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CHINA’S HUNTING GROUNDS. tub on bat i:Mpmn i* ovk.rhi a \V ITU OAMi: OK AM, KIMI9 (Ain'** Tlifinfltm Are Poor Hnnt rr> —IVollfa, lt*nri, llgrr*. |r,i|inril> m n.l M) A arlrll.i of |)rfr Are Found Ahunriaatlr—For Ihr Small ttame Honor There Arc I’brnMli WI 111 (Alrkcn, Awunu, l>n<-lt. Mrfir, 'niff, Plutrr, I'lgran nnd Hnnll Him I klnrlr eiiot linn I* Haudled—>eta and Trk|u of Mari- Avail Than Ouna— linnllna aa a Hiryal Iporl Ilia Died Out. Waehlnc’on, Nor. IS.—China t* the last l-iat |amc preserve in the world. Many util tea surprised to learn that, notwith s'andln* the dense population of China nnd she centuries elnce the country has hicomn thickly populaleil It l etlll the t„ at stocked with tame ot any country In the world. Kven In the region* about Fe. km, n>w oocuple.l by the allied troopa. where villa*** dot the plain* every mile cr two and the population exceed* two thousand to the square mile, Wolves. foxe*. rst-eoone. weasels nnd rabbit* ar* so thick a* io he pest*. while etich game a* pleeon*, quail, iroua*. and rice bird* are found in Korne-nee flock* The Wolve* of China are particularly numeroua and fearle** and mtiny lives era lo*t every winter from their depredation. The Chinese farmer* do not live on the land that they cultivate, but gather ihetn relve* In small village* every mile or two jv.r protection from the wolve* which Infest that ooMotry thee* villagers are ' Cmihm • usually Mirroun')**ri hy mini wall?*, on which art* psintod laift* while rings Thss* white rng> are for the |urjxs# of frlhl*-n!njf the wolves away, the ('hlnese belletrlntt that the wolves think that the rings are the ilalng sun, r rl*e traps which they must avoid, nrel in irar of which they * ink ha* k to thflr Islrs. During the rim n *is the Chinee** are too busy with their crops to fire murh attention to eiterml n-ttlng |**sts or taking game, but in the a otar they gather for great wolf drive* •1 with their a word* nial pikes heat out e fit* Ms ami kill large numbers vt the Mitmala. >i l mu| Trft|* 'lore 'u*ffal Then the f'liftiieae liis* One reason why game Is so thick In China Is the absence of any finished we.i j*on to hunt with Although the Chinese sere the first Inventors of gunjioWder and Arc arm*. s 111 their shot guns have never been HUfVlriently unproved to bo much service in hunting. In the Aral place ♦he Chinese have never Invented or us*U the percussion ap. Their gun barrels are roughly casi aiut many of the cheaper inn )*ok as If nt.>de out of |>ot metal The lower end of the barrel has a small vent on the side with a flash pan attache*! fiver the stock of the gun Is a holder Chinese 1 sk**i ry •hapbfl like a half bent linger. made of oft *n**|, and aplli to as 10 hold a piece of hah tod punk or Ineenge To Are hi* sun the <’hlrjimn nil* the flash |wn wltn p->* hr. blow* the ashes off hi* punk, and then with hi* thumb push#* the holder fortran! till the lighted punk touchea the powder In the r!a*h pnn llv thl* time any mature with ti atom of Intelligence 1* a mile array more or let*, and unless some thing el- happen* alone opportunely to receive the charge, the shot Is a'asterl. Thl* weapon I* of little ue except for pot hunting, and It I* used bv th* Chinese chiefly f.. r rice birds, shooting durks from 'r*|.s. arsd *uch other game a* gather In l*r*e flocks. The reason for the number of foxes to * found In China lie* In the Chine*, he -I*f In the transmigration of soul* The 1 hlnes* think that deparii-d spirits prefer foxes to any other animals a* post mor tem habitations The taking Of game by ’ > Chinese Is chiefly by means of net*, t mnlng noose*, and dead falls Quail* end rabbits are taken almost eolely by mean* of nets, which Ihe Chines* set In 'tending grain and Into which licy then • refully drive the game. For larger game ,h y use pits with trip falls and nooees "Ith weights, arranged to catch the ani mal around the neck and hang It. '•"me of \|| Klnilsi (treat natl Small. The abundance of game In China '* ' t peculiar to any part of ihe eanpre. In ' he mountain*, both north and eouth. are found great numbers of bear#, bosh black **nd brown, and arrange as It may sc. m. 