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The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1920-01-08
MANY FELLOWS LIKE BROWN
And II More Of Them Got the Shock
10 Did It Might Do Them
Lot Of Good.

Brown was merrymakfng at the club
members reception. when he spiec his
former friend Summers. coming up the
clubhouse steps. He reached nervously
for his hat and cane.
mot going so soon, Brown" ejacu-
lated another member, in surprise.
you've only just arrived; besides
lunch is ready!"
II must co." announced Brown, keep
ing an eye on the door. "1've just
thought Of pressing business engage
ment uptown I must keep"
"Pshaw! The fun has only started"
deplored the other member. "And here
comes Summersl"
ITO tell the TRUTH" whispered
Brown. his nervousness increasing, Il
don't fancy Summers. But that's =
matter between Summers and me. I
must 60"
Hello! Why. I thought you and, he
we're the best Of friends" - "A, f~;tF -.
I'VE were formerly; but Summers
Isn't the same Summers to me now.
and really do not wish to meet him.
I didn't want to come right out with
it; that's why I gave the other e1-
cuse." :,
Summers now was shaking hands
with one Of the committee. and the dis
eomfited Brown maneuvered toward
the door.
Summers played a mean game on
me recently" he added, as his In
terested club fellow moved along with
him, land I can't forget it. In fact.
it makes me averse to being in the
same room with him. Until he has
made ample apology for his tngrati-
tude Summers and are strangers.
Perhaps now you understand. Good
byw
But here the interloper, Summers.
grasped Brown by the collar before
he could escape by the street door.
"You slippery whelp!" exclaimed
the angry Summers. jerking his late
pal around. 1--WE been looking for you
week now. Come across with that
hard-luck money you borrowed !"-
Life.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1920-01-08
On Aer Own Resources,

Louise, age four, was listening
earnestly to a conversation between
her mother and a relative. The ia
tive, after telling at some length one
Of her experiences, ended with the re-
mark:
"And so I was thrown upon my own
resources 3
Louise pondered for a moment in
the silence that followed the story,
and then said: "Well, auntie, you
could take lots Of rides, couldn't your
The aunt was puzzled and asked
for an explanation. !;
WELL" said Louise, you know you
said you were thrown on your own
race horses" '..'>
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1920-01-08
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fa@M Miss Bertha Inger and Albert
Thomson, both Of Debs, were united
in marriage at Bemidji, December 20.
A reception and dance was given to
their many friends,
Gust Elk is spending the holidays
with Mr.. Staffne.
Carl Nord, John Anderson and
James Wynno were Bemidji visitors
this week, Mr.. Anderson going from
there to Fosston to visit his brother.
Carl Winger was home for a we K
from camp to get up some wood for
the wood saw.
A large number of young folks at
tended the dance given at Halvor
Annson's. Every one reported good
time.
Syer Peterson and Gust Thorland
came home from camp to spend New
Years with their families.
Little Dan Cupil is busy in this
neck Of the woods. All of the bache-
lors take 9warning.s
Mrs. Robert Erickson is on the
sick list this week.
Word has been received that Miss
Alma Nelson, who went to Rochester
to receive medical attention, is i'm
proving and is expected home soon.
The members OF the Lutheran
church held their annua Injecting at
Henry Oslund's on December 20.
Charles Woods and daughter, Ber-
tina, were at Bemidji this week to
consult an eye specialist.
Charles Eisenman is busy these
days with his wood saw outfit. Glad
to see you, Charles, as we were nearly
frozen out.
Cal Charles is going to put in his
saw mill on the Sandy river at what
is known as the old crossing. Every
one is invited to haul in their logs.
Those unable to reach there by road
should land them in the river and
drive them down on the spring food.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1920-01-08
A Scriptural Bull,

Even the Bible is not free from
bulls. In chapter thirty-seven Of the
book Of Isaiah appears the following
confusion Of ideas: "Then the angel
Of the Lord went forth, and smote in
the camp Of the Assyrians. a hundred
and four score and five thousand; and
when they arose early in the morning
behold, they were all dead eorpses."
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1920-01-08
J0HNS0N'S CASTOR IS IN THE RING

Senator Hiram Johnson Of Cali
fornia. running mate of Theodore
Roosevelt on the Progressive ticket in
1912, has formally announced himself
a candidate for the Republican nomi-
nation for president in the 1920 CAM
paign.
His friends let it be known that
considerable work on behalf of the
johnson candidacy has been going on
quietly in the far West Tor a long time,
and they predicted he would be- able
to go into the' Republican convention
at Chicago next June with a formid-
able array of delegates.
Senator Johnson's statement an
nouncing his candidacy fairly bristled
with defiance of the Republican organ
ization. He made it clear he is going
into the campaign for the nomination
free and independent of all so-called
reorganization aid" and that he is de-
termined to carry the fight into every
state where his name can be brought
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1920-01-08
Peddlers Join in singing.

