The Wilson Mirror from Wilson, North Carolina • Page 2

HIS CLAIM. fM-'SrtlTHE JOKERS' BUDGET. FOR THE FAIR SEX. styles have full cellars of lace and any amount of laco garniture in front, over the shoulders and around the slenvea) Perdita Ernest is awfullv fv Penelope And do voa cause he is Frank? H- Perdifo Xo; because i Truth. A FINANCIAL Tr.AN.vcri His Son (just returned from I bought a silver mine don4 father, for five thousand doll His Father I knew you.

So you were fool eaoiA 7 mine? biJ His Son Yes; I formo-i a and sold the stock to an for ten thousand dollars. 'va did? 25 Til bet I'm the one wh a His Son I'trvinrr tn know you are. Tiuth. A COMPARISON. Swell of the Period oh! have sent for you, certainly; bit I ta confess I have not the slightest faith modern medical science.

iocior yja inaiaoesnn matter i'nt" least." You see, a mule luu no faitb the veterinary surgeon, and yet he curj him all the same. TaUche schau. ROY A p. CONTEMPT. "Come hither," said Queen V.lh.

etc. "What does your majesty "Have you 'any of thoe metn edi- torialsjmnted by the United States aew papers about me?" "Yes." "Bring them hither; I am to'4 tjlt they will make my hair curi." "So am your majestv." "I will see that the prophecy ijful filled. I will use them for curl-ptpj-sj Washington. Star. THE APT CALLS jj.

Buller- ttou air -There's a man below to. Mayberry What did you toll him? Butler I told him you told me if jt was a lady to say you were in, aad if was a man to say you were out. Mayberry Vhat did he say then? I Butler He said to tell you he wui lady. Harvard Lampoon. SAD MEMORIES.

"Madam," said the tramp, "takebiof yer loaf of bread. I return it unbroken!" "What's the matter?" "It brings back too many sad memories. I can't tech it." "Docs she asked, gently, "maka you think of the bread your motherused to make?" "No, 'm. It makes me think of when I wa3 doin' time on the rock pile." Washington Star- HE SKIPPED. Millionaire's Daughter Hurry, (eof frey! You'd better take your cue ui and skip.

Walking Gentleman Yea: ipod night, darling! I'll get out before tse-old man's foot lights. Xew York Press. WHICH KILLS SLOWEST. Doctor You an either take tlii 1 I meaicine in capsuies or in mpui urui. Patient Which kills slowest? Texn Siftings.

UNKltRING INSTINCT. Mrs. Comehome. You say you are a rrr (1 nrnoKnr iirl irnnar ixr i Vrt'! when the irons are too hot? Servant (looking for a place )-H)w; By smelling the burning lineup mum, of course. Vogue.

GLOOMY FOItEBODIXO. "Velvet will be worn as much as erey this winter," said the wife of a prominent New York journalist, who ing a fashion journal. "Yes, I am afraid he velvet there left on the collar of my last winter overcoat will be more worn than erer before" the robins nest again," was tao pensive reply of the moulder of public opinion. Texas Siftings. FURTHER INSTRUCTION POSTPONED.

After leading carefully up to the sub ject the teacher of the class in the fu Mission Sunday school felt cnnn ieai had madean impression" on Snub-No be Mike, the bootblack'. "And now, said, style of talk to the vccibuhry oft- class, sort of kids do you -ts go to heaven?" "Dead ones," answered Mike, solemnly. And the moral lesson ended Chicago Tribune. THE MATTER WITH noon Look here. Waters I care for any more milk like that you yesterday morning.

It was a.t too cvnical to suit mv taste. milkman frynieal-' do you mean? Hoon It seemed to hare be- 2 maturely soured Puck. SHK ONLY WANTED TO Wife Can vou let rne hi mon nev. dear? I am goincr sh pp Husband Great heaven: you'll ruin me. Wife (calmly) All I want ii t- fcr car fare.

Globe Review. Christian Kins -Khania. Kins: Khama, the rlrm a British in their South African 'V Christian, a monogamist Jiisd i. ie ler. Khama when a youth.

r-i imw' atii -i The Boer produced a brandy bott plied Khama's father with the coai until he induced him to give up uable quantity of ivory tor a V3 tht oi powaer ana a Dar or ieau. dav Khama resisted the Herald. curious and peculiar decoration is tc place insects, flies, gnats, bd per- fonfv PMrvprl as to be life-like. Sandalwood fans come chiefly from China and are literaUy covered with intricate and microscopic carvings. ew Orleans Picayune.

