Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, December 24, 1912, Page 4

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Published every afternoon except Sun- day by the Bemidji Pioneer Publishing ‘Company. @ E. CARSON. E. H. DENU. HAROLD J. DANE, Editor. Greetings From The Pioneer. The Pioneer wishes 1its readers a Merry Christmas and a happy and prosperous New Year. The twelve months just closing have seen better | ‘business and living conditions gen- erally and the people of this country are to be congratulated on the pros- perity of the times. The best is not too good for you and to each and all The Pioneer send greetings of the ‘season. Miss Gould’s Marriage. of Helen Miller Gould and Findley J. Shepard is one ‘of those romances in which the whole country feels a personal interest. ‘While Miss Gould inherited great ‘wealth, yet her fine ideals, her sense of social responsibility and her good judgment have been such that she has been our most popular heiress and has won the respect of all to a Temarkable degree. When a western clergyman of bad taste recently mentioned her name in a general The engagement criticism of “bachelor ‘women,"” Miss Gould intimated that it was no hardness of heart on her part that she was not married, but that it was due to the fact that she had been a very busy woman and had not met the man who seemed to her to possess the combination of qualities that she looked for in a life companion. Mr. Shepard’s appearance on the He is forty-five, while Miss Gould is forty- four. Now, if ever, they must know their minds. And the pleasant way in which the railroad man beams over the situation shows that it is a scene was fortunately timed. genuine love match. saying: ~1, myself, can scarcely believe that it is true. [ consider myself the} liciciest man in the world to have bein chosen by a woman of such ! marvelous and transcent goodness.” And in another place: | “She is the most lovable woman, anybody ever met. I don’t know what she ever saw in me. I never can! show enough gratitude.” 1 There speaks the genuine lover. At ! twenty-five or at forty-five, he is the! same. Somebody has wisely said,} “the older you grow the bigger fool: you are.” Let us hope so, for that' variety of foolishness state of eternal youth. Love is al- ways young and good fortune never indicates a grows old. i The whole American nation will wish for the genuine happiness of the new family that will date its start from the first month of the new year. ——Minneapolis Journal. Three Homes Wanted. ! The following letter is self-explan- atory: Editor Bemidji Pioneer: We have found so many good homes through your paper, I thought periiaps there might be more found if we wrote you. We have three little children need- ing homes. They are Audrie, a boy, Georgina, a girl, four years; and Joyce, a little girl of two years. The three are from one fam- ily. The father is now in the work- house. The mother is not strong and cannot give them the care and kind of a home they need. five years; The nicest Christmas present thcse;’ little tots can have would be a good home given them—for the winter at least. Is any one willing to take one ' or two? If so addresss Mrs. C. W. Gates, 122 West Thirty-second street, Minneapolis. He is quoted as! They found her where the ‘“‘movies” were. ttle fellow, carl lie awake a:; twinkle of a star; you jingle and the clatter of ¢ song of gladness as th How far is it to Christmas? It’sinot so far away—for all I know, already you have and hold the day; it has no time not season; it I To Get Busy ’s Time For Santa Claus | | ND AS A HELP WE SUGGEST THAT HE VISIT ‘ AOUR HARDWARE STORE. WE HAVE LOTS OF i SKIS, SLEDS, SKATES, SNOW SHOES, FOOT | BALLS, AIR RIFLES, and MANY OTHER THINGS TO 1 | i | i MAKE BOYS AND GIRLS HAPPY. ¢ We still have plenty of good things on our Royal Rochester Table, including ! Chafing Dishes, Serving Dishes, Casser- oles, Egg Boilers, Electric Irons, Elec- tric Toasters, etc. Our Cutlery Cases arz filled with Pocket and Pen Knives, :’ | Razors, Shears, Carving Sets, of the BEST we can buy, We have lots of TOOLS for Men and Boys of all kinds, i and at prices to suit everyone GIVEN HARDWARE CO. YOUR MONEY BACK IF YOU WANT IT 316-318 Minn. Ave. BEMIDJI Phone 57 THEIR FIRST QUARRREL. Mr. Newwed—Remeimber, you prom- {1sed “to love, honor and obey.” Mrs. Newwed—Nonsense. How can | a woman love and honor a man who Dutiful Daughter. The daughter of Mrs, Siddons had | always insists upon belng obeyed? always forbidden her to marry an ac- —_— tor, and, of course, she chose a member of the old gentleman’s com- pany, whom she secretly wedded. When Roger Kemble heard of it, ; His Remedy. The bank, in consequence of a farm- he was furious. “Have I not,” he ex. er's failure, had to finance a large | claimed, “forbidden you to marry a |f2rMm, and last spring the man they player?” had put in charge of it wired to the The lady replied, with downcast | London ‘manager of the bank: “Lamb- eyes, that she had not disobeyed. | I8 begins next month. It drought “What, madam! Have you not allied w‘x‘ltlnueu will result in total loss. yourself to about the worst performer Postpone lambing till further or in my company?” ders,” wired back the resourceful Lon- “Exactly s0,” murmured the tim-|90on manager.—London Opinion. id bride; “nobody can call him an ; actor.”—Life, | Motor Measure. | First Motorist—How far did you drive last night? A Flicker Star., i She sent this news from old Broadway, |, Second Motorist—l did seventeen “I'm starring in a brand-new play.” | road houses. But when her parents loked for her You will find that druggists every- Putting It Gently. where speak well of Chamberlain’s “D’ye believe in coincidences, mis- | Cough Remedy. They know from ter?” ° long experience in the sale of it that “Eh—coincidences—why?” ,|in cases of coughs and colds it can me4\ve1}:3"r;e:rel:;;:;;1?'—;l‘{;’e f{‘;‘tlch?nn’ &lgeys be depended upon;jand At traout aout o season, an’ I'm con- |It 18 Dleasant and safe to take. stable o this hyer taownship.”— |For sale by Barker’s drug store.— 's Magazine. Adv. S SOPYRIGHT 1912 WESTEAR RrWEBARSA 13HEN - - 7 ——~}830pm -Metamce old man who was a bit of a coward 9:00~-The candy was good - balance of the truck was worthless. 10:15 = lvisited the hermit’s hen roosk 10:18- Saved his dog’s life~ ak that time home rather early -woke up family waving our Christmas goose. 1:47— | discovered-a goose~ a perfectly good goose-who had previously met a fox 12 midnight - Met up with a petulant bull. 12:01-06 - Decided to take bull by horaa 14 i