Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, December 3, 1919, Page 6

USE BIRDS TO CATCH FISH 'AH>o‘w Chinese Employ Cormorants to Capture Unwary Member3 of the Vasty Deep. In “My Chinese Days” Miss Gu-~ lielma F. Alsop describes a remark- able river industry that she saw while visiting a friend in Soochow. We were rowing on the river at the time, she says, and as we turned a bend we saw a long, narrow boat swinging at midstream, in which two men stood motionless and silent. At first glance, it looked as if the boat were not floating on the water, but as if it were held just above the sur- face by a flock of strong blackbirds * as large as eagles. Fascinated, I watched the birds. They screamed and fluttered their sooty black wings. Suddenly a number plunged into the water. I saw them struggling and flapping ; then the men pulled them up by stout strings, caught them un- der their arms, and jerked the fish from their mouths. I saw a gleam of silver as they tossed the fish into 8 basket. The commotion among the birds subsided and they settled down in horizontal rows, making dark patches on the water. ’ “How many ?” called a voice from the shore. “Three,” answered one of the men. “Later, more,” he said. “The sun not yet falls down the hill of heaven. Wait till the fish see not the shadow of the blackbirds.” My companion explained the cus- tom of cormorant fishing, which is an ancient Soochow industry. The birds are tied by stout ropes and perch on sticks parallel to the sides of the boat. They are kept very hungry so that they will fish, and the men can steal the catch from their mouths. GREAT. MUSICIAN A DIPLOMAT Mendelssohn’s Tact in Delicate Situa. tion Properly Recognized by His English Admirers. After the London performance of “St. Paul” by the Sacred Harmonie society at Exeter hall, in 1837, Men- delssohn’s coach was waylaid at mid- night on his way to Dover, but, in- stead of being robbed, the composer was presented with a silver snuff box by a group of devotees. He had be- baved with charming grace in an awkward incident. The London performance in question was to have been conducted by him. But the .. Birmingham {festival was just due, and he was the great attraction there in the same oratorio. It was felt that his appearance as conductor in Lon- don at that juncture would detract from the importance of his visit to Birmingham. Mendelssohn saw the point and canceled his London en- gagement. But he attended the per- formance, and was so winning to all concerned—audience, performers, of- ficials—that he turned a disappoint- ment into a scene of wild enthusi- asm. APPROPRIATE. “Why,” said a friend to a Midland clergyman, *“do you call your dog Kibroth Hattaavah?” “Read your Bible,” retorted the clergyman, “and you will under- stand.” When the searcher realized that Kibroth was the place where the Israelites “lusted after meat,” he did understand.—London Tit-Bits, THE PIONEER WANT ADS SNAPS! 6 lots, North Park Adddition; price, $50 each. 3-room house, lots, near school; part cash. 160 acres, 3 miles from station, 50 acres under cultivation, 12 acres cleared for breaking, sandy clay loam. Price, $16 per acre for quick sale, part cash. 8-room house, hardwood floors, gas and lights, corner lot 100x140, only four blocks from the normal. Price $3,000. i 4-room house, good -condition, lot 50x140, 2 blocks from the high school. Price $1,5600, $200 cash, balance easy terms. 160 acres hardwood land, clay loam soil, 3 miles from railroad station. Only $12.50 per acre. Terms to suit purchaser. 40 acres, 7% miles from Be- midji, good clay loam soil, small house. terms. large barn, 9 price, $1,600, GEO. H. FRENCH—J. P. LAHR Phone 93 Markham Hotel Bailding on our books. WANTED WANTED—Good cash register. Cases Cash Store. 44126 WANTED—Box stove, or good wood heater. Phone 256-W. 3d123 WANTED—Board and room in priv- ate family. Phone §-F-110. 2d123 WANTED—Couple wanis board in private home, close in. Phone 83. 3d124 WANTED—Washing and ironing. Home Laundry. Phone 700-W. 2d124 WANTED—Second hand piano, will pay cash. Lisle Jarvis. Margie, Minn. 5d125 WANTED—Furnished room, in a modern home. Also poard if con- venient. Call 83. 