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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-02-11
Only Imagination.

People who are trembling at the
possibility OF cholera epidemic, may
read lesson In the following: A
Scotch professor commenced a course
Of lectures on the heart. After his
second lecture he had just sat down
to dinner when servant came tn
ana said Mr.. Jones. one OF the stu.
dents, wished TO see him. Hurrying
into the next room he found Mr..
Jones wearing a most anxious look.
"Oh, sir, | was obliged to call; | am
suffering from an acute attack OF
heart disease" The professor sounded
him forthwith, but could lind no trace
OF the alleged mischief He had
scarcely dismissed Jones with this
comforting assurance when Mr. Smith,
another student, was ushered In 1t
was the same story, with the same
result. In fact, every member OF the
professors ass, with two exceptions
imagined himself 90 have heart dis
ease; and 10 was not, as might be
imagined, a preconcerted plot to PLAY
a Joke Oh the professor, lt was simply
imagination, which has As many vie,
tins as disease Itself
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-02-11
POOR BEAR.
He Was sics and Wanted Help irew ths
Man Who Trapped Him.


zone bitter colo mourning not long
ago" said hunter OF Eastern Penn
sylvania, II started ont with huge
bear trap which l was going to set.
In my pocket l had sponge and
bottle OF chloroform for. after setting
the trap l was going to kill an old
hound. / set the trap and sat down
on Jog in the shadow OF tree.
Suddenly heard behind me great
painting and wheeling and, looking
around, / sped huge black bear.
He came toward me still painting and
seemed very curious as to what l was.
| sat like a thing of stone, with my
legs crossed, and in few minutes the
bear waddled down and began to sniff
at my coat He wheezed like por
poise, and | could feel his warm breath
on the back OF my neck, but | didn't
move peg, and the bear drew back,
three or four times, as though he had
found out enough and was going away
But he soon shifted at my coat again,
and in a little while he clambered
over the log at my right, wheezed 10
my ear second and circled around to
his left as though he wanted TO get
front view
LAS he did so his right foot came
down in the pan of the trap, the Jaws
caught his foot like flash, and of all
the bawling and snarling aud thrash
ing around | ever heard or saw those
OF the bear beat them all. There
was no clog on the trap and the bear
picked up his foot and started of on
three legs after he had recovered from
the first shock, bowling and wheeling
till / felt sorry for him. Twas afraid
the bear would lug my trap where
would never be able to get IL, and
followed him around for two hours
and tried to geta crack at his head
with club.
"Finally | came up to him ana
then he wheeled about, waddled 20,
ward me, held up his trapped foot
and whlned and wheGzed, dis though
he was begging me TO take the trap
Off his foot The bears pitiful APP;
peal took all the starch out of me
and l threw away the club and took
hold OF the trap The bear yelled
with pam when | attempted to pull
the laws apart, but he didn't offer to
bite me. found | could not open
the trap without aid, so put his foot
down, pulled out the bottle of chloro
form, filled the sponge full Of IL and
held it to the bears nose, The bear
shifted and wheezed and acted as X
he liked the smell, and l kept the
sponge filled with chloroform till he
dropped on his side, when | cut his
throat with my jacknife. He was fat
and his fur was prime, but | found
when | cut him open that his wind.
pipe was full of ulcers and knew
then why he hal wheezed so hard. p"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-02-11
The Duty OF Telling,

There is nothing more productive
OF mischief than the carrying OF
tales" the telling from one to an
other o; little things that may excite
jealousness or ilI-feeling of any sort
On the other hand, there are few
things more conducive TO happiness
aud general good-feeling than the
telling Of pleasant things. II Mrs
Smith has praised Mrs Browns taste
in the furnishing Of her parlors, we
should not forget to tell Mrs Brown.
III Mr. Orangeman has found some.
thing to like in the speech Of Mr.
Wearing-0f-the-tireen, We should lose
no time IN letting the latter know u
the fact 10 should never be- forgot.
ten that the golden rue requires VI
Us that Vs. should repeat every pleas
ant thing that We hear about people
30 themselves oF tpthnse interested Ia
them Harpefs uatar
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-02-11

