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

THE BEMIDJ 1 DAILY PIONEER PUBLISHED EVERY AFTERNOON EXCEPT SUNDAY: THE BEMIDJI PIONEER PUBLISHING CO. E. H. DENU @. E. CARSON TELEPHONE 922 Entered at the postoffice at Bemidji, Minn., as second-class matter ander act of Congress of March 3, 1879. No attention paid to anonymous contributions. Writer’s name must be known to the editor, but not necessarily for publication. p Communications for the Weekly Pioneer should reach this office not later than Tuesday of each week to insure publication in the current issue. SUBSCRIPTION RATES BY MAIL One year...............$400 Six months. . . 200 One T Three months............. 1.00 THE WEEKLY PIONEER ' Right pages, containing a summary of the news of the week. Pub- Hehed every Thursday and sent postage paid to any address for, in ad- ‘QWFICIAL PAPER OF THE CITY OF BEMINI, MINNESOTA The Daily Pioneer is a member of the United Press Association, and s vepresented for foreign advertising by the— @eneral offices in New York and Chicago, branches im all prinetpal Citles. BRIDGE The game of bridge is a beautiful game—that is, the card game of bridge. Frequently in this game the-first bidder is the only bidder. This happens where the first bidder bids so high that no other bidder dares to bid higher. In such a case the highest bidder is the successful bidder. Then there is just plain bridge. There is auction bridge—and pirate bridge. Pirate bridge is a comparatively new game, but those who play it insist that it is very popular with the players. By ‘“players’” we mean those who hold the cards. The difference between GAMES of bridge and BRIDGE games is that in one the highest bidder frequently loses, while in the other the lowest bidder frequently does not appear in the game at all. You must have a good FOUNDATION for playing the game of BRIDGE in this community, and PILBS of it. To put the matter CONCRETELY, It is necessary to know who you are playing with, to understand signals and to keep your own ‘“‘council.” HOW FAR CAN YOU SEE? If you're six feet tall and standing on a level plain or prairie and you have good eyesight, how far can you see? Just a little over three miles. If you take a telescope that intensifies your vision one hundred times you can see no further. ‘When Columbus rolled the earth into a ball and put it in men’s minds as a sphere, he demonstrated that everything that dropped below the sky line was, of course, out of sight. If the earth were as smooth as a billiard ball and a man were but three feet tall, the horizon would be only two miles away, and by the same token if a man stand on the top of the Met- ropolitan Tower, 600 or more feet above the ground, his range of vision is increased to thirty miles in every direction. “Well,” you ask, “what of it?"”” Every school boy knows that?” Perhaps every school boy does know it or has learned it and forgot- ten, but that doesn’t make it any less worth thinking about, Supposing it is dark overhead—the clouds hang low—we 166k toward the horizon for some sign of clearing. Do we see any? It depends. It depends on how and where we stand and how we look. The tall man sees the silver lining three miles away; the man who climbs to the tower’s top sees ten times as far, and the man who buries his face in the sand sees it not at all. There are some men who think that because rain is falling the whole world 1s getting wet. They think because they cannot see a rift in the clouds that it will never clear. They do not realize that it will never clear. They do not realize that increased altitude would add to the scope of their vision—that it is worth while to climb. If things look dark, let your thoughts rise. o #2* “WELL, YES, I GUESS §0, BUT—" # There is a man in Bemidji who, if you were to ask him if he is glad to be alive, would answer: *Well, yes, I guess so, but—" and then would follow a string of pessimism as long as a tape line. We sometimes wonder if this man