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The Search-Light.
If AIXUIIIDGE, A PHIL 6, 1901.
' FACE8.
In th« eyr th«t llcl.t* to meet u* mfl flit fw*
ihm to sre*i tin
Are t;»* shadow* of Hip tutor* and tho frnproM
of thr |w*».
And Hip cheuk (l aft In It* ilaiminjf flurhrd n rosy
*8 the n*>mtn£
Hip out llu* of It* Imuty •• It fade* a war
at last.
And the little children** fair* mid their dimple*
art- the traie*
Of th • maiden’* plowing beauty and of mu*
IukkT* l»row of care.
At.d Hip prophecy of |fU»dnc«s and the aha:low of
the *•* !n.r*
To tl.p thoughtful eye that pajicth ar* they
lurking eecr then*.
Rut the fares that are neoreat and the face# that
are dearest
Are the true, the tender fare* that our truat and
luting uln;
T! rti. when it>mn to them the ahadlntf. when the
ralull he fading.
Like i he vaae with Uplift tUumlned ahall we ate
tue aoul within.
— \V omutt’a Life.
MARRIED HANNER HIMSELF
Thp Wrddlnit Csme Ab.nl Throo«S
n Drill Dm n Morticnitr.
••Never Imerd how I got the l>e*t of
o!e Simmons. did you?" Queried the
farmer from the upper part of the
state, who is* visiting his son. "You
kuowed xeiini n skinflint lie was?
Worst 1 ever see or read about.
"Well, you been llopplu round n good
bit 'bout ole wlxhlerers glttlu married
ng’lti. so I’ll tell you how It was. Slm-
i.’cut* held a mortgage on that south
forty. lie tent me outeii the money
t n a sharp dicker, nud I lieetl ready
ter put the scnlpln knife outer him
ever settee, lint I caJkerlated thet I'd
lave ter settle or give him the laud.
While I was snvin up ter clear o!T the
i: or’gage I got a Intertnashlng fnitu
HI Duke that ole Slmihons was paylu
’tentlon ter Haulier Wntslug. SI gl'me
the hint an/I same time loJe me lie was
lettlu on ter lie llnnuer'a s.Uldy Jest so
as ter devil Simmons.
"When I went ter see the ole skin
flint ‘bout glvln me n lee tie more time
oa the mor'gtlge, ho kluder giggles
round and looks like he'd tioon stenlln
sleep and ast me what the talk was
’i out SI anti llniiuer. Now, I ain't no
college perfcBser, hut I see right off
x\ I at xx'ay the wind was tdowln. and 1
spun a yarn 'bout It beln common re
port as bow Ilanner and SI was gotn
ter hlltdi.
"I thought ole Simmons would have
n spell, but I braced him up. nil the
time s tellln hint thet SI and Uanner
would lie a good match. Well, the np-
i-hooi was thet he said ef I’d git St ter
move to I ml lane/ and stay there I
could Imve the tnor'gngc clean'd xvlth-
ort paylu a cent. SI xvas hlumed glnij
ter go for $.10, and It rlearexl me ’l>oiit
?l..*i:0. Hut ole Simmons xvas so tnr-
m-l mean In tnlklu ‘liout It thet he gut
my mad up. and I sailed In nnd mar
ried Manner myself. Thet’s the way
you got yer new mother-ln-laxv, nud
i f you ever bear of me licln knocked
over, you Investergute ole Siturnous."—
Detroit Free Tress.
Poison Proof Animals.
Neither differences of orguvitiation la
animals nor in the constitution of tbs
poisonous substance generally afford
any clexv for Interpreting nu exception
al want of effect. Unaccountable Is
the Immuutty of rabbits against bella
donna leaves (Atropa belladonna, dead
ly nlght.shadei. You may feed tbi rj
with tellndomm for xvecks without o!>-
frvlng the least toxic symptoms. The
meat of such animals, however, proves
poisonous to any one xvlio eats it. pro
ducing the same symptoms as the
plant.
