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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-16

FORD. FIVE passenger. storage bat
terry. two extra castings and tubes
veutilatinE Windshield. etc. Can
be seen at 1921 second avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-16

LOTS: easy terms; IN Pardon Bros
additions, Thirty-fifth street and
Eighteenth avenue and Thirty
eighth street, Nineteenth avenue;
block from car. Phone r. l. 1874
or r. l. 1925.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-12-20
His Guess.

sWho was 1t said to him that hath
shall be given?" -&9
Il don't remember, but I presume
1t was some fellow who had eight
or nine necktle holders and had Just
received four more for Christmas"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-12-20
INSOMNIA NOT HARD TO CURE
Easy to Tell the Cause Of the Attic
,.z tlon and Remedy 10 Matter Of
Common Sense.

There are two kinds Of insomnia,
and each has its cure" doctor said.
tIn the first kind you 60 to bed ap-
parently sleepy, and as soon as your
head touches the pillow, You become
wide awake, and the most vivid and
feverish thoughts whirl through your
mind for hours. At last, sick with ex-
haustion, you fall asleep, but it's too
late then. Too much time has been
lost. You rise In the morning unre-
freshed. ..,z -. d.
''In the second kind of insomnia you
60 to sleep all right rs soon as you 60
to bed, but In an hour or so You wake
up. You lie tossing long while. You
rise unrefreshed here. too. ,&s.
1.-THE first kind Of insomnia Is due to
rich, undigested food clogging the
stomach. The remedy is simpler meals
in the evening-no pork or game or
cheese or pastry, but, instead, fish or
chicken, whole-meal bread, custards
or milk toast. ,.a
1.-THE second kind Is due to lack OF
exercise. A daily half-hour's gymnas-
tics, followed by cold bath and rub
down, will drive It permanently away
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-12-20
Defense Of Rhythm In Poetry.

When poet dlscards rhythm he Is
disearding perhaps the most powerful
single artifice of poetry which Is at his
disposal--the particular artifice, more
over, which, more than any other, en-.
ables the poet to obtain psychic con.
troll over his reader to exert sort OF
hypnosis over him. Rhythm is persua-
sive. 1t Is the very stuff Of life. 1t Is
not surprising therefore, that things
can be said in rhythm which otherwise
cannot be said at all; paraphrase a
fine passage of poetry into prose and
in the DISAGREEMENT the ghost will have
escaped A good many champions OF
free verse would perhaps dispute this.
They would fall back on the theory
that, ut any rate, certain moods more
colIoquial and less intense than those
Of the highest type Of poetry. and less
colloauial and more intense than those
OF the highest type of prose, could
find their aptest expression in this
form, which lies halfway between
Conrad Atkin in the Dial.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-12-20
Helping One Another.

we do fur more than we think to
steady one another's principles, to
hold one another up. A thought OF
the boy who must not be allowed to
inherit dishonored name has held
many a man in the hour or tempta'
ton. The remembrance of wife and
child has barred the way to many q
wrong transaction. ...~-.
The quiet courage of every day
that does It's best hour by hour and
accepts as part of the days work the
losses and penalties that steadfastly
doing right must often bring-this Is
the highest courage Of all. d.
Many people add unnecessarily to
their own anxiety by assuming cares
that do not belong to them-which
form no real part Of their duty OF
their work. Some of these burdens
are pure creations of ones own ex.
cited or morbid Imagination, while
others appertain to the life or duty OF
others and not to us.--ETchange.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-12-20
HONEY CROP OF 1918.

- . s..a -l'.Fr. -s-t - -, /,
The honey crop Of the United
States for 1918 having been placed
by the department Of agriculture at
about 25o,ooo,ooo pounds, the
American Botanist estimates that,
as The nectar Of flowers does not be-
come honey until worked over and
partly eyaporated, the bees must
move as much as 10000 tons OF
material to produce this crop, exclu-
.siye of the honey eaten by them
selves. Of this product, about one
half is from the nectar of white
clover, with two other leguminous
plants-alfalfa and sweet clover--as
the next important sources. A
honey that can be recognized is pro-
dueed by few plants, including
cotton, Eastwood, tulip tree, buck
wheat, goldenrod- and mountain
sage. s-~.s ~ -.,.s'.s :. ~ aaar.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-12-20
Carrot and Radish Seed.

