HER BOY.
Wliere to the child that used to piny
Around her while ("lie sewed ewnj
Whoee baby rhymes she used to hear.
Forgetting that the world was drear?
Where is the child that used to placo
His cheek against her pallid luce,
Who used to sing, all unaware .
Of troubles she was forced to bear
Where is the child who made her glad,,
Who was the only hone she had.
For whom she toiled, for whom she
prayed,
For whom her fondest plans were laid!
The child is gone! She sits alone
He's claimed another as his own
They've flown, but they'll return anon
The mother's lips are white and drawn.
Her poor, old toil-worn finders bleed;
t-ho sits alone in dire need,
And thinks ah, solemn thought and prim!
"The girl's not good enough tor him. '
3. E. Kiser, in Chicago Kccord-Henild.
'Ml
NDY SllOWrcU.S does not ask
for anybody's sympathy be
j'&y cause ens of his ryes is gone
J"- and lie wears a glass counter
feit iu lis place. Indeed, the chief fuu
of his llfo Is focused upon that glass
eye. Every week or two lie has a now
joke about It, and In telling It he
laughs louder and ljuger than anybody
flse-
"'Long about thrashing time," be
says, "I've got the best of the men
With two good eyes. If one eye ketches
a thimbleful of Oust two ketches two
tliiu.b'.efuls. That's plain euough for
a nian with no eyes to see. And If
a whole pair of specs cost !r half n
pair oughtn't to fetch more'n .2.."0. If
I want to go to sle-'p when F.ldor
Jones Is preacU'i' I just keep this bad
lamp of mine on picket iluty and doze
off with tho o.her."
From the mere standpoint of num
bers Andy Is better off with eyes than
any of his neighbors. He has the big
gest collection in Ruel'.iy Comity eyes
for week days and eyes for Sundays,
eyes for weddings and eyes tor funer
als, eyes with stony starts and eyes
with romantic dreams in them. He
always speaks of his ophthalmic prop-
THEBE WERE ALL EOETS OF TINTS.
erty In the singular, however, becauso
ho can only wear one movable eye at
a time.
Early l:i July Andy's wife aud
daughter Saillo came to Chicago to
visit. Of courts every member of the
family In the little heme down la (Jus
ter township must have a souvenir
from the big city. It was easy to pro
vide for the others, but what to get for
Andy that was a hard one. Thea a
bright thought struck Snllie.
"Say, ma, let's get pa a new eye for
Sunday," wa3 tho way she put It, her
wd. brown ones glowing with bril
liancy borrowed from the Idea.
"That's Just the thing, Sallle," said
good Mrs. Showers, and away they
went la search of an eye store aud a
brand-new socket tiller. It was easy
enough at a distance to pick out an eye
that would match Andy's good one, but
when Sallle aud her mil looked into
a case full of optics that were green,
gray, brown, and all the tints between
well, there was trouble.
"I tell you, pa's eye is green, ma,"
declared Sallie with an emphasis
allowing that she considered the Inci
dent closed. "It's just like this one,"
holding tip to the light a Nile-tinted
specimen.
"It's no such thing, Sallle," returned
the elder Showers. "Pa's eye's a light
blue. Long before we's married tin
girls used to call him -Blue Eyes,' and I
don't reckon the one that's left has
waBhed out."
The end of It all was that pa got a
compromise tetweeu a Wuj and n
green eye, aud It didn't mate the other
one a little bit. It was not less than
four shades off color, and moreover.
it was so small that one could almost
liear It rattle when Andy shook his
head. And hereon hangs one of his
vtoclc Jokes.
juiay wore nis new eyo to church
the first Sunday after it came. When
Elder Jones rose to pray Andy bowed
bis head as usual. That Chicago store
eeye saw Its chance to show off before
the rural worshipers. It dropped out
cf II nest, clattered on the pew seat
ahead and then rolled to the floor and
down the aisle. Cay Showers, four
year old, chased after the fugitive,
but before be emerged Into the aisle
a newly married couple came along.
"Look out, uilthter," be lisped, "don't
you thtep on pa'th eye."
The groom sidled to one side like
a man making an end run around a
enake and the bride blushed In a
frightened sort of way. Ed Danes'
crew of Irreverent young men on tho
back seat tittered audibly, and a wave
of nudging swept every pew as the
summer breeze did the wheat field out
Sldti. , Klder Jones tried to preserve the
jpraYlty of the service by cutting short
. . - . . .
