Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, December 19, 1919, Page 18

RS O —— ! i i i s it PAGE SIX THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 19, 1919 USE STRANGE GURES Tobacco Quid Montenegrins’ Remedy for Wound. Charms for llls Lose Ground When Red Cross Aids Suffering Mountaineers. Niegosh, Montenegro. — American physicians doing relief work in Monte- negro tell of some curious methods of treatment employed by the inhabitants campaign for the robbery of apart- ment houses by visiting furnished rooms advertised for rent, making note of the surroundings and returning later to rob. A search of their home is said to have revealed stolen articles valued at thousands of dollars, Next Time Ed Will Look. Kansas City, Mo.—A fair damsel floated into the grocery store of Ed 0. Catlin on Euclid avenue. “A Dbottle of milk, please,” she asked sweetly. Ed got the bottle. “Oh, what pretty olives,” she ex- claimed, moving toward the rear of of this little mountain country. When a Montenegrin is wounded the first thought of the natives is to apply chewing tobacco, horsehair or a fresh rabbit skin with the hair facing inside. Common ink is considered a sovereign remedy for burns. To stop bleeding sores or wounds cobwebs are used. When a person is bitten by a dog, the favorite remedy Is to pull off the ani- mal's ear and rub the wound with it. The patron saint of Montenegro is Saint Vascilla, whose shrine is situat- ed on the summit of a mountain be- tween Podgoritza and Nikisic. Every week thousands of devout Montene- grins come to this mountain shrine seeking cure for their ills. But since the arrival of the Amerl- can physicians the pilgrimages to the ancient shrine have not been so numer- ous. For the natives have found that their flls can be cured much nearer home and with greater certainty at any of the numerous Red Cross dispen- sarles and clinics. The inhabitants come from the remotest mountain re- gions. They ere carried in all sorts of conveyances, wheelbarrows, donkey carts, buffalo wagons or on horseback. ‘ In one case an old woman, suflerlnx with scarlet fever, was brought to the Red Cross hospital at Niegosh in an fron soup pot. It required four days to get her over the many mountain ranges. In another instance a farmer carried his typhus-affiicted wife on his back a distance of 65 miles and at the end of the journey fell exhausted on the steps of the Red Cross hospital. He was re- warded for his labors, however, four weeks later by the complete recovery of his wife, ‘SHELLSHOCKED’ AT WEDDING British Soldier Is Said to Be “First Man Married Without Knowing It.” Bristol, England. — Thomas May- nard, said to be “the first man mar- ried without knowing it,”” was sum- moned to court here by his wife, his second wife, charged with desertion. Mrs. Maynard told the court her hus- band had previously been convicted on a charge of bigamy. Maynard explained that a wound received at the front in France caused a clot of blood to form on the brain. He also suffered from shellshock, he declared. When convalescing in a hospital at Bristol, Maynard told the court, a girl took him out one day for two hours and married him. “You were married without your knowledge?” asked the judge. “Yes, and when I was tried the court said he had never heard of a more remarkable case,” was the an- swer. “I was immediately released after sentence.” Maynard was ordered to maintain his wife. GIRL, 18, HELD AS-ROBBER Golden-Haired Young Woman Accused as New York Police Check Up on 23 Jobs. New York.—An 18year-old, golden- haired girl stood behind the bars of a west-side police station today while the police were checking up on twenty- three robberies which she and a man 24 years old are charged with having committed in the last two weeks. The girl, who was expensively gown- ed, and her companion were armed with pistols when arrested. They are alleged to have carried on a systematic the store. Ed looked, as he was a man, and hadn’t noticed such things. “Oh-0-00,” she blushed a bit, “may I step behind your counter a moment? You see [—my—just a moment.” Ed turned and went to the front of the store. Suddenly she up and thanked him and started to the door. He remembered and looked. The bot- tle was still on the counter. “Here, lady,” he explained, “here’s your bottle of milk.” But the lady kept on going. Then he looked at the cash drawer. It was open and $75 was missing. Victims of Smash Rode to Safety. Coldwater, Mich.—Except for bruis- es neither John Ambrose nor his wife, was hurt after a ride on the cow- catcher of a passenger train, during which time the woman’s head was only a few inches from the car wheels. The train hit their automobile, but the en- gineer did not know he had struck anything until the train stopped at & station, one block distant. Golng Back to the Beginning. The first hole that early man made in a piece of shell or stone was by a blow of a stone hammer, which hap- pened to strike in such a way as to knock out a small bit of the stone or shell, says Dr. Clifton Harby Levy. When this man saw the hole and noted its convenience, he slipped the sinew of a deer into the shell or stone and |. hung it around his neck as an orna- ment. Others began to ask themselves how they could make holes in things and, taking a bit of pointed stone, they worked with that until the hole was drilled. Must Ride Wild Moose To Be Member of Club Nipisiguit River, Can.—One of the most unusual sportsmen’s as- sociations is the Moose Riders of the Nipisiguit. To qualify a man must ride moose in' the presence of a guide in good standing. He must get a photo and have this placed in the book of records there, together with the signatures of witnesses and guide. He then receives a metal badge picturing a man riding a moose and the words ‘“Moose Rider of Nipisiguit.” E 000505000000 00 00000 000IOSOI00000NE AIRPLANE IN CHURCH WINDOW One in London Dedicated to Saint Michael, Patron Saint of Airmen. London.—The church in Spanish place which King Alfonso attended on his visit to London has received re- cently 2 new window in honor of St. Michael the patron saint of airmen. It shows un airplane with the inserip- tion, “Defende Nos in Proelio.” It is ¢aid to be the first window~ In which a flying machine has besn a feature of a church design. Sees Son for First Time. Anderson. Ind.