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ETIQUETTE OF WIGS
Da 1.1 Men. Will* « urr. Mnr < ompl.t.
th* lllu.lm They S»*k.
The baldlieadid man who Is not re-
•fgued to bl» fate and w ho 1» post<*d on
fle- etiquette of wig wearing adorn»
himself with a faithful copy of nature
which slinulates hl» poverty Instead of
her wealth, aaya the Chicago Tribune.
For an artistic wig for a man la u»uai-
ly made thin or nearly bald on the
crown, ho aa to allay suspicion. \\ hen
the wig 1» AdJilHted to the man's head,
the pink scalp »how» through th** whit»*
net of foundation at the crown, tliu**
leaving a tnodeat suggestion of bald
neHH. Thl» lH the first principle of the
etiquette of wig wearing claim too lit­
tle rather than too much of*nature’s
covering.
Thl» principle 1 h carried to a refine­
ment of perfection by the man who can
afford the luxury of buying several
wigs, for be may then make th** trail
Hition from bahlneaa to a semblance of
his former Helf cover a apace of two or
three years and thus complete th** *b*
ceptlon, which 1 h tin* aim of all wearers
of wigs.
A cardinal point In the etiquette of
wig wearing is that one should not
wear his wig in bed. It 1» not proper.
Koine, either from motives of extreme
vanity or from an unwillingness to
shock the delicate sensibilities of their
families, sl**ep In their wigs. This prac­
tice 1 h condemned unhesitatingly. It Is
unclean. One should substitute for tlie
wig worn during the day n simple
nightcap of muslin, to Insure one
against taking cold.
In the morning, as the last touch of
perfection to the toilet, tin* wig should
be delicately adjusted and then glued
to one's head. If this adjustment is
carefully made and if one is wearing
a really tine wig he may defy both
wind and sunlight to betray that
“things are not wlmt they seem."
This careful adjustment of the wig
Is a most important point. It requires
eternal vigilance, since a s^igle «•are-
less adjustment means ruin. Along the
edge of tin* wig of ordinary size are
five spots about half the size of a
penny where the paste or glue is ap­
plied with which tlie wig is made fast
to the head. The paste must be care­
fully applied, since if It comes in con­
tact with the hair it destroys its life­
like appearance.
A practice generally observed by tlie
wearers of flue wigs is that of dressing
the hair in a variety of ways. Tliis is
desirable, since It suggests a natural
head of hair, yet this practice is per­
fectly possible with a really line wig.
every hair of which Is separately at
tached to tlie net foundation.
l)o«- Cemetery of 1'urlN.
Taris has a dog cemetery on an is­
land In tin* Seine. A plain grave with­
out a headstone may lie had for $L ami
tlie liody Is removed on a little wagon
for a similar sum. The graves are
leased, not sold. Tlie charge for live
years' lease is $5, for ten $10, for twen­
ty $15 and for thirty $20. Very strin­
gent rules forbid tlie use of ceremoni**s
or decorations sncli as are used nt fu­
nerals. No cross may lie erected over
an animal or bird, for all pets may be
Interred here. Tin* fhscriptlons arc of
a curious and exaggerated sentimen­
tality. Tola Dorian, the author, says
on her pets’ tombstone that If she “can­
not accompany the dear and noble ani­
mals she does not wish for heaven.”
and on “Follette's" grave a mourner
has placed these words: “My dear Fol­
lette, thou who wert always faithful
and intelligent, we regret thee much:
repose In peace." Near the entrance to
the cemetery stands a row of battered
stones from graves the leases of which
have expired.
A Practical Mind.
The teacher was endeavoring to give
tin* class some idea of the greatness of
this country In a commercial sense.
"Take the egg product alone,” she said.
“It is estimated that if all Hit* eggs
produced In tlie United States last year
were loaded Into one railway train.
When tlie engine was pulling into New
ark. N. .1.. tlie caboose would Just bo
leaving Davenport. Ia.
“This seems hard to realize,” she con-
tlnu«l. "but the statistics are compiled
by a well known authority.”
A little boy ralsisl ids hand.
“What is it, Donald?” asked tlie
teacher.
“I don't believe it's true. Miss Adair.”
bo said. “One engine couldn’t pull that
train.”
A Scandal Spoiled.
“Of course he and his wife seem
devoted to each other now," said th**
Jealous Miss Gausslp, “but do you
think she will always lie so true and
all that?"
"Well,” replied Miss Kidder. “I have
reason to know that only last night lie
hail occasion to set n trap for her.”
"All! Do you know. I suspected some­
thing"—
"They more than suspected. They
knew there wore mice In the house.”—
Philadelphia Tress.
Strnnar. Thounh Not Matchless.