-L f
his prayer nr.d announcing a hymn,
but by some Irouy of circumstances be
chose one that sounds like
"The consecrated cross-eyed bear."
Not long after that unfortunnto
church Incident Andy went to have
his picture taken, aud of course he
wore bis Sunday eye. It matched the
natural optic nhout ns well as the rib
bon he took home for Mrs. Showers
when she was getting ready for the
Jenkins girl's wedding, but when a
man bus his picture taken nothing but
Sunday fixing will do.
"For goodness sake, pa," said Sal
lle, ns she tried to make a seventeen
collar tit a fifteen shirt, "try to look a
little decent Ibis time. That other pic
ture Is Ju.st horrid."
"Lift your chin a little and don't
stare quite bo much," admonished tho
man at iho camera, who had not no
ticed tho Showers assortment of look
ers. Then, while tho long-haired art
ist with the soiled linen was fumbling
about for a plate, Andy pushed that
off eye of his around so that It peered
Into an upper corner of the room.
".Now look about here at this card on
the door and hold still fur a second,"
and as the picture maker thrust his
shaggy bead underneath the dark cover
Andy leaned forward for an instant
and siyly dropped the s:nall-cnlllre
glass ball into his lap.
"There's a leetle too much shade on
the left eye," came from the cavernous
depths tinder tho cover. "Turn your
lV.ee a trille to the ri;,kt, aud then
we'll get you."
Andy tunud It, and the empty socket
1oj:ik:1 iu'.o the nrtist's view like tho
i'P Ming of a oyclo:: cellar.
"I tors.. on tiio," chuckled the t'.iau
at the machine. "It's no time for the
drinks, but I'll make you a iloiieu for
half price."
"tiuess that's about right for a man
Willi oniy half as many eyes as he
oi:
;ht to have." said Andy.
One wck day pa's Sunday eyo was
missing, lie searched the cluck ngai.i
and a;:a':i. but it was no use. the prize
wr.s go:;.-. Mis. S. towers hadn't seen
it, and Sallle couldn't imagine "where
it'd got to." At tile dinner table the
subject was taken up anew. Baby
Showers lipcd his iunoci nee, but for
mi. no tvasau ten-year-old Willie did
no; join in llie discussion, lie made
himself a mi.-,h;y !usy bey and kept
his i yes glued to the country ham on
his plate.
'W'Uiic, yen hain't' seen pa's eye.
have ven; asked ills motner..
There was a moment of silence and
Willie's lps quivered vinieutiy. He
Un.-w his time had come.
'Johnnie Silver's gat it," he whimp
ered.
Why, how In the world did Johnnie
Silver R'.-t it?" pressed Mrs. Showed
"He he beat."
"Beat what?"
"Playing marbles."
The next day Johnnie Silver traded
back tho siore eye for the biggest mar
ble in town, and Andy Showers gave
him tho marble. John Howard Todd,
in the Chicago Record-Herald.
Domestic Ice lUachtnef.
Periodically the question is nsPtt
why there Is nothing available lu the
shape of a small Ice or refrigerating
machine for domestic use. That each
a machine Is la wide demand and
would meet with a ready sale Is gener
ally admitted, so that to many it
seemed all tho more curious, no doubt,
that commercial enterprise did not long
i'vJ undertake to solve the problem.
The whole question, however, may be
answered by tho statement that no
better method of refrigeration has yet
been four. 1 than the use of ammonia
or a similar system, which involves
the use of certain pressures and a cer
tain number of elements In the cycle.
su; '.i as compression, expansion and
condensation, regardless of whether
the plant is to turn out a fraction of a
ion or a hundred tons. The handling
of the refrigerating cycle aud the safe
manipulation of pressure requires
skill in fact, n skl'.l somewhat above
the average, and which cannot be ex
pected from ordinary domestics. It,
therefor?, seems that the facts as they
stand at preseut preclude the possibil
ity of small domestic ice or refrigerat
ing plants, and will so continue until
some system may be devls?d differing
widely from those now In use. Cas
sler's Magazine.
A Judge's Daughter Opens a Uarber Shrai
Because she was turned down by
the Barbers' Union Mary C'lagett,
daughter of the late Judge W. H.
