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Griggs courier., 1897-01-15
THE ''oELloHTFuL POISON. .

Ho01llAR Manner In which Wlns0alEan1
In Rsssss Orisinased.
In the Kingdom Of the Shah. % By Dr.
Treacher Collins. the author tells Of the
origin Of winemaking in Persia II va.
during the reign of King Jamsheed tina,
the vineyards Of Sbirsz. as today, wers
noted for the superlative quality of the
grapes they produced ON account of the
variations of temper .',rc-the intense
cold of winter ant' ss.as.c heat Of san,
mer-to which ~ 80 subjected.
King Jamsheed N.y cxs-:<- ..y foa.!
OF Shiraz grapes, :sn;; III IA t., cnioy
them throughout tie !, =. .-.:- .s,iyc,i he
idea of preserving them =, :. i.:r Fer
mentation, of course, took place, an,,
when the jar was opened ard found to
contain q quantity Of acid liquid it was
looked upon as poison by the king. He
placed it in bottles and labeled it as
such. On q certain occasion cne Of his
female favorites, who was sorely af1lict-
ed with nervous headache, discovered
:he bottles marked 'spcison'' and swat
lowed the contents Of one in the hope Of
putting an end to he-:eife. The effect
however. was to throw her into deep
sleep. from which she awoke much be-
freshed. The result was Sd delightful
that she frequently repeated the dose un-
til all the supposed poison was con-
zlmctl.
The kiag, who missed tho bottles,
caused inquiry to be made, and the ee-'
c-er OF their disappearance was revealed.
This led to the manufacture of wine
from Ss,sTaz grapes, which to this day Is
known as Zeser-e-Khoosh. or s'the de-
lighEful poison The laws Of the Kcran
against tie use Of spirisucus liquors are
generally very risidiy observed, pa,ticu-
larry among the poorer classes. DE-. Col
liEs says that he never saw an intoxic.tt-
cd Mohammedan, even among the cha
s,2dars. men who Go the most laborious
work. Uniise their western prototypes,
who cannot exist without beer or spirits.
they refresh themselves only with a sncls
4. a hubble bubble pipe fr q cup of very
Strong. sweet, hot tea in either tho
swslJe.ing heat of summer or the in-
tense cold Of winter Tipping in Persia
is confined exclusively to the richer
classes and indnlged in only in the Sc
clrsion Of the anderan. Tic Persians
make two sorts of wine, red and
white. The latter contains az excess of
alcohol aud is i'll greater favcr with
those who indulge in secret drinking.
Arrack. a crude, ae=y spirit, is likewise
distilled. II is probable that when
Persia has railroads and the vineyards
OF Shiraz become accessible. the superior
quality of the grapes fer winemaking
will attract the attention of western
Griggs courier., 1897-01-15
Saved by a Sausage,

It is possible to ooverestimate the cocr-
age OF rohher. as may be seen by this
story By Judge Seymour D. Thompson,
given in the St Louis Republic:
McNab was the hero of a hairh1eadth
escape. 1t was in Canada, where Nc
Nab, a brawny Scctchman, was fellow
colporteur Of my father, the Rev. Sey-
mous Thompson
The two became separated On tho
night OF McNab's adventure The
Scotchman was riding through a forest
unarmed. He bad a package of Bibles
on one eide Of his saddle and Oh the
other string Of frozen sausages, which
were to be thawed and cooked for his
breakfast. A highwayman stopped Nc
Nab's reflections and his progress at the
same time.
The Scotchman was frightened. He
never denied that. he had q little
money in his boot. and he leaned over
to remove the boot aud satisfy the de-
nand of tie robber. His hand struck
against the frozen ssusages. He be-
thought himsef of these. Perhaps they;
wonld be accepted instead Of money.
He broke one OF them in two aud wal
about to offer half of it to the highwaJ.
man. when suddenly lie found himyelf
alone and heard the clatter of a horses
rapidly retreating hoofs. Badly fright
eHed al he was. McNab laughed. The
robber had mistaken the cracking of the
eausage Tor the cocking of . pistol and
had.f1ed,
Griggs courier., 1897-01-15
HEAVEN AND HELL.

