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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-01-14

of cities. But it is not likely tina t
their hidden meaning has been dis
covered by more than a few.
One of the Oldest tramps on the
road recently contlded to a New York
Journal man some of the secrets of
The "profesh."
"You see, it's this way" he said.
people is so different in the ways
they treats us poor tired men, 1t is
too bad the way some folks sets dog
on us. Some get guns. They don't
often shoot, but, then, few Of us cares
to take chances. Then some folks is
good to us. So we does our duty and
leaves our footprints where the next
man as comes along can tell how he's
aSCin' to be treated
Significance of Tramps' Signs.
Il go along the road and see a pic
ture of a church on a gatepost
known that means good people live
here The little sign tells me that |
will get well treated in that house.
eve mostly draws with chalk, but
lits!e mud does just as well when
the fence or gate is white" he CON
tinued.
"a sign like this" and the tramp
drew what he called "a bad dog" in
the dust, means that a fierce dog is
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-01-14

though IL bore but a remote resem-
blance TO that emblem OF toll. That
sign upon fence meant that the Wis
itor would be given something TO eat
after he had chopped or sawed lot
OF hndling wool, 1t was a sign that
caused trampS to pass by, unless driven
by ill-luck and hunger.
The next picture he drew was
house with big hand sticking out
from the back door. In the hand was
something.
That means he said, "that the
place is good for a hand-out."
The old man traced the figure Of
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-01-14

Lie on your right side; close your
eyes gently Forget that the lids are
barriers TO seeing and turn your eyes
inward and downward. SO that you
can see your breath as if it were va
por in the nostrils and curling off in
the air. Then watch it return up
the nostrils and then out again. Con
centrate your powers of vision until
you seem actually to see this then
you are asleep.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-01-14

the only caution
necessary is that
before the hypnot-
ic sleep merges in
TO natural slum-
Der the sleeper is
apt TO answer un-
consciously a n Y
question that may
be gently asked,
and thereby reveal
secrets chat might
cause domestic
disturbances. But
the innocent need
hnup M fnorr
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-01-14
THE CLOCKS SONG.

Hear the clatter Of the clock
1ick-tock. tick-tockl
How IL seems TO swing and rock;
Tick-tock-tiek
Backward, forward, TO and fro,
Tick-tock. tick-tockl
Sometimes fast and somestimes slow |;
Tick-tock-tiek
Dying family on the air
All at once, / know not where,
Till 1t almost seems 10 cease
In strange, unbroken pence.
Then. with sudden, loud refrain,
Sweeping quickly back again;
Seeming gone, yet ever near;
Calling out the passing year
Swiftly-slow and softly-clear,
Tick-tock-tickl
Like the clocks incessaut tone,
Tick tick, tick-tockl
AS / sit here, all alone,
lick ock-tick !
Through the darkness back to me,
liek-tock tics-tickl
Comes a fragrant memory,
Tick tock-tIck
Comes happy laugh and song
Out of the forgotten thronG;
Comes smiling girlish face
With winsome girlish grace;
Comes the touch OF her dear hand.
And again / seem to stand
Looking into her true eyes,
Lit with love that never dies;
While Old Time unheeded flies
-tocktick
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-01-14

man with gun and a dog at his
feet.
THAT is bad sign II means
clear out, and tells its own story
The man has a bad dog, and will
shoot tramps on sight
He explained many other signs A
chicken on the doorp2St meant that
the owner kept fowls, and that the
hen-roost was easy OF access.
ave don't steal much" he said;
its too risky; but sometimes, when
Yves pushed to it, we gets internally
brash. Then chicken finds its way
from the farmyard to our soup-pot,"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-01-14

looked steadily at one another for
some time; finally, seized with an
idea and growing bolder, the man
yentured this:
1 am IS yrs old and want a partner. and :
haf a little money and we mite get ritch.
WIN you axeept aproposle of marageS
Mrs Asechiga looked at him doubt
fully for second, and then even be-
came coy as she TOOK the chalk;
Asechiga sed he mared me because I was !:
deef and dunn and coldnt talk him blind. /:
This time, she handed the bit OF
white over TO him, and their hands
met for the first time, l believe
there was some blushing, and Boul.
der inscribed his final message;
will mary us for 81 We can SO over tomorrow !:
will yoll ::
Observation-Disclosures,
And she decided
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Very we'll. :
l believe they are working the
old Cheetah Tiger together now
New York Press,
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-01-14

enon OF hypnotism
is " translation. .
This relates to the
position or the eyes
just before hypnot-
ic sleep comes on,
and it is believed,
though not ye :
fully explained,
that in adjusting
the eyes TO this POI
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-01-14

