The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1905-07-29
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A Birmingham churchwarden was
reao'ng at yestry meeting a list of
subscriptions to the parochial funds.
The list logan as follows: "The vicar.
guinea; Mrs. -, half a guinea; an
anonymous donor. myself, twenty five
shillings."
A Scotch minister who used Smiles |
that would bring home to the rough |
characters around him the truths he
sought to impress was once denounc-
ing the ingratitude of man for all the
benefits conferred on him by Provl-
dence. my friends" he said, look
at the hens when they drink. There's
not ane O. them but lifts its held in
thankfulness, even for the water that
Is sac common. Oh, that we were a
hensp'
John Kendrick Bangs once ran
across gift copy of one of his books
In secondhand bookshop, still hav-
Ing this inscription on the fiyleaf: ITO
his friend, j G., with the re-
CARDS and the esteem of ]. X. Bangs.
July, 1890" Mr.. Bangs bought the
copy, and sent 1t to his friend again
with a second inscription beneath:
This book, bought in a secondhand
bookshop, is represented to J.
G. with renewed and reiterated re-
CARDS and esteem by ]. X. Bangs.
December, 1899"
A British officer, In his expense list
on government service, put down,
! Porter, ID" The war office, in a YER
bose and high-falutn' letter, pointed
! out that refreshments, while In the
= execution of public duty, were not
! chrageable to the nation. The officer
: replied that the item did not represent
refreshments, but a fee to a carrier
! The Office replied: you should have
4 put 'Porterage.'" The officer treasured
l. the hint. Next time he had occasion
s to take hackney coach he put dowI
e in his accounts, Cabbage, 2s."
: When Mascagni last visited thii
d country he one day CHANGED to heal
). an organ-grinder who was grinding
/ out, In the most mechanical manner
e the intermezzo from "Cavalleria Rus
3. ticana." Mascagni impatiently grabbed
n the crank, and saying, IN show you
l. how to play that" finished the selec
" ton in what he thought the prope
E. manner The organ-grinder was no
much impressed until he was told tn
Identity Of his instructor. Immediately
he put on his organ placard bearin
:, = the following legend: Pupil Of Mas
~ cagni."
IN Grant Duff tells an amusing stor
al apropos Of Sir Donald Mackenzie Wa
- lace, who, many years ago, found hin
in self at club in Edinburgh. where b
ns fell into conversation about Russi
Mt with a youth who put forward SON
es views In which he could not acquisc
he "Oh," said this parsonage, ut is a
IL very well for you to say that you
", not agree with me, but l know
lis about 1t. l have just been reviewir
ly WaHace's Russia "And l have ju
"a been writing It," was the natural 7
he ply. The young man lived to be vel
il famous; he was r. L. Stevenson.
he The late Bishop Beckwith OK Gee
IN gla was fond OF his gun, and spe
I'D much of his time hunting, says Re
no resentative Adamson. One day {
lc- bishop was out with his dog and gu
e. and met a member of his paris
10 whom he reproved for his inattenti
ew to his religious duties. You shou
les attend church and read your Bibl'
~ said the bishop. II do read my BID
,,en bishop" was the answer, land do
'G find nay mention of the apostles goi
- a-shooting." NO" replied the bish
~ 1.-The shooting was very bad In Pal
ono tine, SO they went fishing instead"