Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, December 21, 1917, Page 9

. FRIDAY, DE"SMBER 31, 1917 T was Christmas eve at the Bayville Home for Orphans, and three little boys sat in the:chilly dining room tooking out at the flving flakes of snow. It was after supper, and there was a clatter of dishes in the kitchen. “They say,” sald Jimmy, “there’s going to be a big Christmas tree In % the parlor tomor- dow, and candy gnd presents and everything, but I'd rather hang up my stocking than have all the old Christmas trees. You betcha I would!” “So would I echoed Bobby and George. “That trustee who was here to- day would make a dandy man for a father or an uncle,” said Bob- by. “He's awful rich.” “And he ain’t got any children or any folks at all.” “I" wish he'd *dopt me,” Tre- flected George. “He patted my head.” . “He must be lonesome without any folks,” began Bobby. Then he leaned over and whispered to his companions. Fifteen minutes later three little boys, the oldest ten and the youngest six, let themselves through a basement door and hurried across the snowy yard to the opening in the hedge which led through a patch of woods to the village. Mr. Bartley, the trustee, who often visited the home, lived in a big house with a wonderful garden. was blanketed in snow now, and the big house was dark save for a few lighted windows on the lower floor. Soon they stood on the porch peer- {ng in at a cozy library, where Mr. Bart- fey sat in a big 3 chair béfore “the fire, looking very Jonesome. A big dog, a collie, sat beside him with his head on his master’s koee. . Suddenly the dog lifted his head and barked. Mr. Bartley looked to- ward the window and saw the three little frightened boy faces peering in. In a jiffy he had jumped up, opened the win- dow and lifted them in one at a time. “Good gracious me ! What are you i i dotng out there?’ The Dog Lifted His he demanded. Head and Barked. “Please, sir, we're from the home,” sald Bobby. “We knew you lived all alone—and—we thought maybe— you’d like to hire us three kids to spend Christmas with you. We don’t want any tree,” explained Bobby. “We just want to hang up our stockings and wake up—something like home—before we came to the ’sylum.” Tears were in the boys’ eyes now. Mr. Bartley flourished a handkerchief and tried to laugh, but his voice crack- ed so queerly. “Now, that’s a funny thing,” he de- 5 clared., “I was just wishing I had three nice boys to spend Christmas with me—and maybe live with me all the time.” By and by Mr. Bartley called a man- servant, and together they took the three little boys up to bed. Then they hung their stockings on the corners of the big four-post bed- " stead, and !a twa minutes _they were asleep, while the servant, Mertin, nodded in a chair outside in the Hurried Across the Snowy Yard. Everything | sound; NO AGE LIMIT FOR WOMEN IN WAR WORK 5 There is no age limit for the ¥ ‘service of women in war work. This fact has been demonstrat- X ed to the woman's committee of % the council of national defense. Of the thousangs of letters that ‘3 have come in recently from all g parts of the country, begging & for some work which will be of real worth to the government, one was from an elderly lady o ninety-six years of age, and one X from a little girl nine years old. The old lady writes that i she would like to have some g k- definlte war work to do, since X her son is too old te be a sol- g dier. The little girl wants to g0 to France as a messengér in the Rad Cross service. .In X France, at the beginning of the 5 war, the age limit for govern- 3 mental service was placed at forty years. All the women in J France are now working for their country. s Remember the Golden Rule. Rememrher to do unto men what you would have them do unto you. SEMIDJT WEEKLY PIONEER ALBANIAN PRINCE AT WORK William zu Wied Asks Ald of German Federal Powers to Keep Coun- try Independent. Rotterdam, Netheriands. — Prince Willlam zu Wied, the former prince of Albania, has by no means given up hopes of regaining the realm which he ruled over for so short and trou- bled a period immediately prior to the great BEuropean conflagration. His latest step has been to send a memo- rial to the