Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, December 14, 1910, Page 4

THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER PUBLISHED EVERY AFTERNOON EXCEPT SUNDAY BY THE BEMIDJI PIONEER PUBLISHING CO. E. H. DENU. Q. E. CARSON. Eatored In the Postoffice at Bemid)), Misnessta, s second class mattor, SUBSCRIPTION---$5.00 PER YFAR IN tDVANGE CITY OF BEMIDJI County Sea Popuhhon—ln 1900, 1500; 7000. Summer Resort—Hundreds of outsiders make their summer homes on Lake Be- midji. Fishing, boating and bathing ac- commodations are second to none in the United States. Area—Ten square miles incorporated. Altitude—1400 feet above sea level. ‘Water Power—2200 developed horse- power, Mississippi river. Water—Absolutely pure. Two artesian wells. Water Mains—About ten-miles. Boating—500]miles by lake and river. Death Rate—5.4 a thousand in 1908. Asnnual Rainfall—33.7 inches. Temperature—20 above, winter; 75 summer, mean. Sewer Mains—About(five'miles. Cement Sidewalks—Twelve ailes. Lakeshore Drives—Ten miles. Parks—Two. Water Frontage--Ten miles, and Mississippi river. A Home Town—1600 residences. Taxpayers—1200. Churches—8. School Houses—Four. Bank Deposits—$800,000. Manufactures—Hardwood handles, lum ber, lath, shingles, and various other industries. Great Distributing [Point—Lumber prod- uets, groceries_flour,“feed and hay. Postal Receipts—$17,000 for 1909, 10th place in state;outside of St. Paul, Minne- apolis and;Duluth. Railroads—Great Northern. Minnesota & International, M., R. L. & M., Minneapolis St. Paul & Sault {Ste. Marie, Wilton & Northern, Grand Forks to Duluth, and Bemidji-Sauk Centre. Railroad Depots—Three. Passenger Trains—Fourteenjdaily. Hospitals—One. Distances—To St. Paul, 7230 miles; to Duluth, 167 miles. Hotels—Fifteen. Breweries—One. Sawmills—Four. Handle Factories—One. ‘Wholesale Houses—Four. Banks—Three. Auto Gerages—OUne. in 1910, two lakes IT IS UP TO YOU. The Pioneer wishes to remind its readers that the columns of this paper are always open for the dis- cussion of any proper Qquestion. Perhaps you have some ideas on some subject at complete variance from the expreessed opinions of this paper. You do not need to hesitate to write them out and send them in. What’s more, unlike the paper, your identity may be concealed. Of course your name must be signed in every instance, but it will not be used in print if you direct otherwise. During the past few months, many persons have sald, “I’d just like to be writing for thatpaper.” If you are troubled with such a feeling, sit down and get rid of it by putting your thoughts on paper. We will do the rest. Everything is dry in Brainerd now, except the newspapers. The burglar who blew that unlock- ed safe ais good deal like Farmer Brown’s horse that swam the mill pond to get a drink. Persons who expect to become amateur Santa Clauses and wear cot- ton whiskers should lose no time in taking out life insurance. It is stated on pretty good author- ity that Noah’s ark has been discov- ered at the foot of Sibley street in St. Paul being used as a union depot. Yes, old, but always good. In selecting father’s Christmas gift, the devoted wife will take the trouble to find out whether the old man wishes her to get the cash from him or have it charged to his ac- count. EDISON'S ERROR Thomas A. Edison has gone on record, in language which cannot be misunderstood, to the effect that man is a mere animal whose brain doesn’t think; that he has no soul and that death ends it all. ' 3 Mr. Edison, keen as he isas a scientist and eifted as he is as an inventor, enters upon a subject he doesn’t know anything about, and with definite conclusions. It isn’t likely that this revolving old world has been reeling off the years waiting for T. A. to come along and add to his fame as a cre- ator of things with the announce- ment that man isa bunch of bones and flesh and with a brain that re- ceives impressions, but doesn’t think. With due reference to Edison’s genius, the fact remains that the belief in an onimoptent power and the existence of a soul and eternal life to come has ever been the belief of the master minds of the universe. Even the barbarians go through their ceremonies, bowing to idols and chanting praises to the sun or kneeling-with incantations to invisi- ble Gods, all with the one thought, that peace forever will come to their souls. ' Mr. Edison offers no proofs, for he has none. He can give his impres- sions of the world in which he lives and express doubt as to the here- after, but to prove his belief is as far from him, as is the power which gave him his wonderful brain, is above us all. In these days of a tendency to- ward worldliness with an absence of respect for things heavenly .and lax- 1ty of devotions, the Edison outburst can have no good effect, although to those who have real faith in their re- ligion, the inventor’s words are read with pity, rather ‘than skepticism. | WHAT OTHER PAPERS SAY | One Good Reason. One reason for the declining mar- riage rate is furnished in hole-proof socks.