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EX-SECRETARY Elihu Root was talking about the humanity of judges. "They are humane men," he said. "I could tell you many moving stories of the pain that they have suffered in the infliction of severe sentences. It is not altogether pleas ant to be a judge. "That is why I cannot credit a story that was told me the other day about a judge in the West. A criminal, on trial before this man, had been found guilty. H was told to rise, and the judge said to him: "'Have you ever been sentenced to im prisonment before?' "'No, your honor,' said the criminal, and he burst into tears. "'Well,' said the judge, 'don't cry. You're going to be now.' ''—New York Times.

AN amusing feud between the bench and the press has arisen in Melbourne, according to the London 'Chronicle. One of the local morning journals alleged that the court hours were too short altogether, and that public inconvenience thereby resulted. Chief Justice Sir John Madden read that statement, and staggered counsel by sitting until six o'clock every day. A deputation of barris ters waited upon him and remonstrated. He replied that so long as the public, as repre sented by the press, considered that the court was consulting its own ease he would continue to sit late. He has already con verted the reporters.

A LEWISTON, Me., lawyer recently re ceived the following epistle : stratton Dec 9 1903 mr Hubbard the the international Paper Co Haint do eny Lumbering Here as i Can Find out tho is a Lions taking charge For Page Laurance & NewHall Place Called alder stream tha Live at shawmat me Lafe Bray is there agent i think your man is there it Franklin Co. so ther Papers Haint good it 25 miles From my Place there the trustee can bee served there send soon as Pasabll i got to go A Way a spell yours Truly AUGUSTUS WYMAN Deputy sheriff A proclamation for the arrest of King Charles II. was sold quite recently in Lon don. It began: ''Whereas, Charles Stuart, son to the late tyrant, with divers of the English and Scotish nation have lately in a trayterous and hostile manner, with an army, invaded the nation, which by the blessing of God upon the forces of the Commonwealth have been defeated." The fresh looking sheet is 253 years old, and in the body it refers to the "malicious and dangerous trayter" and offers £1,000 reward. A CERTAIN judge, who was" chary of his words and syllables, was in the habit of cutting down the order "sustained/1 with which he ruled on objections, until it sound ed like "stained.'' His little daughter was in court one day and that evening confided to her mother: "Mamma, papa chews to bacco so much when he's in court he has to tell the folks every now and then what's the matter with his shirt front." C. L. A.