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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-05-01
Mankato, MIMI

when my sister advised me to try Dr.:
Pierce's Favorite Prescription, which !
did, and three bottles completely cured
me. I have never been bothered since.
There is nothing better for women who
are rundown or suffering with weakness
of any sort. Miss GERTRUDE E. EVANS.
1926 Belgrade Ave.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-05-01
MISSIONARY SOCIETY

The Woman's Missionary society
of the Baptist church will meet to-
morrow evening at the home of Mrs.
A. N. Johnson, 1912 Doud avenue.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-05-01
SUFFERED SEVERE PAINS.

about four years
ago l became all run
down and weak thru
hard work. I could
not eat, was bilious
all the time, suffered
severe pains in the
back, in fact was
distressed all over.
l had several good
doctors but did not
get any relief. I went
on suffering this way
e. IL H.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-05-01

At thankful for the shower for it will
to hasten the of the and then get
If salt and get in the back yard.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-05-01
PATIENT IMPROVING

Mrs. S. A. Smith, who was oper-
ated upon at St. Anthony's hospital
Saturday for appendicitis, is i'm
proving.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-04-27
CHINESE MILITARY TACTICS
ceiestiaIs Planned to Trip Up Foes,
Throw Water in Their Faces and
Then Cut Off Their Heads.

AT the beginning of the Chino-Japa-
nese war, says contributor to the
Washington Star, one of our military
attaches saw a Chinese regiment take
the field at a review and go through a
very curious performance.
The soldiers carried long bamboo
poles like fishing rods, and with these
they rushed at one another, yelling
wildly and making very queer gestures
and grimaces.
whats the game?" asked the Amer
lean.
THAT regiment" a Chinese general
answered, ''is one of our very oldest.
1t is now practicing form of assault
that dates from prehistoric times. The
idea is to trip the enemy up with the
long wand, throw water in his face
and. in the midst of his bewilderment
at this extraordinary treatment, to
cut off his head."-Youth's Compan-
ion.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-04-27
Proper Furniture
for the Children
Prepared BY Children's Bureau. U. S.
Department Of Labor

Too many homes, even those where
there is no lack of means for the nee
essary margin of choice, are furnished
without apparent regard for the needs
or rights of children, and In these 1t is
hardly possible for a child to find a
place to play or use his own things
without having to be continually
warned against breaking or harming
something. 1t is plainly not just to any
child to surround him with furnishings
designed entirely to accommodate
grown-up people and ask him to re-
spect them, unless there is somewhere
place in which he has equal rights,
and where the grown-ups must pay
equal respect to his possessions. For
some room, or at least corner of the
family living room, where the children
may keep their own things and use
them in comfort.
The ideal rooms for children contain
only such furniture as they need for
comfort or convenience, and this will
be simple and easily kept clean. Wash
able painted walls, bare hardwood or
painted floors, simple curtains and
painted furniture are suitable. If wall
paper is used it should be inexpensive,
so that 1t can be frequently renewed.
All the holdings, door panels, window
and door screens should be made with |
plain painted surfaces so that they can |
be readily cleaned.
Only the lightest curtains should be |
used, and they should not cover the |
save when necessary to shut |
out the hot sun. The chairs, tables,
beds, shelves, bookcases and all other
necessary articles of furniture should
be small and low, so that the children
may find them comfortable and con-
yenient. The continual effort to use
tables and chairs which are too high,
20 get things that are out of reach,
ind to be under the necessity of trying
o adapt the strength, size and skill of
children to the furniture Of grown per-
ions results In no little irritation,
ome Of which might be easily re-
leved. The washbowl In the bathroom
8 usually too high for child to use
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-04-27
What Neighbors Say of
Old-Iime Herbal Remedies

Moscow, Idaho.-"I. have used Dr.
Pierce's medicine in my home for D.
good many years, always with the besE
results. When 1 was In badly run
down condition with disorders Of the
blood causing pimples, boils and RASH
and had no appetite, used three bot
ties of DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical
Discovery, which cleansed my blood
left my skin clear and smooth, and &
never felt better in my life.
when my daughters were coming
into womanhood I gave them Dr.
Pierce's Favorite Prescription auG
none Of them ever had sick day dur
ing that time."-AlRS. w. NJ. COLI
WELL, PAS N. Wash. st.
The discovery" is made from ma
tive Foots without alcohol, and can be-
had in liquid or tablet form from near
ly all dealers. If not obtainable, send
81. 90 to DR.. V. NJ. Pierce, Buffalo, n. r,
and the tablets viii be mailed you.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-04-27
Not the Whole Truth.

