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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-12-17
TheHeart Of, Christmas

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Christmas is not a day. it Is mood.
1t is independent of days. We cele-
brate it on Friday, Saturday. Sunday
amy day OF the week. Christmas is
Indifferent to day 1t has nothing to
do with the almanac. 1t has nothing
to do with place. It Is as independent
of geography as tits OF chronology. 1t
has no relation to human government,
or even to race or blood. 1t is an
institution which can be set up on any
soil and under the folds of any flag.
Christmas is. q spiritual creation, and
belongs to, tie Kingdom Of the heart.
1t is constructed by angels Of the heart
of child. II It then be a mood. 1t
Gun be extended over q week. month,
a year. a lifetime. It can be built upon
time, upon eternity. If you confines it
= to day, you miss the meaning of 1t.
If YOU try to cram it into twenty.four
hours, you crush it and lose the es"
sence of it, *'~
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-12-17
Oldt,neEToys.

In England during the eighteenth
century there were no makers of toys
Of the better class and for the children
Of tile weaIthy the stlversmiths made
toys Of a'Ih-silver,e while Sheraton
apd Chippen,l;lie made doll furniture
In exact miniature reproduction of the
thing they made for the palaces and
the drawing :rtnins Of the socially elect.
Toy parachn'es, the fOrerunners N the
American by balloon: lead soldiers,
cast fiat and thin and little more in
terestins than the fiat wooden dons
Of the Egyptians of 216D B. c.; cheap
mechanical toys and dolls Of fanciful
design but little beauty belonged to
the time Of King lanes I.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-12-17
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CHRISTMAS TIMES.

Christmas times in Georgy. know 1t by
the way
The little boy is talliin' bout the toys
every day;
Fer he's seen 'enl in the wjnders wher'
his mother walked along,
An "Whar you goin' to buy me?" is. his
everlasun' song! - = 81!
Christrnas ti,nes in Georsyi lest as sure
as fate; ~ - =. l., , - Z,
Know it. by the little girls that hang:
aroun' the gate,
Waitin' with a kiss Ter me VFhen evenin'
comes along; = Z ~ % T..
An "What yo,, gon. to bly, rue ?" in THAR
everlastia' song!
Christmas times in-Georgy! Pears TO me
t., sthat they. ." r:.r5r + ~
Aredt a &c werfuI ,sfa.ss fos f. 'zntsa sou
:. 70 Sthe day: esfr .~,f!?f# -
AS X the old time Iclers II lived so
l., mighty loas
Didn't Kaow the time O. CHRISTMAS 'thout
that everlastin' song
But--thank the Lord, there's some ona
-. in the homes arcun' IFS VII
To kiss us all fer Christmas sos We never
Kin forgit!
An thank the Lord fer little ones that
think the time Is long
An make US young forever with the mu-
SIC O. that song!
Atlanta Constitution
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-12-17
CHR L RI [! ! / HYMN

4 Sing, Christmas bellsl
/; Say TO the earth this is the morn
/ Whsrson our Savior King 10 bora,
Sias to all men-ths bond, the
4 4. ,.34 free, H<.': W
The rich, the poor, the high. the low.
The little child that sports in glee.
The aged folk that totterins 60
.5e z%' Proclaim the morn
~. 10 :. That Christ 10 born,
r That saveth them and savsth mel
Sing, angel host!
Sing Of the stars that God has placed
Above the manssr In the east;
u Sing Of the slories Of the night,
The Virgins sweet humility,
The Babe with kingly robes be.
-. digit
Sing to all men where'er they be-
This Christmas morn,
For Christ is born,
That saveth them and saveth the!
--Eugene Field.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-12-17
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4 Hctl%s az Hearts.

- A heart 'Nrotre Is that Of the wife
of y ,luclnr IN California; The tables,
cl.s>.rs etc, in f:Icr, ali be furniture
Of the peculiar house are heart shaped |!
The owners bed has t";rt shipped
headh'nrl supported on Noth sides
by mc''rosts carved to representa- Gu
nid's arrow The hrarl-Sh rpt'1 head
board is, h""rrat"d win IL heart
SkaprH p'cture .finne II which two
angels ruhrnrr each h,rpr' The re-
mnrknl'. house is unIurh the peri.
card uin wIIirh n"'ns the membrane
pnc,"~u;g ne heart and the great h'"''
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-12-17
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:, Mandolin supp:anted Lite.

