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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-16


What do you mean by coming here a,
this time OF day?'
| behind my time"
you arer' repeated scrooge. Eyes, ]
think vcu are. Step this way. sir. II you
please"
IT'S only once a year. SIR" pleaded Bob
ut shall not be repeated. I was making
| rather merry yesterday, SIR"
Now. I'll tell you what. my friend" said
Scrooge II am not going to stand this sort
OF thing any longer. And therefore" he
continued. leaping from his stool and giyins
Bob dig in the waistcoat-"and. therefore
| 1 am about to raise your salary"'
Bob tremhled, and got a little nearer Il
the ruler. He had a momentary idea OF
knocking Scrooge down with 1t. holdine
him. and calling to the people in the cour
for help and a straight-waistccat.
"a merry Christmas. Bob" said Scrooge
with an earnestness that could not be mis-
| taken, as he clapped him on the back
| "a merrier Christmas. Bob my good fel
low than have given you for many a year
I'll raise your salary, and endeavor to &C
| sist your STRUGGLING family. and we will
discuss your affairs this very afternoon
Make the fires and buy another Goa
s"uttle before you dot another 1, Boil
Cratchitv
Scrooge was better than his word He dit
| 1t all, and infinitely more; and to Tiny Tim
| who did not die, he was a second father
He became good friend, as good 8
| master and as good a man as the good ole
city knew. or anv other good old city, towr
| or borough in the good old world. som,
people laughed to see the alteration in him
| but he let them laugh, and little Needed
| them; for he was wise enough to know tina
! nothing ever happened on this globe fo
| good at which some people did not hav,
| their fill of laughter in the outset: and
| knowing that such as these would h.
| blind anyway. he thought 1t quite as wei
that thev should wrinkle up their eyes il
| grins as have the maladv In less attracttv.
: forms. His own heart laughed, and tina
was quite enough or him.
He had no further intercourse with spir
its. but lived upon the total abstine c.
principle ever afterward: and it was Away
| said of him that he knew how to kee,
| Christmas well. II any man alive possesse,
| the KNOWLEDGE. May that be truly said o
us. and all of us! And so. as Tiny Tim oh
| served, God bless u.s. every one!
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1893-07-19
Kentucky's Wonderful Stone.

The moving stone" at Lexington is
one of the most remarkable freaks of
nature in the state of Kentucky, the
great caverns alone excepted. In the
rear Of the grounds attached to the
home of the late Gov. Gilmer is huge
bowlder standing alone on the edge Of
stream. Resting directly upon this
bowlder is another, weighing at least
twenty tons. This upper howlder
rests upon stone pinnacle not more
than two feet square, and so evenly
balanced that, although the slightest
touch will cause it to rock to and fro,
q hundred horses could not pull it
from its socket. Biologists say that it
must have been deposited in its pres
ent position in the time of the glacial
epoch, and that the texture and COM
position of the bowlder argues in IA
vor of the theory that it was trans
ported from the Lake Superior region
to its present resting place in good
field of ice before there was a single
human being on the face of the earth.
IN. Y Journal
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1893-07-19
up, Guards. and at Them,'

Among its Foreign Notes of Inter-
est" the N. Y. Sun relates how the
duke of Wellington discredited q
Waterloo legend. An English artist
called upon him one day and addressed
him as follows: "My lord duke. l have
come to ask Il great favor. Iwant you
to give me an opportunity of making a
picture of you in precisely the attitude
in which YOU stood when you said:
Up guards and at them!" "Oh, get
out" roared the iron duke. Then he
burst out laughing and walked into
another room. The SSn will perhaps
be glad to have more positive contra
'liction of the up, guards" story. 1t
is to be found in lecture which the
Rev. Mr.. Milburn. the blind preacher.
now chaplain of the house at Washing
ton. delivered through the country
thirty or more years ago. He said he
had it from IN Englisbman, who asked
the duke the point-blank question
whether he gave such an order, that
the dukes reply was: at stands to
reason that | couldn't have been such
a blank fool At the decisive moment
! said to my staff officers, Gentlemen.
let the whole line advance. '-Bufdi 10
Courier,
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1893-07-19
WHEN THE SERMON BEGINS.
Usually That Is tho Time the Congrega.
tion Begins to Cough.

