Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, January 16, 1922, Page 2

"SAYS. VY HURTS BUILDINGS | Enjlish:Architéct Advisse its Removal '+ ".From, the Historic Structures of "' - Oxford - University. | — 1" Yvy, a plcturesque adjunct to the + 1anscape in covering old buildings and : which bas' been so greatly admired by ! o England, is doomed. It Is usserted ! that mot only 18 the ivy highly in- io’t cases it destroys more beauty thau ‘many of the old college structures I\-whly:h bave -been covered for gener- | ations with masses of the glossy green' ! leaves have been entirely denuded i of every vestige of ivy and the work: 1s still going on. . ) Edward Warren, an<English archi- tect, in writing of the architectural {mprovement to old’ buildings by re- moving the ivy covering, admits in the ‘London Times: that he has been responsible for the removal of a large aimount of ivy from Oxford walls. 4] am its declared enemy,” he says. “It:should be permitted to grow upon :n0 ;walls but those of uninhabited ‘gnd’ uninteresting ruins, or the rough walls .of fields or gardens. Ivy. is/ 3 terribly insidious foe to architecture, . its acld secretions destroy the mortar’ of ‘the joints, reducing it to incohesive sand, its fibers and its tendrils push, thefr way between the joints, its) clinging branches grow and swell 1n’ every available hollow and crevice, dursting ancfent moldings and shat- tering carvings, - penetrating thick walls if given time, lifting copings and- parapets, and stealthily and steadily disintegrating the work of ‘man's hands, while it smothers its pro- portlons and lits beauties. HOLD FIRMLY 70" BELIEFS Hmnoém- SE—;‘b"fll Stories Which Other Christians Regard With Some Lightness. The sdvent of the Mennonites to America came. about when William Penn had been granted land for his §Juaker followers. He was told of Mennoultes who had fled from Ger- many to Holland and his Quakers came to their ald. The Quakers are credited with helping them financially in. colonizing parts .of . Ohio, Indiana, Kansas, Nebraska and South Dakota. Later, - calonies were established in | Saskatchewun and ' other parts of | Canada. 3 “ A¢ péculiar custom. of these people is the washing of feet.. They say that | the’comnmand of Cbrist o the woman “to' wash His feet stands on the wnme slritual ‘level. as His acts of distrib- uting food and drink to the hungry ang .thirsty, To the Mennonites the story. related .by. St. Luke. 18 as impor- f .-5’ the ,ones other Christigns re- | ward, Anclpding . the sacrameft and | communion. & - Communlty - property i3 another ! Menneoite belief, although.it is not general. The members of the sect co-; opernte in - bullding roads, school-! ¢ houses and churches. | , One of the 1largest migrations of { Christian people of modern history fs | i that of about: 200,000 Mennonites, 50;- & 00 families, from ‘Canada to Mexico, i which will begln soon. They claln 4 ubjust treatment in Canada during I the World war. The Mennonites re- E { fuse to enter any war. Overdid the Part. | There is one smart Chinaman stey- ing now perforce in northern Mexico Bk who, but for a slight error, would be RS enjoying a residence in the United ter; illegally via the Mexican border, he tried to palm himself off before the court, according to United States Com- missioner A..J. W. Sclimid at El'Paso, Tex., as an old resident: of Seattle. So well had he been coached,in the part | {hat the federal attorneys could pick § no fiaw fn his apparent knowledge of ! Seattle, names and places. In desper-| ation, the prusecution finally asked if| he had ever known Julius Caesar up there. Yes, the Cbinaman had heard of him often. Did he remember Mark Antony, and how he acted as state's witness at the trtal of Caesar’s mur- derers? Yes, he remembered Anthony well, and the murder, too, and was only 8 Hitle hazy in his mind about the trial. Ten minutes later he was on s Mexican bound trolley.