- tiCberoot !s really the meet marvel
©us smoker I ever knew.”
“Hundnd cigars a day or something
like that?"
"Oh.no. He's temperate enough. Tlie
'rririarkiiulr-'tirdig ih Him he adways has
matches himself."—Cincinnati Times-
Star.
“Polly, I have just thought of a new
vocation for women. It wouldn't oiler
a vast Held for employment, but for a
few it would hold out great induce­
ment», 1 am Hure. You know that half
the women do not know how to drew
tastefully and attractively, ami more
than half do not know how to wear
their clothes The IttterclasH frequent­
ly have all the money they can h | h * ii <1,
ami can afford to dress well. They pay
extravagant prices for material and it
is made up by an exfierieneed drtwt-
maker who is doubtless thoroughly up-
to-date in her business. She will follow
th*directions given by her customer in
regard to the making up of the gissls
regardless of the fact that the style ih
uiils-coming even to the outlines of the
garment. She oilers no suggestions,
however, or if she does it is thine in a
half-hearte*l way or ind'Hereiitly, so
that it diss* notap|s*al to the customer.
Possibly the dressmaker is afraid to
make suggestions, lor many women
who are set in their notions would not
take kindly to the slightest variation
in the style /hey have choaen for their
suit. Tlie result is that they look like
(rights and it is no compliment to the
dressmaker .<> potte as the artist and
finisher of this wonderfully bad crea­
tion. She cannot defend herself by
-aying with bauds uplifted in horror
at this reHult of her labor, ‘I’m not re-
sponmb'e; it was her own bad taste,’
for that would offend the customer
Hhould it reach her ears, as it doubtless
would, for gossip and ill news travel
on the wings of the wind, gathering
force, t*s>, iu its flight. Every dress­
maker if she wants to excel and stand
at the head of skilled and artistic mod­
istes should insist upon studying her
subject or customer'just as an artist
does his model. There should be no
caricatures in costumes, either iu har­
mony of color or style. It is not every
woman who can wear a perfectly At­
ting tailor-made suit to gissl effect, or
an exquisite creation of handsome ma­
terial fashioned in a princess garment.
I'hey have not the form to stand these
severely plain costumes. They must
have Homething mor« elalxirate and
dressy, lieribboned and with plenty of
trimming. You take the girl who looks
as the fashion writer of the day terms
it, ‘stunning’ in a tailor-made suit with
neat linen collar as white as the driven
snow, and she would l*s>k like a fright
loaded down w ith rutiles, laeen and jets.
“The trouble is that two-thirds of the
women of to-day don’t know Imw to
dress. The majority of them know it
and they would gladly hail the advent
of some thoroughly artisti** person, as
far as dress is concerned, who would
take this responsibility off of them.
They would pay her to make a study of
their figures and decide what kind of a
costume would lie the most becoming
to them, what material ami what colors
should be purchased, and then accom­
pany them to the dressmaker, one thor­
oughly up-to-date, and insist upon her
following out the style chosen. She
should lie present at the Atting of the
garment and when it is finished and
tried on liefore sending It home. An­
other important item would tie that she
insists upon her putting it on properly
after she gets it home. The same might
Is* said in millinery. Because it is the
prevailing style women are prone to
pureha.se hats that are wholly unbe­
coming and were never intended for
them. ‘Might as well lie out of the
world as out of the fashion,’ they are
fond of quoting, *o they allow the mil­
liner to persuade them to take the hat
that in their own minds is unlieeoming
an*l unattractive simply liecause it is
the most |H>piilar sha|>e in vogue and
everylsMly is wearing it. It is a mis­
take that so many of the fair sex make
in not living inde|iendent enough to
wear what is tiest suited to them in
spite of fashion’s decree. I am one <if
tlie unfortunate ones who do not know
how to dress or how to wear my clothes
after I get them. 1 would hail with
delight anyone who would take me in
charge who understo*Hl the art of dress­
ing, not only herself, but others. No
one knows liow I have fairly envied
friends who could wear a gingham or a
calico with a dignity and grace that
made my expensive clothing suffer in
comparison. It wasn't, of course, the
material that made the difference. She
knew the art of wearing herelothes and
I didn’t, that was all. To dress well on
a little and to wear your clothes to the
liest advantage as far as grace and lie-
cominguess Is concerned, in a gift just
like anything else. Von may cultivate
it to some extent, but there always
remains enough ot the) alisence of the
gift that is lacking to give your unen­
viable secret away. So the next tiest
thing to having this gift for yourself is
to-hire sunN-body to thirrk a*.t> act for
yon and employ someone who lias been
blessed with this talent but no fortune
to gratify her tine taste. She can |sis-
sibly carry you out of the grief and de­
spair that this deficiency in the art of
dressing has plunged you.”