Chgett, of Spokane, Wash., has
opened a barbar shop of her own, the
first one of its kind lu the State. Judge
Clagett was one of the best known
men in tho Northwest. He was once
elected a Senator from Idaho, but was
i.ot seated, owing to n technicality.
He represented Montana lu Congress
iu his earlier years. After his death
his daughter sought employment In
barber shops as a livelihood. She had
learned tho trade In Chicago. The
local union would not admit her so
she started alone, keeping up union
prices and making no complaint. She
is a bright. Intelligent woman, nn.1
wlille her family objects to h?r preseut
employment She Is cheerful and deter
mined to continue. Many of her
father's old-time friends patronize her.
San 1'niuclseo Chioulcle.
Tit Cluck ait Greenwich.
The clock at th'. Greenwich Observ
atory Is the most Important one lu Eu
rope, for It furnishes correct tlmo all
over that part of the globe. It Is,
therefore, looked after and regulated
with the greatest care, and Is never
allowed to get more than one-tenth o."
a second fast or slow. Of course, It
Is Impossible to correct so small an er
ror by moving the bands, but an electro-magnet
serves the purpose admir
ably. The magnet Is near the pendu
lum, which It attracts the least bit
when the electrical current Is turued
on. The current is so timed that It
delays the pendulum I! the clock Is
fast, or quickens It If the clock Is slow,
In this way a few thousand swings of
the pendulum will correct the error of
a tenth of a second. Jewelers' Itevlew,
The Value of a Bleu Mind.
A rich mind will cast over the hum
blest home a radiance of beauty and
wholesoineness which an upholsterer
or a decorator can never equal. F.uier
sou says, "There Is no beautiller o
complexion, form, or behavior, like
the wish to scatter Joy, aud not vulu,
around ui." Success.
KILLED A AVUITE DEER
EXPLANATION OF A BOLD HUNTER'S
TRACIC FATE.
llie Misfortunes Which Itefett Thomns
Hronson, Who Had Shot Phantom"
Deer Ills Desperate Fight With a Bis;
Muck Akttetons of Both Found Later,
Tho recent statement that the Smith
sonian Institution ofTers a reward of
$1000 for the skin of a white deer
said to have been seen In New Jersey
recalls to the memory of the old hunt
ers of the Allegheny Mountains the
fact that hunters would no more kill
n white deer than a sane man would
go over Niagara Falls. Aside from
the fact that a white deer Is regarded
as an animal which nil hunters are
fu honor bound not to kill, the belief
has been rlmost general that the slayer
of one of these deer would meet with
dire misfortune, so that from time Im
memorial such white deer as from
year to year lll'ted ghost-like through
the thickets and woods of the Allo
genics wen; safe from the Indian's
arrow or the white man's bullet.
There are hunters still living In
Clearfield County, Fenn., who to this
day believe that the experience of one
man proves the connection between
the killing of a white deer and calam
ity. This man was Thomas Hronson.
who, with his wife and two young
sons, lived In the tireen Woods not
far from the bead of Cold Stream.
Hronson was a man of taciturn nature,
n daredevil who was regarded by other
hunters ns a good fellow to let alone.
He was reckless and brave, but was
lint looked upon as a good neighbor.
Early In the fall of ISeit l'.ronson
while hunting in the vicinity of the
Knobs espied a deer whose coat was
as white as snow. He was undis
turbed l.y what he styled the timid
fears of silly sportsmen. Hronsou's
rifle cracked, and the deer, after a few
t-pa'inodio leaps, fell to the ground
villi n bullet through Its heart, iis
While skin died red with Its blood.
Hronson dressed the deer, which
was a seventy-live pound doe, and.
wrapping the meat In tho hide, carried
It home. If he gave any thought to
tho fact that be bad killed a while
di er it was simply to reflect that the
hide might bring high price ns a
curiosity. Ho afterward remembered
that a raven croaked overhead as he
was passing along the woodland road
in the evening, but as ra reus were nu
merous be paid no heed.
Six weeks afterward Hronson, while
searching for the den of a pack of
wolves near the head of Cold Stream,
fell upon n pile of rocks and. broke
bis arm, an accident that laid him up
for some weeks, during which time he
was visited by old Jim Morrison, the
veteran hunter of Hattlesnnke Run.
