Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, May 4, 1921, Page 8

Proof ls in ‘the Pudding It is said that butter and eggs are down, but saying so doesn’t prove anything to the guy that buys an egg sandwich, —We're From. Missourj— Difference in Meaning _President Harding, in_his addreas to the officers of the ‘navy. recently, said, “We only want what rightfully belongs to us but by the eternal, we mean to have it.” Anti-prohibitionists will, no doubt, think he meant beer. —What Did He Mean?— Some Trunk It is said that an elephant’s trunk contains nearly 40,000 muscles. If that ‘is true, one of those slap-stick comedians must carry about 40,000 missiles in his trunk. a —But Who Cares?— ' QIEGE OF "' MUMPS AN HES GITING BVRIMING BUY A “Gone Are the Days ! The olden days, when men w'nm dpnnk their whiskey straight were! considered. red-blooded and up-stand. | ing, have almost been forgotten.| Nowadays we even tolerate 2.75 per cent Americans, | —Half of One Per Cent— | A Windy One ! According to Prof. W. H. Picker- ing, there are winds on Mars with a velocity of 230 miles an hour. Per-| sonally, we think that Prof. Picker-| ing is full of hot air, and he is-sore| because Mars has him beaten. | —What Do You Think?— | Once Unon a Time | There was a time when you could | tell a drinking man by the shade ol‘ his nose. There is still plenty of| booze to be had yet, unless we used to | misjudge lots of men. 2 | —Or Misjudge Booze— Who's Talking? There are people who hear all sounds an octave higher with one ear| than with the other, it is caid, but we | | suggest that it might mal= a differ-| Phllade]ph“; ence who was talking. —Or Talking About— Height of Description | We quite agree with the fellow who said he was going to'make a speech| something like the present style of fresh-water lake in the world, con- | Wachington TUESDAY’S RESULTS National League Ww. L. Pet. Pittsburgh Brooklyn™". 6 .667 fings ‘monyment t6 ‘thie’ romantic days" New York . 6 .625 | when the Huds 's Bay company ruled the boss.” Chicago .. 7 .500| over a vast terfitory within the Uni- Cincinnati - | Detroit Boston- . St. Louis Philadelphia Games Yesterday Boston, 2; New York, 7. thtsburgh at Chicago, postponed; cold, - Others not scheduled American l.eu'uo w. Pet. Detroit . | Boston . | Cleveland St. Louis Chicago .462 y ‘Washington, 4; Philadelphia, 2. New York, 2; Boston, 0. Chicago, 1; Detroit, 13. Others not scheduled. American Association Toledo .. skirts—short enough-to be interesting | L. Pet. and long enough to cover the bare‘]\lln"eapqhs 9 34 750 subject. | Indianapolis 8 5 —That’s All He Said— | Louisville . 8 8 Food for Thought Kansas City S5y Lake Baikal, in Slherm, the deepest | lé{;}‘:;:l;o g ; AL 7 9 5 1 tains species' of fish not found else-| {St. Paul where. Some of these'species are| very ancient, and are supposed to be“ survivors of a geological age when the region. in which the lake is situ-| ated enjoyed a semitropical climate. 1 .313 Games Yesterday St. Paul, 2; aneapohx, Columbus, 5 Toledo, 2 Others postponed‘ One of the strangest _fishes of the gppeyay RELIEF ABKED lake, called the golomynka, is almost | one mass of fat, and was formerly‘ caught in immense numbers for the| production of train oil, but is now | —Don’t Be a Golomynka— | There’s a Reason FOR STARVING. CHINESE (Continued From Page 1) |si, Shansi, Honan and Ehantung Food tor tne stricken:is transpprt- |ed free by the government by ‘mieans The man who. first offered anthra-|of railways, boats and wheetbarrows cite coal for sale in Philadelphia in|pushed’by coolies. Supplies-are ai- 1812, was treated ‘as an impostor‘lccnted to regional committees which aid threatened with arrest for at- authorize distribution 'through ' re- tempting to sell what was declared ito‘llet stsuofis in' the schools, temples, be merely “black stone.” miissions, hospitals and -elsewhere in At thet the people who did the|the field. The actual distribution ds threatening must have had a reason 'supervised by missionaries, Protest- Judging from some of the coal we ant, Catholic and American Red Cross have seen. workers assisted by foreign and na- —And Heard— = |this cause may malil or leave-their| busin ENDS SHOULD BE VARNISHED | cont1ybutions at the office of The Pio- | and l’:?;n ?nntlll that he should be tive volunteer helpers. Any one wishing to contribute to| BHlls; zmnlq_yer had ‘very, important | ger, Philadelphia. g rac |neer and it will be promptly forward- Agricultural Department Tells How jed to the famine headquarters in to Prevent Door From Sticking .