Perhaps this appeased her some
what. Perhaps the modest and in
disputably manlike attitude Of the
miner took her fancy, She was GER
tainly less vehement in the use of the
chalk when she replied:
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-01-14
HOW TO co TO SLEEP.

q Recipe for Inducing siumbcr that Beats
Counting Imaginary sheep.
One OF the technical words used in
!cioEiiiic DESCRIPTIONS OF the phenom-
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-01-14

a small blackboard, securely nailed to
an old tree. This had been provided
by Boulder as a convenient method
OF intercourse between Asechiga
and himself when they were ION top"
during the day. 1t was his custom
TO write his questions and answers on
the black surface witch a piece of
chalk which he kept hanging by
string from the top of the board.
When he came up an hour later, he
noticed that the woman was just
leaving the tree, and, Furthermore
that she had written something.
Boulder went up to the line. He
read:
: know you you are dunn am Asechesas
widow. he got killed in snowslide, am
here TO worke his elaine.
'...'.-...-....... .......................
She was standing on a knoll, a lit
tie way off, and Boulder nodded
again. This time she returned his
recognition. Carefully rubbing out
her words, the man replied;
/ am pleased to max you're acquaintance
am not deef Won kan tax to me all rite but
i'll have TO rite to you.
She came down to the board ag ain
and took the chalk:
don't care wether you are pleased or not i
don't talk because i in your fix only
worse-i am def and dunn.
.".,.........'......'..
Boulder looked at her sympathizing-
ly; a look that met with a cold re-
turn. The reply shocked him.
go to the devil with your sympathy don't
want eny more TO say to you just wanted
you to know / amt here to jump.
With this she went to her cabin.
Boulder returned to his prospect If
he had known anything about women
he would, probably, have considered
her queer one but, as | have said,
he didn't, and was merely puzzled
He went about his work in his usual
methodlcal way, ignoring his neigh
Dor Just as successfully as she ignored
+ him. In this way an uneventful
month passed. Finally Boulder
struck a vein in his prospect and pre-
pared to follow it up 1t led north
ward, and, in an eccentric way some
veins have, trended up instead of
down. On the seventh day he was
in a good ten feet when he met with
a surprise. He could distinctly hear
the unsteady and Welding thump of
pick almost in front Of him. Now,
by all reasonable calculations Boul-
der's claim extended twenty feet to
the north; the stump black board
proved this; that was mainly what it
was there for. 1t was plain to him
that the woman, striking the evil
dence of vein at its upper end, was,
with true miners instinct, follow
ing it up or in this case down, and
had, in her ambitions, oyerstopped
the bounds
Making this discovery Boulder
paused while, and in the cool black
ness attemted to decide what course
to pursue. Finally the sound above
him became more and more distinct
Suddenly there was a crash. The
yielding mass came down and with it
a red petticoat 10 which foundered
very greatly excited, not to say
frightened, woman. Sitting there
on the mass Of mineral debris she
blinked in dazed manner at Boul-
ders candle and then at Boulder. In
an instant she was up again and
climbing through the aperture she
had unconscious y made. Boulder
also started for the surface through
his own property.
They arrived at the black board by
a common impulse almost at the same
time. Boulder seized the chalk.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-01-14
GATE-POST LANGUAGE.
HOW TRAMPS COMMUNICATE
WITH EACH OTHER.

Drawings ana Signs which Tell the
Nomads What They May ESpect-A Ger
tain freemasonry Among This Glass of
Wanderers.
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Your on my ground.

Her fingers were still yellow and
gray from the mass Of stuff she had
struckln her fall, but she found them
useful enough to write:
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WHARF is the iius7

Boulder indicated the tree and
board aud, taking a stick, traced a
mark 10 the ground for several feet
between the claims. Common sense
was enough to show the creature in
the petticoat that the man was right.
She aid not trust herself 10 reply
but walked away Fifteen minutes
later Boulder saw a blanket flying.
without any visible means Of locomo.
ton, from the doorway OF her cabin.
II was followed by another aud then
another There was 100 doubt Of H.
Mrs Aseehlga was preparing 10
leave. and that suddenly
Boulder looking himself over hes.
ltatuely walked tlmidb toward the
door and heeknued hcf tu come out
she dit SD and walked behiud him
uasre.ousle toward the blackboard
sine followed hIm wIth Interest IS he
formed tho u.Iuw.uf
tIaatn.a ..a f.a iaa saaaf ~ if
t#.sF i.se
elll aa aal sna
H
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Your a lirs.


