THEY ARE DED.
m a bu mho fjavef told a U t
Bat hi f d,
aar kU it u wet hen the vaathar wu
V eufe1 6b mm h had'nt t aught on
Hr Hid h'd dm sunjathiDg tan t bu) nt
KT.11 bi wife and ne'er got na-.L
And ul I'm U-li- ' hat ti ur a ' lad,
A T J l" 01 bd. a delen.r of wouiin.
Who bl r-d tiie tit in, and In tbat wiuen
b u 'iUi ;
Hank aa kiiie b rr tnatfr.tooo,
AaJ tb r II.OD fileJ of t-!U loo g od.
ADi lie d L
Th-re wm a woman who ntver b id st-naii-ed ft
l.i -
S)i' aend too ;
Who t.a e-i rl! .: 'al. nor 1 neui d to it ;
t- I. i in in ti. lo e f I i t.
A vv- v ri ki ft J fur to i li .-lory or tu -t ;
ye er -ri.'e.i ii'-r I u-.t iti - bl, I:ivkm;
l-i 4j:.w .i,i.j .: '
ta pi ji ere-', iu :-.ii.. di-i'ut c-;e Iu a
l tlM
ft il uf i4 ft-a. 1 tt-at cnt-KiuiJ P'ii - :' :
Keier ftftt witb t.'.ecbo.!. 1.0. - -lig
i. r tr-s ior "'.l J"-' a l"--
Vv...-. ..mi r,o .luhl.e to i luir '
vole ;
-al o
To . ut ' c:.ll-d lur-.v,r. an J tbe would nt
Ani tUo dtmd.
Ci t'ook.
POVERTY
(? l'f,'?'N
Ur iiiViliiO.
The bank clerk's whist coterie was
holdiuii ts weekly meeting at the
nxims of ts president, liiaddeus
j:utl.i This t tie, by the way, was
urire respei t'tbie than accurate; for
whist w.is never played nor ena ted.
li l the hour was late.aud the yarue,
wbaiever us nature, had been aban
doned. Easy clKii-s were easily oc
cupied. and throiuh clou is of toba-:co
moke disjo nted remarks were trrad
ualiy cuiisoiidatiGi Into a convers-a-tioo.
"Why, there's old Mainwar ng,"
Butts was saying. - He's worth .u.
000,000 If he's not a cent, jet he
doesn't have half the fun I do. Now.
If I were in his place I would show
ycu that money can be an oasis in
the desert of li e, bringing comfort
to all within its view."
"Huiupn:" interrupted Markham.
'What couid you do- it would take
all your time to count your loose
change."
"Yes, If I cluo( to It. but I
wouldn't I'm not blessed with
many relations but such as 1 have, I
would so tlx that tbe name of Bdtts
would be a synonym for p-oie ty. as
for you fellows, 1 would send for you
one at a time, and we would have a
bird and a hot, and a Jim lllckey
ciirar, by Jove, and then just at
parti mi 1 would say, 5SI i p this en
velope into your pocicet,old boy, until
you ko borne; no, thanks, you know
Tou would do as much tor ma' And
then
you would dust along lively, and
dn't vour eyes stick out when ;
wouiant your eyes sue qui, wnen
you saw a cnecu tor -oo luou, en-
' my, Butts," cried Johnron, "ir
you can let me have my share now,
Til stand a liberal discount for cash."
"I don't believe in fairies," added
Butts meditatively, "hut I just do
wish that one would give me the
-chance to take old Maiowanng's
SOW, TH EEC'S OLD JiilXWAfclNO."
ia e for a single day. I'd pet an
txample lor millionaires that might
nng about the millennium. Wouldn't
the old curmudgeon be surprised to
iave the poor rise up and call him
blessed."
Mr. Putts was all aglow with sat
isfaction as he crept into bed. "reace
on earth and good will to men," ha
Buttered, as he closed his eyes.
It was an hour later that Mr.
