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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-11-24

terrified by the gsrs appearance. MA
mics eyes were sparkling, and her face
was flushed with fever
20, mammyi nanny, I'm so sick, so
sick" she moancd. as her mother en-.
tered the room.
81 must get one O. the ncighbors TO
go for DIR. McArdle, mavourncen.
Won't ye take n sup o tay, me dnrlint,
or can't do somethin' fer YEP I'll lay
could cloth on yer forehead. It's
burnin'."
AS the mother hurried to the sink to
wet towel she heard tho tramping OF
many feet ON the stairs below, and then
loud rapping ut the doors OF the apart
mcnts Of the four families on each floor.
AS she was returning to her daughters
bedside, tho footsteps came nearer
There seemed to be at least half
dozen men In the party.
Rat.tat-tatl
They were at Mrs Bertellrs own
door now.
who's thcrcp" she asked, with some
little pertur bation.
Hoard OF health inspectors" came
the prompt answer "Opcn the door,"
She turned the key In the lock, the
door was flung open, and n stalwart
member of the sanitary squad stepped
into the room, followed by tall, kind
| ly faced man cnveloped In an ulster.
After him came others, until the small
room was crowded with men.
anybody sick hcre?" asked the man
| In the ulster.
"Mc daughter, SIR" faltered Mrs.
BcrtclH
LET us have look at her. Where Is
shc?"
Mrs. Bcrtclli pointed TO the little bed
room.
"She's In there, sir" she said, In n
voice broken with apprehension OF evil.
Tho big policeman picked up the
lamp, and led the way into the apart.
mcnt, the man in the ulster following
a few moments OF silence in the dark.
ness, and then the blacl, figure Of the
tall man was outlined in the doorway
/ against tho lamplight.
"Dr. Raymond" he cried, In nuthori-
tative tones, there's well developed
case here. Send out call for the
wagon. Officer, let no ono except our
party come IN or go out OF TINS room
until II has been fumigHted. Let me
have some vaccine points"
what IL tho mnttcr2" cried Mrs.
Bertclli, terror-stricltcn.
"Your daughter has malignant
smallpox" nuswercd the man In tho
ulster, who was the chief inspector,
land we are about to remove her Ia
tho hospital ON North Brother island. y
"ohl sir, don't take her away from
me. She's all have in the world tc
love-mc Joy, me pridel lfye take hci
from me she'll die in tho pesthouse
Obi my
stand aside now, my good woman
Wen take good care Of her. Yor
wouldn't impcril the health Of the two
hundred people in this house, would
your"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-11-24

Misunderstood - Jeweler--"Would
you like band ring7" Jason Upcoun-
try-"D'ye take me for a bass drum
merp want weddin' ring.
era Weekly.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-11-24
Miles Nerve & Liver Pills.

Act on new principle regulating
the liver, stomach and bowels through
the nerves. A new discovery. DIR. Miles
Pills Speedily cure biliOusness, bad taste
torpid liver. piles, constipation. Uneq-
ualled for men. women, children.
Smallest, mildest, suTestl 80 doses %
cts. Samples free at j. NJ. Gleissner's.
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"CastorlA Is tho best remedy for children Of
which | nm acquainted. | hope the day Is not
far distant when mothers will consider the real
interest Of their children, AMI use Castoria In.
stead " the variousquack nostrums which arc
destroying their loved ones, by forcing opium,
morphine, soothing syrup and other hurtful
agents down their throats, thereby sending
hem to premature graves"
DR. J. +. KiScnrLoE,
Conway, Ark.
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StecntcSsneSs Cured. ~
am glad to testify that l used Pastor hoe
sigs Nerve Tonic with tho beet success, for
secples5rcss, and believe thu 20 is u really
great relief for suffering humanity.
T.. FRANK, Pa1tor, heylerton, p. o.. Pa.
WALDoCK. Mo-, Oct. IL, ~.
About FIVE years ego became affected, through
excessive smoking with n nervous stomach
trouble ldyspepsial. My health broke down
completely, lost my appetite, and in conso-
quence became very weak 1 could not sleep at
all, and nervous Huttorings and symptoms were
innuulcrnblo. -Four doctors all known dyspep.
STA remedies and also electricity afforded mo no
relief. AB II last resort Just year ago / or.
dered some OF Pastor kUenig's NorvO 'ronic
The second dose relieved my pains aud after
using only n few bottles am entirely cured I
certify that Pastor koenigs Nerve Tonic has
proven not only u great and benencont remedy
but also entirely harmless.
JOHN RoHMER.
rGPE-A Valuable Hook On Nervous
u " Il u Diseases sent Tree 10 any address,
HG and .iour paticntB can also obtain
! Nks kr this medicine frco OF charge.
This remedy has been prepared by the Reverend
Pastor koenig, Of Fort Navne, Ind, since 1876 aud
lsnow prepared under his direction ty tho
KoeNIc MED. CO.. Chicago, Ill.,
Sold by Druggists at u per BottIe. @ for %
Large sizc, SI.55. Bottles for so.
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HOODS PILLS do not purge. pain or gripe,
but act promptly, easily and efficiently. Csc.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-11-24
a WOMAN'S DAY,

