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Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1919-10-23

periOr to their own. He fought them,
learning how to 60 baresark at GER
tain point in a fight bursting into
tears Of anger, reaching for rocks, ut
tering walled threats of murder, and
attempting to fulfill them. Fights
often led to intlmacies, and he ac-
qulred the art of saying things more
exciting than "DOn't hat tot" and
doctor says 1t amt healthyl" Thus
on a summer afternoon a strange boy,
sitting bored upon the gatepOst of the
Rev. Malloch Smith, beheld George
Anderson Mlnafer rapidly approach
ing on his white pony and was Inn
PEELED by bitterness to shout: "ShoOt
the ole jackass Look at the girly
curls! Say, bub. where'd you steal
your mothers ole sashw
"Your sister stole it for me !" George
instantly replied, checking the pony.
"She stole it or our clo'esline an gave
it to me-"
"YOu go get your hair cut" said
the stranger holly. "Yahl l haven't
got any sister,"
81 know you haven't at home"
George responded. II mean the one
that's in Jail"
81 dare you to get down off that
ponyW
George jumped to the ground, and
the other boy descended from the Rev.
Mr.. Smiths gatepOst-but he descend
ed inside the gate. 81 dare you out
side that gate" said George.
"Yah! l dare you half way here.
l dare you"
But these were luckless challenges,
for George Immediately vaulted the
fence-and four minutes later Mrs.
MallOch Smith, hearing strange noises,
looked forth from a window; then
screamed, and dashed for the pastors
study. Mr.. Malloch Smith, that grim
bearded preacher, came to the front
yard and found his visiting nephew
being rapidly prepared by Master Min
afer to serve as principal figure in
a pageant of massacre. 1t was with
great physical difficulty that Mr..
Smith managed to give his nephew a
chance to escape into the house, for
George was hard and quick, and in
such matters remarkably intense; but
the minister, after grotesque tussle,
got him separated from his opponent
and shock him.
"You stop that, you'll" George cried
fiercely, and wrenched himself away.
81 guess you don't know who am ~
+. Eyes, l do knoww the angered Mr..
Smith retorted. II know who you are,
and you're disgrace to your mother
Your mother ought to be ashamed of
herself to allow"
"Shut up about my mother bein'
ashamed Of herself"
Mr.. Smith, exasperated, was unable
to close the dialogue with dignity.
"She ought to be ashamed" he repeat
ed. "a woman that lets a bad boy
like you"
But George had reached his pony
and mounted. Before setting off at his
accustomed gallop he paused to inter
rupt the Rev. Malloch Smith again.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1919-10-23

"You pull down your vest, you ole
billygoat, your he shouted, distinctly.
"Pull down your vest, wipe off your
Gilman go to HI"
Such precocity is less unusual, even
in children Of the Rich, than most
grown people imagine. However, it
was a new experience for the Rev.
Malloch Smith, and left him in a state
of excitement. He at once wrote a
note to Georges mother. describing
the crime according to his nephew's
testimony, and the note reached Mrs.
Minafer before George did. When he
got home she read it to him sorrow
fully.
Dear Madam: Your son has caused a
painful distress In my household. He
made an unprovolked attack upon a little
nephew of mine who is visiting in my
household insulted him by calling him
vicious names and falsehoods, stating that
ladies of his family were in Jail. He then
tried to make his pony kick him, and
when the child, who is only eleven years
old, while your son is much older and
stronger, endeavored to avoid his indigni-
ties and withdraw quietly. he pursued
him into the Enclosure Of my property and
Arulally assaulted him. When appeared
Upon this scene he deliberately called liz
sulting words to me, concluding with pro-
family such ss ego to h." which was
heard not only by myself but by my wife
and the lady who lives next door. 1 trust
sach a state Of undiscipllned behavior
may be remedied for the sake OF the rcp-
utation for propriety, if nothing higher, OF
the family to which this unruly child be-
longs.
George had muttered various inter
ruptlons, and as she concluded the
reading he said:
"He's an ole liarl"
"Georgle, you mustn't say liar
Isn't this letter the truthT
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1919-10-23
4You think You own Thls Town!"