Butt awoke with a sta t ,'ome
thitig had touched him on the shoul
der. Tbe room was radi nt with a
tlverr light, and that light came
ot fr m -the fireplace, but emanated
from a fantastic little creature
seated on one of the lower bedposts
aud gently waving a wand to and
fro.
"Vou see, Putts," the said aa he
grasped aod blinked in amazement
aad droad, 'there are such things as
-fa riMM after all. Now, since yon
doubted aod boaated, I shall show
fou oar power and your fra Uy. In
ciden tally, ton, there may be lessons,
, bat yon can discover these for your-'
alt. Too shall have your wish: to
ratorrow yoo will ba Mam waring.
Tour ralat.ves, frleods aod acqualot
Moes shall ha e due notice of tbe
haags; bat never fear, they'll not
you away. They'll look to yoo
so do the glTlng, ha, ha! And so to
Whoa Mr. ButU awoke ha
Iras woaeioiM of two unusual sensa
Uowa, bts bed was luiariooa, bis body
mm ncoaaforUbla Tbe dapraasioo
f tbo amattress wu deep, bat so, too,
las! waa tbe dapraasioo of bis mind,
kto ltsabs fait stiff, bis frame heavy,
mi aft at nd aiuddled.
"It aa oat ba that confounded
wo oca." be groaned. "I pat too much
swir in II"
Tbo sunlight suddenly flashed on
-tba walL Mr. Hutu turned his bead
axd looked, and tbe mora bo looked
ta Baare bis bead aoened turned.
A awat respacUbU appearing saaa
trs drawlBg tbe damask curuins
ttr taa lofty wlodowaof tbe sutaty
fTteaat Wbars was hia third
tLij, baekr Mb Botu groaaed
AttWJl Tbasasa
1 eesaiKX Mt. Matawariac, i
Vrr'tl fKiU alrt I
i J-1 rswmbaveo, and
, 1rpSM Mtf. ;
a. -ka
Mr. Mainwaring w-- t t dl I fore
tbe day was ver aii ' tli-o where
would he be?
' Your bath is ready, f'r," sa'd tbe
man.
That will ' o; you mar go." re
plied Mr. Butts, rather astonished at
his own giutfuess.
Mr. 1 ults raised himself awkward
ly aud gat op the edge of the lei He
felt a singular aversion to dressing
himself. He looked at bis 6hojs aod
tried to look at h 9 knees
' onfound such a corporation." he
grumbled. But as he tompleted h s
Unlet aud pa-sed through th r.road
lorridors aud dow d the grand "id r
way to the I reukfast roo:.; th stiie
of h s ti'-w ient ty e ruhruilea h in.
I! j tiUite loriiot iiis cien 'al exist
ence, lie i;uite iiinor d ni.- ephemeral
future. Jie was Main warm t he
modern Cr . su.the niulti-milliouaire,
and port aud waddle proclaimed his
aw;ui presence.
He iouud elegance and i rofu-ino
awaitin,' his pleasure 't some
how that apw t te which used to rie
;8UPl'r'or t0 ''oardjntf-lu,scai:liCK'ucies ,
nyW jL.;c,.tej h , And the ste.tm-
iiiK urns and cha'nd bin s had u
allurement In the r sotijf.
Take 'tin awav. take 'e n away,"
motioned Mr. 1 UU-, "and br.u.' lue
some oalmea' and a Klass of miik
aud lime water."
"As usual, sir. 1 thought so,
sir. i have them ready bir." leplled
tbe iirave buiier.
Vever mind what vou thought. I
dou't hire you to thluk, replied the
master.
ri-re the dcKjr opened and a
so dierly apariw man whose t;arri
had au orlicial touch entered and
salute 1.
"At your service, sir," he said.
' The nijjht watchman reports that
they were at the butlery windows
atrain last night And the in ne by
the conservatory must have exploded,
for I've just found a leg under the
century plant, s.r; but then you must
have slept sound aft--r your escape of
yesterday. How will you be gointf
down town, sir the landau and the
grays'"
"Not at all," said Mr. liutts. "It
looks like rata, and I can't risk them.
