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$$ 6* MX L'*B yampwwn'ftiri'* $$ S^-g'iWf ivs Five Minufe Chat* Ion Our Presidents '.'"3- ^AMES MORGAN S 5 tCopyrlht.'l20 by James Vorgan.) A BACHELOR RESIDENT 1791April 23, James Buchanan nlorn ini Franklin county, Pa. 1815-1&Member f 0'* th turttr 181Traglo death of hit be -trothed Annie Cole man. 1821-31Member of congress. 183234Minister to Rueela, 4 183445Senator. S 1845.49Seoretary of state. 'l853.5S^Mmfater to Great ir^taln. ,1858Democratic! nominee fC president.. a =o 'TAMES BUCHANAN was the last l president to wrap his neck Iri a stock, as "Monroe" was the last to wear knee-breechesand he was the last of an era. An age passed away as heipassed^ ofit of the White House. After Buchanan's birth at a Penn sylvania log cabin, his father, who was an Irish immigrant,/prospered as a country storekeeper and was able to senj^.WSr.son.to college. But the coliege'sent'fiini ba*ck (as a wild spirit that It could not tame. The pastor of the scandalized family begged and obtained a chance for tire wayward youth, who improved it so well that fee graduated first in his class. Never theless, the still, unforgiving faculty, denied him the honors' of his rank. This would be but a dull story of law and politics were it not for a single tragic episode which ast a shadow over the whole after life of our bachelor president, the only presi dent to die a bachelor. A young wom an, to whom Buchanan was engaged in early manhood, a daughter of the wealthiest family in the county, wrote him a letter of dismissal under the spell of _a Jealousy which had been aroused wr ,osslos. Pride on both James Buchanan. sides kept tho two apart until their separation was made irrevocable by her sudden deathprobably by sui cide. In grief and horror, the young lover wrote to the father of the dead^ gfrl, begging the privilege of looking upon her rcmnlns and of following them to the grave. But the letter was returned to him unopened. Pour and forty years passed, and Buchnnnn went to his grave without ever having taken any other woman to his heart. When his executors opened the papers, which tho aged ex-president had left in a bank vault, they found among them a little pack et of treasured love letters from his sweetheart of long ago. But in ac cordance with the request written on the outside, those faded mementoes of his onlyi'love were burned without breaking the seal on them. Buchanan was by no means a crab* bed old bachelor. He remained al ways mojt. courteously attentive to women, though with a perfect impar tiality. Nor did he keep bachelor's hall. At Wheatland, his country place near Lancaster, Pa., he brought up, from early childhood, the orphaned son of one of his sisters and the orphaned daughter of another, who became, as Miss Harriet Lane, one of the most admired mistresses of the !WhIte House. After Buchanan had risen to top rank at the Pennsylvania bar, with a practice that brought him as much as $12,000 In a year, he entered poli tics. Starting as a Federalist, he be came a Democrat only at the death of the party of his first choice. He was elected to the legislature and to congress was thrice elected to the senate served as minister to Russia and Great Britain and was secretary of state in Polk's cabinet. For 20 years an unsuccessful can didate for the presidential nomina tion, the veteran politician had all but given up hope when at last it came to him unsought in 1856 on his return from a long absence as Ameri can minister in London. As he ae cepted it, he sighed that the honor had jbeen denied him until he was too old jto enjoy it, "when all the friends I loved and'wanted to reward are dead and all the enemies I hated and had narked {or punishment are turned my }tfeods,n Subscribe COMING EVENTS October 12.Discovery of America, 1492. N0V# 2.Presidential election day. Nov. 11.Armistice day. Nov. 25Thanksgiving day. BAGLEY 4************* F. J. Dudley of Thief River Falls spent Wednesday here on business. Misses. Ida 'and Clara Tollerson were Bemidji visitors Wednesday. Miss Geneva Brusvcu of Cass Lake, spent several days of last week with relatives here. Mrs. E. E Lewis returned home Thursday from Crookston,, where she visited at the home of h*- brother, Albin Larson. Arthur Gossline of Crookston, spent the tore part of past week here en joyiug a few tfays of duck hunting. Mi', and Mrs. Selmer Sorenson are the proud parents of a baby boy, born Tuesday night. Mr. and Mrs. Ole Westberg left Mouday for Grand Forks, N. D., where they expect to reside for some time. M. J. Kolb returned last week from Oklahoma, where he has been looking after his oil interests. -Oscar Leuis left for Minneapolis where he plans on attending the Uni versity of Minnesota. He will study law. Mrs. W. -W. Jones and son, Dur ande, of Gonvick, who have been vis iting with relatives here fbr?.a few days, left Monday for 'Fertile, "'where