Jim had heard of the killing of' the
white deer, sud he was not slow to tell
Hronson that ho had done a most fool
ish thing. After Morrison had de
parted Hronson got to thinking about
the matter. But, although misfortune
had overtaken him, he was not con
vinced that the death of the deer
had anything to do with It. Neverthe
less from that time on there was a
perceptible change In his spirits. He
lest his bravado and was less ven
turesome. He lc-U his nerve complete
ly when, a year later, one of his sons
ran away from home and left no
trace and his wife died of a snake bite.
Hronson became taciturn and moody,
shunning such hunters as came into
tno Green Woods and living the life
of a semi-hermit.
Three years after tho killing of the
"phantom" deer Hronson started out
along the turkey path In the direction
or Trout Hun. He had not gone more
than a mile when he saw a big buck
cropping the twigs less tiiau 00 yards
away.
lie stalked the buck until he was
within easy shooting distance, and
then, taking steady aim, ho fired. The
deer dropped in Its tracks, aud Hronson
hastened to its side to cut Its throat.
He had approached within a few feet
of the animal when the latter jumped
to Its feet and fiercely attacked him.
The buck had only been wounded, and,
ns in such cases, was a most danger
ous antagonist. Hut Hronson drew
his knife nud fought desperately for
his life. The battle continued for some
time the sharp antlers and front hoofs
cf the buck cutting Brouson's flesh
until the blood flowed from a score
of wounds, while the hunter repentedly
thrust his knife into the deer's side
in the endeavor to reach tho heart.
Ten duys later Brouson's only re
maining son. who had remained at
home wheu his father started out
hunting, appeared at the settlement
and Inquired for his parent. No one
had seen him, however, and his disap
pearance was a mystery unsolved un
til spring. Two lishernieu who were
on their way to Trout Kun for a fish
ing expedition early In Aptil saw the
skeleton of a doer lying a few yards
from the path upon which they were
walking. Out of curiosity they inves
tigated, and were astonished to see,
some fifteen feet away, the skeleton
of a man. Jim Morrison roved that
the human bones were those of
Thomas Hronson, as he readily Iden
tified tho hitter's rifle and hunting
knife. Morrison explained to the fish
ermen how the tragedy had occurred,
the wounded buck having killed Hron
son, and then dying from the wounds
the hunter had Inflicted upon him with
rifle and knife.
Increase In Marrlas;es.
There has been a notable Increase In
the number of marriages recorded In
Chicago for this year over a similar
period of lust year. This bus set spec
ulative persons at work figuring out
why this should be, and some of the
conclusions are Interesting. It Is noted
liiit the Increase has been accompan
ied by a corresponding decrease In the
number of young women seeking em
ployment as stenographers and clerks,
aud certain club women Infer from
this that there Is a growing tendeucy
on the part of young women to give
up business life for that of the home.
Others hold that prosperity In the
business world baa enabled more
young men to marry, and that this
will n ceo ii nt for the increase. Chicago
Post.
A German trolley car has attained a
speed of niucty-nluc and a b&lt miles
bu uoui
SAW A BLOODHOUND IN ACTION
Unerring Work lay a Ung Valued at a
Thousand Dollars.
"I had an opportunity to observe the
efficiency of tho bloodhound ns nil In
strument for tracking criminals while
I v.v.s nt Wichita," said a Macon attor
ney the other day on returning from
a trip over Into Kansas'.
"An atrocious crime had been com
mitted out In the suburbs. The Sheriff
was promptly notified and he respond
ed Immediately with his large, som
bre assistant. The dog was taken
Inlo the house and to the room where
llie crime occurred. It Immediately
started out with a hound, cleared the
fence and dashed into the timber with
the Sheriff and others following close
behind. The hound ran to a stream,
where It appeared to be mystified for
a few minutes. It ran up and down
the banks, panting and wagging Its
tall nervously. Suddenly It caught the
trail again and dashed onward up tho
bank of the stream, ran around a tree,
shot over a brush pile and th"H took a
bee line for town.
