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Ceiling or CielinK2

The frequent occurrence CT g befora ! in
certain words in manuscripts and printed
books of the seventeenth and eighteenth
centuries i'll place of the now customary
spelling is a feature which has often
forced itself on my attention. 1t seems
to me that the modern way is In these
older writings comparatively seldom met
with. have observed the following
among other instances: Field, ncicc, at
achievement, relief, rclcifc, greifc; also,
as proper names, Field. Purfeild, Fell
ing, etc. The causes which have led
to the change might furnish an interest
ing subject for discussion. Ceiling is
given as an alternative spelling in vari.
GUS dictionaries to which have referred
In some eighteenth century writings (he
Burrell manuscripts, for instance occurs
the word cirlrd.-Notcs and Queries.
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DeceitfuI shadovrrnphs.

1t appears that. like its prototype the
ordinary photograph. the skiagraph may
be made to Tell anything hut the truth. A
Chicago electrical specialist has been
making some interesting experiments al
the suggestion OF tEc attorneys Of ths
Chicago City Railway company and 9th
ers, and the results are somewhat star
Ting. They tend to slow that shadow
graphs may need 4 great deal Of cerrUbo
ration when introduced RS evidence in ii
damage suit. One of TIE lawyers exposed
his hand before the machine with til
muscles relaxed. fingers extended and iii
member generally il normal position
The shadowEraph showed the boxes l.
be in perfect condition.
The attorney then made Il second expo
sure OF the same hamd. cramping the fits;
joints OF the fingers slightly. The ends OF
the fingers appeared to have been crushed
and the bones were apparently of unnat
ural size. In another experiment the op
orator showed that it is possible to ar
range object ON the outside of the
body and make it appear to be lodged
within. Thus bullet placed in the cloth
Ing on the back Of the body was shown in
tbs shadowgrGph rs resting against the
spiue.-Minn polls Times.
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The crusadps had Il marked effect on
the demand for embroidery, as besides
the decoration of their cloaks and pouch
es the kings and their followers wanted
gorgeously worked hangings for their
tents and heraldic blaxons for their ban
ners. The last were difficult Of eXecu-
ton, and new stitches were invented. and
applique work WIS introduced about this
time. The Spaniarls are said to have
learned the use of spangles and other
metal and head ornaments as applied to
stulfs from the Saracens. Later precious
stones and pearls were used. and in 14li
Charles of Orleans spent about $40 for
$50 pearls which were to be used in orna
El"atinS a great coat on the sleeves of
Which were embroidered the verses; of Il
ea@E beginning with Madam, am all
joyous" The musical accompaniment of
TIE words VAS also Acknowledgements
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-04-13
BUDDHIST FANATICS.
Build Their Own Funeral Pyres and
Then Set Them AbInze.

1t Is known that the Buddhistic monks
or BONES, in order to move the hearts of
their coreligionists, will intict the Sc
verest bodily chastisement upon them
selves and even mutilate their members.
Their fanatical zeal and their desire to
enter into the bliss of the nirvana at
times drive them even to suicide.
On the island of Patu is found q high
cliff from which those priests and monks
who are ambitious to attain the holiness
of Buddha hurl themselves into death.
Others seek to secure the same end by
ascending a funeral pyre which they set
on fire with their own hands.
The majority Of the BONES consist Of
men who become clerics against their
will. As children of poor families they
are sold into the mOnasteries to be edu-
Gated for the priesthood. Sometimes,
however, Cinnamon enter the order, and
these are the ones who as a rule furnish
the candidates for self cremation.
Several years ago announcement was
made that on a certain day young priest
from the cloister of "the mount of the
spirits" would burn himself alive. The
faithful of both sexes who desired to at
tend the ceremony were urged to be pres
ent in good time and were asked not to
forget to bring something along as gift
to the Jealous ecclesiast.
When the multitude arrived at the
cloister, another bonze, jealous of the at
tention and gifts secured by his colleague,
declared that he would burn himself
alive and fastened to make his prepare
tons. Two piles Of wood were erected,
one on each side of the temple, so that
those who could not get n good view of
the one ceremony could do so of the sec
ond.
During the hours preceding the ceremo-
nv the candidates for death were sur
rounded by their relatives and friends
and curious crowd of outsiders who
had come to ask of them their Influence
in the world above. Magnanimously both
promised to aid all in their power, per-
mitted themselves to be vcnerated as true
Buddhas and thereby increased the
finances of the cloister materially.
Finally the first of the two assembled
the pile. erected in the shape of tent,
and lighted it with his. own hands, using
an ordinary match. Until the flames and
smoke made it impossible any longer to
behold the monk he could be seen in the
flames, singing n sacred hymn and beat
ing the time with 4 skull carved out Of
wood.
An hour later the second candidate for
death made his debut. He had closely
watched his predecessor and coolly enter
ed his own tent of death and passed
through the ordeal as the other.
The ashes and bones of the two were
carefully gathered and deposited In the
cloister Of Wen-Chao, where they are
preserved as sacred relics.-Milwaukee
Germania.
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PRESIDENTIAL RECEPTIONS.
Two American Citizens Who Shook
Hands With Grover Cleveland.