A hurry to tho kitchen. a strife with pot and
pan.
a tempting little breakfast set for a hungry
man.
A row OF iresh.washed dishes put back into
their place,
A row Of children sent to school, each with q
shining face
A whirl Of sheets and pillows, OF dustpans and
OF brooms,
set OF smooth and snowy beds and neatly-or.
dcred rooms,
rather rapid toilette, within the glass peep
A tiny housewife setting forth with market
basket deep
little rest and reading, MONDAY lunch TO
get
A rush OF school.free ehndren-a hungry, hug.
ginR set.
A trim and tasteful street dress, a little hat Of
brown,
A solemn "shasespeare Circle" and . little
punt down town
A mos, delicious dinner. served up with love
and fun;
A ehat-a yawu-a piliow-and then her day is
done
Margaret Gilman George, in Good House
keeping
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Castoria.

"Castoria IL an excellent medicine for chill.
drcn. Mothers have repeatedly told inc Of It's
good effect upon their children"
pa. q, G. osdoop,
Lowell, Mass.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-09-04
1909 Was q Great Year.

To THE EDITOR OF The SuN-Sir: In q recent
article in your paper congratuluting DR.. Oliver
Wendell Holmes upon his 83i birthday. I
noticed that you spoke Of the learne ed Doctors
evident pleasure In the fact that he WAS born
in the samc yenr rs were Charles Darwin. Al
fred Tennyson. Lincoln. and Gladstone. name
~. 1900 l wonder II 1t ever Impressed the
READERS OF your valuable paper that this year
seemed to 30 most prolific OF great mon OF any
year almost In ths worlds history.
In addition to tho five names mentioned, In
GLIDING Holmes. there We're born In that year
actually a multitude OF individuals who have
made IN immortal name for themselves as
litteratenrs or statesmen. 1t would be i'm
practicable to name them all. but the writer
can name over n hundred. Among them the
following names will he recognized BY all:
Edgar Allen Poo. tho great American poet:
Hannibal Hamlin. Folk Mendslssohn. tho
composer: Kit Carson. frontiersman; Eliza
beth Barrett Browning. the postess: Albert
Pike, poet and Mason: Park BENJAMIN. poet:
Robert Cumming Schenck. Robert Charles
Winthrop. Mark LcInon. Robert Shelton Mac
kcnZie. Richard Monkton Mines lord HouCh-
toni Benjamin Pierce. and George Augustus
Seiwyn.
rersonages who can claim 1850 Ms their birth
year, and DR.. Holmes has even further cause
to congratulate him. sell. as they certainly have
to congratulate Themselves uron their re-
marsahIe fellowship with tho author OF the
''Antocrs'." Tho writer does not believe a
nobI.r year can be named in tie history otthe
BROOKLYN. SEPT. ].
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fortress. The view from the heights is superb,
II is there that Francis Joseph holds his court
as King OF Hungary. presidos over tho Austro-
Hungarian delegations that meet alternately
at Buda Pesth and Vienna for the dolibcration
OF the war budget and the foreign questions
that concern both States. There. also. the
affairs OF Bosnia and Herzegovina are treated.
these provinces having belonged to the empire
since 1876.
This official life. tho rece ptions, the constant
discussions between the representatives OF the
two races. weary tho Emperor. but he has too
high q sense OF duty to allow his fatigue TO be-
come visible. and Is ever afabls and attentive.
In Hungary no speaks only Hungarian. He Is
thoroughly conversant with every language OF
his empire. including Geek. Polish. and ltal-
ian. The Hungarians would fain keep him
longer among them. and 1t Is rs n compensa-
| ton for the enforced breyity OF his stay that
tho Empress generally accom- panied him and
entertains officially. seeking. however. as
often as she can. the quiet OF her iavorite
G0dollo-a pretty house painted yellow. with
green shutters half hidden among big trees.
within an easy drive Of Buda Pesth.
Schoenbrunn is rs marvcllously beautiful as
some OF tho other residences arc unosteptn-
tiously simple: it is invested with the pathetic
interest attached to Napoleon's young son.
VINO iineereu ,"ere out'nk ~ N"sS. =.
years OF his exile. Tho palace somewhat re-
so,o. nn -. Nod t.n.i.s snlandid avenues
eoior On ' oloau '.s "0 no"n 80 49,
radlatins through the WOODS open lea'S per.
shora ,Io swa.nirs lawns hobind the pnlnce
aoo'e INC s"eep,ns 'a""'o o"'n - !h.i.Is
Mt a great distance. seems at times like a
no,ssJ o.r,al crown. Tho River Wien
po'seu ae''"i '.o"n u ~ 80.
flows at tho foot OF the court OF honor
and adds to tho picturesQueness Of tho
.,.r. ~ rot octunilv tho largest. Il Is
internally tho fnest OF tho Imperial
| Residences, and 1t Is there that the En-
-. .,...,, t,> so,or.irn. rvho vieit him.
peror reserves ~ 49,
Napoleon Inhabited 1t for u briel time as con-
nueror. I'm wittinp OF the fate OF his only heir.
aa.Sns Nv. IA ,,,,arr.d tha mama ~ King
on Wnom ne hau conierreu the h"he ~"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-09-04
10 DISOXYGENd7E GLASS.
NJ. Johnstone's Scheme 10 Mako Glass
Tous h sad Flexible.

