Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, November 16, 1910, Page 6

s FAIR EXGHANGE A New Back for an Old One—How it Is Done in Bemidji. The back aches at time witha dull, indescriable feeling, making you weary and restless; piercing pains shoot accross the region of the kindeys, and again the loins are so lame to stoop in agony. No use to rub or apply a plaster to the back in this condition. You can not reach the cause. Exchange the bad back for a new and stronger one. Follow the example of this Be- midii citizen. Samuel Collard, 1024 America Ave., Bemidji, Minn., says: "I will- ingly confirm all I have previously said in a public statement, regarding Doan’s Kidney Pills. Thisremedy never fails to relieve me when I take it. For months I suffered from severe pains in the small of my back and my limbs and joints were stiff and sore. At times { was un- able to work and there was always a feeling of languor in evideunce. I tried ‘medicine of various kinds, but did not get relief until I took Doan’s Kidney Pills. The good work they did firmly convinced me of their merits.” For sale by all dealers. Price 50 <ents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, New York, sole agents for the United States. Remember the name — Doaun’s— and take no other. WOOD!'! Leave your orders for seasoned Birch, Tam- arack or Jack Pine Wood with S. P. HAYTH Telephone 11 250,000 10-cent packages of Sebastian Kneipp,s CORN and BUNION Plasters have been sold in the last ten days ] in the state of Minnesota. WHY! Because this wonderful Father Sebastian Kneipp’s Corn and Bun- ion Plaster cured and relieved.all pain in six hours or one night. . For sale in the city of Bemidji, Minn. Up-to-date Shoes at BEMIDJI SHOE HOUSE JAMES VAN PELT, Prop. Wholesale and Retail Father ‘QUICKLY CORRECTED The chief surgeon of the Plastic Surgery Institute :quickly rights & a'l wrongs with the human face 8 i or features without knife or pain to the entire satisfaction and de- ¥ i zht of every patient. The work |§ s as lasting as lifeitself. If you have a facial irregularity of any Lkind write Plastic Surgery Institute Corner Sixth and Hennepin 2 MINNEAPOL™", ‘MINN. F. M. FRITZ Naturalist Taxidermist Fur Dresser Mousting- Game Meads, Whole Animals, Birds, Fish, Fur Rugs A B W ===and Horns { Decorative and Scientific Taxidermy in all its branches All} Work Guaranteed MOTH PROOF and First Class in Every Particular Bemidji Minnesota DEFECTIVE PAGE FAMOUS STAR GROUP. The Constellation Orion In Legend and Literature. The constellation Orion is mentioned in the literature of all ages. In Egypt it represented Horus, the young or ris- ing sun, in a boat surmounted by stars. closely followed by Sirius, which was shown as a cow. It has also been found sculptured on the walls of Khebes 5,000 years ago. And on the men of that early time it shone down from the same position and with the same brightness as it does on us today, a striking example of the unchange- ableness of the heavens. From the days of the early Hindus to the present the constellation has for some reason borne always a stormy character. Allusions to its direful in- fluence are found everywhere among the classic writers. Thus Milton wrote: ‘When with fierce winds Orion arrived Hath vexed the Red sea coast. The loss of the Roman squadron in the first Punic war was ascribed to the fleets having sailed just after the ris- ing of Orion. The group has also been employed as a calendar sign, its morn- ing rising indicating the beginning of summer, its midnight rising the season of grape gathering and its early even- ing rising the arrival of winter, with its attendant storms. In recent times the group has always represented a great hunter or warrior. Its present title came into Greek astronomy from the Euphrates and originally signified the light of heaven. BABY TURTLES. They Know Just What to Do and Do It Without Guidance. Just so soon as a baby turtle emerges from the egg off he scuttles down to the sea. IIe has no one to teach him, no one to guide him. In his curious little brain there is implanted a streak of caution based upon the fact that until a certain period in his life his armor oft and uo defense against bhungry fish. and he at once seeks the shelter in the tropical profusion of the gulf weed, which holds within its brauciing fronds an astonishing abun- dance of marine life. Here the young turtle feeds unmolested while his ar- mor undergoes the hardening process. Whatever the young sea turtle eats and wherever he eats it—facts not gen- erally ertained—one thing is cer- tain. it agrees with him immensely. He leads a pleasant sort of life, bask- ing in the fropical sun and cruising leisurely in the corl depths. Once he has attained the weight of twenty-five pounds. which usually oc- curs within the first year, the turtle is free from all danger After that uo fish or mammal. however ravenous, however well armed with teeth, inter- feres with the turtle. When once he has withdrawn his head from its position of outlook intc the folds of his neck between the two shells intending devourers may strug- gle in vain to make an impression upon him.