\ew York city. on Damp Days. i | A door which sticks to the frame | every damp day Is not conducive to | unruffled feelings on the part of those who use it. The forest products. lab- oratory of the United States Depart- ment of Agriculture at Madison, Wis., has made public a method which obvi- ates the difficulty. Wood: specialists there say that the fact that the top and bottom edges of a door are practically always left unfinshed is largely responsible for Jits troublesome habit of swelling and shrinking. The exposed -ends of the vertical stiles give' the most. bother, because wood picks up or- gives off moisture more rapldly through sue- faces cut across the grain than through those cut parallel to ‘the grain, If the doors fn a house are to| shut easily and fit. tightly, it s im- | portant that their top and bottor edges -be protected by paint or var nish. U it is necessary to refit the door after it is hung, the freshly ex posed surface should be refinished at once. MARKETS HIDES Cow hides, No. 1.. Bull hides, No. 1. c-6¢ .be-be Kipp hides, No. 1, 1b .8e-Te Calf skins, No. 1, Ib. .. .. Te-8c Deacons, each .. ..50c-60¢ Horse hides, large. . .$2-83 POTATOBS Chicago, May 4.—Potato receipts, | 46 cars. 0ld market weak. Northern | whites, sackeéd and bulk, 70c to 75c. $4.35 to $4.50; Florida, No. 1, $8.50 40 '$8.764 NoJl 2. §5. to $5.25 per Lbl.| Used Nature's Gifts, There are no indications that fn. re- mote time either oil or gas was put to much practical use as “modern people understand that term, but there is little doubt that priests of the-fire- worshiping cult which flourished ' in old- Persia made “good things” out of the phenomena. Not far from’ Beku are ‘the ruins of a temple of the cult which Is belleved to_have been In ex- istence . for - more: tham-2,500... years: Tower beacons andaltars areprovided with channels.concealed in the mason- ry, which.demonstrate: that: gasfitting is'not.n craft: of modern: birth. These channels led from fissures. in ‘the earth wlilch once ' furnishied natural gas. To this temple came.piigrims from all parts of-thé East-as:late as sides: the .walls: ofthe: temple. today stands a: modern: refinetty, furnishing an emphatic contrast in-the:old and new. uses of Nature's. gift-ot-oil. and gas. High: Se: The rule of In(ernxtlonal law is that: | every country. borderlng ‘on 'the: sea has: the exclusive, sovereignty . over such’ sea to the extent of only three miles; rom its shores. "All beyond:uot with-: in three miles of:some other country. i3 ‘open or common to-:all:countries. ‘“High seas” means the-open, e, ln- cluding the whole extent of sea-so far- as it is:not the exclusive property of any particular country. GOBS OF NEWS T'DAN, BOSSH-MR.AND MRS. 10 .412 | ted: States. 11 .3563 bnlnng around ;Cape- Horn in 1826, éz gg‘;’i a Hudson/s: Bay company employee | (o world have been discovered In the gt ate an apple. It-seemed such adell- | ppjippines, according to a report from . clous apple; ll;‘l' his long sea diet of | povernment experts. recently recelved salt horse; .and; hardtack. that -he by the . United States. bureau of for- planned to:raise other apples like'it | ejgn and. domestic commerce. in his new home jn. the ‘wilderness. | quantities of ore adjacent to good har- He dropped the seeds in-his vest-pock- | pors, they state, will-be. sufficient to et and forgot-all about them. But:thuy | nssure the future of iron and stce! were discovered by the:tallor at:Fort | proguction in the United States for L. Vancouver,. to'.whom he" turned: over generations, 6 .647| his clothes. to. mend. - The tailor. gave | ~ Ajready. land believed to contain 8. | .500| them: to sthe: gardener, :who planted | mare than 500,000,000 tons has.been 6 7 9 .462| as the. borders of ‘modern Mexico. .A -438). CoWhen At the cluse, of the *Fittyfour. pein: has' adhered to his determination —No Taxation Withdat Representa- 4Tt "was- under~ that the nortfiern the eighties:of-thie last: century. Be- APPLES FROM: ANCIENT TREE Sald to Have Been Planted Ninety: Five Years Ago, It Stili Bears Delicious Fruit. Quarnberg at Vancouver recently 3 .813| The tree 15 85 years-old, and is a IV- | qyeon intg top, gear, and -muttered: “Now to make a reputation or kil .500 them,. and. the - trees that grew.from | suyrveyed. Deposits on. the island. of | of -John.:Jacob Astor’s:pioneer Amerl- can fur post of: Astoria. -For: years under. Chief Factor John MecLoughlin, foity or fight” excitement, Oregen was ceded to the United States;: the com- 1 There Would Be a Bad Time for Employer. But he was a generally: all. round useful: man, who “had- never bevn knowa. to.say.