A holl boy was found this morn.
Ing at che Great Northern whl does
not believe la going beyond hs literal
instructions. Nguest rushed tn tho
cashiers desk Tie had Just tcu min.
utcs ln which "a plf hh tIil ruarh
enc depot and huari hstnIn
uGfglt scottH ho asc'almel Ftt
maotlou 4nmHth'uf Here .uE mn
un "a mf uuW II o. anl 10 # {
base rIf mi lHth.-us1 lHi lHale
liNfu lfe uHH 500 #Hn0 HlH
fHH U HHuaI tlf nINtl n
fHE mIH.fn NHf M.iiN
t.h .HI H.t
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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-02-11
pletely over BY theuaveS The same

pletely over by the waves The same
thing has happened to the Eddyst0ne
Light Of the coast OF England, and
TO the light at Fleaux.de- Brechot, Of
the the coast OF France, both OF
which are upwards OF l50 feet in
height.
Ii seems very well established.
Therefore, that the waves NAV mount
TO a height of $50 feet above the
general level. where there are rocks
or other distractions 10 break. On
the ocean they would hardly rise so
high above general level; but as each
wave is accompanied by depression
of corresponding debth, the vessel
which is carried from the wave may
truly be said to climb a great hill Of
waves.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-02-11
Vast Coal supply in Japan.

For agricultulists the japanese
island Of Yezo, though nearly the size
of Ireland, does not appear to offer
much attraction, but its coal mines
seem likely to prove of more and more
importance. Fifteen years ago it was
estimated by the American engineers
who made the first surveys for the
government that the workable coal
beds of Yezo contained $50. 900, 900.
600 tons, or about twO-thirds as much
as the coal beds of Great Britain.
This startling estimate has just been
more than confirmed by official govern
ment surveys, OF the Yezo coal nine
tenths is found IN one district, that OF
the valley of the Ishikari River, near
the west coast The first coal mined
in the island, at Iwanai, in the Prov
ince of Sh ribeshi, belongs to the small.
est of the six coal fields, containing
barely ,. 000 900 tons AS regards
quality, although it is uneven and
none of it stands in the front rank
even of japanese coal, it is still de-
clared by our Consul to be "all mark
etable- "-LondOn News.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-02-11
lipe. He has only two of his Jock

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here tonight
Mr.. Phillips moved uneasily In hi,
chair At the prolonged and deliberate
survey which the honorable Algernor
proceeded 10 take. He was Boston:
most unmitigated bachelor
Poor old chap. Pm sorry for him.
Half dosen sets of millners' bill,
have apparently scanned his noble
brow with care. l know what il i,
to have crowd of women in the
house"
''Have you six sisters? / believe
every Engllshman has
! .'No.n
"What a glorious exception to the
general rule"
"Glorious indeed for have nine. y
"How dreadful. Are you appreclat.
ing this dish? 1t is our famous ter
rapin, imported from Baltimore fol
your benefit"
"Ah, yes. The terrapin is the bird
OF freedom. remember that well.
like it. It's praises have not beer
700 loudly SuHg.
At this point pretty little Mrs Cart.
wright, who occupied the seat next
| to Mr.. Goodwin on the other side,
could no longer restrain her impati
encc to get in a word with the hand
some stranger. She plunged madls
into the conversation, and skillfully
leading the way, returned to Pic.
cadllly and Pail Mall, with which she
showed herself to be perfectly IA
miliar. Miss Emmet's neighbor gave
her hand sly squeeze under the
table. He was Mrs. Wendell's brother
and well known to be fast in the be
witching Sally's tolls. You would
not have called this misfortune if vou
had caught the momentary tender
ness of the sidelong look she cast upon
him.
'Have you been listeninlng, Dick?'
she murmured demurely.
Eyes, but | will never betray you,
/ should like to read his first letter
home"
Sally shook her curls. ale has
CLEANS Of intelligence, she said, with
a long-drawn sigh.
"You won't forget to come tC
Ponkapog, said She "Mrs. Wen
dell has promised to bring you, and
will see if we cannot get up a wal
dance for your benefit. Good night
Give my love to Queen Victoria wher
you write"
And off she went. Half an hou
later Hon. Mr.. Goodwin and The
young man called Dick went out int
the bright avenue together
II say" broke out the former invol
unfairly, as they neared the public
garden 'do you kow that Miss En-
met at all?"
sob. yes Very we'll"
us she down-east Yankee"
"She is, indeed, if there ever wer
one, but an uncommonly nice girl 70
all that. Here | must leave you
Don't forget you are to lunch will
me at the club tomorrow at ,. Good
night.
Goodnight. Algy reached hi
hotel in brown study, which u,
amount Of brandy and soda woull
dispeI, and while the midnight bell
were ringing he got into bed still
shaking his head obviously. "Mos
extraordinary" said he Boston Her
aid
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-02-11
mOONRISE.

