Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, January 12, 1917, Page 2

Fighting Wind and Wave. &8t atgea; with g gale, blow-, one ‘direction ‘and ‘the sea run- ning in-the opposite direction; it takes a h L8 stand th sureon one side and the Pressure-onthe-other. ;Stability is. one of the greutest prob- 1ems’to the constructor of a steamship. Naturally-the center “of gravity should 'be low. The;hull must be;of such & side the cexter of buoyancy shall move sufficlently. far-to that same side . for the forces lof ‘buoyance -cflng upwnrd to right the vessel. A _badly designed ship is liable to i ‘yxdnngm 1f light in the stern the screw-may-come out of the water, race and be m:pped off. If too low in the en running before a storm ‘waves may fall on board and @0 tend to swamp the vessel. A ship may be top heavy. There comes & mo- ment when the upward force of buoy- ancy no longer tends to right the ship, But instead exerts its force in pushing ship still. farther ott of perpendicu- , with the result th-n)uclpnlu.— ; "Winning a Fur Ceat. The artist Hans Canon once painted ¥ Russian prince in a magnificent fur mvcuwn, “I'don’t know what it | how. bat 1 feel so” weak and wretched, ad T cannot get warm. Two days ago iy Brother dled ot smalipox, and Y am The art- The Lion of 8t. Mark. - The symbol of the Venetian republic, the famous lon of St. Mark, is made of bronze. There is a tradition among the Venetian people that its eyes are diamonds. They are really white ag- ates, faceted. Its mane is most elab- orately wrought, and its retracted, gaping mouth and its flerce mustaches give it an oriental aspect. The crea- ture as it nov’ stands belongs to many diRerent epochs, varying from some date previous to our era down to this century. It is conjectured that it may have originally formed a part of the decoration of some Assyrian palace. St. Mark’s Hon it certainly was not originally, for it was made to stand level upon the ground and had to be raised in front to allow the evangel to be slipped under its fore paws. " Course of ¥our Tears. HaVve you ever néticed two tiny holes at the “nose” end of each eye? Prob- ably not, for they are very tiny, like pinboles. But if you look at your eye carefully in a mirror you will find them. They are tear ducts or tubes. Your tears start behind your eyebrows, at the narrow end of the eye. They pass out below the eyelids, and the blinking of the eyelids carries them to- ward the other end of the eye, where the ducts or overflow pipes collect and carry them down into your nose. That is why you are apt to blow your nose when you cry. A flow of tears is going on all the time to lubricate the eyeball. It is only when you are under powerful emotion that they overflow. ° Conquering a Critic. William Simpson, a British artist who accompanied the army during the Crimean war, said that Lord Cardigan, the commander, examined his early - sketches of Balaklava with *“a vacant stare,” curtly remarking, “It is all wrong.” Still Simpson persevered and was rewarded in the end *“with the expression of Lord Cardigan's highest admiration.” “The real truth was,” Simpson adds in his simple way, “that in the last sketch I had taken greater care than in the first two to make his lordship conspicuous in the front of the bri- gade.” Positively Rude! Because she wanted everybody else to know as well as she knew that she had small feet the woman who had of- fered to lend rubbers to a friend added apologetically, “But they are so big I don’t suppose you can keep them on.” “Oh, I guess 1 can,” said the friend serenely. *“I bave big feet too.” Since then the woman with small feet has refused to see her friend, even when she brought the rubbers home. Bothered the Barber. “How are things?" the barber asked pleasantly of the shrinking man in the chair. “Dull, very dull!” And the knight of the razor looked for a moment as if he thought the re- mark was personal.—London Tele- graph. . A Long Eat. Bacon—They say in some countries they eat giraffes. Egbert—Great guns! Think of get- tihg the neck!—Yonkers Statesman. An Empty Echo. “Money talks,” observed the sage. “Yes,” replied the fool. “But all some of us hear is the echo.”—Cincinnati Enquirer. The chains of habit are generally too small to be felt until too strong to be broken.