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HUMOR on THE BENCH.
sayings or Famous Judges In English
Courts.

Mr.. Justice Maule. one of the most notable
OF the Victorian Iud ges. Is the prince OF Judicial
wits. MY lord. you may believe me or
not. but I nave stated not a word that r.
false. for I nave been welded to truth from
INV infancy" exclaimed q witness, when eau
toned by the Judge.
YES. air. said Mr.. Justice Maule. hut
the question il how long you have been a
vidower!'
Al one time the bailiH in charge of Il jury
was sworn TO keep them without meat,
drink or fire. Il was Mr.. Justice Maule
who gave the classic reply to the ballifY who
injured whether he might grant n jury
mans request for a glass Of water; Well,
II il not meat, and I should not Gull IL drink.
Yes, you may"
Another characteristic dis play Of Mr.. Justice
NIaule's humJr was oCcasioned by the appear
ance of a little girl in the witness box. II
was the Judges duty, before allowing her
10 be sworn, = ascertain whether she under
stood the nature Of nm oath and believed in
a future state.
do YOU know what an oath isf my childf'
yes. air. l am Obliged 70 tell the truth
sAnd IL you always tell the truth where
will you go when you die?'
up to Heaven. sir.
and what will become OF YOU if you tell
lIes2"
Are you quite sure of thatI"
YES. sir. quite sure.
"Iet her DO sworn, " said Mr.. Justice Moule.
1T is quite clear she knows a great deal more
than I do"
Nearly all Maule's good sayings had n
s,ron0 touch of irony. May God strike me
dead. my lud. II l am guilty. exclaimed
a pris 1ner. when the jury found him guilty.
Mr.. Justice Maulc waited a few minutes.
and then said; Prisoner at the bar, as Provi-
-. ~. nnV .aap az IN Interfere the SPn-
tence of the Court Is - y
His humor was not always OF the kind that
makes the bar merry. "Aam sorry TO inter-
fere. " he once observed 10 an advocate whose
! apeech was wanting in lucidity. but do you
not think that. by introducing a little order
into your narrative. you might possibly
render yourself a trife more intelligible?
IL may be my fault that ] cannot follow you;
I know that my brain Is getting old and
~diapidated, but l should like To stipulate
for some kind OF order. There ere plenty
Of them. There Ia tho chronological. the
botanical. the metaphysical. the geographical
even the alphabetical order would be better
than none az all"
or Judicial wit there are many kinds. Lord
Bramwell Is among the Judges whose style
1 OF humor has not been wanting in variety
A prisoner was once tried before him at an
assiZs C)wn for stealing a ham. The day was
extremely hot, the counsel WIS loquacious
and the ham perspired in the crowded court.
When at last IL came TO Lord Bramwell TO
address the tired jury. he summed up the
case In these words: There. gentlemen. is
the prisoner. aud there. gentlemen. is the
ham. Consider your verdict -
Lord Bramwell's wittiest saying. however.
belongs 70 the Old Bailey. A barrister urged
that his client. who was accused OF shop
lifting. was suffering from kleptomania
That is exactly the disease I am here "a
cure. was the memorable rcply.
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CHINA NEEDS THE FOREIGNER
Left 10 Herself She Did Not Exploit Her
own Resources.

Il has been asserted thet China is so
rich in n tural resources thst she could
supply all her needs without going beyond
her W boundaries. Her UNI
doubtedly are vast, if she only knew how
to exI lott them.
Yet, according to the British Consul at
Foochow, writing in the Rertir Of the Far
East, China produced very few articles
capable of adding much 10 the country's
wealth until foreigners came to take a
hand. Those she cid Produce were pTac-
tioally only wo-tea and silk.
Here. too, the undesired alien could not
he entirely elimini ted. II was the circum-
stance that the alien was reaoy to barter
his silver for tea ana silk which gave these
products their value as wes It'll proc ucers.
Moreover, China is not at thepresent Gay
IA abe was IN the past, the only country
where tea is Irocurable; silk also IL TO be
had elsewhere.
