Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, October 27, 1910, Page 7

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WYNN, Maker, Sterling, lllinois Use Black Silk Air-brying Iron Enamel on grates,registers,stove-plpes—Proventsrusting, ‘Get.a Can, TODAY. Why the Wind Waits. In his book on “The Picturesque St. Lawrence” Clifton .ohnson tells of the curious superstition of Montreal which explains why the wind is al- ways blowing at the puint where Si. Sulpice and Notre Dame streets meet, close by the towering cathedral It seems that one day, while the church was in process of building, the Wind and the Devil were walking down Notre Dame street, and the Devil after regarding with a frown of disapproval the graceful outlines of the new edifice rising before him ex- claimed: “What is this? fore.” “Very likely not.” responded the Wind. “and 1 dare you to go in there. “You dare me to do that, do you?’ cried the Devil, with a sneer. “Well, 1 will go in if you will promise to wait here until 1 come out.” “Agreed.” said the Wind. So his satanic majesty’ went in. But he has not come out yet, and the Wind is still waiting for him at the coruer. 1 pever saw it be- The Spirit of Liberty. It was in the town that modern de- mocracy had its rise. Despite all the efforts of the kings and barons to pre- vent it, the spirit of liberty began to assert itself in the larger towns in the shape of the charters which guarantee to the people certain commercial and political rights—rights which, once ob- tained, were never to be surrendered. Before the middle of the eleventh cen- tury there were many of these “char- tered” towns which possessed the right of electing their own magis- trates, sheriffs and judges and regulat- ing their own taxes. The wretched serfs from the country were welcomed by the townspeople and aided to larger freedom. These free towns were first known in Spain, from which country they slowly spread over Europe. The burgesses naturally offered protection and freedom to all who would flee to them from the feudal estates, and thus slowly, but surely. the good work went on until the ancient despotisms were destroyed.—Arena. Reptiles That Walk Erect. Lizards of several sorts can walk and run easily on their hind legs. The Australian water lizard, which is three or four feet in length, keeps quite erect when traversing long distances on land. It is found in the neighbor- hood of river banks and passes much of its time in shallow water. The frilled lizard of Queensland also travels on its hind legs on’ level ground, keeping the frill folded when running. When attacked it expands this fold of skin, which stands out like a ruff at right angles round the neck, giving it a most formidable aspect, so that dogs that attack and kill larger lizards wili often retreat Lefore a frilled lizard at bay. There is also a tree lizard in Austra- lia that moves in a similar way. All these species walk on all fours when merely moving about or going short distances. The Bride’s Troubles. It was the servant’s day out, and the young bride was doing her best to hurry along the dinner she was trying to cook. The husband, tired of wait- ing. bustled into the kitchen and said impatiently: “You know, we'll ke late for the the- ater if you don't hurry dinner.” “Well,” sighed the bride, “I can't tell what's the matter, but these cof- fee grains simply won’t boil soft, and as for the gggs, they’ve been boiling at least two hours, and they’re still as hard as ever.” But the dinner was concluded at last, and then the young husband de- clared he couldn’t find his silk hat. “Oh,” exclaimed his wife, “you said it needed ironing, you know, so I sent it this morning to the laundry with the wash.” Settling the Barber. “Hair’s a bit thin on the top. sir.” remarked the barber. “Won’t you try a bottle of our hair restorer?” The victim squirmed. *“You made the same observation last week.” he said. “and 1 expressed my desire to see you try the stuff on the doormat.” “Sorry;: I didn’t know you had been here before, sir.” replied the barber as he went on shaving. *1 didn’t recog- nize your face.” “No.," was the growling reply; “my face has healed since then.”—London News. The Maid’s Reply. As William bent over her fair face he whispered: “Darling. if I should ask you in French if I might kiss you what would you answer?”’ She, calling up her scanty knowledge of the French language, exclaimed, “Billet doux!"—Exchange. Suspense. “There isn’t any suspense about your play,” said the technical critic. “That shows how you jump at con- clusions.” replied the author. “You Just ought to see me waiting for royal- ties.”—Exchange. . A Tart Retort. Mrs. Hoyle—Don't you think my boy is growing? Mrs. Doyle—Yes; he is pretty large for his mother's age.— Judge. . Evolution. At what time of life may a man be said to belong to the vegetable king- dom? When experience has made him sage, We find many men who are great and some men who are good, but very few men who are both great and good. —Colton. i —— s i e i Saving Time or Time Table: To most people, especially when they are on the road. time is money, but time tables are not convertible into cash., In the pages of “Through Sav- age Burope” Harry De Windt gives a curious and amusing experience on a Russian railway some years ago. The patience of the Russians is in marked contrast with the impatietce of Amer- fcan travelers. All Russians have a rooted antipathy to fast railway travel, If one may judge from an incident which occurred some years ago when 1 was travelling across the Caucasus from Batoum to Baku. We bad reached a tunnel. at the entrance of which the train waited for at