Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, December 23, 1914, Page 6

E have never had a dissatisfied customer in our Holiday Depart- ment since starting in business, to our knowledge, either as to Price or Qual- ity. Pretty good isn’t. it? We feel proud of this record and that’s why we are boasting. Christmas_Gifts Galore Cut Glass This is American Cut Glass, and the “Glass with the Lustre” Community Silver Known the world over as the best wearing tableware Hand-Painted China The work of Mrs. Isabel Bryant, admired by all lovers of the beautiful and artistic Parisian Ivory Sets or separate pieces in combs, brushes, mirrors, powder boxes, hair receivers, jewel cases, clocks, vanity cases, manicure pieces and numerous other novelties Manicure Sets Dainty leather cases in ebony, pearl, ivory and metal Stationery The famous Whiting and Eaton-Crane & Pike lines in cards and paper, also initial stock Fountain Pens Moore’s Non-Leakable and Conklin’s Self- Filling Pens. The best in their respective lines. Vacuum Bottles The famous Icy-Hot Bottle which need no introduction, Thermos Bottles and Janus Vacuum Bottles with or without cases Card Cases and Purses All styles in seal leather and alligator Brass Novelties Candle Sticks, fern dishes, jewel cases, etc. The Davis Line of Quality Cards The most beautiful line of Xmas Booklets and Cards on the market. this line. Inglenook Candy Don’t overlook . The most delicious confectionery in the north- west and one of our exclusive headliners These are only a few tempters, come in and see the others. E. F. NETZER Post Office Corner Bemidji, Minn. Star Brand Typewriter Ribbons In any color to fit any make of typewriter Each 75¢ These ribbons are fully guaranteed as the best on earth. A useful Christmas gift.. Come in neat _tin boxes. The Bemidji Pioneer Pub. Co. Bemidji, Minn. B TS repesrern. 2 Subseribe for The Pioneer Scientific ‘ Farming PRESERVATION OF TIMBER. Some Simple Forms of Treating Plants’ - Moderate In Cost. [Prepared by United States department of agriculture.] In many localities the need for the preservative treatment of farm tim- bers is imperative. Especially is the advisability of using creosoted posts indisputable. If it is difficult for a preservatives, this can be overcome by some individual undertaking the work for the neighborhood. A small wood preserving plant could be profitably op- erated in connection with a thrashing outfit, a feed mill or a sawmill. An- other plan is for several farmers to co- operate in establishing and operating a plant. Every agricultural district should possess the facilities for increas- ing by preservative treatment the du- rability of farm timbers locally used. The process best adapted to this pur- pose is the “open tank” process. é A simple form of treating plant con- sists of a black iron tank with a fire- box under it. The firebox and hot air chamber are constructed with brick, and a sheet iron collar caps the ma- sonry. The tank is supported by a strong foundation. Such an outfit, with a tank three feet in diameter and four feet high, made of three-sixteenth inch | black iron, would probably cost from BLACK IRON HEATING PLANT WITH MA- SONRY FIREBOX. $25 to $30. With such a tank and chimney there is little danger from fire. When running a treating plant in connection with a thrashing engine the heating is done by steam from the en gine. The tanks used in such a plant, with the necessary piping, would cost about $50. The cold bath with such an outfit may be a horizontal trough large enough to permit soaking the en ! tire post. { In using the open tank treatment the | posts are set in the upright tank. in | which they are given the hot bath. [Cmde petroleum or any heavy oil (but | not tar) may be used in this tank and | 2 temperature of about 220 degrees F imzllntflined by either building a fire { under it or by steam. The hot bath | is run cn an average for two hours, and jthe cold bath lasts about one hour | The time will vary and must be de | termined by trial fot each case. The principle which governs the treatment iis that the hot bath expands the air and moisture in the wood: then by placing the posts in the cold bath a | contraction takes place. drawing or pressing the preservative into the | wood. 1 The best treatment is that which wiil {@ive the deepest penetration in the ishortest time with a reasonable ab- sorption. An economical treatment for a post five inches in diameter would be an absorption of not over four tenths of a gallon if only the butt is treated and six-tenths of a gallon if the whole post is treated. The amount absorbed by a well seasoned post can be determined by weighing the post before and after treatment. It is not advisable to treat such woods as cedar. locust. white oak and black walnut be- cause they are very hard to treat and are naturally durable. so that treat- ment does not greatly lengthen their life and does not justify the expense. Posts should be peeled and seasoned before treatment. Under favorable conditions the average period required to season posts is five weeks, although this varies with the species and the season of the year. The tops of the posts should be beveled, so that the moisture will run off and not penetrate the post. Twice a year is not too often to ‘whitewash the stable. .