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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1922-03-08
Strange Friends.

It appears from the testimony of
many naturalists that the lomechusa
and atemeles beetles live in the nests
of ants, much as cows live with man.
On the sides of their abdsmens they
have many unicellular glands that Sc
crete a fluid that the ants like as much
as we like cows milk. The beetles, how
ever, have an independent standing in
their adopted home and are rather
friends and allies than domesticated
animals, for they are quite capable Of
protecting themselves. Besides the
fluid that the hosts like so well, the
beetle can produce from ether glands
a fluid Of most disagreeable odor,
which stupefies the ants, and which Is
used whenever the ants become
troublesome. In general, however, they
apparently use it only against strange
ants-the enemies Of their hosts.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1922-03-08
Diamond Rivers.

The geological formation of the ia
nous diamond region in the state Of
Bahia, Brazil, shows that at some
time in the history of the world the
mountains there were thrown up by a
hot mass and the carbon in the stone
crystalized into gems. It was, In eff
feet, an electric furnace on a gigantic
scale. In Brazilian diamond mining
natural water courses play an impor-
tant part. Water and the weather
gradually disintegrate the rocks, and
the diamonds are washed down into
gullies and the beds of rivers, whence
they are recovered by the miners. In
some places divers are employed to
work at the bottom of the rivers, fill
ing sacks with silt that contains the
diamonds. The river beds are rich
in precious stones which cannot be ex-
tracted adyantageously, If at all, by
the methods now in vogue.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1922-03-08
SNAKES HAVE LARGE LITTERS'
Boa Constructor, in Captivity, Gave
Birth to Sixty-Four Living Young
Others Prolific.

The sixteen-foot Trinidad anaconda,
or water boa, at the London Geologic
al gardens, not long ago gave birth to
twenty-four young ones. The new
born snakes were twenty-six inches
long and about an inch in diameter
at the thickest part of the body.
In color and marking they resembled
the adults-that is, they were of a
dark greenish hue with black spots.
That number Of young had been ex-
ceeded by a seventeen-foot snake at
the New York Geological park, which
produced thirty-four young. Still an
other anaconda has been known to
produce thirty-seven at birth, and a
large specimen of boa constructor gave
birth to sixty-four living young. The
pythons differ from the boas in that
they lay eggs and coil around heap
of them until they hatch. An official
of the New York Zoo says that the
pythons produce from fifty to hun
dred eggs at time, and specimen
of python reticulatus deposited sixty
eggs, about which she coiled and from
which she fought off all intruders, but
her efforts proved of no avail, for the
eggs were infertile.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1922-03-08
Novel Contest
for Naming the.
Michelin Tire Man.

Mr. Grain, the local Michelin Tire
dealer is very enthusiastic these days
over the nationwide contest now be-
ing conducted by the Michelin Tire
Company offering 100000 in cash
and sixty-five other pres for secur-
ing a suitable name for the interest
ing tire man which has been a feature
of Michelin advertising for many
years, and whose antics have amused
countless thousands of people.
It seems this tire man already has
name, but the Michelin Company
feels the name is not exactly suitable
because it is not name easily under
stood or remembered, in short the
Michelin Man is known as Bibendum,
but while Bibendum is a good name
in some countries, it is hardly suit
able for American use.
The story about the original NAM
Ing of the Michelin Man takes the
reader back to France where the
modern pneumatic tire had it's birth
place in the Michelin Works at Cler-
mont Ferrand, a city Of 10000 busy
people away up in the mountains IN
the south central part of the great
Republic beyond the seas. The story
goes that the Michelin Man was de-
veloped from crude idea suggested
by a workman in the Michelin fac
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1922-03-08
GERMS KILLED BY SUNLIGHT
In That Way Water 10 Kept Compare
lively Free From Infection That
Would Spread Disease.

