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Tns Search-Light. li AIN BRIDGE, MARCH 9,1901. CHOPSTICK DINNERS a fad with Would be bohemians IN NEW YORK. f hlitcwe H «*itmr.iit t* Thrre Tolcrntf h I'rt*<r and Unity ft£t l<|uettc*, and Kv- «*v) IkmIj* Dofi Jun( Atuul m He or Who Vleamsn, In the Inst few years a surprisingly large number of Chinese restaurant? have u:ado their appearance In up town district* In New York. The tawdry outward decorations of rod and blue lights and Huge gilt Cldiiese characters are in every case tin* same. The same. t«.o. are the unattractive entrances, the Malls decorated with colon d pictures of pretty Chinese girls upJ marvelous specimens of landscapes, the little tu- IPs covered with white oilcloth, the general dilapidation of the establish t lent. Nothing about them seems at tractive, nml yet these places thrive, in.d their number Increases with aston ishing rapidity. The reason Is not far to seek If one Is at all familiar with tic- Ituts. There are scveri.l characteris tics of the Chinese restaurant which recommend It highly to certain classes and seem to Indicate that Its popularity Is ium n lucre fad. In the first place It should bo, under stood that most of these places are really what they are supposed to he, ti tin,: houses carried on under Chinese i ianugenient. Thu cooks are Invaria bly true Celestials, and In i-iily a few eases are the proprietors Americans. The food Is prepared, therefore, accord ing to the most approved methods of the Middle Kingdom, with the result that tu cheapness nml snvorlness (If you like It) It can msll.v outclass simi lar places run by American cooks. The Chinese la n master of the art of mak ing palatable dishes out of next to nothing or rather a little of everything. Not even the French cook can rival hint. The Insipidity of cheap chop- houses and the sameness of the dairy lunch counters are thus escaped by frequenters of these restaurants. More over, in spite of appearanees the food Ik prepared In an extremely cleauly i aimer. No one Is debarred from en tering the kitchen, and a visit thither k< mis one buck with renewed appetite I the untidy eating room. Ko many M'ho while possessed of a sinn-ll share «-f this world’s goods still affect "sport- Iihsm” frequent the restaurant for Its flu up’icss nml grow tu enjoy the highly f'uvorcd dishes. There Is also a free and easy atmos phere about the Chinese eating house which attract* ilmny would lie "Bohe- lalaus" ns Well ns a goodly share of a class below the lowest grades of the city's many graded Bohemia. Visiters 1 II about and talk and laugh loudly. M inn the waiter. Is wanted, some one i talf n shrill yell which brings on an swering Whoop from the kitchen, fol lowed sooner or Inter by--a little Fill- i cse at a Jog trot. Any one who feels l'l:e It may stroll Into the kitchen and tr.v a little pigeon English on (In* cook. The proprietor will tench anybody to t:se tlie chopsflcks nml roar with laugh- t "r over tin* failures of the novice. Ev- i rybody does ns lie or she plein.es with in certain very elastic bounds. The limit Is reached sooner .In some places than In others, for while some of the bolts,-a are before midnight at least perfectly well conducted others are of i ;ore than i|Uest!onnble respectability. It Is curious ami Interesting to note rh.it under American management the • < in* of lbest places Is lower than when ti e Chinese are In sole control. I'll* se new up town places are not so ! j (*1. either In a moral or a culinary | v a.v. as these down In Chtuatown. It i 1-' usual to sp aili as If Mott and Pell ; streets were the city’s sink.of Inbiulty, i and sa they are In some respects, hut there are no Chinese restaurants In the i vlghhorboul as disreputable as out* or two up town. The clientele of the flown town places Is above suspicion as n rule. Chinese drop In for tlielr meals, r.