Why should the beginning of q SER
mon be the signal for those who want
to cough to get to work? asks the
Buffalo Commercial. They will remain
with threats quiet and will apparently
show no desire or necessity for thor
ough throat clearing until the clergy
man announces his text, and then
man, woman and child who can feel
the slightest inclination of cough,
goes to work and makes up for time
lost during the rest of the service.
When the old woman on the south
side of the aisle coughs up, the old
man on the other side seems to think
that it will never do in the world to
let woman get ahead of him, so he
coughs, and thus warned his wife
thinks she ought at least put in a slight
"ahem" as her share and show her hus-
band that her cold is really no better.
OF course the small boy must get In
his cough, and as he coughs he looks
at his sister. and she coughs because
he did, and then he coughs to show
her he had to, and probably as sort
of challenge to her to match his cold
il she can. And then comes some
throat exercise from that old fellow
who has had cough for thirty years;
he never knew why, never could tell
why he coughed; thinks this damp
climate has something to do with it.
He would be panied il physician told
him that there was no earthly use in
his coughing; he coughs because he
has always coughed and because it is
not good form to spit in church, he
must do something. And on top Of
all these come coughs of various styles
that are contributed to the general
fund because some people cough when
they do not know exactly what else to
do. There is no exaggeration in this.
Watch when next at church and see
how one cough will start a lot Of peo-
pie on that line who would not have
thought of coughing il they had not
heard the signal. Some persons seem
to think that they cannot settle down
for the hearing Of gospel truth until
they have just little coughing spell;
it seems to put them in the proper
frame of mind to listen to the
preacher
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1893-07-19
EARNING HIS LIVING.
The Tramp Saw the Thing from His owr
Point OF View.

The tramp had asked the well-to-do
citizen for dime, and had not sue.
ceeded in securing it, says the Detroit
Free Press.
"Why don't you earn your living%
asked The well-to-do, reprovingly.
Il DO" said the tramp, with touch
of sadness in his voice.
"Don't tell me that. know better"
commended the citizen.
"Don't earn it?" and the tramp's
voice quivered. isn't it earning food,
when | walk all day from kitchen door
Ia kitchen door, in the wet and cold,
for bit of dry bread and n piece of
bad meatP Isn't it earning clothes
when | take kicks and cusses from
place TO place. begging an old coat or
pair of cast-of trousers? Isn't it
earning covering when | trudge
along dirty alleys looking for hat or
an old pair of shoes? Isn't it earning
q shelter when break the law to get
into IA station house at night. where
there is warmth and II dry plank to
sleep onP Isn't it earning living
when man lives because there is no
other incentive TO live than the fear Of
deathp Isn't il-n
Hold on, hold on" interrupted the
well-to-do. 81 never looked at it Just
That way before. and | don't quite
think you are right but here's a dol
lar. Now 90 and buy yourself farm"
and the well-lo-do shook The tramp and
hurried along 10 his comfortable home,
not convinced that the tramp reasoned
correctly, but still not sorry he had
given him the dollar.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1893-07-19
How to Get Rid of Highbinders.

A tolerably well informed China
man employed as a servant at the
navy-yard, Mare Island. was asked the
other day by his employer what he
thought of the Chinese murders being
committed of late at San Francisco,
and what remedy and penalty he would
propose to intlict; also what was a
highlander. "Highbindee! He allie
same hoodlum. He no workee; he
loafee. He smokee opium; he wear
malice coat. He cally knifee, pistol;
him bad man gently. What do with
Chinaman killee man? You San Flan-
cisco Judge do alice same in China,
then you have no more killee man.
In China, man killee nuder man, catch
him, bling him fore Judge; Judge say,
John, you killee man?' John say,
Me no killee man. Judge know him
klllee man for sure. SO him send
pleeceman to catch him all 'lations-
fader. mudder, sistee, brodee, cousin,
all 'lations him can find, and bling him
INTO courlee. Judge say to plisoner
John. YOU killee manP' John say,
Yes Then Judge tell pleeceman 90
chop him heed of, and pleeceman chop
John head off. and all 'lalions 80 flee,
go nome. But if John tell Judge him
no klllee man, then Judge tell pleece-
man, heap lot pleeceman, take John
and alice Johns 'lalions. and KILN al
lee. Then -pleecemen lakee alice down
10 the beachee and stand i'm uppee in
low, alice same posts and choppe'm
alice heads offee. That way do in
China. In San Elan,;sco roII JudUe
90 alice samee, no more highbindee,
no more murdee, no more killee man;
put alice be citizens, allie blong Saliva
,ion Army, wearee led shirt and pokee
bonnet. See?"- VaHGo (Cai.) NeDs,
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1893-07-19
PARADOx=S IN ANIMAL LIFE.
Stupid Foxes, Active Crabs, Little Whales
aud Lazy Bees Among tho Number.

