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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-03-28

E. H. Dea left last night for Min
neapolis where he will spend sew
eral days on business relative to the
Bemidji plants of the Crookston
Lumber company.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-03-28

F. H. Fraser returned to Bem1d11
Monday evening from Wil1iston, n
u. where he has been conducting a
store for f. q. Troppman. The
fstore there: has been closed. He will
I!be connected with the F. G. Tropp'
| Imam interests in this city.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-03-28

Mrs. Arthur Kahala Of Erskine Is
visiting her sister, Mrs. A. Cameron.
Mr.. and; Mrs. A. p. Richie and
family have moved in from their
farm west of the city to their new
! home, 1407 Minnesota avenue.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-03-28

Mrs. John Burke returned last
might to her home in Bemidji after
|having spent time in saltwater,
|st Paul and Minneapolis. She was
called to Saltwater to attend the fu-
In eraI of her sister-in-law, Mrs. John
|O,Brien, of Vancouver, B. G.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-03-28

"a Twenty-six friends pleasantly sur
|sprised Mrs. William McCuaig at her
lFhome ON BeInidji avenue in celebra-
ttfon :of her birth anniversary, yester-.
fday AFTERNOON. The afternoon was
Ispent& In playing cards and sewing,
latter which dainty lunch was
iserved. ..
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-03-28

Y The ladies Aid society of the
Swedish lutheran church will be. en-
|teftafned bysNfrs:S John G. Tennstrom,
400 America zavenue, Thursday after
noon. The business meeting will
Eopen at 2:30 o'clock. Lunch will
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-03-28

One of these nice days you ought
TO go to Hakkerup's and have your
picture taken.-AdV. 1ltf
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-03-28

|, & The Woman's Study club held it's
Eregularamonthly meeting at the IL
Ebrary Monday afternoon The topic
for discussion was "Chile," papers be-
ing read by Mrs w. E. Dodge, Mrs.
|R. Given, Mrs. G.. A. Huffman and
mfrs. c. W. sJewett. The next meet
ling will be held April 10.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-03-28

Remember the supper given by the
men of the Scandinavian Lutheran
church next Friday evening in the
church basement, corner 9Th St. and
Minnesota Ave. You will be waited
on from to S.-Adv. 2d329
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-03-28

Don't throw away your old papers
or magazines. The Presbyterian Aid
wants them. Notify any member of
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-03-28

IS Attorney Ga WsaGampbsal leftath1s
snoring for sprincetonswhsre he wall
devote several days 'toalegal mattsrss
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-03-28

Judge M. A. Spooner left yesterday
afternoon for Thief River Falls
where he will spend short time on
business affairs. He will go to
Minneapolis before returning to Be-
midi.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-03-28

H. E. Rice departed last night for
'<elliher where he will spend some
ime attending to logging matters in
he logging camps of the Crookston
company, in whose interests
he is employed.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-03-28

No. b2-S in. Cut Glass Price
No. 63-3 in. Plain Glass Pri. I
No. 54-3h in. Cut Glass Pr1. /.
No. SAL: in. Cut Glass Pri. J
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-03-16
Representative of Spring Styles

Three new hats for spring, shown in
the picture above, are distinctively diff.
ferent in design, and each is represent.
alive Of a class that is featured for
the coming season. Two Of the shapes
are turbans and the third has a very
narrow brim.
The turban at the top of the group
is one of a great many patterns in
which the shape is entirely covered
with foliage. Rose foliage in the nat.
ural colors and black is used, put on
in every conceivable way. 1t repro
duces the dark and lighter green's of
the natural leaves, the gradations in
size and the tinges of red in the small.
er leaves. Roses are used for trim.
ming turbans of this kind, and they
are mounted in ways as various as the
foliage.
In the hat shown the shape is first
covered with satin, and the sprays of
foliage are crowded together over it.
A rose, half blown. and a bud, set in
small rose foliage, Is set in among the
large leaves at the left side. In sim.
liar hats small fruits and acorns and
occasionally nuts are made into
sprays with twigs and used for trim.
ming. In a great many foliage tur.
bans the sprays Of leaves are separat.
ed and the leaves are glued to the
shape in set rows. The rows may run
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-03-16

