HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Herald, 1912-10-04, Page 7THE JOKES OF SOME JURIES
AMUSING PLEASANTRIES BY
"GOOD TEEN AND TIUJE.
:French and English ;furies Aro
Not Without a Sense of
Ilzunor.
A stag hunted through, the forest
•uf II'ontainebleau took refuge in the
garden of a certain Madame Brouil-
lot. The lady's son refused to give
the animal up unless paid the sum
-of five pounds compensation for the
damage it had done ; but his request
was indignantly refused by M. Le-
baudy, the master of the hounds,
who declined to accept any resposi-
bility.
"Very well," said the young man
.coolly; "then we will keep the
stag.,,
He did ea, and they killed and ate
the animal.
The master of the hounds brought
an action for heavy damages. Ma-
elaine Brouillot counterclaimed.
The jury, with perfect gravity and
due solemnity, ordered each side to
pay the other four pounds dam-
ages ! .
So much for French jury. The
French are notoriously a lighter -
hearted people than ourselves, but
it need not be imagined that Bri-
tish juries are without a sense of
humor, says London Answers.
"MANGLING DONE HERE.
Three years ago a rather famous
ease was heard at the Old Bailey
concerning a certain coupon com-
petition, alleged to have been run
In en unfair manner. While the
defendand gave evidence, the jury
hung the -following notice over the
side of their box :
"Have you no home to go to ?"
Later, when a lady was in the
witness -box, this notice was dis-
played:
"Cheer up, pretty lady. Your
time will come."
Another witness was greeted
with :
"Mangling done here."
While the appearance of a fourth
caused a change to:
"House full."
Sometimes a verdict is returned
eo utterly at variance with the evi-
denpe ;that one can only :suppose
that the twelve good men and true.
Were actuated by .some subtle idea
a h"unxor by mo means uncbnscioue";
A clerk who acted as aeeountantx
to a London firm was charged by
the head' Of the firm with embezzle-
ment. He admitted his guilt, and
went home and
OUT HIS THROAT.
The wound was not immediately
fatal, but caused an abscess, from
which he died afterwards in hospi-
tal. The jury summoned to the in-
quest, returned the amazing ver-
dict of "Death from natural
Causes." '
Great amusement is sometimes
caused by the quaint excuses given
by people who are summoned to sit
on juries for not serving.
An actor was among those called
to serve on a grand jury at the Lon-
don Sessions.
"I am not qualified, my lord," he
said.
"Why not?"
"Under an old Act of Parliament
an actor is a rogue and a vaga-
bond," was the startling reply.
Amid loud laughter, he was ex-
cused.
In out-of-the-way parts of the
country the verdicts returned by
men who have probably never be-
fore sat upon a jury are sometimes
very amusing.
"Death by small -pox, accelerated
by neglect of vaccination," came
from •a West -country coroner's
jury, and caused a grin 'all round.
But it was not so funny as the rider
to another verdict given by a Suf-
folk jury in a ease of acidental poi-
soning by •carbolic acid. The fore-
man gravely remarked that "The
jury is of opinion that the public
should be warned of the dangerous
nature of this diabolic acid."
GUILTY, OR NOT GUILTY?
The foreman of a Limerick jury,
Which was trying a prisoner for a
murderous assault,, came out and
told the eourt that the jury was
"unanimous—nine to three --- in
finding the prisoner not gni.lty."
He was deeply hurt when the unani-
mous party were ordered to retire
again.
At Cardigan a man was tried for
uttering a forged note. The jury's
edict in this case deserves to be
on record:
e find the prisoner guilty of
g stories about the note, and
he ought to pay back the
an'ey, anti have three Months far
The truth is mighty—but it does-
let always prevail In a political
etitmapaign,.
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TORONTO CORRESPONDENCE
INTERESTING GOSSIP FROM ONTARIO'S
CAPITAL.
Disposal of St. James Square—St. Clair
Case a Peculiar One—Toronto's
Phenomenal Growth.
Quite a tempest has been created about
the prospective disposal of St. James
Square, the valuable block of land bound-
ed by Gould, Gerrard, Victoria and Church
streets, in the centre of which stands the
venerable building housing the Education
Department and Normal School. For rea-
sons of convenience the Education Depart-
ment is to forsake the precincts that have
known it since the days of Egerton Ryer-
son, and henceforth will bo housed with
the other departments of government in
the Parliament Buildings, a section of the
new wing being designed for that special
purpose. As to any removal of the Nor-
mal School or Provincial Museum no• -an-
nouncement has yet been made. But an
official statement, the other day, calling
for offers for the whole Normal School
property caused everyone to jump to the
conclusion that the Government was of-
fering it for sale.