"From this time on It never faltered
nor seemed to be In doubt for a mo
ment The trail led to a mammoth
grain elevator. The dog burst Into a
side door without hesitation, and
darted for the steps, dashing the sur
prised workmen right nnd left. It
went clear up (o the topmost floor of
Hie elevalor, circled around a few
times and then darted down another
way. When It reached the bottom
floor It ran out on the sidewalk,
throii.th the business part of town and
then to Ihe boarding district. It was
blocked by a closed door at a small
boarding house, but when the ollieers
caught up with the dog they bad the
door opened. The hound ascended Ihe
steps nt a hound and went directly to
a room occupied by one of the board
ers, pushed the door open with his
fore feet and nt lacked lb" lolhos of a
man who was In bed asleep.
"The savage growls woke the man
up and he yelled loudly for protection.
The Shell!" entered the room just ill
time to s'mzo the dog nnd pull him from
t'-o man's" throat. By Ibis time n large
crowd had eongreg.'iled at the entrance
of Ihe boarding house and was impa
tiently awaiting the appearance of the
quarry. The Sheriff telephoned for
guards before attempting to remove
his mail to jail. A patrol wagon came
and the prisoner and dog were seated
in. surrounded by policemen Willi
drawn revolvers. When the start was
made for the jail the crowd must have
numbered fully IT.oo. They were vo
ciferously demanding that the prison
er be Immediately hung. Hut there was
no leader and lynching was averted.
During the drive the dog never for an
Instant took his eyes from the trem
bling victim. So perfect was the
hound's work and so thoroughly had
It terrorized the prisoner that he con
fessed to the crime soon after ho was
placed in jail.
"I was informed that Ihe blood
hound was worth $1000, and was one
of the best lu the State. It was not a
very prepossessing animnl, but' when
It was In aetlou, like a courageous sol
dier. It looked much better than it did
when on dress parade." Kansas Clt"
Journal. "
Tides In Swiss Lukes.
Tides of tho ocean, as every one
knows, are the result of the unequal
attractions of the sun and moon on
the earth's surface an compared with
its centre. As the proportionate dif
ference on account of its lesser dis
tance Is greater lu the case of the
moon, Us 'tide raising Influence Is rath
er more than twice as great as that of
the sun, notwithstanding the dictum
of tho man who would not believe the
moon had anytiiing to do with it be
cause he had seeu tides when there
was no moon. Visitors to the lake
country may not be aware that our
small Inland lakes have tides which
follow the moon wlih even more pre
cision than the open ocean. The
water iu a lake "rocks" as though It
were a solid mass, but slowly, the sur
fa;a changing Its level ns the meridian
of tho lake alters Its direction with re
gard to the moon. It requires, how
ever, minute observation to detect this
tide. So small is It that the difference
between high and low water In a lake
100 miles broad Is little more ilian an
Inch. In some of the lakes of Switzer
land, besides the semi-diurnal tide,
phenomena have bi-eu observed, called,
locally, seiches. In which tho whole
body of water rocks or vibrates lu
twenty minutes or half an hour. Brit
ish lakes are probably too small for
similar phenomena to be easily per
ceptible, but Dr. Forel, of Lausanne,
has made careful study of the seiches
of tho Lake of Geneva, und his analy
ses, showing that the movements are
often compound oscillations about two
or more axes, nro full of luterest.
London Telegraph.
An Expensive Kducatlon.
It Is suggested, and the suggestion
seems eminently reasonable, that wheu
England gets through practicing lu
South African she will have the ablest
army lu Europe; an urmy tit to be
compared with Grant's In 1S(13. It Is
the great drawback to the military art
that a nation can't learn It thoroughly
without practice, aud that usually, as
the world Is managed now, by the time
any generation In any nation becomes
exceptionally proficient at fighting the
chance to use lis skill passes, not to
return until Its veterans are past the
fighting age. Nothing but a rare com
blnatlon of circumstances cau eunhle
any modern nation to recover the value
of the money and the lives It has in
vested In the ranking of an efficient
army. The most profit that England
can hope for from her 200,000, sea
soned veterans Is respectful treatment
from her neighbors while she Is nurs
lug her wounds. E. S. Martin, In Har
per's Weekly.
Immigrants Felt Tueniealvas Honored.
A carload of Hungarian Immigrants
arrived lu Freelaud on the same train
as "The Girl From Vermout" com
pany, which Included a brass band.
