Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, December 14, 1912, Page 5

SHOWING VAGARIES OF FAME How fiubimln, at the Height of Eminence, Refused Offer That Meant Great Distinction. - Teresa Carreno, the eminent womy an planist, indulging in remlnlleenca ©f her career of fifty years before th public, tells a' story of Tschaikows Rubinstein, which, in one respect; fMuminating. \ Rubinstein, the great Russian muj Rer, composer and performer of hi hme, is seated in his study whe {Techaikowski arrives and humbl; msks permission to dedicate to thxi great man a concerto for piano and o chestra. Rubinstein examines thq composition hastily; flies into a ter- rible rage; shakes his leonine head and asks the affrighted Tschaikowsk] how he dares to offer to dedicate this “trash” to a man of such eminence. Thereupon, Tschaikowski leaves the ‘house, and by chance, meeting thq eonductor Von Bulow, offers him th dedication, which is accepted. Observe the mutations of time! Rubinstein was a great musician, a re, markable performer, but not a comy poser of the first rank by any means! Tschaikowski has sprung into the first wank of composers and is generally r ! garded by musicians as one of thg greatest musical geniuses Russia has produced. A dedication by him of one of hig works is in itself title to unusual dis- tinction. and will make for the per- petuation of any one’s fame, while, ag the years bring a lessening of memory of Rubinstein’s wonderful playing, his reputation is bound to diminish. Thus, even the pet of fortune and «circumstances can afford to be cours teous, for posterity often rewards cour. tesy and properly punishes overween. tng self-esteem. TELLS OF BROTHER NOVELIST fnteresting Reminiscences Related by 8lr Arthur Conan Doyle of'George Meredith. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, speaking at the annual dinner in aid of the News. venders’ Benevolent and Provident in- sgtitution, gave some personal reminis- cences of George Meredith. In the vear 1894-5 Sir Arthur visited the novelist at his residence at Box- | Bill in Surrey. “When I went there I fnadvertently offended him 1in one way. He met me at the door. Ha told me he had just come from tha ¢op of a high hill near the park. I! expressed my amazement. He asked | me why I was so surprised, and I said I thought he was an invalid. He said that would be the sort of compliment one would pay to an octogenarian. “Subsequently a maid servant ‘brought in a jelly or blanchmange, and Meredith, looking at the shivering Tump, expressed himself in a charac- teristic phrase—just such a one as he would put in the mouth of one of his <haracters. He said, ‘The jelly seems as treacherous as a Trojan horse.” “Meredith was fond of a bottle of wine, but his state of health when 1 saw him forbade him taking any in- toxicant. He had a bottle covered with cobwebs brought up for me, and asked if I could drink some. I said I did not think there would be any diffi- culty. I finished the bottle, and Mere dith expressed his gratification, say- ing that on one occasion some one only drank one glass of a bottle he had opened and he had the mortifica- tion of seeing the rest of the conm: | tents wasted.”—London Mail. Instalment Plam The late Police Captain William H Hodgkins, of New York, who died| fram cardiac strain that he brought| on by reducing his weight over fifty| pounds in three weeks, hated corpuw lence, and often regaled his friends ‘with anecdotes that bhad corpulence for their butt. “I went to a melodrama the other might” Captain Hodgkins said one afternoon to a police reporter. “The heroine was fat—fatter than myself “In- the second act she fell oven board, and the hero, a little, scrawny chap, plunged after her, and seemed to be having a good deal of difficulty io swimming with her toward the Facht. “As the hero splashed and strug gled under his heavy burden a god yelled from the gallery: ““You'll never do it that way, bo! Bave what you can now, and come back for the rest. Make three trips if necessary.” When Murray Tackles Oedipus. Classical scholars have not exactly complained, but have pointed out that when Prof. Gilbert Murray trans Iates Euripides into English verse he slides that dramatist over his rough spots by doing mediocre Euripides tnto gorgeous and splendid Murray. It is better than Euripides, to be sure; but it isn’t Eurlpides. There will ba | no difficulty of this kind in Professor Murray’s newest task, the Oedipus Colonus. Murray at his murrayest will have all he can do to keep up to the sustained elevation of Sophocles. But there is hardly a living hand worthier of the task, and joy be the eonsequence.