around the shape, following the out.
line Of the brim, or they may extend
from the brim edge to the middle of
the crown at the top. In either case
the smaller leaves are on the crown.
The leaves are all given a high polish
by means of shellac, when the turban
is finished, and often the roses used
for trimming are treated in the same
way.
At the left Of the picture n of the
ribbon-covered shapes is shown. hav.
ing a braid facing. One side of the
hat is covered with satin. Two small
apples and three twigs are set at the
back, and these testify by their va.
nished surfaces to the liking for shiny
millinery.
The handsome little turban at the
right is made of braid and trimmed
with a broad ribbon in a fine quality,
varied with MORE stripes. The rib
bon Is wired to give the hat height.
At the back are three small braid or.
naments.
In the matter Of height there are
indications that the season looks with
favor upon extremes. In foliage hats
sprays Of roses are mounted on top Of
crowns, and on braid hats bows and
ruffies Of ribbon oar The models
shown here are very moderate in this
respect.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-03-16
TO HAVE SUCCESS WITH PEAS
Some Things About Their Planting
and Care That the Amateur Gar
dener Must Remember.

Peas naturally require cool weather
and are likely to do badly if planted
after weather gets hot. They are
about the first seeds to 60 into the
ground.
One popularity Of peas is that they
require to be planted quite deep to do
best. How far apart to run the rows
depends on the kind of peas being
grown. If the low growing varieties
are to be grown they may be planted
in rows not more than fifteen inches
apart. The taller varieties may need
to be planted thirty inches apart. The
low-growing varieties have never given
the writer satisfaction and he will
grow them no more. The medium
sized vines will produce more peas
and continue to produce longer, but
they have to be brushed" that is
sustained with brush.
In buying peas to grow for the use
of the family do not select small ones
like the Alaska. This variety is a
great one for the %canneries, for they
cater to the hotel and restaurant
trade, which demand small peas, as
they make a better show.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-03-16
In the Approved Mode of 1916

Easter comes late this year, usher
ing in the last week in April, so that
the matter Of new spring suits may
be all settled before that time. Style
features that will predominant through
the coming summer are already a GER
tainty, and they are not very different
from those Of the past season.
Certain characteristics Of the win.
ter's modes are emphasized in those
for spring. and others are modified.
For instance, skirts are wider but not
50 short. Coats are inclined to fit
more snugly in the body and indulge
more fullness in the peplum. They
are short and many Of them are belt
ed. Collars are diminishing in width.
at the front. at least. Capes and cape
effects furnish a novelty in details that
may be depended on. Buttons play
a not too conspicuous but important
role in the matter of decoration, and
one may choose between silk or wool
or cotton materials. Much ingenuity
is apparent In the management OF
belts.
One of the new spring models, made
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-03-16

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TAsBY AND FLoRETTE.

Tabby was q tiger cat, and could
catch a great many mice. She was not
afraid to hunt for them, and prided
herself on the fact that where she
was there were no mice to bother any
one.
But one day Tabby found a large
yellow-and-white Angora cat had come
to live in the house. The name Of
the new cat was FlOrette, and her
eyes we're blue, while Tabby's eyes
were green.
Your nose Is broken" cried the
cook when Tabby came crying into
the kitchen when she had been driven
downstairs. THAT new cat is the pet
now, and you will have to stay with
u.s."
Tabby ate her supper in silence and
knew that the cook spoke the truth,
but she hunted mice and slept in the
corner as though nothing had hap
pened.
One night while she was watching
for mice in the pantry she thought of
a way to bring herself into favor
again.
I'll Just stop catching MICE" she
said. Il don't believe that proud
Norette could catch a mouse; most
likely she would be afraid Of one If
she saw 1t. or too lazy to exert her
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-03-16
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RIGHTLY PROUD OF CITY
Great Metropolis of New York Worthy
Admiration Accorded It by All
Americans.