When the musicians struck up a lively
air previous to marching down the
main street, the Immigrants thought
they were ou the scene to accord them
a welcomo to Ihe country, and prompt
ly fell tuto Hue. The baud proceeded
down the main street of the town with
fifty Hungarian men aud women fol
lowing, and it was not until the bund
stopped that the Innocent foreigners
realized their mistake, Philadelphia
Tubllc Ledger.
New York City. Carefully shaped,
well fitted petticoats are as Important
as the gowns worn over them If the
latter are to appear at their best. The
very satisfactory model Illustrated
was designed by May Manton with
all the requirements lu view and Is
suited to silk, moreen, brllliantlne,
gloria and all similar skirting mate
rials, but In the original Is of taffeta
In old rose with bands nnd frill of
twlno colored lace.
The skirt Is cut In seven gores that
are shaped to bo snug about the hips
and to flare nt tho feet. At the lower
edge Is a straight frill of pllsso silk
sdged with a ruche, nnd above It Iho
graduated circular flounce that is
shaped In points ut the lower edge.
The back gores n"o laid In flat pleats
SEVEN-GORED 1'ETTICOAT.
at tho centre, but are perforated, to be
made without fulness iu habit style,
a fact which renders the petticoat pe
culiarly desirable for wear beneath
tho fashionable nklrt, and the top can
be cut lu dip style and finished with
or without the belt.
To cut this petticoat for n woman of
medium size twelve nnd a half yards
of material twenty-nue Inches wide,
eight nnd three-eighth yards twenty
seven inches wide, five and live-eighth
yards forty-four Inches wide, with
ten nud n half yards seven nnd . n
half Inches wide for pllsso frill,
eleven yards of lace two Inches wide,
and five nnd a half yards of Insertion
to trim ns Illustrated.
Womnn's Fancy lllousn.
Youthful styles are much In vogue,
not alone for young girls, but also for
their elder sisters aud mammas, nnd
the waist that closes at the back
makes n feature of the season's styles.
The attractive May Manton model
shown In the large engraving Is made
FANCY BLOLSE IN
of white Loulslne silk with yoke and
cuffs of Irish crochet over liberty
satin and bands of black velvet ribbon,
but Is equally well suited to all soft
silk and wool materials and to the
fashionable chiffon aud liberty ,'uize.
The lining Is carefully fitted and ex
tends to the waist line ouly. The yoke
portions are simply faced onto It, to
the required depth, uud at their lower
edge the waist portions are attached.
The front Is tucked for a few Inches
only, and lu graduated lengths to form
points, but the bucks are without ful
ness at the waist line aud tucked for
their entire length. The sleeves are
novel and becoming. The lower por
tions fit snugly aud are shaped to fall
over the bauds, but the upper portions
are tucked from the shoulders aud laid
In pleats at the luuer scums aud so
form soft full puffs at the elbows.
The neck Is finished with a regulation
stock collur, which In the case of the
original Is uullned aud held In position
by uprights of wire. .
To cut this blouse for a woman of
medium slzo three and one-eighth
yards of material twenty-one Inches
wide or one and five-eighth yards forty-four
Inches wide, with one yard of
all-over lace will be required.
Skirt Binding.
It goes without saying that the hand
some drees has no skirt binding. It
simply bangs over the elaborately
edged drop skirt For ordinary cloth
dresses a binding Is found to be more
durable. In the case of broadcloth it Is
the best scheme to make this little
facing of the same, end being sure
to have enough left over to replace it.
Tbls a the best thing to do with vel
veteen, also. Velveteen bindings on
other materials are frequently not
pleasing, however. There's brush
edge, too; on a very shaggy dress
goods It Is all right, but there's no
easier way to ruin the effect of a fine
dress. It looks brushy aud cheap,
and some handsome dresses would ac
tually look about as well with a tuggy,
worn edge.
tif-V
Collarless Uralses,
It Is a decided" change In fashion?!
to hear that high collars are coming
mm
garni
mi mm
in, but It Is not believed thnt they will
stay, because there is a perfect craze
still for having Indoor bodices collnr
less. The prettiest fashion conslsti
of a collar of fur with an inner one
of lnce. The question of catching
cold Is not considered by the woman of
fashion, but It must be admitted that
when n woman gets past her first
youth her neck does not look Its best
entirely uncovered In the daytime.
A Deep Collar.