Immediately the city press and officials
and citizens generally, perhaps with
something of the spirit which has earned
for Toronto the nickname of `Hogtown,"
began to clamor that the property should
not be sold, but that it should be pre-
sented to the corporation of Toronto as a
public park. The modesty of the request
is appreciated when it is stated that St.
James Square is worth approximately one
million dollars, although It is only a little
patch of land bounded by one city block
on each side.
TORONTO'S MORAL' RIGHT.
Toronto's argument is that originally
the Provincial government paid only
$18,000 for the square, that the tremendous
increase bas boon brought about by rea-
son of the city's growth and improve-
ments, and that therefore the "unearned
increment" is the city's by moral right.
It is also pointed out that the property
has enjoyed exemption from taxes, which
according to the sensationally displayed
figuring of one paper, would have amount-
ed to upwards of $300,000. But no one has
pointed out that while the Province has
benefited by the increase in values in
Toronto, the city of Toronto has in its
turn benefited to an untold amount by
having had located hero the Normal
School and the Department of Education.
up aofthe papers have. been kicking
p greatfuss about the matter. But,
meanwhile, Sir James Whitney sits tight.
A.deputation from the pity Council inter=
*lowed him, but they lost courage, to' ask
him for "a gift of the property. Their
only request was that the city be given
a chance to buy before the Square was
sold to a private individual, and this Sir
James readily assented to. There is a
suspicion that the Premier has no inten-
tion of selling the property, and that he
merely wanted to find out what its actual
value is. If this is the ease he must be
enjoying the storm that is being waged.
Everyone is agreed that it would be a
calamity if the property passed into
private hands, and this breathing spot in
one of the most congested districts was
closed up. But if it is to become a city
park the difference of opinion arises as
to whether the pity ought not to pay for
it.
THE CASE OP REV. Be B. ST. CLAIR.
One of the strangest prosecutions To-
ronto has seen in a long time was the
trial of Rev. R, B. St. Clair, secretary of
an organization known as the Toronto
Vigilance Committee, on a charge of cir-
culating obscene literature. Many per-
sons who have come in contact with Mr.
St. Clair and the Vigilance Committee
which he brought into being, have not
been disposed to take him over seriously.
He has not been in Toronto long, and
since his sojourn here he has evinced
something like a monomania on the sub-
ject of clearing up vice. This is the kind
of job that many very good people prefer
to leave to some one else, and wish it
done with a minimum of publicity. But
among many activities Mr. St. Slair did
one thing that got him into the spot-
lights. Ole attended a performance at
one of the burlesque houses and wrote
out a. description of what he saw, which
he mailed to a number of num and wo-
men, chiefly clergymen and others speci-
ally interested in the suppression of vice.
Now, this performance had been passed
upon by the local police officers as a ftt
and decent show, proper for public pre-
sentation. But immediately Mr. St. Clair
sett it description of it to a few friends
he was arrested (not summoned) by the
sante .police department on the charge of
circulating obscene literature.
In defense of the police action it is stat-
ed that Mr. St. (flair's. description was
not warranted by the actual perform-
ance, but as to this there is conflicting
evidence. Substantial ,witnesses support-
ing Mr. St. Clair's drastic condemnation
of the show were not wanting at
the trial, and the whole affair has served
to arouse much bitter feeling against the
class of performance put on at these bur-
lesque theatres. They are attended chiefly
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draw houses ranging from 4t
eaeh at each orte of 12 p:
week, every .afternoonand
as their prices are not parte::
they 'aro veritable gold eines,;,,
prietors. Smoking is allows
whole atmosphere is not Parti
voting, to say the least.
TORONTO GROWING LIK,
new taletT VOWS of faith in Ana,
tills universal majesty, virtue and
litre leve,
efo're'ehe solemn dignity of these
rk-skinoea Tined, robed in the
.rtnents of gorgeous antiquity, and
;,the isolated plain. where . huge
Ire Of, rough-hewn granite seem -
he grim guardians of thus
tinge ,religion, even the idlest'.
cta;t;oi' was awed into silence,
this revival of man',s earliest
silt" evoked in surroundings'
lent it added grandeur, seemed
like .some well -staged theetri-
iooe, than an incident in read
th a fervor entirelyoriental
un -Worshippers remained in
til noon, when they slow -
sed and prepared to pass
centuries before Christ to
kaday world of .this year of
1912. ,
The completion of the city
On which taxes for the year
ino eased shows n that
yesrw by "•t
figure of $83,000,000, and the
stands at 8426 000,000. elle
eloquent of the city's : grow
of ,the increase was made
which includes Vonge' atree
has not been so much ao
there has been increase to
by the general growth of
while in some instances.'.'
