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Evening journal., 1900-04-09
Chnrncter In the Hnir.

If your hair is fine. it denotes gentle
birth. If the ends cling together, it is
a sign Of great intellectually, and a
tendency to curl shows inherent grace
and poetic nature.
These are some of the things set
forth by the science of hair reading,
yet undeveloped. but likely to "give US
away" In a manner often more accu-
rate than pleasing.
This science tells us, too, that the
person with straight hair has a firm,
positive and practical disposition. Col
or shows the temperament For In
stance, it is well to watch out for the
person with black, lusterless hair. He's
apt to be treacherOus and jealous. The
lighter the hair the more sensitive and
"touchy" its owner. Brown hair be-
longs to him who has common sense,
good judgment and reason In high de-
gree. which would indicate that hui
manity isn't even half bad. Red hair
shows honesty aud cleverness.
Evening journal., 1900-04-09
A Dad Man TO Interrunt.

"W'en Moses tell de sun ter stan
stlll'- began the old deacon.
Dat warn't Noses" interjected a
brother in the amen corned; dat wuz
joshua
''Ez ! said" continued the deacon,
"w'en Joshua tell de sum
"Yoh didn't say dat at ALI" said the
brother who had corrected him. "Hit
wuz me dat said hit. Hit wuz me dat
tuck yoh up TO hitw
The deacon's patience was exhaust
ed. He folded his brass trimmed spec
tacles, laid them carefully ON the table
before him. walked over to the amen
corner. took the objecting brother by
both arms from behind and, with the
swish Of a cyclone, swept him forward
toward the door, landing him precipi-
lately in outer darkness.
''Ez l wuz sayin foh dis little Incl
dent occurred" he continued, "w'en
Moses tOle Joshua ter tell de sun ter
stan stilp'-
Some Of the older, learned brethren
moved uneasily In their seats. They
looked as If they wanted to correct him,
but they did not. They let it go at that.
Atlanta Constitution.
Evening journal., 1900-04-09
Fat Man wanted a Correction


THAT was a fine report YOU had OF
the explosion" puffed the fat man.
who did not know there was an ele-
vator In the building and climbed
three flights OF stairs TO the editors Of
fee. "a fine report. | must say" And
sarcasm fairly rang Ia his tones. "Did
you know that it was my furnace that
blew up. that stand the loss. that but
for me you wouldn't have the temp
"If you are ID. j. Jones, we did"
81 am ID. Jacobus Jones. You didn't
even spell out my middle name You'd
think that my wife and hired girl were
the whole thing the way you wrote Il
up"
"The girl was terribly burned, and
your wife was badly hurt while saving
the girl You don't appear to have had
any hand in the matter"
Didn't, heyg Did you notice how
slowly sat down when came In
here? Did you hear me stlHe groan?
I'm sore as a felon from the crown Of
my head TO the sole Of my foot. That's
what am. But there's not a word
about that"
"Were you in the exploslonT
"No Wish / had been. When l
heard the report knew some one
must be hurt. fell down stairs.
ran five blocks for a doctor. When I
got home, was so exhausted that
had to retire, and this morning had
to roll out Of bed on a chair to get up.
1t wasn't my fault that the doctor was
out or that an ambulance was at the
house when | got back. You can say
that showed great presence Of mind
and got out and bumped myself or
stop my paper. Good dayg-Detroit
Free Press
Evening journal., 1900-04-09
WOOD PULP PouLTlcEs.
Their Ready Application Il only One
of Their Many Advantages.

