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And that all lodges that have or hereafter shall remove do fortwith on such removal give an account thereof to the Grand Master for the time beiim . j By Order of his Grace , E . WILSON , Secretary . j " Rawlinson ' s MSS ., A . F . A . W . " i ; t

Questions And Answers.

Questions and Answers .

What authority is there for a Masonic funeral service ? A . —Not much , except custom . It is recognised by our Book of Constitution , but there is no prescribed ritual whatever . An old form is found in Preston , and that is mostly used in this country . ED . What is the Bite Ecossaise ? A . — -It is a

form of Masonic ritual and system of Masonic arrangement , used mainly in France . Of course it has no more to do with Scotland than the York Rite has to do with York . En .

Monthly Odds And Ends.

Monthly Odds and Ends .

A SYMPATHETIC JUDGE . —Those ladies whose tales of "bli ghted affections" are poured into the sympathizing ears of an English jury are far better off than their suffering sisters across tho Atlantic , for the Judges of the United States tribunals are

apt to take a harsh and uugallant view of actions for breach of promise of marriage which is anything but acceptable to those who believe in tho infallibility of woman . The Now York Journals contain the account of an action brought by Miss Amelia

Domerschlag against Mr . Augustus Becker for the recovery of 200 dollars as compensation for his refusal to execute a formal promise to marry . The defendant , while

admitting that he had proposed to , and been accepted by , the young lady , stated that after spending eight months on a visit to her mother he had arrived at the conclusion that his future mother-in-law ' s temper would be an insuperable barrier to

their wedded happiness . The following dialogue then passed between the Judge and the defendant : —The Judge . — " Had your intended mother-in-law announced her intention of residing with you after the marriage , of keeping house for you , and

taking care of your monies 1 " The defendant . —Yes , Mr . Judge . " The Judge ( sympathetically ) , — "Proceed , young man . "

The defendant . — " I was very fond of Miss Amelia , but I broke off the engagement because of her mother . " The Judge . — " Well , my young friend , would you rather pay 200 dollars to tho plaintiff or marry her and live with your mother-in Jaw ?"

Tho defendant ( emphatically ) . —Pay the 200 dollars . " Tho Judge then proceeded to give judgment in the following terms : — " Young man , permit me to give you a cordial shake of the hand . I was once p laced in the same predicament as you , Mr . Becker , and had I possessed your decision of character , I should have been

spared five-and-twenty years of infinite worry and vexation . I had the choice of paying 150 dollars in gold or of marrying ; being poor , I accepted the latter alternative , and have bewailed it ever since . I am pleased to meet a man cast in your

mould . My decision is that you are accpiitted , and that the plaintiff must pay a fine of ten dollars , with the costs , for attempting to place an honest man beneath the yoke of a mother-in-law . You may go 1 " —Pall Mall Gazette .

ADVANTAGEOUS OFFER . —Street Arab : "Box ' o matches , sir ? ' Swell : "Nodon ' t smoke . " Street Arab : "Buy a box , and I'll teach you ?' "Were you guarded in 3 our conduct while in London ? " asked a father of his

son , who had just returned from a visit to that city . ' "Yes sir ; part of the time by two policemen . " A female Child has been born in La

Crosse with two perfect tongues . If she lives and marries , won ' t her husband catch it 1 Dean Ramsay tells a story of a Scotch beadle who had taken a fancy to the manse housemaid . At a loss for an opportunity to declare himselfone day—a

Sunday—, when his duties were ended , he looked sheepish , and said : " Mary , wad ye take a turn , Mary ? ' He led her to the churchyard , and pointing with his finger , stammered : " My fowk lie there , Mary—wad ye like to lie there 1 " The grave hint was

taken , and she became his wife . There is something very sensible in the impromptu remark of a pretty girl : "If our Maker thought it wrong for Adam to live single when there was not a woman on earth , how criminally guilty are the old bachelors , with the world full of pretty girls 1 "