feels any sense of gratitude to his Creator or to his parents for bringing him into the world. And then again, we wonder WHY they brought him here. He is the father of all pessimists. He is the original propounder of the query, “I9 life worth living?"" i The retina ‘of 'his eye registers but one color—blue. Everything looks blue ‘to him. God’s glorious sunshine is as lifeless to him as a moonbeam. The very blood in his veins must be composed of skimmed milk. You've seen this fellow. You've seen him mingle with a joyous crowd when fun and frolic were at high tide, and his presence had an effect like unto that of a chemical engine at a fire. You've seen him enter a meeting where enthusiastic souls were striv- ing to launch some movement of great social and civic betterment, and the very sight of his face, to say nothing of his pessimistic doubtings, has acted like a wet blanket on the spirits of those present. He is the identical party for whom was framed the famous negro beatitude: ‘“‘Blessed am dem wat don’t spsc’ nothin,’ kase dey ain't gwine t' git nothin.” 4 ) We marvel and speculate as to the depths of misery his gloomy prog- nostications will ultimately lead him, and we feel just like shaking him and saying: “Smile, d—n you, smile.” Poor cuss! - BEMIDJI PEOPLE ARE RIGHT . The vote on the school bond election Saturday afternoon and evening jndicates clearly that the people of Bemidji are right on propositions which are of vital interest to them. The vote of Saturday means that there will be a new and adequate school building in the Fifth ward, to replace the one that even has been condemned by the state authorities, and that the Central school will be im- proved and placed in good condition for usefulness for several years to come. In every city there are hundreds of wage earners and salaried men who are as proud of their children as any kime or potentate and they have a right to be. They realize more forcibly than any one else what they have and what they have to give to their children in the way of advan- tages, that they may grow into good and useful men and women, a credit to their parents, themselves and their fellow citizens, and it is with the thought ahead that with the completion of high school at most, they will have done for their children all they possibly can in an educational way, to fit them for the futurz rnd, that being so, it is up to Bemidji to possess the best schools possible for these children. This paper stands for loyalfy and the protection of every citizen of this country who conducts himself as a citizen of the country. Others should take the hint and move on. Those twelve filibusterers have written themselves a place in history, though the writing be nothing but a slimy smudge. THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER .. He Smiles— when he sees a cup of delicious NSTANT POSTUM |} This wholesome food-drink cheers without demanding the after-price of nervousreaction, because it contains none of the harmful elements of tea and coffee. “There’s a Reason” Sold by Grocers. fiman & OLeary | O We LaMoure Co. FURNITURE AND 800 Line Building UNDERTAKING Birch _— Jack Pine i 405 Beltrami Ave, Tamarack i Prompt Dellvery Phone sll Dopse BROTHERS MOTOR CAR In twenty-five months’ time the American people have bought more than ninety-six million dollars’ worth of Dodge Brothers cars. . This is a notable resord, even in an industry which has been marked by many amazing achievements. But the sales growth, to our way of thinking. is as nothing in importance, compared to the growth of a favorable public opinion concerning the merits of the car. It goes without saying that Dodge Brothers will never do anything, nor permit anything to be done, which might ieoplardize the standing of the car with the American public. It'l'llpayyoufon'dfundwntfllnf The gasoline consumption is unwsually low. The tire mileage is unusually high. The price of the Touring Car or Roadster is $785. ‘Winter Touring Car or Roadster, $9%0. Sedan, $1185. BEMIDJI AUTO CO. 0. ONGSTAD, Prop. FUNFRAL DIRECTOR Wood For Sale| * 5 iS5RE0N w Bemidji ; Minn. MONDAY. MARCH 12. 