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R New Year’s Day E Many Lands EW YEAR’S DAY is a time for pln(es and place bei ore the image of thanksgiving and mirth and vl‘nddl'a. happiness, and in some coun- |iyear when everybody is rellgnous. New tries, for the interchange of gifts. It door gods are pasted upon the doors, conslstln" of colored prints of the re- beginning of another year in one’s life, :puted likenesses of two great warriors has associated with it a certain sa- Jof anclent times, who were supposed tredness which often takes the form ,to be defenders not only of the coun- of resolutions to do more and better ;.try but of the home. - of the last day of the year they wor- «ship tlieir ancestors and the Buddhas, day they worship. 1s also a day which, because it is the things than one has ever done before. It is approprate that the series of 12 months should open on the first day and on New Year's bf January, because this is the period ithe god of wealth for having brought of the winter solstice, the turning "them safely through another year. point of the year, the time when earth | b;glns to be revivified in nntxclpnuou‘ the coming of spring. The ancients | understood this significance nnd,,al~|} though several changes in their calen- !: dar took place before the present date | was made permanent, January 1st has‘ been, we are told, the generally ac-|! ccpted date since the reign of the Ro-; v“ man king Numa Pompilius, 672 B. c. H ‘He decreed that the year should begin ' « as 1t now does, and added two new |: months to the already existing ten. The first month was named January in honor of the god Janus, who was |- represented hy the Romans.as having twe faces, this signifying that he was acquainted with both past and future events. On this first day it was the | Roman custom to offer to Janus sacrl- | ! fice upon twelve different altars.|* Among the offerings was a cake of |« sifted mcal with incense and wine. The people took every precaution to - conduct’ themselves so perfectly that, nothing but good might be presaged!. for the coming year. Latig writers of the time say that all strifes and dif- ferences ceased at the New Year. The | day was spent in visiting, feasting and | exchanging gifts, Indeed, the burden | of giving hed become so heavy that | during the reign of Claudius he felt forced to limit it by a decree. In Belgium the children are Pspp— clally active on New Year's. - Their greatest fun is obtained by secreting - all the keys belonging to the various ' doors of the house. Then they hide,: watching, lynx-eyed, from their van- | tage ground for the chance to lock up an unsuspecting parent or uncle or" nunt. When once caught they are not | +freed until they promise a certain for- | felt of sweetmeats. In France it is called “le jnur de I'an"—the day of the year. Merry- making, calls and gifts reign supreme. Dancing, singing and wine also have “ prominence. Candy, not usually al- lowed to French children, {s generous- ! 1y given out, January 1st s also lhe\ day for family reunions. And In the | [i early morning hours relatives of any- | one who has died during the year as- || semble at the grave for a brief service. | One of the prettiest customs in the | . world is that observed at Franfort-on- | the-Main. Many are the gay parties . which gather on New Year'’s eve, and | when the great cathedral clock begins to chime the midnight hour every win- dow of every occupied house is raised Fach person lifts high a glass and with one voice the whole city cries out, “Prosit Neujahr.” By the time the twelfth stroke is reached the win- dows are closed and Qquiet reigns as the old year draws its last breath. In rural parts of Russia the chil- dren, who have arisen especiaily early on this holiday. start out on a house- to-house pilgrimage, with pockets brimful of dried peas and wheat. Doors are never locked in Russia, so it is an easy matter to enter. If the occupants of the house thus visited \““‘\5‘\““““‘-‘\\““‘“\“\-“\\“sn‘\“\‘\ quhhnq alew One™ ‘-“.