Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, June 8, 1920, Page 3

June 6 to 19—National Guard En- eampment at Ft. Snelling. June 16 and League of Municipalities ‘of Minne- 17 — Convention of ?'nno 16 — Opening of Bkchnont Beach. i June 17 and 18—Northern Minne- aota Do lopment A-oehfion ‘annual June zz t;;fzd. 25—Northwestern Fire lnnnnneo Underwrluu annasd it ; mi;! Muhnl l-'n-o lmunm Co. Has Sustained Two l.mm in Past Week ; ,’l'ho Bemi{djf Mutual Fire Insur- ance company having sustained two " Josses within a week, a special meet- “ing ‘ot the Directors was held in the ‘court ‘house, Saturday afternoon. The llowing directors were present: A. ®. ‘Ritchie, J. C. McGhee, Nels Wil- ‘Jett, J. E. Swenson, August Jarchow, : /B. E.Schulke, and Ed. Luadtke.. / “Phose’ absent ‘were Henry Amierson and Wes Wright. The following resolutions were unanimously. adopted; ‘Whereas; throug the des'.mctlon of the homes of August Luadtke and S. M. Schaak, this company has met with losses” for which no funds are| on hand that they may meet the pa: mente of ‘these losses: - Therefore be it resolved: That the directors of this company/} levy an assessment of 1‘per cent on the insured yaluation of -this com-j pany, and that the secretary send out notices of spid levy to the members. Whereas; the parties - recently burned out shouid have their money at once; Therefore be it resolved; That the members present sign a joint note for the sum necessary to be borrowed to pay these ‘losses. Upon motion the following losses were allowed: August Luadtke, $1,- 250; and S. M. Schaak, $1.050. Indians §till Use Blow ..Gun, The blow gun is’ still popular for hunting birds among the Koasat! In- dians In Lonisiana,’ This weapon con- sists of & tube, usually of ‘cane, about six feet long, rubbed smooth on the'in- side with an linplement ‘made ‘for. the ) ‘llld elrefully straightened with'" the ald ‘of Bre. * Slender . ‘pointed darts abount eight inches long are used- a8 ammunition, _each one ' ‘wrapped “ meatly along a third of its length with ‘thistiedown cotton to make it fit- the Inside of the. tube. The hunter places a dart in the tube, which he raises to his lips and with. which he - takes careful aim at his game; then with a quick puff of breath he drives the little :dart fiying with a sufficient force to impale and kill a small bird or’'squirrel, ~ i May Baskets. Hanging May. baskets ‘seems to be a' purely American custom, whlch prob- ably was fostered’ jn New - England ‘At least, among all the varied ‘pas-]" 7 times with which’ the day. has been . assoclated, there Is no mention ‘of May baskets in the old histories of the day. In New England, particularly, th May . hasket _is exceedingly popul especially in the rural _sections. ' In the country, a girl hangs a May basket on the door of the house In which her beau lives.. Then she rings the bell and runs. If he catches her be- fore she reaches home. he Is entitled 10 a kiss. In the cities, the ‘young' foin are nsually content to send thelr ofl’erlngn ‘through the null or by a meuenm Mereditary ‘Foes of . Afghans, . Tln Chief. Form' of Dlvcnlon Is in Uurdcrolu I‘onyn. § ". WHY. WRITE' DULL LETTEHS? Cor! npondonco May Be M;do lntouu- ng’ It 'a Little Thought ‘ls' 4 lem to It Mom people think: beforo flléy spea!. but only a few. think before they write, "I have a friend, says'a writer'in'Lon- don’ Answers, nml she I8 a girl who al: ways Kée jer 'friends; ‘partly, T am sure, becmmek however far away. t} are, it s név_ ‘too mnch tmul)le write them ‘long and “Interes| ters, ; Thils, thong betwecn them, sh ber friends v ‘e dlways con-|: polm of view. T|: -siders: her Triends ‘the partlculnr friend she; is. wrltlng to ot books, then the latest books are dis. | oussed; if music Is a favorite, then sic finds a place In fer letter. And nlwus ehrough them all‘tnere rung’a |’ tittle vein of 'humor. So many:péople’ suffer -from lack of tact. = For instance, some time ago,! when. my, mother was ahout to undergo | a% veryserious operntlon, it became f i | necessary . to censor. her correspond- |; Cldexmu is one of ¢ ‘ml . ence—for the simple renson that xome 1ot it was teo depressing for words. One very, well-meaning old lady ‘wrote saying how sorry she was to hear of ‘my. mother’s great misfortune and |'how - it often_happened that very ac- ‘Afg] ans, they are w-rlln ad ' hos- |4y pitable, but perhaps owing, to the abundance of vines in the country, are bave ‘been: the hereditary: enemies of the ‘Afghans; and still the raids and forays on peaceful Afghan villa regarded | n '.he choleut fm-m of The nmungsof young wirttors for 4 attack on the Afghans are the oc: -night revels, and a selec st P g€ mid lasts about & fortnight, and - on m return’ the: party kindles bonfires on a 'bilitop' to:‘announce -its arrival. On seeing the beacon the whole neigh- borhood flocks to the spot,” and 'who-, ever has killed-'a ‘Mussulman'‘is’ car- rled shoulder ‘high to the village, w)uro dancing and festivities are carried on in_ celebration of his feat. ' He ‘who | can boast of no victiln is treated as an outcast -and his fellow villagers give him food over their shoulders. Happiness in Gladness. *“Be glad! ‘When: you have said all there I8 to ‘say about life’s’ sorrow, disappointmeént and ‘pain, about the selfishness and wrong that sweep over the earth’ like shadows, " abott “the at t}le universe. i ong of gladness,” says & helpful D ; in_the lovelight of countless happy homes ‘and be sure ‘that “sotiewhere over and above all is a great Love that makes' all these' things possible.” . The sec\s of happiness lies in your own ‘attitude toward . life.—~Orison Swen Marden In Chicago Daily. News. ‘Chiness Barbers. . . 3 ese are not lmntomed w tipping ' the barber. 'As a” matter .of fact the Chinese. barber is very mod- rawor used by Chinese: barbers triangulat ‘shéped blade handle, folding up ds ‘does’the Amer- lcan straigh made from‘otd in other Al Subscribe tor the Pionesr. I am here to contract for ymfi' NEXT FALL CROP OF POTATOES In this way you can be assured of your market. - If you can not see me, write me, and I will call ‘on you. 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