There are few more wonderful sights
in the world than winding river
shining In the sunlight. But our In
terest in such scene may be greatly
heightened by the reflection that the
sunbeams are not merely identifying
the water; they are engaged in cur
ious work Of the utmost Importance to
mans welfare Scientific investigation
has proved that sunlight possesses a
wonderful power to kill injurious
germs in river water.
Where river Is polluted by sewage,
millions and millions of dangerous
bacteria flourish in its water and are
carried along with it to spread dis
ease and death around its banks unless
their Development is arrested. II the
sun does not shine upon such river
it may become peril to whole COM
munities. But II the sunlight does
reach it freely, the germs are de-
stroyed and the water - kept COM
paratively free from infection.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1922-03-08
MERELY BORROWED By DEF0E
immortal Story Of Robinson Crusoe
Founded on the Actual Adventures
Of Alexander Selkirk.

Daniel Defoe (1e59-1731), the ia.
nous English author, as Is well
known, conceived the design of "Rob-
inson" Crusoe from the account he
heard of Alexander Selkirk, Scottish
mariner, who hailed from the fishing
village of Largo. in Fifeshire. Sell
kirk was left on the island of Juan
Fernandez in the Pacific ocean, as a
punishment for mutiny, and his his
tory is briefly given in the memorial
tablet, which in recent times has been
erected on that island: I'm memory
of Alexander Selkirk, mariner, ma
tive of Largo, in the county of Fife,
Scotland, who lived on this island in
complete solitude for four years and
four months. He was landed from
the Cirque Ports galley, 96 tons. 16
guns, A. D. 1704, and was taken Off
in the Duke privateer, February Il,
17O8. He died lieutenant of HI. Nj. s.
Weymouth, A. D. 1928, aged forty
seven years. This tablet is erected
near Selkirk's lookout by Commodore
Powell and officers Of H. M. s. Topaz
1868 A. D." Selkirk's cup and chest
have been preserved and are now to
be seen in the antiquarian museum in
Edinburgh.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1922-03-08
Robert Kruse Gains Is
lbs. and Feels Fine
Il HAVE TOLD STOMACH TROU-
BILE GOODBYE FOR GOOD
DECLARES MINNESOTA MAN.
GIVES TANLAC FULL CREDIT.

swell, I believe / have told stom-
ach trouble goodbye for all time,
thanks to Tanlac," said Robert Kruse,
Lancaster, MINI.
II have only taken three bottles,
but that has been enough to make
me feel just like a different man.
now have a splendid appetite and eat
anything want and never have a
particle of trouble afterwards. !
sleep like a top all night, too, and
get up in the morning feeling fine.
Il feel as we'll as I ever did in my
life and have gained fifteen pounds
in weight, but am going to take a
few more bottles to be absolutely
sure that my old troubles will never
return. I never expect to be without
Tanlac in the house and I could stand
here and talk all day without saying
half the good things I would like to
about this grand medicine"
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1922-03-08
Exercise for Blood Pressure.

Certain vigorous exercises are dis
tinctly beneficial in most eases of too
high blood pressure. At a recent
meeting of the New York Academy of
Medicine DIR. G. Ward Champion de-
scribed his favorite treatment of this
trouble, which included regular exer-
else.
In the earlier stages the following
program was advised: 1. Morning ex-
ercise, II minutes; 2. Walk three
quarters Of an hour; g. Vigorous ex-
ercise with sweating three times a
week; 4. In the open half day.
In advanced cases the exercise
should be milder. OF course, exercise
is only part Of the general treat
ment, and there are many cases in
which 1t should not be given. especial
II those In which the heart and kid
neys are seriously involved.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1922-03-08

name for the famous tire man. New
ertheless the company feels that a
good name exists, and is willing to
pay this considerable sum to secure
it. After selecting a name and
phrase the contestant simply mails
them to the Michelin factory at Mill
town, New Jersey, sometime between
March LIST and March 25th. The con-
test closes on March 25th and names
sent in after that date will not be
considered. -
Of course the would-be contestant
should first learn all he can about
Michelin Tires and the Michelin Man
before he starts cudgeling his brains
for name and phrase. To help him
the company has provided Mr.. Grain,
the local Michelin dealer, with cir
culars telling all about the House of
Michelin.
Mr.. Grain, also has printed post
card forms for use in sending names;
and while it is not necessary to secure
either the circulars or the contest
cards, both will held the contestant
in his efforts to annex the thousand
dollars offered for the best name and
slogan. So
The Michelin contest is being adj
vertised all over the country in news
papers and such important publica-
tions as the Saturday Evening Post,
The Literary Digest, Life, and so on.
The Michelin Company believes in
the power Of advertising through
printers ink, as most everyone knows.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1922-03-08

