Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, December 19, 1910, Page 4

“VHE BEMIDUI DAILY PIONEER PUBLISHED EVERY AFTERNCON EXGEPT SUNBAY BY THE BEMIDJI PIONEER PUBLISHING GO, E. H. DENU. Q. E. CARSON. Eatored In the Pestotiice at Bemid]l, Minnssots, se second class matter. SUBSCRIPTION---$5.00 PER YFAR '\ DVANGE CITY OF BEMIDJI County Seat. Population—In 1900, 1500; in 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. wells. ! Water Mains—About ten.miles. Boating—500}miles by lake and river. Death Rate—5.4 a thousand in 1908. Annual Rainfall—33.7 inches. Temperature—20 above, winter; 75 sumimer, mean. Sewer Mains—About[fivefmiles. Cement Sidewalks—Twelve miles. Lakeshore Drives—Ten miles. Parks—Two. Water Frontage—-Ten miles, two lakes 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 JPoint—Lumber prod- ucts, groceries_flour “feed and hay. Postal Receipts—$17,000 for 1909, 10th place in statejoutside 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—Fourteendaily. Hospitals—One. Distances—To St. Paul, 5230 miles; to Duluth, 167 miles. Hotels—Fifteen. Breweries—One. Sawmills—Four. Handle Factories—One. Wholesale Houses—Four. Banks—Three. Auto Garages —Upe. 1910 Two artesian WHAT DO YOU] THINK OF IT. The Pioneer is muchfinterested in the proposition to investigate the advantages of a commission form of government for this city and would appreciate the expression of any of our readers on the subject. Doubtles s there are persons in Be- midji who have personal knowledge as to the working of such a system. A word from them would be especi- ally valuable at this time. Repre- sentative business, who naturally would be most affected by the change, may properly be expected to publicly voice their opinions. The officeseekers can make Goy- ernor Eberhart happy by giving him a rest for Christmas. Press dispatches tell us that con- gress is at work, but perhaps it would be more accurate to say that congress is in session. Remember that it is more blessed to give than receive. That was the theory which Jack Johnson followed and he came out all right. In Tacoma, Washington, it is a misdemeanor to ask a man to have a drink. Inthe ‘‘Pussyfoot” zone— Bemidji excepted—it is murder in the first degree. Louis Strang proposes to fly from New York to San Francisco in seven days, and he may do it if his aero- plane doesn’t stub its toe on the Rocky mountains. An unique Christmas eve effect is .obtained by garnishing the tree with fifteen cents worth of red, white and blue candles. To this should be ap- plied—carelessly—a match. which will cause the whole thing to go up in flames. The fire department will complete the tableax. EARLY JOURNALISM IN BEMIDJI. - Times are not as they used to be. In the early days of Bemidji the editors had a style of their own. We quote from an editorial in the Be- midji Pioneer on March 30,1899: “The dirty dog who has been running a newspaper in -Bemidji as the official- organ. . of the council and the liquor dealersasy ation, begins to see the end of his career in thisneck of the' wonds,and is yelping in quick, jerky yelps at every turn of the wheel. “The miserable, dirty cur, without a single attribute of manhood, with- out that onme attribute that findsa place in the heart of the crossbred dog and cayote, gratitude, will stab his best friend in the back and gamble away his future. “Indecent by nature, a liar by proffession,” corrupt by tendency, a libertine and a drunkard by profes- sion, he comes into a community at the invitation of a faction with more feathers than head and conceives himself capable of manipulating the affairs of jone of the most promising cities in Minnesota, by assailing the personal character of respectable citizens. ‘““He may bluff and blow and brag, but his favorite platform, the crap table, has gone for good out of Be-| midji, and his chief occupation is gone. He may as well skedaddle.” We do not know who the editor referred to was, but mellowing time brings forth the hope that some of the things said about him were slightly exaggerated. However, it must be admitted that our predeces- sor of a decade ago did his “‘durnest” to give his readers their money’s worth. MAKE THE KETTLE BOIL. Demure and modest the blue clad soldiers of the indefatigable Salva- tion Army daily go quietly about their missions of mercy. In more than one poverty darkened home in Bemidji the soft footstep of an Army lass is.sweet music for it means that clothing and food and cheer arnd comfort is assured. And so it is not marvelous tnat Captain Rose Kirchner, pale from weeks of forced idleness as the re- sult of broden arms, should have hastened back to ber Bemidji bar- racks—the ache in her heart for the friendless being greater torture than the pain of shattered bones. In her own little world, aided by devoted