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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-06-21
COMING EVENTS


June 20, 20, 24is25--N Northwest
...arn Nire Insurance Underwriters An.
Eaai Outing at Birchmont.
June Is, 20 County conference Of
Minnesota League Of Women Voters
In Bemiddji. ..* =. ...s .@1
June 49, 29-school Of POLITICAL
Education conducted by Miss Kneu.
sbuhl Of Minneapolis. = s;s z. 4
July to Aug Union tent Meet
4 ing by Evangelist G. q. Weigle. 81
3 July 5.--Patriotic celebration at Be,
midi. u -. w. D ~.
July 21-26 Red path- yawter. Chau,
Stauqua. .z.:}ss5 issss .,s ss3=
July 1925 County Teachers .ex'
fmaination Of Bemidjt. N Y ::
September 6-11-Minnesota State
\ fair N !. ~ - : l {. - H.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-06-21
go to the cities in search Of attractive
living conditions and amusement"
Picture Of Farm Woman's Work Day

go to the cities in search Of attractive
living conditions and amusement"
Picture Of Farm Woman's Work Day.
@ The survey discloses a number of
the reasons why many women do not
find far mlife attractive. The work
ing day Of the average farm woman,
as shown by the survey, is lib hours,
the year round. In summer, it is ID. II
hours. And eighty-seven out Of each
one hundred women have no regular
vacation during the year On the
average, the farm woman can find
only 1.6 hours Of leisure during the
summer and only "a hours in winter.
Half Of the farm women are up and
at work at. o'clock in the morning.
I Forty per cent have water in the
kitchen, but the other per cent must
60 to the spring or the pump to
bring the water for cooking breakfast.
Thirty-six per cent help with the milk
| ing. On the average, the farm woman
has seven-room house to keep in
order. Seventy-nine per cent have
kerosene lamps to trim and fill.
Ninety-six per cent do the family
washing, about half oh them having
washing machines and the other half
doing the work with tub, wash-board,
and boiler Twenty six per cent have
gas or electric irons to make more
comfortable the, task of ironing.
Ninety-two per cent do some or all OF
the family sewing. Garden work is
done by Sc, per cent, "a per cent
make all or part of the family bread
and go per cent have churning to do.
Eighty-one per cent Of all poultry
flocksi are cared for by women. One
fourth of the farm women help to
feed and bed the live stock, and "a
per cent Of them -: spend over SIX
weeks in the year assisting with some
part of the field work. All of this
\ is in addition to cooking the family
meals and caring for the children.
Labor-Saving Equipment lmportant.
What is to be done about it? The
department suggests some very def
mite things. "The interests Of the de-
partment Of agriculture in the re-
turns from these studies as to labor,
working equipment, and compensa-
tiors. Of, the farm woman are as prac-
teal" says Miss Ward, "as its inter
est in farm studies regarding labor,
machinery and crop returns. and for
! the same general reason" The farm
i woman's working hours might be
shortened, she continues. if the prin-
J ciples of modern business were ap-
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-06-21
WASTE OF WOMAN !,
POWER Is MENACE
TO RURAL LIFE
Survey Of Conditions Show
Farm Homes Not Modern
lied to Same Degree
800 n Farm Rusiness

n WASHINGTON, June 21.-The waste
Of woman power is one Of the great
est naGnaces to the rural life Of the
nati0K. according to deductions that
specialists 81 the United States de-
|partment Of agriculture draw from q
farm home survey conducted in the
thirty-three northern and western
states. The survey was made under
the direction Of Miss Florence p.
Ward, in charge Of extension work
with women, Office Of extension
work, north and west, states relations
service. The records cover 10,015
farm homes, averaged by taking typ
ical communities Of the counties in
which the survey was made. Much
| of the information was gathered per:
sonally BY home demonstration
agents, who are the field representa-
tives Of the United States department
Of agriculture and the state agricul.
Itural colleges.
Miss Ward points out, from the
facts shown by the survey, that rea'
sonable amount of planning and well:
directed investment in modern equip
Iment for farm homes would prevent
a large part Of their >wastage Of the
energy Of the nations rural home.
makers. "This is serious matter
she continued, because we have 3
live national problem now in work
/ ing out the economics of country iv
| ing in such way; as to make then
satisfied to stay on the land and hell
h,li1d It I'M. Perhaps the greatest
factor in bringing this about will be
| the healthy, alert, and expert home.
maker who will see to it that part Of
the increased income from the farm
goes into Improvement Of the home
At q; time like this, when the deartf
Of farm labor is q limiting factor il
production, it is very doubtful bust
ness policy fol, farmers to use in
creased income to buy more land in
stead. Of using : part Of it in raising
standards Of living ! so that wome,
and young people will not want t.
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Hls prsdica am nt.