German federal princes, wherein he deals at length with the development of Albanian affairs and protests against the protectorate of Al- bania proclaimed by Italy. He argues ‘that an independent Albania offers the securest basis for a lasting peace in the Balkans, and that it is therefore in the interests of Germany and Aus- g, tria. Further, Prince Willlam asserts his own rights to the throne of Al- bania. It is the horse that has fought the wars of the world and won our human liberty. Besides this, he has broken our prairies, sown and harvested our grain, and delivered it to the markets of the world. He has carried messages of victory and of sorrow, and down to the time of Washington he constituted the fastest mode of communication known, if we except only the carrier pigeon.—Dumb Animals. Christmas Cards How to Apply Gum. _ /By means of a printed notice attached to each bottle of gum, H. M. stationery office thus instructs the government officials in the use of that substance: “In ordinary use, the best and most nearly immediate result is obtained by using only such an amount of gum as will just uniformly moisten' the sur- face without leaving any obvious ex- cess to delay drying, the condition to be aimed at being that of a gummed ppstuge stamp just moistened ‘as ordi- narily applied to a letter.” Which is Just another way of saying, “Apply lightly.”—London Tit-Bits. Bemidji, Minn. BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL DR, E. A. SHANNON, M. D. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Office in Mayo Block Phone 39¢ Ree. Phone 397 DR. D. L. STANTON DENTIST Office in Winter Block W. K. DENISON, D, V. M. VETERINARIAN Office Phone 3-R Res. 99-J 3rd St. and Irvine Ave. DR. C. R. SANBORN PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Oftice—Miles Block HUFFMAN & D'LEARY FURNITURE . & | UNDERTAKING H. N. McKEBE, Funeral Director | PHONE 178-W or B THORWALD LUNDE 4 CHIROPRACTOR ' | Acute and Chronic Diseases han-| lded with great suecess : PFirst National Bank Building ' Bemidji, Minn. Phone 406-W lours 10-12 a. m.; 2-6 7-8 p. m. IDA VIRGINIA BROWN Instructor in i VOICE DBAMATIC ART ) Phone 633 i 1017 Minn. Ave. PIANO Bmldjl: ) Remember, Tuesday, “Meatless Day” Christmas Cards Christmas Gifts that will be appreciated and give service you choose more wise!y. a pair. pair. to $2.00 each. BATH ROBES-Ladies robes $4.75, $5.00 and $5.50 each. Children’s Bathrobes--$2, 2.50, 2.85 and 2.95 each. SILK UNDERWEAR-Kayser’s silk vests. $1.75 to 4.00 each. Kayser’s silk corset covers, $1.25 Ladies’ Kid Gloves, 4 SILK HOSE--Kayser’s silk hose, black and colors, $1.50 to $2.00 Everwear Silk Hose, 9o cents a Ladies’ Shoes A pair of our fine kid shoes either all black or black with colored tops would make a fine gift. We have them innarrow widths, price from $7.50 to $13.50 $1.95 and $2.00 a pair. . Gloves LADIES’ BAGS AND PURSES .what the people are buying this year. Something to wear, could SiLK CAMISOLES-=$1.25, and 1.50 each. SILK PETTICOATS--$3.50 10.00 each. each. 2 ] 1.35 to SILK SKIRTS=-$3.95 to $15.00 GIFTS FOR TEN-=Linen Hand- kerchiefs, Silk [Mufflers, Silk Ties, Suspenders in Christmas FELT SLIPPERS=~-At $1.10, $1.35, $1.50, boxes, Umbrellas and Hosiery. Napkins We buy these goods direct from A" linen napkins black and COlOPS, one of the largest factories in These gOOdS were America and are able to offer su- bought last spring hall and Mr. Bartley, button- ed into a far- lined overcoat, went striding down the snowy street to the| brightly lighted shops. I don’t know who was the hap- pier that Christ¢] mas morning, the three little boys with stockings full of treasures or big Mr. Bart- ley, whom they called “Uncle Dick.” And the| best of it all was tfiut Mr. Bartley adopted all three of the little lads who came to him that, Christmas eve, and they are growlng Ap into such fine, big boys. | $1.50 to $3 a pair. SILK GLOVES--65 cents to $1.50 a pair. and the price is far below the present market. $4.50 to $8.00 a dozen. b — ] perior values. Look at this line before you purchase. SMALL ARTICLES FOR CHRISTMAS GIFTS Perfume Handkerchiefs Cuff Buttons Combs Brushes Ribbons Neckwear : In Two Minutes They Were Asleep. 1\