V0o0JOrB VOtU III 0H1DJu0s
The Breton onion seller, writes q
correspondent, was, up till the war, q
familiar figure in tn, Highlands OF
Scotland.
One day, in Caithness, was playing
some Of Theodore Botrei's songs on
the piano, when to my surprise pair
Of 1usty voices Joined in.
Two onion sellers. hearing me from
the road, had come DIP to the window
to enjoy the melodies Of their home
land.
We kept up concert for over half
an hour, to the extreme delight Of all
the small boys In the vicinity.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1920-01-08
GRANT VALLEY

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Mavis Phillippi returned to her
school work here Saturday, after en-
joying two weeks vaaction.
Joe Knapp had telephone Install
ed in his residence last week.
Harry Vogt and family were Sun
day visitors at the T. j.. Wright
home.
c.. w. Kingsbury and wife were
Bemidji shoppers Saturday.
Peter Frost and family visited C.
w. Kingsbury Sunday.
Fred Lange and Arthur Daley
were Bemidji shoppers Monday.
Maude Wright returned to hel
school duties Monday, after spending
two weeks vacation at home.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1920-01-08

ing her vacation with parents at
Bemidji, arrived Friday evening and
departed Saturday for the township
Of Clover, where she is teaching
school.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1920-01-08

ooe the voters in direct primary Among the senator's platform
will opposition
ericanism with foreign
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1920-01-08

Lines % Be Remembered.
have seldom known anyone who
deserted truth in trifles that could be
trusted in matters Of Importance
Paley.
The Lamar register., 1920-01-21
Birds Island Refuge.

On the west coast of Newfoundland
stnnds an island. with perpendicular
rocky sides. rising nearly 400 feet out
of the sea. II is about three acres In
area at the top. II seems to have been
cleft from the mainland and Is safely
beyond reach Of duck shot. Late in
April the guillemots gather In the sea
around this island in hundreds Of
thousands; and some fine morning.
when the snow has disappeared from
the top. they rise In a compact body
flying fully Thousand feet in the air.
then lowering and circling for half an
hour around and around the top Of the
island darkenIng the ground with the
shadow Of their wings, then settling
On the top and turning the white. lime
stained surface n shining black. Once
settled they will not leave the island
in n body till the last OF June. unless
a snowstorm comes. Then they take
10 the sea again until the snow has
melted from their nesting place.
The Lamar register., 1920-01-21
Pup Likes straweerrIes.

told you little while ago about
the fruItarlan pup. which ate apples
md bananas and pineapple. and whose
owner was only waiting for the straw
berry season. hear now that the pups
passion for strawberries is almost in
credible. except to those who have
seen him quivering with anticipation
when the fruit comes on the table.
When offered piece Of meat and a
strawberry. he takes the latter with
out any hesitation; and he does not
ask for cream or sugar. Indeed. his
fondness for the fruit has proved his
undoing: and at present he is not only
In disgrace for clambering on the ta-
ble and stealing strawberries from
a bowl, but he is also a little unwell.
London Express.
The Lamar register., 1920-01-21
A Spinning Top.

A spinning top is kept from falling
because Of the speed with which II
revolves. The attraction Of gravita-
ton is temporarily overcome by the
centrifugal force produced by the ro-
tation Of the top when it is spun. Each
part of the top is subject TO the
same centrifugal force as each other
part at the same distance from the
axis of rotation and to no greater
force, so that there Is no cause for
the top being pulled In any particu-
lar direction by the force of gravity.
As soon as the centrifugal force
begins to lessen because of lessening
speed of rotation the attraction of
gravity begins to be exerted again and
the top begins TO wabble When the
spinning motion diminishes TO such an
.xtent that the attraction Of gravity
,ecomes greater than the centrifugal
arce the top falls TO one side.
The Lamar register., 1920-01-21
Plants Have Eyes.

