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b 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.