Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, December 17, 1910, Page 7

P SOUVENIR spoons add the final touch of refinement to any table service. so much. 1 1 i | There is no other souvenir which will remind a dis- || tant friend of you or your city as well or as often, and l certainly no gift is better in taste. | We have just received a number of beautiful unique f designs which will delight any woman. } as reasonable as the goods are attractive. The prettiest | patterns will go first so come early. : | | | ! i | Barker’s Jewelry Store Third Street, Bemidj, Minnesota Consequently other gift so inexpensive which a woman admires and appreciates quite Bold Robber Ends Life. Salina, Kan., Dec. 17.—Earl Ward, aged thirty, who, it.is said, robbed the State bank of Paradise, Kan.; procur- ing $2,500, killed himself when sur rounded by a posse of farmers four teen miles north of that place. Ward’s suicide came as a climax to a most days. | Store. there 1s no The prices are BATTLES WITH LOCUSTS. In 1780 an Army Was Arrayed Against the Ravaging Pests. Since the days of the pharaohs the locust has been an unmitigated plague. Pliny relates that in many places in Greece a law obliged the inhabitants to wage war against the insects three r—i. e, in their various rvae and adult, s stopped the army of Charles XII.. ng of Sweden, as it was retreating frow Bessarabia after its defeat at Poltava. The king at first imagined that he was being assailed by a terrific hs |xl~lnlm In Transyly of the locusts assumed such disastrous proportions thut the army had actually to be called out to deal with the pests. and whole regiments of soldiers were employed guthering them up and put- ting them into sacks. A weird, uncanny looking customer is the locust. The general color scheme of his body is a kind of indefinite green, relieved ky pink legs and wings of a whitish color. Two huge, blank, f" * unmeaning eyes give an expression of utter imbecility to the insect’s counte- nance. To atone in a measure for their de- structive proclivities the locusts are edi- ble. The Arabs are particularly fond of them. Camels, to which they are given after being dried and roasted between two layers of ashes, look upon locusts as great delicacies. The flavor resembles that of crabs, and in Bagdad they are consumed so extensively as to affect the price of meat.—Stray Stories. RIVERS OF ALASKA. The Waterway Wonders of This Im- mense Territory. Were the rivers not navigable there would be lit{le done in the interior of Alaska today. FPirst used by the pros- pector in his poling boat and the trad- er with bis little steamer, they have become the means of opening up every camp that has been struck in the in- terior of Alaska. The Yukon is very shallow at its mouth, which is about seventy miles in width across its delta. There are places 400 miles from the mouth of the river where the biggest Atlantic liners could navigate with ease, for there are soundings which show a nine- ty foot channel in a mile wide river. The Yukon is navigable for 2,100 miles. The Kuskoquim; a sister stream, has been navigated only on the lower reaches, but with its navigable branch- es is believed to have 1,000 miles of navigable water. The Tanana has been ascended for 500 miles and the Koyukuk in excess of that figure. Scores of other streams can be used by small steamers for from twenty-five to 200 miles. Altogether it is safe to say there are 5,000 miles of navigable streams in Alaska. The Yukon opens for navigation the latter part of May and closes the latter part of October. But with all its wealth of gold, its unheard call to toilers of the soil, its mountains studded with gems of rich- es—the lodes of veins of copper and other materials—this empire starves for the one thing that would make it thrive.—Collier’s. in- 1780 the ravages | M STEEL AND MACHINEF‘Y co NNEAPGLIS H , i | Laroest Macirone Shog 1m the v vst | . | | four weeks. iof proper treatment. berlain’s Liniment is applied a cure may be effected in three or four] | tions in use. Perhaps you’ve intended to buy your wife, mother or sister a good Christmas present and you can’t for the life of you decide what to get. sensational robbery. Made a Noise. “He dl(hll “m the prize in the me race, did he? “Xo. but he hallered like he bad It,| and some people died envyin' of him.” —Atlanta Constitution. A sprained ankle will usually dis-| able the injured person for three or| This is due to the lack When Cham-| This liniment is one of the Let us Suggest—a WHITE Sewing Machine A finely finished No. 35, or No. 27 White is strikingly orcamental and as to usefulness—well ask any user of the 20th Century White. You'll fook a long time before you'll find anything that will fit in | 8§ as nicely as the White. Don’t forget our address, THE BARGAIN STORE . M.E. IBERTSON, Prop. * | bést and most remarkable prepara- i Sold by Barker:s Drug i | Stlll l Contmue‘s' Xmas shoppers will here find many useful and acceptable articles to select from for Xmas gift giving, such as, Sealskm Caps Silk Handkerchiefs Bradley & Phoenix Mufflers Silk Mufflers Suspenders Fancy Neckwear in Xmas Boxes Wilson Bros. Dress Shirts | Sweater Coats Fancy Vests | Suit cases and Traveling Bags etc. REMEMBER 1 That during this sale we give from one-fourth to one-half off on our en- tire stock of Men’s and Boys’ Suits and Overcoats. Nothing Reserved | M. 0. MADSON & CO. | | ] { i | i | i | ONE PRICE CLOTHIERS Suitable Christmas Gifts What will make a more suitable Christmas Gift than a handsome piano, organ or sewing machine? You can look the world over and find nothing quite so acceptable, 1s a pleasure to receive as well as to make: It 1s a gift that It is a gift that 1s easier to make than most at the same amount for this reason:---You can buy either a piano, organ or sweing machine with a small payment down and the balance on terms that will suit your purse. Pianos for $250, $275, $300, $350, $400 and $650 Organs for $50, $65, $75, $85, $90, $110 and $125 The Singer and Wheeler & Wilson Sewing machines, of which there is no better make on the market will be sold at reasonable time payment terms. Our repair department is equipped for pianos, organs and sewmg machines. We carry a com- plete line of needles for every machine made. We have made arrangements w1th the factory to deal In a wholesale as well as a retail ca- pacity. Remember also that we have moved from Thll‘d street to 318 anesota avenue. “phone number is 573. BEMIDJI MUSIC HOUSE Our tele- - J. BISlAR. e R R T SR L