—New | i York Eveniug Post. i 60,000 for Cats. i Cats ell over the world will benefit from the $80,000 obtained by the sdle | of the Ewen homestead, in New York, writes a eorrespondent. - The lady, Miss Caroline Ewen, who eccupied the | hougs for years with her two sisters, | had a passion for caring.for cats. It was her dream that every cat should have plenty of catnip, and & comfort- able backyard fence to play on. She devoted her life to establishing sana- torflims and relief organizations for | stray cats and when she dled she left | | all her estate, except $300, for carry- | ( irig on her work. She cut off her two ! gisters in- her will because they were | § ot sufficiently enthusiastic about eats. l { The money for rescuing the cat popu- | 1 jation of the world :became available | 1 when her mephew recently settled his | ] consent to her. Wil out of court. ! | Hard Stesper. | Hill—Is DIll an experienced traveler. | */Mill—I should say he 1s. He's got to the point now where the guard has a terrible time waking him up when don Apswers. .. - @idscribe tor The Dany Ploneer. States. Atrested for attempting to eu-| ' ] | the train gets to its destination—Lon- [ | i SIDELIGHT Wit : ON_SYRIAN LIFE a Small Boy‘in That Little Known Country. The roads were oped. " Travelers came_ into our village. Scarcely' a night was the guest house in our cour | Amerfcan visitors to the historic towns yard.unoccupled. I liked.to:sit with.. my father and his;guests in thls rooth, built: after ‘Euro) Qold: out. The. walls of the guest room it creates by obscuring esamples of were <white and on them were hung, ‘a¢ for habitation. !file_ola architecture. In Oxford, es- the choicest rugs brought buck from ¢ne oldest Inhabited houso in England. ‘pecially during the last few years, Kurdistan by my Grandfather Mirza. |ygq buiit in the_time t There were chalrs in this room. 1 was very proud that we should own chairs, but I found them wost uncom- fortable to sit on. After a few me- wents my legs began to ache and I slipped down on the cushions. In the alcove of the guest chamber were some old manuscripts boded in-course leather. They were holy books with il- ', juminated margins. Among them was a Bibfe in Syriac. I carefully: refrained from touching it; It was too holy.- 1 might perbaps be struck dead for mny temerity. . Among the travelers that came along the road was Kady, the singer. He| ! was the ugliéstman that 1 had ever geen, sore-eyed, pock-marked and dirty. But he was.very wise. His ivory hen- dled dagger in its sllver sheath was so long that it reached from his chest to his hips. My playmates and 1 would have laughed and jeered atMim,"per- haps, it hehad not carried this dsg- ger.—Youel B. Mirza in Asia Maga- | zipe. — Reculiar Manx Cats. ‘e origin of Manx cats is uow at- tributed to the arrival of these cats on the Isle.pf Man from ships belong- ing to the Spanish armada that weré wrecked there. They were probably brought from Japan or eastern Asis. They are a distinct species with short forelegs, and elevated hindquarters, | and differ from other cats somewhat i call, ways, and character. They vary in color...Péople who have ownedthem for long perlods say they are not goed mousers or hunters. In charactér they are rather similar to a dog, beibg high- 1y companionable and having-some of the qualities -of a guardian, but they are_not considered huntefs in any sense of the word. ) e Sense of Obligation. “What a wonderful thing- it would ve If Shakespeare’ were alive today?” “I' wish he were™ said-Mr. Storm- fngton Barnes, earnestly. . “I should like to meet him. DI sure’ he would !n:ucs OF AGES LONG pasT! Gives 3n Insight inte His Life )} gngiand Has Three ‘of “the Mast_ Re. ton, in Derbyshire, England. n style ‘with four | | Jntious: to the buildings which are large windows ‘over which in winfer “ginse { covered by the vine, but that, In scores ‘olled, paper was passed to keep the . Mercia. walls thickness, markable That the Whole World Has to Offer. man’s Gate. 1d, it 18 sald, is to be found at Ambas- | A marriage It was grant_of land from the record. Almost as great a curiosity ‘a houge 1,100 years of age, and yet '|.of Nile mud. Ofta_of iB. C. 771U 18 octagonar of its lower story being of great The upper part 18 of oak. At one time the house was fortified and known by the name -of St.-Ger- * River Ver, and ouly o few yards from "A'loaf.of bread mote than 600 years | St- Albans abbey. age Is In existence in the British !mnsemu. It _is the oldest. marriage wn In. th reign _of Kiog Jobn, and proposal of which there is any definite has remained in the Soar family ever It ‘conslsts of about ninety v e eight lines of very fine cuneiform as this | ing, and is on a small clay tablet made This ol dwelling, | Posal of a Pharaoh for the -hand of the daughter of the king of -Babylon. It was written about the year 1530 MONDAY EVENING, JANUARY 16, 1922 = IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII_lI|IIIIIIIlIIIIIIII!)lIII!HIllllIIII!IIIIIIIIIIIIIIHlIIIl|IIII|IIIIIII"IIIllIlIIIIIIIIIIII|IIlIIIIII|IIII|Illlllillllllll!llllllll 12 Ford Cars Take = ~ Another Drop, ~ Word has been received that Fords have taken another drop in price, but quality to remain the same high standard as of old. THESE NEW PRICES ‘ARE EFFECTIVE JAN 16, 1922 Touring Car, 5-pa'saehger It stapds close' to the proposal 3,400 years of It is a marriage pro- 1S NOW PAST DUE! AND MUST BE PAID BEFORE JAN. 25th Render the ‘Service Expect. 