Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, December 5, 1910, Page 8

The “Inner Meaning” In Gifts This exclusive store known by friends asthe “best” store is high-class in the sense that it sells only exclu- sive merchandise. Its insignia is the absence qf sales at irregular times--for we keep house in a different way. We specialize slick and clean inexpensive. and medium price lines, that are co-relative with higher priced things from the standpoint of Quality. We state without fear or favor they are superior to goods usually sold by other stores at the same price. The asset of individuality is ever present and can readily be recognized with “half an eye.” It pays to think of these things on the threshold of the Holiday Season. As the personality of a gift dis- counts its price many times over. The character of the giver is reflected in the gift- more than one wots of. It is only the clever idea, the individual and ex- clusive things that are examined on Christmas morn- ing with glows of pleasure and afterthoughts of gratitude. If this little talk brings home to you the superiority of this Exclusive Store for Women and Child- ren you will do your shopping t‘his year at the Amending His Constitution. A well known arttorney of heavy puild and. pompous fo a degree that frequently veaches the stute of being overbearing was leaving his office in a Broad street building the other day. With nis high hat on and carrying a walking stick, he had stepped upon the sidewalk when he slipped and landed flat upon the pavement with a thud that shocked him as well as caused fmbarrassment. Just then another atturney who en- joys an equal distinction in the legal ‘world passed and laughed at the fallen lawyer. When the latter was trying to get up he remarked to the other: “I guess 1 am getting old.. My cou- stitution will ot staud what it did years ago.” As he arose to his. feet his friend facetiously remarked, *Well, then, Dick. you ought to get an amendinent to your constitution.” Looking at his friend with a cold stare, as-cold as the ice he had fallen upon, he asked: = “Well, what kind of an amendment would yeu suggest, if you kuow so much?” “1 dou’t know exactly,” was the re- oly. *1.don’t give advice to my clients without some kind of a retainer, but as you are an old friend of mine I would suggest a cushion or a mat- ress.”—Minneapolis Journal. Salt Water Cataracts. There are a gooed many salt water cataracts in existence. They may be found in Norway, southern Chile and British Columbia, where narrow fiords, or arms of the sea, are obstructed by barriers of rock. The rising tide flows over and filters through such reefs into the great natural reservoirs beyond, but the water is held back at the ebb until it breaks over the obstruction in an irresistible torrent.. Most curious of all is the waterfall at Canoe Pas- sage, where the island of Vancouver approaches the British Columbia main-- land. Here the flood tide from the gulf of Georgia to the southward is held back at a narrow cleft between two islands until it pours' over in a boiling cascade eighteen feet high: with perhaps double the volume of the Rhine: At the turn of the tide, how- -ever, the waters from the north rush back into the gulf, producing a cas- cade of equal height and volume. The waterfall actually flows both ways. i near those whose first wish is to make others happy.—Chicago Record-Herald. -_—— NEEENATIV/IE DANE Heppiness has a way of hovering | PREVIOUS RECORDS ‘BROKEN Traffic Through Soo Canal Exceeds All" Former Years. Sault Stc. Marie, Mich., Dec. 5.—All records for traffic. through St. Mary’s canal will be smashed this year. With the season yet to continue a part of December, all previous records already are broken. The November report brings the grand total for the year to 61,886,000 tons, more than 3,000,000 tons in ex- cess of the record of 1907 and nearly 6,000,000 tons in excess of the corre- sponding period last year. Marine men expect the record to stand for several years, as less ore is expected to be moved next season. GARMENT STRIKE MAY END Terms of Settlement Are Put Up to the Workers. Chicago, Dec. 5,—Terms for the set- tlement of the garment workers’ strike. were tendered to the council settlement committee and ~ Mayor Busse by vrepresentatives of Hart, Schaffner & Marx, chief of the em- ployers affected, and were tentatively accepted by rzpresentatives of the workers to the conference called by the mayor. The end of the strike now depends upon ‘acceptance of the.terms by the strikers. LOSS OF HALF A MILLION |- Seven Business Houses at Petersburg, - Va., Destroyed. Petersburg, Va., Dec. 5.