One of the pretties; separate eollnrs
is yoke deep, has a stock and Is made
of white broadcloth. In addition to n
libernl sprinkling of French knots done
in black there's an applique design in
black velvet. These pieces, that may
be had ready made, are a great help
to the amateur dressmaker.
A Mlllltlerr Novelty.
A millinery novelty Is a wreath of
magnolia blossoms In alternate black
and white, with slightly decayed
leaves. ISealisiu could hardly be ex
pected to go further than the decayed
leaves, but a rose spray, with unmis
takable thorns, sharp enough to bring
the blood. Is just a step beyond.
Jeweled Mides.
Rich women, even though they revel
In diamonds, have no monopoly of
slides, for, happily, stones of no great
value are very modish. These are
pretty on ribbon necklets as well ns
rows of pearls. A lovely one Is in
steel, set Willi corals. Turquoises nro
very great favorites, too, either iu gold
or platinum.
Neckweitr.
Women follow the men In the tie of
their neckwear. The men are wear
ing now for string ties those witli the
broad straight ends tied in rather a
large bow. That Is what tho smart
haberdasher shows, and lu the shops
where neckwear Is made for women
the bows to the stocks nro also rathe
large. A Tretty l al-lal.
A pretty fal-lal of the moment Is
the neat turnover, haud-stitched white
muslin collar, with a black, plain or
spotted stock this Is a charming fin
ish to a shirt worn with a tailor made
morning coat and skirt.
A Favorite Flower For Ila.ts
Thaj camelia Is the favorite flower
for hats In Paris, not only in white
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YOUTHFUL STYLE.
but in colors ns well. Pluk aud white
camolias, with a knot of black velvet
decorate one hat, and again you see
a buuch of bright red ones with glossy
green leaves ou a sable hut.
Jet and Spangles.
Jet and spangles once more have re
turned to favor, but tho quality used
is only of the very best, that Is to sa
the jet Is all put ou by hand.
Hoy' Shirt Waist.
riaiu shirt wulJts, with comfortable
turn-over collars are necessary to
every boy's wardrobe. This satisfac
tory model Is shown lu percale, white
with stripes of blue, but is suited to
all washable shirtings aud to both
flannel aud flannelette.
The waist flts smoothly across the
shoulders, and Is arranged la gathers
at the walut Hue, .where there Is an
applied belt to which buttons are
sewed by means of which the trousers
are held in place. The sleeves ate in
regulation shirt style with straight
cuffs aud openings finished with over
laps. At tho ueck is a turn-over col
lur which cau, however, be omitted
and the ueck tluished with the neck
band, to which separate collars can be
attached, when preferred.
To cut this .waist for a boy of eight
years of age one ond soveu-elghth
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RHlltT WAIST FOR a Boy.
yui'ds of material twenty seven Inches
wldo or cnu and three quarter yards
thirty-two Inches wide wlil be required.
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DAfc'S WAYS.
Just becAnae he sys, "Ond Mrs 'em,
They were marie to make n noire!"
People sny that dad's perulinr
In his bringing up of boys.
"They don't muWutnnd boy tift'tiir".
That's tho trouble!" drul. snys he,
"Reckon Hint they've quits forgotten
All about the used-to-be.
i
"When my boys brenk loose and holler,
I hrcnk loose and holier, tno,
Just to show they do no different
From the way we used to do.
When they want to go a-swimiuing,
I find time to go nlong;
Show 'em how to dive and side-stroke,
What is right nnd wliut is wrong.
"Take 'em fishing and nut hunting.
Join 'em in a gime of ball.
Teach 'em how to find the muskrat
And to know the nlnver's call.
Lniigh at all their trifling mishaps,
Jet them laugh in turn at mej
Take their 'dares' from jumping fences
Kound to shinning up a tree.
"So we're jolly boon enmpanions,
Best of chums- -ni boys and me. -Bnnd
between its can't be. broken;
Triple-woven!" dad, savs he.
"Better lead n hoy than drive him;
li'i by f.ir the tetter plm.
Then you need not fenr the future
When ho grows to be a man."
T. W. Burgess.
CesB
Cholly "I think I r.iry change my
mind." Miss Marbleheart (earnestly)
"I wcnld if I were you." Judge.
"What is a paraiacint IssreV "It
the particular Issue that a speaker
findi It easiest to dlacuss." Chicago
Tost.
