ON THE STAGE.
In the rosy Ilk-lit of my Iii y 'm fulr morn
ing. V.rit ever II storm-cloud darkened lliu
WCSt,
I'rp ever u shadow of night gnvii warning,
Wlll'll lift' Keellll'd (tty II picllHllle glll'M
Why, thru, nil liiiiimr mid cuiiii'ily ncorn
lug,
I liked high tragedy best.
I III' ficrce-foUgllt
I liked tlic challenge,
dui'l.
Willi a di'iiili or a parting in every net,
I liked I lie villnlii to In- more cruel
'J'lifin tlio IhimcsI villnin could In', in fact
l-'or It fi ll tin lire In my inind wit li fin
Of tin; thing (lint my life lucked.
itnt o time paused on a ii J I nii't mul
sorrow.
Anil hill played lit night on Hip stage of
my lii'iirt.
I found Unit 1 could not fowl on tins
morrow
The pnin I Inid fi'lt in lii-r tragic part;
And, slim! no longer I needed to borrow
My grief from tin' actor's art.
And as life grows older, nnd, therefore,
sadder
(Yet sweeter, nniy be, In lt autumn
linze),
I find more pleuxm-p In watching tin;
ghuldcr
And lighter order of humorous play.
Where mirth in nit nind, or inny lie mad
der
Than the mirth of my lost days.
I like to lie forced lo In null and he merry
'J'ho' the eurth with sorrow lit ripe mid
rife;
I like for an evening at leant to bury
All thoiiu'lit of trouble, or pain, or strife
(n sooth, 1 like lo be moved to the very
Kmotioim I miss in life.
IOlIn Wheel.T Wilrox. U l, ,
HERO OF THE
If ALL BEDROOM.
When 1 tulil my wife nlioiit It she
exclaimed: "How utterly absurd! Why,
I think you should have understood
lil in till nlong."
".Mrs. Doekboy." suld I, sevei'l.,',
"how was I to believe ull his stories
Ills tnlcN nf process In matters of love.
In fen I h of strength? Perhaps lie did
knock out O'Sulllviiu, thu cliiuiiilon
iiildilliMvclfrlit : perhaps lie wiih tin
greatest halfback that ever played on
the Cad university eleven; perhaps lie
did leave the West on nccount of the
Importunities of three beautiful mill
ionairesses; but even Lieutenant Swash
doubted the story of his eaitui'e by
Apai'heH mul his subsequent release
by the chief's daughter."
"Swash!" relorli'd my wife. "Why
do you always quote (hat horrid obi
thing? I think that be Is lilniM.'lf In
clined to exaggeration ill times, wheth
er unconsciously or otherwise, I can
not Judge."
1 do not lake iny wife's view of the
matter al till, and 1 cannot cue why the
lieutenant and myself should have act
ed otherwise than we did.
We were talking of Fllklns-Fllklns,
who occupied the fourth floor rear hall
liedrnuin In my old boarding house. In
locating the mail I have descrllied
liltu, for that iiiirllciilnr room in every
boarding house is lubabiled, experi
ence has tniighl mt. by a peculiar gci
I u.-t men of culture, but on their up
pers, men whose long Hues of distin
guished uncestors have beiueat bed to
them some itiarts of blue blond, but
nothing with which to keep It In olivu
la I ion, and an Inherctil Idea that it
ought to keep moving Itself, without
their descending to plebeian labor to
Mipply Ihc tuutive power, .lust such a
person was I'llkins. His clean-cut
features, bis easy manners, Ills pollt
bearing, supported by his pretension
to family. When preparatory to co
in); on t nt'ter ilmner he doiineil Hie
evening chillies of the medical student
Who occupied I lie sccotnl Hour front,
mul you saw liliu, not a hair of his head
or mustache out of place, not a wrin
kle or a speck anywhere, you Instinct
ively felt that lie was a gentleman
born.
And If, perchance, lie was oil' to "that
swell little affair tit Mis. Van Foam's
thai the papers have been talking so
much of," and needed n quarter for
car fare, bis father having forgotten
to send him his check for the mouth,
It was willingly given, for he was a
capital fellow. He drew on us occa
sionally, but we regarded that as only
a slight compensation for his corn
puny. Lieutenant Swash came Into my
room early one evening ns Fllklns nnd
1 were discussing things In general
over our pipes, and announced that he
had three tickets for a series of box
ing bouts at the Olympic Athletic Club.
