Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-01-21

MOSt OF THESE WOIlcu, A1O soy, "lN w."
known to the floor-walkers and detec-
tives, but as they break no laws and oc-
casionally make small purchases, they
are not molested. At o'clock each
night. according to his story, or when
they meet at their ''office" and make
general division of their spoils, to the
unique band it is no uncommon thing to
divide 500 worth of goods as the pro
ceeds of a days persistent search. vi
course they closely examine the personal
columns of the papers, and If a large
enough reward is offered the persons
who lose things stand a pretty good
chance of having them returned.
RECENTLY an instance of canine hero
ism took place near Kilkenny, Ireland.
A farmer named Lawrence Archer went
crazy and attacked his wife with pen
knife, stabbing her in more than dozen
places and swearing that he would cut
her into ribbons. The household dog
rushed to the rescue. He flew at the
madman's throat and tore him away from
his victim. The mailman fought wildly
with the dog, striving to stab him to-
death. but the thick hair of the animal
turned the knife aside while his sharp
teeth tore the mans throat till the blood
gushed out in torrents. At last the mad
man got himself clear of the dog and
rushed out of the house into the woods,
from which he has not yet emerged, and
is probably dead of exposure and loss OF
blood.
A WONDERFUL story reaches us from
Japan of snake swallower who has out
done all forerunners in the art. Saito
Tora-no-suke was one day breaking up
some land, when he came upon snake
three feet long. Selling it in his hands
he called out to his companions that if
they would give him 81 he would
swallow the snake. Although dollars
are scarce in Japan it is stated that the
money was at once subscribed, the on
lockers not believing that the bet could
be won. But true to his word Saito put
the head of the creature into his mouth
an swallowed the whole three feet of
snake without difficulty. The punish
ment of his tcmerity was swift and fell.
| While his companions were gazing at
him, speeches. with horror and aston
ishment. he was seen to change color
and fall to the ground in great pain, and
he died in few minutes.
IT will be a surprise to many to learn,
says a correspondent of the Horticul-
tural Times, that after all, the most inn
portant function of the bees sting is
not singing. II have long been con-
WINGED that the bees put the finishing
touches on their artistic cell work by the
dexterous use of their stings, and during
this final finishing stage of the process of
honey making the bees inject a minute
portion of formic acid into the honey.
This is in reality the poison of their
sting This formic acid gives to honey
its peculiar flavor, and also imparts to it
its keeping qualities The stingis really
an eXquisitely contrived little trowel,
with which the bee finishes off and caps
the cells when they are filled brimful
with honey. While doing this the for
mic acid passes from the poison bag,
exudes, drop by drop from the point of
the sting, and the beautiful work is fin
ished
GEORGE JONES, a woodchopper, en-
gagged in trimming sycamore trees in the
centre of San Bernardino, Cal, observed
hanging over him two shining objects
He climbed higher and found them to
be tin cans of great weight. He secured
them, brought them to the ground, and
on opening them found that they con
tanned gold pieces. The contents.
amounted to $1,000. Jones, though a
poo? daily laborer, was not tempted by
the glittering heap, but brought the
treasure to the bank at San Bernardino
) and deposited it for identification by the
: owner The money had evidently been
hanging in the tree but a short time, as
week ago the same tree was partly
trimmed.
Two Interpreters were needed in a
! trial in the Court of Criminal Correction,
: st. Louis, Michael Shuler being able to
: speak only German, and his wife only
J French. They were married in Switzer-
land in 1890, and came to this country
! about a year ago Being poor they
= placed their baby with Shulers sister,
!. who lives on farm in st. Louis County,
: and both went to work, the wife secur-
! ing employment as servant girl. The
} testimony developed that they had lived
: together over year without being able
. to understand each other.
: THERE is girl in San Francisco, Cal
= who is rosy-cheeked and brighteyed and
u never i'll, and whose white and shapely
= hands are always as cold as ice and
= dripping wet. When anyone complains
= of pain or headache, this girl pushes
y back her sleeves and lays her cold, wet
a hands on the aching head. The patient
., q feels a queer, creepy, shivery sensation
> crawling down the back; the throbbing
/" pain ceases and the headache is gone.
= A STEER and a colt were let loose the
: other day in A. V. Turner's pasture neal
- Springfield, Ohio, and the two animals
y y fought terrific and bloody battle, The
- cclt kicked one of the steer horns loose
= The fight lasted for over half an hour
!, the colt finally becoming weak from the
= loss of blood, when the steer dashed Its
!" one horn into its side aud killed it,
I, A LOCAL paper tells of remarkable
y union funeral that took place the other
y day at Black River Falls, Penn. Ihre'
- different families met at the Lutheran
y Church al the same hour, each WIN
y dead relative, aud none of the families
related. one sermon was preached 10
IN tke,, all and then the procession WA