Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, February 1, 1918, Page 3

‘Clothes lEi.!nou ’or E«g WOm-n and Chlldun ) | statement, quoted | “Suffering ‘and the W, mt"oa.- = “especially with an sdded portion of ofl or will- sustain. life indefinitely. In- an warriors in colonial days lived on ed corn alone for many days at.a and at 'Valley Forge pafched orn was at times the sole rtion of ' the Continental soldlers. 3 to transportation difficulties \saused by the war the corn crap moved ; mmwlywmmthhymthm lever before. Now, bowever, the cereal ' the millers and consumers. | the ‘meantime the hatlon's surplus 'wheat has been sent to Burope.. i Mn thers are approximately 80 buhols of corn for every American, \This quantity Is greater: by bush-: ‘many of the larger bakers are mixing 20" per cent. corn meal “with wheat flour to make leavened bread. - This kind of & mixture is worked‘and baked 1n the same recipes and with the same methods tlut;nppl,y to ltulght whut gaining a greater popularl,ty, t’l;;n ever before. Housewives are ‘to realize that every pound of at saved in America means a pound of wheat released for shipment to the pations with which America is assocl- in the war.: = * There. are a score of corn products that today possess unusual importance for Americana. - Corn syrup for sweet- = ening corn cakes and buckwheat cakes mnum«l sugar is one of the leading. ~products made. from corn, : rn oil, excellent for frying and for cvory other purpose fllled by salad olls, 15 appearing on the market in large quantities, "It comes from the germ of m corn, WADE-IN-GERMANY LIES IIIRIIUIATEII IN GANADA . Oanads is lllo having trouble with Made-in-Germany lies calculated to " “hinder Canadian food conservation ac- cording to an official statement re- ceived from the Canadian food con- troller by the United Butel food ad- . ministration. ~ The stories bothorlu Canada_ are of the same general character as those the United States: food administra- tor recently denounced in this coun- ~try, such as the ridiculous salt and | blueing famine fakes and the report _that the government would seize hwuwlvu' stocks of home_ ennncd The Oanadlan food controller estl- mates that when the people listen to | “and pass .on such atories, each one has the power of destruction that les fn a battalion of soldiers. ° “Stories without even a vestige of foundation have been scattered broad- ‘east,” said the Canadian statement. #Nor have they come to life casually. They have started simultaneously in different parts of the country and in each instance have been calculated to arouse public indignation. “!‘hgy are insidious, subtle, persist- ent. Bit by bit they dissipate public Srust, the great essential in the work ‘ot f00d control, “It 1les with every individual to for- ~-bear from criticism; to_refrain from puilnl on the vagrant and harmful story, and thus the more effectively to. co-operate in work which is going to mean more than the majority of people yet realize.” e THE UNITED STATES FOOD ADMINISTRATION SAYS: There Is no royal road to food oconservation. We can only ac- complish this by the voluntary action of our whole people, each element in proportion to its means. it is a matter of equality of bur den; a’'matter of minute saving and substitution at every point in the 20,000,000 kitchens, on the 20,- 000,000 dinner tables, and In the 2,000,000 manufacturing, whele- sale and retail sstablishments of -| Hugh Blliot says: ' “He was very back- | ward'as a boy in the ordinary. subjects ‘he was extremely disobedient'and con- |, ‘lished a varlety of mechanfeal inven- itions; ‘and- on endless other subjects, “| corporations were pouring out of the - and for use In the kitchen instead of |- TS Vs amel - Oftice—Miles. Block : DR E H. + PHYSICIAN AND: mam " Office Becurity Buk Bloek body..and poor eyesight. sptitude for study, and AND: ] X Oflloo in Mayo Block £ Anof ‘great. writer: who accom- || phone 3“ 5 ) plllhed much despite the handicap of — . : Door health was Herbert Spencer. Like | 5 Bemidji Newton, as & boy he was backward in his studies, A new life of Spencer by DR