Harper's New Monthly Magazine Volume 139 June to November 1919 . n, after serving lunch-eon to some real quality folks, his mistressasked him: Thad, why do you scratch your headso much? You never stopped all duringdinner. Kase, Missy, Is de only one dat knowwhah mah haid itches, was the reply. A Skeptical JuryAN Idaho lawyer tells of a case tried in thatstate some years ago, on which occasionthe judge, an Easterner who desired to dis-play his learning, instructed the jury veryfully, laying down the law with the utmostauthority. But the jurors, after deliberatingsome hours, found themselves una
Harper's New Monthly Magazine Volume 139 June to November 1919 . n, after serving lunch-eon to some real quality folks, his mistressasked him: Thad, why do you scratch your headso much? You never stopped all duringdinner. Kase, Missy, Is de only one dat knowwhah mah haid itches, was the reply. A Skeptical JuryAN Idaho lawyer tells of a case tried in thatstate some years ago, on which occasionthe judge, an Easterner who desired to dis-play his learning, instructed the jury veryfully, laying down the law with the utmostauthority. But the jurors, after deliberatingsome hours, found themselves unable toagree. Finally the foreman asked for addi-tional instructions. Judge, heres the trouble, said he. Thejury want to know if what you told us wasreally the law, or only just your notion. What Suggested It ACERTAIN colored gentleman in Mobilewas left a widower in his old age. Notvery long after he suddenly announced hisintention to marry again, adding, half apolo-getically: But, mah friend, ah never would havethought of it if mah Louisa hadnt died! ZIUp HEBE. Tke Twilight of the Gods Getting Back to a Peace Basis The Defection of AllahIN the days before the United States entered the war the American torpedo-boatScorpion was sent to Constantinople as aguard for the Embassy and American inter-ests. But, after a time, life on the GoldenHorn becoming somewhat tedious for thehusky gobs, they began playing baseballin a field outside the city. There were notenough Americans, however, to make up twofull teams, so the bluejackets enlisted the in-terest of the Ottomans, who were delightedwith the game, and threw off their Orientallanguor enough to run bases with the best. Nordid it take them long to develop a first-rateteam, and they arranged a day when an inter-national baseball match should take place be-fore all the chivalry and beauty of The Porte. The Turks came to bat first, and two menwere put out. Then the star Mohammedanslugger came up to the plate. He picked uphis bat, lifted
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