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speckled neckties, and they use the cur
rent slang just as awkwardly as you do,
and are just as far behind on the popu-
lar songs. Because you drank two
glasses of beer night before last and
then sang ~ Hot Time in the Old Town
through the principal streets, that's no
sign that you are q person of any i'm
portance. Don't hold your shoulders
In that position when you walk, and
please don't swagger It's great eff
fort for you to be tough, and j, annoys
other people,"
hope that no one will take it that 1
am trapping" the small town. was
born and reared in small town, and
nearly all of my friends live in the small
towns. All that l wish to do is to call
attention to one of the features o. town
life.
1t may be remembered that two
weeks ago wrote something about the
girls in the small towns. These girls
as a rule, are lovely and we'll behaved.
Of course, there are Il few of the featll-
er-headed variety who want to firt
with every stranger who comes into
town, but most of them are essential
ly all right, and the only fault that
I have to find with them is that some
times they endure the society of the
weird young men with the loud voices
and the hats over their eyes. 1t it rea-
sonable to suppose that the girls are
hard up for company ard have to take
the best they can get.
Fortunately for tho public good, The
bad young man In the small town usual
ly Gains down after Il certain period
Occasionally it is matrmony that takes
the kinks out of him. or ii may he that
he simply outrrows his foolishncss. I
should say that the trouble usually be-
gins when the boy first gets out at
night. For this reason many parents
say that children should never be per.
mitted to run at large after nightfall.
When boy becomes larger than his
father and is earning salary on his
own account, however, the parental
authority weakens. The boy begins to
carry pale cigars in his upper vest
pocket and then he learns to waltz, and
very soon he ceases to explain what is
keeping him out at night. The sense
of liberty intuNicates him. BY constant
association with other callow young
people who are attempting to acquire
all the manly vices he picks up, in
superficial and secondhand way, tho
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my time over again it's not a tenant
farmer Id be. I'd follow one of the
learned professions" The proprietrcss
replied that, even in the learned profess
sions there We're losses as we'll as gains
and perhaps he would have found pro-
fessional life as precarious as farming
"Ah, my lady, how can that be, them
replied the son of st. Patrick. IF you're
lawyer-win or lose-youre paid. If
you're a doctor-kill or cure-you're
paid. If you're priest-heaven or hell
you're paid" Who can imagine, asks
Mr.. Russell, an English farmer pleading
his case for an abatement with this
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Then the prisoners were placed in one
room, with door opening into the hall
and u window into the yard. while the
drunken tories and sober American Off
GERS were all left in the hall together.
The three prisoners soon began to
work. The sounds that rose about them
showed that most of the men were Sleep
ing. They whispered together, and
then Simon began to use the bottles that
Nancy had given.
The sounds of the sleeping guards be-
came louder, and soon it was manifest
ed that all but the sentinels of the three
prisoners had forgotten the hard march
of the day, and were sound asleep.
"Will you please get me drink of
water?" Simon said to the sentinel in
the hall.
The sentinel grumbled, but went for
the water, and held out the gourd us he
returned. With one quick blow Simon
knocked the gourd from his hand, and
the water splashed over the gun and
into the face of the astonished tory.
Instantly Peter and John were by his
side, and the sentinel was secured and
gagged.
Then the three men hastily secured
the guns, but, though their efforts were
not heard by the drunken tories, the
prisoners in the other room had heard,
and were leaping out Of the window
into the yard. The outside sentinel was
aroused, and fired, but the noise of the
report only served to awaken the drunk
en- men in the hall and quickenthe pace
of the escaping prisoners.
"I'll tend to that sentinel" said
Simon, quickly, leaving the hall and pre-
senting his gun before the soldier could
reload.
The dazed tories meanwhile had been
reused. only to find themselves without
guns and facing the barrels of their own
muskcts. In few moments the three
resolute men completed their work, had
raroled the tories and disappeared.
John Starke concealed himself in the
woods, and was fed and cared for by
Nancy till he was strong enough to
make his way to Sumter's army. Capt.
Peter Bacot became an officer in the
regulars Of South Carolina, but of Simon
no word was ever received.
After the war, when John Starke used
to relate the story for his grandchildren,
he would close by saying: cts the only
time in all my recollection can remem-
Der that drunken men ever did any
good."-Boston Globe.
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A Collective. Sentence.

