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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-08-26
Her Promise II Victor Hugo.

A few weeks ago an old negress
came from Brdgetown, on the island
of Barbados, TO a missionary and
asked him 70 read three masses for
Victor Hugo The missionary was
astoniShed, and at first believed that
he had misunderstood the visitor.
But the negress replied to his ques-
lions that years ago she had given
aid TO Hugo'S daughter, who had
married an English officer against the
will of her father, and had fed with
him TO Barbados The officer de.
serted his wife, who conSe luently be-
came almost insane, and was cared
for in that condition by the negress.
The Negro wrote TO the poet of the
sad condition of his child. Hugo
sent her 1000 francs and had her 90
TO Paris with his daughter. After
remaining time in the house of the
author the negress decided to return
TO Barbados One reason for this
was the fact that the poor daughter
had become incurably insane and been
'phSiS hSu W an asylum, luz HoSu'
who respected the negress because OF
the love she had borne his daughter,
said to her before her departure from
Paris: when YOU hear of my death
in your native country have three
masses read for me-" The old woman,
who first heard of the death OF Victor
Hugo few months ago, has now full
filled the wishes of the poet - Nash
| vile American.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-08-26
depressing Chattel
sharks.
Nfortg &c

Some Boston business men have re-
Gently completed five years expert
ment Of interest to every large city.
They united to suppress the chattel
mortgage sharks They formed a
company, or ASSOCIATION, to loan
money to the classes who usually tall
victims to the sharks. At the time
the business men entered the field
these leaders were charging the Dor.
rowers on chattel mortgages from 3
to 10 per cent per month. The asso-
citation adopted uniform rate OF
per cent per month 1t required
that with every payment OF interest
the borrower must make a small pay
ment-ab0ut five per cent.-on the
principal Since it, has been doing
business the association has loaned
over $500 900 on chattel mortgages.
Fourteen hundred and ninety Dor.
! rowerS have been accommodated.
Loans have been repaid very fast,
averaging about eighteen months
I The usual experience with the shark
! is that OF becoming deeper and deeper
in debt Last year the association
paid six per cent dividend. Tn,
obje is not to make money, how
ever. 1t is to earn fair pay on thu
investment and to take away the oc
cupatlon of the shark. Robert Trea
/ Paine is the president OF the associa
tion -BOstOn Herald. FL
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-08-26
TO TEST IT.
&me Lawyers Say the
Fee Bill Is Illegal.
And Are Going to Try
It's Constitution
ality.

The new law which went into eff
feet July |, compelling the Clerks OF
the Circuit, Superior and County
Courts to charge a fee of $40 for be-
ginning suit is to be tested. j. A.
! Skterson has looked into the question
and declares he can make out good
case against the clerks of the courts
which will result in the saving of
considerable money to the bar of Chi
cago Il maintain that the fee of
$40 for bringing suit and the charg-
ing of the same amount for
each claim in an assumpsit matter
cannot be legally collected" said
the attorney recently. The Con-
stitution provides that the fees and
salaries of Clerks of courts shall not
be changed during their terms OF
office. The new rates as established
by the Legislature should not have
hfne into effect until after the expi-
ration of each Clerk term. pro
pose to test the matter at the first
opportunity by filing a suit under
protest and then taking the question
b"fore some Judge to get the CLERK
to refund the money paid for com
mencing the action.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-08-26
Where Women Come from.

