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Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1917-01-26

Mrs. Louise Van ogle appeared at
a music recital in the Lyceum
Course at the State College of Wash
ington on the evening of Friday,
January 10.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1917-01-26

A bulletin on the soil survey of the
proposed Palouse Irrigation Project
In South Franklin County has Just
been issued by the Experiment Sta
ton of the State College of Wash
ington.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1917-01-26

A series of lectures on Social Con
duct will be given this year, as last,
at the State College of Washington
under the auspices of the Young
Women's Christian Association. One
girl appointed by the Ellen II. Rich
ards Club of the College and one ap-
pointed by the Y. w. c. A. will act
as chairmen. Dean Rhoda NJ. White
and Miss Marie NJ. Faulkes, secretary
of the Y. w. c. A., will be managers.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1917-01-26

Asher Hobson, Professor of Rural
Economics, will be in Hartline,
Washington, January 26th and eth,
under the auspices of the Extension
Service State College of Washing
ton. Mr.. Hobson will address a
rural conference on matters of mar
keting and cooperative organization.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-04-27
HAVE COLOR IN YOUR CHEEKS
! Be i Better Looking : Tale
Olive Tablets

If your skin is yellow-complexion
pallid-tongue coated-appetite poor
you have a bad taste in your mouth
lazy, no-good feeling-you should take
Olive Tablets. -.,'. 3.
& DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets-a sub
stitute for calomel-were prepared by
DR.. Edwards after II years of study
with his patients.
+ Dr. Edwards Olive Tablets are a
purely vegetable compound mixed with
olive: oil Ycn will know them by their
olive color. ~ =
! 10 have clear, pink skin, bright eyes,
sno pimples, a feeling of buoyancy like
childhood days you must get at the cause.
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets act on the
liver: and bowels like calomel-yet have
no dangerous after effects.
; They start: the bile and overcome con-
1stipation. That's why millions of boxes
are sold annually at '10c and Csc per
box All druggists. Take one or two
nightly aud note the pleasing results.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-04-27

makes a return of sos for this seed
alone, in addition to 40 or 50-odd
bushels loft for feeding purposes.
have black loan soil that has al.
ways been in tho highest state of
fertility. apply hoavy coat Of stable
manure in the fall. plow tho field early
in the spring. disk four times and har.
row until 4 Arm seed bed is obtained.
For seed, I used eighteen Of the
choicest. highest testing seed ears
which I could secure. a.
On May 21st planted. checking
corn into hills forty-two inches each
way At this time l drilled in $50
pounds per acre of a high-grade fer,
tilizer. The corn was given the very
best Of care, and as a result Of this
intensive cultivation and the balanced
plant-food. ration, it matured by the
18th Of September. at which time !
picked the seed corn and put it on
drying racks in 4 heated drying house
50 as to be in first-classed condition
for buyers:-Heiron J: Black. Burlins.
ton, Wis. ~
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-04-27
THEATERS
RECALLS SPANISH WAR

The blowing up of the United States
battleship Maine in Havana harbor is
one of the spectacular scenes in Edi-
sons fye-part film version Of Ebert
Hubbard's "a Message to Garcia,
which Manager Whaley will offer to
the patrons of the Elko theater to-
night. "A Message to Garcia how
ever, is not, strictly speaking, war
play: dealing rather with the thrill
ing events which preceded the Span
ish-American struggle than the wal
itself. Mabel Trunnelle and Robert
CONFESS are the featured players.
- In addition to- this regular pro-
gram attraction, two reels of North
ern Minnesota pictures, including
scenes in and near Bemidji, will be
shown tonight and tomorrow, mat
inee and evening.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-04-27
TREAT SEED POTATOES
The Prevalence Of Scab on the High
Priced Seed Potatoes This Year
Makes It Imperative That They Be
Treated With Chemicals Before
Planting.