3d121 WANTED—Second hand furniture, utensils and bedding. Will pay cash. Phone 186-W, or 737-J. 6d129 WANTED TO BUY—Good, modern six or seven room house, in good location. State lowest cash price and location in first letter. P. L. Steven, Box 177, Cass Lake, Minn. 6d128 HELP WANTED—FEMALE WANTED—Two girls, at Vickers restaurant. 3d123 WANTED—Kitchen girl, Hotel Markham. 3d1125 WANTED—Office girl address X Y Z care of Pioneer. 12-tf WANTED—Girl, at waffle parlors. Call in person, or phone 20. 2d124 WANTED—Competent girl, for gen- eral housework, at 1107 Lake Blvd.” .Bemidji, phone 711-W. éd125 FOR SALE—CITY PROPERTY FOR ANY kind of rea) estate deal, see or write E. J. Willits, 218 Beltrami -,Ave, Phone 41. 1213t e FOR SALE—Restaurant, on Jeffer- son highway, doing good business. “Requiriug but a small capital, J. A. Wallace, Trail, Minn. 1041212 [ S S S —— FOR SALE—Restaurant, on Jeffer- son highway, doing good business. Requiring but a small capital. J. 164129 A. Wallace, Trail, Minn. FOR SALE—GCity lots; & acre lots; also 40, 80 and 160 acres, all on easy terms. Will teske liberty bonds. Mathew Larson, Nymere P. O. 2mo123 Berlin.—Marriage is being com- mercialized. Reports show that weddings there are now accompanied by a public marriage ball at so much per admission, plus a liberal wedding present—in cash. “My Business Is Different —1I Can’t Advertise” tising ?”’ Bemidji Pioneer Publishing Co. Classified Advertising Department Advertisements in this column cost ONE CENT per word for FIRST INSERTION and HALF CENT per word for subsequent consecutive insertions of same copy. Cash must accompany cepy. Ads not paid for at time of insertion will be charged for at ONE CENT a word, and then only to those having open accounts No ad taken for less than 15 cents for first run, and nothing less than 10 cents per issue for additional runs. WHEN OTHER METHODS FAIL TRY A PIONEER WANT ADVERTISEMENT ] Stop right there, please. The very fact that your business-is different is the reason you can advertise. q If all stores were exactly alike, adver- tising would be a difficult problem. q] The question is not, “Can I use adver- It is “Can I survive without advertising ?”’ {] Competition is growing keener. {] Business men are feeling today more than ever the tremendous building power of publicity. They are talking about their merchandise and their ser- vice to thousands of people through their newspaper advertisements. [ According to Bradstreet and Dunn, 84 per cent of business failure are among firms who do not advertise. { A; MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS S TS EDWARD KRAMER 814 Meingesota Ave. Beratdft Clothes Cleaners for Men, Women 706 Fourteenth St. J. Bistar, Mgr. Phone 678-W ; Phone 444 Jobbing, Finishing Carpenter work of all de- scription. Cabinet work a specialty. ; ALL WORK GUARANTEED Orders Will Be Given Prompt Attention DR. H. A. NORTHROP osTROPATEIC PEYSICIAN AND SURGEON Ibertson Block Oftice phone 183 e i Saving Money Is Largely a matter . of Habit The people who save as a rule, ha 7 PHONE =/7= FOR SALE FOR SALE—One second hand Victor phonograph, cost new $115. Will sell for $75, on easy terms, looks like new, used six months: Inquire Victor, Pioneer. 3d1129 FUR SALE— See the Bemldji Sta- tionary store for rubber stamps, fac simile eignature stamps, no- tarial seals and corporation seais % mile from spur P. O. and store, 14 mile to school, all fenced, has 1 story house, 16x24, splendid soil. Some timber. Address i. G. Hay- croft, Solway, iMnn. 1441210 FOR SALE—100 selected registered Shropshire yearling ewes, all bred to champion imported Shrop bucks. Might also sell three choice Reg. ve just as good times, in fact better, than those who fail to save, be- cause they have the satis- faction of kno " that they are fortified against the unexpected. Pick out the most suc- cessful money makers in your community and you will find them to be the heaviest insurers. THINK IT OVER ' D. S. MITCHELL HE dignity of our professional etiquette matches the high sfanda'rds we have set for the of conduct our FOR YOUR LIVERY ‘ Day or night the year round. New Dodge and Ford Cars business. Shropshtre bucks. A. E. Gibson, Bemidji. Phone 843. - 104124 The New Yark Life Man at your service Northern Nat'l Bank Bldg. Eageey ey e S WARD BROTHERS A A A A A A A A AN A AN AP FOR RENT—Furnished room. Call 428-J. 2d124 FOR RENT—Six room modern house. Call 29. 