--Seven busi- Dess houses located in the heart of the business district of Petersburg. were destroyed by fire at a loss of approximately $500,000. Firemen suc- ceeded in' confining the flames to one block, which practically, was wiped out. - Distances at Sea. That man was laughed at,who on his first voyage said that the ocean did not look so:large as he supposed it would, but he was not glone in expe- riencing disappointment. ‘The horizon at sea gives no idea of the limitless water beyond. A sea captain declares that the average landsman cannot see more than ten miles from the ship in any direction, and it would have to be - mountain or some stnuonary object for him to be able to distinguish it. FRENCH FLODDS MOST SERIOUS | Practically Every Stream Gut of Its Banks. RAIN CONTINUES FALLING Hundreds of Villages Are Surrounded by Water and Are Being Provisioned by Soldiers With Boats—Residents Along the Rhone Compelled to De- sert Homes and Seek Safety in Hills. " Paris, Dec. 5—The dyke along the r!ver Rhone, protecting Lapalud, has burst, submerging the town. Several houses were demolished and it is feared that a number of persons were killed. Military engineers were sent to. La- palud to render assistance. Torrential downpours continue throughout France and the flood sit- nation hourly grows more serious. Hundreds ‘of villages are surround- ed by water and are being provisioned by soldiers with boats. Immense dam- age has been caused in the valley of the Loire by the breaking of the dyke near Nantes. The waters flooded farms and villages lying below the level of the embankment to a depth of six feet. The floods also invaded the lower quarters of the Nantes, ris- ing to the tops of the lamp posts in the streets. Practically every stream in France is out of its banks. ' The Rhone is again rising at ‘the rate of two inches an hour, overflow- ing its banks and driving: the people of the neighborhood to the hijlls. The railroad lines are cut at many places and mails are being delivered in boats. Caen, in the department of Calvades, is flooded. WOMEN FIGHTING SALOONS Threaten to Boycott Merchants Who Sign Petition. Des Moines, Dec. 5.—In an effort to make Des Moines dry, wives of ‘mem- bers -of the Citizens’ association, which has charge of the campaign, called up all of the business men from whom they buy supplies for their homes and asked them to refuse to sign the saloon consent petition and to influence their empluyes also to re- fuse to: sign it. The Citizens’ league has announced that it will publish the list of the signers of the peution of consent t?‘ the, saloons, - A 'CAR STRUGK BY ‘Three Men Are Instantly Killbd at Ra- - cine, Wis. Racine, Wis., Dec. 5.—Three men traveling north en_ a gasoline section car were struck and instantly killed three blocks. south of .the station in; this city by a northbound passenger train on the Northwestern road. E. Carlson, a towerman, and J. Carl¥ son and Elliott Johnson, two compen— ions, are the men killed. The bodies were not discovered un- til morning and it is believed the mem- bers of the train crew were not aware of the accident. BOMB CAUSES WILD PANIC Occupants of New York Hotels: Rush to the Street. New York, Dec. 5.—Explosion of a bomb wrecked the fruit store of Quene Bros. on Tenth avenue and created a panic among the guests of the Elkwood hotel and the Fulton ho- tel adjoining, everybody in both build- ings rushing to the street. The proprietors of the store in front of which the bomb was placed deny having received “Black Hand” threats.| and the motive behind the outrage is a mystery. There were no casualties. e TSN COLONEL POTTER IS DEAD Son Races From Alaska and Reaches Bedside Before the End. “Atlantic: City, N..J., Dec. 5—Colonel Thomas Potter, Jr.,, a wealthy manu- facturer of Pmladelphin, is dead. ‘When' Colonel Potter became ill re- cently his son Wilson was huntlng in Alaska. Couriers hurried into the wilds and found young Potter. After many de- lays during the long trip by dog train, ‘steamer and.train the son arrived a few days before his father’s death. Nebraska Wins Debate. Lincoln, Neb., Dec. 5.—By a vote of 2 to 1 the three judges awarded to -Nebraska the debate with the Univer- sity of Wisconsin. Nebraska’s three debaters had/the affirmative side of the question: “Resolved, That the movement of organized labor for the closed shop should i‘eceive the nupport ¢ of public opinion 7 Aequntted of ‘Bribery. ch:rgs. Yazoo City, Miss, Dec. 5.