8 Minn. Electric B Lot & Power Company E. Swanson ‘F:‘_r.nl:l:one 26-W— You Have 2 Right to Roadster, 2-passenger Chassis . . o.ive el iy b s, Coupe - .. “(THESE PRICES ARE F.'O. B. DETROIT, MICH.) Orders are'fii}ed in“the order in which they are received, To assure voursell of having your car when you want it, place your order now. Mail orders given the same careful atiéntibii” a§’ though you appeared in person. C. W. Jewett Co.,Inc. . Telephone 970 ; Bemidji, Minn. :llll||||||I|||_|||||||||||||l|||[|||"||||“||!l|||l[!llfl|§||||||||||"|||||||||||||||||||Il“||||'i|||||||l|||||||||||||||||||||||||l|||||||l|||||||||||||| AT ARG T il | * N B * +* 4 4 ; b I ‘ TN This speciai b&llar Day event préves that the Dollar has increased and dome into its: own again, -Here. are many’ opportunities to save ‘on ' desirable Hardware and Household needs. -“MAKE YOUR DOLLAR PO BIG DUTY DURING THIS SALE! be very grateful to mic for tiie manner inwhich I - etr§ > 3 Q o Interpreted bis’ po- 'j’us&;ln’ New Taffeta Dres es ~So Charmingly Beauti s Billowy ruffles and rows of tiny tucks add a piquant touch to these new TAFFETA DRESSES—so charm- ingly youthful in mode. Made of excellént quality Taffeta, in rich dark blue, warm browns. and. blacks, with cléever corsages of;hand-" made silk fruit and flowers.in gay colors, and new collars of exquisite lace. As for the sleeves, they end in their own sweet way, some fit- ting snug, others falling “in . graceful, loose lines. <* " And selecting one to suit your - needs right now is simple, for the pricesrange from a mod- est . . “$25 to $55 Dollar Day ads. or one bladé and punch;’Robeson Pocket Ease, Keen Kutfiers, all our regular stock of $1.00,- $1.25 and ' ARRANTED POCKET KNIVES 5, 814, 814 and 3% inchi; two. blades $1.50 for .. BOYS' AXES 23, 1bs, made-of crucible axe steel, hand-forged and sharpened ; fitited with extra quality 30-inch oval hlqk- ory handle; regular $1.50; special Dollar Day ...cccooeeee stine D, handfed ‘Manure Forks, slightly rusted from ba_sement stor- age;. Forks warranted, good handles; ....$1.00 regular $1.50 values Sanitary Dairy .- Pails; 14 quarts,:—- sest - quality, = 2x - charcoal tin plate, * double seamed throughout; heavy wire around top, reinforced ears,Aall- * geams and erevices thoroughly solder-- =~ . 3 ed inside and out; regular price $1.35 and $1.50, special $1.00 s 6-quart Alumi- - num , Preserving Kettle, stamped from thick hard sheet aluminum, without seam or sol- * der; highly polished on. outside; in- side electrically hardened; will not must or form any - poisonous - com- pounds with fruit or vegetable acids; regular price. $2.65; special........ $1.00 Given BEMIDJI .Grab ‘a bargain at ... $1.00 _Stanley Bit Brace, 10-inch bent steel . sweep; regular pattern “scamed body, with smooth seamless Do not forget our “LUCKY DAY” SALE—it is still going. One day’s cash sales each month returned to our customers. Get your cash reccipt and save it. Be surc to get your cash receipt for Hardware {rom us. The 13th Was “Lucky Day” for December Hardware Co. — PHONE 57-— All Shears and Scissors selling for $1.15, $1.25 | $1.50, $1.65 and $1.75 special for Dollar Day at . These Shears are Keen : . Kutters, Clauss - Weis and our own brands— and include bent and straight - trimmers, bar- ber shears, pocket or sales shears, ~button- hole and manicure shears, Jadies’ and embroidery shears. Goodell Hack-Saw Frames with one blade; frame made of solid steel ful- ly volished and nickel-plated, makes a handsome tool;.blades can be faced four ways; regular price $1.30; spe- steel chuck, recessed, ‘holding jaws securely and insuring a firm grip on the shank of bit; regular vrice $1.25; special..$1.00 Savoy Blue Steel Roasters Oval pattern, self-browning, double bowl securely rimmed to body; bowl has no crevices or corners to catch the grease; it is clean and sanitary, two sizes $1.50 and $2.25—either, Dollar Day, for........ s $1.00 "MAKE THE HENS LAY! Feed Meat Scraps and Get Eggs Meat scraps are a balanced ration for laying hens, 20 lbs for ................$1.00 No. 2 Cold Blast Lin- terns, “solidly ma wind proof, wear pio brilliant steady {1 perfect combust convenient to ope worth $1.65. our lar price $1.50; Dollar Day MINN.