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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1893-11-25
PHENOMENAL BILLIARDS.
Ives Breaks the Record for u singie Run
scoring sS6.

CHICAGO, NOV. u. To-night's play at
the lyes-Schaofer billiard tournament was
brilliant in the extreme. Ives passing the
worlds record for single run, aud scor-
ing ij6 points at Shaefer's favorite play,
anchor shot. Shacfer's best run was lli.
1o-night's score was: Ives, 40; Shaefcr,
4s7. Average: Ives, a. liz: Schaefer,
% Isle. Total score: Ives, 800, Schae-
fer o.Sgp.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1893-11-25
Ask. for an Extepslop.

LAwREScFBrEu. KY. Nov. 2i.-Tho L.
b. Rigsy distillery has asked its creditors
for an extension of time which will proba-
bly, be granted. Assets are 81, 600; La
bilities $4,000.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1893-11-25

SNS Francisco. Nov. 2i.-lt is an
nounced that the firm of Whittier, Fuller
& 90. will dissolve Jan. /. 1t is the largest
paint aud oil firm on the coast.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1893-11-25
Mill Change III. Ba.e.

BERNIE. Nov. si.-The Swiss minister to
Washington. DIR. A. Declaparede, has been
transferred TO Vienna.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-01-07

My father insisted that my sister
Katie and | should teach the polka
step to him and Mr.. Leech, write,
Mamie Dickens in the second of her
interesting papers on MY Father as
! Recall Him in the Ladies' Home
Journal. My father was as much In
earnest about learning to take that
wonderful step correctly as though
there were nothing Of greater import.
ance in the world often he would
practice grayely in a corner, without
either partner or music, and ! re.
member one cold winters night his
awakening with the fear that he had
forgotten the step so strong upon him
that. jumping out Of bed, by the sean;
illumination Of the old fashioned rush.
light and to his own whistling, ne
diligently rehcarsed It's zone two
one, two, until he was once more
secure in hi, knowledge.
No one can imagine our excitement
and nervousness when the evening
came on which we were to dance with
our pupils. kdtle was 10 nave Mr.
Leech, who was over six feet tall, foI
her partner while my father was tc
be mine. My heart heat so fast that
| could scarcely breathe, ] was 50 fear
ful for the success Of our exhibition
But my fears were groundless, and we
were greeted at the finish Of our
dance with hearty applause, which
was more than compensation for the
work which had been expended upon
its learning.
My father was certainly not what
in the ordinary acceptation Of the
term would be called "a good dancer
] doubt whether he had ever received
any instruction in "the noble art'
other than that which my sister and
| gave him In later years | remcm-
Der trying 10 teach him the schot-
tische, a dance which he particularly
admired and desired TO learn. But
although ne was 50 fond of dancing
except at famiIYgatherings in his own
or his most intimate friends house.
] never remember seeing him partici.
pate
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-01-07
DREAMS OF THE ROYAL. Moon.

J gaze upon the river OF nv dream
lis noon-and ! am on the upland path
Far IN he teullies Of the russet dell
WIN unseen dtuids for sweet company,
snudderlng anon as by careless step,
hnd 10y leet upon the yEwning brink;
Ano lar below he imsge Of the pool
SIassy but that he last OF autumn leaves
nave gathered thick upon its smiling brow.
mere. IN FAR reaches, see the elimme-ing stream,
golden minor Of my hopes and dreams
het ond' the hills. whi'h in ascending scale
o mountains, grow in fearful terraces,
III Q er all else in cold. majestic peaks
me giant monarch of the purple host
heals ms bare brow. while DER the billowy plain
J he glory Of the last autuunal haze
Lies like robe Of ARREST gosssmer
Anu there pile OF stately, rough-hewn stone,
Lost N the semi-darkness OF the haze
TRANSPORTED TO the gaze, Aladdin's hall
VI hreinlln seems or SPANS Escuriel.
a Thousand things of minor relevance,
Like sparks TOO soon extinguished fall beside
The pathway of my tense and prisoned gaze
without q recugntion-roval dream
OF noon in more than royal orient court,
OF noon upon the death-bed of the year
On. leaves that soon 60 whirling in he gale.
Torn from the sweet companionship of limbs
That bore you long with all of mothers care
Ob, waning days oh, hills upon whose brow
The silver threads OF Yule's untrodden snow
Shall shortly lie-oh, river of my dream,
tlesh kind farewell athwart the noontide beam
-Waverly Magazine
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-01-07