- lNatosal crss IaDeossmsst SssvIes.j
While the operation of treating Is
comparatively simply, close attention
must be given TO- the direction and de-
tails followed absolutely. Your care
'lessness may mean ruin Of the po-
tatoes or danger: to children or stock.
Simply-Be Careful.
+ According to your conditions and
equipment the seed potatoes may be
treated in crates. loose in barrels or
in sacks. Treatment must be done be-
fore the potatoes are cut or sprouted.
Tho commonest method is to mix
enc pint Of formaldehyde (bs sure it
is full 4strength). with thirty gallons
Of water. Soak the seed stock in this
solution for two hours. Just before you
are ready to start cutting. This solu-
tisn may .bs REUSED two II three
times. If no time IL. lost between
hatches. One ofztAe easiest ways y, g
place; the solution ina barrsl and
place = sackful Of potatoes In It at 4
time.
Corrosive sublimate is. An excellent
chemical to use. and will kill rhisio
tonia Is vol Is scab. but 1t 10 = dead:
y, poison and must be kept whore CHI,
d1en Of stock will npt got It, All ves-
ssls used With this material should be
carefully cleaned afterwards. II you
pr,fer: this. use four youncss Of cor.
rosivs sublimate to thirty gallons 81
w.ter, and soak the potatoes for IN
hour and 4 half. Tho powdered ehemi,
cal should arst be dissolved In hot
water and then added to the main
solution. DO not use metal vessels A.
tor treating, the potatoes should be
promptly washed in clean water until
all traces of the solution are gone. and
they they should be carefully dried.
the sooner the better.
It only takes a little time and very
little money to treat all your seed po'
tatoes by either method, and it pays
big in larger yields of better potatoes.
free from disease.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-04-27

run, Mr.. Bennett is thoroughly at
home, the character being one en-
tirely to his liking and suited to his
versatile talent. Rhea Mitchell as
MARY" the pretty New York wait
ress with a family history of her
own, is also happily placed in this
unusual motion picture drama. The
story has to do with the adventures
of John Slocum, nephew of wealthy
manufacturer, known as Uncle Hen
ry," who is splendidly represented in
the play by Mr.. HollingsWOrth.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-04-27

"Tess Of the Storm Country"
which critics call the best picture
Mary Pickford ever appeared in, and
without question the play that
brought such tremendous popularity
to the famous Americas Sweetheart,
is'the program at the Grand theater
tonight, and will be the last oppor-
tunity for the Bemidji theatergoers
to see this famous play. With this,
the Ford weekly will be shown and
this weeks travels take us to Sunny
California where the orange crops
are harvested, then to the Hudson
river where New York's ice crop is
harvested
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-04-27
REX TONIGHT

Richard Bennett and disting-
uished caste including Rhea Mitch
ell, Adrienne Morrison, George Perio-
lat and Alfred HollingswOrth are
starred in a new Americana Mutual
star production. THE Gilded YOUTH
to be shown at the Rex tonight. In
portrayal of the young society chap
bent on making a fortune and not
knowing how to go through it, but
who "muddles through" in the long
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-04-27

Profit In First.cI1ss Seed Corn.
(Natlsnai crsp Iasssvsasst sssviss.l
have been able to raise 30 bushels
Of choice seed corn on IN acre seed
plot. For this seed received an
average Of $3.50 per busheL which
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-04-27

One out of four Australians has 4
substantial bank account.
=:
Sailed whale meat is regarded as q
delicacy by the Japanese.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-07-19

army In France says they are not only At
but also eager for the firing line. The
troops had only recently located but the
correspondent found the barracks making
good progress to the left Of the camp while
to the right the mules were corraled. On
the pixies rumbled Partisan cabs now used
for trucking purposes and driven by
American soldiers.
1t is stated that everywhere the best Of
fellowship prevails between the French
and the "Sammies." French families are
eager to house the Americans and our
troops have evidently endeared themselves
In the hearts of the people of France
The French division commander had just
paid formal call upon General sibert and
the American commander was to return
the courtesy on the following day.
We are thus given a little word picture
Of conditions in the American encampment
In France. The situation is precisely as
we would expect 1t to be under the cir.
cumstances.
The relations between the two republics,
which have always been friendly. can
not fail to become even closer with contin-
ued cooperation of effort and the camara.
derie of service in this great war for lib.
erty and democracy.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-07-19
SHAW ON CHILDREN.
(Trom the London Chronicle