least twenty minut “There is something wrong,” 1 re- marked to a fellow passenger. “Oh, no,” he replied: “we are only making up the time. This tunnel was recently made to avoid a long bend round a range of hills, and as it now cuts off several miles a short delay is necessary so as to fit in with the sched- uled time." “But surely we should save time by going on.” I urged. “Perhu s0," said my friend. “But then. you see. they would have to alter all the time tabies.” Form of Divorce In Old Rome. In the earlier period of the Roman republic divorces were quite unknown and were rare right up to the time of the Sullan wars. In the old days the husband and wife who wished to sepa- rate appeared for the last time before the common hearth, a priest and priestess being present. As on the day of marriage, a cake of wheaten flour was presented to the husband and wife, but instead of sharing it be- tween them they rejected it. Then, in- stead of prayers, they pronounced formulas of a strange, severe, spiteful character, by which the wife renounc- ed the worship and gods of the hus- band. From that moment the religious bond was broken, and, the community of worship having ceased to exist, the marringe without further ado was for- ever dissolved.—New York American. Floral Etymology. “Primrose™ is one of those words that have shown popular association to be stronger than etymology. It has no real connection with the rose. but is the old French *primerole” and. anyhow. means only the *prime” or first flower (more or less) of the year. Our language has insisted upon mak- ing *roses™ of all sorts of flowers. We have the tuberose, which is only “tuberosa,” tuberous, and the rose- mary, which is “rosmarinus,” dew of the sea. On the other hand the *‘rose” has bLeen dropped readily enough in cases where popular fancy could not see the flower. The alchemists called green vitriol “rose of copper,” “cupri- rosa.” In French this became *“‘coupe rose,” but English wore it down to the pointless *“copperas.”’--Londou Chron- icle. The Dancing Mania. The “dancing mania™ of the unddle ages came on the heels of the great plague known as the *black deatb.” It was some sort of nervous disease and is now supposed to have been what is known as “St. Vitus' dance.” It began in the year 1374 at Aix-la- Chapelle and spread all over Germany, the Netherlands and Italy. The dan- cers formed circles hand in hand and appearing to have lost all reason, con tinued dancing. regardless of the by- standers, for hours together until in their wild delirium they fell to the ground in sheer exhaustion. Panting and foaming at the mouth. they would suddenly spring up and begin the dance again, to be again exhausted, and so on until they died. The mania involved millions of people. The Twelve Jurymen. A prisoner is tried by twelve of his fellow countrymen. This custom is a thousand years old, and we get it from the vikings. The vikings divided their country up into cantons. which were subdivided into twelve portions, each under a chieftain. When a malefactor was brought to justice it was usual for each chieftain to select a man from the district over which he ruled and compel him to try the prisoner, the verdict of these twelve men being de- clared by the judge to be final The Soldier Ant. The lion is the king of beasts, but all of his wmagnificent strength and ferocity would avail bim nothing when he faced a mere ant. But this ant is not the usual kind which peacefully goes about its domestic duties day by day. It is the terrible driver or soldier ant, said to be the most invincible creature in the world. Against these tiny enemies no man or band of men, no lion or tiger. vot even a herd of elephants, can do anything but hur- riedly get out of the way. Among the Barotse natives-a favorite form of cap. ital pnnishment is to coat the vietim with grease and throw him before the advancing army of soldier ants. The quickness with which the poor wretch is dispatcted is marvelous when it is considered that each ant can do noth ing more than merely tear out a small particle of flesh and carry it off. Yet in a surprisingly short time the writh. ing victim will bave been changed into a skeleton. Old Saws and Sayings. A few old sayings on the subject of food come to us rather as a surpiise in our age of daintiness and refine ment, yet they have their raison d'etre notwithstanding. *“‘Meat is much, man- ners are more:” *“Ceas our chatter and mind your platter Che ass that brays most eats least;” “The wing with the liver to him who's the giver:” “‘He can give little to his servant who licks his own trencher.” Apropos of this remark, it is amus- ing to note that “manners” was the name given to the remnants of a meal. These came to the servants as officia! perquisites; hence our well word ex- pression before emptying a dish, “Leave the last slice (or whatever it may be) for manners,” though if votes were collected on this point it is hardly likely that any of us would.have taken it as it stands in the original. THOMAS BAiLEY | FOR SHERIFF I hereby announce myself as a candidate for Sheriff of {Bel- trami County to be voted on at the general election Tuesday, November, 8th 1910, Thomas Bailey. Can You Use Any at Your Own Price? We will take your order. for lots of 50 and up, printed any style you like, and deliver them to you before the holidays At Your Convenience Step in and look them over. Pioneer Security State Bank Building 1911 Calendars We have in stock 10,000 fancy 1911 Cal- endars appropriate for all lines of business Publishing Co. ARMORY OPERA HOUSE, ONE NIGHT ONLY Monday October, 31st. 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