Most people are aware that potatoes
have eyes. but how many know that
certain common garden and wild flow
ers are similarly equippedl
The nasturtium. begonia. clover
woodsorrel and bluebell. among others
have eyes placed on their leaves. They
are tlUy pr"tuherances. filed with II
transparent, gunmy mixture. which
focuses the rays of light upon sensi-
tive patch of tissue behind them.
nnsturtium plant has thousands OF
such "eyes" on Its leaves, hut II is not
yet known II the plant can actually see.
Are the sense impressions telegraphed
to some central nerve corresponding
with the brain of the animal Kingdom? !?
In addition 10 This visual orgsn-
The Lamar register., 1920-01-21

Really Well, you might come
and see me some time-if ynu'll ie'e
phone ahead. The name l. Spcu. -
Miss spencer; Selkirk apartment
iifty-first street. Now mus rui
along -iood-by!"
With that she was gone: and .Inhr
The Lamar register., 1920-01-21
Slippery Fog
BY DORA NOLAN



II you had been unceremoniousiy
hustled out of beloved city and de-
posted In furnished seashore cot
tage left In most disreputably un-
tidy condition by its previous occu-
pants; II for the first three days af-
ter your arrival 1t had fogged so per-
sistently, insistently and consistent
ly that the windows might as well
have been blank walls; If you had
nothing more interesting to read than
q month before lasts magazine, and
nothing more inspiring to look at than
a framed print of Gargnntuan mos
quito biting the elephnntine leg OF an
amazingly corpulent lady; If at inter
walls of 30 seconds the damp silence
was broken by the dismal. prolonged
wall of a fog siren; and II, 10 top II
all. your but-Just-returned and be-
loved soldier-husband- whose re-
Gently acquired passion for the open
all these present miseries could he
traced-had departed on business
trip which to you did not seem to he
the least bit necessary. would you,
or would you not, provided you are
a young married woman. have done
what Sally Anne did. I wonder7
when the time set by Jerry for his
return came and passed without
word: after Sally Anne had opened
the door nt least 20 times. peering In
to the impenetrnble wall of fog In
vain. each time turning back to
more resentful contemplation of the
fat lady's plump member. she plunged
The Lamar register., 1920-01-21
REAL USE FOR "BEST MAN"
In Other Times, He Was Not, as Today.
Merely Lay Figure Al
the Wedding.

An outcome of the primitive proceed
ure of Selling another mans bride at
the altar was the comparatively recent
custom In Sweden that marriage take
place only after dark. The early Scan
dinavian Idea was that It was not dig
nified for a warrior to WOO a woman.
Therefore he waited until she had
been successfully courted by another.
and then, when the marriage was
about to take place. he appeared with
his companions to carry on the bride.
Knowing the danger. q prospective
bridegroom took measures TO prevent
his prize from being snatched away
from him at the eleventh hour. Behind
the altar Of an ancient church at
Husanby. Gothland. is an old collection
Of long lances, with sockets for torches,
which illustrates the methods OF de
fense resorted to. These we're sup
piled to the groomsmen TO furnish pro-
lection as well as illumination for the
ceremony.
All these groomsmen were called
best men" because they were the most
powerful Of the brldegroom's friends.
But there was one special best man"
to protect his friends bride. as he
would help him steal another's. And
II is in this capacity OF protection
rnther than as accessory before the
fact that the best man has come down
through time and stands up at your
wedding today.
The Lamar register., 1920-01-21
Odd Phone EsperIments.

One Of the greatest blessings and
sometimes one Of the greatest worries
Is the telephone. But II Ia not al
ways looked upon as . source of
amnsrment-by trying the trsnsmitter
on various parts Of the body even this
is obtained.
II you put tAs transmitter on the
chest and speak In the usual tones
the listener will hear the message al.
most ms clearly ~ II II were sent In
the usual way.
Again. II the transmitter be pressed
firmly against the kneecap the mes
sage Is heard quite as distinctly. hut
II is only family audible II the trans
mitter be put to the heel.
The Lamar register., 1920-01-21
Dish Centuries Old.

John II. Lancaster of Skowhegan
has lately secured most desirable
acquisition to his collection OF an
tiques In the form Of : pewter platter.
This old-fashioned rAusehold article
was brought 0vn~ N 'ilr Mayrnwer IN
1920 by Martha Parker. It had be
longed Ia her great t-great-grnndmother.
which indicates that II was In exist
ence live generations back Of 1920,
The dish is circular and measures l.:
inches. asross. II is considerably scar
red, hut has horne the ravaees Of time
exec edingly well.-Portlsnd (Me)
Press.
The Lamar register., 1920-01-21