A rather differant court scene was
enacted in Paris before venerable and
benevolent looking judge. Before pass
sociate Judges. Whatnught we to give
this rascal" he asked; leaning over to
the Judge on his eight. II should say
three years" wasuthe reply. "What is
your opinion, brothcr?" TO rhc other on
his left. -Four years The judge then
said, bcnmingly: prisoner, not dcsir
ing to give long and severe term Of
Imprisonment. as I should have done If
left to myself. 111hayc consulted my
learned brothers pnd shall take their
advice. One says three years, the other
says four; my own idea vas five year..
so sentence you to y years pcnar
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repeated demonstration of his bodily
senses. When he judged the hpccter
quite gone and the coast clear he rose
and hastily dressed himself, rushing
down the stcpIndder and into the inn,
where he reused the whole inmates Of
the house with his cries that some
dreadful tragedy had been committed
OIL the premises. and TINT every effort
should be made to discover and arrest
the murderer.
So much for the ghost; and now for
the laying of it. 1t turned out upon in
guiry that the gnunt aud grotcsque
figure which had haunted our poor
traveller wns only n poor, dumb lad. who
was accustomed TO help the host!cr kill
pigs. On this morning three of these
animals had to meet the common doom
of their kind. The first visit of tile lad
to our travellers room was TO inform
his comrnde, who he knew usually
slept there, that the hour was coming
for their deadly work, intimnting the
manner of it by three passes of his
finger across his tllront. Upon lrnving
the room, and finding, after due inter-
val, that the hostlcr--ns he took our
traveller to be-had not risen for his
task he returned the second time,
angry that his call had not been obeycd.
and took the Strengthening knife with
him rs n token and sign of what the
lazy hostlcr had TO get mp and do. BY
the time of his third visit to the room
he Ind himself done the work of death
without The aid of his fellow, and he
brought the blood stained knife TO sig
Nifty as much; and also in dumb show to
say: "You may now lie in your bed
there for another hour or two, if you
like, but it has been too bad OF you
to leave all this troublesome piece Of
butchers work TO me-"
We are sorry we cannot add that the
traveller was quite pleased either with
himself or with the explanation of his
fright, for he felt that he had cut RI ther
sorry figure in the early morning. and
he could not help observing that hose
whom he had aroused with his cIamor
and terror were slipping back to their
rooms with much louder indicntions of
mcrrment than our hero could prob
ably appreciate. lie took an early train
out OF he town, not even troubling tho
]nndlady to make breakfast for him.
IS,.,r,f,..
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SOME READY ANSWERS.

Quick Wfttcd Responses That HIVE
Passed Into History.
From collection of historic encc-
dotes compiled by Mr.. G.. w. E. Rus
sell, these extracts are taken:
A lady of our authors acquaintance.
who was Il proprietress of County Gal
way, is in the habit of receiving her
own rent. One day, when a tenant
farmer had pleaded long and unsuccess-
fully for an abatement, h. exclaimed,
As he handed over his money: We'll,
my lady, all can say is that II had
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Grant that, as she grows to be an old
woman, she may be made new man;
and that, in all righteous causes, she
may go forth before her people like a
he goat upon the mountains
Discussing the art of putting things,
Mr.. Russell reminds us that deXterities
feet upon their author. 1t appears that
popular clergyman of his acquaintance
prides himself on never forgetting an in
habitant of his parish. He was stopped
parishioner whom he did not know from
Adam. Ready in resource. he produced
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Another appeared in the columns OF
the Irish Times: "Thc key of the Irish
difficulty Is not to be found in the empty
pocket of the landlord"
The late Lord Colcrldge, it seems, was
speaking In the house of commons in
support of womnn's rights One of his
main arguments was that there was no
essential difference between the mascu-
Inc and feminine intellect. For exam
pie" he said, "snmn of the most valua-
BILE qualities of what is called the judi
cial genius. senslblllty, Quickness, DELI
cacy, are peculiarly feminine"
In reply Scrgt. Dowse said 1.-THE
argument of the honorable and learned
member, compendiously stated, amounts
to this: Because some Judges are old
women, therefore all old women are fit
to be Judges"
1t will he remembered that Lord
Chancellor Westbury had to resign his
Office under very melancholy circum-
stances. He had had in the house of
lords many severe passages at arms with
Bishop Wilberforce. II so happened that
when he was leaving tho royal closet,
after surrcndcring the great seal into
the kings hands, Lord Npstbury met
the bishop, who was going in to tho
queen. 1t was {. painful encounter, and
in reminding the bishop o. he occur
renee when next thay met, Weslbuy
SAID: Il felt inclined TO say, Hast thou
found me, o mine cnemy?"
The bishop, in relating this, used tc
say, II never il NV lie was 50 tempted
as to finish the quotation and to say,
Yea, have found thee because thou
hast sold thyself to work iniquity.'
But, by great effort, I kept it down,
and said: Does your lordship remem-
Der the end of the quotation?
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PROBATE NOTICE.

