Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, December 30, 1911, Page 4

Just at this time as we are about to start upon a new year we desire to again call your attention to the fact it is our ear- nest and constant endeav- or to please every patron of this store perfectly—to carry out in fact our oft repeated guarantee of satisfaction or money back. So we want to say right now that if any one has purchased here any article that has not proven to be worth all we charged them for it, we want the opportunity to make .it right. No dealers any- where examine their goods with greater care, and none are more par- ticular about the kind of goods they sell, but we are only human, hence we sometimes make mistakes of judgment, and if we have sold you anything during the past year that has proved unsatisfactory in any way we want to know about it. Drop in at yourearliest conenvience, tell us about it, and we will see to it that you are reimbursed for any short- comings in the goods we have sold you. We make satisfaction sure by guaranteeing it, and we carry that guar- antee out to the letter. We wantyour business for 1912, and we want your freind’s and your freind’s freind’s business. We consider the advertising our customers give us the best advertising we can have for this store, there- fore we make it a point to see to it that every customer of ours gets full value for every dollar he spends here. Gill Brothers Bemidji Minn. Blankbook Sale. 25 per cent to 33 1-3 per cent off on Blank Books, Ledgers, Journais, Cost, Day and Record Books; all sizes from 100 pages to 600 pages. The Bemidji Pioneer Office Supply i Store. Artist and Counterfeiter, There used to be an old German counterfeiter in this country who was a veritable wonder with the brush and pen. This man literally painted pic- tures of twenty dollar notes which were ‘works of art. Ife used no tools except his pens and brushes, and it took him a week to do the portrait of a banknote. He figured that his handicap was worth about $3 a day and worked under the idea that the | world owned him a fair living and should not object if his talent led him toward porfrait painting, with tw dollar bills for models. Sven terms failed to impre lum serious! with his wrongdoing. A collector of cuvios onee offered $500 for oue of his specimens of bill portraiture. and the value of some others wa d to be even greater, so marvelous was the delicacy of his brush work. His Busy Time. “How high did de ole mule kicl: nim?” “Go long, man! You think he had time ter measure de distance?"—Atlan- ! ta Constitution. Good Care Assured. “Are you sure he is a good doctor? # | W OII he is recommended by the Ipresident of the insurance company that has a $50.000 policy on my life.” iSmart Set. Dogs and Porcupines. No matter how many lessons s has received. it is a peculiarity long noted that it will attack a poreupine ! every time it is met. A setter or pointer i after partridges. just as a half or full | blooded hound after deer, will throw himself on a porcupine every time it is | seen and immediately set up the same familiar howl of dismay. When cor- nered the porcupine rolls up into 1 ball, hiding legs. head and belly and presenting nothing except an animated leactus. It has the faculty of loosen- |mg its hold on the quills, which are imbedded in pores in its skin. and they come off and stick to another ob- ject at the slightest touch. In fact, so0 quick is the attack of the dog and so rapidly does he retreat, howling, le and breast covered with that many say the hedge- ow its quills, but this is ixchange. China’s Haunted Spots. In China there is a strong belief that spots in rivy creeks and ponds | where people have been drowned are ihaunted by specters who spring out upon the unwary and drown them. | Should the hauntings become very fre- | quent the spot is exorcised. This cere- mony consists in the decapitation of a white horse by a specially selected exe- cutioner on the site of the hauntings. The head of the slaughtered animal is placed in an earthenware jar and buried in the exact spot where it was killed, which spot is carefully marked by the erection of a stone