The Wrangell sentinel., 1911-11-30
An Uninstrueted Delegate.
"a representative was t
.ue of the struggles a congress.


 ..ue of the struggles a congress. man had encountered in his efforts to mount the ladder of fame.
 And" the Iowan concluded, he never went to school in his life! All the same, he is successful business man and was prominent enough long before his election to be sent as dele gate to the Chicago convention"
 II see,' unused the new congressman. lone of those uninstructed delegates we hear so much about. ut."-Chicago Rec ord Herald.
 Napoleon and "Julius Caesar"
 BonaEarte was one.night at the play In Paris, and it happened to be 'Ju- ius Caesar" Talma performed the part of Brutus, and when he knelt to Cae- sar and said, "Giye us back our lib erties," the acclamations all over the house were so great that nothing could be heard on the stage for many min utes. Bonaparte meanwhile was talk ing snuff in his most violent way, which he always did when agitated The next day he sent orders that that play was not to be acted any more Journal of Hon. MT. Calvert.
 Who Governs EngIand7
 Who governs England? Colonial opinion dominates in politics, Ameri- can millionaires are all powerful in the country, American women lead ''so- ciety," American journalists guide the public, French dressmakers set the fashions, foreign painters and musi- clans direct our taste American prices rule the financial market, French chefs dictate what we shall eat and Ameri- can collectors fix the value of our art treasures. It appears that between them they have very effectually taken John Bull by the horns.-London Truth.
 It Wasn't Theology.
 Scotland, whatever other virtue or vice she may have, possesses the theo- logical ''bump" to wonderful degree. From the mother church or state church sprang two dissenting church. es and from these again sprang sub- sidiary "bodies.'' There Is d little yil- lage in Scotland which is said to pos sess more churches than inhabitants. One day stranger, visiting it, said to a villager, Surely there must be a great deal of theology here" ''Na, na," replied the inhabitant; it's na theology; it's only ill temper" r."-London Queen.
 A Diplomatic Satire.
 The king of Madagao, being engaged in q dispute with the king of Borne gascar. wrote him as follows:
 Before proceeding further in this matter I demand the recall of your minister from my capital
 Greatly enragcd by this impossible demand the king of Bornegascar re- piled:
 q shall not recall my minister. Moreover, if you do not immediately retract your demand shall withdraw him."
 This threat so terrified the king of Madagao that in hastening to comply he fell over his own feet breaking the Third Commandment.-Fro The Col lected Works of Ambrose Bierce."
 The Word "Hiccough."
 The spelling "hfccough" is recent, being a combination of the syllables ''hic" and the latter term of cough" which is without either physiological or chronological basis. The pronuncia- ton, with perhaps the rarest excep- tions, is still that of the older form ''hiccup," earlier given yari0usly as 'hickup," "hickupsnickup," ''hickhop,". hitchcock hitchcock" and "hickett," with quasi diminishing suffiXes ock. ct, but the nick" syllable aptly ex- bressiye of the spasmodic sound prd duced by the conditions giving rise to the particular disturbance, is found in all references to the origin of the term to which the writer las been able to obtain. The term singultus is rarely used.