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Chicago.
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THAT SAVES YOU MONEY
SALEM ' - OREGON
FOR BARGAINS IN LADIES' SUITS, COATS, MILLINERY,
DRESS COODS AND SILKs
Our Prices are Always trie Lowest
"MIST ER" OR "ESQUIRE'1?
The words "esquire" and "mister" are
among those in daily use, and yet mosf.
of lis would be rather puzzled to say in
precise language what we meant by them.
In a recent court case in England a
schoolmaster was ruled out of the"gentle
man" or "esquire" list. British legal
distinctions on this point have been
anomalous, however. The following are
not "gentleman:" "A buyer of silks, a
solicitor's clerk out of regular work, a
commission agent, and an audit office
clerk. On the other hand, the following
have been held "gentlemen" viz, one
following country pursuits, and a silent
partner in some business, a medical stu
dent, a dismissed coal agent out of work,
and a person living on a parent's il
lowance. Matthew Arnold explained the differ
ence in the English custom by an
assertion that signified that a gentle
man, or any one who is engaged in a
"gentlemanly" occupation, is denomi
nated "esquire," but that the tradesman
.is entitled to nothing better than
"mister." The English themselves arc
not always sure in making the distinc
tion. Not long ago it was found by one
who took the trouble to investigate that
the railway companies vouchsafe the
honor of "esquire" only to those passei -gers
who care sufficiently about their
social standing to be holders of first
class season tickets. The real deriva
tion of the word "esquire" is, as most
peopie will remember, from "escuyer'
old French for "shield bearer" and pd
it came to be applied to the chief retain
ers of knights. When the feudal day?
passed the word remained Harper?
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