tory. This workman noticed that a
pile of tires, carelessly assembled,
bore a crude resemblance to a man
He mentioned this to member of the
advertising staff, who later developed
the idea, using tires Of different sizes.
The services of the celebrated French
cartoonist O'Gallot were then called
in, and soon the Michelin Tire Man
became reality.
About the first public use of the
figure was on a poster where the Tire
Man was shown holding a goblet con-
tanning broken glass, horse shoe nails
and other terrors of the road, evident
ly in the act of proposing toast,
the wording being "Nunc est Bibend-
UNI" which is Latin for our more
familiar expression before prohibi-
tion) of Here's How. From that
time forward the Michelin Man was
known abroad as Bibendum, this name
being considered appropriate, because
Michelin advertising bore the mess
age that Michelin Tires drank" or
absorbed the shocks of the road, and
also such obstacles as bits of iron,
broken stones, and so on.
The rules governing the present
contest are very simple. All the con-
testant has to do is of course first
find a suitable name for the tire man
and an appropriate slogan or phrase
of not more than ten words! This
sounds simple, but it isn't. No wond-
err the Michelin Company is willing
to pay 100000 in cash for good
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1922-03-08
Why HER WATCH GOES WRONG
Various Causes Given for Undoubted
Fact That Woman's Timepiece 10
Generally Incorrect.

Punctuality is said to be the virtue
of kings, but not Of women. The lat
ter will not, however, admit their lack
Of It. But when lady has kept a
mere man waiting for her an indef-
nitely long time her excuse, cynics de-
clare, is really at hand: my watch
must be wrong" And, strange to say,
this reason given as an excuse, differ
ent from other excuses, is almost al
ways valid. The watches Of women
are much less exact than those Of
men.
An Englishman, Herbert Duke, who
occupied himself with this problem in
profound speculations, thinks he has
traced it to it's source. He has OBJ
served that the same watch, when
worn by his wife, runs very irregu-
larry, whereas when worn by him it
Is perfectly correct. "Now, how is
it," he asks, "that SO many women
have such a baleful influence on
watchesw
Certainly much is due to the fact
that to women the watch is less
necessary tool of life than beautiful
adornment; that they care more for
it's looking elegant on the wrist than
for its being right; that they handle
carelessly and inconsiderately this deli
cate apparatus
But there must be another more pO-
tent cause. 1t has been observed that
the electricity contained in the human
body exerts a direct influence on the
delicate mechanism of the watch. It
ans watch renders it very sensitive
to the electromagnetic influence that
emanates from the body.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1922-03-08
GOT IN BAD WITH PIPKINS
No Question That Observation, Really
Innocent, Was Not in the Best
Possible Taste.

Il don't often say mean things
said Dingbatt as he studied the piece
of apple pie and wondered which was
the best point of attack, "but surely
said something mean yesterday. And
| said it to my best friend. too"
"How come" asked his companion,
who had cup custard that cod be
tackled from any angle.
swell, you know Pipkins? I have
known him nearly all my life. He has
always had the faculty Of making
money-not millions, of course, but
he has helped me when I needed it,
and right now if l had to have some
money / could get it from Pipkins.
And l would get lecture with It,
too. Not ill-natured, but lot of good
advice, for Pipkins likes to feel that
he is managing my affairs.
"Well, yesterday said to him: Pip
kins, you have made a lot of money
more than ever expect to have. From
financial point of view | am good
deal of a failure. But l have been
married 80 years, my wife still kisses
me good-by when come down town
and she sees me turn the corner If l
go home On my usual train. As a
husband, l regard myself as an emf
nent success"
Il don't see anything mean about
that"
mo? Well, Pipkins' first wife eloped
with cheap actor, his second wife
divorced him, and he and his present
wife have most of their communica-
tons by mail or telephone
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1922-03-08
TREASURER
of Redwood County
Primary Election, June 10
Your support is solicited
Mr.. r. C. King Tells a Wonderful
Story About Rats. Read It.

