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THE LESSON OF SORROW.
JThit ir the tnTe of what Sorrow did—
Did a King of old—
For a King who lived an a King may live, '
In a palace ablate with gold,
"Now, I have Joy and Life, 1 ' anid he,
“And all things in their Bcope,
Ho! Tell me, men of window great.
What need have I of Hope?
"What heed have I of Hope?" cried he;
“Of Hope for future things?
Have I not all that gold ean give—
That gold can give to King*?”
The wine men reasoned with the King
In voices sage and dim,
But naught could show, and none could tell
Why Hope should conie to him.
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Yet Sorrow came, In her sombm garb,
All habited in woe,
She taught the King a mighty truth,
That all men come to know.
She taught the King a lesson sore—
A lesson grave and grand—
For smiling Hope, with gofttle clasp,
Held Sorrow by the hand.
This the .tale of what Sorrow did—
Did for the King of old—
The King who lived as a King may live—
All panoplied in gold.
M Ah. men ot wisdom!" cried the King,
“Your teachings were in vain,
For I hnve learned whei\ Sorrow comes,
Then Hopo comes in her train."
—Josh Wink, in Baltimore American.
BILLY MASON’S “FOOLISHNESS.”
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1—\ ILLY MASON, from t’.io time
I—/ ho first saw'a telegraph In-
I j Htrumciit ill operation,thought
(J* ■ ho would lllto to ho a tele
graph operator, and lie asked Ills
father to buy him the uoccssnry 'Out
fit, so that ho might learu the busi
ness at home.
“All foolishness,” answered Mr.
Mason, “You'd get tired of It In less
tljan a week. Better go In for some
thing that you'd get some good out
of."
“X wouldn't get tired of It,” asserted
Billy. “I promise you that It you'll
buy me an outfit I’ll Btlclc to It till
I get so I can send messages just like
a real operator docs.”
But Mr. .Mason couldn’t be coaxed
Into gratifying the hoy's “whim," ns
lie called It .
yi would just be throwing money
■away.” he said. “Can’t afford It.” .
That settled the matter, so far as
Mr. Mnson was concerned. But BUIy
did not give up his pliiu.
When the new railroad came to
Brownsville of course a telegraph line
came with It, mid Billy lost no time
making the acquaintance of the oper
ator, who was a plensnnt, good-na
tured fellow, and quite willing to show
Billy how to use the Instrument.
Iq less tha.. a week from the time
ho began to practice on the operator’s
“sender" he had learned the alphabet,
and It was not long before lie could
begin to pick up short nhd cnBy words’
as they came to-tlic operator over the
line.
“You’d learn the business In no time
It you bad a cliauco,” tbo operator
sold. “You ought to have an Instru
ment at home. If you had, we'd
string a wire between your place and
the station, nnd we could practice n
good deal, at odd spells.”
“I wish It could ho done," said Billy
wjtli n sigh. “I’ll try father once
more."
Accordingly, he made another at
tempt that night, but ns unsuccess
fully ns before.
"I tell you It's all foolishness," said
Mr. Mnsoii. "I wish you’d stop tensing
mo about 1L I won't glvo you a cent
to throw mvny In that way."
Billy concluded he would sny no
more to his father nbout It, but ho
determined to learn telegraphy for all
that.
One day the operator at the station
told him that lie had found whero a
second-hnnd outfit could be bought for
a song, nlmost.
“If you’ll buy that. I'll furnish the
wire," he said. “Then we'll have a
line of our own, nnd we'll ask uo fa-
Tors of tlio main line.”
Billy determined that such a chance
as tills should not he lost, nnd ho went
to work that ilny to earn the money
■with which to. buy the outfit. Ho ran
on errands. IIo dhl all kinds ot odd
jobs that would- bring in a penny.
By-and-by, seeing liow Intent bo wns
on tlio purchase of the Instrument, his
mother felt sorry for him nnd gave
him enough money to mnko up the
price of It, when added to what ho had
earned.
And Billy bought the outfit.
“I shouldn't think you’d encourage
tlio hoy In Ills foollsnness,” said Mr.