golly, guess you think you own this
town. an embittered laborer COM
planned one day, as George rode the
pony straight through pile of sand
the man was sieving 81 will when
grow up" the undisturbed child re-
piled. ri guess my grandpa owns it
now, you bet!" And the baflied work
man, having no means to eontroyert
what seemed a mere exaggeration Of
the facts, could only mutter, "Oh, pull
down your vest|
'FDon't hat to! Doctor says 1t amt
healthyl" the boy returned promptly.
"But 1 tell you what I'll do: I'll pull
down MY vest if you'll wipe off your
chinl"
This wis stock and stencil: the ac-
customed argot of street badinage of
the period; and in such matters Geor-
gle was an expert. He had no vest
to pull down; the homogeneous fact
was that a fringed sash glrdled the
juncture Of his velvet blouse and
breeches, for the Fauntleroy period
had set in, and Georges mother had
so poor an eye for appropriate things,
where George was concerned, that
she dressed him according to the doc
trine of that school in boy decoration.
Not only did he wear a silk sash, and
silk stockings and a broad lace collar
with his little black velvet suit: he
had long brown curls, and often came
home with burrs In them.
Except upon the surface (Which was
not his own work but his mother's)
George bore no vivid resemblance to
the fabulous little Cedric. The ste-
rled boys famous Lean on me. grand
father" would have been difficult t.
Imagine upon the lips Of Gcovgie. \
> nth after his ninth birthday ami
versary. when the Major gave him his
pony, he had already become aequalnt-
ed with the toughest boys in various
distant parts of the town, and had
convinced them that the toughness Of
a rich little boy with long curls might
be considered in many respects SUI
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1919-10-23
SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER I.-Major ANDERSON had
made a fortune In 1873 when other people
were losing fortunes, and the magnihcenee
of the AmbeTsons began then. Major Am
berson laid out a 20O-acre development"
with roads and statuary, and in the centre
of a four-acre tract, on ANDERSON avenue,
built for himself the most magnificent
mansion the Midland City had ever seen.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1919-10-23
Continued next week. }
No Worms in Healthy Child

All children troubled with worms have an un-
healthy color. which indicates poor blood, and ass
rule, there is more or less stomach disturbance
GROVES IASTELESS chill TONIC given reGulalg
for two Or three weeks win enrich the blood, in
prove she DIGESTION, and act as General Suenesn
enine Tonic 20 the whole system. Mature wilithen
throw OIL Of dispelthe worms, and the Child VIII q
IN perfect health. Pleasant 10 take. coo per bOtte
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1919-12-26
.PLOW AND CULTIVATE
TO KILL June. BUGS
Beetles Are Parents of White
Grub, Harmful to Corn.
It Takes Three Years for One Of In
sects to Develop From EGG Which
10 Deposited in Meadows and
Sometimes in Cornfleids..

(By CHARLES c. wENTZLER)
Have you ever seen the so-called
June bug buzzing around an electric
light or seen them swarm on the side
walk in the gray Of spring morning?
They are a big, dark-brown beetle
and at night when they bump against
the window panes or fly humping
against the ceiling make you crawl and
hunt for the broom.
These laundering, awkward beetles,
Of which the chickens and birds are so
fond, are the parents Of the corn pest
known as the "white grub" which
feeds on the roots Of the plants and
destroys them.
Millions Of them are destroyed in
spring by hungry birds and myriad
others 60 down to death in swarming
around the arc lights Of city. They
are so sensitive to light that flame.
miles away, will attract them. -.
1t takes three years for one Of these
beetles to develop from the egg. The
beetles deposit their eggs in meadows
grubs which emerge from the eggs de-
velop into thick, fieshy, white grubs
which are also much sought for by
birds. When matured they are fully
one and one-half, inches long.
Luckily for Mr.. Beetle, the, grub
spends most of his three years In the
soil out of the reach Of enemies. Diff
ferent beetles, however, are complet-
ing their growth every year and so
we have the June bug with us each
spring.
All corn Is apt to suffer from them
but owing to the habit Of the beetle In
deposting it's eggs in meadows, corn
that is planted in newly turned sod Is
more apt to suffer from these pests.
The best way to destroy them Is to
plow and cultivate so that their
natural food Is destroyed and they are
starved to death before planting the
field. Some farmers let the chickens
follow the plow and destroy hundreds
Of them in this way.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1919-12-26
Horse Adxpts itself to Change.