vaRious Theories - I'd tho Loene5aa -
Paradise aad Hadaa.
He'll and heaven beliefs had their
origin about the year $50 b. G., and
nnce that time there have bean thou
sands Of attempts to locate these places,
the one OF future punishment and the
other of everlasting happiness. The old
mediaval idea of hell is the one which
gives us to understand that the devil
and his lmps have their furnaces and
their caldrons ard other articles of in
fernal utility constantly working some
where within the bowels Of the earth.
On the other hand, we are told and be-
lieye that heaven is an abode Of light,
beauty and JOY located far above the
Garth. Ore writer believes that heaven
will be on q planet which will be pre-
pared for the saints in the last day. and
another believes that this earth, burned
cFer and purified Sy IRE. will he the final
resting place OF those who escape the
horrors of perpetual punishment in the
he'll that has been prepared fer those
who love sin. DR.. Winston, the friend
OF SIR Isaac Newton aud the first Of the
great race of Speculative astronomers. -
believes that hell is located On comet.
But the most curious theory we have
ever Investigated was that advanced by
DE-. Mortimer, author of tsThe Spirit OF
God as Fire. One Of the several SUBJ
ssltutes Of this remarkable rock was one
which gave the reader to understand
that the author believed that heaven is
located on the inner globe of the sun.
This substitute was ''The Gicbe Within
the Sun Our Heaven. - According to-
Nortimer's theory, cur scn is surround
ed BY al envelope or pho:osphere Of
fame 100, 600 miles itself. Taken all
together, THIS idea of the paotcsphere is
: vast nonl.an.inous void Farther ON is
the great globe of the sun itself.
Taken ali together, this iGe; Of the
sun may be aptly compared to peach
OF plum. The envelope Of fame occu-
pies the place CT the skin. the vast
nonlnminous void" the place of the
meat of the fruit and the central globe
ttrue sun) the place of the seed On this
Gun globe, inside the great fiery enyeI-
one, DR.. Mortimer believed heaven to
bs situated. The pnotosphere or enveI-
cpe OF fire he took to be hell or the place
OF future punishment for the wicked.
The "EoDlnsninous void,'' according to
Mortimer, Is the ''great gulf between, .
which is mentioned quite frequently in
the Scriptures. St Louis Republic.
Griggs courier., 1897-01-15
wnl,an ,aseris ..A ,e..sa

Some idiot. says . writer in Tho Sat-
urday Review. takes it on himself to a..
sure the world that William Morris has:
no musical sense As a matter Of fact,
he had perfect ear, q mcst musical
singing voice, and 20 fine sense Of
beauty in sound Gas in everything else)
that he could not endure tho clatter OF
She pianoforte or the squaliirg and
shouting Of the average singer. When
told him that the Amsterdam choir
brought over here by A. de Lange had
discovered the secret of the beauty of
medieval music and sang in with s-r-
passing excellence, he was full of regret
fnr having missed it, and the viol coz
certs Of n. Dolmetsch pleased hin
greatly. Indeed, once during his illness,
when u. Dolmetsch plsyed him some
really beautiful music on a really beau
tful instrument. he was quite overcome
by it
once urged him to revive TIE man,
ufactlre of musical instruments and
rescue Us from the vulgar handsomeness
OF the trade articles with which cur or
ches:ras are equipped. and he was by
no means ayerse to the idea. having al
ways, he ayowed, thought he should
ike tomaSe a coed fiddle. Only neither
IN music nc- in anything else could yor
cngage him in any sort of intellectual
dilsstantism. he would not waste his
time ana energy ca the cursosities and
fashions Of art, but went straight TO lis
highest point il the direct AID simple
production CT beauty.
Griggs courier., 1897-01-15
SUBSTITUTES FOR GLASS.