Mnson to ,lils wife, when ho fouud
out liow Billy had bought tlio instru
ment.
“Maybe there Isn’t ns much foolish
ness 111 It as you think for," sho said.
“I believe It'll be the means ot milk
ing a telegraph operator of the hoy.
If ho doesn’t It nrnuses him, nnd keeps
lihn at home, and out of mlsehlof, atfd
that's worth a good deal.”
A happier hoy than Billy Mnsop was
when the wire was strung and the
line wns ready for uso It would bo
hard to find.
It was not long before he was able
to “take” tlio messages the station-
man sent him over their line, and in
n little while ho became quite profl
dent at “sending." They talked back
and forth between the farm and sta
tion, nnd Billy began to feel quite like
•a full-fledged operator when ho was
ablo to "call up” the man at the other
cud of the line, nnd ask him a ques
tion whose meaning did not have to
be guessed at.
One day Mr. Mason announced his
intention to take tbo family nnd go
over to Ills- sister's, at Three Lakes, on
a visit.
"We'll go Saturday and come back
Mondny," lie said. "But I guess you’ll
have to stay at homo, Billy—“to see to
things. It wouldn't do to shut up tlio
house nnd leave It alone;"
“All right," said Billy, rather pleased
at the prospect of being left In charge
of the place. He had never been alone
all night, nnd the experlenc would ho
a novel one for him. He rather liked
the Idea of the responsibility It would
put upon him to be left "to see to
"Pngs," the same as if ho wore a
man.
Mr.- Mason and the family started
on Saturday afternoon, on the long-
plan. often-delayed visit, and Billy
was left to look out for himself, which
he felt quite able to do.
The nlglit closed In, dark and threat
ening storm. Tbo wind blow fiercely
nbout the bouse, nnd-mndo a roarlug
sound in the chimney ot tlio fireplace.
Billy did not fool at all frightened at
being alone, but be could uot help
feeling lonesome.
He went up to his room nbout eight
o’clock and concluded ho would go to
bed.
I wonder If Stewart Is In the ofllcc
still?” be thought. I'll call him, and
see."
He went to the Instrument,and mode
Is "call."
Click, click, click, came back the an
swer presently.
Didn’t know but that you'd gone
home," telegraphed Billy,
Busy* making out my monthly re
port,” came back tlio answer. "Shall
not bo able to get away very early
to-night. Good-night.”
"Good-night," responded Billy, nnd
then he went to bed.
He dropped off to sleep nlmost Im
mediately. But he awoke just as the
old clock downstnlra was striking ten.
As the sound of the clock died away,
lie became conscious of another round
—a sound like that ot n step-in tlio
room below—a slpiv, careful step, us
of some ouo who did not caro to make
noise enough to wnru others of his
presence,
I wonder If some one Is down stairs,
or am I Imagining It?" thought Billy.
He sat up lu bed and listened.
"I do hear steps," ho decided. "Who’s
down Btnlrs I'd liko to know? None
of our folkB—they wouldn't bo tip-toe-
lng round like that It must bo «
bm-glnr or a tramp."
Billy's room was over tho sitting
room. There wns a register In the
floor immediately lu front of Ills bed,
When tills wits open, light would shine
through from tho window below. As
lio 'snt there, lie heard a sound like
the cnreful opening of a door, nnd then
ho snw n glimmer of light through tlio
opening lu tho register plate. Ho
leaued out of bed, and peered down
Into tho room below. ’ Presently a man
passed under the register. He could
seo enough ot him to tell tliut It was
n man. nnd that was nil. He listened,
Pretty soon ho lienrd a sound ll&c that
of bureau drawers being opened.
“It was a burglar." decided Billy.
"Ho’ll get nwny with father’s box
that ho keeps his money in, 03 Bure’s
tho world!'
Suddenly an Idea came to Billy. It
vvns not very lntc yet The clock had
just struck ten. It was possible that
Stewart wns still at tho station, nt
work on his report for tho month. If
lie could ouly call him upt
“I'll try It,” decided Billy.
