crop were alternated
with fallow. The superior yield Of the
portion in crop after following may
In some degree be attributed to the
greater freedom from weeds, but in
the main 1t Ii due to the production of
nitrates from the humus OF the soil
during the summer when 1t Is failow.
a process which Is much s imulated by
the stirring 1t receives and the conse-
qlient nerntion. The success OF n fall
lowing depends upon these nitrates re-
naming for the succeeding crop. They
may be entirely washed away by heavy
autumnal rains"
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Chinese rypswrItsrs.

A Chinese typewriter is q wonderful
continuance. It has 400 characters
It has only three keys. 1t can make
$4,000 letters or characters by combi-
nations of the basic 400. To write
letter you turn cylinder upon which
are the 400 characters until the right
one comes opposite the keyboard Of
the guide on another cylinder. After
striking the printing key. just as on an
American machine. you begin 4 stili
hunt for the next character which you
are to print. and SO on while reason
Iasts.-Christian Herald.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
:. AVOID sILo ACCIDENTS.


With the opening Of the silo filling
season there will be frequent reports
OF serious and fatal accidents. The
manufacturers Of silage cutters have
greatly improved their construction In
recent years. and most accidents now
adays are the result Of carelessness.
Practically nil Of them can be avoid
Ell by the exercise Of reasonable care.
In addition to the exercise Of common
sense at the feeding end Ut the ma
chine. here are some things that the
inexperienced man should do:
Be sure that the machine Is being
run ut the proper speed.
Take care that corn is never put into
the machine until the motion is up to
full speed. .
In stopping be careful not to shut of
the power until the elevator is empty.
II the elevator Is not empty the cut
material will fall back and lodge In
the fans. Then when the machine is
started again the cut corn jams the
fans. and as result they are bent OF
broken.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1916-05-06

The most famous OF dogs II Gerber.
US. yho watches the entrance to Tar
tarus. He has three heads. but Her
cules dragged him to earth. and Or
pheus put him to sleep with his Tyre
The original dog cakes were given to
Cerberus by the sibyl who led Aeneas
through hell. They were made of nour
and seasoned with peoples and honey.
He must have been nm opium flend. as
the celestial drug Is made from pop
pies. A sop to Cerberus' was one Of
these cakes given to the monster BY
Greeks and Romans as a bribe to let
them In without molestation.
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LAYING A spEcrER.
A Filn,y Blue Light and Some Daring
japanese Police.

n PUhty bus ltQuS ana ooWO 0aFsUB
japanese Police.
In the village Of Hase, near .Kan1aki
at the end of the Rokosan range, says
the Kobe Yushin. rumors were set
afloat not long ago that In the small
hours Of the morning a phantom could
be seen at the Miyama pass. where
some time ago a murder was commit
ted by robbers. The ghost, whenever
be caught sight Of lonely traveller.
would attempt to stop him, as II he
had something important to say. PEG
pie reported having seen a Hlmy blue
light lowering in their path. In the
whole village no one dared thereafter
to walk that way after dark.
The rumor was laughed at BY the
skeptical police. but late one night .
number of officers were instructed to
patrol the haunted pass In the hope
of bringing relief to the tortured minds
Of the timid by proving that there was
no ghost or. should he be met, putting
him under arrest Every half hour aft
er midnight different policeman was
to traverse the pass. Up to half past 2
nothing happened. Then one Of them
snw the blue light in front of him. He
blew his whistle and ran-back to the
police station. The others also ran-in
the same direction.
When morning came the whole coun.
tryside Joined the police in making
search for the ghost. What they found
near the scene of the blue light was q
human skeleton in long disused lime
kiln. The local scientist declared that
the light was phosphorescence from
the poor neglected bones. which were
thereupon Inferred with full Buddhist
ceremony at Kase. and the people az
far as Kanzaki breathe easier.
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mInsrREts OF 7RIPoLl.
Mysterious Musicians Who Fit Fro"
Place to Place at All Hours


Place to Place at All Hours.
1sLe strange music and mysterious
L,asicians heard and seen In Tripoii
are described by Mrs. Mabel L. TsQd
In her book, .Tripoli the Mysterious:
1.-THE children are possessed Of won
derful mental quickness. They &C.
quIre languages without effort. and the
street urchins use easily French. ltai'
ian and all the languages that are cur
rent In their narrow streets. The
strange music of the city. too-the
weird chants, the cymbals. hageo'ets
and queer stringed instruments-deep-
" imprcsses the American visitor.
Sometimes at dawn, when roofs and
uinarets were daxzlingly white against
the sapphire sky. while yet the laby-
rinthine streets at the bottoms Of stuc-
co canyons lay in twilight gray. strange
men from the desert would stalk by.
making uncanny music.
Zone of them. very tall and baacker
than most, was dressed In low neck
ed. short sleeved garment. greatly
abbreviated as to skirts, playing melo
dies In a minor mode unknown to the
west. and his stride was full of dig
nifty well nigh appalling.
1.-THE instrument slightly resembled
a Scotch bagpipe decorated with bar
barrie strings of shells and beads. an
inflated skin with primitive mouth.
piece and at the opposite end two
pointed projections like horns. His
companion beat upon q curious little
tomtom and now and then sang q
bloodcurdling chant
BLACK boys followed. jumped. shout
ed. danced like wild creatures. excited
beyond all bounds by this oddly COM
polling music as the rhythm penetrated
and seized their Imagination. Although
these men Of mystery generally passed
about sunrise. they sometimes went
by in the night Once or twice the
weird performance took place about 2
o'clock In the morning. The Ministries
always walked with peculiar swift
ness. intent upon the serious business
In hand"
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PESTS OF THE TROPICS.
lnssets Whess Bite 10 Like the Touch
of Rsdhot Iron.