~ 1912
" ..What Is the matter with old Riley
Rezzidew = asked the travelling sales
man. HE does not seem to like him
self. s,:3 4s. s* .
'.rll tell you," returned the landlord
sof the Petunia tavern. "Uncle Riley
has killed the peach crop for the
coming season, got the League Of Ma
/ lions ont Of the way for the present
and nobody cares q hyper whether the
climate OF Mars il healthy Of not, sc
he's kinda out Of talking points for
the present, and hasn't anything to
argue about until he gets some new
ones" KANSAS City Star. .s...., o..
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-06-21

per. cent Of women who care for two
coal or wood stoves. s sgS III
/ In short, the same sort Of intelli-
sgence and a fraction Of the money
applied to making field and barn
work convenient would, il applied to-
the home, save untold .drudgery to-
the women Of the farms and would
add both to the profit and the COM
fort of farm life. 7 III .sS AZ BY. x
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-06-21

piled to the farm home. Running
water for the 81 per, cent who now
must carry water, and bath rooms for
the 80 per cent who now have none
are other things that would tighten
the woman's labor and add to her
comfort and scontentment., Labor
could. be lessened if the farm house
were as we'll equipped as the up-to-
date barn, which the = farmer looks
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-06-21

upon as so much currency with which
to buy efficiency The installation Of
modern lighting system would re-
lease some Of the time of the women
in the 70, per cent of homes where
kerosene lamps are used. The initial
cost would be small when weighed
against convenience and comfort. The
of heating system would
release some of the time Of the 81
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-06-21
Packing Cases Tor Rubber.

Before the war Japan used to sup
ply most Of the packing cases used
Tor rubber sent ont Of Burma. Owing
tnItlie increased cost and the scarcity
81 shipping the Burma forest depart
ment took up the business, and now
supplies the boxes required. which
Yield I fair pront, besides bene6ting
q important local industry. 45 =.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1920-09-23
HOME NEST ONLY NURSERY
"'n tns Young Birds Leave Il They
rarely Return. According to
Jshn Burroughs.

II 10 always interesting to me to zee
the young birds leave their nest. II Is
generally an irrevocable step; they
very rarely 70 back-yoang swallows
10 however, perhaps more frequently
than other birda
The nest IL In no sense q home. but
nursery for brief period. Most
OF our birds who bring Off a second
brood build a second nest. though a
robin will occasionally refine and 9th
erwise patch up an old nest. Nest.
ing birds leave the nest one by one,
sometimes ut intervals OF nm hour or
two; at others. OF a day or more.
The current notion that the parent
birds teach the young to fiy-that Of
set purpose they give them lessons In
hyinS|s entirely erroneous. The
young ny automatically when the time
comes, as truly rs the witchhazel nut
explodes, and the pod OF the jewel weed
goes OF when the seeds are ripe. The
parent birds call to their young. and
/ have thought that In some cases
they withhold the food longer than
usual. to stimulate The young to make
the great adventure. But In the case
Of pair OF bluebirds which came
under my observation. the young were
fed up 10 the moment Of Aight.-Johu
Burroughs. in Harpers Magazine
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1920-09-23
He Took the Pills.

The tramp entered the DIAGONAL
council.
"Gentlemen," he began, "your par
don for disturbing you, but I am very
sick" He paused after this announce
ment to note the effect.
81 went to the DOCTOR" he contin-
ued, "and he gave me the pills-see,
the pills." and he held up to view a
small bottle. "He said, takes these
pills, three after each meal, and |
would like very much to have some
assistance"
swell, why don't you take your
pills then, and not come bothering
here?" interposed a deacon.
Gentlemen" replied the tramp with
much JUNCTION, 81 cannot take the pills
have no meal"
He got the meal
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1920-09-23
Lure Of the Stare.