Woman's first appearance has been
fruitful subject for the legend mon.
gers. The Phnnician myth of crea.
tion is found in the story of Pygma.
lion and Galatea. There the first
woman was carved out of ivory and
then endowed with life by Aphro.
dite.
The Greek theory of the creation
of woman according to Hesiod, was
that ZeuS, as cruel jest, ordered
Vulcan TO make woman out of clay,
and then induced the various gods
and goddesses to invest the clay doll
with all their worst qualities, the re-
suit being lovely thing with the
witchery Of mien, refined craft. eager
passion, love Of dress, treacherous
manner and shameless mind.
The Scandinavians say that as
Odin, Will and We, the three sons of
Bor, were walking along the sea
beach they found two sticks of wood,
one of ash and one of elm. Sitting
down, the gods shaped man and
woman out OF these sticks, whiting
the woman from the elm and calling
her Emia.
One of the strangest OF stories
touching the origin Of woman is told
by the Madagascarenes. In so far as
the creation of man goes, the legend
is not unlike that related by Moses,
only that the fall came before Eve
arrived. After the man had eaten
the forbidden fruit he became afflict-
ed with boil on the leg, out OF
which, when il burst, came beauti.
full girl. The mans first thought was
to throw her to the pigs: but he was
commanded by voice from heaven
to let her play among the diggings
until she was of marriageable age.
then to make her his wife. He did
so, called her Baboura, and she be.
came the mother of all races of men.
The American Indian myths rela.
tive to Adam and Eve are numerous
and entertaining. Some traditions
trace back our first parents to white
and red maize, another is that man,
searching for a wife, was given the
daughter of the king of muskrats,
who being dipped into the waters OF
a neighboring lake, became woman
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-08-26
Temporarily.

II reckon Simon jerks hes lost his
reasonin' facilities sence he he'd that
last spell O sickness, don't you? in
quired Mr. Hanson of his gentle-faced
wife
How old is y'r Cousin Simon?'
asked placid Mrs Hanson, who had
been listening to long story about
the old mans shortcomings and pc
culiarities since his recent illness.
"Eighty-two come next Septem.
ber," said Mr. Hanson, after reflect
i've pause.
"Oh, well, he amt so old as he
might be. by good deal" said Mrs
Hanson, cheerfullY. II shouldn't
feel to call it that folks he'd lost theil
reasOnin' facilities at his age, Ezry
but p'Taps in y'r Cousin Simon
case" she added, seeing mutinou:
expression on her husbands face
''p'r'haps, take it by an large, yol
might say that Simon's facilities wa
mis- aid for the time bein'."
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-08-26
cots Ideas from III Tcet.

Various are the WAYS 81 starting a
picture, but surely none more curious
than that II a New York artist when
be starts - paint a batch OF water
c0lors. lIe takes long strip NJ pa.
per- vets u, dauhs color upon II In
surfaces AS large as q d0llar. and then
walks over lt ina pair ~ French
satots. of wofien shoes After be
has famh.sl around lt uf a t.me.
mHlHs aui Distributing tto ea'0t
sHh.fetf Hf.i saHTrst themselves aut
Hf seeHeHtN HMtt ef gfeen tua
huea m8 fr..HH fHH 81 HlI r.t
tho Nrf nt WfHm .eaafba aNl
sahuaIe tane aaasest.Dat Hta m-
H.aie etsfef
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-08-26
Kings Dreadful Deed.

Not long ago there was terrible ex.
sitement at the royal court OF An
nam. The King, Thanh-Tai, who is
now IA years old, was missing. Ell.
quette requires that the Annamese
King shall never leave the royal
grounds. He is kingly prisoner.
And that the King should not only
be absent from the palace, but that
no one should know where he was,
constituted an event Of such direful
consequence that the whole court
was in dismay.
But the young potentate was not
hard to find. Though he was king,
he was boy: and it is natural for
boy, when he has some money in his
pocket, to want to GO out and
spend it.
That was exactly what the King of
AMMAN had done. Entirely alone,
he had started on a shopping expe-
dition through the streets of Hue.
OF course no one knew him, because
he had never shown his face in pub
lie. He was simply boy, like any
other boy; and this was exactly what
he wanted.
But he was treated with great re-
spect by the shopkeepers, because he
seemed to have plenty of money.
Curiously enough, the thing which
seemed to attract him most was a
Notwithstanding machine, or hair-clip-
per, and when the frightened mobiles
i of the court discovered him at last,
it was with this singular implement
| in his possession. No doubt he in
tended to amuse himself by shearing
the heads Of all his dependents.
In fact he had already begun an
attempt to experiment with it ON the
heads of several small street boys,
who were proving rebellious subjects,
when the courtiers approached him,
prostrating themselves upon the
ground and making alarmed outcries.
Thanh-Tai was restored to the
palace, but the aged regents of the
kingdom at once sent in their resig.
/ nations. They could no longer serve
a monarch who had so disgraced him
self 1t was with the utmost diff.
Guilty that M. de Lanessan, the
French resident and real ruler Of the
country, could restore peace and or.
der at the court.
The King no longer goes out shop
ping, but he retains his hair-clippel
as souvenir Of a happy day Of free
dom with the street boys. -Youth's
Companion.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-08-26
Floral Emhlems.