Two american Citizens VINO ShOOk
Hands With Grover Cleveland.
One of the presidents duties which has
its painful side is the almost intermina.
bic handshaking which accompanies q
presidential reception. Besides the phys.
zeal oxertion required, the monotony of
the thing must be wearisome almost be,
yond endurance, unless it is broken, as no
doubt it often is, by some amusing Incl
dent.
When Mr.. Cleveland was at Weldon,
n. c., during his first term, great crowd
shook hands with him. In the middle of
the line was long, lank countryman
who took the greatest interest in the
scene.
At length he reached the president and
grasped lin warmly by the hand.
We'll" said he, $50 you are the presi.
dent?"
yes replied Mr.. Cleveland, 81 am
the PRESIDENT
well" continued the old fellow, shak.
ing Mr.. CIeveland's hand like n pump
handle. 1--WE voted for many president
in my time, but l never seed one before
lie paused moment, and, looking the
president up and down and from one side
to the other, he exclaimed:
swell, you are a whoppcr:"
The president smiled, and the crowd
laughed.
At another time Mr.. Cleveland was re,
cciriES Il delegation of teachers at the
White House.
DIR. Lucky of Pittsburg," said the in
PRODUCER, as IL gentleman stepped forward
to shake hands.
1t had been intended that the other
teachers should follow in turn, but some
how dilapidated looking old tramp had
slipped into line just behind DIR. Lucky.
As he shulfied up to the president there
was pause. Nobody knew his name,
and even the tramp seemed to feel em.
barrassed.
The president mended the difficulty.
He extended his hand and with more
than his usual cordiality he said in an en-
couraging tone:
How are you, my friend? Your name
is DIR. Unlucl:y, I presume"
The old tramp's face relaxed into q
smiie.-Youth's Companion.
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INK AS A WITNESS.
Results In One Case Which Amazed
the Attorneys,

che Attorneys.
In q case in the supreme court it was
alleged that interlineutions had been
made in the papers after they were filed,
and the papers were submitted to expert
chemists to decide whether the interlinca-
lions had been made after the papers
were filed or at the time the paper was
drawn. The process followed by the
chemists was simple, though tedious.
Hypochlordc Of soda was the only
chemical used by the expert, but the re-
suit was the same as that arrived at by
the other experts. Tests were made on
each line of the document. The soda
bleached the ink. and, as the writing in
some parts was done many years ago, the
first drop of soda was placed on n line
which was not in controversy. The writ
ing slowly faded, and it was 81 seconds
before it was hleached.
A drop on another interlineation faded
the writing in 40 seconds, on another in
81 seconds, and the intcrlincations made
when the paper was first written faded
il about 80 seconds on an average. Sud
denly the ink of one of the interlineations
faded in Is seconds, and the conclusion
w&s at once reached that it was fresher
ir.s than the others, as the ink had not
had time to thoroughly permeate the fiber
OF the paper.
Several intcrlneations were found to
fade in from ID to 16 seconds, and these
were marked as having been made at Il
moro recent date.
After all interlineations had been so
marked, the next step was to ascertain
as nearly as possible at what date the in
terlineations were made. and for this pur-
pose many manuscripts in which similar
ink was used on the same kind Of paper
were taken. The exact date of the writ
ing of each manuscript was known, and
soda was dropped on each, beginning
with the date of writing of the manu-
script in controversy. The time necessary
to fade the ink gradually decreased from
81 and 80 seconds as the soda was drop
ped on the manuscripts Of more recent
years.
When the fading took place in 20 sec
onds, manuscripts but IL month apart in
writing were used, and the fading in II
and 10 seconds was thus fixed in n GER
tain month. The examining chemists
knew nothing of the points in the contro-
versy, and the report was made that GER
tain intcrlineations were probably made
in the specified month. The attorneys in
the case were amazed. as the month
named was that in which they believed
the more recent writing had been done
indianapolis Press.
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Any one who is al all familiar with the
feelings Of the plain people must b.
aware that as rule they are more will
ing to lie sent in case OF sickness to a
hospital managed by private corpora
tion than to one managed by the public.
Yet u vigorous agitation to abolish all
public aid to private charities has been
lately set on foot by nary well meaning
citizens who. il Eccms to me, lock at the
subject top exclusively rrum q theoretical
standpoint. On tie other hand, US the
supervisor Of Catholic charities in New
York city has very well put that aide OF
the question. the private institutions
give the use OF their grounds, buildings
and equipments to the public without
charge and in addition do the work
cheaper than it ceald be done In public
institutions. Il. T.. Wheeler In Atlantic
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1t Took Time to Say "whoa"

