The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-11-18

GOOD sPoRTs-NoT TIN SPORTS.
1t seems almost irreligious Christmas giving
treating But in of its forms the institution
hardly reaches higher plane.
Smith Jones because he has met him the sidewalk
show that he feels friendly Neither of them
wants drink.
Jones buys he isn't tightWad. Then Smith
buys show he didn't buy the first drink just to get one IN
turn. So Jones buys to reciprocate.
Brown in, and being regular, he has met Smith
there before So he buys for the crowds and then each OF
other two buys. Reciprocity again And then it's Browns
turn.
The flood Of chemical fluid that Smith Jones and Brown pour
into themselves not hurt he but it wastes their money
them fun They all know they don't want it, but
they spend to show they aren't tghtWads.
Christmas presents given for the same purpose are e
Let us give to impart pleasure. The y s. government is
warrant for it.
word-war may dehrone kings but it cannot dethrone
the King Of kings Dynastcs for epoch but the docrng
and spirit Of Christmas for eternity and the government
has not planned to abolish the indestructible
1t has merely told to buy what the other fellow needs
He can't feel nsuted if give him order local
store for hahe easily get by insulting with
order for pair of shoes And all benefit good old
Bemid by buying right here in town.
many boys will come back before long and they won't
strange Of the stores Show them
that we all did business at the old stands While they went g
And do your buying now Don't let us have any over
worked clerks in Bemdi during the greatest Of all
festivals
control the railroads Of the nation the secretary
the treasury hit the brilliant idea to notify all railroad
politics controller the railroads of the United
States at that went up and McAdoo backed The
change would have A D. Johnson out of the running the
county authorship in which he successful He is
ploye of the M. & l. road 1.-ae
According to announcement from Washington about 20o
soldiers camps the United States will be
leased within weeks from actual duty and allowed to
turn to their homes This is the start of the huge task
be performed and the nation will again its normal
status and things will hum they did before
Will H. Hays chairman of the national republican
mtee writes letter thanking for help in the recent
campaign Might also write to the president for that
the national congress The this auto
cratic appeal helped the republican campaigns materially
Readers will todays issue where the department Of
Washington tells how to solve the coal problem
by sweeping the coal dust and other materials the cellar
and treating them properly to help win the That might
sound plausible enough in Bemid but they wonder
where they will get the coal dust.
big peace conference in Versailles to be held in the
Hall of Mirrors at Versailles From the personal pictures Of
some of those to take mart It wonldn az If the mirror
feature would add to the enhancement of the But them
you know can't tell by looking at it how far frog can
jump.
It does one good to hear another speak in strong COM
mandatory terms of neghbor and pleasure Sat
son of William Hunt Il sorry He splendid young
knew him WELL and the veteran timber cruisers voice
softened
Well, cheer up. The government will one of these glad
days put liquor out of business in the
artists will have to go to work
Wonder what of gallant national demoeratic
legislators think of the election suffrage
question.
Minnesota remains wet by majority. Cheers
from the booze gang.
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