He took a quilt from tho bed nnd
dropped It lightly over the register.
“That’ll keep the sound ot tho In
strument from getting down to tho
mnn,” he thought.
Then ho got out of hod noiselessly
mid tiptoed ncross to tho table
which tho Instrument stood.
Ills hand shook as ho touched tno
key ot tho sender, so fearful wns ho
that Stewart would have loft, the of
fice. Ho sent the “call," nnd waited
nlmost breathlessly for a reply.
Presently, click, click, click, went
the machine, and Stewart had an
swered him.
"A burglnr here,” he said to the sta
tion agent over tho wire. “Send men,
quick. No time to lose. Hurry!"
“All right,” camo hack tho reply.
The village wns nbout half a mile
away from the Mnson farm. Billy
calculated that It would tnko at least
fifteen minutes to get men together
nnd get thorn there. By that time the
burglar might ho gone. But they
would he so dose on his track. that
they might bo ablo to run him down.
He listened again.
The roan wns still at tho bureau, It
seemed. He wns evidently rummaging
through all the drawers of It.
"Very likely he knows there Is no
ope In the house hut me,” thought
Billy, “and ho feels safe In tnkfng his
time for It. I suppose lie'll take all
mother's trinkets, as well ns fntber’s
money, If tliero happens to ho any
in the box.’’
By-and-by tho man moved away
from the corner where the bureau
stood, and went out of tho room. Silly
Judged by the faint light that lingered
In It, that the unwelcome visitor lini'
gone Into the pantry, Just across tho
Ultclicn from tho sitting room door.
He wns convinced that ho was right
In this surmise, for be heard the sound
of crockery coming In contact with
other crockery.
"He’s hunting about for something
to cat,” thought Billy,"and don’t know
just where to look for-It, so he has
Evidently the AM* felt perfectly s*f*
In taking his tlifls tor It, for ho showed
no disposition to hurry.
Billy crept over to the front window,
raised the sash softly, and listened.
’m sure I hear some ono down the
road,” he said. He listened ngnin. "I
do licnrs them," ho chuckled. They're
nlmost here. Ah; lia! Mr. Burglar, I
wonder what you'll think when they
hurst In on you? ' I rather guers you'll
wish you'd gone about your business
a little sooner.”
By tills time ^llly could distinguish
tbe forms of several men nt tho gate.
He threw up the sash, nnd leaned out
ot the window.
“Go 'round to the kitchen door," ho
cried. "There’s where he must havq
got 111. He’s In tho pantry now,"
Tho man lu tho pantry henrd him,
ns well lia the men nt tlic gate, nud
Billy heard him scurrying across the
kltclicu floor and out at tho kitcheu
door.
But lie wns too lntc to mnko Ills es
cape. Tho liicti from the village came
arouml the liouso Just ns ho made n
bolt for tho garden fence, and two ot
three shots were fired nt him. Ono
of them took effect; nnd with a groan
nud some terrible oaths, ho fell among-
Mrs. Mnsou’s petunias nud hollyhocks.
Five minutes Intel- they had the thief
securely bouud, hand and foot, by Mrs.
Mason's clothesline; The shot had
struck him In tho log nnd quite dis
abled him, but the party from the vil
lage had no Intention of letting him
got nwny, nnd, being unused to deni-
lug with burglars and that class of
not-to-he-dopended-oii persons, mul
feeling rather Insecure ns long as ho
had the use of bauds and foot, they
determined to he on tho snfo side.
"I'll bet he don't get, them knots
loose very ensy," declared tho mail
who did the tying. "I guess there
holu’t much dnngcr o’ his glttlu'
away."
Tho tin box in which Mr. Mnson
kept ills valuables wns fouud in tho
flower bed, where tho man had
dropped It, when tho pistol ball struck I
blm. Some nrtlcleB of old-fasbloned l
Jewelry nud trinkets ot some little j
value were found lu bis pockets nud -
turned-over to Billy. Then they tool:
lilm to the village with them, and ho
wns lodged In Jail for snfo keeping.