0hEoe Csmpssitaoas Censae Ineo N. 4.
BaroPe.
There arc several substitutes for RlasB
tn use in Germany, the chief among
them being tectorium. fensterpappe and
hornRlas Tectorium consists Of GAL
vanized iron web covered with q Relat-
nous substance and is translucent, bat
not transparent Il is described q a
suhatance that can Be bent without be-
ing broken and is both tough and dexi-
bic. II is said not to be softened By the
rays OF the sun, is nonsoluble, and Is
not affected by severe cold. Il Is poor
conductor OF heat and is well adapted
for roofs naccount of its extreme light
!, ness
When exposed to the sun, it loses its
! original yellowish color in time and be-
comes harder and more durable. One
| advantage is that it can be easily re-
paired in case it Ia cut, does not break
and is we'll adapted for factory windows
and sky!ights for kothouses, market
halls, verandas, transportable buildings
and for roofing.
For ordinary hotbeds and forcing
houses such as are used BY most florists
and market gardeners, there is another
and cheaper Substitute for glass in the
so called fensterpappe. which is a tough,
strong MANILA paper. that nay be
stretched on large sasi,es CT frames ard
Easa=ated by painting the exposed sur
face with boiled linseef1 al until it Ls-s
comes translucent and impe1v,ous to
water. Light wooden frames. 10 inches
IN width, and of any desired length, arc
provided aid covered with the paper,
which is fastened by mailing at the
edges ard then painted with ordinary
boiled hnssed oil Iat;l the paper is SO
saturated that the last coat of oil ferns
smooth. g.:ssening surface, like var
nish- As soon as dry the frame is ready
for use. II admits sufficient light fer
growing plants, does not require to be
shaded in act sunshine, is light, dur
able secare against t-eakase by hail OF
ordinary acciaect, and, taking every
thing into account, IS said to be about
100 times cheaper than glass Il is
largely used By florists ard market gar
deEc-s III the district Of Frankfort, and
their general verdict is strongly in its
favor, although for handsome conserva-
tories. skyiights, etc., it possesses less
durability ard none OF the neatness aud
elegance of tectoriEm.
Finally, thsseis new product, called
hornglas, which has been recently pat
ented and placsdoa the German market.
Horngias ressns bles :ectoric,n il, appear
Ence. with Tie difference that it is thin
ner, and consequently lighter in weight,
and the insolubie gelatin with which
the wire gauze Is covered is whittier and
n,ore nearly sranspa,ens than tecloriun,
although it may he eolcred red, green,
h!se CT any other tint that may be de-
sired for special purposes. It is mann
fscturea in two qualities, enc being of
heavier wire and with larger meshes
than The other. The special advantage
claimed for :ornglas is tl:as it does not
soften under sun heat and is therefore
adapted to use in any climate without
the danger CT becoming SO soft and adj
hesiye Us to retain dnst and dirt. Its
uses and general characteristics are SIM
liza. to those Of tectorium.-St. Louis
Globe Democrat.
Griggs courier., 1897-01-15
A douse's Quarter ce.tary Bun.

A wheelman hung his bicycle from
the ceiling of his cellar and not far from
q swinging shelf ON which food was
kept. A mouse jumped from the. wall
ON to the tire OF the front wheel. eyi-
IDENTIFY hoping thereby to reach the shelf.
The wheel started, aud meusie Nara
rally ran toward the highest part of It.
It was able to stay on the top of the
tire. but cocldn's get enough Of a foot
hold to jump to the wall. When found
next morning, the mouse was yery much
exhausted. though still running. The
cylome:er showed that it had travelled
over rs niies.-Albany Express.
Griggs courier., 1897-01-15
The First AStroao,rT.

The beginnings Of astronomy wera on
the tops OF towers of Babylon aud the
pyramids of Egypt. 1t is believed By
man; writers that both classes of stTuc-
tures were erected for astronomical pur-
poses. As early as the time CT JoE,,
nearly 2 900 years before Christ, most
OF the stars LAD been dirided into con-
steiI.siogs. Tie writer Of Job mentions
Arctarus. Orion and Plsiaties al being
familiar. The modern sa:arre dates
from the lasoss CT Copernicus, Tycho,
Braie and Newton.
Griggs courier., 1897-01-15
The Poppy.