81 have nothing against the Edin-
burgh people," said a gentleman who
HE'D from the great outer world, but
l must say I've found greater fellow
feeling elsewhere. My hat blew away
on Saturday, and though everybody be-
side me took warm interest in its
perambulations, nobody Joined in pur-
suit.
'Eh, but We wrong Edinburgh folk, y
replied one of his hearers. ''D'ye ken
what 1 saw on Setterday? A mans
hat blew off just as cable car wis
passin', and the driver stopped the car
and sprinted ava doom the road efter
it. Can We beat that in the sooth?"
The stranger said he really couldn't,
and would chalk it up to Edinburghs
credit.
Evils it act'lly true, Tam?" asked a
friend, after the foreigner" had de-
parted.
AYE. wis it. but dye think wud
tell that it wis the drivers ain cap
that blew eff?''
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-04-27
Do You Neglect
Your Machinery ?

The machinery of the body needs to
be well oiled. kept In good condition
Just as the automobile, steam engine or
bicycle. Why should the human neglect
his own machinery more than that of
his horse or his engine2 Yet most peo-
pie do neglect themselves. To clean
the system at least once a week is to
practice preventive measures. You will
escape many Ills and clear up the coat
ed tongue, the sallow complexion, the
dull headache, the lazy liver, If you will
take a pleasant laxative made up OF
the May-apple. juice Of the leaves Of
aloes, root of jalap, and called Pleasant
Pellets. You can obtain at almost any
drug store In this country these vege-
table pellets In Walls for 25c-slmply
ask for DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets.
There can be no counterfeit If they
have the DR.. Pierce stamp. Proven
good by so years use.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-04-27
WhistIerian Malice

whistler always brought q spir1E
of fun with him." says the late Lord
Redesdale in his memories; and the
incident that follows appears to COR
firm his lordship's words:
There came a day when. TO my great
regreat, Whistler made up his mind tG
leave the old house In which he had
lived for IA years and to build tsa
"White House" in 'Tite street. mainly
prompted, so he told me, by the wiSA
to show what he could achieve in seq
grafton E. w. Goodwin was the arcfs-
ltect, and it was not long before they
quarreled over the work, in eonnDemo-
ration of which Whistler caused n
stone to be inserted in the front of tbs
house, engraved with the words:
Except the Lord build the house.
they labor in vain that build it. + W
Goodwin, f. S. A. built this house
The stone has long since sisaF'-
peared. Goodwin died in 1885, and iD
1888 Whistler married his widow
quaint ending to an artistic feU6
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-04-27

More women fifteen to forty-five
years Of age die from conditions con-
nected with childbirth than from any
disease except tuberculosis. Some 49,
600 mothers lives are sacrificed yearly
to ignorance and improper care In
connection with Baby Week, the Chill
dren's bureau calls special attention to
these facts. for three reasons:
1. The life and health of the mother
are essential to the health and we'll
being of her children.
2. The majority of these mothers
lives could be saved.
3. The number of deaths among
mothers is merely a rough index of
unmeasured preventable illness and
suffering.
Just how adequate care for mothers
is to be assured depends, of course, on
local conditions, but DIR. Grace L.
Meigs of the federal Children's bu-
reau, whose special report on Ma
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-04-27
Waste Of Mothers Lives and
Health Altogether Unnecessary
Prepared by Children. Bureau. u s. Department of Labor