An ingenious person has been pom.
dcring the subject of floral badges,
aud makes these suggestions, to
which we add others OF our own to
carry out the idea.
For the First Lord OF the Admiral.
ty, docks; for doctor, cyclamen and
self-heal; for an Oculist. eyebright
and iris; for tailor, Dutchman's
breeches: for a broker, stocks and
bull-rush; for philosopher, sage:
for a cook, butter-and-eggs; for a
land agent, groundsel; for a butcher.
lambkill: for policeman beet: for a
shepherd, phlox; Tor musician.
thyme: for an acrobat, capers: for a
jockey, speedwell; for "A wOodcutter.
bareback: for newspaper hum1rist.
chestnut; for a shoemaker. iady's-
slipper; for an honest man, lilac; and
for rogue, hemp.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-08-26
GOTHAM STREET CAR MANNERS
An Incident in Which a Little Woman Dis
comfted Her Stout Sister.

comfited Her Stout Sister.
The builders of street cars allow
4 for eleven seats on each side. Thls
was the allotment when the cars were
first introduced. Since that time
the average area of the citizen has
materially increased in person; both
women and men are larger. The
chance introduction Of young people
and children still permits eleven peo-
pie on side, but with a full COM
p!ement of passengers Nos. q and %
must stand. The increase of girth
on the part of New Workers in limit
ing the accommodations of the car,
:, obliges, frequently, somebody to yield
what was once considered the right
to a seat, says the Sun. Nine ordi-
nary passengers and one fat man or
woman require readjustment of the
car, lust AS ten slim women and a
child will admit another slim pas
senger. These are matters that a
judciai-minded person will always
take into account. The judicial mind,
however, is not always taken aboard,
and odd combinations of passengers
often throw the entire car into
state of mind in the effort TO adjust
them by main strength OF strategy.
The other day there was a mixed
lot of persons on one side that left a
, space large enough to be tempting,
but not large enough to accommodate
a woman extended unreasonably be-
yon her natural proportions by a
thick gown and long, full cloak
The woman seated was slim, with a
mild face and reserved manner. The
woman standing looked at the space
and seated herself, obScurng the
smaller woman who was plainly sup
porting part of the burden.
IF you will allow me l will give
you the place." the crushed woman
SAID. She rose when the other nodded
trumphantly to a friend.
''Ioften geta seat that way" en-.
joying her success.
The mild-fa woman gave no
sign, then said.
"Will you kindly let me see il l
left a parcel on the seat?"
The stout woman got up and the
little woman quietly reseated herself
The stout woman stood, and the
passengers laughed.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-08-26
Anew way a. ray Old Dents.

A prominent Tammay lIall poli-
tleau WIS standing in front uf che
Hoffman House last night chatting
allh friend Presently "a mln
.leuUal uplo hlm aul uhl In lu 0i
baud Naf, HsaF Nh4fcN wNI 500
leui ~ ttHfN the politician drew
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.tinraa uHa rs haainl t mtha
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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-08-26

with an oath. and, joined by his aids
left the place
Tole wiped the cold sweat from his
brow, mechanically picked up the
discarded weapon, went 10 the door
and fired of every charge, remarking
that it was 'juSt his luckm
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-08-26

RUSSELL SAGE does not appreciate
the witticisms that are still going
the round about the dynamite bomb.
Some people, like the schoolmaster
when he sits down on a pin. never
appreciates a good point.
The Portland daily press., 1893-09-05
PERSONAL AND PEcuLIAo.

