Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, December 26, 1917, Page 4

Enough to Break Track. Do you remember reading in one of the school histories about how the .doughty Daniel Boone, when pursued wilderness of Kentucky, cut a grape- vine near the ground so that it formed . a swing upon which he traveled through the air far enough to break his track? If you read it, you prob- ably thought it a bit fishy, writes : Niksah. Unless you live somewhere .- In the Alleghany mountains you would ' pot belleve that wild grapevines are long enough or strong enough or hold onto the trees tight enough to make ~ much of a gwung. " " As a matter of fact, there is no rea- " sop to doubt that Daniel made the """ swing and got away from the Indians. For in the mountains of western Mary- *'land and eastern West Virginia, across which Danlel took his hazardous way, ' the boys are still making such swings Just for fun. And royal fun it is. The . writer was driving through the moun- tains near the upper Potomac when he gaw some enormous grapevines droop- ' /Jng 60 or 70 feet from the tops of the ““trees. They had been cut close to 7 the ground, and the hillside above ' them was all plowed up by the feet of ' youngsters. " The temptation to try the Daniel . Boone stunt was as irresistible. It was * quickly proved that by taking a run- ning start down the hill one could swing a most amazing and breath-tak- 2 Ing distance right out over the creek. B . Swings made with ropes were tame by E: .comparison. But there was no tempta- E :tion to emulate Daniel by letting loose ?’ <gt the end of the swing. It took e . ’ploneering nerve to do that. CATS WILL GUARD CHICKENS While Watching for Rats, They Fright . ep Away Hawks—Are Broken From Killing Little Ones. Did you know that cats are a valu- sble asset to the poultryman? You might believe that they were anything but invaluable because of their innate jove for fresh meats. But sweeter than baby chicks to the palate of the cat are V the - smooth-coated, long-tailed crea- tures:of the rat family. And rats prey spon .chickens, asserts the Poultryman. During the course of a year there is more: loss in the poultry world from the ravages of rats than from cats or bawks, or even disease. A cat in the thicken yard, if trained to properly value the life of the chickens, will ter- rorize and destroy the rats and will ward off the enemy hawks and so prove nlmselt or herself of great worth. 'Cats have proved their worth as :hlcken yard sentinels, and there have bpeen many and various methods em- ployed by their owners to break them - from killing the chickens. One well- known method is that of tying a dead thicken about a cat’s neck and making him tug around the heavy dead body ror from one to two days. In the mean- Hime the cat will supposedly grow to i have a great dread and horror of 8 } fead chicken. - Explaining the Universe. T suppose that we have all had mo- ments of sudden illumination when it occurred to us that we had explained the universe, and it was so easy for us that we wondered why we had not done it before, says S. M. Crothers in the -Atlantic. Some thought drifted Into our mind and filled us with vague forebadings of omniscience. It was not an ordinary thought that explained . only.a fragment of existence. It ex- i plained everything. It proved one thing and it proved the opposite just as ‘well. It explained why things are i ns they are, and if it should turn out that they are not that way at all, it would prove that fact also. In the light of our great thought chaos geemed rational. Such thoughts usual- | ly occur about four o'clock in the e Jmorning. Having explained the uni- ; verse, we relapse into satisfied slum- ber. - When, a few hours later, we rise, we wonder'what the explanation was, Lacustral Settlements. The 'lacustral settlements were places of refuge for a pastoral and ag- ricultural people, and the light and * dryness that characterized the dwell- Ings show a step in advance toward riore permanent abodes. In this period sclence places the beginning of civili- vation. By these lacustrine men spin- ning and weaving were invented. Ag- riculture was born among them; ani- wals were domesticated—the ox, the cow, the sheep, the goat, the dog. The uses of metal were discovered, and the age of iron was ushered in. Habi- tetlons similar to these still exist in the East Indies, and among the Ama- gonian tyibes of Maracaibo. They ex- {sted also in Lake Prasias, in Thraae, during the time of Herodotus, the Greek historian. 