tablet. Diaries from 25 cents to §1.50 at the Bemidji Pioneer Office Supply Store. And our heartfelt thanks to all for the splendid business that you have given us in 1911. We are entering upon a new year (1912) and we propose, with your assistance, to make it the most all ‘round satisfactory year in the history of our business. We fully realize just how much the meas- ure of our success depends upon our ability "to satisfactorily serve you and to the end of bettering our service we shall labor unceas- ingly. Service improved in every way where im- provement is possible better goods where possible and prices as low as possible. Into 1912 we enter with every effort put forth to make you realize (and realizing patronizing) that this is the storethat from every standpoint merits your patronage. Again for a splendid business in 1911 we thank you and trusting to be favored with . your patronage in 1912 we are Lahr’s Furniture Store subject and standing in the slops.” Genius at Table. It would appear that the man of genius usually requires a large supply of substantial food. 7Intellectual work demands full nutrition to repair the waste.of brain tissu- Scott was wont to attribute his extraordinary capacity for continuous work to his good diges- tion and the wholesome restraints, of his. appetite in his youth. “I have as keen an appetite now as any man,” he said, “but I know when to stop.” Mirabeau is stated to have been an enormous feeder, eating as much at a meal as would suffice three ordinary men. Talleyrand was also a noted eater. Goethe and Napoleon ate large quantities of food, but cared little for the quality. -Bismarck was noted for his appetite. which was insatiable, but his food was of the simplest. Many stories are told of the gross delight in eating evinced by the two Dumases, father and son, one of which is that the younger, being overtaken by a storm, took refuge in a hotel near Paris. Twenty-four turkeys were hang- ing upon the spit. “And all for a single traveler,” ex- claimed the host. “C'est mon pere!” exclaimed Alex- andre. He was right, Averting a Defeat. A certain political boss always con- trolled his delegations to the conven’ tions, and the delegates voted the way “he told them to—and not until he did tell him. At one convention a delegate pre- sented a resolution that. the boss fa- vored, but had not heard about soon enough to post his delegates as to how they should vote on it. |5 The chairman of the convention put | the question, “All in favor of this res- | olution say aye.” | There were a féw ayes, and the boss' delegates looked at him inquiringly. Seeing that he would not have time to pass the word and wanting the resolu- tion passed, he dashed down the aisle toward the chairman, waving his hands and shouting: “Don’t put the negative! Don't put the negative! 1 did that once and got in a — of a fix.”—Saturday Evening Post. An Expensive Slip. A well dresse man was hurrying along the Rue ce Passy. Paris. wben he pped and. falling forward. dash- ed his elbow through the window of a wine shop. The proprietor rushed out to claim the price of his window, and a large crowd gathered to see fair play. The man who had broken the window protested that he had no mon- ey. “Search him!" shouted some one in the crowd. There were no police- men about, so the wine shop keeper and a few friends took the law into their own hands, searched the man's pockets and found a 500 franc note. | The crowd advised the wine shop keeper to pay himself well for his broken window. He took 50 francs to pay for his broken glass, and the un- popular man who had broken it went away with a torn coat and 450 francs change. The 500 franc note was a forgery. Honey Bread. In Europe, where the food value of honey seems to be much better under- stood than in the United States, enor- mous quantities are used. Of late i years we seem to be waking to a re- alization of the value of honey as a wholesome and delicious article of food and also as to its preservative qualities. Cakes and sweet breads made with sugar soon become dry and crumbly and to get the good of them must be eaten when fresh. But where they are made up with honey they seem to retain their moist freshness indefinitely. In France honey bread a year or eighteen months old is prefer- red to that just made. They say, “It has ripened.” It is the preservative or, rather, the unchanging quality of honey that makes it so popular with the best confectioners.