TWILL ALL COMli RIGHT IN THE MORNING.
Twill All com right in the morning;
There-! never night o black.
But following after the shadows.
The un it on it truck;
And whatever there i of norrow,
And hatred' bitter acorning,
,AYe bave no need to borrow
'Twill all come right in the morning.
From "Kirch
THE DRUGGIST'S DILEMMA
CBERT WATKINS, chemist
and druggist "by examina
tion." was usunllv eharac-
2 torizecl by people who had
SiLaJOCKJui more than n shop-counter
acquaintance with him ns
"fussy," and Indeed a clow student of
hiininu nature could hardly hove pur
dinned a cuke of soap from the trim
little man without registering men
tally some such epithet. Spure nnd
spectacled, with n drooping mustache
nnd a half-apologetle air. he conveyed
the impression of being In a perpetual
stat' of subdued anxiety. Perhaps the
cause was to be found In the reputa
tion for counter-prescribing he bad
built tip during the ten years be had
been In business n reputation which,
on the principle of noblesse oblige,
could not full to make him feel at least
as old as he was; perhaps It lay In
the fact that Ills returns were not quite
large enough to Justify so cautious n
man in keeping an assistant; perhaps
again it was connected with the dom
inance of a masterful wife.
But whatever the cause, the effect
was plain Hubert Watkins showed to
the world c careworn countenance.
And on a certain day his habitual ex
pression was more marked than usual,
for he bad a cold. It was not n dan
gerous, nor even a severe cold the use
of a clinical thermometer selected from
his stock soon settled that point but
it was bad enough to cause a snuffle In
his speech, nnd he was fretfully ap
prehensive that his customers, perceiv
ing; it, would liegin to doubt the etll
cacy of medicines In general and of
his in particular.
It must have been the harassing ef
fect of his cold that resulted In his
making a terrible mistake. In all his
honorable career he had never been
known to go astray in deciphering a
prescription, nnd. having had a thor
ough training In dispensing, lie had
made his name in the little town of
Burgmore as the best, or, as lie would
have said, the most elegant dispenser
therein. The writing of the local doc
tors had uaturally become familiar to
him, and If a prescription from n
strange hand was brought to him
could almost ulways master its hiero
glyphics. Just after noon on the day In ques
tion Dr. Crabbe, a practloner who pat
ronized him. handed over the counter
a prescription which Mr. Walking, as
was his wont, received with the brief
ritual of a bow und n "Thank you,
doctor!" Then, taking in the patient's
name and the directions at a glance,
he murmured, "Kvery four hours, I
see; I'll send it at once." Ir. Crabbe,
a massive personage with a preoc
cupied air, briefly ejaculated. "Thank
you," and went his way.
Now it chanced that the prescription
was written for a patient, Miss Pur
fleet by name, for whom Mr. Watkins
had a peculiar esteem. She was not
only the most influential member of
the choir chapel which the Watkinscs
attended, but she was distinguished
from her colleagues by n pretty figure
set off by a taste in dress that in a
more worldly milieu would have been
called coquettish. Mr. Watkins' regard
for her was of the palest Platonic
order the application to her of such a
word as "coquettish" would have
moved him to grief but, strictly dis
interested though It was, he would
never have dreamed of mentioning it
to bis wife. If that lady's all-embracing
scrutiny happened to result in her
pronouncing, on the way back from
Sunday morning servic. she being a
yard or so In front of her spnue
"Miss Purfleet was pretty well got up
this morning," he would discreetly re
ply "Ah, yes"' r.nd give 110 further
sign. It was the one secret which
he hoped he did right he shared with
no one; and, although the force of his
sentiment would not have dlsturb-d a
lilt of floating gossamer, he cherished
the feeling assiduously, "marking with
a tick In red Ink on the calendar over
his desk the days on which Miss Pur
fleet set her gracious foot Inside his
shop.
Just as he was stooping to a locker
in which medicine bottles were kept to
wlect the smartest looking. Mrs. Wat
kins called peremptorily from a half
opener door at the back of the shop;
"Dinner, hub:"
"One moment only, lovey!" he
meekly responded, feeling that it was
a trifle unfortunate that he should be
obliged to hurry so sacred n task as
the preparation of a mixture for the
exquisite singer. Disastrous hurry!
