Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, October 29, 1910, Page 7

Pottery and Secrecy. In the royal manufactory of pottery at Meissen, Saxony. the work was for- merly carried on with the utmost se- crecy to prevent the processes from becoming known elsewhere. The es- tablishment was a complete fortress, the porteullis of which was not raised day or night. no stranger being per- mitted to enter for any purpose what- ever. Every workman, even the chief inspector, rorn to silence. This Injunction was formally repeated every month to the superior officers employ- ed, while the workmen had constantly before their eyes in large letters the warning motto. “Be Secret Unto Death.” 1t was well known that any person divulging the process would be imprisoned for life in the castle of Koenigstrein en the king himself when he took strangers of distinction to visit the works was enjoined to se- crecy. One of the foremen, however, escaped and assisted in establishing a manufactory in Vienna, from which the secrets spread all over Germany. Her Diamond Necklace. Brown is a very careful man, superlatively careful. that he has money. Now, Brown has a wife, Wives have to be given birthday presents, and on his wife’s first birthday after their marriage he gave her a beautiful dia- mond necklace. This was not as reck- less as you might think, for each stone on the necklace represented a year of Mrs. Brown's life, and he let every one know that. And he arranged to give Mrs. Brown a new diamond each birthday. And he let the neighbors know that too. He has just missed giving his wife a birthday present for the ninth succes- sive year. As to when greed will conquer pride and his wife will ask for another birth- day present, we shall have to wait and see.—Pearson’s. He is So careful is he insured his insurance The Salt Charm Failed. Some three years before the Franco- German war broke out Count Secken- dorff accompanied King William I. on his visit to Napoleon III. and was present at the celebrated dejeuner giv- en in the Pavilion de Diane at Fon- tainebleau. King Willlam, who was sitting next the empress, was asked by her to pass the salt, and in comply- ing with this request he threw a little salt over his shoulder. Upon the em- press exclaiming, “Why do you do that?” the king explained that in his country it was the custom to do so when passing the salt to ward off bad luck and any chance of a quarrel. The empress in a prettily turned speech at once replied, “But surely there is no danger of anything interfering with our friendship.” In less than three years the Germans had crossed the Rhine.—London Spectator. Why Not Pass the Plate? They ought to pass the plate at church weddings. It comes natural to do it in church, and to do so would add a pretty and useful employment to the duties of the ushers, who always have a little spare time before the bride arrives. And, really, getting married is more expensive than ever, and. though wedding presents are ex- cellent in their way, what the young people usually need the most is cash. Instead of the list of gifts which the newspapers sometimes print we should read, “The collection yielded $4,000,- 000.” That would be nice. It is much easier to store and care for money than plate and glass! And money al- ways fits and there is no such thing as an embarrassing duplication of dollars. —Life. He Saved the Patent Office. When in the war of 1812 the British, who bhad taken Washington, trained their guns upon the patent office, Dr. Thornton, throwing himself directly before the guns, cried: “Are you Englishmen or Goths and Vandals? This is the patent office—a depository of the ingenuity and inven- tions of the American nation, in which the whole civilized world is interested. Would you destroy it? Then let the charge pass through my body.” And the building was spared. Twen- ty-four years afterward, however, it was destroyed by fire, together with everything in it. The Harm of Damp Houses. It is dangerous to health and even to life in a damp, moldy house or one built over a moldy cellar. Many years ago the London Lancet in an article on diphtheria traced the disease in certain cases to the presence of cer- tain molds and fungoid growths which seemed to be breathed into the throat. Remember, one of the best disinfec- tants is lime. Moldy cloths, such as shoes and other articles that are unfit for use, should be destroyed at once. Why He Applauded. “Are you fond of music?’ asked a stranger of the young man at the con- cert who was applauding vigorously after a pretty girl had sung a song in a very painful way. “Not particularly,” replied the young man frankly, “but I am extremely fond of the musician.” Out of Her Reach. “Does your heart ever reach out for the unattainable?” “No, but my hands do when my hus- band is not at home. There are three buttons at the back of my gown that 1 can’t reach.” More Appropriate. “l teach my parrot only short words.” “Do you? Now, I should think that parrots were better adapted to learn- ing polysyllables.” Clyde Fitch’s Joke. “Clyde Fitch was an indefatigable worker,” said an actor who has played in many of the Fitch comedies. “When he had a play on the stocks he would labor over it day and night, often scarcely pausing for his meals and getting very little sleep; consequent- ly his health suffered. He would work until on the verge of a nervous break- down, aud then his physician would step in and force him to knock off. “During one of these periods of en- forced idleness he was lounging in the Players club one day when Harry B. Smith, the prolific comic opera libret- tist, strolled in. “*“What are you doing now? asked Smith. *“*T am in my doctor’s hands,’ replied Fiteh. ‘*He tells me I'm in a bad way and has absolutely forbidden me to do any brain work.” “‘That’s tough,’ said Smith. ‘How do you manage to put in the time? “QOh, I'm writing the libretto of a musical comedy! replied Fitch, with one of his cynical smiles.”—New York Times. Hair Monstrosities. French theater managers in the eighteenth century had worse evils than picture hats to contend against. Marie Antoinette, who was short even according to French standards, set the fashion of high coiffures, and ultra- fashionable women prided themselves on measuring four feet from their chins to the tops of their heads. These structures took about six hours to erect, the hairdresser mounting a ladder in the process. Some coiffures were almost as broad as they were long, with wings sticking out about eight inches on each side of the head. For the “frigate” coiffure the hair was rippled in a huge pile to represent the waves of an angry sea and surmount- ed by a fully rigged ship. As a con- sequence of these monstrosities dis- turbances in theaters occurred almost daily until an ordinance was issued against the admission of women with high coiffures to the floor of the house. —Chicago News, Yet He Meant Well. Just as the train was leaving the Fifty-eighth street elevated station a man who had got off there hurried along the platform and spoke to a pas- senger sitting by an open window in the smoking car. “Quick!” he cried. ‘“Please hand me that package. I left it on the seat when I got out just now.” “Sure,” said the passenger, picking up the bundle and tossing it out of the window. “Thanks!"” “Hey, there! What are you doing that for?” demanded the wrathful, red faced man sitting next to him. “Why, he”— “You double dyed idiot. that package belonged to me! It was $15 worth of laces and ribbons I was taking home to my wife!” Over the scene that followed let us draw a veil.—Chicago Tribune. “All Things Come.” The magnate looked up impatiently from his work. “Well, my good man,” he snapped at the diffident rural person who stood twirling his rusty hat, “what can I do for you?’ “] guess ye don’t remember me, Hank,” faltered the caller. “But you an' me use ter go swimmin’ together in th’ o' town. Then you got a job in th' bank, an’ I got a job in th’ gro- cery store.” “This is all very interesting, and 1 seem to remember your face. But come to the point—my time is valu- able.” “Yes, Hank. You got a better offer and left the old village. I stayed plug- ging along in th' grocery store.” “Well, well?” “Well, Hank, when you left you owed $73.62 on a grocery bill. Here'’s where you pay up!”—Cleveland Leader. Perfumes In An-ient Days. 0ld as the history of the world itselt is that of the queen of flowers. The ancient Greeks and Romans reveled in roses. They were used lavishly at their feasts. In the time of the republic the people had their cups of Falernian wine swimming with blooms, and the Spartan soldiers after the battle of Cirrha refused to drink any wine that was not perfumed with roses, while at the regatta of Baiae the whole surface of the Lucrine lake was strewn with flowers. Making a Lawn. On his English tour an American was admiring the velvety smoothness of a certain sward, and, being pos- sessed of land and an overpowering confidence that with money all things are possible, he asked the head gar- dener how to produce such a lawn. And the gardener said: “It's easy enough, sir. All you need do is to remove all the stones, plow up the ground, plant it with grass seed and roll it for 300 years.” Our Friends. If we choose our friends for what they are, not for what they have, and if we deserve so great a blessing, then they will be always with us, preserved in absence and even after death, in the amber of memory.—Cicero. i Couldn’t Talk. De Style—You say that loving pair of deaf mutes were sitting In the parlor and didn’t carry on a conversation? Gunbusta—They couldn’t, for they were holding hands.—New York Press. I never knew an early rising, hard- working, prudent man, careful of his earnings and strictly honest, who com- plained of bad ‘uck.