OF thclr many A0Nnntukehs
A United States naval surgeon advo-
Gates the substitution OF wood pulp
sheets for finxseed meal etc. In maxi
ing poultlces. He cuts a sheet of the
pulp TO a size approximate TO the sur
face TO be covered. soaks the sheet in
hot water until II has become thor
oughly softened. then wrlngs 1t out
very lightly and applies. The wood
pulp sheet will absorb and hold from
four to five times its weight Of water
and. since heat and moisture are the
desiderata In poultlces, this furnishes
them in simple. cleanly form. No cloths
are needed. no cooking. no stirring and
spreading on cloth-just soaking in
hot water. And the incest part is the
total absence Of the mess inevitable in
making flaxseed meal poultices, al
though there is, too, a great economy OF
time and trouble. 1t Is sometimes ad-
visable TO put a piece Of oiled muslin
over the sheet to help retain the heat
and moisture.
When the poultice begins TO get
cold. take 1t OF, wiring out the water
and soak It again in hot water, and so
on indefinitely. The surgeon has used
the same sheet Of pulp wood for two
days pOulticlng, In the hands of an
Ignorant man at that, his instructions
to him being Ito soak the plaster in
hot water whenever it got cold and put
II on again" BY the way, every physl-
clan who has had the annoyance and
trouble of being compelled to leave the
all important matter Of poulticing to an
ignorant person viii appreciate a way
that viii allow no loophole for mistakes
and res-Philadelphia Record.
Evening journal., 1900-04-09
chinese Theaters.

The Chinese are remarkably fond of
the drama and consequently every VIII
lage has its stage. In this way the
people are educated in the past history
OF their nation. The stage arrange
ments are about on par with those
which existed IN England nt the time
OF Shakespeare. There Is no scenery.
and consequently the success OF the
piece depends entirely on the acting
which is remarkably good
Actresses do not exist IN China, for
since, some centuries ago, an emperor
married an actress they have not been
allowed Women's parts are taken by
boys, who excel in their limitations OF
women's voices. gait and general de-
pertinent
Perhaps II Is their theatrical repre-
sentatlons which render Cinnamon 50
content with rural life At any rate.
instead OF crowdlng into towns from
the country they are happy 20 work on
the land. which supplies them with all
that is needful for food and clothing.
There are no native factories, indus
tries being still In the cottage stage,
and agriculture employs more people
than any sort Of trade.-Colllers Week.
"
Evening journal., 1900-04-09
one on Him.

"Well. bless my soulw exclaimed one
of the first citizens Of Chicago, that
breezy metropolis on the banks Of Lake
Michigan. when did you hit the
town.
Il have not hit It at allp corrected
the man from Boston. "The largeness
Of the area and the absence OF u def
mite personality preclude such action"
That's So" assented the Chicagoan.
his cordial hilarity n little less marked.
"By the way, where are you stoppingT
I'm not stopping at all. my dear
friend"
mot stopping at all? why. what
the"-
NO but I'm staying at the Palmer
House. Deuced expensive place. I'll
say"
That's SOL Well, it's too bad"
TOO bad How's thatT'
well, was going to invite you to
come on out and put up at my house
while you were in town, but since
you're staying at the Palmer House, I
suppose it's no use"
And of he walked-Kansas City In.
dependent
Evening journal., 1900-04-09
WIN You Live 10 Re olar

"That man win not live to be old"
remarked a scientific man to the writ
er. indicating a man who was standing
near.
"Why. pray?" the writer querled
wonderngly.
well, he has not a single physio-
logical Index of long life. His head is
narrow; he has narrow eyes and nos
trils and a long. delicate hand. all Of
which augur III for length OF days.
III you observe carefully, you will
find that. with rare exceptions, which
only serve TO emphasize the rule, men
who live 70 be old have wide heads
above the ears and wide foreheads.
Large and wide nostrils are always
evidence that those two important or
gans. the lungs and the heart, are good.
The ears in old men are almost invari-
ably placed low. Again. long lived
people usually have broad and short
hands-lnelegant, It may be. but stlll
an indication Of long life.
IF. therefore. you see a man who an
swers these physical conditions, you
may safely. barring accidents. OF
course, predict for him length Of days"
New York Telegram.
Evening journal., 1900-04-09
VarrtnnlNnertal of .Accidrntn.