• ••**•*
You mny ho quite sure that Mr. and
Mrs. Mason were greatly excited
when they found out ivhat had hap
pened.
"Why, I had over two hundred dol
lars lu that box!” cried Sir. Mason. I
“I’ve been saving It up to inako a
payment on the wood lot with, next
week. I don't know what I’d have
dono If the mnn had got o# with It."
"Now, wlint do you think of my
•foolishness?’" cried Billy. “If It
hadn’t been for our telegraph you'd
have lost your money, as sure us you
live.”
“I wouldn’t wonder if you nro right
about that,” nnswored Mr. Mason.
Billy’s father went to town tho next
week, nnd when he camo hack ho had
something for Billy.
“It’s brand new,” he sahl, ns'Billy !
unwrapped the box, eager to seo tho
contents of It. "Nothing second-hand i
about that, my son."
"Oh, .my gracious!" cried Billy, his '
eyes almost ns big as dollars’ with sur- I
prlso nud dollght, ns the last - paper
fell off, disclosing a telegraph outfit,
bright with enamel and gilt ornamen
tation. "Isn't It a daisy? I sny,
father, you couldn’t have brought 1110
anything I’d rather have had than this.
It’s a good deni ulcer than tho ono tho
operator bus down nt tho station."
"Glad you like It," said Ills father.
“You’ve earned It. I hope nil your
foolishness will turii out us this ouo
has." ' •
• • • • • '* * .
The thief never' came to trial In
Brownsville. It wns discovered that
ho was nil old offender, who wns want
ed In several other places for serious
misdemeanors, -and ho wns turned over
to tho proper authorities, nud I be
lieve ho Is still In State’s prison, ror-
linps, had It uot been for Billy Ma
son’s "foolishness,” he might still ho
at large.—Ledger Monthly.
Sent to tiDainc'e School.
So many great men have been cred
ited with extraordinary precocity In
youth that It Is refreshing to hear of
a great mnn who wns only an averago
hoy. Such 4 man Is Lord Kitchener.
He showed no peculiar cleverness, nnd,
what Is more surprising, In view of
lijs present tireless activity, lie was
Inclined to ho lazy.
Ills father, Colonel Kitchener, who
died within the last ton years, wns a
strict disciplinarian. The story goes
that on one occasion, when Ills son
Herbert wns at n public school, nnd
was working for a certain examina
tion, It was reported to the colonel
that he wns Idling.
The report did not please Colonel
Kitchener, and he told the future .con*
-queror of the Malidi that unless ho
succeeded In passing that examination
there would he no more public school
Xor him for the present, for ho would
he taken away and sent to walk In
the solemn procession of pupils of a
dame’s school. If lie failed there ho
should ho apprenticed to a batter.
In splte of these threats young Kitch
ener failed, nnd thereupon dropped out
of*his place in the public" school, anil’
was seen ;In tlic ranks that walked
through the streets, two nnd two. es
corted by the good lady of whom hit
father had Bpoken. _ When he again
went In for his examination lio passed.
Possibly the world h;is lost n good
hatter by his success, but it gained
a better -general.—Youth’s Companion,
lleiiieily-Fnr Infect lilies.
It Is said that Insect bites shouid be
to keep looking till be finds It. I hopo touched with a point of a toothpick
lie’ll come ncross the doughnuts and Upped in a fluid made by dissolving
mince plo mother left'for me, and Wo teaspoonfuls of bicarbonate' of
will' lifee thenr so well that he’ll keep oda and two teaspoonfuls of common
at them until some one gets here." -It In a quarter of a pint of water.
Woman’s
I'ffOR.LD
THE MILLINER’S ART.
A new cycling nml nhtomobllo hot
for/tho whiter, which comes , from
Paris, Is made ou th'e same lines ns,tlio
pique nml llucii summer lints—stitched
nil over lu close, set rows. Tho now'
lints arc made chiefly lu dnrk blue mid
dark brown, and nro trimmed with
abort quills or breasts.
