Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, December 19, 1911, Page 3

‘TUESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1911, | THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER EACH DAY From Now Until Christmas Wiil be added one or more suggestions suitable for § Christmas gifts. They may be purchased at the Bemidji Pioneer Oftice and School Supply Store. . 1_._ Subscription to Pioneer | 2. Stylo Ink Pencils g 3. Fancy Inkstand f 5. Clipless Paper ‘ Fastener 5. 500 Letter Heads 6. 500 Envelopes 7,100 Galing Garts 8. Loather Bound Blank Books 1 9. Letter File Gard File 1. | doz. Pencils Office_Knife Dictionaries Gross Pens Paper Clips : Postal Scales Envelope Seals Gard Punches Calendar Pads 20. Office Pins | Box Eyelets 22. 1 Box Typewriter Paper —r el — ;> o &~ =] g 23. | Box Garbon 24, Leather Memo Books 25. Loose Leaf Vest Pocket,Note Books Goat Pocket Note Books Wallet Pocket Books Ledgers, all sizes 29, Journals, * * 30. DayBooks,” 31, Gash Books,* * Records, “ “ 26. 21, 28, R | fivers actuated by nerves. . Good Money After Bad. It is a curious fact that many men, level headed enough about other things, seem to lose their wits entirely when they become involved in law- suits. In one case recently concluded in the German courts a Berlin mer- chant paid out over $900 to recover the value of a five cent postage stamp. He had written a letter asking for an address and inclosing postage for re- ply. Failing to get an answer, he sued for the stamp. The famous Missouri watermelon case was just as trifling and even more disastrous. The seed was planted on one farm, but the vine crept through a crack in the rail fence, and the melon grew on the other side. Both farmers claimed it, and instead of perceiving the humor of the situation they went to law. To add to the puzzling features of the question of ownership there was the further complication in that the fence stood on a county line, whereupon a ques- tion of the jurisdiction of the courts came up. The farmers bankrupted themselves without obtaining a de- cision as to the ownership.—Green Bag. i Liquid Dynamite. The Mexicans have a native brandy called aguardiente, which is a species of liquid dynamite, as palatable as cor- rosive sublimate and as full of poten- tial deviltry as an egg is of meat. When you find a Mexican gentleman adorned with a belt full of deadly weapons decorating and deluging his interior with aguardiente it is the part of prudence to retire to a bombproof. There is another tipple, a white, inno- cent looking fluid called mescal, which is distilled from a cactus of the same name, which has in it all the com- bined energy, activity and homicidal possibilities of a volcano mixed up with the gable end of a mule. In for- mer days the Apache Indians made a crude distillation of the same stimu- lant, which they called tis-win, and as a preliminary to a raid among ranches and settlements it was a great success from an Indian point of view.—Boston Herald. i The Crocodiles Dived. The cunning of wild animals in con- cealing themselves in moments of danger iz well known. A party, spend- ing a week on the Nile, were watching eight or ten crocodiles sunning them- selves on the surface of a small la- goon. It was determined to trap these monsters. if possible. The water was breast deep, including about two feet or more of heavy mud. TFour nets were tied together, so as to make one I long enough to reach across the lagoon, and this was weighted on the bottom. This net was drawn with long poles from each shore, and behind the net came a line of men a yard apart, prod- ding the mud with poles. The scheme looked like an admirable one, but the crocodiles sleepily dived, and that was the last seen of them. The water was dragged backward and forward, but they had burrowed so deeply in the mud that not one could be found. A Political Genius. Qongressmen sometimes adopt queer expedients to gain the good will of their constituents. Years ago a mem- ber from a western state was afraid that his first termm would be his last, as he had not managed to make him- self a power in congress. While he i was debating what he should do a friend said. “You live near the center of the United States, don’t you?" “Yes." “Then