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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-11-18
A CENTURY RIDE.
BY GRACE Z. DENts0N.

You never saw such dear little vel
low haired, dainty-featured maid as
Maude Mauneriug, the successful girl
graduate and medical student.
When she came forward at commence
ment, in a delightful little Greenaway
gown of white muslin. peppercd over
with tiny dots, with the very smile of
childhood in her wide blue eyes, and
her curly hair clustering round her
brows the learned DOCTORS imported to
adorn the commencement exercises,
blinked their eyes and looked twice,
and hestaied. even then, TO accep3 her
as an established fact. When she knelt
to receive her degree, they each and all
listened to hear the childish PRAYER.
Now | lay me - :" issue from her
little rosebud mouth A degree for that
child9 Impossible. She had come to
say her prayers, and be kissed aud put
to bed. That she could be the medical
student, that she could enter dissocting
room, carve up a subject watch a mortal
sickness, stand by dying bed--prepos.
ferrous it might not be. And yet, it all,
and much more, had been. Maude
Mannering was an enthusiast on matters
surgical, and had cleverly sewn up the
Jagged throat of would-be suicide
softly rating him, as she did so, for not
having made neat cut-on the very
day when she knelt demurely before
the Chaucelors footstool to receive her
degree
The learned doctors stared, with their
unbelieying eyes, and the Chancellor
smiled as they turned to one another,
agape, and shook their heads, while
Maude irippcd smiingly back to her
seat, and the students shlieked and sang
to her glory.
"Shall 90: = were the words which
would have issued from her pretty lips,
one day, a week later fhad She been in
the habit of talking to herself. as she
finished reading a long aud chatty letter
inviting her to come away North, and
spend the holidays, and concluding
with these words ." We are fifty
miles from everywhere, aud our road,
are splendid, 50 YOU had better
bring your bicycle. or vel0cipede, OF
whatever it is vou ride to the horror
and confusion Of Auntie Moude turned
the letter thou2htfully over, skimmiul
from paee 70 page There was % post
script, of eoure simply four words
"Carr Is with ~ But whatever th'
girl read, she saw only those four words
aud it was ou their account that shl
a=t..H ker.atF HMEuH Z 4s.Ft ff4rH srl.
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lady to cons to the kitchen door. don't
say anything but that. mind, and don't
google in that idiotic manner. Poor
Carr, am so sorry! Don't try 10 move
till Sandy comes back. Halo, Auntie |!
here's Carr with sprained ankle;
that's for Lizzie's benefit9 tell Lizzie
to give Sandy the mattress from his
bed, and one of the factory sheets, and
pillow. | don't want her; Sandy and
can fix him all comfey, and she can
come out afterward. Wen Just make
him a bed here until Bertram comes
home"
Then Maude turn to Carr, with very
professional air. as she turned back the
ruffIes from her wrists. Il am going to
set YOUR leg" she said, "and I'm think
ing what | can get for splints. | hope
Lizzie will send a good, new sheet Tor
bandages. Now, Sandy, boy, put your
mattress here, and you must take Mr..
Carr by the shoulders and help him on
to it, while | hold his poor leg so it
won't hurt more than can be helped.
Good thing we are strong, Sandy"
She worked in silence with steady
and capable hand and when the limb
was rigidly bound she gave sigh of
relief
Its a funny job but it'll do, she
said; funny looking splints, aren't
thew
You're a brick" said Carr, heartily.
Shake hands with fellow :"
She laughed and gave him her hand,
and did not withdraw it, even when he
gently kissed it. GLOW can we get the
Doctor tonight" she mused, sit won't
do to leave it like that" Carr pro
tested, you've done it up finely" but
Maude shook her head; she was calcula-
ting FIFTY miles there, five hours,
fifty miles back" she thought, then
suddenly she said "Look here, Carr,
will you promise me something"
Anything" cried Carr, with a radi-
ant smile.
"Well, | don't want Lizzie to know
about your break; will you stay quietly
here, with Sandy, for the night? I'll
tell Auntie and We'll send out your tea
and pipe, and when Bertram comes home
tomorrow, we'll carry you indoors.
VIII you just lie here and be good, and
let Sandy take care of you?"
So, with a smile and a hand clasp, she
left him lying on the mattress in the
sweet smelling hay barn, and was
closeted for five minutes with Auntie.
The result of this confab was that
Auntic told two deliberate fibs, one to
Lizzie, and one to Carr, and Lizzie
laughed happily and said, "Auntie, let
her stay with him; Its all coming
round rightw while Carr smiled be
nignly and remarked "It's all right,
Auntie, go on in. Tell DR.. Maude tt
have Il good nip of wbislley before she
goes to bed, and let her have good rest
She'll dream of broken legs if she
doesn't"
And poor Auntie, with two tibs and &
world of care on her mind, tucked Liz
zie into her bed and sat up and watched
the front gate until morning.
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Down the hard black road skinned
the light wheel, doing a good ten miles
an hour in the gathering shades of even
inc. Maude's eyes cleaned like stars
with resolution aud daring her feet flew
nimbly, and her baby mouth was firmly
set. Once she laughed. little half-hys-
terical laugh, and her thoughts, though
rather chaotic, revolved round one cen
trail idea
The doctor lived in the small inn at
the railway station. The doctor had
proper splints and bandages. The doctor
must be had without fail The doctor,
the doctor and so her thoughts cir
cled with her flying pedals, as the trusty
wheel skinned along the road, and the
long twilight of the North crept softly
softly over the wide prairies.
Seven o'clock, eight o'clock, She
took bar of chocolate from her coat
pocket aud nibbled as she rode. The
late birds whirItd past her. the tuneful
meadow lark of the West fluted song
of good night, many little chirrupngs
and faint rustlings sounded on either
side of the road, which stretched like q
dark ribbon across the plain to the half
way house, She reached the turn to
the door of that rude hostelry, and sped
past it, looking only straight ahead to
the fading crimson of the West. Here
rose a faint thread of smoke from a
small dell, where were camping party
of Indians, whose mongrel dogs ran yap-
,,;rfe n or har II vino Nvhpa1
An owl brushed past her, and sailed
heavily away to clump of scrub nina
o'clock, and she flashed past slough
as the swampy ponds are called, and n
faint quacking of the Wild ducks fell
softly on her tired ear. How the sfad-
ows grow But the distance was no
longer terror, for she was as good as
at her goal Ten o'clock, and she
wheeled breathIessly past the outlying
houses, and stepped wear ly of on the
/ threshold Of the little inn. where the
doctor lived 1t was such parody on q
hotel-.-jus two square rooms and lean.
to below, and three tiny bedrooms above.
with their sashless wiadows. covered
with mosquito netting, looking blank
and deserted. But Mnude knew the
doctor was there, splinis and bandages
We're there, end sudden glram Of lieht
from the furthest window marked the
lighting of the doctors retiring candle.
She called his name softly, and he cam,
al once. hurryino down the stairs.
"Grcat scott" he stammered, whats
the natter Surely tisu't Mrs. Dun
l0p' and he gasped at the dusty
little LADY who sat on the doorstep
and the wheel which Iay on the road
way
I'm choking vith thirst, said Maude
"Get mc dHuE of water, and III tel
YOU, aud lbe doctor bounced in for
dpptr, and uut o. 'ho pump lor the re
qu.red beverage
Don I take MUCH he stammfrel ia
CuherentIy -lNt pnt drop Of Wills
kep 10 IT, Now tt.l me. III che name q
Heaven. vhal enl }Hu f.dIns acfm
the country u tha fashion
M8udU tald hlm Wa tess Rofis
mrle him al sHua # WlA. Boar FH
-HAt tla mH1H aIhu hital muu.dln
nd huam.tlek hr m.l WmHls
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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-11-30

