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Show Why do we whistle? Some of us do not, because we cannot though most of us think we are warblers of divine melody. The really artistic whistler, lie who knows when the occasion is ripe for him to purse his lips and give his safety valve free vent, Is not the tooter of things frightful and heartrending, Ever strike you that the Innocent (?) whistle Is capable of rendering something profane? Ever realize that the mild little whistle could cuss up and down the gamut of sound In a manner profoundly blasphemous? It can. It can! If you doubt It watch your churchly friend pounding a nail thumbnail. Meant to hit the other nail. He pops the afflicted member In his mouth, rolls bis eyes toward the horizon and does a redowa, polka, and all In one movement. Then he whistles. Most men would emit cuaswords, but not be; at the same time he Is two-ste- p profane, wretchedly profane. lie begins with a soft sound like the cooing of doves but the refrain ends In a screech of poignant agony that lifts your hair. He Is whistling swear words, and thats all there is to it. Old men cater to the tunes of other days and are sorry and mournful performers with the Up flute. They carol the song of childhood with an abandon that makes the hearer wish for a paradise In some forest solitude where sound Is not. Toung men warble through the strains wrenched from the popular operas with freedom and disgraceful want of music, so disgraceful that the patient mule sauntering along the towpath wants to go away and deliver up the goods, mortality, and quit his Job then and there. In fact, there are few good whistlers; too bad. too. Whistling expands the lungs, revives the flow of stagnated blood, and drives away the blues that is, sometimes. As generally practiced. It creates a desire to commit murder, use a sandbag for overt purposes better guessed at than printed. It was easy for the average tooter to sail through Pinafore, and he could, A Handsome Coat too, because It was dead easy. There are no more Pinafores, but the boiler Long tucked coats are much worn plate whistler Is still with us day and both with skirts of the material and as general wraps. This one Is essennight Once while I was vainly wooing tially smart and suits both purposes sleep I heard a songbird under my equally well, but, as Illustrated, la window. The breezes of the Florida made of soft gray broadcloth with coast came to my ears along with the sighing of palms; the tender note of the whippoorwill and the entrancing melody of the mocking bird greeted me and lulled me to dreams of rapture; the prattling of little children at play came with the sobs of surf caroling through the zephyrs of night I listened to the songs of unmeasurable delight as they poured from the lips of a really artistic whistler. I rose, went to the window, and saw a sable ashman dump a can Into bis wagon. I found him the next morning and asked him to come and pour his melHis dark ody Into my phonograph. visage split across the center, and he said lnocently: I seldom whlssles, boss. I ony dus It when I dont knows It" I have not heard a true artist since. The best and greatest I ever did hear, the ashman, seldom whistles hut when he does be puts the song birds out of business. Then, why whistle? Horace Seymour Keller in Philadelphia Ledger. trimming of the new Parisian lamb braid in gray and white, and makes part of a costume. The tucks give the long liner that mean slenderness and grace and the collarless neck Is "Dats nothin," said he. "Weve got peculiarly well adapted to wear with somethin worse dan dat here. Did yer a fur scarf or pelerine or with any similar addition to the outfit The ever see dor devil?" sleeves are both new and smart and 'Naw," said the doctor's boy. can be worn over those of the waist he look like?" "Wats without danger of rumpling. The quan"Looks like der devil, said the of material required is 3 yards store .boy. "Come here, and he led tity 44 or 2 52 inches wide. May the way to the closet with the skele- Manton In yards Chicago Record-Heralton. "Ho looks jes' like dls," and he threw open the door and touched the e Girls Apron. button, setting the arms and legs of An exceedingly pretty apron Is the skeleton going In all directions. shown here in an original design, With a howl of terror