For months my place was alive
with rats. Losing chickens, eggs,
feed Friend told me to try RAT
SNAP. did. Somewhat disappoint-
ed at frst~not seeing many dead rats,
but in few days didn't see live
one. What were not killed are not
around my place. RAT-SNAP sure
does the trick" Three sizes, 35 cents,
65 cents, SIPS. Sold and guaranteed
by FARRELL & KEEFE and PUB
Lie DRUG co. 35-2ts.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1922-03-08
Old Friends.

The brides mother had her doubts
about the feasibility of letting Pickle,
the South Carolina cook, wait on the
door during the arrival Of wedding
guests. True, she made the best sweet
potato pies ever, but she knew so
little of formal northern customs. How
ever, there seemed no alternative.
Pickle ushered the guests quite solemn
ly and wordlessly in. However, near
the last there came a family friend
who was a frequent visitor. On open
ing the door and seeing Of all the
throng the first familiar face, Pickle
broke into a loud paean Of welcome.
"Come right In, Missus Brown, All
knows you, deed, All does. You jes'
walk right in. Ah'se mighty glad to
see you, Missus Brown, deed All is
And Mrs. Brown walked in, the OBJ
served Of all observers.-Chicago Jour
nal.
Stoves Once Unpopular.
! A hundred years ago stoves and
fireplaces generally seemed to be the
thing that gave decorators of houses
the greatest concern.
''The stove" says German writer,
speaking Of the house furnishings a
hundred years ago, was quite in
dispensable in a northern climate, but
wherein the whole Of antiquity was
any reference to be found to a
tiled stove? The universal altar had
again to be called into service. At
Worlitz, for instnce, the stove was
named the altar of winter, or else
was converted into some kind of mon
u1nent. Isabey hid the stove In his
house in Paris under the figure Of
Minerva"
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1922-03-08
GUS and unspeakably filthy in his hab

Michigan had fewer wolverines than
Wisconsin, Minnesota or northern New
York in the early days. One finds the
term wolverine" commonly employed
by residents of Ohio about 100 years
ago when they spoke disparagingly Of
the settlers of Michigan. When the
boundary trouble was at it's hottest in
the 1905 they used it most freely
and most bitterly.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1922-03-08
"wolverine" Not Complimentary.

"WoIVerine" Not complimentary.
Somebody put something over on
the people Of Michigan when they
termed inhabitants of the state VOL
verines. The wolverine according
to his most charitable biographers.
is the most detestable four legged
brute Of the new world. It Is
the largest Of the weasel type Of ami
NAL, which includes the mink, skunk
and marten, being about the size Of q
full-grown bull dog, but very short In
the legs. Besides the wolverine, the
skunk is gentlemanly and compaH-,
ionable creature. He Is fierce, glutton-
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-05-06

pany submitted the following bid for
the fiscal year:
so cents per folio for first insertion
and 25 cents per folio for subsequent
insertions in the Bcmidji Daily Pioneer
rs cents additional for tabulated mat
ter. The bid includes also the inser-
ton OF these notices and proceedings in
the Bemidji Sentinel without additional
charge.
The bid was accepted. there being no
Applications :.
The following applications were read
and granted
Victor GaEnon. soft drink license at
FOL Minnesota Avenue and Second Street.
Roy V. Harker plumbing license.
Northwestern Oil Company, for per-
mission to construct and operate Gaso-
line filing station on lots No. % and "a.
Block II.
penison and Burgess. for use Of side
walk on Third Street in front of lots
Nos. 90, 81, %. % and "a. during con-
Bemidii Creamery Company for use OF
street during construction of building
on Second street and Bemidji Avenue
Those having the use of the street
are required to furnish surety bond
of $4,000.
The resignation of f. J: Bourgeois
City Engineer. to take effect April Goth.
1922. was read and accepted.
Contracts
contract between John Goodman
and the city Of Bemidji for the lease OF
a team, harness and wagon complete.
for the sum of $4,000 per month. was
read and accepted.
miscellaneous
The plat of Elwclrs Addition to Be-
midii was accepted. being described as
the South $50 feet OF n 40-acrc tract
lying between Minnesota and Irvine
Avenues. containing 5.4 acres.
\ communication from Phelps-Land-
berg Agency asking for part of the
insurance carried by the City wHs read
\ report of tho committee appointed
, TO meet and investigate Insurance mat.
ters recommended that Reynolds ant
" inter be appointed as 'nsntanSe rep
resentatives. Renewal Of policies ot
given to Agents now having such IN
Surance. The report was accepted b!
the council.
Motion was made and carried thai
the s1.50o.oo policy now expired DC CIV
| en- to Phelps andberg Agency. :,
T. The CITY Clerk was instructed to al
yertise for applicat tons for City Engi
neer. also bids for the construction 81
concrete sidewalks. curbs. crossings
and the cleaning OF the septic tank.
The Street Committee was INSTRUCTED
| TO take up the matter of the road wort
win County Commissioner PaulsOn, alst
the removal of poles with the Minncsot;
Electric Light and Power Company.
The report of the City Engineer II
regard to the construction of fioatin.
dock was referred to the street commit
| tee to submit plans.
| The contract with Mrs. Emma Carve
| as carctaker Of the detention hosr'ta
having expired. it was referred to tn
| Health Committee.
| There being no further business
was moved to adjourn. Adjourned.
Approved.
!. L. LAIR,
p President
| Attest:
| BELLE DENIEY,
| city Clerk.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-05-06