The little bodies called cycstoncs
are really portions of the covering Of
certain shcll-fsh. They are placed
at the opening Of the shell, and serve
TO close the entrance when the aui-
NAL draws itself within They are
of various kinds but those used as
cyc->toncS are hard, stony bodies,
about the size of split peas one-thrd
TO One-siNth Of an inch in diameter,
a little longer than broad, having one
surface plane and the other convex
When they have been worn by the
action OF the sea they are very
smooth and shining, but in their
natural state the convex surface is
covered with fine markings. They
have then hrOwiSh color in the cen
ter, shading of to white at the mar
gin. Like other shells, they are COM
posed Of carbonate Of lime When
placed in weak acid, such As vinegar,
a chemical change takes place, car
Donate acid gas is given of, and in
ITS escape produces the movements
which are popularity supposed to show
that the stone is 'allye."
When one Of these stones is placed
under the eyelid, at the outer corner,
the natural movements of the lid in.
winking push it gradually toward the
inner side, and when it comes in con
tact with the mote which is causing
the irritation, this is carried along
and hnally expelled with il. The be-
lief that such stones have a peculiar
detective power and move about in
the eye until they find and remove
the troublesome substance for which
they have been sent, has no founda-
tion in fact
Eye-stOnes are deseryedly going
out Of use, for they merely furnish
mechanical means Of dong in Il
clumsy manner what a little skill
Will accomplish much more certainly
Few Of them, indeed, are seen at the
present day, and these are said to be
brought by the sailors from the Ia
hamas and elsewhere Ii is interest,
ing TO know that IN The lining mem
hrane Of the stomach Of crawhSh
there are found small bodies which
20 under the name Of "Crabs eyes"
and look not unlike the true eye
stones They have sometimes been
mistaken for them and presumably
would serve a similar purpose
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-01-07
The Baby Dictated. Too.

A friend Of mind who does a great
deal of literary composition, employed
stenOgrapher in his home. Some
Of the other members of the family
finding how much time it saved to
dictate matter instead of writing it
out, began, after time, to make use
OF the services Of the steuOgraphcr
also. The lady of the house would
come in and dictate the memoranda
she wished to send to the city by her
husband, concerning various little
errands. Miss Caroline also found il
very convenient, when she was late
for school and papa was in hurry,
to step INTO the library and dictate an
excuse to the teacher, which papa
would quickly sign when typewritten,
and send her on her way rejoicing. AS
this sort of thing was allowed to 90
on uncorrected, by-and-by Master
George would drop in occasionally and
dictate the names Of number of his
choice friends, who were about to or
ganze base ball club As these
u luluS duulblOl1N W llCl WOIk DtEHlllt
somewhat numerous, and at times
quite annoying, it is no wonder that
the stenographer felt irrItated al
most to resentment One day when
her employer came into the room and
the finished work was turned over to
him as usual, he stared at one of the
sheets in surprise for some moments,
and then eXclaimed
"What in the world does this mean,
Miss Chicken? This is certainly none
Of my work. What remarkable per
fOrmaCCe IS this?"
The young lady coolly took the
sheet Of paper upon which was writ
ten single short paragraph, contain
ing what looked liked the word
"gOo-goo
"Why," said she, arching her eve
brows, "as all the rest of the family
have become accustomed to debating
to me, when the baby came in this
morning and began saying what you
see written on the paper there, ] sim
ply supposed that he had begun to
dictate, too, and took it down"
1t is needless to say that the an
noyance Of too numerous dictatOrs in
the family was speedily remeded.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-01-07

weary fingers from some Of her tell.
l thought about it all that night and
the next morning | took the fiddle
down, tuned it and ran the bow over
the strings and Shivered, for the
sound came and died away rs | had
heard them when Abel Brown had
touched the instrument at our work
shop.
Feeling half savage / thrust il back
into the bag and strobe out OF the
house, not even turning my head when
Patty called after me TO know where
| was going, for she would have
stopped me from selling it, l know
Ale said it was good one and
worth the money" | muttered. II
must have my two pounds back now. "
| hardly know how it was. sup
pose my legs took me naturally to-
ward our works, as if | was to lind
the friend there-when | could hardly
believe my eyes, for there were about
a dozen of our fellows ~ haggard,
gaunt-looking chaps - talking excit-
WHY 40 NllCJ Ntuu H. lOl lllt SdttS
were open, and as ! half staggered
up | saw the two Governors were there
too.
'Ah, Johnson, said one Of them
glad to see you, my man. We've
got large contract and YOU may be-
gin work tomorrow morning"
The gates seemed TO swim, and all
was blank, and when | came to ! was
in the counting-room and some one
was holding glass of water to my
lips
Indeed, my lad, said one of my
employers, kindly, when he had Ques.
toned me bit I'm sorry it has
been so bad as that. But come, the
troubles over now, and perhaps you
would like a sovereign on account"
| went back home like man in a
dream, walked straight to the nail
and hung the old fiddle up in its place
before going to Patty's side and put
ting the sovereign in her hand, saying,
as ! did SO, the Governors words,
"The troubles over now. "-Waverly
Magazine.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-01-07
Lead Pipe Poisoning.