To rHx EDITOR or THE su.-Sr Henry Bssstmer. BY
blowing air through molten east iron. oxygsnated the
material until 1t hardened into steel and made possible
the present enormous production OF that metal ~ .
process reverssly analogous | propose the disoxyEena.
ton of glass. In order TO soften It into touyhness and
texibtlity.
In the fifteenth century the Venetians made some
little progress IN thr manipulation of gas. but except.
ing the German least glass" no rraI pr 'gress in this
production has been male since the ancicn, Egyptian
DAYS ,,ii.S - mLt, lrnsef an tougher metal than
iron. anu V, r. iA',rii oh amer. L. tnn be put to any or
the use. OF IRON EXCEPT NJ ,e.rrtEIc nnitc'nra For
dram pines or eircfr cal subway, and especially for
water Ityes Il Mo@li he unequal ed. II ,nuia bs ussl
instead of IN or cooper. an wOu'i replace iron for
rigging ana feiclRg. A., rs IL IOs--sscs almost three
timrs the tchsiye strtus, q: the best wrought iron.
Thers NJ innate br ti.rness IN g,Ass. You have seen
spun glass which can he wOunl on bubhins ami woven
in!o c.oth ObssIy how slight n Tap with q hammer
viii Siiaiicr n thin. plate ~ ,a.; IRON. Well. mi. same
cast iron, by pudding buiiug. rolling, &c, Ia cooked
into lohslness and ~hexibihiy and made INTO watch
springs. It Ia lust so with glass. which 10 q tougher
and dsnssr metal Hisalin the cooking.
! DO not regard u IS Improbable that vessels built Of
gl... beams and plate. will sysptuslly replace our
fully. JoHssToxE C.'K.
Paasv. Va. Sept L
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TaOse OPP MAR C'ersets.