—Samuel Johnson. ....OOO’OQ_OG‘.OOOOOOOOO0000OOOOOOOOOO‘OO oooooooooooooooooo o i o : ) Knp the Feet Dry. -] During the “winter-season more © than at other times-during the O year colds, bronchitis and pneu- O monia have been traced to expo- O sure and-getting the feet wet. o The; ‘persop who - Is+ frail or o worz out; from {oss of’ slée or O overwork has all he can dé'to © resist apy form of disease that O may be preulent If he goeg for ‘O a number-of hours with the'soles © of his feet - damp he issure topay © for his carelessness by having © sore"throat, cold or a more seri- © ous affection. - o The well and strong are just as O lable to be injured by baving © wet feet as the weak and feeble. © When the shoes and stockings 0 are ‘damp, take them-off as-soon O ag possible after getting indoors. © Rub the bare feet with the hand © or a"Tough towel until the feet © feel warm and the circulation is © fully restored. - Before putting on. .0 -dry stockings rub the feet again, © u!ncphlnflcohnlor-pmuof ] eamphor, o Pguom who are employed all o dsy away from their homes © should always keep a pair of © .tackinp shoes and overshoes at © their places of business. o Many a case of bronchitis and © pneumonia is the result of bav- O h‘ wet feet all day. o ° ° .0000000000000000 Half of Face Missing. “It is not an uncommon thing,” says & man who has hunted in central Afrl- ca, “to meet a native with half of his face. missing, and when you ask him % happened he will tell you that a., hyena: snapped st him while he was asleep. - - “It is marvelous how they: recover from such wounds, as the teeth of the animsl must be poisonous. and the na- tives 'have no antiseptics and a very crude way of treating wounds. “When a ‘fisi, as the natives call it, comes round the camp howling the ‘boys’ shout all sorts of vile names at it. But very often the animal makes no noise whatever, and not till next morning is the loss of something dis- covered.” How Music Affected Boswell. Boswell had a good deal more feel- ing for music than Dr. Johnson and puffered at his master's hands. ' Once in a moment of expansiveness he told Johnson that music “affected him” to such a degree as to agitate his nerves most painfully, producing alternative sensations of pathetic dejection, so that he was ready to shed tears, and of daring resolution, so that he was inclined to rush into the thickest of the battle. “8ir,” repled Johnson, "I should never hear it at all if it made me such a fool.” Making Up Her Mind. Grubbs—Has your wife started that bank account of which you were tell- ing me? Stubbs—Not yet, but she has collected sample checks from all the banks and is trying to decide which makes the most harmonious combina- tion with her new embossed stationery. —Richmond Times-Dispatch. First Conquest of the Matterhorn. The formidable peak known as the Matterhorn long remained unconquer- ed. No less than eight attempts were made by Edward Whymper alone. The ninth was successful, but was marred by a terrible catastrophe. While descending, soon after leaving the summit, Hadow, one of the party, slipped, dragging four others with him. The remaining three were well placed and managed to save them- selves by holding firmly to the rocks. The rope between them, however, broke, and they saw their unfortunate comrades disappear over the edge, to fall the depth of one mile to the gla- cier below. This was two generations ago. Now scarcely a summer day passes in times of peace when a dozen mountaineers, men and women, do not reach its summit.—National Geograph- ic Magazine. The Templars. The order of the Templars was or ganized about the year 1118 for the purpose of protecting pilgrims on their way to the Holy Land and back. The founder of the order is supposed to have been Baldwin II., king of Jeru- salem. For a long time the Templars was the most highly honored organ- ization in Europe, but jealousy on the part of the sovereigns, coupled with their desire to get hold of the great wealth of the Templars, caused the persecution of the order, which finally (about 1308) resulted “in its practical extinction. The order was abolished in 1312—New York American. Retort Courteous. This is the sort of conversation one overhears between newly married cou- ples: Him—Oh, I'm tired of hearing about your brother Bob! Shut up about him! One would think he had all the manly virtues. Her—Well, he may not be such an angel as all that, but he isn’t such s fool as you are. Him— You bet be isn’t. He’s a bach elor!