"There will be some bruising," he
cried, enthusiastically, "and It will be
worth seeing."
"Awfully sorry, old iiuiti, but 1 can't
go," replied I'ilkliis. "There Is n cer
tain man In New York who has been
searching high and low for me for
three weeks. He'll be there. 1 know,
for he has been going to the bowwows
nnd spends nil his time about such
places. I'm not afriild of hltn. but I
deem It more discreet for a while to
avoid him."
"Your tailor?" ventured the lieuten
ant.
"Hear me. no," replied I'ilklns. with
great good humor, lie scorned to en
Joy the joke. "Would that he was nnd
I was wearing it respectable-looking
cause for hi in to pursue me, but 1 am
not no lucky."
"Now, see here, Fllklns, you've got
to come," I said.
"To tell the truth, It would be awful
ly embarrassing for nie to meet that
fellow," be replied. "You'd be sur
lirlsed If I'd tell you who lie is. Every
one lias heard of him rich, great
swell."
Swash looked at nie and winked one
of Ida knowing winks. Then, turning
to I'ilklns, he asked:
"Well, what does he want with you?"
"A woman at the bottom of the whole
tlilag," replied our companion, unruf
fled. "You'd be surprised If you knew
who she was great belle plies of mon
ey lu her own mi me. I met her lit 1
dance, Three weeks ago she broke off
the engagement, mid since then lie bus
been going to the bowwows a perfei t
madman, the fellers say, mid lie has
sworn to break my head on sight."
"And why should he bother about
yon?" sin'crcd Swash, sitting down on
he edge of I ho lied, n most contempt
uous look on his face.
I'ilklns smiled mid softly puffed up
Ills pipe.
"Why should lie bother about you?"
repeated the lieutenant, more cniphatl
cally.
"Indeed, I don't know," was the quiet
reply. "I never spoke to lier more
than three limes," lie was silent for
il moment. Then he laughed: "And,
by Jove! do you know, she sent me a
note the other day thnt cost me n quar
terforgot to pay the messenger."
"Xever mind your certain num. Come
on!" cried the lieutenant, rising, but
toning his coat mid drawing on his
gloves.
rilklns sighed, knocked the ashes out
of his pipe and arose.
"Very well. If you Insist," he said
"lint I know there will be trouble, nnd
I am very rusty with my fists. Now,
I would not care If I was like what 1
was when "
"Hurry! We're late!" Interrupted
Swash. And us we were tiling down
the stairs he whispered:
"A million to one we don't see the
certain man."
I would he a fool to take you up," I
replied, softly.
When we reached the gymnasium of
the Olympic Club the llrst bout was
over. Several hundred men, generally
lu their shirt sleeves, were seated oil
low benches about the ring, all smok
ing so vigorously that a thick haw
tilled the room, and from where we
stood we could hardly distinguish the
faces of the two muscular fellows who
were seated lu their respective cor
ners.
There are three seats up front.
Let's get there," said the lieutenant,
Indicating the place with his cane.
Fllklns hung back.
"I'd rather not," lie said, "I'll not be
noticed here."
"Rot!" exclaimed the other, seizing
ids arm and literally dragging him
through the crowd, until at length we
were comfortably fixed In the front
row. I could see everything then, and
veil heard the low tones of the referee
as hearoseiiudiinnotinced: "Six rounds
between Harry Donohue of I'.oston
and Kid Williams of New Y'ork. Then.
with a nonchalant wave of the hand
toward the right-hand corner, '"Dona
hue;" toward the left. "Williams."