L see stretch Of shining sky
Like some fair ocean sunSet-ifk
Peaceful and wide its spaces lie
And purple shores encompass II.
A little slender silver boat
Upon its bosom is sioat.
This craft unstayed by winds or tides,
slips out across the twilight bar;
Through rosy ripples soft she glides,
Led by single plot star;
With shadowy sails aud fairy crew,
She drifts along the summer blue
She's filed from stem to stern with flowers
And Love, and Hope. and Happiness.
Will aught of what she brings be ours?
All me :. if we could only guess
She rides elusive and remote,
This little slender silver boat.
The Spectator.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-02-11

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pen wilt d0 r. Hae writing a ths
croe 1ulll ltuIulfvs the assistance
lf 4 mIeWscoHe mAke e prunef pea
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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-02-11
"wrltlng ON the Clouds. .

This much-talked-of-feat has at last
been accomplished in England. Capt.
Ronald Scott has succeeded IN adapt
ing the search-light apparatus to the
purpose of advertising. The expert
mect was made at the Acton Hill
Electrical Works. Unfortunately the
night was absolutely clear, and there
were no clouds at all on which the
rays of light could be thrown. How
ever, the practicability of the scheme
was fully proved by directing the
search-light on a cloud Of steam and
on other material objects such as a
bank OF trees, house-wall and
the grass lawn-when in each the
words stood out clearly and well de-
fined in letters OF light Even az a
distance OF full half mile the words
did not appear 20 lose any OF their
distinctness The effect OF directing
the beam OF light on a cloud OF steam
was very curious, the letters being re-
heated again and again, one behind
the other increasing IN Size a. each
puff OF steam drIfted away into the
distance.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-02-11

Time speut la travelling Is not
wasted by SIZE Arthur sullivan There
b. no n'aru lu which he has s0 many
Inspirations as lnH railway carriage
Tbrr IS something BOO the mpHiltY uf
the mulmH W enc rHHFlna M me
inu luI boz ihr whining sf che shees
which #emt l4 rNIfH Hh lmlginae
tHH Iul supplies #AlUtsI uf "A boss
tl UIfH.H.s
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1893-12-29
XePetahle Dict.

Vegetarianism is often called a
fad, but it is a healthy and innocent
one and the natural reaction against
the present state of things. 1t i'm
parts hghtness and elasticity to the
body, brightness and clearness to
the mind. The vegetarians l know
are all unusually strong, active and
young looking people for their age.
One of them walked without stop
ping for "a and another time q
hours without rest while on an ex-
cursion in Norway, feats not easily
equaled by the most inveterate beef
eater. Travelling, mountain climb
ing, all seem easier and less fatiguing
on this light and soothing diet, and
why should it not give strength to
the limbs and sinews if one reflects
that all the strongest animals who
do the heaviest work in the world,
like horses, oxen and elephants, are
entirely herbivorousR-Lady Paget
in Popular Science Monthly.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1893-12-29
REreESCaMaNT IN rHG COUNTY.

The taxpayers will be very much
gratlfied at the step taken by the city
council to reduce expenses about $4,000.
The same line of strict economy should
be taken up in the affairs of Marion
county. No more such bills as $lS and
$50 for printing what can be had done
for $12 should be allowed by the county
commissioners court.
The county commissioner court also
incurred expenditures the past year of
$1,000 for the ornamentatiOn of the cir
cult court room aud the elegant private
apartments of the circuit judge, and a
$1,000 attorney fee in the big steal
bridge case, that were not justified
these hard times, While we believe
the Judge and commissioners are per
sonaily honest men We believe they
have been careless aud made serious
mistakes in these matters. The power
Of granting of such claims should be
mUle carefully exercised. The time is
past when any man can disburse $1,000
# public funds without having been
irdered to do 80 by the great body OF
he people. 1t is better To withhold oil
grant the authority first than to hold
public officials responsible when it IL
700 late aud close The barn after the
lorse is stolen.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1893-12-29
DID It's Duly.

