Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, December 14, 1912, Page 14

LURING ' THEIR PET PUSSY How . Two London ' Ladies Persuaded : the Persian’Cat to Descend From a Tree. 1 was coming home rather late from the theater the other night, says Robin Goodfellow, and all was quiet as I walked down beneath the trees in our modest suburban road. Then, quite suddenly, I came upon a roman- tic little scene in the front garden of one of the most respectable of the villas. Beneath two tall trees a fire of sticks had been lighted, and over it bent the shivering forms of two' young ladies in evening dress. I nmf ticed, to my surprise, that one of the ladies had a frying pan in her hands, and an appetizing smell of bacon rose into the air. I wondered whether these two -products of city civilization were playing at the sim- ple lite; but the next day I foud the incident had a more prosaic ex- planation. The favorite Persian cat had been missed during the evening, and at length had been located in the upper boughs of one of the trees. All bland- fshments failed to persuade her to come down, and yet her owners re- fused to lock her out for the night. At last they remembered that she would always make her way into the kitchen in the morning and sit enifing at the frizzling bacon, and they . decided to fry some bacon at the bottom of the tree to attract her. I believe that after half an hour over the fire the ruse succeeded, at the cost of two bad colds.—London Telegraph. . One of Two Things. A woman fell 1], so the story is told, and for the first time in his life her husband had to work. It devolved upon him to nurse the invalid, look after a large family of tow-headed chifldren, milk the cow, feed the pig, cook the meals, and tend a straggly half-acre of corn. At the end of ten diys of these frightful labors he staggered down to the general store at the forks of the road and fell at the doorway in an exhausted heap. The storekeeper came out and sald:’ “Halloa, Anse, how's yore wife?” “She ain’t no better,” moaned the husband. “I paid out a whole four bits fer a bottle of bitters fer her, but it seems like hit don’t do her no good I'm plumb wore out!” He paused a moment and sighed deeply. “Sometimes,” he sald, “I git to wishin’ the old woman would git well —or.somethin’!”—London Tit-Bits. On the Sly. A Salvation army officer, brilliant in: a red sweater, said: “The late General Booth had a host of temperance stories—some to make You weep, some to.make you smile. {‘Of the latter sort was a story about s ‘little boy who entered a saloon, placed a pitcher an the bar, and de- manded a quart of beer. 4“1 can’t sell you a quart of beer,’ said the bartender. ‘You're too young. Tell your mother she’ll have to come for it herself. “‘It ain’t for mother,’ said the little boy. ‘It’s for father—ard he's a teetotaler and don’t want mother to know."” 4 y 3 - Free shaving Two local hairdressers having de- clined to advance the price of a shave from a penny to three halfpence the ‘Walsall branch of the Federation of Hairdressers has decided to open free shaving saloous as near as.possible to the two barbers’ shops. Other bair- dressers who may suffer financial loss from the free saloons will be compen sated and a subscription list has be.» opened to help the associatica in .u action.—London Daily Mail ereleu and Aurora. The aurora borealis, or northern lights, apparently affects the wireless telegraph waves that pass between JHammerfest, Norway, and the north- ernmost station in the world at Green Harbor, Spitsbergen. Often the polar light so weakens the wireless waves that the operator in the receiving-sta- tlon at Spitsbergen can hardly hear them, and at times communication is svholly interrupted. On the other hand, the appearance of the northern lights seems to strengthen the waves that are sent southward. Once, when the aurora was so bright in Spitsbergen that it was mentioned in a dispatch to Norway, the receiving operator at Hammerfest, when the polar light was not visible, noticed an extraordinary increase in the volume and distincts pess of the signals. .a‘g;, } Have Catalogue of Stars. At Cnmbrldge, Mass,, there now exs ‘Ists the most extenslve and valuable pollection of stellar photographs im ‘the world, numbering over 240,000; -and 100,000 or more of them have been secured at Harvard University ‘Dbservatory at Arequipa, Peru,.at an slevation of 8,000 feet. The number -of stars revealed on the different plates depends, of course, on the den~ #ity of the part of the sky being pho- tographed, and on the length of the sxposure, the longer the exposure the joore stars, provided the light of the sky does not fog the plate. On on te alone, namely the region about ta Carinae, 240,000 stars have mmally counted, “ Be Kind Today. i Never, never wait for mtm| praise. Speak the kind words whleh love prompts, and remember thll words of loving kindness are the bul possible tonic which can be dnn. even to the happilest of the morhll-n Kate Tannatt Woods. Y00 BRIGHT .FOR BUSINESS 6mall Boy Put an End to Thefts of | Candy Tasters But Lost His Job. A small boy began his business ca- reer in a five-and-ten-cent store last week—and he also closed the first chapter of it in the same store two days later. He was overzealous in his efforts to protect his employer’s inter- est. Every merchant displaying couns ters of candies unprotected by glasa or ‘wire screen covers loses pounda of candy weekly through the petty thievings of candy-tasters who help themselves to one or as many plecea as they can grab while passing the unprotected sweets. The small boy feeling the responsi bility of his position reported the raids on the candy to the manager, who, appreciating the child’s interest, explained to him that it was almost impossible to deal with such culprits and that at least 16 pounds of candy were confiscated weekly in such fash- fon. Part of the boy’s work was to un- cover the counters in the morning, and he was on the job good and early the second day of his employment. He assured the salesgir] at the candy counter that there was going to be a reduction in candy-tasters that day. Bhe thought nothing of the remark until she noticed that every one help- ing herself to the sweets almost im-|. mediately clapped her hand over her mouth and ran for the door. Tasting her wares herself, she discovered the upper layers of them liberally sprin- kled with cayenne pepper. Half an hour later the boy who thought he had solved the candy-tast. ers’ problem was out on the street, ruefully contemplating a pepper shak- | er while he went on the quest of a Job. LENIENT TO THE OFFENDER Baron Martin, Old Time English Jurlst, Let Thief Fix Hls Own Punishment. Judges were very considerats In the old days. Lord Brampton, in his ‘Reminiscences, relates a story illus. trating this. - Baron Martin, a famous Hnglish Jurist of the old school, wnoss aauve leniency and sense of fun often placed him at the mercy of the very men he was trying, was once about to sen- tence an old offender charged with a petty theft. “Look,” sald the baron, with an as- sumption of severity; “I hardly know what to do, but you can take six months.” “I can’t take that, my lord; it’s too much,” sald the prisoner, respecttully but firmly. “I can’t take it. Your lordship sees I didn’t steal very muth, after all.” The baron indulged in one of his low, chuckling laughs before reply- ing: “Well, that's verra true; ye didn’t steal much,” he said.” “Well, then, yo can tak’ four months. Will that do —four months?” “Nay, my lord, but I can’t take that either,” was the reply. “Then tak’ three.” “That’s nearer the mark, my lord,” the prisoner said, approvingly. “But Y'd rather you made it two, if you will be so kind. “Verra well, then, tak’ two,” said the judge, with the air of one who is pleased to have done the right thing at last. “And mind, don’t come again. If you do I'll give ye—well, it all de- pends!” - Humllity Not Noticeable. The will of the earl of Pembroke, pt the English clivil war notoriety, loes not portray a mind exactly ln e state it should be, when he pro- ceeds to say: “As regards my other orses, I bequeath them to my Lord airfax, that when Cromwell and is council take away his commission he may still have some horses to com- Exnnd. Above all, put not my body eneath the church porch, for I am, fter all, a man of birth, and would ot that I should be interred there Wwhere Colonel Pride was bora.” 8low Coach. A gentleman was one day, in the old coaching times, traveling by a coach which moved at a very slow pace. “Pray,” said he to the guard, “what is the name of this coach?” “The Regulator,” was the reply. “And a very appropriate name, ,” said the traveler, “for I sce all the other coaches go by it.” Beltrami Ave. When you come to Bemidji during this Big Co-operative Fare Refund- ing Week come in, bring your family, hang up your hat and coat and eat with us. We'll give you a good square meal for your money. ‘Mayer’sDairy Lunch (Formerly Abell's) Bemidji. Minn. . SGHRDE DER’ New Fall and Winter $tock We take well sorted Potatoes in Trade FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER ONLY, FOR-CASH, THE FOLLOWING PRIGES PREVAIL GROCERIES 3 pounds Mixed Candy ... 