Horse Adapts itself to Change.
The horse. which as Thomas
Winans predicts, viii be extinct ten
years hence, has shown remarkable
knack Of adapting itself to changing
geological periods. The animal has in
creased in height, while others have
:shrunken and disappeared; but the
fossil remains Of horses, only a few
inches high, which roamed our planet
at least two million years ago,
are almost perfect models Of the ex-
istfng type. The most marked change
has been in it's feet. Beginning with
five toes to each foot. the horse met
changing conditions by occasionally
shedding a toe, and is now the only
ene-toed mamnAb known to natural
lists. That and the progressive in
crease In fits. size have been the only
evolutionary processes which the horse
found necessary so as to keep its place
in the. sun. As q worker, weight for
weight, it beats the elephant hollow
Exchange.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1919-12-26
OVER TO MAKE BUTTER
Novel Experiment to Be Conducted at
Kansas Agricultural College
With Noxious Plant.

"Sunflower butter" may become q
popular trade name as result of an
experiment running at the Kansas
State Agricultural college.
Bossy. is to be given diet of sun
flower silage for number of weeks, a
close record OF, her pilk production be-
ing kept during the test. If she does
better, or as we'll. as sister cows who
are subsisting on sorghum or corn
silage, college experts believe that the
status Of the sunflower, Kansas most
persistent weed, will be changed to
that of one of the. states most useful
plants. ~ !: ~ -
"A silo at the experiment station has
been filled with the common wild sun
flower, the state flower and inspiration
of Kansas poets. The feeding test will
be started in the near future.
Dairymen are hopeful that sunflow-
ers may prove of value in making but
ter as we'll as poetry.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1919-12-26

FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE-16O
acres farming land, 20 acres seed
ed to rye, 40 acres pasture, balance
plowed ready for spring seeding,
farm is fenced and cross fenced, 4
room house, stable for rs head,
granery 14x16, leanto 10x16, good
flowing we'll, separator and milk
house, on good graded road, tele-
phone and mail, close to church
and school, S miles from town,
price $50 per acre, will trade for
house and lot in Bemidji or pre-
ferably Nymore. o. E. Distad, Ok
lee, MINI. 6d1227
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1919-12-26
Drinking a Glass =. J. - q. q.
of Hot Water is +. j.
a Splendid Habit,
Cleanse and sweeten the, system
each morning and wash away u
poisonous, stagnant matter. Il

Those of us who are accustomed to
feel dull and heavy when we arise !;
splitting headache, stuffy from cold,
foul tongue, nasty breath, acid stonl-
ach, lame back, can, instead, both
lcok and feel as fresh as a daisy
always by washing the poisons and
toxins from the body with phosphated
hot water each morning. u
We should drink, before breakfast,
a glass of hot water with tea
spoonful of limestone phosphate in it
to flush from the stomach, liver, kid
neys and bowels the previous days
indigestible waste, sour bile and pois-
onsous toxins; thus cleansing, sweet
ening and purifying the entire ali
mentary tract before eating more
food.
The action of limestone phosphate
and hot water on an empty stomach
is wonderfully invigorating. It cleans
out all the sour lamentations, gases,
waste and acidity and gives one a
fine appetite for breakfast. A quar-
ter pound of limestone phosphate
costs very little at the drug store,
but is enough to make anyone who
is bothered with biliousness, consti-
patton, stomach trouble or rheuma-
tism an enthusiast on internal santa
ton. >. +
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1919-12-26
IS AIRMEN'S PATRON SAINT
Michael, With His Wings and Spear,
10 Peculiarly Qualified for That
High Position.

Itwas the wing Of St. Michael, chief
of the archangels and head Of the ce-
lestial militia, which Jeanne dare
heard, they say, whirrfng about her In
the little garden Of Domremy when she
had her softly spoken but insistent call
to arms. And now, as If it were not
enough to be the one who called
Jeanne dare from Domremy to Rou-
en-, st. Michael is also the patron
saint Of aviators, because he heads &C.
lestal warriors and battles In the
air. .o>.
In a London church on Spanish
place-the church to which King Al
fonso went when he was there
there is new stained window with
an airplane mosaicked into it's design,
and that window Is dedicated to St.
Michael, patron saint Of airmen.
st. George met his dragon on the
earth, but st. Michael battled with the
devil and his angels in the celestial
spaces and threw them out Of heaven.
With his wings and his spear he was
the great prototype Of the armored air
plane, and 1t may be that even the in
spring Jeanne dare did not satisfy
him and that he has always kept In
his mind this time when men should
fly and fight al he did.-New York Eve
ming Post.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1919-12-26
Woman Dog Catcher.

