Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1898-09-23
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SOME PAT QUESTIONS.
Prominent Men Placed in Embarrassing Pc
sitions Through Them.

sitions Through Them.
A simple question put in Parliament
a few years ago caused a laugh
lhIougnout all England, and defeated
great measure. Mr.. Curzon, then
Under Secretary for India, was making
a long and elaborate speech against a
measure urged by the opposition re-
garding that dependency, as certain to
result in loss to the Government Of
many lacs of rupees. He repeated
with emphasls Consider! Not
pounds nor guineas, but lacs Of ru-
pees!"
A quiet voice on the Opposition
benches asked: Exactly how much
is lac of rupees?"
Mr.. Curzon opened his mouth, stam-
mered, grew red, and then, with Eng
lish candor, said:
81 really don't know" The House
laughed, and in that laugh he lost his
cause.
A somewhat similar scene occurred
many years ago in Congress. A pres
ent of Arabian horses, a sword, &C., ar
rived from the Imam Of Muscat for
President Adams. A Western men,
ber, with some heat, moved that the
gifts should be sent back, with let
ter from Congress, informing the ruler
of Muscat that the President of the
United States was no king, but the
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mitted to give or receive presents.
Another member arose. "Such let
ter, Mr.. Speaker" he said, "can easily
be written. But where is it to be
| sent? Where is Muscat?"
There was no response. Apparently
not member of the House was pre-
pared to answer, nor could Muscat
then be found in any atlas published
in the country. It was found at last
on German map, A civil answer was
returned, and the geographers made
haste to insert Muscat in the next edi-
tion of their maps.
Nothing perforates bombastic ora
tory like a sharp question. When
Burke, in the height of labored pero-
ration in Parliament against Fralee,
drew dagger and threw it on the
floor, somebody made the act absurd
by saying, "Yes, that's the knife.
Where's the fork?"
Equally sharp was the reply of Pope
Plus TX, when the Cardinals met and
eloquently condoled with him on the
sufferings in certain villages from
earthquake and famine.
How much are you sorry, my
brethren?" he said. "How many lire
does your sympathy weight"
The only answer possible to this
question was the relief of the villages.
The unsalarled Office always mas to
seek the man.
An old hen never fears opposition
from the eggplant.
Some men never respect the things
they are unable to understand.
No woman is ever as young as she
expects others to think she looks.
The man who chews cloves is never
quite free from the breath Of suspi-
cion.
The less energy a man has the easi-
er it is for him to drift into matri-
mony.
The life Of a chorus girl can't be
so very wearing. judging from her ap-
parel.
It isn't pride that makes the gallery
gods look down on the rest of the audi
ence.
A justice Of the peace is the only
peace connected with some matrimon-
ial experiments.
The only way a man can find out
just what a woman really thinks of
him is to make her angry.
The peacemaker is all right. but he
is never appreciated by the man who
is getting the best Of it.
Ice cream may be unhealthy, but the
motive Of the young man who tries to
prove it to his girl friends is apt to be
misconstrued.