Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, December 27, 1913, Page 4

A QUEER LAKE. With ‘Neither Inlet Nor Outlet It Has @ Mysterious Tide. There 1s a curious Swiss lake, Lake Marjelan, which at regular intervals gompletely disappears and does not be- gin to refill until the following winter or spring. On these occasions it emp- tles itselt so rapidly that the Rhone sises several meters in'a few hours and overflows its banks. But it is not necessary to go to Switzerland in order to find a freak- ish lake. There is a pond in the center of Long Island, at the present end of the Motor parkway, ¥led Lake Ron- konkoma. It has neither inlet nor out- let and lies at the foot of the hills that form the backbone of Long Island. Round its shores are many pretty sum- mer homes. The trees about It are much larger and more beautiful than elsewhere on Long Island. The waters of the lake are very clear and cold. In some places it seems bottomless. The strange thing about Lake Ron- konkoma is that it has a tide; not a tide like the ocean that rises and falls every twelve hours, but one that takes seven years to rise and seven more to fall. The difference between high wa- ter and low water mark is between thirty and forty feet. Many scientific men have studied the curious phe- nomenon, but no one has found out ‘what causes this mysterious tide, Nei- ther long continued rains nor severe droughts affect the quantity of water in the lake. The Indians used to hold the lake in great awe, and few dared to cross it in a canoe. There is a legend of one brave who, while fishing, was drown- ed in the lake. His body was found six months afterward nearly ten miles away in Long Island sound.—Youth's Companion. HIS BACKING WAS GOOD. And President Tyler Found a Place For Old Jack Dade. President Tyler had a curious office seeking experience at the very begin- ning of his administration. 014 Jack Dade, a character about Washington, who had been the president’s class- mate at college, went to the White House,-and said he, “Jack, I want an office.” “You do?” sald President Tyler. “What office on earth do you think you are fit for?" “Why, one o’ these ‘sinecurees’ I hear 80 much about-no work and good pay,” Dade promptly replied. “Well, Jack,” said Tyler deprecating. ly, “you know that 1 am president now and must have some kind of war- rant for making an appointment, Can you get anybody to indorse you? Could | you bring me a letter of recommenda- tion?” “Oh, yes,” said Dade. “I'm fixed for that,” and he produced a letter of four pages written by Tyler himself to President Harrison, whom he had just succeeded, urging the claims of his dear friend and classmate; Colonel John W. Dade, for a good, fat office. “Oast your eye over that!” he exclaim- ed in triumph. Tyler read the letter attentively to the end, folded it carefully and said: “Jack, your backing is {irresistible. Come up here tomorrow, and I'll have a place for you.” The next day Colonel John W, Dade ‘was appointed keeper of the Federal prison of the District of Columbia.— Louisville Courier-Journal. Appropriate Excuse, “Before the establishment of right. eous courts and trials by jury where Justice could be obtained,” explained the teacher, “‘persons suspected of cer- tain crimes were tried by what was known as the ‘ovdeal’ One of these was the ‘ordeal of fire’ Hot plow- shares were laid at short intervals along the victim’s path, and the sus- pected person was blindfolded and compelled to walk over them. If he succeeded in doing it without stepping on the hot irons he was deemed inno- cent. But if he recelved burns he was adjudged guilty. Who would submit to such an ordeal now? Johnny, would you?” “No, ma’am,” said Johnny. “And why not?” “T'd get cold feet."—Cleveland Plain Dealer. The Othar Woman. “I don't see how that woman can gad about the way she does and neg- lect her little children.” “How do you know that she gads about?” “We get the same girl to take care of our bables when we're away from home, and she’s kept busy over there fully half of the time. It provokes me 80 tg have to be put off 50 often when I want to get away.”—Chicago Record- Herald. Where Ma Was Strict. Little Girl-My mamma {is awful striet. Is yours? Little Boy—Orfal Little Girl—But she lets you go any- where yon want to and— Little Boy— Oh, she ain’t strict with me. Little Girl—Then who is she strict with? Little Boy—Pa. In This Rapid Age. “Mamma’s good little boy want a slice of bread and"— “Oh, mother, cut out that sort of thing. I'm’ nearly four years old*— Chicago Tribune. s —_— Sweet Sait. The Professor—Life itself is but & chemical combination of the constitu- ent atoms of chloride salts. The Girl— ‘Well, it’s sweet to me, anyway.—~Puck. Joy is not essentlally bad, but good, ‘while grief {s essentially bad.—Spinoza. An Optimist's Epitaph. g The Carlsbad invalid has ordinarily & surprisingly robust appearance. He looks strong. Scoffers say he has to be to live through the rigors of the cure, There is an apocryphal legend of an epitaph yard: nts. /In Spain the peasant's and, ol in a Oarisbad church- Last Days of Pompe Scenes from the Brinkman Theatre Dec. 30 and 31 Holland will enfranchise its women, thus indicating the meaning of the ex- pression, putting the men “in Dutch.” Chicago.now has three courts for the settlement of domestic dificulties; but, just the same, young people continue to marry. Perhaps we shall yet see the day when playwrights will discover that realism fsn't nevessarily a synonym for Indecency. Four years -ago Bleriot flew over the English channel. Now Garros crosses the Mediterranean. Atlantic ocean next. Who s going to