qulres special skill and training
Many people do not seem 60 under
stand that in any case complications
may arise which can be met safely by
prompt and skillful scientific care but
which at the hands of an upskilled at
tendant viii cost the life of mother OF
child or both.
Doctor Meigs admits the difficulties
of making accessible TO every mother
in the United States these essentials
of maternity care, but she says
"When women and their husbands are
convinced of the need of such care.
and when women demand it, physi.
clans will furnish it; medical colleges
will provide better training for physi.
clans; and communities, rural and ur-
ban, will see to it that mothers are
properly protected"
The difficulties are perhaps greatest
In rural districts. The Children's Blu
reau has had letters from mothers who
are Is. %, 80 and even IS miles from
physician, and for whom any trained
nursing has been utterly impossible.
Other countries have been at work on
this same problem, notably New Yea
land and Canada. From their expert
ence and from the experience of those
American cities in which special ma
ternity work is being developed, Doc
tor Meigs has drawn up the following
suggestions for unit of service TO
meet the needs of mothers in rural
districts:
The unit would provide center for
a rural nursing service with visiting
nurses especially trained to recognize
dangerous symptoms in expectant
mothers. At such a center mothers
would be able to obtain information as
to the proper care of themselves and
Of their babies. If a suitable general
hospital is too remote for use, the
county center should include a cot
tage hospital for difficult maternity
cases and for the care of normal
cases when it is convenient for the
mother to leave her home for oonfine-
ment. In general, skilled attendance
should be obtainable by every woman
in the county.
Little has been done as yet to show
women that much of the waste Of
mothers lives and health is unneces~
sary. Even less has been undertaken
by communities to provide protection
for motherhood. Many communities
which have studied their typhoid and
death rates and have I'M
1ertaken costly measures to reduce |
hem have been needless of the death |
-ates among mothers. 1t is not |
strange, therefore, that since 1900 the /
Uphold rate for the country as a
whole has been cut in half, and the /
ate from tuberculosis has been mark
idly reduced, while the death rate
rom maternal causes has shown no
decrease. But maternal
leaths are largely preventable, and
5aby Week should mark the BEGINNING
# definite work for their prevention.
Doctor Meigs' report on Maternal
Iortality may be had free upon re-
uest. from the Children's bureau.
D. @.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-04-27

ternal Mortality was published re-
Gently, believes that the first essen
tial everywhere is better understand
ing of what mothers need.
Few women seem to realize, for ex-
ample, that a mother needs special
care before the baby comes. And yet
the principles of personal hygiene
which have been worked out by mod
ern science are of the utmost import
ance in preventing complications for
the mother and illness or weakness for
her baby. Further, the expectant
mother should be under the super
vision of physician, and she should
have certain periodic examinations by
which any symptoms of complications
may be discovered and treated while
they are still comfortable.
And the mother needs skilled at
tendance when her baby is born. Doc
tor Meigs emphasizes the fact that
difficult maternity case is one of the
gravest surgical emergencies and re-
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-04-27
lakes a Strong Wind. loo.

DR.. George T. MacCoy of Columbus
recalls that when the Spanish-AEuerS-
can war broke out, in April 1898 twC
IriShmen We're at work on u neyg
asphalt pavement, being laid on wash
ington street. He was watching theID
when one stopped handling his pick
and glanced up at the courthouse
tower, where a flag was waving
whats the use of putting a flag Hzs
there?7 the man questioned The wind
viii whip it TO pieces"
Eyes, but the winds the only thing
that can whip it" was the others
quick repIy.-Indianapo News
The ball is the oldest toy.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-04-27

without getting his sleeves and the
front of his clothing wet. A stool or
hassock, or even low box on which
he may stand, will cave much trouble.
After the baby's high chair has been
discarded the child should be provided
with a dining chair which is high
enough to bring his elbows about on
level with the top of the table, and he
should have a stool or footrest. An
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-04-27
Why He Subscribed.

A collector of subscriptions for the
brass band fund once came across a
farmer who was noted for his mean
ness. To his surprise the farmer at
once consented TO subscribe fully as
large a sum as any he had yet re-
ceived.
Mr.. Hardest" he said, addressing
the farmer. you are surely very fond
of music TO give so much"
''Oh, yes" said the farmer; they're
grand for soaring the crows from ma
'taties when they're practicin' an I'm
grateful
Girls think that old bachelors don't
understand women. but widows know
better
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-04-27
Couldn't Keep 1t Up.