Insects Whose Bite 10 Like the Touch
Of Rsdhot Iron.
The pestiferous insects that infest
the region tributary to the headwaters
Of the Amazon make life miserable for
any one who may venture Into the
region. Commander H. A. Edwards
of the Bolivia Brazil boundary COM
mission declares that there t. no es-
Gaping them and that you are always
scratching or Shaping your body. ex-
cept when you are under your mos
quito net-and even then II you are
not asleep.
In camp ants are a continual null.
sance. They eat your clothes. gnaw
the softer parts Of your boots and raw
age the food. Many kinds bite saw
agely. One kind. which the natives
call itashi. lives in spalOsantos or holy
posts-trees that they hollow ont them
selves. Their bite Is like the touch Of
q redhot iron. and II any one mad
yertentIy leans against pnlOsanto
the little red demons swarm out upon
him Instantly. and SO bite him that
for an hour afterward his life Is al
most unbearable.
Most dreaded Of all are the tucnn-
deras-black ants with bodies one and
half inches long that live In the
forks of trees. but that often invade
your tent. They bite very hard and
probably inject some sort of poison
Into their victims. for the part bitten
swells and pains overwhelmingly. The
sauba or leaf carrying ants. black
ants that make broad. straight roads
of their own and move about in armies
with scouts and flanking parties; grhy
ants that live in mounds Of red earth
six feet high. yellow ants that dwell
In rotten wood-all make the traveller
unwelcome. either by damaging his
belongings or by inficting pain Oh his
person.
Mosquitoes. the bite Of which Is not
only painful and irritating. but I'M
parts malaria and yellow fever: various
phlebotomous flies that inject the germs
of what is called three day fever: wasps
Of all kinds: bees Of all sizes; hornets
as large as the smaller cumming
birds; the natoucha and the tabana. u
sort Of mangrove fy with a taste for
| acknowledgement and every one ct
them does its share toward making
the life of the explorer in those re-
gions almost unbearable. There are
tiles that lay their eggs In your fesh
or In your clothes.
Where there is any sort Of grass you
cannot guard against the attack of
the muquim. a microscopic tick whose
sojourn on your body causes q most
tantaIizIng itch that you can alleviate
only by sponging your body night and
morning with alcohol And 10 many
places the plum. small black fly that
looks like speck Of dust, drives you
half crazy by Its bite. Although those
regions are a paradise for the ento-
mologist. the ordinary. traveller will
hardly regard them in that light
Youths Companion.
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Making the Little
Farm Pay
BY c. c. BowsFlELD