An .aristocratic musical instrument,
still found, but very popular in the
middle ages was the lutte. At the
present day its direct descendant
the mandolin has @aH but entirely sup
planted it. The 3lpte .ls the I'D ;of the
Moors., even In: its very name-el-'ud
which means merely the; wood" 1t
was introduced by the Saracens at the
time. of the invasion. From Spain It
gradually spread over. Europe, as also
did its contemporaries the "gittern"
and "rebec." All three were favorite
instruments in medieval Europe.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-12-17
ortoln 3 81 tsIanasTstm.

''Chaff." as slang phrase. refers to
the throwing of:chaff instead Of bird
seed to allure birds, and consequently
we get the phrase an old bird Is not
caught with chafr. that is q wise man,
with ALI his wits. about him. is. not to
be deluded by humbug.. But you are
chatting me-" springs from an entirely
different source. Here the reference Is
to the French word chauffeur TO cook.
chaff to -vex, and the English ex-
preston still survives in the phrase to
"roast" a,person, which does not neces.
sarily mean to cook him, although he
may become heated; ,.gs ..e. .s,,.4,
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-12-17
Afraid Of thc Classics.

A farce comedy recently opened in
New York with the title 1.-THE Mer.
chant Of Venus" The critics praised
1t and 1t was apparently destined for
a long run, but despite the fact It was
In the smallest theater in town very
small audiences came. The manager
discovered that people thought It was
a burlesque Of a Slhakespearean play.
He changed the name to Because Of
Helen !" and the theater was filled ev-
cry night Observation-Disclosures Consti-
tuition
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-12-17

Owls. as is proper in the case OF
birds of such renowned ,solemnity
and secluded habit, have always ex-
hibited particular liking for Oxford
university. Recently they have estab-
ushed a new colony in the tvy-cov.
ere>l wills of, the Bodleian library and
the Rover Of tho. Five Orders, in the
Old Schools quadrangle. & Members Of
the library staff now occasionally end
relaxation from their duties by res
cuing the young birds which find their
way down to the atpavement5 of the
quadrangle and are unable to fly up
to their nests. ,',fs";.ly, :<tltyt.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-12-17
Aazlitt's ConversatIon.

Some admirer Of his was astonlshed
to find that, his conversation was so
ordinary. Could this be thesauthor Of
liable Talk?" 1t We a gentleman
who evidently expected ,Hazlitt to
speak essays Enough for: him to have
to write them! He considered him
self off duty when he was not at work
on something he had thought Of
Stoddard. :~~''
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-12-17
fha Lake Roefa

The Lake Poets. the Lake School.
the Lakists,. were names given BY
British critics about the beginning Of
the past century, to certain brother
hood Of poets. who haunted for some
years about the lakes of Cumberland,
England" aud who were Enormously
thought to have united upon soliic
settled theory or principles Of conpo,
sitiOn and style. Wordsworth, Southcy
and Coleridge were regarded as the,
chief representatives Of this so-called
school. but Lamb, Lloyd and Wilson
we're also Included nndsr the same
designation. -. ..I.@I
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-12-17
The Astro;odcr in >Cr,na.

From the earliest times astrology
has been one of the arts surrounded
by mystery. But in China in is a
very pcri'ous profession. When so
called prophet predicts an event which
does not occur, he loses his head,
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-12-17
Eahv's Cries Ls1ai.

A fudge of the city court OF Buffalo
has ruled that the cries of bab%
are no legal reason. for ousting ten
ant of an apartment house. The only
reason the complainant could give was
that the walls Of the infant got on
her nerves." %--
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-12-17
Her Voice improved.

When Jennie was q child at school
and had to read aloud the lessons on
the blackboard. the pupils In the
benches two or three rows in front OF
her could hardly hear her. Now .len'
ME Is married and has two small chit
dren.. and when she takes them to thd
neighborhood picture show and reads
the lines flashed on the screen It Is
audible to everybody for six or seven
rows 10 front Of her.-Film Fun.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-12-17
Orinin of ".BraS!i."