‘s----‘-‘--“-s.‘--s‘-‘,s | WHEN YOU WANT your wood sawed | WANTED TO"REN’A‘u—GuYag-e, State | WANTED—Position as truck or taxi| = ‘\VANTED—CuLlEr or light sfiigh fm‘ | WANTED—Fireman and janitor. |LOTS 01 FARMS—Let us sell you i ,are asleep thé clnldren pelt with peas those whom they isprinkle wheat over their friends. High mass s celebrated on New Many ‘presents are given between’ friend and friend, and Iby the rich to the poor. A Chinese;New Year custom is for {the people to buy or bake small cakes made of rice, flour nm] suggr, which, fruit and da Year's at Madrid. : .wlth they put on This is the one time of the On the morning | the term “Yule-log.” | Subscribe for _The. Dully_ Pioneer. | | Smith, “president. | were; E. H. Smiti, | 3rogks, that the minutes. of the lasi | neeting stand approved as read. Car- [Movea by Brooks, secontea vy mo- | PORTRAITS AT THE RESOLUTION TREE. i oanis Erickson, trans. . *Behold the resolution tree, i Lugubrious to view; | It stands so straight It batkward - | Houghton & Mifflin Co., And all’ its leaves are new. | "It does not glitter in the gloom, ' No cheerful gleam invites, | ‘'There is no chance for jollity— The lid is on its lights. And though alluring articles Festoon' it round about, The branches are entirely hung With things to do without. ~McLandburgh Wilson. WHAT THE NEW YEAR New Year means new pportumtj to every man, tlu best t}m is in them promises unusual reward for effort In it is the hope of years to come concernin, for the well-being Isa ®lerk. | insertions of THE BEMIDJI DAXLY PIONEER Advertisements in this column cost ONE CENG per word for FIRST P . - B » O] = S CLASS[FIED DEPM{T&EENTS INSERTION and HALF CENT per word for subsequent consecutive i i f same copy. Cash must accompany copy. 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 on our books. No ad taken for less than fifeen cents. When other methods fail try a Pioneer want advertisement. " WANTED FOR RENT phone 986-W. 6t1:3| Phone 75-J. 3t1-4, FOR RENT—Modern furnished room | FOR SALE—Goced _stove. Apply A. O. Akre, Nymore FOR SALE second hand camp 2d1-3 the rent. Address Box '781. Be-|FOR RENT-—Oné modern furn midji. ool 3t1-4 room. Gentleman preferred. Si street and Lake Blvd. Sti-1 driver by experieuwd man. Phone!y OR RENT—For rent—Furnis 47-W. o, 2t1-3 | rooms and apartments in new K o lan building. Telephone N one horse. -State price. Address “M. C.” care Pioneer. 2t1-4 |FOR RENT—Housekeeping roo: s o cmmrmem | inturnizhed; 1 furnished, 1 HELP WANTED—MALE and phone. 903 Lleventh FOR SAL FOR bALI( “One car of bi M smith, mouths old pi mquire at ollet hote woold. Inquire of J. J Phone 4 Must have steam boiler license. In- quire H. C. Baer at Security State bank. St1-3 HELP WANTED—FEMALE WANTED—Kitchen girl at Rex Cafe. 10-13t0 FOR SALE—FARM S WANTED—Dish washer, 8 hours shift. Third Streei Cafe. 12-17tf one. Come to our office and look over our bargain signs. Willits & | WANTED—Girl recom mate for light Olson, the land wmen 9-29tt' housel & in S-roum apariment | COUNTY D!RECJ.ORY = [ County Auditor......A. D. Johnson arapher to Treasurer. . . ...Earl Geil: ,zm.l sten Chas. Mcon for one weel Pioneer ...Fred Rhoda From Janua d o Sth, App ..Andrew Johnson at once. P 2d1-3 J. E. Havris | . M. Torrance J. C. Mc(ihee | Reg. of Deeds. . Clerk of Court Sheriff....... Judge of Probate. Cdunty Attorney. 