Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, December 3, 1910, Page 2

If you are suffering from bilious- ness constipation, indigestion chronic headache, invest one cent in a postal card, send to Chamberlain Medicine Co., Des Moines, Iowa, with your name and address plainly on the back, and they will forward you a free sample of Chamberlain’s Sto- mach and Liver Tablets. Sold by Barker’s Drug Store. How to Quit Smoking. Do not light the first cigar less than half an hour after breakfast. The more difficult this delay may be, the more meed there is for a cure. The remain- der of the day smoke the same as usual. It is only the first cigar with which we are dealing. Keep this up for a week. then lengthen the interval to an hour for another week, then make it one and a half hours. two. two and a half, and so on. If you have an “all gone” sensation. a long- ing for something and don’t know what sort of feeling. eat an orange or apple or almost any kind of fruit. but don't smoke until the time is up. The nerves being deprived of their morning stimulant are crying for nourishment. which nature is hastening to supply through increased appetite to supply digestion. By the time the first cigar is entirely eliminated the cure is ef- fected with no serious derangement of the beart or d ive apparatus. It now requires only a moderate will power to make the cure permanent.— St. Louis Post-Dispatch. A Crow's Stratagem. A crow had been captured by the children in a southern family and brought home and tamed. They were very fond of the crow and treated it with kindness. As in most houses re children, there was The cat and crow were not friendly. One day an unusually nice morsel was given to the cat. This the crow not only looked at with en- vious eyes, but made several attempts where there also a pet cat. to secure. The cat beat off each at- tempt, however, and the crow had to resort to stratagem. Disappearing through the open door, he returned in a few moments with a long string that had been raveled from a rag carpet. Placing this on the floor some little dis- 1ance in front of the cat, he proceeded to wriggle it as he had seen the chil- dren do when playing with the cat. The cat instantly jumped to catch the string. This was, of course, exactly what the crow wanted, and he pounced upon the coveted morsel and flew away with it.—Harper's Weekly. A Strict Dramatic Censor. Vienna once possessed the strictest dramatic censor ever known in the person of kranz Hoegelin, who held that post in the Austrian capital at the beginning of the last century. Hoegelin published a manual for the Zuidance of censors. “A pair of lovers =honld never bg allowed to appear on the stage alone. They must always be accomp’mled by a third person of mature years.” Jarriages out of one s clags were also sirietly forbidden I “Hoegelin on the stage, and he quotes an instance of a play which he re- fused to pass because the author made the hero. Count Valdemar, mariy a gardener's daughter. “Such misalli- ances have unfortunately been known to occur in real life, but that is no reason why they should be allowed on the stage,” he said, Don’t Get Run Down. Weak and miserable. If you have Kidney or Bladder trouble, Dull head paips, Dizzi- ness: Nervousness, Painsin the back,and feel tired all over, get a package of Mother Gray’s Australian-Leaf, the pleasant herb <ure. It neverfalls. We have many testi- monials from grateful people who haue used this wonderful remedy. As a regulator it has no equal. Ask for Mother Gray's Aus= tralian-Leaf at Druggists or sent by mail for 50 cts. Sample FREE. Address, The Mother Gray Co.. Le Roy. N, Y. ¢ na s sl S AN RREATY i Manufacturers of 14 sas, GASBLIHE and STEAM ENGINES, PULLEYS, il HANGERS, SHAFTING, CLUTCHES and 2! POWER TRANSMISSION SUPFLIES, direct to the consumer. Largest Machine Shop in the West MINNEAPCLIS STEEL AND MACHINEPY CO. MINNEAPOLIS. MINN. R. F. MURPHY FUNERAL DIRECTOR AND EMBALMER Office 313 Beltraml Ave. Phone 319-2. CHRISTMAS SHOPPING MADE EASY our catalogue will show many of the best magazines in clubs at re- duced prices. These clubs may be split up and magazines sent to dif- ferent addresses, making excellent gifts that are new all through the year. We furnish a neat card with all christmas gift subscriptioné, showing names of publications ordered and the donor. Lenith Subscription Agency DULUTH, MINN. The Power of Paderewski. A hard headed business man went to hear Paderewski play, says A. B. Thomas in Success Magazine. The man is not a musician. He spends his days trying to buy cotton when it is low and sell it when it is high. This is how he described his experience at the piano recital. “You know, I’'m not easily stirred up. and 1 don’t know anything about mu- sic. 1 wouldo’t know whether a’ man was playing the piano extremely well or just fairly well. But | do know that Paderewski played one thing that afternoon that stirred me up as | nev- er was stirred in my life 1 don’t re- member what it was. | couldn’t have told whether he was playing an bour or five minutes. All | know is that it stirred up feelings within me 1 had never felt before. Great waves of emo- tion swept over me | wanted to shout and | wanted to ery. last chord was struck | found myself on my feet waving my umbrella and shouting like a wild Indian. 