Mrs. Patti Lyle Collins, of Mississippi
is an invaluable worker in the dead-let-
ter office in Washington where she is
know. as the blind reader"-not that
she is blind by any means for she is
wonderfully keen sighted. She has a
remarkable facility in ascertalning the
intended destination of letters that are
blind" because of incomplete or imper-
feet or incorrect addresses. The Ladies'
messJournal gives fac smile reproduc-
tions of many such that she has deciph-
cred. One is Riekbier Stiejt Kanedika,p
which she correctly read Roxbury, ct.
Ex-Secretary Richard W.Thompson, of
Indiana, who is now "a years of age, says
that in early life he was an excessive
chewer of tobacco, but, fearing ill
effects upon his nervous sys-
tenn he abandoned the practice over so
years ago aud has never taken a chew
since. But he has been an incessant
smoker all the time, and is one now,
:" not permitting much time to elapse be-
tween breakfast and bedtime, which is,
ordinarily, near midnight" The cigars
he smokes.are very mild ones.
The Portland daily press., 1893-09-05

from which they are row largely shielded
and in the end reduce the wages of labor. A
good many northern Democrast will
fight shy of that. The income tax
probably affords them the best refuge
since it can.be SO laid as to affect COM
paratively few. Of course graded in
come tax is an unequal tax and is there
fore antagonistic to Democratic profess
sions, but Democratic profesnsions do
not count for much when the question
is between loyalty to principle and votes.
In such a contest votes will win every
time. We believe, therefore, that the
outome of Democratic tariff tinkering is
likely to be some additions to the free
list and an income tax to make up the
deficiency which the enlargement OF the
free list will cause.
The Portland daily press., 1893-09-05
y. r. LIBBY,
Congress Street.
aug25dft
UNION MUTUAL L|F|
INSURANCE COMPANY.

The Union Mutual Life Insurance Com
pany issued New Policies covering more
than Eight Hundred Thousand Dollars
of Insurance in the month of July-by
far the largest amount written in any
corresponding month during the past
seventeen years.
1t is equally gratifying to note that ten
per cent. of this New Business was issued
upon the lives of Maine Citizens.
At first sight it partakes somewhat Of
the nature of paradox that at the pres
ent time when so much financial trouble
is rife, that so many people are to be
found willing, in fact anxious to either
increase the amount of Life Insurance
they are carrying; or, in thecase Of those
who have been hitherto lax in their duty
in this connection, willing to embark
anew therein. But the seeming paradox
is speedily dispelled when little thought
is given to the matter and in its place a
glowing tribute seen, which is being un-
consciously paid to Life Insurance.
Of all forms of Investment. when finan-
cial self-preservation parades itself as a
stern duty to ones self and family, the
thoughtful discerning men of the com
munity betake themselves to Insurance
in one of it's many forms. The reason
Of this is, that where so much uncer-
tainty prevails, attention is naturally
directed to that commodity which Of all
others presents the nearest approach to
fixity of value. This naturally induces
those who already possess Insurance to
obtain more and the same reason impels
those whose lives are not insured to at
once get their risk covered.
cod If aug 10
The Portland daily press., 1893-09-05
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The Portland daily press., 1893-09-05

All the arguments for and against the
repeal of the Sherman law that can be
made h We been made. Future speeches
will be only repetition of them in SUBJ
stance. Yet we are likely to lie treated
to several weeks more of talk. The sill
yer men seemed determined to postpone
a vote as long as possible in the hope
perhaps, that something will turn up to
avert their defeat, which now seems to
be inevitable. Perhaps the greatest as
sistance the anti-silver men can give to
the repeal movement now is to stop talk
ing and let the silver men do the whole
of it. Every speech they make helps the
silver men to prolong the debate and
postpone the day of voting.
The Portland daily press., 1893-09-05

