Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, December 20, 1918, Page 21

There once was & doll on a Christmas w%to the angel that hung ¢ "Oil'l\m&ldowishlheywoddkeep A sweet litde, neat fitile girl to love; “A dear litde mother to curl Torod‘mews!«p.mdlom Todurpésmlncmefinlegmuud frocks, . And feed me with milk from her A Jind fittle mother, who'd never sa VS b gl to Wi e e Fsends v sho come to calll” Mmmba though the wénderful fact Thn:ln‘:‘dewhx dolf’s Fitde wish came They picked her right off the Christmas tree, And gave her, my dearlittle girl, to you! —Anhur Guiterman in the Youth's Companion. Vision of an Empress, Has anyone taken time to think of Bmpress Eugenie, widow of Napoleon I, just at this time? Nearly half a century ago she saw her France over- thrown and outraged and humiliated and the terms of the humiliation laid down In her own beautiful palace at Versallles by booted and spurred Ger- man insolence. She saw. her husband dethroned to die in exile. Later she mourned the death in battle under an alien flag of her only son, disinher- The dim eyes of. the old woman, who hes known so much of pomp and pride and humiliation and efile, will now see the authors of her undoing stripped and bending with bowed head before the high court of civilization and without an extenuating circum- stance to plead. Surely a fitting and dramatic close to an historic life, * Curious Coincidence. The news of Germany's surrender came midway between Sunday night and Monday morning. It was on a Sunday morning that the world heard of Germany’s declaration of war sgainst Russla.: Serbia’s answer to Austria’s; ultimatum came the previous Sunday. ‘ It was on Sunday morning that we got the news of the firing of the first gun of our Civil war and it was on Sunday that Lee surrendered at Appomattox. Later on, the first #dings of the sinking of Cervera's fleet dt Santiago came on Sunday morning, as did that of the signing of the peace treaty between the United States and n, Sudden Thought. “] don’t suppose prohibition would do In the allied armies.” “Why not?" “How could they have got along without the tanks?” Early Trench Journals, There is a very long list of these early trerfch journals, the majority of which have been collected by Mr. (harles de La Ronciere, who has de- posited them at the Bibliotheque Na- tionale in Paris for the benefit of the future historians of the war. They in- @lude Le Petit Echo du 18e Regiment &'lnfanterle territoriale, which was very artistically edited by Corporal Huhuet and antographed in many col- ers; L'Echo des Tranchies, the editor ¢t which was the famous short story writer Paul Reboux, and which con- tained articles and poems by such writers as Poincare and Rostand, Theodore Botrel and Henrl de Reg- sler; and the Beho du Ravin, the or- gan of the Forty-first chasseurs, which boasted of a2 private wire connecting the office with abroad—the barbed wire reaching right up to the trenches of the Boches—Wide World Mags- sine. | washéd“In a solution of ash ‘ADORN’ FACE WITH MUSTACHE Halry ' Ainus Would Seem to Have Pecullar Ideas as to What Adds to Feminine Beauty. ; —_— The Afnus, the “Celtic” race ‘of Japan, live in the island of Yeddo, al- though the race has become so re- diced that, It is estimated, there are now not more than 16,000 or 17,000 of them left in the country. The .most noticeable peculiarity about Alnu women is that they have tattooed upon their upper and lower lips what resembles a mustache. The women are not considered attractlve and thelr matrimonial prospects are quite injured, without this decoration. The mustache Is begun wiieny:the girl Is quite a child, until it extends partly across the cheek, the material used belng the soot from burning birch bark. The face is cut and the black' rubbed in, Afterward it is bark liquor to fix the color. The Alnu women are said to be usually finely formed, straight -and well developed, with small hands un,d feet. Thelr eyes are a beautiful Soft brown, their halr black and most lux- urlant and their complexion olive, with often a deep, rich color in their cheeks, pt i The native cloth—of which thelr garments are made—is wover: from the fiber of the bark of the elm tree. —Loulsville Courier-Journal. GooD INVESTMENT IN Inexpensive, and Nothing One Can Own Will Bring a Greater Return —Should Be a Promise. s SMILE A pleasant smile {s the inost inex ‘| pensive Investment on earth and it is the -greatest one to bring a return. l 1 How I wish everyone could ‘renlize just what it means to smile. I think we all would smile oftener If we did. So many people have-told me how hard it'Is for them to smile. Here i{s my re- cipe—here it Is, very simple: When you are about to smile, think first: that —in your smile you are to promise something, THat is™really what a smile Is for. ‘It is a promise, and you j may make it any kind of a promise you like. Some people hardly move their lips at all in a smile, while oth- ers smile entirely with their lips and leave their eyes expressionless. The best smile of all Is the one that promises most. At your mirror you may practice smiling with great success. Just conjure up the person you want to smile at and fit the smile to the vision, It will surprise you to know how many different kinds of promises one happy swmile may sug- gest. It Is so like a happy party to have a person around who smiles on Zeneral principles and promises nothing at all but gladness for the very doy of lving. Cheerfulness such as this Is life’s finest tonic.