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Show fTZ. PEWS IN OLD MEETING HOUSE. rv Ages Sexes and Conditions Careefully Segregated by Our Ancestors iiisimS 1 1 ha-av- ar-rm- y. Ha-av- ha-av- Yes commented Po"Hes a good ma-aliceman Flynn. Hike him. You said he could have me, too," uggested the girl. ye are, assented Policeman note. Flynn, "but I signed no I give him th option, but th time y was not fixed, as me lv fri-niv th shtock exchange sa-aCan he sup-poye? The girl hesitated and showed some confusion. You know I could keep right along with my school, she said, at last, "and In that way we could live more comfortably together than we can now separately. Policeman Flynn looked at her reproachfully. "I thought betther lv ye than that. n, "R-rig- ht tln-da-- day-llvr- y. rt Around three sldee about on a level the pulpit in the old meeting bouse at Hatfield extended the galleries, reached by staircases on the northeast and southeast corners where in the front seats sat the singers, trebles on the north and basses on the south, and counters and tenors on the east The next twojowi of seats were occupied by children, girls In (he north and boys in the south, and frolicsome youngsters they were, If we may Judge by the frequency with which the town was obliged to renew the brass tips to the staves of the tithing men. three of whom were always on duty to keep the youth from disorder Behind the children and still higher, In square pews against the wall, sat the young men and maidens, the latter on the north and the former on the south. One gallery pew was reserved for colored men and one for colored women, and, queerest of all, a high square pew over the north stairway was assigned to old maids and a slm- - Evidently returned Poliiemai Flynn, with emphasis "Theres wor rk in th' house f r her to do, an tl throuble comes 'tls right that she shud get outside an' help, too, 11 there's annything she tan do, but 'tls a mlsu-ak- e in on that Idee to sta-ar- t e I Ivery raysput f'r th' mar e ried woman that helps to th iivln whin us nidssary, but 'tls whin a gir-r- l an' a felly pu's a handicap on theirsilves at th sta-ar- t "How was it in your tase'" asked the girl. "What 8 that" demanded PvJhemar, Flynn, with some perturbation "How was it in your case" "Ye-e- r mother, answered Policeman Flynn, evasively, "was a sooper-ye- r woman. "How was it in your case" per slsted the girl, quick to see her advantage. Tls asserted Policeman Flynn, Vjt to go Into ancient hlsthry fr lxjvrfiples to folly. Th wor-rld- f Improvin'." How was it in your case? repeat-ithe girl, determined to drive him Into a corner Tls no jury thrial were bavin answered Policeman Flynn hero, well Th ooort s adjourned, an e lv no practisin thrlcks. , I nived did like thim new woman ldees How was It In your case? again the girl demanded. Well, 'twas only f'r a little while, said Policeman Flynn, apologetically. I had th promise lv a Job on th' foorce with pay enough f'r to po-l- ls keep a wife, or I niver wud have done But she continued working?" Wr-ron- ha-av- ma-ak- dif-f'ri- f f telling a very goor story thurch congregation of tae krge cities Recently the church preached a ser- tsmperame lie expressed Ole lelief that intemper-fcaqnently a disease, and Uau.s itui.se afflicted could hack the uutpUon of their s He satg w k&owo of soda of Operate men "w ho became I Of the drink habit On trac-W- i lt was found that their grand-- t sad held strong desires for I sermon made quite an particularly upon a member 1 Congregation aim was known Occasional love for liquor Not 1 after the sermon was preached minister was walking home at A nd he met the member of his jregation who bad lapses from The man was decidedly the jrs from liquor, but he recognized clergyman, and, not waiting for Im-,o- j TELLS FACTS DAMAGING TO THAW fr a bit, explained Policeman Flynn: but tls dlffrint now. How Is It different? Policeman Flynn was so uncomfortable by tbls time that he began walking nervously back and forth. "Little did I think, he said, that mother wud ive? anny wan but ye-e me th c&rpit in me own home like th captin has th er ha-av- wa-alk- ln Idna McClure, the of New York, a lot well-know- n list pew over the south stairs to old .him to apeak, said: Good evening, b&l'heloTe. Just how many years these . Don't you think tor a min two classes had to number before they ute ftiat this is me thats drunk. This were promoted from the lower seats is ni grandfather. I'm all right" in the synagogue the recorda do not COUNT AGE MATTER OF PRIDEl statf, but that they sat in those exalted- seats Samuel