—Cleveland Plain Dealer. Man’s Handicap. How old is a man when life becomes a burden? ‘When a woman loses her shape and digestion she can find consolation in the claim that she is about the best thing im the world, but a man can’t do it—E. W. Howe’s Monthly. TSN - THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER JIIIIIIIIllIIIlIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlIllIllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII||IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII||||||||||II|IlIIIIIII|IIIIIIIIIL _Free w.m In the Eunh. jount of; water; h erials, composlng lhe 3 o‘flng toimany causes. T de- be ied pends on the POrosIty of the material, the slope-of -the-surface and the~size and abundance of joint cracks, fissures and cavities. ‘Thé amount of water in or surface materials is dependent 6 ‘some éxtent on the nature of “the underlying rock, gnd-the amount, which finds its .way into’ the solid rock dependent on the thickness of overlying “surface - deposit.“The amount . of water contained in the States geological survey, department ' of the interior,.is 'that the total amount of free water in the earth’s crust would be equivalent to a uniform over the entire surface of the having a depth of about 100 This 1s but asmall fraction of thoufin-umflobyothuwflm ‘Rapld Painting. “That’s the picture I promised,” said the great man, pointing to the canvas. “1 have not touched it yet, but I will send it'to the institution fonight.” And he was as-good:as'his word. A few hours later the completed picture was delivered and may: be seen today in the :National gallery.. This wonder- ful work of half a dozen hours was none other than the universally. admir- ed “Cavalier’s Pets.” Chant of the Maori. An interesting and pathetic scene is often witnessed in the camps where there are Maori soldiers. These occa- slons are when Maoris who have been wounded in battle take leave of their comrades on the eve of their return to their homes, in many cases to fight no more. Before their departure those who are left behind set up a mournful, though melodious, dirgelike chant, the pathos of which invariably brings tears to the eyes of those who hear it. It is their chant of farewell to those brothers in arms who have shared .their dangers and who will never fight side by side with them again. The Maoris place their faith a great deal in green jade luck charms. Green jade has with them a traditional in- terest, for it was of this material that the tomahawks of the anclent Maori chiefs were fashioned.—London MajL Eating an Egg. Is there any corner of the earth where the homely egg has not found its way? It forms a substantial food to all nations, and it is not curious that different nationalities have different ways of demolishing this eatable. Eating an egg with a spoon would be sacrilege to a Spaniard. He boils his egg just one minute, then breaks the contents into a glass and drinks 1t as if it were wine. The Italians place their egg in cold water and remove it just as the water boils. Then they break it on a plate and eat it with bread. English cooking prevails in France in regard to the egg. Three minutes in boiling water is the rule. Itis then troken into a glass and mixed togeth- er with salt, pepper and butter.—Lon- don Mirror. Madrid’s Fearful Climate. Madrid is afflicted with the most changeable climate of any European capital. The temperature varies from as much as 107 degrees in the summer to as little as 16 degrees in the win- ter, and at all seasons of the year it indulges in violent fluctuations. It is by no means uncommon in December to wake up with the thermometer reg- istering about 20 degrees and to find it mount to more than 60 degrees by the afternoon. No wonder, therefore, that lung troubles are far more preva- lent in Madrid than in Petrograd.