Denver, Colo.-'"The only woman dog
catcher in the world" is the title ap-
piled to Mrs. Laura Dietrich, deputy
pound mistress at the dog pound here.
Mrs. Dietrich is highly efficient in the
unusual role, according to William G.
Fox, superintendent, 4 who declared
that he had misgivings at first as to
the advisability Of securing woman
for the position. as he thought it would
be too difficult. However, I soon
discovered that dogs resist a woman
much less than a man." he said. "They
are handled by Mrs. Dietrich with
much less trouble than by q man."
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1919-12-26
Value OF MELlL0TUS PLANT
Heretofore Regarded as Weed and
Nuisance Is Now Hailed as I'm.
psrtant Farm Crop.

Sweet clover, otherwise known as
melilotus or bee clover. has been COM
monty regarded as a weed and a
nuisance, but experiments made by
practical farmers to determine its
adaptability to various climates, its
feeding value and its effect upon the
soil, have shown it to be an important
farm crop. =
It thrlves in great extremes Of tenn.
perature and grows readily in soils
too Door for alfalfa and where other
grasses failed to produce crop.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1919-12-26
X X X X X X X r x X X X X x X + x
X LAKEWOOD X
X X, x X X X X r X X X x X X X X X
(TOO late last week.

4 f,f X 4 4 x r 4 4 = 4 < 4 4 +
(Too late last week.
Most of the poles for the telephone
have been set and Charles Killing is
just clearing out the line in prepara-
tion for putting on the wire, which
he predicts will be complete Iby New
Years.
Ole Treit and Nels Brekke have
commenced saving wood with their
steam saw rig.
Christ Jensen, who has been sick
so long, is still very low.
This community was struck with
horror last Sunday morning when
word was passed that Miss Mary
Smith, teacher in district No. 124, ,.
had died very suddenly at the home
of Swan Palmquist where shes was
boarding. Miss Smith had taught
school as usual on Friday and spent
Saturday evening at the home Of
Charles Killing, where she had met
with some Of the young people Of the
vicinity and returned home about 10
O'Clock, and died early next morning.
Miss Smith was a teacher of the first
class and was very mucn beloved by
all who knew her. She was devout
Christian and was ever doing some
thing for the moral uplift Of COM
munity in which she lived.
Mrs. Hamilton returned home
Wednesday night, suffering from a
deep bronchial Inflammation. DR..
Davis was called on Thursday. The
doctor thinks Mrs. Hamilton will be
able to resume her school duties soon.
| Miss Olan Brekke visited with Mrs.
John Aim, Thursday of last week.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1919-12-26
Ants Eat Courthouse.

Constantine, Mfch.-Ravenous ants
have eaten their way through prac-
tically all the baseboards in the cellar
of the courthouse at Centerville, st.
Joseph county. Sashes and doors have
also been destroyed. Workmen are re-
placing the timber, where possible,
with concrete. The ants do not break
through varnish and do not frequent
the building proper. They are about
a quarter Of an inch long with black
bodies and white heads.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1919-12-26
wooDLoTs SAVE COAL

Many farms are we'll equipped
for supplying the fuel which is
needed for cooking purposes and
thus saving coal. A large per
centage of these farms contain
timber which has received little
or no attention. Most" Of these
areas would yield an abundance
of firewood and yet leave the
woodlots in even better condi-
tion than before the cutting was
made. The removal of dead, de-
caying or otherwise defective
material from the woodlot
would not only serve as a source
Of fuel, but would leave the re-
naming timber in better condi-
,tion for increased growth.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1919-12-26
Pearls In Oysters.

Beloit, Wis.-Forrest Wilson bought
a quart Of oysters for 80 cents. When
eating them he bit on something hard
and found it to be a pearl. A few
seconds later his son had a similar ex-
perience.s.s The stones; had not been
cooked enough to harm them. The
largest one is worth $50 and the small.
sr 80, making SEQ in two bites.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1919-12-26
INCREASE INCOME FROM LAND
When Saved and Applied to Soil
; Manure Is Valuable Waste Prod.
uct-Aids Fertility.