''Years ago, saidfa Maine man, -
was standing beside a gun at state
muster at Augusta when salute to
the governor, who had Just come. on
the field, was being fred. The cannon
used was of the old fashioned kind,
and It was prematurely discharged,
with the result that the index finger OF
the right hand OF the man ramming
the load home was blown of. The
shock, together with the lodgment Of
flying particles Of powder had the eff
feet Of driving the blood back from the
wound, during which fragment of time
the injured man calmly examined his
mangled hand, but when the blood did
come back II came with a rush and
fairly bubbled out in torrent. The
mans calmness left him as II by magic
at the sight OF the blood, and, with a
loud scream, he keeled over in dead
faint.
They used to tell story Of two men
who were working on opposite sides OF
a buzzsaw. The attention of one be-
coming momentarily distracted, he ran
his finger against the saw, and the
severed piece dropped on the other
side, where his partner was working.
That worthy picked it up and, with the
casual remark, Bill, you've dropped
something handed it back to its own
er. Bill didn't faint, but it is only ow-
ing to the superior burst Of speed de-
veloped by his partner that he is not
doing time for homicide. New York
Tribune.
Evening journal., 1900-04-09
Geological Time.

an ingenious theory for the estima-
tion Of the time Of the various geo.
logical periods has been propounded by
an engineer whose work on western
railroads takes him into primitive
country. He says that in one great de-
preston in Wyoming the trees have
been recording the rate Of erosion Of
the slopes for about 800 years so accu-
rately that the data to be obtained by
n careful study Of them viii be a fac
tor Of extreme Importance in enabling
scientists TO convert geological time
into years. While he has not yet had
time to collect those data properly, he
makes the rough deduction that ac-
cording to their records the pliocene
and pleistocene periods would repre-
sent about 100000 years. and that,
on this basis. the cenlzoic time would
be about 100000 years This would
mean that all geological time from the
beginning OF the Cambrian epoch
would be G4.000.0O0 years.
Evening journal., 1900-04-09
AdhesIve and Pressed stamps.


"Wait until have washed of the
postage stamp on this envelope, spoiled
in the addressing" said a man.
'It is not necessary to do that, as Is
commonly supposed" said a lawyer.
"YOu may take your scissors and cut
out the adhesive mot the impressed
stamp and stick It fast to your new en-
velope with mucilage Notwithstanding
the adhering piece Of the old envelope.
1T does not look nice and may be-
come detached In the mail, but IL the
stamp is a genuine, unused, adhesive
stamp it is not questioned. The gov
ernment when it sells an adhesive 2
cent stamp undertakes for such consid-
Grafton to transport and deliver to des-
tination the letter to which 1t is affixed.
The fact that 1t has a piece OF an en-
velope to which it was formerly at
tached, but not used or deposited for
mailing, does not relieve the govern
ment TO execute its part of the con-
tract when the letter is deposited for
mailing, the stamp being otherwise
perfect
"An impressed stamp, however, cut
from an envelope is defective and in
valid for postage purposes. 1t is as
tOnishing how many of these are used.
some people apparently being unable
or too ignorant to discriminate between
adhesive and impressed stamps
Washington Star.
Evening journal., 1900-04-09
A TobnocoIens.Tobncco IHeart1k


''You ,have,"t said a physician, fhE
tobacco heart" The patient madesan-l
swer Doctor l never smoked but.
once. and that was when / was a boy
This happened In Germantown. Both
men laughed. and the physician pre-
pared to examine the patient again, so
as TO make another diagnosis.
After a half hour OF hard work the
tobacco heart still seemed TO resemble
the mans disease. anu the physician
said. "What do you DO for a livlngG
The man replied, IL am n tobncconist."
"Well then. OF course, you've got the
tobacco heart, whether you're n smok-
er or not" said the physician. "An
day long you breathe In tobacco. The
dust of It fills your lungs. clrculates
with your blood all over your body and
Is dlgested with your food. l have had
number Of cases such as yours. and
prescribe eight hours a day In the
fresh air. You'll find It hard 20 follow
this prescription. Away from the to-
bacco laden air Of your shop you Will
have the uneasy. restless longing to
get back to It which the smoker, after
few hours Of abstinence, has for a
cigar. That is strange. but youn find
It true. You have unconsciously ac-
quired the tobacco breathing habit,
aud it's n habit harder l believe, to
break than the smoking habit ITSELF
Philadelphia Record
Evening journal., 1900-04-09
Cabs Not Admitted.