FOK EVENING At this season of the year the fashion able maid and matron are undergoiug their preparatory struggle with modistes in anticipation of the social functions of thr winrer The changing Styles call I for an entirely new array of gowns for 'dances, teas and the opera, and expectant Duas ana society matron vaiviuei v- vantage of the early weeks of the season to supply themselves with new and correct frocks and wraps. A charming and youthful design for an opera cloak is of fine white cloth lined with two toned surah and quilted with down. The full shoulder cape and fronts of the cloak are trimmed with white Thibet fur. The extreme, simplicity of this cloak renders it almost artistic and becoming garment. A handsome evening dress is of taffeta glace silk trimmed with bands of fine cut jet.

Robespierre points ornament the skirt, and revers fall over the puffed sleev.es. The bottom of the skirt is finished with a full Now York Herald. Boston's elevator giul. Boston has had a woman hoisting passengers up into the air several stories for several vears. Out at Wellesley College, too, a woman has the same act for along, longtime.

The elevator referred to in Boston is a slow, hydraulic one in the building of the Youag Women's Christian Association, on Berkeley street. One girl pulled the rope for more than five years. She was active and intelligent too active and intelligent to remain in such a position all her life. At last came her opportunity. Classes in convalescent nursing were opened.

She attended evenings after the duties of the day were done. Then, too, she studied in the elevator car at odd intervals. Her course finished, she obtained employment as a nurse, and presumably is so engaged at the present time. Women run the engine and machinery in the laundry of the association building, and only two men are employed there. The association even has a woman for a night watch.

New York World. FULL OF GRIT. Miss Alzada Lotz, of Bent County, Colorado, has commuted her homestead entry and paid the $200. The Business Bulletin, of Colorado Springs, says: ''The young lady is but twenty-three yea-s of age, but is possessed of true Western grit and perseverance. For six months she carried the mail a distance of thirty miles over a thinly settled country.

She is intelligent and handsome, and know3 more in a minute than some town dudes do in a month." Village Liife iu31exico. A srreat cotton hacienda in Mexico is strongly built with walls like of a fort; the. tops of the walls Jare often studded thickly with broken glass of a jagged aud deadly appearance; for further protection, companies of soldiers are kept within the establishment. A hacienda of this type, whether devoted to the manufacture of sugar or cotton, the raising of cattle, or raining of silver, is a complete little state, with every appliance for luxury and security. It contains within its walls hundreds of soldiers, barracks, a chapel, houses for the laborers, apartments for the owner and his family, and every necessary of life for man and beast.

The administrador, or general manager, is the father of the great family; hefyle-cides all disputes arising between the various members of it, and if he is only ordinarily just, never finds hi3 authority disputed, but is looked up to with much respect and consulted by the peons in all family matters. A gentleman who. was for some years administrador of an estate in the State of Coahuila told me that while occupying this position he conceived a high opinion of the simplicity, honesty and trustworthiness of the. Mexican laborer. In ktnost of the haciendas tli2 machinerv is of a- most orimitive kind, modern im provements being used only in the est establishments.

New York Jour- nai. Night Turned Into Day. a. iiv ncauuv uiouioac, iuuiuuiu llje King, practically turn night into day. All important political meetings are held in the night, and at four o'clock in u.uiuiu.uj; is vviiiuu oau- kok fashionables retire itii four the succeeding afternoon.

There is a semi- European theatre Bangkok, which was erected by one of the present King's i predecessors, and there are plenty of outdoor theatrical performances by natives, the Siamese beini; a pleasure-lovine people and fond of all sorts of entertain- ments. I The worst thing that can happen to a rran iu Siam is to get into debt, from to the exorbitant inteiest charged. Once in debt there is no appeal, the debtor being stripped of his clothes and com- pelled to work in fetters, generally foi the st oi his me, to pay the interest. Drunkards are not permitted to give evidence in the law courts of Siam. The Buddhist priests, clad in yellow robes, are to be seen everywhere in Bangkok and it is quite common for young men to enter the priesthood which affords them an easy and luxurious existence owing to the liberality of the populace toward anyone sanctified to the service of Buddha.

FDemorest's. i SEASONABLE HINTS AND MAT TriRS OF 3I031E'T, Triple Cape With Fur Fashioa Note -The New SlioDer Proper Walking Boot A Pretty Coiffure. FASHION NOTES. TSew ODera-cloaks are very loner: some them have trains of thirty inches or more. They are literally masses of em broidery ana other elegant decorations Very narrow edgings of fur are fash ionable.