There have unQueStlOnably 0een
many cases Of poisoning, with results
of more or less gravity, from the use
OF water which has stOodfor some time
in lead pipe. On the other hand,
apprehension is felt in many instan-
ces where there is no real ground for
it, or where, at all events a very
simple and easy precauton will avert
the danger 1t is well TO understand
what are the actual sources Of injury
and the conditions which bring it
about, SO that there may be neither
culpabie neglect or unnecessary alarm.
In the FIRST place, water is not pois-
Oned by merely passing through lead
pipe especially If the distance Is
short In order 90 form the soIu-
BILE oxide Of lead, which is the poison
Gus agent. the water must be for
some time Ia contact with the lead.
Where the water stands in the pine,
opportunity is given for this contact;
and the proper thing TODD, therefore
is 90 let the water run long enough
before using It, % empty the pipe of
IT'S contents. Where water Is fire.
Vuently taken from the pipe during
The day 10 viii ordinarily be- q sur.
ncient safeguard ~ the pipe Is cmpticd
iu thc morning by letting 10 run for
q lew minutes before using Again,
hafl water Is less liable 90 become
poisonous than soft water 20, Che hard
water forms "a coating uf Che Insolu
hIr rIrIuulle of lead 0n Che inside NJ
thr p.ur lnd This tends f1 prevent
thit contact uf lbe water NIfn iue
Hlu which must a6e place before
iHr H HHuHw combination above Iu
a.0.U.I rNu wruE Hf course lI.rf
II .HNl INHtUsI #H#f4HI.ruf taN.t
I..N.t EN# #4l u.H. A.IHa.
WN.N.N HMEH WHI.uH
H# a.t
HI.. H rs tH# IHl.
300 M8 M.
aH nI.f
H...H Il. 49,. a..
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-01-07

Plain women, FAR from undertaking
beauty are apt TO place too high a
value upon IT, Their own lack Of
comelineSS is their lifelong sorrow.
They do not realize that the women
who are most ardently and laStingly
loved by men are seldom very beauti-
full PrettineSS wins admiratiun;
something much deeper and more
subtle inspires and retains affection.
No woman need be ugly If there is
a soul In her body it has but To begin
betimeS to show through From her
earliest girlhood the thought she
thinks, the feelings TO which she
gives way, the tones she utterS, the
wishes she INDUCES are Sculpturing
lines in her face that are capable of
making beauty all her own-lineS
whose writing will remain when bloom
fades and sparkle fails 1t is in the
beginning Of manhood and in the be-
ginning of old age that a man is cap
tiVated simply 10y a pretty woman.
aud is in hrcathleSS haste TO make her
charms his own possession The ma
turer man is far less subject to a mis-
taken infatuation. He looks for some
thing less ephemeral than a glowing
cheek and melting eye. "AS rule |
prefer plain women to pretty ones, y
said one OF these discriminating per.
sons, "rhey are less self-conscious,
and have more regard for the rights
OF Others. When my wife sends me
shopping, as sometimes happens |
always select plain girl to serve me.
You see she knows her lack of per-
sonal attractions, and that she has
nothing to depend on but the excel
lency of her services Therefore she
takes infinite pains with her Gus
toners. She pays strict attention to
her business. There is nothing Surer
in the world than that if YOU 90 into
store and select plain girl to wait
on YOU YOU will be well served The
pretty girl, on the other hand, Knows
that she is pretty 1t is usually very
apparent that she knows It, She
trades upon her prettineSs She uses
the time and thought she ought to
devote to serving you in trying to
make you understand and appreciate
that she is pretty. And this princi-
pie uuderlies beauty's conduct in
other walks Of life | admire lovely
women most men do hut unless they
possess more solid attractions than
charms Of persons, they are soon out
rivalled by their plain and tasteful
sisters
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-01-07
Paper Matches.