why don’t you intro- duce a bill to have the capital moved to the principal town in your dis- trict?' The congressman introduced the bill, and the people of his district at once concluded he was a great man f) and sent him back for another term. He reintroduced the bill in the next 7 i congress, and, although it was prompt- i ly pigeonholed in committee. his con- stituents gave him a third term as a reward for his genius. The Blushing Octopus. i | The octopus frequently changes in }color like a marine chameleon. It { would appear, from studies of this creature, that the colored pigment whereby this change in color is effected ¥ | is contained in envelopes in its skin, are muscular Should these fibers become velaxed a dark pigment appears. The phenomenon is said to be analogous to blushing.—Har- per’s Weekly. in the tissue of which Corrected Him. A reporter was once interviewing Thomas A. Edison. { *“And you. sir,’ he said to the in- ventor, “made the first talking ma- chine?” “No,’" Mr. Edison replied, “the first one was made long before my time— out of a rib.” Three Not of a Kind. 8ir Henry Maine’s famous politicaj dlagnosis is worth quoting. The king of England reigns, but does not gov- ern. The president of the United States governs, but does not reign. { The president of France neither reigns nor governs.—Boston Herald. Usual Reason. “He used to be a straight enough young chap. What made him get crooked ?” “Trying to make both ends meet, 1 believe,”—Toledo Blade. His Strong Face. “Bilkein’s is a strong face or I'm no judge of physiognomy.” “It ought to be. He and his whole family are living on it”’—Buffalo Courier. Obedience is not truly performed by the body of him whose heart ig dis sdtisfied.—Saadi. Water and Electricity. electricity into the cities it has been known that it was possible to secure a very considerable shock through a stream of water, and firemen in all large cities are on the lookout for this. Wires which look as if they might con- duct heavy currents are cut before a stream of water is thrown in their di- rection. Recently in the construction of an electric railway in South Africa it was noticed that a column of steam from a locomotive could be the means of conveying the current, and several workmen were shocked in this man- ner. Gallant. Mme. Sarah Bernhardt once told of a gallant to whom she had been intro- duced. “His compliments,” she said, “were so glowing that at last I cried out: “‘But, monsieur, sixty-four years old! remember, T am just thirty-two, for I, seared as 1 have been by scandal, am too chari- table ever to believe more than half of what I hear.” Some Squeeze. A judge was questioning an old Irishman. “He took you by the throat and choked you, did he?” asked the judge. “He did, sor,” said Pat. ‘*‘Sure, sor, he squazed me throat till I thought he would make cider out o’ me Adam’s apple.”—London Telegraph. Her Aim. Mr. Binks (after an absence)—And so you shot a burglar while here and unprotected. You are a brave little woman. What became of him? Mrs. Binks—The other burglar carried him Mrs. Binks—The one I aimed at.— Puck. A Technical Mind. “What in the name of common sense are you arresting me for?” asked the motorist who had accidentally violated a regulation. “I ain’t arrestin’ you in the name of common sense,” replied the rustic sheriff. “I’m arrestin’ you in the name of the law.”—Washington Star. i Since the general introduction of: “‘Madam, he replied, ‘to me you are | . Set Him to Thinking. They had been talking as they walk- ed. She had remarked pathetically: “Oh, it must be terrible to a man to be rejected by a woman!”’ “Indeed-it must,” was his response. Then, after awhile, with sympathetic disingenuousness, she exclaimed: “It-doesn’t seem that I could ever have the heart to do it.” And there came a silence between them as he thought it over. EASY AND SURE WAY Don’t Neglect a Cold, Stop it in thes Sneezing Stage, Use Ely’s Cream Balm., - | A cold generally attacks the weak- est part, affecting the eyes and ears in some and producing nasal catarrh and throat troubles in others. A cold ‘iis due to an inflammation of the membrane lining the air passages, | and may be promptly cured with a little Ely’s Cream Balm, which im- mediately relieves the inflammation | and all the distressing symptoms, | such as sneezing, coughing, running at the nose and eyes, hoarseness, sore throat, fever and headache. One rea- son why this pure antiseptic Balm lacts so quickly is because it is ap- plied directly to the tender, sore sur- face. Even in severe, chronic cases of catarrh Ely’s Cream Balm never fails poisonous discharge which clogs the head and throat, causing the disgust- the nose. This remedy not only diseased membranes, thus ending ca- tarrh for all time. ease. day. Don’t put up with it another Get a 50 cent bottle of Ely’s T0 CURE COLDS| A jto quickly and effectually check the || off. Mr. Binks—Which other burglar? | ing hawking, spitting and blowing of || drives out the rotteneness, but heals and strengthens the weakened and| Catarrh is a filthy, disgusting dis—" Cream Balm from your druggist to- | day. TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine Tab- lets. Druggists refund money if it fails | .| to cure. E. W. GROVE'S signature is on each box. 25c. EW PUBLIC LIBRARY Open daily, except Sunday and Men- daylltolZa.m.,lr.on‘m.st%n, Sunday 3 to 6 p. m. Monday7m m. BEATRICE MILLS, Librari: BRICK FACTORY - We make brick and can fill all orders promptly. Build your house of brick made by ! FOLEY BROS. Bemidji, Minn. THE SPALDING EUROPEAN PLAN Duluth’s Largest and Best Hotel DULUTH MINNESOTA More than $100,000.00 recently expended on improvements. 250 rooms, l—o private baths, 60 sample rooms. Every modern convenience; Luxurious and del| hl;ful restaurants and buffet, Flemish Palm Men s Gr rla %@l Elflflfi' T m& Ballroom, mnat ms a jva dining_rooms; Sun parlor an erva- tory. Located in heart of bllslnes: sec- tion but overlooking the harbor and Lake Superior. Convenient to everything. |0nu of the Great Hotels of the Northwest O . { 26 Albert Opening Announcement I will open a tailor shop on Minnesota Ave., next door to the city hall, Thursday, December 21 Years of Experience I do all kinds of tailoring, cleaning, pressing and remodeling of both ladies’ and men’s wearing apparel. Suits made to measure Norrie CHRIST ASGIFTS For Father, Brother and Husband GUNS 32 caliber rifles ........... Large rifles . Shot Guns . Revolvers.. Skates... Hockey Sticks .. Flexible Flyer Sleds. Other Sleds Snow Shoes Savage Automatlc Revolvers Colt’s Automatic Revolvers .. ..... ceriieenn....$1.25 to $2.50 Irvin Bitts.................... Yankee Drills ............ . Hammers ...........cccuvnens RN R viven...50c to $2.50 Planes 5 Hand Saws Hack Saws... Coping Saws.. . Key Hole Saws.............. Braces .............cc.oon. o Hand Axes ................ Lath Hatchets ............. Yankee Drills....... s $1.65 ...$1.50 to $14.00 $10.00-to $25.00 ..$5.00 to $30.00 $5.50 to $15.00 ..$15.00 CUTLERY Pocket Knives Pearl Handled Pocket Knives Razors.......... Safety Razors. Razor Strops. Shaving Brushes... SPORTING GOODS 75¢ t0 $5.00 $1.00 to $3.00 ..$1.00 $2.25 to $4.75 ....50¢ to $1.50 Fish Spears ... Foot Balls .. Basket Balls ... Fishing Reels Tennis Racquets .... Alarm Clocks Plush Robes, Water Proof, Full Size - - Imitation Buffalo Robes, Water Proof, Large Size $17.50 TOOLS TOOLS TOOLS 75¢ to $3.25 .$1.25 to $2.25 85¢ to $1.50 o 25¢ to 75¢ ......................... 25¢ to 50c ....... rerernineeennnn25¢ 1O 75c snEe s s SR 25¢ to 65¢ ...................... 85c to $1.25 Yankee Automatic Screw Drivers Tools Can Be Crouped Into Sets. Suitable for any Pur- Shingling Machmes Mitre Box............. kS Tape Lines......... cc..cc..ne. Chisels Rules.....c..ccoevneeen. SQUATES 550 ssssssosassss s Bevel Squares.................. Try Squares.. Levels. pose or Person ................. 25¢ to $1.50 ............... 50c to $3.50 ..$1.50 to $2.50 $1.00 to $5.00 50c to $1.00 25¢ to 65¢ ..$1.00 to $1.35 ..$1.25 to $5.00 $1.25 to $4.50 50c to $5.00 ..$2.00 to $5.00 e $1.75 t0 $3.00 - $7.50 $1.50 to $2.50° 85¢ to $1.50 ........ v.....$7.50 to $13.50 ................ ....50c to $6.00 ...................... 35¢ to 75¢ T e e e 10c to 65c ........ veeernn.25¢ to $2.50 ............... veeen25¢ t0 35c voenn25c t0 35¢ .50c to $3.75 .$1.25 o $1.50 When doing your Christmas shopping it w1ll help you to see these articles Gwen Hardware Company Phone 57 - - Bemidji, Minn.