3Supt. of Schools. ... Coroner. . . .H. N. McKee Surveyor. . .R. K. Bliler ¥ County Agent.......D. C. Dvorac 9k LOST AND FOUND "OUND-—Gold l"i‘l"“:’mw" : samo by COUNTY COMMISSIONERS 1 ist District. ..odward Pauison | -— 'd District. ...Hans B. Imsdahi LO T ird District. «v.....Samuel Ellis E tth District. . Wm. Lennon ith District. ...........J. F. Hayes | n enbush. Fisder pl leave al Ponecr office. . 3t 1t CITY DIRECTORY Mayor..............5L F. Johnson ‘FOR SALF—-C""Y PROPERTY | THE Pl()NLER V/p,,NT ADS ...Geo. W. Rhea ! .Geo. Stein | .Thos. Dailey |[FOR ANY kind of real estate s Creaaurer. ..... City Clerk..... hief of Police FOR SALI FoRr o see Or Wr oR " 2 . i ¥ 15 H 1 AN ‘D n{rT,] fi,ue e -13 land men. E 2-17 ed. Birch 5 tamarack ; = |. poplar $3.25. Phone 649-\W. 3t1-4 FOR SALK—Ses tue semidji phants,” states a well known in his memo tained (hat all wild animals Parlor heate class condition, Cheap. ne a ANY k FOR SALE—Dry 16-in. wood de 1|\~r tiorery store for rubber staw fac simile taral sisuuture stam XY KIND 6 a buy, sale or e sonix the change in reul cstate or per; property, see Tess Rawdetic « Northern Minnesota Real Estatc Bxchange, 214 Beltrami avenue, phone 68 1 mon 1-18 OWNEE Gl HAVE | T A At A s Violates Traffic Laws, “While returning to camp walked vight into a herd Plorer We have always niain- above the ze of i rabbit should carry two head lights and one rear light while tr aveling after dark.—London Punch, | BRING RESULTS | Fire Chief. . ...Charles Dailey| or write E J. Willits, 121 Third ity Engineer and . st. Phone 41. 12131t Water Dept....... E. J. Sourgents ; _ A A i | LOTS OF HOUSES—Let ns sell yon | Tirst Ward ALDERMEN N one. Come to our oifice d =ec irst Ward— | our bargain sfzns Willits & Olson | A. M. Bagley, E» D. Boyce. i the land men. 9-2uLf Second Ward— i A. T. Carlson, A. B. Palmer. = Third Ward— e = et . ) B. W, C , H. C r : Tourth \Vm‘dfiper e CASTINGS ‘ GRAY IRON, DRASS AND I | i | i | P. Barnell, N. McKinnon. Fifth Ward— H. Bridgeman, J. E. Haywnrd‘; ALUMINUM At Large— ! Chas. Vandersluis. | Good grade of, work and quick Yule for Christmas. “Yule” is the old name for Christ- mas, and is &till used in Scotland and the north of England. and retained in || We recast your broken stove or | 1t was originally | furn_nce parts, or any broken |, - castings. | | We carry in stock sleigh shoes, any length and size. i Come in and See Us Before Send- ! ing Out of the City. DISTRICT NO. COUNTY, llL\l")l?. MINNES Bemxd_u Foundry CO. T, December 14, 1920, Park Ave.— The regular meeting of the Board of South of Red Lake Tracks. Sducation was called to ordor Tucsday, | December 11th At oz0 . by I [\ W. Smith, Netzer, | — 2 \umhern |\rcscnl | If you have a specialty you want manufactured, let us quote you. in England and Scandinavia the festi- val of the winter solstice. PROCEEDINGS OF BOARD OF INDEPEND) Molander, Tuomy, Brooks and B'\ghy. Moved ' by Netzer, seconded ! ander, that the December pay roll ;m(inz to $10,006.55 be allowed. Moved by Netzer, scconded by J. W. owed: Carried. \merican_Book Co., instruction.. S \llyn & Bacon, instruction R.°0. Bagley, bther exp. 31 jAr Barker, aux. and JANUARY SPECIAL Three extra folders free th's month with orders for dozens of an: or style if you mention this ad. Beautiful work in large folders | for only $5 per dozen and ap. || Woman operator for women and kiddies. Phone 570-W for appointment today. | . 