Kor, reading in his haste "Tlnct. Opll."
for what was really "Tinct. Quiii." the
"Q" helng very Indlstlnct-he poured
Into the bottle an ounce of tincture of
opium in place of an equal quantity
of tlneture of quinine.
Summoning his errand boy from the
cellar in which that hireling had been
cutting sticks of licorice and incident
ally his finger-Mr. Watkins des
patched the bottle, addressed In spite
or his hurry not less neatly than usual
Then, leaving the bell of his shop
door "on," he obeyed the summons of
his wife, who by that time had become
omlnlously ruffled by his nonappear
ance. During the meal Mr. Watkins'
thoughts naturally reverted to the fair
patient to whose restoration to health
he hoped to
Good hetvens! How many doses
was that ounce of tinct. opil. divided
Into? Mr, Watkins sprang to his feet
In a cold perspiration.
"What Is itr said Mrs. Watkins,
sharply, not without a tinge of anxiety,
for such behavior on her husband's
part was quite unprecedented.
"Nothing," murmured the uufortu
nate druggist, growing paler and paler.
"That Is I've forgotten something."
He rushed into the shop, and, bav
lug closed the door behind him,
groaned aloud.
Twill all come right in tTie morning;
h For ever the truth will riae;
'ml ever the coward error,
ltefore her coming flica;
So whatever tliere la of trouble.
Or falsehood' cruel acorning.
When pmtice pricks the bubble.
I win an come right in the morning,
Leavea," by Mrs. Alice . Kartlett.
Iteaching his desk, he tore the pre
scription from the tile on which he had
left it, and stared at it distractedly.
Then some vestige of reaon returned
to him. and on a sheet of blotting
paper he made a penciled calculation
of the amount of tincture of opium
in each dose.
"The first dose may not be fatal
may not be fatal." he said aloud, and
he hastened to prepare at emetic.
Luckily the distance to Miss Pur
fleet's house was not great, nnd the
boy, even allowing for the snail-like
habits of bis kind, would be back soon,
lie did, Id fact, appear wnlle Mr. Wat
kins, with trembling fingers, was writ
ing a label-"IIalf to be taken at once,
the rest in ten minutes if no result
follows." By this time other problems
had crowded Into his perturbed brain,
ills head felt like bursting. He knew
that susceptibility to opium varied
enormously with different persons,
though the chances were that Miss
Purtlcet, taking the emetic at once,
would not have absorbed sufficient of
the poison to He dured not dwell
on the horlble thought.
Then how was he to explain the
mistake to her; and, again, how was
he to keep It from the knowledge of
Dr. Crabbe? If that redoubtable pa
tron got to know of It as it was quite
likely he would the reputation of Mr.'
Watkins, so laboriously built up, would
be blasted forever. Instinctively he
looked round the shop, holding the
now wrapped and addressed Iwmlo in
his hand, till his glance fell on the
wondering errand boy.
"Tom." he almost shouted, "run with
this to Miss PurHeet's as hard as you
can! Say it ought to have gone before
the other, ami that a dose is to be
taken at once!" Then come back I've
a telegram for you!"
"A telegram?" queried Mrs. Wntktns
at that moment appearing from the
nouse. "Come and finish your dinner!"
"I tell you I can't be bothered!" sl,l
her husband, snappishly.
-Mrs. Watkins gasned: tne crrnml lwr
Krlnned. Never had such a thinir loin.
pened before. Then, recovering her
self, the lady thundered, "(Jo, boy,
when your master tells vou!" ami with.
drew, slamming the door.
