Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, December 21, 1917, Page 15

: boards Bearing Legends of Various Nature. \ glneer'a Warning ‘to Avoid Unex- :"'ploded German Shell—France’s Tribute to Fallen Allies, Parls—Among all the legends that am}em' on signboards at and near the front three plainly show the American spirit newly at work, writes George T. ‘Bge. 5 'The first of these I came across was nt 2 railvond $iding that formerly had “been part of the depot yards of a husting little town, C——, now thor- oughly obliterated. American en- eers were operating and maintain- ing this division of the military rail- way, and at the siding a lean-to lunch- room has been propped up—the only structure to mark the former site of O——. This lunchroom, supplied by British commissariat, had a capacity of four customers, two standing and two seated on boxes. The agony of desolation of the prostrate town was cheerfully answered by a bold sign nailed to the side of the lunchroom: | BOOST FOR C—! WATCH IT GROW! "‘Not s» far from this evidence of pulsating Yankee push we passed a German internment camp, a collection of black huts surrounded by several barbed wire fences, the center one probably charged with electricity. This ls the second stage of internment ‘for’Hun prisoners, the first being in * wire cages at ‘the trenches. More Americans were close by. On the front of one of these huts a hasty arm had chalked in white.let- ters: . /“Abode of Love” must have been the work of a Chicagoan. When 1 lived in Chicago several years ago cer- tain celebrated affinities were spend- ipg “sweet seasons” in a little cottage on southern Lake Michigan, which they cilled “Abode of Love.” Along still another division of the ‘military railway in American hands (I spenk twn Joys. yisiting our.angizeers e e e o e e e e e e e & at the front) we found-a Missouri hu- morist making a sign for a Httle fenced-off square already marked “Danger.” Within was & huge unex- ploded German shell that had descend- ed on too great a slant and had not buried itself. - Such shells ‘and hun- dreds of just-wu!tlng to-be-slightly moved bombs are found on the battle- fields near the front, where the labor battalions have not yet remoyed or ex- ploded them, and most of them are fenced in, as I have descrlbed, and signed “Dangar” or “Do Not Touch.” ‘What our American engineer tetter- ed on his cardboard for the big shell’s little park was: KEEP OFF THE GRASS. Will our boys still consider it a pleasant pastime to devise \wnveide signs after they have lettered a few thousand of another sort . For exam- ple: “To the Memory of ——, One of the Best Defenders of. His Coun- try and a Regular Man?’ or “To Un- known. He Lost Life and Identifica- tion Tag at the Same Time, Yet His Comrddes Know Hiz as Hero.” These epitapns are British. Our troop trains in France pass signboards familiar to every Ameri- can, among them the insistent re- minder of “57 Varieties” and the three malted milk cows. The biggest war sign is at the Butte de Warlencourt, on the Bapaume-Al- bert road. It has the dimensions of an American bill board and reads: “To Be Kept Intact by the French Govern- ment. Do mnot Disturb.” The butte, a rocky cone hillock, is surmounted by five crosses erected to the memory of British troops who lost their lives by the thousands in storming the butte in October, November and December, 1916. The big signboard is a moving testimonial of the appreciation of the French for their loyal ally’s sacrifices. To Hepalr Frayed Shcelacu. When the. tag or end fastening comes off a shoelace, take a little black sealing wax and press it carefully around the end of the lace and shape it to a point. This will last a long time and does away with the annoyance of frayed lace, ends. I«.-M"'«tnlws 0e0n181:0-10118110- 0. FEW WOMEN CAN CAN AS MRS. BRUN CAN CAN Hutchinson, Kan.—Mrs. Jack Brun of this city lays claim to being a strong ally of Herbert C. Hoover. She has put up 821 quarts of all kinds of fruits and vegetables. There is scarcely a vegetable or fruit she does not have in her stock. Besides, she has jellies and spices of all kinds, and relishes and butters. All this wark she has done in § addition to her housework ir, & caring for a family of fou H vy ! § s ] i TP AP I S e Christmas Tree For the Birds Ar., and Mrs. Song Spurrnw, the Misses Flicker, Cock Robin, Miss Jen- hie Wren, Sir Woodpecker and other members of the feathered Four [un- dred who were lured by warm days at beginning of one wikiter“Intp stoppIng} with us, only to find themselves sadly hit later by the high cost of living, were thrown into a flutter. of excite- ment by cards issued by Miss Louise Laidlaw of Sands Point, N. Y,, to a blrd*‘ Christmas tree party. 