Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, January 17, 1911, Page 4

Kingsley's Stammering. Charles Kingsley loved talking, had an enormous deal to say on every con- ceivable subject and longed to say it But his stammer was always checking him. He gurgled and gasped and made faces and would sometimes break off in a conversation or a meal, rush out into the open air and liber- ate his suppressed emotions by rapid exercise or physical exertion. Yet, as has often been observed in similar cases, when he had to preach the stammer subsided, and, though there ‘was some facial contortion, the flow of the discourse was never interrupt- ed. He said to his friend Tom Hughes: “I could be as great a talker as any man in England but* for my stammering. When I am speaking for God in the pulpit or paying by bed- sides I never stammer. My stammer is a blessed thing for me. It keeps me from talking in company and from going out as much as I should do but for it.”—G. W. E. Russell in Winches- ter Guardian. Lisbon In Pepys’ Times. Pepys' Diary gives an unflattering picture of the Lisbon court in bis day. On Oct. 17, 1661, he talked with Cap- tain Lambert, fresh from “Portugall,” who told him it was *‘a very poor, dirty place—I mean the city and court of Lisbon; * * * that there are no glass windows, nor will they have any; * * * that the king has his meat sent up by a dozen of lazy guards and in pipkins sometimes to his own table and sometimes nothing but fruits and now and then half a hen. Amd now that the infanta is become our queen she is come to have a whole hen or goose to her table, which is not ordi- nary.” Some few months later, when some *‘Portugall ladys” had come to London, Pepys found them “not hand- some and their farthingales a strange dress. * * * [ find nothing in them that is pleasing, and I see they have learnt to kiss and look freely up and down already and I do believe will soon forget the recluse practice of their own country.” Opportunity. There is a story of a sculptor who once showed a visitor his studio, which was full of gods, some of them very curious. The face of one was entirely concealed by the hair, and there were wings on each foot. The visitor asked this statue’s name. “Opportunity,” was the reply. “And why is his face hidden?” “Because men seldom know him ‘when he comes to them.” “Why has he wings on his feet?” “Because he is soon gone and once gone can never be overtaken,” was the reply. We all know the story of the man who sold the old farm which he had barely been able to get a living from during his entire life and his amaze- ment and chagrin when the new own- er discovered gold upon the land the first week of his ownership. A great many of us are in that very condition with regard to our opportunities if we did but know it.—Washington Star. Pampered Pups. The dog doctor was making out a bill for the month’s expenses of a Japa- mnese spaniel. The items were room rent, board, medical attendance and electric light. “Electric light?” exclaimed his sec- retary. “What on earth does a dog need with electric light?” “He doesn't need it at all,” said the doctor, “but his owner has ordered it, and he has been supplied with two eight-candle power lights every even- ing he has been in the hospital. He is one of these spoiled pups who were put to bed in a light room in their in- fancy, and now he cannot sleep in the dark. We always have two or three of that kind on hand. They occupy a special ward where the lights burn all night long.”—New York Sun. Collar as a Verb. The verh “collar” has long been used transitively, meaning to “seize or take hold of a person by the collar; more loosely, to capture.” The verb was thus employed early in the seventeenth century. Steele in the Guardian, No. 84, wrote, “If you advised him not to collar any man.” Other instances are Gentleman’s Magazine, 1762, “His lord- ship collared the footman who threw it,” and Marryat's sentence in “Peter Simple,” “He was collared by two French soldiers.” A Tenant For Life. “Have you boarded long at this house?’ inquired the new boarder of the sour, dejected man sitting next to him, “About ten years.” “I don't see how you can stand it. ‘Why haven't you left long ago?” “No other place to go,” said the other dismally. “The landlady’s my wife.” The Family Scrap Book. Mrs. Sauers (to Willy as minister calls to see Mr. Sauers)—Willy, is your father in? Willy—Yes; he's upstairs looking over your scrap book. Mrs. Sauers (puzzled)—You mean my family account book? Willy—Well, it's all the same. He and you always have a scrap every time he goes over it. “Portrait of a Gentleman.” The Professor—Can you define a gen- tleman, Miss Cutting? The Suffragette (lelly)—Certainly. A gentleman was contemporaneous with the old masters, who often painted his portrait.—Ex- change. Suited His Temperament. “Grooge is a very grouchy sort of man, isn’t he?” “Yes. Won't even ride in anything ~ulky.”