The telegram was a brilliant inspira
tionthe most brilliant, perhaps, that
had ever come to Mr. Watkins in the
whole of his, professional career. Head
ing one of his trade lournnls hn mh.
scribed to three that morning, he had
seen an advertisement that had aroused
His Interest. It related to a new Pen.
era! nntldote, for which it was claimed
that It would completely neutralize or
even in the worst cases sensibly
modify, the action of every known poi
son. Mr. Watkins. ns became n man
of scientific training, had
self that the Idea was medieval nnd
almost Incredible. Hut now. in his
hour of need, he thanked the happy
Providence that had directed him to
lend that advertisement. That he had
been specially guided to rend It h.. Im.l
no shadow of doubt, nnd what a bless
ing It was that London, whence It
came, was only thirty miles away! He
wrote the telegram in terms of the
greatest urgency, asking for full in
structions to be sent with the nostrum.
On the reaiineanince of the hr.v i,r.
pelted him with questions "Whom did
you see What did thev sjv?" and the
"Ike.
The boy had an Incurable stammer!
It was some seconds to Mr. Wntkin
It seemed hours before he got out,
.Miss P-P-Purlleet d-d-dldn't come tn
the door herself," the last part of
the sentence being discharged as out
or a catapult.
Mr. Watkins's rage was boundless.
"I know that, fool! What did you
learn':"
"I.-l-learn ?"
"What-dld they-tell you?" The
shout, attracted Mrs. Watkins, who
loomed In the t'.oorway more massive
than ever.
"N-n-nothlng. I g-g-gave the "
"Here, take this teh-gnim! And then
wait at the station for a parcel by the
next London train!"
"Another telegram!" cried Mrs r..t.
kins. "I insist "
"Do leave me!" almost shrieked the
frenzied druggist. "Can't you see
I'll tell you everything later, Indeed I
will!"
Mrs. Watkins stared, reflected, nnd
then, to the wonder of her husband,
who was beginning to tremble ut his
own audacity, slowly turned and re
treated. An hour and a half passed before
the ail-lmpontant parcel arrived from
Iondon, und the boy. In handing It to
his employer, who was pacing the floor
of his shop like a caged lion, thought
It desirable to say.
"I haven't 1-1-lost n minute."
I!ut Mr. Watkins was already tear
In the parcel open. With eager eyes
he began reading the directions, dls
tlngulsbnhle at once by their heavy
type. "Select a fleshy part of the body
sterilize the syringe by " caught
hi eye. Th paper dropped from his
hand. The stuff hud to be injected
under Miss Purfleefs skin, then? He
was lost!
But yet in such an emergency could
not she. If she had not already col
lapsed, be instructed how to use the
antidote herself? He would take it
to the house a desperate case de
manded desperate measures and ask
leave to tell her the truth. Khe would
not refuse to see him; at the worst,
she would let him speak to her through
the half-opened door of her room. Un
less she had sent for the doctor and
his blood ran cold again at the thought.
He mixed himself a dose of sul-volatile.
Then he put on his bat and rushed
out, telling the boy, whom he had
never left in charge of the shop before,
that he would soon be back. Before
two minutes bad elapsed the youth's
researches In tho drawer labeled "Hem.
Hyose.," which, as he knew, contained
digestive candy, were Interrupted by
the reappearance of Mrs, Watkins.
"Where's your master?" demanded
that lady, in no hnppy humor at reflect
ing that her husband's henchman bad
witnessed her recent discomfiture.
"I th-tlithltig he's gone to"
Mrs. Watkins shook the boy In angry
incredulity.
"Gone out without telling me! How
dare you utter such foolishness!"
Thoroughly alarmed, the deputy
druggist managed to disclose the in
formationwhich was nothing more
than conjecture on his part that his
chief had gone to the houe of Miss
Purfleot. He Inwardly wondered
whether It would have been better for
him to have held his tongue.
The face of the predominant partner
of the Watkins establishment was a
study. Naturally Jealous, she had been
acute enough to foresee that In marry
ing Hubert Watkins she obtained a
husband whom it would probably not
be difficult to "keep In order." Hut
now that, after his mysterious conduct
about telegrams, he had "sneaked out"
(so she phrased It to herself), leaving
his business to the tender mercies
of un ignorant and as good as speech
less youth, she feared she knew not
what. It was an ominous sign, the
worst sign possible that the over
dressed Miss Purfleet should be a party
to the Intrigue for that there was an
intrigue nfloat she had now made up
her mind. She ran upstairs and ar
rayed herself in her most imposing
finery, then sailed majestically out in
search of her husband.
