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b AN ESTHETICS. lets ABOUT THE feFft&TS G* [lobofcrm anb EtheB. Led* Are Ro« tGn«y to Do With kd of These Drogi^Some Pup* liBmformatitftt ©* ti® ••Ijfcct cte4* Hons case of rebbery under bni which was decided In LoU- ag ago was followed with Crest by writer* on medical Ijhttce. Hitherto many such have expressed great doubt icse cases, for the process U by ns so easy of use as people extravagant Ideas prevail the public as to the power of tetics, owing |)erUnps to the 11- (mploycd by novelists when they •fancy” cases in their books, [reads, for Instance, of a man llwa.v carriage waving a band- If before the face of a fellow |r and producing Instnutaneotia it-iousuess. This Ig abBolmely [i' la. Aqo^cr Imaginative writ IntTy described a murder carried pushing a lowel saturated with tl auresthetlc under the bed- of his sleeping victim. This nonsense. i ' i ither tale the more feasible plan [ied out of entering the sleeping chamber, pouring the anaesthetic bed, the murderer standing by [ttchiug his victim die. But even stretching the truth rather se [true facts about chloroform and tupanion anaesthetic, ether, are lows: with regard to administering big during sleep, doctors hov, very exhaustive experiments, foi Id be of great a_dvactnge to a pa im whom an operation has to be med to chloroform him while and save him the horror whirl' ny people have of the Inhalation bey sura up the results, showing cry rarely can chloroform be ad Tied to a sleeping person without >ning him. Grown people are he rarest'except Ion, awakened by ritating fumes. If a mnn were snd if bis nose were naturally in re to unpleasant odors, and es- r if he were under the influence it might be possible to make- conscious while asleep But not >very doctor could do It. The op would require the highest skill, die most skillful udmlulstrntoi succeed only once In a buudret lake the ease of spilling tie form In a room and thus Impreg nil tlie air of the room, the thing of the question Yet not only do sts assert that this cud be done ny people have been actually iu real life with doing it—foi urpose of blackmailing tbem. for them or perhaps to throw of from the pretended victim committed the robbery him if the room measures, say. 12 fee' and is 0 feet high, it woult: take a gallon of chloroform ) the floor to make a ninu tin i. All the chinks ami crannies have to be stopped up firs', and the operator himself e to be poison proof or h< i'ould succumb. matter of fact, the only way to a person unconscious by-tbe use i.roforut Is in the way practiced Potts in the operating room Amt by tto means an easy task. There vernl ways of doing It. The clilo f 1 may be dropped on a liandker I which is then held over the,face tie little distance, or It may he !'d on a sponge or It may be used of ilte innumerable machines in for the purpose. But the vapot he mixed with air before it is led. That is tbe reason the hand ef or tiie sponge - is held some from .the face. As a rule It from five to eight minutes to the person unconscious, and dur ds time he generally struggles violently. iS probable that many of the ?s of chloroforming which have nia le are false." Sometimes the ided victim asserts that he has ,e unconscious immediately. But 1 1 eu shown in evidence that tbe iPessary to bring about tills re st least four or live minutes, hues he says be could not cry et he describes all tbe eircuro- °f the administration mlnute- °' v , tiie first effect of the chloro us to produce confusion of the " hile. ou the other band, the t can cr y out a | IU08 { U p ( 0 (be Ue becomes mentally confused lie loses the power of speech. u, w facts are sufficient perhaps honstrute that some ebergea of p chloroforming are necessarily --Loudon JlaiL Kr w 'i>< , D n«- wa» nvii i»ar. '"'I t m a toe lied with Ills • I utti- winter's ti ght, being middle of tt when his he-itliiie came. s|,p suggested m °ve (in lit* aid,.. He li|llik» ■ re 1 ,..;! i !i>!v "No i t'mU It - • it every v. re I ~~~ ftts Mips TTb®ar 'were newly married and ware calling hpoh one of tbe frtehda of. the bHtie Who hfui been particularly pleas ant bpon the occasion of their wedding. The bridegroom, apropos of nothing, began to talk about phrenology and told how his wife had discovered two very promlbebt bnmps on the back of hts head. He was proud of them. Bo waa she, and she passed him around that the host and hostess might feel the bumps and know of their exist ence. Then she explained; "My book on phrenology •ays that they mean good memory and generos ity." It waa evident that she was proud of the facts, and so was he. But the host, being pf an Inquiring turn of mind, wished to satisfy himself, so he got down a phrenological work from one of his library shelves and after much labor found the bumps on tbe chart. Turning to the notes, he read, seriously at first, then unsteadily. TJ}e bride be came spspicious, put phe was game and said: "ffphd It out loud. Please do!” And the host rend; “These bumps are most frequently found on cats and monkeys." Other topics consumed the remainder of the visit, wbicli was brief.