Donahue and Williams wero two
very respectable looking young me:i,
with clear, pink faces, nnd splendid
chests and muscles. Swash said that
the latter was n middle weight and
fought too low, but of thnt I knew
nothing. In fact, I thought It was
rather tame. My Idea of prize fights
had been drawn from comic and religi
ous papers, but In these two active,
athletic young men, who shook hands
and then began to jump lltliely about
the ring, beating the nlr and at times
striking each other with their gloved
hands, I did not see a realization of my
sanguine Imaginings. To be sure, lu
the second round Williams lauded vil
lainously on Donohue's nose, causing It
to bleed profusely, and received in turn
an upper cut on thcchln which brought
from the crowd about us cries of "flood
mi!" "Now, another!" "Yet" got Mm
skeert." "Ah. pshaw! the Kid's too
slow; jest see the chances he missed!"
"He's lighting too low."
The affair was getting more inter
esting. Williams gave his opponent a
body blow that sent him reeling ngains;
the ropes at one side, but the Huston
lad regained himself In an liManl nnd
dealt the .New-Yorker such a violent
one on the cheek that the young man
began to stagger stupidly about, hold
ing his hands out to protect his face.
Involuntarily I half rose and cried, "A
good un!"
A sudden pull at my coat brought
me back to my seat and Fllklns whis
pered In my ear:
"There he Is! What did I tell you?"
"Who?" said I, rullled at the Inlet'
riipllon. "The man that I spoke of. Conic, let
us get out Ho Is moving this way."
Swash heard him, and, sel.lng him,
he pulled him back Into his seat, lor
he had made a motion to go.
"Leave at this point?" he cried.
"I'ilklns. you're a fool."
1 looked toward the person whom
I'ilklns had pointed out, and nlthough
I had never before seen him, from a
series of pictures of noted society men
which a certain paper had published 1
knew him to lie Archibald Vnu Toys
ter. "Yes, I'ilklns," 1 said, "you're a fool."
"Call mo what you choose," he retort
ed, "but mark my words, there will be
trouble If we stay. Time has been
called and 1. at least, had better go."
"Nonsense!" laughed Swash. "We'll
stand by you. old man. for I propose to
see this thing out. It'll be hot the next
round."
"Indeed, it will," said Filkltis. grim
ly. "Well, here conies the certain well
known man." I chuckled, for Vnu roya
ler was moving around our way, aud
since Tilklns had so boldly declared
himself 1 determined to give him a
few gentle thrusts. The opportunity
was so good.
"I see him," he replied, quietly.
Swash began to laugh and used a
rather strong expression, but hardly
was It out of his mouth when I heard
a stronger one, and looking up saw
Archibald Van Peyster right In front
of us, glaring down at our companion.
There was a pause. Then he deliber
ately raised his cane and brought It
down toward Fllklns' head. I sprang
from my place and put out my arm to
arrest the Mow, but Fllklns was too
quick for me. lie caught It cn bis
left wrist, and shot out his clenched
right baud, landing neatly on his as
sailant's chin with such force ns to send
him groping a gainst the ring platform.
In mi Instant the place was lu mi up
roar; n dozen men sprang between the
two new combatants; n hundred others
gathered around us, filling the nil' with
their excited cries and inquiries us lo
what had happened.
Van I'eysler's execrations were
something terrible. Inflamed with
drink, maddened with Jealousy and
thirsting for revengo for the punish
ment lie had received, he struggled
to free himself from the grasp of those
who held him. Fllklns on the other
hand coolly explained:
"The man Is drunk, gentlemen. Some
one hud better find his mime and mi
dress nnd send him home." Then In
a lower tone be whispered to me:
"Don't you think we had better go
now?"
"I think we bad." I said, nnd with
out another word Swash mid I follow
ed him out of the place and home to
the boarding house, where he bid us
good-night and retired to his fourth
lloor rear hall bedroom.
I snw Fllklns tin? other day. lie was
driving toward the park In u handsome
victoria, two neatly liveried men on tins
box. At ills side sat a pretty girl whom
I had never before seen, but knew
from the pictures to have been the
great belle. Miss Emily Cn rusher. And
w hen I told my wife about It she said
t lint I ought to have known It nil along.
"Hut I Judged liltu from his other
stoVles," I expostulated.
Perhaps they were true, too," said
she. New York Sun.
TO ATTRACT WILD CIRDS.
TREATMENT OF COLDS.
How They May t'e Cured and Their
After Cnnacqnence Averted.