"A funny story that could not help
but laugh at was told by a travelling
salesman at local hotel" said the man
about town. 1T happened during his
last visit to this city. He arrived ut the
Reading terminal and hailed hanson.
The driver, who seemed to be a good ma
tured chap. was tongue tied and STAN
mered badly. or course that was no
fault of his. The drummer told him
that he wished to he driven to tie Cont.
Mental hotel. aud the driver answered.
using his hands and emitting all sorts Of
noises. An r-r-riyht. s-s-sir.'
TIE gentleman stepped in, and OF they
sped. After driving some time the han
snia came To a standstill. the driver jump
cd from His seat, and the visitor stepped
out. Looking about. he noticed that they
had gone so::!c distance beyond the hotel.
and he remarked this to the driver. The
driver nodded his head aud answered.
lit t-t-t-took m-l;-me ANAL this dds
tance tito s-s-say w-whoa"-Philadcl
phia Gail
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-04-13

The Sanitary Home is authority for the
statement that potatoes contain a poison
known as solanin. New potatoes Contain
comparatively little Of this poison unless
they grow above the surface of the
ground and have q green skin, when they
are generally known to be poisonous. 1t
is not, however, generally known that old
potatoes contain much more Of this poi
sonous principle - solanin - and many
cases of serious poisoning have occurred
in the late summer, when old potatoes
were used. In 1892 and 1898 there was
almost wholesale poisoning among the
troops Of the German army. Meyer in
yestigated the case and found in old po-
tatoes kept in damp place and begin
ming to sprout "a times as much solanin
az in new potatoes,
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He dropped on one knee and took her
hand.
Say you will be mincw he exclaimed
passionatcly.
Gently she drew her hand away.
at cannot be-" she answered. at
grieves me deeply to give you pain, but
cannot he your wife. IL will be sister
to you, but
Eureka" he cried, springing TO his
feet.
'What do you mcan?" she asked in as
constituent.
an literature" he replied, Il am a
realist. To describe sensations l must
have felt them, and the heroine of my
new novel has just acquired a hero in
this way. Great Scott. but | was afraid
you would accept me!'
And the worst of it was she did not
know whether he was lying or not.-Chi-
cago POST ,.- -.l...,,.-..s..l L.,
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ne Eglsaad. 1atslligsacsr
BEL AIR, MD. APRIL 13 1900
eIDE YOUR TIME.

When fortune treats you slightingly =
And everything goes wrong, =,
Remember that you still are free
To labor and be strong.
To him who bravely does his part
Misfortune is no crime;
Just hold your grip and keep up heart
And LEAN to Giie your time.
The surrst road to greatness lies -
Through hard and patient work; III
The glorious name that never dies
Comes not unto the shirk.
FGmc sits upon an cminence,
4 pinnacle sublime;
lie who would win must seek her thence,
Strive on and bide his time.
The man Of hope and energy
Who keeps one goal in sight,
Who goes his way with constancy,
Will some time win the fight.
The man whose life glory lends
To every age and cline
Is he whose purpose never bends, :
Who works and bides his time.
Go onward. Der the futures hills
The dawn falls cool and sweet.
Go onward lie can win who wills
And bows not to defeat.
Go onward, though your path may Lie
Through callmny and slime.
The way will brighten by and by.
Go on and biIe your time. :,
And when the fight at last is DER,
The toll at last is done;
When standing on lifes farther shore,
Beneath her setting sun;
Beyond the futures unbarred gate
The bells Of heaven chime,
And justice, love and glory wait
For him who Eides lis time.
Denver News.
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1t was a Iittlr Hancock county girl
who. after rushing through her evening
prayer so rapidly that the words were
scarcely lnteligible, while yet lineeling,
looked up and softly Ga!d;
"Mamma, couldn't help saying my
prayer fast. for | was going to hiccough,
and you know what is said on my Sunday
school card about praying without cra4,
ing, and SO didn't want to STOP
Lewiston journal.
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MY FIRE.