—30ston Transcript. Asking Too Much. A large shepherd dog owned by Dr. George W. Bowers was run over by &n automobile on High street at 7:30 o’clock Wednesday evening and was killed. The occupants of the automo- bile stopped and returned to the scene, but the dog ran away.—Mobile ftem. ] You would scarcely expect it to req main and be killed a second time, would you?—Houston Post. Knit Toques and Aviatian Caps A splendid variety showing the innovation that has taken place in these articles. They are for women and school girls, and 50c to $1.00. The Annual Holiday Ribbon Sale Fancy ribbons—The varieties this sale offers in patterns, colors, weaves, both in foreign and do- mestic, will prove doubly attractive. Flannelette Night Gowns for Women and Children In white stripes. -White gowns have high neck with turn-over collar or collarless, with pink and blue stitching. The stripes are collarless, trimmed with white braid, 50c to $1.50. - Stamped Kimona Night Gowns These patterns include enough floss to do the embroidery. Complete outfit of stamped pieces and floss. Large Size Huck Towels Stamped in simple designs. Stamped Pillow Cases, 60c per pair. See the new patternms. Satin Messaline 36 inches wide—in almost every imaginable shade including white, cream and black, per yard, 98c. Christmas Stocks are now ready for your inspection The price you pay for good worthy merchan- dise is of vital interst to every one. It is our aim to sell you the best the markets afford, and in every case at the lowest possible price consistent with good merchandising. One pricg to all and that “everlastingly the lowest.” There’s a reason for our popularity and growth, and this is one of the foundation stones of our growth. We aim to make _our advertisements truthful—plain statements of store news that will be of interst to every one. Something New in Useful Christmas Gifts Sanitary Celluloid Novelties and Toys Manicure Sets Trinket Baskets Toilet Bags Pin Cushions Clocks Sewing Baskets Necktie Racks Shopping Lists Address Books Cuff Buttons Ash Trays Belt Buckles Beads, all colors Hand Bags Shopping Bags Tourist’s Combination Cases Handkerchief Holders Bureau - Scarfs Lunch Cloths Linen Pillow Tubing for Fancy Work Bed Spreads Table Linens and Napkins to match _ Men’s Neckties and Suspenders in fancy Christ- mas Boxes Fancy Embroidered Towels Fine Furs OF EVERY KIND. IN EVERY STYLE. AT EVERY PRICE We desire to call especial attention to the Sets, Scarfs, Muffs and Mantles. In answer to Fashion's latest dictates—the combining of furs—we have many clever blendings and combinations to show. SEE THEM WHEN YOU SHOP Children’s Fur Sets An assortment that embraces all the proper and becoming furs for children. Styles are very pretty and prices tempt- ingly low. Leather Hand Bags Dull seal hand bags—fitted with purse and made with gun metal frames, at, each -$5.00 Jewelry Novelties German silver mahfiha,gs, 6-inch etched frame, white kid lined with change pocket, in round or fish scale mesh, $5. O P BEVIE S 4% S vfl s Los voibiom am S vas 50¢ to $7.00 Hand Bags First showing of many pretty holiday novelties. Time now to make selections. Newest leather hand bags, with metal self covered frame; fancy frames or pocketbook shapes, $2.98 and ....$1.98 Christmas Handkerchiefs--Almost Endless Variety at the Very Lowest Prices Almost every style, kind or quality one would wish is represented in this assortment of holiday Handkerchiefs. The values are unquestionably the best in Bemidji—either better qualities for the same money of the same grades at lower prices than elsewhere. is being attested every day by the wonderfully heavy sales. FANCY CREPE SCARFING SILKS Their use is so varied in making gifts for men and women that they are being prominently featured in our silk sec- tion. This unequalled excellence KID GLOVES ALWAYS APPROPRIATE. Women’s Kid Gloves, the very best value. Pique kid dress gloves, cape, for driving, cape street gloves; pique suede gloves. All the wanted kinds in tan, gray, brown and black, at, the pair, $1.50. Bring the $1.00. 50c to $2.50. KID BODY DOLLS . Made of good quality kid, legs full jointed, bisque head, dark or light hair;: closing eyes, with shoes and stockings. Children Down and Let Them See Our Doll Display You’ll enjoy it as much as they will. Every day brings many new ideas and the values are the best we've ever shown in this section. JOINTED DOLLS ‘With bisque head, closing eyes, full jointed body with light or dark hair, ranging in price from 50c to $2.00. . CHARACTER DOLLS. Just the thing for baby. They can’t be broken. Have -~ baby faces and are jointed at the arms and legs. 25c, 50¢,”