The country Brazil derived Its name
from a red dye wood which abounds
throughout the land. The Portuguese
ralled the wood 'braza." which means
a live coal. and Brazil Is the form of
the word applied to the whole country.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-12-17
What He Thouuht About Il.

It was beautiful summer night.
My little hoy and sat on the balcony
and looked: off into space where thou
sands of tiny points Of light hung like
jewels. Donald was silent, and as I
wondered how the beauty of the scene
affected him, finally inquired: "Of
what does it remind you. SOM" "Why,
IT'S Just like IN old tin pan punched
full of holes.''-Chicago Herald and
Examiner ], p.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-12-17

The 45-foot auxiliary schooner Ty-
phoon arrived at the municipal ferry
pier at st. George. Staten island, re-
Gently, thereby completing an 5000
mile voyage marked by several ter
rife gales Little larger than Cape
Cod catboat, it was >bufeted by wind
and wave, but its crew survived.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-12-17
Powerful Sern1cn.

A renurious north side man vas
40 affected by charity sermon The
other Sunday that he borrowed a dol
lar from a neighbor and put 1t in his
own poke, Chicago News.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-12-17
Effect Of Habit on Some People.

A West Dallas widow says HAT ths
only reason why she would ever TAKE
another husband is because 1t is 81
hard to stop marrying when once bc
gun.--Dallas News.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-12-17
CHRISTMAS. THOUGHTS

Chime soft and low. glad Christmas bells
We. too. will sing. ',y."
VIII bring our gifts more precious far
To Christ our king.
Our consecrated lives we'll give;
With trusting. loving hearts We bend
TO plead for grace and strength to live
Selected
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-12-17
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JESUS THE RECONSTRUCTION.
BY ISAIAH.

- BY ISAIAH. =
rhe lord hath anointed mo to preach
good tidings unto the meek: n,
tIe hath sent me &c: bind up the broken.
hearted, a. Z. -, <: -.
70 proclaim liberty to the captives.
They shall build the old wastes.
They shall raise up the former desola
tons. l.'I ri.
And they shall repair the waste cities.
Cheyenne record., 1920-08-05
TO DESTROY JOHNSON GRASS
Crop Of Oats or Wheat viii Keep
Plants In Weak Condition and
Prevent Root Penetration.

If during the early and mid part Of
summer the Johnson grass can be kept
short enough to keep the plants in a
weak condition, comparatively few
root-stalks that penetrate deep into
the ground will be formed An oat or
a wheat crop serves this purpose quite
well. When the johnson grass is in
this weakened condition, plowing in
August will further weaken the plants
and will entirely kill many Of them. II
the ground then is given clean cultiva-
tion until fall, nearly all of the grass
that is not killed by the cultivation will
freeze out during the winter. In case
a good deal of the grass shows up
after this midsummer plowing 1t may
be advisable to plow in late fall so as
to further expose the roots to freez-
ing.
Cheyenne record., 1920-08-05
FOR EVERY DAY, AS IT WERE
Soldiers Preference Was for Some
thing Of Which He Could Make
General Uss.

A British general who was com
mandant of district in India had
presented the prizes at the gnrrison
sports, and was rather surprised when
one Of the prize-winners, private in
an infantry regiment. approached him
few days later and begged to know
II he would be allowed to change his
prize for something useful.
"What was your prize7" asked the
general.
In reply, the man produced long
case under his arm, and showed q
handsome pair Of meat carvers.
Every nice, I am sure" said the
general. "What do you want to
change them fOrT
"Wel!.. you see, SIR" replied the
man, II would rather have knife
and fork of the size to eat meat with"
Edinburgh Scotchman.
Cheyenne record., 1920-08-05
TRANSPORTATION IS
BOTHERlNG FARMERS
Particularly True in Case Of Per-
ishabIe Produce.
Adequate Facilities Would Enable Pro-
Queer to Pick His Market and Sell
when and Whsrs Il 10 Mosk
- Advantaoooue.