—Harper’s Weekly. The Roar of China’s Ducks. Tourists in China are always sur- prised by the number of ducks they see. There are more ducks in China than in all the rest of the world. Their voices are a familiar sound in every town and country spot of the seacoast and the interior of the wast empire. Even in the large cities ducks abound. They dodge between the cool- ies’ legs. They flit squawking:out of the way of the horses. Their indig- nant quack wil! not unseldom drown the roar of urban commerce. Children herd ducks on every road. on every pond, on every farm, on every lake. on every river, There is no back yard without its duck house. There is no boat. little or great, without its duck quarters. All over the land there are great duck hatching establishments. many of them of a capacity. huge enough to produce 50,000 young ducks every year Duck among the Chinese is a staple deiicacy It is salted and smoked like haw or beef.—New York World. Willing to Be Reasonable. “Do you believe in long engage- ments?" lhe asked after she had con- sented to be his “Yes, dearest.” she replied. *I have always thought it was such a mistake for two people to rush into matrimony before they learned to really know each other.™ . “Well. about how long would you wish the engagement to be?" “Let me see' Would you think it was too long if we didn't get married until a week from next Thursday ?’— Chicago Record-Herald. Fellow Worms. Before Longfellow bought the house in Cambridge so associated with his memory it was owned and occupied by old Mrs. Craigie. Mrs. Craigie was a woman of many eccentricities. Some one once tried to persuade her to have her trees tarred to protect them from caterpiliars, which also invaded her neighbors’ trees. She refused to be so cruel to the caterpillars. “They are our fellow worms,” she said. Somewhat Surprised. “Why didn’t your boy enter college?” ‘“He couldn’t pass the examination.” “Do they have to pass an examina- tion? I thought all a college boy need- ed was some funny clothes."—Pitts- burg Post. His Motive. Pillows—I never realized till three years ago why Dobson was always preaching patience. Boulsters—What made you realize it then? lent him $10.—New York Globe, Encouragement after censure is a¢ the sun after a shower.—Goethe. Pillows—1 |, THE FABLED PHOENIX. Legend of How the Bird Lived and Died and Lived Again. The ancient tradition concerning the phoenix has introduced into nearly ev- ery language the habit of applying that name to whatever is singular or un- common among its kind. According to ancient writers, the phoenix was a bird of great beauty about the size of an eagle. A shining and most beautiful crest adored its head, its plumage con- tained nearly every tint of the rain- bow, and its eyes sparkled like dia- monds. Only one of these birds could live at a time, but its existence covered a period of 500 or 600 years. When its life drew to a close the bird built for itself a funeral pile of wood and aro- matic spices, with its wings fanned the pile into a flame and therein consumed itself. From its ashes a worm was produced, out of which another phoe- nix was formed, having all the vigor of youth. The first care of the new phoenix was to solemnize its parent’s obsequles. For that purpose it made a ball of myrrh, frankincense and other fra- grant things. At Heliopolis, a city in lower Egypt, there was a magnificent temple dedicated to the sun. To this temple the phoenix would carry the fra- grant ball and burn it on the altar of the sun as a sacrifice. The priests then examined the register and found that exactly 500 years or exactly 600 years had elapsed since that same ceremony had taken place. BRETON LASSES. They Show No Regret In Parting With Their Luxuriant Tresses. A correspondent writes from Pon- tivy, Brittany, giving some interesting facts of a ‘“hair market” there. It is stated that in different parts of the motley crowd there were three or four different purchasers of this commeod- ity, who travel the country for the purpose of attending the fairs and buy- ing the tresses of the peasant girls. They have particularly fine hair and frequently in the greatest abundance. There seemed to be no difficulty in finding possessors of beautiful heads of hair perfectly willing to sell. “We saw several girls sheared, one after the other, like sheep, and as many more standing ready for the shears with their caps in their hands and their long hair combed out and hanging down to their waists. **No doubt the reason of the indif- ference to their tresses on the part of the fair Bretonnes is to be found in the invariable mode which covers ev- ery head from childhood upward with close caps, which entirely prevent any part of the hair from being seen and of course as totally conceals the want of it. The woney given for the hair is about 20 sous or else a gaudy cotton handkerchief. The purchasers net im- mense profits by their trips through the country.”