'hey are most numerous In the province °f Shantung, which 1* one of Ihe most ' u-kly populated and the oldest provln v f ihe Chinese Empire. Tiger* and leop ard* ar also found In all Ihe mountainous I srii of China. Tha royal tiger of India found In th* range of mountain* Which parallel* the coa*t from Canton r*rth to the Yang-t*e. while In the mountains of the north Is found the great Siberian or Mongolian tiger, wnlch Is the moat mag nlllcent specimen of the tiger family In andltlon to these wild hoar*, wild heep and goat*, antelope, and, and what Is coneldered by the Chinese one of their greateai dcllcaclee, Ihe wild as* or ona ger. are common The hunting of large game, particularly tigers and leopard*, wa* In the day* of the Mongol dynasty the great sp rt of the Imperial Court. The Chinese dynasty which followed them also numbered many devotee* of the coase. but the Mings preferred the les. dangerous grunting of th* deer They es tablished magnificent fleer park* at dlf frent place* In the empire, two of th* flnast of which are now to be even near Pekin. The dr.-oration of the peacock feather was or.glnolly granted to mem ber* of Ihe royal suite for their *u, .■*•* 111 killing a stag The Chinese sa gee have laid great stress on Ihe necessity of keep, ing up this ancient sport for the purpose of cultivating courage and endurance, but for Ihe last forty years the Dragan throne has been occupied by minors, and the noble pastime has l>ecn neglected Vest V.-alerteil llt-er Parke. The Northern Peer Park. In !h moun tains northwest frrwn the capital. Is one of the finest preserves In the world and contain* a very lar;ie herd of giant desr It cover* the whole mountain eld* and Is i dotted with picturesque hunting lode*. 1 The building* have fallen into de-ay. but i they still show trace* nf their former ele trance. The wall* tif the nrrlr arc also falling and It I* quit# co ntno v o lind dser [ from the royal preserve# roaming over thy mountain* ou.slde The deer m this 1 north park are fne large snip, its, of a dun color, with tnatra'-fleent anilers, some what resembling our American wapiti, but peculiar in hivug whai the Chinese call mule tall. The Southern Deer Park which lie* a few mile* south of the Chinese capital Is noted forj peculiar kind of deer found now'here else In the wordld. It Is owl led by th Chinese the Hzu-puh-elang or the mule deer The name probably indicates that the deer Is a hybrid, for It means that the animal cannot be classified as belongflng to the family of any of the four useful animals, deer or ox. horse or camel. The deer l quite large, of a |lght grey color, and hornless, with a mlkt croaking: vogco, w hich Is curiously out of place in so large an animal. Thera Is also found In China ranging over almost the entire empire, but jwir tlcularly thick in the plaio* of Mongolia, a specie* of wild chicken. w*hirh Is un doubtedly the progenitor of our present fowl. These wild chicken have the brownish yellow* coloring, with irrldes renf markings on ’oil and neck. The bird Is u strong fiyer and an excellent game fowl. It Is largely hunted by the Mongolians for the Pekin game market, which Is one of the best to be found In the w*orld Probably the commonest game bed of Chinn la the pheasant. The gold and silver varieties have tcen so largely exported that they, are well known, but more strikingly color***! than they; the snow phew'*u? which is dressed in the |nne*4 white, with small reel wattles and comb, and the Pnltas pheasant, which Is an brilliantly colored ih.it the Chinese call ll the "hold." or Are hen. Aprs Thai Play In Ihe Senir. flaechuan I* also the home of a peculiar animal that might be called a mlssbg link." lids a species of ape grotv.n-f q .11“ large, adult* reaching four feet In high!. It llva# In the mountains ands protected from Ihe cold by heavy fur amt mare It I* peculiar for the fact that ll hiber nate* like a bear and th* Chinese, recog tr.xlng this peculiarity, call It ihe run tilung. or the man hear It I* much sought for It* flesh and It* l** are nrlxed as great delicacies. China la also peculiar being the habitat of the moat northern specie* of mill key found. These tnhabi’ Ihe mountains north of Pekin ari l are entirely free from' the dleeascs which carry off trope-# I monkey# when Intro duced Into cold climates They enjoy play ing In the snow and apparently do not suffer In (he least from Ihe cold. They too grow to a large at**, adulta reaching nearly threa and a half feet In height They are very Intelligent ond large nutn hr-r* are taken ami trained for exhibition hy the Chinese. Th# aouthen provinces of only he compared to the mandarin duck and gold fish. which are aleo peculiar to fhlnn. Three eou'hern China monkeys I,are bodice of a light brown color, but tha far* l a brilliant orange with a blue* band across the forehead Th# asm* are whit*, but th# hand* a most Intense black. The tall and a large spot over It are ale., whit* While th* thigh* are black, and legs a brilliant red pigeons Tlmt Whistle Their Fellows into lapiivitr. There lx ® much awamp and like THEMOKNING NEWS. SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 2.1. 