Judge — March 1, 1913 — page 21: what you’re looking at

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Amusing Stories About Well-known Persons. The Correct English Pronunciation. BSHOPGaILOR, of Tennessee, tells of an amusing incident at the British eat, which occurred at the convoca- tia of bishops last summer. When he arrived at the palace, he was wired with much ceremony by a flunky io red to another flunky, who in turn mired him to another. At length he ar- tired at the foot of the throne, handed biseard to the chief announcer, who in- tndaced him as ‘'The Bishop of Tenn- esey.”” Having taken his place in the line of tishops; he was astonished to hear the wrt arrival announced as ‘*The Bishop of Apdicken.’” It required quite a little nettal gymnastics to ascertain that the amet H’English pronunciation of Mich- igu was ‘My-chicken."* Going Her One Better. Bishop David H. Greer, of the Protes- tut Episcopal Church of New York, mmbers among his friends the smal! son of another bishop, whose mother was taehing him the meaning of courage. “If, for instance,’’ she told him, “twelve boys were in one big room and eeven got into bed at once, while the twelfth boy knelt down to say his prayers, tat boy would show true courage."” “Bat,” said the young candidate for a bishop's chair, ‘*I can tell you something tat would be far more courageous than tut. Supposing there were twelve bish- in one big room and one got into bed Vithout saying his prayers!"* An Awful Rush. Former Governor John Burke, of North Dikot, tells a stary on a young friend of bis who was employed for a time on a small daily paper in northern Minnesota. It was the paper's custom, according to the Governor, to note arrivals and de- Partures under a personal column, In s{ ghia the range country of Minnesota is a small Station called Strip. One day the young ETNA LIFE INSURANCE CO. journalist handed the following personal to the editor: “Miss Grace Blank is going to Strip on the afternoon train."’ And there was an awful rush for the depot, said the Governor. Proving His Sanity. Dr. Wiliiam Mabon, superintendent and medical director of the Manhattan State Hospital for the Insane of New York, while admitting that many a tale told by an insane person, being full of sound and fury, signifies nothing, relates the follow- ing incident to show that somc deeds of the insane show much sound reasoning: “The big fountain in our park was un- der repair, and, tu test the newly ce- mented bottom, a bucket brigade, com- posed of men patients not dangerously insane, was drafted to fill the big tank temporarily with water. “One of the patients was noticed to Gas and a Cigarette Dit BUSINESS MEN—Merchants, Manufac- turers, Bankers, Architects, Contractors, Clerks, Commercial Travelers; and* PROFESSIONAL MEN—Ministers, Law- yers, Doctors, Dentists, Instructors—as well as others—are in constant danger, not only from accidents like the above, but from automobiles, street cars, and other vehicles, building operations, electric wires, slippery walks and many other causes of accidents. The ETNA LIFE has issued Accident policies for more than 22 years, and has paid over Ten Million Dollars for Accident Claims. It has issued Health policies far 14 years, and paid over One Million Dollars for Illness, Claims. YOU are not immune from accidents or * illness, Then why not protect your in- come with an Accident and Health policy in a company of unquestioned strength and with a well earned reputation for fair dealing. : The ETNA LIFE has assets of over - - $110,500,000 Its reserves for future claim — paymentsere - - - _ 98,600,000. These reserves are considered adequate to pay all future claims, but it has additional strength, called SURPLUS To POLICYHOLDERS, of over ~ 11,900,000 #TNA-IZE YOUR INCOME, for say, $10, or $25, or $50 per week, against loss by accident or illness, SEND IN THE COUPON TO-DAY (Drawer 1341), Hartford, Conn, = Ue¢se) 1am under 60 years of age and In good health. Send me information about Accident and Health Insurance. My name, business address and occupation are written below. comicbooks.com