One o. the luXGrieS Of modern civ
iization which we ENJOY without ap-
orccating il is the friction match.
We are apt to think very lightly OF a
convenience which we have ALWAYS
possessed; and none but few very old
people can remember the time when
the tlnder-boX, with the flint and
steel, was the only appliance for
striking fire. In some families even
tins resource was not at command:
and where this was the case, the
Goals in the fashioned fire place
were carefully covered at night so
that morning might n0o break upop
fircles> household The penalty Of
enclosures in this regard was a trip
TO the nearest neighbcr's TO procure
fire, before the house could be warmed
or the breakfast prepared.
The friction match came in and
revolutionized this branch OF the do
nestle economy and up TO the pres
ent time there has been, we believe.
aConScuSus OF opinion that the match
of the period is on the whole us cheap
and satisfactory device as could
reasonably be desired. Bun a Swed-
iSh engineer named FrederckSon has
found, or believes he has found, room
for improvement even mere; and after
several wears Of study and expert.
ment he has produced what is GER
tainy an ingenious substitute for the
ordinary match. Ills invention is a
paper match described as resem-
bling in its general construction the
Coilcd tape measure used by tailors.
The coil in this instance is a roll Of
parailined paper enclosed in metallic
case one end of the paper projecting
after the fashion OF the tape meas
ure; aud at regular intervals on the
paper are small POINTS covered with
an igniting substance one has only
20 give the end Of the paper smart
pun, bringing the iguiting point in
contact with small steel plate, and
light is StrGck which burns slowly
and evenly When The roll Is en-
hauStcd a fresh one can be inserted
in It's place Twenty men and eighty
boys can make, t is said, a million Of
these matches IN IN hour; and il is
confidently claimed though it seems
a dincult thing TO do that this use
FIJI and not very costly appliance Of
civilization, viii ba both chcapcncd
and Simphdcd 10y HE new invention
-NipChanCal News.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-01-07

Most Of us know all about our
parents and grandparents but com
pdratlyely few can give a correct ac-
count Of the names, ages, or occupd.
lions Of their sixteen great -grandpar-
ents Now here is a capital game for
the long winter evenings that are
coming, Try how many Of your I'M
mediate descendants you can re-.
member But take warning - the
stumbIiug-b.ock boz pedigree building
is the occasional cropping up Of 4 dis.
reputable ancestor whom yuu have q
special reason fur not remembering
Sidney smith used to ,ar Chat
several mcmher uf HTS family dl.ap.
peafri about thr time nf the assIles. p
and most people remember the story
20. AIeWuil. Dumas Noe elder vino
had considerable dash nt tHa Hf
brush In hs veins aui who vls pes-
tered 4.uul h's pedigree BIS am 4a-
tI1HrHH .ni.NluuEHs
fmf HIh.. ~ uumlt aII The
bfs wts lH...I HmHalm
lh
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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-01-07

To not let the old saying THE
FIRST day the man is a guest. the sec
uud "a burden and the third pest.
Doe applied 20 YOU Endeayor to time
your arrival 50 that 10 shall not in-
tc'iere with your friends meal
hours ana arrange 80 that your bag
gage shall he delivered without being
a care 10 them Do not outstay Your
welcome; do not even stay rs long Us
YOU are asked Co. Allow Your hostess
time t0 attend 90 her household du.
ties. observe the hour at which her
husband b, likely to return from tl,-
ness and trt to ARRANGE So that he
may Hud bob, wife alone 40 that time.
sou can easily tB.I Hu etcuee fur al.
scouting Yourself TIES ID ~ uncuu,
srIuu, ut uut 'rlrtiUn which mJt eN.
'sI 900 thr household machinery uuj
hN yuur uuuumIIft da Vuuf best tu.
wIrl hrrp.us BE- u regular m.lnn
lc thuIshtn nf Kaul hostess l1ar
f.umtr In brf rHi.HHu and ruruuUs
fu nrI SERVANTS Nh.a Fat.Ha Ur
STOW tNme ItIr s.fi HWB trH i
fhr servants InH rHf Hu0fHn. Iu
tNH W'h fH. H..IH fHa
tH. Nn.t wH mE
.nI Z. DOH. EH
fN" NtNa
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-01-07

mike a pint Or pint and kslf a
tea, and the invalid would drink il.
producing a sleep OF many hours
duration. The symptoms would De
about the same rs opium Nutmeg
in the quantity of two or three
drachms will cause both Stupor and
daiiriup,
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-02-04
AMONG THE CHURCHES.
The Good Work That's Going On in Vari
GUS Sections of the Oity.