1900. .■wintry In ChfnA that It I* very natur ally a great country for nlpe and pk>v*r, while the rich feeding to he found In It* greut rice flntd* mike* It the home of greater flocks of swan* nnd geese and wild duck* <4 all varieties Ilian can be found anywhere else in the world These rice fli-hks are also gtet feeding pin sa for the Immense flock* of pig. on* and dove* that are so common In Chinn The Chinese are great pigeon fancier* amt take advantage of the ply .on hatdt of flying In droves, to steal from each other and to take wild plgstma. They do !ht* by fastening wooden whlstlra on the ta la of ihe leader* of their own flock, for ttie purpose of attracting other pigeon# to them The a> of Chinese elite* I* full of the soft neolian note* of th.-*# pig eon whistle*. There Is another method of taking game practice.l by the Oilncse which must not h# omitted, and this t* by mean# of trained falcons The gre.it sport of fal conry once so popular In all Ihe court# of ihe world, survives strongly in (-hln* Here hawks, eagles and falcon* are *l|t| taught to pursue the quarry and the great falcon m .rkiln ’he smith# n part of Pekin I* one of the sight* of the Chinese capital Here on Immense rock* are thousands of hooded birds, exposed for sale, and the Obit r*e sport Is often seen along tin slrset or highway with h a favorite tdr.l mounts I ori hi* lealher hound w rist In Mongolia the golden eagle Itself Is still trained and much used In hunting deer WWh Ike quieting of the present distur bance and the creation of A letter under standing between the Chinese and the nut si le world there will doubtless he a great Influi of outside *|>ort*men Into Ilia .-nun try. Those who have roamed over th. world seeking the dinger* and pleasures of taking large game will here seek Ihelr last opportur.lt e* and llnd richer rewaid* for their tklll and endurance than they have found anywhere else In the world. O M Walker RRIIKtI HIS Fill, HOI SK. Poker Player Was llnlaed by the Demon nf and verier. From the New York Bun "There’s a good many folk* In thl* world as doesn't know when they're well oil." said old man Greenhut, 'an' a good many more o' them a* does know, that 'loses wtutg they ha* by bein' graspin' an reaehln' out alter tnore'n Ike good Isonl intend* 'em to have, bein' dleregardlees of all there 1* In the laws o’ moderation an temp rate livin'.” The old man paused after he had thrown out this gl listing generality and looked around Ihe room a* If to sec If anybody was anxious lo get Into a contro versy about It Not seeing anybody who seemed disposed to question him, he shook Ida head solemnly, wiped off a cou ld* of glaeses that stood cm the bar. and walked around to hi* favorite #eat by the window Then lighting a fresh cigar he smoked for t*'o or three minutes In •Hence. "I eay that folks doesn't know half the tlm# when they’re well off There was | old Hiram Wetherbee, that cam# down i the river soon after 1 did, and eettle.l In Arkansas city, 'bout the time I w#* tlrst I i * k, ) 0 v / ■ - ... • .. f' r fpift WilP^ Wolf ring* on tii. VIU Wall, gratin' a foothdhl on the la-lder o' fame i'll' |, cornin' to ho knr.we.l a. tlio be.i maker of mint julep* anywher# on me Mival.vlppl- l'il >t<’k*d up th# trick in Virginity when I vara'l mor-'n a I>v. an knowln' enough -van at that time to k*e > a twrd. I made a good livin’ out of It wti-n I atruck th.* plaoa. where ni.ii hadn't learned to drink anything hut atralrht Heitor till I come • Wi.ll, Hiram, he brought a little money with him an' he opened a tore Yoti tnuh' hs' known h*'d do wall, for ha <nn. from Varmont. an' knew how to triple If* horn th am up there an' ha could atari In ewappln' ehlngl- nalta ai.' coma out with a ataam aawmlll In two month.. "Ha got rich, o' oouraa, an' hadn't a nary In th. world, V.ed to .at In my ha-k room afiar bualnyaa hour* an taka hi* toddy, comf't h|e '* could ha. a*van night* In tha wank with navar a chirk nor a child to worry him Than ha toik In hla hand to ga< tnarrla I. 11-a'lar do I rotta.