Tl ey say that time is money Ho
To luxury 1 tern
And count my riches here below.
For 1 have time 1 1 burn.
Washington Star.
"Is tho storekeeper holiest?" "Hon
est! Well, rather! Why, he'll let you
open either end of an apple barrel be
fore purchasing." Chicago Tost.
I.ady Pncerwell "Have your daugh
ters accomplished much In music?"
Unfjrturnte Father -- "Yes llie ten
niKs below have moved." Punch.
"No wife by any chance could he
As pleasant ns c book to me,"-
The bachelor said.
"A book once rend
Is easily shut. un. you see."
Philadelphia Record.
"You'd better sec to Johnny, dear,"
said the wife; "I think he's chipping
off a piece of your cork leg to mnke a
stepper for tho molasses barrel bless
his cute little soul!" Atlanta Constitu
tion Mrs. Wederly "Join, aren't you
over going to get up and light the
fire?" Wedorly "My dear. I don't
mind hearing you talk, but I draw the
lino at these Incendiary speeches."
Chicago News.
"Co! Oo!" exclaimed Johnny on his
first visit to church, "what's thnt?"
'"SL," said his mamma, "that's the or
gan." "My! Is that an organ? There
must be an awful big monkey that
goes with that." Philadelphia Press.
'Tis a saying trite nnd true
I That pride goes, before a fall,
'Tis easy quite to trio a man
Who thinks he knows it all.
Chicago News.
Miss Touriste "You have some
strong and rugged types of manhood
ont in this Western couutry, don't
you?" Stage Driver "Yaas, miss, we
hew men out hero thet don't think It's
nuthln' t' hold up n railroad train."
Ohio State Journal.
Mr. Newlywed "Tho cashier of the
'Steenth Ward Bank informs me that
you have overdrawn your account."
Mrs. Newlywed "What an Idea! I
ha,von't told a soul about It except Mrs.
Smith and Mrs. Brown, nnd I'm sure
I didn't overdftiw the account a parti
cle." Judge.
"Cut," hissed tho heavy villain,
"suppose our plot -should leak out?"
His miserable accomplice shivered at
the thought. "But It cnu't," cried the
low comedian, emerging at thnt mo
ment from behind a stage tree, "be
cause from now ou the plot thickens,
you know." Philadelphia Press.
Faster Than Ever she Was.'
There are a number of Regular vis
itors at the Brooklyn Navy Yard who
give a great deal of unsolicited advice
to officials there as to how to run
their cud of the Navy Department.
The pet subject for criticism with
these self-ccnstltuted advisers. Is the
use of the cruiser Columbia as a re
ceiving ship lu place of the old frigate
Vermout.
"It's a shame to use one of th fust
est boats in the navy for such pur
pose," they declare.
When thlo criticism Is voiced to Rear
Admiral Barker, the Commandant of
the yard, he says quietly aud a trltlo
wearily:
"Oh, don't 'let that worry you; the
Columbia Is now raster than ever she
Was."
The critic takes a look at the stout
hawsers holding the ship lu b.er berth
and slinks away toward the yard
gate. New York Times.
The Kajho of a Crime.
In the small hours ot the morning,
says a Paris telegram In the Loudou
Express, tho Paris police fouud a little
Italian statuette vendor, about twelve
yeurs old, fast nHleep against the wall
of the Cirque d'Hlver.
"What's your nurtie?" asked the
commissary ut the police station.
"Joachim Caberlo," was the quiet re
ply. At the name the officer started.
"What," ho said, ."are you a relative
of the man who killed Prcsldeut Car
not?" . .
"I am bis brother," was tho reply.
Then be told how some weeks ago his
parents "routed" him to a strauger,
who brought bin to Paris, and im
mediately "rented" him to another
stranger, by whom be bad been bru
tally treated ever sluee.
Uii request to be seut back to Italy
will probably be granted.
iFlsk of Other Days.
The discovery. In tho sands of Jertl
anyuge, at Woking, England, of well
preserved examples of thu teeth of pre
Idstoric shurka and thu remains ot
other fish. Is announced In Nature,'
The find la regarded us an unusually
interesting one, uud thu material ha
been turned over to the experts of tin
lUiihib Museum tor exuuiluuiiou.