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rhe Search-Light. I Ovid tells u* that the first temple of
' Vezta nt Home was constructed of wat
tled walls aud roofed with thatch, like
the primitive huts of the Inhabitants.
It was little other than a circular cov
ered fireplace ond was tended by the
unmarried girls of the Infant commu
nity. It served as the public hearth
of Rome, and on It glowed, unextin-
gululled throughout the year, the sa
cred fire which was supposed to hnve
been brought from Troy and the con
BAINBBIDGE, A1*UIL 27, 1901.
THE SHOTE WAS THERE.
Whr One Old Farmer Think* Be
Wonld Make a Good Detective.
“Ouohs I wouldn't hnve much trou
ble glttlil on the ‘tectlve staff In De
troit ef I wanted ter make nppercla-
tlon.” aud the old farmer kicked a log
In the open fireplace so that be could
•ee Ills nelghliors better. They weR-
assembled to hear him tell nil about It.
"When I missed that shotv outen the
pen, next morn In It Jest came ter me
sudden ns llghtuln that It had been
Stole by that tlier lleorge Washington
repiiervllle what had ls>en worktn fur
me. lie kuowed the dog. so It wouldn’t
bother hint none, and he was the |iow-
erfulest man fur fresh |>ork I ever
see. Ho I goes Inter town and tells the
head mail of the 'tectlves. and he puts
n couple of fellers on the Job. and they
reports that they was no sliote about
Peppervllle's shanty, and they was no
ease ng'ln him. I ‘lowed I might be
follerln the wrong track, but I klui
borne here anil sot my own stakes, and
1 was to I'eppcrvllle'* afore sunup.
" 'Wash.* I says, 'why didn't you
keep that hog when you had him?
Wasn't he fat 'ndugh ylt ter suit you?'
“•Who you talklg to?' he muttered.
•I'll ballade law on you ef you make
me anymo' trouble 'bout dat hawg.’
•' 'Now. Wash.' sn.vs I. 'don't git your
riomter up. Tllllt there shote klui
home In the night aud went ter fqimal-
tn ter git Inter the pen. I put die Ras-
tus on the seeiit. and lie landed uie
right here.'
“ 'Dog gone dat Itastus.’ he shouted.
•I'll Hay dnt dog nllher
"And he sprung ler the middle of the
room and ripped up the tloorln. mid
there was the shote. Wash would
hnve-'Jliinped on me. hut I Jest klvered
him with that ole muzzle londln pistol
of mine and tole him ter go gentlellke.
“Well. sir. he begged and whined so
1 let him off. him iigroeltl ter tote the
pig home In a bag and ter chop wood
ftir me three day* fur my trouble.”—
Detroit Free Press.
Mkci Horae* ©reelcr *-»■* ***• Hn ‘
A very distinguished assemblage hoi
ored Grant's ball, which was he!
In the newly completed north wing o
the treasury building. Elaborate pro]
orations were made for dancing, tb
manager, by telegraphic couimuuici
tious, keopiug the dance moving s.
multaueously on three floors. But tli
man who preferred eating to dancluv
and could uot get even within the sigh
of food was uot well pleased. Re
freshmeuts were served In the base
tlunancc of which was thought to be' meat. In a room too small to accom
linked with the fortunes of the city.
The name Vesta is believed to be de-
modnte the
enough to
0,000 guests,
contain the
but larg'
provisions.
rived from the same root as the San- j which were scarce Indeed. In the
skrlt was, which means “to dwell, to , cloakrooms the committee In charge
The Rehearsed Wedding.
The wedding was, upon the whole,
nn artistic success. The bride particu
larly evinced unmistakable talent. She
trembled with nil the technical accu
racy of an aspen leaf and the emo
tional Intensity of a startled fawn. Her
trembling Indeed was irrcproacUnblc.
If she oust down her eyes with some
thing rtf amateurish gawkiness, the
fact Is easily attributable to her Inex
perience. this being her first wedding,
rather than to uu essentially defective
toothed. She was fairly well support'
ed
The bridegroom rose from Ida knees
too soon nud had to he knocked down
by the prompter, hut otherwise the
minor parts were carried out credita
bly.- Detroit Journal.
luliabit.” and shows thnt she was the
goddess of home, and home had the
hearth as its focus. A town, a state.