From N. C1imgo Tally Ia1i.Oaadn.
Tho summer girl is out with a now wrinkle.
1t discounts the susprnder By about 100 pef
cent, although tho shoulder straps are pressed
into service IN conjunction with 1t.
Tho new Idea Is nothing more nor less than Q
pair Of corssts worn outside the blouse.
A reporter encountered tho new wrinkle yes.
terday on u bridge train and sustained quito q
severe shock. A pretty little girl entered the
car. carrying a violin case. She was dressed
skirt and a blazer OF tbs sans material.
Between the open edges OF the blazer front
a bit OF the. same material could be seen.
which looked very much like q wide belt. The
observer would never have known whether It
was belt or what 1t was had not tho fair
wearer been heated and removed her blazer.
thTTGbs sn \ W IT over sss her TAT arp I'm IN t gFr' ma nan II fashion: !.
OF c%nrsets outside Of her blouse. They were
made Of the same material "A the rest of the
costume OF regulation height. and were SOD
aEated in front. being laced together with .
silkrn cord.
The, removal of the blazer created . ssnsa.
ton, IN the car. a, couple Of Young mon
s,nirErred: m elderly gentleman. who wore
flowing whlsksrs and lpo&od Ike a Jersey
man, glanced ut tho girl over his spectacles.
and then, turning very red, fixed hi, eyes on
A matronly old lady started to speak to the
te u!h w I g,r1i but was RETAINED NY her dsush-
Oh, no, ma; there's no mistake. She wears
them that way purposely."
Law, sakes' commented the old lady. and
locked both puzzled and q Disguised.
psndsrs. bsus IfssI and al. i fastened e : s.as to sl lie ' top
Of the %corsets. both front and back. It was :
question whether the suspenders sustaiSs2
the eorsets or vice versa
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his trips. DR.. Lucanus. the hend Of his Civil
Cabinet. hates the sea. and IL never hidden to
follow HIS master. For the same reason Gcn.
De Which. the head OF his military stan'
remains at home. When the Emperor mas
conscieptiously gone through all his work. he
goes on deck and assumes the OF
the vessel, to his intense enjoyment. Tho
crew is perhaps less joyful. for he IL q strict
Captain and allows neither error nor neRn-
Rence to pass unnoticed. This does not pre-
vent him from being worshipped by the crew
every man on board would gladly do his DID
ding at any personal risk. A great deal OF un.
necessary noise has been made about certain
sermons reported to have been preached on
board by tho Emperor. Attention was iirst
drawn to them by the fulsome fnttery OF some
obscure reporters. the sim pie facts OF the case
being that the regulations OF tho German navy
prescribe that tho Sunday service on board
every ship should be presided ovcr and the
Bible read BY tho superior ofhcer preseht.
The Emperor. who scrupulously observes All
rules. was naturally the one to assume tho
Office. and improved tho occasion with a Tow
extemporc accessory words. nothing more.
His cabin and saloon arc very plainly iur-
nished: his tastes are as unpretending as those
Of his illustrious grandfathsr both hts lnd ~ HnI.
forms. and them even moro In number ana
variety than in freshness.
The sen has no attractions for the Empress.
who Is no sailor. She spends the, summer az
Potsdam, either in the palace In the w or.
ifths weather grows too hot. In one OF the res
idences on the height. merely going Tor q lew
weeks with her sons to some Quiet watering
place on the coast. generally on tho island Of
Rugen on the Baltic. Babelsborg. the lovely
and ~favoritc castle Of the old Emperor when
Prince Royal Of Prussia, has been deserted 81
late years. W~ilhelmshoe. .near -Cnssel.
where Napoleon l.. remained a prisoner
during the war. was formerly the abode OF the
Electors. but has long been the proper.
ty OF tho Prussian kings. The little Gcrman
princes have Just spent q month there with
their great.aunt. Princess Amelia OF schies:
wig. Holstein. leaving 1t for Hamburg. to visit
the Empress. Frederick on their way to, Eng.
land. where their great-Rrandm mother. Queen
Victoria. has expressed q 8 to receive them.
All the Emperor's sons receive q purely mil
itary education as soon as they reach the, age
Of ten. and they are thoroughly prepared for
1t at n much earlior one: the two youngest are
still in the nursery under the care. VI an ex-
perienced English governess: the three elder
ones have only men about them. and the En-
little. Notwithstanding his tncessant Journeys
contrives to inspect the progress OF tho small
ment. and. above all, to imprese them f2rcibly
with their duties and responsibilities he has
also succeeded In filing them with an on
ehusiastic love and admiration for their father.
NJ. DE 8.
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and was in active operation until it was holstcd
out OF the cool sparkling water BIZ workmen
from the Department OF Public Works.
Gray-hnired mon stood about and viewed
tho work OF destruction sorrowfully. They
spread away beyond It to the grassy banks OF
the Harlem River; and the old pump was the
bashtul maid. During the recent hot
weather hundreds. young and old. drank
tho de dsptS Ss0't by th%s at timsd aI%wn pu up 'f amd
It would be hard to convince them
that the refreshing draught was unhealthy.
q word to say against the old pump. although
II decimated his profits during the hot weather.
The woodwork about the pump was sodden
With water and black from age and decay.
Tho submerged part was still worse.
The other pumps which were removed were
very similart to the one described. They were
located ono In Lawrence street. in, the heart Of
"lh Mt nnn the other IN laa mny st5'g It
order OF the Board Of Health
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Only the Man Lau :hed.

