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-S---------------T His Excuse Insufficient.

The witty remarks of Judge Craig Riddle, if gathered together, would fill a good sized volume. Here is good one gotten off by him recently while sitting in the quarter sessions court: A German juryman asked to be excused from serv- ing on the jury.
 "Why?" asked the judge.
 ''Well, your honor, don t understand good English" "
 "Oh, you will do, !" replied the judge "You won't hear much good English here anyhow. Philadelphia Record.
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TactfuI.

Teacher-Tommy, what do you mean, you naughty boy?
 Tommy-I ain't doln nothin.
 Teacher-Why, Tommy, you whis- tied; heard you.
 Tommy-My mother says you should not believe all you hear. Boston Tran script.
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all that? OF course fellow ought to
honor his father and mother, and
obey them; but then, are not youth
and love sufficient excuses for many a
fault? He watches Mother Bourgueil
with moist eyes, as she goes to place
q spray of box above Edwards pic.
ture on the wall-a picture OF their
boy in his college suit, when they felt
so proud of him and of his studies.
"What is the matter? The old
mason hardly knows what he is about.
His head swims; it is that strong odor
OF the plant, doubtles. But his heart
fills with something that seems very
much like mercy and pardon. lie
goes up to his wife, takes her hands,
and, looking at the picture, mutters.
his rough voice grown strangely soft:
''Say. Clemence, shall we-forgive
him?" All; the cry of Joy that bursts
from the mothers lips! And he has
called her "Clemence," just as in their
young days. He has not given her
that name for more than fifteen years.
And she understands that he loves her
still-her. husband, her old COM
panion.
She throws herself in his arms and
kisses him frantically, all over his
face, takes his head in both of her
hands, and whispers in his ear. The.
other day-she couldn't help it,
really-she went to see their boy. He
is SO unhappy to have offended them.
And il he has not come a hundred
times to beg their forgiveness, it is
simply because he did not dare. "You
know" she adds-and her voice be-
comes soft and caressing-''you
know I have seen his wife, and you
really cannot blame him for loving
her, she is 80 sweet. and as fresh as q
rose. She just worships our Edward
-one can see that at once; and she
keeps their little home in such apple
pie order"
Bourgueil feels oppressed-he is
choking. Putting trembling finger
on his wife's lips: "That will do !" he
says. "Send for cab. Let us take
some Of these sprays to them in sign
of peace, and bring them home with
us!"
And while the old mother, stunned
with Joy, falls sobbing on her hus.
bands shoulder, Bourgueil-the Ro.
man, the old Brutus-begins to cry
softly, like child.
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WIFE OF THE vICE.PREsIDENr.