California Is the largest producer OF
carrot seed. Sacramento and Yolo
counties rank first, with San Joaquin,
Contra Costa, Santa Clara and San
Benito counties ranking as mtaor pro-
ducers. In the production of radish
seed the situation Is reversed, the
coast counties of California producing
the bulk Of the crop, and the river
district being unimportant as q pro.
Queer. It is also grown in the Pacific
Northwest. Beet seed is grown In
both the river and coast districts Of
California, but is probably grown more
extensively around Sacramento than
in any other portion of the state. Let
tuce seed Is grown almost exclusively
near the coast sections of California.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-12-20
Christmas Is
Children 5 Day

The message OF Christmas is love.
Hts emblem is radiant, thankful, con-
I. tented childhood. Without love and
without. children there could be no
real Christmas. The form might sur
xive but the substance would be lack
4 ting. .J 5
Unhappy must be the adult who cam
not make himself child again In
spirit ut the Yuletide. For Christmas
lis the universal children's day. Men
and women are superfluous except as
they make themselves partners with
those. whom the day g1orifies.
Let us, then, lay aside the affecta-
fion and arrogance of manhood and
womanhood and be children again.
i Let us adopt their point of view and
put ourselves in their places-in the
places of these sons and daughters Of
ours and of the sons and daughters Of
cur neighbors. It was only a year or
I two ago, as it seems. when we hung
our well-worn stockings in row along
the mantel shelf, while our fathers
and mothers looked on with unfeigned
pleasure at the innocent confidence we
showed in what the morrow would
bring forth.
Even as you and /. It all comes
back in flood Of memories. Life
was simpler then. Our desires were
less pretentious than those our chill
dren voice now. Modest remembrances
they were that buIged toe and heel Of
the stockings mother knit.
Life and It's circumstances change,
but the essence Of Christmas never.
THE same happy childhood, the same
restlessness, the same snail-like creep.
Ing Of time as the holiday approaches.
The same parenthood, t0o--the same
planning across the reading table after
The boys and girls are abed, the same
loving consideration Of what this or
that child most desires and how Tar
the family purse can properly be
stretched to permit some further pur-
chase. ssg
Every home Is assured Christmas
II 1t has a great, warm heart pulsating
I'm tune with the hopes and joys Of
childhood .-Exchange.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-12-20
MANY ROADS TO LONGEVITY
People Who Have Reached Advanced
Age by No Means Unanimous az
to the Best Path.

Records show that more women live
to be centenarians than men. When
the census Of the United States was
taken In 1900 1t was found that 6,29S
persons between the ages of ninety
Ave and ninety-nine were living, and
OF this number 1856 were women.
Miss Eliza Work. who reached the
age of one hundred and FIVE, gave as
the reason for her long life that she
never drank tea or coffee; Mrs. Mar
garet Neve, who lived to be one hum
bred and ten, gave as her reason that
she never lacked resources and was
always busy, and Mrs. Sylvia Durham,
nged one hundred and one, lived to en-
Joy the enthusiasm Of % presidential
campaigns. Born in July, 1850, at the
age Of FIVE she rode In stage coach,
at forty in canal boat, at ninety-nine
In an electric car, and at one hundred
In an automobile. "A
Abraham lived to be one hundred
and seventy-fiy years old and Sarah
lived to be one hundred and twenty
seven years old, and Isaac, their son,
lived to be one hundred and eight, but
whether year was reckoned then as
we do now is not known. - .
William Gladstone lived to be eighty
nine, and at the tim,. Of his death his
intellect was one of the finest that
the world has ever known. and he
was called "the Grand Old Man." This
is just one of the many cases proving
q man Is just as useful, If not more
so. when he Is old than when ne Is
young. f., >.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-12-20

According to a Russian scientist ex-
cessiye talking is dangerous disease.
An individual coffee percolator has
been Invented to be clamped on cup.
Pronged grips that ut the palm OF
the hand have been invented for hand
ling cakes of Ice.
An aviation school has been estab-
lished nt Lima under subsidy OF the
Peruvian government.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-12-20
pird and insect Mipratlons.

A scientist who has given particu.
lar study to the mlgrations Of Insects.
states that the principles and laws gov
erning the better-known bird migra-
lions have a remarkable parallel IN the
annual movements of certain members
Of the insect world, both birds ana M
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-12-20
USING TRUCK AS HOIST.

Several concerns which have
adopted the industrial truck and
tractor. system Of internal haulage
have found novel uses for their We
hicles. In a government warehouse
d platform type truck is being used
10 pile cork in tiers. With the use
Of q simple arrangement of block
and tackle the loads are placed al
The right point with little trouble
and labor. The action is similar to
q horse hoist but much faster.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-12-20
!, ami psoi rabies are cleaned

a. amt pool rabies are cleaned
by means Of an electric brush.
Part of the organization Of the
Chinese court In the days Of the EN-
pire was a staff of five astrologers.
Sir Charles Wyndham, the famous
English actor, served as surgeon in
the American Civil war.
The sugar ration In Zurich, SWitzer-
land, for q recent month was IL
pounds. and Of bread a half-pound q
day. s
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-12-20
Aren,Iynent Hard to Repeal.