—Boston Herald. Indian Humor. Old Geronimo would scarcely be sus- pected of huinor, and yet on one occa- sion the medicine chief gave me a sample of it. It was his custom in the later years of his life to watch for the coming of white visitors to Fort Sill or to Miss Adkisson’s mission, near by, in order that he might sell' beaded canes to them. Irom the proceeds he was accustomed to purchase certain creature comforts not supplied by the government, but on which he relied for support in his old age. One day I was talking to him about them. He said: “They make me walk straight— the tobacco and the mescal. Yes, they put strength into me, and I lean on them.” Then to those beady eyes that so often had flared with hatred and cru- elty came a gleam of humor. He con- tinued: “I sell these canes, and the white man buys them—both for one. purpose. They help us to walk.”’— Southern Workman. Crushing Romance. “It seems to me,” sald Battersby, “that we are knocking nearly all the romance and imagination out of life when we commercialize marriage, for that's about what we are doing. I like the good old way of courting, the way that was the classy thing when knights were bold. I like the idea of galloping across the drawbridge and snatching up the girl of my heart and putting her on the saddle before me and galloping away like mad. Wouldn’t that suit you?” “No, it wouldn’t,” replied the other man. “The girl of my heart weighs 200 pounds.”—Cleveland Plain Dealer. In the Vote Mart. A member of a certain city council had invested in a ready made suit of clothes and forgot to remove the price tag. A colleague called his attention to it, and he displayed signs of much mental disquietude. . “Were you afraid people would know what you paid?’ inquired the colleague, “No,” was the reply. “I was afraid some of these lobbyists would think it is what I charge.”—Washington Star. Might Work. “Why does a player pick up two bats before he goes to the plate?” “It makes one bat seem lighter. Don’t you see?” “I see. It's a fine scheme. I think I’ll try it on the biscuits at our board- Ing house.”--Pittsburg Post. The Only One Lacking. “Why are you so sure there is no such thing as a fourth dimension?” “Because.” replied: the discouraged fat man, “if there was 1’d have it.”— Ladies’ Home Journal. - —— THE FOG BUOY. A Safeguard to Fleets of Warships In Thick Weather. Probably the greatest menace to the safety of navigation at sea is the fog. Modern steamships are seldom endan- gered by the most severe weather, but when the impenetrable envelope of mist incloses a ship she is exposed to the most terrible of perils, a collision et sea. A single ship may be compar- atively safe even in a fog, but where there is a fleet of vessels the danger is greatly multiplied. There is always considerable danger, too, on account of the fact that many of the ship lines have what could be termed a beaten path across the ocean, and they al- ways follow this route when possible. In addition to the customary fog horns and sirens, a fleet of warships often keep informed of their relative positions by the firing of signal guns at intervals only a few minutes apart. Another method used is the fog buoy. Each vessel in the fleet, especially if it is a warship fleet, carries a fog buoy, a large cask painted a vivid red. This is cast overboard at the first sign of a fog, and it floats from the stern of the vessel, attached to a rope of grass fiber, which does not sink beneath the surface of the water. By this means the exact location of the individual ships of the fleet is maintained. even though proceeding at a moderate rate of speed.—Wichita Eagle. AN ANCIENT CUSTOM. Wassailing of Apple Trees Still Ob- served In Parts of England. What is the wassailing of apple trees? This is an old custom, fast dying out, but still observed in parts of Somerset and Devon. At Wooton- Basset, near Minehead, the ceremony takes place on old Twelfth eve. All assemble at the farmhouse and after a bhearty meal form a procession to the nearest orchard, the master in front with a light and men with old guns, blunderbusses and anything that makes a noise in the rear. Plenty of cider is taken and some pieces of toast. When the orchard is reached a ring is formed, and the master, in the cen- ter, seizes a branch and sings a verse beginning “Oh, apple tree, I wassail thee, in hopes that thou wilt blow.” Then all shout in chorus: Hatfuls, capfuls, three bushel bagfuls, Barn floorfuls, tullet holefuls And a little heap under the stairs. Then follnw cheers, drinking of healths, shouts of “Now, Tom Pod, we wassail thee!” and the placing of the pieces of toast, soaked in cider, among the branches for the robins.