L. A, wm . PHYSICIAN mmcm Bemidst, Minn. of children’s lessons. . . . Morally,| =~ = A DRS. GILMORE & MoCANN PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS Oftice—Miles Block ; ‘temptuous of authority,” At thirteen “he found the discipline (of his school) ; more severe than he cared about, and %5 ren away home to Derby again, walk- = Ing 48 miles the first day.” Yet as.a man, “without money, without special education, without health, he produced 18 large volumes, of phiipgophy and sclence of many. “diverse kinds, pub- * DR. EINER JOHNSON 'PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Bunldjl, Minn, great and small; he set forth a proh; alon of new and original Ideu." MANY ‘SUCKERS’ IN HEW‘YORK : 1] 'l'ongu- ‘About All That Is Nood‘d to Got the Money In Eastérn Metropolle. BPECIALIST nm BAR 'NOSR: mou' DR. J. W. DIEDRICH DENTIST Gnluble ‘and cnrlom are the two lu.ry- “., chief characteristics of the smart guy, || OFles .0 Bo Blds. and there 18 no one who knows. this better than the street fakir. One: of & | those sharp-witted fakirs with a gift of gab made a cleanup {n the financial district. the other day, remarks -the : New. York Tribune, . He went down | there just as the deckhands of the hig omca lfhono 124 Ruldenu Ml g Miles Block; Bmldu skyscrapers. for a bite to eat. He had = a grip full of little-black boxes that looked like cameras. ““Here yer are,” he nhouted. “for two aickels or one dime." The cutest little thing you can imagine. . Stand on the sidewalk, fix this little box at the right angle, and you'll be able to look into a second-story window .and see what's going-on:without the lllchtelt incone venlence. - “In the old way, when you wanted to peep through a keyhole you went y down on your haunches, at some per- OSTEOPATH sonal inconvenience. Besides, there | : was always the danger of being shot DR. H. A. NOR' i In the eye with a hatpin-or a knitting OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN needle. Buy one of the cute lttle toys AND SURGEON and you.can stand on both feet, and, ‘ Ibertson Bldg. without endangering life or limb, you om“ Phone 153.w can see all that’s going on in the room.” CHIROPRACTOR Nearly every one who stopped fished Z out a dime and bought one. Then a | cop came along, the fakir slipped away —_—T—_ and the crowd melted. ‘Everybody who NI LIRDE, bought the little “camera” trled” to work 1t 40- different ways, and then Acute and Chronic Diseases han- discovered that they had been stung. lded with great suecess e First National Bank Bullding Bemidji, Minn. Phone 406-W lours 10-12-a. M.; 2-56 7-8 p. m. VETERINARIANS DR. J' T. TUOMY DENTIST North of Markham Hotel Gibbons “Block Tel. 280" DR. D. L. STANTON - DENTIST Office in Winter Block How Rome Encouraged Birth Rate To encourage the birth rate the Ro- mans made use of the age-long: fight of women with property for the power to control it. - This power that it took the women of England and America J. \WARNINGER' living underthe English common law {VETERINARY SURGEON 2,600 years Jonger to achieve was || Oftice and Houpital 8 doors west granted by Numa Pompilius, in 715-B. of Tropyman Store C;, to women -who were mothers of Phone No. 209 three children, who were privileged to Z g have “free administration of their own affairs without guardian or tutor.” To the, women who had- inherited large fortunes this must have been an ex- ceedingly effective inducement to the rearing of large familles, and an ex- cellent counteraction to the various in- fluences in Roman life which would tend to keep the birth rate down. This 18 probably one of the few isolated ex- amples where militaristic ideals work. ed for the benefit of women. W. K. DENISON, D. V. M. VETERINARIAN - Oftice Phone 3-R Res. 99-J | 3rd 8t. and Irvine Ave. LAWYERS GRAHAM M, TORRANCE " LAWYER Miles Block Phone 5660 Patch Up Telephone Poles The ever-increasing cost of lumber has led to the use of many devices to save wood. One of the most ingenious is the method to save telephone poles, which rot at the base just above and below the surface of the ground. The upper portion remains sound for a longer time than the ‘base. A short || 117 Third St. Bemidjt pole, creosoted so as to withstand de- Phone 673-W cay, is placed in the ground beside the J. BISIAR, Manager old pole and firmly fastened to it, This adds several years to the length of time the pole will serve. The arrange- ment also serves as a protection to pedestrians; for since the part buried rots long before the upper part, the fall might occur most unexpectedly.