they will be the guests of her brother, (Mandel Barness. Mr. and Mrs. O.. J. Nelson of Gully, visited at the J. W. Hanson home. Friday. Mrs. Mary Pehrson left Tuesday for Grove City, her former home, where she will Visit for a few days. Mr. and Mrs. Qeorge Daniel left Mouday for their home at Mt. Clem ens. Mich., after" a few weeks visit with friends in Bagley and Shevlin. They are planning on returning to Minnesota to make their home as Boon as they can dispose of their prop erty in Michigan. Ernia Bartholomew left on Fri day, for Sykestqn, N. D., where she wiiliiteach school this term. She was accompanied a^ far as Fargo by Anna Torkelson, who intends to teach in North Dakota. Roscoe Kaiser, William Wiiench arid Harry Dartt, were Shevlin visit ors Tuesday. Miss Ethlyn Dennis of Wilton spent Saturday in Bagley with her mother, Mrs/Mabel Dennis. MVs. ?L. R. Richardson of Bemidji iaVisiting with her parents, Mr. and Mrav^A.'J. Haugen. O. G. Lee and W. McGIennon were DTJFinefe visitors in Shevlin last Week. Mrs. A. L7 Wiltse and daughter, Marion, left last Monday for Fisher, where they will visit with the form er's pnrents, Mr. and Mrs. 'Henderson. E. ill. Rcff and J. G. Bartholomew ppont .Friday evening *n Clearbrook on business. p BROOKLYN DODGERS WIN WITH BEST priSDHING STAFF The Dodgers won the National League pennant because they were guilty on the following counts: The best pitching staff and the fcest balanced club in the elder circuit, and one of the best managers in baseball. Without a single star in the line up, and generally referred to as "the most colorless team in the -big leagues," Brooklyn presented a smooth working, business-like ma chine that played consistently from the first game to the last. It went thru the season more like a steam roller than a battering ram. Another source of strength was its second line of defense. Whenever a player was disabled there was a sub stitute ready to step into his shoes and perform with the same efficiency as the regular. After winning the National League championship tu 191GAnd losing the world series to the Red Sox, four POLLYPolly Was True to Her' Word Sfex) twtt 4 AlfcGv/fc games to onethe Dodgers slumped to seventh place in 1917. Manager. Wilbert Robinson at once started re building his club, developing young sters and acquiring cast-offs from his rivals. Brooklyn finished fifth in 1918 and 1919. This year they were in tho fight from the opening game. Robinson has had a good pitcher for every day, in the week, including Sunday. Up. to the: third week in September, his staff was rated this way. (Clarence Mitchell, won 5, lost 2, percentage .71.4 Burleigh, Grimes, won. 21,' lost 10, percentage-G77. Jeff proffer, won 15, lost 9, percentage .625 Rube Marquard, won 9, lost 7, percentage .56S Al Mamaux, won 10. lost S, percentage .550 Sherrod uiith. won 10, lost 8, percentage .556 Leon Cadore, won 11, lost 13, percentage .519. At that time the club rated second in batting to the Cardinals, with an average of .279. &ach Wheat, who has won the league championship in batting in past seasons, was hitting .o2() Grimes. .317 Ed Konetchy ,311 Hi Myers, 302 Bill Lamar, 297 Jimmy Johnspn, .294 Ernie Krueger, .289 Otto Miller. 286 Pete KilduiT. .277 Tommp Griffiths, 264 Bernie Neis, .260 Ivy Olson, .257 .Pfeffer, .257 Rav Schmam.t, .255 Rowdy Elliott, .24*5 Mitchell, .243 Smith, .213 Cadore, .266: Marquard, .164 Mc Cabc, .1(12 Mamaux, 11T.8, and Ward, .15$. Larry Sutton, the 63-ycar-ohl scout of the club, perhaps best explained the Dodgers' victory when he declar ed that 'Uncde Robbie' loved 'em into pennant." According to Sut ton, there was never a hint of dis sention on the club, a thing that probably has lost more championships than any other factor,. "The players never considered the possibility of finishing anywhere but HOW AWCR A Minnesota Boy Has Become Famous Drawing These Famous Comic Folks. They Appear Exclusively Every Day in the THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER HIS FIRST JOB Getting Uncle Sam back on his fcet first," Su%on said. "Robinson had them Vellfeving they were invincible, and they 'pretty nearly were. They have gtine out and won scores of games this year that appeared to be hopelessly lost. Never has there been a more'.-magnificent esprit de corps in the National League." WANTS POSTS TO ASSIST MORE DISABLED SOLDIERS uiaflftt. T5g-R, T. Fisher, di jHl'.HjibHita.t.ioii division St. Paul. .r,ecto'r .o of the federal board of vocational training, has conferred with state of ficers of the American Legion at de partment headquarters in St. Paul, regarding methods of obtaining close cooperation] from Legion post3 for the wclfare^-of disabled or wounded service men-who may wish to obtain training frofiuthe government. Mr. 'Fisher'-is mffiling a national tour to confer",-witupLegion officials in the various states. This statement was authorized at department headquarters by Horace G.i Whitmbre, department adjutant. 