| .anility. Ha aa.n't nmien llflv vwira old. but ha hadn't no there aana than If ha'd barn eighty t*a<d ha want'd a young wife. It ii In cd hj Young Wife. -I reasoned with him 'Hiram ' I fay*, •you don't want a wlfa no more n a North American Indian naada a taaor,' ay* I. You're wall Oxed now with to irouhlaa an' everything you n-ad, but if you'ra hell bent on fnarryln’, lak anma woman with prof'try an’*umcl#b eapj - an ato keep houae Inar tha Widow Hepburn.' I *iye. '•Ml'a * • a re, under cultivation an' no deht* Rha * liaan a-lookln' for a halpmaat,' I ear*. for Pti year. paal. an' aha won t mike no dilTI- C "Well he wouldn't listen to reason Sill h* preferred stilhln' (hal warn t uulte *o we’d seasoned as the wilder wax. an' went an' married a young Sunday sehoil teach er bout nineteen, an' she #*t about ra formin' lllram. sx *h# nailed - •" ®'|* a year's lime she got the od man a. l he wouldn't touch a diop of I <|Uor or a card. ll* nult ewenrln n' ch*wln lo b, w an' te lo havin' his hair ml every lhr~ month* an' goln' to M>ureh every Sunday ll we. Old man* d*ellnln' year* I* v old o eomlorl an' all be-KUS# he .iMn t know when he was well off Most folks is that way. as I was fgyln'. bul It doe* St*ui like they ha) more opportunity o' dl*ptavl“ *•*' P* r ' il -ulsr brand o' fooUehnee* when II come* ,o playin' poker than they ha* \tn**T • - meet sny olher clrvumeian*#* The fait U ihsi u man to play l>‘*r a* Ihe Lotd Intended It ahould l>* pley*-l *“* •"*. V , ,dilio.er,.h*r well ti- a *<><! J><>*•<* human naiur', an' a fam.ty o calclatln odds. Almost any sort o good hard com mon sense comes In handy when you re ,ryln* to make an honest livin' out of a otuall flush, but Ihe brine!;.#! thing le lo b- a philosopher an' know when you re got s good tnlr.g. A graspin' disposition lea good enough thing In poker as long se It * nxiflned to get;ln' xl! you can out of a good hand, If you ra dead eure the other man haln't xoi b. n*r. but there Is times when It'li led to destruction. The Oood Book, you re member, says. 'Pride goeth before de el ruction, end a haughty spirit before a call." Pear* Ilka th* apoatl# knowed wbal ll was lo try to bluff out an opener *n t\ j-Mir of #e\cn# when the pot wa# lied tnardtiiate 'him lar*lmh Sam gttydar wa# ©r.e them player* that ain't Mfer contcuttH) with what iDinti to 'em in th# nntTal * o r#e o' thing*, but a.wa> hup to try i> hog ev erything Hi-iit a pair o' king# thl) will, to drnw to a atraigbt when three kinf 1 *oul * rnmiil crrtmn y, an' two pair would justify a #tlff bet. IVnra Hko th# h.i# it In for *h h. an' It'# ik|nuc)' •*>ldom they win out Kom. i rnc-i tho> •!. a* oourtc. an* mot o' th# poker i(ori#> that# wrote ly Diet that don't unrt#r • land th# g.*m# make# 'em draw th# right rl Jttai wfirii lh#> hadn t no i miaou to look for it. Mali## ih# atari## inl#tantin'. course, but in real ilf# thing# tlon‘l of ten hapfien that way ' dnydnf wg playin' In my hark riwm np right when 1 ain’t aayin* but that he'd better been at ham* Thing** wn k i*b-r )#4kF| in th# Hr>i#r home *#aV an' Sam l:#l non# too much mntip) mv th# thing# that hi* w.fe an' th# Hit. my th r* to rat ami drink. H got hold A*t w sit bbi #ojn#whare*. though, in' Aidin' a tabl# pihK#* g.m gain' on it th# b\ k room, h# toM nj# h# thought hi l try to run it up {a fifty, whl h h* n’#d#d mon: particular. Juat naturglly, l didn't ray nothin' again#! it A man hfel to !%.* gn* th# more piav art fh#r# w*- tn th# l*#tl#r It wit# f.r ih# klttv lint I ®!*al Jurt drop o liint ram#mb#rin' that n w*- •< man a’ fmi!v. “I #.>- 'Elay a'l*#a to your chin. Sm Them boy# will rksn you If you don’t An’ don’t eh**# rainbow# for i i*t o' gokt. when you #** ft in your hand I know**! his faiiiii*. Well, h# #crt o’ laug i#d. an' be #gyt* I reckon I'v# pfnyed th# game #om#.' #o a*' couree, 1 ilMn't mv no nion* Th# t’on* Ptitutlon guarantee# every nan th# r.ght to play poker •* A-ordln* to hi# own eon eten<# an’ lw- .