Colds are probably the most common
ailment in the world. They are always
disagreeable and oftentimes dangerous,
A person In good health, with fair play,
easily resists cold, but when the health
Hags a little and liberties nre taken
with the stomach or with the nervous
system n chill Is easily taken, and, ac
cording to the weak spot of the Indi
vidual, assumes the form of a cold or
pneumonia, or It may be Jaundice. Of
ull causes of "cold,' probably fatigue
Is one of the most efficient. A jaded
man, coming home at night from a long
day's wrk, a growing youth losing
two hours' sleep over evening parties
two or three times a week, or a young
lady heavily "doing the season," young
children 'overfed and with short allow
ance of sleep, are common Instances of
the victims of "cold.'' Luxury is favor
able to ohlll-tnklng; very hot rooms,
feather lieds, soft chairs, create n sensi
tiveness that leads to catarrhs. It Is
not, after all, the "cold" that Is so much
to be feared as the antecedent condi
tions that give the attack a chance of
doing harm. Some of the worst "colds"
happen lo those who do not leave the
house or even their beds, nnd those who
are most Invulnerable are often those
who are most exposed to changes of
temperature, and who' by good sleep,
cold bathingand regular habits preserve
the ton of their nervous system and
circulation. Probably ninny chills are
contracted at night or at the fag end
of the day, when tired people get the
equilibrium of their circulation disturb
ed by either overheated sitting or un
derliented bed rooms nnd beds. This is
specially the case with elderly people,
lu such cases the mischief Is not al
ways done Instantaneously or in a sin
gle' night. It often takes place Insid
iously, extending over days or even
weeks. London Lancet.
Hy Any Other Name.
Oberliu, the French philanthropist,
was once traveling In the depth of win
ter amongst the mountains of Alsace.
The cold was Intense, the snow lay
thickly upon the ground, and ere the
half of his journey was over he felt
himself yielding to fatigue and sleep.
He knew If he gave way to sleep he
would wake no more; but In spite of
this knowledge, desire for sleep over
came hltn and he lost consciousness.
When he came to again, a wagoner in a
blue blouse was standing over him
urging him to take wine and food. Iiy
and by his strength revived, he was
able to walk to the wagon, nnd was
soon driven to the nearest village,
rescuer refused money, saying It
his duty to assist one In distress.
erlin begged to know his name, that he
might remember him In his prayers. "I
see,'' replied the wagoner; "you are i
preacher. Tell me the name of the
Hood Samaritan." "I cannot," answer
ed Oberliu. "for it Is not recorded.'
"Ah, well," said the wagoner, "when
you can tell nie his name, I will then
tell you mine." And so he went away.
It Yon Wont Them About the Hoiim
I'liint il White Mulberry tree,
"If you live In u suburban town nun
want lo encourage wild birds to vl-ul
ind live about your house," the observ
ant .lerseyinaii says, "you cannot iiiiiIm
advances in them in a better way than
by planting a white mulberry tree
abolishing cats.
"The llrst thing to intend lo Is to get
rid of all the cats which come iilinni
your grounds. You can do this while
Voiir mulberry tree Is growing, bill
don't take too long about II, for tin
white mulberry Is one of (he quickest
growing trees that I know of. Orig
inally it came from China, and was
biMiiglit to this part of the country
about lil'ty yours ago, when there was
a craze for raising silkworms. Slice
that tluie it has been much neglected,
nut there are many places like my own
imrt of the country upon the Shrews
bury river where it has found n con
genial soil ami climate and now grow
wild.
"I have one while mulberry tree,
Five years ago It was only about sis
feet tall, with ii trunk not bigger than
a broomstick. To-day It Is thirty fol
tall, and Its handsome globular head
has a diameter nf about twenty-life
feet. It Is a pretty tree, with Its shiny
leaves and Its close foliage, and makes
u shelter which the birds love; but it :s
when the fruit ripens thnt the tree be
comes the strongest drawing attrac
tion for them. The fruit Is about three-
quarters of an Inch long and mawkish
ly sweet to our human taste, but there
seems to be hardly one of our small
native birds that does not love It. The
fruit began to ripen about June 1."
this year, and ever since then then;
hasn't been a minute of the day when
there wasn't at least one bird in the
tree. To one who l.i not conversant
with the great variety, of our native
birds It is n revelation to watch them
come after a taste of the sweet fruit.