Dwight Partridge, to whom we are Indebted for the de- Chinsse Book Rsthsr to Add To Than Diminish Years. scription of the old meeting house, assures us Is beyond question., The square pews on the floor were assigned It goes without saying that Amer to householders, according to wealth lean women would not relish the sysand social Springfield tem the Chinese use In reckoning age. position. -- Little Bid I Think, He Said, That Anny Wan But Ye-- Mother n Me Iver Ha-ath Carpit in Me Own Home! Wud er Wa-alkl- ve Fr why Maggie, he remarked. e ye been edjicated if ye dont larn slnse? Heres a felly thats shwlmmin' along in th sea iv life, as they sa-a- y in th books, an he work. Tls monotfinds it har-r- d onous, he says, an t wud be betther an more injyable if I cnd e a shtone So he ties . a th his nick fr to ray-llemonotny iv shwimmln alone. But dont you see, father, irged the girl, I will be a help rather than a burden to him? Ye will fr a time, replied Policeman Flynn, "but th thery lv it me think iv la all wrong. Ye ma-ak- e last Hogan an Cassidy in th Fourth lv July. "Tls a says Hogan, Tr us to be usin four legs bechune us whin tis not nlcissary. in th Inthriets lv economy, he says, lets divide th labor bechune ma-a-us an So they save our shtrength. an whin th it a three-leggfinished, owin to rlst iv th Hogan an Cassidy was keepln sep-ri- t, on th ground, each wan ac- -. cusin th other iv havin' held him Tls th same with marri'ge. wanta fr ye to tie up to d If th a wagon him. he shud ha-v- e to carry ye over th coorse, bos ye wont be callin names before yere fairha-av- ha-av- cha-ang- e. sha-am- e, ed la-a- ba-ac- k. la-a- ly tant discovery was made. In the cegoin at th station whin thing! ment which attached the mosaics in e is But ye-ows the Tribune of the Patriarch to tbs I If tell this: he mar- wall, a small copper coin, very anonly ye of the ries ye before he can support ye, Ill cient, called a "quartarolo Doge Dandolo, was found, thus showcall him Peter I will that. "Why Peter? asked the girl, some ing that at least part of the building of the Basilica took place in the glowhat worried by this veiled threat. rious period of the Venetian republic, Because, replied Policeman Flynn, between 1192 and 1205. It seems evilv impressively, Peter was th ma-a- n th nursry that 'had a wifs dent that the coin fell into the cement from the clothing of one of the workan' c'udnt keep her. men, and remained there for seven (Copyright, 190, by Joseph B. Bowles.) (Copyright, by the Century Co.) centuries, as this is the first time that the mosaic has been removed since its One Way Bound. original setting. The small coin, An old man who sells produce In the which in itself Is very valuable, bela-a- ds wr-ron- g. wa-a- ha-av- er y, towns near Lowell, Mass., has his share of the best kind of wit the unexpected. Not long ago he delivered a pair of dressed chickens to one o his customers. She was in the kitch en when he brought them In, and, woman-like- ,, shivered a little when sh saw the headless fowls. I should think youd simply hat to tut oft the heads of those innocent chickens! she exclaimed, involun- I wish yon wouldnt talk In parables, said the girl. "Go shlow, there! cautioned PoDont ye get to liceman Flynn. eallln names whin Im thryin fr to ma-ak- e it plain to ye. Tls this wa-at, little yere each push In ye-an' ye think twould not be so d push wan big fr th two iv ye to that 't is likely t; but ye forglt e to git In an wan lv ye will rride a bit, an th other will e to do th wo-o- rk fr th three iv ye. You mean two, dont you? asked the girl. Twas three I said, answered Policeman Flynn. And she hastily changed the subject. Then you think a married woman ought never to work," she suggested, with a little of bitterness and rebellion la her tone." y: er ca-ar- ha-ar- ca-ar- ha-av- ha-av- , cause of its rarity, has been placed in the historical technical museum, of the Basilica, where everything is gathered which may determine and illustrate the history of the building of the cathedral. Motor Buses Not Popular. Motor buses have been tried In Sydney, Australia, as a solution of that citys traction problem, but they lasted tarily. only a very short time and now have I do, replied the old man, and sc been withdrawn from the streets beI never do It I manage to get around cause of a lack of patrotaage. The public preferred the horse-drawit buses, How? the housewife demanded which, if less speedy, are more comwith eager Interest The heads ol fortable and less odoriferous.,., .The these chickens are gone. service was a gov Sydney motor-bu- s O, yes, said the old man, cheer- ernment enterprise, and by some critI chopped the chickens ics the failure is attributed to tactless fully. state management. Citizen. n off.