Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, December 23, 1921, Page 8

Twentleth Century : Limited |§ Laugh With Us— Not At Us— Past and Future The ordinary man of today as a boy liked all-day suckers. But, now, since he has grown up and gone into business for himself he prefers those he can trim- quickly. —If He’s' Looking for Suckers— A Poor Old Guy 3 "Twas the nighf before Christmas, And father had spent The coin he had saved for the Grogeries and rent; The rest of the family Had gone to the hay, But paw, he stayed up So’s to dope out -a way To settle his bills when The blamed things came due, But he soon gave it up, And he went £0 bed, too!—Ex. —Might Just as Well— Jio Had No Cellar 01d Father Hubbard went to the cup- board 2 To get his poor self a drink; But when he'got there the cupboard was bare, . & So he had to take onc from the sink. | MARKETS PABADARASRAAAARAABANAANSY SR ARALRARS. POTATO MARKET' Chicago, Dec. 23.—Potato market stronger. Receipts, 22 cars, Total U. S. sl;lipmenzs, 208 cars. Northern whites, sacked, $1.80 to $2; Minne- sota Red River Ohios, $1.85; Idaho rurals, $2; reports delayed by bureau of markets. B. L. Greenfield, a student at the State Teachers college, left this mora- ing for Oshkosh, Wis., where he will spend Christmas with relatives, He —Motuer Had F“noled Him— An Early Opening A Canadian writer reports that| vety few banks are being onened at’ country points in Canada just mow, He claims Tual wse c.ui & opened are having the ceremony per-, 1ormed mostiy between midnight and 4 a.m, i | It looks to us as.though those coun- | try points in Canada nave notuing on| the‘ ‘Pwin Cities just now in that lime. Quite a number of banks have b,m] opened up there in the last iew| months, ¢ | —But Not Well Attended— | | - About This Time of Year This is the time of the year when the merchants:and otuer business men | who depend upon the public for tweir/ {raffic in the Kansas mine fields, de- | support wish the pubiic a Merr Christmas and. a Happy New Year * Even the life insurance men are wish-| ing their patrons many happy returns | of the day. 5 ~TIt ¥elps Their Business—~ Hubby Gaes Shopping A certain married man went Christ-‘: mas shopping last night and returned | with a big bundie of articles, telling | his wife that he had just bbught some | fine presents for:'the person whom he loved the best in all the world. Imagine his consternation when she asked him i he had bough! a few boxes of cigars: —Evidently She Was Wise to Him— One Companaation Some people doubt the benefits of prohibition, while: others do not ob- rect to’bemg forced to drink soft Jrinks, One thing which must be counted'in favor of the soft drinks is that when a man finishes onc you never hear him say, ‘‘Oh, fellows, did you ever hear this one?” And then who ever heard of a buncii of fellows ge_g;lrgg together to dring colored pop and sing “Sweet Adeline”? —It Aint Being Done— ISSUES GRAVE WARNING TO MOONSHINE DRINKERS (By United Press) Cleveland, Dec. 28.—The “Grim Reaper” is stalking at your side, Cas- ket, hearse and grave are staring you squarely in the face. . Within five years=—if you don't watch your step—there’ll be enough of you to fill every cemetery. in the | ; country, &7 This warning to present day drink- ers was sounded here today by lead- ing analytic ‘and consulting chemists. Men and women indulging in drinks banned by the Eighteenth amendment are, the experts say, slowly but sure- ly n'sphyxmting themselves.: - Ungus- pectingly, they are assimilatingv poi- sons found in almost -every so-called ‘pure, bonded” liquor in these times of boot-leggers, amateur distillers and | home brewers, according to Assistant City Chemist J. M. Kovachy. Hundreds of samples of the ‘real stuff” have been brought to Kovachy for analysis. All, thus far, lie says, | contained a high .percentage of fusel| oil. This substance, Kovachy claims, causes the lips and body to turn biue and removes. oxygen from the blood. -Fusel