A most fascinating woman is Mrs.
Hobart, wife OF tho new Vice.Presi.
dent. She is graciousness itself to all
sorts and conditions Of people, her
very smile insures a cordial reception,
and her manner is thoroughly un.
affected. She is one of the hand.
soonest women among the ladies of
tho new official family. She has one
son, having unfortunately lost her
only daughter some two years ago.
On the evening of the inaugural ball
this son, Garret Hobart, Jr., a hand.
some little chap about ten years old,
held his others train as she and tho
Vice. President followed the lead Of
President and Mrs. Mckinley through
the ballroom. His face was study
of childish pride and delight, although
when his mother proposed his acting
as her page, he frowned with manly
gravity, and said: swell, don't
know about it; it seems rather con-
spicnous, aud I don't like the idea,
anyway, of having my mamma march
in a procession" Tn, masculine in :
stinct which leads almost every man
TO consider his woman relatives too
sacred for public exhibition was
nppermost at that moment.-Harper' 8
Bazaar.
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his wife, no one could breathe word
against her. She was q model little
wife. Scan it be that you will not
have pity on these poor children ?"
the old mother had asked.him fearful
ly. "They are poor, very poor. What
do you think Edward earns in that in
surance company where he has found
q place? 1t breaks my heart to think
OF 1t; only 200 francs month! AS
much as you spend on your cafe and
your cigars. don't ask you to see
them; but won't you help them, just
a little? We are living in plenty,
while they" and receiving no answer
from Bourgueil, who was pensively
turning the glass he had just emptied
between his fingers. the old woman
had risen from her seat and come up
to him putting trembling hand on
his shoulder, silently pleading. Vain
effort! Bourgueil, suddenly remem-
bering that he was a Roman, had
again poured forth maledictions and
his formidable "never..'
And on this lovely Easter morning
he is more than usually sad and ill.,
tempered - this strong minded old
mason. He feels very nervous; he
has cut his chin twice while shaving.
OF, no; he will not be weak enough
to pay an income to his undutiful son.
Would old Brutus have relented? Of
course not. And last night he was on
tho point of yielding! That is what
comes of listening to women. They
haven't energy for two sous, the
women haven't. Bourgueil is tirmer
than ever in his resolutions as he puts
ON u white shirt and his gray holiday
suit. He goes into the parlor. that
cozy, pretty parlor he was SO proud
OF when things had still some interest
for HIM, and looks at the clock. 1t is
only IL o'clock, and BourRueil, who
has a fine appetite this morning, feels
cross at the thought of eating only at
II. Soon Mother Bourgueil returns
from church with large bunch of box
plant. She places it on little side
table, and suddenly the whole room is
filled with the strong, fresh odor.
Bourgueil is no poet; he has not
very refined nature. Yet he is i'm.
questionable for all that-like you or
me-and tue sight of the green
branches recalls far Oft memories.
While the old woman is busy taking
apart the twigs to decorate the rooms
with them, the penetrating perfume
affects his old heart. He remembers
II certain Easter morning-ah SO long,
long ago-when he was still work.
man, aud his young wife a dress.
makers apprentice. 1t was their
honeymoon, for they had married
few days before Lent. Then, too, she
had eturned from church with a fra
grant burden and made their only
room bright and festive. How pretty
sbe looked, and how he loved her
And by rapid effort of Imagination
he recalls in an instant their long
wears of married life; she has ever
been so industrious, SO thrifty, SO de.
voted. And now he tortures her
this good. brave woman-he makes
her suffer on account OF his wicked
sou.
But is Edward really so wicked as
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de6ed by children. But he swore
that he, at least, would set a good ex-
ample; he would be stern to the end.
He could speak of nothing else, and
his partners proclaimed him "a tire.
some old fellow" as soon as his back
was turned. In his presence, however,
they deplored his ill luck in having
such scamp OF a son, and highly
praised bis tirmness. One man in the
group, especially, invariably hailed
the mason's imprecations with an ap-
proving word or two: "Bravo! Father
Bourgueil, yo1 are a Roman!"
Bourgueil was from the province of
Marche, and possessed very indistinct
notions on antiquity. Still, he had
some inkling of the story of old Brutus,
and felt highly flattered to be COM
pared to such parsonage. Yet when
he left the cafe and found himself in
the cold dark night, he would say to
hlmself-oh very softly-that Brutus
must have had cruel, hard heart,
and that it was horrible thing to con-
denim son to death.
Easter Sunday has come-a joyous,
bright, happy day, merry with the
chimes OF bells and the promise of
warm spring days. The city itself
looks gay and coquettish. Women are
coming home from church, and all are
carrying bunch of box plant that
fills the air with sweet, fresh odOr.
Even the old cab horses have bit of
it stuck behind their ears!
Bourgueil, who sat up last evening
at the cafe till midnight, wakes up
very late. He is in horrible mood;
and what man would not be, should
like to know? Last night, at the usual
hour, he had again to listen to his
wife's absurdities. She again men
toned Edward. and tried to soften
him, Bourgueil! She had made in
quiries, she said, and learned that
their daughter-in. law, for she was that
in spite OF all his anger, was not the
bad woman they had first thought. A
poor girl? Yes; sho had worked in q
store. But what of that? What were
they themselves but simple working
people, even if they had become we'll
Off? Could they expect their son to
marry some rich marquis daughter !?
And ever since Angelina-an ugly
name, but it wasn't the girls fault
after all-ever since Angelina had been
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The Eject SpOileU.

Senator Voorhees, once had succeeded
in delivering an appeal which had
brought tears to the eyes Of several
iurymen. Then arose the prosecuting
attorney, gruif old man. with pip.
ing voice aud nasal twang. "Gentle.
men," said he, deliberately, "you
might as we'll understand from the
beginning that I am not boring for
water" This proved so efectua;
wet blanket to the emotions excited
BY Mr.. Voorhees, that he realized the
futility of his own "boring. AR.
Qonaut,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-04-17
GOSSIP.