I'll walk."
"v ery good, sir; l'e my revolver
bandy, you see. Theie's a mob of
hoodlums on the lower corner. I've
turue 1 a half dozen cranks away
from the door already, sir. And I'm
sure I've seen th.ee ruined brokers
lurking in the areas across the way.
begging your pardon, sir, but if walk
ing Is to be a pe manency, I'll be ask-
( for a raisei.
..c.nsen8e: Y
..cniSen8e: You'll be lucky if yoa
ev. ,he cut . -vD-oses I'm about
to Institute. Can't we go through
tbe stable and catch a hor se car?"
Mr. Butts settled himself in a cor
ner of the car and bought a paper.
Od examining tbe change be discov
ered a dubious-looking coin, wbich
acumen assu ed blm was a hammered
war token.
He swore a little under his double
chin, foi the spry newsboy had es
caped, and then with some latent
pu.pose retained the piece, as he
thought, in his pudy palm.
Of ourse, the Onanoial page was
the page to which be, turned, anil in
its predictions for the first time this
morning Mr. ButU Sound comf-trt.
Yes, it did seem probable that cer.
tain of his stocks ah. what pride
there was in the personal pronoun:
were In for a rise, Well, if any one
needed such luck, he did.
It's aliout time," he thought,
with a sigh of relief, but why do
the tiny eyes i rotruflc, the thin 11 ps
twitch' What gossip is this?
"On dit that hbenezer rtubhs.
through h.s recent cornering of Olive
Oil Trust has landed a cool iio.ooc,.
Ouo. llrother Mainwarin should
better look to his laurels, or he11
lose not only the fa ile' but the
'princeps,' also." '
Mr. liutts folded his pajer. His
s juare waws closed grimly. His chin
settled on his chest. He was th nk
ing thinging the thoughts of rest
less nights, of troublous days, how
much money migbt be made more
Tbe car reached his cross street aod
Mr. butts descended with tbe alert
detective by his side. On the curb
stood a blind man, with hat extended.
Into It Mr. butts dropped the coin,
"for luck's sake," be e x pi a ned al
most apologetically to bis attendant
"God b oss you." said tbe menJi
eant. thus showing that bis auction
bad its recompenses.
And now tbe bustle of tbe street
stirred Mr. ButU like a trumpet i all.
Ha pressed on eagerly, puffing, per
spiring, groan rog, yet superior to his
physical iaflrmltlea He brushed
tbrougb tbe counting room of bis es
tablishment with a gruff "Morning:"
in response to tbe reverential salu
tattoos of the clerks.
Tbrougb room after room Mr.
dulls hurried; through winding hall
ways and furtive doors. At leoctb
bts private omee. that holy of bolies,
waa reached. Tbe deteetve took a
seat without, but tbe magnate en
tered, and In an Instant waa at bit
desk wttb coat off, waistcoat unbut
toned, arms deep ia a mass of pa
pert "Jenkins." snapped Mr. Butts,
"our expenses are one third too high.
Cut tbem down at once, I don't are
bow; but mark this, If tbe service
suffers, off goes your bead."
Then followed nervous, Impass
ioned. Incessant toil. Mr, butts, bis
stenographer, bis typewriter, his
telegrapher, were all as closely en.
gaged as If millions we e nations and
dollars drops of blood. Tbe details
of an immense fortune were scrupu
lously examined, aa aa insane builder
migbt examine the bricks of another
tfiwaTavff af raftlaail! Ital tnrfMsle VaTfts. taa..
uttled, Its dearth enlarged.
Then came a diversion. There
was a rap. aod the detective eatered,
srowalBff aplaa taa aoaptaoa of a
"AW fas X3i Cm, at tafBoaaj calMf
"You know I'm not; go tu t!
devil:' jrurnd Mr. tilts 1 e!y
rais nu hU eves from hl-'-ul ulatioun
'lne man hesitated, wliWrew, but
MKin rtturued attain
They won't ', sir. heexp!ainel
"They ay you made the enuaift-nient
yourself. Aud they -ut thee cards.'