1 went out of that hall as weak as a rag and happier than 1'd been in years. 1 can’t account for it. I've tried, but I can’t explain it. Cap you?” Burglar’s Besetting Sin. The burglar’s besetting sin is heed- lessness. The chances are that it was heedlessness that first drove him out of honest employment and made a bur- glar of him. The burglar ransacks a house and carries away a spoou hold- er, a card tray or some other inexpen- sive souvenir of the occasion, and he overlooks the thousand dollar bill on the dining room table and the rope of pearls on the towel rack. This heed- lessness seems to be common to the whole fraternity. We do not know what the experience of other cities is, but in Newark the burglar leaves an astonishing amount of portable wealth behind him invariably. When he reads on the day after the robbery that he took Mrs. De Stile’s chafing dish and ignored her $500 rnby bracelet beside it or that he upset the Pompleys’ dresser drawer to get the revolver and failed to see the government bonds that lay in plain sight on rhe wash- stand, how he much gnash his teeth | and hate himself for neglecting to de- velop his powers of attention and ob- servation in his youth!—Newark News. What “Garbler” Once Meant. “Garble,” “garbled.” “garbler,” are words which nowadays convey quite a different meaning from that which was formerly accepted. “Garble” orig- inally signified simply *to select for a purpose.” At one time there was an officer, termed *“the garbler of spices,” whose duty it was to visit the shops and examine the spices, ordering the destruction of all impure goods. His duties were similar to those of the in- spector of the modern health depart- ment, who forbids the sale of decayed vegetables or tainted meat. The word comes from a root meaning “to sift.” The impurities sifted out have in the course of generations corrupted the term till a “garbled report” is no long er a report wherefrom all uncertainty has been removed, but one that is fuil of misrepresentation and made mis- leading with deliberate intent. Mississippi Steamboating. The steamboat age on the Mlssgss}ppl began about 1821 and flourished for fifty years. As early as 1834 the num- ber of steamboats on the Mississippt and its tributaries is estimated at 230, and in 1842 there were 450 vessels, with a value of $25,000,000. But the golden era was from 1848 till the war. Never did the valley and steamboating prosper more than then. Thousands of bales of cotton were annually shipped to southern markets, and the wharfs of St. Louis and Memphis and Vicks- burg and other large ports were stack- ed with piles of merchandise and lined with scores of steamers.—I'ravel Mag- azine. Corrected. It is the custom of a well known minister to point his sermons with either *dearly beloved brethren” or “now, my brothers.” One day a lady member of his congregation took ex- ception to this. “Why do you always preach to the gentlemen and never to the ladies?” she asked. “My dear lady,” said the beaming vicar, “‘one embraces the other.” “But not in the church!” was the in- stant reply. The Cruel Reason. Mrs. Gossip—How does it come that Mrs. Newrich invited you to her party? 1 thought you were enemies. Mrs. Sharp—We are, but she thought I had nothing fit to wear and wanted to make me feel bad. So Foolish. “She is neglecting her game of bridge dreadfully.” “Why is she doing that?” “Some silly excuse. Says the chil- dren need her, 1 believe.’—Pittsburg Post. An Ancient Custom. “I wonder If men have always com- plained about the food their wives pre- pared for them.” said one woman. “l guess so,” replied the other. “Adam started it."-Washingr.on Star. The New Conk. Wifey—This pudding is a sample of the new cook’s work. What do you think of it? Hub—1I'd call it mediocre. Wifey—No, dear; it's tapioca.—Boston Transcript. Disguised. Customer—I’'m zoing to a wmwasked ball, and | want something that will completely disguise me. Costumer—Certainoly, sir. 1 will give you something nice.—Pele Mele, and when the. T Q’M-ktnu of Lenses. . The essential part of any devlc' for : the study of the starry millions—the suns, planets, comets ‘and the nebulae that are perhaps mew worlds in the making—is the lens or the optical train that consists of a series of lenses, It is this: that makes the modern science of astronomy possible. There is abso- lutely no other human occupation that requires the accuracy of observation and the delicacy of touch that are requisite for the making of the finest lenses. These are the most perfect products of human hands. It may convey some idea of the labor requir- ed in the making ®f a large lens to say that at leust one year's time is re- quired for the grinding and polishing of a thirty inch object glass. A Jittle lens two inches in diameter requires the unremitting care and attention of a skilled workman for two or three days. It is easy, then, to see why it is that even lenses of high class photo- graphic work are costly. A forty inch object glass for a large telescope can- oot be wade In much less than four years’ time, and if everything does not go just right it. may require mucb longer than that.