tions, with velvet, and curiously enough
they are very chic in the most of the
combinations.
At last, after L do not know how many
years, the French women are wearing
the divided skirt. 1t is made divided,
but it is ornamented as no other skirt
ever dreamed of being trimmed. There
are frills of the finest lace and embroid-
cries on them, tiny buckles Of gold often
set with precious stones holding dainty
bows of ribbons. They are cut straight
and round, but are never gathered in
Turkish fashion, as that would not per-
NIT all the trimming that French woin-
an feels that she must have. They call
these "Jupon Americana" SO for once
we have set Il fashion abroad. These
skirts, when of silk or fine muslin, often
cost $50. The French ladies have long
since adopted our Greenaway and pic
ture dresses for little girls. and all the
children of the most refined families are
wearing them, while the modistes are
still inventing styles of their own and
forwarding them to America. AS if we
did not know that children never looked
so pretty as they do now.
MARY DERWENT.
Paris, Nov. 10.
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skirt, seems to be exactly adapted to go
with the tablier fronts. These, when
well chosen--and all Paris gowns are
well chosen as far as colors go-arc GER
tainly pretty.
Among some of tho novelties Of the
season are changeable felts for hats and
bonnets, and these have tho fues of
feathers woven in the edges and curled
slightly, which gives IL most bizarre but
not unpleasing appearance. Some of the
bonnets arc not much larger than the
palm of ones hand. One saw was made
of white felt, with no trimming what
ever but loose bunch of velvet grass,
which looked as if it had been carelessly
thrown on it. 1t dropped over the brim,
front and back, and looked most beauti-
full on the golden hair of the wearer.
The use of embroidered kid for dress
trimming grows apace, and it is very
elegant. Broadcloth bands arc seen on
almost all gowns, or cloth revers, ETC.
They are sometimes seen rs combina-
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-11-30
Notice to Water Consumers-Fix UP You
Pipes.