IN New Zealand species of parrot
Is found that, finding its food entirely
on the ground, has lost the power Of
fight, says Sports Afeid 1t differs
from the rest of it's family only in this
particular, and in being almost voice
less. Among recent breeds OF pigeons
Is the parlor tumber, which has not
only lost the power of fight but has
very nearly lost that of walking as
well. It's queer motions when it at
tempts to walk have given it its name,
the tumbler "As thick as the hair on
dogs back" expresses nothing in
Mexico. for the Mexican dog is entirely
devoid of hair on his back or anywhere
else. The hot climate having rem
dered it superfluous, Mother Nature
kindly Invested him of it. Nor does
"the little busy bee improve each shin
ing hour" mean anything in that coun-
try. On the contrary, it soon learns
that as there is no winter there, there
is no necessity for laying in store of
honey, and degenerates into thor
oughbred loafer. "As big as whale"
might be rather small, as there is a
species Of the cetacean genus hardly
three feet long. "As cunning as
fox" would have sounded idiotic to the
discoveries of Kamchatka. They found
foxes in large mum bers, but so stupid
because they have never before seen
an enemy that they could be killed
with clubs. "As awkward as crab"
does not apply on some of the South
sea islands, for crab is found there
that not only runs as fast rs an. aver
age man, but climbs trees with the
ease of a schuolboy
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1893-07-19
Looked Like a Natural Sequence.

A queer coincidence occurred in one
of the city churches last Sunday Dur
ing the service one of the ushers noti-
fed a physician in the congregation
that call had been made for him in
the vestibule. The doctor bounced
out with hat and overcoat, and was
soon on his way to see a patient.
About ten minutes later the usher
walked down the aisle until he came
opposite well-knowu undertaken.
There was whispered word or two,
and the undertaken hurried out. 1t
was not the same case, but he followed
the doctor. and broad smile fioated
out over the congregation. Atlanta
Journal
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1893-07-19

A calf raised by hand can be
cheaply kept, and to no better or
more profitable use can portion of
the sweet skim-milk be put than to
grow up a likely lot of well-bred
helfer calves to take their places in
the dairy when old enough.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1893-07-19

Professor examining class in
physics): "The pressure of bodies al
rest is called force. Give an example,
Jones" Jones Gan observant scholar):
sThe police force. ~ Puck.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1893-07-19

lhe Chinese detective force is Sc
cIet oody' and the best organized in
tne world. They have an eye upon
every man, woman and child, foreign
or natlve' In China. and, in addition.
watch over each other.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1893-07-19
CHAPTER V.

And now matter has to be recorded
which will go far to convince many of
our readers that Capt Lane was even
more of an old fashioned prig than he
has hitherto appeared to be. After leav-
ing the Vincents late on the previous
day he had come to his rooms, and sat
there for fully two hours in the endeavor
to compose brief, manly letter address
ed to Vincent pere. 1t was nothing
more nor less than the old style of ad-
dressing gentleman of family and re-
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1893-07-19

influenza or cold in the head is quickly
cured by using r. Halls Pulmonary Bal
sam, price so cents.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1893-07-19

The common water pump IT today 10
but an Improvement on Grecian in
vention.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1893-08-18
The Antiquity of the Pump.

The development of the modern steam
pumping engine forms one of the most inn
portant features of progress in the field Of
mechanics, the details of which are out
lined in an entertaining manner by Mr..
William NJ. Barr. According to this writer,
however, the ancients were not without a
great deal of ingenuity in devising methods
for the raising of water, and it is of interest
to study some of these methods as intro
ducing principles still in use in the con-
struction of pumping machinery.
Machines for raising water may be said
to be as old as civilization itself, and their
invention extends so far beyond written
history that no one can say when the art
of lifting and distributing water began.
Egypt, the land of unfathomable antiqui-
ty, the Oldest civilization of the orient,
noted not only for her magnifcence and
power, but for knowledge, wisdom and en-
cheering skill, understood and made prac-
tical use of such important hydraulic de-
vices as the siphon and the syringe, the lat
ter being a remarkable invention and the
real parent of the modern pump. Whether
or not syringes were ever fitted with inlet
and outlet valves, thus making the single
action pump, is not known. But bellows
consisting of leather bag set in a frame
and worked by the feet, the operator stand
ing with one foot on each bag, expelling
the inclosed air, the exhausted bag being
then lifted by a string to refill it with air,
implies the use of valve opening inward,
and it is difficult to conceive of a continu-
Gus operation without one.-Engineering
Magazine.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1893-08-18

