Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, March 25, 1911, Page 4

et A Problem That Stumped Rousseau. A curious little book isian old, old treatise on aeronautics ' by Jean Jacques Rousseau, called. “Le Nouveau Dedale.” TLike Leonardo da Vinci and Cyrano de Bergerac, Rousseau was haunted by the dream of aerial navi- gation. We read: “Men walk on the carth, they sail on the water and swim I it. Is not the air an element, like the others? What business have the birds to shut us out of their premises while we are made welcome in those of the fishes?” Rousseau took no stock in any theories propounded by the Darius Greens of his day. He sifted the matter for himself and thought it involved two problems, First to find a body lighter than air, so that it would rise. He imagined that sooner or later such a body might present itself. There was no telling.. But what stumped him was his second | problem—how to make that obliging body stop rising and how in creation | to make it come down. This was too | tough for Jean Jacques, and he wound up his book by admitting it. For a long time “Le Nouveau Dedale” re- mained unpublished, appearing only in 1801 When a Ship Turns Turtle. To “turn turtle” means, in nautical language, that a ship rolls too heavily, fails to recover herself and after brief period on her beam ends turns | topsy turvy, so that her keel points skyward. Then, of course, she sinks. | Frequently the compressed air impris- oned in her hull blows her bottom out as she goes down, or if she is a steam- er her boilers burst, with like results. As a rule, ships turn turtle because they are burdened with too much *top hamper” or from lack of sufficient bal- last, or both causes combined. Rarely does it happen that there are any sur- vivors, but there is one notable excep- tion in the case of the battleship Cap- tain, which was lost after this fashion in the bay of Biscay. In her case ex- actly three minutes elapsed from the time she first turned turtle until she finally sank, and forty of her crew of 500 men clambered up her side as she rolled over and on to her keel. Of these eighteen men were eventually rescued and were able to describe later on precisely what occurred.—Pearson’s. | Mining For Coffin Planks. One of the most curious industries in the world is the business of mining for coffin planks, which is carried on in upper Tonkin, a portion of the French possessions in southeastern Asia® In a certain district in this province there exists 4 great underground deposit of logs, which were probably the trunks of trees engulfed by an-earthquake or some other convulsions of nature at a comparatively recent period. The trees are a species of pine known to the natives and also to some extent to Eu- ropean commerce as “nam-hou.” The wood is almost imperishable and has the quality, either through its nature or as the result of its sojourn under- ground, of resisting decay from damp. This quality makes it particularly val- wable for the manufacture of coffins, and for this purpose it is largely ex- ported to Europe. The trées are often a yard in diameter. They are buried in sandy earth at a depth of from two to eight yards and are dug up by na- tive labor as demaud is made for them. —Harper's Weekly. How to Cool Things. ‘A newlywed named Jones was talk- ing to his friend Casey the other day about the heat in his flat and was ask- ing the other for a little advice. “Do you kaow my dining room is the hottest place in the world?” began the newlywed. “Do you know of any avay I might cool it off?” “From experience I should say that a very good way to bring about a change in atmospheric conditions,” re- marked the older married man, “and one that is sure to bring results one way or the other, is to take a friend home to dinner when your wife isn't expecting company.” — Philadelphia Times. His Line. A charming young member of a wo- man’s literary club, who adds the dis- tinction of being a bride to successful authorship, recently met a gushing stranger at a club receptfon. “Oh, Mrs. Blank, I am so glad to meet you. I enjoy your stories so much, and your husband’s too.” Then adding as an afterthought, “He is lit- erary, too, isn’t he?” “Thank heaven, no!” replied the bride. “He’s in the coal business.”— New York Press. Progressing. “I think Arthur would have proposed to me last night if you hadn’t come in the room just when you did.” “What reason have you for believing that?” “He had just taken both of my hands in his. He had never held more than one of them at a time before.” Wide Hats in 1798, An artist has advertised that he makes up wornout umbrellas into fashionable gypsy bonnets. The tran- gition is so easy that he is scarce to ‘be praised for the invention.—London Times, July 7, 1798. Solid Goods. “What became of that cake I baked for you?” demanded the flancee. “I sent it downtown to have my ‘monogram engraved on it,” replied the fiance.—Kansas Gity Journal. The Worst to Come. “Do you think we have heard the worst of the discords in our party?”’ “Not yet,” replied the musical man. “Just wait till our glee club gets to practicing.”—Exchange. Art is long, life short, judgment diM- eult, opportunity transient.—Goethe. His Suggestion. The great road builder had his mind on his work that morning, as the fol- lowing dialogue between him and his wife will show: “How do T look, dear?’ “Fairly well, but I should say that your face needed resurfacing.”—New York Press. The Only Kind. Ella—Did you get a plain view of Miss Luglie? Emma—Certainly. That was the only kind I could get.—Ex- change. | Hagie, No. 18; two unidentified men. HALF A DOZEN FIREMEN DEAD Number of Others injured in Milwaukee Blaze. FALLING ROOF THE CAUSE Men Were on Top of Building Fight- ing Flames When Their Support Gives Way and They Are Precipitat- ed to the Basement—Some Escape Unhurt, but Most of Them Are Buried in the Wreckage. Milwaukee, March 25—Six fire fighters are dead, four others dying at the emergency hospital and several others suffering from more or less seri- ous injuries the result of the caving in of the roof of the building of the Mid- dleton Manufacturing company, whole- sale hatters. The dead are: Captain John Hintz, Company No. 9; Dick Burke, No. §; Captain Frank Ca- vanaugh, Company No. 2; Edwin The fire had been burning half an hour and between fifteen and twenty men had been fighting the flames from the roof of the four-story structure when suddenly there was a creaking and swaying of the upper portion and before the firemen had a chance to hurry away the roof collapsed, carry- ing them through to the basement. A number of the firemen were buried in the debris, while others were lucky and escaped through basement windows. Ambulances were hurried to the scene and as quickly as possible the dead and injured were dug out of the ruins. Rescuers Get to Work Quickly. All was pandemonium. Cries of the injured who were buried by the debris could be heard and those who escaped | got quickly to work rescuing their companions. Chief Clancy had sent one of his men to locate Captain Hintz to ascer- tain how many men were on the roof | when the cavein occurred, but the messenger returned with the message that Captain Hintz was killed. It was thus impossible to ascertain the names of the unfortunate excep'.i by digging in the ruins. Captain Hintz was among the first: to be taken out. Ambulances were kept busy for two hours before the | last man was taken out. As fast as the dead and injured could be located they were slid out through windows and hustled a\\ay in ambulances. Their coats and stars were torn away and their helmets missing so that the work of identification was | slow. The monetary loss is placed at $100, 000, fully covered by insurance. | i | ! | i Lone Thief Robs Passengers. Denison, Ia., March 25.—A masked man who climbed aboard eastbound train No. 8 on the Northwestern and forced the flagman, at the point of a revolver, to go ahead into a sleeper, robbed A. C. Hamson of Olympia, ‘Wash., of $14 and a diamond ring, and J. W. Hendell of Wichita, Kan., of $35 and a gold watch. The man then jumped off the train and escaped. Female Robber Is Sought. Washington, March 2a.——-mgent messages for the arrest of Mary Mil- ler, alias half a dozen other names, have been sent out by the police in the belief that she was the comely “male” who robbed Miss Mary B. Adams of jewelry valued at $15,000. The Miller woman is said to be want- ed for snnilar robberies in a score of cities. Kills Self When Wife Dies. ! Meyers, a bollermaker at the Rock Island roundhouse, committed suicide by cutting his throat with a razor near his residence when he was told his wife, who was ill, could not live. His wife died about the same time in the house. Six Die in Theater Fire. Fille, France, March 25.—Six per- sons met death when fire destroyed a moving plcture theater. The Jerboa and the Melons. An odd fact relative to a little Afr1. can melon is thus related by an offi. cial of Khartum: The jerboa or kangaroo rat is found In considerable numbers in places miles and miles away from any water or even dew, and 1 was at a loss to un- derstand how these little animals could exist through the ten months of drought. It appears, however, that after the scanty rains a small wild melon of bitter taste, but full of juice, flourishes in the desert. The jerboa, as soon as the melon is ripe, bites off the stem and proceeds to dig away the sand under the melon, so that it gradually sinks below the level of the ground. The constant wind soon cov- ers it with six to eight inches of sand, which protects it. from the scorching sun and from drying up. When all other moisture has evaporated the jer- boa goes to his larder and drinks the Juice of the melon till the rains’' come on again. One jerboa will bury as many as forty of these little’ melons to last him through the dry season. A Fresh Egg. An English food expert, said in a re- cent lecture: s “The secret of health is two meals a day with an occasional fast. But people won’t avail themselves of this superb secret. It is too unpleasant— like the fresh egg. A gentleman, aft- er cutting the top off a soft boiled egg, summoned the waiter and. said: * ‘Waiter, take this égg back to the Albert Lea, Minn.,, March 25.