\d dwellers from tip town eotne either from curiosity or because they have I arm'd to like good Chinese cooking, bp town the bills of fare are more lim ited. “Yoekanmn.” “chop sney" and ’Vbowuian” are the pieces de resist ance. They auswer tlu* purpose cer- tnlnjv, for 23 cents’ worth of sonie I kinds of chop *uey served with rice Will niuke a toothsome dish for two ! people. Ten Is served free of charge, ! and tlie quantify Is not limited. But '■ n« one should Judge the Celestials' c-u- , Ujpiry skill bv these tip town houses. Slimy o> the..guests In these restau rants conic regularly. Frequently men and women come with palls to buy the food and t,uk«* It home. Negroes are In disproportionately targe numbers. Tin y seem to like the Chinese, and Indeed the noise tu the kitchen reminds one of the similar condition of southern kitch ens under negro management. How ever solemn the Chinese may seem to be in public, he Is ti cheerful crenture in Ids own kitchen. Talk and laughter, even music during “oil'' hours, float out to the dining room. All the servants seem ready to break Into smiles at the smallest provocation. They are always ready to exchange jests with tlielr pa- trons, but familiarity never becomes Impertinence. The Chinese doesn’t care what happens so long as he Is left unmolested. lit* likes everything to he slipshod ami merry.—New York Trib une. Why “IVedilInn Urenkfniilf“ “In ull my experience of wedding breakfasts,” *n!d a guest at a wedding, “1 have never understood why the feast whs called a breakfast and not a luncheon. Now 1 have learned. It la from the custom lu the Cliurcli of Eng land. where the bride and bridegroom always receive the holy communion be fore the ceremony, receive It fasting anil remain fasting until after the wed ding. when the meal which Is served Is really a breakfast”—New York Times. fondling III London Parks. Nearly all the London parks are well stocked with eatable birds, and it Is the easiest tiling In the world for the loafers to kill them, clean them and 1 carry them off to the uourost hot plate ! for roasting. A story Is told by Lon- j doners of a couple of Impecunious Scotch black and white artists who took a garret in Lincoln’s Inn Fields and lived for a week on Low court pi geons, which are plump, lively, plenti ful and tame nml would doubtless' make a good meal. In uddltlon to poaching hi (lie parks, there Is also good reason to believe flint many of the fare birds sold to shady bird deal ers arc snared there.—Glasgow News. BRITISH BANKRUPTS. —- PRIVILEGES WHICH ARE ACCORDED BY LAW TO PEER& Rnrnurnglng Her Cousin. "Ah, yes!" sighed the lovelorn youth. ’’I'm passionately In love with Miss Van liTcfcel. ! wonder If I will evi-y succeed In winning her affections?” "Why not?” replied Ills Cousin Hel en. "1 know at least half a dozen other men who have.”—Philadelphia ITess. Now She 11 atoh Him. A young man mid n young womn lean over the front gate. They are lov ers. It Is moonlight. lie Is loath to leave, as the parting Is the last, lie Is uboiit-to go n\Vuy. She Is reluctant to see him depart. They swing on the gate. "I'll never forget you,” ho says, "nml If death should elnlhi uie my last thought will he of you." | "I'll be true to you.” she sobs. "I’ll; never see anybody else or love them ua . long ns l live.” j They part. Six years Inter he returns. Ills sweet-! heart of former yourB has married. | They meet at a party. She hnschnngcd greatly. Between the dances the rec- j ognlt'.on takes plitce. ! "Let me see,” she muses, with her fail beating a tattoo on her pretty hand, “was It you or your brother who was my old sweetheart?" "Really 1 don’t know,” he snys. 1 "Probably my father.” — London An- 1 swers. Trade Marks Designs Copyrights Ac. Atiyono sparing a sketch and (Wcriptlon may Quickly ascertain our opinion free whether an invention li probablyjnUonUbla Communion* “ ‘ Handbook on Patent* bly pate * strictly confidential. : LiRd •Is rail notice, without charvc, in tho Scientific American. A v .*nd*om«»lr Illustrated weekly. I-nrcMt efr* rv.Utiou of any »olentlfic journal. Term#. 93 a vo t r • tour ntmth#. ?L. Sold by all newcdenters. tm&Go. 361B,-cattwi), Y0r'K dan oh oihoe. Cl1 K Kt. Wubiugiuu, D. C. Hans In Iti Third Century. The bell on historic old St John’s church. In Richmond, where Patrick Ilenry made his famous speech prior to the American Revolution, rang in the twentieth century. This bell Is thus given the distinction of being the only one lu this country, with the possible exception of that on old Liberty ball, in Philadelphia, that has rung In three centuries. Old St. John’s hell has an Interesting history. Many years ago, when the old structure for which It wns made was repaired, the hell was voinoved and sold. Later Its last own- er presented It to the Virginia Historic- 1 ill society, by which It was restored to the church.—New Orleans Times-Dem- oerut. Shopping. Shopman—This matches your sample perfectly, madam. Customer—It certainly docs. It couldn’t be closer. Shopmen—How many yards do you wish? Customer—Oh, not any yet! Yon see, this Is the very first shop I’ve tried!