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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1890-01-11

In Providence, r. l., 485 saloons run
full blast from Sunday morning to Sat
urday night in defiance of the State
law, and yet if grocer puts jar of
beans in his window and offers a box
of soap to the one who guesses nearest
the number, he is hauled into court
and made to pay twenty-five dollar
fine and fourteen dollars cost.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1890-01-11
VIM

Do reasonable people 60 outside the
real city and buy in obscure suburbs
at fancy prices when they can get lots
only one block from the great Fifty
fifth street boulevard, on Robey street,
which is 100 feet wide, at $500 each
on Seeley aud Hoyno avenues, and
south part Of Fifty.fourth street, for
$500 Terms Of payment, $50 cash,
and $50 every sis months ORION month.
ly mgmruH Cottages built o. order.
WV II Cosmos,
Real Estate Dealer.
lla CLARK street Chyagu Hotel
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1890-01-11

To TALK about ones busin ess in a
mixed company is at complete variance
with good taste, and those who do it
make themselves disagreeeble. They
do so, as a rule, however, thoughtless-
". Better swear off and talk socially
about anything else. Mosquitoes, vel
low fever, rain, highway robbery or bal
let dancers are better and more inter
esting subjects to discuss.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1890-01-11

AT the recent fire in Boston one firm
was entirely cleaned out, not even a
penholder left, and added to this the
papers in their safe were also destroyed.
Since the great Boston fire many firms
have duplicate of their monthly trial
balance kept at the residence of some
member of the firm.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1890-01-11

SALLIE MCALLIsTER, of Springfield,
Ky, a colored girl of 10, is believed to
be the largest woman in the world.
She is 5 feet 2 inches high, measures
feet inches round the waist, and 3
feet Ct inches round the arm above the
elbow She weighs 632 pounds. She
enjoys excellent health, and makes her
living at the wash-tub
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1890-01-11

A GREEK paper reports that a num-
Der of Golfers containing 10000 gold
and silver Spanish pieces of the year
1866 have been hauled out Of the sea
near the island of Andres Six bronze
cannon were also found, and it is
thought the articles came from the
wreck of a Spanish war vessel.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1890-01-11
GULLiBLE PEOPLE.

People owning land in the suburbs
can get plenty Of free advertising from
the Chicago papers.
All they have to do is to interest Mr..
Jeffrey and get him to start "locomo-
tive works"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1890-01-11

A CoUNTRYMAN went to a store in
Morgantown, w. Va, the other day
and purchased a kerosene lamp.
"That's the first one O them notions
that ever come to my house" he re-
marked Candles was allus good
enough for marin and me, but darter's
got a beau and thinks we ort to put on
a leetle style"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1890-01-11

the fall. There will be a thousand
candidates.
THE EAGLE will deal impartially
with them all
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1890-01-11

ALFRED n. HAZARD, 70 years old,
turned up in New Haven recently,
much to the surprise of his son, Alfred
N. Hazard. Mr.. Hazard deserted
his family in Western New York
forty years ago, and after wandering
about the West has become wealthy
and returned to his son. As he puts
it, he has come home to die.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1890-01-11
THREE GREAT MEN.

Chicago is represented at Washing
ton by Judge" Thoman, E. I. Jeffrey
and Secretary Cragin.
Three great men.
What salaries are they receiving?
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1890-01-11

SHEET-IRoN is rolled so thin at the
Pittsburgh mills that u, 900 sheets are
required to make single inch in thick
ness. Light shines as readily through
one of these sheets as it does through
general tissue paper
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1890-01-11

tent. The omission of an unmistakable
sign of homicidal mania whereby the
victim might be secured before disas-
ter occurs, seems to be an oversight of
Providence. Come to think Of it,
though, the sign may be there in each
case, if the umscientifc mind could but
road If
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1890-01-11

CABINET officers receive many strange
requests, but one of the oldest was
that contained in letter from a man
in Pennsylvania to Secretary Tracy.
He wanted, he said, six gold quarter
pieces for Christmas presents to his
friends. He inclosed 2-cent stamp.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1890-01-11

