Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, December 14, 1916, Page 3

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1916." * {PUSHBALLS 'ARE 'COSTLY. w ’i’hey Were Cheaper the Game Might “ Be More Popuiar. If some oue could imyent a pushball that coull Le made dt a reasonable me would Le more populgr. s coct of pushlalls has made it possible for enly a very few to.own them, dand they have been renf- ed out at'a ligh price to thuse wanting to use them. The pushball is six feet in ‘diametcr and costs 0. The ouiside covering of a pushball is made of cowhide leather. This cov- ering is composed of twenty strips, . which are sewed together by hand. Lach of these strips is between nine and ten feet long, or half the circum- ference of the ball. The strips are "widest in the middle, tapering uni- formly to points at either end, the poles of the ball, where they are fur- ther secured by leather caps sewe:dl over them. To get the leather needed for a push- ball it is necessary to cut up five or six hides, which makes the cost of the cover very high. It takes two men the better part of a week, moreover, to sew this material together. The bladder for the ball is made of the best rubber, which is cut into 8trips and cemented together in such shape that when inflated it will form si_globe fitting the leather covering, *"which is practically indestructible. The very best rubber bladders may give out in two of three years, and a new bladder costs $150. A large cylinder foot pump suitable for inflating this mighty ball costs §$10. The game originated in Ameyica. The first pushball was made in New- ton, Mass., in 1894, This ball had a | covering of leather shaped on a wood- en form bullt for the purpose. Four big hides were required. These were cut to form six zones, which were put together with belting hooks. The blad- der was made. of rubber cloth cut in sections and cemented together. The 4 materials for this ball cost about $175. | ‘The game is played on a fleld with a goal at each end, each team trying to push the ball through the oppo- i nents’ goal. It is sometimes used to get baseball teams in condition during 1y the early days. The game is played in Europe, both jn England and on the gntlneut‘ One of the most spectacular and thrilling varlants of the game is that |. played by horsemen in the west. It p requires two teams of mounted play- i ers, whose object also is to drive the |, ball through the goal of the opposing § side. It is pushed by the horses, which must be as well trained as polo ponies { to maneuver it dexterously, and the | | game calls for great expertness in the riders. Cowboy saddles and dress are + the correct outfit for this game.—St. Nicholas. ABOUT EXTRAVAGANCE. Nature Sets an Example, and Many Poor Mortals Follow It. Bxtravagance is a relative term usually misapplied. If a man is worth a hundred miilion it would not be con- sidered extravagant for him to spend a hundred thousand dollars on goldfish if he wanted to. If a family of ten people living on $1,000 a year should get their pictures taken that would be extravagance. Bxtravagance, however, is not exact- )7 buying something you cannot afford, 'What you cannot afford now you may “later, and the very fact that you have bought it may have been the cause of your future prosperity. Extravagance is an exceeding of the speed limit. But who shall say what this is? One of the chief difficulties in defin- ing extravagance is the general as- sumption that it is something wicked. Yet extravagance is often necessary. The sun is extravagant—the greatest heat prodigal.. So is nature.: So is a river. Rain clouds are horrible exam- 'ples of extravagance. They pour out all their poss ions without regard to what they get in return and then fade away. How like some people that is, WOMEN SUFFERERS NEED SWAMP-ROOT Thousands' upon ‘thousands of wo- men have kidney and bladder trouble Paad never suspect i omen’s complaints often prove to be nothing else but kidney trouble, or the result of kidney or 'bladder disease. . If the kidneys are not in a healthy condition, they may cause the other organs to become diseased. You may suffer a great deal with pain in the back, headache, loss of ambition, nervousness and may be de- spondent and irritable. Don’t delay starting treatment. Dr. Kilmer’s. Swamp-Root, a physician’s prescription, obtained at any drug store, restores health to the kidneys and is just the remedy needed to overcome such conditions. ~ Get a fifty cent or one dollar bot- .1¢ immediately from any drug store. this great preparation send ten cents to Dr. Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y., for a sample bottle. When writ- ing/be sure and mention'the Bemidji Daily Pioneer.—Aqv. Huffman & Wfl 'FURNITURE AND- - " UNDERTAKING llm:!\:m-dm i Phqnis"~lfrquw" oR However, if ‘you; wish first to test|| and what a glorious time they have doing it! Think of spending a million raindrops a minute; knowing it will break you, and not caring! The chief fault of extravagance, whatever it may be, is not so much in the results it brings about, which may be good or bad, as in the time it ‘wastes. Itis immoral because it takes away from our capacity for indulging in the real joys of life. It isn’t the money you spend; it 1s the time you take to spend it that causes the damage.—Life. Superfluous. Teacher—Thomas, mention a few of the proofs that the earth is round like an orange. Tommy Tucker—I didn't know we hadto have any proofs, ma’am. I thought everybody admitted it.—Exchange. ““S-O-M-E Doughnut!’’ “Any time you want real 8 goodies use Calumet Baking Powder! 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