suddenly from the immaculate heights
OF a lifetime Of the utmost correct
ness down into the depth of-attend-
ing. alone and unchaperoned. a pub
lie dance,
Fleeing desperately from her bore
dom. Sally Anne felt her way To the
end of the little beach street and
there took trolley for "A mile or 81
to mammoth pavilion she had noted
great sign read. Dancing Every
Evening"
A long flight Of steps led toward
circles Of blurred light from beyond
which came the fog-mufiied sounds Of
music. Halfway up ticket booth
challenged. The tone of the man be-
hind the grating was firm: NO
ladies without escorts admitted"
A long arm reached over sally
Anne's shoulder, bill was thrust
through the opening. A deep voice
said 1.-Two" A hand grasped her ell
bow lightly and the same voice re-
marked pleasantly. "T'm so glad you
came. Hurry and we can make this
waltz"
Sally Anne loved to dance-and
could. So could her partner. as she
soon discovered. He was taller much.
but In the creeping mist which sifted
In Mt doorways and windows and
through which the half hundred
couples circled weirdly, II was diff
cult to get a clear impression of his
features. That the tall man was a
courienn~ gentleman was 'self-evident ;
the floor and the music were good
Aside from few tweaks of con
science just at first. Sally Anne thor
oughly enjoyed the evening They
danced much. snt out and talked
some The strange man. without Civ
ing ghost Of Il hint as 10 his identi-
~ mentioned his services overseas.
He told some amusing experience
incllen.alIy referring to his ton ser
The Lamar register., 1920-01-21
Persia q Barren Land.

A large part Of Persia Is absolute
desert. Much Of the remaider is so
scantily supplied with water that 1t Is
almost empty Of human life. n Per
sin Is imagined n chiefly q rich land
N rose gardens, palms and niEhtin.
gales the mental picture is fanciful In
the extreme. No such vision Is JUST
fed. even by the poets Of Persia The
I,ubaiynt has . good deal to say about
roses. but It does not forget 'the des-
ert's dusty facsr nor hide the strip
Of heritage strown" which so narrowly
divides the desert and the sown-"
The Lamar register., 1920-01-21

nerves. proceeded on ms way. Tn
convincing? Improbable: | mink
so myself. But. remember. ! told you
this was story from real life.
II was Il fun week hfrer this that
John was walking home again had
almost reached his u.sn street, when
there was u coiniu"'ion of fire appara
tus and crowd running toward
where the whole front Of an apart.
ment house on the cross street was
belchinc smoke and curious black red
flame.
John followed lhc crowd. swirl
Of wind blew the smoke away from
rhe main entrance and John SAW the
name "Selliirk. Some. hin. leaptd
~ lit" h.> throat. Then al win
dow only feW floors up, john
caught u glimpse uf face oi the girl
10 wholu. ten years ago. lie had given
all that u strong man can giye-the
whole of his heart.
There were ladders. of course,
many Of Them. but there We're many
many windows: the tiremen were do
ing yeomen service. battling frantic
ally and skillfully to save life-but
there We're so very many lives 10
save. There were ropes and . Gordon
OF police.
Through these John Halliday tore
and beat his way: into the burning
building he struggled, leaving his
coat In the hands OF u detuining fire.
man. Past the useless, motiOnless ele-
sators, through the binding. siininY
black smoke 10 the slippery stone
staiEs: up and up and up and up
gasping tearing short intakes of mir
out OF the solid smoke with whisliing
lungs; guessing with an architects
shrewd guess at lie right door and
hurting himself against il until 1t
ripped from the hinges, John Halli-
day staggered across the room TO
where tilm "f belsted daylight, shin
ing wanly through the smudge.
showed the window To be.
She was there: choking. gasping.
her tawny eyes filled with such hor
ror as only the eyes of such as she
eau know. the pigments making ghast-
ly csricsture of her white face.
II was bad building. built In the
bad days of jerry construction. its
vaunted treproofing a grisly joke IL
WAS going under them. The floor Of
the room WAS burning through. In
a matter OF seconds the end would
come.
June! June. dear! II is |, John.
I have come 10 be with you June. ut
the end. You won't have To face II,
girl. alone,"
And as he took her In his arms
there was q great. awful rendinE
sound--clouds of burning brands
rushed roaring out OF the white holes
where the windows had heen. and out
in the street the heartsick multitude
sobbed In the presence OF a holocaust.
How could any one know what i'm
puls- took John Halliday to his wife's
side there in the valley OF the shadowf
Again | must answer. This l. a story
OF life. And I knew the man.
The Lamar register., 1920-01-21
Grand Pre-.