The city council did its duty last
night in starting the retrenchment or
finances so well along that it is in.
cumoeut on the new council to take
hem up aud make them into actual
Jaw.
1t is wholesome tact that while q
few Populist politicians were In session
-'resoluling" for reform, the city coun-
;il brought about in actual legislation a
,reater reduction of expense than these
iefOrmers asked for.
1t is to be regretted that these reduc-
lions are necessary. But they are nee
essary. 1t is far better hat a few men
oe cut off than that all warrants re.
main at Is to 20 per cent discount, We
sincerely regret any reductions in our
excellent police force and fire depart.
ment but as one alderman says it is not
u matter of choice.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1893-12-29
A BUSINESS GavERNOR.

Oregc n is suffering for want OF a ou-
siness governor-one who will attend
strictly to the business of the state ana
as strictly mind his own business ac-
cording to the constitution. Fhis pa
per has contained some severe but de-
served criticisms of Governor Penney
or. The same criticism would nave
followed similar acts by any governor.
Some people are no douot saying, Wha'
would you have q governor doY Well
how would it do for governor TO en-
force the laws aud enforce the obllya
tions due the state. 1t is the law ol
this state that county treasurers shall
nav out of the first money In theli
hands the taxes due the state. why
does not the governor enforce that la"
instead of allowing the state taxes to
be scattered about IN uncertain banks
to the amount of half a million dollars ?
In order to be consistent he
should do that or advise the state
b)ard of equalization to make an extra
levy of taxes sufficient as he may think
to supply such banks with capital ou
of the state funds. None of the public
works can be completed this year thai
were provided by the Legislature be-
cause the taxes paid by the people are
retained by speculative county Officials
and to bolster up more or less embar-
rassed financial institutions.
The spirit of Andrew Jackson would
turn in its grave at such abuse of pub
lie funds. What Oregon needs is busi-
ness governor who would direct the
attorney general to enforce the state
laws whenever the state is liable to suf-
fer loss by the laws not being enforced.
III the funds due the state were where
they ought to be, If state laws were en-
forced, then every public work provided
by the legislature could be carried for
ward and there would be employment
for all the idle mechanics of this state.
A poor school clerk who uses twenty
dollars of school taxes and cannot re-
turn 1t, is sent to state prison. The
rich banker who uses hundred thou
sand Is not interfered with by the state.
Is that justice?
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1893-12-29
A Man Thermometer.

Lean men make the best thermom-
elers. Fahrenheit never invented bet
ter ones. If the weather is warm and
sunny, they are cheerful. Ii cold and
frosty, they are irritable and snappy.
Ii damp aud cloudy, they are down cast
and gloomy. But If either lean or fal
men are suffering from biliousness
the weather viii always be damp and
cloudy in their locality, unless tney
use Dr. Pierce's p easant Pellets.
These Pellets are small, sugar-coated
granules, calculated TO start the liver
end digestive organs into healthy ac-
tiyity, aud thereby raise low spirits
aud dispel gloom.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1893-12-29
NOCTURNAL ANIMALS.

Their Deficiency In Color Made UP by Pro
fciency In Sound.
1t is noteworthy that in almost
every race and climate the colors of
nocturnal animals are dingier and
gloomier than those of their diurnal
allies and representatives. This diff
ference is due of course to sexual Sc
lection, which cannot exert itself
upon colors or spots in the darkness.
The butterflies, for example, are beau
tifully arrayed. Their night flying
cousins, the moths, are dull gray or
whitish.
Day birds are often decked in bril-
liant hues, like pheasants, toucans,
macaws and sun birds. The owls
and nightjars, on the contrary, are
dull and inconspicuous. Our Eng
lish swift is just an aberrant hum
ming bird, who has taken to hawk
ing flies in the northern twilight and
grown black accordingly. Most par
rots come forth gorgeous in red, blue
and yellow, but the nocturnal New
Zealand owl parrot, whose name
sufficiently proclaims his skulking
nature, has acquired coat of dingy
gray green. exceedingly like that of
many owls and geatsuekers, and 80
ON throughout. A creature so brightly
colored as the blue faced mandril, or
the great bird of paradise, is always
sure to display his fine feathers or
brilliant decorations to his observant
mate in full flood of sunshine, while,
conversely, night roamers like bats
and ratels and wombats and bears
are always remarkable for their un-
obtrusive coloration.
One way exists, however, in which
nocturnal animals may make an Of
fective display to attract their mates,
and that is the system of phosphor-
escent flash signals adopted by the
glowworm and FREELY. 1t may also
be noted that an unusually large pro-
portion of noctural animals have
musical voices or make loud love
calls.
The nightingale and nightjar are
well known instances in point in
northern climates. Visitors to south
ern Europe will remember to their
cost the tree frog and cicadas that
make sleep impossible, while the
bowler monkeys, the laughing hye-
mas and the screaming lemurs of the
forest are equally familiar pests to
tropical travellers, All the loudest
an3ld hepersistent voices are voices
of the night.
The whippoorwill and the katydid
are as common in Massachusetts, as
the cuckoo in England, while the
stlident noises made by the number
less insects, which rub their legs
against their sides so as to attract
their mates, effectually Danish sleep
in many parts of tropical America
Cornhill Magazine.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1893-12-29