will I ever be an actrsssr' Is q
query theater managers often receive
from ysung weRea. ksthsFs with
prodigtes appeal for an appearance
Of their sons. "who can recits all Of
Shakespeare" New comes a letter
from an apparently versatile young
Kansas woman to Lawrence lehman.
manager Of the orpheun tAeatsr:
"Am writing you today asking II
you are in need Of an actress. Would
love to Join one Of the troops that
come to Jour show house. Have
Travelled With many cheap troops. 80
would rather get into q better class.
I can play the piano and do q lot If
connie tricks. The last troop left At
Joplin. Me-. and now AN staying with
my married sister here until I hear
from you. i hope you can help me
out with one thing or the other. II
possible. I would like to stick In your
theater all the time for I'm tired Of
travelling. OF course, II you can get
me into some good troop I'd like very
well to travel. have some pictures
Of myself taken In many different
ways. 20 II you'd like I'll send some.
Now will close. hoping to hear from
you and hope you can get me some
thing to do. Excuse writing."-Kan.
sas City Star.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1920-09-23
Air Mail Planes to Garry Passengers

Contracts for three new air mail
routes at total cost of $685. 900 wear
were awarded Tuesday by the Post
oftice Department to the Lawson Air
line Company, OF Chicago. The con-
tracts call for airplane mail service
from Pittsburg to St. Louis BY way Of
Columbus, Cincinnati and Indian
apolis at a cost of $4,000 a year;
between New York and Chicago via
Harrisburg, Pittsburg and Fort Wayne,
Ind, for $23s,OOO a year, and for ser
vice beween New York and Atlanta via
Washington, Raleigh, N. c., and Co.
lumoia, S. c.. at a cost Of 100000.
Palatial air lines, with wicker chairs,
inclosed in glass Widowed, stream
line bodies, are being built for the new
service, officials Of the company an
nounced. The government contract
provides that each plane must carry
1900 pounds Of mail per trip. In ad-
dition the company is providing ac-
commodations for l6 passengers, the
latter end Of the business being a pri-
vate venture. Three hundred and six
round trips are to be made yearly on
each route.
Service on the New York-Chicago
and New York-Atlanta routes probably
will not be inaugurated until next
spring. Connecting air lines between
Cleveland, Detroit and Chicago and
Indianapolis probably will be opened
later, the company announced. and
bids made for the mail carrying con-
tract.
A night service on the lines will be
started and standard berths will be
part Of the equipment, Floyd X. Smith,
assistant general manager of the COM
pany, said. Shower baths and all
modern conveniences will be installed,
he stated.
Half hour stops will be made at
each Of the controls and the company
will open restaurants on the air fields
for the service OF the passengers.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1920-09-23
killing What They Have Cre..ed.

Union Labor is q mill STONE a, On.
neck OF American progress. II \,
.ne friend Of every foreign oomtr,
mar Is competing with us for world
"aae' II smells Of anarchism s,a
."hks OF eolshevism.. The people OF
'ner'ea are feeling the effect OF its
n influences in everything they buy
Ana IN everything they do. Statistics
snow that whatever and wherever /,
eliminates, there rests a curse and
peace and prosperity are only found 70
e"is' where its baneful influences ar.
NOT fet. Census returns show that the
reputation Of Los Angeles has increas-
Cd oo'S per cent within the past de.
'aae' while that of Akron. O., ha: sd.
Naneea eol.7 per cent, Both are open
mp cities. The population of
SPOKANE wash, within the last decade
mas decreased ? per cent, while that Of
ra'erson, N. j., gained only 50 per
cent In both the cities last named
'"e iaoor agitator holds sway. thus dis
eouraging the extension of existen, in.
oustries, while also restricting the de.
veiopment Of new enterprises. Through
the striking Of union coal miners, thus
causing fuel shortage, many in.
aus'riai plants in this country are shu,
down. railroad and steamship lines are
tieo up and the American people are
racing winter with an INADEQUATE sun
ply OF fuel for both heating and light
ing purposes. The policy Of union
TABOR is destruction, il is for curtailinp
production and against all policies
looking towards construction. II has
cost the American people billions of
dollars and given them nothing in re-
turn. Its hand is ever turned against
the vast majority of non-union workers
In this country whose rights have
been ignored. Personal ambitions
nave so taken the place of our coun-
trv's welfare in the minds OF all con-
nected with it that, it has now become
menace to personal rights, liberty
and Justice. The right to Join unions
is the right Of free-born people, but
the right to destroy unions whose OBJ
lects are the destruction OF freedom
IS also the right OF free-born people
and not only their right but their duty
Labor unions today are rapidly killing
what they have created.-Leesbure
Times.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1920-09-23
STOMACH TROUBLES
L1;.u. Lady Had Ss.etA.s Lie
Indigestion Until She Tsek
BIaek-Drausht, Thea
Got AL Right.