—L. C. Dulaney, prominent planter and polit- ical leader, was adjudged not guilty of the charges of bribery in connec- tion :with the recent case of United States Senator Leroy Percy The trial lasted ten days and a verdict'returned by the jury after twenty minutes’ de- llberation 1 | Harper's Bazar. TULIP ‘MADNESS. e Craze That Raged In Holland In the Last Century. During the tulip craze in Holland in the last century in one year the sales aggregated 10,000,000 florins. Holland went tulip mad. The bulbs were quot- ed on the Stock Iixchange.. Ownership in them was divided into shares. -Spec- ulators sold them short. At one time more tulips were sold than existed. At Lille a brewer sold his trade and good will in exchange for a bulb, which was thereafter known as the Brewery tu- lip. In Amsterdam a father gave one by way of dower with his child. There- after the variety was known as the Marriage of My Daughter. At Rotter- dam a hungry sailor, happening on a few, mistook them for onions and ate them. The repast became as famous leopatra’s pearls and probably ex- ceeded it in cost. At The Hague a poor fellow managed to raise a black tulip. The rumor of that vegetable marvel spread. Presently he was vis- ited by a deputation from a syndicate. For that ewe lamb of his the deputa- tion offered 1,000 florins, which he re- fused. He was offered 10,000 florins. Still he refused. Cascades of gold were poured before his resisting eyes. Finally, tormented and tempted. he succumbed. There and then the depu- tation trampled that tulip under their ' feet. Afterward it appeared that the syndicate had already grown a gem precisely similar and.! unable to bear the idea that a rival existed. had au- thorized the deputation if needful to offer ten times the amount which it .paid. ‘ & PICKED AN ODD NAME An Author’s Lang Search and a Sub- sequent Surprise. When Albion W. Tourgee wrote “A Fool's Errand” he named one of his leading characters Theron Pardee. An early copy of the book fell into the hands of the Rev. Luther Pardee, an Episcopal clergyman of Chicago. whose father was numed Thereon DIardee. The name is such an unusual combina- tion that in amazement the rector showed the book to his father, and they were both puzzled by the coinci- dence. They decided to write Judge Tourgee and ask him what bhad led him to use the name. He replied, in equal amazement, that he had not supposed there was such a man living as a The- ron Pardee. Then he stated that he had a prolonged search for a suitable name for the character of his story— one that would express just what he imagined this character to be. In the course of the hunt an old copy of the curriculum of Tnion college had fallen into his hands. It was dated 1823, or something as far back, and among. the: Pardee. = The. judge said It had im- pressed. him as belng: one of thé rich- est, ed to adopt it for his character. The eurricnium:-was 30 old that he hnd no nation was accepted and the resulting ‘acquaintance was pleasing all around. ‘—New: York ‘Press. s : G ———— *The Arab Plowman, . To see an Arab steering a yoke of yxen. one bAnd pressed upon the sin- a living illustration of how Elisha looked and moved’ when Elijah found ‘I him plowing and cast his cloak upon him' in significant symbolism of his destiny. It has often been remarked that. while imperishable relics of Ro- i} man - stonework. abound in ‘northern Africa in the form of bridges. aque- ducts and: so forth, the impress left on the people'themselves by the great- is extraordinarily slight. Only in some such insignificant detals as the names of the months in the Kabyle dialect is the stamp of Rome still visible. and in the system of hiring labor in the Tell there survives a custom belong- ing to ‘the early days of the Roman republic.—Wide World Magazine. Ancient Spectacle Makers. The ancient Guild of Spectacle Mak- ers is numérically one of the strongest London companies. Its charter dates from the year 1629 and, though the ex- act date of its origin is lost. there is ample evidence that the calling of spectacle maker was extensively fol- lowed at a very early date. An old book of 1563 mentions the spectacle makers among other traders, and the biography of Carfo Zeno, an {llustrious Venetian, who died in 1418, mentions that even at the age of eighty-four he needed no artificlal aids to his sight. ‘So presumably spectacles were com- mon in Italy five centuries ago.—Lon- don Telegraph. Different Altogether. 3 YVisitor (consolingly to Tommy, who has upset a bottle of Ink on the new carpet)—Tut. my boy. there is no use crying over spilt. milk. Tommy — Course not. Any duffer knows that. All you've got to do is call in the ccat and shell lick. it up. But this' don’t.happen to be milk, an’ mamma will do the lickin'. ““An Account to Settle. The Lawver—Mndam. 1+ find that ‘your husband’s will leaves yognothing etful)—Just wuit till I see him! 'An Example, Knlcker—'l‘hev say that in 8000 “years Niagira will stop flowing. Mrs. Knicker—That makes me hope ‘the [, plumber will get our leak fixed yet.