THE attention of all water consumers
is called to the necessity of SO arranging
or covering of their water pipes as 10
prevent freezing during tho winter
The vast of water caused by spigots
being partly turned on to prevent freez
ing will not be allowed, and water will
be turned off of such offenders without
further notice. Waste of water from
any cause will subject the offender to
the penalty-the shutting Off of water
Roanoke Gas and Water Company, j. C.
RAwN, Manager and Engineer.
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ounces OF shin of beef, including bone.
two ounces OF bacon or salt pork.

ounces OF shin of beef, including bone,
two ounces OF bacon or salt pork.
IA careful person might buy this
quantity at 10 cents or less, buying
enough meat for two er three DAYS,
enough of the other articles to last
week. That gives forty-six ounces of
food, and that food contains more than
tho requisite Quantity of nutrition re-
CURED for the complete nutrition OF n
working man Very few women could
eat so much, hardly half as much. With
the water added it would make more
than four pounds Of cooked food AtIo
cents day that comes to 20 cents q
week. Adding 30 cents, making the
cost of nutrition 81 week. The meat
might be varied, u little fish on Fri.
days, some butter, tea and coffee. with
little milk and fruit.
Twenty one meals can be provided
in considerable variety and can be
cooked In an apparatus like that Which
haVo described at a cost OF between
and cents meal for the food material,
the fuel and the seasoning, and these
meals would be far beyond tho standard
OF working woman and moro than an
unemployed working man could cor
sumo, unless he took a greal deal Of ex.
ercise in going about to find where the
iooU COuiu oo oouGnt at tho lowest
prices.
The slow night work, for much of
this work may be done at night in the
stable bucket, can be done with com
mon kerosene hand lamp. and, in order
that 1t may be done in the safes way.
venture to recommend the French
burner; it is scientific burner, as vet
but little known. The advantage in Is
use is that the flame can b, set at any
given height aud there it will stay,
because the heat is not carried down
through the wickholder into tho font,
and the oil keeps cool until it is ex
hausted"
Mr. Atkinson is very emphatic in his
statements that no previous knowledge
of cooking is required to produce salts
factory results: II do not hesitate to
say that any intelligent boy or girl,
man or woman, who never cooked any
thing before, can do every branch OF
common cooking in very perfect
manner without other Instructions I
have tried this on several children, and
know what say. The waste of food
by bad cooking, the waste Of fuel, the
waste OF heat, tho waste of time and
the waste Of temper are utterly with
out warrant, and will be due hereafter
to the wilful ignorance OF those who
read this communication aud who have
not even enough intelligence to test
these practices"
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-11-30

LII Paris is France, or
rather all France is Par
is, but other countries
are not all like that.
For instance, there is
London, but it is not all
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-11-30

For Over Fifty YearA
MRS. WINDOWS SooTHINa SYRUP has occn used
for children tcething 1t soothes the child softcns
the gums, allnys oil pains, wind collie. and Is
the best remedy for DiarrhPa. Twenty five ctss
bottle. SO by all druggists throughout the world
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-11-30
HOW TO LIVE ON 81 A WEEK.
Edw. Atkinson, Political Econo
mist, on Home Economy.

He Shows How Man Can Secure Abund-
ant and Wholesome Food at Small
Expense-It Is a Question OF Cooking.
How to Construct an Oven and How to
Retain the Heat From an Ordinary
Lamp.
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THREE NEW FANCIES.
MARY DERWENT'S FASHION GOSSIP
FROM GAY PARIS.

A Description of Elegant Costumes.
Sleeves Arc Slightly SmalIer-Low
NeclSed Gowns No Longer ObIipntorv
The Divided Skirt.
Copyright 1883, by American Press Associa-
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1893-05-20
Story Of Two Kentucky Statesmen.