New York, as the incoming foreign
er, full Of prejudice, or doubt, or hope.
and the returning American, crammed
with guide book and catalogue culture,
see 1t, or might see it, rises a vision,
q mirage Of the lower bay, the color
by day more shimmering that Venice.
by night more magnificent than Lon
Con.
In the morning the mountains OF
buildings hide themselves, to reveal
themselves in the rosy steam clouds
that chase each other across their
TANKS. When evening fades they are
mighty cliffs glimmering with glisten-
ing lights in the magic and mystery OF
the night. AS the steamer moves up
the bay on the left the Great God
dess greets you, a composition in color
and form with the city beyond, finer
than any in any world that ever ex-
listed, finer than Claude yer imagined,
or Turner ever dreamed. Why did
not Whistler see it?
Piling up higher and higher right
before you is New York. And what
does 1t remind you of? San Gimigna-
no of the beautiful towers away off in
Tuscany, only here are not eleven, but
eleven times eleven; not low, mean
brick piles. but noble palaces crowned
with gold, with green, with rose; and
over them the waving. fluttering plume
Of steam, the emblem of New York. To
the right, filmy and lacelike by day,
are the great bridges; by night a pat
tern Of stars that Hiroshige new
knew.
You land in streets that are Flor
ence glorified. You emerge in squares
more noble than Seville. Golden stat
ues are about you, triumphal arches
make splendid frames for endless
vistas; and it is all new and I'M
touched, all to be done, and save for
the work of a few of US, and we are
Americans, all undone.
The Unbelievable City, the city that
has been built since l grew up, the
city beautiful, built by men I know,
built for people l know. The city that
inspires me, that I love. And all Amer
lea is like this, and-all-or nearly all.
unseen. unknown, untouched.-Joseph
Pennell, in Scribner's Magazine.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-03-16
JAPANESE BOY BLACKSMITHS
Busiest and Hardest Workers in World
Have No Thought Of Play While
Work ls Before Them.

In Japan boys are apprenticed to
learn a trade much younger than boys
in our country are, II. Croy writes in
Northwestern Christian Advocate.
Thousands are put in shops to learn
to be blacksmiths when an American
boy would still be in school. A Japa-
nese father has so many boys that he
has to put them out at some useful
trade in order that they may bring
in money to support the family. The
boys have to work long hours; from
seven in the morning until six in the
evening.
They are faithful workers, the
busiest you could find anywhere in
the world. Even when a visitor comes
and stands in the door to watch n
Of them work he will not look up from
his work. He has no thought of play
as long as he is at work; but when
his hours are over no boy likes to get
out and have a little fun more than he.
Japanese blacksmith shops open on
to the street, so that the boy at his
anvil sits within a few feet Of the side
walk. The shops are Closed at night
by putting boards In the front and
barring them well. There are no doors
with hinges. The hinge is unknown
in Japan; what doors there are are
made to slide back and forth.
There are many more blacksmith
shops in Japan than in our country;
there Is one every few doors. and in
walking along the street you may hear
the clang-clang of hammers.
The boy wears a black apron with
pockets; this he takes off when ready
to start home in the evening. He
wears wooden shoes-fat boards with
straps over them to keep the shoes
from falling off. His stockings are
called tabs and come only to his
ankle. And always there is a separate
compartment for the big toe. An
American boy would have a hard
time in keeping a pair of Japanese
shoes on. yet a Japanese boy can put
up a mighty good footrace with moth.
ing to hold his wooden shoes on ex-
cept his big toe.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-03-16

Of serge having a hair-line stripe. Is
shown here. 1t is plain in cut and is
therefore adapted to fancy weaves and
checks as well. The skirt has no
plaits, but manages to flare by means
Of the slanting seams. The coat Is
shaped to the figure at the under.
arms, and belted across the front and
back. 1t is finished with wide revers
and shaped bands of the material with
fancy buttons by way of variety of or.
nament. Bands and buttons take the
place Of cuffs on the plain coat sleeves.
In many of the new coats the full.
ness Of the peplum is confined to the
sides and back: the lines at the front
are kept straight and unbroken. The
fullness of skirts is arranged in the
same way. Colored checks. showing
brown and green, blue and green. tan
and blue, and many other color com
binations, are featured. A novelty is
contributed with some Of these
checked suits in the form of overcol.
lars of a plain cloth, that are detach.
able.
Julia Bottomlev
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-03-16

