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 THE LIGHTER SIDE some warmth: "That is not law, Mr. Paine; that is not law." Mr. Paine quietly said: "It was law, your honor, before you spoke." — Boston Herald. THE late Justice D. L. Follett, of the Su preme Court of New York, was a stern appear ing judge who always demanded the utmost accuracy from lawyers. Woe betide the ignorant or careless attorney who handed up defective papers. • Judge Follett had one floor of his house at Norwich, N. Y., fitted up as offices where he held court at chambers. On such occasions there used to sit with him, amicus curies, his huge Danish hound, whose facial expression, like that of his master, was even more aweinspiring than his real character warranted. There was a witty young Irish attorney in town, who stood in about equal terror of Judge and dog. One day he wished to get an ex parte order and telephoned to the Judge's house to find out if he could be heard. Judge Follett's son answered the call and after con sulting his father, replied in the affirmative. "But, say," continued the attorney, "chain up that big dog, will you, I'm afraid of him." "Yes," responded the son and hung up the receiver. A few minutes later the bell rang again and this time Judge Follett himself went to the 'phone, when the following conversa tion took place: "This you, Follett?" "Yes, who is this?" "This is Sullivan; I'm coming up now for that order I spoke of." "Very well." "And say, old man, on second thought, er, — chain up the Judge and I'll risk the dog!" It is only fair to Judge Follett's memory to say that Mr. Sullivan got his order. JUDGE SYLVESTER DANA, who was for some years judge of the Police Court in Concord, N. H., always endeavored to smooth over any little differences between persons brought be fore him. On one occasion the charge was for a technical assault, and it came out in the course of the evidence that the parties were neighbors and had been on the best of terms for some years. "It is a great pity," said the judge, "that old friends, as you seem to have been, should appear before me in such a way. Surely this is a case which might be settled out of court."

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"It can't be done, Judge," answered the plaintiff, moodily. "I thought of that my self, but the cur won't fight." — Boston Herald. The Coldwell Lumber Company was oper ating a saw mill on Coon Creek and this was a paper issued by the J. P. to restrain and inhibet the Company from putting the saw dust into the waters of Coon Creek. "STATE OF TENNESSEE Perry county to the Sherff of Perry County to notify Colwell Loumber Compny not to Run Nomore Saw dust in waiters of Coon Creek We the under Sind Pertishners Do Say that We Donot Want Eny more Saw Dust Put in the Waiters Ar ner the warters of Coon Creek as We ar the Sitons of the Creek & We Bleve By it Being Put in the Waiters it Creates Sickness to a great Big Xstent thre Has Bin more ar Less Sickness this Winter and We Had Drother it Bee Stopt at once & Never Have no more Put in the Waiters of Coon Creek By the Col well ' Loumber Compy nor No one Els Who Should Run a Sawmill on Sed Coon Creek nor Ner the Banks of the Creek feb, 24 1903 JOHN DOE J. p." This paper was indorsed on back as fol lows: "Executed by Notifying Po Coldwell this the 8th, day of April 1903 RICHARD ROE D, Shff. Cost 50 cents" CHIEF JUSTICE SAMUEL JONES of the New York Superior Court, contemporary with Judge Walworth, James T. Brady, and Charles O'Connor, once had an application before him for the adjournment of a case for trial to be put down for the next Friday. He expressed great surprise and said, "Gentlemen, are you aware that day is Good Friday? D'O you know, gentlemen, who sat on Good Friday? I will not be the second judge. In New York City I have never known a trial to take place on Good Friday." IN a recent Nebraska murder trial the counsel for the defense, Charles H. Sloan, gave a striking example of the effect on a jury of visual illustration. The theory of the defense was that the death was due to a kick from a horse when the deceased approached it to enter the wagon and that it all happened