—New York Bun. Swell* With Swell Chest*. “I bad occasion to examine two brothers who bad applied for policies In our company the other day,” said the medical examiner of a life Insur ance company. “One was 33 years old and the other was 33. They are both unmarried and are knowu about town ns pretty gny boys. Usually there Is considerable attached to writ ing policies for men who are knowu as ‘rounders,’ but these two proved to be perfect specimens of physical man hood. “I was particularly Impressed by their chest developments. They both had the same measurement and also the same expr usion—f rom 30 to 43. When I found that they hud smoked cigarettes from boyhood, I wonJered all the more, at fgur Inch expan sion. Then they told me \hnt when they were youugsters they used to delight In seeing bow loug they yould hold their breath under'water. Every time "they look a Lath in the tub one would take a deep breath, duck under, and the other would time him with n watch. A minute and a half, 1 be lieve, was tbe limit of their endurance. They said it was all their mother could do to get them out of the bath and drive them to bed.”—Philadelphia Rec ord- „T'v ! -*** Doth Expert In Logic. “Tom," said a father to his son whose school report showed him to have been an Idle young scamp, “what have you been studying this term?” “Logic, father." replied Tom. "I can prove you arc not here now.” “Indeed! How so?” “Well, you must be either at Rome or elsewhere?” "Certainly.” “You are not at Rome?” “No.” “Then you must be elsewhere.” "Just so." “Aud If you are elsewhere you clear ly can't be here.” For answer the father took up a cane that lay near aud laid it smartly across Ids son's back. “Don’t!” cried Tom. 'Won are hurt ing me.” “Not at all. You have Just proved conclusively that I am uo't here, so 1 can’t be hurting you.” Before his stern parent bad quite doue with him Tom felt that there must be after all a flaw somewhere la his logic.—Loudon Tlt-Blts. BUI fu ter«f tor*w* h rirt Whatever Other fate might befall It nnturnllsts agree that the common house fly cannot be drowned and many experiments have been made In rela tion thereto. Included In such tests was the tin tnerslou of a fly In a tumbler of clear cold water, with a piece of cardboard to fit the glass and floated so ns to keep the Insect beneath the surface. So little did the fly trouble about such an obstacle that It kept near the bottom of the glass, and there for a quarter of an hour ran about ns freely as In the fresh air, while It at times crawled across the underside of the pasteboard as ou tbe celling of a room. After being immersed fo.^IO minutes tbe fly’s movements were less active, and at 23 mluutcs It turned over on Its side, apparently dead. It bung sus pended In the water Just under the pasteboard, which kept It fpotn rising to the flupface, nu<J there It remained for nnoUjcr to mmutefl.' " It was then taken out and placed ou a sheet orpuperi looking lo all appear ance dead. Its next fate was to be burled by being covered with about half a teospoonful of fine salt. At tbe end of . 13 minutes the saline was shaken off, the fly having thus been completely covered either by water or by salt for G5 minutes. Immediately upon its release tbe In sect trimmed Its wings and legs active ly for awhile and then flew away.— rearaou’s Weekly. Why Monarch* Were Inaane. Pathologists have often pointed out tbe fact that physical and mental en ervntlon are apt to go hand In band, and the Intellectual degeneracy of etl quette monarchs may have a good deni to do with the Sybaritism of tbelr pal ace life. The plebeian functions which medlce val sovereigns were obliged to perfbrn.' by proxy Included the adjustment of their gnlu gloves. They bad flunklc: to remove their cravats and warm their nightshirts, unplait their pigtails am. tuck up Ihelf bedclothes around the!, shoulders. In the morning courtier: cSfuipeted for tie Honor of TioldTuy their washbasin. Peers of the renin, waited on bended kucea Jo buckle theli shoe's! InSe inheritor of a Tegltlmiite throne llf:ed a spoon to break an egg lynx eyed lackeys anticipated his need - with tbe agility of trained conjurers Like his food, bis information on cur rent topics was served ready dressed and cooked, till be turned Into a roast! eating machine and repeater of con ventlonal twaddle.