-Lo- ata-arte- d. Coin Behind 6L Marks Mosaic. During the work of restoration of the Basilica of SL Marks an impor- well According to their method a baby does not need to live a full year before it is a year old. It is called a year old as soon as It is born starts off with a year credited to it, bo to speak. As soon aa the first day of the next year rolls around the baby is two years old. Then If a baby should be born on the last day of the calendar year, he supposing it was a boy would be one year old. When the next day, the first day of the new year, came he would be two years of age, though, as a matter of fact, only 48 hours old. Since the Chinese months are all lunar Is months, of 28 days each, this-yea- r about a month shorter than ours, so that before one year of the time has rolled around the baby would be three old. Boston Transcript Davltts Uncompleted Work, n after the death of Michael t It was asserted that he bad left d the manuscript of a book of tIul sconces, under the humorous of "From Ballybrack to Jericho. apparently It was only a project, ,t,la completed performance, for a t : time before he died he wrote: Ballybrack to Jericho papers to be put aiide for the present will probably be written,, next er, unless I am again too pressed time for tbe task. tt Easy for the Hammock, lmma I hope you were not slt-- . i in the hammock with Jack last L Lulu?..... ... ! lu No, mamma. I didnt think It ' strong enough for both of us to . Jack sat in the hammock and In Jacks lap. Kept His Word. Biggs Old Man Brown died night ... Diggs Well, he was a man of hit word, anyway. Wh4t do you mean by that? Forty years ago be proposed to tn aunt of mine and declared he couldnt live if she refused him. And did she refuse him? Yes; and now, true to hia word Brown has ceased to live. Cbicart Daily News Mslsle party? Easy. Arent you coming to my Daisy How' can I, when Im in halt mourning. M aisle Oh, well, come and stay half the evening. Cleveland Leader, , One ef Sf -- ST'- - the Biggest Draws In the Woric t the trouble about being the eldest i'tilcaro Huh News. THE SOLDIER -- you alwa) s have to take A MAGIC COIN. CRAB. When Pressed In Palm of Hand It Cannot Be Brushed Out. Handicapped at Birth He Leads an Easy Life Later. In ,kad by Collision with Steamer. Stretch your hand out flat and place the middle of the palm an ordinary coin, say, a nickel or a one-cepiece. Then tell some one be mey have It if he can succeed In brushing It otL He must use a flat brush tor the experiment Of course your band must not be struck; It must be brushed I Trying to Brush Coin Off. Just as one would brush an article ot clothing. But the coin will atick to your hand as if it were glued there. You may regard tbls experiment with some incredulity, says the Chicago Dally News, but you have only to make it yourself and you will see that it Is always successful It seems hardly necessary to give the reason for the apparent phenomenon." Tbe coin lies flat against your palm and tbe pressure of the atmosphere holds it there, for between it and your flesh there is little or no sir. telling District Attorney actreeg i of things she know about Harry Thaw and Evelyn Nesbit Her evidence, it is said, will go to show that Harry Thaw planned Whites murder for months. , Union. That of the bativ This little fellow comes' Into the world only half dressed, while Ms cousins are all provided with full suits of armor to protect them from their His head and legs have a enemies hard, shelly covering, but the hinder part of his body Is soft and tender. "Dear me! he cries, when be finds himself alone on the beach, "I must bustle round now and find some sort of a covering for my poor, shivering body. How neglectful my mother was to leave me In this condition! Why, there la my slater scampering along with a snail shell on her back! What a neat little house It makes! I wonder how It would fit me? And this belligerent Infant grabs hold of his unoffending relative and tuga and pulls till he succeeds in parting her and her home, .when he quickly thrusts his own body into the shell and fastens it with his claw hooks. "Just my sUe!" be cries triumphantly. Aa he la creeping about on the sea bottom with a number of other crabs, suddenly a dark shadow tails on them. "A fish! A fish!" they cry, scampering away In terror says our My turn may be next, little friend to himself; I must put my wits to work to prevent auch a