Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, April 19, 1912, Page 7

FRIDAY. APRIL 12, 1912. LTHE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER S | E—— | The Marvel of Watches “There are certain facts in con- nection with watches which are al- most increditable,” says the Scientific J$oaquin Miller Is Believed to Be the World's Champion at lllegible Writing. Old-time printers are never tired of telling weird stories of the unreadable handwriting of Horace Greeley. In modern times it has been said that the “copy” of Mr Willlam Winter was a task to worry even the smartest com- positors, But it is said that the cham- pion illegible writer is Joaquin Millery -the “Poet of the Sierras.” It is re- HORACE GREELEY IS OUTDONE Soda Water From Tablets, Bohemia has what is called “soda bonbons.” The “bonbons” are tablets of two kinds, acid and alkali, and one pair is sufficient to produce about half a quart of soda water. Half a Million Animals, There are 505,000 known species of animals, according to a paper read at the session of the American Society of Naturalists, held at Princeton, N. J, —The Argonaut. elegance that is character- istically Mora. derby styles for Spring and rep- ORA stiff hats havea | distinctive touch of | Tixey are the authentic resent the handiwork of the most skilled craftsmen, The materials are of the very best grade and the finishing shows careful atten- tion to details. A Mora hat will give you the most for your money. lated that some time ago the secretary 5 of a well known club in San Francis- Baby’s Advantage. ¢o wrote to Joaquin Miller, asking him | A baby is tolerably helpless, but he to take part In some celebration. In has one advantage—he doesn’t have response to the secret/ary's Jletter to listen to the foolishness grown men came 8 four page letter from the poet, talk to him unless he wants to. American. “A blacksmith strikes several hundred blows on his anvil in a day, and, as a matter of course, is glad when Sunday comes, but the roller jewel of a watch makes every day—and day after day, without any rest at night—432,000 impacts against the fork, or 157,680,000 blows during the year, or some 3,153,600,- 000 blows during the twenty years of guaranteed life. It never rests, and still its energy 1s equivalent only to four times the force used in a flea’s jump. One horsepower would be sufficient to operate 270,000,000 watches. Now Then How often do you take your watch to your Jeweler? Don’t you think that after 157,680,000 blows struck it should be looked after? Of course it had. Where’s the safest place to take it? Thousands in Northern Minnesota will recommend Barker’s. If thousands come here, why not you? Barker's guarantee goes with every piece of work- manship. Barker’s Drug and Jewelry Store, ~{Sanitary and Fire Pre- ventative Remedies As a result of the Fire inspection March 21, it becomes necessary that all residences and business places use heavy tin garbage and ash cans. This was done for the purpose of im- proving present conditions, both as to sanita=- tion and fire preventation. We Make Them to Order We are equipped to build them on short notice at a very reasonable price. Get your order in early as the rush has already begun. elephone orders will receive prompt and careful attention. A B. PALMER BEMIDJI, MINN. THIRD STREET PHONE 250 This space reserved by the Bemidji Townsite & Improvement Co, For price of lots, ferms etc., INQUIRE OF T. C. BAILEY, Bemidji ‘'or write, but none in the club could decipher it. \ There was no‘ufing for it but to write again to Mr. Miller stating that it could not be determined whether his letter was an acceptance or a re- fusal, and the secrectary added, to make sure: “If you will be present on the date mentioned, will you kindly make a cross on the bottom of this letter, and return it? If it will be im- possible for you to appear, kindly draw a circle.” By return mail the secretary’s letter was returned to him, and at the bot- tom was the sign as he had been re- quested. But it was absolutely impossible for anyone to tell whether the sign was meant to be a cross or a circle. | GOT FEAST, BUT NO BULLETS Hungry Soldier In Besieged Town of Kimberley Called the Bluff Made by Colonel Kekewich, In some reminiscences of the late Boer war Colonel Kekewich, who so gallantly defended Kimberley for 126 days, tells the following story: One day he was approached by a private, who asked: “Colonel, when do you expect we are going to get something to eat?” “Eat!” exclaimed the colonel. “Did you join the army merely to get some- thing to eat?” “Well, that's about the size of it,” replied the soldier. “Here,” said the colonel, calling an officer, “give this man something to eat, and then have him shot.” The officer understood the joke and replied: “All right, colonel.” The private, however, exhibited no |alarm, and, turning to the officer, said: “Boil me a ham, cap'n, Stew up a couple of chickens, bake two or three pounds of potatoes, fetch a gallon o’ beer and load yer guns! With such inducements the man who wouldn’t be willing to die is a blithering idiot.” A hearty meal was prepared for the soldier and the threatened execu- tion never came off.