The City Man (to ninety-year-old
peasanD-Tell me, what must one do
to grow to be as old as you are?
Peasant-Don't drink, don't smoke,
keep out in the fresh air.
City Nanny father did all those
things and died at sixty.
Peasant-Yes, but he didn't do them
long enough.-Fliegende Blaetter (Mu-
nich).
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-04-27

ordinary kitchen table or common sew
ing table with the legs sawed off about
half way will afford untold comfort to
the children at their work or play. 1t
should be painted white and should
rest firmly on the floor. Low chairs
should also be provided. These may
be pine kitchen chairs with the legs
sawed of. Added to this, there should
be some shelves with drawers where
work and playthings can be kept with
in easy reach. Such an equipment as
this, in a sunny, cheerful room, with
plenty of fresh air, and warmed in
winter to 6S degrees, viii provide an
amount of happiness to the child quite
out OF all proportion to the cost
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-04-27
AN ANCIENT JAPANESE ART
Embroidery Made In Flowery Kingdom
for Centuries Before Country
Was Opened to World.

Japanese embroidery. now so popu-
lar in this country, is one of the Oldest
arts of the mikado's people. For cen
turtles before the country was opened
TO foreign intercourse heavily embrOld-
cred silk kimonos. screens, and other
articles were made by professional
embroidery experts. principally in
tinues today, having been handed
down from father to son for many gen.
eratiOns. For this reason the center
Of the country's art-embrOidery indus
try is at Kyoto, although cheaper en-
brolderies. principally for export, are
produced in large quantities in other
part of the Kobe district
The majority of the workers in KyO-
to are men, who produce the finer
grades of embroidery. 1t is essentially
a household industry. and is usually
conducted in small shops. where from
three to ten apprentices and skilled
embrOiderers are employed. The men
received from 10 to IS cents gold pei
day. The women, however, are able
TO earn from IS to so cents gold pei
day, depending upon their ability ano
The manufacture Of handmade lace
is a comparatively new industry in
Japan, as lace was not used by the
Japanese before the advent of foreign
ers. The industry is stu in it's in
fancy. and the output is small.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-04-27
Another Operation Avoided.

Richmond Ind-aFor years sick and weak from
female going stairs had slowly
with my hands on steps, sit down the The
should have operation and friends
thought would not live into house My daughter
E. Pkhams Vegetable Compound she had
with good results did weakness disappeared
gained strength moved into our new home 40 ALI OF
work chickens and ducks cannot
Lydia Hnkhams Vegetable Compound
NJ o. JOHNSTON, Route D, Box 100, Richmond, Ind
OF course there are many serious cases that only
surgical operation will relieve. We freely acknowledge
this but the above letters and many others like them
amply prove that many operations recommended when
medicine in many cases is all that needed.
you special advice write to Lydia E. Pnlham ed
letter win be opened
read and by held in strict confidence.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-04-27

Happy hearts and happy faces,
Happy play in grassy places.
That is how in ancient ages
Children grew to kings and sages.
Robert Louis Stevenson.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-04-27
gooManu
Operations
The Right Medicine in Many Cases
Does Better than the Surgeons
Knife. Tribute to Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound.
Doctor Said Operation OF Death-But Medicine Cured

Des Moines, Iowa.-"My husband says 1 woul6
have been in my grave today had it not been fox
fered from serious female trouble and the doctors
said could not live one year without an operation
My husband objected to the operation and had ms
try Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound L
soon commenced to get better and am now we'll
and able to do my own homework. | can recon-
mend Lydia Z. Pinkhams Vegetable Compound to
any woman as a wonderful health restorer. Mrs
BLANCHE JEFFERsoN,703 Lyon ST., Des Moines, Iowa
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-04-27

Never judge the dimensions of a
woman's brain by the size Of her hat.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-04-27
Evident Course.

