Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1898-08-17
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teleRra pnln2. w mere Ill Seitpia ieu
speech he declared, I'VE have burned
our boats and destroyed our bridges,
he must have been Mortified TO read,
1--WE have burned our boots and de-
stroyed our breeches."
shortly before his death. which occur
red in 1866, Massimo d AZegilo, states
man, orator, poet, the painter OF Or
lando Furloso," but above all, the
trusty friend and valued counselor of
Victor Emmanuel, was talking to
Frenchman, who congratulated him
upon the unficatlon Of Italy. Yes,
was the reply, I'VE have new Italy;
now we must endeayor to make new
Italians"
The native servants In Hawaii used
to address their mistresses as they heard
other members of the household ad-
dress them, not infrequently calling
| them by their first names. An English
woman determined on her arrival IN
Honolulu that her servants should ney-
er call her Mary, and instructed them
carefully IN the presence Of her nus
band. one day, when sic had visitors,
her cook put his head In at tho draw
ing-room door, and politely inquired
what vegetables for dinner today,
my lover He had heard her called
that, and seemed proud of remembering
not to say Mary.
1t happened In the spring of 1850,
when Garlbaldi was pursuing his ekpe-
ditlon In Sicily, and when the words
CONSTITUTION and Liberty" were on
every Ncapoltan's lips. why are you
so anxious for constitution" asked
a foreign tourist Of his guide and don
key driver, while they were travelling
through the mountains of Sorrento.
"Well you see, your excellency" was
the answer, because ] think we shall
be all the better for 1t. 1t Is now close
upon twenty years that am letting out
my asses to visitors from all countries
English French, Americans; all of
these have a constitution. and they are
all rich
The morning after n sacred concert Mt
which Louis Nv. had been present he
sent Caffarelll alias Morenjano Gaetan,
the Neapolltan tenor, Il purse contain
ing hundred gold pieces and valu-
able but plain gold snuff-box. Caffareni
was disguised rs that what the King
sends me?" he exclaimed, eylng the
box dlsdalnfully; Il have got fifty in
nv possession, and the least Is better
than this one. | should not mind 1t
| -, if y
Monsieur" replied the sovereign's en-
voy, "the King only gives his portrait
to ambassadors" Every well, then"
retorted Caffarelli; '1et the King make
the ambassadors sing"
A curious incident happened in the
early COS In Paris. Said Pasha, who
was on visit to the capital, wanted a
dozen and half of snuff boxes to dis
tribute among rs many people whom
ne delighted to honor. He applied to
he celebrated firm of Bapst, and the
after undertook to provide him with
he required number at the rate of four
thousand francs each. 1--WE have only
a dozen ready, your highness, but the
moment you have disposed of these we
shall deliver another half-dozen.' And
they did. They failed, however to COM
plete the third half-dozen. They could
only furnish five. And the reason? Be
cause one of the recipients among the
second half dozen had gone out of town
before the jewelers. could get at him.
Sarah Bernhardt said to persistent
reporter lately: Il have told you every
thing. There is nothing that remains
for me to say. You are as bad as Pierre
Lotir What on earth has Pierre Lott
done to your" "Oh, simply that once
upon time he made up his mind that
he was going to make my acquaintance.
First he wrote me letter expressing
his admiration for me, and he did me
the honor Of defeating book to me-
| thanked him. but did not invite him
to call on me. 1t was exposition year.
Ny Marie came to me one day aud told
me Japanese gentleman wished to see
me. You know am fond of curiosities,
so told the girl to admit the visitor. 1t
was Pierre Lott! / sent him about his
business. Another time 1t was two
fellow, was carrying In his arms, an
Arab manikin. or course, the manillin
was again Pierre Loti There was moth
ing left for me to do but to ask him TO
call. dressed as a Frenchman of the
nineteenth century"
Not long ago there was put in at the
Louisville. Ky, telephone exchange a
switch board run entirely by battery,
so that the amount of calls vas dehn-
itely indicated by expenditure of force.
The chart showed correct business con-
dtions up to 10 n. M. says the Chicago
Times-IIerald, and then there came a
most unaccountable drop. The electri-
clan was bothered. There must be n
leakage. Il weakness somewhere. Again
and again the same remarkable and in
Simultaneous drop showed on the chart,
and the perpleXed telephone engineer
went from Chicago to Louisville to in