Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-08-13
The Andamsn I.lsra.

are unhealthy and on this accom-,
not thickly populated. In faa,
natives are gradually dying OF !,
are quite uncivilized and once r.
evil name for cannibaiism. I'M
now chiefly on fish. SquattIn.
rocks or standing on rudely NJ,
boats. they shoot at the fishes wi,s
rows. although some EMPLOY
| spears. The islands are used 1,
Indian government as settlementl
prisoners of the worst type. and Il
while engaged in a tour of Insna.l
in 1872 that Lord Mayo, the COVE,
/ general of India. was stabbed 10 4.
by desperate convict.-Londop n
| ion.
Slipshod English.
Here are some specimens Of !,
common errors:
Admit for confess To admit \
concede something affirmed. al
accused offender cannot admit
guilt.
Adopt. He adopted a disRul
One may adopt child or an 0DIpl
but disguise is assumed.
Aggrayate for irritate. HE a
waited me by his insolence.'' To a
vate is to augment the disagrees
ness of something already disag
able or the badness of something
But person cannot be aggraEa
even if disagreeable or bad.
+ All of. "He gave all Of his pro
ty." The words are contradictory.
entire thing cannot be of itself. D
the proposition.
At for by. She was shocked Il
conduct" This very common sole
is without excuse.-Cosmopolitan.
A One Sided "us,"
Two brothers. grown men now
fond of sitting down and comma
past experiences. One particul
happy recollection is this:
There was an old coffee mill in
attic, which, as boys. they greatly
sired to possess. One of them,
by name, sought his mother
begged her to give it to them.
II don't believe | can, Tom"
she regretfully. Il should like to.
I'm afraid ! can't"
But why. mOtherY' urged
"YOu don't use it,
mo. We don't use It,"
Then why won't you give it to
We'll, dear" said the mother ge
tPm afraid you and Ben will ge
quarreling over it"
"Oh. no. we shan't," cried
eagerly. You needn't be a bit al
Of that. mother won't let Ben
it,"
Shelley Was a Queer Boy
The poet Percy Bysshe Shelley
small boy was an eccentric little b
He used to dress his four sister
represent fiends, and. filling i
stove with some infla mmable fluid
setting it atiane. he would marsha
diabolical procession to the back
AS boy at Elton lie would watch
livelong night fol. ghosts and cOnsE
his books how to raise one. His
in after years was. nleager enOug
bring him weird fancies. Bread
came his chief sustenance, and
pockets were we'll stored with IL
A circle upon the carpet. clearly
fined by an ample verge of cru
often marked the place where be
long sat ut his studies, his face u
In contact with his book. devOu
bread at intervals amid his prof
distractions. Sometimes he ate "a
with 1t, and his sweet tooth was
mense.
Lady Washington Cake.
One egg, one-half cup of sugar
half cup of molasses. two-thirds q
cold water. One-haIf teaspoonfu
soda. piece of butter the size Of an
two and one-half cups of -four,
heaping teaspoonful of ginger,
heaping teaspoonful of alIspiee,
level teaspoonful Of cloves. Bal
three layers.
Filling-One and one-half cup
granulated sugar. five tablespOO
of hot water. the white of one
one-half eggs, one full cup Of
chopped stoned raisins and
marshmallows4 Boil the sugar.
aud marshmallows. together unit
mixture hardens when dropped Ii
water. Remove crystals from tbs
Of the pan with a damp cloth
pour over tile stjffiy beaten white.
beat until nearly ready to put o.
cake, then add the chopped raisina
a littlesEanilla.- Good Housekeepl
An Old Time English EIsetiOt
A curious Incident once occurrI
Patton at an election for parliaI
Sir Mark Wood. who had been q
its members for several years. b
his colleague in the parliament q
Sir William Congreve. the invent
the famous ''Congreve rocket
latter resigned In 1916, and the b
wished his own son to All u.
cancy.
There were only three voters
constituency. Sir Mark, his son Il
butler. named Jennings, but as
was away and the hutIar had