Felt will bo much' used for smart
millinery, though not bo much ns vel
vet, mid In some eases tbo soft, low
crowus of toques, with nnrrow, rolled
hrliUB of black tulle, richly spangled,
nro of polo pink, blue or liimivo long
haired felt. A particular simile of
pluklsli mauvo Is much affected for
felt. A hat with a slightly wnved
brim of black velvet has a full e’roivn
In this mauvo felt, drawn up nt tlio
top through n Jot buckle. Tlio trim
ming eouslBts of a bunch of satin roses
In several shades of tho snmo color.
There Is no doubt blit that blnek
hats mul toques will enjoy Immense
favor, mul nlso mixtures of black nnd
color or black and white. Black che
nille mid floss silk cord, Intenvoyon,
form tho upturned brim of n round
toque, wltli a corlso velvet .crown.
This crown Is low nnd wide, And tlio
velvet on the top Is finely tucked In
circles mul then draped down diagon
ally to Its base. On one side Is a
plutno composed of small cock’s feath
ers In black, , ’
It Is rather exceptional to find n
now lint model trimmed with (lowers,
hut certain kinds of floral garnitures
will receive attention. Thus fqr, how
ever, tho varieties have 'been confined
to roses nnd autumn' tinted rase leaves.
Tlio rosoB aro large, often great, mag
nified blossoms from six to, seven
Inches In diameter, some, of them wide
open,' with a full cluster of golden sta-
mous ln tho centre. Tlioy nro UhulU-,
ally rich, mndo ol’ velvet, soft antln
and soft silk, In nil tho. colors of na
ture, ami, conventionalized lu tlio ec
centric colors of tho bciisou.
Indications point to a liberal use of
lqeo In tlio make-up of fine lmtii for tlio
winter. Of the. lmiubnmdc laces, the.
BcnnlsBniicc, tho Battonlicrg and tho
applique will ho 111 request by women
who ciln nfford them, wlillo tho woven
millinery Iaccs leave nothing to bo
asked for In dcHlgn or effect, tho lmlln-
tion of Irish point In white and of
Gbnntllly hi black being especially,
beautiful. Homo of tho lnccs shown
arc uluo or ton Inches wide.
A distinct stylo from London Is ouo
in which tho main affect prfiduccd Is
flatness. 'Ail example Is ft largo toqn'o
of black velvet, hi which tho top Is
perfectly flat, except for tho loosely
arranged folds, and tho trlnimlng of
three ostrich plumes, fastened to tlio
coutro with a brilliant buckle. Is laid
Unt, with tho ouds curilng down over
thoi front. Tho lint' Is worn well for
ward on the head, nnd Is raised, high,
at the front with a bandeau.
Mirolr velvet Is destined for first
place In th'o production of rich colored
lints, whllo In 'blnek tlio kid finished
and royal velvet- of light weight will
linvo tho proforcncc; Plain mirolr Is
varied by tho production In < pressed
of brocaded effects. Again mirolr will
bo strongly rivalled by satin panne,
a revival In tissues of loss weight- of
tbo old fashioned, elegant satin an
tique of years ago.’ Ab lu mirolr vel
vet, tlio panne velvet In plain colors
will take precedence In choice;
I.aco Work I'or Women, .Jr
In all the foremost countries of tho
world, except tho United States, tlio'
manufacture of limid-lnco 1b encour
aged us a source of social good, nnd
tho ambition of tue needlewomen en
gaged upon It Is stimulated by tho ap
probation mid avowed patronngo of
tlio rich, says Ada Sterling In tho At
lantic. , American women display
sharp a tinmen In selecting the best ex
amples of handwork abroad, paying
high prices to middle men, add, added
to this, tho regular duties, or tariff,
hut tho advisability, uot to say, 1 neces
sity, of transplanting this homo indus
try to this sfdo of tho water and here
protecting. It seems not to have .oc
curred to them. Nevertheless, ino lin-
tion needs moro to provide an inter
esting and quieting occupation i for its
, working-women than docs this one.
