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The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1917-12-26
Speed on the Piano.

When q well-known pianiste was
playing a presto by Mendelssohn a
man who was present set himself to
counting the notes and the time occu-
pied. She played 5,595 notes in four
minutes and three seconds. Every one
of these notes involved three move
ments of finger, elbow or arm. At
"a notes per second that amounted to
72 movements second.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1917-12-26
Used First Sewing Machine.

The first woman in America to use
sewing machine died; at Winsted, in
Connectic- t.. at the age. Of eighty-six.
She was Miss Elizabeth Kilbourn, who
in the ffties was a teacher in a pri-
vate school at New Hartford. When
Elias Howe was experimenting with
his invention, he asked her to help
him, and SO to her fell the honor Of
being the first to use the new machine.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1917-12-26
CLASSIFIED. T; d D.
FOR SALE

FOR SALE OR TRADE-sacra-
mento county, California, lands for
Eastern Properties, 200 acres high
class suburban farm land 5 to 3
miles from center Of2 -Sacra-
mento..ya Electric cars, concrete
boulevards, beautiful home sites;
will sub-divide s. acres up. City
of Sacramento, CAL, population
$4,000. Growing fast. safe and
sound Investments. Deal with
owners Write M. Bush, Oakland,
CAL, 346O Telegraph Ave. "':'3.
FOR SALE-One combination book
case and writing desk, good as
new, one genuine leather couch,
small safe, just right for small
business, one four-drawer steel
card index, one automatic num-
bering machine. 1119 Beltram1
Ave. Phone 444. 121Stf
FOR SALE|Tamarack and jackpine
in 16-inch lengths; will deliver
to any part of city; also hay and
straw. Reeves & Reeves, Phone
20. .~' v - .'"'< 1222tf
FOR SALE--1916 Ford touring car,
best of condition. Low price for
quick sale. 521 America Ave.
Phone 446-J. cd IL
FOR SALE-Wood delivered to any
part of the city. E. ]. Willets, 115
Third street, phone Al. 6d-1231
FOR RENT
FOR RENT-Furnished room, all
modern. 1118 Bemidji avenue.
Phone 465. 1211f
FOR RENT-Strictly modern fur
nished front room, by end of the
week. 1119 Beltrami Ave.. Phone
444. 1851
FOR RENT-Four-room cottage, $40
per month. 1909 Dewey Ave. Call
at 1918 Dewey Ave. 6-1227
FOR RENT-Office room, completely
furnished if desired. j. P. Lahr,
Phone 328. Markham Hotel Build
ing. 6-l228
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1917-12-26
In Harvest Time.

The delights Of vigorous manhood
and womanhood are not those Of youth,
but they are none the less enjoyable
because of that little difference, says
St. Paul Pioneer Press. A life, we'll
lived, grows richer, fuller and more
bounteous as it approaches the harvest
time.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1917-12-26
Growing Of Trouble.

Annoying troubles, noxious weeds
that they are, must have the elements
of ordinary life or they will fade away
and die-a receptive soil in which to
grow, the moisture Of ones own tears
as we'll as the tears Of as many other
good people as can be induced to cry,
and the gentle sunlight Of sympathetic
attention.-St. Paul Pioneer Press.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1917-12-26
Got a M|ekle Plate

Has your car a Bemtdji en-
blem? The Pioneer: car has on
the front Of its radiator a neat
nickle plate emblem design.
The words
BEMIDJI COMMERCIAL CLUB
are neatly outlined. It shows
that the local club is a men,
Der of the American Automo-
bile Association and should be
on every car In town. Order
one from the secretary Of the
Auto Club. Price 76c.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1917-12-26
The Real Thing.

It makes a fellow step higher when
some big man says Of him: "He is
the smartest man in this town." But
that is nothing by the side of having a
little chap snuggle up to your side and
whisper softly, II like you! You're SO
good to me !''-Farm Life.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1917-12-26

Harold Rice will leave this even
ing for Minneapolis for a visit with
his brother, L. F. Rice.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1917-12-26

FOR RENT-Strictly modern fur
nished front room, by end of the
week. 1119 Beltrami Ave.. Phone
444, 1218tf
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1917-12-26

FOR RENT
FOR RENT-Furnished room, all
modern. 1118 Bemidji avenue.
Phone 465, 1211tf
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1917-12-26
Until January "a.