—John Wesley Phelps, seventy-four years old, of Bates coun- ty, Missouri. came here recently for a visit with his son, John O. Phelps of this city, whom he had never seen be- fore. The father was separated from his first wife 50 years ago and after the wife came to Indiana a son was born, the son being John O. Phelps. The father remained in Missouri, [ i " Christmas anar THE GIFT OF GIFTS IS SLIPPERS FOR EVERY MEMBER OF THE FAMILY Ladies’ Felt Slippers, from. Men’s Felt Slippers, from.. Children’s Felt Slippers, from Infants’ Felt Shoes ...$1.35 to $2.45 $1.00 to $1.45 ....75¢ to 85¢ Elegant New Shoe Styles for Dress or Street Wear. Buy your shoes from us and save from $2.00 to $6.00 a pair. BEMIDJI SHOE STORE FIRST CLASS SHOES REPAIRING IN CONNECTION. : 315 Minnesota Ave. Best Shoes for the Value MARKED EPOCH IN INDUSTRY Experience of Years of Warfare Should Have Effect on Coal Min- ing in This Country. The inventory of the nation's re- sources that the war made necessary brought to light many new facte about coal mining which will be of lasting value to the industry and to the pub- lic. As long as the war lasted these incidental lessons were lost sight of under the pressure of meeting the emergency created by the shortage of fuels, but with the return of peace the experience gained during the war is being gathered together in a series of reports on the industry, the first of which, “Coal in 1917 by C. E. Lesher, has been published by the United States geological survey, de- partment of the interior. The period from 1914 through 1917 and 1918 and into 1919 may be regard- ed as a distinct epoch in the coal in- dustry, of which the year 1917 repre- sented only one section, but a section Wwhich, if not the most remarkable for ite achlevements, was at once the most chaotic and the most momentous in the history of the industry. i In response to the unprecedented de- mand the bituminous mines produced 551,790,563 tons, or nearly 10 per cent more than the output of the year be- fore. The anthracite output was 99, 611,811 net tons, an increase over 1916 of 13.7 per cent. The total output of. both hard and soft coal was thus over 650,000,000 tons. This record output was accomplish- ed by a labor force of 603,143 men in’ the bituminous and 154,174 in the an- thracite mines. In spite of the draft the number of workers in the bitumi- nous industry was greater in 1917 that in 1916. i UNCLE SAW'S GAME RESERVE Island of Aloanak on South Coast o' Alaska, Peculiarly Adapted for the Purpose. i One of the most picturesquely in- teresting parts: of our national do- main is a large island off the south coast of Alaska. It is called Afognak and is about 63 miles long by 40 in width, with a very irregular shore line and deeply indented by bays. i It is the property of the government,’ and in 1892 was set aside by President, Harrison as a game and fish reserve. The important purpose that it serves, is that of a preserve for salmon, all' the finest varieties of which run up its stream in great numbers at the breed- ing season to spawn. . Afognak is a mountainous island of volcanic origin, its loftlest peak rising to an elevation of 1,300 feet. In the interior are a number of large lakes, which are the breeding grounds of the salmon. . One of these, Letnik lake, is séven miles long, and on its shore is located a big gov- ernment fish hatchery. In the days of long ago, before the United States bought Alaska, the sal- mon fishery of Afognak was operated, by the Russian-American company, whicly established on the island a col- ony of its superannuated and pensioned employes. These were Aleuts, whose descendants today compose the native population, somewhat more than 400, though their blood is much mixed. Soldiers and Banana Growing. The New South Wales government has not been long in providing its re- turning soldiers with work. One of the enterprises undertaken with this object is the cuitivation of bananas on a large scale. There is no fruit crop that yields such a quick return as the banana and in the present flourishing state of the market no better undertaking could have been selected, given the right men. It is not work for the lazy. But among the demobilized troops are plenty of men who are young, tough and teachable. Four hundred acres have been taken as a beginning and each settler has 12 months’ probation before a black is Intrusted to him. The sum of £625 is advanced to each for implements, stock. and house-building material. The soldiers have already started and enjoy their rough life in the hills. The experienced planter, Mr. C. Rose, who is in charge, sees nothing but success ahead in reward for their efforts. Prickly Pear Proving Pest. Australia is sutfering from a prickly pear pest, which takes advantage of the rivers as a means of spreading. Shoots break off from the parent plant growing along a stream and the part is carried downstream to found a new colony. Thousands of acres are being ruined yearly owing to the ravages of this plant, and no means have been discovered of stopping its march. Rolling, spraying and poisons have proved ineffectual, and it is hoped that some scientist may find some commercial use for the plant. Indian Women Progressing. Oklahoma Indian girls are as much interested in the canning campaign as their paleface sisters. In Backham county, Okla,, they attend all the meetings held by the home demon- stration agent, and this year made an excellent booth exhibit of the fruit and vegetables they had canned and dried. One Indian woman also exhi- bited 100 chickens of her own raising. —Exchange. London’s Housing Problem. The London housing board has in- spected 2,000 houses that may be con- verted into flats. Of these 1,000 have been approved and work is to be com- menced immediately. Work has also been begun on 8,000 houses. i ¥ A Merry Christmas to munity. Neatly Put. Georgle’s little playmate was some- what inclined to exaggerate whenever he told anything. His elders seemed amused at what they called hie imag- inings. Not so with Georgle, who was a serious child for his age. “You can’t depend on what Carl says,” he com- mented ; “he tells so many things that ain't” e ——" Birthplace of Inventions. Erlcsson began the building of the screw propelle?s in a bathroom. The cotton gin was first manufactured in a log cabin. Parts of the first steam- boat ever operated in America were gset up in the vestry of a church.— Boston Post. —— Subscribe for Tne Datly Pioneer. Just A Reminder! well dressed. the delay. Jw . and summer suit. 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