Pigeons and various other herldvora
are also to some degree safe Iron) the
effects of this poison, while In xvnrm
blooded carnivora It causes paralysis
nnd asphyxia. In fro; x the effect
Is a different one. consisting of spasms.
The meat of goats which had fed on
hemlock has sometimes occasioned
poisonous effects. Chickens are near
ly hardy against nux vomica aml'tbe
extremely dangerous alkaloid, strych
nine. contained in It. while In the
smallest amount It Is a fatal poison to
rodents.
More remarkable yet In tills respect
Is the Immunity of Cbolu'pas lioffman-
id, a kind of sloth living on the island
of Ceylon, which, when given ten
grains of strychnine, was not much af
fected. Pigeons are possessed of high
Immunity from morphine, the chief al-
! knlold of opium, as xvell as from bella-
i donna. Might grains were required to
[ kill a pigeon, not much less than the
: mortal dose for a man. Cats are ex-
1 tremely sensitive to foxglove (Digitalis
| purpurea), xvhlch on the contrary may
I lie given to rabbits and x'arious birds
, In pretty large doses.
Fined For Dentil oil flotxrd,
'The only place, as far as laxv Is con
cerned, where It costs money to die
from natural causes Is aboard a steam
ship." remarked a vessel owner. “The
purpose of Wie laxv was excellent
enough. There xvas n time -When emi
grants were helug brought to this
country In very large numbers, or 'by
tbe shipload.' ns It was termed. There
Is no doubt that there xvas crowding in
the ships that brought them, and to
prevent this a laxv xvas passed Impos
ing upon the ship a tine of $10 for
every death that occurred during the
passage from natural causes of per
sons over 8 years of age. This
put n stop to overcrowding, or. nt
ieast. It Is supposed that It did. which
Is about the same thing. Ships do not
fancy having to pay lines of this kind.
"Of course, in comparison xvith the
great army of persons who are brought
across the ocean from month to month,
there are very few deaths, for the stat
isticians have '.men kind enough to
show beyond a douht that the steam
ship Is the safest means of transpor
tation In existence, but. Just the same,
there are a considerable number In tho
course of a year."—Washington Star.
| Simple Country tiring.
A man may enjoy bounding health
end know very little about the cause of
hi3 happiness, and, alas, a man may
suffer nil the woes of dyspepsia and
have no certain knowledge ns to the
cause of his misery.
•Tin a continued dyspeptic. That 3
tin* reason I look so old/* said Mr. Col*
lander, gazing almost enviously at tne
r d bronze face of ills former el.m.i at
college, who had dropped down from
the country Into Mr. CollamlxT s city
office.
| "What you nerd Is simple country
food, man." said Ids old friend, dap
ping him heartily on the shoulder.
"Come and visit my wife nnd me on
the farm for awhile, and we'll set you
up. It's rich city living that’s too much
for y.'U. Now. take breakfast, for in
stance. All I have Is txvo good ettps of
coffee, a couple of fresh doughnuts, a
bit of steak with a linked potato, some
frrrii biscuit or maffii.^s nud either
griddle cakes or a piece of pie to top off
wilh. What do you have?”
The city man looked nt his red cheek
ed friend, who stood waiting for the
confirmation of his idea.
"A cup of hot xttater and two'slices
of dry toast.” he responded soberly.
"Cut If you think a simple diet like
yours would help me I will tua' e one
more attempt to be a healthy man.”—
Youth's Companion.
Joe llnnton'a Pistol..
Joe Mantua, the famous gr.nntnkcr,
was crossing Hounslow heath when he
was stopped by a highwayman. On
hearing the summons to "staud nnd de
liver" Manton recognized n pistol of his
own make leveled at his head. “Why,
confound it. you rascal." cried the in
dignant gunum' er, “I'm Joe Manton.
and that's one of my pistols you've got.
How dare you try to rob me!" “Oh.
you're Joe Manton. are you?" said the
highwayman coolly. "Well, you charg
ed me 10 guineas for tills brace of pis
tols. which 1 call a confounded sxvln-
dlo. though I admit they'll* a good pair
of barkers. Now l mean to be quits
With you. Hand me over 10 guineas,
ami I'll let yon go because you're Joe
Manton, though I know you Lave got
£00 nt least about you."
