The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-06-10
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Ex-Congressman LATE Pence tells .
story OF an old lady who always knew
everything before anybody else. on@
dag her niece saw her passing the
house. and ran out 70 meet her. "Do
come IN, aunfy," she begged. "and help
us. We are making eharades." Ger
taInly / WILL" answered the old lady;
II knew you were making them, be-
cause smelt them as came along"
Clyde Fitch tells q new story Of
whistler. The artist was IN Paris AZ
the time OF the coronation Of King Ed
ward and az a reception one evening
q duchess said to him: II believe Jon
know King Edward. Mr.. Whistler"
.No. madame" replied Whistler.
why, that's odd" she murmured; Il
met the king at q dinner party last
year, and be said that be knew You"
oh" said the painter. "that was just
bis brag."
Susan b. Anthony. on her return
from Europe. talked in an engaging
way about the things she had. seen
over there. or 6 certain SUM she said
'sThe children In this stun are dirty
very dirty. / hardly know bow
make clear 10 yOn the superiatiEe de
gree OF dIrtiness that marks them
was told, for one thing. that a mother
,. IN this Stun. often goes out on th'
street and washes half q dozen chill
I dren's faces before she is able TO I'M
her own child"
Grover Cleveland once ran across
little girl acquaintance who was hst
ing. and who had no bait on her hool
sYou can't catch fish without bait.
= aald the statesman But ! don't hk
10 put the bait on the hook, answere
the little girl. deprecatingly; IA
. worms wriggie so. They won't kee
ETH while l put them on. IL you
> put the bait on for me I'll let you has
the ash. Mr.. Cleveland. II ] catS
enc" -Hal hap laughed the e1-Pre'
dent; sthis isn't the FIRST time I've M
with such 4 proposition. Give me yo'
: hook. little politician"
Some physicians recently were pla
fully discussing the diplomacy 70
) employed with young mothers. -Wh
1 am called to a house where there
baby whose sex ! do not know
said one, Il am always embarrass
as 10 how TO speak OF It. mou
likes you IL you ask her How is
- little girlT or How il the little DO!
as the case may be, as she usua
- takes q pride in the sex Of the chi
whichever II Is" One Of the most
~ nous physicians in the world
marked: Il never have any trouble
'"u that respect. / make Il a rule to
All babies whose sex Is unknown
me sFrancia.' The mother does
know whether spell Il with an ]
an e. and all she thinks Is that ] b
:. forgotten the small dariings
= name. and that is deemed excusah
Ie The following is given by n
TendEul az a typical japanese hun
81 Gus story: The term ~Yabu" Il
piled to doctors who prescribe VT
medicines. Now, II happened once
a ounck having been the means
don kIIiing the only son Of = certain ho
for the nnrents determined to have Z
nih. revenge on him. So they sued hin
Hin court OF law. me AFFAIR was eve
GUS ally patched up by the worthy gu
Gro giving the bereaved parents MS
aou IN return for the one be had XII
Not long after this event. the
ouack heard a loud knocking at
door one night. on golng 10 the
he was informed that one OF his ne
nd bors' wives was dangerously I'll.
that his presence was required
once. Turning 70 his wife. he
az This requires consideration. my
- There "a no knowing but that IL