A sinuous eyelash from the sun,
golden, leaf shaped, dancing thing,
Bending fernlike in 4 magic breeze,
And grows
And saps the virgin forests strength
With writhing, biting arms.
And with its red jaws through the gloom
Casts elfn shadows round the room,
And, waxing still,
It lashes round the knotted wood
With soft but cruel sting,
Till, Gorged with strength, It fades away
Beneath coyerlet Of gray,
And now,
Like molten sunset from the west,
Pulsates as with living breath
Till, dying midst the bones its greed has made.
Its heart is still and ashes mark the grave.
A. R. Allan in Morningside.
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4 Newcastle laborer recently resolved
to treat himself to Il night at the theatcr,
and, entering the pit by the back Of the
orchestra, he happened to see the double
bass viol set up against a music stand.
Having never seen anything of the
kind before, he leaned his arm OIL the
orchestra rail and stood transiixcd with
Gmazemcat. The pit was filling rapidly.
and all acquaintance. tapping him or
the shoulder. said il he didn't take seat
they would soon be all occupied.
"Wey, wey, hinny," he exclaimed cX-
citedly, ''nccyer heed a seat. Aal | want
is look o the chap that's gaan to put
that fiddle oouder his in."-London
Tun,
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- = = - 49,
Ring Coin.

1t Is interesting to note that the early
Egyptian custom of paying gold in the
form Of rings has not entirely died out in
Africa at the present dag and that Eng
lish merchants trading with the kongo
are quite accustomed to receiving gold IL
tue form Of rings, frequently ornamented
With the signs Of the zodiac In relief.
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c. A Snow 6 Co., enc of the oldest and most
successful firms OF Patent Lawyers, whose
offices are opposite the United States Patent
Office, in Washington, D. c., and who have pro-
cured patents for more than 1900 inventors,
says that, owing to the improved conditions in
the United States Patent Once, patents may
now be more promptly procured then at any
previous time in their experience Of twenty
five year
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In other Words.

King Arthur was moved TO tears. "Sir
Galahad." he sobbcd. "is dead"
Say not So" exclaimed the court
jester. Say rather he is enjoying
good knights Iest."-Philadelphia Press.
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Patient-It is such a terrible thing to
die of consumption.
DOctor-Perhaps yOn would like to
have me call in other physicians in con-
suitGtiOn?
Patient-No, | don't know that a COM
plication of diseases would be any better
to die of.-Dctroit Journal
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Checrln z.

Aspirant-You have heard my Voice
professor. Now please tell me canddly
what branch of vocalism it is best ada pit,
ed for.
profesanF-W Withdrawing
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1t is good to know We cannot give hap
pincss without receiving it.-Elliott's
Mapazine
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A 5-year-old boy fell out of third
story window in Paris, and his life was
saved by his falling on n man wearing a
silk hat.
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Wisdom is knowledge, sound Judgment
ind good conduct running together In
harness and keeping step.
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TRAINS SOUTHWARK.
SUNDAY TRAINS.

SUNDAY TRAINS.
Sunday trains leave Baltimore for Delta and
INTERN cdiate stations at $50 A. N. and 400
P. NJ, stopping at Bel Air at 10 A. NJ. and $50
p. III. They will leave Cardiff TOR Baltimore
and intermediate stations st 6.55 A. ". and
$50 p NJ, stopping at Bel Air at 7.55 A. N.
end $50 Z. N. An additional train will leave
Bel Air for Baltimore and intermediate sta
tions at $40 L. NJ, and Baltimore for Bel Air
at 6. 80 p. NJ. arriving ut Bel Air at p. II.
and Baltimore $50 Z. N.
J. K. KLINEFELTER, Gen. Pass. A2t.
W A MOORE. Gnn'l Manager,
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The UaunI Way.