—Tit-Bits:.. Moses, Eiectrician, That electricity must have been known to the ancients has been many times asserted, but now comes for- Stadelmann—who has been in times past an archaeologist, to assert that he found in Egypt, in buried walls, in- ment that lightning rods were in use in the temple at Jerusalem. Stadel- mann believes that the serpent of bronze. of Moses was nothing more or less than an ordinarvy lightning rod such as is in use today, He points out, further, that the Ark of the Covenant, made as it was of { wood and adorned inside and out with gold, constituted a veritable Leyden Jar which communicated with a light- ning rod on the roof, and that it was 80 arranged that.- under determined conditions it could be charged with electric fluid and produce the death of any ignorant merson daring to en- ter the sacred precincts of the ark without necessary precauttons, i Woman's Factory. A sllk spinning factory near Man sellles, which was organized by a woman and is managed by women, boasts that within the nine years of strike. One thousand women are em- The only men in the factory are those employed to fill positions un- suitable for women, such as stokers, ete. F Mme. Garnier planned the factory herself in every detail. The machin- ery for silk spinning 18 an invention i of. her own,:and has. proved 80 suce cessful that she is enabled to give her employes mors than . the average wages and still compete successfully with rival industries. Perhaps some'| of our own manufacturers would do well to go and take a few lessons from Mme. Garnier. By Camel Across the Sahara. N. le More, a Frenchman, 24 years old; has- Just completed a journey by | camel across the Sahara from Al ‘nors to Timbuctoo, in .the. French | Boudan. His object was to mark out ward an electrician in Munich—Mr. || dications denoting the use of electric lamps, says a writer in Harper’s ||| Weekly. He claims that Moses || brought electricity from Egypt, and || that there are Biblical®™ paragraphs |, which will bear him out in his state- |/ its existence it has never had a- ployed by Mme. Garnier, the owner. |; One of Life’'s Best Pleasures Missed. Of all the things that make life worth living friendship comes near the top. But friends are rare, be- cause we are too busy. SAGE TEA WLLL DARKEN THE HAIR Restore Faded and Gray Hair to Na- tural Color— Dandruff Quickly Removed. There is nothing new about the idea of using Sage for restoring the color of the hair. Our grandmothers kept their hair dark,glossy and abun- dant by the use of a simple “Sage Tea.” Whenever their hair fell out or took on a dull, faded or streaked appearance, they made a brewof Sage leaves, and applied it to their hair with wonderfully beneficial effect. Nowadays we don’t have to resort to the old-time tiresome method of gathering the herbs and making the tea. This is done by skillful chemists better than we could do it ourselves; and all we have to do is to call for the ready made product. Wyeth’s Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy, con- taining Sage in the proper strength, with the addition of Sulphur, ancther old-time scalp remedy. Tihs preparation gives youthful color and beauty to the hair, and is one of the best remedies you can use for dandruft, dry, feverish, itching scalp, and falling hair. Get a fifty cent bottle from your druggist today, and you will be surprised at the quick results. All druggists sell it, under guarantee that the money will be refunded if the remedy is not ex- actly as represented. The Merawetz Company, Milwaukee The test of hosiery is i and rip. If they do after Sold by progressioe dealers ever. where.” Look for the Mora trade marl; embossed on the band. 33 THE B HAT iadam earing. They must not stretch wearing, the hose will wrinkle and N ] nch. < cheap i_\ price, but poor in economy, Hosiery fo Women 5‘ are knit to hold their shape. 'They con- form to every line m toe to knee, and give only where elasticity is required. uth regular women's hose of piirc mercer- t from four-thread best spun yarn with six and toe. Double sole. Top with four-inch ritted or sewed on, but in one continuous, wear as no other kind will. ow you Patrick-Duluth hose for evening most fastidious and judicious buyer. - Patrick-Duluth Quality Book. RICK & CO., Duluth Our Want Ads Succeed 1-2 Cent a Word---Cash Sold now at A "You Use a Lead Pencil ? WE ALL DO If you knew just where you could buy the you would do it without much coaxing—wouldn't you? Arrangements are being made with every first class “The Bemidji” Barker’s Drug and Jewelry Store 0. C. Recod & Co. E. F. Netzer’s Fharmacy Wm. McCualig J. P. Omich’s Cigar Store - Roe & Markusen Best 5 Cent Pencil In the World dealer to sell (The best nickel pencil in the world) F. G. Troppman & Co. Bemidji Pioneer Office Supply Store Retailer will receive ifilmpdiate shipment in gross lots (more. or less) by calling Phone 31. Arrangements have been made to advertise; as above, . the names of all dealers the route for a proposed aeroplane | flight avross the desert. He was away | from civilization for 13 months, and ! covered more than 5,000 miles. At | Ain Salah, which was reached after 18 days, the traveler met another ‘Frenchman - and his ‘wife, living In the lonely district. After that the 4atavan went-for 39 days without | wmeeting another human peing. i Bemidji Townsite & Improvement Co, 820 Capital Bank Bullding 8T. PAUL MINNESOTA