A NATIONAL APPF"''

The American Protective Tariff
League In special and extraordinary
session on December 10Th, responding
to the earnest request of wage earners,
unanimously agreed that 1t was neces-
cary to call upon the press of the Unit
ed States to urge every patriotic citizen
to assist 10 defeating the proposed Will
son free trade tariff, which is now be-
fore congress. If this measure becomes
q law, the demand for labor in all pro-
ductive employment in this country
will be decreased. This will reduce the
wages and earnings of every man,
woman or child among us, permanent
ly lower the standard of living in this
country; and reduce the purchasing
power of our wage earners who consti-
tute the great consuming force In this
land.
Every person, rich or poor, high or
low, old or young, who Is not In favor
of lower wages and less comfort in life,
should at once Irite postal card 10
the congressman from his or her dis
trict, protesting against the passage OF
this bill and demanding that the Nc
Kin ey tariff be left unchanged. Write
postal card today, aud urge every
friend of yours to do the same. Per-
haps your effort will defeat free trade
and save protection.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1893-12-29
MR.. HADLEY AS RECEIVER.

Judge Fullerton did the right thing
Ia continuing Mr.. Hadley in the re-
ceivership of the Oregon Pacific until
he can present clearer statement OF
It's affairs. Mr.. Hadley's integrity and
intelligence have never been questioned.
That he 10 g conscientious man and pre-.
pared to make the application Of indus
try and sacrifices necessary to bring
this property out of the chaos of con-
fusion, speculation, incompetency and
insolvency into which 1t has fallen, we
have no doubt. But he can never do
II by pursuing the old methods of ex-
tfavagance In handling public corpora
tions that grows out OF treating them
rs private property. He should make
the Oregon Pacific public property,
dedicated 10 the public service aud the
public and all the power of the state,
the laws and the courts will back him.
II a. receiver. he will honestly attempt
10 do this, he should be continued. II
he does not. the court should put In
some one who will. Corporation ex-
which he pleads against,
and which be has been the victim of,
should point out the way Of rigid pub
Ic economy as the only soIntlon of the
problem.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1893-12-29
Farm for Sale.

Eighty acres with bottom land at
Skamokawa, u miles from Columhia
river. go acres clear, we'll adapted for
dairying, with dwelling, two barns,
wagon, moving machine and some
farm improvements. f. Hofer, agent.
Salem, Or. 1928 d&w
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1893-12-29
,rlIa Iinulnn Hanrt.

The human heart is a hollow mus.
Gle of a conical form, placed between
the two lungs and inclosed in the
pericardium or heart sac. The ordi
nary size of the heart in the adult il
about 3 inches in length, 81 inches in
breadth at the broadest part and "a
inches in thickness. Its weight is
from 10 to ~ ounces in men, and
from s to 10 ounces in women. -Leis-
ure Moments.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1893-12-29
General Rnsk,. PRAYER.

More than score of times during his
illness General Rusk asked TO have the
Lords Prayer repeated. Only the day
before he died his eldest daughter, Mrs.
Craig, had at his request knelt at his
bedside and joined in the prayer with
him, and when they had concluded the
sick man said, Charity, let us repeat
it," and together the father and daugh-
ter again earnestly sent up that petition
for guidance and ort.-Milwaukee
Wisconsin.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1893-12-29
GEO. G. WILL

DEALER In
Steinway, Knabe, Webber, Emer'
sou and other pianos.
Storey & Clark and Earheff organs.
All first class makes OF sewing ma
chimes.
Smaller makes of musical instru-
ments and supplies.
Genuine needles, oil and new parts
for all makes Of macbines.
Sewing machines and organs re-
paired and cleaned.
Two doors north of postoffice, Salem,
Oregon.