(F'rom the London Chronicle)
Bernard Shaw has sent to Judge Hem.
~ Neil OF Chicago. who Is now in Eng.
land, message which Is singularlv an
posite to our own baby week. though n
was written on the subject of the moth
ers' pension system In America,
child poverty Is the only sort Of INV.
erty that matters. The adult who has
been poor as child will never get the
chill OF poverty out of his bones; but he
Will make room for better nourished
generation.
There are no doubt property owners
IN America who tell you that il is con-
hscation to tax one mans property to
pay Tor the education Of another mans
cniidren. We have scoundrels of that
sort In England, too. Some day thew
VIII perhaps have the opportunity OF
saying 1t to higher Judge than Henry
Nell. He will send them to the place
HE reserves for those who have learned
10 say Our Children" The one with.
out the other Is blasphemy. Also, It
Is unbusiness-like folly. Neglected chill.
dren cost more than weli.nour,shed
ones to everybody except their imme-
diate parents.
The principal business of a policeman
at present 10 to prevent hungry chill
dren from obtaining food. The proper
primary business Of q policeman Ia 10
seize every hungry child and feed II. to
collar every ragged child and clothe n. to
hand every tllitorate child over to those
who will teach 1t how to read and
writo."
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-07-19
AN AMERICAN LEADER.
(Pearson's Weekly


OF the half dozen mon to whom Tate
has chiefly entrusted the task Of guiding
the destinies of the United States of
America In the present crisis, the person.
atty OF Admiral Mayo. Commander-in-
Chief Of American Navy. probably looms
largest in the public eye.
Sixty-one years Of age. Henry Thomas
Mayo entered the u. 8. Naval Academy at
Annapolis at the age of fifteen. graduated
IN record time, and attained to admiral
rank at an earlier age than any other
American naval atficcr has ever succeeded
in doing
He Is n man who stands no nonsense.
some little while back tho Mayor of
Newport. U. s. A., arrested ono Of his
oiueJackets. Mayo called on him to ex-
postulate, and when he turned nasty tho
quick-tempered officer knocked him down.
Naturally. there was an awful row
ABOUT the matter. but Admiral Mayo
STUCK to his guns-metaphorically
swearing roundly that he would allow no.
body to Interfere with his sailors.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-07-19
AMERICANS BOYS LEARN QUICKLY
IN FRANCE.

The comparative readiness with which
Americans trained great armies. both
North and South. in connection with the
Civil War. would naturally lead the mill
tsry student to expect our boys Of this age
to develop rapidly in their military train
ing. Indeed military representatives Of
other nations have expressed surprise over
the speed with which American boys were
made efiicient soldiers in connection with
training camps.
Word now comes from France that Per-
shing's army IL quick to learn. The
French officers are particularly Impress
Cd by the readiness with which the SAM
mics" adapt themselves to new conditions
and the apparent ease with which they
take up the new training. A correspon-
dent who has been with the Pershing
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-07-19
THE DEBT OF SERBIA
II Shall Be Paid, Declare Men of
Her Army.
Soldiers without Hope, Expectins
Death. Fight bitterly but Not Des.
pairingly-stofy Of the 1915
Great Retreat.

