Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-09-09
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a curious error. either in reporting or
telegraphing. Where In a celebrated
speech he declared, I'VE have burned
our boats and destroyed our bridges"
he must have been Mortified to read,
I'VE have burned our boots and de-
stroyed our brooches"
Shortly before his death. which occur.
red in 1866. Massimo d'Azegilo, states
man. orator, poet, the painter OF "Or-
lando Furioso." but, above all. the
trusty friend and valued counselor of
Victor Emmanuel, was talking to a
Frenchman, who congratulated him
upon the unlfication of Italy. Yes"
was the reply, I'VE have a new Italy;
now we must endeavor 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 new
er call her Mary. and instructed them
band. One day. when she had visitors,
her cook put his head in at the draw
ing-rOom door, and politely inquired:
What vegetables for dinner to-day
my loveY He had heard her called
that, and seemed proud of remembering
not to say Mary.
1t happened in the spring of 1860.
when Garibaldi was pursuing his expe-
dltion in Sicily. and when the words
CONSTITUTION and Liberty" were on
every Neapolitan's lips. "Why are you
so anxious for a constitution? asked
n foreign tourist of his guide and don
key driver, while they We're travelling
through the mountains of Sorrento.
well. you see, your excellency," was
the answer. because l think we shall
be all the better for it. 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 a sacred concert at
which Louis XIV had been present he
sent Caffarelli. alias Morenjano Gaetan.
the NeapOlitan tenor. a purse contain
ing hundred gold pieces and a valu
able but plain gold snuff-box. Caffarelli
was disguised lis that what the King
sends me?" he exclaimed. eying the
box disdainfully; Il have got fifty in
my possession. and the least is better
than this one. l should not mind it
IL the Kings portrait were on it."
Monsieur" replied the sovereign's en-
voy, 1.-The King only gives his portrait
to ambassadors. VERY well, then"
retorted Caftarelli: '1et the King make
the emba ssadors 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 as many people whom
he delighted to honor. He applied to
the celebrated firm of Bapst. and the
latter undertook to provide him with
the 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 halfdozen 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
Lotl.' What on earth has Pierre Lott
done to you?' "Oh, simply that once
upon time he made up his mind that
he was going to make my acquaintance.
First he wrote me a letter expressing
his admiration for me, and he did me
the honor of defeating book to me.
l thanked him, but did not invite him
to call on,me. 1t was exposition year.
My Marie came to me One day and told
me japanese gentleman wished to see
me. You know am fond of curiosities
so told the girl to admit the visitor. II
was Pierre Lott! l sent him about his
business. Another time it was two
Arabs who came. One of them, huge
fellow, was carrying In his arms, an
Arab manikin. OF course. the manikin
was again Pierre Lott. There was moth
ing left for me to do but to ask him to
call. dressed as Frenchman of the
nineteenth century"
Not long ago there was put in at the
Louisville, Ky, telephone exchange a
switchboard run entirely by battery.
so that the amount of calls was defin-
ftely indicated by expenditure of force.
The chart showed correct business con-
dltions up TO 10 a. M. says the Chicago
Times-Herald, and then there came a
most unaccountable drop. The electri-
elan was bothered. There must be n
leakage, a 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