e.vmour. Ind.-"Some time ago !
"a = sick spell. something like indi.
nss,,on, writes Mrs. Clara Peacock, OF
Sponts s, this place. Il would get very
~ AZ the stomach. and spit or vomit,
sssnscially in the mornings.
rThen | began the use Of Thedford's
p,sck. Draught, after had tried other
ppaSirincs. The Blacl,-Draught re-
Msvad ne more than anything that ]
.not and got all right.
II haven't found anything better
n.n Black Draught when suffering
t-om trouble caused by constipation
:, &c easy and sure. Can be taken IL
anall doses or large as the case calls
for"
ssstion. headache. constipation, o,
Sther disagreeable symptoms, take
Plack.Draught to help keep your
system free from poison.
Thedford's Black-Draught Is made
nom purely vegetable ingredients
acts IN a gentle, natural way, and has
mn had after-effects 1t may be safely
taken by young or old.
Get a package OF Black-Draught to
day. Insist on the genuine, Thedford's
At your druggists. NC-14;
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1920-09-23
Scientific Research.

The supervisor Of schools was VISIT
ing and had stopped in one Of the
rooms to explain the wonders Of tie
solar system. Every little face giowed
with the radiance Of understanding,
every little mind was absorbed with
interest as the supervisor demon
strated with familiar objects the move
ments Of the earth and moon about the
sun.
The supervisor shook mental hands
with himself as he experienced that
satisfaction coming only to orators
who are swaying their audiences. With
q sense of his success he turned to
the class and said:
Nov. does any little boy or girl
wish to ask q question:
yes, ma'an, I mean sir" said Tom
tnie. "What made ya so baldheadedT'
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1920-09-23
THOUGHT HUBBY NEEDED n
rssae WIFE ~ q ~ o,se,ssssS "A
asssas At~lnssAsrsA - csM-
ls0ai Pas>nsr ~ DisAsA

A colonial bishsp. speaking a q
needing Asld fer tAs psrposs of rails
ing FUNDS for - building sf q church.
souSht . Put his audience In rood
Aonor by making complimentary rsf.
ersoees to the progress MAT had been
made h their dissrict, dwelling par,
ueularly on The. advancement In the
quantity and quality Of the various
local products. The clergyman who
nso been appointed to the incumbency,
very young man. rose at the conclu-
sion Of the speech and solemnly called
MS iordship's attention to the fact that
no hsd omitted TO mention eggs, which
were considerable source OF revenue.
oh the apur OF the moment the ,bishop
decided TO administer q rebuks. 1T
II highly gratifying to learn" he said.
after apoloSixiny for the omission.
mat the poultry OF the neiKhborhood
hsVe such a competent young rooster
70 crow for them |" When the meet
lhs was over the bishop. who was very
.ehoer-hearted, thinking he might have
nutt the young clergyman's feelings.
ahd hose Of his wife as well. rendered
an apology to the latter. who. to his
surprise. quickly Nspellsd his fears.
r'eese do not trouble" the lady said.
was pleased with the ansver Won
gave to my husband. Il will do him
great deal Of coed IL
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1920-09-23
Which Neighbor Are You Like,

i have three neishbors," said Mrs
Siichrst, and have been vatchins
their children for 80 years now in the
matter Of money. Ny husband and I
were very poor but every child got a
snare OF the profits according to age
ana work performed. Girls and boys
shared equally. We required certain
'ninss OF each other but beyond that
the money was his or hers with which
70 De wise or foolish. or course We
guided and advised but failure 10 take
ADVICE never was followed by q told
you sos. Each child kept himself in
snoes or whatever was the RULING
made for him and when there was as
much as two dollars he deposited il
in the village bank.
Yes, they have done foolish things
such as to be talked into buying an
almost dead mule with two years saw
ings when We could i'll afford the
loss, but the knowledge that he had
been weak and spineless was his pun-
ishment and future safeguard. He
needed no reproof from us. Neither
did the girl who subscribed for thre,
copies of one paper for the one who
had to stay home from Sunday school
two months because she spent her
shoe money on a green feather.
To-day our children all live on the
farm and are contented and prosper
Gus and their wives have every con-
venience that thrift can provide.
One old neighbor gave the chill
dren no money. They were poor of
course but no more so than we. AS
the children grew older they had no
interest in the farm and shirked and
got away as soon as able to do so.
Another neighbor gave pennies,
when in the mood, for peanuts and
other luxuries. AS the boys and girls
grew up they thought money was for
luxuries only. They were good chill
dren but the fact that they have never
gotten far from that idea has kept
them shiftess.
This third bribed his boys and
girls by giving them animals. Little
OF the proceeds reached them and what
did, was kept in fathers account and
spent only as dictated. What bust
ness training was there in that?"
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1920-09-23
Improved Hotel Service.