2d124 FOR RENT—Furhished room, Bemidji Ave. 2d123 FOR RENT—Furnished room, 915 Bemidji Ave. Phone 31-J. 4d126 FOR RENT—One steam heated office room. Inquire Millers Grocery Store. 3d123 FOR RENT—4 room house, at 1210 Beltrami Ave. Inguire Troppman Meat market. 123t FOR SALE—FARM PROPERTY A A~ A A A A FOR SALE—28.02 acres in section 22, town 146, range 33. With 6 room house, garage, with wood- shed, chicken coop. Lot B 9% acres, 5 room house, Ridgeways Second 4dd., and also lots. Christine S. Ridgway, Ny- more, Minn. 6d124 Toyland In Bem_idji for Business [ We are pleased to announce that our store has’ _again been transformed into a GIFT SHOP. For the last month we have been busy arranging our NEW STOCK of HOLIDAY GOODS and we claim without fear of contradiction that we have the best selected and most complete stock of gifts suitable for every member FOR SALE—Here is your opportun- ity to own a farm of your own. I have for sale 125 5-100 acres of unimproved land, at only $25 per acre, 2 miles from city. Take ad-|| vantage of this_offer before it is t late. T t ible | I % : -e . parts. Apply Cases Cash Store || of the family that has ever been shown in our city. o bt AL O LB “Our-goods are all of the very best quality. Nearly all American P A A A s . made, although we have some French, English and Japanese goods also.., And gtju- prices, all that we will need to say is that you will BUY FOR LESS HERE than ANY WHERE ELSE, and we will have you to be the judge. We have all of the new novelties in ’ ' TOYS, GIFTS OF ALL KINDS, CHINA, CUT GLASS, ® SILVERWARE, DOLLS, DOLL BUGGIES, HOBBY HORSES, WAGONS—all kinds of Oh Just Everything that you can think of HEED SANTA’S WARNING—The holiday season is right now and the days go by mighty fast—so we urge upon you to do your Christ- mas buying early. You get much better selections, much better ser- vice—DO IT NOW. LOST—White Angora “cat.” Reward" offered. 422 Minn. Ave. 2d1ad LOST—Spitz pup. Finder return to Hans Nielson, Movil Lake. Phone | i 23-F-23. 3wl24 | M LOST—XKeyring ‘with 1 common key, |} one Yale. Leave at Pioncer office. {H Mrs. W. N. Weber. LOST—A parcel, containing pair of || slioes, skirt goods. Finder leave Il at Pioneer office or call 700-W.; 3d1241) 1120t LOST—Black fur mitten. between |} Crookston mill and towr. Finder return to George Pellow, or call |} for the other one. 248123 GIFT GOODS Of every kind—Smoking Sets, Candle Sticks, Vases, Nut Bowls, Yarn, mostly all bright shades, Serving Trays, and Oh just every- for ~ sweaters and outdoor gar- thing else. 3 ments generally. One ounce balls, ‘regular price 35c. Special all WHITE IVORY this week or until all is sold, per Largest stock, and by far : ball, Cheaper Prices, and best variety, \ and of course everything else in JUST GIFTS. SLEDS, $1.49, $1.75, $1.98, $2.38 To $3.25— all heavy steel run- ’ ners and flexible, self-steering. These sleds are very good and very much underpriced. We bought in one lot a solid dray load of sleds and bought them at a saving. This is your chance—you buy here. BABY CUTTERS, $5.75, $8.50, ete. Toboggans, Skiis, etc.’ START RIGHT AT FRONT OF STORE and you can go for 140 feet clear back to the alley and all you will see will be TOYS and GIFTS and REGULAR STOCK. SPECIAL ALL THIS WEEK - FLEISHERS, Lustrous Teazel price. BOYS’ WOOL MACKINAWS Sizes 26, 28; very special close cut price SWEATERS .Boys’ and Girls’, at....._... $2.98 Different colors, a good buy for you. . LADIES’ SLIPON SWEATERS, Fleeced Wool, very pretty shades, and mighty good values at $5.75, $8.50 and $9.50, and we say buy these. JUST IN—SILK HOSIERY Ladies’— $1.48, $1.98, $2.48, $3.60, and Silk and Fibre$Hose at 98¢, $1.15; fine Lisle Hose 48c, 59¢, 73c; Fleeced Hose 25¢, 2 33c, 35¢, 504, U BUY EARLY BUY NOW CARLSON of Course THE HOLIDAY STORE OF BEMIDJI A Bemidji home, store, a most satisfactory store, a store of prices downward—quality upward Mail orders filled now for Holidays Goods or staple goods WEDNESDAY‘EVENiNG, DECEMBER 3, 1919 | 1 S 1 § i o i = Dalasb e