The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1894-02-03
QUIZ DEVILS" raInx.woaxs.
An Occasional ostburst q Personal ovinie.
on several fhings.

on several Things.
When we 60 sleighing one can see
She knows what thereto appertains.
Without single word from me,
She smiles and slyly takes the reins.
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A temperance lecturer, new to the
Held, has been imported into the frripa-
ton districts OF this state. Her name
Is Mrs. Marion Baxter, and the subject
OF her talks is said to be "Society as II
Is" As she has not been arrested am
led TO suppose the title is misleading.
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don't agree with Mrs. Colgate In the
stand she has taken against receiving
financial aid from young Carlin. 1t is
not crime to be poor, my dear madam,
but there is such thing as penny wise
pride. Take all the money the fellow
offers you; he is wealthy-or, his wife
is-and it is your due, everything con-
sidered. No one will blame you. And
II he doesn't come down properly, sue
him and liimmelwright for $1,000 or
$4,000 damages. No one would blame
you for that, either.
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! see so many things TO smile at or 10
critieise In my own sweet way that
don't pretend to keep track of them all.
The politics of this country seldom
touch. 1t would be worse than handl-
ing the big toasting.fork down in my
Imperial domain, where, by the way, so
many once prominent "saviors of their
country" are now being purified by fire.
But there is certainly laughable side
to this democratic profession Of reform
which we have heard so much about for
some years. III you imagine the Devil
is democrat, you are OH To me ii
has become conclusive since Cleveland
has controlled affairs that the word Re
form SO proudly inscribed Oh his party's
banner In 1872 has been cut out by most
democratic Congressman and sewed TO
the seats Of their pantaioons, for they
are daily sitting down on reform
wearing it eternally behind them in.
stead OF in front. Fangh,
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My lady readers (and ! have them you
may be sure will likely find a more in
iefes;ing topic in the following item re,
garding kiss. From politics 10 oscu-
lation is, of course, a tremendous jump
upward but, then Well, it appears
that wellknowu illustrated paper gu,
east offered not long since 2 prize OF
s25 for the best definition Of kiss
A very large number of answers were
received, and for the beneii; OF my fem
inine judges ] reproduce "A few tina,
they may pass opinion Oh them. The
definition tina; MAS awarded the prize
Was tbs; An !nsipid and iasteless
morsel, which becomes delicious in pro
portion as il is favored with love
lIow's that, g-u.r.ls: Other definitions
given were:
What the chimney sweep imprints on
the iuoath Of lis sweetheart when She
says she iarors his SCOT.
The sweetest fruit on the tree of love
The of,en-r plucked the more abundan,
IL grows.
4 thing Of use TO no one, bu, highl,
prixed 10y two.
The baby's right. the lovers privilege
the parents blessing, the hypocriie',
mask.
4 rock in the sea Of life on which tn,
good ship bachelor was wrecked.
The lovers reward and the pug dog''
right,
Nothing divided between two.
Tie ladies will please excuse my sh.
confusion as add definition OF m!
own: Contraction Of the mouth gener
ally due 10 enlargement Of the heart.
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Church qnarrels. such as we read o
occasionally in neighboring newspaper
bu; which, OF course. We never expert
cace here in C1ur d'Alene no, never
such quarrels, | was about to observe
must have originated among the Sever
Plaques which that man Moses dumpes
upon the obstinate Pharaoh and hi
Egyptian constituency some years age
Because. OF all the social disasters tina
a community is liable TO experience,
rcd. hot disagreement and consequen
falling out among church members con
siitute the worst The plaques" tina
so surprised the progcnitors OF Cleopa
ira were no more blighting in their et
fccts upon Egypt than is a "churcI
fght" OF today upon the circle affecte
10y it. Always is the cause of the MAJ
arine n heavy loser, and there are II
compensations whatever in the trump
Of the winning side--if there be such
side In such n contest. And, then, no,
bitter and aggressive do the partic
pants become Ties Of hearty friend
ship are suddenly snapped of short an
the noise of the snap is heard in ever
corner Of the city. Brother" Soant
80 is now spoken of as one who is ne
TO bc believed on oath, and "Sistcr
This and That is promptly charged wit
half the crimes in the decalogue. 81
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