— London Chronicle. Drawing the Line. “Why don’t you take up aviation in- stead of motoring?” “I can’t see the advantage,” repled Mr. Chuggins. “An accident is bad enough as it is. I don’t want a vehicle that’'ll put me in the hospital every time it goes to the repair shop.,”’— Washington Star. A Mistake. “I like that fellow Mr. Smarty, who |} is coming to see you, Matilda. He is a man after my own heart.” “Indeed, he isn’t, then, pa. He’s aft- er mine,”—Baltimore American. Word From Brler Williams. Be thankful fer de hope of heaven, fer in de end you sho’ will be thankfal ef you kin des manage ter slip in while de gatekeeper aiw’t lookin’.—Ab lanta Constitution. Her Selections. Justired—After marriage a man finds out who his real friends are. Friend— How? Justired—His wife unerringly picks them out for him to shake.— Boston Globe. Those who follow that part of them- selves which is great are great men, and those who follow that which is lit- tle are little men.—Mencius. per yard... YOU DO BETTER PAYING CASH £l Accepting the Inevitable. A man is known by the manner in which he accepts the inevitable. The wisest and happiest man is the one who looks into the future and discerns the inevitable at the greatest distance. Such a man then goes out, meets the inevitable at least halfway, slaps it on the back, takes it by the hand, en- ~elops it with his aura and asks it to stay to lunch. The miserable of earth are those wlm are continually trying to dodge the in- evitable. Perhaps they shut their eyes when they hear that it is expected, or oftentimes they jump into bed and pull the clothes over their heads. The mad- houses are full of people who have quarreled with the inevitable so much these suits makes a ve 'WE HAVE 500 YARDS OF THE OFFICIAL WEIGHT RED MACKINAW CLOTH, RESERVED WAITING YOUR CO[IMAND This all wool Mackinaw Cloth comes 60 inches wide and is fully 30 ounces, which we are selling for Carnival purposes at a special price : of Even though you do not intend to take in the St. Paul Carnival, ofiq of handy amd practical winter sport garment, and will be the offical costume.for all future events in Wlnter Spons Here. Did You Sign for the St. Paul Trlp" If you did, place your order as soon as pusslble for your ‘costume. We have a' lot of Mackinaw cloth reserved in Ilinneapolis. waiting to be made up into suits for the men, and there is plenty here for those who wish to make their own suits. WINTER HEADGEAR Just received a big usortment of, knlt toques in wllite and colored, also toque sets with knit scarfs to match, at Winter Clearence Prices. TROPPMANS IIIIIlIIIIlIllIIIIIIlIIIlIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlIIIlIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlIIIIIIIIIlIIIIIIIIIEéfl’ p m will have anything more to do with them. Some of them will not admit that there is such a thing as an inevita- ble even after it has come and gone. The first lesson parents should teach their children is that whenever any one wants to give them the inevitable they should accept it instanter.—Life. Inconsistent. “I hear you were arrested for upeed- “You were in luck.” “Not at all. It’s true he inquired po- I was feeling well he assessed a fine that made me sick.”—Exchange. that pelther. polite socleg nor impolite R Mr, Busmess Man! Let me introduce mysel “for you. I can find AY. JANUARY 12, 1817. $2.50 THE ECONOMY ' CENTER idPLY? WELL, D3HT BE! People Notice L. Drive Them Off with Dr. Edwards’ Glive Tabiets A pimply' fa t embarrass yoir. much longer ii ) package of Dr. Edwards’ cts. The skin shouid heam h c after you have taken the tablets a nights. ive Tablets do tl" and just as effc ven i3 gentle ar L safe instead of se an irritating. No one who takes Olive Tablets iz ever cursed with “a dark brown taste,” a bad brezth, a dull, Lstles: feeling, constipation, torpid fiver, b¢.' disp on or pimply face. Dr. Edwards’ Olive Tablets are a. purely vegctable compound mixed witx olive cil; you !l know them by theis olive color. Dr. Edwards spent years among pa= tients afflicted with liver and bowel complaints, and Olive Tablets are.the’ immensely effective result. d Take oneyor two nightly for a week. “rw much better you feel and look- ~n= hox. Al druggists. uvely, but thel- When in need of wWooD Remember GEO. H. FRENGH & SON Phone 93 or 438-J Prompt deliveries to all parts of the city. 4 ft. or 16 in. lengths. Special rate on delivery from ear. 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