Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-08-27
BOTTOM 70 Partx.

Eoston Tea Party.
Bosom tea party is the name
facetiously given to group Of citizens
at Boston who on Dec. 10, 1878, in
disguise Of Indians boarded three ships
that had recently entered the harbor
and hurriedly threw overheard several
hundred chests OF tea with which these
vessels were laden. This was done as
protest against the English effort to
tax the American colonies without
granting them representation In par
lament As consequence of this act
the British closed the port Of Boston
by way Of retaliation.
Or. Halls and Pie.
In an article on Edward Everett
Hale's part In the establishment of
the Lend a Hand society's first head
quarters a writer in the Boston Tran
script says:
From the first DIR. Hale was deeply
interested in this plan and supported
it. The bill OF fare was presented for
his inspection. He looked It over and
said, where's the pie?" Mrs. Whit
man remarked that the committee
thought 1t might be better to have
some other form Of dessert. But ''the
CHIEF said: "oh. give them pie! Life
isn't worth living without pier
chivalry.
Observing man in the act Of beat
ing his wife on the lawn with all the
abandon he might have used on a
dusty rug, a passerby interfered. I'm
mediately the rescued wife retreated
into the happy home, whence she
emerged bearing a pan OF greasy wa
ter. the contents OF which size dashed
over the passerby.
IF there IL anything that makes me
tired" remarked the passerby as he
went away, ut Is the idle patter of
the thoughtless concerning chivalry."--
Philadelphia Ledger.
She Was Too Quick.
There were three at the little table
in the cafe, lady and two men, ac-
cording to the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Suddenly the electric lights went out,
and the lady quickly and nolselessly
drew back.
An instant later there was the smack
Of compound kiss As the electric
lights went up each man was seen
to be smiling complaisantly.
II thought | heard kiss" said the
lady, "but nobody kissed me-"
Then the men suddenly glared at
each other and flushed and looked
painfully sheepish.
The First Saw.
Talus, the Greek. is said to have In
vented the saw from having once
found the Iawbone of snake, which
he employed 10 cut through small
piece Of wood. In early periods the
trunks of trees were split into boards
with wedges, aud. although these deals
were not always straight, they were
regarded as much better suited to
construction than sawed boards be-
cause they followed the grain aud last
ed longer and were stronger. Water
mills for the purpose of saving came
into use In the fourth century.
No Perpetual Motion.
Every machine Is constructed TO
transmit motion or force. In every
instance the motion Of the machine Is
derived from without, either from
muscular action. or the weight OF fall
ing water, or a current OF air, or the
expansive power Of steam, or some
other natural power. The motion and
energy that the machine has gained
have been obtained only at the expense
Of some exterior agent. The quantity
Of force In existence being fixed. no
new stock can be created. ana there.
fore a self moving machine Is absurd
even In name.
Civil Service.
SAY. pop, what's civil serviceY,
"Ehi It's an act governing the serv.
Ice In the department. the customs, the
postal the government printing
"But. dad, what does il meanY'
Mean II means where busy
man rushes into a postoflce to buy
some stamps-falls In line. waits an
hour and twenty minutes before reach
Ing the window-then. after rendering
500 bllL hears the tallow faced
clerk murmur pleasantly:
Wholesale stamps at the next win
dow, pleaser Bohemian Magazine.
After the Race.
$50 your horse was dlstaneed. was
hep
s.fes.s
ibid you have anything on himr'
u thought I had jockey On him.
! but Il seems I didn't"