Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-04-20
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stage are very wonderful. An English
audience was recently marveling at
dog which was playing bit Of an cid
masterpiece on piano. Suddenly some
one in the audience yelled RATS! and
the dog made "a break from the piano.
But the music kept right along. just
the same.
DR.. Parkhurst's attention had been
called to a morning newspaper account
of an interview with his dear Old
friend, Thomas C. Plat, and partitu-
larry to the Senator's assertion, II am
in town for business and religion"
Then with contemptuous snort:
"Why use eight words when six would
do? II Platt's going into religion It
must be for business" :. "A
The following tale is told Of ne
Bishop Of London. Having indulHed
thai precarious pastime Of asking ;ahy
small boy or girl In the audiencAtto
ask him question, DIR. Ingram wis
met by the following: please. Sit.
why did the angels walk up and dkfn
Jacobs ladder when they had wint"
1t is sad to record that even the Bi9Rpp
Of London was driven to make the ,i6n-
al humiliating and miserable escape0by
returning. what little boy or ,Edrl
would like to answer this?" iAr
Representative Reeder. Of Kaneah
saw a fivecent piece on the floor "a
Pennsylvania avenue car, one after
noon, while he was on his way ddFn
from the Capitol. He picked the nickel
up, and said: "Is there anybody In The
car who has lost ten-dollar gold
pieceT Ten people, white and black,
promptly said in chorus: II did" .All
right" said Reeder. as he slid for the
door; II just found nickel Of 1t. I
don't know where the other nine dol
lars and ninety-five cents went"
Mrs. Hoyt, wife of Charles Hoyt, the
playwright, added much to the enjoy
ment Of Lambs Club banquet In Chi
cago by her sharp and witty tongue.
always ready for home thrust. Mr.
Hoyt was second on the list Of speak
ers. and was badly frightened. iae
concluded that he would plunge quick
ly into his speech when called uIon,
and with this idea h4 arose briefly
when announced. and started in: TIA
dies and gentlemen, feel honored, TIM
sire. by this request Of the.$oa stHas-
ter. But it is so unexpectedi.I reilly
had no time to prepare-a4::!5a5=r1 reilly
had no time to prepare-a-2" md
he stopped Every one felt sorry Nor
him, but Mrs. Hoyt seemed in no Say
disturbed. When she noticed his pre-
dicament she turned toward him lud-
denly, and called out: "Why, Charley.
you did 1t perfectly this :morning.rs
The stoical bravery Of Russian SOL
diers is well illustrated. by the story of
captain who was unsuccessfplly
Smelling battery at the siege Of War.
sovie. Field Marshal Pashkievitck al
loped up to the captain and st4f9ly
asked why his firing did not have me
effect. The captain replied that khe
shells did not ignite. The MARTIAL
scoffed that theory. and threatene Ito
degrade the officer. The captain pf1ed
up one Of the shells, ignited thesseke.
and, holding It in the palm of his hand,
said to the marshal: "See for yoiFself,
SIR" The marshal, folding hisl arms
across his breast. stood looking at the
smoking shell. It was a solemn mo.
ment. Both men stood motionfess,
awaiting the result. Finally the .fnse
burned out, and the captain threw,t the
shell to the ground. tits true." re-
marked the marshal. turning away to
consider other measures to silence the
enemy's fire. In the evening, instead
Of punishment, the captain received the
cross Of the Order Of st. vladimir, ,.