IttobA1h NOIlCE.
state of Minnesota, County Of Hennepin-
Probate Court.
In the matter of the estate of Minnie
Huber. deceased.
On reading and filing the final account of
John NJ. Gleason. administrator of the es-
tate. Of said deceased, and his
petition praying for the allowance
of said account and for a decree as
signing the residue Of said estate to the per-
sons by law entitled to the same:
1t is Ordered, That said petition be heard
at special term of said court to be held
at the Court House in the City of NInne-
apolls, In said county. on Monday the 10th
day of October, 1885, ut 10 o'clock In the
forenoon; and that notice of such hearing be
given to all persons interested, by publish
ing this order once in each week for three
successive weeks prior to said day of hearing
in the Irish Standard. a newspaper printed
and published in said county.
Dated at Minneapolis this l4th day of Sep
tember 1898.
by the Court.
+. c. HARVEY.
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happy mixture Of fun ana satire.

happy mixture IF fun and satire.
Among the things one would rather
have said differently is cited the prayer
ascribed to dissenting minister, who,
upon winding up weeks mission, said:
And II any spark Of grace has been
kindled by these exercises, oh, we pray
Thee, water that spark
DR.. Lidden told our author OF a Pres
byterian minister who was called on at
short notice to officiate at the parish
church Of Crathie in the presence of the
queen, and who, transported by this
tremendous experience, burst forth into
the following rhetorical duplication:
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his pocketbook, and, hastily jotting
down Il memorandum Of the parishion-
er's grievance, said, with an insinuating
smile. 1T is SO stupid of me, but ] al
ways forget how to spell your name"
J-o-n-c-s," was the gruff response; and
tho shepherd and the sheep went their
several ways in mutual disgust.
A still less successful attempt at an
escape from a conversational difficulty
was made by an East Side curate, who
specially cultivated the friendship Of
in his room, and, producing a photo
graph, said: ~ brought you my boys
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likeness, as you said you would like to
have It," The curatc answered rap
turously: "JIOw awfully good of you to
remember! What capital likeness!
How is hc?" The carpenter rcjoined in
dgnantly; why, sir. don't you re-
member. He's dead" ooh, yes" said
the curate fecbly; of course, know
that. I mean how's the man who took
the photographs"
OF Irish bulls in parliament, Mr.. Rus
sell has only heard one, which, If his
memory serves him, proceeded from Mr..
T. Healy: 'As long as the voice o.
Irish suffering is dumb, the ear of Eng
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IL " 7 w T'.IN,
Attorney for Petitioner.
,IiNKATIi NNTla.i.

PROBATE NOTICE.
Slri" "f Minnrao,a-r County of iirnnrpin-
Probate Court. In thr Matter Of tho r.s-
late nt Arthur a. POND. Deceased.
ON rrudini; and filing the Intermediates
account of the executor of the last viii
of said deceased and his petition praying
Tor tie Alr"alir" "i said arrniint
1t Is ordered. The said petition he hr,,rl
AT Il special term ri said Court to he held
AZ il,' Court House III Ia" tItt of Mime
hI"liS in sad county ON Monthly the 10Th
day of Dr,nhrr lS.S. III 10 o'clock IN tho
1nrcn""n, AND THAI notice Of such hearing
be given I" all p"lSonS Interested, by pub
llShilE TINS order once in each week for
tire" successive weeks prior to said dly
of hearing in tn" Irish Standard. II news
paper printed anu published in said tnunty
DATED mt Minneapolis this Eth day Of
September. lAS
by the Court.
II, G. HARVEY.
JudE" Of Probate
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The Wrong Hole,