Mr. l.ult- natciied the missives
and read tbe.r contents In am ie
nient. "Lncle.iiui utisandA'int
Maria!" Cousin .Susie. " "We're
on deck, old man. ours U) om
mand, Markham and 1 lake.sley!"
i.rinij on the M-aiK" - Your old
friend .'ohnson " -(ivernment
lionds are yood enough for (Jra
h;im." What couid su-h enigmas
uit-aii? Was ho d ream in
""Where are tlii-se M;nple'" Mr.
I'.utts asked in i;ua- eriu tones
In the director's rouin. sir."
"Weil, teil them 1 will s e them
presei:tly.M
With masi ve dignity Mr. l'utts en
tered the n ee: tiou rnu. I'.s occu
janU sprang forward eiinetly, and
-.. li...'.'
"1 :-"
vi m j
1 WAv l-
"WELL, WHAT IH IT I'M A IilSV XII.'
then hastily retreated. Mr. butts
lt-oxed from one to tbe other with
cold displeasure.
"Weil what Is it:'" he asked. "1
am a busy man. What d.i jou mean
by disturbing me with your unintel
ligible notes-"
Uncle Jim looked foolish and
Oit'sm usie sun i e red and sucked her
thumb, but Aunt Maria Haunted to
the front.
"begging your parding," she said,
"but we were led to believe you were
our long lost relation. It's all tbe
fault of this old dreaming husband ot
mine."
"Same here, sir," said Markham
promptly. "It is all a mistake. We
were out with tbe boys last night,
you know "
O, Thad'." cried Johnson desper
ately. "Don't you know us? Isn't
It true?" i ut e en as he spoke he
dodged 1-ehlnd Graham.
"Git out:" commanded Mr. butts
Impressively. "Git out, and lon
sider yourself lucky that 1 don't give
you In charge."
Thnt nigbt Mr. butts sat alone in
the magnificent Malnwaring library.
His thoughts were still busy with the
work of tbe day, and although i hey
could not point out any mistakes he
was dissatisfied and defected.
He bad been frugal aod untiring,
yet the goal of bis ambition was still
far distant and the much ii.oncy of
realitv seemed contemptible in com
parison with the more money of im
agiiatlon. Lire was a failure, ex
isience a burden, and he was the
most wretched of men.
Mr. Lulls thrust his hand in his
trousers' pocket and d ew out a hand
ful of coin, which he me haul ally
assirted. Suddeuly bis Jawdiopped,
and f mil his eye- glared desj air. He
had come upon the war token
Horrors: What a mistake: Then
he had given a sum of money, of his
hard-earue . I eloved money, to that
iniseiabe. blind beggar
A straw may brean a camel's back,
but this error ecmed no btraw to
Mr. butts. He dallied the pie eon
the floor; he staggered to his feet aud
lest his way to a cabinet against the
wall:h-- opcued a Vecret drawer and
took out a revolver.
He when something touched him
on tbe shoulder. It was the fairy's
wand, and there stood the fairy,
smiling pitifully upon bim.
"No. not that;" she said waving
the potent rod to and fro. "Go to
sleep and awake the poor, careless,
bappy Thad i.utts again."
The engaged fJirl.
The engaged girl, with ber bril
liantly new ring and little airs of Im
portance, is another easily recognized
type. Out of the bevy of ma dens
who swarm on tbe pta zaa or make
bright tbe lawn aod beach sbe is at
once dlstlngui bable by ber Indiffer
ence to that which absorbs those
about ber. This ts tbe old-fashioned
engaged girl, of coursenot tbe up
to date maiden who thinks nothing
of accepting two or three separata
aad di-tloct pledges of affection, hav
ing given for each ooo a promise of
marriage that she aever means to
fulfil, but which to ber commercial
soul appears a very alee, easy way of
getting a really flne collection of
Jewelry in, tbe engaged girl that
tbe writer means Is genuinely In love
with tbe niaa whose ring sbe wears
and with tbe lavish sweetness of wo
ma Ir affection sbe doesn't care who
knows it either. To ber all tbe men
are bores aad sbe mucb prefers swing
ing m tbe bam mock or strolling off
for solitary rambles accompanied only
by a book of poetry or a sentimental
novel, to entering Into any of tbe
gaieties tbat were wont to delight ber
soul before tbe only man on earth
made his appearance on tbe scene.