In some New York hotels there are
TWO devices to diminish the business
OF bellboys. Icewater circulates in
every room Then there is a device
called the "servidor"-a small ward
robe which is built into the bedroom
doors. The guest may open 1t from
the inside and put his shoes and
clothes inko It. They Will be noissless-
ly extracted by an sttendent from the
outside and returned shined and
pressed. II guest orders a bottle of
settler, or any other small object. II
will he left by a hotel employee in the
servidor. A signal on the doors shows
instantly when anything is put into the
servidor. Through It a newspaper II
delivered silently every morning.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1920-09-23
The Eyes of a Lion.

One night, when some troopers were
encamped in South Africa, it came the
turn of Rennie Stevenson to 60 for
water to the spring, which was about
thousand yards distant. He de-
scribes the experiences in his book,
Through Rhodesia." A comrade vol
unteered to accompany him. When
they were nearing the spring, this man
whispered to Stevensol:
"There's a lion skulking in the un-
dergrowth on the right bank"
Yes, there were its eyes. cleaning
through the dark.
"Shall | hre?" whispered the SOL
der.
eyes, fire, but take good aim. II
you only wound it, we are done for"
The trooper knelt and took a long,
steady aim.
Bang! The sound OF the shot
reverberated through the surrounding
trees and up the river. But there
were the eyes, still cleaning.
Stevenson asked for the rife and
crawled nearer, trying to get a better
shot Closer and closer went the
two, their hears in their mouths. Sud-
denly, when they thought they were al
most in the face of the "lion," they
found the "eyes" 20 be two glow
worms. The alarmingly bright little
creatures had not felt it necessary to
get out Of the way.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1920-09-23

A HOUSEHOLD remedy in America for
Is years-Dr. Thomas Eclectic Oil.
For cuts, sprains, burns. scalds,
bruises. soc and Coo. At all drug
stores.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1920-09-23
Three Billions of Cash Unbanked.

We have it on the authority Of
William H. HUT, acting governor of
the Philadelphia federal reserve bank,
that just about half the total currency
OF the United States is being carried
around in the pockets or the stockings
OF the people or has been hidden I'M
der the old hair mattress, or locked
up in strong boxes, according to the
disposition, sex, and circumstances of
the possessors. The whole OF this
sum, which approximates $4,000, OOo,-
600, would, Mr.. HUT says, pay of one
tenth Of the national debt, while a
small fraction OF it invested in lib
erty bonds or war savings stamps
would speedily bring those securities
up to par, and would UNNECESSARILY
strengthen the international credit OF
the country. Even deposited in saw
ings banks, the money would effect an
immense increase in production, but,
no, there is every indication Of a
mysterious desire on the part OF the
people for great quantities Of cash on
hand. In July, Mr.. HUT declares,
member banks OF the Philadelphia re-
serve bank reduced their outstanding
obligations from Sle7, 100000 to $751;
100000, but none OF the federal re-
serve notes was recalled from circula-
ton. Instead, they were increased ST.
5000, and figures show that bank
deposits are not at all on the increase.
One result OF this craze for ready
money is already strongly apparent in
our daily life, at least, so say the
police. That is, the steady increase Of
burglaries, highway robberies and
pocket pickings in the land. Indeed,
all illegal methods Of transferring
money from one individuals purse to
another's are in q more hourishing
condition than ever before in modern
times, and the inference, it seems, is
logical enough. - Richmond Sunday
Journal.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1920-09-23

A minister accidentally lost both upper
and lower sets of his false teeth in the
river. The man who knows it all, tied
the leg of fried chicken to string,
lowered il into the water and when it
was drawn up the teeth were found
tightly clamped around the chicken
leg.