~ ‘Popular Science Monthly. MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS Wholesale and Retail Pianos, Ongans and Sewing * Mechines BUSINESS N. L. HAKKERUP PHOTOGRAPHER Photos Day and Night Not Extravagant. An English, Irish, and Scottish sol- dier were returning to camp after a stroll. They were footsore and tired, and a kindly farmer on his way home from market gave them a lift on the ) TOM SMART road. DRAY AND TRANSFER 818 America Office Phone 12 The soldiers were very grateful 4nd || Res. Phone 58 wished to reward the farmer for his kindness. Sald the Englishman: “Let's stand him & drink!” “Sure,” sald Pat, “that"is agin the z law. Let’s give him some blccyal; ~th THE HOME CAFE “Hoot, ma laddies!” interject e Scot. “Don’t be extravagant. Let’s Gordon Burns, Prop. mk mwflmmmmm Corner 3rd St, and Balirami Ave. Pat at ~ MINA M;YEIIS’ Hair dressing, scalp treatment. Switches made ; from combings $1.50.' "° Phone 112-W face. massage, . GENERAL MBRCHANDISE Groceries, Dry. Goods, Shoes; Flour, . Feed, etc. The-caretul buyers buy here. DEAN LAND CO. Land, Loans, Insurance and g City Property . Troppman Block HUFFMAN & O’LEARY FURNITURE & "~ UNDERTAKING H. N. McKEE, Funeral Director PHONE 178-W or B FUNERAL DIRECTOR M. E. IBERTSON UNDERTAKER 405 Beltrami Ave., : Bemidji, Miann, Ladies'and Gants’ Suls | MADE to ORDER Cleaning, pressing and alterations of allkinds, - All work up-to-date, first class workmanship T. Beaudette, Merchant Tallor 210 Third Street * Let Us Print Your Sale Bills Experienced Buyers are becoming every day more firmly convinced that this is the place to come for solid, substantial values at moderate prices. . . We like to deal with people of experience in buying. ‘We like a chance to sell high- class goods to people who.‘ ‘KNOW.” Our Large General Stock has been assembled by experienced buyers—men who have made prudent buying an intense study. The result is an accumulation of goods that we can sell to experienced people and make of them satisfied customers. If you want the full worth of every dollar you spend, spend them with us. Here are some of the many lines we carry: Groceries, Clothing, Vegetables, Dry Goods, Flour, Fruits, Shoes, Feed, Nn You L‘an’i Bmldw a Hom an a 1916 Prices Those pmces, like time, are gone—perhaps . forever, . But more important than that fact i |8eRvice or in fhe next five years at TODAY'S prices. Bmldmg material has not yet gone up to the general ‘high level of other commodities, LET US MAKE ‘up rather than down. A great’ many families need new homes very . much, " Do you? ZR Phone 65 PLANS . wait any longer. " 'Why don’t you? For YOUR ol to be built.early this spring. - - Our special plan service is ready to .go at your new home just the minute you say the word _'This service is free. Use it NOW. &t H|Ia|re Retail Lbr. Co. - i Phones (1] Bemid)i, . 5 Mlqn BuiLDinNGS PALACE LIVERY — TO THE PUBLIC — Good teams and sleighs, careful drivers who know the: roads. We are prepared to furnish first class rigs day: or night, with or without drivers, on short notice. If you want a rig for a reasonable price Phone 164W or 20 "Feed barn in connection. Special prices to sleigh ride parties. Between 4th and 5th on Mm. Ave, Office Markham Hotel Bldg,, Col. K. W. REEVES. HGR — CITY LIVERY Bemldql‘l all the year round livery, Service is first class always. Best of horses, rigs, robes, foot warmers, eto. POGUE’S OLD BARN, COR. 3rd ST. and IRVINE AVE. TELEPHONE 3-W C. E. HICKERSON, Manager ! Milk and Cream il one: You may not be able to build next earl but there is every indication that it will GO We are making plans for several hdnies "nbw_--‘_ NS a Some have already decided that they won’l: .