nearby streets assessme
doubled over last year, t
oases, still far below selli
The assessors' estimate 0
is 410,000. It, is admitted,
assessors never get them al ,
police census of 425,000 probab
curately represents the pres<
title centre. The increase in
been 35,000, and this does not i&Pelude, an-
nexatiens, In a decade TorQ to's, pope's..tion has increased by 106 pee pont.a re'
cord not equalled by any o ei city of
400,000 population in Americo, Detroit,;
which in that period has becoilieg' the "ca.
pital of the automobile aid ta'y'r has,
the next best record; namely" 'per cent.,
but Toronto's .growth < leas n Meeet con-
fined to any one., industry. 'tate comes
Pittsburg, vrith 86 per', ClhveIand
with 70 per cent., New' . ,(th 47' per
cent., Buffalo 42 per ce cage 'and
St. Louis 33 per cent„ P hili 23 per
cent.. and San Francisco r sept.;:'Lee
Angeles is the only city o approrimettelY
Toronto's size that has enj eyed a' bighr
r
rate of growth, It hat pee about :r.0d400
and ten years ago wall nowhere-Torrntb
is now the twelfth pity in Aeheriea, , Tl?0184r
boastings as to growth end, (size a
coming the everydayestoolt fp' grade,
average citizen's conversation;' "but'
the circumstances a little bcas\in,
be forgiven.
BALL TEAM'S JOB rp�t
'The winning of the penth
ronto Baseball team dose
have created ` the enthus`
same feat did five years'
performance was clean-cut;l
oreditable, and the Ran
Meanwhile the players >;e i
arty as the "hired help," 3e
to their respective homes C a tt .,'sours
of the boundary line, with i :: d ileptiau
of the solitary home bzaat * a, teho
is a product of our own c.,, i - ors.
the winter time "Bill,' i r• epettnerslp
with "Jack" White, anothtl baseball' star,
runs a billiard and pool room cit his home
town. Most of the otherEe likewise have
profitable winter oeeupatio>,�s which sup-
plement the substantial • salaries they
draw in the summer time as ball players_
Some are dentists, others bene shops: and
ethers are in other lineee'of business.
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WEAKEN WOMEN
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of every woman and every girl to
gave her strength as much as possi-
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meet any unusual demands. Her
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Owed against a breakdown in
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medic "boss" there and as such is salty
to hold in the hollow of hie band 'alb• the should, but they can keep their
].arnica al ander thersay that g Seo" -hitt i strength and keep disease away by
self goes on the pay roll at the l:lite.Cf the'occas anal use of Dr. Williams'
$5 a day and that hes official title it' that Pink Pills. Or, if a breakdown has
of messenger, come unex ectedl
Next year the championship wznner'Erwill P y they can'abtain
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na v health through this same
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'and Ie• tiers ,r tin down that all my
In contrast to the prosper; r zn �ae i ri'i.etlds then,gh was in a hopeless
ball is the financial difficulty .' x aII alts disc line T eta . ars} pale as a corpse;
big lacrosse clubs find the: es it.1 'lyse esti bl*K . 2ss that if I cut my
Without exception they have . anbj
They have paid fancy salaries , d
have fill- er it ' . �■ not bleed; my
drawn poor gates, sometimes: Tarr, .a :a,w limbs were swellen far beyond their
hundred people. Mr. R. J. P1 rg gat 3'
the coveted championship with 'p s r,. usttaI size. At the least exertion
rontos, but he is reported to '' 0 het
"My heart would palpitate violently,
the most money of ,all, becaiz55 . e:: pate ail{l I frequently had fainting
the highest salaries.. Friezzds .• L lacrosse q y g
are earnestly discussing the q u tiou,'(if spells.. T was under treatment by
what is wrong with anaditi{os ttiotilGl` good doctors, but it did me no
tame that it has lost its r'ar ' , p,tivenes�'
to the public. some advooa la aerosg, good. Then one day my husband
commission, which would • j s salario ibrauoht home some Dr. Williams'
within bounds and control of"°i mutter
Pink fills and I began talon
connected with the game B t` Tee
g g
it might save' some mote ^;, Ad not• them. They seemed to go to the
overcome public apathy. No in r of 4 root of the trouble, and in the
planation of that indifferente� p . yt4
been forthcoming than that.. e� Tae t i V cures of a few weeks the improve -
was �killed by long years of :;tt�,�� en h*it' Ghent they were making was quite
meliL in whiCil foul toot%s . w!1'r tnc �`' ,
encouragaged finally " resulting pu ,s ;i?alai Gradually as I continued
disgust. Now it is found the a rising the Pills the swelling of my
not be reinstated in a day. JL v t i,.