The poppy throughout the east is an
emblem of death. In many parts of In
.dia this flower is planted UPON graves
and in cemeteries. Whether or nc. the
idea was suggested by the poisonous
character OF the juice is uncertain. It
s. believed that the poppy was known
~ q funeral plant to the ancient Egyp-
esans. for upon the tombs opened By Bel
1pui there appeared representations Of
plants which were evidently intended
III puppiss
Griggs courier., 1897-01-15
SEEKING 4 seess.

ewsetheaxt. IL moen is drsar
Ghst dawns on dEaa1ier niRht wasAoaS -
here,
And day dx1gs a1ow
10 eyes ard lips and heart tAas niD youM - g
eweetssart bsyood ths night
That hides your dear lot 1oe1 ftun 0etena
sight
Bend mo ono word
Or sisn that my souls lonely cry h hsas1.
Sweetheart. not cissping hand
y # may be
Ono waiting spirit looks and longs for ma
~. L. Heaton in ssIhe Quilting Bea. g
Griggs courier., 1897-01-15
1he Feminine Instinct.

81 admit that as get woman is moi;
absolutely certain Of her sphere said
the high browed la6y.
81 though: as much said the base
man. II she felt that it was really ami
truly her ONE. she would already have
had it decorated with pink ribbons. 49,
Indianapolis journal.
Griggs courier., 1897-01-15

Lcretto lisanies cannot be traced be-
yond the fifteenth century ard di5 NOT
originate at the shrine, bat were farriedg.
thereby pilgrims. Such is the concln-s
sion. after careful examination, of Fa-i
ther Sauren OF Cologne. sSSS: !:
Griggs courier., 1897-01-15
AID She Went ou;clsiy,

.Aamma has just gone across the
street. iaa am, - said the demure little
6-year-o.:l to the caller.
..Dia she say when she'd be back:''
asked tbs lady.
.'Yes'm." as demureiy as before.
just as scon es you had gone, ma'am. >"
St Paul D:zpa:ca.
Griggs courier., 1897-01-15
Why Il was an Outrage.

A country rector complained to we'll.
known dignita,y Of the. ckuzc,, that he
had received only e5 for preaching 4.
sermon at Cxfor:i.
Five pounds.s' circulated the diggi-
tary. '.Why, would not have preached
that sermon for ESQ. ''-L LondonJTif
Griggs courier., 1897-01-15
whistler,s Delic,ou. conceit.

An old LADY, landing up the Thames
scenery. said to Whistler. '.The whcie
trip along the river WAS like q series Of
yacr superb etchings
.sIes,' - he replied; mature is creep.
ing mp ''-MeCiure's Magazine
Griggs courier., 1897-01-15

It is said that the word s.f1apdoodla,s
was i1st rsed by Captain Marryat ing
$ Peter Simple. = where 1t n as made tus
mean the stuff they feed fcols on.s,s
Griggs courier., 1897-01-15

The statue Of Japiser 0lyna.,iiIis lbys lby /
Phidias, was Of gold and ivory and VS.
IS feet high. It was finished in the year
444 B. c.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-22
MRS. EDGAR WEIR, formerly Miss Matte Whittier.

brides fatder, w. F. Whittier, corner of
Jackson and Laguna streets.
Rev. Mr.. Church of Iryings Institute, of
which school the bride is graduate, spoke
the solemn words that made the happy
young couple ore.
No set form OF decoration was adhered
to. There were f1owers-choicest roses
carnations, lilies and exotics-everyw where.
In the vast halls, giant palms made a
tasteful decoration. In the biiou drawing
room carnations were used. Roses graced
the Oriental room and in the dining hall
Beauties of Glazenwood were used with
artistic effect.
In the large supper-room on the ground
floor were hung Colonial wreaths of white
roses. 1t was in the drawing room, how
ever, that Miss Bates brought all her taste
and ingenuity to bear. Here was erected
q bower of white roses, BERN nd lilies and
snowballs, under which the young couple
stood during the ceremony and afterward
TO receive the congratulations of the many
friends assent bled.
The bridal party came down the grand
staircase and crossing the vast hall en-
tered the drawing-room, passing through
the aisle marked off by white satin rib
bons that had baen stretched from the
massive columns 10 the door.
First came the bridesmaids, Miss Har-
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-22
THE OOGGINS ACCUSED.
Carrie c. Sankey Charges That They
Have Swindled Her of Her
Property.