-! Farm manure is a valuable waste
product when saved and applied to
the soil. Rich her soils are. needed to
, produce larger crops and at less cost:
More barnyard manure will enrich the
soil and thus increase the income from
the farm.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1919-12-26

FOR SALE-Timothy and clover hay,
straw, some pole wood and slab
wood, in It. lengths. Carl Op-
sata, Bemidji, Minn., phone 4-F-2.
12dl3
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1919-12-26

FOR SALE-Two good cows, one
coming fresh in February and the
other in March. Will sell cheap Il
taken at once. Will trade one for
hay. P: H. A-fntey, Nymore.
.3d1225
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1919-12-26
FOR RENT.

FOR RENT-Four room house, elec-
trio lights, we'll Three blocks
from Nymore school house. Call
A. O.. Akre, Phone 5O1W. 3d1227
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1919-12-26

LOST-Large double shawl, dark
brown, on road between Nymore
and Bemidji. Reward offered.
Finder leave at the Nymore Post
office. 6d1231
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1919-12-26

WANTED-8O or 100 acres, clay sub
soil, improved or unimproved, with,
in 6 miles of Bemidji Geo. Voltz,
care Third Street Cafe, Bemid5i,
MINI. oul
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1919-12-26

FOR SALE-Two Rhode Island Red
cockerels, one white Leghorn cock
erel, twenty White Leghorn hens
and pullets. Mrs. E. H. Smith,
Phone 60. 3dl227
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1919-12-26
FOR SALE-CITY PROPERTY

FOR ANY kind OF real estate deal, see
or write e. J. Willis, 218 >Beltrami
Ave. Phone II. 1851
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1919-12-26
LOST AND FOUND.

LOST-Black fur scarf, about Nov.
3rd. Finder return to Pioneer Of
fee, $500 reward. 12Stf
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1919-12-26

WANTED-Girl for housework. II
ambitious she may learn photo fin
ishing in spare time: Mrs. Rich
ardson, 20 10th St. 2d1227
FOR SALE-Wood heating stove. In
Quire B. J. Neely. 2dl221
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1919-12-26

FUR SALE See the 6emldji Sta
tionary sto~e for rubber stamps.
fac slmile signature stamps, no
tarial eeals and corporation seals
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1919-12-26

Subscribe for Tne Daily Pioneer
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Sub,pribe for The P1unaD
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1919-12-26
HELP WANTED-FEMALE

WANTED girl, Daltons
cafe 122Otf
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1919-12-26

WANTED-An experienced waitress,
at the Ideal Hotel, Brainerd, Mimi.
Wages, $50 per month with room,
board and laundry. 5dl23O
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1919-12-26

FOR SALE-Boys violin and leather
case complete. Price $25. Apply
phone 922. 6d1224
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1919-12-26

WANTED-Girl wanted for kitchen
work. Third Street Cafe. 1222tf
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1919-12-26

FOR SALE-Birch and tamarac wood.
Phone 649W. A. E. Hodgdon.
1d1224
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1919-12-26

FOR SALE-Three six-cylinder
Buick cars in A-No shape. Motor
Inn. 12l8tf
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1919-12-26

FO RSALE-3 h. p. gasoline engine.
Just installed, new magnetic. Also
complete saving rig. G. A. Mar
tin, Route 4, Bemidji. '3d1227
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-04-05
SPORTS

Local golf tournaments, to deter
mine Pendleton's entries at the Tri-
State tourney to be held at Walla
Walla May 81 and Jnne1. will begin
in a few days on the Pendleton Golf
Clubs links. Several of the rabid
devotees of the Scotch game are maxi
ing the rounds each afternoon to get
in shape for the competition.
The course is pronounced in eXcell-
ent shape now and good cards are ex-
pected to be turned in when the con.
tests get under way. Among those
who are showing excellent form ana
are considered likely contenders for
places on the team are Joe Tallman,
DIR. w. ID. McNary. w. L. Thompson
George Hartman and II. w. Dickson
Several beginners have stepped out
on the green's this spring and are re-
ligiously gathering all the points OF
the game from the veterans. They
are handicapped somewhat in their
training by the absence Of George
Eddy, the clubs professional. who is
now In Corvallis,