firm; il they are to last the consumer
several days, some should be picked
hard ripe" and others beginning to
ripen. No ill.shaped, split, curly.
wormy, or otherwise defective toma-
toes should be shipped for eating pur-
poses.
1t is desirable that fruit shipped
should be fairly uniform in size unless
It is to meet special requirements Of
the customer. If shipped with other
fruits or vegetables, tomatoes should
be so packed that nothing else a
mash them.
Green Corn (susar).
The soone sugar corn Is eaten after
gathering, the better its eating quality.
No inferior ears should be shipped.
All should be we'll developed. free from
worms, and gathered at the proper
stage of development; that is, in full
milk, but before showing any signs Of
firmness or toughness.
Lettuce (Head).
Consumers prefer firm. well-headed
lettuce. 1t should be we'll developed,
and the heart turned white before cut
ting. 1t is best to ship only lettuce
which Is free from dirt, and no dis
carded, insect-damaged, or imperfect
heads should be included.
Lettuce loose Leaf.
Some varieties Of lettuce do not pro-
duce heads but instead a loose clus-
ter Of leaves. 1t should be cut when
Of good size, but tender and crisp.
Trim off the outside. discolored. and
otherwise unattractive leaves. Lettuce
should be dry when packed.
Peas.
Growers should allow peas to ma
ture properly; but, Of course, consum-
ers do not want hard, ripe peas. They
should be cool and dry when picked
and packed to avoid heating and mold
ing. Immature, dirty, or defective pods
! should be discarded.
Root Vegetables.
Root vegetables, such as beets. car
rots, parsnips and turnips. should be
tender, fresh, sound, washed clean and
of desirable size. No overgrown,
stringy, coarse or understood stock
should be marketed.
Spinach and kaIe.
Spinach and kale should be free
from sand, dirt and insects. They
should be of good green color, without
yellow, decayed leaves, or seed stalks.
and Of proper size according to the
season and the market supplied.
"Bunched" Vegetables.
Some vegetables. such as radishes,
onions, new beets, carrots, turnips.
satisfy, watercress and parsley, are
tied in punches for marketing. Occa-
sionally it may be desirable to bunch
them for parcelpost marketing, al
shown in the illustration.
punched" vegetables should be Of
proper size. according to the seaso
and the market custom, and should be
neatly and carefully punched. The
number in each bunch varies on the
different markets and according to the
kind of vegetables. The first five
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-03-16
PROMOTION OF BOYS CLUBS
Encouragement and Training Of Youth
Along Lines Of Activities Of Coun.
try Among Objects.

The principal objects to be attained
through the promotion Of boys agri.
cultural clubs, as defined by those in
charge of this work, are:
/. To encourage and train boys
along the lines of the activities of
country life.
2. To put into practice the facts of
scientific agriculture obtained from
books. bulletins, etc.
3. To bring the school life Of the
boy into closer relationship to his
home life.
4. To assist in the development Of
the spirit of cooperation in the family
and in the community.
S. To dignity and magnify the voca-
ton of the farmer by demonstrating
the returns which may be secured
from farming when it is properly con-
Quoted.
6. To enlarge to vision of the boy
and to give him definite purposes at
az important period in his life.
7. To furnish to the aggressive, pro-
gressive rural schOolteacher an oppor-
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-03-16