Miss Carrie c. Sankey has preferred
serious accusations against her former
guardian, Charles S. Coggins, and his
wife. Mary E. Cogglns. She charges them
with conspiracy and fraud, and alleges
that they have by deceit, fraud, trick and
artifce possessed themselves of the entire
fortune that she inherited from her foster
iather, the late Samuel Sankey
In relating her woes, Miss SanKev,
through her attorneys. MCGOWAN d
Souires, has filed voluminous com mplaint
which presents full history of the noIed
probate controversy which finally gave
ner possession of the Sankey estate. This
case occupied the attention OF the Su.
Dreme Courts of California, Pennsylvania
and Illinois simultaneously for several
years, and the costs of litigation cut
deeply into the resources of the estate
When all was settled, however, the young
woman found herself mistress of an es-
tate said to be worth 100000.
To- day she is penniiess, and she charges
that Mr.. and Mrs. Coggins have swindled
her out of her property. She says she was
ignorant of law, was sick and feeble
minded; that they took advantage of her
condition and got possession of all her
property, since which time they have
turned her out of doors, friendless and in
poverty. She asks the court to compel
Mr.. and Mrs. Coggins to disgorge their
ill gotten gains and that all her property
be restored TO her.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-22
W. B. WEIR, Whose Marriage Took Place Last Evening.
riet Griswold, Miss Hattie Jackson and
Miss Jessie Weir of New York. sister of

riet Griswold, Miss Hattie Jackson and
Miss Jessie Weir of New York, sister of
the groom.
Following them walked the maid OF
honor, Miss Lot.ie Wood. cousin of the
bride, who in turn preceded the bride.
who entered leaning upon the arm of her
fat her.
Mr.. Wier and his best man, George Dar.
forth of New York, met the bride at the
improvised floral altar.
John Daniel and William F. Wood were
the ribbon bearers.
The brides gown was an exquisite dress
of cream white satin. A deep hounce OF
old INIT, caught here and there with
sprays of orange blossoms, finished off the
jupe. A bertha OF the same lace orna-
mented the corsage. Her bouquet was of
lilies OF the valley. The regulation bridal
veil and orange blossom wreath COM
pleted the elegant costume.
All the attendants of the bride were nt-
tired alike in palest pink net over pink
taffeta of corresponding shade. The
skirts were accordeon-pleateda and trim m ed
with rows OF mechlin insertion. The cor.
sages were made with short sleeves and
decollete.
Miss Tozer, aunt OF the bride, wore an
elegant gown OF lavender MORE. The
iupe was made en- train and the corsaee
trimmed with point lace.
Mrs. II. E. Bothin, sister of the bride.
wore pink silk gown. The jupe was
maoe en- train and the corsage com pieteIy
covered with Valenciennes lsc,.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-22