—Llpplncott’s. Saved E*cli Other. A short time ago a guard on one o tbe Northern expresses while at a big station In the midlands had been talk Ing to the engine driver. Presently hi stepped aside and gave his “Right away!” when a gentleman who wc.. late sprang on to the footboard while tbe train was In motion and tried to obtain admission to one of the compart ments. As tbe carriage came along tbe gunr<: seized him by tbe coat aud pulled him off. remarking that be must think him self lucky, for he bad prnetlcally saved his life. As this conversation was going on the guard's van came by, aud the guard, with that gracefulness acquired by constant practice, sailed unjestlcal ly ou to his van. The gentleman, who had taken In the situation, thereupon seized him by the coat and pulled him off, saying as tbe train sped uway: “One good turn deserves another. You saved my life; I bnve saved yours. Now we are quits.”—London Telegraph. He Got Off. The wife of a German farmhand In Ohio was taken sick and finally died. An Early Riser. the husband, of course, leaving his. “Pat,” said.a manager to one of hi* work for several days In consequence. workmen, “you must be an early riser. 1 always find you at work the first thing In the morning.” “Indade and 01 am, ear. It’s a fam ily trait, Ol’rn thlnkln.” “Then your father was an early riser too?” “Me father, Is It? He rolses that ear ly that If he went to bed a little later Two weeks later be appeared at the bouse of hts employer and asked to be relieved from work for a couple of days, when ;he following conversation took place: “I vould like to get off for apout two tays.” - “I can't spare you unless It Is abso lutely necessary. You know you lost he’d meet himself gettlfl up in the several days two weeks ago. and we inorniu.” are behind in the work. What is the necessity for your getting off?” inqnlr- A Rnbelol* Hoax. * ed the farmer. Rabelais, being out of money, once “Veil, 1 vas to be married.” tricked the police Into taking him from “Why. Fritz, your wife died only two Marseilles to Paris on a charge of trea- weeks ago, and now you are about to son. He made up some packages of get married again? I do not under- brick dust and labeled tbem “Poison stand that.” for the royal family.” The officers "Veil,” replied tbe German, “I don’t took Rabelais TOO miles, only to bs bold spite long.” told at tbe end of their Journey that it The farmei dismissed the case witb- was April 1 and the affair was ft hoax, out prejudice. Of course, ns Rabelais was tbe priv ileged wit of the royal family, he was forgiven. t Teem Pat to nut lac*. All Eskimos have good teeth, but they are subjected to severe usage, being used for pinchers, vises and fluting machines. The teeth are employed in drawing bolts, nutylug knots, bolding tbe ,, , ,. . mouthpiece of n drill, shaping poof mils: said be d pay for soles., stretching and tan;i;ie: skins. old Mslctnar Htin Sweat. Hardware Dealer—What waa Krar.key kicking about? Clerk—He wanted ten pound* of| chom home himself. Wouldn’t trust us to deliver tbem. he said. Hardware Dealer—Surly old codger! I hope he’U sweat for It I Clerk Ob. 1 took care of that. I t; re-v -«a extra ten ;v;un’•'• ■ '•! ‘ nev,: ,'ti it. 1 i.iia.li’-P—a - -ess. When they become uqeven ‘ri m hard usage they art leveled off with a I}!? or whetstone. The fi-cr- •i t* :..c | c • *'>(!((• evil •hoof’-' • i-'T-ii:*": ■v 'r, NO BUSINESS Can be properly run without being Advertised, And no advertising pays better (haD newspaper advertising. The news, paper goes into the homes pf the people and is rend through, if hai-r gains are offered, they make a note of it, TIE SEARCH-LIGHT^ a first-class advertising medium, As it is read by the people very generally in this county and by many in adjoining counties. PUT AN AD. And work up your business to a payin point* Job Work Our book aud job office is busy turn ing out tint-class job work all the time, and we propose to give satis faction at reasonable prices. If yon need anything in the job printing line, write to us or see us before placing your order. It will pay you. B.ESS’ECTF’UXI/S THE SFap xu .t T CT l'U PJT 1.