Young China may say with a swagger
! that he will produce teGCfor his own Crink Ing
and silk for his own wearing and be con-
tent To forego the strangers silver. But
how il he then TO pay for the hundred anO
( one articles which ne has learned TO consL eT
ezsenti /? For Western eLuc~tlon has
brought with II western tastee'
4 He cannot even make for himself out
Of Chinese tobacco the cigarettes he v
10 smoke. In the year Of trouble, 1900,
A Foochow ofici / had gone to fekin Ia
have audience of the Emf error, and who
on NAV - II rrowly mace his escaI e from
the Boxers, told me that one of his grett
hardshi, : was that the Boxer banes out
vi lie the car IL Il through whom he had "a
make his way Sc lrcheI his yerson closely
ami made him discard anything OF Euro-
peon make, which things incluGe Nhano.
kerchiefs, buttons and the like. He ADDED
p%laintively:
aThey would not let me keep even my
packets Of cigarettes.
In cigarettes we have one of the few
articles which China can nanutactuTt
without going abroad for the wherewithal
She has tobacco; it is not very tasty. ;
has also rice par er. she has even a cigarette
of her own, which she calls @Makuyin.
and which SUP erfici'lly resembles th'
Egvr tim or Virgini n cigarette.
Still the -Makuyin" il only "A cigarette
Sof sorts" am il no more the genuine article
than margarine Is butter. So it IA VIII
many other imrorts from EuroT e, slmT Il
things which have become necessarles
In MANY cases Chin" he's the rev mpterisl
which. with her init tive faculty. she CT
manufacture into something which really
hears an astonishing likeness 10 the Euro,
rean imrort, only il IL not 10 cheap, no
40 finished, not 20 dura BILE, and ~ ogethe
not SO satisfactory.
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Jockey Club allows him 10 ride here again
IL is safe 20 soy that he will try 20 do better
work in every way. Rautke was poorly
managed at that. He was allowed too
much leeway and soon felt that he was a
very superior person. He got INTO pad
company and for tina reason the tn
AT thorities finally looked him over. with the
result that no has net been able TO throw
a leg over n saddle for nearly two months.
Jack Joyner had a Little stal 10 oy nan ed
Horner in his employ. a year ago who
showed so much natural skill in exercising
horses that h crack trainer concluded
10 give the yoLnc ster a chance TO develop.
Homer was PIT up on the Belmont, thomas
and Pa, Ct horses with regularity and
proceeded to learn rapidly. His work
improved steadily, and when he wound
up h 3 Eastern season he stood third IN
the list OF winning jockeys, with seventy
six n Jockey Sewell, who was
fatally injured at Aqueduct last month,
sidered him a letter toy than Radtke.
He was under contract to c. Z. Rowe, who.
IL will te recalled, nan cd a ~two-year-old
colt by Cesarin after him.. But Seweh,
after riding for Mr.. Keene early in the
season, incUr red the displeasure OF both
the Jockey Clubs vice-chairman and
Trainer Rowe, who lost no time IN getting
rid of him Then JOB K. Madden took
him in tow. and some Of Sewell's est races
we're ridden on the champion SaNidere.
OSWeu WIS severity CTIlC.Scu Oh- HiOtO
than one occasion for lad riding, but he
was never pu. licly hailed tefore the stew
ards. When he died he was making
preparations to 90 10 the winter tracks,
where he got his first experience in the
saddle. He stood fourth in the list with
seventy-one winners.
Garner, a Brooklyn schoolNoy who was
! trou" ut to the front by John A. Drake,
is fifth with fifty-nine winners. This was
( Gamers first year, and under the circum.
stances he did 70 rarkat ly we'll. He lacked
experience and lost rany races ! ecause
of a weakness in retting away from the
post, hut he is riding splendidly at New
Orleans this winter n can be expected
TO how a marked Improvement when ne
CO res East in March.
The veteran Shaw and Jack Martin came
next, with ffty-two and fity-one winners,
respectively Shaw could not make light
weight, so that he was unable 10 ride 90
often as the midget. But his work, barring
one or two incidents, was better than any
thing he had done in eyeral years. II
has often been said hat no wiser Jockey
than Shaw ever rode a racehorse. WhetheI
this is a fact or not the veteran showed
on numerous occasions hat he had a cool
head and superb Judgment. Il was seldom
that he overlooked any incidents in races
in which he rode, and with a fdnd OF valua-
BILE pointers resulting from close ebserya-
tons he was q great bsna6t 70 those who
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enjoyed his confidence. Shaw will ride
i'm Austria next season, where he will re-
ceive n salary of $50 .OC0 and all expenses.
Martin has just signed n contract to ride
for Frank j. Farrell and ID. c. Johnson
next year. During the past season he
was under contract 10 the W. II. Brown
stable and Bob Tucker, also James b.