Petrograd, Dec. 24.-(semi-offi-
ciaD-Germany has asked for post
ponement of peace negotiations until
January "a.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-18
Saving $4,000

Financing the proposition has been the only failing
provide quarters for the young men felt tackg
Job which meant raising at least $4,000 The offer of the Young
Mems Christian February remodel their building
and organize department ladies' solves the problem
Fairmont should accept proposition of the NJ A. will
save three years time will campaign for $4,000 and
will save an charge institution
in other words organizations be maintained much
lower expense in one building than they in two
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-18
OnIyTwo Days More

The call is urgent. 1t has become a de-
mand. The time is short. Wednesday is
the last day of the campaign. Fairmont
people have always responded nobly to the
call Of duty. To this supreme call Of our
youth and our country, let everyone answer
to the fullest of his ability.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-18
Our Young Women

Six hundred and forty young women are asking
Fairmont the question "Wnere do we come I'M" And
there is no answer. But Fairmont MUST answer
this question and must answer it NOW. Every rea-
son for Young Mems Christian Association is a
reason for Young Women's Christian Association.
The discrimination against the young women was
never intended but it is rea and it is unfair There
is no reason why the able young women Of this city
should be denied the advantages their brothers have
long enjoyed.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-18
The Red Cross in Action

The Red Cross, though originally originated to
give relief during war times, has broadened its scope
and now hastens to aid when any calamity brings
death and suffering to large number Of people The
local Red Cross was organized not quite year ago,
and noby met the first call for assistance at the Cab
in Creek flood, sending almost $500 in cash and many
supplies to these sufferers. They have responded to
every call made for help since their organization in
which Red Cross relief work was needed. Possibly
their greatest local service is being performed in
connection with the tuberculosis League in
which the Red Cross assists to maintain Red Cross
nurse and auto equipment
The war, however, called the Red Cross into real
service, and fitting up headquarters and moving
from these when the Chapter outgrew them, ap-
pointing committees, collecting funds, soliciting
members, getting supplies ready for the boys who
will soon be at the 'front.' all this has been the daily
duty of these self-sacrifcing women.
Over $500 material bought the with
prepared for almost 1000 pieces for relief work.
running bandage paaas, sheets bag But
Unlimited work yet be DONE The real need
will be felt until the boys the battlefield
and in the hospitals and the Famon chapter asks to help all
you the call for hepdoes surely must
the organization will be found have done than its share
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-18
How You Can Help

$4,000 will build equip building until January LIST 1918
S ownlm a a equipment
5000 the new Testament AT Ine p' S
100 Will provide stationery
60 viii supply building with 5000
1000 will furnish delivery truck different build
mg. A such trucks needed
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-18

This advertisement paid by Importance Of the
" NJ addition to h subscription MS
does notice the funds contributed
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-18
Help the \
Y. M. c. A.
to Help the
Soldiers mCamp
and Field

Extraordinary demands will be
made on the Y. NJ C. A. during this
war. Our soldiers will be on foreign
soil, surrounded by those who speak in
foreign tongues. Recreation and rest
must be had behind the firing line, and
none but the Y. M, C. A. can fill this
need. French and British soldiers on
leave of absence can visit their homes,
but the American can not. The Y. M.
C. A. must so far as possible, supply the
encouragement, the protection and the
comforts of American home life to the
men in the field
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-18
Liberty Loan
Bonds Taken

Patriotic citizens who have
bought Liberty Loan Bonds
can make their money perform
a double service by paying
their subscription to the Y. M.
C. A. and Red Cross Fund with
Liberty Loan Bonds. We will
accept them.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-18

What will the Red Cross do? Unjust
establish hundreds of Base Hospitals,
advance hospitals, special hospitals for
cripples, for the blind and for the gas
cases, it must have hospital ships, hos
pital trains and ambulances by the hun
dreds. And all these must be equipped
with doctors, nurses, clothing, drugs
and instruments. These are the tools
without which the Red Cross is useless.
They must have the means with which
to carry on their work of saving the
sick and wounded. Hundreds of the
noblest of women are giving their lives
as freely as the soldiers, and surely the
stay-at-homes should send their money.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-12-21
ALBANIAN PRINCE AT WORK
William ~ Wied Asks Aid Of German
Federal Powers to Keep coun.
try independent. '@T

