Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, January 12, 1922, Page 2

‘GRINWEST AFRICA Country of “Heat and Hcrror” to | ‘ White Man. g Btitish West Coast Celonies Hold Im- | manse Weaith and Secrets Which Defy Modern Sclence. “West Africa,” gives 'a clear and in- teresting . account of the West Coast “heat and’ horror,” of their immense wealth, ‘and of their strange ‘medical problems. Wounds in.the white man will not. heal there and no white child may be born. Nor has the secret of tropical fever been mastered, though _Sierra’ Leone-is ne longer “the white wan's grave.” . He has some grim stories to tell— one, which is new, of the haunled eastle at Eimina, where no one sleeps. ‘without.a "qualn. ‘It appears that a party ‘of three men and- one -woman” were playiog bridge very keenly in tle tropical night: “Of a sudden the lady put her hands to her eyes as though' dazzled. Asked if anything were the watter she denied anything + wreng. .and ‘continued playing. - Then ‘qgain she clapped her hauds to her eyes, gave an exclamation, and fainted dead away.” What slie had scen she conld not or would not say, but the teaditfon: is that a headless woman @ the castle, or does Mr. Lethbridge reject the power ‘of native magic. He vouches for one strange story: That at a point - in. the Niger delta In a hut near a ajore werg & number of native workers, under medical supervision. Thelr | hiegdman said it was “no good pace.” “Oue morning a Kroo hoy was re- parted dead; a post-mortem revealed no, apparent csuse of death. Next morntug, two men had departed this | Hfe and again post-mortems revealed : nothing. On the third morning four men’ were ‘dead and there was some- thing llke a’ panic.” “A)l the men were at once remaoved and. a fresh batch brought up: to be plaged in “the same slnister house.” They, too, died In the same mysteri- ' .ous way, and it was decided to burn down the hut. “Then something fell to'the ‘ground and was seized by the headman who rushed up to the doctor sbpwing, ‘Here be plenty bad thing, sah! Fit to kill all men, sah !’ He held at! arm'’s length two human finger boues :which had. been tled together with a bit of native twine in the shape of & rough cross” P * oy ..When thig ju-ju was disposed of the deatlis ceased. The Niger: della {5 not aplaee for lonely white wen-to take walks fu the’ gloaming, aninstance 18 mentioned of one'“youngstér”. who did 80 #two days later his mutllated corpse was ‘Tound’ waterlogged-in’'the sinister mangrove swamp.” Nor is ita p!’aee to be buried in ;'we are told that 10’ digging. graves the water is reached a0l the mourners have_to’ stangd apon the coffin’'to hold it-down, % ungalew “Olntrhent.” " The'“sweat” of ‘gas tanks. is:the ‘ointtaent . of - bungalows, . A - creosote boll :whi¢h . condenses on the inside walls of gas Lanks and trickles down 18 found to ‘Tuake an excellent shingle stain: oil.: 1t penetrates rapidly and dries quickly, and is an excellent sol- vent for.-stains and preservative for - the wopd, { To the gas companies it is known as holder oil, once almost a nulsance. The color ranges from amber and ruby to ebony. By keeping it reasonably light and cléar gas companies are able o, sell ft' to’ jobbers and wholesulers for from 5 to 10 cents a gallon. ' The latter. sell It to paint and building ma- terfal dealers for from 80 to 50 cents a gallon, Goedness' knows, says the New_York World, for how much they well- it to the public. . When painters leara to buy this oll from the local gas company they will find the cost of materials for painting ‘&’ shingle house only a small fraction of ‘that for clapboard houses. : The Navvy's Mistake. A’clergyman was a geologist and al- ways carried his speclmens about in a red handkerchlef such as nuvyvies use 1o carty their dinriers:in. ' One doy a8 he was golng home with it full of specimcns he saw a navvy at the top ! of a well using violent language be- | cause tlie windlass refused to work. “My friend,” said the parson, ‘“do you know Satan?” “No,” replied the man, “but I'll nsk my mate. BIIl,” he cried, “do you know | Satan?” “No!" came the answer from the bottom of the well, “Why?” . “tyell, here's a bloke up here wot's got 'ls dinner.”