—Addison. The Ham Fair at Paris. A feature of Parisian life is the ham fair which is held on the Boulevard Richard Le Noir. The name of this fair is wholly misleading. for as far as I bave ever seen hams are the very last thing any one ever buys there. ass and copper curios, quaint are china, lace, tapestries and books are what most people go out to seek, and a sight not to be easily forgotten the long, wide boulevard lined with ramshackle stalls laden with every possible kind of lumber and presided over by the most rapacious of brocanteurs. Out of piles of value- less lumber Americans and English diligently seek for their pet kind of curios, and there is not an artist in Paris who cannot point to some bit of furniture in his or her studio and say with pride, “I got that for 5 francs at the ham fair.” No one ever pays more than 5 franes, I notice, but, alas. every year these five franc bargains are becoming more rare, and even as housekeeping in Paris grows more and more costly so does the furnishing of one’s house to keep.—London Queen. Only a Question of Possibility. Among the customers of a tea store opened in the northwest part of the ¢ity the other night was a man who. after buying a pound of coffee, handed a counterfeit half dollar to the shop- keeper. “This money is counterfeit; I’'m sor- ry, sir,” said the shopkeeper. “Yes; 1 know it,” replied the cus- tomer. grinning. ‘“Got it here one day last week, and I've been saving it for you.” Then, noting the smile upon the shopkeeper’s face, the customer said, evidently offended, “Perhaps you doubt my word?” “Oh, not at all, sir; not at all. I couldn’t doubt the word of so truthful a man. I was simply smiling because I wondered how it was possible for you to have got the money here. This place was opened only night before last.” . Thereupon the customer departed hastily after producing a good coin and slipping the counterfeit into his own pocket.—Philadelphia Times. Lancashire Humor. There was a Lancashire collier who went out on Sunday with his wheel- barrow because, as he said, “I’ve lost mi dog, an’ a felly looks sich a foo’ gooin’ a-walkin’ bi hisself.” Then there was the workingmen’s club committee which wanted to in- dorse the accounts “audited and found correct and tuppence over” and the customer who, on being told that the price of candles had gone up owing to the war, asked whether they were “feightin’ bi candle leet.” Also one recalls the laggard Lan- cashire lover who, when asked for a kiss, said he was “gooin’ to do it in a bit,” and the old ladies who praised a certain Darwin clergyman as “a grand burier,” and of the orator who trans- lated “Dieu et mon droit” into “Evil be to him what evil thinks!”—“Lancashire Life and Character,” by Frank Orme- rod. Japan’s Giant Wrestlers. Japanese wrestlers are not to be con- fused with Japanese exponents of jiu jitsu. The wrestlers belong to the older school, in which weight is a par- amount quality. It is a remarkable thing that a race which is on the av- erage four or five inches under the Eu- ropean standard in point of height should have produced a special cult of wrestlers who are giants in stature and strength. The leading wrestlers of Tokyo or Osaka or Hiogo are all men at least six feet in height and weighing perhaps 300 pounds. They are a race apart. Wrestling is an oc- cupation which has been handed down from father to son for many genera- tions. And the explanation of their prowess is that they have always been meat eaters, while the rest of Japan, either from choice or necessity, have been in the main vegetarians. Diamonds Under Water. An imitation diamond is never sc brilliant as a genuine stone. If your eye is not experienced enough to de- tect the difference, a very simple test is to place the stone under water. The imitation stone is practically extin- guished, while a genuine diamond sparkles even under water and is dis- tinctly visible. When possible, place a genuine stone beside the possible imi- tation under water, and the contrast will be apparent to the least experi- enced eyes. Consistent Theory. “Don’t you believe the husband is the head of the house and should have the final say?” “Certainly T do.” “Then why don’t you come out in the open and say so?” . “Because my wife won’t let me.”— Exchange. Well Trained. Mrs. Boggs—Mr. Meekman is a splendid example of what a man ought to be. Mr. Boggs—Not at all. He's a splendid example of what a wife, two sisters, a grownup daughter and a mother-in-law think a man ought to be. Reckless. “Aw, come on!” the little boy was heard to remark. “Be a sport. I'll bet yer any amount o’ money up to 5 cents.”—Harper’s. True Happiness. About the happiest man in the world should be he that, having a fad, is able to make a living at it.