oil, the assistant city chem- st explained, is a product of fermen- ation. It consists of a-combination of ‘the higher.aleohols of which. amyl is the chief constituent. = “Ilicit peddlers of whisky,” says Kovachy, ‘“employ ethlylacetate for flavering purposes in some cases. One of the greatest dangers is that the il- licit manufacturer or home brewer! dces not know the, proportions to: be used in making his produet. “It is trie, a portion of the contents . of many hottles is pure bonded whis- ! k{." asserts M. E. Ciy proprietor. of the chemical laboratories. ol - “But,” continued Curtis, “the good | _liguor is mixed with dingrediates that Are ' harmful to the human system. - ! i Acetone, derived from wood alco-' 1iol, is being utilized largely in the ‘manufacture” of \modern drinks, ac- ording to Curtis. : . PIONEER WANT. ADS| BRING RESULTS | wns accompanied by his mother, Mrs. H. M. Greenfield, who has been visit- ing relatives here. i - Avis Cameron i‘s expected home this evening from Park Rapids where she has been teaching. She expecis to visit relatives and friends for two weeks. Mrs. Arthur Kahala will arrive here. tomorrow noon. She will wisit ser mother, Mrs, Villemin at the home of Mrs. J. T. Falls. PROHIBITION AGENTS AT WORK IN KANSAS MINES Pittsburg, Kans., Dec. 23 —Feder- al prohibition agents of two states with a dozen deputy sheriffs today continued raids to’ clean up illegal ared by authorities the wettest spot in the West. NO LONGER WEAPON OF WAR The Mace Teday Is, However, in All Countries a Recognized Symbol of Authority. In the ‘days of old armory the mace was a milltary implement used for dealing heavy blows. It was frequent- ly carricd by herse-soldiers’ at the saddle ‘bow, wherc it was suspended by a thong which passed through the upper part of tlie handie; this’ thong was wound around the wrist to. pre- vent its' loss by the force of a blow. Tt could be conveniently wielded with one hand and had many forms. The head was of ten spikes, and some- times consisted of six, eight or more radiating blades, grouped around a central spike, all of steel. “In England during the time of the Pluntagenets the mace was used in’ battles and tournaments, and was ' superseded by the pistol. in the time of Elzabeth. The ornamental maces of parlinment, the universities, and the city corpora- ftlons may be traced to. the Twelfth and Thirteenth centuries. The house of commons has possessed no less than three maces, and that of the lord may- or of London dates from 1785. In the congress of the United States the COULDN’T READ THE ‘SIGNALS’ - Later, Mystified Nuv;m:man to New York Were Enlightened, and a Little Embarrassed, Newcomers to New York by steam- clty as soon as thelr vessel gets head> | ed up the harbor, There was a party {of :such on a vessel from: Southern ports. 3 I From the roof of a high doyntown peared to be a_ string of signal flags snapping in thebreeze. Some were | white,-some were striped and one big | one was aflaming ved, “If we only knew'the code we could tell what they mean,” sald a member of the party. “Perhaps they indicate what channel.we are to take up the river.” : “Or maybe they are weather warn- ings of some kind,” guessed anotber. “Let's ask one of .the officers.” They did. The officer looked first with the naked eye and then with his glasses. ¥ “That'’s the janitor’s wash hung out on the roof to dry,” he announced, as | he finished his survey. - “The big red one is a tablecloth.'