|ulgment. an* I didn’t !kro(> to tnuk* vmself un;H>t>ult with Ham In r# a Bonin’ with him. "It waa a uui#t #ort o g.inu* that nigh*, i# it happened No tretruuiAlotiM hni! whp out. an' there tvmrn't nobody caught blufflfi' out o' the ord.nnry I re kon the •Ik men ’ha 1 w playin' ha*l ui*out fJiW in tdght. ao that Ham had o fair chain*# w doin' flom#thin' With hi# money if o# l avert # prudent game, an for übout An hour or #o h# rtl fairly well. I redkon h# tun! about ||o >n front of him when # fell down on a kindergarten proportion n' went broke ju *t from trvln* to get more ttmn w## cornin' to film m th# or<lt nary run her# #n Un t'noli*h "There i\ jackfxtt of about 19 on the table, #r Ham wa# the Imi>! t #av him bein' ih# dealer. Ev#ryhod\ pae##<l up lo him. an* h**. lookin' at hi* arrt#. an' ft tidin' .i ac# full o aevA#, Just natural ly opened It for $lO. A# they’d all pa## ert h# didn't eapect to oatoh more 1 it on*- or two winker*, an' h# didn't want to open it for 100 much, fear o' gearin' ’em out. n>r neWher for too little. fer o’ mik in’ ’em think h# war tryin* to coax ’em. 'cauwe he wtu strong. "Wall. Ju#t naturally, ha wa# con'id arable #urprie<i alien four other player# come in. That tuaAl<- a re*pe. table #orl o’ pot. bein' sft!. which he were inr,ly certain o' get tin for Cher# wasn't to way o' flrgefin' on! how any o' the four, not having opener* to draw to. wa* anyway# likely to beat a aca full Ho on\<|er h# picked Up th.- deck to help *#m to ard#. wllh a apirlt of true Christian thankful snt an' content Ko far Providence seemed to be playin' right Into hla hand. "Whan It come to callin' for tho drat* it looked mill batter. I'.v ry man o' tha four called (nr three itardr. .how in they h.idn't none of ’em natter'll one pair 'Ttvan’t likely neither that there wa* bet 'arn'n a pair o' ten* out. 'lhout eoma one id paea.d opener*, un' than the opener* didn't lie heitern' king*, 'run, Rnyder nad three ace* In hi* foil There couldn't ha been anything much better. If had slicked the carda, which ha h.idn't, 'cause If ha had had ha' played different after* ward. "If ever there wa* a c**a where a man waa well off, that waa the time, an If Hnyder and only bean content to leave well enough alone, ha'd In*' got the fifty he waa a playin' for an' might ha' gone home reasonably happy. But the demon of avarice entered Into Rnyder'a *oul an' carried him away captive to hla teetotal ot ul.cn "It wa* thl* wav. When he eeen all them four men callin' for three card*, he eot to an' nggered how 'tWould he In tha beltin’. It wa. plain enough If ha Hood pal they wouldn't none of ’em call, no matter how ha might bet, an' though ha were ooek mire o' Winntn', the pot ha rouldn l gat more out of It than the ffci there wae In It alreedy, an' reelin' a* lie did that much waa certain, he warn to Itg- K-rln’ how he could gel moie nut of it four*# ha couldn't draw carda 'lhout hintin' hi* full hoove, an' ha couldn't hang on to hi* full 'lhout *tandin pal. an' the duration waa which held looter do lifts Way of llenaiinlnu. "The way he cai'lated Wax this: They ain't nobody round here as Is goln’ lo get bettcr'n three of a kind an' lr* got the hst threes they Is In the deck If I <ll* c.ml on* o' my seven*, they'll all think I opened on two pair, an' If anyh dy better# I'll likely get a raiw Any way I’ll be pretty sure lo get a call, an' whatever I get over en' above whale In (he pot now'll b velvet If I discard both seven- It'll give away m> hand for threes an t won't be so likely hi get even a call.' "H sounded plausible lo Ihe dodrotred fool's own ears, he bein' a* I eald. po# segsed of th# demon of avar|c an' not ktiowln' when he we* well off ft, he chucked a seven an' drew one raid "I r#" knn If a tenderfoot w.<- telln' Ibl* story he'd make mil that Hum itnyd r drawed the fourth ace an' *om h dy else made # full house, but t don't have lo pul any such frill- on to a plain tale o t-oker playin'. Poker itself i too mme rtous an' pm full <>f surprises for to inn* ll necessary to think up lies (o t*l: about 11 Jusl th# plain, unpointed truth 'a strange enough an' point* a moral we! enough to make lies onn*c<-sary. an’ a onne. eesory lie t- lodrol ed fo' ltshne* ' What Snyder did was to pluck a measly four out <V the d<- k leailn' Mm eitn tbre „f „ Kin,l h# ha<l figured o . w' I ln the ndtural course of tlrcom:>(ane> would ha' Iterr ufTI -lent to sop !h ■ pot. But a man that tempt* he.v n th# way he did la pretty eure lo find Pro-1* dene# workln' agin him. too*h aid ioe nail, an' that's Just whit hardened to Hnyrter "Uavls and Mnrlan.l, what had (Ire Wed to • pair, didn't better, w> when ffnv.ie pul up a tan-epo* for a eosxer they laid dowu, nulla proper. Anocraon sol next, " Vc'/lk m t\J &/ f \ '. % ~*e§CL iba /cv ■ '' fff H ,“s K- l\ I If • Celchln# tbs Thanks Rtvtnir *tirk#T. PICTURES OF PAINT BOX TOWN. Cut out th# atiiTV# picture and pata It with flour (•<(# on cardboanl After having paintod the ptotur# a t ih* rhymed ilireiiotw g.v n h#‘ow, p • •erv# the finifthed work doing thU #a> h week until you have a completn #et f plot tire* PFtiing fA*rth the d< lug* A>f fri>- thy Brown. Finally, hind them fi to gether and you will have a pretty pf -tur# iook and doubly tttra'*tlve iieruna rail have done ail th# coloring your*lf CATfTIINO THE TH ANIUKH VINO TURK WY ’ Grandroi ha# turkey#, oh’ Nearly a da*#n And av'ry Nmemier Mir# Brown ami t*r cousin Hpenrt many an hour I nope* I log each To rtackle an the nne*t ami when tint le d*ne They patupei and |et him; with he an’ he'd made three elgh'a. ro he Jta— t naturally hlated II lap. an' Rlilaon he come in with o fool'* luck an' hided tl twenty-five "You arc. .attln where he did he hod a chance to -oma Into the Jackpot for ten dollar*, when there ww forty-nine In It already, an’ havin' the laid gey. he coutd not be hleted Bo he oome In on * tie'a! principle* havin' hut ace-klng to Saw to, an' I'll he honiawvgglad If ha didn't e.it n oucan. Jack, tan, m.ikln' an ao#>high •t might '■Well Rnyder couldn't do nothin' hi> lay down or call for w how Havin' twelve nr fifteen dollar* left If bed ha' had .cnee, o' oouree. he and ha' laid tlowii, .co in’ three are* woe poor .tuff to plav igalnat a double reive, hill he kep' on havin' fool confidence In hl three ecev, an' eohaequenitr ouf o the game right then an' there, broke. If he hadn't been ao graatdn' he crwiid ha' laid In ran .dara nlc winter provtm n. f ju ih Rny der family on that full." TllK etjt *eiit;t i*tw% it it. It lleflea IteecrlpliOM In Rplte of Ita Man* fgnmea. New York, Nov -J -There are nme milliners wlto vpaek of It a* the I.amhalle, others call It the Molhetn a rat a third con tangent has ohrlvteiied It the Anna IVdeyn, Pul to the woman who wear* It, Its name I* the Mpat.h hat There I* hardly any r.rad tn de.rrthe the <|ua*h hat. for like he polltfral poster. It ha* pervaded the landscape ever amce the matinee *ea*on liagnn. and the opening of the matinee *ea*on 1* always the daie hy which ninety l.ar cant of American womankind ragu late th* purcha.lng of their autumnal r*adgear Tlien. too, tha mptaeh hat rte fie* devorlpllon. and lha only thing one can ay of tt tn *afaty tn lluit It luia de- Thraa tvpaa of tha pah raka shape. llvered a etunnlrg blow to the trsd* tn felt frames aml proportionately boomed the msnufactitre of velvet. Every properly conetlltited flat hot Is made of velvee A yard r more of the deep piled goods. In any rotor preferred. Is wrapped, twisted wrinkled and hunch ed upon an absolutely flat crinoline frame and this trimmed with gold braid. Witch ed (Kinds of taffeta, velvet roses, buckles, a fur sternal, a lace frill and a few orna mental hetplna le at once ihe Joy and sorrow of Ihe women who feel# eh* must live right up to the fashion. It la an aMding Joy, hecaus# iher# Is no hard arid fast r*t<- to regulate Its position on th* head Women with big daring dark eyes and dimples wear Ihe squash well down, m an almost pertl oua angle, over their brows, filling In the upturned rear or the velvet pud ding With eioudw of Oeirieh feethere or handfuls of chenille and velvet flower*. Th * women wbe knows lh# value of her profile thoughtfully places her dahlia velvet and mink l-amballe, toot ha* a center of shrimp pink r' *e*. a trifle abaft her right ear, *o that the frame of rich velvet bring* oui all the earned efrect of her fenture* when her head I* turned a lltll* A squash hat that |* a Unit* He pur# ami sliflple boast* a wr.-sth of stem lee* flowers, set flt all about on the edge of th brlfn, while the true Ann.- Buleyn 1* more eulted lo Ihe owner of s Madonna rountensne*. for In rr<nt It lift* up from tha feoe eper th* Pompadour and glitter* with * long cut steel buckle or a Jewel-hilled tdetto Ihruet through Ihe forward knot of pann# velvet ll I* It* dlvln* adaptability Vo all face*, round or ponied, poetic or poittanl. that ha* recommended the squashed down hal fur ami near: then, 100, It I* aometlmes „„ flat ll.sf there le abeotulely no need in remove It at the theater, but the very stout or Hi# distinctly elderly must bewar* of the allurement# of till* easily hlft*d, vereatHe. flal headgear A grev head or broad, alout ehouMerx do not adapt them*lve# even to th* coellleet flat# of -able, or chlnohlMn, or. what !e now the mot up to date thing. Hotb#kl of ermine 11* brim faced w’lh gold (Isaue and Its level upper eld* deeked with two hugs turquoise blue ostrich plume* flow- Is SlUff.'