Hero Is a distinct nnd untrodden field
for the women who nro nojv dpvotlng
themselves Indeterminately , to tlie so-
terraed amelioration of the condition
of their sex, especially the poor among
them. Once the enterprise IS thought
fully entered upon, it Is not to lie Con
jectured that CongrcsH will refuse ad
mission to the qualified teachers wliom
It would be necessary, to attract' to
America for a proper establishment of
the Industry. Imt n coterie of earnest,
moneyed wdtuen be formed In each
huge city, oollgntcd to support tho In
dustry by. purchasing and wearing tho
laco locally produced, nud another fl’ve
years ivoum sec tills gentlest of all
strictly forbidden feminine loi
tlons In n thriving condition.
occupu-
The Gmna of Shopping;,
Women buy clothes and household
effects chiefly, letting themselves? run
over Into such other delights jof 'pur-
ehnse: ns their purses nnd thilr con
sciences permit. It Is hard work, nnd‘
they- often exhaust themselves In the
labor of It, nnd mnko most of ,that
when- they, discourse- .about *dt. They
seldom recognize that It Is *n labor
they delight In, or admit its impor
tance to tlrtr Tmpplnoss, CjilengQ la
ments the retirement from active par*
tteipntlon«ln tlil**grcnt pursuit'of ono
of Its most' notable ornaments. film Is
Mrs. O'Neil), the wife of O'Nell), tho
Harley King, who lately sustained re
verses. The gentlemen who s chroni
cle things that happen 1 In "Chicago
speak of Mrs. O’Neill with admiration
as a woman who believed In the laud
ed economy of getting the best, nud
whose bill In h single shop, run up In
a short time, wns $2R,000. Mho bought
anything that was good-books, Jew
els. furs, silks, laces—whatever at
tracted her. Rad to say, her gowns, or
some of them, were lately Hold nt hue,*
tloii, nnd nt last accounts there was a
deputy sheriff In charge of hqrsolf
hnA the residue of her effects In tho
Grand Pacific Hotel. Harvest tlmo
seems to liav'o been' out somewhat
short In her case, but she gathered Ilf
what she could.—Harper’s Weekly.
Tim Golilcn Girtllo.
Bells nml girdles of gold braid nro
showy and vulgar looking or hnndsomo
and artistic hi-the extroinc, according
to the shop and tho price. Nothing la
less sninrt (Inin a bout and tarnished'
gold holt, with a clicnp brass, buckle,
worn wlth.n costume Whtcli Is unsuita
ble for such an ornament. A gold belt
that hns distinction anil beauty costs
a pretty penny in these glittering
days, but It Is worth- it. For cxninplc:
A broad cclnturo' Is foyned by a band
of heavy, closely woven gold cloth,
g’eninlng darkly nml richly. It Is bor
dered by bands ot velvet, about half
Its own width', tlio upper one of black
velvet, tlio lower one of i coral pink.
The buckle Is ot enamel nnd jewels
and on cither side of It tlic belt Is
adorned by light appliques ot laco
sewn with coral nml pearls.
Fashion's Fad. In V„r*. .
It Is predicted that tlic commingling
of different peltry will be oiio of Iho
distinctive fcnturcs of the winter.
Given plenty of scope nml a ready ap
preciation, this craze will more than
likely rim to extreme exaggeration,
wlieu not ouo or two or three, but five
nud six different kinds ot-furs will be
blended together In one clever whole.
As to the sueceHS''iif sucli a'departure
time nlonn will tell. Applied fur will
assuredly be nu.approved fancy. Fur
riers nro Hlinply craving to.exhibit
their manipulative skill and prove to
us their undaunted prowess with knife
and needle. And slfltee applications of
all sorts, kinds nud conditions arc dear
to us, It Is moro than likely thnt we
shall he ready and willing to be meld
ed to the will of tho adepth. In tho
furry world. ; (
LoiiUtaim Kittle l r lower.