A law Of congress can be quickly re.
pealed or altered If it falls 70 work
wen, hut Constitutional amendment
is practically beyond repeal. Though
3B states are required to put an amend
,nent into the Constitution, it takes
only Is to keep it there, even against
the will Of all the others.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-12-20
Disappearing Lake.

In the canton Of Valais, IN Switzer-
land, at the foot Of the great Aletsch
glacier, lies a small body OF water,
Lake Marpeien, which at irregular in
tervals, every three or four years,
completely and suddenly disappears.
The phenomenon always occurs during
the last days Of August.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-12-20


sects being Influenced by mete0r0log-
zeal and geographical conditions which
defect and determine the routes, ana
the psychologists of both birds and In
sects reacting to the travelling lin.
pulses which are unsatisfied In some
cases with anything less than a world
wide distribution.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-12-20

Pelican--There goes Hippo on the
way to the Jungleville mask ball.
But why all those spots painted on
his hide?s >..sts4ss. ...--=.
Parrot--Oh, that is his ball cos
tune. He's going as a giraffe.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-17
SERIOUS PROBLEM IS
QUESTION OF SHIPS
Allocation Of Tonnage Is Important
Feature OF Settlement 81 Peace
Terms,

Washington, Dec. te.---fiettinE the
ships Of this country hack into com
nercfal service Is the big problem
before the Shipping Board.
Tho board spent most of Saturday
and was again busy Yesterday in the
ALLEGATION of 500 900 tons Of shipping
the war department is releasing to II,
This ALLEGATION is the forerunuer Of
4 great problem facing the board, hut
ON which il cannot move until the
allies AT their round table shall have
taken the first steps
The allied governments have taken
over during the war $500. 900 tons OF
German shipping. With the signing
of the armistice more than | 600. 900
tons more came into their hands.
They must decide on the final dis
tribution OF these 5000. 900 tons and
then the shipping hoard must allocate
the portion which comes to America.
Npund up In this decision may rest
the sale of the International Mercan-
tile Marine british registry ships. TO
which England is now objecting. Eng
In nd sought TO buy these Ss-osid ships
which had been flving the British
flag though owned by American cor
porations. much Of whose stock was
owned in England
Tho United States government
stepped in and said that II would IT,
self buy the ships were there to be
a change OF ownership. This would
transfer the ships To American regis
try and they would then fly the
Nag.
W England in,erpcsed protests against
such = change Of nag and registry. y
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-17

1 The War Trade Hoard ~ the u s,
! Russian bureau Incorporated. rs q
! COMPANY which has been organized nv
the War Trade Board at tho direction
Of the president for the purpose OF
helping tho Russians 10 helm them
selves In stahilzinr the economic
situation in Russia II has capt. al
stock Of $4,000 200 All Of which has
been issued and fully paid in cash
out Of government funds. The stock
is owned in It's entirety by the l.. s.
government
Tho company VIII engage in the
business OF exporting to Russia and
Siberia agricultural implements.
shoes clothing. and other commodi-
ties which the Russian population
need. bringing back Russian and SHE :
rian raw materials In return. The
company thus is intended tn aid IN
Supplying the needs NJ tho neople OF
Russia in encouraging Russian pro-
duction and trade. and assisting in
tho marketing % Russian products in
America and their exchange FOR
American goods one Of the chief oh r
jects which the companv viii have III
view will he tho encouragrUent or
private capital 10 engage In trade in
RUSSIA and Siberia shiroing he-
comes available for the purpose. Its
policy Will he To no-opcrate with nu-
courage and pron,o'% such trade
with Russia as will assist I'm the ro-
hahiIitafion ~ her economic ife. and
TO cover by its direct onerationY only
such port ions ~ the field as cannot
al present he servcd readily Ivy pri-
va enternriSe.
The company has already begun thr
franSae' ion of business ny the dis
oat"t ~ three vessels from 'he PaciHc
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-17
AMERICAN E.WSPAPERMEN SEARCH
VAINLY FOR GERMAN WITH KIN IN IT, S.