A rather pointed story is told OF
Senator Blackburn. of Kentucky
and the late Senator Beck, which 10
given in "The Editors Drawer" OF
Harper's Magazine. Upon one oc-
casion it was necessary to test
some old Bourbon whisky before
shipping the Simon pure to q fast,d-
ious customer. The anxious dealer
bethought him Of these two great
men, who were universally admitted
to be connoisseurs in the article.
and begged their indulgence in the
matter Of tasting the liquor. Black
burn swallowed sip, smacked hi:
lips. looked little bit critical, tried
it again and then said: ut is fair
very fair-but," again smacking his
lips, "it seems to me l taste iron in
it," The dealer looked discouraged
Beck went through the same pro-
cess of tasting and trying, at last
exclaiming: "That's good-very
eood-but think detect a taste
Of leather" The dealers face fell.
But feeling sure he had superior
article be Investigated. After dill
eent search he found carpet-tack
with a leather cap in the cask.
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It Tried Her Nerves.

As all the world knows, the Prin-
cess Victoria and Prince Albert Of
Coburg had been intended for each
other almost from their earliest in
fancy, but when it came to the
point it was seen that there was to
be nothing in the least in the nature
of marriage de convenance. The
original designers of the alliance
were not more eager for it than the
high contracting parties themselves
when the Coburg Prince. paid his
historic visit to Windsor.
Each discovered that life would
be blissful with, intolerable with
out, the other. The Prince had
been her guest for barely four days
when the young Queen confded to
Lord Melbourne her hearts secret.
On the morrow October Is, 1887
she found courage to tell her love
to him whom it concerned more
than any other living man. She
offered herself to him. because eth
ouette forbade the Prince, who was
not royal, to declare his passion fol
the greatest sovereign Of the world,
the greatest Queen Of Ill history,
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1893-05-20
Getting g Drink in Kansas.

Walking down Kansas venue,
Topeka, the other evening, I passed
large and very brilliantly lighted
drugstore. Remembering that the
Kansas drugstore was the home
of the jimjams, I entered and
watched to see the bacteria of this
affair get in its work. l had not
long to wait. Soon q seedy look
ing individual, who looked as
though he feared the very sight of
water, entered and, walking up to a
little desk in the corner, began to
write out his application" When
it was completed the druggist
swore him to the truthfulness of
the statements made therein, gave
him the red liquor, took his money
and the seedy individual departed
/ then walked over to the little desk
myself, and, pretending to make an
application" for myself, | copied
his. Here it is:
estate of Kansas, Shawnee coun.
ty, April IL. No. II. /, the un-
dersigned, do solemnly swear that
my real name is Phil Myers and
that I reside at Shawnee county,
State of Kansas that whisky Of
one-half pint is necessary and ac-
tua]ly needed by me to be used as q
medicine for the disease of bathing
that it is not intended for a bever.
age, nor to sell nor to give away,
and that am over 21 years of age.
/ make this application to G. W.
Flad, druggist, for said liquor.
"PHIL MEYERS, applicant.
"Subscribed in my presence and
sworn to before me this 18th day
of April, 1893.
"GEo. w. FLAD, pharmacist"
Topeka Call.
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How to Tell Good Eggs.

A good egg will sink in the water.
A boiled egg which is done will
dry quickly on the shell when tax
en- from the kettle.
The boiled eggs which adhere to
the shell are fresh laid.
After an egg has become q day OF
more old tho shell comes off easily
when boiled.
A fresh egg has lime-like sur
face to it's shell.
Stale eggs are CLASSY and smooth
of shell.
Eggs which have been packed in
lime look stained, and .show the
action of the lime on the surface.
Eggs packed in bran for q long
time smell and taste musty.
With aid of the hands or piece
of paper rolled in funnel shape
and held towards the light, the hu.
man eye can look through an egg
shell and all.
Ifthe egg is clear and golden in
appearance when held to the light
it is good; if dark OF spotted it il
bad.
The badness of an egg can some
times be told by shaking it near the
holders ear, but the test is . dan
gerous one.
Thin shells are caused by lack o1
gravel, etc., among the hens laying
the eggs.
Many devices have been tested tc
keep eggs fresh, but the less time
an egg Is kept the better for tht
egg and the one who eats It.
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10 TEARS WANTED.
A Suicide Writes q Letter Which Il
Pointed and Pithy.