A Dlsnarreeallle Habit.
Old Grumps Sure Hint girl loves you
Instead of your money?
Son—Absolutely. Why, she actually
keeps count of the kisses I give her.
Old Grumps Hum! That's bail. She
The disciBsion of what is the highest
may keep It up after marriage. New and truest aim of a woman’s life came
York Weekly.
up for ¡debate recently at an after­
Some young fellows want everything noon tea. One lady—a club woman of
for nothing, and when they are older some prominence said: "My highest
they get nothing for everything. - aim in life ia to tie a leader as univer­
Schoolmaster.
sally reiqiected and admired as Susan
B. Anthony. I want her undaunted
Knew Better.
"They say Brown is ten years ahead will-power and ability to conquer In
of his time.”
the face of obstacles. She has liven a
“Well, It's not true, lie's six months power for the emancipation of women.
behind. I'm his landlord and know.” — We all owe her a debt of gratitude, and
Chlcagff Journal.
yet Imw few of us think seriously of all
We dpn't know what It monna to that she has and is trying to accomplish
“bow to thè Inevltahle," unless It means for •omankind. I consider her one of
to take off one's hat to one's wife.— the greatest lights of the present day.
Few men possess her great mind and
AtchlscS Globe.
un’lring brain. I never expect to as­
tir id to her pinnacle of fame, butshouid
I be permitted to etaiid with one of the
lesser lights I should be satisfled.''
“While 1 am iu sympathy with Susan
B. Anthony and Anna B. Khaw to
more or less extent,” said a little lady,
“I am not a» enthusiastic as our friend
who lias just H|siken. If I had my life
to live over again 1 Hhould enter the
miHsionary Aeld. There is a vast field
for workers and ho few comparatively
to res|smd to the call. I dou't know
but what I would have |ietilioue<l to
tie Kent to a leper settlement, where
those px<r creatures dis'iued to the a
horrible and i**olaled death are living
out their wretched live« with ever a cry
oil their lip» of ‘unclean, uiiclean.’
They ap|>eal to me ho Htrongly. There
is only one blessing connected with
their awful disease they dou’t sutler.
I would like to lalsir among them and
|s>intthem to a world where there was
no such blight, no parting with friends,
no Hickness and no death. I have fam­
ily ties now and of course can only
dream of this cause 1 long to take up.”
“Well, ’ saitl tlie hostess, when all
present had given their opinion and
called for hers, “while 1 concur in
many things you ladies have said, 1
have always believe«! ami still hold ttiat
a woman’s highest and most noble
calling in the world lays in her own
homecircle. 1 have my boys ami my
girls, the brightest jewels in a woman's
life. To me is given the care of their
souls and b.tdies. I don’t want the
diamonds to go out from my home uti-
ciit and unisilished, but tosparkle with
tlie light of intelligence ami the culture
that a g*ssl home life ami constant
training in the right direction give. I
want them t*> reverence the good, the
true and the lieautiful in life and to
loath all that ia base and mean. If I
can bring my txiys ami girl» up to the
high standard I have chosen and aspire
to for them, I will have crowned my
life with glory enough.”
BRIEF REVIEW.
Testa The Heart by a New Method.
I)r. Gartner, professor of pathology at
Vienna University, has made an Im­
portant discovery in regard to the
method of examining the heart, having
succeeded in determining tlie pressure
of tlie bliMsl on Hie right auricle and
right ventricle, into which the venous
blissi flows liefore passing into the
lungs for purification. Everyone knows
by raising the arm above tlie head they
can cause tlie veins of the hand to col­
lapse, while the lowering of the arms
causes them to All with blood. Gart­
ner, by exact and minute observation,
lias succeeded in determining the height
at which the veins of the hand colla|>se
or All, ami observations of veins in the
hand enable him to draw trustworthy
conclusions as to the state of the h* art.
Nation’s Biggest Busfness.
Consider flrst tlie volume of bUHiness
the Postofllce handles, says the World’s
Work. Through 75,924 postoHIces, and
in such mass as to require for railroad
trans|x>rsatiou thirty-one trains, each a
mile long traveling 200 times around
the equator, more than 745,000,000
pounds of matter was delivered last
year. 11 an average were made, every
man, women and child in the United
States received sixty-one letters, thirty-
one newspapers or periodicals and four­
teen packages, and every sixth jierwni
a registered a letter.
Grafting Frog Skin
The unusual experiment o* grafting
frog skin on the hand of a patient has
been successfully performed at the
homeopathy hospital of the Michigan
University by Dr. Westfall, who seen red
a large live frog, and, after destroying
its brain, thoroughly cleaned the skin,
and placed tlie particles on the area to
lie covered. These grafts were covered
with a very thin rubtier tissue, and that
surrounded by dressing moiHtened by a
common salt solution. Aflerninety-six
hours the frog skin grafts had united,
the result of the ex|ieriment proving
most satisfactory.