—Chicago Rec- ord-Herald. The arrow that pierces the eagle’s breast is often made of his own feath- ers. JUDGE STANTON *on-Partisan Candidate for Judge of the District Court Strongly Endorsed ...and... Cordially Favored BY THE LAWYERS OF -THIS DISTRICT Statement by Lawyers: To the Voters of the Fifteenth Judicial District: ‘We favor the election of JUDGE C. W. STANTON to succeed himself. has proved himself to be capable, fair and trustworthy. We deem it unwise to dis- place him for a new man. Qualifications only, and not political considerations, should guide the people in the selection of the judiciary. (Bigners as follows:) A. M. Crowell, Bemidji. G. W, Holland, Brainerd, P. J. Russell, Bemidji. F. E. Ebner, Brainerd. ‘W. H. Mantor, Brainerd. P. A. T. Larson, Brainerd. W, S. F. Alderman, Brainerd. W. H. Crowell, Brainerd. Frank A. Lindberg, Crosby. CLEARWATER COUNTY. ‘Wm. A. McGlennon, Bagley. Nils Hagen, Bagley, AITKIN COUNTY. F. W. Hall, Aitkin. E. H. Krelwitz, Altkin, J. C. Hesaslan, Aitkin. Louis Hallum, Aitkin. OOCHICHING COUNTY. Kane, Int’l Falls, Geo. S. Langland, Int’l Falls, Franz Jevne, Big Falls, ‘Geo. H. Walsh, Int’l Falls. 0. M. Skinvik, Int’l Falls, Aad A. Toue, Northome, Frank Palmer, Int’l Falls. He ITASCA COUNTY. C. C. arth: nd Raplds, Froai b Peiey, Grand fapids, Chas. W. Serutchin, Bemidjl. C. L. Pratt, Grand Rapids. E. E. McDonald, Bemidjt, H. W. Stark, Grand Hapids. John F. Gibbons, Bemidji. J. D, Doran, Grand Rapids. Graham M. Torrance, Bemidji. Ralph A, Stone, Grand Rapids. Henry Funkley, Bemidii, George H. Spear, Grand Rapids, A- A. Andrews, Bemidji. D. D. Greer, Coleraine. R. A. McQuat, Coleraine. E. H. Bither, Bovey. C. B. Webster, Bovey. Harry Phinney, Deer River. ‘W. B. Taylor, Deer River, John C. Lewis, Nashwauk. BELTRAMI COUNTY. C. R. Middleton, Baudette. S. M. Koefod, Baudette. Albert Chilgren, Willinms. Geo. E. Ericson, Spooner. Frank A. Jackson, Bemidji. Chester McKusick, Bemidji. H. J. Loud, Bemudji. HUBBARD COUNTY. 'V, Coppernoll, Park Rapids. ‘W. Woolley, Park Rapids. . Wray, Park Rapids. ‘W. Bills, Park Rapids, F. A. Vanderpoel, Park Raplds. M. G. Wooley, AKkeley. CASS COUNTY, Daniel Delury, Walker. E. L. Rogers, Walker. J. S. Seribner, Walker. Harry Paddock, Walker. Chas. W. Ladu, Pine River. E. L. Forbes, Pine River. R. M, Funck, Cass Lake, L. M. Lange, Cass Lake. J. E. Lundrigan, Cass Lake, Chas. Argall, Cass Lake. ¥rank Ives, Cass Lake. F. S. Arnold, Bemidji. Hiram A. Simons, Bemidji. John L, Brown, Bemidji. G. W, Campbell, Bemidjl. D, H. Fisk, Bemidji, T. C. Bailey, Bemidji. M. J. Brown, Bemidji. CROW WING COUNTY. A. D, Polk, Brainerd. W, G. S. Swanson, Brainerd. . H, Warner, Brainerd. Jay Henry Long, Brainerd. M. E. Ryan, Brainerd. . W. A, Fleming, Brainerd. T. C. Blewitt, Brainerd. The bar of the Fifteenth Judicial District, made up largely of republican lawyers, favors a non-partisan judiciary. Every voter should join in this movement to keep the office of judge out of poli- tics. Endorse Judge C. W. Stanton at the polls on Nov. 8th. Attorneys Bunn T. Wilson, Blackduck, Thos. E. Collins, Cass Lake, and A. R. Hol- man, Pequot, have also signed above statement. LIEGLER & LZIEGLER GO. “THE LAND MEN" INSURANCE FIRE = LIFE = ACCIDENT Different From a Mountain. A certain Philagelphian who is at once a min’ster of the gospel and a registercd paysiciaa had an amusing experience in his attempt to corner a Christian Scientist. Every time they met this Scientist took occasion to scoff at medical science and to dwell upon the wonders that ocould be per- forzr=d throvgh faith. “You are convinced that through faith you can do anything,” said the medical man one day. “Yes,” he replied; “faith will move mountains.” A week later he was in the doctor’s oftice with a swollen jaw, due to tooth- ache. “What, you here?’ the doctor ex- claimed, with feigned astonishment. “Oh, doctor,” he said, “1 have suf- fered agony all through the night. 1 simply can’t stand this pain any longer!” “Have you tried faith?” the physi- clan asked him. “You know you told me faith could move mountains.” “But this is a cavity, doctor.” Real Estate in All s Branches FARM LANDS BOUGCHT AND SOLD Go to Them for Qnick Action Office--Schroeder Building The Da.ily Pioneer 10c per Week Bemidji Manufacturers, Wholesalers and Jobbers The Following Firms Are Thoroughly Rellable and Orders Sent to Them Will Be Promptly Filled at Lowest Prices The Crookston Lumber Co. Wholesale Lumber, Lath and| WHOLESALE GROGERS Building Material Model Ice Cream, Snowflake Bread and Deelishus Candies Made at NORTHERN GROGERY |\ & Model COMPANY Wholesale Bakery, Man- facturing Confectionery and Ice Cream Factory 315 Minnesota Ave. BEMIDJI, MINN. Send your Mail Orders to GEO. T, BAKER & GO, Manufacturing Jewelers and Jobbers They are especially prepared to promptly fill all orders in their various lines of merchandise. Largest stock of Diamonds and Watches and the finest equipped work- shop in Northern Minnesota, Special order work given prompt attention Estimates furnished. GhHe Given Hardware Co. Successors fo John Fleming & Co. Melges Bros. Co. Wholesale Commission Frult and Produce Wholesale and Retail Hardware 316 Minnesota Ave. Manufacturers of Creamery Butter Phone 57 v P Sos—l =