The Evangeline district Of Nova
Scotia is best seen by driving out
from the town of wolfviIle. which
stands on the southern shores of
Mlnas Basin. A drive OF from ten to
twelve miles will give the visitor a
fair idea of the whole countryside,
Passing over a ridge near the town.
the visitor comes to the Gaspereau
valley and the lake that gives the val
ley its name. 0aspereaux Ia the
French name Of alewives. a kind of
herring which abound In these wa.
ters. ON all sides are orrhr M. and
.-'i d" the left at the foot oi It ~
f''tlSe is the hamlet of Grand IRE. TIE.
site "f the old French village. cin,.
{" fhe railway station. Is marked Il.
cluInp Of willows. an old well. ar.I
me cellars Of few cottages. .-- ri
this point the visitor may drive. 9,
III" north. across the expanse of -
tile dyked meadow that gave name To
the village.
The Lamar register., 1920-01-21

many plants show sensitiveness that
points tn further resemblance TO ami
mails; while certain seaweeds and
mosses in an early stage OF their ex-
lstence are able actually TO swim
through the water.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-29
TO HEAR PLANS
FOR ADVERTISING
FROM EXPERTS
Advertising Managers Body
To Meet in New York
Next Month.

How Advertising Can Turn the
Tide in the Automotiye Industry"
will be the keynote OF an important
meeting of the Advertising Mana
gers Council of the Motor and Ac-
cessory Manpfactnrers' Association
70 be held at the Hotel Astor. New
York, on Friday. January Z. 1921.
Since most Of the sales and adver-
Using executives Of the automotiye
companies will be in New York for
the Twenty-frst National Automo-
bile Show, which opens at the Grand
Central Palace on the following day,
a large and representative attend
ance II assured.
The Advertising Managers Coun-
ell consists Of the advertising exec
utives OF the principal manufac-
turers Of units, parts. and equip
ment for the automotive industry.
Close to 400 OF the principal COM
panies In this field are members of
the Motor and Accessory Manufac-
turers' Association.
A comprehensive program of time
ly and vital subjects has been ar
ranged by the executive committee
OF the council. One OF the features
&c al OPCh ulbCuSslOn
on My Best Advertising Bet for
1s21"-which will be a brass-tacks
exchange of ideas and experiences
on increasing the efficiency of the
advertising dollar. particularly in
the face Of current conditions in the
automntive industry.
Selling the Automotive Industry
to America The Spirit of Trans
portation," will be the title of a
paper by E. W. Clark. advertising
manager of the Clark Equipment
Company, Buchanan. Mich.
Alfred Reeves, general manager of
the National Automobile Chamber
of Commerce, will discuss THE
outlook for the Automotive Indus
try in 1921-Co-operatIon Between
the Advertising Managers OF the
Car Manufacturers and the Parts
and Unit Makers"
"A Review and Forecast of Busi-
ness" with particular reference to
the autQmotive industry, will be
presented. with detailed statistical
charts, by C. c. Parlin. manager of
the commercial research depart
ment Of the Curtis Publishing Com
pany, Philadelphia.
Z. c. Tfbbits. advertising man.
ager Of the b. F. Goodrich Rubber
Company, Akron. Ohio. who has been
chairman OF the council and its ex-
ecutive committee. from its inau-
guration last March. will preside at
the meeting.
A novel feature of the meeting
will be an exhibit OF members ad-
Nertising. The various advertising
executives have been invited TO
mount on suitable frames speci-
mems Of their significant and par
ticularly interesting material. in
cluding campaign layouts. posters,
dealer-helps. broadsides, and book
let's 1t is believed that this will
add TO the interest and colorful at
mosphere of the conference.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-29
Sees WrangePs Rout as
NeiD Object Lesson
By LOUIS BARTHoU,


Former Premier of France, Member
Of the French Academy.
Wrangels defeat must put the
seal on the abortive efforts which
have given France such cruel decep-
tions.
The generals and the military ele-
ment have had their day. The day
mas arrived when the Russian situa-
tion must be faced. and not by SOL
diers.
During three years France has
sacrificed bitterly to the dneam OF a
Russian union reconstitutsd on the
republican form on the territorial
and administrative basis OF the for
mer Czarist empire.
Today the force OF events imposes
another solution. There has been
enough OF the Kolchaks, the Deni-
kines, the Yudenitches. the wran-
gels and other adventurers, power
less generals whose own troops
abandon them.
There are Russians in Russia.
BY changing our policy. by recog-
nizing the government of Russia, we
shall not be recouplng ourselves for
the money wasted, the time lost, the
munitions destroyed or passed to the
Reds. But we shall be insuring the
future.
This is necessity as well as pru-
dence. II Russia had been recognized
two years ago the question of the
Russian debts would have by this
time been settled.