French Labor Organizations.
According to the latest re|M>rts, there
are are 320 syndicates, or trade unions,
in France, w ith a total memliership of
543,000, an increase of 20,000 over last
year. The strongest unions are those
of the metal workers, miners, and those
engaged ill the textile trades. The
.“patrons” also have their syndicates,
which have a memliership of over 200,-
000, so that the unionist workmen in
France are only three times as numer­
ous as the unionist employers.
A Canadian Ship Canal.
The ship canal from Lake Huron in
Georgian bay, almost due south to Lake
Ontario, near Toronto up*m which work
has lieen In progress for several years,
will shorten the lake route 550 miles.
The. highes.t point w flflo fee* higher than
Lake Ontario, and a drop of sixty feet
in tour miles, at I’etertniro, made neces­
sary the building of the largest locks of
the kind in the world. They are now
completed.
A mail in Jersey got a divorce lie­
cause his wife preferred her dog to him.
We feel sorry for the dog, but it serve©
hubby right. He had no business to
marry a doggie woman.
A man in Hoboken procured a di­
vorce because his wife eat onions. Poor
fellow; we have cried over onions ottr-
selvee.
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Hum« people pay starve-to-death wa­
ges and then want to kick out the
the corpse.
Discretion is the lietter part of mind­
ing your own busiuet»*.
When a girl's heart gets a little job
she thinks it a general sn*h-up.
MARRIAGE LAWS ABROAD
NEW SHORT STORIES
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llu« Hr«-*** X of l*r.,u*i.«, *••«» Are
Averled In ll»as»ry.
"There are inany curious and inter­
esting facts regarding the marriage
and divorce laws of foreign'countries,”
said It. J. Brown, who recently return­
ed from a trip abroad, where be made
a study of the question.
"Breaches of promise are averted In
Hungary by ffn express declaration of
the civil marriage act that the relations
created by a betrothal do not give the
right to command the conclusion of a
marriage. but if either party with­
draws from an engagement without
Just reasons lie or she is btAiud to
grant compensation to the extent of
the outlay incurred. Divorce in the
English sense does not exist, but the
courts can decree the ¡tersonal separa­
tion of a married couple without dis­
solving the bonds of matrimony.
"A curious law prevailing In France
provides that before being married
children of a family, although over
age. shall seek in respectful and form­
al terms the advice of their father and
mother. It makes no difference, how-
ever, whether the consent of parents is
given, for the couple can l>e married a
month after under any circumstances.
This Is also the case in the Nether
lands. A divorce further entitles the
Innocent party to recover all the pres­
ents he or she may ha»e made.
“According to tlie constitution of the
Netherlands, the civil marriage must
always precede the religious ceremony.
The latter, indeed. Is left entirely to
the conscience of tbe parties concern­
ed. There is also a law providing that
no man or woman under thirty can
marry without the consent of parents.
If the consent be refused, the couple
have to appear before a Judge, who
advises them as he thinks best.
“Many countries have now abolished
all marriage fees. This is the case in
Norway, while in the Netherlands cer­
tain days in the week are set apart
when persons may be married without
payment.”—Indianapolis News.
Ilin« Csibba Wwu •th>O t-'rout Gilutore.
The l.itf Frederick 8. Giblw aud Ed
ward Gilmore, the (beatrictil manager,
• er* cronies. Gilmore liar* *l at the oM
Brunswick b*i*i*l. *ou Fifth avenue, for
yea*. It was the custom of Gibbs to
go around and set* him nearly every
Sunday a ftern*win.
They InvenMil a game eull*’*l “nigger
up and nigger down.” Glhlis would
take up street and Gilmore down street,
and if a negro came up Fifth avenue
before one went down Gilmore would
pay Gibbs $5. If a negro came down
the str****t liefore one went up Gibbs
would pay the $5.
Gilmore wns luckier than Gibbs.
More negroes went his way than went
Giblin*, and tlie result was that in a
month or two Gilmore had a lot of
Gibbs' money.
One «lay the negro cook in the Gibbs
household came to Gibbs ill great dis
tress. One of her children lied ,li«*<l.
Mr. Gibbs was sympathetic. 11c gave
tin* cook $50 to help along with the fu­
neral expenses.
Then he naked. “When will you have
the funeral, Mary?”
Mary thought the funeral would be
held on Sunday. Gibbs made some
cautious inquiries nnd dlacovered Hint
the cook lived on one of the cross
streets near the Brunswick.