One all absorbing diversion, however,
remains to her. Tbe clerk at tbe
desk and th ruler ot the postal des
tiny or the place tbat she is visiting
rece ve much attention from the
young woman hbe la constantly re
ceiving and sending long letters
which can tie tiolled down to one
sentence "I love you "
An effectual way of cleaning russet
shoes ia to rub with a piece ot lemon,
after dusting well, aad when dry pol
ishing with soft doth. Tbls treat
meat will keep tbe shoes neat aad
tooe dowa tbe light taa to a cort
Cavaaa trawa.
GOWNS AND GOWNING.
WOMEN GIVE MUCH ATTENTION
TO WHAT THE v WEAR.
Brtof OIum at fancloe Frmiutn. Frtvo.
loaa. Mayhap, aud Vet Offered la taw
Hope that tbe Koadlaf May froe
Keatfnl to Wearied l omnnkiiid.
Coeblp from 4 Hit Ciothaoa.
New oili o m'am.aiieiUK
ijt 101 i into au
tumn t,'o manv of
th f shi .n," f
fe uru-.-r. in fa.-,
t ii o do might
ii'jw thin mi lar
deve u-i' i in tha
f.il fa-liioris aiu
ve f- w. SucU
u are loiind are
for ; ho upj er ),irt
of vox 'no gar
ni nt which is
now b; i.iinc fo.
a -csj; tarn e is a
(1 -cidtd t.ov It y
anl Is ia L-d tbo
U Itsh bioa-M-, it
b In s,' to v.jry fsld
tbat a a--:tav
i a'Tie if ibo en for It It is n-a'.iy no
in- re nor lc. ta a a swea'er. It Is
in tie of h'.-nvy voo with a 1 'tie s'.lk
t! Ti'mU bore and hr. It tlin ovur
tho bead as did ti e lontr a'o ;er,-ev,
wl ich it resiiibie. except in b l-:i-ness.
Th'JC'lar is bigh aid doub, a
lUe tbo sweater o( tiie ih - tj: it rolls
Uj) all ", t tbo hips In aca el-s fashion,
und d-es n-it flv at al r Ikj it tho waist
li' e, wht-ra a heavy wr nk e marks
eboh hill. It si-vms t- have no d irts,
b'gk'inj' under iha bu-t line, which it
fits as Uosi ly aud exac lv as did the
old-t me jers-y. -ve- the slioiider4
and d- wn t ie arms it fit- l ko the pa
per on tiie wall. Mont of them, how
ever, are without s'ceves. 'i'h:s gar
ni -nt tukes on a uc-nsational asie t s
worn by gomo of its early adopter-,
who permit it Vi follow the ci ntourof
the bgtfro, and to m- rely indicate the
waist line. Knthusiusts declare lhat
nee"hasa fa-hi n given to a roag-nifliN-ntly
molded worn m such a chance
for display.
For wear over this garment comes the
Polish cape, the like of which never
i-iw I'oland. It, Voo, is an odd affair,
that reaches to tha hip line in the
A DAIWTr MAID AND OOWH.
back and hangs in fan-like fashb n
from the high collar from behind.
From the shoulder-seams in front hang
fan-plc-ated pieces which oin tho back
"fan under the arms and which do not
cover the front, thus not interfering
with tha display of tbe blouse beneath.