45¢ Broom for ........ 10 1b. Baking Powder. ... 5 1b. Baking Powder 2 1b. Baking Powder 6 packages Oat Meal for 2 1bs. Soda Crackers for .. 3 Cans of Corn for ....... Comb Honey ...... 540 8 packages Matches for Fxtra select Table Apples, per hox Bulk Apples per bushel... Bulk Gano Apples, per bushel ..................... perlb. ....... Sites Sl o arsa e eaae o8 G. T. W. Label Plug Tobacco, per1b. ..... FLOUR AND FEED 49 1b. Sack Fancy Patent Leader Flour ........ 3 Cracked Corn ............ Feed ..ou vt wv swness Bran Cwt. Shorts, Cwt .... ..... 50 Ibs. Clean Timothy Seed, germination, 90 per cent. 50 1bs. Clean Blue Grass Seed, germination 90 per cent... ... Galvanic Soap, per box ... 100 Bar Box Swift Borax soAaP fi Union Label Plug Tobacco, KEEPING STOBE Do you know that this store spemds a lot of time, energy and money in Kkeeping store? This is what we call “Store Service’’ which means not only better merchan- dise for your money than you can get elsewhere but to give you goods that are fresh, crisp and clean and this is especially true of the grocery line. We have had many compliments paid us on our grocery line and the way that we keep it. It does make us feel good to hear people say: “One thing you ean say for Schroeder’s, they keep groceries, and whatever you buy there is always fresh and clean.” Yes, we do spend a lot of time in fighting dirt and flies but we like good, clean fresh things to eat ourselves and we assure you that we are going to keep right on doing these things and always do our best to live up to “Good groceries always clean and fresh at Schroeder’s.” . DRY GOODS 12V4 and 15¢ Gingham, per yard .......... e o N o D e 11Y%¢ 85¢ Serge, per yard for ...... . wravacans ¥ atssets s wiees 5 BOE 123%c¢ Outing Flannel per yard for.. 10c¢ 18¢ Danish Cloth, per yard W % 3 . o g 15¢ Te¢ Calico per yard for.. warere visa o wwwie s s v DG New Wool Flannels per yard ............. S ¥ R o R 45 and 50c 12Y4¢ Cotton Batten, per voll.......... .. ... iiiiiiiinin... 10¢ Rickrack, per bunch ............ s @ v ovwen « DG “hildren’s Hose, per pair aters . .15 and 25¢ Ladies’ Hose, per pair ........ccoveiviiinnrennencansss...15 and 25¢ Children’s Home Made All Wool Hose, per pair.................. 50¢ Men’s Home Made All Woll Hose per pair ...................... 50¢ Men’s 50¢ Home Made Lumbermen’s Hose for ....... 40c Men’s Overalls, per pair ........... R 50c 1-4 Ib. Skein Yarn, Homespun .............. . 25¢ Table Oil Cloth, All Colors, per yard ..... visies & wiewis ¥ swmies sacaiore & SO0 Black Knitting Worsted Yarn, Skein T e DO B 25¢ Men’s Womens’ and Children’s Underwear. SHOES $5.00 Men’s Fancy Dress Shoes for .............. $3.50 Women’s fancy E 3049 Dress Shoes for.......... $3.50 Women’s Fancy Gun Metal Shoes for Misses, Boys’ and Children’s Shoes ...................... HOOD’S RUBBER FOOTWEAR. Call in and inspect our line; we sell them from 25c to 75¢ per pair less than last year. Each purchase means a saving to you. A visit to our store will con- vince you of the real values we offer. I will make any farmer a real estate loan at 7 per cent per annum, providing the money is invested in a silo built on the farm, same style as my silo on the Alfalfa Dairy farm with a dead air space which prevents freezing of the contents. For particulars call and see me. PHEMIUM Commence right now to save your checks and save them till you have one, two or three hundred dollars of them. Christmas is coming. Make yourself a present at our expense. We have right now and will have next year a line of premiums that will please you, that you will be pleased to own and have in your homes. We buy Jack Pine Gones $20 per on We giive cash coupons - 2 ! per cent - redeemable in Dry Goods and Shoes "WE APPRECIATE YOUR TRADEY ) — | — | — () ———— A — () ——— ) —— | ———— i