1'4 Ba!chelder, ope 3emidji Crey., aux. 3emidji Gas Co., operation 3emidji Hdw. 13t 3ruce Pub. C lelt. Elev., ai sureau of 'Pub., aux ‘hemical Rubber Co., instruction *olborn School Eupphes. instruc- tion operation i P. Dickerson dinn & Co., instruc. .. ). . Heath & Co., instr. Rich Portrait Studio Tenth Street, Corner of Doud {u%her Bros,, Saw Co., vet t: & Healy, instruc. e, McClargs, Instr. Vetropolit: nlius Miller, main, .. Hpls. sehool Sup. o . Elec. Light Northwestern Oil Co., transp. .. Northwestern San. Supply Co. UR renutation for busin in- tegrity fegsional is the public’s pro- tection. Our equip- ment is modern and our conduct ir- reproachable. We are fair at all times. . Palmer, outlay i School Pub, Co, Dtinet Bub. Co, men. control. . dilver Burdett” Co. ~auxil. H. Slosson, m m ndard Llec, Ti it Co., main. . Tuller, overation . Pib. co i M. Weleh Mfg. o 30 R, Willlams, main, Vhite Motar Co., main. Adjourned. T E | President. J. T. TUOMY: ""‘. G | service at legitimate prices. {Ivc——r-on—o Reduction, 25 per cent Mvc‘wro‘m imith, that the following bills be. al< Stiff j'r‘n. inet Shop Repairing all kinds of fur- aiture and builder of Tables, Desks, Pedestals, Phono- iph Cabinets, ete. s 11 and see me or phone your order—We pick up and deliver on request. 119 Minnesota Ave. 980 Phone 980 GEO. H. FRENCH § — ,.__;;___-__—'——__._'— i LODGES “ OPEN CHARTER After man tion and de d the special dispensation weeks of negotia- av, we have at last recei to accept new members at one-half the regular initiation fee—only $10. NOW 1S THE TINE TO JOIN! The annual dues of $13 es your kiddies protection that you could not buy insurance for $150 per year. For particulars and an applica- tion blanls see any memberor D Harn phone 763 - e Sec., (]L::; B. Hoyt, phone 701-W [ 3+ MOOSE Mectings 1st & 3rd Tuesdays MOOSE HALL Minn. Ave. & 3rd St. i 9 S Bemidji Lodge No. cfi :}; ::' 119, L. 0. 0. I*,, Bel- trami Ave. and 4th St., meets every Friday evening at 8 o’clock. 1S WEEK( BUSINESS Tel, 2ot |0 See., Tel T19W | s up to date cars .md careful (,]n"C's L you want, call WARD ERGOGS, 77 PHONE 77 Don’t dodge our Dodge taxi. The most up to date service car in the city. Wood and WOOCD SAWING Phone 93 GROCERY I (Formerly B. A. {olbe's) | THE SERVICE STORE I im to carry only the choicest lines of groc- eries and expect to build our busiie on quality ind service. Your patron- age solicited. Deliveries ¢ 10 a. m. and 4 p. . ! ‘ i { Telephone 657 1101 Doud Ave., Bemidji f SAVE YOUR TIRES Don’t let your car stand on those tires all winter. Let us call for your tires and slore them this winter. I will repair them and have them in first-class shape for spring. JOHN MATLUND CALL 225 Bemidji Minnesota Bemidji Fur Coat Company FURRIERS Repairing and Remodcling Our Specialty, Also Buyers of Raw Furs and lides Phone 578 New Kaplan DBldg. I ———————— Bemidji Fioral Co. Choice PLANTS Artistic Designs Prompt Attention Given to Mail Orders Pemidji, Minn. NEW KAPLAN BUILDING Phone 418 PAGE FIVE | BUSINESS PROFESSIO DOCTORS DR3. JOHNSON & BORRESON Physjcians and Surgeons Bemldjt, Minn. \ . GARLOCK, M. D. Eye—Ear—Noze—Throat Glasses Titted DR. E. H. SMITH Physician and Surgeon Office Security Bank Block DRS, GILMORE & McCANN Physicians and Surgeons Office Miles Block A. NORTHROP OSTEOPATIIIC PHYSICIAN AWD EURGEON Ilwltson Blik Office Phone 153W C. R. SANBORN, M. D. Physician and Surgeon Office Phone 88 DR. A. DANNENBERG Chiropractor Hours-—10 to 12 a. Other hours by & e || B 15t Nutioned Gank Bldg. H,A\I\CU M & an and Surgeon DENTISTS DR. G. M. PALMER Dentist and Orthodontist Rarser Buildine VETERINARIANS S R Denison & Burgess VETERINARIANS Bemidji, Minn. \____________._—. BUSINESS E. M. SATHRE Buyz Smiall Houses for cash and sells them -~ monthly par nents wl Bank Blag lecijons a specialty ORY CLEANING Cleancrs for Men Womes _ INSURANCE REAL ESTATE REYNOLDS & WINTER 212 Beltrumi Aveane e e .t et e e HUFEMAN & (PLEARY cuT FLOWERS AND | FURNITURE AND UNDERTAKING H. N. M’KEE, Funeral i PHONE 178-W or R