SOSSlfs
Only two Englishwomen in every
hundred now wear earrings
Mrs. Marilla NJ. Kicker, lawyer of
Dover, N. H., announced herself as a
candidate for the Office of United
States Minister to Columbia.
Carlotta, Msximlllian of Mexico's
widow, whose physical health during
her long insanity has been good, is
said to be now rapidly declining.
Lady Iryon has assisted Rear Adj
miral Fitzgerald III writing the biog-
raphy of the late Admiral TryoD,
whose naval career began in 1SlS on
board the Wellesley.
Miss Nina Zagler, OF Dresden,
Ohio, has just been admitted to mem :
bership i'll the Philadelphia Horologi-
cal Society, an honor OF which no
other woman can boast.
The Populi:t Governor of Kansas
has appointed the wife of Ex-Governor
John Z. st. john, the Prohibitionist,
to place on the Board of Regents of
tho States Agricultural College.
The Princess Louise, Marcbioness
OF Lorne, objects to her portraits be.
ing sold or reproduced. A beautiful
photograph of her was pcremptorily
withdrawn from circulation some
years ago.
Mrs. Daniel Howard, of Jefferson.
vile, Ind, had her home connected
by telephone with the Presbyterian
Church, being at times prevented by
illness from attending the service.
The experiment was successful.
A homo where all unfortunate can
fiud help has been established at the
east en;l OF London by the Duchess of
Newcastle. This is called st. Ger.
trude's Home. The Duchess has taken
up her dwelling in tins quarter, that
she may devote her life to the needy.
Two American women, Miss Alice
Luce, Of Maine, and Miss Idn J. Hyde,
of Chicago, have conferred benefit
upon their sisters Ivy opening another
foreign university to them. They
have recently received the degree Of
Ph. d., each magnum cum laude, from
the University of Heidelberg.
"Where God leads the way, He has
bound Himself to help you 60 the
way" wrote Florence Nightingale in
reference to the work OF women. She
would have her sisters feel that any
work given them to do, vocation or
avocation, is work confded to their
trust. Viewing it in this light pre-.
vents overtaxing, Encouragement,
presumption or idleness.
AMOrs the orders which are given
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DOCrRESsEs OvERSEA,

Angelica and Alexandra Pangiosas,
two maidens of Athens, are the first
Greek doctresses, who recently grad
uated at the Berlin University, with
the rarely bestowed predicate Of sum.
ma cum laude, "very good" After q
solemn address from the chairman of
the examining board of tho medical
faculty, they received their degree
and diploma in full form and with
much applauded laudations.
Among the latest medical associa.
tions in Switzerland. and probably the
first OF the kind in Europe, is an as
ISOLATION OF Swiss Doctresses, founded
last month. 1t started with twelve
members, about one third of the mum.
Der of female physicians settled in
the Alpine republic.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-04-17
EASTER-EGG LORE,
Curious Customs the Origin of Which
is Lost in Antiquity.