Meanwhile that much-enduring man
hud arrived at the dwelling of tho in
nocent victim of his error and had
timidly rung the bell. To his fervent
"And how Is Miss Purfleet?" the well
trained maidservant returneda discreet
but slightly puzzled "Pretty well,
thank you, Mr. Watkins. Shall I give
her any message?"
"Is she is she dangerously ill?" he
rejoined, Inconsequently, crushing his
hard felt hat with a loud crash be
tween his hands.
"I think not.' replied the girl, de
murely, biting her lips.
"Then can I se her?" . v
"I'll give her your card."
Thus remiuded. the druggist took one
from a card case, adding:
"And please say it's very important."
A minute later he was in the dreaded
presence, stammering almost as egre
giously as Ills errand could have done.
She was a little pale, but he saw that
the worst was over, nnd his natural
cunning began to come to his help.
"I wanted to tell you that there
has been a a little mistake in your
medicines. Miss Purfleet, that might
have been serious."
Miss Purfleet raised her eyebrows:
"Oh, you mean that the Beeond bot
tle should not have been sent first,
after nil?" she queried, with the inten
tion of helping him out.
"Yes no that is how much have
you tuken of "
"You see them both tliere," Inter
rupted Miss Purtlcet, pointing to the
mantelpiece and speaking ruther more
stltlly. She was beginning to think
that the man had no tuct.
Hubert Watkins gave on audible
gasp as ho followed her indication.
One dose of the emetic had been taken,
but the opium mixture was untouched.
'The dost I took," pursued Miss Pur
feet, "made me downright bnd, so I
thought I wouldn't touch either again
till I had seen Crabbe."
A moment later Mr. Watkins had
put both bottles in his pocket. His
professional munner had returned to
him.
"If, for my sake, Miss Purfleet, you
will nllow me instead to rectify the
slight mistake of which I spoke I shall
ever be deeply Indebted to you, believe
me," he pleuded. "If you knew the
anxiety " But his agitation again
mastered him.
"Oh, very well!" said Miss Purfleet
with decision. "But it's a rather cool
request on your part, Isn't it?"
To her astonishment the little drug
gist took her right hand and raised
It to his Hps. The next moment he
rushed from the room. Before she had
quite recovered herself she heurd the
front door close gently.
As he turned away from the garden
gate Hubert Watkins, chemist and
druggist "by examination," ran into
the arms of ids wife.
"And now," vociferated that virago,
"perhaps you'll explain!"
But In the lust five minutes the
storm-beaten druggist had round him
self, and now, with a single word,
ho broke the spell of his tyrunt's long
dominion. For the first time in his
life be used language unbecoming a
gentleman and a chemist "by examina.
tlon." The Family -Hera Id of London.
The Tarantula-Killing Waipi,
The tarantula-killer is a bustling, un
quiet creature. When running on the
ground Its wings vibrate continuously.
When It sights Its prey It files in cir
cles urouud it. The tarantula trembles
violently; now runs and hides; now,
rising rampant, shows signs of flght.
The watchful huntress finds n favor
able moment, darts upon Its victim
with curved body, and thrusts In its
sting, if possible, into tho soft abdo
men. Often the spider is at once par
alyzed, but a second nnd even a third
wound is sometimes necessary. The
victor seizes its motionless prey with
its Jaws and drags It to a hole previ
ously dug. She thrusts It in, deposits
an egg uwn it, nnd covers it up. In
this case the bulk of the tarantula in
sures sufficient food for the offspring,
and one alone Is provided, as seems to
be the case with the cicada-storing
wasps. But the mud-dauber and her
ilk, which select small prey, garner
many, rarely sealing a cell ere it Is
quite full. II. C. McCook, In Harper's
Magazine.