The ca'xj i, lined with silk to exact y
match itself, and contrasts strongly
witu tl:e color of tho blouse. The lat
ter is usually a dark red, or a Btrong
myrt e groi-n, in s-oine cases leinga
dull yellow. With the n.-d is worn
dull gray, brown or black; with the
preen, a brilliant emerald green, but
bl.u-k, stone color or brown will be
more p mumr with tho yellow. Urjwa
is tho best, though black looks welL
It is said by the very advanced de
s gners who are launching the gar
ment that it il lo much rube t to
elaboration if It "take -." '.,niof white
silk was overlaid with silver, for nso
with a white satin trained skirt
having draiery from tha shoulders of
silver and silver gauze, and hanging
in the back in i .reek fashion. Itseeiis
hardly possible that the Polish blouse
w 11 adapt itself to mening use, though
it undoubtedly has attractive point
for street wear.
Less like Innovations are tbe gar
ments which the artist sketches here
with, though each possesses points of
novelty, ss new style must to gain
lateral favor. Tbe pictured model
will be more likely to become estab
lished fashions than will garment like
thOie first descrli ed, for tbe former's
new features are but part of the whole.
and in the remainder can easily be
reeognled fashions which already pre-1
vaiL rne item or unuauainess in the
first illustration's bod ee is that, In
place el tbe ordinary round basque,
wmm
onur uaAriD
there are a number of tabs, each show
ing ao ornamental button. In materi
al the who e oostume Issimple enough,
being made of navv-b ue erge and
garnished with white sloth, ltsgored
ak rt i entlrelv plain, ia lined with al-
aaea, a4 la stiff seed aroaad '.be bot
ir?;r t
which b tt-wva flown lwter -i "
tl- U icd t v a r4 n-yn-a- tc J
wnite. Tub jaeKi i io i l
wth wK-'t H- h, hi a In-ni
the ia-e rf-vers-c- liar.
Far in-ne da n:y is tiie ttr o: d or
fuom Hhow't. L.ke tbe lirst. il- ift
li i lain mid slirhtl . -ti t-uo.i. aud it
material, sketched. Is f d ie-.-olire l
cashmere, t.-immod ilb tiie a'iO
oba 'e nf riliixm ai.d a-bite guipun.
tliou h there is no rl of s'uifs a 'd
t'amiture whii-b aiv available. Hi"
b dic-j ".-"'no- insiilo tbs skirt aid is
li n a di-e p bix l. it ia the o ut.-r
of the in nt and ba k. The puij.-'.ro
trinjtii'ni; lorms draj ed epa ib-tu-s an 1
revi-rs. a- d a ban i of it e t -ii is dun u
tin? outor seam of tie pi ". Sin li d i u
cd'ar and i a:! bow !uc-i gar.iiur
and a d n--color d r:bixn w.th h'.g
loops and ends o,tnhi' ub it t the w.iist
A trick o' d nil dug gives a tom-ii f
n velt in the i.ext dre. hox'u. Here
in. m s g ot-n watered silk doiu-d
with whito is rixn nod w hit? gui
1 uro aud ui -isa-grot n v lV'.t Tie ski. t
, Vl' .
ESTimLT XOVEU
Is quite plain, and the bodic's oddly
drape 1 fronts a e plain In the waist,
here they are laid .n p eats. The
standing collar, bretolles aod belt arc
of gieon velvet garnished with lace,
and the amplo bice e are draped at
the top; but are otherwise plain.
There Is no need to point out the fea
tures of newness in the bodice next
shown, for it is of quaint sha. e
throughout with the exception of the
plain sleeves. Tre maker of this
one was determine! that its uncom
mon cut should be apparent, for
she chose scarlet cashmere for it
and trimmed with bla-k lace. Tho
garment fastens invisibly in the center
and has a plain joke finisbod with
bretellos headed and edged with laoo.
Frilled epaulettes ure 'o be added to
the many accessories of tho modern
gown, an 1 they go charmingly with
gowns mude on the yoke plan. They
are elk'htly half-moon in shape and
stiffened prettily, tbe foundation be
ing coverel with little frills of taffeta,
net or lace. Tre horns" of the moon
rest back a d front on the eche o the
bodice where it meets the yoke. Her
a great rosette, S'-metlme with a
stole-like scarf pendant, finishes the
effo' t In bluck not, eeoh ru !'e edged
with a tiny thread of gold, thev k e
very effective with any kind of dress.
