The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-08-06
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Winston ChurchilPs recent break.
down In a speech In Parliament recalls
10 the English press q similar lapse VI
memory on the part OF q member
named Shell. In the House OF Com
mons. Shell was commencing q care
fully prepared sentence with the word
Necessity" when his memory desert
Cd him. He reepated Necessity" three
times, aud then Sir Robert Peel mis-
chieviously added: els not always the
mother Of invention"
Leonard Bacon. who was one Of the
bestknown theologians In New Eng
land a quarter Of century ago. was
attending a conference in one Of the
New England cities. and some asser-
ions be made in his address were
vehemently object 70 by a member OF
the opposition. why" he expOstu-
lated, Il never heard OF such a thing
in all my life!' Mr.. Moderator re-
Joined Bacon. calmly. Il cannot allow
my opponents ignorance, however
vast. 10 Offset my knowledge. however
small"
John Sharp Williams tells Of attend
ing q dinner in the West some time ago.
ON the previous day be had been
caught In q violent thunderstorm while
out in the woods. In telling his fellow
guests OF this experience. he said: The
scene was frighffui-awe inspiring.
expected every moment that the light
ming would strike the tree under which
l had sought shelter" why In thnn'
der didn't you get under another tree r
shouted q man Al one OF the tables, and
Mr. williams. quick witted though hs
Is, could not and . ready reply.
A story regarding a converted bar
barian la told In the English papers. A
negro clergyman wAA entertained Al Tel
By the president Of a college. tn
} guest. who came from West Africa. re
tailed some particulars OF his early life
!. when q lady asked him how be becam
b q Christian. THE story Of JeEebel con
D Verted me-" be answered: you know
b we are told the dogs did not touch III
}. palms OF her handa Well. that cor
) WINGED me Of the truth Of the narra
q live. for VIC never eat the palms OF th
hands in my country. They are TO
bitter"
In Washington one day. Senatc
y Hoar met an acquaintance WHO stoppe
e TO inform him that very dear frien
j. Was seriously ~ with appendicitis. Sci
= ator Hoar was very soiicliOns, and d.
saf . n
,. AZ once. lie had hardly finished a
y note before word came 20 him that b
friend was 90 with acute indlgesliC
Instead Of appendicitis Senator HO'
!. tore up the nrst note. aud sent the q
= lowing 10 its place; Dear A: a
very sorry 10 bear that you are IN. b
Il am glad that the trouble IL with q
:, table Of contents rather than with q
a. appendix"
The visit OF wtlhelmina, Queen
~ Holland. 10 Italy recalls her life
10, Florence with her mother In her 81
r. hood. They lived IN a modest wa
nR going out daily on foot II Is relat
lot that one day they were going along {
d. Lung Arno. when they were accost
oF by = beEgar. The Queen Regent wal
Cd TO push on. fearing that her dauE
49, ter might catch some fearful disea
but the little queen. having a will
~ her own. insisted on stopping $
-, questioned the man In broken italii
believing herself quite unknown. a
on proceeding gave him half fra
lie looked from the silver In his ha
-" to her. and then back again, and at i
said. with an air Of imperiinencc: q
your subjects keep you IS short
that Poor queen