There nre catbirds ami robins, spar
rows of more kinds than you have lin
gers nnd toes, warblers and vereos.
nnd even hummingbirds. The fruit
will lust until about duly 10 or L".
"The white mulberry furnishes an
other source of delight to the birds,
which is not so much a matter of pleas
ure to its owner. This is because its
leaves nre exceedingly toothsome to
some of the caterpillars, nnd particu
larly to the tent caterpillar. The elder.
the mulberry, and the apple tree are
favorites of this worm. 1 have some
colonies of caterpillars on my mulberry
tree, but, thanks to the suiiie birds
which cat the fruit, the worms are also
soon eaten, nnd not a single colony of
the worms lins so far got beyond the
twig it originated upon before Its mem
bers were snapped up ns choice mor
sels by the colony of birds."
"And do you have English spnrrows?"
"Certainly; a large (lock of them.
They live in the wistaria vines and
nest under the eaves of the barn."
"And do they not drive away the
other birds?"
"No, nor do I believe that they have
uone so anywhere. It Is true that there
are now many places where none of
cur native birds Is left, nnd that in
these same places the English sparrows
abound, and this has given rise to a be
lief that the other birds have been
driven away by them; but I have never
seen the native birds worsted by them.
On my little place they all exist to
gether and In harmony. The robins
are more quarrelsome than the English
spnrrows. I believe that if careful ob
servations were ninde, it would be
found thnt where the native birds have
disappeared it was the result of otliev
causes, and that the English sparrows
remained simply because they do not
mind tilings whlcn would drive all the
wild birds far olT. People nnd cats nnd
lack of shade nnd fruit are potent rea
sons for the departure of the wild bird:;,
eats especially." New Y'ork Sun.
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37 AH'"- '
WOMEN WHO LOOK LIKE FRIGHTS
IT Is astonish!
there are wl
value of n ha
new silk skirls have either the lino
reeds to aid II In standing out, or
they are lined from the bottom to n few
Inches above the knee with hair cloth.
Women of fashion In buying il silk pet
ticoat these days order a shorter silk
skirt to mutch, us well as a corset. Hro
cade Is too silk most lu favor, nnd lioth
the skirt nnd corset nre exquisitely
embroidered with the owner's mono
grain. Luce Hnini'TS trim lsitb skirts,
nnd a tiny frill of the same pattern of
lace llnlsiio the corset at the top.
My Lndy l'luya the Mandolin.
In her attacks on tic masculine heart
the summer girl llnds that ability to
play n few airs on a str;nged Instru
ment comes lu handy. Tin; result Is
th.it most fiishlonubl girls have gone
In Icr this sort of thing. The gultnr
iisrl to be the favorite weapon with
tlr.'s mulde;is, but It requires n great
deal of patience and practice to learn
to play well enough upon a guitar to
use n without a voice nccompnnlincnt
to nver some of the sins of execution.
It is much ensler to play attractively
uiMin the banjo than upon the guitar,
and for this reason it. has been very
popular with ltoth men and women.
Ills
WIS
Ob-
Military Pride.
Looked at from a soldierly point of
view, the following little anecdote of
the battle of Alma is worth quoting
from Sir John Adye's "Ilecollectlons of
a Military Life." 'The battle ended
about 4 o'clock in the afternoon, the
headquarters camp being pitched near
the river: nnd Lord liaglan then went
in search of bis orderly officer. Lieut.
Tom Leslie, and. with the help of some
(Jnirdsmeti. with a stretcher, brought
bin' to his tent. Lord Haclaii asked
me." writes Sir John. "If I knew Tom's
mother; and ou my replying in the
negative, he said, 'A charming woman.
I must write to her. How proud she
wll! be to hear that he ha a bullet in
his shoulder!' "
The Attorney's lteply.