wear all the hun- dreds of thousands of dollars’ worth of ‘Jewelry that hus been stolen the past summer? The reason why most of us are re- luctant to take advice 1s that we hate to admit that any one bas judgment superior to ours. Candidates need not despalr because the tariff is settled. It's the easiest thing In the world to drum up an ex- cuse for running. for office. Argentina bas. adopted old age pen- sions for workers. ‘Mexico could do it more economlcally. - Its . revolutions don’t permit much old age. A medical journal tells how to lle when asleep. - This s valuable and needed advice, as that's when most men tell the unfortunate truth. Manuel, it seems, is plotting again to recover his throne, but what’s the use? The Republican government has not had time yet to pile up a surplus. It s said that Minnesota’s new pris- on will cost $2.000.000. but we will wager that many of its guests: will kick about the accommodations never- theless. The French scientlst who makes the declaration . that mau 1s descended from the bullfrog probably bases it on the fact that eventually everybody croaks. Modern Greeks dre just as berolc as thelr ancestors, reports Jacoh Gould Schurman. Unfortunately no Hower or Xenophon now chronicles thelr prowess. The dninformed man who tries to gather mushrooms Is the natural run- ning mate of the person who ventnre: to take medicine without examiniu. the label. A flaming bit of news las been re- celved from Indianapolis of Interest to women and theatergoers: All the nsh- ers ih one of the theaters are red halred girls, 5 Womeén to wear real suspenders? Then 1t 18 up to them to learn another manly art. They'll have to know how, in emergencies, to fasten them with a shingle nail. More than 2,000,000 American farm- ers have telephones, and many of them have automobiles also, Stll, for some reason, the farmers' sons keep on yearning for city life. A German invention called the toxi- meter determines just bow drunk a man 8. It is presumed that when a man fs batting .300 a little bell rings and warns him to desist. A Paris mald, thinking to win good luck, stroked a hunchback on the hump, causing: him to. atack ber with his cane. ' Certainly her good luck came swiftly, if Ler experience taught her goed sense. Scientists tell us that the tempera- ture in the crater of Vesuvius is 690 degrees. Anybody who is skeptical as to the veracity of science has only to .pack his little thermometer and take the next boat. b i It might not be so terribly hard to have good roads if drivers of all ve- hicles could sducate themselves into avolding {neipient ruts and consider | their duty to.co-operate In the great| ‘work of {mproving and preserving the pablc highways. Phe Englishman’s breakfast of bacon and eggs Is condemned by the London Lancet. which recommends cofféa and rolls as more suitable for “brain work- ers” after a sound night’s rest. Is no | British {oatitution Immune: from at- Sometimes They Are Wrong, “A woman never admits that she was wrong.” “I don’t know about that.” replied Mr. Meekton. *“A number of them seem particularly anxious to prove that they showed pretty poor judgment in selecting husbands.“~ Washington Star. Enough to Make Him Rave. “What Is the editor of the health bints department raving about?" “A rich woman writes that she gives private moving picture shows in her home, and she wents to know if they will {njure her poodle’s eyes.”—Bir- mingham Age-Herald. Its Limitations. A sweet disposition Is a great insti- tution as a general thing, although of little assistance in driving mules.— Atchison Globe. Important to Him. An old lady was telling her grand- children about some trouble in Scot- land-in the course of which the chiet of her clan was bebeaded. “It was nae great thing of a head, to be sure,” said the good old lady. “but it was a sad loss to bhim.” Fit His Case Exactly “When father was sick about six years ago he read an advertisement of Chamberlain’s Tablets in the pa- pers that fit his case exactly,” writes Miss Margaret Campbell of Ft. Smith, Ark. “He purchased a box of them and he has not been sick since My sister had stomach trouble and was also benefited by them.” For sale by all dealers.Adv. Read Ploneer want ads ADDITIONAL - WANTS TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY WANTED—One or two furnished modern rooms for light housekeep- ing. Mr. Sabin, Pioneer office. WANTED—Competent girl for gen- eral housework. -Mrs. A. Lord, 903 Beltrami Ave. FOR SALE—A good paying store and Harness Shop in town of six hun- dred. Terms to responsible party. Phone 554 .Mill Park. 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During the holiday rush we were not able to give many the attention they de- served and many articles which we sold which were not engraved we shall be pleased to have returned and we will engrave them free of charge, providing there is a suitable place for engraving. Rings, thim- bles, etc., which were sold and were not the right size we will be pleased to exchange for size without any extra charge to you. Geo. T. Baker & Company Manufaoturing Jewelers , 18 Third Stroet BEMIDJI, MIKN. Near the Lake THE NEW POCKET BILLIARD HALL T CALBRAITH & DAVIS, Proprietors. Located First Door North of Union Depot Play Your Next Game in Qur Hall Barber Shop in Connection Voting Power and | Subscription Price In the Schroeder-Pioneer Free Piano Contest DAILY Votes Three Months Subscription. 3,000 Six Months Subscription.. 6,000 One Year Subscriptian...... WEEKLY One Year Subseription.................. Two Years Subecription ... Three Years Subscription . 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