“Now, Mary,” he said. "I would like
to see that funeral. Suppose you have
it come across Twenty-fourth street
and up Fifth avenue. I shall be at the
Brunswick hotel.”
On Sunday afternoon Gibbs watched
until the funeral was well started.
Then he strolled Into the Brunswick
hotel and snld to Gilmore. “I’ll take up
street this afternoon?’
“All right.” said Gilmore.
Fifteen mlnutqs later the funeral
came up the street, nnd ns $5 wns the
bet for each individual Gibbs collected
nearly $<i*)0 from Glltnore on the spot.
New York World.
Might Have Sp’iled 111 m Complexion.
S. II. Minor of Aurora, 111., while out
hunting one day took a shot at a quail
with No. 8 bird shot. Imagine liis sur­
BENTON AND BARNUM.
prise and dismay to see a limn bob up
How the Showman Got n Free Ad. from behind n corn shock nnd catch tlie
From the Stateaman.
load full in the face. Instead of drop
James G. Blaine said that after Fre­ ping the man started toward Minor. Ills
mont became famous as a pathfinder
Benton, who had opposed his marriage
with his daughter Jessie, became recon
died with his son-in-law and took great
pride in his achievements as a western
explorer.
The square on tbe southern side of
Pennsylvania avenue, now occupied by
Center market, was then used as a
show ground for circuses nnd other
peripatetic exhibitions. About this time
I’. T. Barnum was beginning his ca­
reer as a showman, and as Colonel Ben­
ton was walking down Pennsylvania
avenue opposite this show ground he
was attracted by the words “John C.
Fremont” uttered in a loud voice by a
showman standing at the door of a
small tent, in front of which was a
garish caricature of a nondescript ani­
mal supposed to represent tbe “woolly
horse" discovered by Fremont in the
recesses of the Rocky mountains.
Benton stalked across the avenue and
listened with great disgust to the state­
ment by Barnum. who was his own
doorkeeper nnd solicitor, thnt Inside
the tent could be found tbe greatest
natural curiosity in the world, "the
woolly horse captured by General Fre­
mont and now on exhibition!”
"HAVE TOU OOT ANY CHEWIN'?"
Benton denounced Barnum as an Im
poster and denied that Ids son-in-law face nil covered with blood and with ::
had discovered any such animal. Bar murderous look in Ids eyes. Minor tried
num, who did not know Benton, told to run, but he was so badly scared his
him flippantly to pay his quarter nnd feet refused to move. Tlie fellow drew
go into the show or make less noise, near nnd ns Minor wns about to drop
whereupon the Indignant statesman with fenr readied out Ids linnd and
called uiion the police to arrest Bar­ said:
"Say, partner, have you got any
num. and a large crowd assembled to
witness tbe extraordinary scene. The chewin' ?”
"Yes,” Minor almost yelled ns he
police refused to interfere, nnd Barnum
received a free advertisement, much to handed him a plug. "Take it. It's all
his gratification and profit.—George G. yours.”
“Well,” replied the man ns he lilt off
Vest in Philadelphia Post.
a large chew, "be a little keerful when
Wlfflitcapw In the Navy.
you're shootin’ in this here field. Ef
Captain William Ilarwnr Parker In them linil been big shot they might liev
his "Recollections of a Naval Officer” sp’iled my complexion."
gives the following story from his ex­
There Wasn’t Any Story.
periences on joining the United States
A newspaper story that Is going tin*
war vessel North Carolina as a mid
shlpman in 1841, when lie was fourteen rounds of on** of (lie larger western cit
years of age: "1 had suffered much les concerns a young and very green re­
with earache, nnd niy mother had porter who had just been taken on tbe
caused me to wear nightcaps. There staff of the town’s leading daily. II
was nothing strange to me in this, as happened Hint several tlieatrlcal open
other boys wore them at my boarding Ings occurred on the same night, and
school, but it seems it was not n way the staff of the paper's dramatic *1<
they had in the navy. My caps were partment was able to “cover" only
of many colors, for they were made of three out of the four events. Space was
remnants of my sister's dresses. Now. reserved for ir story of Mme. Misljeska.
ns 1 made my final preparations for re who was to open thnt night in a new
pose I opened my trunk nml put on a play, nnd the young re|iorter was as
close fitting nightcap. It was the sig signed to tbe story.
About 9 o'clock he strolled Into tin
nal for an indescribable scene of con
fusion. If I had put on a suit of mall office. The city editor greeted him with
It could not have caused greater as nstonlsliment.