—Exchange. Where Trees Are Milked., . . In British Guiana and the West Jn: dies, particuiarly on the banks of the River Demerara, there grows a’itree known to -the natives as the “Hya- hya,” which ylelds from its barkand pith a-julce slightly richer and thicker than, cow’s milk. The tree is about forty feet In height and elghteen inches in circumference when* full grown, and the natives use its juice as we do milk, it being perfectly harm- less and mixing well with water. The Cingalese, bave a tree, they call “Kiriaghuma,” which yields a fluid in all respects )ike milk, while in the for- ests of Para grows a tree called the “Massenodendron,” which gives & 'mitk- lke juice. It can be kept for -an in- definite tlme and shows no tepdency to become sour. On the other hand, certain trees in the vdlleys of Aragua | and In Canagua yield a similar fluid, which, when exposed to the alir, begins to form a kind of cheese which.yery goon becomes sour. In the Canary islands there Is a tree called “Tbaya Nolce,” of which the milk, thickened Into a Jelly, is considered a delicacy. Brothers Saluted and Died, Such possibilities as have been pre- sented to the men of our destroyers have heen well met, There are exam- ples of herofsm not surpassed by any- ‘hing in the history of our nayy, Jor Instance, there is the case of th¢ two young brethers who were wireless op- erators on a destroyer which was bad- 1y damaged by an explosion. Stagger- ing forward, away from the injured part of the ship, these boys met:the captain. Not realizing how badly they were hurt, he ordered them below to get medical attention. “No, sir,” sald the elder brother; “give It to some of the poor devils back there who've got a chance, We're done for. Please notify our mother we ,dled on duty.”” And at that the palr saluted their commander and col- lapsed. In a few seconds both were dead.—Gregory Mason in the Outlook. Leather From Various Skins. In the hunt for new sources of l¢ath- er strange things are turning up.. /It has been ascertained that the skins of frogs and toads can be tanned and turned to account for card cases and other fancy articles. The government fisheries bureau says the skin of the codfish furnishes an excellent leather, tough as parchment and very dursble. The same is true of salmon skin, Eel skins are employed in Europe for bind- Ing books, and in Egypt shoe soles are made from the skins of certaln fishes caught in the Red sea. Sturgeon skin affords a handsome ornamental leath- er, and the hide of the armored garfish ts much valued in Europe, being cov- ered with horny plates that can be pol- fshed to an ivoryiike finish. THE BEMIDJI MINIATURE TANK The latest novelty discovered in ture onc-man tink, used as a sniping post by the operator. DAILY PIONEER USED BY THE HUNS use by the Boche forces is this minia- The tank was captured by the Cenadians during the recent offensive and one of them c¢an be seen expernmenting with it. When once behind it the operator can go for- ward 1 backward, but in rather an awkward position. AP WORTH KNOWING " The carliest crockery designs .mude gse of in England were obtained from the Chin The nwmber of women trades union- | tsts In Great Britain has doubied in four years. A room may be quickly freed from the smell of tobaceo smoke by placing fn it a puail of water centuining & handfui of hay. which will absorb all the odor of the.tobacco. A A A A A A A AP PP England has more women govern- ment workers than any other country on the globe, Gambling among British munition workers on Sunday has becomé such a nuisance that a Market Bosworth | magistrate fined one $25 for playing pitch and toss. Wallpaper manufacturers have signed an agreement with the Natioual weintion of Machine Printers and Color Mixers, Wages have been in- cx'te.a{sqgl and shorter hours secured. v R b keep the account gr ‘HI‘IIIIIIllllllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIllllllllllllllllllllllII!IIIIIIIIlllllIIIIIIlII‘lI‘IllIlfllllllllIllIIllllmllHlllllllll Security ‘ Read The Pionear | Let Your Christmas Present Carry A Lesson OfIA Thrift A Savings Deposit Book as a Christmas present for your child, no mat- ter how young or old will be the first lesson in the study of saving. It will be an all the year arqund_ present if the chl}d is encouraged to owing and is assisted in finding ways to earn more. State Bank LU T LU PR L AL T TV the The Khaki Boys at the Front, by Capt. Gordon Bates; The Khaki Girls of the Motor Corps, by Edna Brooks; The Camp-Fire Girls, by Hildegard Frey. Among the specials for children are The Bobbsey Twins, and Bunny Brown Series, by I by James W. Gerard; Gene Stratton-Porter. Album, Dere Mabel Love Letter 13th Squad. Books for the Younger Folks | ]I Gift Suggestions " (X IVE Books for Christmas. Whether it is a lad in uniform or any of your numerous friends of either sex to whom you'wish to-send a little Christmas gift, let us suggest books. - A Good Book Never Grows Old All New Books A Minstrel in France, by Harry Lauder; Face to Face with Kaiserism, House of Torchy, by Sewell Ford; The Red One, by Jack London; Cheerful by Request, by Edna Ferber; The U. P. Trail, by Zane Grey; Tarzan and the Opar Jewels, by Edgar Bierroughs; A Daughter of the Land, by Gifts That Old and Young Enjoy Spell of the Yukon, Rhymes of a Red Cross Man, Fami’ly s by a Rookie, That Rookie from Big War Series by Ross Kay Laura Lee-Hope; King Gum Drop and the New Oz Books. some, Phone Christmas Cards in Abundance delicious candy. Just received the Buzza Line of Greeting Cards and Folders. { Christmas Candies—The sweetest gift is the gift of sweetness—good, whole- WE HAVE ALL KINDS CIGARS AND TOBACCO 184 1 Cigars and Tobacco—Pipes, Cigarette Holders and Cigarette cases. No holiday { can be considered a festive occasion for the men folks unless it ig capped by cigars. He will also appreciate cigarettes or a pipe. Abercrombie & McGready 215 Third Street