—J. H. [ " The. Munnkon. "ln the English county of Wfltsllll‘e," said a customs official, “the natives are called ‘moonrakers” There's a Wiltshire story. over a century’ old, about some rustics who were found | the reflection of the moon. which they took for a cheese. “That's a very good story, a very fupny skit on the men of Wiltshire, but ask a Wiltshire man about it and with a contented chuckle he will say: **'Oh, yes, people tell as how they give the name o' ‘moonrakers’ to us Wiltshire people bekase a passel o stoopids one night tried to rake the shadder o' the moon out o' the brook, takin’ it for a thin cheese. But that's the wrong end o’ the story. It's alto- gether the wrong end. Them chaps as was doin’ this was smugglers and ‘they was fishin’ up some kegs o' bran- dy and only pretended to rake out a cheese. The policeman as axed 'em what they was about bad a good laugh at ’em, but, by Harry! they had a better laugh at him wheu they got home with the stuff.’ ™ The Tough Chicken. There are several ways of transform. ing a venerable fowl into a respectable family piece de resistance. In fact, by the following method such fowls have | been made as tender as spring chick- ens: Let the bird, after drawing, sea- | soning and stufting, simmer until over half done. Then place it in the oven with _a piece of pork laid over its breast. Pour the liquor over and around the roast in the pan. Finish the cooking in a very hot oven, bast- ing frequently with the drippings. When ready to serve skim off any su- perfluous fat that may be in-the -pan before preparing the gravy. The pork prevents the fow! from becoming dry. and if a small onion is also added it will have a more savory flavor. simmering lessens its toughness. In fact, slow simmering is just the thing for any tough meat, but it should sim- mer, not boil. Boiling will toughen the tenderest of meat. A Death Lure. According to tradition. Kenith, the | legendary king of Scotland. was al- lured to his death in a most novel man- ner. Kenith had slain a son and broth- er of Fennella, who to be avenged or- dered Wiltus, a famous silversmith, to construct o death dealing statue of sil- a basin and in the left hand an apple of pure gold, both set with diamonds and other precious stones. To touch the apple was to defy death, it being so arranged that any one guilty of such vandalism would be immediately riddled by poisoned arrows shot from opeuings in the body of the statue. Kenith was invited to inspect the won- der. and, as Fennella had hoped, he tried to pluck the precious imitation frait. When his hand touched the ap- ple he was wounded by the arrows and died where he fell. Animal Life on Venus. | “There are many physical reasons for thinking that if any other,planet besides the earth is inhabited it is probably Venus,” says Professor Pick- ering. “It is about the same size as | the earth, and its density is about the eame. The force of gravity upon its i surface is only slightly less than that on the earth. The temperature on ‘Venus is probably the same as in our own _tropics, and the dense atmos- phere may be of a composition such as enveloped the earth when in the carboniferous period. As to the ex- istence of intelligent life, the question is still open. If it is ever established that the planet Venus is inhabited it will be less surprising than if the same planet, owing to the similarity in many respects of Venus and the earth.” . Thought 1t Was a Joke. . The Colonel—And you actually as- sert that you want to marry my daughter? Iusby—Y-yes. The Colo- nel (staring at him unpleasantly)— You know 1 am English. Fusby— Y-yes, sir. The Colonel—Well. it’s go- ing to take me several years to see the point of your little joke. Good day to you.—Cleveland Plain Dealer. Now-Gash-Want-Rats ',-Cent-a-Word Where cash accompanies- cop will publish all “Want Ads" for alf- cent a word per insertion. Where sash does not accompany copy the regular rate of one ceut a word will be charged. ZVERY HOME HAS A WANT AD For Rent--For Sale--Exchange --Help Wanted--Work Wanted --Etc.--Etec. HELP WANTED WANTED—Girl for general house- work. Mrs, L. G. Crotbers, 713 Beltrami avenue. WANTED—Girl for general hotel work. Apply at the Minnesota House. WANTED—Girl for general house- work. 903 Beltrami Ave. WANTED—Chambermaidand night cle k at Brinkman Hotel. WANTED—A cook. Hotel Nicol- let. Bemidji. FOR SALE FOR SALE—Case stands and racks number 6, double news stand with rack for 8 full sized cases. Good as new. Sell regularly for $3:75. We have 6 of these at $1.50 each. Bemidji Pioneer Publlshlrg Ca Bemidji, Minn. FOR SALE~—Ckheap, 6 room house Lot 50 x'140:' Irquire 709 Irvine avenue. One night raking away in a pondsat ‘The | ver. In jts right hand the statue held ! were proved conclusively of any other | ' Store Hours: "Open at 8a.m,. at6p. m. Close ‘"Womens and Childrens . From fhe';Art Centers of Europe Has “Crane & Co‘ Fashions Drawn Their Richest Inspirations for Spring and Summer. OUR GARMENT EXPOSITION NOW IN FULL SWING Ready-to-wear [ 207 Third Street Garments Coats figure of the wearer. The new Spring Coats find a ready adaptability to the Every garment effective in individ- uality as if studied for your own requirements. model eminently suitable to the needs and splendidly suited to the tastes of the careful woman dresser. Swagger Coats of blue serge alone at $15°to $40 Cravenette and Coveret Coats $10 to $35 An army of black and novelty coats at $15, $18, $22 and up to $75 amine them. the invitation. Every | to a transaction. This whole stock of SPRING stock! YOURS. 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