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the period of former disastrtil s , o1C `n :'i etibe greatly improved, and
Lily I was completely cured and
'ilti`lny housework with ease.
,Aser, my daughter E1ina seemed to
trriubled with' anaemia, and we
u.e her the Pills with the same
end results."
only man drafted by the: big leag wtPs
Fisher, a catcher who did not m ce,good
and was farmed out to• ,a1133 w, eagl 5
team. 01 course, som .o1 the: f ', ••
be sold, but this is zi• kkoZr,;
ors ,are Il ederstoed e,
refeEP,:thereedtelelektrete
their; talent. So that at)rts
good ball 1» 1913 are Teti
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evocation of a past thart is
history.
Persians, Aryans, Hie
Arabians, all Europeam de
of the principal Asiatic races
by the ties of a common
meet in the ancient druid
of Stonehenge, near Solis
there with full rites offer
pressive animal reverence
sun. Upon the appointed
one hour before dawn, in si
and draped in white, gold and :p
pie robes, more than a hunch
sun -worshipper's enter Stonehe
and prostrate themselves upon
earth, while five officiating pri
chant their solemn invocation
son. And when from out' t1
English sky the first beams o
sun lap, in the east, the bowed h
are raised and from every t
comes opening notes of a h
praise.
An harmonious 'recitative at
with long, high notes that see
to tell of grand avid awful thi
a hymn which thrills the li
Then with a florid running p
it becomes a, national song wit
theme frantic with war and figh
and revenge; with all pritnitr
man's wild passion of hate trod los
and of spiritual longirigl that ign
ante held captive; It ends as it hes
begun upon asad, prolonged an
piercing note. •
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Sir W. White Points Out Where
Mathematicians May help.
In alecture to the International
Congress of Methematicians at
Cambridge, England, reoently, Sir
W. White, formerly director of Bri-
tish naval construction, pointed out
two lines on which the researches
of mathematician's could materially
help in the future of naval archi-
tecture.
The foundation of modern engi-
neering, he, said, had been laid on
mathematical and physical science,
and the days of blind reliance upon
engineering formulae and "•rules of
thumb" were over. It was proba-
bly true that no branch of engineer-
ing had benefitted more from math-
ematical assistance than naval
architecture had done. Mathemati-
cal theories lied to the introduction
of the experimental tank, and the
operations of these tanks had re-
sulted in a great addition to natur-
al knowledge and had secured enor-
mous economies of fuel. The suc-
cess achieved in connection with
modern developments of steam
navigation and the attainment of
very high speeds was chiefly due to
these tank experiments, which had
involved relatively small cost. Na-
val architects owed the great ad-
vantage they possessed over their
predecessors to the genius of Wil-
liam Froude, who devised these
tanks.
Mathematicians seeking new
fields to eohque<r mnghk rofitably
:Ha'no'i th zir .. tten '.i,on te64 i sin l j eche,,
on which additional lights was still°
needed. The first had relation to
the laws which governed the effi-
ciency of screw propellers when ap-
plied to steamships. They had been
using screw propellers ' for more
than seventy years, and, frankly he
confessed that they were still in
need of light about that. An ex-
perience of his own showed the pos-
sibilities here existing. A large
cruiser obtained the guaranteed
speed of 23 knots on trial with dis-
placement of about 30,000 horse-
power. He had anticipated a speed
of 23% knots, and he got it by sim-
ply increasing the radial area of the
propellers by 20 per cent.
Another subject upon which
knowledge was still incomplete was
in regard to the stresses experi-
enced by the structure of ships at
sea when driven through waves and
made to perform rolling, pitching
and' heaving movements simultan-
ously. Engineers wanted every aid
science could give. Mathematicians
had helped them in the past, and he
hoped would continue that help in
the future.
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Mistress (to departing cook)—
"Well, Clara, I suppose you will
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Clara—"Yes, mum ; and would ye
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it, as I don't want it known that I
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way home from school and e
doings of the proprietor wit
interest.
The brawny smith, dies
with the boy's curiosity,
piece of red-hot iron sudde
der the youngster's nose, ho
make him beat a hasty retre
"If you'll give me half a
I'll lick it," said the lad.
The smith took from his
half a dollar and held it out.
The simple -looking yungste
the coin, licked it, dropped int
pocket and slowly walked
whistling.
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