—Kansas City Star. Persian Jests. An exceedingly ugly man, says the Persian Joe Miller, was once in the mosque, asking pardon of Allab for his sins and praying to be delivered from the fires of hell. Opne who over- heard his prayers said to him: “W here- fore, O friend, wouldst thou cheat tell of such a countenance? Art thou re- luctant to burn up a face like that?” Another story the Persian jester tells is that a certain person with a hideous nose was once on a time wooing.a wo man. Describing himself to her and trying to make an attractive picture, | he said, *1 am a map devoid of light- ness and frivolity, and 1 am patient in bearing afflictions!” “Aye,” said the woman. “Wert thou not patient in bearing afflictious, thou hadst pever endured thy nose these forty years!” All of which is more witty than Kind. —Harper’s. Bohemians and Wedding Rings. “Here are two wedding rings that 1 bave just made over,” said the jew- eler. “They are for Bohemian women, They lost their own rings, so they had their husbauds’ rings cut dowu to fit. That is a custom in their .country. Both busband and wife wear wed- ding rings there. If the man loses his ring he has to buy a new one, but if the woman Jloses hers she wears ber busband’s. | do a good deal of that kind of work. Other women who lose wedding rings just buy another one and say nothiug about it, but these wo- men are too consclentious” for thutl Usually | have to make the man’s ring smaller, but once in awhile it has to be spliced to make it fit. The women are always considerably chagrined over the splicing and offer all kinds of explanations to account for'their big fingers.”—New York Sun. E The Roulette Ball. That capricious little ball that de- cides our fortunes at the ever fasci- bating game of roulette at Monte Car-. lo occasionally flies from the skillful croupier's hand, though not often. One afternoon it slipped from its manipulator’s fingers and found its way into an Englishman’s coat pocket. So impressed was the Englishman that h promptly lost a couple of: hun- dred pounds. But the little ball once found a far stranger destination’than that. Escaping from the croupier’s hand, it-flew straight into the .mouth of a German onlooker, and he was so impressed that he promptly swallowed it.—London Bystander. —— Tea In Paraguay. When the natives of Paraguay drink tea they do not pour it from a teapot into a cup, but fill a goblet made out of a pumpkin or gourd avd then suck up the hot liquid througb a long reed. Moreover, the tea which they use is altogether different from that which comes from China, being made out of dried and roasted leaves of a palm- like plant which grows in Paraguay and southern Brazil. The patives say that this tea is an excellent remedy for fever and rheumatism. Sparrowgrass. It is stated that a well known riddle was written by a costermonger. The riddle in question is a charade and runs as follows: My first’s a little bird as ‘ops: My second’s needful in ’ay crops; My ’ole is good with mutton chops. The answer. of course, is “sparrow- grass,” which the learned Dr. Parr al- ways insisted on using in preference to the politer “asparagus.”—London Notes and Queries. A Real Poet. “Poetry,” said the literary girl, “is the art of expressing intense fegling in figurative speech.” “In that case,” replied Miss Cayenne, “the man who writes baseball news is sure a poet.”—Washington Star. She Wanted to Know. Bridegroom—Now that we are mar- ried, darling, we must have no more secrets from each other. Bride—Then tell me truly. Jack, how much did you really pay for that engagement ring? —Illustrated Bits. She Was Numerous. “] want a license fo marry the besl ‘girl in the world.” said the young man “Funpy, isn’t it?' commented the clerk. *That makes 1.300 licenses for that girl this season.”—Philadelphia Telegraph.. i 1 do not know of any way so sure of making others happy as of being so oneself.