Rotterdam, Netherlands. - Prince
William zu Wied, the former prince of
Albania, has by no means given up
hopes of regaining the realm which
he ruled over for SO short and tr0u-
bled q period Immediately prior to the
great European conflagration. His
latest step has been to send memo.
rial to the German federal princes,
wherein he deals at length with the
development Of Albanian affairs and
protests against the protectorate Of Al:
bania proclaimed by Italy. de argues
that an Independent Albania offers the
securest basis for a lasting peace In
the Balkans, and that it is therefore
In the interests of Germany and Aus
tria. Further, Prince William asserts
his own rights to the throne of Al.
bania.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-12-21
= How to Apply Gum.

BY means of a printed notice attached
to each bottle Of gum, H. M. stationery
Office thus instructs the government
officials in the use of that substance:
I'm ordinary USE. the best and most
nearly immediate result is obtained
by using only such an amount Of gum
as will just uniformly moisten' the sur
face without leaving any obvious ex-
cess to delay drying, the condition to
be aimed ut being that of a gummed
postage stamp just moistened as ordi-
narily applied to letter." Which is
just another way of saying, apply
lightly."-London Tit-Bits.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-12-21

1t Is the horse that has fought the
wars of the world and won our human
liberty. Besides this, he has broken
our prairies, sown and harvested our
grain, and delivered it to the markets
Of the world. He has carried messages
Of victory and of sorrow, and down to
the time of Washington he constituted
the fastest mode of communication
known, If we except only the carrier
pigeOn.-Dumb Animals.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-12-21

ley SAT IN d OH
chair before the
fire, looking very
lonesome. A big
dog, a collie, sat
beside him with
his head on his
masters knee. ).
Suddenly the dog
lifted his head
and parked. Mr..
BARLEY looked to-
ward the window
and saw the three
little frightened
boy faces peering
in. In a fifty he
had jumped up,
opened the win
dow and lifted
them in one at a
time.
GOOD gracious
me! What are you
doing out there?"
he demanded
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-12-21

that Mr.. BARLEY adopted all three OF
the little lads who came to him that
Christmas eve, and they are growing
ND into such fine, big boys.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-12-21

55I"He patted my head"
HE must be lonesome without any
folks" began Bobby. Then he leaned
|, over and whispered to his companions.
Fifteen minutes later three little boys,
the Oldest ten and the youngest six, let
/ themselves through basement door
! and hurried across the snowy yard to
the opening in the hedge which led
through patch of woods to the village.
Mr.. BARLEY, the trustee, who often
visited the home, lived in big house
with wonderful garden. Everything
was blanketed in snow now, and the big
house was dark save for few lighted
windows on the lower floor.
.$ Soon they stood on the porch peer
ing in at cozy library, where Mr.. Bart
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-12-21
NO AGE LlMIT1FOR =
WOMEN IN WAR WORK

.rE 3 y
There is no age limit for the
service of women In war work.
This fact has been demonstrate
ed to the wolnan's committee OF
the council Of national defense.
OF the thousands Of letters that
have come In recently from AL
parts Of the country, begging
for some work which will be OF
real worth to the government,
one was from an elderly lady
ninety-six years Of age, and one
from Z little girl nine years
old. The old lady writes that
she would like to have some
:. definite war work to do, since
her son is too old to be a SOL
dier. The little girl wants to
! go to France as q messenger in
the Red Cross service. In
france, at the beginning of the
war, the age limit for govern
mental service was placed at
forty years. All the women in
France are now working for
their country.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-12-21

Remember the Golden Rule.
Remember to do unto men what YOU
would have them do unto you.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-12-21

the parlor tomor-
dow, and candy
and presents and
everything, but
I'd rather hang
up my stocking
than have all the
old Chri s t mas
trees. You betcha
I would"
$50 would r..
echoed Bobby and
George.
"That trustee
who was here to-
day would make
q dandy man for
a father or an
uncle" said Bob
by.
Hes q " f III
rich. i"
"And he amt
got any children
or any folks at
ALL"
II wish he'd
'dopt me-" re-
f1ected George.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-12-21

stead, and IL two
m i u t es they
W ere sou n d
asleep, while the
servant, Martin,
nodded in a chair
outside in the
hall and Mr..
BARLEY, button
ed. into a fur
line Overcoat,
went S tri d i n g
down the snowy
street to the
brightly lighted
shops.
T don't know
who was the hap
pier that Christ
mas morning, the
three little boys
with stockings
full Of treasures
or big Mr.. Bart
ley, whom they
calle d Uncle
Dick" And the
best of it all was
.opted all three Of
came to him that
they are growing
Meade County news., 1917-08-02