Americans visiting London for the
first time are more than likely to hall
a hanson the day they arrive and start
promptly to see the row. Half the
books, stories, newspaper articles, etc,
treating of English life make promi-
nent mention of this the smartest
driveway in the world. London So
ciety circles largely about Hyde park,
and naturally enough tourists regard
It as a good starting place from which
TO study British manners and peoples.
Imagine, then, the Indignation and
the disgust of pair of pretty girls, ac-
customed to traverse home drives In
any fashion they like, warned back
from Hyde park entrance by a
six foot arm of the law No tips, no
remonstrance, no pleading has the
slightest effect upon the stern bobby"
who simply orders cabby to depart
and tells his fares to get a more cor.
rect equipage If they desire to take
part In the row parade
1t is livery or nothing, and II tue
visitor continues to long for n glimpse
Of the Hyde park show she must have
boots and breeches to drive her, there
by having at least the semblancc Of n
private establishment. No admittance
is the standing rule for the ostenslble
cab.-BostOn Globe.
Evening journal., 1900-04-09
rhnrnr nnh nrrnn.

When William Jennings Bryan first
went 10 Nebraska. he was hired to take
the stump against Thayer, who was
running for governor, and said some
hard things against the candidate.
"rhayer was elected" Bryan Is quoted
as saying In the Chicago Times Her
aid. after he took the governors
chair he was called 10 be toastmaster
at banquet at which was set down
for a speech. l did not care TO 90 70
that banquet. did not wish TO meet
the governor. remembered all that
had said OF him. and felt cheap. But
went and sat there through the early
proceedings quite uncomfortable.
'Flnally 1t came time for the govern
or 20 call upon me. He rose from his
seat, with programme before him, and
slowly said, Mr. Bryan-Bryan.' Then
he slowly turned his eyes upon me and
addressed me, DO you speak or singr
'That Is all / ever heard from Gov
ernor Thayer as TO what he thought OF
my campaign speeches against him"
Evening journal., 1900-04-09
A MEMORY oF BROOK fARM.
Hawthorne In n Pillow Fight with
Two Girls

Two Girls.
do not recollect Hawthorne's talk
Ing much at the table, says Mrs. ora
Gannett Sedgwick in The Atlantic ia
"A Girl Of Sixteen at Brook Farm"
Indeed he was Il very taciturn man.
one day, tired of seeing him sitting
immovable on the sofa In the hall, as l
was learning some Verses TO recite at
the evening class FOR recitation formed
by Charles A. Dana. l daringly took
my book. pushed It into his hands and
said. "Will you hear my poetry. Mr..
HAWTHORNE He gave me n sidelong
glance from his very shy eyes, TOOK
the book and most kindly heard me.
After that he was on the sofa every
week to hear me recite.
He was one evening alone in the hall,
sitting on a chair at the farther end,
when my roommate, Ellen Slade. and
myself were going up stairs. She whis-
pered TO me, Let's throw the sofa pill
lows at Mr. Hawthorne" Reaching
over the banisters, we each took a
cushion and threw It. Quick as a fash
he put ont his hand, seized n broom
that was hanging near him, warded off
our cushions and threw them back
with sure aim. AS fast as we could
throw them at him he returned them
with effect. hitting us every time, while
we could hit only the broom. He must
have been very quick in his movements.
Through 1t all not a word was spoken.
We laughed and laughed. and his eyes
shone and twinkled like stars with
laughter. Wonderful eyes they were
and when anything witty was said
( always looked quickly at Mr.. Haw-
thorne. for his dark eyes lighted up
as II flames were suddenly klndled be-
hind them. and then the smile came
4 down to his lips.
We laughed merrily and went on TO
3 bed, vanqushed. without n word.
suppose Mr. Hawthorne's face must
have worn that wonderful smile, which
always seemed suddenly klndled be,
hind his eyes. twlnkled there for a
D. second and then ran swiftly over his
I intensely grave face.
Evening journal., 1900-04-09
A HIrh prIceh Nam