“Why, how's this?" lie exclaimed
tonishment among these light hearted
reefers. They rushed to my trunk, “Didn't you get nny story?"
seized the caps, put them on and joined
“No,” explaln**d the reporter. "TI kt -
in a wild dance on the orlop deck. In wasn't nny story. 1 saw Mme. Modjes
which were mingled red caps, blue ka attacked by a footpad as she wns
caps, white caps, all colors of caps. In lenvlng her carriage at the stage door
pleasing variety. I had to take mine nnd ns she didn’t come to I knew that
off liefore turning in. as ft really did the performance was off. so I didn't
seem to be too much for their feelings, wait.”—Harper's Weekly.
but I manngisl to smuggle it under my
pillow, and when al! was quiet ! put it
Tht OikJy Eire;«u.
on again. But when the midshipman
"Colonel Griggs of Georgia?" asked
came down at midnight to call the re a stranger of Representative .1 W
lief he spied It. and we had another Griggs at the west door of the house.
scone. Tills was the last I ever saw of
“No. sab; Mlstnh Griggs of .lorjnli.
my caps."
wns the answer. “I'm the only niemli* i
of the house from south of Virginia
A Problem For the llollnnd Traveler.
who Is not a colonel."
In passing through tbe narrow, crook­
ed little streets of Leeu warden I
A Minrp Di«.
chanced upon a sign that held my at­
Mrs. Buxom—That hnteful Mrs Knox
tention and compelled thought. It read, made a very mean comment upon in*
“L. v. d. Zwaan, Morgen Wckker.” age today.
This is faultloss Dutch for Morning
Mr. Buxom—Did she say you wer*
Waker. and it signifies that L. v. d. getting old?
Zwaan will, for a paltry sum. leave his
Mrs. Buxom—N’o. Indeed. Shi* «alii '
hod in tbe frosty hours of early morn­ "still looked qiVte young." 1'1 la
ing and. putting swwt sleep behind Dhln Press. _____________
him. arouse his slumberous clients.
Daddy Stamped.
Truly, a worthy calling! Yet. tell me.
Willie—Daddy, why can a man run
you wlio are versed in occult things,
who or xrtiat In this somnolent land faster than a boy?
Dad—Because he's bigger.
wakes the morgen wekker? Edward
Willie—Is that it? Then why don't
renfield in Scribner's.
the hind wheels of a wagon run f • er
A Deep One.
than the frtint ones?
Doting Motbffr—Tell me, profcsWir. Is
But dad gave It up.—Cincinnati Com
my son a deep student?
mercial Tribune.
Professor (dryly) — Noneo deeper,
ma'am., I <*»'•* always at tlie bottom.
A n?ee thing about havlngechlldren
* that It keeps a n*n's wits sharpen***!
Labor fids ns of three great cvlls- to prevent them from discovering bow
irksomenesf? vice hnd poverty.-
much li* doesn't know
“JEFFING" FOR MONEY.
Tie* taelrut <«aiur Oucr kuu»u tu
All I'riutera la llrln«
leu.
"I lost $5 Jetfiug last night.” said a
printer. “What? You do not kuow
anything ubout Jeff? Why, It Is a» old
as the art of printing Itself, and uo
man knows Just when It did come Into
(avor. Far back In the past some fel­
low was lmpr*-H>ed with tbe posslblli
fl**» of the quad as an Instrument for
gambling. Blue* that time Jeff has
been a feature of all newspaper offices
and wherever there Is type to set. Jeff
Is played very much like dice, but la
much mor** Interesting, and the chances
of winning a g<Htd stake at one shot are
greater.
“Seven quads aro nsed in the game.
Any number of persons can play, and
each throws tbe quads in turn, just as
we do dice. You probably know that
on one side of a quad Is a little groove,
which xve call a 'nick.' The man who
turns up tlie greatest number of nicks
in three throws takes tbe pot. while ev­
ery other man who puts up his money
loses. Every player puts 50 cents into
the i»ot. ami. as there are six or seven
to throw, the stake Is well worth win­
ning. When a throw la made without
turning up a single nick, that's a 'mol-
lie.* A ‘mollle’ is a blank and counts
for nothing unless one can throw three
‘mollies' In succession. In that ease ha
takes the [tot. but it Is alns* impos­
sible to do the trick. •Cocked' quads
are also ixisslble, as with dice. If
three players tie their throws, they
•stay In,’ while the remainder of tlie
crowd ‘sweeten up the pot.’ It is sel­
dom that more than five or six points
are made, although I have heard of
cases xv here players made as high as
twenty points.”—Birmingham Age-Her­
ald.
_
Anllcipatina.
There Is a story to the effect that a
woman with a disposition to worry
over tlie future mnde a list of Impend­
ing troubles, the ones she thought like­
ly to happen to herself, and put It
away ftir safe keeping. Some months
later she ran across It by accident
merely, for she had quite forgotten it,
aud to her surprise found that not one
of the number had come to pass. So
»lie became converted to the optimistic
side and Is a happier and more pros­
perous woman for tbe change.