Joseph hxvnlloxvod Ills wrath and
promptly paid the 10 guineas. But he
never forgave the highwayman for get
ting a brace of his best pistols for nix.
ami he made himself a special double
gun with barrels barely txvo feet long,
which hi 1 nlxvays carried about with
him afterward when traveling nnd
christened "The llighxvnymnn's Mas
ter." With tliis weapon I have lienrd
that he subsequently shot n highway
man who stopped his chaise nnd mor
tally wounded him.—"Klugs of the
Hod, Uilie and Gi'.us.”
A Fine Old Dover ament Clock.
It is a tine old clocx which stands In
the senate lobby fronting the muln en
trance to the senate chamber. For nl-
tm.st a century It has lieen ticking
nxvay. ntglit and day. nud uow It Is us
ge: d ns ever
The old clock Is about eight feet high.
iu <] Its frame Is solid mahogany. Its
I .lee Is nbout a foot nnd a half In diam
eter. anil the name of Thomas Voiglit.
Philadelphia,* shows by whom nnd
where It xvas made. It used to stand In
ti e old senate chamber, now tte su-
P”eme court room, where Wolwuer and
Clay and Benton and all the famous
rn :t of the pest debated grant ques-
th ns If the clock could only talk. It
could tell many tales of dramatic Inter
est.
Upon the mahogany case Is carved a
krg" shield, with stars to represent the
states When the clock xvas built, then)
wi re only 17 states In tbe Union.—
Washington Post.
Epigram* In Fiction.
I always pray Hint t may never out
live my Illusions or iuy front teeth,
though oil else may fail me.
Admiration Is like porridge—awfully
stodging, but you get hungry again al
most as soon ns you've eaten It.
A good nose Is an nbidlug resting
place for vanity. You knoxv that It will
outlast your time and that age ceunot
wither nor custom stale Its satisfactory
proportions.
The quality of mercy should not be
measured out by teaspoonfuls In a
medicine glass, but should be sent
round In a watering cart by the aounty
council.
They've no sense, meg haven’t. The
very best of them don't properly know
the difference between their souls and
their stomachs, and they .fancy that
they are n-wrestllug with their doubts
when real|y It Is their dluners that.are
a wrestling with them.
It Is the duty of nil women todook
happy—the married ones to show thnt
they don’t wish they weren't married
nnd the unmarried ones to show that
they don't wish they were.—New York
Telegra m.
Then lie Unrated Cp.
He was too modest to be a success
ful lox-er. and lie had let 40 years of
his life go by without ever coming
to an emotional point.
He xvas In love xvith a fair being of
suitable age hut he would not tell her
so. and thouirli she knew It she could
not very xvell give him a lilut about
the situation.
She was vllllug hecanse she had ar
rived at that time of life when a
woman Is not nearly so hard to please
as she might have been rt some other
time, but lie xvas stupid and went
away without n word.
He was gone ti long, long time, nnd
when he came hack he found her still
ready.
“1 have come buck after many
yenrs," he said to her as he took her
hand In greeting.
She had learned something In the
years since she had seen him last.
"Well, for goodness' sake, Henry,"
she exclaimed fervidly, “why don't yon
take them? I’m 31 noxv. Uow mauy
more years do yon xvnnt?"
Then a great light shoue upon him,
and he did not wait for any more.—
London Answers.
Tbe Conductor's Bendy Answer.
The Metropolitan Street Ballway
company has In Its employ a -philoso
pher iu the person of a Broadway con
ductor. It xvas late In tbe evening,
nnd bis err on Its up town trip bad
reached the vicinity of the city ball.
As It passed one of the taller office
buildings a stout woman, clutching
him by the arm. exclaimed:
"Oh. conductor, how many stories
high la that building?"
" ’Leveu,” laconically replied the con
ductor. without so much as uu upward
glance. The woman sank hack with n
sigh of satisfaction.
Just then a small man with n large
traveling hug rushed In ultnost out of
breath.