General Weyler's brutality to the
country farmers Of Cuba was the d.
rect cause Of the desperate insurrection
in Cuba which led TO the Spanish war.
That war cost the United States f6O,-
100000. The cost to Spain was 1885,
100000, exclusive Of loss OF territory.
The cost TO Cuba in the way Of wreck
ed plantations and loss of commerce,
especially OF her tobacco trade, is
roughly estimated at f20,00OOOO more.
So Weyler came distinctly high.-An-
sWers
Evening journal., 1900-04-09
The Moaqulto Of Russian 1apIaad.

The Mosquito OF Russian Iapiano. Z
I'VE had to force our way through
long stretches Of dense birch scrub un-
der a burning sun aud without
breath OF wind to clear away the mos
qultoes. They settled ON every particle
OF exposed flesh. and. the thousands
who failed 20 find room there covered
our caps and backs til the color of the
cloth was nearly hidden.
1--WE reached camp at II o'clock a.
m. thoroughly done up, ana even then
we could not sleep. our blood being so
feyerish from the mosquito bites. My
neck aud wrists were swollen up with
Jumps the size Of sparrows' eggs. Tn
fortunately, our mosquito nets had
been left in camp, as we had quite
enough collecting gear and guns to
carry, and expected 20 be home hours
earlier OH Of lavender gives tempo
rary relief from persecution. but its ef-
fects soon pass on
"a mixture Of half turpentlne and
half olive oil is also useful In ordinary
cases, but when the enemy are brought
into good working order by a hot sun
and calm day nothing stops them ex.
cept a veil. This desire OF the mos
quito FOR blood IS a strange puzzle. Not
one in million nor any OF his ances.
tors for generations In the arctic can
have tasted IT, yet all rush for the first
human being or reindeer they meet.
have heard OF the Samoyeds being
driven mad by their bites. Around
Novaya zemlya," 10y H. j. Pearson.
Evening journal., 1900-04-09
The Turkinh Autocrat.

The sultan Of Turkey rises at 9 and
after devoting the whole morning to
work with his secretaries breakfasts
at noon. After this he takes a drive or
a row on the lake in his vast park. At
8 he dimes and amuses himself during
the evening with his family. listening
while his daughter plays on the piano.
lie is extremely fond of music. The
sultan dresses like an English gentle
man. but invariably in a frock coat. the
breast Of which on great occasions Is
richly embroidered and blazing with
decorations. There are over 400 cooks
and scullions employed in the imperial
nalnce.
Evening journal., 1900-04-09
More strict Than West Pointer.

1t is commonly stated by army ofi-
GERS that men appointed from the
ranks are the strictest disciplinarlans
In the service and more harsh In deal
ing with the priyates than West Point
ers. Probably they may recall their
own experience and regard harsh con
duct as necessary to compel respect
Washington Times.
Evening journal., 1900-04-09
now Ju.tlce No. remnerea.

Tact in the management Of your
judge IS a great thing. A certain well
known British treasury counsel was
driving over Blackfriars bridge one
day on his way TO Surrey sessions. No
ticing Sir Peter Edlin trudglng along
IN the mud and rain, he instantly stop
ped his hanson and offered the judge a
lift" II was accepted. and the pair
proceeded TO Newington in great am
ity. Arriving, the learned counsel hur-
ried in. as he had an important appll-
cation 10 make on the sitting Of the
court To his horror and surprise. the
said application was curtly refused.
He was dumfounded at the sudden
change In the demeanor Of the Judge
until the usher I'm a husky whisper
said:
"Do you know what you've doneT
'No! What Is ity
"Why, you ran in and left the Judge
10 pay FOR your cab"
Evening journal., 1900-04-09
ola maryland superntitIons.