In their advertisements, merchants urged
to state what Notwithstanding means to the
consumer and to the merchant, and to make a short
truthful statement about present business and
nomic conditions, showing the buying public that
there is no need to wait further for the bottom in
prices the business cycle shows that in
for a period of declining prices for some years to
come, with slight reactions now and then;
that if they wait to purchase necessary articles
til the bottom is reached they will do no buying for
an extended period-and no buying means no
business, unemployment and hard times.
The time to buy is now and the need for gen.
eral following of ~the Golden Rule principle is
greater today than it has ever been BEFORE, both
the part of the buying public and the merchant,
jobber and NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Ady. Clubs
of the World.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-05-06
UNABLE TO "FIGGER IT o.
Come to Think Of It, Uncle Zeke Was
Up Against Something
Of a Problem.

In a Georgia town dwells an old ne
gro, who is supported by his wife.
Uncle Zeke spends most of his time
fishing in the brickyard pond; not that
he expects to catch any fish, but "jest
to have some harmless amusement,
chile" Aunt Mary takes in washing.
One day one of Aunt Mary's patrons
preached the subject to her, and sug-
gested that she should not encourage
her husbands laziness by supporting
him in idleness, but Aunt Mary pro-
tested.
"'Deed, honey, nah ole man amt
lazy" she declared. "It's jest them
scientific notions he got when he was
a-wuckin' at de college,"
But what have scientific notions
got to do with his not worklng?"
"Got whole lot to do, honey" Aunt
Mary said, gathering up her basket.
"Yo' see, dem ideas he's got was dat
it wasn't healthy to wuck after meals ;
an he amt been able to figger out no
way to 'complish dat, not yit, less
he gives up eatin' an course he can't
do dat"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-05-06
BETTER COPY TALKS

Intelligent advertising is the shortest route to
improved business conditions
Naturally, while all forms of advertising, if in
diligently applied, GOOD, forms
BETTER than others insofar the local merchant
is concerned.
And while statistics have demonstrated conclu-
svely the effectiveness of daily newspapers, it is
also essential that the merchant give due consd-
Grafton to the preparation Of his "copy.
He should endeavor to run only such "copy'
talks, interestingly, about his own business, in his
own language and in this newspaper.-Ex,
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-05-06
Opera at Labor WAGES.

An excerpt from a Dresden paper
bewails the exodus of first-rate opera
singers in Holland, Sweden, Spain and
America, and describes the state Of
affairs in which the Dresden Opesa
company finds itself.
So hard up Is Dresden for talent,
the paper says, that guest singers
must invariably be asked from Leip-
zig or Berlin to fill in for others who
have left for foreign shores. On one
evening alone, four guests sang, and
as much as 1900 marks, and even T.
600 marks have been given out on
such occasions as honorariums to
guest singers. Dividing by the 200
marks which it takes, these days, to
make an American dollar, that makes
$50 to $35 for an evenings aggrega,
ton Of guest singers.