A woman may, with a clear conscience,
cut Lp her old b'ack net drees and m-e
the good parts to concoct a pair of
thei-e epaulettes.
Such devices of Huffe-y are excellent
for tho slender figure, whose angu
larity they disgtii-e, and. if skillfully
managed, entirely conceal. With that
end in view, the blouse waist of the
final sketch Is constructed. Its mate
rial is m iize cob red foulard, which is
trimmed withwhitesatinand white. ace.
WILL BCITSO TO SLiaDM OtfS
Too lining of the blouse fastens In the
center, but the blouse proper closes at
tbe side. It has a shirred yoke fin
ished with a belt of wide white satin
ribbon tying in full loops a tbe left
side. A similar bow is nlaced in the
center of the yoke in front, and the
sletive are draped Into a series of
puffs tacked to tbe lining.
Womei who feel kindly disposed to
ward dresa elaborations which act as
concealment for defects In tbe physical
make-up need not avoid them because
of the approach of winter, with Its
fashions turning largely to ga ments
which are e sentlally protective. It
is a! mot t always tbe rule a summer
oh sea and the one just past Is no ei
caption to have a genuine outburst of
frivolity In styles. If there have been
frills before, there suddenly come frills
before and behind. liesldes, tbe sea
son Is longer now than It used to bs,
and ruffle may be Indulged In for some
weeks yet
One f the fanciful notions of tbe
changing sea-on is the demand for
gowns of ; Icber materials inside than
out Thus, gingham lrcses are seen
which are ac tually lined with silk.
The plaid gingham so much in vogue
Is lined with heavv wash silk of tbe
most brilliant hude in the plaid.
I iri-ssmaken) declare that the 'bang"
of the gown is mu h Improved, and that
every dress should taie the rutleof silk
at out it to be entirety feminine. On
the other hand, there nre many who
insist that tbe iu .tie of cotton is the
riuht sort of ruatlo 'or cotton to have.
Luckily, the patient s me times gets
well whin the doctors disagree.
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Tub (list oity built was, according
to Hebrew
tradltloa, la a C 37W, by
RAT VS. HATTLESNAKC
tn ltk lmtrttt lllp-- of lb Urpll
t L,.t.
"1 saw ttr gamr l fghl tf e "t hir
day 1 ever lli -)s-ed iu u i ie," re
ma'kcil a griitu-imui oh the tn-cls a
few d.i-.s since. ".Not loiu a a big
rati csiiake w.i :aui.'bl nea- m.
house. It wm me 'ailu r id a'c tua
rdttU'su.kes ir ibat e ton and bid
iweive ratt.es and a tutlxii. A day
or t o after bis -nake-hi bad I't eti
ctblunil we conclude lutlif bl'u a
rat 1" cat. aiiJ us had heard itut
I rat-" ca i iiially put up a Hbt again I
a smile. 1 slo' pi- t ' the 1" r
I . ii,.i'-ci- ''be sink a In a l.r.e
I, i ,, '-urangid so ibat tic Pgtit could
l.i (lire.. Uy seen from the outside.
'1 in- rat was not an vioi.s for t lie ti:iil
atnl gaie a piami-ive Utile s iUcaiC
when loiccd inlo the ts-i. '1 hen it
ran o , into one c -rie r and sat dwn.
TI.e snake was mad and hunury. and
no s.,iier sjned it Uun i-i- eciairly
bid -d with ai-ger. II' coiled bim
sc:' into a whi ring, rattling. hi-mg
oii.ss and in a inoiiicni l.uinciiid bim
scl; tinougii the air 1 kc a tlninder
bolt, but the tat had (cell waU'h
ing things hiuiseir. and when tho
snake juiii ed he limped, too. Tlia
snake was a jierfeci pic ture of de-nioniai-al
rage, and his rattling wa
icrritc as be missed bis prey and
aaain oiie 1. The same ta tics were
icpcatcii several t tins and the stiaka
was evidently wear ng himscif out
with his oviu rage. Suddcnlv the rat
took the otiecsive, and whenever tbe
snake s, rang :it him would "inp to
one side and then, quick as lightning,
wou'd spring at the snake a id bile it
be ore It could coil. (A rattlesnake,
"ou kuow. cannot bite un ess coiled.)