1'iMr. FisBer recently succeeded Uel Lamkih, who was promoted to direc tor of the federal board for vocation al, training. It is Mr. Fisher's ambi tion to bring about the closest co-op eration between the government and The American Legion, so that every service man qualified for receiving government training, may obtain this assistance if he desires. "Department Commander Vernon is anxious that every post comra mander and adjutant inform depart ment headquarters of eligible service men living in their district. 'Men who were disabled while in the ser vice of their country and are unable to engage in their former profession, or occupation, may enter a federal vocational training institution and not only receive free tuition but are 7^57 ^TT^ ^wCJ'W/ paid a generous monthly allowance. "Minneapolis is headquarters for this district. Department, headquart ers of the American Legion 'will act promptly upon all applications of service men." FIELD MlCE LUREU BY POioiNED GRAIN Poisoned: grain, which can be pur chased already prepared or which can be made by the farmer or orchardist, can be used 'to advantage, says F. L. Washburn of the Minnesota College of Agriculture, in controlling field mice. One ounce of sulphate of strychnine should be dissolved in one quart of boiling water. Add an equal quantity of any sugar sirup and a little oil of anise to make is still more THE PIONEER WANT ADS BRING RESULTS After you eatalways use one or two tabletseat like candy. Instantly relievesHeartburn, Bloated Gassy Feeling. Stops indigestion, food souring,repeating, headacheand the many miseries caused by Acid-Stomach ATONIC is the best remedy,it takes the harmful acids and gases right out of the body and, of course, you get well. Tens of thousands wonderfully benefited. Guaranteed to satisfy or money refunded by your own drug gist. Cost a trifle. Please try it! \tu*/ ivw&xife or Utf%AiTfcj tee. AS *Nfl?w" 5WJTW1 i and the aryi 'WtWiii iiii^]-Tiwi|[iTtwnw :Jt attractive. This quantity of pdison is sufficient to treat one-half bushel of wheat or corn which should be soaked' in the liquid* for about 24 houre and distributed in localities where mice abount in large numbers. The poison can be kept away from animals and birds by placing is under pieces of gbaros o$- in tiles or old tin cans. It should be used in the fall as well as in the spring as a means of destroying the mice. It will afford permanent exemption from at tacks of the pests, for mice from near by localities may later work in the TUESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER I 1020'-' area treated, but1 How We Car. ForYour MeatGars 'When you see a Swift Refrig erator Car going by in a train, it seems a simple thing that it should be carrying fresh meat uo and down the country. Like most of the packer activities which contribute to your welfare, you are so used to haying this going on uninterruptedly, day in, day out, throughout the year, that you are likely to take itas a matterofcourse/ But it is not a matter of course. Eivery car you see going by means long hours of minute, scientific, painstaking care in prep aration for what it is doing. Every time a car comes in it is washed out thoroughly with scalding water. Ifany taint, any foreign matter, were present, this would get rid ofit. Even the meat hooks are taken down from the racks and scalded with water and live steam. When the car is thoroughly cleansed we put in 5,000 pounds of ice. But that is only preliminary. It only cools the car to the proper temperature. By the time the car is moved over to receive its load, this first ice is melted. More is then put in to keep the car cool. Then the meat is hung on the sterilizer! hooks and the load of food is readj? ^f^s, ^S journey. It arrives :os it will aid mater ially in keeping them under control. An applicatipn of thloh whitewash, Mr. Washburn says, is very effective against mice in nurseries. Bluestone solution should be added until th^e whitewash is^quite blue, the mixture being applied with a brush late in the fall, close to the ground and.up the trunks for some distance. The treat ment should be repeated if possible on some warm day In, winter. A spray pump with a nozzle adapted for white wash should be usett in place of a brush. .ip-jr.**i-.:*:----,. 'ii''Vs^^^ .^0i^-^'' fresh, wholesome, appetizing and your*" meat supply goes on unaffected by seasons or" weather. -/'.j/iril'-'v.-'..-'. This is only apart of the service which Swift & Company furnishes, at a profit to itself so smallaveraging a fraction of a cent per pound onfall productsover a period ofyearsthat if the profit were handedon to the consumer, it would make a difference of less than a nickel a week in the meat bill of the average American family. Swift & Company, U. S. A. Bemidji Local Branch W J. Miller, Manager (tfe^fei*efc ijRiirJj By CLIFF STERR^TT fc-4