Synopss-Rose Stanton of moderate circumstances marries
Rodney Adrch acquaintance
lives dness and luxury Chicago The life pals her. she
something useful but decides that motherhood will
She twins however, and they the
professional Rose becomes intensely dssats
violent dong husband
disappears world make Initiative
gets job musical comedy rehearsal
cheap roomng She liked
by producer intelligent
fashionable
gone California long visit
Meade County news., 1917-08-02
(TO BE CoNTINUED.)
Luminous Eyes.

Cats among mammals, and owls
among birds, says w. H. Hudson in his
book idle Days in Patagonia" are the
most highly favored of any creatures
in the matter Of luminous eyes. 1.-THE
feline eyes, as Of puma or wildcat,
blazing with wrath, sometimes affect
one like an electric shock; but for in,
tense brilliance the yellow globes of
the owl are unparalleled" Mr.. Hud-
son asserts that nature has done COM
paratively little for the human eye
either in these terrifying splendors OF
in beauty. He says that in Brazil he
was greatly impressed with the mag
niflcent appearance Of many of the ne
gro women; but that If they had only
possessed the golden irides" of GER
tain intensely black tropical birds
their unique loveliness" would have
been complete.-Outlook.
Meade County news., 1917-08-02

swered, was a sort of exaggerated mat
ter-of-factness. II could design the
costumes and pick out the materials" !"
she said, "but we'd have to get good
sewing woman-perhaps more than
one-to get them DONE"
He wasn't greatly surprised. Per-
haps the notion that she might suggest
something Of the sort was responsible
for the tentative, dubious way in which
he had said he supposed it couldn't
be done.
"You've had-experience in design
ing gowns, have you" Galbraith
asked.
"Only for myself" she admitted.
"But know I can do that part Of 1t.
I'm not good at sewing, though"-she
reverted to the other part Of the plan.
'Pd have to have somebody awfully
good, who'd do exactly what told
her"
"Oh, that can be managed" he said
little absently, and at the end Of a
silence which lasted while they walked
whole block: II was just figuring out
way to work it," he said, explaining
his silence. II shall tell Goldsmith and
Block (Block was the junior partner
in the enterprise) that I've got hold
of costumer who agrees to deliver
twelve costumes satisfactory to me, at
an average of, say, twenty per cent
less than the ones Mrs. Goldsmith
picked out. II they aren't satisfactory,
Meade County news., 1917-08-02
For Darkened London.

Suggestions for making ourselves
visible "when the lights are low" are
becoming rather alarming. We are ad-
vised, observes the London Chronicle,
to wear 'llght clothes for dark streets"
One humorist goes so far as to suggest
a "coat of whitewash" for evening
wear. White hats or CATERS would
call for less expenditure than an ex-
ira light night suit which most Of us
would be obliged to add to our ward
robe. But perhaps the simplest device
would be a white smock, with special
musical box attachments; for one night
wanderer says he makes practice of
singing as he walks to let other folks
know he Is coming.
Meade County news., 1917-08-02
CHAPTER XVIII.
A Business Proposition.


Buzzing around in the back of John
Galbraith's mind was an unworded
protest against the way Rose had just
killed her own beauty, with a thick
white veil, SO nearly opaque that oil 1t
let him see Of her face was an inter
mittent CLEAN Of her eyes. The busl-
ness between them was over, and
all she was waiting for was word
Of dismissal, to nod him a fare
well and go swinging away down the
avenue. Still he didn't speak, and she
moved little restlessly. At last:
do you mind crossing the streetT"
he asked abruptly. ''Then we can talk
as we walk along" She must have
hesitated, because he added, "It's too
cold to stand here"
"of course" she said then. All that
had made her hesitate was her sur
Meade County news., 1917-08-02