—Sir Arthur Helps. LN Many persons find themselves affected with a persistent cough after an attack of influenza. As this cough can be promptly cured by tbe use of Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy, it should not be allowed to run on until it becomes troublesome. Sold by Barker’s Drug Store. His Name In the Directory. “One funny thing 1 have learned about human nature,” said the' drug store cashier, “is the habit many peo- ple have of marking their own names in the city directory. They dc that be- cause the directory is the only @iace where their names ever get into print, and it has such a fascination for them that they can’t resist calling attention to it. A funny old man who likes to talk tells me that he has made special trips to different parts of the city just to mark his name in the directories of the neighborbood. He puts a little cross in red ink before it. I asked him what good it did. He said none possi- bly, although he is a teacher of lan- guages and may get a few calls on ac- count of that queer advertisement. But his is an exceptional case. Not many persons spend time and money bunting city directories, but every time they happen to see a new one they can't help looking up their names and putting some kind of a mark aronnd them.”—New York Sun. Mansfield’s Coaching. “Richard Mansfield,” said ap actress i who played in his company, “was a great teacher, but terribly relentless. I shall never forget a time when | was playing with him in ‘The First Vio- lin.’ 1 could not, strive frantically as 1 would. do the thing he wanted. He was gentle,at first, and then, persisting in my failure. he began to lash and whip and sting me with his words until 1 thought I should have to run away. In agony of impotent despera. tion 1 cried out: **I cannot! Oh, 1 eannot! “Mr. Mausfield threw up his hands in sture of reliet, and a smile play- ed about his lij **“Why." be said sweetly, ‘you're do- ing the very thing right now. No one on earth could do it better.” And then I knew what he meant, and those lines were a triumpb to me all that season.” —Detroit Free Press. Walking. The Almighty has not freighted the foot with a single superfluous part. Every inch of every foot is meant for use. When a man walks in the right ‘way, speaking literally, the back of the heel strikes the ground first. Then the rest of the heel comes down, after which the outer edge of the foot takes the bulk of the burden until the for- ward movement shifts the weight to the ball of the foot and finally to the No. 41 ITH the Dutch Collars which are so much in vogue this year no woman’s outfit is complete without several® pieces of neck adornment. Anticipating the popularity of this style in advance, we bought heavily of beautiful Lavalliers which make an ordinary neck look beautiful and a pretty one even more so. Thisis one of the handsomest pieces of jewelry ever worn and we have set a price that will leave us without one in stock. Barker’s Jewelry Store Third Street, Bemidj, Minnesota Fresh Milk and Cream Have your milk delivered {to your table in sterilized bottles Fresh From The Cows toes. The ideal step is a slightly rock- ing motion. At no time should the en- tire foot be pressed against the ground. Heel to toe is the movement. Try it and see how much farther and more easily you can walk. It's the Indian’s way. and what poor Lo doesn’t know about footwork can go into the discard. —New York Press. A Lesson With His Autograph. An admirer once wrote to Lowell de- scribing his autograph collection and concluding with the remark. *1 would be “touch obliged for your autograph.” The reply came, bedring with it a les- son on the correct use of the words “would” and *“should,” which deeply impressed itself on the mind of the re- cipient. The response read: Pray, do not say hereafter, “I would be obliged.” If you would be obliged, be obliged and have done with it. ‘Say, *1 should be obliged,” and oblige yours truly, JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL The greatest danger from influenza is of its resulting in pneumonia This can be obviated by using Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy,. as it not only cures influenza, but coun- teracts any tendency of the disease toward poneumonia. Sold by Bar- ker’s Drug Store. i on the Alfalfa Dairy Farm 3% .miles west of the city Order your milk and cream with your groceries each day Gream, quart hottles, 38¢ less 4¢ for. hotile Gream, Pint botfles, 20c less 3¢ for hottle Gream, 1-2 pint hottles, 13¢ less 3¢ for hottle Milk, quart hottles, 13¢ less 4¢ for bottle First delivery leaves the store at 8 a. m. W. G. Schroeder Cor. Fourth St. Phone 66. Minnesota Ave., Bemidji Manufacturers, Wholesalers and Jobbers The Following Firms Are Thoroughly Rellable and Orders Sent fo Them Will Be Promptly Filled at Lowest Prices The Crookston Lumber Co. Wholesale Lumber, Lath and Building Material “Melg'es Bros. Co. Wholesale Commission Fruit and Produce Manufacturers of Creamery Butter Model Ice Cream, Snowflake Bread and Deelishus Candies Made at The Model Wholesale Bakery, Man- facturing Confectionery . and Ice Cream Factory 315 Minnesota Ave. ~ BEMIDII, MINN. NORTHERN GROGERY COMPANY WHOLESALE GROGERS Send yourMail Orders to GEO. T. BAKER & CO. Manufacturing Jewelers and Jobbers They are especially prepared to Wholesale .and‘Retnil promptly fill all orders in their various lines of merchandise. Lar; Hardware | G’ vmes w GhHe Given Hardware Co. Successors to John Flaming & Co. s ler’ wor glven t attentios Esnmteefumnhd i i i i | I