THE Presbyterian Synod of West
Florida and Alabama has been in ses-
sion at Pensacola. The Rev. DR..
Shearer, President of Davidson Col
lege, North Carolina, in his address,
created a profound sensation by de-
nouncing the common school system of
the country, alleging that its non
sectarianism prevented the education
of youths in the religion of their fa-
theirs. He advocated strongly the ad-
visibility of having the children of
Presbyterians educated in schools fos-
tered by the church
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1890-01-11

A BRIGHT young fellow in London
earns his living by writing speeches
for wedding breakfasts. In England
speeches are still expected from the
bridegroom, and they are generally
very bungling affairs.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1890-01-11

ALTHOUGH the buffalo has become
extinct in the United States, vast herds
of this distinctively American "big
game" roam over the boundless plains
of Northern Australia, and wallow in
their shady pools. These animals,
which are magnificent specimens of the
Bison Americans, are the descendants
of some buffaloes landed at Port Ess-
ington in 1929. They have rapidly
multiplied, and now afford excellent
sport to the hunter.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1890-01-11

THE Pension Department at Wash
ington has upon its rolls the names Of
twenty-seyen widows of revolutionary
soldiers who have been regularly paid
pensions mp to the present time. Three
of them are ninety-seyen years of age
and two ninety-siX, The youngest is
seventy-one.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1890-01-11

INSPECTOR EBERsoLD can turn both
his hands three times around in four
different directions at once, palms up,
without moving his wrists.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1890-01-11
CHICAGO BUSINESS MEN.

Under this heading THE EAGLE WiV
giUe eCery ,reek, as part Of its ne,cs,
the history OF some Chicago mer-
chant.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1890-01-11

DOW PEDRO stands right up on his
dignity He does not want any solace
in the shape of a Brazilian pension as
a retired Emperor, but will demand
that his regular salary be kept up just
the same as if he hadn't been exiled.
This is what may be called imperial
nnrNn
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1890-01-11

HABITUAL drunkards in Norway and
Sweden are imprisoned and have to
submit to a plan of treatment which is
said to produce most satisfactory re-
suits, says the London Lancet. The
delinquents are fed only with bread
stepped in wine for an hour before the
meal is served. Experience shows that
a period from eight to ten days of this
regimen is generally sufficient to make
a man eyince the greatest aversion to
anything in the shape of wine.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1890-01-11

THE schoolma'ams of st. Paul not
long ago were instructed to give occa-
sional instruction in plain and fancy
sewing to the girls under their charge,
and the horrible fact came out that
few if any of the teachers could do any
kind of sewing whatever.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1890-01-11

THE only way to do thing is to do
it," cried strong-hearted old Horace
Greeley, who never wavered on the
brink of decision To intend doing
bravely or acting right is noble, but to
do it-that is a gift of the gods.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1890-01-11

SENATOR EDMUNDs, of Vermont, has
served longer in the United States
Senate than any of his colleagues. On
April 5, 1890, he will have been in the
Senate without a single break for
twentv-fOur wears.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1890-01-11

REPRESENTATIVE WILLIAM MARTIN,
of Texas, who had good deal of fun
poked at him during the last session of
Congress, is the heaviest smoker in
official life at Washington. He is al
ways smoking cigars. He is not par
ticular as to the brand quality, style,
or price. All he requires of a cigar is
that it draw well.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1890-01-11

ALDERMAN KERR, who wants to close
the saloons on Sunday. tried to dodge
when called upon to vote on Alderman
Ponds order to close the gambling
houses. He is well named.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1890-01-11
JUDICIOUS ADVERTISING.