Miss Eleanor Weir, sister of the groom,
wore white figured silk of dainty Dres.
den pattern, with cerise trim ming.
The bridal presents were numerous and
exquisite. Mr.. Whittier presented his
daughter with complete chest of silver
and magnificent string of pearls.
Mr.. and Mrs. Weir will spend several
main for a short time in town before pro-
ceeding to their future home in New York
City.
Miss Helen Sntro. daughter of the late
Gustave Sutro, and Samuel Schwartz a
young merchant Of the firm of Easton e.
Schwartz. were quietly married last even
ing at 5 O'Clock at the residence of the
brides mother on Pine street. Rev. DR.,
Voorsanger of the Tempel Emanu-E Ell per.
formed the ceremony in the presence of
relatives and few intimate friends of the
contracting parties.
Miss Olga Sutro, sister of the bride. was
maid of honor. There were no other attend
ants. The bride wore a gown of white satin
covered with mousseline aud trim med
with point lace The maid of honor's
gown was Of fine apple organdie over W bite
taffeta and trimm ed with Valenceinnes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Schwartz will 60 for q
three months bridal tour TO Costa Rica
and on their return ID AXE their home with
Mrs. Sutro, the mother of the bride.
The first full choral service wedding
ever solemnized In this City took place at
the Church of the Advent, Eleventh and
Market streets, last evening. The con-
tracing parties were Joel Alyah Haves
and Miss Kathleen Maud Morris. sister of
Z. T. Morris of the Union Iron WORKS.
The church was crowded to the doors.
At o'clock promptly the bridal party
moved up the center aisle. First came
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-22
He is A MONTE CRIST0,
Mrs. A. G. Phillips Will Pursue
Her L;ege Lord in
Africa.
The Strange Story of Divorcs That
Failed and of Wif. Who SAYS
She Will Win.

Strange complications are likely to arise
at al carly date over Judge Seawelrs de-
cislon that A. G. Phillips of South Africa
is the legal husband OF Eva Phillips Of
San Francisco.
Armed with the legal documents that
declare the union binding, Mrs. Phillips
will soon depart for Africa, where she will
seek to force her husband to support her
and his children in a manner becoming
his rank and station. Since he is worth
several millions and, so his wife says, had
been thinking of marrying another
woman, the step will cause him consider
able inconvenience and notoriety.
Phillips was poor man when he mar
ried at West Jordan, Utah, in Septem Der,
1875, and his fortune was small when he
deserted his wife and three children in
October, 1892. But since that time he has
become verItable Monte Cristo in the
gold fields of South Africa, where, begin
ming a mining engineer, he worked his
way up to the presidency of several large
com psn!es, one OF which has headquarters
a; Chicago.
Mrs. Phillips thought she was legally
divorced from the African miner, having
succeeded IN an action in this City on the
ground OF deserJion some years ago; but
when she discovered how wealthy her
former liege lord was she employed At
torney T. c. Mogan to see whether there
was any legal way by which he could be
made TO support his children.
In looking into the case Mr.. Mogan dis
covered that the decree was never legally
entered, and Judge Seawell set it aside
leaving the parties still legally m arried.
The defendants attorneys last week
failed in motion to set aside the find
ings. and Mrs. Phillips Is now recognized
as duly married to the successful African
miner. AS result Mrs. Phillips will go
to Africa in a few weeks and begin an
action for maintenance under the British
In
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-22
TO RELIEVE THE SICK,
Entertainment and Ball Given by the
Members of the Young Ladies'
Institute.

Entertainment and Ball Given by the
Members of the Young Ladies'
Institute.
The entertainment given last evening in
Odd Fellows Hall under the auspices Of
the Young Ladies' Institute of this City
for the benefit of the fund for the sick of
the order was great success, both from
an artistic and financial point of view.
There We're about 1000 persons present,
who were delighted by most interesting
programme.
Miss Sophie A. Grote, the grand presi-
dent, delivered brief address of Welcome
after which the first of series of tabfeaux
arranged under the direction OF A. LEON
Auradou was presented l. was "Reml.
niscenses of Camp Montgomery" being a
camp scene by bers of Company A,
League of the Cross Cadets. which was
heightened by the singing of .sWere Tent
ing on the Old Camp Ground Tonight"
a scng and dance by pretty little miss,
Hazel Callaghan, was followed by "The
School of the Vestals." There was a basso
solo, Music, Literature and Art" a vocal
solo by Miss Bertha Meilor, THE Nations
Paying Homage to Columb bia, % vocal selec-
tions by I'm em bers of Com pany A, League
OF the Cross Cadets, "The Repose of the
Muses." vocal solo and the last of the
ia besux, THE Spirit of '76''
Tho several pictures were we'll arranged
and were greeted with many. rounds of
applause, particularly the last one.
At the close of the program me the hall
was cleared of chairs and as many as could
find room enjoyed the mselves dancing.