The Value of an Opinion,
An unusually brilliant bird In a young
lady's bat attracted attention in a
street in Hamburg, says a London pa
per. Home spectators denounced the
cruelty of killing these innocent crea
tures. Others criticised the pose and
arrangement of the plumage as unnat
ural. On reaching home the Intelli
gent fowl (which happened to be
real one and had settled on the bst
absent-mindedly) flew oft and roosted
on the furniture. The girl has trained
it to come to her whistle, a It suits
her complexion charmingly,' she In
tends wearing it with each of her Lata
in turn. ,
Droll Stories of the
Hi
Passing
CHAMPION FORGETTER.
Itufus Choate once tried to get a
Boston witness to give his Idea of absent-mindedness.
"Well." said the
witness, who was a typical New Eng
land Yankee, "I should soy that a man
who thought he'd left his wotch to
hum, and took It out of his pocket to
see if he'd time to go hum nnd get It,
was a leetle absent-minded."
A PRECAUTION.
A well-dressed man who registered
at a hotel In St. Joseph, Mo., casually
remarked that he never traveled with
out his own flre-escape, at the nme
time exhibiting the contrivance which
ho carried. "In case of fire," he said,
"I can let myself down from any hotel
window." The landlord said, gravely:
"Our terms for guests with flre-es-capes
are cash in advance."
A DIETETIC DIFFICULTY.
It is related of nn Irish coachman
that, being in failing health, his doc
tor prescribed more animal food for
him. Remembering his cose a few
days afterwards, he called upon Pat
at the stable. "Well, Pat," said he
"how are you getting on with the
treatment;" "Oh, sure sir," Pat re
plied, "Ol manage all right with the
grain nnd oats, but it's mighty hard
with the chopped hay."
JUST AS HE THOUGHT.
A small boy was reciting In n
geography class, says the Ladles'
Home Journal. The teacher was try
ing to teach him the points of the com
pass. She explained: "On your right
is the south, your left the north, and
in front of you Is the east. Now, what
Is behind you?"
The boy studied for a moment, then
puckered up his face and bawled: "I
knew it. I told ma you'd see that
patch In my pants."
FAMILY ILLUMINANTS.
Little Charlie wus very fond of
watching his mother dress. One day,
when she was brushing her hair, he
exclaimed: "Mamma, why does your
hair snap so?". "Because there Is so
much electricity In It," she replied.
Charlie sat looking nt- her for n few
moments very thoughtfully, and then
he could contain himself no longer,
when he burst out with: "What a
queer family we must be! Grandma
has gas In her stomach and you have
electricity in your hnlr."
HIE TRUTHFUL GUIDE.
It is told of a lady that, while tour
ing in the .Scottish Highlands one
summer, she was taken to a cave in
which Macbeth was said to have been
born. She examined tho cave atten
tively, and listened to the eloquent
speech of her guide. At the end she
said to the man: "Come, now, tell me
truly, is this really the place where
Macbeth was born?"
The guide smiled awkwardly. He
shifted about a little. "Well," he said,
"It's one of the places!" Glasgow Her
ald. INCONSIDERATE.
A lady who complained to her milk
man of the quality of milk he sold her
received the following explanation:
"You see, mum, they don't get enough
grass feed this time o' year. Why,
them cows o' mine are Just as sorry
about it as I am. I often see 'em
cryln' regular cryln'. mum because
they feel as how their milk don't do
'em credit. Don't you believe It,
mum?" "Oh, yes, I believe it." re
sponded the customer; "but I wish in
future you'd see that they don't drop
their tears into our can." Harper's
Weekly.
A DIPLOMAT.
Mark Hanna once heard a boy in his
employ say, "I wish I had Hanna's
money and he was in the poorhouse."
The senator smiled grimly, and on re
turning to his office, sent for the boy.
"So you wish you had my money and I
was In tho poorhouso, eh?" he said;
"now, 6upiK)sing you had your wish,
what would you do?" The youngster,
one of the ready-witted Irish variety,
said with a droll grin: "Weil, I guess
I'd get you out of the poorhouso the
first thing." This adroit answer
brought the lad an Increase of pay the
next week.
WHAT IT SUGGESTED.
A teacher In a Boston public school
was seeking to give her boys a definite
idea of what a volcano was: therefore
she drew a picture of one on the black
board. Taking some red chalk she
drew fiery flames pouring from the
summit of the volcano, and when the
drawing was done, she turned to the
class before her, and said: "Can any
of you tell me whut that looks like?"