—Christian Her- ald. Dances In Sardinia. Sardinian dancing is unlike any oth- er. It is a kind of shuflling with the feet as the dancers. holding hands, move to and fro, the women on one side of the dancing ground and the men on the other, till they have work- ed round to the opposite sides, while the las launeddas is played by a man who walks up and down between the dancers. As a rule, the men and wom- en do not mix, whether dancing or not, but keep each to their own side. The dances take place on Sundays or feast days in some plaza of the village, but hardly ever in the big town. Friendly Warning. Rural Justice—I'll have to fine ye $25 fer exceedin’ th’ speed limit. Mo- torist (wildly) — What! It's a con- demned outrage! Why, I'll swear I wasn't going more than eight miles an hour. Rural Justice (solemnly)—You do an’ it’ll cost ye $30 more fer perju- 1y, b'gosh, right now—Puck. It Really Does. “The rain falls alike on the just and the anjust.” “A good arrangement.” “Why so?" “Seems to afford considerable satis- factlén to both classes.” — Chicago Journal. Appropriate. “When I was a tiny boy with ring- lets,” said the man with little hair, ‘“they used to call me Archie.” “I suppose now they call you Arch- ibald.” Love. At twenty love is a rosy dream, at thirty it is a thrilling reality, at forty it is a calm contentment, and at fifty it is a reminiscence. Macaulay’s Torrent of Talk. “Macaulay -improves! Macaulay im- proves!” Sydney Smith remarked one day. “I have observed in him of late flashes of—silence.” The “sonorous vi- vacity” of this enormous talker nettled Smith, who found it impossible often to voice his own wit and wisdom. “I wish I could write poetry like you,” he complained to a friend. “I would write an ‘Inferno,’ and I would put Macau- lay among a number of disputants and gag him!” Another contemporary described Ma- caulay as “slopping all over on every 25 per ‘cent to 33 1-3 ner ‘ent off’ on’ Blank Books, Ledgers, Journals, Cost, Day and Record Books; = all sizes from 100 pages to 600 pages, The Bemidji Pioneer Office Supply Stme‘ Lisbon’s Great Earthquake. Each recurring All Saints’ day, the first day of November, recalls to the people of the city of Lisbon the most awful event in the history of that coun- try or indeed in‘all Europe. the great earthquake of 1755. At 9 o'clock in the morning on a day clear and serene came a hollow rumbling sound, as of thunder, and immediately after the ter- rible convulsion of the earth which shook down houses and buried or crushed 80.000 persons. Many of the churches were at the time filled with their- congregations, and each one be- came a huge catacomb entombing its worshipers. Twenty-two successive shocks were counted. In the city prison 800 were killed and in the hos- pital 1,200. The sea retired from the harbor, which it left dry, and then re- turned in a gigantic wave fifty to sixty feet high, overwhelming many who had escaped the falling houses. It was es- timated that in Lisbon and its imme- diate neighborhood nearly 6,000 per- sons had perished. A Strange Incident. A singular episode marked the visit of the ex-Empress Eugenie to “the grave of her son. The journey to Cape Town—it was in 1880—was un- dertaken when the stricken mother was in feeble health. There she rest- ed and then, with a large party as es- cort, proceeded north and after a wea- risome experience came near to the place where “Lulu” fell, but ordered a halt because she felt herself too weak to proceed. That night. unable to sleep, she wandered from her tent. Aimlessly she strode in the brush till suddenly the fragrance of verbenas, her son’s favorite flower, arrested her attention. Guided by the odor, she walised on, but her. strength failed, and she fell and was found unconscious by the servants who had followed her. Next day they took her to the grave. It was the spot where she had