The women of Louisiana lmvo se
lected tho magnolia ns the (State dow
er because ot Its beauty ns well as the
fact that It belongs peculiarly to thnt
Slate, growing In her forests to great
height. Tho ehni-in of the flower la
weii known, hut inly those who hnve
seen It in Its. native Stale can roullzo
tlio splendor of tiio tree, with Its large,
sntiny leaves and graceful form, Tho
lnnguolln begins to flower In the early
spring, nud continues to bloom luxu
riantly until llip end,of summer. Tho
old French mansions frequently lmvo
long avenues of magnolias lending to
them, but later residents object to
them ns lawn trees on account of tlielr
copious shedding of leaves ull through
tlio year.
Tlio tricorne hat In soft felt trimmed
With silk or velvet and unique Orien
tal buckles Is a popular model.
(Something pretty 'for evening wraps
Is a silk Matcbcssc, soft, thick, light
nud warm, which, comes In pretty pule
shades.
fjUiadcs of yellow with cream play
the, part of accessories to the brown
cloth gowns which nro to bo so much
worn tlijs season. ’ \
. Empire gowns of headed nnd cm-
broidenrd nets nro shown among the
new ;cvei»lng gowiiB; tlic neck Is cut
low nnd the sieeves nro long and trans
parent.
Fancy buttons sot with Imitation
gems are shown In great profusion In
the shops, and no doubt llielr particu
lar usefulness will become manifest,
later on.
Stockings to mnteli the gown arc tlio
latest,fad, nnd olio way to obtain thlH
Is to purchase , tlio while ones and
linvc them dyed to match the sample
of yom- gown.
White lirondtnll In-used ris n dress
trimming this season, a two-lneh hand
widening Into ‘ scallops on tho upper
edge, sown on tho flounces of a pale
gray gown, being one example.
Home of the newest gowns for house
wear introduce a sash either at one
side of. tho hack or one side of tho
front. ,A black mousscllnc sash with
bands of gold ncross Ihe ends Is very
affective In some colors.
Black velvet embroidered stitching
linfi assumed' another form, nml the
chain stitch Is used In close rows
around the edge ot cloth coats, the
rows being so close' together thnt the
effect resembles military braid.
Sea gulls are used for the body of
chiffon muffs and fancy, small capo,
collars to match, ouo gull on, cither
shoulder, the heads pointing down on
tlio bust. Two blrds me‘also used ,for
tho muff with chiffon frills, at either
end. .. .
It Is rcporjfd that : Eastern embroid
eries gro to adorn the roVers and col
lars of our fur coats, hut It Is to he
hoped thnt such a fancy may not ma
terialize, since, the beauty of fur Is
rarely If even enhanced by anything
except yery dnlniy laco.
YARNS FROM LOUISIANA,
Kotnowliaro In Ilia Cramant Oily Theta
>- I.Ivan Ilia Kiiual of Bluticliftnen.
“Tho theory thnt n moving train
carries along an envelope of all* Is very
Interesting.” continued the engineer,
“nml I believe there Is a,good deal or
truth In It. I first had my attention
attracted to the subject by a curloxa
Incident that happened several yearn
ago at a crossing near Rlrmlnghnm,
Alh.Y wlierc trains pass twice a day at
a speed of about forty miles an hour.
Tho tracks are seven feet apart, ami
theto would seem to bo ample room to
stand between them In perfect qafety.
One afternoon.a small.fox terrier dog*
belonging to a section boss wns asleep
lu the middle space, and woke up Just
as the trains closet. In from each ajtlo.
There was a barrel on the ground
{ nearby, and ’the dog, in his fright.
Jumped on top of It. That possibly
brought lilnit Into one of the rushing
envelopes of air; nt any rate, he wnw
whirled off his feet nud thrown clear
to the roof of the opposite ear,*whom
he was subsequently found, Jammed
against a ventilator chhftney, with no
Injury except a broken log. liow ll»
the world he over mndo puoh n journey
nnd escaped alive Is a mystery,jUnless
his fall'was deadened by a cushion oC
ulr.
“Apropos of atmospheric pressure, It
Is a well-known fuct thnt tlieFe Is a
•vprtex spqce’ or ’zone of suction’ di
rectly behind any rapidly • moving
train, and Its presence accounts for a
grotesque happening that took place
some time ago on the SouthcrinPaelfle.