~London Tit-Bits. 1t President.Elect . Should, Dle. 1r the successful candidate for Presi- dent or' vice-president should die-be- fore the second Monday in January after an. ejection, the electors:would be empowered, under the law, to vote | acécording to thelr judgment. This con- tingency +has never arisen. No Presi- dent-elect has ever died. If a Presi- dent-efect - should die between the second Monday in ‘January ‘and In- auguration day the electoral college would ‘not be reconvened, but the house, of- représentatives would have " to bear the responsibllity. R ————— . Disastreus. . “I de2ded to economize by buying ~ the cheaper cuts of meat insteafl of the cholce ones.” +“How did it work out?” i “%“The butcher got frightened and hut off- iny- credit.”—New:York Sum. | to a wide leather belt, and covers His and a red light in the rear. Wateh Your Step: Pedestrians Must Not Make Automobilists Nervous By 0. L. DU PRE, ir 8cience and Invention. Pedestrians crossing streéts at night ehall wear a white light'in front ; Ry Before turning to the right or left they shall give three short blasts <W. Alan Lethbridge, In his book, } o o horn at Jeast three inches in diameter. When an incxperienced automobile driver is made nervous by a pe- colonies as they are.today, of their | -destrian, he shall indicate the same, and the pedestrian shall hide behind a tree until the automobile has' passed. Pedestrians shall not carry in their pockets any sharp instruments which may cut antomobile tires. In dodging automobiles pedestrians shall not run more than seven miles an hour. . Pedestria 5 COMPENSATION BILL TO PASS Five-Fold Mc:u:‘.smcduud ‘for Faverable Action by Congress During Present Session. Cash, paid up insorance, vocationnl trafning, farm’ or home ald and land settlement are opiions offered World war veterans in the five-fold adjusted compensation bill which congress is expected, to pass during its present session. ¢ \ According to Natlonal Communder MucNider of the American Legion, who bases his statement on - information given him by Senator MecCumber, North ‘Dakota, author of the bill in the senate, and Republican Fordney, Michigan, who introduced the bill into the liouse, the legislation will becone )aw during February, 1922. The measure will becomea effective in’ July, 1922, as originally - provided, Mr. MacNider believes. In connectlon with the bill, it is significant that the Legion has termed it “adjusted com- , Densation” from the first as against the common term of *“bonus.” When the bill becomes law, each ex- service man or woman will be entitled 10 any one of the following options: (1) Adjusted service pay, at therate of $1 a dny for home service and $1.25 for fofeign’ service. Maximum of $500 for man without overséas service ; $825 for man with ovérseas service. (2) Adjusted service certificate (so called insurance feature), a' pald-up 20-year ‘endowment policy. The face value of this polley will be; 3.38 times the mmount fhat would be recelved: in| cash. 'The face value of.this’ policy would be payable to:sthie "veteran at the end of 20 yeayy; or itihe dies be- fore -the expiration of 20; years; the face value.would be paid to the henefl- clary.of the policy. ' Loan ivalues are algo provided for. (3) Vocational training:aid of: $1.25 a day while taking a. coprse in voca- tiona! training. . The amount thus pald tn 1o case would exceed:140, per-cent uf what would have heen paid in cash. (4) Farm or home aid, 140, per cent of what would be paid wnder option No. .1, it the money. is’used: to pur- chase, Improve or make paymnents on approved farm or city: or suburban home. ¥ . | (5) Land.settlement. > (A) Provides for the establishment of reclumation projects fur the develop- ment and improvement of vacaut Jand. This muy be:governinent land or may be land purchased by the government, It possible, projects will e located in ench stute, the state payingpart of the pupchase price of private innds hought | for this purpose. -Ex-sevvice uten to be employed on the project as far as possible. | + «(B) Pravides for_tle. sule: of farm T ] units on these projexts whew' they are ready for settlements, Sale price is to | include purchase price of land plus 4 ¢ost of improvements: down, rest in 40 years at 5 Interest. (C) Veterans may have their ad- Justed service pay applied asfirst pay- ment on’ this land. { : Swiss Santa’Rings Bell. In the quaint litfle town’ of - St. Gal<'| len, Switzerland, many of its curloys medieval customs; Santa Claus makes his visits ringlog & gigantic’ cowbell, /says Popular Science Magazine. L In St. Gallen, every Christmas. eve twelve men a themselves in white trousers.and shirts, embroidered. wool suspenders, and bright red tles. Kach one fastens au enormous .cowbell on head with an enormous mask of cam- hoard, .the ‘upper part. of which §s decorated by stenclled designs. i One of the twelve is called “Samf- chlaue.” Tt is his duty to give the goodl | children presents, The other -eleven | remaln at a little distance on'the out skirts of the jolly crowd that follows them on thelr rounds, giving candy to the grownups and entertaining every-| body with thelr clowning. . The Gams of Whist. All great discaveries are orks. of time, and the game of whist ‘'is no ex- ception to the rule. Its merits were | not recognized in early time:, and un- der ‘the. vulgar appellation of *wiNsk and.swobbers” it long lingered in the servants' hall ere it could ascend to TPeems : - part | per cent | i hich has retained | \ = must register at the beginning of each year and pay a license fee of $3 for the privilege of living. There shall be no rebate if an automobile runs over them before the end of the year. “ Pedestrians will be held responsible for all damages done to automo- biles or their occupants by collision with such pedestrians. e ——— ) This is a remedy of an’ Euglish woman ounces from the face that has be- come too fat through overeating and lack of exercise. E o begin with, of course, she rec- ommends mild dieting and. plenty of | walking and lots of water to drink every day. - fluous fat all over the body. Oge good . exe the mouth and work the jaw vigor- ously, first to the right, then to the | ' Jeft, then backward, then forward. Do this persistently, Then draw the cheeks" in- between ' the teeth and puff :hem out hard and full. stroke the cheeks with the palms-of the hands gently upward from' the’ chin tip to forehead. Don’t do any | golf. of the stroking exercises too rapidly | or vigorously, but do them for a long | time, persistently, slowly. » get the best results in this way. @ubscribe for Tha Dafl< « Mrs. L. P, FROHN + Warine. Phenomenon. SN Late one ' Jouuary: the yateamship | “rafalgar, ‘when within ten miles of Wolf rock, oft the southeast coast of 3ngland, met with & remarkable ac- cident. - A-report like that of a cannon was heard, .and a’ large flery . body. with: a tail 30 or 40 feet long .struck the water 20 feet from the vessel It was accompanied by a. loud hissing, and a-column of water rose where it struck “the sea. Immediately after-, ward'the ship seemed to.be on fire, the engine: roum glowing, with a violet | Meht. titled with multitudes of sparks, The mateengaged at the wheel suf- fered. o violent shock through the steel 3 : rod in his:hand. The crew fled to’the, deck. 1t was found-that all the com- pusses had . been’ demagnetized, and the hip had much difficaity in rmaking her avay. to Falmouthy.; It wasg prob-. ably ‘a strong n(h!.mgg-,fln’m which struck the water, nndv,llhgis)uqimquenl clectric. phenomena ywere, profuced by thie. dispersal of the'clmrgq;;.supmled to the s e of the’sea. FaRs The Bemidji and ‘Frohn Telephone company held their annual meeting at the L. P. Evans home last Mon- her home last week: ay. . 5 Mr. and Mrs, John McCaffre drove to 'Bemidji last Saturday to attend to business matters. R Nels Willett, who is treasurer. .of the Farmdrs Fire {Insurance com- \pany, went to Bemidji ‘Monday to attend the annual mecting -of ‘that company. 5 :Mr. ‘and’ Mrs. Nels Willett enter- tained at 1 o’clock dinner Jast Sun- day in honor of Miss Elice-Ticher of. Good: Thunder,:. Mi were, Mr. .and . Mrs. Fred Hensel, [kin- home last Sunday Ewald Hensel, and Miss Ticher. ange .company, rectors to business matters at Saturday. ' 2 Cave-Dwelling Snakes. Until recent times no reptiles: were known te have adapted themselves to existence in the darkness- of caverns. Now, however, it is known that in: the Malay “peninsula a snake, a species {<at* colubér, inhabits ' certaln. caverns, | feeding upon the bats. s These cave-dwelling | snakes attain a’ length of between eight and nine feet. Their coloring simulates that of the walls of ‘the caverns. The rock is a sh “limestone, - traversed with bl yeins, and these wmark. ings and are. curiously repro- duced in_ the snakes, many’of which Turk on the ledge In the semi-darkness | pear the entrances, watching for the -bats. s t Worth 1t2 e A gbud Dopee HROTHERS: Jeden A for taking off superfluous This ‘to cut ‘down super- | ise is _this: Open it s All-the Symptoms.’ L “\Was Mr. Grabeoin in hisioflice when 1 your called?®’: we g Vo, ‘he” must. have been playing |- ‘Then, with ‘the teeth shat tight, “Are yo sure about this?” “Reasonably sure. - The office force You' will | seemed to think he wouldn't- be back !'soon. Most of the clerks lad thelr feet up on -thelr- desks and three stenographers were glued to “tele- phones."—Birningham Ag?-Hom)d. 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