— London Fun. HU Talk. George—With tho assurance of your love 1 could conquer the world. Grace—That will not be necessary. All you have to do Is to conquer papa. —London Ttt-RIts. Beggar—Say, boss, won't you help a poor fellow out of a Job? .Toakley-Graclous! Can’t you get out of It without my help? Pretend you're Sick or something.—Philadelphia Press. Some Knicllnh Leant Decisions M to Whnt Constitute the Kecessitrles of Life — They Widely DlHer From Duke to Ordinary Mortal. Recent bankruptcy cases In London have brought up various legal decisions which have been readied In England on tbe subject of what are necessaries of life for men of various stations and degrees who are not In command of their own Incomes. A duke, for Instance, rr even a mar quis or an earl is entitled by law to one bottle of champagne a day If Ills trustees hold the money to pnv for It. In ■yie case of the former Duke ^ Man chester the law decided that seven bot tles of champagne a week arc neces sary to n duke whose affairs>piiy be In the hands of trustees and that If he hnd not the control of hhi own Income he must be allowed to have a carriage with one horse, a riding horse ns well, one manservant and a house with a rent of not less than, £230 a year: oth erwise he must tie allowed to have the tiso of £2.000 a year, while the rest might bo allowed to accumulate for the good of tho estate till the trustee pe riod expired. A viscount or a baron Is allowed by law to describe as necessaries things which smallyr fry might struggle along without But a viscount’s Income- provided there Is anybody to pay It—Is fixed at £1,500 a year and a baron's at £1.000. Ho Is. supposing any guard ians have a few thousands a year to pay out to him nocordlng to discretion, only entitled to claret ns a beverage, for 1:1s yearly wine allowance only runs to £00. which would not keep him In champagne unless he drank It very sel dom. The duke’s wine bill tuny run to £150. The viscount must have a carriage, but It may bo attached for debt, and he euuuot force his guardians to give him a horse. Of course. If he has no guardians, nor any Income, either, he must do os other people and go with out. but these thlugs are considered necessary to peers. A manservant is allowed to a viscount or baron, but the house rent need not exceed £200, nor can It be less than £130. A doctor Is better off than a viscount In one wny—his carriage cannot be seized lit most cases, nor can tbe ex penses of It be reckoned In his Income tax returns. In selling up n doctor for debt he may retain one horse, and two of his carpets nre considered ns neces saries to his business—In the hall and consulting room-and reckoned at £20 apiece. He may have surgical instru ments and medical appliances to the value of £1.000, nud these cunuot be seized. An ordinary man can retain nothing blit his clothes, his hairbrushes and a few stern necessaries of that kind. No wine Is allowed to a doctor, but tf a student lu the bauds of trustees, he cun demand n couple of servants and a house rent of tdO per year. Tbe son of a well to do merchant or tradesman making ahout £1,000 a year can demand ueitlier wlue nor horacs nor servants, but the law may allow hlin a rent of £50 aud another £150 or £200 to keep himself on. supposing he Is In the hands of guardians, whether under or over age. As to debt, he can bo sold up. bar his personal uecessnrles and his clothes, though he Is not gen erally allowed to keep more than six suits of the latter. If he has more a Judge might allow them to be taken with the other chat tels. nud he cun In* left without a chair to sit on or a spoon to eat with. Jewel ry, If he has any, can be taken; but tf he has, say, two pairs of valuable sleeve links he can keep only one of them. In the same way he may keep a dress suit, but If he lias two an order may be nmde to sell up one of them. A lawyer eon have 500 books on legal subjects or In some way pertaining to luw, and those have to la* left alone by the brokers. There are extreme cases In which everything, eveu necessaries, may be takeu. but the lawyer may also demand exemption even In such cases for his wigs, or at least two of them, and two gowus. As a student In the hands of guardians he can make them pay him £S0 u 'year for chambers, and they must pay bis examination and other fees. A clergyman or minister of any kind Is worst off of all and can keep very little for himself. He can make bis gunrdlnns come down with tbe fees his profession needs, however, and if he lives In the