Regardless of the shortage Of labor
and other production problems con-
fronting the farmer. the main cause
for his not securing the full profits due
him can still be traced to insufficient
transportation facilities, at the time
he must get his crops to market. The
farmer who can convert the spoilage
on the farm into cash goes long way
toward satisfactorily offsetting every
thing else eating into his returns.
This=is particularly true in the case
Of highly perishable produce. also that
which has high market value early
in the season. Another advantage Of
adequate farm transportation Is that
Cheyenne record., 1920-08-05
Boil New Shaving Brush.

When you buy shaving brush,
boil 1t, thoroughly before using it or
leave 1t for four hours in a 10 per
cent dilution Of formaldehyde liquor
at no degrees F. Either of these
methods will protect you from anthrax.
Before the war there was little
danger Of anthrax from the shaving
brush, as almost all Of these were
made from hair that had been thor
oughly disinfected in France or
Germany; but after 1914 the hair
came direct from Russia and China
via the Pacific ocean, and twenty
cases Of anthrax have been traced d.
rectly to this source.
As "a per cent Of anthrax cases are
fatal 1t behooves US to be extra care
full, in spite Of the fact that human
susceptibility is low-how low is in
dicated by the fact that only one case
Is known to have developed from lot
Of 10000 infected brushes.
Cheyenne record., 1920-08-05
DEALING IN DAYLIGHT STOCK
Beginners In Grand Old Game Of Spec
ulation Made somewhat Hu.
morous Selection.

Two young pretenders Of high school
age have been noticeable in a local
brokers' office recently. taking an In
terest in everything financial.
It had been explained that K on the
ticker tape was the abbreviation for
United States steel. GO stood for
Great Northern ore, and the figure fol-
towing was the price at which the
stock was selling at the moment.
They had been watching the ticker
for some time when PM was flashed
on the tape, along with several hun
dred other quotations, and they imme-
diately began to hunt through the
guide card for the meaning Of PM.
"Going to buy somethingT in
uuired the board marker.
'Yep," FIVE shares Of this PM stock.
I see it's quoted at 81 share"
"Oh," said the board marker. glanc-
ing at the clock, which was then point
ing to one O'Clock. II see you are tax
ing stock in the afternoon."-Indian-
apolis News.
Cheyenne record., 1920-08-05

with growing plants hand picking il
the only remedy to be recommended
until some fumigant is found that will
kill the beetles without injuring the
cucumber plants. Besides destroying
the cucumber beetles, great care must
be exercised in disinfecting all instru-
ments used In pruning wilted vines be-
fore using them again on healthy
plants. This may easily be done with
a bottle of 1 to 1000 mercuric chlorid
and sponge.
Cheyenne record., 1920-08-05
Roundabout Way Home.

on transport bound from Siberia to
France, en- route home, with their
Russian wives, landed In Norfolk.
Va, recently to await repairs to their
ship. It was impossible for them to
return home through Russia, so they
have had to make the roundabout
trip. During the trip children were
cared for by the Red Cross workers
and Y. w. @. A. secretaries who had
been in France and Russia during the
war. The 7. n. G. A. looked after
the men.
Cheyenne record., 1920-08-05

