The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1904-10-15
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representative Hogg, Of Colorado
salo something about 'astro-physicy''
~ speech he was making. "What ia
%stro-pnysics" asked member near
nlm' 1.-Two Latin words" ren,ied
nogg; and now, gentlemen, as was
saying"
Mrs Kenyon Cox, the artist had as
a visitor little child of five. a Quaint
oid-rashioned youngster. The child's
SASH came united, and she asked Mrs,
COX TO tie 1t for her. "Why, can't YOU
Tie II yourself?" asked Mrs. Cox. ere
cause I'm in 'front.'" was the reply.
One Of Benjamin Franklin Stevens
relatives, Uncle Sol, had the habit of
eAlemporary prayer, in which, how
ever, ne was more persistent than
nuent. When his inspiration became
100 great for words he would tide over
the d1mculty with such Intersections
as: understand, o Lord? Under.
stand2 Take my idee, d. We? Take my
idee?
Ihere was once a passage at arms
between Elizabeth Cady Stanton. the
eminent woman suffragist and Horace
greeley, on the occasion Of a discourse
oy the former on the right of women
TO the ballot. In the midst of her
talk, Greeley interposed, in his high
pitched, falsetto voice: What would
you do in time of war # you had the
suffrage" This seemed like a poser
but the lady had been before the pub
Lie too long to be disconnected by ar
unexpected question, and she prompt
ly replied: Just what you have done
Mr.. Greeley-stay at home and urge
others to go and fight"
Judge Clay N. Merriton, of Ala
bama, was asked by q reporter how
he had acquired the facility witt
which he turned from one case to I'm
other. In explanation he stated tina
he had learned this from what he saw
at baptism of colored people wheel
boy. 1.-The weather was very cold,
said Judge Merriton, $50 that to i'm
merse the candidates they were obliged
to cut away the ice. 1t happened tina
when one of the female converts wa
dipped back into the water the COLI
ment she had slipped from the preach
er's hands and was down the stream
under the ice. The preacher, however
was not Disconnected Looking up witt
perfect calmness at the crowd on tn
bank, he said: Brethren, this siste
hath departed-hand me down an
otherr"
Lord Kitchener, of the British army
recently made an army order plac1n
the regimental schoolmaster at the dis
posal of officers that they might hav
I'm opportunity to complete their ele
mentary educations-a good instanc
Of his grim humor But it has ofte
been demonstrated that the schoo
master is needed among the BIRTHS
officers. Some queer quaint efforts O
composition have been made In Dr
gade orders. A certain major Of
dained not long ago that: "ReVeill
will be at $50 a. m. The brigade Wi
parade at a. N. The brigade wi
move at AIS g. N. The sun Will ris
at s q. m" 1t was during the guel
rilla war of 1902, after the buildin
of the block houses, that 1t becam
necessary to check the habit of til
men of sleeping outside the blocl
houses for the sake Of GOODNESS an
comfort. A certain staff officer ther'
upon issued the following quaint O.
der: "No one is permitted to slee
outside the block-houses except til
sentries." Thirdly, though the inter
ton of this order is clear, its phras
ology is not: Men on outpost dut
are forbidden to strike matches on tt
aky-iine,"