—Pittsburgh Dis- pateh. | T0 RESTOCK BRITISH FOREST Importations &f Fir and Spruce Fron Canada Are to Be Made for . . . the Purpose. The British Isles are'to be. refor- "ested with Douglas fir and - Sitka spruce from British Columbia. ‘To ob- tain: the necessary seed, a seed ex- tracting plant will be established at | Westminster by the dominion fovestry service. | Shipment of green cones has been ohn Ruski BEST AND BIGGE The more you smoks them = The better you'l ke them \ V¥4 Write for our Premium T.LEWIS CIGAR MFG. CO., Largest Independent Cirar Factory in tne World, ship begin to learn. things about the : office - bulldipg _ they -saw what ap- . il ltmfii(f impraciicablel . The néw plant | Wil handle'a ton and a half of cones every six hours. The cones will be ,drled ‘under hot air blast and as they | open, the seed will fall from the dry- !ing cylinder of fine mesh into a hop- per, ' Present requirements - call for 8,000 pounds each of fir and spruce seed annually, for ‘which it will be necessary to gather 120 tons of cones. Sitka spruce cones will be gollected on the Queen Charlotte islands where the tree flourishes in abundance. The cones of the ‘Douglas fir will be gath- ‘ered on - the western slopes of the Rocky mountains tributary to. the Fraser, river. g “T'his s fuf country of the Hudson’s Bay .company, now. closing out its lands'in the prairie provinces. to farm, settlers. The company’s posts are still dotted through this region of primeval: . wildlerness. b Investigatfons of. the . British com- mission working out the ‘vast refor- estation scheme have shoywn Douglas, fir and Sitka spruce best adapid for the purpose. 5 Centuries ‘of,_tree cutting have left the ‘fslands’ of the British group de- nuded of ‘forests and reforestation Is necessary to replenish the timber. Political - Strategy. “After a’fmember of congress has ' Jived in. Wasnington for .a tithe he gequires. the airs of -a:statesman.” | “dldst ‘of my colleagues do,” said Senator; Siortsworthy, . “but personal: “ly I preferato Jook lke a small town Dbusiness man, I may not impress. for- elgn visftors: as much, but it makes me, stronger with the folks back home whea constituent of mjine ‘Teturns fron . visit to Washington and tells tlie hoys tliere are no frills abott Jim - Snortsworthy. He's just as much a friend. of ;the plain people as. he ever wasS—-Birmingham Age-Herald. Ll ST CIGAR / Catalog No.4 NEWARKN. J. (o sergeant-at-arms has a small silver mace. . At the present day the mace i re- garded as,a scepter or staff of office. Maces are borne before or by officials, of varfous ranks in many countries, us a symbol of authority, or badge of office, and the mace on the table of the British house of lords or of commons represents’ the authority of the house. Whencs the “Spit Curl” Tle curl over the forehead, as worn by young ladies of today, has a'very. long literary history, having-been men: tioned before the time of Shakespeare, and - probably hag existed for many centuries. A very antique statue de- plcis - Opportunity as having & bald head, save for. one lock of hair in the center of the farehead. This was (o <oty that there was but one chancé to take advantage of an opportunity Doubiless the belles of that.day, tal ing the. lesson -taught by the. marble to hegrt, began to wear a similar lock. | The practice has. continued to: the présent day. y 7 The curls are mude to adhere to the forehead by the upplicnfimg of . any one of many modern substances made expressly for that piirpose, * These cirle are called by the comironalty, sepit curls,” but tRis s & misnomer ana wlseadlog. ; “What's th rable, Fhilidub 3 Foatprints. “3aya lie wants to leave footptints - on the sands of time” 4 “Rotter chadge his patter, then” “Huh ' “Pell him to quit rurfi\lnx around m{ "=Loulsville Courier-Journal, circles.” 3 e Sy Foolish Striving for Too Much. If-is ywell Tor ohe. not to try to do too muel each dny. To (0 \what vhe ocan with ease and to lot the rost go withe out qunln\;s or Inlgglvings of ‘any iype will brighten maby days th many lves. ¢ mdtter \with the Eou. - | We have just recen tly. made several im- portant changes in our Repair Department. ' We have now the best and most thoroughly equipped Repair Sho This equipment, together with the changes which we have just made, will enable us to give our customers SERVICE which will be far better than we have besn able to render in the past. Bring your car to us. our Repair Department Wiil give you ‘WORKMANSHIP . COURTESY ——in other words, the service our customers have a right to expect. - QUALITY ~ Service Is p in the Northwest. " . You will find that % Oir “In following the gleamn of ] _ter Scott bullt his country home, Ab- . stories were iclenn, who never dipped " He Was Most Too Polite to Mention It Bl es, W5 SORE A REFLECTION % ; >, ON W GENEROSITM A00D t. Paul, J. A, Grinde- _ A, J. Hilden of Bau~ dette, C. E. Ward of -Park 'Rapxds, Mx. and Mrs, Don Whitman, Miss Cor: Enger, Miss_Jeanette eStordahl ani Clifford Roe. After dinner, the guests were. entertained at a theater party. Mr. Nilsson of S ROES ENTERTAIN. land of Warzen, Regarding Old Landmarks. This stern age smiles indulgently at | Hjalmar Nilsson, chief oil inspector loves -folbles, but 1t Is quick to,de-'for Minnesota ,was in the city yes- mand obedience to sane conduct and terday and while here was a guest at diligence to business. It’s ready to the K. K. Roe home. A 6 o’clock din- enjoy ‘the poetry of life, but insists ner was served-at the Roe home for that ‘the poet meet the obligations of | . o, lfe as he writes. i ;i Timid souls cling to the parental hearth and decree by the old land- marks. We need these custodians of what hag been. - They help hold steady the restless youth who chafe under the restraint of the commenplace. They contribute to the ‘world who. strive to hold it true to the old landmarks. The calls. of .genius and. inspiration uniformly disregard the old landmarks. When I came in the fall I wasskinny and tall— My shadow could hardly bg seen; So I sought for a place : To feed my poor face, And at last found the— EAT HOUSE SUPREME g:gs to be: they..pass .over the things. that have been. In sober meditation they often tarry at the shrine of the past. When thie spirit moves they pass over every bound in the wild dash for great attainment.—Grit. AR SR Relics of Sir Walter Scott. ‘ ‘ By the earnings of his pen Sir Wal- i3 : 1 33 A friend put me wise To this wonderful prize, " Thisplace of oodles of grub Here’s a tip—Hooray! Why not eat there toda_y, #At the popular—- g ' “PAUL O. SWEDMARK, Prop. botsford, ‘called. “a romance in stone and line.”, It is a pleasure to linger in his study at that place. Fere he wrote many of his books surrounded by a library of some 2,000 volumes. Here fs the portrait: of his pretty French. wife, the erucifix’ held in’the pale hands .of Mary Queen -of Sgots until the ax fell, the keys that were found in the old moat ut Lochleven castle. and vagpious other articles ot interest. - In a case in the great hall mey be seen the black and white suit last worn by Sir Walter with the queer old bell-crowned tall hat. Al arovnd are memories of this man. whose his pen in the mud that depicts tue lowest:passions of humanity.—" EDITORIAL “The Spirit of Istmas - Christmas is the greatest time of all the yeaz, because it is the time of good . ¢heer, a time of peace and good-will be-- tween each and everyone. :It's wonder- . ful influence keeps alive those finer and hifiher qualities of friendliness and good fellowship which are sometimes forgot- ten in the hustle and bustle of every-day business and earning our daily bread. . And without Christmas, what would the year mean to thz chil-. dren-—Christmas is the highlight in their little lives—it brings de- light — answers childish’ dreams — makes millions of children dance with glee every year and makes us all happier to see such. cheering sights. 4 : s % i This store has that Christm . day shoppers will find it a pleasan purchase gifts. as Spirit in'full measure and holi- t, .cheerful, profitable place to - Then, too, your Christmas gift might be purchased on ‘Lucky - Day”—in which case your money will be refunded. Hundredsbuy - for cash at Given’s because they refund a whole day’s receipts each month to their customers. : /',‘Lucky Day” for December will be announced early in Janua ry. Watch for the announcement and the:day money will be re- funded. P iven Hardware PHONE 57 gl BEMIDJI, MINN.