The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-08-18
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Winston Churchili's recent break
down In speech In Parliament recalls
to the English press a similar lapse OF
named Shell. In the House OF Com
mons. Shell was commencing care
fully prepared sentence with the word
Necessity" when his memory desert
ed him. He repeated Necessity" three
times. and then Sir Robert Peel mis-
chieviously added: as not always the
mother OF invention"
Leonard Bacon. who was one of the
best-known theologians In New Eng
land quarter OF century ago, was
attending conference In one OF the
New England cities, and some asser-
lions he made In his address were
yehemently object to by a member OF
the opposition. why" he expostu-
lated, Il never heard OF such a thing
In all my lifer' Mr.. Moderator re-
Joined Bacon. calmly. Il cannot allow
my opponents ignorance. however
vast TO Offset my knowledge. however
small"
John Sharp Williams tells OF attend
ing dinner in the West some time go.
On the previous day he had been
caught In violent thunderstorm while
out In the woods. In telling his fellow
guests OF this experience. he said: The
scene was frightful-awe inspiring.
expected every moment that the light
ming would strike the tree under which
l had sought shelter" why In thun-
der didn't you get under another treey
shouted a man at one OF the tables, and
Mr.. Williams. quick wltted though he
is. could not lind ready reply.
A story regarding a converted bar
barian is told in the English papers a
negro clergyman was entertained at tea
by the president OF college. The
guest. who came from West Africa. re-
tailed some particulars OF his early life.
when lady asked him how he became
a Christian. The story OF Jezebel con- I
verted me-" he answered; you know.
We are told the dogs did not touch the (
palms OF her hands Well. that con-
WINGED me OF the truth of the nara
tive. for we never eat the palms OF the
hands In my country. They are too
bitter"
In Washington one day. Senator
Hoar met an acquaintance who stopped
to inform him that very dear friend
was seriously III with appendicitis. Sen
ator Hoar was very soIicltous. and de
termined to write a note OF sympathy
at once. He had hardly finished the
note before word came TO him that his
friend was Ill with acute Indigestion
Instead OF appendicitis. Senator Hoar
tore up the first note. and sent the fol-
lowing in Its place: Dear A.: | am
very sorry to hear that you are III. but
im glad that the trouble Is with the
table OF contents rather than with the
appendix"
The visit OF wilhelmina. Queen OF
to Italy recalls her life In
Florence with her mother I'm her girl
hood They lived In a modest way. ,
,oing out daily on foot. IL Is related !
hat one day they were going along the
Lung Arno, when they were accosted
~ a beggar. The Queen Regent want I
d to push on. fearing that her daugh- I
er might catch some fearful disease, {
tut the little queen. having a will Of s
Ter own. insisted on stopping. She I
Questioned the man In broken Italian. c
herself quite unknown. and
n proceeding gave him half a franc.
lie looked from the silver In his hand
D her. and then back again. and at last
aid. with an air OF impertinence: so
our subjects keep you as short as
hatl Poor queenr