Is but a large family, and what the do
mestic hearth was to the house thnt,
the temple of the perpetual fire, be
came to the city. Every town had Its
vestn. or common hearth, and the col
onies derived their fire from the moth
er hearth.
bhould a vestal maiden allow the sa
cred fire to become extinguished she
was beaten by the grund pontiff till
her blood flowed, and the now fire was
solemnly rekindled by rubbing togeth
er of dry wood or by focusing of sun’s
rays. The circular form and domed
roof of the temple of Vestn were sur
vivals of the prehistoric huts of the
aborigines, which were Invariably
round.—Cornhlll Magazine.
Impossible nt the Price.
A certain parvenu of great wealth
has banging In bis drawing room a
largo and hideous daub In Oils which
some dealer In Turls induced him to
buy. He Is very fond of taking a call
er by the arm, lending him before the
canvas and saying:
"Grent picture thnt. By Macaroni dl
Vermicelli, you know. Paid £2,000 for
It In Paris and got a great bargain.
F." (naming an eminent artist) “says It
Is worth £10,000.”
A few days tfince this gentlemnu was
lunching at the Artists' club when the
cat came out of the bag. Some one
said:
“F.. old Centpereent sn.vs that you
have appraised thnt frightful nlglit-
mnre of his at £10.000. Is It true?”
The artist answered smilingly:
”1 will tell you how thnt hnppened.
He asked me to dinner one day aud aft
er we left the table took me to see the
picture nnd told the usual story. Then,
turning abruptly, lie asked:
“‘How much Is that pnlutlng worth?'
‘“Why, Mr. Centpereent,' said 1, 'l
really would not like to place a value
upon It’
'“Well, I'll put It differently.’ said
he. ‘How much would you charge for
such a picture?'
”‘I don't mind saying.’ I answered,
•that I would not |wint such a picture
for £10,000.' 1 had to be civil, you
know."—London Answers.
lost their bends, visitors lost thel
hats, and It Is stated on good author!
ty that the sulphurous vapors which
rose In the vicinity of the place where
Horace Greeley searched for his hat
during two hours were stifling.
It Is recorded that one gentleman
walked to Capitol hill, two miles dis
tant. In dancing pumps and hurehead
ed and thnt many frightened women
still cowered In the corners of the
dressing rooms nt dawn the next morn
ing. So. In preparing Grant’s second
ball, the committee made elaborate
arrangements In order thnt these un
pleasantnesses should uot again oc
cur.—National Magazine.
Fell Fnmllinr.
Rennet Burleigh related n pleasant
Story In the London Telegraph. The
Incident, which happened In his sight
Olid hearing, was as follows: Two offi
cers. total strangers, new nrrivnls
from up eouutry, rather, lonely and
but»sl. were awaiting luneheon. The
elder having proposed that they should
»!t together, a mutual friendliness de
veloped so rapidly that nt hist one
said to the oilier: “Do you know. I
rather like you. unit there's something
about you that seems familiar, as If
we had met before? I'm Major 8. of
,t!s- Blanks." “Indeed: Are you? I
thought so And I'm Lieutenant 8 of
— s stall. Just Jollied your youngest
brother I"
A Great Error.
“My hero dies in the middle of my
latest novel." said the young author.
"That's a grove mistake." replied the
editor. “He should not die Itefure the
render doe*."—Atlanta Constitution.
The True Mlaalon of l.nxnrr.
No luxury Is Justifiable that ends In
simple enjoyment. It must lie turned
to good account tiy adding •« our pow
ers of usefulness. It we enjoy reading. 1
are we enthusiastic for the public libra
ry V IT we enjoy outdoor life, are we
npxlons for parks aud pleasure
grouuds for the people? If we revel In
art or music, tlo we ioug that picture
trailerU"* be tbrowu opcu or good music
Of- attainable by all? Do we strive
whenever possible to share our luxu-
les. whatever they tuay tie. with those
ss favored than ourselves, or are we
atlsficd with our own enjoymeut as nn
end Instead of using it as a means to
bettering the lives of others also?
Truthful answers to those questions
will speedily tell ns also whether our
own special luxuries are building up
character and life or whether they are
the meant of lowering the one and
uarrowlng tbo other.—Philadelphia
Ledger.
" WnM Know loiter.
Patient—Now, dix-tor, wbat’a the
matter with me. anyway?