According to the Washington cores
pondent of the Boston Globe an effort
will be made at the present session of
Congress to repealsth tax on state banks.
The President is said to favor the move
ment, provided the repeal legislation is
accompanied by stringent provisions as to
the basis Of the security on which the
state banks may issue currency. 1t is a
little difficult to see, however, how Con-
gress can revive the state banks and
control them They will be state insti-
buttons and where the national govern
ment will getssthe authority to supervise
or direct them it is hard to see. Certain
ly the South, which has always been ex-
ceedingly jealous of the rights of the
State will not willingly submit to have it's
financial institutions practically managed
by the general government. That would
be much greater surrender of the
State rights principle than was in
volyed in the Federal election law against
which the South kicked SO vigorously.
The Portland daily press., 1893-09-05

The revenues of the government now
scarcely suffice to meet the necessary ex-
pendftures. Indeed, unless business re-
wives and importations increase deficit
is certain. A very different condition of
things, therefore, confronts the Demo-
Gratis from that which existed wher they
last attempted to tinker the tariff. Then
a surplus existed and partsof the prob
lem was how to get rid of it, Now a
deficit is threatened and part of the
problem is how to meet it. To make
further additions to the free list, of
course will diminish the revenue. Either
new duties must be laid on articles of
general necessity like tea, coffee and
sugar, or importations of articles which
are now restricted by large duty must
be increased by reducing the duty, or an
income tax must be levied. The first
plan is in consonance with the tariff for
revenue theory but the Democrats have
probably not courage to adopt it since it
would increase the price OF articles of
general consumption and ALLEVIATE good
many votes. The second plan will expose
our industries to sharp competition
The Portland daily press., 1893-09-05

Mr. Tucker of Virginia, stripped off the
thin disguise in which the Democrats
had cloaked their new rules and. showed
that in substance they were the rules of
the Congress over which Mr.. Reed pre-
sided, and which they had denounced SO
vigorously as tyrannical. And Mr.. Tucker
is Dem ocrat.
The Portland daily press., 1893-09-05
THE PRESS.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8,

Probably the great majority OF the
public will be uncharitable enough to
conclude that in the case OF DR.. L.
Thatcher Graves suicide amounts to con-
fcssion.
The Portland daily press., 1893-09-05

The suicide Of DR.. Graves saves the
State of Colorado good many thousand
dollars, and is perhaps quite as salts
factory an ending of the case as would
have come from new trial.
The Portland daily press., 1893-09-05

You are cordially invited to come in
and see our display at your earliest con
venience.
The Portland daily press., 1893-09-05

There seems to be general impression
all over the country that business has
shown a slight revival during the past
week. There is room for a great deal
more improvement, however. Until
labor is much more generally employed
than at the present time the situation
will be far from satisfactory.
The Portland daily press., 1893-09-05

Gov. Tillman of South Carolina, has
quite enough business on hand in con-
nection with his liquor Law to occupy
all his time and talents. The money
question he had better leave alone until
the liquor question is settled.
The Portland daily press., 1893-09-05

Illuminated Watelasse, silk and
wool, beautiful goods, price for
dress pattern $I7.27.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1893-12-08
Sheriff. SaIs.


BY virtue of writ of Fl. FA. issued
out of the Court of Common Pleas of Sull.
ivan County and to me directed and deliv-
cred, there will be exposed to public sale
at the Sheriff's Office in Laporte Pa, on
MONDAY, December 18th 1898, at one
o'clock p. M. the following described
property, viz:
All that certain lot. piece or parcel of
land. situate lying and being in Fox town.
ship, Sullivan county, Penna., bounded
and described as follows On the north
by lands of Thomas Batey and Innes Bros.
on the east by public highway leading from
Canton to Skunk on the west by lands of
lnnes Bros. and lands formerly owned by
Henry Williams and on tho south by lands
of Mango: Containing 192 acres, be the
same more or less having thereon erected
one two storied framed dwelling house and
one framed barn good spring of water,
and good orchard thereon. About go
acres cleared, balance hardwood timber.
Seized, taken into execution and to be
sold as the property of G, j. Ayers, at the
suit of E. j. Cleveland.
THOMAS MAHAFFEY, Sheriff.
Sheriffs Office, Laporte, Pa, Nov. 1s '93.