While tho Oallfornla-bouudi express
wns going through Western Arizona
nt a clipping gait a passenger who
was on the verge of tho jim-jams
rushed out to tho rear plntform,
climbed oil tho rail, nnd jumped off.
lie was wenijng a very long linen
duster, and a inusculur tourist who
happened to be on the platform at
tho time, grabbed it by the tails n» It
sailed by and yqlled for help. When
some of the others rnn to his assist
ance they found the lunatic.stretched
straight out in the nlr behind the plat
form, howling like u Commnnche, but
safely anchored by his duster, which
had turned InBldo out and caught him
nt the shoulders. The muscular gen
tleman was hanging on for dear life,
‘ but had It not been -for the fact that
the would-be suicide was virtually
sustained and carried along by the
suction of the vortex space something
Would certainly have given way. They
reeled the mnn In like a kite, nitd.lio
promised to be gffod.* We have very
little exact knowledge nt present of
the atmospheric fcohdltlons that sur
round a moving trail}. A fuller knowl
edge of them may lead to the solution
of some batiling problems In traction."
—Now Orleans Tlmcs-Democrnt.
Ono Way of HeMline It.
The other evening as a muscular
person wns passing a house, a lady
who stood nt tho gate called out tr#
him; “Sir, I appeal to you for protec
tion 1”
“What’s the matter?” he asked, am
he stopped short.
“There’s a mnn In the house nnd lie
won’t go out of doors, though 1 have
ordered him to.’!
“He won’t, eh? vWc’ll sec about
that."
Thereupon the man gave the’woman
his coat to hold and sailed Into tlm
house. Ho found a mnn nt the sup
per table, nud took him by the peck
nnd remarked: “Nice stylo of brute
you are, eh? Come out o’ this, or I’ll
break every bone In your body!"
The man fought, and it was not till
a chair lmd been broken nnd the ta
ble upset that he was hauled out off
doors by the legs and, given a lllijg
through the gates.
“Now, then, you. brass-faced old
tramp, you move on, or I’ll finish •you!"
“Tramp! Tramp!" shouted the vic
tim, ns he got up. “I’m uo tramp! 1
own this. propevty nml live In this
house." # 7
“You do?"
“Yes, that’s,.my wife holding, your
•coat.” “
“Thunder!” whispered the muscular
man ns lie'gazed from one to the other
and realized'that it 'was the wife’s
method of finishing a row she had been
having with her Jiuslmiul. And thou'
lie' made a grab for his coat and dis
appeared Into the darkness.—Tlt-Bfts.
Thu Gold lluHet.
A weird story is told of a man by
tho uume of Vam-HosUponi, who Is dis
tinguished 'Ip the Transvaal ns the
best sliot In the republic; lie is now
fifty-five years old ami never, It Is
claimed, hns ho missed nu object at
which lie tired. A few months ago
lie had a productive gold mine and a
•flourishing family, but ho lost his mine
recently, and soon after his two sons
were slain us they were fighting
against the English'. The loss df his
mine troubled him little, but when ho
learned that his stalwart sons were
no r more n great change came ovec
him. • He took Ids old lllnt-lock rifle,
whlcji he calls Lobengula, nnd with
a bag of golden bullets lie went to tho
front to light the foss of his country.
And It iS'snld thqt during the recent
battles wiiclu lie ambulances re
moved each day those who hud fallen
In battle, the physicians could readily
pick out the offleers who had been
killed by Van Hosboom, for Instead of
two ounces of lead or steel they lmd
two ounces of gold’oither In- the heart
or iu the- forehead. Whether tills bo
truth,or fiction I know hot,«'but I do
know that there are multitudes of men
and women who are' shot to death In
these days, not only iu South Africa,
but In Europe and America ns well,
by the bullets* of gold.— 1 The Homiletic
Review.
Tho richest town, in Germany, ac
cording^ to the estimates of the Prop
erly Tax Commission for 18.09, is not
Berlin, but Frankfort-ou-thc-Main-