One boy immediately held up his baud,
aud the teacher asked: "Well, Joey,
you may tell us." "It looks like hades,
ma'am," replied Joey, with startling
promptness.
UNCONSCIOUS HUMOR.
During one of the frequent revolu
tion lu Haiti, the commander of the
government forces at -Port au Prince
made a requisition on the authorities
ut Cape Haitleu for men to-uld in
putting down the uprising. After A
somewhat rough experience of two or
three days, the authorities got together
the required number of men and louded
them aboard ship. Then the following
message was sent: "Commander
Government Forces, Port au Prince
Mir: I send you per steamer Saginaw
to-day one hundred volunteers. Please
return the ropes with which they are
tied. Commander at Port Haltlen."
fcOME MISTAKE, HE THOUGHT.
Au Englishman, while passing along
tho main street in Bangor, Me., stepped
In a hole in the sidewalk and, falling,
broko his leg. He brought suit against
the city for one thousand dollars, and
engaged Hannibal Hamlin for counsel.
Uomlln won his case, but the city ap
pealed to the supreme coUrt. Here
also the decision was for Hamlin's
client After aettlliig up the claim,
Moment.
Hamlin sent for his client and handed
him one dollar. "What's this?" asked
the Englishman. "That's your dam
ages, after taking out mj fee, the cost
of appeal, nnd several other expenses,"
said Hnmlln. The Englishman looked
at the dollar nnd then nt Hamlin.
"What's the matter with this?" he
asked, "is It bad?"
THE LIMIT.
A Scotch minister Instructed his
clerk, who sat among the congregation
during service, to give a low whistle If
anything in Ills sermon appeared to lie
exaggerated. On hearing the minister
say, "In those days there were snakes
fifty feet long," the clerk gave a sub
dued whistle.
"I should have said thirty feet," add
ed the minister.
Another whistle from the clerk.
"On consulting Thompson's Concord
ance," said the minister, In confusion,
"I see the length is twenty feet."
Still another whistle; whereon the
preacher lenned over and said In a
stage whisper, "Ye enn whistle ns
much as ye like, MacPherson, but I'll
no take nnlther foot off for anybody."
Hurper's Weekly.
THE "IF."
The wny freight on the Const Line
pulled out of the yards at Fourth nnd
King streets and had proceeded about
eight blocks when the head brakeman
discovered that a tourist had carelessly
tucked himself away In a carload of
lumber. There were no friendly greet
ings, nnd none of the courtesies such
as the servants of the corporation are
expected to extend to the traveling
public. The head brakeman lifted his
right foot and It caught the tourist
squarely In the seat of his trousers.
When the tourist gathered himself to
gether he found himself sitting by the
side of the track, with the yardraaster
Inspecting him quite curiously.
"Where did you come from?" de
manded the yardmaster.
"Up around Hopland," said the
tourist.
"And where do you think you are
going?"
"Well, I'm aiming to reach Hot
Springs, Ark., If the sent of my pants
will hold out." San Francisco Chron
icle. JUSTIFIABLE DISCRETION.
Mr. Timothy Woodruff says that In
a town "up the State" there are two
Irishmen who for some time have been
on bad terms with each other. Not
long ago Flaherty had, according to
the notions of his friends, been the
recipient of what could lie deemed
nothing else than an insult from the
other Irishman. So they urged upon
him the desirability of vindicating his
honor by promptly chastising his an
cient enemy.
But it would appear that Flaherty
was n man of some prudence, for,
said he, "lie's more thun mo equal.
Look at the size of him! The man's a
giant!"
"Very well," responded a friend, dis
gusted by Fluherty's exhibition of
weakness, "lave him go that is, If
you're wnntin' people goln' about snyin'
mat you're a coward."
"Well, I dunno," responded Flaherty
placidly. "At any rate, I'd rather have
thlm sayin' thnt than the day afther
to-morrow exclalmln', 'How natural
Flaherty looks!" "Collier's Weekly.