Gobang-Did you find that opening
you were looking for?
Ukerdek-1 thought that I found it,
but it proved to be the hole had come
out Of before-% V Io,,,-,,1
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PROBATE NOTICE,

state of Minnesota, County of Hennepin--
Probate Court.
In the matter of proving the alleged last
Will and testament of Joseph Donlin. de-
ceased.
Whereas. Bridget Donlin of the county Of
Hcnnepn, and state of Minnesota, has de.
lirercd to the Probate Court of the County
Of llcnnrpn. an instrument in writing. pur-
porting /" be the last will and testament OF
Joseph Donlin. late OF said county and state,
deceased, and filed Herewith her petition to
said Probate Court praying that the salt
Instrument may nc proved and admitted to
probate. ana that letters tes,amentary he
granted thereon to said petitioner.
|, is Ordered That said petition be heard
and the proofs of said alleged will be taken
at II special term Of this court. to he held
at tn" Court House. In tho City of Mime
apolis, in said county. on MonllN. the 10Th
day of October. lS!A. nj 10 O'Clock in the
forenoon. when all persons Interested may
appear for "r contest the probate of it: and
that notice of such hearing bc given to all
persons Interested. ny publishing this order
once In each week for three successive
weeks prior 10 said day OF hearing in the
Irish Standard. Il newspaper printed and
published in said county.
Dated at minneapolis, this 18TH day of
September, lNlS
by the Court
+. l.. HARVEY.
judge ri Probate.
j. T.. O'l;RII:,I
rt\ i,r ',,i ii,pn
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The Latest Political Emblem.

Manufactures think a paradox brooch and
scarf pin would sell well.
Designer-I don't understand.
MISUNDERSTANDING symbollcal Of the
weakness of the powers. for instance.-The Jew.
ciers' Weekly.
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state of Minnesota, County of Hennepin--
Probate Court--ln the matter of the
estate "f Simon O'rooe. deceased.
On reading aud thing the petition of Mary
Lynch. representing that Simon O''Toole has
lately died htrstatc, II resident and inhabi-
tant ni the County of Hcnnrpin and State
III Minnesota, leaving goods chattcls and e:s-
tate within this County. ana praying thit
administration OF his estate be to John nj.
Gleason granted:
1t is Ordered. That said petition he heard
III y special term Of this Court, 10 be held
N the Coll, lluasc in the City of Mnne-
''r"hs. III said County. on Monday the 10Th.
uaN of October. lS!S. at 10 o'clock In the
Tor. noon; ANA that notice nf such hearing
be given To- all persons Interested, by pub
lSiihG this order at least once in each
week Tor three successive weeks prior to
said day ri hearing. in the Irish Standard
II newspaper printed and published in s;lid
County.
Dated At Minneapolis. this 18th day Of
September. lS!S.
by the Court.
i. c. HARVEY.
Jllllrp uf "a "a
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pROHATE NOTICE

+. c. HARVEY.
Judge of Probate.
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-02-22

young ladies, and a general social eve
ming was enjoyed, Among the features
of the evening were all operetta by Miss
Sarah Robichaud and Bernice Dube,
entitled "Trois Bonnes sous Ls Bonnet, :"
which was enthusiastically received by
the audience, and the light musicaI
duet, La Blanc Bee" by Masters Will
liam Plaisance and Oscar Cote Other
features of the program We're extempo-
raneous, and all were received with Ia
vor. The booths were we'll patronized,
and were presided over by charming
young ladies', as follows:
Flower booth, Miss Alsideriue Carme-
lin and Miss Melinda Benoit; candy
booth, Miss Henriette Sanguinet, Miss
Amanda Dorion and Miss Mary Paris:
tonic table, Oliver A. Cousineau, Alex
ander Ouellette and Eugene Dorais:
fish pond, Joseph Eufour and c. Benoit'
The choruses by the young children of
Mary, under the directionlof Miss EN-
ma Bouthillet. were accorded a warm
reception, and will be repeated by re-
quest As last night, supper will be
served by the Ladies' Society in the
lower hall from to O'Clock, and to-
night there will be impromptu songs
and selections by various members Of
the church societies, when the festival
ends. The general committee in charge
comprises: Mrs, Joseph Granger presi-
dent, Mrs. G. LaBonte vice president
Mrs. A Fife vice president, Mrs. Louis
DUDE secretary, and Mrs. Albert LaDuc
treasurer.
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-02-22
cHILDREN's DAY.
Shrovetide Festival of Sacred Heart
Church Well Attended Monday.

