Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, July 30, 1919, Page 3

f Helps 4 RQOFS GIVEN MORE THOUGHT Proper \Care Bestowed on Them: Hae | “Been Found to' Pay in-More. ° . Wa han One, - : In course of :the clean-up and paint- .up movement, which produced good re- sults in many towns and citles, repairs | of.all sorts were brought about. The householder- who looked over his prop- erty in the spring, with a view of merely removing rubbish from back yards and alleys, found that there was much to be done, and as a result of recent_experiences in war economies has been;inclined to study methods of saving: b ¥ 2R > Oné of the interesting:.features of the “paint-up” activities has-been. un- usual care in choosing colors. Since the ‘ending of the war a wide scale of calors Is again offered, and more atten- tion than at any previous time has been paid to gdiieral effect, according ta reports receivéd by the own-your- own-home section, information and ed- ucatipn seryice, United States depart- ment of labor.” Roofs have been recog- nized as simportant in the color schemes, artistic results being ob- tained by the .use-of paint in harmoniz- g or contrasting:-hues. 3 As a matter of conseevation:in the clean-up and paint-up campaigns the repair of roofs has been studied and various methods have been employed to prevent the .expense and lahor of replacing wooden shingles. Prepara- tions of asphalt are new commonly employed, for they have the advan- tage of recommending themselves to fire insurance companles- and they are inexpensive. -In several ‘cities ‘the ‘slo. gan, “Save the old wooden shingles” has been incorporated. with the regu- lar paint-up and clean-up watchwords. MADE ATTRACTIVE BY VINES How Rapid-Growing Plants Will Hide i Bare Appearance of Garden. i 7 Flower Box. ¢ Al . A‘flower box with the side covered by vines presents an attractive appear- ance. Such a box is easlly made by boring large holes in the side of the box and planting vines in the dirt in: dide of these holes, . taking care to. leave the follage all’ on the’ outside while setting the roots deep into the goil.: If planted with Vinca or Wander- ing Jew vines, which.grow very rapid- ...\, the box will be entirely hidden in a very short time.—Popular Mechanics Magazine. Pride of the Home Owner. r ®That liftle place yonder, In the blogsoms, where trees wave welcome —that’s my home.”-* E : It is the true home maker—the real home lover—who! says: that, coming|: from the day’s tasks, with all the pride |* of home ownership. ’ ; And that Is the pride that's felt by the thousand owners ¢f the homes of city streets, or the little home places that help brighten city borders where a greener world begins, remarks the Atlanta Constitution. It's the pride of proprietorship— life’s happiness summed up in a brief sentence: “That’s my home!” dBusiness enterprise builds : cities, but it builds them around homes. “A city 0f homes” is the phrase that awakens Interest everywhere. And the age of ownership is coming to be the wonder of the time, with youth looking providently to the future— planning for it, working for it, with all. youth’s hope and strength! The humblest shelter may hold hap- piness enough if the one who walks the way that leads to it can say, in the heart'’s pride: “That’s my home!” American Shoes In China. American shoes are in high favor among all classes of Chinese. The av- erage natlve, however, is unable to secure them because of the high prices, and is obliged to content himself with cdloth footgear, or with very poor imi- ! tations of the American style of shoes. " Leather shoes are only for the wealthy. Practically all of the high- grade leather imported into China for usé in shoes comes from the United: States, while the. lasts’ are made’ ¥ Japan and are:coples of staple Am can styles. - 2 e #x + A Question, “After all, there is no place like Peeweecuddyhump!” said the landlord of the tavern, who was distended with local pride. “Probably not,” replied a disgruntled guest. “But why don't your people go to work te _improve it—have clean streets, a decent lighting system, and acquire other luxuries and necessities r —until it resembles a modern and pro- | grissive town '—Kansas City Star, of children’s products, which is to be a big educational feature of the Minnesota_State Fair, Twin Cities, Aug. 30 to Sept. 6. : This little boy has hoed and wa- tered this beet all summer long. It is so perfect in scale that it is to be exhibited for a prize-at the show B | tio ¢ Labor, beca'use, he added; BERGE{% Kfi%%%gAsNngp%fiT%N‘ “ls:nit?el ng:)hers' for some time-past lhus been.the.tool of capitalists.” Washingon, July 30.—Victor Ber-' Asked to explain’ this” statement; ger, the I. W. /. to the American Federa- appreciatively s + + S| - ’| soldiers and sa J hindquarters, testifying Dbefore the special| more fully, Mr. Berger said that of) committee investigating his right to' 'he two organizations, “the I. W. W a seat in the house, said he preferred ' was the'better, for it at least had thej “Honest to Goodness i Ole Kentucky Burley— ——t NEVER HEARD OF “JOHN DOE” Many Soldiers Return:to War Risk Burcau Specimen. Insurance Policies. Washington.—Correspondence of the burcau of war risk !nsuianQe has -de- veloped that *“John Doe! r§. to be a mysterlous; character: | Is badly mixed; f Y Sam during the world :War., - The bureau has:gent thousands’ of specimen Insurance’po'icies to refuru- ed service men to-show just what bene- fits and advantages Uncle Sam’ pro vides for them in recognition-of. the services they rendered-”thelr cousntry. These policles are filled in:as a matter of form with the time-honored naiie: “John Doe.” Scores of these policies have been returned to the bureau by anxious service men who fear that an error has been made and that one of their pals Is being discommoded because of ihe fact that his insurance poliey s in their hands, helng unaware, evident ly. that “John Doe™ ig 4 name which has been used in Tegal parlavce to des ignate an unknown party since the diys of Blackstone, “Am returning poliey addressed to me, that you may rectify the mistake ™ waid one of these letters, “and deliver it to the proper party. The name of the man to whom the poliey s madt wit is not my name.” Donkeys Wear the Trousers. There is one spot in Kurope where the women have not yet taken to fm- itating male attire, but the donkeys have. Visitors to La Rochelle usually take a trip across to the Ile de Rhe, which is abom two miles from the mainland. Nothing in the Island ifm- presses them more than the donkeys. Thesa animals, who do most of the draught work, invarfably have thelr | legs encased in trousers, fastened with cords over the withers and the The natural impression | is that w carnival is In progress, Lut | the donkeys are thus attired whenever ; they go to work. for the Ile de Rhe i¢ | infested with mosquitoes and a pe- | suliar fly most, obnoxious to animols, | aged for cight seas heads. That’s the A friendly pipeful makes even the umpirc seem almost human. Roller-Skating In Business. Roller-skating, once indulged in only tor pleasure, has now become an im- portant accomplishment in many busl- ness houses. SeveralMiarge mail-order houses in both Chicago and New York require office boys to know how to get about on skates, giving them a care- fully worked-out route between the different departments. DRY. CLEANING. Clothes Cleaners for Men, Wome| and Children: BACK AGAIN But don’t forget your photograph is want- ed for County Collection. In order to make this collection uniform, none but photo- graphs made by us goes into their collec- »ns by Nature’s way-—in wooden hogs- true story of Velvet. Judge Velvet with your eyes wide open. It is just the good old honest tobacco that it looks and smells. But the mellow, mellow, mellowness—the coolness and the comfort of it! The taste! Well, a pipeful of Velvet proves more than a page of print. Play Ball. Want a mild, tasty cigarette? Roll one with Velvet. ~the friendly tobacco ! SR S i (S 3o é - il H x4 " { i [} ' i