—Rolla Herald. County Option Fight Certain There * will be no pigeon-hole tactics employed when the county option bill comesup for considera- tion at the coming session of the legislature. The question will be fought out on the floor of the house and if the bill is not killed it will be so badly wounded as to die in the senate.—Akeley Herald-Tribune. Southern Minnesota Chipper. For the present at least the Min- nesota Valley highball is safe. The lawyers have finaly discovered that the treaty of Traverse des Sioux was abrogated by congressional action, and thkere is no imminent danger of a ‘Pussyfoot® Johnson raid. A pre- cedent is thus established that ought to be satisfoctory to northern Min- nesota lawyers and others.—St. Peter Herald. But He Bought the Cream If Diogenes were to come to life again and roam the earth with his little lantern, in search of an hon- est man, he could discard his lantern and cease his wanderings upon reaching Lucan, Minn. There isa judge at Lucan who imposed upon himself and paid a fine of $25.00 for buying cream without a license.— *|{ Stillwater Prison Mirror. Tenstrike and Her Saloons. Tenstrike is dry for the first time in its existence, and may now be classed among the good moral towns of the great state of Minnesota. The village in the past has been “blessed” with as many as eleven saloons at one time, although when ordered out of commission by the government agents last Saturday this number had been reduced to only three. Should the sale of liquor again be allowed in this terri- tory this village, under the state law, will be entitled to only one saloon. There seems to be varied opinions expressed as to the future of the village on -account of losing the saloons, and some are of the opinion that the village has received its death blow, while many argue’ that it is a good thing for the village and the community ‘at large, but time will tell. Financially the village is bound to suffer from the loss of the saloons, as each year brought $1500 into the treasury.—Tenstrike Tri- bune. Perdida (at the candy pulling)— Where do we wash our hands? Myr- tilla—Oh, we don’t have to do that. Pulling the candy makes them beauti- fully white and clean.—Chicago Trib- une, = m—____—___—_—.—_——_——_—_—_“—_—_w His Sarcastic Friend. He was very proud of his new auto- mobile—talked automobiie, dreamedaun- tomobile, read automobile. Finally to his friends he becameé a nuisance, and each to himself swore softly that he would bide his time and at the prop- er moment give him a little verbal thrust. Finally one long suffering individual was asked to go for a ride.- Excuses were of no avail. . He was bundled into the machine and taken for a spin through the parks and over the bg}ule- vards. In due course of time: without any serious mishap, they pulled up at the Automobile club. The auto crank and his guest were soon surrounded by several of their friends. “How did you enjoy your ride?” was asked of the auto crank’s friend. *“Until today I never thought an automobile could go so fast.”” was his reply. (Here the auto crank was al] attention. That was some praise for his car. Right out in public too. That would silence some of the scoffers who aid his machine should be called 8nail.) “Why, do you know there was a car went by us at such a clip that I could hardly see it.” The auto crank glared. and under his gaze the group melted away. They had bhad their revenge.—Pittsburg Gazette- Times. E Juvenile Suicides. “A generation ago the taking of their own lives by minors was almost an un- heard of occurrence.” said a physician. “Now it is becoming alarmingly fre- quent not only in this country. %ut in Europe. In most cases the phenome- non can be set down to the artificial life people lead and to the complex conditions of modern existence. Very often parents are too ambitious for their. children and by constant appeals to them so work on the nervous tem- peraments of their offspring as. to bring on a derangement of the mental faculties, One of the most noted spe- cialists of France, Dr. Berillon, who has made a study of the matter, as- serts that children who have a suicidal tendency are for the most part want- ing in the sense of smell. He makes recommendation that all who suffer from this defect should be taken to an expert for examination. as it might tend to forestall some future tragedy. —Baltimore American. The First Automobilist. Nicholas Joseph Cugnot was the first automobilist. Many years before Ste- phenson had introduced his railway locomotive Cugnot, who was a mili- tary engineer, had made a locomotive for roads. His locomotive ;has been piously preserved at the Conservatoire des Arts et Metiers. Cugnot died in 1804. -His lot was not that of many geniuses. He did not die in want. Na- poleon had secured him a pension of 1,000 francs—passing rich on’ $200 a year.' In this respect the premier con- sul showed more enlightenment than he did in regard to Fulton of steamboat fame, whom he considered—it is dis- tressing to write—an adventurer.s Cug- not’s carriage was’ built to transport arms and he had designed a service gun. These achievements alone would be a passport to Napoleon’s favor.