.l, Ami shots!.'. Tony . bass him rleht soutvl ly hs’e < ttffs.l (An the fat. tsiv gobbler Juet •MJI'I along Or iHiusss to strM' his qusar funny son# Itet there isrmcs s ttn* Aay es *rh.tnke ttivtng drasts nest When the poor c..rn-*infT*l turkey ha hnlils som.'t hi rut queer hYrst iKitoth)'. smllln*. with com In her band. Creep* up: then rosin# lt*##le with coun tensnee Utanrl. Arvonqmiilcl by Tony, am-cars <*i her rltrht; On tier left mereh-e Orantlpa prepsrst for n flfht, Thnuh It seems hut a twit of th* frtenjlt est sort. The wily obi blrtl Is not esatly centht tte C.btss sssy anl fist*- m. ti bl# win# Hut he cannot escape from that narrow ln i In# Ing tiOckward front a huokla of gold fll tagraa _ ikituimi'f MiH<it:oi • kH-Eit*- RlßO,non Worth ot Pratty Thlnpo for Tw.*t)-*i(l>l Ma*ra and a.a.rrtad Alderman aad t'aaaall.^e. Prom tho I guidon Mall. In the hoatle nd ecltetnenl of the election of iV.unctkw. for 1/ondon . twenty-eight new tairoogha "the rafcwniM Vevtryntan" may perchanoa hav* padelng thought* of the grandeur that midoag* will tiring him A t,lendll, an tmpveaatve, a dignified picture It I* 'hut hie Imagin ation conjure* up H.< .cee hlm.alf In all Ilia glory of crime .on and ermine rolce. A three-cornered hat all* on hi. liead. maybe even a gold chain hang* round hi* nenk. with hi* monogram afiar averv link, and hi* name, occupation, and other <t*ta!la in scribed behind th* tanl**, so that Mayor* yet iindreuni#d nl ami |eatarlly at large may learn that he wa. the fire! Chief \l igl.traie of that particular borough Tho pr<*t>ai'l would turn the head of any one hul an gg-Vewrrytnen. It le not for him to rdi'in why the dlf tlndton of crlmaon pile** short'd ha con ferret upon him.-while a mere <vwrnt> I'ouncllor or ntetnlier of I'a rill nielli mtiel be content with the ordinary gurb of clll gen.hip The Mayor, Aldermen, and i 'o.i n-1 lor. of a hoTOogh are entlilel In . a r. I 1* damonetrallon In tha Cl*(them High etreal or cow a Itootlgnn rl.lng In Itouthwark. mil, of eoui*., It I* not cii*. tomary for a Mayor to go out whopping with hi* wife on a RatuMay night appar •lad In hi* ctvlo rolwrl l*arhapa Igmdrm * twenty-eight new Mayor* will remember that. To descend from th# sublime to the .usnmonfdece It will <##t "hie worship" entitling from (* lo IKK bsfnr* he can r las hi* dream* of grcnlnes* To beam with. It le getierallv uiderstood lhai ihe first Mayor of a borough Imya a chain out of hi* private puree Tha iloidemlth • Company, under ihe d#la*ioi theta rep. resentatlve of the lielty Malt had ari eye lo one of Ihe Iwenly-elgM mayor#lllf# showed him many designs for chains of office, ranging In pries from <V> to IW If the amldil'Ki of any one of th# nw mayor* vaults bevon.t the letter Itgnre the Oold*mtth' I'ompany will prove equal to the emergency. The latest fashion In Mayors' chain* I* to hove th* initial letter of th* Imouati, or In *um# ■■**#* 1 tie monogram of Ihe first Mayor, between every two link*. The former plan has been a-bgved by the . itokUmlihn' fumpany In making ihe chain for Kimberley's Mayor. The city of dia monds nas hesn quick lo recognise lhal It I* n<.w an Imperial bemugh. The iM.lg. which d.|)#nd* from the cen ter of a ehnin-ufsifflc* usually beam the coat of arm* of ihe borough, and a minia ture in enum-1 or gold deptctlng th# prl-i --clpal Industry, th* whole surmounted by th* first Mayor’s creel, if he has otie. or hi* ttsKKgni* If he h*nt. Apart from flu e time honored nhacr van. *# Icfi don's n-w Mayors have plenty of lafltud in (leeignlng their cloiin* They may hove them m*<h of strings of dlamnn.ln If Ihey choose. But the hill will exceed OHu Tnen there gre th* robes The tnoe; careful of our Chief maggttrates will nut spend lee* man on on thl* Item, thong i If he wieh lo •mutate the etdepdor if Ihe lc>nl Mayor he can go as high • IIM lh# l-oril Mayor, by Ihe way. lias lhre Ofllcinl mantle#- a stale rob* of scorlet and sable, a bench robe, worn at the Man sion Mouec Police •'ourt. hiade of blue ellk lrlmfne.l with fur. end, moet gnrgwnM of all, a reception robe of black damask silk, heavily tr.inmesi with gold It wa# this beautiful garment which cost olos* upon IHO All lh* robe# were mad* hy Mepers Feb * Ho* of rhwocery Ism#, probably the moot famou* firm of th# kind pi ch world ll was founded lh !M*. wheet William of orange ueurped the Eng lish fyt.wh At the coronatlon of Oeorge IT. which cost th# country a million of toonsy, moat of the robes worn were mod* Of har.t-heartr l folk* who hava i rm*t him tn ttcht. Then rush .ml a whoop' anti a bla" of frl#htl For tlistsina nn<t Rente have -au#hl him at last Rv Ih* n> k ant the !