fainted. The verbenas were there, but they were dead. He Was In a Hurry. Charles Monselet in his “Curlosites Litteraries” tells of a friend of his liv- ing_at Bordeaux who, glancing through a Paris bookseller's catalogue, saw the title of a book which he had vainly sought for thirty years. Looking at the clock, he found there was just time to catch the morning express for Par- is. Stopping only to take some money from his cash box, he dashed off to the station and arrived at the bookshop in time to secure the prize. As he wrapped up the book the shopman re- marked, “T suppose you live in this street, monsieur.” “No; I have just come from Bordeaux,” was the reply. The man looked astonished, and the bibliophile discovered that in his eager- ness he had traveled 360 miles in dress- ing gown and slippers and had never noticed any deficiency of attire. liandsome diaries, all sizes, at the Remidji Pioneer Office Supply Store. 25 cents to $1.50. NOTICE OF APPLICATION —FOR— LIQUOR LICENSE STATE OF MINNESOTA, | - County of. Beltrnmi 88, City of Bemidj 1 Notice 13 horeby £lven, That application has been made in writing to the city council of said City of Bemidii and filed in my_ofice, praying for license tosell intoxjeating liauors for the term commencing on Jan. 24th, 1912, and terminating on Jan. 24th, 1913, by the following person and av_the following place as stated in said application, respectively to-wit: JOHN E, CROON at and in the first floor tront room of that certain two story frame building located on lot 74, block 18, original townsite. Said application will be heard and deter- mined by said city council of the city of Bemidji at the council rooms in the city ball In said city of Bemidji, in Beltrami County, and State of Minnesota, on Mouday, the 15th day of Jan., 1912, at 8 o'clock D. m. of that day. Witness my hand and seal of Olty of Be- widji, this :)Lhdnyof Dec. 1811 (Seal) GEO, STEIN, . City Clerk. Dec. 30—Jan. 6, NOTICE OF APPLICATION —FOR— LIQUOR LICENSE STATE OF MINNESOTA County of Beltrami, ss City of Bemidji. Notice is hereby given, that application has been made in writing to the City council of iald City of Bemidji and filed in my office. praying for license to sell intoxicating l(flllora for the term commencing on Jan. 24th, 1912, and _terminating on Jan. 2ith, 1913, by the following person, and at the follow- ing place, asstated in said application re- spectively, to-wit: THOS. McCARTHY at and In the front room ground floor of thas certain three story frame building, located on Jot 1%, block 13, original townsite. Saia uupllcnflon will be heard lnd deter— mined by said City Council of the Clt% Bemidji at the Council rooms in the City Hall in said_City of Bemidiji, County, and State of Minnesota. on Monday %fiatl?lth day of Jan, 1912, at 8o’clock p. m. of a Witness my hand and seal of City of Be- midji this 30th day of Dec., 1911. GFO< STEIN, (Seal) City Olerk. Dec. 30. Jan. 6 NOTICE OF APPLICATION —FOR—" LIQUOR LICENSE STATE OF MINNESOTA County ot Beltram, ss. City of Bemidji, Notice 1s Hereby leen, That application has been made in writing to the city council of said City of Bemidjl and filed in my office, praying for license to sell lnwxlcqflnzliquml for the term commencing on Jan. and terminating o e Tors: by the follo and at the following: Place as stated in said application, respecs tively, to-wit: A. H. JESTER at and in. the front room ground floor of lthat certain three story brick bl‘ll.ld(llx known as the Rex Hotel, located on lots 13-14-15-16- Baid application will be liesrd and deter. min y said city counell of the cit; Bemtdjl Xt tho council sooma. 15 the bity. Ratl in said city of Bemidji, in Beltrami county, and State of Minnesota, on Monday, the 15th day of Jan:, 1912, at 8 o'clock p. ms, of that m‘g i m my band and sexl ofcia of Bemias lay of ec., (Seall GEO, STRIN. City Clerk. Dec, 30. Jan. 6. R 17, block 17, original townsite. ] The Pioneer Want Ads Another year of life has gone Into eternity, New Opportunity, New fields to sow, new hills to climb, New wonders to explore, And oh, may fortune’s smile be thine, This year as ne'er before, Maurine Halh.wfiy | oAsH witH coPy | I /2 cent per word per issue ad gets to them all. !l Regular charge rate 1 cent per word per insertion. 