Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-07-11

the line of shoes drop in and see
iange Brothers in the Tribune Build.
ing. Dearborn and Madison streets.
There the public are well treated. and
there all classes of citizens will he
given excellent value at reasonable
prices.
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Somehow the stoc.. OF fools seems
nexhaustibe. For years the calow
Youths who rock boats to make the
girls scream have been cartcd to Gem
nterles and laid away, and there are
always fools enough left to man the
boats again when the picnic season
comes. There is never much bravery |
In the brand of calf who causes ac.
cidcnts. lie has not learned to swim. |
lie doesn't know Il bowsprit from a |
ruddcr. His knowledge OF the water !
Is confined to the possession of Il
natty yachting suit. lie Is reckless
and ignorant. Reckless ignorance is
rs dangerous a. fire In u powder fac
tory. II there is Il crew aboard h'
butts In where he is not wanted. lie
desires to he important. lie wants
TO handle the tiller or pull the ropes,
or do some fool thing that is u.yd-
less. n few years ago, one of th,s'
fresh young men insisted on Shov-
cling coal in the hold of II small
steamer. When Il fluc burst aud he
was caught by the rush of sCalding
steam he was literally boiled. lie
died begging his friends to Kill him
and end his intense agony. He died
bccausc he would not mind his own
business. Don't ride. even In Il row.
boat, unless some one in your party
has some knowledge of boats. If there
is a fool in the party-and you can
spot him every timc--dun't 20 into Il
boat with him. And remember that
about the most dangerous thing ailoat
is u sailboat in inexperienced hands.
\ little common sense on the part OF
parents and young folks. may save
some damp tragedies AMI expensive
funerals.
To one accustomed 10 modern con.
v,niences and the many contriv-
ances for easing domestic labor. house.
keeping in Mexico Is both difficult and
discouraging. says IA writer In the New
York Commercial Advertiser. The
houses for the most part are composed
of 'viviendas' or fiat houses. the cor
ridors or halls being of stone and cN.
| posed to the open air. so that one wish.
| ing to go from one part of the house to
another has either to pass through all
the other apartments. or else by way
| of the corridor, which In inclement
weather Is anything but agreeable.
The kitchen Is primitive in the eX-
treme. 1t has rough stone floor,
plastered. smokc-blackened walls and
the "brasero" or stove. The cooking
utensils are made of baked clay or
earthenware. and. while they break
easily, are replaced with little expense.
as they can be bought at the plaza
or market place for trihing sum. The
hardware shops dealing In American
goods keep n limited assortment OF the
more modern appliances for cooking
but the prices asked for them are &c
exorbItant they are little used. One
dealer was known to have asked one
"peso," n Mexican dollar. for m ordl
nary egg beater. DIshwasning Is al
ways done In cold water. Unless com
pelled, n Mexican servant Will mol
wash dishes In hot water. And. strang.
TO say. the dishes are generally scru
pulously clean.
The "brasero" Ia built Of brick. will
square openings In the top, covered
with CRATES. The fire IL made by fan
ming the lighted Goals with "adventa
dores," fans made out OF some sort o
dried grass. Every now and then frcsl
coal has to he added and the fans use'
vigorously In order to keep the fir
alive.
An incredible number of cooking
utensils may he crowded upon one
these CRATES. the knack of doing while
being acquired only by long ana often
times sad experience. as an unluck
movement may cause the roundbo
toned ..ollas" and "casuelas" to lure
and spill much of their contents In IN
fire or over the ''braserO." Even whe
l. rho vessels are covered 1t Is diiticu
;. to keen out the SCOT and cinders tina
il impeled by the actively waving fam
i are perpetually flying about. Howeve
= the MeXicans manage to perform the
T. culinary duties In Il very skillful maj
t ner and produce most satisfactory n
e suits. to the despair of the un!nitiate'
s The family washing Is seldom don
}. nj home. Washing Is cheap ana I'll
Is clothes are white and we'll laundere'
The washing is uaually done ut "lav'
deras" or washing places. The clotht
:, are pounded and rubbed on HAT stone
with cold water. In consequence del
cate laces and muslins suffer accor'
lngly.
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T. II is always interesting to kno
l. what the keeper OF 200 elephants {
D. show elephants has TO say about h
charges. The writer recently askt
one keeper whether hc liked them. a
Ter reflection, he answered that he d
IT, when fresh to the work, for he la
l. then TO deal with elephants fresh fro
their native haunts.
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