is Lost in Antiquity.
The distribution of eggs at Easter
has descended to us from the greatest
of the Chinese Spring festivals, inau-
gurated more than seven hundred
years before the Christian era.
The custom was particularly popular
during the fifteenth and sixteenth
centuries in England. The Pope sent
Henry VIII. an Easter egg in a silver
case.
In Russia it is common to exchange
visits and eggs on Easter day.
In Italy dishes of eggs are sent to
the priests to be blessed, after which
they are carried home and placed IN
the center OF the table.
In Spain and Germany the eggs are
not blessed, but they are highly col.
ored and are distributed among callers
to be eaten or taken away according
to the taste of tho individual.
The custom, in one form or another,
exists among the Jews, Greeks, Turks
and Persians.
"Paas" was the ancient name for
Easter, and the eggs were often called
"pace. "pach" or "paas" eggs.
In Scotland eggs are taken to church
to be blessed. They are afterwards
distributed among the members OF the
household and are either eaten or saved
as keepsakes.
The decoration of ordinary eggs
originated in England. Gliding the
shells was the first step. This was fol.
lowed by the addition OF ribbons, pic
lures and various other devices to
please the little folk.
These eggs were given and received
with the familiar Easter greeting,
"Christ is risen!" and the answer,
"Ae is risen, indeed !"
Germans first introduced games into
the Easter celebration. Eggs were
hidden about the lawn or grounds or
in the house. Then the children
hunted for them, the finder OF the
greatest number receiving a prize.
Sometimes the eggs were all put in
one nest over which rabbit was
placed on guard. How this animal
became identified with Easter is not
known, but in time the young children
began to believe that the colored eggs
were laid by the rabbit.
Egg racing is favorite amusement
OF Russian. German AMI French chill.
dren. The eggs are rolled down hill,
and the prize goes to the boy whose
egg rolls the greatest number OF races
without damage to it's she'll.
This game is played by Washington
children in front OF the White House
on Easter Monday.
In Germany there are tracks made
of twigs down which each egg may
roll without interference from any
other one. Tho boy whose egg arrives
unbroken Mt the foot OF the hill col.
lects "toll" of his opponent whose
egg is cracked.
Another game is played by two boys
who stand, each holding an egg, and
suddenly strike them together. The
owner Of n heavy-shelled egg can, if
he possesses skill, break the eggs of
several players before his own is in.
jured. Then he is ''cock of one.
two, three or four eggs" as the case
may be.
Eggs are colored by means of AMI.
line dyes. BY the addition of horns,
ears, tails, legs or fins eggs may be
transformed into many grotesque
figures.
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)RCR0SS BROTHERS GET 1T
htract Let for New Union Station
Amount $4,000, 900,

BOSTON. Mass. April 16-Orlando W.
orcross. who is practically the nrm of Nor
oss Brothers,Jamrs Norcross having with
avn from active participation some time
ee, will build the great Southern Union
Jon above the subpreliminary work, for
ch Woodbury. Leighton are the con-
TORS The amount is in the vicinity OF
DOO. 900. There were other bidders. five
hs in the competition. including
hrles Il. Clark of Boston. Woodbury. h
ghton of Boston. Horton 4 Hemenway
Providence and J. W. Bishop h Co., Of
fcrster. The construction will be Of
by Creek granite. an attractive stone
ch will add to the sightliness OF the
cturr. This is the material OF which the
fchants Exchange on state street is built.
hdreds Of men will be employed in order
the great building may grow as rapidly
/ is possible. 1t is to be finished within
J years.
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MANY LIVES LOST.
Big Fire in Tennessee -PrOpcrty
I,OssS 900. 600

KNOXVILLE, Tenn, pril l6-A fire broke
out here in grocery store, communicated
ITO the Knox hotel, where SO guests were
sleeping. and before it was gotten under
control burned real estate to the value OF
nearly three-quarters OF a million dollars,
or the - guests who were Sleep
ing in the Hotel Knox when the
tire broke out. only IS have been accounted
for. The hotel register was destroyed, and
it will probably never be known how many
lives were lost Those known to have per-
ishcd in the flames are:
A. y. Weeks Of Locke. n. Y, drummer,
q. W. Roberts Of Pulaski, Tenn. lightning
rod agent.
4. T.. Williams, Springfield. Mass, retired
merchant
Large rewards have been offered for the
bodies. and force of men IL at work clear.
ing away the debris.
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Faster Pleasantries,

Like all other holy days, Easter
soon became a holiday. In some
countries the people dance about a
heap OF flowers at Easter; in Others
they distribute colorei eggs aud have
great "egg.hghts," in which the own
er OF the hardest egg wins and the
other egg is eaten by the victor, so a
man or boy with a very hard egg is
able to accumulate the basis of an
Easter Monday headache.
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Pictured History.

The lively optical instrument with
many names, but known in England
ss the animatograph, is to be used to
preserve for posterity living pictures
of Princess Maud's wedding, the
Derby won by the Prince of Wales.
the coming jubilee Of the Queen, and
several types OF London street scenes.
The celluloid films bearing the views
will be inclosed in several tubes, and
ought to be good for many reproduc.
tions thousand years from now
Chicago Inter Ocean.
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AN OPINION ENDORSED.