15 cents. 15 Cent a Word Is All It Costs i Can’t Lose Much by Taking a Chance 1 No ad taken for less than Phone 31 HOW THOSE WANT ADS I DO THE BUSINESS They tell what you have to sell to everybody in Bemidji. The Ploneer goes everywhere so that everyone has a neighbor who takes it { and people who,do not take the paper generally read their neighbor's so your want | HELP WANTED WANTED—For U. S. A:my—Able- bodied unmarried mevn between ages of 18 and 35; citizens of the United States, of good character and temperate habits, who can speak, read and write the English language. For information ap- ply to Recruiting Office at Scroe- der Building, Bemidji, or 217 Tor- rey Building, Duluth, Minn. AGENTS WANTED—We pay $80 a month salary and furnish rig and all expenses to introduce guaran- teed poultry and stock powders; outfit free; new plan, steady work. Bigler Co., X 984, Springfield, 1I- linois. WANTED—Compentent general housework. Mrs. ‘Wilson, 1101 Dewy Ave. FOR SALE FOR SALE—4¢ room house, large lat, small cash payment, balance paid at $8.00 per month. Huffman, Harris & Reynolds, FOR SALE—Rubber stamps. The Ploneer will procure any kind of a rubber stamp for you on short notice. FOR SALE—S5 room cottage on Be- girl for John and clean. brations. midji Ave. Your own terms. Huffman, Harris & Reynolds. H FOR SALE—6 room modern house, easy terms; Huffman, Harris & Reynolds. | / Barket's Drug & Jewelry Store suitcase with brass trimmings. Return to Pioneer. MISCELLANEOUS AN e e, ADVERTISERS--The great state of North Dakota offers unlimited op- portunities for business to classi- fied advertisers. The recognized advertising medium is the Fargo Daily and Sunday Courier-News, the only seven. day paper in the state and the paper which carries the largest amount of eclassified advertising. The Courier-News., covers North Dakota like a blank- et; reaching all parts of the state the day of publication; it is the naper to use In order to get re- sults; rates one cent per word first insertion, one-half cent per word succedding insertion; fifty cents per line per month. Address the Courier-News, Fargo, N. D. fame e o WANTED—Dining and sleeping car FOR SALE—Two good milch cows| at 715 Minnesota avenue. i FOR RENT FOR RENT—4 desirable rooms for housekeeping for couple without children. Heated and partly fur- nished. Centrally located. Apply this office, FOR RENT — 6 roomed house, 212 Tenth St. Inquire 1014 Minneso- ta Ave. FOR RENT—Rooms for light house- keeping, furnished or unfurnished. Over Gill Bros. FOR RENT—Two furnished roomss modern. 921 Minnesoia Ave. 2 furnished rooms for light house- keeping. 511 Third St. House for rent. Inquire of qukf Lane. | Eaaae————————— LOST AND FOUND LOST ON TRAIN—Between Turtle River and Bemidji on Friday night HAPPY NEW YEAR Have you been introduced to our ex- clusive lines of fine confectionery? The Brown seal on a box of confectionery -is full assurance that the contents are good, wholesome, fresh Every ingredient is carefully selected, and . the goods are manufactured in a factory of ideal clean- liness. Try a box, you will find many delightful flavors under a coat of rich chocolate. the Candy Kitchen over the phone or in person. Let us send you a brick of ice cream, a box of chocolates, some fruit or nuts for your new year ’s cele- Bemidji Candy KItChefl* Gust Brown 3‘ Start the new year at conductors, $75-$125. Experience unnecessary, we teach you, write Dining Car World, 125 W. Van Buren, Chicago. WANTED TO TRADE—What have - you to trade for new standard pia- no? Call at second hand etore, 0dd Fellows Bldg. BOUGHT AND SOLD—Second hand furniture. 0dd Fellows building, across from postoffice, phone 129. ' The Best Xmas Gift for a boy is a year's good reading. To get it send 50 cents tod.ny for leading boys' monthly magazine of America. High class stories, educational manly, sports, games, electrical, mechanical, ‘carpen- try, wireless, aviation, poultry, pets, camping, trapping and Boy couts dept. Keeps 52,000 boys interested now. Sent Kedzie Building, Chicago, IlL 3