Church Well Attended Monday.
Monday was chldren's day in the
Shrovetide festival of the Church of the
Sacred Heart, and in spite of the hos
tility of the elements, there was a large
attendance. The Shrovetide festival has
been one of the most successful in the
church's history. Monday evening there
were choruses by the children's choir,
which were enthusiastically applauded
Charles Widen. the well-known hobo
juggler, entertained for a period during
the evening with his laughable tricks
and sleight-of-hand performances He
also posed as the lightning sketch artist
and held the children's attention and
even that Of their elders. A declama-
tion, deacon Brown" by Miss Madge
Kearney, was prettily rendered and ap-
plauded. The refreshment booths and
the fancy tables were literally patron
lied during the evening, and the pretty
young ladies who presided over them,
lent an additional attraction to the eve
ning's program. Choice CONNECTIONS and
the latest fads in candies were found
at the confectionery booth from which
Miss Eliza Granger, Miss Margaret
O'Connell and Miss Minnie Kane made
graceful dispensations AT the lemon
ade booth were Miss Rose Doherty, Miss
Margaret Gilligan and Miss Annie
Croake, assisted by Frank Reidl. Ice
cream had one of the large sales of the
evening, and at the booth were Miss
Mary Foley, Miss Nellie McManus Miss
Harriet McManus, Miss Katherine
Smiddy, Miss Annie Lynch, Miss Nora
Croake and Miss Minnie McManus, as
sisted by John T Sheehan, Thomas
Kane, Arthur Garvey, Martin Doherty,
Edward Barker and Bernard Redican.
At the fancy article booth were Miss
Margaret Crowley, Miss Jennie Quinn
Miss Elizabeth Kennedy and Miss Alice
Croake. AT this booth were guessing
contests for a barrel of -four and ton
of coal, which will be awarded tonight
to those receiving the highest votes
One of the most exciting contests has
been between the St Aloysius Society
and the young ladies for the prize of
barrel of candy to the side which Sc
cured the most donations.
Interest in the result was intense, and
there was considerable animated riv-
airy between the young girls and the
boys until Rev. Mr., Foley announced
that the girls had won the candy the
exact standing Of the sides to be an
nounced later. The Is young ladies to
make the canvass for donations, which
resulted so victoriously for their en-
ueaVOrS, were. MISS Margaret McGee,
Miss Annie Larner, Miss Emma Welsh
Miss Mary Taylor, Miss Rose Smith,
Miss Minnie Smith, Miss Mary Leonard,
Miss Anna Campbell Miss Katherine
Meaney, Miss Mary Callahan, Miss Ag-
mes Harrington, Miss Minnie Flnneran,
Miss Gertrude Brennan and Miss Nellie
Flaherty.
Owing to the inclemency of the day
there will be a childrens matinee this
~ NfaIr fA1. J.
Of the young people who were unable to
attend Monday The same interesting
program will be rendered, with extra at
fractions. The festival will close to-
night with concert by the Lyceum or
chestra, under the direction of Fritz
Reidl, and the announcement of the
winners in the various contests.
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-02-22
PHILLIPs DEBATING SOCIETY.


Not even the elements are able to pre-
vent or postpone meeting of the Phillips
Debating Society of Hope Church, and
Monday evening the regular meeting was
held at the residence of Charles S. Hall
at Z Homestead avenue, with a good at
tendance. The program of the evening was
as follows: Defamation, "Burgoyne's sur
render" Walter Jones; extemporaneous
address, Resolved, that the storm of Sun
day and Monday has done more damage
than the blizzard of a few days ago." W.
g. Hall; paper, Perseverance and grit"
A. ]. Deacon; reading, "An ideal with a
Roman nose" T. w. Ferguson The
question for debate was, Resolved, that
the United States has been more prosper
Gus during the past twenty years than
during any other twenty years in its his
tory" The affirmative was supported by
N. v. Norris, w. c. Brooks, A. J. Deacon
and Duncan G. Macdonald; the negative
hy w. 9. Hall, I. w. Ferguson and F. A.
Nee. The critic of the evening was Dun
can c. Macdonald, the question being de-
cided in the affirmative by Vice President
Walter Jones, who was in the chair Dun
can G. Macdonald was elected the best
debater of the evening. The literary com
mittee announced the subject for debate
for next week as Resolved, that elections
should be controlled by the federal govern
ment" those on the affirmative being r
w. Ferguson and N. v Morris, and neg
ative w. c. Brooks and A. Shaw The
critic of the evening Is w A. Midgley,
The arrangements are positively complete
for the joint debate at Lancaster March
H. with the Lancaster high school.