*#*. >nf are bUU In* him last. Till Hiram the him! mm. .on— <m th* scene, tYMh a hatchat. ajsat Ami next th* MM'S seen lt-l-mn * In xravy upssi • wl.l- platter. Amt when Oramtps carvea him Juet hart* to the clatter, As while meet •ltd dark meet end wine* dlsnppea r. For the browns dote on turkey: and don't you my dear? Aa tn twin Mr-*, this wee* I have n-Whtn# •o aay; dtidt treat the whole plcturo In your own Way. - l sKiftaa f. i > by thl# firm, the King's ermtn# and cflro eon velvet mantle alotie netting 17MOO It will thwa be **an dial In the matter of rnhea aleo lit e le w Mayors have plenty of snipe The ultlinate dettkia of the new Mayor* arnettl pruvlV. wane Illuminating revelations of nhara- ier Moma Mayor* will, doubtiaaa de-'td* to keep I heir mb# eapauaia within a vary penny of rtiatr al lowanca. another panhmabty alated by being the nrgt Mayor of a dtatrtet etiHl may anme daw.be entitled "our loyal and ancient borough " wdlt perhaps, ha In* cltned to emufnla tn# glortae of Kotonatm and draw a heavy ah..-V to flew of hla rnhant*ker--naiguldod enthuetaag* wblcg may he rapentark t I* our* Tha AMo r men will apand about US Uth on their fv.be. while tha < Vrun* llorw caa be artiaitcngv fitted out t"T fit lea* As eordlrg to an atUhr|ty, If Ml# now bor ough* to do the thing even modaeadaty wall they wMt have Yo pay tha fotlotsing •tttin bIU: iTtalni-of-ofnca for twenty -etgM Mayor* I IM ItotMS. hat*, ato.. for ttventy Mght May era ftO nm>e hdta. ato., for W Alderman f.tio flrdtaa. hat*, etc., for 1 003 naunettora SS.4SO Total ULMd i I'rider tha atfetimstance*. It ta not *ir prlamg that gnldamltha and rah# maker* view the formation of th* new borough# with iindtagujerd enthualnam fit kttACTr.lt rtkMk MY TUTTH. What Their Star and t olar Indicate, ffrw American .hade I a wet hed. from the l/wwlotl Bspread It ha* been aatd that on* oaf) trll th* color and ahapa of a man w laatb, when hla mouth la *hut, by merely taking note of hie complegton. There actually I* acme affinity hetwean th* enlor of (Wio'e teeth ond the oharso •er of one's ivunploalon. but such an aoolngv would probably only receive pop ular iccogtfctKm when presented In Indi viduals of marked type The experienced dentist can, however. Often determine th* shape and color nf his patient's teeth without ever asking him to open hi* mouth. tn a person having red or auburn half, Mu* eyag. and a fair or florid completion, the teeth would he creamy, llk'!ln*d go yellownesn, and brilliant and translueant On the other hand, teeth ot pa le dull or muddy -*Kur. with no tracenorengr, will be met with among treople of in, lld complexion, accompanied by eandv hair and light gray eye# “tTi* billon* lempcremen'. with It* blacll curly hair and dark and deep ruddy cons* plextun. present* teeth of a strong vllow color, a rather otnqu# arvl frequently marked with tranavara# lines. Teelh of a pearly nine or gray. Of marke.l tranepsrensy. atvl rather long and ehaip are nrnrty alway* a*Mr-iat*d wllh a dtdlcat*. Iraneparent complexion. Wlieo <<(.reining artificial euhntMute* tor their lo* teelh. patient# ami twrllctllarly lady patients, are prone to deelra them of unnatural whiten*#* and regularity. In combat which weakness often (daces lb* den I lei in a position of eune delloady. fin the other hand, tnerw are others who ere •tickler* for lh# natural The -moker has a marked predlleriloh for teeth of • khaki hue. and a dentist tell# of a pa tient who recently asked him for ’'lib* n#w American shade, with gold spore.' of court* Innocently referring to the trsn-Atlant|c practice of even tilling ar tificial i#eth wllh gold, before fixing them In the human mouth. *-Th# longest electric railway In the world lx to be built In Montana The pro poser! Hne fa from Billing* to Or#*' PaNg, wane >*> mile*, and the plan I* to be sup plied from generating station* an th* M eeourt ond Vellowrrtone river*. The nod would have a conelderable traffic In qn*|, ore* and other heavy freight* And would be (be flrot line wNh euch traAc to be worked by electricity. 11