The Head Consulting Physician—My
dear sir, do yon snpiMise that ir w«
knew what was the mutter with you
we would have decided to bold a post
mortemY-Hur|»er's Bazar.
The French Cavalry at Sednn.
Both hanks of the Givonne were In
German hnnds; so was Balau, a small
village nearer to Sednn than Bnzullles,
and soon after 1 o’eluck no fewer than
420 German guns wore hailing shells
Into the French army, which stood In
dose formations within a space meas
uring less than two miles In breadth or
depth. Out of this terrible cnuldron of
defeated troops about tills time rode
the French cavalry In a heroic endear-'
or to turn the fortunes of the (lay aud
retrieve the honor of Fraueo.
General Marguerltte. called by some
“the star of Ills arm,” was struck In
the face by a bullet while riding out to
reconuolter the ground before he charg
ed. He now handed over the cavalry
command to I>e Galllfet, who for the
second time on that tremendous day
led the flower of French cavalry
agalust the enemy nnd for the space of
half nn hour charged the German
ranks ngnln nnd again on the hillsides
north of Sedan.
But the courage of the gallant horse
men was nil In vain. The anue blanche
was unequally matched against the
hreeohlnadlng rllle held in steady
hands, and no effort of the French
cnvnlry could withstand the slowly
tightening grasp of that fiery circle.—
Chambers’ Journal.
Quick Eaters.
"Have you any Idea.” remarked the
cashier of one of the largest lunch res
taurants In New York, "how many
minutes the average down town busi
ness man devotes to his midday meal?" .
“At u venture," answered tho report
er, watching the hurried play of knives
and forks about him, “I should say 13
minutes.” 1
"You set about the time usually esti
mated,” returned the cashier, "but In
reality half that time would be nearer
right. The average time consumed for
lunch by the patrons of this establish
ment Is Just eight minutes. The fact
la,” continued the cnsbl6r after the re
porter had ventured a foreboding for
New York digestion, “people find It
such a trifling and unobtrusive matter
Just to get ‘a bite of lunch* that few
realize what a gigantic business It ll
merely to supply hungry people down
town at noon, because few bring their
lunches with them, and from the for
mation of the city none can go home.
‘‘This establishment feeds 3,000 peo
ple a day, and the amount of food re
quired to care for that patronage la
enormous. For example, when we put
hash on the ‘specials’ enough Is made
up actually to fill a wagon. We are
Dot the largest lunchroom, however.”
Fair Used.
“No.” said the retired showman, "I
won't say that we bad the biggest
giant that ever hnppened, but It Is a
solemn fact what I am going to tell
yon. This giant hail a penchnnre, or
whatever you call It, for trylug uew
styles of whiskers.”
"M inn."
"Well when he wanted n new style
lalil out lie hint to semi for a lifliilscnp
uinletier" luillunnpolls Press.
Couldn't Follow Him.
At a small country church In Eng
land a newly married couple were Just
receiving some advice from the elderly
vloar ns to how they were to couduct
themselves and so always live liap-
ptly.
“You must never both get cross at
once: It Is the husband's duty to pro
tect Ids wife whenever nn occasion
arises, nnd a wife must love, honor
and obey her husband nud follow him
wherever he goes."
“But sir"— pleaded the young bride.
"1 haven’t yet finished,” remarked
the clergyman, annoyed nt the Inter
ruption.
“She must”—
“But. please, sir (In desperation),
can't yon alter that last part? My hus
band is going to be a postman.”
White Wax.
The white wax exported from China
Is made by the curious method of using
Insects In its production. These In
sects are found In brown pea shaped
excrescences or galls attached to au
evergreen tree called the "Insect tree.
The galls are gathered In May nnd car
ried iu headlong flight to the market
towns by bearers, who travel at nigh*
so that the heat may not force the In
sects to emerge during the Journey.
They are then placed on the *‘wnx
tree." which la a stump varying from
3 to 12 feet In height, with numerous
branches rising from the top. similar
to the pollard willow.
TJie wax Insects are made Into small
packets of 20 or 30 galls, which are In
closed In a leaf of the wood oil tree,
fastened together with lice straw.
These packets ore suspended close to
the branches under which they hang.
On emerging from the gnlls the Insects
creep rapidly up the branches, to which
they attach themselves nnd begin form
ing a coating of wnx that In about
throe months attains a thickness of al
most a quarter of an inch.