“No" when he had been asked if he could do.a: thing. One day the chanffeur, who usually drove:the motorcar in:which Bill's em- ployer. j(mrneyed\wu taken f{ll. gements : for- that - day, driven fn.the ‘car unless he.was to miss ¢ 4qt them. So. Blll w t for and asked.if he would-yndert; to drive the:car. ut_he. had' lielped the chauffeur to Getting Something for It. If you have:a:lot of old junky don’t throw it.away and feel wastefuly:give: it away and feel charitable,—Boston Transeript. Most” Remarkable. Echio. A wonderful echo can:be heard in.a !mm in the castle of Sintonetta, near. New. market. firm. ‘. Texas trlumphs, yjan, A loud noise, suchas a pistol shot, is repeated 60 tlme E g £ TORIN SHARKEY WAS WALLOPED BY. A NEW om JUSTWED ARE BUSTING LUP HOWSEKEEPING Y | VORK TRAVELLING MAR 1N A VISIOUS GAME OF | @UECKERS NIGHY BEFORE LASY AN AINY BEEN SEEN DOWA TOWN SINCE! JOB DUGAM DROVE H' WRONG FLIWER HOME mm LASY NIGHTY. wagh- the miacmup.. That was good'enough for Bl Remembering the little:theory talks he had had- with_the chauffeur, Bill 2 managed to get: the car round:to the Two apples were picked by A. L. 1 400¢ Goor and his employer got. in, With some maneuvering the car wa: from. what is said to be the oldest guvan oyt ml::: tl!o-m%n reoad nn; apple-tree in the Pacific Northwest. ; ! then, gritting. his.teeth, Bill ,th:ev‘w the iron Ore in Phlllpblnu. The finest unworked .iron fields in them were the ancestors of the | Nindanao are believed to be without .4.00 | flourishing, orchards which have. since | g rival. 8 -333| made Oregon.and: Washington famous. | close to good harbors:and 130,000,000 10 .333| The anciént tree, now.standing alone | tons within easy transportation dis- on' the site of the old fur post, has | tance of Dajkin bay, perhaps the best lived thirough many changes that made | natural harbor on:the:islands. history. Fort Vanceuver.was founded | crude fron work in primitive smelters on the Columbia river in 1824 by the-| s being. carried on at present.—From Hudson's Bay.-company as..the rival | the Argonaut. They. contain 275,000,000 tons. .free,:and it was on a Friddy that the Darwin's Stand on. Income Tax... o 3 The mayor of Darw gtl'g :‘I:":“":‘:l;‘;;:x kg‘fii:;g]‘;i‘;"‘ c;tp;;:f become noted: by his r&igtusal for two 2 y .500| and its fur brigades swept as far east years to pay. federal: fncome. tax on as the Rovkles and almost as far South | oo\ q4yop n. the federal:pariiament. In spite of officlal warnings, Mayor Tou- Australia, has the ground that -Darwin had no repre- 2 tipn. pany abandoned-the fort and withdrew- stood north: ot the:international ‘line...When Fort :‘Vancouver was at-the height of ‘é‘:;‘:;l Bave represenfatlmi 1o t_he its: prosperity, the company was su-f .. "0 o0 the "oupelnt preme lord over three:; fourths of North I:nrwln.ubnt ::en :t, h:c:fn:: ;":D“?: Amerlca, X that the mayor. was. leaving: Darwin, : . official action was" promised. scarce. |mles ix the provinces of Oihi; shan-llUST ONE OF TWO THINGS | ana presentations, however, not pen- alties, have marked the departure of “Bill"” Would - Make. Reputation; Or | the mayor. Whether the tax collector will catch: him. when he. sets: foot™ lm southern Australia. is & .point .which: ¢ e will. . be speedlly settled.—Christian Bill Blythe was really a gardener. | Science Monitor. =~ Habits Are. Dangerous. He' had - been; accustomed to-assist. in stock taking. while in business:in the East, o he felt terribly dutraged: 1 when:- they: Jynched him for: rustling éattle in Montana.