- Cream kept too long has a sharp acid taste that works against the making of the best butter. Old buttermakers no- tice it quickly if the streaks are not all worked out, and they know the butter ‘was not made by a careful person. On every farm there should be a} least one good brood mare rearing s good colt a year. A yearling colt ca, be grown as cheaply as a yearling steer and if a good one will ‘be worth several times more money. Breed up the horses on the. farms as you do your cattle. It will pay. It should be your N | 41m to possess a pure bred draft mare and then two and finally enough to do all the farm work Pure bred brood mares will’ more than pay their way ‘with their work in the fleld. farmer to treat his own material with | 1§ LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY. § || The World’s Phones . More than 64% of all the world’s telephones are in the United States. There were, on January 1, 1913, exactly 8,729,592 telephones in operation in the United States and only 4,841,282 in all the rest of - the world. Here are the latest telephone statistics: Population Telephones % of Country (Estimated (Jan. 1st, World’s X 1913.) 1913.) Telephones 97,402,000 | 8,729,592 64.32 66,000,000 | 1,302,672 9.60 46,123,000 738,738 5.44 39,610,000 293,195 2.16 ot 5,604,000 217,544 1.60 All other nations. ... |1,480,000,000 . | 2,280.193 16.88 The wonderful telephone development has been built up in the United States because the people here get the most efficient telephone service in the world and get it at a less cost than the people of any other nation. NORTHWESTERN TELEPHONE EXCHANGE GOMPANY This space reserved by the Bemidji Townsite & Improvement Go. For Price of Lots, Terms, Etc., INQUIRE OF T. C. BAILEY, Bemidji, or write ! . 620 Capital 'Bank Bullding ST. PAUL BErIDJI TOWNSITE & IMPROVEMENT CO. WINNESOTA s~ READ THE DAILY PIONEER WANT ADS Casseroles and serving dish- es make excellent gifts. We have a good assortment of these dainty and useful dishes. No. 1144 Round Royal Nickeled Casseroles with imported green china, heat proof inset white lined. Covered with nickel applique ‘decoration 5 0141 $6.00 No. 1090 Oval Royal Nickeled Casseroles, white china heat proof inset. Cover with nickeled applique decorations 314 pints.....c.ccouuen.n... $6.50 Round and Oval Royal Nickeled Casseroles. ‘Guernsey earth- enware inset, white lined 2 1-2 pints to 3 1-4 pints $2.50 to ................... $3.78 No. 985 Royal nickeled serving dish with ring, white china inset, bell shaped, heat proof 3 pints $4.75 No, 955 Royal nickeled serving dish, pare aluminum inset B DINLE c.oionvonasdssivnasnindd $4.80 No. 951 Royal nickeled serving dish, Guernsey earthenware inset, white lined, 3 pts. $3.00 You should visit our Christ- mas goods counter when do- ing your holiday shopping. Given Hardware Co, Your money back if you want it 316-18 Minnesota Ave. Phone 57 Bemidji, Minnesota Business Is Good Working Eleven People from 8 to 11 every day, just selling good Holiday goods (that’s all). We have enough stock to last until the very last day—the very last minute—so why worry. Spend only 10c, or 5¢c, or any amount and we have 1t for you. TODAY 800 pounds of candy at 10c, 15c, 20c. Strictly high grade. Large size peanuts, fresh roasted, 125¢ a pound. Fresh almonds 23c a pound. TODAY Fresh English walnuts 23¢ a pound. Good mixed nuts, no peanuts in our mixed nuts, pound, 22c. Special prices in lots of $2.00 or more. SLEDS, 25c to $2.50. Every sled underpriced. SKIES, 98¢, $1.35, $1.98. Bushels of them of every kind, 5cup. American Builders, steel building toys to make 20 or more models, S0c to $3.50. Erector Builders, also blocks, games, toy guns, 5¢ to $1.00. $12.50 kid body doll, real hair, very large, speci,al at $8-95 Toy Furniture and Dishes, 10c to $3.85 Goods Delivered The Popular Gift Store DRUMS 50c-$1.25-$1.48 50c10 $4.98 Dolls Hundreds-of dolls, 5¢ to $12.50 Special Today TRUNKS 25¢ to $2.50 PIANOS Dressed doll, $6.00 value $3 98 today ....... Remnants, 10c, 25¢, 50¢ to $1.19 We have gifts of every kind and can save you money on every purchase Carlson Variety Store Near Post Office . Phone 127 ————————————————————————— I Japanese Baskets. 10c, 15¢, 25¢, to $3.50 l . . P e R