the doctors made up in lawn boy darted out Into the street He ran and edged with half a block away and there he stood embroidery. The looking back, his eyes popping out of apron Is in one his head. Just then the thin salespiece and slips man entered the store and learned on over the head. that his customer's boy had been there This means a for tho goods. Attar considerable saving In the laconIn the store questioning the boy bor of making, fessed what had happened. The for there are no salesman went to the door and saw buttons and butthe doctor's boy standing on the other tonholes and no side of the street back opening. A "Come over here, boy," cried the narrow belt is 4 salesman. "Its all right" worn with the The boy took one look at him, saw dress and if dehow cadaverous he was, and yelled sired, pockets back: might be added, "No, yer dont! I know yer, even Aside from the simplicity of the If yer has got yer clothes on!" design and make any one can see at a glance bow easily a garment of this kind could be laundered, the front and back being the same. It requires only a few minutes' time to make the garment and as little time to freshen It up by laundering. Hamburg Belle, winner of cross-barreLawn, muslin, the Futurity, captured the largest gingham dimity, and batiste are suitable maamount about $45,000. These figure terials. are nowhere near the limits of former years. When Mr. Keene's Domino was Pretty and Serviceable. two years old his winnings reached The common custom of using rush the enormous total of $186,000, which mats under hot dishes as a protection is the American record, and one which to the polished wood does not appeal has rarely ever been surpassed since to a housewife as giving an air of ractng began. In order to do this daintiness to a prettily set dining ta- Domino had to go through the season with a single defeat, and was fortunately in condition to start for all the rich stakes In which he was engaged. Another surprise of tho year is to be found in tho fact that Ben Stroms leads all sires In winnings of bis get with $39,000 to bis credit. Heretofore the Ben Stromes were regarded as very speedy, but were regarded In many quarters as lacking in the higher racing qualities. Ills record this year, therefore, as 111 do much to revise those opinions. From the standpoint of high-clasracing the season was a brilliant one, with the western nr J. B. Ilaggan, carrying off the honors. His stable was stronger than ever before. and bids fair to be still more formidable In 1904. Couldnt Fool This Boy. On Grand street there Is a little shop where they deal in surgical Instruments and things like that, says the New York Press. In a closet they skeleton. The keep a skeleton Is nicely mounted and connected with an electric battery in such way that by touching a button it .dances and gesticulates in a furious long-jointe- d manner. One of the salesmen in the place Is so thin that dogs follow him on the street This salesman sold a nice bill of goods to a doctor up town. The doctor was in a hurry and sent his boy after the instruments. Tho boy entered the store and asked for the salesman. He was busy and the offlee ,toy ashed tho doctor's hoy to sit down. The two lads go t to talking and pretty .soon fell to bragging. "Guess you never seen em cut a fellers leg off," said the doctors boy. "Dats nothin'; I seed er chap killed plumb dead on der trolley on der Bowery net, retorted the store boy. "I bet yer never walked through a graveyard at night," remarked the doc- -- tor's boy. Then a horrible thought came to the etore boy. One-Piec- Africander the Turf King. With the racing season of 1903 on the running turf at a close, so far as the leading stables are concerned, the good cold Africander stands out es the bright particular star of the year as a money getter, with a little more than 170,000 as bla winnings. This is a remarkable showing for a and has seldom been surpassed, although It Is by no means a record. Africander's winnings place bla i high up In the list of American and entitle his sire, Star Ruby, 'to second place in the list of American elres for the year. By their victories in the Brooklyn and Suburban handicaps be and Irish Lad excel the of all previous years, being the first to win theso events, and under weight never before carried by in theso races. As showing