They are used to trim capes dresses and bocnets. Chenille embroidery is one of the com iner irarnitures for rich and ceremoniou: costumes. A tuTfiuoise tinted bowl with a flat cover of enamel is a pretty salt cellar. Glass vases of green and gold, whit 3 and gold and violet tinted are pretty for flowers. TRIPLE CAPE WITH FUR.

A crreat manv shawls are beinsr'worrj and it is predicted that the shawl, which has been practically abandoned for yeaijs past, will become a fashionable wrap. The great objection to this. is thailshawls are becoming to but very feiv persons. 'They are, however, among the most convenient and manageable of wraps. Blouse waist3 of bright colors, notably the new shades of old rose, are trimmed with lace and velvet.

One of the prett -est of these combinations is an old rose faille, with collar, cuffs and belt of blac velvet. Everybody approves of the large lace veil on theory; but when it comes to practice most women find some excus for dispensing with it. Fluted bowls of china or cutglass are liked for The turban is the favorite head cove r-ing of the moment. In breezy1 days it is the most comfortable and manaeab of anything in the millinery line. One of the prettiest hats of the season is made of very fine black cloth.

A circle has the edge9 pinked out, and upon this is plaited a strip of the material also pinked upon both edges. Then the brim is rolled up atone side, and bovs and loops of velvet with a wing and aigrettes are a3ded. Real lace veils are coming in voue asrain, of the large, old-fashioned size which our grandmothers delighted. THE PROPER WAI.KIN(; HOOT. vert sperenza is tne new name orr a fashionable emerald-green shade that appears among brocades, shot taffetas and fancy evening The number of handsome black cdi tumes worn upon the promenade is just at the moment quite noticeable.

These, as a rule, are not sombre in effect, being of ten -of very rich material and generally enlivened by a certain amount of colcr, introduced either Into the bodice portion, the wrap, or hat White dinner gowns, heavily trimmdd in jet, will be seen5 in abundance tl is winter. jGeranium red bengaline for vests on mack gowns is a fashionable freak that will have a cheerful effect in the' cheerless days of winter. Heavy armure silks are much liked for -jackets and wraps. Some of the new YARNS BY FUNNY MEN OF "THE PRESS. A Musical Heir She Didn't Understand Him His Claim Only Half Slow Sa It Was This Dilemma is Called L6ve, Etc.

A musical IIKIR. A prominent citizen of Harlem had ocn to punish his son Tommy, While Tommv was being chastised, in- stead of crying be sang "wo Litue Girls in other popular melodies. ''What do you mean by singing when I am punishing vou?" asked the ex asperated parent. you let me amuse myself while you are amusing yourself?" asked Tommy, breaking off in the middle of Daddy Wouldn't Bay Me a Bow-wow." Texas Siftings. SHE DIDN'T UNDERSTAND HIM.

Count Spaghetti- -Mis3 Bonds, I have come to ask you a question; one which ah which Miss Bonds Yes, I understand, Count, but it may not be. I an already engaged to be married. Count Spaghetti You mistake me. madam. I was not about to ask your hand, but ah I wished to know if you could lend me $10 for a week.

Vogue. HOPELESS. Physician (severely) I have no hesitation in saying, that your wife's nervous fits are occasioned by yojr stay ing out so late every night. Witherby Great heavens, doctor, I didn't! know she was suffering from an incurable disease. New York Sun.

ONLY HALF. The man had a scheme on foot in which there was going to be big money to him. and he had tried to get backing but without success. "Why don't you organize a trust company?" suggested a friend. "Can't," he said.

"I can get the company, but where in thunder can Iget the trust?" SLOW. "What is Willie Wibbles asked a business man. "He hasn't moved for five minutes." i "I asked him that question. He said he was collecting his thoughts. "Well, he can sympathize with us.

He evidently finds collections pretty slow." Washington Star. so IT WAS. Maud Cholly Smoothiip hasn't much a moustache, it is true; but you ought not to abuse it. Marie Nonsense. How did I ever abuse his moustache.

Maud He told me the other day that you called it down. THIS DILEMMA IS CALLED LOV. "I'm afraid I should be awfully unhappy if I didn't marry Charley!" "Marry him, then." "Then I know I should be unhappy." Chicago Record. BOUND TO TAKE SOMETHING. He may be called as honest a man As one could wish to behold; But if you'll notice you surely will find He's not above takiug cold.