Who made the biggest stake out Of
the "judicious" advertising of the Chi
cago Worlds Fair in Eastern publica-
tons?
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1890-01-11

STANLEY was so utterly cut off from
all communication with the outer world
that when someone mentioned the
name of General Boulanger, he ex-
claimed: "Boulanger! Who is he?
Never heard of him before"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1890-01-11

A SPORTSMAN entered an inn in En-
gland, laying his gun on table out
side. During his absence a man named
Speakman picked it up, cooked it,
sighted it, and then laid it down again.
The owner took it up afterward with
out noticing that it had been cooked,
and he and two others including the
man who had examined it, walked on.
While they were getting over fence
the gun went off, killing the man who
had cooked it.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1890-01-11

THE next Legislature of Wyoming
will pass law making the killing of
a buffalo a misdemeanor An act to
this effect is not required to protect
the buffaloes as game, for the hunter
would hunt the mountains and plains
for wild buffaloes in vain. 1t is in
tended to apply to the men who lie in
wait and shoot down the buffaloes that
happen to stray off the reservation in
the Yellowstone Park, where a few
relics of the bygone race are preserved.
A dead buffalo brings its slayer 5000,
and the temptation to kill them is a
strong one for the hunter.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1890-01-11

The smallest, simplest and best-pro-
tected postoffice in the world is in the
Strait of Magellan, and has been there
for many years. 1t consists of a small
key or cask and is chained to the rocks
of the extreme cape, in the straits OPP
posite Terra del Fuego. Each passing
ship sends boat to take letters out
and put others in. The postoffice IS
self-acting and unprovided with a post
master and is, therefore, under the
protection of all the navies in the world
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1890-01-11

FHEsSo County. California, has "a
hermit who has lived there thirty years
without seeing the county seat.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1890-01-11

THE Senatorial fight this year will
be between c. B. Farwell and j NJ.
Palmer.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1890-01-11

HAWKINS says "the police are all
right" What does he mean?
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1890-01-11

This question always operates upon
me like red rag shown To a wild
bull
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1890-01-11

The latest museum freak is a South
ern girl who is utterly insensible to
pain, and whose skin can be cut and
punctured without any annoyance to
her She is the most unfeeling
creature on record.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1890-01-11

Az officer Of one of the accident in
suranee companies asserts that the
records show that every freight brake
man in the United States stands one
chance in three of being killed within
a year Doubtless some such frightful
risk and employers negligence was
explained to the President or he would
not have inserted his allusion to rail
road car-couplings in his annual mes
sage. But if this is true, if there is
any such rate of mortality among
freight brakeman, it is time that some
public expression of the popular feel
ing on the subject was made. 1t seems
Incredible.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1890-01-11

A BUCK that had evidently been
chased by hounds dashed into min
ing hamlet near Pittston, Pa, last
week and ran into the open door of a
basement. There was no one in the
room, but a man on the outside who
had seen the buck enter rushed up and
closed the door, In a minute or 50
the buck leaped through the window
and bounded off down the lane with a
portion of the sash on his antlers. At
the end of the lane he sprang over the
fence and took to the woods
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1890-01-11

WHY not make George Hankins In
spector Of Police?
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1890-01-11

The steamer City of Paris, of the
Inman Line, plying between New York
and Liverpool, is of TO-, 800 tons bur
den, $4,000 horse power, and has main
tanned mean speed of 23.73 miles per
hour throughout the voyage Of about
5000 miles. She has ffty-four fur
naces, and her boiler tubes exceed
thirteen miles in aggregate length.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1890-01-11

THE cannon used at Columbia, S.
c., in firing the Davis memorial salute
exploded. The cannon was that used in
firing the salute when South Carolina
seeded from the Union. 1t was tished
out of the river some years ago, where
it had been thrown when Sherman's
army was about to enter the city.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1890-01-11

MISS DE FoY has recently beaten
any record ever made in parachute de
scent. She was in the air about ten
minutes, and the aneroid registered
1000 feet before she commenced
her descent.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1890-01-11

REMEMBER the Aldermen who stand
by the people.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1890-01-11