—Baltimore American. Washington Giant 1s Dead. ‘Washington, Jan. 17.—John Turner, seven feet seven inches tall, the giant of the national capital, is dead at the ‘Washington asylum hospital and a casket of unusual size is being pre- pared to receive his body. Turner was thirty-four years old and had been an irvalid from infancy. Boiler Explosion Kille Two. Mariette, O., Jan. 17.—Two men were killed and another seriously in- jured in a boiler explosion at the Cleary stone quarry here. Thomas ‘Words was instantly killed and Phillip Bules died shortly afterward. Lote Smith was seriously injured. = The Big White Fair Is Making History We are selling more lmgerle and kinddre lines than ever. Why?P . i Because women are leaming more and intimately the true economy of this Annual Sale of White. ) Lingerie from the finest needleworking district of the world have turned this store into a Great White Way. Where the weaver of “dainty” underthings may come to replenish her depleated stock, at ptices that are one third, sometimesone half lower than at any other time of the year: White Sale Lingerie Comprises Leona Tailored Undermuslin French Lingerie Art Tailored Underwear and Gowns Home-Made Kinds Art Art tailored lingerie ie featurcd by us. Itisin every way worthy’ the | preference of captious women. s Combinations perfect fitting for as little as $1.67 and up to 12.00. Princess Slipps as low as $1.50 and up to $6.00. Night Gowns lace trimmed at §1. 0 to fancy lace effects at $10 00. Drawers 25¢ to $5.00. GCowns ' Night Gowns at 50¢, 76¢, 98cand $1.18 for gowns all cut extra full, daintily edged with laces, slipover or lngh neck styles. Combmauon Corset Cover and Drawers at $1.18, all-over embroidery, lace and luce insertion trimmed, perfect fitting, nainsooks and muslins. Childrens Underwear at 1-3 Reductions Ourentire line of separate pieces and union suitsin all sizes and qualities. SEPARATE PIECES 50e garments 35¢. T5c garment: .50¢ Our entire Line of Women's Underwear at -4 Haducfwns A large collection of blacks and col(:red silk - waists in pld.l[! colors, stripes, plaids, etc. Plain tailored or fancy styles. Silk Hose Reduced | ‘Kayser & Merods” Knit Kaysar's Pure Irallan Silk Underwear in the White Sale 2 Union Suits.low neck Hose, plain colors, brown, ’ wiiike; gray,, navys $1 18 lace knee, 50c values 380 at = e . $2.00 white, pink and blue (Plain b'ack hose not included) union suits, e e “Onyx” Embroidered Silk > Hosey which so'd for $225 83 50 Kayser silk vests, white e .. $1.85 | 10 $1.38 35¢ vests, 22¢ , 75¢ vests, 55¢ Woman’s Black Wool and - Fleeced Hose, regular 20 50c vests, 38¢ | 25¢ vests, 16e 25c value.............. C Others at 10c, 12c, 14¢ and up T5e union suits....... et 50¢ $1.20 union suits White Sale Bahy Things Little folks haver’t been for- gotten in this Annual White Fair. ’ We are selliné all little Bearskin coats, sizes 2 to 6 $1 55 . L] at' . . Infants Knitted suits, caps coats and tights . $1 55 -Intam's Sweaters and Sweafer Coats 51)c Sweater values . . . 356¢c $1.15 Sweater values . . . 65¢ $1.50 Sweater values . . . 95c¢ Crib blanKets, colors pink, biue and white. First time offered at one-half price. Infant's Robes and Sleeping Garments 75c Robe.................. wemenrnen 50c 50c Robe.........cccoeeunee ... 38C 35¢ Robe... ...22¢ All higher priced robes at 1=3 reductions. Fur and Bearskin bonnets-—-one- half price. TheGarmentClearance Offers new and fashionable apparel at prices seldom quoted. It is an event that comes around only tw1ce a year in this store. All Suits Now Less Than Half Suits at $10.00 were $25.00 Suits at $15 were $35.00 Suits at $18 wers $40.00 Al Skirts Half Price (All of them—none excepted) Every Dress and Costume (Without exception) Reduced One-Half (Ample assortment still here to choose from) Final Riddance of Woman’s Coats Every wintt.:r coat has been placed in one of the four prices for quick selling as fol- lows: Coats to $25.00 . . . . . . Coats to $28.00 . . . . . . Coats to $30.00 . . . . . . Coats to $35.00 . . . . . . $9.95 .$10.50 $13.50 $15.75 Furs Drastically Cut Further reductions has been General Clearance. $40.00 Beaver Set . . . . . $47.00 Southern Wolf Set . . $33.00 Sable Squirrel Set . . All separate scarfs and muffs on sale at 1-3 reductions. are just hints at what fur wanting Women can save. Taffetta and Messaline Petticoats Reglr 1500 93 85 $4.85 values .... Black and p]ain shades in Taffetta and Messaline skirts in- cluded. made to keep step with the $20.00 $28.00 $20.00 These Regular $6.50 values.... Entire Line of Bath Huhes $3.50 Bath Robes........ $2.00 $5.00 « $450 « .. $2.50 $6.75 ¢ ... $3.75 A “close out” of all Sacques and Jackets at half price. All silk Kimonas and House Gowns on sale at one half price. In the House Every Girls’ Coat iccludng all ages from 2 to 12 years. We have inaugurated a practically unrestricted Half Price Sale on all coats in the children’s assortment. Prices regularly, $6 to $15. TULIP_ MAD} MADNESS. showed The book to his father, and KNOWN VALUES army, ablebodied unmarried men| FOR SALE—Rubber stamps. The Craze That Ragad In Holland In the Last Century. During the tulip craze in Holland in the last century in one year the sales aggregated 10,000,000 florins. Holland went tulip mad. The bulbs were quot- ed on the Stock Exchange. Ownership in them was divided into shares. Spec- ulators sold them short. At one time more tulips were sold than existed. At Lille a brewer sold his trade and good will in exchange for a bulb, which was thereafter known as the Brewery tu- lip. In Amsterdam a father gave one by way of dower with his child. There- after the variety was known as the Marriage of My Daughter. At Rotter- dam a hungry sailor, happening on a few, mistook them for onions and ate them. The repast became as famous as Cleopatra’s pearls and probably ex- ceeded it in cost. At The Hague a poor fellow managed to raise a black tulip. The rumor of that vegetable marvel spread. Presently he was vis- ited by a deputation from a syndicate. For that ewe lamb of his the deputa- tion offered 1,000 florins, which he re- fused. He was offered 10,000 fiorins. Still he refused. Cascades of gold were poured before his resisting eyes. Finally, tormented and tempted, he succumbed. There and then the depu- tation trampled that tulip under their feet. Afterward it appeared that the syndicate had already grown a gem precisely similar and. unable to bear the idea that v rival existed, had au- thorized the deputation if needful to offer ten times the amount which it paid. PICKED AN ODD NAME. An Author’s Long Search and a Sub- sequent Surprise. When Albion W. Tourgee wrote “A Fool's Errand” he named one of his leading characters Theron Pardee. An early copy of the book fell into the hands of the Rev. Luther Pardee, an Episcopal clergyman of Chicago, whose father was named Thereon Pardee. The name is such an unusual combina- tion that in amazement the rectar s i they were both puzzled by the coinci- dence. They decided to write Judge Tourgee and ask-him what had led him to use the name. He replied, in equal amazement, that he had not supposed there was such a man living as a The- ron Pardee. Then he stated that he had a prolonged search for a suitable name for the character of his story— one that would express just what he imagined this character to be. In the course of the hunt an old copy of the curriculum of Union college had fallen into his bands. It was dated 1825, or something as far back. and among the names of the students was one Thereon Pardee. The judge said it bad im- pressed him as being one of the rich- est, most solid and most satisfying names he ever had heard, so he decid- ed to adopt it for his character. The curriculum was so old that he had no hesitation in using the name, and he was astonished to learn that the.right- ful owner of it was living. His expla- nation was accepted and the resulting: acquaintance was pleasing all around. —New York l’reu. ’UBLISHERB CLASSIFIED ADVERTIS- ING ASSOCIATION PAPERS ‘WE ARE MEMBERS Papers in all parts of the States and Zanads. Your wants supplied—anywhere ang lime by the best mediums in the country. Get our membership lists—Check papers 7ou want. - We do the rest. Publishers Classified Advertising ~Associas tion, Buffalo, N. Y. New-Cash-Want-Rats ',-Cent-a-Word ‘Where cash accompanies cop will publish all “Want Ads"” for. alf- cent a word per inmsertion. Where cash does not accompany copy the regular rate of one ceuta word will be charged. IVERY HOME HAS A WANT AD For Rom--lor Sale--Exchange --Help Wanted Vlork Wanted HELP WANTED. B e WANTED—For the United States between ages of 18 and 35; citizens of the United States, of good character and temperate habits, who can speak, read and write thc English language. For in- formation_apply to Recruiting Officer, 4th St., and Minnesota - Ave., Bemidji, Minnesota. AGENTS WANTED — Highest Canhymd weekly with pnn ex- pense allowance. No cash invest- ment, nothing to buy; outfit Free and Home territory. Experience unnecessary. Do you want steady work and be earning $1500 to $3000 per week? The Hawks Nursery Co., Wauwatosa, Wi FOR SALE. FOR SALE—My eighty acre farm, southwest ‘of ‘Bemidji, this is a - big snap for someone. Inquire of M. C. Longballa, Crothlrl barber shop. Pioneer will procure any kind of a rubber stamp for you an short notice. EOR SALE—Six room house 1103 Mississippi Ave. This is a snap if taken at once. H. M. Young. FOR SALE — Team of driving horses. Apply Frank Hitchcock, _Schroeder’s store. Horse, buggy and sled for sale. Call at Conger’s Millinery. MISCELLANEOUS WANTED—At once, two or three rooms furnished suitable for light house keeping. Inquire at Han- son’s Drug Store. WANTED—To buy for cash:—Two good milch cows, coming fresh in February. Address A. I. Pio- neer. Y