prepared by the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture.)
Directions for getting produce to the
consumer fresh and unchanged.
Asparagus.
Asparagus should be cut often
enough so that it does not become
tough or overgrown. The tops should
not be wet, as this starts decay, and
all imperfect stalks should be culled
out. 1t should be carefully tied up
in half-pound or pound punches, with
tops all even and the bottoms trimmed
of square. 1t improves the appear
ance of asparagus to wrap it in parch-
ment paper.
Beans (snap seans).
Beans, whether bush or pole vari-
cites, should be picked when free from
rain or dew, while tender, crisp enough
to snap, and before the seed is large
enough to bulge the pod very much.
The size of the seed will vary with
the variety, but both pod and seed
must be tender. Any defective, rusty,
insect.eaten, discoiored or undesirable
beans should be kept out. They should
be fresh picked when shipped. Only
varieties which are entirely or practi-
cally free from strings should be
grown for + lrcel-post marketing.
Cabbage.
Only perfect. hard heads of cabbage
should be considered for parcel-post
marketing. They should be carefully
trimmed of waste leaves and stalk,
and soft. growing. bursting, frozen or
decaying heads must be eliminated. A
variety producing small to medium
sized firm heads should be selected.
cauliHower.
The heads of cauliflower should be
very carefully handled when cut and
after having been cut. In trimming,
ct least one circle Of the large outer
leaves besides the smaller ones be-
meath should be left to protect the
head. Paper is sometimes placed over
the head for further protection and
tucked down inside the leaf stems.
All heads must be compact, and any
inferior, discolored. insect-damaged or
otherwise defective ones should not
be shipped. 10 be Of the most desir-
able eating quality, caulitiower should
be used by the Jul as Don after
cutting as possible.
Celery.
Only firm, fresh, we~ll-bleached, clean
celery should be shipped. 1t should be
washed and we'll trimmed Of roots,
loose and diseased or discolored
leaves, and stems. The stalks should
be Of one length and practically uni
form in size. They should be freed
from water as thoroughly as possible
and wrapped in paper.
Cucumbers.
For slicing, only the long, straight,
smooth, green cucumbers from six to
nine inches in length should be
| shipped. The spongy. thick. yellow,
runty, or overlarge n e or those hav-
ing wilted or shrunken ends. should
be culled out. The cucumbers should
be cut and not pulled from the vine.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-03-16

For packing, cucumbers should be Of
the size desired by tho customer, such
as "midsets," the very small ones,
two-inch, three-inch. dill-pickle size.
Eggplant.
Eggplant should be cut when the
fruits are Of proper size. but should
not be allowed to become tough. I'm.
desirable sized. off-color, wilted, or de-
fective ones should be discarded. The
fruit should be wrapped in paper and
carefully packed.
Tomatoes.
Great care should be taken in pick
ing. handling and packing tomatoes.
80 that they do not get bruised,
cracked or mashed. They should be
picked without stems to avoid the
bruising or other fruit by the stems
when packed. If they are for immedi-
ate use, they should be ripe, but very
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-03-16

, 4 Believe That Is a Stuffed Cat"
SELF" she added. III 60 out to the
barn to live awhile and let the mice
have a run
So Off to the barn went Tabby. and
the mice and rats did not brighten her
any more than the little mice.
She made herself a nice bed beside
the horse, and they became great
friends.
Il am glad you came out here" he
told her one day. The rats ran
around here at night SO l could not
sleep sometimes.
They won't while I am here" said
Tabby. You should be glad | am not
a proud Angora cat; they never do
anything but sleep, eat, and dress up
and sit in the window" And then
Tabby told him her troubles.
But they will find | am the one
that takes care of the house." she
told the horse; and If | am not mis-.
taken they will send for me soon and
give me the best place to sleep and
treat me in a very different manner
from what they have lately"
It was as Tabby had predicted. The
mice found out that she had gone, and
they could run right in front Of Flor.
cite without danger.
II believe that is a stuffed cat they
have here now" said a mouse one day
after he had run past Florette and she
had not moved.
Yes said another, that is not a
real cat, because | ran up on her bas-
ket one night and looked at her, and
she did not move. Isn't this a nice
place to live? l wish we had always
lived here"
One day the cook came to the barn
and called Tabby. She had a nice
dish of cream, and when Tabby had
finished 1t the cook carried her into
the house.
You stay here tonight" she said.
This place is overrun with mice. That
Angora Florette might as well be a
stuffed cat for all the work she does
Tabby me-ow-ed and rubbed against
the cooks dress. 81 have won SO far"
she said to herself. Il guess l will get
upstairs after a while, too"
\ few days later Tabby heard her
mistress calling "Tabby, Tabby," one
morning, and she raj to the stairs and
looked up.
Her mistress stroked her head and
patted her. calling her good Tabby.
and then she took Tabby into a closet.
Some bits of feathers and flowers were
lying on the floor.
See what those horrld mice have
DONE" said her mistress. 1T never
happened while you were around here.
Norette is a handsome cat, but she Is
not one bit Of use as far as catching
a mouse goes. She let's them walk all
around her."
Meow. Meow" said Tabby.
YES" said her mistress. who seemed
to understand her; you are to stay;
only keep the mice out. and here Is
your old cushion, right by the window
in the sun. F1orette cannot have all
the nice things. Handsome is that
handsome does, and you certainly can
not be beaten catching MICE"