A NEW FISH STORY.
"Game wardens lead a strenuous ex
istence, it is said, and I know that
some of them huve to be very shrewd
to carry out the work for which they
a iv uppointed." said M. L. Ferguson.
"I was told a story in a little town
out on the edge of the State tho other
day which bears out this statement.
"A game warden found a man spear
ing pickerel through the ice. At the
side of the little shanty in which tho
fishing wus done lay a large pickerel.
The game warden sto'e to the hut and
threw open the door.
"'Did you spear this pickerel?' ce
asked.
" 'I did that
"'Did you know it is against tho
luw?'
" 'Well, you see that flsh isn't dead,
was the assured response. 'I have
been spearing catfish, and that pickerel
kept getting in the way. I had to Jab
It lightly nnd lay it on the lco until
I finished fishing. Then I will put It
back.' ,
"The game warden walked off."
Milwaukee Sentinel.
A DENTAL DEMONSTRATOR.
"Mammy" had been suffering tor
tures with the toothache, but she was
afruid of New York dentists. Down lu
Virginia the colored folk believe that
doctors can roam about after dark,
trying to catch people to cut up. A
negro child can be scared into good be
huvlor by the mere whisper of "night
doctor." Mammy could not bo per
suaded that dentists were not "night
doctors," but at last the pain got so
bad that she consented to have the
tooth out. Her mistress tells in the
New York Press of the old negro's ex
perience with a "painless dentist."
"Did It hurt?" I usked, when she
came home.
"Lan't no, chile," she said. "I suttinly
am glad I went to him. He take un'
hooked them tongs onto my tooth an'
he says, 'Good thing you didn't go to
1 met or Jones downstairs. This is tho
wny be pulls teeth!'
"Then he give a powerful yank, and
I let out a screech.
'Huh!' he says. 'I reckon you bet
ter be glad you ain't got Doc Jones
workin' on your Jaw. An' Doc Smith
ain't no better. This Is the wuy he
pulls teeth!'
"With that be shows me how Doc
Smith would V done me, and I lets
out another screech.
" 'An' now,' he says, 'I'm golu' to
'monstrate my own method of substruc
tion.' "An' he give that tooth just a little
twU', easy as can be, an' out it comes.
Never hurt a mite. My Ian, chile, I
suttinly am glad I didn't, go to none
of them other doctors."
New York City. There Is o certain
charm Inherent in the shirred waist
which always renders it desirable for
sofe materials. This season when
everything fashionable Is pliable In the
extreme and can be crushed into the
smallest possible space, It has been
more than usually in demand mid ex
ceptionally attractive. Illustrated Is
one of the best of all models that is
eminently simple yet which gives the
best possible lines. In the case of the
original the material Is pale blue ra
dium silk, but the list of available
silks alone Is a long one, while the
chiffon voiles, moussellne, chiffon and
the like are all much to be desired, as
also are embroidered and luce nets.
In this Instance the waist is worn with
a skirt that also is shirred at Its upper
edge, the two being Joined together
and giving a girdle effect, but the com
bination is not obligatory, ns the waist
can be used cither with this skirt or
with any other that may be preferred.
The waist is made with n smoothly
fitted lining and itself consists of the
front nnd bncks, which are shirred to
form both the yoke nnd the girdle, the
closing being made Invisibly nt the
back. The neck can be finished with
a little frill of lace ns illustrated, or
with a regulation stock ns may be
liked and the sleeves also allow a
choice of the elbow or three-quarter
length.
The quantity of material required for
the medium size is five yards twenty-
A LATS PGSIGH
one, three and three-quarter yards
twenty-seven or thre yards forty-four
Inches wide with fur yards of lace
banding to trim as Illustrated, and Uvo
elghth yards of all-over lace for cuffs
If long sleeves nre used.
Black Velvet Kanile.