'Dis here piece" remarked Plod.
ding Pete, ''sounds an impressive note
o. warnin.' 1t says us Americans orter
take longer for our meals.
$50 we ought" replied Meandering
Mike. "We orter take more time,
an not waste minute of it, neither"
Washington Star.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-04-17
CHANDLER SAYS TAKE EN-"
ArmOr Plate. Makers Have Refused
to Bid on Contract

WASHINGTON. II. c., April iG--Thc
nited States government having advertised
pr bids for armor plate for new cruisers and
he steel mills having refused TO bid.
enator Chandler proposes that the
rvernment seize the Carnegie and
tthlehem plants. run them until enough
rmor plate has been manufactured to COM
.lrte the ba;,lcships Illinois. Alabama aud
N iscoDsin.now under construction. and then
lurn them over again. leaving the owners to
fecover compensation by suits in the United
States court of claims. The proposition is
entirely original and has no support from
he administration or tn. managers OF either
house The trouble has been the price. the
Iast Congress limiting the price that might
Pc paid to 1900 ton. Secretary Long asks
lhat an order be passed allowing the depart
pnent Ia pay 900 n ton and To readvertise.
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The number OF papers published in
Japan during 1895 was 1872, and the
number OF copies printed 244, 900, 900.
Some papers are published in English
aud Japanese. Most political papers
do not succeed, owing to the strict laws
and numerous fines.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-04-17

to women, thero is none more hand
some than tho Austrian Order OF
Merit, which has just been presented
by Emperor Francis Joseph to ''Car.
men SYLVIA" the Queen of Roumania.
The decoration consists OF n miniature
portrait of the Emperor, surrounded
with a wreath of diamonds, other
costly jowels being also used.
The eldest daughter OF Lord Brassey
Is making herself widely known
through tho rural districts OF England
by establishing resident trained nurs.
ing associations. The plan advocated
is for certain number of parishes ad.
jacent to each other to combine in
order to provide resident trained
nurses used to country life, whose
services shall be available when re-
quired in serious and urgent cases.
Mrs. Hobbs, an intimate friend of
the first Duke of Wellington, has just
died in Ireland at the age OF lob years.
Her husband was badly wounded at
Quatre Bras. Five OF her fourteen
children and six OF her forty.tour
grandchildren nre serving i'll the
British army, and she has besides
thirty.two great grandchildren and
two great-great. grandchildren On
her Tooth birthday the Duke OF Cam.
bridge congratulated her in behalf Of
tho army.
Out of $50 college women recently
interrOoated, 1863 are teachers, At
Librarians. % nurses, 10 journalists
and 10 clerks, while the remainder arc
distributed around in various unclassi.
fed positions. The majority OF a
given number OF women, asked in re-
gard to the matter, said they received
less pay than men for the same kind
of work. A small number were
found who get the same pay, and a
very tiny fraction OF number re.
ceived more money than men in sim.
liar positions.
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RICH FABRICS.

In reviewing the fashions of the
present season, the special features
which stand out from Gil the details of
dress are the elegance OF fabric and
the daring combinations of rich and
beautiful trimmings. Something seems
to have been borrowed from almost
every country and every century. One
Of the special features of the seasons
modes is the use of velvet for entire
gowns, wraps, waists, bolero jackets,
bodice trimmings, and countless modes
of combination that make it so popu.
lar. Home Queen.
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THE PATHFINDER's WIDOW.

Mrs. Jessie Fremont, Tom Benton's
daughter and John C. Fremont's
widow, is one OF the notable residents
otLos Angeles. Cal. She is now seventy.
three years old, and according to a
recent writer, ''as sweet and noble n
woman as ever lived. New England
Homestead.
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FIRE LAsSIES.

In the little town OF Nasso, iu Swe.
Gen, the firemen happen to be women,
however paradoxical that sounds. The
place is only little village, and four
enormous tubs constitute the "water
works." One hundred and fifty wo.
men make up the Fire Department,
and one OF their duties consists in al.
ways keeping the tubs filled with
water. The women are fine workers,
it is said, and know how to handle q
fire with as little confusion as posi-
BILE,
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HOW THE ADMIRAL WENT AWAY.

The Admiral is paying semi.otficial
visit to one of the battleships, and has
si9nalled to the flagship for his flag
lieutenant to come to him.
The flag lieutenant. dubious as to
the correct dress, goes in quest Of the
cabin door sentry Ia lnarine).
"Sentry, did the Admiral 60 away
in his cooked hat?"
Sentry-''No, sir, in his steam
launch"
Collapse of alag Jack. k."-Answers.