Chancellor Walworth, according to
Mr. Clinton, was responsible for the
abolition of the chancery couri in New
York State. He interrupted counsel
continually, his Interruptions ofte.i lie
coming a discursive and aggravating
warfare on the pleader. On one occa
sion a lawyer commenced to argue a
case before him. He had hardly begun
when the chancellor interrupted, tell
ing him that be had brought his actum
"all wrong;" it should have been begun
In a different way, which he spcc'IiM'.
The lawyer replied that he did not feel
at liberty to go against all the decisions
applicable to the subject.' He said Ir
could find no authority in f.ivor of ti e
course which the chancellor had sug
gested. The latter, with no little im
patience, said: "Then yon should have
retained counsel who would have ad
vised you to bring the action as 1 hae
suggested." The lawyer repllnd: "Sine
your honor went ou the bench, there
has been no counsel at the bar to whom
I could have applied who would have
given such advice."
It. S
THE SIMMKIt V Kit A Nil A FAD.
Jlraistance of Steel.
An experiment was recently made in
Vienna in order to test the relative re
tlstanee. under pressure, of the hardest
steel and the hardest stone. Small
etilies of corundum and of the tim-st
steel were subjected to the test. The
corundum broke under the weight of
Is astonishing how many women
ho do not know the
handsomely lilted gowu
and Its power to enhance a line figure
or even lo give a ce-talii amount of
ati-'i, In Hie nool'est sort' of fol'lll. Of
course, tills does lint Include the woman
who Is obliged to make her own clothes
or no without. The average woman
can hnve, If she wish, n perfectly lit
ting costume at an extremely slight ex
pense and can present a harmonious
and soothing effect to her family nnu
friends, Insteud of nil ill-proportioned
shapeless object of pity. One of the
croutest mistakes of the woman who
litis not a plethoric purse Is that she
sacrifices quality of work for quantity
and her greed Is her undoing. She llg-
ures the cost of hnvlng a dress made
"out of the house" and then calculates
how many she could mnke at home by
having a dressmaker cut and lit them.
She can finish them herself and thereby
hae more gowns. That woman docs
not know tlie first principles of the art
of dressmaking.
She really thinks she Is economizing.
Frequently she makes her husband be
lieve It. But he wonders why the deuce
it is that there Is always something or
other the matter with his wife's
"clothes." as he terms them. He no
tices that on one basque there Is the
obnoxious aud familiar wrinkle across
the back between the shoulders; an
other, the back setini has a twist, the
shoulders differ on a third and on the
fourth dress the slerves nre entirely
too short and the skirt hangs all sorts
of ways. One marvels thnt these wom
en cannot see how much better It is to
have If they ennnot ufford more one
dress each season made by a modiste
nnl be happy In the knowledge that
It is lu ns good taste as Is anyone's lu
the city. It is the same with millinery.
The woman who advises you to trim
your own huts "because you can have
so many more," nnd who proudly shows
one which she says she "Just threw to
gether," Is generally toe conceited to
benr tolling that she would appear In
finitely better ns the possessor of just
one purchased from a first-chiss milli
ner who understands color combina
tions. Fortune for a Typewriter.
San Francisco lawyers are looking
forward to a lively lawsuit over the
will of James C. Simomls, n lawyer of
that city, who died recently In New
York. Mr. Simonds was originally a
lawyer In the empire city, but went to
California years ngo and built up a
lucrative practice, besides Decerning
Interested In some vulunble nitrate
mines. lie hud offices In the Crocker
building, San Francisco. ' It so hap
pened that a Mrs. ltoseiibnrir. n cooil-
looking widow of something over AD, j Impulsion, chords upon the mandolin
was conducting u typewriting business : !llaKf a Vl'-.v pretty accompaniment.
In the same building. She was engag- ;
ed by Mr. Simonds to do ids work, nml . "c" V'T' VT'
ii , lu iii'is development of he b Cv, i
before long the lawyer was smitten by I ... ia ,,,' ,, "
....... ... .... ... . ii, uin i oj, -'il
women. Clad In th- abbreviated skirt
that convention has at lust declared
that she 'nay wear upon the wheel, the
most venerable of them looks for all
the world like a young, kittenish tiling
of Kl, 1' ioin the cli ouologlcal point of
tlew the short skl'i levels all ranks.