the groat uncertainty of the racing lgame it may be sa!J that as a Africander was a very ordinary colt and gave no indication that the following season would find him the host colt in the United States. division Waterboy In the leads, with between $40,000 and to his owner's credit Among the $50,-00- 0 d most k mat with an opening In the center, into which you can slip a piece of asbestos cut the shape of the linen, only a trifle smaller. When the mat needs laundering, slip out the asbestos and launder as dollies. Flaring Turbans Stylish. In turbans, the canotier, or boat shape, still holds first place, though some round and box shapes are seen. These hats are made In quilted silk, in chenille or braided felt, In heaver, in velvet, In fur. Little bouton roses will hold the popularity they have gained this summer and the most famous of the Parisian milliners show a liking for the mingling of these tiny roses in a very deep red and tea rose, or yellowish pink shade. One black velvet hat with high crown and broad brim bas prim little roses In these two colors grouped around the crown like a high dog collar, with a cluster of the flowers at the side, from which starts one black plume curling over the brim and down over the shoulder. Fashions of the Hour. reception frocks will be cut very full, lying on the ground all round and showing any amount of stltchery. The Intricacies of dressmaking are greater than ever and, despite the attempt at apparent simplicity, the enormous amount of detail In every frock worthy of note is such that only experts can undertake The It with any hope of success. woman who can afford two or three All glove is shaded from very light gray in the hand up to quite dark in the gauntlet d Fashlonable Fabrics. e Among the fashionable fabrics and the rough mixtures are the best materials for street suits. The variety shown In these materials Is almost endless. Zlbellnes come in so many colors and combinations that they furnish material for severe tailor suits, for dressy wraps and for elaborate costumes. Then the novelty zlbellnes are seen In spotted and nub" effects, stripes, Irregular figures and pepper and salt patterns. to-da- y, strlko Its gait Thsy caiirn em how to capture fatno pitAndtosrh fortuns whllo you wait" Jtnd ho oiqlled a omllo as bo thought a whllo, And ho laid him out n plan win mors fold than n bank could bold. Did tbo vsry smart young man. said ho, Sr olroa I a good old soul," mo mad drive 'Hut, oh It would to tbo bare from alavo aavo and i is las tny poor old dad I id after I've been gone a while Twill bs a Joy profound coma and show folks how I U sow ity stark of wealth around." ul hs saw, did he. glad things to b iVhen his course begun. d he paused to get a cigarette, Jld the vsry smart young man. i a day sidered in designthe one ing shown here, in figured material and having a prettily shaped collar and deep cuff in plain colored material. It takes no more time to make up a pretty dressing and the sack, material costs no more, than to make up a common looking garment and how much more satisfaction there is in feeling that you have a pretty, neat Back of the latest design. The design snows a tucked yoke In front, thus enabling one to make a dainty, pretty design without the large collar. The sack may be worn with or without the belt. For a neat little dressing sack that is nice enough for afternoon wear as well as for a morning sack this is a good model to follow. Made up in figured Japanese silk or challis, and using white or plain colored material for collar and cuffs, one fashions a most charming design. Cashmere, albatross, fleece-line-d material and silk are suitable to the Latest In Collars. Cape collar of cream crepe de chine bands, joined by fagoting and bor Isnt the root of all avlL nl taa I can an In midsummer the towns of Ven ela seem deserted during the d iv The sun Is so hot that exposu, it without a lint for only fifteen ! utes usually results in lllnqss a death within a day or two. band r have n f gdilet llorse Insurance is the latest bon,, nlent institution of Bavaria. With t! aid of the Government and influent persons Interested in horse breed, nearly 400 unions have been form, with 34,748 orses ninl au capital of over ?