— London Globe. His Luxurious Pillow., “When sleeping cars first came in,” said a railroad “man, “the bedclothes in the berths were very scanty. On one of these early cars one night after everybody had turned in and the lights were low a loud voice called from an upper berth: ** ‘Porter, got a corkscrew? “The porter came hurrying down the aisle. “‘Boss, he said in a scandalized tone, ‘we don’t allow no drinkin’ in the berths. It's against the rules.” ' *‘Oh, it ain’t that, porter,’ the voice answered. ‘I just want to dig out a pillow that’s sort of worked its way into my ear.’” The Persian Crow’s Beak. There is a weapon known as the crow’s beak which was formerly much in use among men of rank in Persia and north India. It was a horseman’s weapon and consisted of a broad curved dagger blade fixed at right angles to a shaft, pickax fashion. ‘The shaft incloses a dagger, unscrewing at the butt end. This concealed dagger is a very common feature of Indian arms and especially of the battleaxes of Persia. Her Question Answered. . Yes, Geraldine, we quite agree witbh you that the crunching of celery is a noise abhorrent to the sensitive soul. A much better way is to cut the stalks into medium sized pieces and hold them in the mouth until they dissolve. Write again, Geraldine. We are al- ways glad to dispense useful informa- tion.—Lippincott’s. Maternal Pride, Mr. Newlywed—This paper larl there are 50,000,000 babies born every ‘year. Mrs. Newlywed—Oh, darling doesn’t that make you proud? Mr. N. —Why should it? Mrs. N—Why, just to think that-our baby is the smartest and prettiest 6f 50,000,000.—Cleveland Leader. "An Amendment. A health hint says, “Do mnot bolt your food.” And a comedian comes tter to use a padlock.”—Exchange. Pleasant. pear to be in very good humor. Hus- band—No. She’ thinks I've invited 'you to dmner.-Jeun Qui Rit. Bad laws are the worst of tynnn) —Burke. 3 The Friend—Your wife doesn’t ap-| (back with the observation, “It is much [ 'THE _FOG BUOY. A Safeguard to Fleen of Warships ln 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 ot 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 Weoton- Basset, near Minchead, the ceremony takes place on old Twelfth eve. All assemble at the farmhouse and after a hearty 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. 3 ‘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. follow cheers, drinking of healths, shouts of “Now, Tom Pod, we wassail thee!” and the placing of the pleces of toast, soaked in cider, among' the branches for the robins.—London Answers, The Porcupine. 3 Mother Nature surely must have set “out to make “somethmg 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. His upper parts, from his nose to the tip of his thick, muscu- lar tail, are covered with a mass of sharp pointed quills intermixed with coarse hair. Each 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. 9 Her Artistic Instinct. The girl was a dalnty ‘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 inferested in art!” For a moment longer she continued to 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 18 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 buflder 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— frksomeness, vice and * poverty.—~Vol- taire. Brinkman SavaYee Program for Tonight “The Fellow with the Schifzelbank” Is the title of a comedy dramatic offering by Hoyt & Marian Claude Crump Eccentric Comedian® Williams & Culver Present a clever Singing and Talking Novelty Sketch LIFE MOTION PICTURES A Dandy Politician Musette’s Caprice 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. routh ST. NEW BUILDING seming, uinn. TWO HOUSES FOR RENT GOOD LOCATION 4 Callor Phone]l'ly Office ’ H. E. REYNOLDS Building Contractor and Real Estate Broker i Room 9, O’Leary-Bowser Building w Office Phone 23 House Phone 316 Bemidji, Minn. Groam, quart bottles, 38¢ less 4¢ for bottle Fresh Milk and Gream Have your milk delivered gto your. table in sterilized bottles Fresh From The Cows| - on the Alfalfa Dairy Farm 3% . miles west.of the city Order your milk- and cream with your groceries each day Cream, Pint bottles, 20c less 3¢ for otile Gream, 1-2 pint hottles, 13¢ less 3cfor hottle Milk, quart bottles, 12¢ less 4¢ for bottle Milk in Gallon Lots or more 25¢ per gallon Kindly-get your milk orders in before 8 o’clock a. m. in order to have them dehvered by first dehvery First delivery leaves the store ala am W. Q. Schroeder Mlnneaota Ave., col. Fourth S8t. Phone 65.