Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, November 24, 1911, Page 10

The Tool He Used. | *“I was throwing up dirt from an ex- pavation in the pavement one day,” said an old laborer, “when a little old |, ghap with white hair stopped to look on. I was as big as two of him. After m minute or two I rested on my shovel and looked up at him. Said I: “‘If you had to do work with a shovel for your living you'd starve to fdeath before you could make a trench Jeep enough to bury you in.’ | “I thought that was a smart thing to pay, and I laughed. Then he answered pne. He was a slow speaking man Jwith a sort of drawl. | % ¢q might—starve—as—you—say,’ he ®aid, ‘and yet I—have—a—trade—in which I use—a—tool very much—iike— gours. In fact--many people—who— Iwork at my trade—use—the—tool—to— shovel dirt and filth—with—as—you—do s-with—yours. This—is—the—tool.” “He handed me a steel pen. g it a joke? I asked. , “‘It—is—a—tool—to—make—them— with,’ he nodded. ‘That—is—part--of— my—trade. My name—is—Twain—Mark fTwain.’ “I have the pen yet,” conciuded the Jaborer, “and no ¢’rt was ever shoveled with it.”—New York Globe. More Than Gratuitous. Apropos of the custom of some hos- tesses to invite professional artistes to their house in the expectation that they will amuse their guests free of charge, a story is told of Nme. Berthe Bady, ghe famous Parisian artiste, who was invited to a social gathering and asked by the hostess to recite. She consent- ed, and then. in order that there might be no mistake about the matter, the hostess said: “How kind it is of you to work for us in this friendly manner!” The emphasis on the word “friendly” was s0 Imarked as to show clearly enougl thut the service was to be gra- tuitous. After the recitation was over Mme. Bady took a silver card tray from a footman, and, imitating the musicians in the cafes chantants, she made a tour of the drawing room and collected whatever contributions were offered, and they were substantial ones. Then 5 THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER she haided them to her hostess and left the house. 1 Lightning’s Queer Ways. ‘As every one knows, it is dangerous to stand near a tree during a thunder- storm, but if any one is so foolish as to do it he will do well to lean against the tree. If he does this the charge goes in at his shoulder, burning it, and then passes down the skin along the middle of the back. Arrived at the legs, it may run along one or both. It will seriously burn the knees and other prominent parts, get out through the stockings or bore a hole through the boots or destroy the boots altogether. But if he stands near a tree or wall without being in contact the stream of lightning may jump to the head bones and cause instant death. If it doesn’t do this it will probably burn the bair and travel over the skin of the head. going down the front of the body or getting. inside it and doing terrible damage. Brevity. _Robert Louis Stevenson was a close student of style and has left more than one interesting discussion of the technique of writing. In a letter to R. A. M. Stevenson, dated October, 1883, lie says: “There is but one art—to omit! Oh, if I knew how to omit I would ask no other knowledge! A man who knew how to omit would make an ‘Iliad’ of a daily paper.” To men engaged in editorial writ- ing (which in America is the art of making' ideas effective before a vast | audience) and to young men and wom- ten in college who are planning to en- ter journalism we recommend thatthe above few words of Stevenson's be committed to memory and put into practice.—Collier's Weekly. A Cornet’s Three Parts. A comet has three parts. The nu- cleus is the bright, starlike point which is the kernel. the true potential comet. Around this is spread the coma, a sort of luminous fog. shading from the nucleus and forming with it the head Still beyond is the delicate tail, stretch- FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1911, ing away into space. And this to the world in general is the comet itself, though always the least dense of the whole. Sometimes entirely. wanting or hardly detectible, the tail is again an extension millions of miles in length. Although usually a single brush of light, comets have been seen { with no fewer than six tails. Didn’t Feel Comfortable. So great was the indignation of the American colonists in 1765 against the stamp act that the Connecticut stamp officer rode into Hartford on a white horse to deposit his resignation, with a thousand armed farmers riding after him, and said he “felt like death on a pale horse with all hell following him.” Turtles Are Slow. “Here!" called the impatient guest. The obsequious waiter came to his side, says Judge. “Seems to me that soup I ordered is a long time getting to me.” “Yes, sir. but. rou must remember, glr, that you ordered turtle soup.” Woman, the Diplomat. Herbert Spencer insinuates in one of his sociological works that the in- direction, the coquetry, the finesse— nay, all the arts which we find so adorable in women—are modified forms of hypocrisy. Before the ad- vent of ecivilization woman_ had in pure self defense to practice an elab- orate deception. In order to please her brutal lord and secure predom: inance among dangerous rivals she had to disguise her natural sentiments and return’ caresses for blows and smiles for discourtesy. As she could not accomplish her purpose by force. she became an expert in domestic di- plomacy. The craftier, the more guile- ful ' she was the better were her chances of survival. And thus it has come to- pass that, though the neces- sity for- intricate bebavior: is now much lessened, women practice today, in a rgore elusive and refined way, the arts which the instinct of self preser- vation imposed upon their barbarous ancestresses.—H. H. Boyesen in “Lit- { erary and' Social Silhouettes.” And You’ll Skip This Season’s MONEY SAVING CHANCE OUR BIG GOING OUT OF BUSINESS SALE is winning over many friends daily. Children like our clothing’ parents like our Prices, we like their trade. Suits our Great Money Saving Event. That Were Bought Here Everybody satisfied. That’s summing up the feeling in general about Every time you see a man walking down Third Street or Beltrami1 Avenue with his chest thrown out like a Russian sleigh, you may be sure that that man 1s in a suit or overcoat bought at the Model Clothing Store Closing Out Sale and that he 1s proud of it. worn or out of style. at sale prices. We been unloading goods nearly every day. Sweaters Our entire Winter’s supply of Clothing and Furnishings are being put into this sale at sale You never had such an opportunity at such an opportune time. Christmas 1s fast Just let us remind you that you are not buying anything here that has been shelf- 1‘ we have something here for the father, the son, the brother and uncle. Why Our Stock Is Complete Goods we bought way back during the summer. pelled to take them and we’re going to turn them into cash. Among the Latest Arrivals are: Good, warm, heavy weight, winter sweaters, with the big collars and without, all colors and sizes. Regu- lar prices from $5 to $10, sale prices $3.69 to 6.00 Underwear If ever a store carried a complete stock of underwear this store will surpass them all in this line. Every weight, every size, every price 1-4 to I-2 off Men’s Shirts The assortment includes everything that style and quality possess, these are all being sold -4 to 1-2 off Footwear Extra heavy Sox for the lumberman Regular price 50 to 60c, now at 39¢c Headwear | Caps, good and warm, 95¢ to 1.50 values at 1.00 and 79¢ Shoes, Rubbers and approaching and We were com- § Felt Boots | You'll find this department most [ complete. If anything has run this department down it’'s been the prices. Cloves and Mittens Big shipment just in. 75c and 50c | line. Now going at 39¢c . |MODEL CLOTHING STORE Bemidji Minnesota