The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-03-22
-lN5lllEiSPECTAC CUISINES

Horn Man.. at the North street NJ. Z.
church, last night. 1t was full Of the
brilliant writers sclntiliatng flashes of
humor,, and was In the main an Sarsu-
ment for people to see things In the true
light A distinct line OF Thought was not
apparent, DR.. Brown depending more on
showing up mahislnd's wilkins and
foibles under a humorous ana kindly
lens, and was entertaining throughout.
But the speakers Characteristic random
shots were on the order OF a talk, rather
than a lecture. h 4 "A
DR.. Brown began. by saying that a
few years ago trouble With his eyes COM
lpelledhim to consult an ocullst, and he
was furnished withthespectacles he now
wore. While In the ocullsts rooms
watching the other patients come and
80, he fell 10 muslng on vision, physical
and spiritual. Hence, has come after
further consideration. "'1n the Specta-'
Gle Business. 7
In Illustration OF the effect of obj
on the eye, he recalled an experience
when he lived in Cincinnati, at the time
the ctty's famous music hall was COM
pleted. He had consented TO escort a
rural friend OF HE through the exposl-
tion, and he eagerly. awaited the climax
when the farmer should first cast his
eyes on the music hall. Dr.. Brown led
his friend to the balcony, and watched
his friend gaze on the sublime structure.
The farmer stood transfixed to the spot
and as his eyes took In the beauty of the
architecture and decorations, words
failed him for some moments. but when
his breath returned, with his eyes still
glued 10 the music hall. he blurted out:
gt"Great Scott; what a big barn that I'D
make."H Y! s z p n
DR.. Brown further said that the Japa-s
nese have a proverb, that some people
have eyes: Others have spots on their
faces. He then spoke on how some
people could see sthingsl on the surface,
others things through them. Some peo-
pie are color blind and some can't look
through prejudice, an example OF the
latter class being the westerner, a great
silverite. who refused TO send his chill
dren to a Sunday school because they
had to listen. TO the golden text. Then
there are people whose vision is such
that they argue that the BibleN contra
diets itself. The reason many people
see things wrong Is, because their, eyes
are wrong. Their vision needs the at
tent!on of an ocullst.
a man seeing the ocean for the first
time can see poetry in it IL he has the
soul of a poet, and ~ will sing to him II
he has mnsic5 in his soul. Speaking OF
the ocean reminded the speaker Of
Bob" Ingersoli's story of the rural cou-
pie at The seaside for, the first time. The
wife was awe-stricken, and remarked
that the ocean was beautiful"7 Her
husband, with lazy,star at the rolling
waves. said, Maria. I'll bet Teller
could dig clans there, I:
81 Then there are people who see through
the eyes Of other folks. They're like the
little girl speaking OF her, age: We'll,
I'm ten years old when I'm at home, but
only five when travel on the cars" In
this class are the men who are Republic
cans until they hear a Democratic. ora
tor, later turning Prohibitionist until a
Populist newspaper falls into their hands
and SO on, always being inclined to be in
the popular drift. One day these peo-
pies glasses are TOO young, another day
too old. They will enthuse ove- the
world one day and say It's going to
smash the next time You meet chem.
They have no Independent thought; try
to be all men in all things, have no more
backbone than a tape line, and are like
the candidate, addressing his audience,
III them sentiments dong suit you, fell
Ter citizens, they can be changed to
suit"
Name a book or a great man, and
these people have read the book or knew
the man. They assume TO know more
chan a college professor, and reminded
the speaker Of the coored man who
claimed to have been WashlnSton's body
servant. He was asked IL he had been
with Washington at Valley Forge, and
replied: Yes, sab, yes, sab; done
bowed the bellows while he worked at
the forge. :" This kind of people liked
preaching that Knocked splinters OFF the
next pew, but got mad II. the preacher
said. Thou art the man."
The speaker said cheered him con-,
s!deraSly the other dayin Marion. o., 10
notice business sign. which read: NO
objection to cloudyswelth He liked
these CHEEKY people, and praised the
woman who only had two teeth. but con-
soled herself by saying that thank God,
they matched" The bright side Is al.
ways Gods side. Dr.. Brown told Very
touchngly OF n lady giving q half-frozen
newsboy present, and asking him il he
was cold. Nc, said the nawsboy, mot
since you smiled. g3, "a
The man who looks j through every
thing by a money lens, In heaven would
never see anything but the golden paw
Ing on the streets Such people remind
ed the speaker Of an old sl<in-hInt who
had worked three wives to death, and
was trying to getmore hogsito buy more
hogs, to buy mure hugs. etc. This old
farmer once boarded an artist VINO
painted 4 picture ofhls spotted calf. and
sold 1t TO the village doctor FOR n hun
kdred dollars. This fact almost para
lyzed the old farmer when he learned OF
II. and he hunted up the doctor, and told
him he was n fool to pay so much for
the picture, as he would have sold him
the calf forItwo dollars. There isn't a
poor man who would be willing to do
the miser's work, for what the mlser gets
out OF 1t. 555 s
Fault finding grows QUITO nearsieht-
edness. The man who sc0wls and growls
about the meals at home. keeps quiet at
hotels for fear Of being thrown out II he
criticized the menu. Fault finders can
be made into angels II forced 10 do their
own, cooking, was q suggestion thrown
QUITO the women of the audience, and
5 DR.. Brown paid woman an eloquent
tribute lie advised men to treat their
wives like angels II they wanted them to
be like angels. Some men give ono the
impression that they didn'timarry either
for love or money, but to get servants.
These men worry thcirSwives 10 DEATH,
then write loving cpitaphs4 on their
wives tombs. Many women would
rather their Husbands would rive them
money now than ;cxpends 1t for funeral
caskets and flowers for their graves