"I say. conductor." he gasped, "whnt
time can I pet to the Grand Central
depot?"
“ ’Lcvcn." was the qule.t reply.
•That's good." commented the small
man. evidently relieved,
At this Juncture another man climb
ed aboard that wanted to knoxv ubout
what time the ear would reach the
Uilsey House.
" ’Levon," again replied the con
ductor. xvith a weary look.
When questioned as to the uniformi
ty of Ids answers. he replied:
"Yes. You see. If you hesitate about
answering ’em. they git worried, hut
If you have nil answer ready they're
j satisfied. Noxv. about tills time of
I night. 1 always say ''l.oven.’ It’s n
good, handy number, easy to sny. Oth
er times 1 use other numbers. I alius
have a lot of stock answers on hand.
It savxw time nnd trouble."—New York
bun.
The Queen nntl Jenny Lind.
There ts a pretty story told of Queen
Victoria and Jenny Lind which shows
how the modesty of txvo women, the
queen of England nnd the queen of
song, caust'd a momentary awkward-
ness xvhlch the gentle tact of the singer
overen me.
It was ou a night when Jenny Lind
was to slug at Her Majesty’s Opera
House that the queen made her first
public appearance after tbe memorable
Chartist day.
For the great artist, too, this xvas n
first appearance, for it was the begin
ning of her season nt a place where the
year before she had won unparalleled
fame, it liapis'ued Hull the queen en
tered tiie royal box nt the same mo
ment that the prlam donna stepped up
on the stage. Instantly a tumult of ac
clamation burnt forth.
Jenny Lind modestly retired to the
back of the stage, waiting till the dem
onstration of loyalty to the sovereign
should subside. Tile queen, refusing to
appropriate to herself that xvliieh she.
Imagined to lie intended for the artist,
made no acknowledgment. „
At length, xvbon ltd-situation became
embarrassing. Jenny Lind, with ready
tael, ran forward to the footlights and
sang "God Save the Queen." which
was caught up at the end of the solo by
the orchestra, chorus and audleuoe.
The qnt't-n then come to the front of
her box and bowed, nnd the opera was
resumed.
his,
"hit-ill
Bt* UttllDi
Tbe U>D In thu prix w
three times, tmd the mno
hastily reached roc n a a
which he put around
be arranged a sling in „
arm. mussed up bis hi|™
the comers of h!s mouth.»
•-‘hair and pQlnfully p m ®
fioor.
"Mr. Smfthklnsr w
dressed man who ope 1*0 u
moment.
Tbe man with tin- |
talf suppressed groan
"Y'qp; that’s my nuiue.
for you?
ami j
scITiTlrjJ
f'.ti
waj J
"You seem to be g
ed Hie caller.
"Suffering:" returned ti»
you think I'm doing thhj f u
you suppose I bandage J
amusement tie up uiy
and limp because 1 think 1"
And I’ve been' In this
months. But what can 1,
Tardon me." said the
lug out "I'll call again
time."
"It's some trouble," B0 n
man with the blindage a*
the harness and returned
"but experience hua tuna
Is really the quickest
age a life insurance
hln» discouraged. Thut i
will come back."—Chicago
AppemJlclii^
"Appendicitis." said b r .
address before the Nexv Yot(|
of Medicine, "bns few rival,
gical field and takes i-aiik
typhoid, pneumonia uni) r
medical thought. Surely
tlx-e surgeon of today inn
operations for diseased
yearly—and tliere arc n iloaiil
In New York and In other
same proportion—xve begin
Importance of tlie subject
ace to the community.
'The public continues to
slelan xvhnt wan upiieiuliriAl
and he answers, 'I’rolmiiljl
antler the description of "li
of the liowels" or "iierltonh
true that less Hum a gm
numberless people I11 tbe
summer travel xvere striv
called Infla m mat ion of tbe |
peritonitis uml died
"Now xx'e hear of no one
but it Is said, 'He bail aim
pcndlcltls, was beyond th
! surgeon and died.' or. 'Sons
attack of appendicitis,
upon and recovered.' Ilosii
lies show the same change
ed diseases. It Is merely 1
not a uew disease."