The Good Work That is Going On In Varl-
Gus Sections of the Oity.
Some seven memSers were received
into the First Baptist Church last Wed
nesday evening. The work Of remodel
ling and papering the audience room
Of the church will be commenced early
the coming week. 1t is expected to be
finished within week.
At the Chap!ine-street NJ. E. church
there have been seventy accessions
since conference. The pastor does not
know exactly how many persons were
converted during the special services.
Quite a number who profesSed faith In
Christ have not as yet joined the
church. Rev. G. w. Willis, the Evan
geist. who so ably and successfully as
sisted in the work, is q most earnest
and consecrated Christian minister.
The meetings throughout were attend
ed by large crowds, and great good was
done.
Thursday was Candlemas day, at
which time was celebrated the feast of
the publication Of the Virgin Mary, so
called because the candles for the altar
or other sacred uses are blessed on that
day. Services were held in all the
Catholic Churches in the morning APP
propriate to the day, and in nearly
every instance large congregations were
in attendance. There was notably
large throng at the Cathedral. On this
day;also the threats OF the congregation
were blessed.
Rev. Randall says it is needless to talk
about working in Wheeling on S25 in
two months. One man gave s. of that.
He says he will leave for the Berkeley
county Poor House to stay there II the
work cannot be supported here by some
SyStematical way. He was compelled
TO sell his trunk for 50, costing SIS. so in
Baltimore. The gold watch and chain
he pawned for So cost him S45 in Wash
ington, ID. c. He has an appointment
at the Poor House for Sunday next.
The Junior Christian Endeavor So
ciety Of the Disciples Church is pushing
with success towards the augmentation
of the fund for the new Sabbath school
room fund. This fund must be in the
neighbOrhOOd OF $, 500 before the work
can be commenced. Within the past
few weeks the Endeavor Society has
raised over $50 for the fund.
On next Thursday evening in the
Second Presbyterian Church the Y. P.
). C. L. OF this city will give
musical and literary recital. After the
programme the young ladies will serve
refreshments in the basement Of the
church. A number are expected to be
present from outside towns.
Yesterday was S.. Blszins day, day
of'note 10 the Catholic Church, and sp-
propriate services were held. The SER
vices in the morning at the Cathedral
were conducted by Mgr. Sullivan and
Rev. Father Reynolds.
Rev. Thomas Pierson, of Allegheny,
Pa, will occupy the pulpit of the Third
Presbyterian Church tomorrow. the
regular pastor, Rev. Afford, is absent
from the city.
AT the First Presbyterian Church to-
morrow morning the pastor. Rev. D. A.
Cunningham. will preach upon THE
EpHeptic Boy"
The officials and members q the Sec
ond Presbyterian Church held their an
nual Congregational meeting Wednes-
day evening.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-02-04
A Transaction in Live Stock. :

A few days ago, John Ritter, better
known as "Honus," of the Atlantic en-
CINE house, accompanied be a fireman
from the hook and ladder, went for
stroll. 1t was their day off and they
thought that a visit paid to their friends
of the Eighth ward engine house would
not but advantage them. A stray dog
had come to the boys In the Eighth
ward department. The dog was yell
low English mastiff and had got quite
sleek aud was a general favorite. The
visitors saw the fine canine and wanted
to buy it at once. After considerable
dickering, they paid $3.50 cash for the
dog and brought him TO the Fourth
ward as his future home. They thought
they had great bargain and the laugh
on their brethren of the Eight ward.
Some Of the firemen got the dog ten
cents worth of steak, which he was
breakfasting on when Sam Ruff, a
South Side barber arrived and claimed
the mastiff. He got it. Now the laugh
is turned. The men are out their 81. so,
and there is not a fireman in town that
does not know the joke.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-02-04
AN Amputation at the Hospital.

Thomas McDermitt has been in the
hospital for some time. He is among
the best known citizens OF North
Wheeling, having lived there twenty
five years. Forty years ago one OF his
limbs began to pain him. 1t became
very sore, and would break out fire.
quently. The leg was taken of this
week. The old gentleman states that
in the forty years his leg was sore he
suffered the most terrible pain. Per-
sons have been begging him for some
time to have an operation performed,
but he said when he died be wanted to
take his leg with him. Last week the
pain became so intense that he con-
sented TO the operation. Considering
his age-over 70-he is doing remark
ably well.
There are but two bad cases Of ty-
phoid fever at the hospital.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-02-04
At His Old Job Again.

Wonderful horse sagacity is shown at
the Fifth ward hose house by "Old
Nike" the big bay horse to be used
during the other animals sickness. 1t
has been nearly year since Holiday Il
Son purchased this animal and took him
from the Fifth ward engine house.
When this animal was again brought to
his old place he knew it and it took but
two or three trials for the wise animal
apparently to remember his old duties
and perform them.