Morning journal and courier., 1893-08-01

gave about $40, 600 to the poor of each
province from her own purse.
In some villages in Japan robbers are
tried and convicted by ballot. Whenever
a robbery is committed the ruler of the
hamlet summons the entire male populs-
tion and requests them to write on a slip
of paper the name of the person they
susepct of having committed the crime
The one receiving the largest number Of
ballots is duly elected" )" and is according
ly hanged. This system. like all others,
has Its peculiar advantages. 1t insures the
punishment of somebody for every robbery
committed, whereas under the system in
vogue in most civilized countries in nine
cases out of ten no punishment is inflicted
on anybody for the crime. OF course,
they may not "elect" the guilty person,
but dispose of some other character
equally bad. There is much in the system
to commend 1t to other nations.
The recent enforcement of the Bishop
of Norwich, England, was made the occs-
sion of revival of come curious medieval
church mummery. When all was ready
the Dean and Chapter took their seats at a
table outside the cathedral and listened to
the reading of the Bishops commission.
Then the Bishop petitioned for instslla-
ton, and the Dean, giving his consent, en-
tered the cathedral and closed the doors
behind him. Thereupon the new prelste
walked up to the doors, knocked msnfully
three times, and, ss the voice of the Dean
within asking "Whst do you wantr
reached his ears, responded: 81, John, Lord
Bishop of Norwich, elected, confirmed and
consecrated, do ask entrance into this ca
thedral church" At these words the doors
were thrown open and Bishop, Chancellor,
chaplains and all the church officials pres
ent walked up the aisle IN triumphant pro-
cession.
In the columns of New Orleans paper
there is a grave discussion concerning the
location of the tree under whose shade
Evapgeline rested with Father Felicien on
their voyage down the Teche in search of
Gabriel. One enthusiast is sure he has
found this famous tres on the banks of the
Atchafalays near Morgan City, and he says
Il is an oak. Another, who differs with
him, points out, In the first place, that
Lopgfellow described the tree as cedar.
He then quotes the lines: mot far away
to the southward, on the banks of the
Teche, are the towns of St. Msur and
st. Martin. There the lopg wandering
bride shall be given to her bridegroom" !"
and adds: From the quotation given
above it is evident that Evapgeline wss
north of st. Martin, aud IL the map of the
State be consulted, 1t will be found the
only place where the Teche ruus directly
north is this side of st. Martin. Louisiana,
at the time of its settlement, wss divided
into districts, these districts into sections,
and the sections into townships. All of
these old divisions still exist, and 1t suffices
to say that those districts, comprising the
regions of Attakapss and OpeloUsss, in
which st. Martin Is situated do not extend
as far as Morgan City" In conclusion he
says tsnd the remark is very much to the
point because the journal had previously
printed picture of the Evspgeline grove):
"Of course the whole tale is most undoubt-
edly fictitious, and hence It matters little
where the tree is really situated"