1817, - NEW BOOKS AT THEPUBLICLIBRARY Davis—With the French in France and Salonika. Buswell—Ambulance No. 10. Zangwell—Melting Pot. Franck—Tramping Through Mex- ico, Guatemala and Honduras. Leacock—Moonbeams of a Larger Lunacy. Knibbs—Riders of the Stars. Addams—Twenty Years at Hulk House. Harding—Present Day China. Gregory—Seven Short Plays. Service—Ballads of a Cheecako. Ashnum—Prose Literature. Richards—Florence Nightingale. Moses—Louisa May Alcott. Beach—Rainbow’s End. Colter—Tumbleweed. Cooke—Bambi. Chapin—REagle’s Mate. Doyle—Valley of Fear and Lost ‘World. Farnal—My Lady Caprice. Johnson—Georgiana of the Rain- bow. Lincoln—Mary Gusta. Keyne—Long Chance. MacFarlan—Held to Answer. Morris—Oeu Miss York. McCutcheon—From the House- tops. Nicholson—Proof of the Pudding. Parker—World for Sale. Parrish—Contraband. Rinehart—Tish. Roberts—Secret Trails. Ruck—In Another Girl’s Shoes. Tompkins—Seed of the Righteous. ‘White—Leopard Woman. ‘Willsie—Heart of the Desert. Vachell—Spragge Canyon. e . A.ndrewr;?il’tgrte%fie. Ayrton—Child Like in Japan. Baker—Girls of Fairmont; Fair- mont Girls at School; Fairmont Quarette. Barrie—Peter and Wendy; Peter Pan in Kensington Garden. France—Honey Bee. Fitzhugh — Along the Mohawk Trail. Grinnell—Blackfoot Lodge Tales. Gilchrist—Helen and the Find-out Club; Helen and the Uninvited Guest. Harris—Little Mr. Thimblefinger. Lagerlog—Adventures of Nils. RlMussett—Mr. Wind and Madam in. -, 1 CLASSIFIED AN AN AN e AN WANTED—Boarders. Board and room $5 per week. 103 Irvine Ave. So. 6-317 WANTED—Dishwasher, Third St. Cafe. 313t WANTED—Helper at Bemidji Iron: ‘Works. 4-314 e ey WANTED—OId false ' teeth:“<Don’t matter if broken. I pay $1.00 to $5.00 per set. Mail.to. L. MAZER,. 2007 S. Fifth Street, Philadelphis, Pa. Will send cash by return mail. 12-324 WANTED—To buy second hand fur- niture and rugs. Address C. W., care of Pioneer. 3-312 ‘WANTED—Girl for general house- work. 703 Bemidji Ave. 37t —————— e FOR RENT A AP FOR RENT—Storage room. I can furnish good storage room for fur- niture and goods. C. E. Battles. M-S tf FOR BALE. b e FOR SALE—Nine-room house with five lots, two blocks from city hall. Phone 374. 10-322 FOR SALE—Phone 300, Edward An- der$on, if you want to sell your furniture, household goods, horses, harnesses and wagons. 4-316 ‘¥OR SALE—An 18-foot launch and boat "house, and life preservers, everything in first class condition. Value $500, will sell for $300. A. L. Collard, 406 Minn. Ave. 312-tf FOR SALE—40 acres timber land. Address Box 61, Lavinia, Minn. 2-312 HOUSE - FOR ' SALE—Have two houses on Beltrami Ave., 1014 and 1100; must sell one of these houses within thirty days. the houses over and if interested write to me and I will make you a price at a big sacrifice. Address Osear Miner, Grand Forks, }.I-’ ?‘ FOR SALE—At a bargain, 1 Singer sewing machine, one 8-ft. dining table, 1 music cabinet, I hall rack, 1:electric range. 1015 Bemidji - Ave. 6-315 R SALE—Lots and acres. One lot 50 feet on Lake Shore, and one acre on Irvine, Minnesota or Bemidji, to one party $250. purchaser gets first choice. trude Weber. Phone 18 -W. 12-322 FOR SALE—When you want a lot, or house and lot, five-acre tracts for garden or poultry raising, 40, 80 or 160 acres for farming, call on Mathew Larson. Phone 249. 4-21 FOR SALE OR TRADE—Horse, 9 years old, for sale cheap, or will trade in on second hand Ford. Call 103 Irvine Ave. So. 2-312 FOR SALE—Eight head Holstein milk cows. Phone 17-F-2. J. H. French. 6-314 FOR SALE—Omne model 29 Buick in good running order, for only $250 if taken at once. Ome 1915 5-pas senger Studebaker, in first class condition. Owing to lack of room will sell other good running cars nearly at junk prices. O. Ongstad FOR SALE—Five-room house and lot on Lake Boulevard. Addres “S. A.,” Pioneer. 221¢8 Defective il