Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, November 24, 1911, Page 5

The flavor lingers, The aroma lingers, The pleasure lingers, YOU will linger over your flavory cup of CHASE&SANBORN'S { “Seal Brand” Coffee. THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER Roe & Markusen Fourth St. Bemidji, Minn. Renaming Indians. Some years ago in order to make their inheritance of land more simple and- secure our government commis- sioned Dr. Charles A. Eastman, a Sioux Indian, to rename more than 15,000 Sioux with their family names. The task was a tremendous one and full of difficulties. Where possible Dr. Eastman kept the original Sioux name of some member of a family, as in be- stowing the name “Matoska,” meaning “White Bear,” on the family of that ehief, Sometimes the combination of ‘wife’s name and husband’s name has produced a musical result, such as “Winona Otana.” The favorite name for women means “she who has a beautiful home,” which Dr. Eastman bas Anglicized in the patronymic “Goodhouse.” But by far the hardest task was in finding new names for the “absurdities of Indian nomenclature. “Bobtailed Coyote” was a young In- dian who has come to prefer himself as “Robert T. Wolf.” After a long struggle with “Rotten Pumpkin” Dr. Bastman at last recorded the owner of the name on the tribal records under the noncommittal title of ‘‘Robert Pumpian.” Sherlock Holmes’ Original. Sir A. Conan Doyle often recounted incidents regarding Dr. Joseph Bell, the distinguished Scottish surgeon . from whom his character of Sherlock Holmes was drawn. One of the most remarkable was this: Dr. Bell was lecturing to his class in surgery, of which Doyle was one, when in regard to the subject he remarked: “Of course this man has been a sol- » dier in a highland regiment and prob- ably a bandsman.” The man had the soldier's swagger, but was too short to be anything but a bandsman, the doctor explained. The man vehemently denied this and said he was a shoemaker. Dr. Bell, still | contident that his powers of reasoning and deduction had oot led him gstray, had the man stripped and on the left side of his chest found a little blue “D" branded on the skin. The doctor | then declared to his ¢ ¥ w “This man was a d the way they w meuan days, though it is not permitted | now.” Wanted the Best. Tncle Rasberry walked into a drug store. “Gimme one o' dem plasters foh my back,” be said. i “One of the porous plasters?’ “No. I don’t want one o’ de pores’ plasters. I want one o' de bes."— ‘Washington Star. - C. G. JOHNSON Lands Loans Stocks| Box 736, Bemidiji, Minn. i | | i | i | Office—Room No. 11, Bacon Block Bug Power. If asked to name the strongest ani- mals most persons begin with the lar- gest, the elephant, and continue with oxen, horses, etc. This is, of course. correct in so far as their total horse- power is concerned, but for real strength, proportioned to the size and weight of the animal, one must go to the insect werld. Compared with in- sects, the strength of almost any large animal, and especially of man, is ab- surd. A man is considered strong if he can drag a mass weighing three or four times as much as himself, but the beetle will walk with 500 times his own weight. If a man were placed under a wooden box with five times his weight on top to hold it down he would remain there indefinitely, but | to retain a stag beetle prisoner in the same way one must pile on top of the box at least 1,800 times its weight. Cats In Ancient Wajes. An ancient statute ascribed to Howel the Good, a Welsk prince, who ruled in 948, regulated the price of cats. A penny was the price of a kitten before its eyes were open. twopence until it had caught its first mouse and four- | pence when it was o'd enough for com- bat. He who stole a cat from the royal granaries forfeited either a milk ewe, with its fleece and lamb, or as much wheat as would cover the body of the cat suspended by its tail, with its nose touching the ground. A penny was a coin of great purchasing power in the itenth century. Bemidji's Exclusive Grocers| Thackeray’s First Poem. Thackeray’s momentous first appear- ance in print was a satirical poem, published in the Western Luminary during one of the happy holiday times which he spent in Devonshire when still a scholar at the Charterhouse. A certain Mr. Lalor Sheil was to have delivered a speech upon Penendon heath, but the crowd refused to hear him. He had taken the precaution. however, to send copies of his intend- ed oration to all the leading journals | before leaving town, and these, of course, printed it. This ludicrous in- cident inspired Thackeray to write a little jeu d’esprit entitled “Irish Melo- dy,” telling how ‘“‘Mister Sheil” when the men of Kent “began a grievous shouting” found comfort in reflecting: “My speech is safe in the Times I wot And eke in the Morning Chronicle.” —Westminster Gazette. Legal Pleasantries. The pompous lawyer assumed his most imposing mien. *Gentlemen of the jury.,” he began impressive!v. *“I once sat upon the judge’s bench in the state of Maine and”— “Where was the judge?" interrupted | the opposing attorney.—Housekeeper. The Angel's Wings. “Why do they call a theatrical back er an angel? He hasn’t wings?" “No, but his money has.”—Baltimore American. Barker Starts ¢ | SATURDAY SALE NO. | FOR MANY REASONS are a hundred reasons not. the bank—this bank. The Security Try a Want Ad i 12 Cent a Wolj ==Cash MANY PEOPLE Transact their business with this bank. There bank account—there is no reason why you can ¢ A little reasoning along this line will con- vince you of the importance of having money in —we will appreciate it. service and treatment accorded our customers is evidence of our appreciation of their patronage. We want to number you among our depositors. OF BEMIDJI why you should have a We want your business The high standard of State Bank T. BEAUDETTE Merchant Tailor I;dm": llnd Gcnt;‘ Suits to Order. Freach ry Cleaning, Pressing and Repairing a Special ty. 315 Beltrami Avenue omething Begin to Buy Your Gifts For Christmas » R. F. MURPHY FUNERAL DIRECTOR AND EMBALMER Office!313 Beltraml Ave. Phone 319-2. | THE SPALDING EUROPEAN PLAN Duluth’s Largest and Best Hotel DULUTH MINNESOTA More than §100,000.00 recently expended on improvements. 250 rooms, 1% private baths, 60 sample rooms. Every modern convenience: Luxurious and delightful restaurants and buffet, Flemish Room, Palm Room. Men's Grill, Oolonial Buffet: Magnificent lobby and public rooms; Ballroom. banquet rooms and private dining_rooms: Sun parlor and observa- tory. Located in heart of business sec- tion but overlooking the harbor and Lake Superior. Convenient to everything. One of the Great Hotels of the Northwest First Mortgage LOANS ON CITY AND'FARM PROPERTY . | Real Estate, Rentals Insurance William C. Kiein O’Leary-Bowser Bldg. Phone 19. Bemidiji, A. Folding Pocket Manicure Sets Mounted in Pearl Ivory and Bone Three to Jordan’s Folding Pocket Manicure Sets A. JORDAN’S Ten Piece Sets Prices Range From $1to0 $20 Giving you an opportunity propriate Christmas Gifts at 3.25, 3.75, 4.00, 5.00, 7.00, to buy ap- $1.00, 2.00, 9.00, 12.00, 15.00 and 20.00. Twenty Five Per Cent Off Saturday Only This 1s the first sale this store has ever announced. It’s the first of five to be held on Sat- urdays between now and Christmas day. Each succeeding sale will equal or surpass this coming Saturday’s big event. WHAT DOES 25 PER CENT OFF MEAN? Just this: $ 1.00 Manicure Sets at 2.00 Manicure Sets at 1.50. -4.00 Manicure Sets at 3.00. 10.00 Manicure Sets at 7.50. 20.00 Manicure Sets at 15.00. 75c. A A A A saving of 25c. A saving of 50c. saving of 1.00. saving of 2.50. saving of 5.00. BARKER'S DRUG & JEWELRY STORE