Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, December 16, 1912, Page 5

BIRD NOW ALMOST EXTINCT WIld Figeon, Once Counted in Mil lions, 8o Rare as to Be Account- ed a Curiosity. The great reduction of bird life in America is illustrated by a story from Montreal of the capture of s bird now rare which formerly was seen by the million. This unusual ornithological specimen was sent, carefully packed in a pasteboard box, by parcel post from Odell Town, Quebec, to the Montreal Witness. The bird was taken to J. B. Innes, secretary of the Scciety for the Pre wvention of Cruelty to Animals, and also secretary of the Quebec Fish and Game club. He definitely identified | the bird as a wild pigeon or dove. a species now almost extinct. Officers connected with the societye entered | the office while Mr. Innes was inspect: | ing the bird. and they each at oncej recognized it as a wild dove. The sender of the little feathered | creature was John Hough, of Odell Town, Quebee. He explained his rea- gon for mailing it was to have it identified. as he had heard queries| had been made regarding wild| pigeons. The wild, or passenger, pigeon, so named from its habit of passing from one part of the country to another, wag once a recident of southern Can- mda and the northern United States. One naturalist computed that there were more than a billion of these birds in a continuous stream which he saw on one occasion. Incessant ! slaughter and the clearing away of| the forests destroyed the pigeons, the. disappearance of which was hastenedT by a series of very cold winters be- | tween 1860 and 1879, | SNAPSHOTS AT RIGHT ANGLES Qerman Secientist Apparently Looks Away From Subject While Taking a Picture. Herr Dr. Weissenberger of Berlin, who is visiting with the German doc- tors, is somewhat of an amateur de- tective along scientific lines. Part of his equipment consists of a camera, which is calculated to deceive even the most wary subject. Dr. Weissen- berger has photographed every mem- ber of the German physicians’ party he wanted to, and none of them knew a thing about it. He lifts what looks like a small telescope to his eye and looks away from the very man he wants to snapshot. His interest seems to be centered at right angles from the subject, but if the man who is unwit- tingly photographed chanced to be swift enough he might catch the in- stant gleam of a powerful little lens set in the side of the rounded barrel of the fake telescope. As the oper- ator of the camera looks apparently out to sea, for instance, the image of thngs beside him are focused clear be- fore him. His finger is on a hair spring and a pressure records what was on the finder. Detectives in Berlin are being equipped with the camera, which costs about $100, so finely constructed are they. The success met with in taking suspects for comparison with existing police photographs has proved thes value of the crafty little instrument. So deceiving is the apparatus that ghe reporter who snapped Dr. Weis- senberger using the camera did nct think until afterward when he was told by the doctor that he would ex- change pictures with him that he him- self had been snapshotted in re- turn. He Wished for Her. They were dining in a restaurant, and he had ordered a whole roast chicken, “You see,” he explained to her as he showed her the wishbone, “you take hold here. Then we must both malke a wish and pull, and when it breaks the one who has the biggest part of it will have his or her wish grati- Bed.” “But I don’t know what to wish for,” she protested. “Oh, you can think of something,” he said. “No, I can’t” she replied. “I ean't think of anything I want very much.” “Well, I'll. wish for you,” he ex- elaimed. “Will you really 7 she asked. “Yes.” “Well, then, there’s no use fooling with the old wishbone,” she interrupt- od with a glad smile, “you can have me!” Farm Wagon Funeral. The Essex squire who has been car tled to his burial in a“farm wagon firawn by a farm wagon team perpet- wates a custom which still exists in other families and in other countries and is of very ancient origin. It typifies the intimate ccnnection that used to exist betwecn the I- lord of the soil and its tenants. The wagon is not usually made funercal | por is the team put into mourning. | The wagoner walks with a bit of erepe on his whip and a black armlet to his smock; that is all.