A Queen Wtm Married Iter Brother*.
At 17 years of age Cleopatra xvas
married to her half brother. Ptolemy
Dionysius. who xvas then 13. This was
be -ause of the will of his fnther. who
left him the throne on eondltlon of the
marriage with his sister. They ralgntsl
Jointly under the guardianship of tlie
Romans until Cleopatra became dissat
isfied with her hroMii>r'8 attempt to
gain sole power. She plotted ngnlnst
him. and. obtaining Hu* aid of Julius
Osar, she brought altottt Ptolemy's
death Thereiqmn she married another
.1 rotker. a boy of M. whom s1m> later
poHomsl. assuming txole power 43 H. C.
With her ilesth (30 H.C.t ended the dy
nasty of Ptolemy In F.gypt.-Womans
Hotne Com pon ion.
The nrpa. or drum, of the south Pn
c"V Islands ts of wood, one eud resent
I I "S a vase and the oilier evidently.
tm;Je in Initial hm of a shark's head
Ti e head Is ccxered with snake or fisl
rklus.
!t cannot l>e too of:?n repented that
1: it- not kelps, but obstacles, not fnciii
1 • but duaeuiHea. that make uieu.-
V. Mathews.
Tbe Matter of a Semicolon.
A Rttsalafi military paper tells of
a lieutenant who overheard a sergeant
giving n recruit a short lecture upon
Ills duties. "The milltnry service,”
said tlie sergeant, "requires little pray
er to God nnd a strict attention to the
orders of a superior." Somewhat as
tonished at this singular definition of
military duty, tin* officer ventured to
ask the sergeant for his authority,
whereupon the sergeant produced un
ancient volume containing the follow
ing: "Tlie military duty requires lit
tle: prayer to God. and strict attention
to thp orders of a superior.”—Army
and Navy Journal.
The Mnnnfactare of Plate Glaa*.
1 The casting table of a plate glass fac
tory Is nbom 30 feet long, 15 feet wide
and 0 inches thick. Strips of Iron on
each side afford u bearing for thp roll
ers nud determine the thickness of tho
plate to he x-ast. The molten glnss Is
poured on the table, and the roller
passing from end to end spreads the
glass to a uniform thickness. The
glass, after cooling rapidly. Is transfer-
fed to the annealing oven, where It re
mains several days. When taken out.
It Is very rough and uneven and In that
elate Is used for skylights and other
ipurpqp'H where streugth ts desired
rather than transparency. Tin* greater
Part of the glass, however. Is ground,
smujihed uml polished.
More In Sorruxi Than Anger.
“Judge,” said the laxly who xvas ae-
cusxm! of tiatlerlng her tiusluiuil. "It Is
true that I struck him. but the xveapon '
I used proves that I did so more Iu sor I
roxv than in anger."
"What dul you lilt him with?"
“A sadiron, your honor.’’-Baltimore
American.
Archltwtnral.
“1 nm disappointed in Tncle Tom's
Cabin.' "
"Well, what did you expect? A Queen
Anue villa?"—Detroit JourtiaL
Skate* Of a Lifetime.
Board apix-nrs to grow ,;t the same
ra:e and to follow the same rales of
personal conduct as tbe hair of the
head So If a man began shaving when
he xxas lti and iivt-x r u p,. 70 }v , lrs 0 |j
In- xvlll hax'e cut more than a llirie hit
off the top If he could keep in posi
tlon all he has thrown nxx-ay. n in-uxi of
hair 31 feet long ami a heard 37 fi-et
long, ait hi one bunch, would cualijk
him 10 trux-i i with a elrcua summers
and sit In a srere wlatioxv to advertise
11 linir rastorar In the winter.—Alusiee s
MagazUae.
Why Roatla Are Crooked In China.
The Chinese road ts private property,
a strip taken from Bomeliody's land.