What is the best way of determin-
ing if an ocean voyage suits ones
healthT' "Why, go to sea-"
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-04-27

Doing things that are not worth
while is pernicious form Of idleness.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-07-26
SCOutmaSterS
Wanted In
Hammond

Many young man who today knows
practically nothing Of the technique of
scouting will eventually make splendid
scoutmaster.
Thescoutmaster may be 81 years old
or ne may be 81 years young. He is the
man who has some interest in boys; who
can squeeze out of busy life an even
ing a week and an occasional half day
for a hike; who has in his heart the lusl
of the trail and of the open sky; who
knows some of the things the scout is
supposed to know and who has thirst
to know more of them.
Hundreds of boys in Hammond are
keen for scouting and want you 10 play
the game with them. You will keep
young and grow young in this game; you
will never know a dull moment in it. You
can use your hours that are going to
waste; you can know the Joy Of leader
ship in things that are supremacy worth
while. 1 is not difficult-you only need
the courage to make a start No patri-
otto, virile man could resist this ap-
peal.
Come to some Of the scoutmasters
and assistants association meetings.
which are held every month and talk it
over. There will be g. meeting Of this
association on Friday. July 27th, at 500
p. m. at the Methodist church basement.
A visit may reveal to you how your
personality-plus the hungry energy of
a group Of boys-may be thrown into
the melting pot of the scout program
and produce band Of young men who.
through years of happy and honorable
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-07-26
Indiana HarbOr
Personal and Otherwise

Don't wait Enlist today. This OPP
portunity may never be again. Here IS
what you have been wanting. Mr.. Me-
chanic. I received a telegram today to
accent men for the aviation corps. This
is the best branch of the service the
army has Take advantage Of this as
YOU rnaynever have another chance in
your life TO get into an aviation corps.
We want the following mechanics:
Chauffeurs. blacksmiths. clerks, motor
cycle men. skilled vuleanizers. mechanics
for aeroplanes. magnetic re pair men.
packers, skilled iaborers of any trade.
Attention is invited I o motorcycle men
This is your chance inslife to rise TO
something higher. Come TO the recruit
ing office. I will be glad to explain the
duties and the opportunities of this
branch of service to you No do ubt
you want to serve your country in some
capacity. This is a fascinating branch
of service. All your associates will be
mechanics { some kind Don't delay.
Come to my Office and enlist today
Sergt. Clancy. Recruiting Office L. s..
Army. Indiana Harbor
A. c. Burgin of East Chicago. chair
man La Ike County Alumni association,
has received word that President VIM.
l.. Bryan OF Indiana university. will be
at the Hotel Nee in Hammond during
the afternoon of Saturday. July 2Sth for
the purpose Of meeting any young peo-
pie who are debating whether or not 10
attend college this coming year. The
rumor has gone abroad that Indiana
university might not continue its reg
ular work this coming fall semester on
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-07-26

attainment. will bless you as the inspir-
ing influence which set their feet firmly
on the rock. You can make some group
of boys happy by telling them that YOU
are ready to organize them into a troop
of scouts. The boys will strike al your
invitation as fish at the bait. You will
see their cheeks glow and their eyes
sparkle at the lure of uniform and
badges and hikes and camp and then
week by week you will see them be-
coming physically stronger. mentally
more awake and morally straight and
clean. You will see the change in those
boys and the whole community will
know that a better citizenship is in the
molding And this because you have
become a scoutmaster.
The unit of organization is the Pa
troll" which consists or eight boys, one
OF whom is patrol leader" This pa
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-07-26

If You Think THE TIMES Is
Doing It's Bit Your Support Is Al
ways Welcome.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-07-26
SALT

Salt is a white, bullheaded
seasoning that has to be put in
shaker and handled roughly be-
fore it will mind.
1t has an awful crust at times
and must be pulverized into SUBJ
mission. 1t will balk and stall
around its retreat as long as it
can, coming out in the open only
when you threaten it with the
blunt end of a fork.
Then it has spells of mel
ancholy. You might as well let
it alone when it gets one of
these. 1t grows soggy and dull.
There is nothing in the world
more morose than soggy
shakerful of salt.
When our salt gets stubborn
and mulish we just say to our
selves, but not so our wife can
hear: "Well, perhaps we are
now dealing with a chunk of the
salt Lots wife turned to-"