—Retail Public Led- Long-Lived. Dollars, Tie gold.dollar had.a.long:life: 1t was first issued in 1849, when the ex- cltement over the California discovery Bill:bad neyer driven a-car before,. was.at its height, and was not- dis- contlnued unti! 1889, B’ASflfl" ®. LUBRICATING OILS s THE NORTHWESTERN KIND S CAN BE HAD AT FILLING sm'rion PRICES ON AND AFTER'MAY 1st, 1921 'AT THE FOLLOWING PLACES UP-TOWN— NORTHWESTERN OIL cG AN HER NOTHER SANS IMA REFUSES © BATHE TW DISHES AMY MORES ! WES WRIGHY WAS FINALLY. DERIDED W WAR 1S OVER 'N HAS QT WEARIG WS’ MAIN STREET AN \S SETTIN' IN FRONY OF OVERSERS €APL. ANMOS DOODLESAGK “TH' POSYOFFICE \S MOANING 'BOUT LOOKINY HIS INCOME 1A% A SYRBNGE HOUMD MY mm\i NORNING AN HE'S LIGRED ALl W' CURS ON i \Manld Tnoh Youth o' Thlnk, To teach: people 'to think, Dr. C. A: Mercler of:Dournemouth' left $100,000 Annmo"u wm m to'be:used to found'a chair of nation- al'logie and scientific method at ane of the . upiversities. Among ‘the condi- tions' imposed are clauses directing that:. Students: are not to be taught Mi's. Geo, FOR- 'SALE—Acorn automatic gas FOR SALE-—-Kiddy ldy - Kogp-paby bed. xl"ahnge a5 l11&7 Lake Boulevard. | 500 Mixinesota avenu 2t6-6 2 lone 457 hmna. 90 :l?nnt Aristotle or anyone else thqpxhl FOR RENT—Two: large rooms, 417 roak,mg.—cmmn 5 out reasoning, but to think and rea- | * Minnesota avenue. Phone 941-W. 's son clearly for themselves. <The pro- 3t5-6 WANTED—-‘KiLchen rl at -Ral‘;lrh fessor- is mot to be chosenfor his|FOR. ‘RENT—Furnished rgom, 110 chter g i ek 3d5:0 knowledge of the work or opinions of Sixth stheet. Mrs. E. M, Hayner. —=Two W“""" rooms other: logiclans, but!for hig capacity S 2t6-5 “"l otie’ single ‘room in-/ mudwl; to think and to reason-and to teach. | WANTED—Housekeeper, .not over |- ‘l’f' Gebitlémen gm‘”z%lfvlé In‘ selecting - the ‘professor preference.{. 30 years. Inquire 22d and-Park B’ T} ayenue. st 5tds is:to. be given-to. the: candidite who | -avenue. Paul Newton. 8t5-6 does; not know: efther Greek. or::Ger- man. and, in-any:case;. when ‘appoint- ed, such professor is: not:to ‘devote more than:one-twelfth of his: téaching: time In teaching: the logic of Aristotle and -the schoels, nor ‘more than- one-| twenty-fourth in. teaching the logic of: Hegel . or--other Germans. —Montrenl Family Herald. CARRY :Life Insrance ‘because ‘1 sufficient to maintain ‘my wife and’ children should I-Be taken from- them. . My wife has never had to make & living, other than to attend to her household duties, and her time is pratty mch occupied with them and: our children. . L:want our-children to be ood men and * women,.an honox to us and a eredit to: our country. .To do.this.they. n‘u:!t have ednc:;tmn and h:;mel influence, ;;tlch they. couhi:ot :have i ey were to be sepnrate ‘want iy ‘e to vespect and remem- Friday Great Day in """"V" . ber me when:I am gone, which she cannot do if:I fail to-provide for Friday-has been-a momentous:day k' her She may not be as attractive t & widow as she was _ in‘ Ameriean bistory. Columbus sailed to me in budding womanhood: ‘I haye' no right to think any man on his first voyage on Friday and dis- hi covered America on+a Friday. ", The MayJower reached what is‘now: Prov- incetown on a Friday: "Itwas on a Friday: that Richard Henry Lee moved that ;the colonies - declare themselve: makes a stepmother (vice: versa). r ' and would miss our caresses. I would riot do anyt!ung to h\jmfih / now..- Why should-I in-the-future?-"Their happiness'thrills me with' pleasure. They are at the door awaiting my refurn: . If 1 wm late: they turn to' their mother for comfort.. ‘When Xvam gor made -6 provision for: them, she: can have little- comfos e “He that provideth not for his own is_worse than -any - infidel. » m not an infidel. —Plowman surrender of Cornwallis. virtually closed the War for Independence. Time . Enough. &.m L right in surmising that: you have' something of-serious lmpml to say to-my daughter?” *Qh; -no, sir. I'm merely golng to. propose 10 her. -I'll talk over:the seri-. ous i details: -with. you: after;: the vedding,"—Detroit Times,. - . . l Don’t Let Mother Be Without a Brunswick After May 8th ~ JOIN OUR. Mothers Day Club [ Give Her a lrflnswwk 112 happier token_ of your afiectlon can.yeu choose whlch will bring limitless music into her life: all Features, Wh;qh Wikl Malk ., Occasion a Treasured Memary for Mother Fnllhg Station—Near Great thetn Depot . - Noco BRAND PRODUCTS GIVE ABSOLUTE SATISFACTIDN TQ THOUSANDS OF MOTORISTS TRUCK. AND. T_B.AQTOR OWNE‘BS. 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