IT is said that the first thing that the
new Government Of Brazil did was to
send a telegram to the Rothschilds
asking for their continued financial
support, and the reply received was
favorable and undoubtedly did much
toward solidiiving the new Govern.
meut.
Hrvm W. STANLEY Is now almost 30
wear. old Hevas born Boz Wales aud
his uame was originally John Row.
laBds. u was ehpnged on hIs being
adopted D., Now Orleans merchant
Who found him. at tbe ago oft Of. IL
cabin la, ua sailing vessel anj to"k
4 aucs BE- blm
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1890-01-11

READ Mr.. Hawkins remarks on the
first page,
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1890-01-11

THE dentist of the Queen of Italy is
an old Maine boy, DR.. Albert Henry
Chamberlain, who wore blue and car
ried a musket a quarter of century
ago He is rich as we'll as famous now
adays.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1890-01-11

For an all-around mean man Obey
Griffin, of Allapaha, Ga, certainly
takes the cake. A few months ago his
wife, a most estimable lady, died, and,
after disposing of all other matters
satisfactorily, he took a trunkful of her
clothing out on the street and auc-
tioneered it off piece by piece to the
street loungers and to women who We're
willing to get bargains under such cir
cumstances.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1890-01-11

GET ready to vote against bad AS
SCISSORS.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1890-01-11

An Ohio tramp stopped a runaway
team, thus saving the lives Of woman
and her two daughters. The grateful
owner of the rig presented the man
with a gold watch.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1890-01-11

TmEE years ago Archibald Claver-
ing Guuter was unknown as novel
ist. Now his books are read every
whore, and he is $1,000 ahead
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1890-01-11

THE Elwell family, Of Northrort,
Me, consists of seven persons, only
one of whom is married The eldest
is eighty-threc and the youngest fifty
aight
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1890-01-11

THE police are afraid to bust the
trust.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1890-01-11

the same as if he hadn't been exiled.
This is what may be called imperial
nerve.
CABINET officers receive many strange
requests, but one of the oldest was
that contained in letter from a man
in Pennsylvania to Secretary Tracy.
He wanted, he said six gold quarter
pieces for Christmas presents to his
friends. He inclosed 2-cent stamp.
The schoolma ANS of st. Paul not
long ago were instructed to give occa-
sional instruction in plain and fancy
sewing to the girls under their charge,
and the horrible fact came out that
few if any of the teachers could do any
kind of sewing whatever.
THE only way to do thing is to do
it" cried strong-hearted old Horace
Greeley, who never wayered on the
brink Of decision. To intend doing
bravely or acting right is noble, but to
do it-that is a gift of the gods.
STANLEY was so utterly cut off from
all communication with the outer world
that when someone mentioned the
name of General Boulanger, he eX-
claimed: "Boulanger! Who is he?
Never heard of him before"
A BRIGHT young fellow in London
earns his living by writing speeches
for wedding breakfasts In England
speeches are still expected from the
bridegroom, and they are generally
very bungling affairs
SHEET-IRoN is rolled so thin at the
Pittsburgh mills that 1000 sheets are
required to make a single inch in thick
ness. Light shines as readily through
one of these sheets as it does through
general tissue paper.
SENATOR EDMUNDs, of Vermont, has
served longer in the United States
Senate than any of his colleagues. On
April ), 1890, he will have been in the
Senate without single break for
twenty-four years.
The latest museum freak is a South
ern girl who is utterly insensible to
pain, and whose skin can be cut and
punctured without any annoyance to
her. She is the most unfeeling
creature on record.
MISS DE FoY has recently beaten
any record ever made in parachute de
scent. She was in the air about ten
minutes, and the aneroid registered
1900 feet before she commenced
her descent.
THE dentist of the Queen OF Italy /,
an old Maine boy, DR.. Albert Henry
Chamberlain, who wore blue and car
ried a musket a quarter of centur,
ago He is rich as well as famous now
adays.
An Ohio tramp stopped runawa..
team, thus saving the lives Of woman
and her two daughters. The grateful
owner of the rig presented the ma
with a gold watch
THE Elwell family, Of Northrort
Me, consists of seven persons, onl
one of whom is married. The elde~
is eighty-threc and the youngest fifty
eight
THREE years ago Archibald Clave'
ing Gunter was unknown as move
Iist Now his books are read ever,
whore, and he is slO0, 0OO ahead
TUE Emperor of China, who ma
ied against his will IN obedience
his mother now refuses tu see eith,
Oh. mother or Dds wife
fur Herman Ee0chstN has vote
CO. vompt students ID theology lm
military service,
I.. Iuus Is lheHm. M F#
p.wu ,l.Iasa u ur.Hfa
Ium h.i.fN E
INtt tHHf aIh
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1890-01-11