from the Detroit Free Preaa
They were discussing families, and one was m In
which there were several girls.
" Where's Allie ~ ask ed the lady who had been away
for some years.
She's teaching school"
"And Kate ~
"Hle s dead"
Ant Frances
"SI-'s In n sore"
"Iet's see. there was . Jennie and Harriet. ~
wasn't there :"
Yea"
Jennie was the brightest one OF the lot. wasn't
sher'
"oh. no"-,n all serlousnes,-" that Was Harriet,
JENNIE got IN married..
And not ono Of the half dozen women talking seemed
to think there WAS anything funny In II, when Q MAJ
over IN the corner laughed.
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From he Esr'i, Tree Pres.
The boy WAS fitting lazily In tho stern OF . boat dan
Cling his feet in the wafer. when = man from tho deck
called sharp $ Ia him:
What are you doing there ~ he said.
"Sothn'," responded tho boy.
"Do you get any pay for II -
Nope" and he drew ono foot out OF the watsr rssAy
to run IL need were.
WhY don't you 90 to work ~
VIII you give me . job"
Yes"
Steady"
"Yes"
Pay Anything"
well. no." hssitatsd the man. mot the nrst vssts
How about the second
Then will"
AN right. i'll como around the second week. This
IL good enough Ter me now" and the boy stuck the foot
back in the v er and winked At tho man on the dock.
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PHAnB rAB COOK.
A R.psyss.ss sAss TassAs ne MsSse q
ISeesa h 0eHsstis BssasoY. ,

A. 1x,s~ss.ss sAas Taught ne AsSse0
Lsseea b NsNsstis DseasaH
-row. Major. you must not praise ths ssek
IN her hearing" Mrs. MAJ said. "You viii
only. spoil her or mako her demand An increase
Of wages"
.Not much.~ the Major replied smphsticaliH.
II had . little experiences In .hee mates
which taught me . lesson. II Was before We
vere married. my dear. and before I resigned
Our regiment was with Cen Howard.
chasing the Mes Peroe's Indians aorcss
the mountains in Montana and Idaho
One Of our Ideutsnants had been stationed %
the Preside In San Francisco. and the mess
made arrangements with him to bring . OH
nese cook. Ny. how that cook could cook
Tho beegar brought along. In some mys.
terious manner. the most unexpect"d thineA
I remember one day-wsd had . venison
roast the day before-that adorable celestial
gave US . venison stow with picked walnus !
All tho oflcers In tho mess Appreciated ehies
but. bless me how they jumped on me whsn
I said to the cook: Plenty good stew. CHUNG
plenty good All said I Was . fool"
Major How could theyf" said MrA MAJ.
"Oh. that's only messroom talk. EVERYBODY
calls everybody . fool at . moss dinner. Wen.
- I was saying. all the boys said Chun9
would strike for higher waeea. get impudens
or naughty. and leave II We praised him. -
they laid out . scheme. whenever he broughs
In . particularly good dish We were to turn ~
our noses and make mean remarks. That
would keep Chung In . proper and lowiy
spirit. and generally promote harmony snA
discipline The next day he gave us
some mountain quail roasted in %.
I''o; Si:e Of z sss''; ss 81. s@ s::||1I' :? sS.: e.
S Sp..i p.. !ii' 81 shs 'sa.h In ana s0 K. ~ : al. t ,SSssE
ened to throw the dish away. Chung, regard.
i;ch9 'sSt and St % a Us .s0o snd :.t w w ws.s n .ilsS
.You no IKE my cooking. me no cook"
and he Sriansd and and said We could ss.nd Il e;
Just ten 'doIla' more PEI lunar month, %
90 ssqS5 ss Ny w. L fs1 e is1 iS: e IT.. sn %sd sa US De 3 %ea. e
ThsywerS the bigeest lot Of ioc! oslcsr: l eyer
s:T ss ISS 81 SS:s$ ;sis!;' is . e. ;ss's ss 81 $si.% 0e'
Yes. W we're down in the bad lands thsn,
to "a, : SoSnS nais: i sappossi 9 ! esaEss
Kind Of little sy pepper no had found. and il was
Inmense. Then those fool boys went through
e.! tho d df%' vas .a'N psss ssdF' 70 sarnsd ,hl sn nose :s' sO go e
his sysbrE!sa and said. oh. hell"
was not the man. my dear. Chung hsd
but when the, remark have quoted was made
Chung turned on his heel and he. too. said"
No Ms'G not Major but tho word you object
to. After dinner he appeared again all dressed
up In his Sunday clothes, and babe US good
We threatene ed. and he pretended not to under
stand. Finally we asked him how much.
Chung With ean neSsr a d shost N %e q Smile. answered
We paid It, Since then I've believed .
little praise to the cook. judiciously admins
I'm sure Mrs. Max remarked. after Q
thoughtful observation. Of her finger nails.
WIZ you didn't advertise for another cook"