Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, March 18, 1913, Page 2

" cellent and the employment agent RIVAL OF THE GREAT BARD Stratford-on-Avon’s Claims to Distino tion Not Alone Due to Shakespeare. Famous men whose names lend dis- tinction to the places of their birth must look to their laurels. At any moment these may be snatched from them by contemporary heroes. A let- ter found among the papers of Mary Russell Mitford tells of a case in point. . The writer had just made a visit to Stratford-on-Avon. While visiting at an inn there he fell into conversation with a farm-hand about Shakespeare. “’E warn’t born in Henley street,” said the native . “Where then?” said the visitor. “By the river.” “Who told you that?” #Why, Jahn Cooper.” After a pause, the man remarked, ia a tone of grave conviction, “Ah, zur, there’s another wonderful feller!” “Who?” “Why, Jahn Cooper, I tell ee.” The visitor. inquired what great, deeds John Cooper-had: done. “Done?” said the farmer,: sittin back and slapping his knee. “Done?*| he repeated, in a voice of thunder. “Why, zur, I'll tell ’ee.” He leaned forward impressive, and looked straight into the stranger’s eyes. “I'll tell ’ee; ’e’s lived ’ere in this town for ninety year as man and boy, | and ’e’s never had the toothache, and never lost wan!”—Youth’s Companion. LIVES UP TO REPUTATION Mary Knew How to Work, Wasn" Afraid to Work, but Was Independent. Mary’s written references were ex- piled up praises. She knew how to work, and she wasn’t afraid to work. But she was independent, she wouldn't hide that. Every bit of work that fell to her legitimately was performed thoroughly, but not one hand’s turn would she do to help a fellow-servant along; the mistress must take that into consideration. The mistress did. She said that that was no objection. On the first day in her new home Mary lived up to her reputation. Also, she lived up to it later in the evening. She was requested to wind a big hall clock. It was a fourteen-day eclock, and it took twenty-eight turns of the key to wind it. Mary turned the key fourteen times. “That’s not enough,” said her mis tress. “Why don’t you finish?” “Because there may be another girl on this job next week,” sald Mary, “and I'm not going to do her work; for her.” Physicians Often Blamable. “It is a most unfortunate thing,” says the North American Journal of Homeopathy, “that the moral degen- eration to which every drug habitue almost inevitably comes is a sin that almost always lies at the door of some medical adviser. Few patients live so far from the doctor as to warrant him leaving a supply of morphine tablets for them to take ‘if an attack comes on’ The practice of medicine seems to be summed up in the prescription of opiates in the case of some physi- cians. It is better to wear out the medicine case and let the hypodermic rust out than vice versa. Of course, we know that the hypodermic should not rust and that the medicine case cannot; but our readers are bright enough to read between the lines.” Shrewd Patient. A doctor who had been attending an old farmer for a fortnight or so pronounced the patient so much im- proved that it would be unnecessary for him to call again professionally. Next day the medico was not a lit- tle astonished to find the ex-patient in the surgery with a half-consumed bottle of medicine in his hand. “I thought, doctor, as you said that I was all right again, that I needn’t finish t'bottle, so I've brought it back, as it'll happen come in handy for some other badly (sick) body that’s got ¥same complaint as I had. And you'll likely knock something off my bill, séeing that I've only supped half of it.” Thus showing a shrewd, saw ing turn on the convalescent’s part, Youthful Definitions. In order to give his scholars a firm grip of original composition, a school- master believes in the value of what he calls “an exercise in framing defl- nitions.” After illustrating what was wanted, he set the little boys to write one-sentence definitions of “boy” and “girl.” Here are a few of the ideas : evoked: “A boy is made of a lot of bones with flesh put round them.” “A girl is nearly the same, but we do not cut her hair.” “A boy is born a baby.” “A girl is only ribs out of a man’s body.” “A girl is €od’s sheep.” “A boy is a ordinary creature made vut of dust, and so is a girl.” Against His Grain. The man whose corn had just been trod upon hopped about on ome foot, nursing the other in his palms. “What's the matter?” queried an Innocent bystander. “Some one walk on your foot?” “No, you simpleton,” replied the suf- fering one, fastening a gaze of un- utterable scorn upon his questioner, “a 500-pound hog, with an insatiable appetite for corn, merely grazed mine In passing.” And he restored his aching foot to the pavement and went limping on Mis way . FORMAL; presentation of the new modelsin:Spring and Summer Wearing Apparel. Every ele- ment that enters-into- stylish apparel has been considered---every manufacturer from whom we bought-was selected because of some noteworthy feature of his product. Study and comparison i will: reveal to every woman that Spring styles show charming innovations and new ideas. This gathering of new:goods brings out every. one of these-new features in a wide variety of models. Wash Goods Spring Styles in Tailored Suits An authentic showing in new models. The season’s newest ideas are fonnd in this splendid assortment of spring suits, in ex- exclusive models and fabrics. The jackets are shorter and are shown with graceful draped skirts. Trimmed and semi-tailored styles in wool poplins, Bedfords cords, suitings and serge. Misses’ suits, made from fine gray mixed suiting. Norfolk style, stitched on belt, breast pocket. Price N 20I00 Suits for stout women, biue serge suits, sizes from 41 to 45, a ictl ilored Suit, Price...... .. 42190 Ladies’ suit, made from a beaut- iful piece of blue hair line suit- ingd. jacket lined with tan silk and bound with black 25 []0 silk ailors braid. Price.&V1 Women who can make their own gowns make a great saving on dress- maker’s bills and if she buys her dress goods at this store she makes another big saving, and secure the most up-to-date materials. 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