—Pall Mall Gazette. Rewritten History. How these Turkish place names re- veal history! The city of Seres, just occupied by the Bulgars, is, next to Saloniki, the most important town in southern Macedonia. It was the ear- liest European home of the culture of silk worms and the manufacture of | silk. “Cloth of Seres,” indeed, was the | carliest Greek and Latin name for this | fabric, and the name still remains em- balmed in the modern world, sericul- ture. History is being written on the flelds of Macedonia, but much of it is merely a rewriting. =l azZaar Sfore’s Christmas - Stocks are now ready for yourinspection The price you pay for good worthy merchan- dise is of vital interst to every one. It is our aim to sell you the best the markets afford, and in every case at the lowest possible price consistent with good merchandising. One price to all and that “everlastingly the lowest.” There’s a reason for our popularity and growth, and this is one of the foundation stones of our growth. We aim to make our advertisements truthful—plain statements of store news that will be of interst to every one. Something New in Useful Christmas Gifts Sanitary Celluloid Novelties and Toys Manicure Sets Trinket Baskets Toilet Bags Pin Cushions Clocks Sewing Baskets Necktie Racks Shopping Lists Address Books Cuff Buttons Ash Trays Belt Buckles Beads, all colors Hand Bags Shopping Bags Tourist’s Combination Cases Handkerchief Holders Bureau Scarfs Lunch Cloths Linen Pillow Tubing for Fancy Work Bed Spreads Table Linens and Napkins to match Men’s Neckties and Suspenders in fancy Christ- mas Boxes Fancy Embroidered Towels Fine Furs OF EVERY KIND. IN EVERY STYLE. AT EVERY PRICE We desire to call especial attention to the Sets, Scarfs, Muffs and Mantles. In answer to Fashion’s latest dictates—the combining of furs—we have many clever blendings and combinations to show. SEE THEM WHEN YOU SHOP Knit Toques and Aviatian Caps N Children’s Fur Sets Stamped Kimona Night fiOWHS An assortment that embraces all the proper and becoming furs for children. Styles are very pretty and prices tempt- A splendid variety showing the innovation that These patterns include enough floss to do the ingly low has taken place in these articles. They are for embroidery. Complete outfit of stamped pieces and women and school girls, and 50c to $1.00. floss. The Annual Holiday Ribbon Sale Fancy ribbons—The varieties this sale offers in patterns, colors, weaves, both in foreign and do- mestie, will prove doubly attractive. Flannelette Night Gowns for Women and Children In white stripes. White gowns have high neck Large Size Huck Towels Stamped in simple designs. Stamped Pillow Cases, 60c per pair. See the new patterns. Leather Hand Bags Dull seal hand bags—fitted with purse and made with gun metal frames, at, each ........................ $5.00 Jewelry Novelties German silver mesh bags, 6-inch etched frame, white kid lined with change pocket, in round or fish scale mesh, $5. Other styles ..50¢c to $7.00 Satin Messaline Hand Bags First showing of many pretty holiday novelties. Time with turn-over collar or collarless, with pink and 36 inches wide—in almost every imaginable now to make selections. blue stitching. The stripes are collarless, trimmed shade including white, cream and black, per yard, Newest leather hand bags, with metal self covered frame; Wwith white braid, 50c to $1.50. 98c. fancy frames or pocketbook shapes, $2.98 and ....$]198 Christmas Handkerchiefs—Almost Endless Variety at the Very Lowest Prices Almost every style, kind or quality one would wish is represented in this assortment of holiday Handkerchiefs. The values are unquestionably the ‘best in Bemidji—either better qualities for the same money of the same grades at lower prices than elsewhere. This unequalled excellence is being attested every day by the wonderfully heavy sales. FANCY CREPE SCARFING SILKS Their use is so varied in making gifts for men and women Qxat they are being prominently featured in our silk sec- tion. KID GLOVES ALWAYS APPROPRIATE. Women’s Kid Gloves, the very best value. Pique kid dress gloves, cape, for driving, cape street gloves; pique suede gloves. All the wanted kinds in tan, gray, brown and black, at, the pair, §1.50. Bring the Children Down and Let Them See Our Doll Display You’ll enjoy it as much as they will. Every day brings many new ideas and the values are the bast wa've ever shown in this section. JOINTED DOLLS With bisque head, closing eyes, full jointed body with light or dark hair, ranging in price from 50c to $2.00. CHABRACTER DOLLS. Just the thing for baby. They can’t be broken. Have baby faces and are jointed at the arms and legs. 25¢, 50c, $1.00. KID BODY DOLLS Made of good quality kid, legs full jointed, bisque head, dark or light hair, cloging eyes, with shoes and stockings. 50c to $2.50. i