Brady. But he did not receive competent
handling and lost many chances 20 ride
good hOr cs, for which he could easily have
a the weight. Martin came in for
some severe scoring from tho way he rode
Fountain Blue in several races, Dut many
believed that the colt, not the jockey, was
10 blame.
Joe Notler, Lucky Jack McGuinness's
boy, did not begin 10 shine until late in
the year. But he rose rapidly then, and at
the Bennings fall meeting he was second
in work TO Miller. With plenty of exJ ERR
ence at the winter tracks Notter wilt proba-
bly, develop 10 such an extent that he will
be a factor on the Eastern turf next sum
mer. Willie Knapp, took a tumble this
year. He practically ivide the riding
honors with frankie O'Neill here in 1895,
but never got into his real stride again.
l.. Williams, the colored jockey, did fairly
good work, but Lyme, a disappointment,
concluded TO quit the game forever last
September.
koerner, who came here in mid season,
had his up and downs, while James len
messy, now the leading rider at the New
Orleans tracks, did not shine with much
brilliancy. Mcdaniel started of well,
but after he got to Aqueduct in the spring
he fizzled out completely. But he began to
come TO life in the fall and did some really
clever riding. J. Jones did not figure
often in the saddle because he could not
reduce, but little G. Ross made a favorable
impression upon n etropOlitan crowds
toward the end of the campaign. The
work OF those boys who rode twenty
winners or more is shown in the appended
Nahla.
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public favorite nobody accused him OF
~wrongdoing. He earned about 10000 and
invested the greater part OF II.
When Shaw rode Go Between to victory
in the suburban Handicap ne got way Win
a trick that Miller, on Dandelion, the second
horse, never forgets. Shaw as he rushed
Go Batween to the front, -legiocked' Miller
in such a way that the midget could make
no Roadway with the Hamburg colt.
Let me get freel" he yelled at Shaw as
they rushed down TO the wire close together.
with Shaw's left foot directly in front OF
Miller's right leg. IL was all in the game,
however, and Shaw never paying attention
TO Miller's wall Of distress. went on 70 she
wire in triumph. Last fall in "A race at
Aqueduct Miller did the very same thing
10 little Drolette. Miller had the mount on
Mintia, while Drolette rod Varieties.
Miller carried Varieties wide and leg locFed
Drolette in such a manner that Varieties
was beaten a neck. When the two boys
reached the dressinG room Drolette said:
Walter, why did you do that to mel"
well, you see, Shaw taught IL 10 me in
the Suburban" was the quick retort. so l
bad to try it on somebody before the END
of the season"
But this was not the only trick that Miller
learned. He became an artist at rough
riding, for which he was repeatedly warned
and finally punished with a fine. He ap,
parently did not know what fear meant, ana
his tactics became so bold that tho more
ANNNNAA u WI eOCa tB
ing his horsea acroes from the outside posi-
ZION 10 tho inner rail after leaving the post
Miller caused all Kind Of mishaps, while
in janIming through a bunch OF horses IN
the stretch he caused many protests OF foul.
But, strange to say. the midget got away
with the greater part Of this business, which
caused much unpleasant comment.
Beginning at Bennings in March, Miller
rode tweuty-scven winners before he
reached .Aquehuct. BY that time he Vas a
sensation, hut at the Queens county track
no did not do 40 we'll, for he handled only
seven frsts. At Jamaica he rode fourteen
to victory, after which he brought home
fifteen during the first meeting Rt Belmont
Park. Going TO GraveSend he cleaned up
with ten, then rode fifteen wins at Belmont
Park. with fourteen Yben he returned to
the DIVER track. His best work OF the
wear was lone during the Sheepshead Fay
| spring meeting, when be came to the
Judges 10 front just twentv-eight times. At
Brighton Beach he rode twenty-five, then
twenty-six at Saratoga, where he was still
in great form. Then he fell OF somewhat
| in the fall meeting at the Raw with eleven,
| hut he got back into his stride with seventeen
| at Grayesend. In a week az the Beach he
had four winners, after which he piloted
eleven at Belmont Park, where he WIS
! suspended for several days. lie was the
whole thing at Jamaica, with nineteen, but
he let M at Auueduct with twelve to his
credit. After that Miller wound up NJ
Washington in a blaze Of glory with twenty
five winners, riding five OF them in one day,
MI the mounts he had. The following table
shows Just what this wonderful jockey did
at the various meetings in the East:
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Of the bird in a wild state is OF adult green
ish hue streaked with darker shades, and
the yellow. orange or red shades OF the do
INVESTIGATED brds are the result OF arti-
icisl selection on the part Of men engaged
in the work of breeding.