prise over his having made request
instead of giving an order.
do you think you'll be able to con-
vince Mrs. Goldsmith" she asked,
as they walked down the east side Of
the avenue together, ''that her gowns
don't look well on the stage?"
Probably not" he said. mo, she
won't be convinced, and If 1 know
Goldsmith, he'll say his wife's taste is
good enough for him. So If we want a
change, we've a fight on our hands,"
The way he had unconsciously
phrased that sentence startled him a
little.
"The question is," he went on,
whether they're worth making fight
about. Are they as bad as I think
they are?"
"Oh, yes" SAID Rose. "They're dow
dy and fourth-class and ridiculous. OF
course 1 don't know how many people
in the audience would know that"
"And I don't care" said John Gal
braith, with a fash of intensity that
made her look around at him. "That's
not consideration I'll give any weight
to. When 1 put production under my
name, it's the best 1 can make with
what I've got. When have to take
cynical view and try to get by with
bad work because most of the people
out in front won't know the difference,
I'll 60 out to my little farm on Long
Island and raise garden truck"
There was another momentary ST.
lence, for the girl made no comment
at all on this statement Of his credo.
But he felt sure, somehow, that she
understood it, and presently he went
on speaking.
"Would it be possible, do you think,
to get better gowns that would also
be cheaper? That argument would
bring Goldsmith around in hurry. It's
ridiculous, of course, but that's the
trouble with making production for
amateurs. You spend more time fight
ing them than you do producing the
show"
II don't believe" said Rose, "that
you could get better ready-made cos
tunes q lot cheaper; the two or three
we might be able to find wouldn't help
US much"
"And suppose" he said dubiously
dts out Of the question getting them
any other way than ready made; that
is, and cheaper, too."
The only sign of excitement there
was in the girls voice when she an.
Meade County news., 1917-08-02

oHe IOunu tne Otner girls on the
point Of departure. But Edna offered
to wait for her.
mo, you run along" Rose said. "pve
some errands, and don't feel like see
ing a movie tonight, anyway"
Edna looked a little odd about II,
but hurried along after the others.
A saleswoman-the same one the
manager had assigned to Rose, under
the misconceptlon which that smart
French ulster Of hers had created
when she came into the store-now
came around behind the screen to
gather up the frocks the girls had shed.
"Will you please bring me-" said
Rose, "the Poiret model you showed
me before the others came in? I'll
try it on"
The saleswoman's manner was DIFF
ferent now, and she grumbled some
thing about its being closing time.
"Then, If you'll bring 1t at once :"
said Rose. And the saleswoman went
on the errand.
Five minutes later, Galbraith, from
staring gloomily at the mOurnful heap
of trouble Mrs. Goldsmith had left on
his hands, looked up to confront q
vision that made him gasp.
II waRted you to see If you liked
this" said Rose.
"If I like itp he echoed. "Look
herel If you knew enough to pick
out things like that, why did you let
that woman waste everybody's time
with junk like this? Why didn't you
help her out?"
II couldn't have done much," Rose
said, "even If my offering to do any
thing hadn't made her angry-and !
think 1t would have. You see, she's
got lots Of taste, only it's bad. She
wasn't bewildered a bit. She knew
just what she wanted, and she got 1t.
It's the badness Of these things she
likes. And 1 thought :" She
hesltated little over this II
thought that it would be easier to
throw them all out and get a fresh
start"
He stared at her with a frown of
curiosity. "That's good sense" he
said. "But why should you bother to
think of it?"
Her color came up perceptibly as she
answered. "Why-I want the piece to
succeed, Of course :" Rose turned
rather suddenly to the saleswoman. 81
wish you'd get that little Empire frock
in maize and cornflower," she said.
I'D like Mr.. Galbraith to see that,
too" And the saleswoman, now pla-
Gated, hustled away.
"This thing that I've got on" said
Rose swiftly, "costs a hundred and
fifty dollars, but 1 know can copy 1t
for twenty. I can't get the materials
exactly, Of course, but I can come
near enough"
"Will you try this one on, miss?'
asked the saleswoman, coming on the
scene again with the frock she had
been sent for.
"No," said Rose. "Just hold it up"
Galbraith admitted it was beautiful,
but wasn't overwhelmed at all as he
had been by the other.
"It's not quite so much your style,
is it? Not drive enough2"
ut isn't for me-" said Rose. ats
for Edna Larson to wear in that All
Alone number for the sextette."
Galbraith stared at her a moment
Then, "Put on your street things" he
said brusquely. "I'll wait"
Meade County news., 1917-08-02

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Ifyou have any symptom about which
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