auiry to make sure the old man hadn't
overlooked at least one sister IN
Chicago. hut by this time we had
reached the ferry. 1t was dark. but
we could diniy see some kind of boat
out in the river. 4 broad voice an
swered our yells. There's one man
who's sure to have a brother in
Chicago" declared Mr.. Wood. with
great satisfaction. at will be an
aunt in Dubuque. Iowa" said Mr..
Johnson. hedging little. An uncle
in Milwaukee. We announced firmly.
There proved to he two men in the
boat One OF them was a charou with
whiskers The other was a voiinp.
German soldier in uniform The boat
I was a fiat scow, and we doubted If it
would hold the autom obile, so the
driver ran the machine aboard TO
see. It did not sink Meanwhile,
Mr., Wood was addressing himself 10
the charon. Il am from Chicago.
whore your brother resides. he an
nounced. Mr. Johnson changed into
German marks or rather remark =.
He means your aunt who lises in
/ Kansas City" Mr.. Johnson was hede-
ing again. The old fellow "Neined'
them prom pity. IT was an uncle in
Madison, Wis
We were Getting close. The Ger
man soldier had heen- listening ia the
colloa,sy. RE spoke 'up in English,
II also havr an nnele in Phtha del.
7 pifias'A'~ We nodsted+ only. W. sattf
! I'VE thought II should be in Mil
waukee,"
The charon and the soldier were
showing off the boat when we heard
shin cries Out of the darkness came
running a young woman with has-
ket on her arm. She desired pas.
sage over the river. AS she scrambled
aboard the boat, she caught us in the
glow of the automobile lights.
Americans" she murmured
Messrs. Wood and Johnson moved
forward -expectantly. II have people
in America" she said navielv IN Ger
man "A brother" began Mr. Wood
"a sister" interrupted Mr.. Johnson
'Nein." she said somewhat startled
i An uncle in Milwaukee.
But how should Mr.. Who'd or MIR
= Johnson know not being betting men
that the local prices on any inhahitan
I in this particular region are:
! Brother or other relative in Chi
cago: to |.
Brother or sister tn some othe,
part OF America: so to /
Uncle in Milwaukee; 100 10 /.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-17
wish Ask s~,s-d-,crm,rntion.

IL Chicago, Dec, 1o,---At a mass conyen.
ton, held under tho auspices of the
comniftee OF one hundred acting for
All irish saccii~~. in Chicago resoIu
tons were aJopt Ell snd ordered ca
hied tn President Wilson in Paris urc-
ing him I" irterrede in behalf of Ire
land at the\eontpy reace conferences
Addresses Mere delivered by Arch
bishop George " Mundeiein form or
Governor Edward r. Funn Mayor
Thompson and Congressman Gallagher
the latter author Of the congregational
resolution now in tho hands OF the
committee IN foreign relations which
calls on Great britain to grant self
determination to treland
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-17
BY DAMON RUNYON

With the American Army Of occu-
patton BY courier to Nancy. France:
undated There is ALWAYS an argu
ment in our car. Generally it's over
the question whether we shall turn
To the left or right at cross roads.
although anything else will do, A
rule We finally agree on the turn
and it proves the wrong one after
we've gone few kilometres. lust as
We did on this night when we were
returning from a visit to the Eigh-
fnnnth infa ntry away up toward the
Rhine. After we had discovered this
mistake, VIC journyed on few kio-
metres further AS usual. we debat
ed the responsibility for the error
There's a German the road
there" said Mr.. Wood, OF the Chicago
News. peering through the fog. rain
and mist Let's ask him which way.
the right ono, He's sure to have a
brother in Chicago
NO" argued Mr. Johnson of the
New York Sun, The has sister in
Bronx iyn."
''It'll be an uncle III Milwaukee, WI
averred positively. having made q
secre study of the ram iiications oi
local family trees. We ranged along.
side the figure. which hulked- big ou
OF me darkness III proved TO %
Kan ol1 man fwfhSp cloak wrapped
t;tr&iif1T II ~ 2@'S'.a -34''f y -
Mach Trfer.' We demanded wav
ing wildly in the direction ahead. H.
said "Nein.' Then he said som'
more words, which Mr.. Johnson in
torprefed as meaning that. If we KEEP
on we'd run rieht into the Moselit
river. Unless the car could float
he advised against such a course.
We invited him into the car Il
show US the road
You have brother in Chicago,
observed Mr. wood confidently. a.
the old man settled down in the s,sa
beside us
'Tem him that in German" ht
directed Mr.. Johnson
you have a sister in Brooklyn -
interpreted Mr.. johnson correctly
The old man exploded into strtnS
Of Mems
IT'S an uncle in Burlington
Iowa" said Mr.. johnson His name
is Wilhelm something and he's very
old and feeble. You see you're wrong
again.
still "Out Of Luck"
Mr. Wood was for pressing the in
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-17
GIRLS WILL BE GIRLS.