couutry as a curate and has some trustees and also a guardian he can make them supply him with a gardener. TLe lEt+rna) 'Man. "So you’re going to marry the police man, Bridget?" “Yes, mum.” “I suppose you’ll have the same trouble with him I’ve bad with my husbnnd.” “Sbure, what's that, mum?" “Oh, be won’t give up his club*’*— Yonkers Statesman. Betrnylniff Duokleif. General Dubewme was a dfinin^wTsb*; Cd French veteran, slain by the Prus sians after the rout of WfKVrMa. He was full of resource and hnd gftjnt sk!l) and presence of uilnd. At Pehcnra; when he Was lu great danger, a large fortress In front nml n savage lifSur- rr-ction In Ids rear, his own common *onse saved him. "Who commands at Pescara?" be asked a soldier. •'There me two,”. “What Is tbe grade of the chief In command?” "A brigadier gencraL” "His name?" "De Pletva maggloro.” "Ills title?” • j , "A marquis.” ’ ' "Ills age?” “About ?0.” “Is he well preserved ? Does he keep his color?” .. . "He Is thin and pallid.” “Is his voice Strong and manly?” "It Is weak and dull.” "Is he lively, gay?” "Neither the one nor the other.” "What does he wear on his head?” "He is powdered, and his hair Is done In locks.” “Kns he boots and spurs?’ "No; he wears silk stockings, shoes and great, buckles.” • • , "Great buckles!" cried Duhesme. “Bring up the guns and begin tiring! The place Is mine!” An kiccie For n Pardon. When the stem Duke of Wellington was prime minister undir George IV, he mnuaged the old monarch .-easily enough, but whoa he attempted £he same tactics with the youug Queen Victoria he met his match. ; She con stantly outwitted hlin. One of-his earliest official acts wns to bring be fore her a court martial death sentence which he expected hot to sign as a mutter of course; A soldier was-to be oxecuted for desertion, apd as tbe death warrant was placed before the queen by tbe duke she raised her eyes, full of roars, to. his face, saying: “Have you nothing to say 1 In behalf of this poor man?" "Nothing," said the duke, standing at attention like one of his own private*; "he has desertedifhree, limes.” “Oh. your grace', think it gain," plead ed the queen as If she were asking for the life of her dearest frlpnd. "Well, your majesty, be certainly Is u bad soldier, but there was somebody who spoke for his good character. He may be a tolerably good fellow In civil life.” “Oh, thank you.” sniff the qlicen In heartfelt tones, and before tbe aston- i ished duke could utter p word of pro- ' test she had written across the paper the word “Purdorted.” The man who lives for himself alone Is apt to be neglected by the world at large.—Chicago News. PenfrnbiilatlnH Goat Dairies. There are a couple of European dai ries In Athens whose proprietors keep cows, but they do business mostly with the foreigner* and with those Greeks who ape foreign manners. Your genuine Athenian believes the goat to bo the proper milk producing animal, and he regards the cow ip this connection ahout the same as Americans do the mnro. '' u' Tbe milkman takes hlB animals wltb him, jangling tbelr bells aud sneezing. “Gain!" be shouts, with a quick, star tling cry. wilh a “g” whose guttural quality is unattainable by adult leqrn- ers and usually unperceived by them. When a customer comes to the door, he strb.M the desired quantity Into the proffered receptacle before her vigilant eyes, selecting one of the goats' and, paying no atlcution to the others, who understand the business as wall as he does. Patiently they stand about, chew ing the eml or resting on contiguous doorsteps. When tbelr moster move* on, they arise and follow, more faithful than dogs.—Scribner's Magazine. Hon- Do Von Prononnen "Doort" How do you pronounce "dog?" The chances are that. If you are an overage Massachusetts cltlsen. you pronounce the “o” rather broad, like “o" in song. Tlie Century Dictionary, which Is a very Indulgent dictionary Indeed, al lows you to pronounce It so If you wish, but uo other dictionary does. You should renlly sound tbe “o" as In not. Likewise how do you proDounce “hog?" Even the Century won’t let you say “hawg.” This reminds me that a friend has written the following beautiful but abstruse poem: MV ROO AND MV DOG. (A lesson to pronunriation.] I omt owued a roving hog Amt likowto- a tittle dog. Whom I chained unto a log To kepp him from a bog Which vra* noar. Thnt my faithful little dawg. Doftpite the cl tain «nd lawg. Would pursue that roving hawg And get drowned in tbe bawg W at my fear. —Boston JournaL Clever Bitkins. “Bllklns’ wife found some poker chips In bis pocket.” “Yes?’ “Well, Bllklns told her they were cough lozenges.” “Clever of Bllklns, wasn't It?” "Very—she swallowed two and very nearly died.”—Ohio State JournaL THE EXPERT’S THEc.lv It Was Tain Inclusive and Weak- Hltu as a Witness. Cue otjtUe older members of tj, e tlmore biff tells tbis uuecdote of late Severn Truckle Wullls as liln- iug the cleverness aud sarcasm of Wallis: ' ‘ ' Mr. WnlWs was defending the % * wealthy testator, and. Ji* theJaiv say, when the rMiHte-dg-large a i at "will wrestle with a will with a „ A prominent physician was enli^ testify for those contesting tlit- Thu doctor becamp njstless under le'n'gth'y ihid exhaustive Woks Wpa. .94 ilfj. JVilills, fll)d..fi»ally he lautly exelnJijKdi,-, , , - “Oh. Mr. Wallis, I believe the tor urns Insane?’ Mr. Wullls kept bis temper and quietly; ’•Dot-tar, you itre the lirsi son who bus ever intimated In or cf court that tin* testator was | a; WUy do you say he was Insane?” "i believe,” thej doctor replied, every man Is more or less insane some one subject.”' “Is It. your del.lb&rnte profe^- opinion.” Mr. Wallis then asked, pressed herg In court under oath, f every nirfp Is more oy less Insane some subject;’’ / i”Ye*,” the doctor"replied: “1 win here under oath that from my ivafl knowledge and expeVlorjoe I |g£ that every man Is move or less in- on some one subject." Then Mr. Wallis .said In thnt tone of snrcnSin foi- tyhlch.be wns ed, “Doctor, Jins'll ever occurred to that'yon nre Insane on the suhj«t insanity?’ Immediately the doctor flivd np exclaimed, "But, Mt. Wallis, I am inr.nuy!” Mr„ Wallis arose and said: “p- ,according to your' own s-yorn t!r ybu hiftst be Insane on some subject, pronounce you Insane on the subject Insanity.” ‘ • Court. Jury nml spectators Inn., aloud, and nothing luori* was snklais the testator being ’ Inshi.e.—Eulda Sun. OLD DUTCH WE'RE CH0LE They Called Each Other (, Saap;,. JeH.'’inii-d'13-ven Worse. What a contentious- crowd tbe hnhitnuts of the village, then known Breuckelcu. now part of Brookl was! Tlie parly records -are filled w reports of Inquiries. Into the cause rioting und dlsturlMiUces of the pc: The early court records onnsisi iarr of actions brought for Bduuiter and snulL It Is ret-orde.d fliui a man arrested for calling an official n "sn. pertje.”' another was put In jn 11. ilia i>d with, bin-lug called his ucigbl-or •‘biek beeste” and still another clapped Into Jail for having called i-enalu official a k'hWddsUoki i " of the old Dutch recolds make later: tug reading. And tile court nirml but Justice in these cases with h regilrd for t-caiffl sense ami n 'disregard' for slatr.ieB that one cumuli help but admire, 'msinneb of 'curious'’’adjustnient penalties may lie cited: The village tavern keeper and i tent.lous woijuin both appeared i)cf the court, asking JdsHcc. I’liey quarreled. The woman tfnil r.er-useill innkeeper of wateringJits brandy, he in tnrn had. applied an opprobrt cplttieii to (lie woman.’ J The court o‘ hearing the evidence adjudged liotll be guilty. With rare dlserlmiwi’ Hi'making the punishment tit tberrt thp uinn wns titled it gnldeu and i woman, who had impugned the quaf of the brandy. Was tlnivl 20 gulden. Wltb hundreds of times the pop tlou today, the courts of Brooklyn nol have one-tenth the slander or sauit cases thnt they had some years ago. nud. as for u riot, there not been oue of uuy magnitude e threatened in more thnu a score years.—Brooklyn Eagle. A Cose Lincoln Would Mot Telit- All clients knew that, with Abo” as tbelr lawyer, they would their cose—If It wns fair; if not. that was a waste of time to take It to M After listening some time oue day i« would be client’s statement, with eyes on tbe celling, be swung sudJt” round In bis chair and exclaimed: "Well, you have a pretty good In technical law, but a pretty had In equity and Justice. You’ll hove get some other fellow to win this for you. 1 couldn't do It. All the ti while standing talking to that jury, be thinking, 'Lincoln, you’re a Uar,' I believe I should forget myself say it out loud.”—Success. Too Commonplace, Little Jack—Oh, mother, 1 dc k cake! It's awful alee. Mother (reprovingly!—You should say you "love” cake—eaV “like, not soy “awful”—say ’•very." D° say “nice”—say “good.” And, by way, tbe word "oh” should be omk> Now, my dear, repeat the sentence rectly. Jack—l like cake. It's very I Mot her—That’s better. Jack (with an air of d!sgu fit i ' sounds as If I was only taik.ns bread.—Loudon TB-Blts.