It is a story we would do xvell to re­
member. It contains a lesson to be tak­
en to heart. The greater part of our
woe lives in our imagination. On that
we waste our strength and nerve force,
leaving a rather weak prop on which
to leau in real adversity. Trouble we
must meet—that is Inevitable—but we
do not have to live it through twice, the
flrst time in imagination. A fear of
what the future contains Is a clog upon
our heels and prevents the achieve­
ment of many an Important deed.
CHOICE
MISCELLANY
Hl» Tim* Fur Thlakla*.
A story currant In Washington Just
now tells ot the house hunting experi­
ence of a certain senator from the
uorthwest whose romantic marriage to
a Delaware lady recently received
much attention In tlie pre»».
It ap|iears that the senator wns
shown through one swell mansion by
the owner thereof In person, a woman
of coiiHlderable moment In Washington
■odety.
"I am not at all anxious to lease my
bous«> during my absence from tills
country.” explained thu lady, "as I
shall of course have to let It furnished,
and 1 have feared to do that because of
the expensive fittings I hnve placed In
It. In your case, however,” she adihil
"I shall be «inly too glad to rent you
tlie bouse, knowing, as 1 do. that in
your blinds there will be no danger that
my furniture will not I h * well tukeu
«•are of. 1 will lease for $4.500.”
The senator did not reply, but contln
ued to gaze out of tin* window, Just as
tie hud don«* all through tin* woman's
talk.
“Why, senator,” she exclaimed, "what
on earth aro you looking at so Intent-
ly?"
“I'm not looking at anything in par
tlcular,” he replied softly. "I'm think-
Ing.”
“Thinking?” echoed the lady.
“Yes,” answered he. “I’m thinking
or rather wondeilng what if I should
take your house I should do with tlie
remaining $500 of my salary.”
Clothe» of Premier».
The late Lord Salisbury shared with
Mr. Gladstone a disregard for clothes,
and several times Ids attire was re­
ferred to with regret by sartorial writ
era. So long as his coat hung fairly
well from the slioiild<*rs the de**eaaed
premier cared little, but he never went
the length of Mr. Gladstone, whose
clothes were often so shabby that only
an eminent person would wear them
Lord Salisbury's hats were enormous
affairs, qll* e*|uallng Mr. Gladstone's
In size and much more resp«*ctable. In­
deed Mr. Gladstone's headgear was
generally in the “shocking bad hat"
category. While In attendance In th**
commons Mr. Gladstone dresstxl fairly
well, but outside tlie house lie paid lit­
tle attention to ills garments. The suc­
cessors In office of the great departed
are, on the other hand, careful dr**ssers.
especially Lord Rosebery, who designed
a collar for himself with tlie turnover
peaks rounded for greater comfort ami
durability. Mr. Balfour's appearance is
usually very smnrt on social occasions,
although hi* seemingly does not endi'ii*
or to attain the well groomed condition
of Mr. Chamberlain.—London Men and
Women.
At the End of Ilin Hope.
■'laying Card».
The Chinese, who, according to their
histories, invented everything before
anybody else, claim the merit of having
first designed playing cards nnd devel­
oped the gauies arising out of them.
The Emperor Soun Ho had many
wives, who naturally found time hang­
ing heavily on their hands, so the em­
peror devised amusement for them by
inventing cards—that is, if we are to
put any belief in the words of tlie Chi­
nese historians. There were thirty
enrds in each of Ills packs—three suits
of nine each and Uiree extra or superior
enrds. The Chinese cards xvere oblong,
ns ours nre, while those of the Hindoos
were round.
Surprising though it may seem, it Is
nevertheless true that the queen In our
suits is n comparatively modern inno­
vation. The picture cards were at first
entirely military—king, knight and
knave. The Italians were the first, it
Is said, to give the lady a place in the
pack.
linn Conlil It Be a Mistake t
What n woman doesn't know about
newspapers isn't worth knowing. The
otiier morning Mrs. B. was talking to
her husband.
“I notice in the Dally Hoodoo that
Mr. Biffkins died on Sunday.”
“It's a mistake, my dear,” replied the
husband. "He died on Monday.”
“But the paper said Sunday.”
“I know it, but It was nn error In the
print.”
“I thought so, too. at first, but I got
a half dozen copies of the paper, and It
was the same In all of them. They cer­
tainly couldn't hnve mnde the mistake
ovor and over again.”
The husband tried to convince her,
but it was no use, and he gave It up.
A Rural Financier,
“I suppose you’d like to make about
1,000 per cent on a little Investment
while you're in the city," remarked the
confidence man.
"You bet I would!” replied the finan­
cier from the farm.