The branches are then out off. nnd
after removing os much of the wax as
possible by hnud they are put In a. ket
tle of hot water, when the remaining
wax' floats on the surface and the In
sects finish their term of usefulness by
going to the bottom.
Formation of Dexr.
Ground a little below the surface Is
always warmer than the air above It
So long as the surface of the ground Is
above the dew point vapor must rise
and pass from the earth Into the air.
The moist air so formed will mingle
with the air above It. and Its moisture
will be condensed, forming dew wher
ever It comes In contact with a surface
cooled below the dew point In fact,
dew rises from the ground.
But how Is the dew formed qd bodies
high up In the air?
Dew does not rise In particles, as It
was once considered to fall In particles
like tine rain. It rises In vapor. Some
Is caught by what Is on the surface of
the earth, hut the rest ascends In vapor
form until It comes In contact with a
much colder surface to condense It into
moisture.
The vapor does now flow upward,In
a uniform stream, but Is mixed In the
air by eddies and wind currents and
carried to bodies far from where It
rose. In fact, dew may be deposited,
even though the country for many
miles all around be dry and Incapable
of yielding sny vapor. In such cases
the supply of vapor to form that dew
would depend on the evaporation of
the dew and on what was wafted over
by the winds.
“Why Don’t It Ui
We quote from The Co
ecdote related as one of
Experiences During the siege,
burg:” ' 1
Speaking of fur,es. the rector b
one dny a very funny thin,, i"
had seen during one of his
town. Every day. ns long ng
continued, he crossed that
rlilge nnd passed over the mou
ed street* on his way to the
ahvuys carrying with him
communion service, uppareutw!
lug an even chance ol’ bur
dead, comforting the dylug
himself brought home maimed.
in death. His leavlug was
anguish to those who tvatchejl
vanish over the brow of the kili.1
evening, coming back In the d«
saw a burly wagouer slip off |
and get under It In u him-y. |
appeared, bobbing out first (
aide, then from the other. Abo
in the nir. bobbing, too. aud
quick, uneasy motion, was a
spark. After n full minute gin
vigorous dodging the man came,
prospect. The supposed fuse i
there, burning brilliantly, -q
thing," he - grunted, “why dot
bust?” He bad been playing
seek for 00 seconds with a I
men of our southern lightning hi
firefly! '
Going: Into ■ Safer Builnt n |
It was Cassidy's first moiuim
newspaper carrier. From side tJ
of the avenue he hurried, dropp
moist sheets In vestibules and i
them In the space between the (
and sill. Finally he enrne to a i
that was separated from the si dee
by an urn studded yard. Cassidyo
ed the Iron gate and walked
atone path. He knelt in the vt
nnd stalled running the pa per i
the door. An upper window was raj
nnd a woman's voice called:
“Is that you, Harry? You are oil
late. 1 hear thi milk carts raitling."|
Cassidy thought It best to mg
quiet. The voice continued:
"You needn't think I'm coming dj
at such an hour! The Idea of
married- man. coming home nt i
1 time! Lost your key, as usual!
catch this one."
A heavy piece of brass shot twoi
rles. There was n heavy-fall, acdl
vestibule resembled a pressroom.
Some one found Cassidy smoking ll
pipe In the "accident ward.”
"Going back to the carrier
they asked.
“Nlver once more.” responded <.'a«|
dy. “Ol'm goiu back to wur ink in tl
quarry. Thor’s no fallin Unes
only dyuomited rocks."-Cliii'ngo Net
Common and beuuttful In the tropics
Is the mango tree. Of all fruits nonu
la relished more by the natives. It Is
at the same time a magnificent shade
tree.
The Indian name of the Charles river
at Boston was Mls-sha-um, which
meant great highway.
I'p In the Air.
“What sort of a fellow Is SwellduplJ
“Well, lie’s one of those fellows.)
yon can never convince that the
plenty of room at the top.”
“Pessimistic, eh?”
“Not at nil, but he thinks he’s tha
already, and that he occupies all I
j space.”—Philadelphia Press.
jpmRsaszaK
The oldest »nown artesian well v
sunk at tilers, Frauce. in the twcl't
century
Cape «. olouy has 30.000 acres of vino-
><w> „.„„ s
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Now, don’t accept a substi
tute for
LION COFFEE.
It is bound to turn out a com
mon yellow cat, with none of
— — the strength of the lion.
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