— | names of the students was-one Thereon Christmas ~ Greefings. 116 Third St. FIRSTand SECOND FLOORS yi and have same ‘filled with the = largest and most ‘complete stock of merchandise (in- the various lines that we carry) and the finest equipped workshop that can be found in the state, with the exception of Duluth and the Twin Cities. Silverware Hand Painted China Chafing Dishes Toilef Sets Dresser Sets Fine Gutlery Combs Cut Glass Bric a Brac Optical Goods BUYING DIRECT FROM THE MANUFAGTURERS We Are Saving You the Middle Man’s Profit Our Expenses Being Light We Can Under- ’ sell the stores in the large Cities Leave your Orders Now for Special Order Work and Engraving as our Shop is at this Date Working 6 Hours Over Time each Day Diamonds Waiches Jewelry Glocks Umbrellas Pipes We have prepared for the convenience of our out- of-town customers a complete catalogue of our lines and will be mailed upon request. GEO. T. BAKER & CO. most solid and most satisfying: pames he ever had heard. so he decid- itation: in‘using- the ‘nawme. and he: J was astonished to learn that the flgm— “f ful owner of it was living. ~His expla- | gle. stem of the plow and the other® “| bholding ‘the long. slim goad. is to see est civilizing power that ever existed- but what the law compelled” him to |- leave you. The Widow (angry and for- |- Manufaeturlng Jewelers At the Same Old Stand % [ I6 Thlrd St.. ‘The Landecape Near Jerusalem. The country about Jerusalem is es- sentially a pale country. Indeed, I »ften thought ‘it Jooked stricken, as If its pallor had ‘come upon. it abrupt- ly. had been seut to it as a visitation. 1 was not sorry that 1 saw it first under grayness and swept by winds. The grayness, the winds, seemed to me to emphasize its truth, to drive home its reality. And there was some- thing upoble in its candor. Even na- ture can take on an aspect of trickf- ness at times. or at least a certain co- quetry. a daintiness not wholly free fromn suggestions of artificiality. The landscape in the midst of which Je- rusalem lies is dreary, ‘s sad: in stormy weather is almost forbidding. Yet it has a bare frankness that ren- ‘ders it dignified, a large simplicity that is very striking. The frame is sober, the picture within it is amazing, and neither, once seen, can ever be forgot- ten.—Robert Hichens in Century. She Still Lectures. Mr. Tile—Your wife used to lecture betore she was married. Has she given # up now?* Mr \‘llldiAW(-H—er—yes ~that is. In [mhlh KNOWN VALUES C] WE ARE 8. s Papers in all parts of the States and Oanada. Your wants supplied—anywhere an$ lime by the best mediums in the country. Get our membership lists—Check " papers you want. We do the rest. Publishers Classified Advertising Associa- Buffalo, N. Y. New-Cash-Want- Hale_' ',-Gent-a-Word Where cash accompanies cop will publish all “Want Ads” for cent a word per” insertion. Where cash does not accompany copy the regular rate of one cent a word will be charged. SVERY HOME HAS A WAI'I‘ AD | For Rent--For lalo--lxohnngo -=Help Wanted--Work Wanted =-Etc.--Etc. MELP WANTED. WANTED—Office clerk. Should understand typewhmng and should be accurate in- computa- |- * tion. salary desired. Addreqs Wil- Near the Lake liam H. Bishop, supeuntendent Red l.ake. Agency, Minnesota.. WANTED—Girl for general house- work. Mrs. G. E. Kreatz, 607 i+ Bemidji avenue. WANTED—Laundry girl . Hotel FOR SALE FOR SALE—Saloon “down 'towan business ‘district in .Minneapolis established 20 years money maker long lease on building, terms to suit. Must sell account of other interests. Adress N. 910 Tribune Minneapolis. Hotel and Saloon for sale cheap, on account of sickness. Location in unrestricted dis. doing good busi- ness, - Inquire of owner, Wm. Scheidemantel, E. St. Cloud, Minn. 53 SALOON FOR SALE—Leot, building, stock and fixtures, Best location in northwest. All _Answers to box 307. Iater- national Falls Minn. FOR SALE—Hotel with bar both doing good business. Reason for selling, poor health. Address Joe Sachapelle. Little Fork, Minn. FOR SALE—Rubber stamps. The Pioneer will procure any kind of a rubber stamp for you an short notice. EOR SALE—Six room house 1103 Mississippi Ave. This is a soap if taken at once. . H. M. Young. FOR SALE—1600 cords tamarack stumpage or will sell land cheap for cash. . O. J. Weekly. * FOR SALE—Ruldenee lots one Give experienes and state Block from school building. Ap- ply H.,M. Young. : f-‘on RENT. —— EOR-RENT—TIW houses at $8.00 & $1000. Apply to H. M. Young. %—A——lfi FOR RENT—Four room cottage, 1014 American Ave. “Phone 461. - HIIGII-I-”IOII" Pt WANTED—Good second hand cn- > ter. Belmd]i Stelm I.aundry.