Not only Its color but the size has been
modified by domestication. The wild bird
Is about Ave inches in length. A domesti-
Gated bird is often half again as long. The
musical powers OF the bird have ais been
modified, but It is doubtful whether in power
and clearness the domestic birds are the
equal Of those in the wild state.
The canaries in their native haunts make
their nests on or in the vicinity OF houses
and have two or more broods in the season.
The birds feed chiefly upon seeds, especially
OF certain grasses, but they eat leaves at
times n often a delicate insect morsel
appeals to their taste.
The breeding and training form an in
dustry that has been carried en- most ex-
tensivcly in the Harta Mountains In Ger
many, in Northern England. Scotland and
Belgium. The various breeds take their
names from the localities In which they have
been developed.
Tit Norwich canary Of British breed is
not noted as an especially sweet songster
but has great beauty Of plunage. This
bird is often crested, which adds greatly
to it's appearance.
The Manchester copy is q valuable breed
on account of its unusual size, ranking
easily as the giant of its race. These birds
are not particularly brilliant singers.
Among curious breeds are the Yorkshire
Don and Scotch Fancy, which are very
slender, with long neck, trink and tail grace
fully curved. Among the handsomest birds
are the gold and silver spangled o~anariest
with very bright or very pale feathers
These breeds, too, are most valuable at
ornaments.
The best singers of all are the Hsrtz Moun
tain birds. The color is regarded as OF less
importance than their power of song anC
they vary much, from bright green to the
clear yellow. In this variety the st. An
dreas are considered the best singers.
Young birds that develop unusual ability
along singing lines instead of Icing sold are
retained and kept as instructors for other
birds. These leaders are known TO tbs
trade as campaninis.
There are two other breeds thSH are MOI
confined to any partl mlar locality but
which take their names from the color they
possess. These are the natural cinnamons
which are deep brownish yellow or reddish
The others are known as cayennes, aud are
reddish, a color produced by the preponder'
ance Of red pepper fed TO the growing bird
In extreme cases their rlunIage becomes
scarlet in color.
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Last Man KILLED IN Ca,il war.

Anderson correspondence Indianapolis Nsva.
Capt. b. Is. Campbell and Daniel r. MUS
tard OF this city. members OF the Thirty.
fourth Indiana Infantry in the ci II war,
hive obtained the last photograph Of she last
man killed IN the civil war-John JSferson
Williams OF lay county.
1t IL on record that rne last BATH OF the
civil war was the one in which JefY williams
was killed" said Mr.. Mustard. 1T was
fought on May ~. 1885. almost month after
tho surrender OF Lee to Grant. The pro-
longed campaign. OF our regiment was ac-
counted for because of delay in getting word
TO W. 20 lay down arms. We got into that
last battle when We went to the relief OF
some colored troops who were fora ging for
beef cattle, and were char ged on by Cons
federates. Jei Williams was the only man
killed.
THE boys carried his body TO near Browns
Vile, Tex. where IL was buried. About ten
DAYS sfterw1rd our regiment was marchin q
into Brownsville. Tex, TO take that tow q
when We met Confcderates who did not OPP
| pose us and explained that the war was oyer.
We then occupied Fort Brown and other
camps Near Brownsville until ordered homo
for our discharge" -, .
= r" tsrN a. tw-l -sas :, -
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In no other class were there so many con-
testants, which shows how popular racing
unde this system has become.
the race OF the Manhasset Bay Yacht
Club to Stratford Shoal and return, q dis
lance OF u miles. afforded a good test
Of the handicap aysam over n long course.
by this time the previous performances
had shown the relative speed OF the boats,
and although there was a difference between
the boats OF TOT hours in actual time at the
finish the handicap allowances brought
them all on corrected time within an hour
and a half, and five OF the eight within a
few minutes of zach other. The corrected
times in most instances throughout the
season showed very close finishes, in many
cases only a few seconds separating the
boats. Ali the clubs on Long Island Sound
that held open regattas provided racing
for the handicap class.
The immense success achieved by the
class was beyond the expectations OF the
most hopeful. Starting the season with
eight boats enrolled the number increased
to t~wenty-four by midsummer. comprising
types Of cabin n open sloops' ranging N
OF these boats 1t may be conservatlvay
assumed that with W. or three exceptions
none would a competed in the egular
classes under the new rule. Besides the
keen sport enjoyed by the members them
selves, this class brought forth just that
many additional participants in the open
races because they had a chance OF winning
solely by reason Of this unique handicap
system. Il provides not only racing for
racing boats, but enables any member to
own a comfortable cruiser without having
90 forego the pleasure OF racing when 80
inclined. .