co-workers, she will do -all she can do to celebrate with glad- some hearts the birth anniversity of the lowly Nazerene, whose footsteps the army workers follow when reach- ing to the depths of depravity, des- pair and degredation to rejuvenate the despondent and reclaim human wrecks. . The cries of “graft” and “‘they” don’t do any good” and “‘they’re a nuisance” are usually directed at the Salvation Army from lips of persons who know litte of the real aims and desires and accomplishments of the followers of that venerable friend to humanity, General Booth. Anthems of praise in-every corner of the civilized world from persons who owe material prosperity and the keen joy of anticipated ‘soul salva- tion, thunder a tribute to the Army workers, So there is a world of meaning in the Christmas Kettle on the street. Bemidji blessed with an abundance of prosperity, should see to it that the kettle is kept boiling. You will enjoy Christmas all the more for having done your share. | WHAT OTHER PAPERS SAY | No, Remember the Day Well. Probably you had forgottan it, but the first iron nails made in this country were hammered into shape in 1777 at Cumberland, R. I.—Still- water Gazette. Narrowing the Belts. Pussyfoot Johnson is determined: that Northern' Minnesota shall not develop, at the waist line anyway.— Walker Pilot. The Stork's Headquarters.. The twenty-eighth child bas ar- rived at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jason Bonner at Newcastle, Ind. Twenty-one of the children are liv- ing. Mr. Bonner is 49 yeats of age, and his wife is four years his junior. —Chicago, Record Herald. Are We a Bibulous Bunch? " If the going “dry” of the - Indian country is responsible for the heavy decrease in the shipments of beer ~ | boarded j ness. 1s passed. The hand competitor is_ from the twin cities the fellows in at territory must be a parti uhrly |bu|ous bunch.—Princeton U —_— Here isa Charitable Ofier., / Lost—Two five dollar bills ‘on the streets between Schmallenberg’s shop and the Post Office, about 4 o’clock last Saturday, The person who found them may have them by pay- ing for this notice. - Otherwi.e I will have to pay for it. H. P. Mad- sor,—New London, Wis. Republican. She Stopped the Train, ““There is to be no more stop- ping of trains for belated passen- gers,” said a depot employe the other day. ¢All Northern Pacific and Minnesota. & International trains will leave on time.” The other day three ‘'men flagged and stopped . an outgoing passenger train for a women She never the train but calmly walked to the mail car and mailed a letter while the engineer and cenductor swore pianissimo.— Brainerd Dispatch. What That Typesetter Means. The Bemidji Pioneer -is now up- to-date for it has instalied a Mergan- thaler typesetting machive. This is what all offices are comirg to that hnve not already arrived. The Iron News has arrived and we congratu- late the brother on his progre.sive- The day of the old handset not in it with his machine set com- positor. A better paper can be got- ten out with the mackine, and the compositor can be set at other and more remunerative work. The Pio- neer seemingly has no fear for the future of its town else the machine would uot have been installed. John- son or the “Governmint” have no | terrors for the Pioneer man appar- ently, and he is going ahead for better things.—Itasca Iron News. Amending His Constitution. A well known uttorney of heavy build and pompous to a degree that frequently reiiches the stuate of being overbearing was leaving bis offics in a Broad street building the other day With nis high bat on and carrying a walking stick, he had stepped upon the sidewalk when be slipped and landed Hat upon the pavement with « thud that sbocked him. as well -as gu;ul smbarrassment. Just then another attorney “l.\o 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: *1 guess 1 am getting old. My con- stitution mll not snmd what it did years ago.” As he arose to his feet his friend facetiously remarked, *Well. then, Dick. you ought to get an amendwent to your constitution.” Looking at his friend with a cold stare, as cold as the ice he had falien upon, he asked: “Well, what kind of an amendment would you suggest, if you know so much?” "1 dov’t know exactly,” was: the re- ply. *I 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- tress.”