fs''e
\ mens FfoteetIFe association IN I'M
ReAEo Lays great stress upon the i'm
mode.t dress Of the vouur girl Of
S4n1.v .. ,,,,,o n.nu. ~ i,,ar,t,
,sx,,roueu.f We dapf-b,crs of ala
Co. ,,.,,.
80 ns..,, ..,,,., 81 aal,oo,.o,,s,,.
~. a,os.es .d;cr.r.,,f.. . s,,a ,.o
49,, .,, $500.
t. ..ut
., ,an,u ,..,
.....x,,,. .te .,..ter oo,,id ,..oL s.r
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-17
WISE COUNSEL PREVAILS OVER FEAR

its-!. aeeHnod to adopt the course
urged b.. The two members "ho have
been most mighty e~cited over the
situation.
1t thus appears that We shall have.
a, least until The cad OF The year, the
advantage of cool common sense IN
dealing win ,he public aspects OF The
flu problem.
The N3rsinan Was the hrst and fer
long the only Richmond newspaper to
protest against the arbitrary aud
Illogical continuance of the closing
order in october, after The futility Of
that course had been demonstrated.
The findings Of the leading American
health authorities. as reported by Or.
Flanagan elsewhere in this issue. arc
directly In line with The Nirginian' s
contentious. Richmond is fortunate
In knowing beyond question, now,
that those, IDEAS are fully supported
by experience and that. accordingly
there is no cause for alarm because
our churches are not 10 be empty and
silent during the Christmas period
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-17
WAR TRADE BOARD RUSSIAN BUREAU.

to file apnlications for licenses 10 ex-
port 10 Russia such comm dities as
the" know to he needed
The head office Of 1.-The Russia,
bureau is in the War Trade Boer1
Building at Washington. D. G., The
Board or Directors Of the COMPANY
consists of the members OF the War
Trade Board. Hon. Vance C. Me
Cormick, chairman OF tho War Trade
Board is president Of the company.
John Foster Dulles Is secretary and
treasurer, and Henry H. Van Sind.ren
~ acting manager The directors arc
Vance c, Mccormick. Thomas r..
Thadhourn, Jr.. Edwin f. Gay. Albert
strauss Alonzo II. TAYLOR. j. Beavar
white, and Clarence NJ Woollev
VANCE G. MCCORMICK.
Chairman
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-17
AT HosPITABLE coBLENz.

dent writes from Cohleriz Smiling
delegations met us. Pretty girls
waved hands and handkerchiefs. The
river promenade was crowded with
the curious, who were in remarkab bly,
good humor. Every one seemed
anxious 10 do what can be done for
the Americas"
No one pretends any more 20
understand Germans. DO they really
like us. now that we've licked them
Or is 1t a tieep-laid scheme Are they
acting under orders to woo American
friendship in the hope thar We will
save them from the war penalties our
allies intend to impose
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-17

nv The chief health officer and The
Mtizn,nistrative board are TO he con
Eratuiased on having declined 20
WELD TO the doctrine OF terrorism so
sarpestly urged upen them b. small
srsroup of physicians who wanted the
lid ciarnped down on pubic gather
mrs again bas,ng their attitude on
me recurrence in mild form Of the
fn1fucuza eptdomfr7
i3r. Flanagan, This lime. fortu-
natsly had al hand a clear record OF
stise experience OF other cities IN
handling the epidemic which spread
III over The country in October, That
Yecora wholly fails to show that there
ID amy inherent danger In crowds.
~,here ,he individuals composing the
f;row,is observe the most ordinary rules
ss.f persona hygiene and the building
s.x adequately ventilated Accordingly
.I)r. Flanna gan declined to recon
saend to the administrative board the
siraxiie + action suggested by few
8 fiien1bers OF The Academy OF Medi-
CINE, and the majority Of the board
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-17

y Most Americans doubtless ant'ci-
SasAted trouble when our army reached
I'M Rhine. II stood 10 reason that
the presence Of armed Yankees would
I'M regarded as pollution TO the
sacred German river and the fertile
valley it adorns. 1t was well known
Nov all the Germans hated America
We had stood in the way of world
victory and cast Germany down from
triumph to bitter defeat Our sol
Alters had killed and wounded hun
,dreds OF thousands of Germans. How
fhey would resent the occupation Of
their land by our conquering army
Well. AR ar American oorrespon-