THE recently published Report on
Marriage and Divorce in the United
States has established some important
facts about divorce. During the past
twenty years 25,371 couples sought di-
yorce after a married life of twenty
one years and upward, while 267, 739
children were deprived of the care of
united parents. There is but little di-
vorce among foreigners coming to this
country.
THERE are sometimes curious para
doxes even in law A Kentucky child
who killed his baby brother was too
young to convict his father by his testi-
mony and yet was old enough to be
condemned to lifelong imprisonment.
The law regarded him a. q moral agent
and not a moral agent at one and the
same time, and it would be- curious Ia
know what he really was.
AS officer high 10 army circles -ug
costs that %. % solution of tho Indian
question th,rcd man Boo enlisted boa th,
regular army he says that the,
make gool soldiers uttery poor farm
ers The American army bias found
+ tbr tutH-r tu hte -elou. agt eml,
. the lHfHur Department has maie ,I
moose 50 I'iu hl.Wr .f uut.IiN.
+ tN.H IHH HmeH
I UlU.U UHH.I tU HHHu|..
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1890-01-11

WHISPERS IS in Washington.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1890-01-11

TW Emperor of China. who mar.
ued against his will IN obedience 20
bis mother now refuse, tu See either
bs mother ur ht wife
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-01-30
Farmers Insurance.

So long as fire and lightning are un-
comfortable common prudence dictates
insurance as cautious measure
against the contingency of sudden
surprise; and he who has the good
luck to escape loss, is still better off
than the neighbor who did burn out,
insured though he was. The trifie
paid by you has helped set him up
again, and has enabled you to enjoy
repose when otherwise anxiety and
dread might have insinuated unwel-
come torrents about your pillow.
The latest data at my command
gives the number of farmer companies
in the state at l4S, and almost uni.
versally prosperous, as compared with
former data. = Commissioner re-
port.
The usual custom with these COM
panies is to pay no salaries except to
the secretary; ours gets fifty dollars,
and it costs fifteen or twenty dollars
for incidentals, mostly printing "a
total Of about seventy dollars year.
All of the balance paid in, either as
iniiiatory fees or on assessments, is
strictly applied on payment of losses;
and being to a resident of our own
neighhorhood, not one cent goes to
the Golfers of an eastern or foreign
syndicate.
Our town system don't require pay.
ment in advance, but when a loss
occurs, it is asked for, if there is not
funds enough on hand to meet it.
OSBORN STRABL.
River Falls. Jan. %. 1890.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-01-30
Notice to Farmers.

As it is near the time when farmers
want to lay plans for another year $
crops, deem it my duty to notify all
concerned in the potato crop, that |
will be in the market this fall for po-
tatoes and will want from Us to $50
thousand bushels. Regarding the
contract system, will say that while
there are many reasons why | should
like to contract for 1000 or more
acres, yet / think it will be more sat
isfactory all round not to do so. Not
that | expect to buy potatoes any
cheaper. In fact j hope the starch
market will warrant as good prices as
were paid last fall, and with that
view in mind the western starch max
ers have signed an agreement not to
make any starch in the spring, fear
ing that two crops of starch OH the
market in one year would have a tend.
ency to break it, and give us low
prices and week market to start Oh
next fall. | will increase the capaci ~
of my factory before starting next
fall and / hope that potato raising is
sufficiently profitable to variant a
large acreage planted.
Yours Very Truly,
S. j. MEALEY.