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^Tjfcu i ibl It PAGE EIGHT I i i i & Laugh With Us Not A Us Perfect Ladies? Local merchants report that thcic has been an unusual increase in tno sale of tape measures since the Oar rison sisters, one of whom is said to be one of the most perfectly formed women in the world, appeared at the Grand theater Wednesday night, bo far we haven't heard of any women MI Benndji claiming the championship, although some of them ai behoved to have a perfect right. And a Pretty Fair Left The TeJl-Tale 'V,\ I 6u Hu&band Has An other Wife,*' reads a headline in a Twin Cit paper. Probably she found 15 cents* missing from his pay en velope last Saturday night and just knew that he must be keeping an othei woman. Checking Him Up i* *"*\\y$t!r*^ i?7W$T^*~~rT~T"' The First Hundred Years, Etc. Right in line with chnopractic an nouncement-, that a pel son can live to be one hundred years old through piopei treatment, an eminent doctor *a \o can live to be a hundred if \ou eat only sour milk, cheese and biead No doubt but that is right. It would be piettv hard to kill the man wno could cat sour milk and cheese Xo One Would Haim Them Boy, Page Mr. Edison It "touch" is the mo=t delicate of IN Flash Lights A good, serviceable Flashlight selling regularly for $1.75 SATURDAY ONLY $1.00 Pw. A1 ittinfl^riv'' 1 Wo Have a LADIES' RT^T ROOM with toilet facilities, and where we will have a Gas Range in stalled for the use of fanners' wives and families who wish to heat their lunch when they come to the city. ar- 7'"*! IT WIW 'MM&' Try the Snake Dance A strong, well sewed Broom, a splendid value regular price $1.00 SATURDAY ONLY 75c Christmas Suggestions to Please Men WINCHESTER SHOT GUNS, AMMUNITION FISHING RODS SKATES SKATING SHOES SKIS AND SNOWSHOES GUN CASES BICYCLES TOOL CABINETS GOLF BAGS, CLUBS, BALLS WINCHESTER AXE HUNTING AXE^ RIFLES POCKET KNIVES RAZORS REVOLVERS VACUUM BOTTLES FISHING TACKLE, LUNCH BOXES WATCHES TOOLS AUTOMOBILE ACCESSORIES AUTOMOBILE TIRES AUTOMOBILE WRENCH SETS Everything for the Farm IN LAYING OUT OUR STORE, one of the principal features we had in mind was to make it easier lor the farmer to have his wants filled. We have literally thousands of bins, and compartments which we will keep Machine Parts. Our Display Floor is large enough to show many of the Machines that we handle, and, with our factory connections, we are in a position to give the best of service. We will continue to handle all of the smaller articles needed on the farm. We want our many friends who live in this vicinity to see our store, either at the time of our openingSATURDAY, DECEMBER 10TH or as soon after as possible. I "I 'I MKfOE, Hffi PRINTER'S DWIL all the senses, why is it that some rnanied men say that their wives have no sense? No Harm in Saying It- Dear Twentieth Century: I have been advised that dancing keeps one voung but I have been trying it out lately and I have so far found no benefits fiom it. What have you got to sav?I. M. Older. Yes, it is said that dancing keeps one young. But maybe you arz not the one, and when you begin to get stooped and get pains in your back, you're not doing the right kind ot a dance, that's all. On With the Dance Meaning Less Among the things that don't mean a hang of a lot, we would like to in clude the following: "I had firmly intended to do a lot of Christmas shopping this \ear, but" ''I always pay my bills on time, LINE with Bemidji enterprise, we have built a handsome store on our old site that will be worthy of the patronage of Northern Minnesota. We acknowledgefirst of allthat it has been only through the loyalty of our many customers that we have bean able to go ahead with an enter- prise such as this has been, Our business policy has always been to give the very best values possible" to maintain a service that could be appreciatedand to serve our customers Brooms but" 'I ahvays play my best game ot bridge on tke way home." "But, John! Why blame me fjv the size of the eggs. You know wheie they came fiom." "Surely, the price of my raihoad ticket leads me to believe they may name a Pullman after me." "Just because a girl walks like a peacock she is not necessaiilv proud.'' N o, She May Bje Foolish Don't Forget the Consequences A local liquor fiend says that it is not only harder to get but also haid er to drink. Then, he must also remember that it's also harder to get over. And Harder to Got Away From LondonA "Please shut the door" notice fourteen languages adorns the mam door of the Enemy Debts, Clearing House, London. Tea Kettles Copper nickel-plated Tea Kettles regular $2.25 value SATURDAY ONLY $1.50 A "^"g*T SAME OLD CORNER IN A NEW HOME rt'V"' T''v '"gfr'Di'l'IHL'M'lM1 1 MMOWii Urn i I'""" S 1 C. W. Vandersluis f** i WIE BEMIDJI DAILY tONOT By Charles SughroB War Miiwipw \Mm U. S. WORKING GIRLS PRAISED RY BRITON By Chas. McCann, (United Press Star Correspondent) London, Dee. 9.Busniess girls in America do not bob their hair nor smoke. That is, if Miss E. MacDonald, British delegate to the International Congress of Working Women at Geneva, obtained the correct impres sion of American business life from American delegates. Miss MacDonald has returned to London enthusiastic over the Ameri can girl office worker. 