| The condition Of the Serbian army. aft
er nearly three years Of the bitterest ex-
perience undergone by any of the entente
allied forces. Is described by Herbert Cor.
ey, the war correspondent, in a graphic
communication to the National Geosra oh.
&c society. part Of which is issued as the
Following war geography bulletin from
the society's Washington headquarters:
The Serbs are the poor relations of the
allies. They are armed with the old st.
Etienne rifle which the French discarded.
The artillery in support has been cast
from other fronts. Their surgeons are
borrowed surgeons, for the most part.
they are uniformed and fed by tho
French, and Great Britain loans them
money. They never have enough cars.
even Tor staff use. Sometimes they have
not enough food. But they always have
enough ammunition and they end enough
fighting for themselves.
The Serbian army began the great re-
treat Of 1915. $4,000 strong. Not more
than 100000 reached asylum on the island
OF Corfu after the winters fight through
the snow-fllled passes Of Albania and
Montenegro. In the confusion Of those
days some one had forgotten. There was
not SUFFICIENT food or clothing or medi-
cines or nursing waiting them. Men who
the open beaches Of the island Of vido.
Dying mon dug their own graves and
then dug the graves of the men already
dead. Not more than half werc Mt to
serve again when tho fall campaign Of
1916 began.
1t was a sad army-bitter army-but
not despairing army that accompan-
led last winter Many of these men werc
'cheechas.' In the Serb phrase. When a
man reaches the age Of 40 he becomes
uncle to his neighbors. Some Of these
men were in the fourth line before the
war.
Serbia to the Serb peasant means the
little white cottage. the plum orchard
the 10 acres Of ground. Few Of them had
been 80 miles away from home when war
began hve years ago in the Balkans.
Fewer have seen their homes since. They
have received no news from their wives
and families, for the Austro- Bulgarian
censorship had been extremely severe.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-07-19

been responsible to no one except the Kali
ser. At this particular time the Kaiser
seems to have been represented by the inn
perIal heir-apparent, In the expulsion Of
a chancellor from office.
Nor do the imperial ministers or secre-
taries Of state, such as secretary Of state
for foreign affairs, or for the interior. form
a ministry proper. They are merely the
cabinet officers nominally Of the chancellor
and act wholly independently Of each
other. Since the chancellor is the personal
representative Of the Emperor It follows
as matter of course that he really is the
power behind the appointment Of all the
secretaries of state as we'll as of the cham
cellor himself.
The chancellor in addition to his duties
in that capacity holds the office Of Prus-
sian prime minister and president of the
Bundesrat. which is one Of the branches
of the imperial Legislature, something as
our Senate is part of Congress, but In a
different relation. The Burdesrat, is in
reality the federal council, composed Of
slxty-one members chosen by the govern
ment Of the various states composing the
imperial federation. Tho Reichstas, which
approaches more nearly our popular
branch Of Congress. is composed Of s97
members elected for Ave years by direct
vote Of the electors.
It is evident from this brief glance ut the
relations of the chancellor. ministers and
legislators. that ordinarily q cabinet fra
cas- in Germany might involve merely the
Kaiser himself or his imperial household.
At the present time. however. the people Of
Germany are beginning to demand voice
in their own government, and ministers
are being elected from ONCE to appease
the people as though they and not the
Kaiser were really the men responsible
for the executive branch of the govern
ment.
The fact that the Kaiser and his heir
are giving heed to the popular voice might
be hailed with qualification by champions
OF democracy, except that an effort is evil
IDENTIFY being made to use. Bethmann
Hollwegg and his ministers as a scape-
goat. Even this step shows that the whilom
autocrat Of Germany is acting on the sup
position that it is time for him to listen
to the voice Of the people IL he would save
his head.
The bearing Of this whole political situa-
ton on the prospects Of continued war and
peace can not be intellgently considered
until we know what has really been done
already.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-07-19
THE ORIGIN OF BLINDMAN,s BUFF,

