Tom: The trolley-car kept stopping every two minutes. Dick: Every two minutes? Tom: Yes, it would stop every two minutes and then wait one minute before starting again. Dick: Wasn’t your father angry at the waits? Tom: No, they were only short waits and he’s used to short weights—he’s in the coal business. Dick: O, behave! Tom: If you ever do what you did last night I’ll never speak to you again. Dick: What did I do? Tom: I met you last night just as I was coming in the hotel. Dick: Yes; what of it? Tom: You were going out of the hotel when I was coming in, and you insulted me. Dick: Insulted you? How did I insult you? Tom: You were singing a song. Dick: Well, what of it? There’s no harm in that. What song was I singing? Tom: “All Going Out; Nothin’ comin’ in.” Dick: O, behave! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ “A ROSE BY ANY OTHER NAME” Bishop Conaty, rector of the Catholic University at Washington, while on a visit to Brooklyn recently, told of a priest’s experience in a small New England town. The clergyman was just about to retire for the night when he heard a knock at his door. He called “Come in,” and a negro presented himself and said, rather shamefacedly: “Father, there is a girl outside. May I bring her in?” Assent having been given, he disappeared for a moment, and returned with a white woman and informed the scandalized priest that they wished to be married. He was shown the door with promptness, and the girl was severely admonished on the course she was pursuing. Fifteen minutes later there came another knock, and on opening the door the priest found himself again face to face with the would-be colored bridegroom. With great indignation the priest said: “I thought I sent you about your business before!” The darkey paralyzed him with this reply: “Yes, I know you did, Father James; but Mary and I have talked it over, and we thought maybe you would look at the matter differently if you knew I was willing to turn Irish.” * * * * * ------------------------------------------------------------------------ AN ORIGINAL HABEAS CORPUS CASE Some years ago a well-known promoter started to boom a new town in Montana. He adopted the usual methods, built electric railroads, established an electric-light plant, put up business blocks, and erected himself a fine house. Among the other business enterprises he established a bank, of which he made himself president, and, in order to inspire confidence in this, as well as in his other ventures, he persuaded some well-known Montana men to become directors, among others the then United States Senator T. C. Power.