(!.80o,ooo. 1111 1 I ev nil me, tellin ,J te, J emoi . apreliei ould n ung I In one of the rural districts of Sr den a garden Is attm-heto ere Here the children reee, school. upon bei hut ely practical instruction In the cultivate of plants, berries, flowers, berbi tr fruits, management of homed, pet houses, and so forth. jumuiei heavei ud a v t Your The Japanese delight in anlir freaks. They train dogs to perfor various kinds of stunts, but their me nmusing wonders are waltzing mi. The whirlings and twistings of tie. little animals are exceedingly ludlcroc The diminutive walt.ers are abo half the size of the American do The ;t there d face it baur er. I worn! irmurei niou-an- piebald in color. blon t self f sh Jch A In a German medical suggests that doctors zoo writer the e' r a? to pie." not be disturbed nt night nearly s often If they Insisted on lmmedla payment for their servies, The poo, who often do not pay their bills, j. the most prone to send for the doet nt night. In most cases when tipis no Immediate need of his flow V Ihe 8ur stern et Tenni tho Universal (iime, Certainly of them nil tennis is t! most universal: small hoys, girls, Horn. men of three generations p!ay nml the crack has not very out of it than the duffSo long as a player feels within ii possibilities of growth he enjoys t! game; and even when these fail, he realizes that he is , he clings on, contesting every inch of the with some one of his eontempora-!-"I- f I cannot keep pace with the vam-inbattalion, I shall n IV those who are in retreat. cries and so because tennis pfcr era are generally optimists you t see on any warm summer day vetera urging their old limbs upon the crouching in tlieir piny held stiffly, trotting with liri timorous steps, poking at the hall v the gesture of uncertain vision: t you watch them awhile and think Imps in the pride of your youth, " enn't be much fun in that." Andt. while you are looking on. they hr to wrangle about some point; they suspicions ns to whether or not tb ball actually did strike the line; verbal vitality ns those four w men will then display, eongregatiuf to the net, wagging their heads, znd fortran Itself ally examining the bnll of whitewash! You do not doubt wf o longer that their tennis Is something "4 J11! extreme moment to them; wonder if with your own occasion,w slipshod Indifference to your right Mi111 doubtful points you do not show p- sic-- npon matlon one ol hered What Young Tortumi light i ly blr e pre their ( horn Isabel That - T-tf- dered with silk fringe. The neck Is finished by an application of ecru lace. Belt buckle of silver with colored stones. Petticoats of Paris. The flannel petticoat is seen once more at the leading lingerie shops la Paris. It Is beautifully shaped and Fashion Tips. trimmed with frills of silk, often inSilky broadcloth Is used for separserted with medallions of coarse silk ate waists. embroidery. In most cases these are Wood fiber lace In two tones trims lined with thin silk. As a matter of the rough fabrics. fact, flannel is a lovely fabric if it is Soft shades of gray and white have onlv treated properly, and nowadays won my ladys favor. the manufacturers produce it in the The plainest serge gown is wondermost beautiful colorings. Such gar- fully touched up by collars and cuffs ments entirely upset all our old ideas of oriental embroidery. r worthy slight regnrd for n Arthur Stnnwood Tier, noble In The A La; u nurlee -- irminj df the ugh I for kn nk he e Ir nlug. re hit ihe c 'Isabel 'ki-- lantic. I rds. Why He Hldnt now nn Marry, Phil May, the English artist, In dentil occurred recently, worked Ar of Sydney. youth on the Bulletin, tralia. Occasionally Ihe young would he assigned by the BulletinP ml pie to the police courts, u frni bring would he assignments no sketches, now humorous and admirable. were that Bui-One of the best of tinlibrary the iu sketches hangs soph Chamberlain. It portray man In the prisoner liang-do" talking to a very mild and s.vnipu looking judge. Mr. Mays story e sketch ls that the prisoner had every dragged before the judge of months for a number years "Your face ls familiar here, , ter now said. "It ls, your honor worse hick, turned the prisoner. Are you married yet?" Not yet. sir." .. c, I Not yet, eh? How long thnt you have been engaged? ,, Seven yenrs, your honor." So long ns thnt? Why In tb haven't you got married In - !h ?ned, ' Ive Im,' I gill 1 eeh, I HOME WAISTS SHOWING