1t was held In the bird sinctuary on || the Laidlaw place, near the commodl- ous home built for bird tennnfs 1 a eltgring ¢lm there, The trece was he finest ever. i For days little Miss Louise was busy in the pauses of her lessons, stringing i cranberries, popcorn, nuts and other dainties beloved of birds. Strings of red skinned apples, cut into tiny pieces convenient for birds to peck at, were a prominent feature of the decoratfons, and so were bacon rinds and lumps of suet, which are good to keep warmth Because if you do you miss money out of your pocket and miss seeing the Largest and Best variety of Holiday Goods ever brought to this city. - fully planned and is remarkably complete. in the little bodies when the cold creeps under thelr feathered coats. Miss Louise, who spent most of her time in the country, studied the ways of the birds and their likings: and she knew that they are as strongly attract- ed by bright colored things as are chil- dren. That is why the tree was made pretty with gay tinted berries. There was a large-attendance, and ‘no birds were turned away, no matter how shabby their coats or disreputable their reputations. The blustering little English sparrows were welcomed with the rest, although they tried to bully the others. Even grouchy old Sir Crow was permitted to peck n bit. Testing the Taffy. Pat’s grandmother was making him some old-fashioned -molasses candy. She let him taste it from the cold water cup to see if it was done. Each time she would ask: “Is it hard enough?” and he would answer: “It's pretty easy yet.” Derived From Days of Yore. It is a beautiful arrangement and de- rived from the days ol yore that this festival, which commmemorates the an- nouncement of the religion of peace and love, has been made the season for gathering together of family con- nections and drawing closer again those bands of kindred hearts which the cares and pleasures and sorrows of e world are continually operating to cast loose, of calling back the children of a family who have launched forth in life and wandered widely asunder, once more to assemble about the pater- nal hearth, that ralying place of the aftections, there to grow young and loving again.—Washington Irving. Ladies’ gray felt, high top, leather sole slippers. Ladies’ Felt Leather sole slippers in gray, black and wine colors. Ladies’ Felt Moccasins, coft chiome sole—rich wine color. Ladies’ rich flower designed felt slippers, elephane gray and peacock blue. Ladies’ felt, ribbon trimmed slippers, soft chiome sole, old rose and lavender. _Ladies’ felt slippers, red, black, gray and green—very classy, all sizes. Men’s brown felt Cavalier soft chiome, heavily padded sole. Children’s slippers in red, green and burgundy—all sizes. $6.50 per pair. Moccasins for men, women and children. FOOTWEAR High top, low heelefl boots, all our regular $8 and $10 styles, MAKE THIS YOUR SHOPPING HEADQUARTERS Ladies dark gray or light gray kid boots for Christmas, at per pdir, $6.50. all sizes, Some men’s kid, silk lined, regular $2.00 dress gloves, $1.25. FOR HOLIDAY ing, if you can, but of course, come any time. have more help, so can wait on you. Everyone This store Has the GIFTS For Our preparation for the holiday season has been care- Of course, we are busy, but it will be worse, so shop early, in the morn- We will Toys Dolls of character every hard kind break. and Also make kid body included. and All the new dressed ones on the baby market first dolls this year 5¢, 10¢, 25¢, 50c, 98c to 5¢, 10¢, 25¢ to $5 12.50 Dolls Games More Trains than on 500 of tracks ment. 5¢ to T5c¢. ' Cut Class $18 Water cet, spec. $14.98 $8 Vases; special....... $6.95 $5 Sugar and Creamer $10 Vases, special.....$7.95 & ' $3.98 Large stock to select from—50c to $10.75 Special Saturday 50c¢ Tinker Toys............ 39¢ 85¢ Doll Beds................ 63c Xmas Gandies and Nuts Games and moving toys of all kinds and all new games, just stacks of them, all at moderate prices 5¢, 98¢ and up Xmas gloves and handkerchiefs put in pretty boxes and such a large assort- If you care to seé the finest assortment of handkerchiefs, see our stock— $5.25 Pyrex glass baking ware 4.69 and many others Dolls Go-Carts and Reed Buggies All reasonably priced. $1.25 set Ten Pins........ 95¢ Loads of fresh candies and fresh nu ts—20c, 25¢, 28¢ and 30c. Steel runner sleds will save you money As to size—$1.15, $1.70, $1.98, $2.48, $2.98. Toboggans—$4.95 and up. Dinner Ware Jewelry from, a{Jd IVORY . Fully China; Military Sets warranted. most complete Manicure Sets Special stock Brush and Comb Sets Saturday and no advance. and every other gift. $3.25 coffee Much of our china at They are here for your se- pe}'colators as cheap prices lection. $2.69 as a year ago. Aluminum Ware i SPECIAL SATURDAY Largest Suit Cases andBags $1.20 set Jauanese . stock $1.35 to $10.75 cups and saucers to Ladies’ Hand Bags 95¢ select 50c to $4.98 Staples in dry goods department. Smoking Baby Cutters and $4.85 to $7.35 Shaving and with both runmers 5 Sets and wheels ;and $9.95 everything for men. You buy for less Xmas Tree Trim= » 7 here..o mings . Electric Irons and warranted 5 years ornaments. $3.75, $4.75, $5.50 Large stock. Electric light fixtures and lamps. $15.00, etc. CARLSON of Course Store Open Evenings. Do not miss this department for a gift. 1c, 3¢, 5c, 10c each Xmas Candles Box 10c; 6 boxes 50¢ Xmas Candle Holders 10c per dozen 6 dozen, 50c Rugs Large line of small rugs 54 and 72-inch Special price, $12.50 at $9.90; $17.50 at " For every Christmas need this store fills it right in quality and price. The Xmas Variety Store All Goods Delivered. Select your goods now. p051t asked. Goods bought not suitable, exchange after Christmas. Man with big Stock on Beltrami Ave, No de-