With some women tho black velvet
bands fastened about their throats may
be symbols of grief for the pusslng of
collurs, but in most Instances these
velvet circlets are effective and becom
ing. Therefore, of course, they are In
greut fuvor. Many women prefer col
ored ribbons to black, and tho bauds
must bo of the exact shado of the cos
tume. The brooches with which the
ends of the ribbons ure fastened to
gether may be elaborate enough to
suit any fancy. Mrs. Reginald Vnnder
bllt has two which sho picked up In nn
antique shop In Purls. They ere said to
be 200 yeurs old. Oh, yes, they bo
longed to a noble family. Each brooch
is a skeleton model of a dog, outlined
In pearls. -Mrs. Vandnrbllt Is much
plcused with the brooches and says
that she hud no Idea family skeletons
could be so attractive. Philadelphia
Press.
IHetlna'Ulehlna; IdoM.
Toques of diminished size, and ap
propriately modified tn character, and
the crown of the French capote with a
projecting rolled brim rising to a point
at the top for tho most part represent
the distinguishing Ideas which have ex
pression In the bonnots seen la collec
tions of headwear In tho recent open
ings, Millinery Trado Review.
Jewelry la Winter Head wear.
The requirement for Jewelry to lond
finish to headwear trimming, and to
assist la Its adjustment, having been
lessened by the mode of the lust few
seasons, again there It fou:td for It re
vived request. The styles principally
now called for and seen on the new
W IM'J. yMlTr.raHJ-Tei V H Bl IT SB
fuuu.
models sent over from Paris, ar of
French cut steel, In setting of Rhlna
crystals, and of French cut jet, with
some of enameled metals, device com
prising larger nnd smaller buckles, of
square and of fanciful shapes, bars,
bonds, dabochons nnd various other
conceits in brooches, etc. Millinery
Trade Bevlew.
flower n ala.
Flower hots ore not very good bar
gains ordinarily, as the flower are too
perishable to last very long. When the
marked-down sales begin, however,
and the prices are at their lowest, one
may Indulge In n flower hat with the
best of consciences.
Aboal Hklrts.
A great deal has been written about
the decline of the trained skirt. The
fact Is, walking gowns and dancing
gowns are made short. All others,
such as dinner, theatre and home
gowns for afternoon wear, are almost
invariably long.
I'lalil Houae Gowna.
Plaid house gowns with chemisettes
and undersleeves nre always pretty.
For school dresses green and biue
plaids and even tartans are old favor
ites. (loft Fabrics la t'ae.
It is plain thnt soft fabrics, such ai
cashmeres, fine broadcloths, velvets
nnd volvcteeens will bo used a great
deal. Plnlds will be fashionable.
lrapet llodleee In Fashion.
Draped bodices are on vogue. The
draping is extremely graceful and in
genious In ail of the gowns.
Snrplloe Walat.
There Is no simple waist that gives a
more satisfactory result than this one
made in surplice style. It allows of
wearing a chemisette of embroidery,
tucked muslin or anything that may
be liked, which being separate, can
easily be renewed and consequently Is
exceedingly dainty In effect as well as
In the height of style. In the Illustra
tion It Is mat'.e of white butcher's lin
en with, banding of embroidery, tho
chemisette being of embroidered all
over, but It can be irnde avalluble for
almost all walstlng of the warm weath
er and also will be found a most ex
cellent design for the light weight flan
nels, albatross and the like which are
sure to bo in demand In cooler
days. When these latter matorlals
nre used tho chemisette would pref-
BY MAY WAHTOH.
orably be of muslin cither tucked or
embroidered, although tucked and
plain taffeta are used while banding
can bo almost anything that may be
liked, but nothing gives a prettier ef
fect than the muturlnl with some sim
ple embroidery executed by bund.
The waist la umdu with fronts and
back, tho latter being plain whllo the
fronts nre tucked at the shoulders.
Tho right sido laps over the left and
the closing is made Invisibly beneath
Its edge while the separate chemisette
is closod at the back. The sloeves are
the fuvorlte ones that are full at the
shoulders and aro gnthored Into
straight cuffs.
The quantity of material required for
tho medium size la three and a half
yards twenty-one, threex and three
eighth yards twenty -seven or two yards
forty-four Inches wido with, flve
olghth yards eighteen Inches wide for
for chemisette and two aud a quarter
yards of .bandiug.