8piders Ride on Flies. There is an aspget of spider and fly relations which fabulists and natural- Ists allke have overlooked. A corre- spondent who has brought the micro- scope to bear on many houseflies, finds that the parasite upon that hateful in- pect is often an immature spider, says the London Chronicle. Too weak yet to spin its web, it makes the fly its winged palfrey, and courses from place to place at the will of its captive; el- ther until Pegasus perishes naturally, or, presumably, until the rider is able to make a meal of his charger. This, |£ confirmed, seems to carry us a step farther in the study of parasitism and Ssmmensalism; . ..by Indians on his way to the unknown |- SOLDIER AND SAILOR INSURANCE The = insurance offered by the United States government to mem- bers of its military and naval forces has been called the most just and hu- mane provision ever made by any nation for its soldiers and sailors. That its value and advantages are appreciated by the Army and Navy is evidenced by the extent which it has been availed of. Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo officially an- nounced on December 14 that 238,924 applications had already been re- ceived, representing $2,073,728,500 of insurance. The average amount for applicants is $8,679, which is very little less than the maximum of $10,000. The American forces in France - were prompt in availing themselves of the insurance, Gen. Pershing himself sub- seribing to the maximum of $10,000. Until Januarv 24. Petrograd, Dec. 24.—(semi-offi- cial)—Germany has asked for a post- ponement of peace negotlntions until January 24. Harold Rice will leave this even- ing for Minneapolis for a visit with his brother, L. F. Rice. People Read This Newspaper That’s why it would be profitable for you to advertise in it — If you want a fob If you want to hire somebody If you want to sell something If you want to buy something If you want to rent your bouse If you want to sell your kouse If you want to sell your farm If you want to buy property If there Is anything that you qant the quickest and best way to sup ly that want ts by placing rtisement in this paper The results will surprise and please you and for the home mechanic, for many ' ;| purposes: to mend broken handles temporarily ; to bind ap a cut finger; to prevent a hammer or ax handle from slipping in the hands, by apply- ing a ferrule for awl, chisel, etc.; around the nail set it will keep that sewing machine died. at. Winsted, in Connectic-t, at the age; of elghty-six. }! She was Miss' Ellzubethal(llbourn, who || in the fifties was a teacher in a pri- being the first to use the new machine. Handy Use for Adhesive Tape. Adhesive tape is useful in the shop 8peed on the Piano. When a well-known planiste was playing a presto by Mendelssohn a man who was present set himself to counting the notes and the time occu- pled. She played 5,595 notes in four minutes and three seconds. Every one of these notes Involved three move- ments of a finger, elbow or arm. At 24 notes per second that amounted to 72 movements & second. blem Growing of Trouble. Annoying troubles, noxious weeds that they are, must have the elements of ordinary life or they will fade away and dle—a receptive soil in which to grow, the moisture of one’s own tears as well as the tears of as many other good people as can be induced to cry, and the gentle sunlight of sympathetio attention.—St. Paul Ploneer Press. | | ] | Used First Sewing Machine. The first woman in. America to use a, that In Harvest Time. The delights of vigorous manhood and womanhood are not those of youth, time. e 1 S e to Insure for Their Present Value! some big man says of him: “He is the smartest man in this town!” But that is nothing by the side of having a little chap snuggle up to your side and whisper softly, “I like you! You're so good to me!"—Farm Life. H 0ver 40 Firesa DaymChlcago 1918 ‘We welcome you, New Year. That you will make of us ex- & traordinary demands in many ways, it is only reasonable to expect. So it is our resolve that we will meet those de- mands cheerfully, optimistical- ly, patriotically, loyally—that as individuals, as business men, as Americans, we will do what we ought to do, and, without faults of omission or faults of commission, measure up fully to the obligations and freedom. We thank the public for the patronage given us in 1917. We shall continue to the best of our ability to deserve your patronage by conscientious at- tention to merchandise, values and service, seeking to make Barker’s an even more advan- tageous store to deal with than in the year just closed. E. A. Barker Jeweler 217 Third Street Phonographs of democracy Kodaks TS0 NOURE, LEAV. usx‘ GO TO WAR 1 12, | Sign Food Ple dge; Do Not Pay Money W'hen you sign the plodge and enroll as a member of the g: l;a::tugxfe yi: nt: :fifig’i‘fififi § sound investments. Deal with saving of food. : President Wilson says there ¥ is no other way in which you can 80 greatly assist in wln Let Us Print Your Sale Bills Got a Nickie Plate Biiea strect, phons 11, 601281 the front of its radiator a neat Phone 465. . 