disaster. He remembers having heard that fishes keep sway from a sea anemones, for fear of their sharp stings. What a splendid plan! be cries, rat-- ha-av- Only t so-tt- ," it Child Life in the Feline Worid Had Taken to ,LPitors Sermon. with HE DISCUSSES MARRIAGE. Policeman Flynn's daughter Maggie was til at ease, and this was so unusual for her that he could not fall to notice it "What ye been doin'?" he asked. "Ha ave ye lammed wan Iv th' kids too harr-r- d an got hl.s parints afther ' ye?" "I never inltiit torporal punishment on the children in mv sthool, father," answered the girl Corp'ril punishment, repeated Policeman Flynn, reflectively. sh'ud nt think ye wud. I niver hear-r- d 1y It before, but suppose 'tls th kind e In th' ir punishment they Annyhow, I niver hear-r- d lv a aorpril annywhere ilse." "I mean that I never chastise them," remarked the girl. "I explained that to yon once before. "Ve did that, admitted Policeman Flynn, but I was thlnkln that mebbe yed larne4 some elnse It late. e Whats throublin ye.annyway? gome iv ye-e- r gir-r- l frinds been sayin e no taste in dhress or that ye ye have a nose thats out lv shtyle? I wish you wouldnt be foolish, fa, I want to ther, returned the girl. peak to you seriously. Im thinking of getting married. "To th' felly that put me out lv th windy? ALL ON GRANDPA. . The Pup Had a Good Time. little boy. having been sent out of town for a vacation last week, has forwarded to his mother a letter from tote ol ter, the pup, who says: I am having a great time. There ifl a nasty dog. It is a hound. It is black and about two feet high and four feet from the tip of its nose to the Up of lta tail. The tail counts about 1 foot and its nose about one half foot and will go tling his claws in glee. T run with ask Lady Anemone to be mine. I will I fits this dog and make him 1 have been bis between his tall legs. shall she and on my shell, plant her A . 1-- 1 Its buly. I chase sqolrla and oh everything Is buly. I trlanph over big and little dogs. How are your shoes I wish I bad them to chew, with love and licks yours loving Buster. In Bwlmmldg ride about wherever 1 go. When I have finished my meal, she shall have what Is left, which. Ive no doubt, will be more than she would otherwise eh-Jo- Off he hastens to the tide pool Then and New. where this lovely lady spreads her not little maid brave Im sled Im sun. to my "Yes, the fringes Like they were long tn. frocks soldier," she replies to hie question, 1 With mannere prim, and And curl always Just so, hall be happy to go with you, for life is very dull here. Together we will seek our fortunes through the wide N. Y. Post tea. SO long; H18 REA80N. It Satisfactorily Explained the Crose on Hie Report Card. When Bobble brought his report card to papa there was a little black cross In the section marked deport-menBobble knew papa's syes would find that the first thing, and he twisted his small handkerchief Into hard knots, and tried to hide part of his chubby head behind the chair in which hit father sat What does this mean, Bobble? asked hla father. 1 was late to school, said Bobble, who knew that his mother hjd seen him leave the house in good season each day. "The teacher rang the bell when I was Just In the yard, but-bu- t Bobble waa near I couldn't run. to tears, but he was winking manL I'm glad I'm Just an every-da- y Bort of a little girl. Well, that is rather bad," said Whoee manner! might be mended I don't want my son Whoee hair won't etay In curl papa, gravely. to grow up Into a man who it always behindhand. Now I am going to be shall not tell you tovery severe. the what punishment will be, night but unless you can show me a good reason why you were late I can show the teason, urged BobThis little cat was bound to bie. follow inland I tried to get away, and I kept putting him over the fence and running very, very hard, but he just Jumped over and stuck his claws lu my pants until I had to leave him with tbe lady In the candy shop until school was done, and then I brunged That was the reason,1 him home. Bobble finished, all out of breath. Papa put on his glasses and looked at tbs kitten. Something in Its forlorn, frightened face touched him. "Wall, 1 guess we shall have to forgive you this time, he said. "Nora better feed him on cream a while! -Then I needn't have that punishment that one that was too awful to Whoee frock tore often greatly eolleL think up? asked Bobbie. Who never vctrtt hat. herself all who aald But enjnye day. all is papa, forgiven." "No. that You may depend on that Youth's Companion. Cleveland Leader. fully. " 1 ' i , |