'Many' American women were at the conference." she said. "They struck me as being more alive than those of any other nation. "The American girls, I was told, are very difficult to organize into unions because none of them intend 1 1 best interests at all times, thereby serving our own. And with these ideas in mind for the future, we have no fear for the success of our new enlarged store. In fact, we rather fancy the idea that we will need to enlarge our store again, in the near future, to keep pace with the ever-growing business interests of Bemidji. We want YOU to feel an interest in this" enter- priseto feel that YOU have helped to make it pos- siblethat it is YOUR storewe are here to serve You Are Invited We are going to give a partya House Warmingto properly celebrate the opening of our New Store, and we want vou to come in Saturday, T)ec. 10 and see how well we've planned the arrangement. Even though you may not be interested in Hardware, you surely are interested in what concerns the city of Bemidji, as a whole. And we are rather proud of our contribution to the Business District with this new Hardware Store. Souvenirs For TJ?e Ladies We will have souvenirs for the Ladies and Children who pay us a visit Saturday, and also have arranged a number of Special Bargains in Household Articles for that day as an added inducement to visit the store. Get a Free Ticket Every Person Entering Our Store Saturday Will Receive a Ticket. A 8:30 That Evening W Will Give Away ABSOLUTELY FREE A 32-PJECE ALUMINUM SET PAY S A VISIT SATURDAY! Souvenirs for Ladies and Children BEMIDJI HARDWARE COMPANY The WINCHESTER Store to remain as routine workers. A girl goes into a busmes as a junior typist and before long she is assistant to the head of the firm. "But it doesn't do for her to bob 'her hair or smoke. I was much impressed by the op portunities of promotion which girls have America. They are better paid than the clerks here. Many of them come to Europe for a holiday. Their firms give them leave for the purposeit is looked on as part of I their business education. "One girl I met who is employed by an association which dissembles literature among the universities, had been given nine months' leave to 'come to Europe. Th representative of the waitresses of America told me that they are either very badly paid I or very well paid. The two extremes often exist in cafes side by side. I "Miss Zung\ the Chinese delegate, told me that the Chinese suffragettes have lately been fighting the police ...j,,,Jtia.+ii*i flaw* wi.\ ftfi ifr .in im-mi *i? Tube Skates Nestor-Johnson Some of the Chinese girls are now ticket inspectors on the railways, and many are typists." with shoes regular $12.50 value SATURDAY ONLY UP-TO-DATE MITERS USE "AMERICANISMS" $10 irci SKATES Many words and phrases that have a peculiar significance in the United States have come into common use recent years. They are encountered every day in articles contributed to the newspapers and the magazines by the best writers. A carefully select ed list of such "Americanisms" wilt be found in The Ne Universities Dictionary being offered to the read ers of tins paper. They make up one of the 22 supplementary dictionaries which have been incorporated in this remarkable volume, compiled and edited by leading American lexico graphers, including Jercy W. Long, Ph.D., Harvard univer&ity Clark S. Nofthrup Ph.D, Cornell university SES^ACH!NES W. Z. Robinson WINCHESTER SCISSORS AUTO LUNCH KITS KITCHEN CUTLERY PERCOLATORS FLASHLIGHTS COFFEE SETS ^Ji Aside from the new store features you will, no doubt, be interested in many of the nationally known lines of Hardware that are sold here exclusively Merchandise of the better sortat no higher prices than you are asked to pay for ordinary merchandise. Just now our store is well stocked with sugges- tions for Christmas Givingthings that will be use- ful for years to comethings that you will fe^l that you have not squandered money on. Monarch Range Regular price $100.00 and $110.00 SATURDAY ONLY $80-$90 Christmas Suggestions to Please Women a. Not Forgetting the "Kids" WE OFFER SOME SENSIBLE SUGGESTIONS on what to have Santa Claus bring the "Boy" or "Girl"things that will be a health-giving joy for many seasons 4JRGUNS KNIVES TOOLS SLEDS SKIS TOBBOGANS ICE SKATES ROLLER SKATES and any number of things that any real Boy or Girl will like. BOYS AND GIRLS ARE INVITED SATURDAY, DEC. 10TH There's plenty of room herecome in and get acquainted. Make this store' your headquarters. FOURTH ST. & MINN. AVE. JUST WHERE WE STARTED i jlillli (Fiiff I*' iylMwiiiiifii MORE FOLKS TUAM MPCK it' I'I"'"" mm*" Wri S 'V FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 0, 1021 Counting Murders and Auto Accidents ^^an/Vw John C. Rolfe, Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania Forrest S. Lunt, A.M., Columbia university ,and Morris W Croll, Ph.D., Princeton university. The editor-in-chief is George Ha g ar complier of many previous dic tionaries and encyclopedias. The book is new, absolutely new. Its def initions are simple, accurate and au thoritative. tintnumv' MARKETS IMMmmilMMIIIIlMi POTATO MARKET Chicago, Dec. 9.Potato market steady. .Receipts 43 cars. Total S. shipments 426 cars. Wisconsin whites, sacked and bulk, $1.65 to $1.75 Minnesota round whites, sacked and bulk, $1.50 to $1.70 Re River Ohios, sacked. $1.60 to $1.70 Mich gan round whites* sacked, $1.65 to $1.75 Idaho rurals, sacked, $1.75 to $1.85. Sleds Regular $2.35 value SATURDAY ONIY $1.90 SKATING EQUIPMENT VACUUM BOTTIJES ELECTRIC: WASHING MACHINES WINCHESTER SHEARS PYREX GLASS UTENSILS ALUMINUM UTENSILS ELECTRIC TOASTERS ELECTRIC IRONERS BUTCHER KNIVES WINCHESTER CARVING SETS ELECTRIC CURLING IRONS CASSEROLES TABLE SILVER ELECTRIC GRILLS TE POT! COFFEE POTS CHOCOLATE POTS ELECTRIC HEATERS ELECTRIC SWEEPERS VALSPAR VARNISH HOUSEHOLD TOOLS ELECTRIC IRONS CRUMB SCRAPERS Bring in your Christmas Par cels, no matter where you bought them, and let us wrap them up for you for mailing or express. We have every facil ity for service. 1 4i Defectiv