—London Answers. The Porcupine. . Mother Nature surely must have set out to make “something different” the day she invented the porcupine. Here was an animal with a pathetically mild disposition. without cunning or courage and almost as slow and clum- sy as a turtle. It would have been absurd to give him weapons of de- fense; he would never have the energy to attack anything, so he was given a coat of mail in which he might walk abroad among his enemies and yet be as safe as though he were behind a wall of steel. Ilis upper parts, from rhis nose to the tip-of his thick, muscy; ‘lar tail, are covered with-a mass of sharp pointed quills ‘intermixed with coarse hair. KEach quill is provided with a number of minute barbs point- ing backward, so that when it is once inserted in the flesh of any animal the mere movement of the muscles will cause it to work deeper and deeper.— Suburban Life. Her Artistic Instinct. The girl was a dainty thing in pink, evidently a stranger in Boston. The fellow had Harvard written all over him. They were standing in the de- livery room of the public library, and he was explaining to her the deco- rations by Edwin Abbey which illus- trate the legend of the Holy Grail. As - he talked he glanced occasionally at his fair listener and seemed pleased to tind her apparently lost in rapture. Finally, when his stock of knowledge ‘was exhausted, he exclaimed: . “Why, I never before knew that you were so interested in art!” : For a moment longer she continued ,t'p gaze at the painting; then, with a tremulous sigh, she turned to him with: “I have been wondering how many pleces it would make if cut up into one of those picture puzzles.”—Har- per's Magazine. . Oid Age of Oysters. Oysters grow only during summer, and especially during long, warm sum- ‘mers at that, and are scarcely big enough for the mouth before the third year. It is easy after looking over a bunch of shells to tell how old an || oyster is. A summer hump and the winter sink come across the shell every year, but after the seventh or tenth year full growth comes; then by looking at the sinks between the humps it is hard to tell anything more about Miss Oyster’s age. Oysters easi ly live to be twenty years old.—New York Press. A New One on' Him. It was after the stone laying cere- mony, and a wire was sent to the builder with the news, “Stone laid with great eclat.” The builder, smoth- ering an awful oath, muttered, “An- other new foreign cement!” and flung the missive from him in passionate disgust.—London Globe. Labor rids us of three great evils— irksomeness, vice and poverty.—Vol- taire, Insurance FOR THE MAN Whose work makes it imperative that he is out doors in all kinds of weather. FOR THE LADY Who is susceptible to colds and coughs. FOR THE BOY Who goes skatingin zero weather, insufficiently wrapped. d FOR THE GIRL Who likes to wear pretty clothes—pretty clothes are usually not very comfortable in this weather. ‘A CHAMOIS VEST OR CHEST PROTECTOR . Is the best old line insurance for a rigorous _ winter. Ghamois Vest Flannel lined Adults and Ladies size $3. Chest Protectors Flannel lined $1.00 and $1.50. [534] GEQ. A HANSON @ A. D. S. Drug Store Bemid}i, Minn. | . Postoffice Corner Phone 304 WILLIAM BEGSLEY BLACKSMITH Horse Shoeing and Plow Work a Specialty All the work done here is done with a Guarantee. Prompt Service and First Class Workmanship. rourtH s. NEW BUILDING seminyi, Wiy MR. RENTER Have you ever stopped to think that every few years you practically pay for the house you live in and vet do not own it? Figure 1t up for yourself. Thecdore Roosevelt says: “No Investment on earth is so safe, 8o sure, 80 certain t» earich its owners as undeveloped realty.” We will be glad to tell you about the City of Be- midji. and quote you prices with easy terms of payment if desired on some of the best residence and business propertv mn that rapidly growing City. A letter addres-ed to us will bring you tull parteu- lars or if you prefer to see the property, call on H. A. Simons, at Bemidji. i The Soo Railroad will be running its freight and passenger trains into Bemidji within a few months; investigate the opportunities offered for business on a small or large scale. Bemidji Townsite & Improvement Co, 404 New York Life Bullding ST. PAUL MINNESOTA Sleds, Skates, Skis Seasonable Merchandise We are prepared for the rush in this line. There is no other store so well equipped to supply your wants in winter sports. We have Sleds, Skates and Skis in every size and at any price you wish to pay. This is the Trade Mark # of the kind of stoves we sell. It has nothing to do with this to remind you. ad further than It has always been our aim to please both the purchaser and his pocketbook. Given Hardware Co. Mennesota Ave. Bemidji, Minn. SubScribe for The Pioneer e e e il ST