The most remarkable letter ever
left by suicide was that found on
Asahel Kelly of Winchester, Ind.
says a Cincinnati dispatch to the
San Francisco Chronicle. He was
80 years old and for years was an
adventurer, roaming the world over.
Some months ago he returned to
Winchester and went into the res
taurant business. He came to Gin.
cinnati few days ago. He had
been drinking. When found dead
in his room at the Cincinnati Hotel
it was discovered that he had taken
morphine. The following letter
was found on table near his bed !:
"C1Nc1NNAr1, O., May 6, 1893.-
Mr.. Ezra s. Kelly, Winchester, Ind.
DEAR SIR AND BROTHER You
will know on receipt Of this that |
have cashed in my checks and will
soon have a harp playing lullaby
for 'old Stone | wrote to your
pious brother Dennis for some
money, so that l could get to hos.
pital, but he declined to send it. /
think he could afford to. He rob-
bed poor old father out Of enough
to have let me had it. You can do
as you please about burying me,
but don't plant me at Winchester
If you can't take me to Montezuma
give me to some doctor.
"You remember twenty years ago
last month that another of oul
brothers took a trip of this kind
only in a more tragic way. People
will soon think that it is a family
epidemic. l Ihave nothing to live for
no money nor no way to get along
am broken down in health ano
spirits. You will find me q rusty
looking corpse, as | have mo-
shaved for two weeks nor bathee
for month. Don't have any re
ligious exercises over me, whateve
you do. BY way of amusement
you might have somebody whistle
Johnny comes marching home,
and if any Of our pious relatives
want to shed tears, kindly fire
few rocks at them. Don't you oper
the box, or coffin, or whatever | an
in, as I don't want those hypocrite
to have the satisfaction of seeing
me dead. / go by the morphin
route"
The letter closed without sigma
ture, but on an other piece of pape
were the words: Telegraph t
Ezra S. Kelly, Winchester. Ind
! aur, Krrvvn
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whv Americans Have Corns.

"Corns are bad" said the philo-
sophie bootblack. "Yours seem to
hurt YOU some. Strange what lots
of people have corns. Over 80 per
cent Of the men who some to get a
shine have corns. How do know
it? How do know you have corns?
By finding it, Of course. Gently7
All right, I won't hurt you guv'ner.
AS I was saying ninety out Of every
hundred have corns. People say
it's tight boots, but | don't believe
it. Those who have the worse
corns wear boots that are too large
for them. What gives them corns,
then? Well, I'll tell you. 1t is
wearing boots all day long. Sci
dom do you see Europeans both
cred With corns, especially English
men. Nearly every American has
them. The former never wear their
boots all day. They have walking
boots to the office. Once there they
put on a thin house boot. When
they 90 home about 5 o'clock IN
the evening the first thing they do
is to put on their clippers. The re-
suit is that their feet are always
cool, the pressure never constant,
and no muscle tired beyond its
power. Far otherwise the Ameri-
can. He goes down to work at .
o'clock in The morning and is hur-
rying and scurrying in the same
boots until 6 O'Clock. Then ne
hurries home to dinner, hurrles
through dinner and, still wearing
the same boots, goes to his lodge
or elsewhere and returns at mid.
night, his feet having been cramped
up for fourteen hours of the twenty
four in the one pair Of boots. The
result 10 corns and bunions. Chi
csgo Nail.
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Organs Lost by Dlsuse.

It is . suggestive fact always sat-
ficiently considered that ''as soon
as any organ or faculty falls into
disuse it degenerates and il finally
lost altogether" Through all the
ages that man has had the power
Of speech this power has not been
fixed in use in any degree whatever
by heredity. It is regarded - DEL
initely proved that if , child OF CIV
ilised parents were brought up IN
! desert place and allowed no com.
munication whatever With msa' Il
would never make an attempt .
speech. Up to the last century y
was not uncommen to 6nd persons
living ia ! Wild stste iQ the woods
and forests Of England, FranoAt
Germany and Russia, whe weee ~
terlv inoapalle q speech, taoo9a
~ coud make soonds + doadoar
ton Of ~ esy of xild antnale
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until she should give him permits
sion to do 90.
Weeks later, when her lover had
returned for while to Germany,
the Queen spoke to the Duchess OF
Gloucester Of the arrangements for
the declaration which she would
make to her Council on the follow
ing day.
"You will be very nervous on de.
claring your engagement to the
Council" said the Duchess.
"Yes," replied the Queen. "but l
did something far more trying to
nv nerves short time since"
"What was that?" the Duchess
inquired.
II proposed to Albert" was tie
answer.-St. James Budget.