—Minneapolis Journal. Salt Water Cataracts. There are a good many salt water cataracts in existence. Théy 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 Rritish 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. * Gypsy Wordless Language. To communicate with one another f| gypsies now- use letters—and ‘they use the telegraph, too, when necessary— especially in this country. But the’ modern Romany also follows the “pat-| teran,” tracing the footsteps:or wagon tracks of his friends on the road by the same method employed by_his an- clent prototype, reading directions where no words are written as clearly as the gorgio does a roadside sign-' board. But the patteran can be read by the gypsy only—it is hidden and secret, although it may be& in. plain sight, as a signboard is opei and pub- Hc. The patteran may be formed of sticks or stones or grass placed cross fashion at the parting of roads in such manner that only a gypsy would in- stantly notice and undérstand. To him it means much—first of all, the direc- tion taken by Romany predecessors.— | Century Magazine. \ : What They Ate. = Tubl"s Smolleft wrote his “Hnmphrw. ‘Clinker” in 1771, the lust year of his lite, giving therein a spirited account of the soc‘ety and customs then pre- vailing in London town. . He exposed the iniquities practiced by the purvey- ors of provisions at that |;me.‘ Oysters were: “'bloated” and ‘‘foated”” then as now: veal was whitened by repeated bleedings of the live animal: greens fmprove rhe color: the wine in com- mon use was # “pernicious sophistica- tion, balderdashed with cider, corn spirit and the juice of sloes,” and oth- er revelations not suited to repetition in this polite age indicated that al- | most every article of diet was prof- | itably “treated” before it reached the ultimate consumer. flour is no new commodity was also | shown, while Smollett’s added com- ment furnishes excellent food for re- flection: *“The ‘bread ‘I eat in London is a deleterious paste, mixed up with chalk, alum’ and bone ashes, insipid to the taste and destructive to the constitu- tion. The good people are not ig- norant of this adulteration, but they prefer it to wholesome bread because itris whiter than the meal of corn.”— | Washington Post. | Fires and Insurance. The ageut of a well known insur- ance company stood oo the fringe of the crowd watching the firemen retir- | ing from the scene of a small blaze in an uptown tarhouse. i'n do tomorrow morn- ™ “and most of it will be with women who bave ‘forgot- | ten' their insurance bas run out. | There's ncthing like a blaze on the block to set thouglts in the direction of ins . Last week a woman was nz for me when 1 opened my ofice: Her hushand had given her men to take out insurance weeks before, and she had spent it for a new The night before a fire had ]| v oout on the second flat above and, believe e, that woman must have suffered tortures until the fate of the house was settled. She paid the premium in small change. |§ which I believe she took from a child’s | ratbier th to her hushand.” baulk, roufess her neglec ew York World, Ancient Gardens. The Egyptians were conversant with the art of landscape gardening, though they had to contend with the flatness of the land. Water, however, as an adjunct was otten called into play, for there was the inexhaustible Nile. We have three plans of their gardens, as | the one found in the tomb of Meryleat |8 ‘Teli el Amaron, which gives us the perfect idea of how a grand garden was laid out. We have, too, pictures | of Egyptians reclining on chairs and fishing in these artificial lakes. were boiled with brass half pence to That “‘bleached” | e Everyone uses manicure articles and a .. 8ood piece or good set is used every day in the year. Ebony Handled Files and Cuticle Knives 50c, 75¢, 85¢c and $1.00 Including Sci'ssor s, Cuticle;, Knives, Files, Tweezers and .Orange Wood Sticks, $3.00, $3.50, $4 00, $6.00 and $9.00; pearl, ebony and bone handled. All the world famed Jordan line made from Sheffield steel. Postoffice Corner WILLIAM GEO. A HANSON A.D. S. Drug Store Phone 304 Manicura Sets [All-Won Buffers| With hinged cover which have all the mani- cure tools on the inside. My line must be seen to be appreciated. . Look in my window or drop into the store—let us show you the goods that are backed by my guarantee. SEE MY XMAS WINDOW Bemidji,"Minn. BEGSLEY BLACKSMITH Horse Shoeing and Plow Work a Specialiy All the work done here is done with a Guarantee. Prompt Service and First Class Workmanship, roukti s. NEW BUILDING seuindi, ui. Subseribe for The Pioneer the city. 15 cent Candies--- Taffys---of all kinds All new mixed nuts Fruits--of all kinds--Oranges 40 and 50 cents per doz. 1 Pound Box Homemade Gandy Free With Every Purchase of $1.00 or More. 0000 Pounds of Candy -Made specially for Xmas during the past two weeke—Soinds like a lot, and it is alot when you come to think of it. overtime every day trying to keep up with the demand. SPECIAL CHRISTMAS PRICES 30 cent Candies---for 20 cents--- 2pounds for 35 cents -2 pounds for 25 cents 15 cents straight 20 cents per pound fl you want something real fine and fancy for Christmas you'll find it here. We carry the biggest and best line of fancy boxes—in Bemidji Candy Kitchen BROWN & LANKIS Well we're working