1t enables the farmer to pick his mar
ket. He can sell when and where 1t
will be to his greatest advantage to do
30.
The farmers in the potato growing
section Of Maine have a period OF
about seventy days to market their
crop. The case of one man in Aroo-
stock county and what he. did to put
his yearly returns in the plus column
is not only interesting but typical of
how these men solved their haulage
difficulties.
This particular grower had 100
acre potato farm situated seven and
one-half miles from railroad. It
yielded about $50 barrels to the scre
for total crop of around 24,000 bar
rels year. Road conditions were
such that one team Of horses could
haul but 20 barrels to a load and make
but one trip day to the railroad stor-
age house. In other words. he required
20 teams to handle his crop If he got 1t
to the warehouse in the 20 days be-
tween digging and snow. OF course
all the other farmers Of the commun-
ity were in the same position and nat
urally none Of them could secure any
thing like 20 teams. Even II they had
the loads could not have been handled
at the loading platform. Inddently,
the haulage cost Of the 20 teams would
have been $1,000.
The farmer in question put the prob
lem up to truck concern. They pre-
scribed q truck for his Job. He bought
1t. This handled As barrels Of potatoes
to the load, made six trips day and
more at night, put the potatoes in the
storehouse in 70 days and more than
paid for itself while 1t was doing 1t as
the regular haulage rate by teams was
25 cents barrel.
The motortruck Is not cure-all for
every transportation Ill, but 1t has
barely scratched the surface as farm
transportation unit. There are In
Vulnerable cnses of where 1t can go a
remarkably long way to give the farm
er more Of the profits due him. This
story illustrates but one Of them.
Cheyenne record., 1920-08-05
STRIPED BEETLE
QUITE HARMFUL
Insect Transmits Bacterial Wilt
to cucumbers, Squasfes and
Other Plants.
spRANNe IS RECOMMENDED
insects Prefer Unspraysd Plants ~
Food and Efficiency Of Control
Would es Enhanced BY Use Of
Early Trap Crop.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture)
Infection with the bacterial wilt OF
cucurbits does not occur through soil
or seed. The striped cucumber beetle
and the 12-spotted cucumber beetle are
both summer carriers. and probably
the sonly means of summer transmis-
sion of the disease in the localities
that have been studied. Introduction
Of virulent bacteria into the interior
plant tissues Is necessary for infection.
These points are given in recent
United States department of agricul-
lure publication detailing the results
of studies on the disease, which occurs
In 81 states, including the territory
from Vermont and Canada to Florida
and west to Minnesota, Nebraska, Col
orado and Texas. The disease also
probably occurs in parts of California.
OF the common domestic cucurbits the
disease affects cucumbers, cantaloupes,
summer and winter squashes and
pumpkins, but not waterrnelons.
Use Bordeaux Mixture.
Spraying with strong bordeaux mix
tuIC anu lCdu ulSChutC RuStC NEo"co
plus p Is recommended where the dis
ease is likely to be severe. Treatments
should begin as soon as the cucumber
plants develop their first true leaves
and should continue at intervals Of
about a week until the cucumber bee
ties practically disappear from the
field. In localities where dOwny mill
dew Is also prevalent the treatments
should be continued later as a partial
Insurance against this disease. The
beetles prefer unsprayed plants as
food, and undoubtedly the efficiency of
wilt control would be enhanced II a
slightly earlier trap crop. such as
squash, were planted along the edges
Of the cucumber field. The beetles
could be easily poisoned there with a
strong insecticide.
Pulling Of wilted vines during the
first part Of the season. or as long as
1t can be done without mechanically
injuring the healthy plants. will great
ly assist in controlling bacterial wilt
If consistently done in all neighboring
fields. The diseased vines should be
buried, or otherwise removed from ac-
cess by the beetles.
Where a few plants only are grown
In garden plats, screening the hills
with fine mosquito netting will prevent
the appearance of the disease.
Control In Greenhouses.
For control In greenhouses the bee
ties, in the first place. should be kept
out. Do not grow cucurbits nor pile
cucurbit refuse in the immediate vicin-
ity of greenhouses. as this attracts the
beetles and many will later find their
way into the houses. II the beetles
once gain entrance to house filled
Cheyenne record., 1920-08-05
EASTERN LIVE STOCK.
Al ChienlA.

choice. $4,000 1850; grassy. $1,000
1850; best she stock steady, others
dragging; best cows. $3.50 o. 500; handy
bolognas fully 25 cents lower; choice
.vealers. s16.5o@ 1915; stockers slow.
Is cents lower.
Hogs-Receipts, $1,000. Market un-
even, rs to 50 cents higher; top. $500:
light and light butchers. $15.O0016.60;
packing sows. $13.85 q 14.25; pigs. $14.00
016.00.
Sheep Receipts. $4,000. Market
slow Lambs, IS to 40 cents lower:
sheep steady: top Western lambs.
$15.25: top native. $14.75: bulk. $4,000
f4.OO: feeder yearlings, $11.00: top
western, $1,000; Western. $500: top
native. $S.25: good choice feeder lambs.
312.50@ 1900; choice native Western