DECORATIVE COLLARS. of the rod flannel petticoats of our grandmothers! New Fancy In Glovea. Soft gauntlets that pull on and shape to tho arm aro the nowest fancies In glovea. They fit anugly over tho wrist In the hack and tho little fullness la gathered to tho front wtth an Inside elastic band. If they are of dark kid, they are lined with a doll-rat- e light gray or pink. An unusually striking pair waa of black lined with eoft yellow. Another pretty evening The new angora rloth I. b. ,w ""'l1 usad 'r',rk the tl d ra teliin UP pi nt kp n. I n hi in hr "All! " In H tin 4 u 'Wl ni( core With urni nd Ire. d rn PPrln 'Because, your honor," the "Ann nnd I explaiin-utn aged to lie both out of Jail at time." Boston Post. ihap , Fashion never presented no mane contradictions, walst of JUr or chlf-ln-, f Hi) 'orb-- timer - tha not dec-- ha-.p- ble, and we suggest a pretty Idea for table mats. Cut a round or oblong piece of linen the slzo desired and embroider with sprays of flowers or a conventional design, then cut two pieces half as large for the under side. Place the two straight edges together, which should be on tho selvage at the middle across the center. When placed in this manner they are the size of the upper piece, and both scalshould be basted together and lop worked around tho edge through Now you bar the top and under sis'- ii .lousy light-bcaiK- zlb-elin- elm rre . away, This who would fortune win. lie hadyouth laid hla schema, 'twas a pretty The proportional increase In the That's the matter with a stray hog la population of the cities wts less during ths past ten years than previously. our garden? Money jccustoi ev ..ngs, prest-m- wbsa ho wont dream. To, somehow, scoop It In. And hs told hla pa and hs told his And ho told the urlghtmra, too. In a glowin' stylo and a emlla. Of me wondrous things he d do. Out the world turned round and tbo sun went down As they have sines the world began, let the days that cams brought wealth nor fume To the very smart yun man. In a ragged coat one day hs wrote These words to hla lovin' ma: "Dear Mother: Can't you plan soma wny And tlx tt up wlih pa To send ms a ticket to bring mo borne- -. (Somehow I've hsd no chance To mnke a hit) --and, by the by, I'lease send a pntr or panto,1 And begged of him to plan Some happy way three meals a day To for a smart young man. Tiiank Spink," iu boston Hamid. ii m , s And there esmo 4 Some of the rivers of The Very Smart Yeung Elan. young Loatherhoad. tills thought, did ind ho thought out, and than ust wait till 1 startsao l it lot thsso foglos too for alow qpbat they'r to the Wales It is the munmiltiod one of the daughters of mKloh Siberia over lee many years old, Pretty Dressing Sack. and a us solid ns rock, a Attractiveness is as important tributary of factor as comfort In the selection of Lena has, upon the soil which t a dressing sack, the bed of the river, a bed of ei and both these over nine feet thick. details were con- superior frocks has a good Investment, because there is so much work in them and the materials are so sumptuous that they really ought to last a longer time than usual. Fash- mode. ions of the hour are costly, and It Is useless to pretend they are not Proper Dance Frocks. frocks Very finely accordion-plaiteare de rigueur for dances; and the fichu and wide berthe of lace and indeed of ribbon, are both popular. A delightful vleux rose crystalline frock for a young girl had both bodice and skirt finely plaited. Round the bem were medallions of cream Brussels applique, outlined with black velvet bodice leaves. The accordion-plaitewas Inserted with straggling applique leaves on the lace and a deep berthe of the same fell over the shoulders. The arm was bare at the top, while the full sleeve was put on just above the elbow and held in place by black velvet leaves, which looked particularly well on the white arm. irious papor the world belongs ulS( 't tl After 'ten her II co ' I'onmt Strang Nh; E. Howard picked up oil the hemll ,I"' Pool, Me., recently a Ml .t "? pll)i.n which neither he ii Pool had ever before lias been boxed nnd sent to " " sonlan Institute, nt WiishfflK tormltie what It is. ,j. her T. ,!o w T ' flA ti .f ini Slim f 'inn. j1 Inti w rptlcl ft-- sir" " According to tho monlt Pico of St. Bernard, their enve on an aver.igo 20 I!' on the mountain. Jp 6 J This HI 'Urn |