1211tf 'I' Beaudette nickle plate emblem doslgn = = The words FOR RENT—Strictly modern fur: BEMIDJI COMMERCIAL CLUB are neatly outlined. It shows ber of the American Automo- bile Association and should be A8 LEWoy:. av bkt e 2 on every car in town. = Order FOR RENT—Office room, completely . B one from the secretary of the furnished if desired. J. P. Lahr, Remembel', Tuesday, “Meatless Day” Auto Club. Price 76¢c. . Phone 328. Markham Hotel Build- 5 but they are none the less enjoyable because of that little difference, says St. Paul Pioneer Press. A life, well lved, grows richer, fuller and more bounteous as it approaches the harvest z «\u.ab ™ s . it 8noN ELSE TH AVIATION A 4 = FALLS ON MY THAT SUFFER. ! avenu a H ; LA s l F I E n “:also rent-my house at 909 Amefl“ - avenue, inquire at 909 America. 6d1l FOR SALE FOR RENT--b-Toom Houss on FOR SALE OR TRADE—-SlcrI~ street and Park Ave., $15.00 per mento county, California, 1ands_for( ‘ month. . -Also an 8-room house on Eastern Properties, 200 acres high|. 8th St. and America Ave., $20.00 class suburban farm land 5 to 8 per month. This house is mod- miles from center of ' -Sacra- ern except heat. Also a 7-room: tool from jarring the hand; around a |{ Food Administration, pay no B! mento. Blectric: cars, . concrete| house on 1517 Beltrami Ave. at lead pencil in the vest pocket as a |} money. M| houlevards, beautiful home sites; | $18.00 per month. Apply Reyn-v guard.—Popular Mechanics Magazine. There are no dues or other will sub-divide 6 afres up. d C‘lty olds & Winter, 1213t £, " of Sacramento, Cal population fces, and the only obligation B| 50,000. Growing fast, safe and|. ., w0 aVANTED. 506 Bel- wners. Write M. Bush, Oakland,| _trami Ave. Call at house. 1218tf. Cal., 3460 Telegraph Ave. WANTED—Pine timber stumpage in. 128 to 13 St. Louis co;nty in ltgwrghl{): 6155, : 66 and 67, Ranges , new, one genuine leather couch, a Q’g{“li:: to J. J. Opeahl, 13'."1%‘1 : E:;:SSCH"::’L °:m1:°‘evxpf::l‘;g:;g-n ng;:: 2'ng the war. small safe, just right for small s 4 tion, h ked ber to hel L o business, one four-drawer steel LOST: AT s Invention, he asked her to help p = : card index, ome automatic num- LOST—Ford tire chain. Return to him, and so to her fell the honor of S bering machine. 1119 Beltrami| Pioneer for reward. 3-1226 _ Ploneer for reward. __ c-_222 Ave. Phone 444. 1218tf | ;0ST—Female Irish Setter. Return FOR SALE—Tamarack and Jackpine to Victor Bushway, Nymore. in 16-inch lengths; will® deliver : 441229 to any part of city; also hay and straw. Reeves & Reeves, ' Phone 20. 1222t FOR SALE—1916 Ford touring car, best of condition. Low price for quick sale. 521 America Ave. Phone 446-J. - 6d 12 FOR SALE: ood delivered to any g CI pressing and ' alterations FOR RENT a'.'x'n'u-a.. “{:‘;’3’.{" op-todate, Has your car a Bemidji em- FOR RENT—Furnished room, all ? The Pioneer, car has on modern. 1118 Bemidji avenue. Merch ant Tallor 210 Third Street nished front room, by end of the week. 1119 Beltrami Ave.. Phone 444. 1218t FOR RENT—Four-room cottage, $10 per month. 1209 Dewey Ave. Call at 1213 Dewey Ave. 6-1227 the local club is a mem- ing. 6-1228 mmember, Tuesday, “Meatless Day” —Are you also under-insured, due to the increased values of almost everythmg you own? —Do _you realize that to rebuild your home or your buildings today costs more than in:1914? - —That your household furnishings would cost many dollars more today? i —That your fixtures, oifice furmture, etc., have ad- vanced in value? —That your merchandise is worth much more today? " ent fire insurance is not based on current. values. Suggestion:— — Get out your fire insurance policies today—and write or telephone your insurance agent for mformation that w:ll surely benefit you. You are trying to slneuer your home—your busnness— your all--beneath an under-sized, outgrown policy! Insurc on the basis of what you’re worth today—at present costs. Cook County fire insurance rates now average about % Iess than they were in 1913. Fire pro- tection costs less—everything elsé costs more. Don’t risk it another day. Telephone, call upon, write or send the coupon to your Insurance Agent. His acdress is on your policy. _Your turn may be next. | There’s no excuse for ““I forgot to insure for their' resent value.” p BERMAN INSURANCE AGENCY _ .. NORTHERN NATIONAL BANK p J.P. LAHR AGENCY : FIRST NATIONAL BANK REYNOLDS & WINTER - SECURITY STATE BANK l These figures amaze you. They should alarm you if your pres- ' TRHAT S WHEN SOME S TS WE BRAVE. PEOPLE AT HOME TO FALL 6 MR HEAD! LO00K. AT ALLTH' 3 auen HERD - WHY TH DIRTY WORK. LIKE. DUCKS= SHOCKABIORBER ILL HAVET'DD DONT FLY - IM CONTRAPTIONY 2 MATH \GGlE GONE) AN AVIATR'S ML MECHANIC —