“Well, how much can you put Into
the deal?"
The farmer gave tbe matter thought­
ful consideration.
“Well.” he said nt last, "if it's a sure
tiling there's no use goln’ too strong at
tlie start. I'll Invest a dime right bow .
an' then I’ll Invest the' profit on that
when I get It. nn’ so on up as long as it
works."—Chicago Post.
When Wit Iw Perfect.
When wit is combined with sense
nnd Information, when It Is softened
' v benevolence and restrained bv strong
pimclplcs, when it is in the hands of
a man who can use it nnd despise it, ■
who can be witty nnd something much 1
better than witty, who loves honor, i
justice, decency, good nature, morality
nnd religion ten thousnnd times bet­
ter thnn wit—wit is then a beautiful
and delightful part of our nature.— I
Sydney Smith.
Addison Mlzner likes to run an nuto-
mobilc, but he has never been granted
a chauffeur’s license. The other day he
was siie<xllng through tin* park when
be encountered a policeman, who. ©*•**-
Ing no number on Ills machine, hulled
him and demanded to see Ills license.
"I haven't any," said Mlzner. “but I’m
going dotvn as fast ns 1 can to get it.”
He was allowed to go. nnd presently he
was stopped by another officer who
wanted to see his license. “I am on my
way to give nn exhibition of my skill in
order to get one," snld Mlzner. Again
be was pcrmltti*d to depart, but a few
moments later he encountered another
uniformed functionary, who hnltis! him
nnd lie refloated the statement Hint be
was on his way to give an exhibition.
“Very well,” said the oflicer; “tills l i
the place where the exhibitions are
given. Got busy.”
“It’s no use," snld Mlzner. "I haven’t
the $2 to pny for the license."—San
Francisco Table Talk.
The Old North Stnte.
North Cnrollna, with Its nren of 48.-
(100 square miles anti its stretch of 5IM>
miles from end to end. Is so Immense
and Its Interests nre so varied that
tlie people at one extremity have little
Idea of what those nt tlie other are
like or wlint they are doing, ami In a
modified way this Is tnie-of those be­
tween the extremities they are not
acquainted with their fellow citizens
of either the east or west and know
only in a general wny wlint they are
doing. It Is only, for Instance, 175
miles from Charlotte to the sen. yet It
will surprise a gissl innny people ben­
to know thnt the Bank of Carteret at
Beaufort recently paid out $50,000 to
fishermen, but this Is statisl ns a fact.
Certainly North Carolina Is rich In the
three only origlnnl sources of wealth,
the enrtli, the water nnd the forests.
Charlotte (N. C.) Observer.
FlKhtln» Con»un*ptl«»n In France.
The minister of public Instruction hi
France has taken the lead of all tin-
world In measures for tbe prevention of
consumption in the schools. A new law
requires thnt nn exnmlnotlon of every
pupil shall be made once In Hine
months, and tlie height, the weight, the
chest measure nnd the general pliyslcnl
condition of every on«* shall I h * entensl
on the pupil's report. The sclioolnsim«
r**celve the snm<* preventive attention.
Curpets are prohibited, curtains must
be of cloth that may lie frequently
washed, no dry sweeping Is allowed,
and dust must bo removed by wet
cloths, all school furniture must I*** of
ten sroured, Isioks are regularly dislti
fe* t.o*I, and no hmk H*nt >uiji.been iise*1
by a consumptive child may lie used by
another person.
The Spice 1» Patti*» Life.
Hall to I’atti! Born In Madrid, her
father a native of Catania. In 8i<*tly.
nnd her mother a native of Rome, «he
wns brought ttfi by an American step
father In tbe United States, marrie I
two French husbands liefore she set
tied down In Wales ami In now I' ■
M*> Fneonrnir**Vnent WeeBe*.
Iler Father What? Y'ou say you're wife of a Swedish noblemnn Bo»'* i
engaged to Fred? I thought I told you Herald.
not to give him any encouragement?
E»«M>»r»gl»g.
Ills Daughter—I don't. He doesn't
need any.—New Yorker.
Clara—Do you think there Is any
chance of his asking me to marry him?
One Differ*»«*».
Maud-Yes. 1 never saw a man yet
Admirer—Yes, nnd her mind is as who wouldn't make a fool of himself.—
fair as her face.
Detroit Free Press.
Knocker—But the latter Is a good
deal more quickly made up.—Baltimore
Merely a HI»«.
American.
Kitty—Harry says he loves me for
myself alone.
It Is n good plan occasionally to take | Bertha--I suppose that's his wny of
your troubles to some one who will saying your motker must be kept out
point out tiiat you are to blame for of the family.—Boston Transcript.
having them.—Atchison Globe.
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