e&'ttNVVVSNe"S"VSS" SsNs'sTs's wy
A Michigan family named DE ROch-
or. occupying fifty acres at Big BeaI
Lake. Is giving n good illustration OF
how to manage small fnrm for profit.
MIR. md Mrs. De Rocher ut first de-
pended on bush fruits and vegetables
for their living while bringing on an
orchard Of apples. pears and plums.
Their main income now Ii from the
lnrger fruits, which are sold mostly to
private customers.
They keep little live stock or poultry
because their taste runs to growing
and handling fruits. Much of their
product is canned. and by this means
they are able to obtain retail prices.
The most unique feature of their farm
Ing enterprise is the business which
has been built up in fancy canned
fruit. This Is where Mrs. De Rocher
wields the power. She has studied
her fruits md her market and carries
the Information in her mind ready to
use mt all times. A particular phase
OF her work has been to determine
which varieties OF fruit give best re-
suits In supplying family trade.
She has decided that no other kind Of
strawberry Will hold It's color so well
or make such excellent preserves rs
the Warfield and the Senator Dunlap.
These are similar varieties, but the
Dunlap has perfect blossom. while
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as the head Of the house at home"
asked tie agent MS the mister OF the
family answered the doorbell. Making
no effort to answer the question. the
mister person, said. y don't know
what line Of goods you are introducing
or whether they would DIT In our estab-
iishment or not. that phase Of the mat
ter being neither here nor there. but
let me tell you something-if you can
establish once for all just who Is to he
recognized as the head Of this house
I'll buy gross of whatever you've
got and pay the catalogue price,
Pittsburgh Press.
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the Warfield needs fertilization from
some other variety. For that reason
the Dunlap Is perhaps little more ia
vored. even though the Wurtield has
slight advantage rs n canning variety.
The De Rockers make speciality of
grape juice. and they use tons and tons
of Concord grapes to make juice to
supply their trade. Their finished prod
uct Is as clear Us crystal and of most
delicious quality. They have special
way of making their grape juice and
their jellies. They do not make the
juice or Jelly entirely at canning time,
but just extract the juice from the
fruit, heat and seal 1t In jugs or jars.
with 10. sugar or anything else added.
When 1t comes to the time of shipment
they siphon the juice out and then
add the sugar. heat and bottle for Gus
toners. This method has many I'D
vnntages, and Mrs. De Rocher consid-
ers it one of the greatest helps to sue
cessful work. 1t saves considerable
labor In rush times when they receive
the fruit, and also by siphoning. just
tie clear Juice is drawn OF and all of
the settings arc left in the jug. This
insures very clear product of grape
juice and jelIies.
All of the canning products of this
farm are put up in glass. The pre-
serves, marmnlades and canned goods
are put up In pints and seven ounce
sealed Jars. Strawberry. plum and
peach preserves are nlso put up In four
ounce jars. commonly called individ-
unls. and are put up for the dining
car trade.- When customers are serv
ell with either of these products In the
dining car they get them In the origi-
nal package. which is not opened I'M
til 1t gets to the table. The jellies are
put up in eight ounce screw top jars.
and the grape juice is put up In pint
and quart bottles with the metal top
cork.
Their trade for these canned prod
ucts consists Of railroad dining cars.
fashionable clubs and restaurants Of
Chicago and numerous wealthy fam
lilies in Chicago and elsewhere. Some
OF these families have standing year
ly orders. All of the products are sold
before they are made. MFR. De ROcher
goes to the regular customers in the
spring and takes their orders for the
season. After the canning business
opens they take no orders. and the can
ming. is done just to iii the orders they
have on hand. Shipping Is attended to
as customers require the goods. so that
some of the product is going forward
all winter.
The annual profits Mt this farm are
up in the thousands Of dollars. for the
orchard Is now bearing. and there IL q
large output of apples. pears and pums
to be added to the berries and garden
truck. BY the system in force for han
ding fruit there Is little waste. Stock
that Is not marketed when picked IL
saved by preserving and canning meth
DDS. 1t is seldom that farm family
has rs large M income us the De Ro
cheers enjoy. and II they cared TO go
more extensively into gardening they
could double the earnings Of their lit.
tie place.
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A, Arj.toer..ie Grain,

Could plants lay claim to aristocratic
position. as representing an old family.
rice might safely claim to be Of the
most ancient pedigree. 1t is the earliest
cereal known. Originally a native Of
India. 1t has crossed the ocean and
made home for itself where heat and
moist soil could be found. 1t grows In
all warm portions Of the globe and fur.
nishes the principal food Of nearly one
third of the human race.
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CHANGED IRON TO COPPER.
Curious Transformation Wrought By
Natures Alchemy.

NNkuFVU AISUVuys
Not 80 very long ago a curious nnd
was made in one Of the copper mines
at Ell Cobre. Cuba. These mines.
once among the richest in the world.
were abandoned for a long time on &C.
count of the insurrections in Cuba
against the Spanish rule. In 1868 the
coal supply was cut Oh by the insur-
gents. and consequently pumping BE-
came impossible, and the mines be-
came flled with water.
After the Spanish war an American
company bought the mines and pro
ceeded to pump out the water. In one
Of the shafts thus made accessible
was found what once represented an
iron pickax as well as some crowbars.
The metal In these Implements had, 1t
is said. turned to copper. Extraordi-
nary as this may appear. 1t can be
scientifically explained.
The water. altering through the rock
and the copper ore veins dissolved
some Of the copper. the solution con.
tanning sulphate of copper. AS soon
as the sulphuric acid in this solution
touched the iron It at once dissolved
that metal and deposited copper In its
place. for sulphuric acid has greater
affinity for iron than for copper. In
the process certain impurities which
had existed In the iron were left be-
hind undisturbed. The wooden handle
Of the ak was In good condition. The
metal was porous and Irregular In
shape. but In the general outline pre-
served the form of the Ak. somewhat
enlarged in size Washington Star.
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Hub told Bohrsum that we might
drop In on them tonight. W'ife-Oh.
fudge! You know don't want to visit
those people. and can't see why you
do. Hub don't. I told him that, so
that we can stay at home tonight with.
out fear Of having them drop In on us
Boston Transcript
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stage. Like corn. II It Is left In the
field until 1t has become too dry the
silage will contain large amount Of
lndigestlble matcrial and will not make
n good quality Of silage.
The time Of harvesting the crop for
6lling the silo-thnt IL. the stnge In
which the crops should be harvested
must he given great consideration II q
good quality is to be obtained.
Pee vines. soy beans md other hay
crops should he. harvested for the silo
Mt the same time us for making hay
TINT IL. when In full bloom and few Of
the heads are ripe.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1916-05-06

Couldn't See Why She Was Wrong.
WAS ] rude this afternoon?"a little
girl asked her mother.
Il hope not. my dear" said the moth.
er.
Little GirI-Well. our teacher was
examining us in poetry-"Casabianca'
and she asked why did the boy stand
on the burning deck. and said because
1t was too hot for him to sit down: and
she made me stand In the corner =
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