This is done much against the will of
the oxvuer, since be not ouly loses the
use of It, but also still has to pay taxes
on It
One consequence Is that It Is wide
enough for only one vehicle, nnd carts
cab pass one another only by trespass
ing on the culttvutcd laud. To prevent
this the farmers dig deep ditches by
the roadside. As the surface wears
nxvay and the dust blows off It gradu
ally grows lower, and after awhile It
becomes 0 drain for the surrounding
fields. A current forms In the rainy
season. Which still further hollows It
out anil thus has arisen the proverb
that a road a thousand years old be
comes u river.
Those whose lands are used for roads
naturally prefer to have the roads run
along the euge of their farms Instead
of cutting across them, and this ac
counts for the fax t thut Chinese roods
are often so crooki'i) that one may
tiave to go u x-onstilcruhle xllstnux-e to
roach a plaxe that Is In reality but a
fexv miles away. This alxvuys Interests
the stranger.—Church Eclectic.
Bon (hr Cor Dot Tbrr*.
The other day at Twenty -sixth street
an Inspector "hopped" on Hie front
platform of u Matlisou avenue electric
car bound down towu. He said to the
nioformnn:
"Where the dickens Is this car goln?"
"Why, to the Brooklyn bridge, ot
course.”
"Get off and look at yer signs.’’
The luotortmiu did so nnd discovered
that the sign on the front hood of the
car read. “One Hundred and Thirty
Ufth street." the sign on the right side
of the roof rend, "Second itveuui'." and
j the sign on the rear hood. “Astor
place. The conductor and uiotoriAan
between them having adjusted the
signs, the inspector permitted the car
to proceed. Electrical Review.
loiir Realisation.
“1 now realize,” said the pig as tbex
loailexl him In the xvagon bound for tin-
butcher’*—"! uow realize that overeat
big lends to shorten life.”— ludiauapo
Us Dress.
Zntioiif Prxlxl llrr
A young woman guFuli
Broad street car and illwv
humiliation, that In r fare
When the conxluctor railed
manner the custodian «f
he’d linxe to get the farrm
woman xvoultl have to wall,
lent tlon addl'd to her x'tuli
Thx> x*nr was pro will'd. On
a genial Irishman uml xi
well known tajokkrcjirr.
keetKT and Irishman ese
at n.ittnlug glume*. The 1
about to fmil tl«> In'll r«|v.
keejw'r saixl Ik'’i! |aty the
young woman lookxnl |>x*rfoi
Tlie condiii'tor rt |>eiiuil
the woman off. Till* an)Ui«l|
mat), who said. "If yon
off, your funeral'll be li
lng rt slight nervonstiet
the coudoctor. he contlnned:
"How niuny |m'oj>1x‘ on
to r.tti'iid t!u» funeral of tl
or?” Several rtnxwxeexl In
five. The comiuclor gn'" fl
in the ultprcatlou tluit folio*
to the platform without *x
woman’s fare.’ - ColuitibiwW
[lull
I [Mill
11:1)1
Wit;* F«»r Hlnx
*'51en do not hire ntnei tri
Now York wlgn:aker. ’T*
wears n xrtg conxianfly o* 1
there trie nevertlH'lx'** ninn l'
out. Actors, for examp!*'
and wigs are rentexl lot ®*
and costume piirili'*. nnl *
wig* ara rented for DiirprW
after nil wfg* an' luelnxlidl
list of thing* that can b* “
list xvould Ik* found. I fott'^
pretty r))neb everything W
tiamt'd."
Otber Women Vff*
Rhox- flerk—Are you b' mt
ma'am?
Fair t'nstonier— No * " sl
walking shoes.
Shoe Clerk—What prlw
ma'am?
Fair Customer (ratbef
Chrees!
Shoe Clerk-Threes’
Fair Gustomi'r fin a
53; size, d D.-l’blladelpb)*
An Ketlnisie.
Jack—That's 11 fine do f
Jim Do yon want to sell w
Jim—I’ll sell him for
Jax'k-ls l>e Intelllp'U*-'
Jim txrttb einpha*'* K
Why. tb.at xlog knows ns
Jax-k-You don't s/iy so-
give you 50 ex'tlts for ** al
ebango.