Some years ago Professor Langley gave
expression to the idea that the sun is not
white, but blue, its apparent whiteness, be
ing due principally to the absorptive action
of its own atmosphere, but in quite an ap-
preciable degree to that of our air.
After several years of further research
the professor was able to show that the
sun, although we regard it as white, is
blue, or at least blush. He reasoned in
this way:
1t appears to us when setting-that is
when we look at it through long range OF
our atmosphere-to be red, or orange, OF
yellow, according to the state of the air
When the sun is high above the horizon
the action of the air is similar, but less in
tense, thus making the suns disk yellowel
than it actually is.
Moreover, the extreme edge of the disk is
less bright than the center, although it is 9
fact that just as much light is emitted from
the former portion rs from the latter. This
can only be due to the absorptive action Of
the solar atmosphere upon the light.
A further proof is given in photographs
of the sun. 1t will be observed in these
that the darkening toward the edge is dis
tinctly noticeable.
This shows that the rays which produces
the Photographic image principally blue
indigo and violeD are affected to a fal
greater degree by the suns atmosphere
than those which form the ordinary visua
image of the sun.
Thus, after series of detailed expert
ments, Professor Langley demonstrated thu
accuracy of his theory that the sun is really
blue, its apparent color being the result o.
the absorption exerted by its vapory atmos
phere upon the rays of light as they passed
through.-Boston Globe.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1893-08-18
Eating and Drinking.

1t may seem hard that the man who in
youth has known the pinch of poverty,
who remembers how the cut of mutton
with a supply of potatoes and greens scarce
ly sufficed for vigorous appetite, should
find that in the prosperity of later life an
eight course dinner of delicacies fails to
tempt him and that, nevertheless, his ply
stefan warns him that the attack of govt
from which he is suffering means that he is
eating too much and that his diet must be
lowered. Is life then never to give salts
factions Must youth know hunger and old
age safety? Must the poor muscle worker
never have enough food to give energy to
his frame and must the rich idler have so
much to eat that disease is the consequence?
To find the happy man, to live according to
sweet reasonableness and knowledge is the
aim of the teaching of science, and if to
these are added the principles of Christian
communism the wealth Of later life will
not lead to self indulgence, but to the miti-
cation of the sufferings Of those who want
the means of life.
One of many splendid examples is that
of gentleman now in possession of large
income who in his youth lived ON salary
of 10 shillings week. He early made up
his mind that to eat little and drink less
would be his rule in life. To this resolu-
ton he has adhered, though fortune has
come to him. Nearly an octogenarian, he
is still man of untiring vigor of body and
mind. Simple in life he dispenses his great
fortune as a custodian for his Master, while
living amid the refinement and cultured
surroundings of an English gentleman
London Hospital.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1893-08-18

Of course in Newport one always visits,
and usually an invitation includes ones
servants. This, however, is sometimes not
the case, owing to the limited accommoda-
tions for servants in this country. Under
such circumstances he boards at the nearest
place. This is undoubtedly a mistake, and
think twice before accepting a second in
vitation to such house. The fees to serv-
ants, for man who visits great deal, are
by no means a small item. They frequently
amount to more at the end of the year than
would keep many family. After weeks
visit in smart house, give the butler IS,
each footman 81, the head coachman the
same as the butler, and the grooms the
same as the footmen. In this country
never fee housekeeper. She isso apt to be
poor relative. To the housemaid who at
tends to my rooms l give So. These are
ordinary fees. In semismart houses I pre-
sumo the fees are less. l really do not
know.-Cor. Vogue.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1893-08-18
gnetiral.
LIZZIE.