Chicago Inter Ocean. what FOR? The landlady at a Cass avenue boarding house was mad because the boarder came down when the breakfast was cold, and the boarder wa3 meek as a lamb. "What are coming in so late for?" she asked, most unpleasantly. "For breakfast," he. replied with a feeble smile, and the bos softened and gave him something edible.

Detroit Free Press. TRAGIC. In life's great play a sorry part I've hd; rough are the boards I tread. The heroine first broke my heart, And then her father broke mv head. New York Herald.

VD rejected him. "Van Wither is a singular man," said he. 'Yes, said she, blushing somewhat "but it isn't his fault." Vogue! THE LONGED-FOR QUESTION. Mr. Caller Miss Antique, I have been i'time Iiss Antique (blushing) You vou may ask jt Mr.

Caller My mother wants to know if you are not the Isabel Antique she used to ff0 to school with? ITruth. Truth. FROM FRYING PAN INTO THE FIttE. "Are you housekeeping yet? He Yes, but it seems just like board-inpr. 4 'Xo caruor trouble?" He Not that, but we have boiled Ocean.

ECONOMY. "John, dear, I wish you would get me a horse and brougham." "Great Scott, Jane! Didn't I tell we had to economize?" "les, that's why I want the brougham. Think of the car fare I'd save." Harper's Bazar. HAD BEEN THERE BEFORE. Wife To-morrow is your birthday, darling, and I am going to stop at the jeweler's and buy you a present.

Her Hubby Get something cheap, pet; I haven't paid him for my last birthday present yet. Snere JESTS THE NEW SLIPPER. A NEW FIELD FOR WOMEN. A new- field now opening to the enterprising young woman is that of private secretary to ladies of wealth and leisure. Not a few such keep a private secretary, and they manage to find enough for them to do.

This is a very responsible position, for the secretary practically has the key to all the secrets of her employer. Those who serve as secretaries for more than one woman must have their tongues under good cftntrol, because there would be such great temptation to give away secrets. Women of wealth and high social stnndir have Jgreht need for private secretat for they have a great deal of writing to do in addition to receiving visitors and returning calls. Pittsburg Commercial Gazette. CONTRASTS IN FASHIONS.

Some of the most successful gowns are very simple and inexpensive, while, per contra; some of the greatest marvels of ugliness are extravagant in price. Side by side in the show-room may be seen gowns of exceeding grace and beauty, in which the color combinations and the outlines are so harmonious as to charm the artistic sense, and others which violate every canon with regard to the association of colors and the known shape of the human biped. Less and less, we are grateful to record, are these monstrosities seen on our streets; and it is the hope of every woman who values the credit of her sex that they will remain to decorate the lay figures in shop windows. Matching these gowns are cloaks, wraps, and hats, of exceeding richness as to material, but bizarre and outre to a degree. There are velvet cloaks almost overlaid with embroidery of gold, and iridescent silks thickly studded, with imitation turquoises and amethysts: of ten the revers or shoulder capes are of a contrasting color, lined with still another contrast, and of an amplitude that gives to a slender woman the shoulder expansion of Barnum's fat woman.

--Demorest. A PRETTY COIFFURE. SOME FANS. Fans are very pretty souvenirs. In Europe there are collections of these dainty eventails that are historic and worth more than thevr weight in gold.

At the world's fair almost every nationality was graced by a collection of native fans, crude, curious, costly and lovely. Among these, although but few persons perhaps noticed them, were the fans from Liberia. They were in size and shape like a large palm-leaf fan, only they were made of pieces of stiffened goat" skin, with the hair left on. The handle was a rudely -cut bit of white wood. The native South American fan is a hatchet-shaped piece of loosely braided bamboo, with a slit in the side for a handle.

fThe Cofean fan is a round fan of reeds, covered with isinglass. These fans have a curious green and red decora tjon. They are water-proof, and the Corean ladies dip them in water and fan with them while wet. In the Sunoan village the fans are pointed and decidedly Egyptian in shape. They aie made of stained and braided grasses and are very pretty indeed.

In the woman's building a fine fan exhibited was a genuine Vernis 3Iartin that is, painted by him. It was valued at $300. i In the German exhibit an ostrich fan made of long white plumes on tortoise-shell sticks was marked $'200. An odd fan in this collection was an owl's wing sot in tortoise shell. also, was an eagle's fan, and a lace fan, the sticks jeweled with opals.

But the fans from Japan were really the most delightful of. all- masses of marvelous embroidery dainty paper 1.