The ~handicap yacht racing class has un-
questionabiy established itself in favor ano
indications are that the membership will
be larger next year and the racing under
this system extended to Gravesend Bay
and to other localities"
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Miller will ride aCain next year for the
Newcastle Stable and also for many OF
the leading oyners, incl ding H.. p. Whitney,
James X. Keene, L. R. Thomas. : dney
PaRLt, II. X. Knapp, the Hitchoooks, j. L.
Madden, Frank Farrell and AUgI 81 b lmont
when they are able to secure his services.
As Miller is only IS years old and can still
ride at min ty pounds u ID fair 70 assn me
that he will lead again in 1907. His habits
are excel mt and his head is filed with good
common sense.
Neat 10 Miller, his bittsr rival, Herman
Radtke, lid the best work In tie saddle.
But Miller rode nearly 200 more winning
NOM - than the errLtio little German.
Radtke was on the ground 20 frequently
because of disorderlv conduct st the post
that he was unable n make a bait II show
ing. BIZ up 20 the tine that he a sus-
pended by the ~ wards 81 Jamaica hst
fall for a bad ride on Tommy Waddeil
Radtke had piloted eightv-three winners.
He was beaten many times on public
choices, however, and his work at times
was 90 unsatisfactory that his employers,
Paul D.. Raipey and James r. Keene, were
compelled 70 find fault With him. II the
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Kenosha H., Kim III. and FtrcDy did not start.
"1he spring regatta Of the New Rochelle
tunity of showing the practical working
OF the handicap system, At this time
there were not many members in the class,
and. being early in the season, only -four
boats started. Rube q 1helena on
corrected time only fifteen seconds. the
handicap nearly making up three and a
half minutes in actual time, showing that
there was some merit in the system which
brought the boats no closely together.
AT the Knickerbocker Yacht Tub regatta
there was very peculiar weather. There
was not a ripple on the water at the
scheduled starting time. and the yachts
were visible in the distance vainly trying
90 reach the starting line. The start was
continuously postponed until a good breeze
aDranR up. There were seven starters
In the handicap class. Shortly after the
start the wind was fresh half way across
the Sound and dead the other half. as II a
wall interviewed between the north and
south sides, Boats sailing within q num-
dred feet of each other had surprisingly
different experiences. the boat to the south
ward heeling nicely to a good breeze, while
the one 20 the northward was left without
steerage way,
keep in the wind zone ami covered the
twelve miles in about three hoLrs, while
the Ave other boats required five hours to
cover toe same course. Here is where
the rules OF limit Of per cent. and average
speed Are in evidence. These l v boats
were not allowed the difference Of, say,
90 per cent, which their time shows for
neutrality-suspicious. nothing, az they did
not travel three miles an hour. During
race week at Lachmont eleven handicap
boats raced consistently, prizes going to
Naiad, Maryola, Rube, Marguerite, Howdy
Scamp. Thelema. Answer and Grasshoppa
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uncovered during the season, notably
q. Burns, ". Burns. Highlander, Beckman,
Lee, Bilac, Noone, r. Wilson, Drolette,
Yorke, Mercado. Brady, W. Doyle, Rosen,
Hagan, Simmons AID Others. Jockey
Freishon, who was killed at Gravesend,
was belisvsd to have had Q brilliant future.
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SHIPPING CAyARIES IN BULK.
JO.OOO BIRDS BROUGHT on A
SINGLE STEAMER. i
THIS Is the Height az the season As Many
- $4,000 stored In One War, house
Prices Range From 81 20 $50
Varieties Developed BY the BREEDERS.

Ordinary persons sculry about IN these
holiday times and ina gine that they are
busy. II they could take a peep at a per-
s,..ng h sting Greenwich street canary
bird merch mt the night change their
minds. White elephants are supposed
&, bee b~urdensome, but they are scarce.
naIics are, in comparison. most plentiful
ard require delicate care.
o"e New \ DIRK bird shop yesterday. con-
FAMED $1,000 Of these bipeds. They Were
n individual Gag S, which lined the walls
and festooned the ceilings Of two floors
and 4 basement OF a large building.
he efe { Of the birds 81 iging all to-
getner sounded like "A happy medium be-
tween . morning rehearsal Of Herr Con-
lied's top note sopranos and the roar of a