The French are noted for thrift. They seldom waste anything, and are at pains to receive value for money expended. From these two praiseworthy characteristics has evolved a knotty legal problem at Anneey, where the Juge de Pais!
reported to be going about with col compresses applied to his head in-consequence. A woman bought eeaeere es, the market. "No Sooner had she paid for it, than the bird, whose legs were tied, crickled raucously and proceeded to Iny a perfectly good egg. Said the seller, "The egg is mino; for it certainly was in existence when T sold the hen, and a few seconds Inter would' have been in. my Dasket." "How do you get that way?" coldly demanded the buyer. "The sale was completed and if T had picked the bird up a few seconds ter, you would have known nothing about the egg." The seller contended that she, had sold a not an epg.
The buyer declared that the exe was an integral part of her purchase.
The matter was finally referred to the Justice of the "Peace, who has reserved decision, He will doubtless render it at a time when the egg is of no] use to anyone. Thus are Inwauits evolved. Could the litigants afford it, windy briefs would be submitted, buyer's counsel contending that the purchase was of a hen with all thereunto appertaining, running from a line westerly and thence southwesterly unto a given point. Opposing counsel would advert to certain circumstances, in respect of the egg, which wore necessarily prior to the advent of purchaser. The question of cruelty would introduced, based on evidence that the hen' did not per: form until in the buyer's arms, as it were. Damages would be shed in anticipation of the quality the egg by such time og some learn. ed judge, for observing that this was an action which should neve: Ihave been brought, would add to the sum of human knowledge by emphasizing the illegitimacy of the prospective chick, and deciding that it could not possibly inherit.
Music and Intellect inge evidence at the inquest held in South London on the death of his 72-year-old wife, a retired Royal Artillery officer admitted that the relations between the deceased and their young daughter were not always amicable. The daughter, it transpired, ig subject to. fits of ungovernable temper. Asked by the Coroner if he thought his daughter was responsible for her actions, the father made haste reply, "Oh, no sir. She has a weak intellect. She ly a brilliant n, but exceedingly slow everything else." Here is a refresh ingly new aspect of the musical mentality, and one that likely to be seized jon with avi by those who nor love wha ever for music, popular popular, if one may for the nonce Politicians as Poets The Hon. James J. Walker, Mayor of New York City, who first attract ed the attention of his fellow men felt the ing to the producer of musical comedy, his Honour conceived and contributed the following, to be set to music.
Sing Cheetio! Cheerio!
om, fetus, smile, joy' atria Just bane your cares While the laurels must remain with Shakespeare, et al, this is a vast oe
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