wonder eff all wimmin air II
Like Lizzie is when we go out F
To theatcrs an concerts where II:
Is things the papers talk about? r.
Do other wimmin fret an stew
Like they wuZ bein crucified-
Frettin show or concert through
With wonderin eff the baby cried?
Now, Lizzie knows that gran'ma's there
To see that everything is right,
Yet Lizzie thinks that gran'ma's care
Amt good enuff FIR baby quite.
Yet what am | to answer when
She kind NV fidgets by my side
An asks me every now an then,
II wonder if the baby cried?"
Seems like she seen two little eyes
A-pinin FIR their mothers smile.
Seems like she hcarn the pleadin cries
Nv one she thinks NV all the while.
An SO she's sorry that she come,
An though she allus tries TO hide
The truth she'd ruther stay to hum
Then wonder eff the baby cried.
Yes, wimmin folks is all alike.
By Lizzie you kin jedge the rest.
There never wuz a little tyke
But that his mother loved him best.
An mex to bein what be,
The husband Nv my gentle bride,
I'd wisht wuz that croodlin wee,
With Lizzie wonderin eff l cried:
Eugene Field.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1893-08-18
Their Values,

The visitor in the town was asking his
host about the people they saw passing the
window.
who's that ordinary looking man with
the handsome woman?" asked the visitor
rs couple went by.
THAT'S Mr.. Dime"
And the lady?"
"That Mrs. Dollar"
"Ahl you must have moneyed aristoc-
racy here" laughed the visitor.
mo, not exactly. You see, that isn't her
name She's his wife, and call her that
as joke"
"Why?"
Because she's worth 10 of him. DE
troit Free Press.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1893-08-18
WATCHES AND JEWELRY.
JEWELRY

DIAMONDs--A magnificent display of Soil
taire Rings and Pendants; Diamonds and Ru-
bies, Diamonds and Sapphres, Diamonds and
Emeralds Diamonds and Opals-in hoop"
pass" and Cluster Rings in variety of
tempting designs.
WATCHES.-A very fine stock of Ladies'
and Gentlemen's Watches, BEST movements,
open Face" and Hunting Cases.. plain or
chased and jeweled-includng rare and eX-
quisite importation of Pansy Watches, enam-
eled and jeweled, Silver Chatelane Watches
and Boys Silver Watches.
SILVERwARE-A remarkably beautiful
selection. Manicure Sets, Silver Hairpins and
Hatpins, Picture Frames, Glove and Handker-
Thermometers and innumerable Trinkets of
small cost and much appropriateness
LEATHER DS.-Silver-mounted and
decidedly pretty-Lades' Pocket-Books and
Card Cases, separate or in combination with
Time-Pieces set in silver filigree Gentlemen's
Card Cases, Purses ard Court-Plaster Cases,
Prayer Books, Hymnals and numerous other
articles of use and beauty.
CLOCKS.-An exceptionally large and ar
tistic display-Dresden Clocks, Onyx Clocks,
Bronze Clocks. An unlooked-for demand for
China Clocks is responsible for another and
much larger supply than we opened the sea-
their popularity is well merited.
SOUVENIR CUPS.-A special feature and a
very highly appreciated one. These Souvenir
our order by the Royal Worcester Co., of Eng
land, present ION the Cups the Washington
and Battle Monuments and ION the Saucers)
the Coat of Arms of Mary land in proper colors.
Such novelties cannot fail to be popular with
people CT refined tastes.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1893-08-18
An Ancient English Cross.

OF crosses in churchyards, one of the
largest is remarkable specimen discovered
in the parish of St. Teath, near Camelford,
in Cornwall In form it was Greek-that
is, the four arms were of equal length. 1t
was a massive granite monolith, but meas
ured no less than Is feet in extreme height,
the upright shaft measuring in breadth at
the base 81 inches by Is inches, and beneath
the fillet Immediately below the cross 1871
inches by III inches.-Londop Tit-Rits.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1893-08-18

If you are not telling strong and healthy, try
Electric Bitters If ia Grippe" has left you
weak and weary, use Electric Bitters. This rem
edy acts directly ON Liver, Stomach and Kidneys.
gently aiding those organs to perform their
functions. III you are afflicted with Sick Head
ache YOU will find speedy and permanent relief
by taking Electric Bitters. One trial will con-
vince YOU that this is the remedy you need
Large bottles only so cents at DIR. VIM. S. Rich
ardson & Sons Drug Store, Bel Air, Md.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1893-08-18

An intellect which makes a man great
scholar or poet can surely comprehend the
ordinary rules of good breeding. Disregard
of them is usually the boorish affectation of
a coarse, surly nature.