Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, October 20, 1916, Page 2

THIS BIRD LIVES ON FISH. ONE.WAY TO PAY. And He Dosan't Build & Nest, but Lives | o the Artist Raphael Settled His In a.Sand Tupnel. Bill at an Inn. The belted kingfisher has a_great | paphael, the great Italian painter, taste for fish. Every day is Friday | gnoge celebrated Biblical picturds are with him, because no matter how hun- worth fabulous sums of money, was gry he gets, he will eat nothing except net a rich man, when young and en- fish. Wherever there are creeks, rivV- | sountered some of the vicissitudes of ers, ponds or lakes the kingfishers are life like many another gentus. to be found. Once when traveling he put up at an His principal business in life seems inn and remained there, unable to get to be diving into the water for fish. away through lack of funds to ‘settle From his perch on a dead branch or as | p.o pi1; Thé landlord grew suspiclous he hovers over the water this unusual | 4poe cuch was the case, and his re- bird spies a small fish. With a swoop quests for a settlement grew more and and a splash and a dive he goes into more pressing. Finally young Raphael the water and is out as quickly with |y 5o5peration resorted to the following the fish flrmly\held in his stout beak. | - Ho carefully painted upon a table top As he emerges from the water a quick in his room: a numbér of gold coin shake of the body sends the water | ' pl::ing Pt iy cegrta.lncfiglz that gave a startling effect, he packed his few belongings and summoned his host. “There,” he ex¢laimed, with a lordly wave of his hand toward the table, “is enough to settle my bill and more. Now kindly show the way to the door.” The innkeeper, with many smiles and bows, ushered his guest out and then hastened back to gather up his gold. His rage and consternation when he discovered the fraud knew no bounds until a wealthy English traveler, recog- nizing the value of the art put in the flying from his oily feathers, and he is dry in short order. The fish is tossed into the air, caught again in the beak and swallowed head first. Unllke most other birds, the king- fisher does not build his nest in trees, but seeks a sand bank, in which he digs a tunnel several feet straight in. At the far end a little room is hol- Jowed out, and there on the sand the glossy eggs are laid. The belted kingfisher 18 recognized by his fluffy crown and his breast band. ‘The male has a blue-gray breast band, back and sides, while the female has chestnut colored sides and breast band in addition to a gray breast band.—Ex- the city. car. —Stray Stories. . enee, that it has no an advertising medium. ‘When in need of GEO. H. ‘Phone 93 or 428-J Prompt deliveries to all parts of Special rate on delivery from work, gladly paid him $50 for the table. | qyn s s ARARAARAARAARSARRAR Unbeatablé Extérm é" . of lt-t-.lpflco a.nd . World Over - Used e R, wooD Remember FRENCH & SON 4 ft. or 16 in. lengths. Bemidji, Advertisers who want the best results always patronize The Pioneer. They know, by experi- equal in this section of tke country as FUNERAL DIRECTOR M. E. IBERTSON .~ UNDERTAKER == 405 Beltrami Ave.,. FLORIST 0a Hand Picked Bulk Apples Just received a fine car of bulk apples. BEN DAVIS and YORK IMPERIALS I. P. BATCHELDER Ceneral Merchandise 3 !_’hon. 180-W Minnesota Ave. Bemlid)l, Minn. Hinn, |Change Of Ownership Sale | SHAVITCH BROS., Successors to Schneider Bros. Co. Take it from any standpoint, variety, quality or value, this sale is without parallel or precedent in the history of the store, and the way people are buying proves it beyond a a doubt. just got in. This is not an odd and end sale. Hart Schaffner & Marx Suits; and Sdcily Brand Highly tailored suits, fine foreign and domestic weaves, the latest models. Suit priced up to $20, now $15.75 Suits priced up to $22.50, now $16.75 Suits priced up to $27.50, now $19.75 Suits priced up to $35.00, now $24.95 EXTRA SPECIAL PRIGES One lot of fall and winter suits, formerly sold at $12.50, $13.50 and up T $0.75 Men’s highly tailored blue serge suits now only $12.50 Are You Getting Your Share of These Change of Ownership Sale Bargains. Rochhesteer Shos for Men, all sizes $4.00, now $3.45 Boys’ Clothes At a great saving during this sale, Boys’ Mackinaws, all sizes and colors $3.95 Boys’ Caps at N 39¢ Boys’ Iron Clad Hose, 25¢ Values 19¢c Boys’ All Wool Toques in Fancy Colors, Regular 75¢, now - 50c EXTRA! Special for Saturday—Boys’ suits in Norfolk, all new fall weight ; regular $4.50 value— For Saturday Only $2.98 The merchandise we offer you are new Fall and Winter goods, some that we NEW FALL OVERCOATS HART SHAFFNER & MARX AND SOCIETY BRAND CLOTHES Fine imported weaves are a feature in our overcoats in all styles and colors. i gl Arket Overcoats priced up to $20— S Tty i $15.75 Overcoats priced up to $22.50— $16.75 Overcoats priced up to $27.50— $19.75 Overcoats priced up to $35.00— $24.95 - EXTRA SPEGIAL PRICES All cors and sizes; formerly sold at $18, $20 and up to $25.00—now $12.75 Gordon New Fall Hats, Now Only $2.69 A CARNIVAL OF BARGAINS HOLDS SWAY AT THIS STORE. Genuine $5.00 Walkover Shoes $4.45 Men’s Winter Underwear At exceptional values—Superior & Stephanson underwear at a discount Men’s Wool Mackinaws Special at $4.95, $5.95, $6.95 Men’s All Wool Hose Special at 19¢, 3 prs for 59c [ S— = T 3 T T T T T LT LU 29c, 3 prs for 85c == ¥ K