Then the rat would dart ot! to one
side o; the box aod wait for bis ene
my to come again, which it always
did, only lo be again bitten. At last
the snake made a tremendous lunge
at the rat, which again successfully
executed its tactics of jumping to
one s dc Then, alinosto,uicker than
the eye could follow It, It rushed di
rectly at the snake, as II lay extended
on the I'.o'jr, and fastened itself right
on the back of its neck, and never
let ifo tilt it had biitcn the head
nearly o!T the body. That ended the
tight then an i there. The snake
died almost instantly and tbe rat
trotted off to the other Bide of the
box unharmed. 1 tell you, it was a
great light."
Humor in Washington.
"A talent for story-telling." re
ntal ked one of the veterans of Wash
ington, "is as valuaDle as oratory as
an equipment fo.' public life. A new
iiieiuljer entering Congress with an
idea that his eloquence will be Im
mediately appreciated is speedily un
deceived. Not more than ten mem
bers will listen to bis first spcecb,an4
be will be laughed down when he
rises a second time. If he 'can tell
, an amusing story tbe first time he
j gets on bis feet, his reputation as a
unviiji ami piuiuisiug yuuug mau is
made."
If this judgment is well-founded,
amo tlous young men w ill lie led to
cultivate the art of story telling as
asslduoi:siv as famous men have prac
ticed oratory. Henry Clay In his
youih mude a practice of reading
every day a passage from some vol
uuie of e says or history, and of re.
tiring either to a cornfield or a barn
ami repeating as niucri of it as ha
could rememJier.
In ibis way he acquired fa- ility In
speaking, wealth of diction, and the
power of making direct use of super
ficial information. This training,
with the aid of a v ice of singular
flexibility, resonance and sweetness,
enabled hiiu to become a popular
or.i tor.
It it humor cannot Ire learned In
that lal-ori .us way. Lincoln never
practiced story-telling In the solitude
of the backwoods as Clay acquired
eloquence and command of language.
So other man ever make a larger use
of quaint anecdote an I homely
siorles, but it was merely with him a
natural method of popularizing po.
litical argument.
Not every glory-teller who enters
public H e In Washington makes a
good Impression. It Is an art which
depends to large degree upon spon
taneity and naturalness.
Tbe stcry-telllng tbat entertains a
group of Congressmen or an after
dinner company Is a species of Im
provisation, with few changes of key.
one story must bang upon another,
and bear unmistakable signs of hav.
Ing been momentarily suggested by
lb
There are professional humorist
In Congress who invariably entertain
their audiences when tbey take part
in debate, but tbey are t-eldom lo, u
entlal. Sarcasm, a trenchant style,
and bumor, are powerful resource
there as tbey are on every platform,
but sustained power of argument aad
quickness of mind are Indispensable
to success in public Ufa.
Broad Hint.
Sir Andrew Agnew, of Lueknow, a
well known .Scotch baronet, was long
pestered by an Impudent sort of per
son, who Insisted on being constantly
"underfoot" Hnally, however, he
dropped off, and Sir Andrew was
asked bow be got rid of blm.
"Oh," said be, "I gave hirn a broad
hint"
"A broad hint"" repeated tha In
quirer. "I thought he was one of
those who never could be Indu ed to
take one."
by ma saul." said Sir Andrew
"he was obleegjd to tak' It: For as
the chid widua gangjoot at lit door,
i Just threw him ootof tho w ndnw "
Woxr.s drift into a dry goods stoie
as naturally men drift Into
Joint.
As whin as you permit a man to
owe you, you stir up the devil la
blm.
tom, m bodies aaa a fitted
vast Cola.