Witch Killing.-If horses are so bad
ly bewltched that one dies, the follow
ing viii deprive the witch OF her pow
err Take the dead horse out into a
field and burn the carcass beside n
tree. First cut a cross In the tree.
then drive a nail in at the cross. Now
take your rifle. which must be loaded
with silver bullet, choose a position
SO that the fire Is between you and the
tree. and shoot over the fire at the nail.
When you hit the nail, the witch will
lose her power, and you cannot miss
with the silver bullet.
To Sell Oneself 20 the Devll.-Go to
the crossroads at midnight alone and
play on the banjo. II you really want
TO sell yourself. two black dogs will
appear and Will dance as you play
Then you promise something fearful
Any one who thus sold himself was
said to be able to outplay and Guidance
any competitors.
a Method For a Girl TO Try Her For
tune. Put an egg 10 the fire and sit an
hour. The wind will howl and the
dogs bark. and the man you are 10
marry will come In and turn the egg
around. II the egg bursts, you win die
Tor possibly, my informant adds. you
will never marry. Baltimore sun.
Evening journal., 1900-04-09
Fesr EVIL spirits.

Evil spirits are held in great dread
by the Chinese. who believe them to
bear special i'll will to the eldest son OF
the family and to delight ip playing
unkind tricks upon him. To prevent
this the eldest son in one family was
named sixth Little Sister," the child's
parents evidently being under the Inn
preston that evil spirits could be de-
ceived as to the sex Of the little one.
Evening journal., 1900-04-09
A Rapid Observer.

Here Is n story with n moral: A
countryman had just returned from a
journey TO Paris. One Of his cronies
asked him what opinion he had formed
OF the Parisians.
Delightful people" he replied, but
frivolous, changeable and altogether
incapable Of forming an attachment
Of any duration"
"HOw long were you thereT asked
his friend.
"Three days."-Chicago News.
Evening journal., 1900-04-09
cur,ou. HIstoricaI Docum.nt.

The charter In which the church was
first granted tithes IN England Is a
curious historical document. A literal
translation follows: Il, Ethelwolfe. by
the grace Of God, King of the West
saxons with the advice Of the Bishops,
Earls and all persons of distinction in
my dominions have, for the health OF
my soul, the good Of my people. and
the prosperity Of my kingdom. taken
the honourable resolution of granting
the tenth part of the lands throughout
my whole kingdom to the Church and
Ministers of religion. to be enjoyed by
them, with all the privilege of a free
tenure, and discharged from all the in
cumbrances incident TO lay-fees. This
grant has been made by us in honour
OF Jesus Christ. the Blessed Virgin,
and all Saints. and out of regard to
the Pascal solemnity, and that Al
mighty God might vouchsafe his bless
ings on us and on our posterity. Dated
at Wilton, Ann. Dom. S54. at the Feast
Of Easter"
Evening journal., 1900-04-09
YouthfuI strnterr.

Harry" exclaimed the little boys
mother, III you don't stop pulling that
cats tail will pull your hair and give
you a chance to see how you like II
yourself"
Harry ceased for a moment and then
said:
"Ma. please give me a quarter"
what forY'
Il want to get my hair cut."-Chlca-
go Times-Herald.
Evening journal., 1900-04-09
rhe wIdom,. Adrnntnre-

3 Grimes-The chances are in favor OF
a widow marrying again against Il sin
gle woman getting n husband
Burns-That Is because a widow is
content TO regard men as pretty much
all alike. while a single woman wastes
her time trying to find one who is diff
ferent from all others.-Boston Tran
script.