Were it not for certain physiognomic
distinctions It wouu! lie hard to tell
the difference between grandmother
nnd granddaughter when dismounted.
This isn't altogether because short
skirts have so long been the emblem
nnd insignia of youth, either. No little
reflection upon the mutter soon con
vinces you that there is yet another and
more important cause, (irandomther's
feet and ankles nre Just ns youthful
looking .is her granddaughter's, which
proves the interesting fact that the ex
tremities are somehow proof ugainst
the ravages of time. Hair may grizzle,
eyes may dim and cheeks may fade;
feet aud ankles retain their adolescent
grace. Hut It has been only possible to
discover this since the advent of the
bicycle. The tiling lias its inconven
iences, though. It is confusing, not to
say irritating, wheu the supposed "lit
tle girl '.nlklng toward you turns out
to le a Di'ddle-aged matron or well-sea
soned sp'uster. It is noticeable, though.
that no si.cb woman ever minds being
told of such a mistake.
But many object to the thrum-thrum
tou, aud it quickly gi'ows monotonous.
Besides, It Is always getting out of tune,
and the operation of tuning any string
Instrument Is doleful, to say the least.
A'l things considered the most Inter
esting little Instrument and the most
convenient to curry uliout Is the mnu
dol'n. It has other advantages over a
b.injc and guitar. For one thing. It Is
smaller nml easier to hold, therefore
more graceful. If handled with care It
rarely gets badly out of tune, nnd one
can soon learn to play upon it well
enough to be Interesting. If a mind
lia-e a musical ear she can quickly pick
out a few popular tunes by air, which
her friends will be glad to Join in sing-"
lug. Indeed, contrary Ir the general
vt "V ' r;Hl
MRS. IIKSntETTA IIOSEMIlTnO.
the widow's charms. He proposed and
the couple were engaged. About a
month ngo Simonds went to New Y'ork
on a business trip, and was suddenly
taken 111. He telegraphed for Mrs. Hos
enmirg. who arrived from San Franeis-
- an hour before his death. His will.
whch has Just been made public, leavs
his entire fortune of something like
Jlo'l.noo to the charming widow, merely
making a suggestion that she distnibuto
soic.f smaller legacies which he speci
fied. The relatives of deceased nre In
the East, and it Is understood that they
will make efforts to set aside the will
in every direction which liored their
Mounted.
Mosaic floors, laid with small nieces
of different colored stones set in regu-1 way into the machine like shot.
lar patterns, were known to the Egyp
tian 2300 B. C. In Babylon floors' of
this kind dated from 1100 B. C.
six tons, but the steel resisted up to
forty-two tons. The steel split up vH'i I bn the ground of undue influence.
a noise like the report of a gun. bro.V:-;
i- it,-, rv.u-.l..r nn.l ai.n.ltno- cnivlx . Hant of Returning Knatlea,
111 liliu a ........ l0,lurf allL- i..fflivi l.
To Kreahen Boiled Water. j
Cold boiled water tastes flat because
It has been deprived of air. To restore
air pour water quickly from one Jug to Biting into a peach reminds a mau i;
snother. , I kissing y.rl with whiskers.
Keepi Him In.
"My wife knows bow to keep me lu
nights."
"How docs she do it?"
"She insists on buying my neckties.'
Town Topics.
, Wh nt Women talk About.
Itegular redingotes are being reporte
lor the autumn wear.
Fresh lime in tile cellar nt this season
Is said to prevent malarial troubles.
White alpaca is to be the fabric chos
en by a wealthy autumn bride for her
wedding gown.
Soft tulle, over a scarf of colored siin
or satin, is employed as a new dinner
table decoration.
On English afternoon tea tables are
seen iced asparagus apd white wine in
lieu of the conventional tea and muf
fins. Despite all the attention that has been
raid to woman's athletic education.
ive stiffness at the bottom, though nt there is hardly one in ten that can run
the wal; line It is vey flat. All the j gracefully.
forerunnet of the much despised bustle.
It is a billowy creation made with a
deep ruffle through the bottom of which
a fine reed is run. At the back the low
er half of the skirt hangs In folds.
Ihere are six folds, and through each
one a reed Is run which makes the
skirt stand out with a certain aggres-