Miss Askiugton-How do married men
kill time?
Aunt Sarah-With their clubs mostly.
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The people of ancient Tyre were such
experts in dyeing that Tyrian purple re-
mains uncxcelled to this day.
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OF 100 men who entered one of the
state prisons In n given time d,GoU ad-
mitted that they were drunkarda,
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is good plan for every bather to know
lWNR welI{ounded objection to Using foor-c1ean-
e. ing soap Upon the human body. Ivory Soap
is the bather's SOAP 1t costs more than common
soaps, but the difference is il the ingredients and
making Why not treat yourself with little respect.
Is not the human skin with its marvellous dsIcacy
entitled to pure soap? Ivory Soap-it floats.
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The quickest way of getting over
ground Ia touse Long Distance Telephoas.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1900-12-06

cage, azeby sprawe budowy POI
mnika przysp,eszy6.
.. Komitet budowy pomnlkai
wzywa wszystkich tych pan6w SCI
kretarzy, karycr6w ltd,, ktorzy
pod jakimkolwiek pozorom prze-
chowuja pieniadze zebrane ma po-
mink, azebY takowe " jak najkrot-
Sym czasie do kasy komitetu
zwr6cili. ": przeciwnym razie U
pomui SIC 0 ME konitet ma drodze
s2dowej.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1900-12-06
Drobne Ecllla.

WILKES.BARRE, Pa.
Dnia Sgo Listopada odDy'o
sic uroczyste posw'ecen'e
koscio|a litewskiego Przez
ksiedza biskupa Hobena "a
Scranton. W uroczystosc' tel
wzieiy udzia} niemal wszyst-
kie okoliczne parafle poisk'e
i tewskie. ..:... ..
w ~KENS1NGTON, H..
poswiecono polski koSci6F.
Proboszcz jest ks. Gronkow
ski. ParaGa W Kensington
liczy okolo 200 rodzin. ME-
dawno dopiero zosta}o tam
zalozone pierwsze Towarzyst~
wo koscielne, kt6re istnlele
pod opieka 1 nazwa Sw: Wo)'
ciecha.
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,.Kr6tkie ~WyjasnIenfe.'

Komitet budowy pomnika
Kosciuszki, pc dwuletn'em
milczeniu uzna} nareszcie "a
wlaSciwe odezwa6 sic i dac
kr6tkie wyjasnienie wobec
r6znych niepokojacych wieSci
szerzouych przez pfase..
z wyjasnienia tego many
sobie "a ~obowiazek powt6~
rye masterpieces punkta:
:. 81. Go do zarzutu, jakoby
Komitet roztrwonil. fundusze IA
po1nnik zabrane, .odpowladamv,,
ze wszystkie ~z@ozone pieu1sdze
znajduje sierw rekaebk asgsss,kt5.
-..-&
|rym wybr.uy zosta} banker P. p.
@. Stensland. Komitet przewidu>
jac z CORY, re spetkat 50 moga
zarzuty i podejrzeuia umy&lnie wy
|bral na skarbnika p. Stenslanda,
kt6ry jest odpowiedzialnym finau~
sista i prezydentem Milwaukee ave.
State Banku.
2. Stan kasy pc wyplacsniu
$1,000 ma pierwszy rozpisany kon-
kurs, dalej pc wyptaceniu przeroz'
nych kwot "a przesy}kaa. seDaracya
nadcsianych model6w, ma druki
it'd, wreszcle pc w~yplaceniu r6z~
nemi ratanl p. Kazimlerzowi Che"
dzihskiemu razem 81. 10000 trzy~
krotnie iuz sekretarz og}osii e.
ma konto zawartego z MIN kontra-
ktu. przedstawiaia sic tax:
AVENUE
STATE BANK.
Chicago, "a. Estopada, 1900.
Niniejszem zaswiadcza sig. re
z fundusz6w n~alezacych do Komi
tetu Budowy Pomnika Kosciuszki
mann W reku dziewiet tysiecy !
trzydziesci i diva dolary i IS CEN
tow SO, o32.) ..
PAUL u. STENSLAND.
kasyer.
I. Komitet Budowy pomnika
wezwa} P. artyste Chodzinskiego,
ably wykohczsny wystyllzowany
model natychmiast wys}a} do Chi
cage azeby komitet niazwioczcie
m6g} oddat takowy do odlewu i
r6wnoczesnie zawrzeG kontraxt co
do budowy p~iedesta}u pod pomnik.
luz pc wys}aniu tego wezwania
dowiaduje sig komitet, ze pan arty-
sta z modelems zamierza przyJe-
.chec okole Nowego Roku do hi