Liege and Louvain. in this year of war
and desolation, are names that breathe
the very echo Of tragedy 1t is hard to
associate them with anything as gay and
innocent as the childish game of blind
mans buff-although that game indeed,
owes its origin to tragic feud between
two warriors Of the rival Cities as long
ago as the year 500.
Jean Colin of Liege was a mighty
fighter of gigantic stature and strength.
whose. chosen weapon was neither sword
nor spear. but heavy mallet, which he
welded with such terrific effect that it
soon earned him the nickname Of Mail
lard" or the mallet-man. Throughout his
own and all the neighboring provinces
he became known and dreaded as Colin
Maillard. Everywhere he was victorious,
until only one chieftain. the Count Of
Louvain. still held the field against him.
At length they met in a final battle. At
the first onset. before the terrible mallet
could reach him. the Count of Louvain.
with his long spear. thrust straight for
the gaint's face. and destroyed the sight
OF both his eyes. With the leader Of his
foes thus disabled, he had no doubt of
putting them to flight: he counted the
victory as good as won.
But the blinded giant rallied presently
from the shock. ordered his esquire to
take him into the thickest Of the fight,
ana dashed raging against his enemies,
brandishing his mallet on either hand as
he rode. He slew many a man he could
not see, and the terror inspired by his
dreadful aspect, the execution done by
the swinging mallet. and the renewed
courage Of his followers, charging close
at his heels. first disnayed and then dis
troyed the men Of Louvain. Not one sur
vived to tell the tale.
Robert the Devout. then King Of
France. was an ardent admirer Of deeds
OF va'or. Such an exploit as Colin Mall
lards was entirely to his taste. He not
only showered gifts and honors upon the
hero. but caused the players of the court
to produce pantomime. representing
his achievements. on the stage. They
made. as may easily be imagined, an ex-
citing melodrama, which soon became so
popular that 1t was played everywhere.
and initiated even by children on the
streets. The great scene was. Of course,
the blind man seeking for his enemies:
and the lad who played Colin was blind
FOLDED and given stick. while his play.
mates lodged and ran as ne pursued and
struck or clutched at them.
To-day the drama, the chieftains and tho
King are forgotten: they are relegated to
dry and dusty chronicles. But the game
still lives. To English and American
children 1t is blindmans buff; in Europe
It Is still called olin-maillard''
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-07-19
SAFEGUARDING LABOR.
Review Of War Time Legislation
In New York.

(From the New Pork Post)
In an endeavor to show the necessity
OF maintaining and strengthening safe
guards which were erected around labor
in times of peace, the Consumers League
Of New York City has issued the first Of
a series Of bulletins entitled Campaign
ing against Industrial Evils" This num-
Der includes the memorandum Of Gov.
Whitman in vetoing the bill giving the
Industrial Commission the power to sus-
pend New York labor laws: an account
Of British experience in suspending its
labor protective legislation; and articles
on child labor on farms. living wage
and the f1fty-four hour week law of New
York.
A quotation from an address by David
Lloyd George. the British Premier, is
used to suggest that the United States
may profit by the experience Of other
countries in enacting labor Legislation.
The quotation is as follows:
I'VE are slow people-slow and blum
dering, but we get there. We have made,
as we generally do. every blunder. May
1 respectfully suggest that it is worth
good deal to study our plumbers, SO as to
begin where we are now. not where we
were three years ago."
With reference to child labor on farms.
ShO TcduS III part as follows.
Notwithstanding the fact that over 70
per cent. of the farmers who were asked
to state their views replied that children
are not experienced or strong enough for
farm work, Gov. Whitman signed the
Brown bill permitting children under six
teen years of age to be released from
compulsory school attendance for agri-
cultural employment between April 1 and
November /.
Even though farm work is for the most
part In the open air. we must not shut
our eyes to the fact that young children
upon farms are often overworked, often
badly fed. and except in rare instances
are deprived to a most undesirable degree
OF proper amusement and opportunities
for social and intellectual developments"
This law. 1t is said. will not be operative
until the State Department Of Education
adopts rules governing such work.
Under two decisions of the Supreme
Court, the bulletin says, the constitution
atty Of the minimum wage and the maxi
mum hours pf work has been assured.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-07-19
THE STORY.TELLER.
A GOOD SHOT

The town boaster was in a reminiscent
mood. and for the benefit of the crowd
Of young loafers gathered at the village
store had been recalling the stirring
times on the first election day after the
war in the southern town where he had
lived.
"Yes-sir-ee. that was a hot time" he
concluded. They was a lot Of shootin'
took place, and ! done my share of 1t, I
tell you. Why, fellers. I shot and shot
until my old revolver Just felt hot to my
hands,"
Turning to another old man who had
come from the same southern town he
said. rather condescendingly. why.
Jim. you must "a been there that day.
How many times did you shoot?"
Jim spat with elaboration. rolled his
Dyes reflectively and answered, Jest
once. ! was right in tho thick CT 1t when
he fight begun. and I shot round tho
corner and down into q collar."-youth's
Companion.