Boulder did not hesitate this time.
He wrote:
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-11-26

per men. Mr.. Jordan continues to in
sist that he is here on private business,
and still refuses to be interviewed on
any subject connected with the United
States. Inquiries made at the United
States embassy show that nothing was
known OF Mr.. JOrdan's presence IN Lon
don until the Associated Press repre-
sentative announced that he was here.
An Associated Press representative
today interviewed several of the leading
bankers of the city, including a leading
American banking house. asking the
latter especially as it has intimate rela-
tons with the treasury department at
Washington, if anything was known
here about possible gold loan or con-
suit alton regarding tariff matters. The
representatives of the American bank
ing house, as well as the rep
resentatives of the English bank
ing houses, Joined in assuring the
Associated Press representatives that it
was not at all likely that Mr.. Jordan's
mission was connected with the floating
of an American loan, which the English
and continental papers have for long
time past declared to be imminent.
A prominent American banker gave
the strongest denial of both reports,
saying that he woul d certainly know il
Mr.. Jordan were over here on financial
mission. and insisted that the assistant
| treasurer was in London upon urely
private business and nothing else.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-11-26
CHICAGO APPOINTMENTS.
Washington Hesing Made Post
master and Mize Collector.

master and Mize Collector.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 25. -Washington
Hesing, who was named today by the
president for the Office of postmaster of
Chicago, ILL.,, was frequently mentioned
for the Office of collector of customs,
but in view of the fact, it is said, that
change is not contemplated in that Of
flee for some time. the president con-
Guided to give him the office for which
he was named today.
Hon. Frank LAWYER, of Chicago, was
an early candidate for the Chicago post
mastership, basing his right to the place
Old one OF the longest and most numer-
ously signed petitions ever presented
to the president of the United States by
an applicant for public office, but there
was strong desire on the part of the
president to recognize Mr.. Hesing,
whose influence is conceded to have
been so potent in giving illinois to the
Democrats in the last presidential cleo
ton.
Ex-Congressman Frank Lawler ac-
knowledged himself chargrined. he
said: II have always supported the
| Democratic ticket, and will continue to
| do so, but | will not be responsible for
i what my $4,000 friends will do"
| The proximity of the election for a
successor to Mayor Carter IL. Harrison
| lends interest TO Mr. LAWYERS comment
In another interview he said that. al
though he had set hopes on the post
mastership, if some lesser federal jol
was offered him he would probably &C
cept il.
The appointment of William j. Miz
as collector of internal revenue at Chi
cago is said at the treasury department
to be a compromise. There has. it
said, been big fight for the place be
tween r. Spangler and Peter Dudley
The president acted on suggestion tina
MlZe would be satisfactory to all fac
lions for the place.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-11-26

After Premier Dnpuy and M. Goblet
had spoken, it was stated in the Hobbies
that NJ Viette, minister of public works,
and VI. Terrier, minister of commerce,
had resigned.
l. alter it was reported that M. PoytraI,
minister of finance, had also resigned,
and it soon became known that the
designations OF all these three ministers
had been rendered.
After speeches from both sides, M.
Palletan counted the tribune, and de
manded to know whether he had the
entire cabinet or only portion of the
cabinet before him. To this Premier
Dupuy replied: The whole cabinet is
h ere you can speak quick"
NJ. Dupuy's remark was greeted with
loud cheers, and also caused violent
tumult on the part of the Extreme Left.
many members of the latter party de-
| claring that NJ. Peytral had handed in
his resignation.
This caused Nj. Palletan to eXclaim in
| a loud tone: mot having a united
cabinet before me. decline to speak,"
M. Palletan's remark caused the Left
ist side to break out into renewed ap-
plause, which was intermiXed with con-
| siderable tumult.
| NJ. Brisson declared that the minis
| ter's conduct was unconstitutional, and
that it was impossible to continue the
| debate. Tremendous cheering greeted
this remark, and there was more tumult
! and considerable disorder on all sides of
1 the chamber, after which NJ. JaureS
| withdrew his Interpolation pending re-
construction of the cabinet. This caused
! renewed disorder. during which it was
announced that the cabinet had re-
signed, and then the chamber of dep
uties adjourned until Monday.
1t is believed that President Carnot
will ask M. Dupuy to construct the cab
met. NJ. Jennart is regarded as likely
successor to NJ. Vie!te, as it is thought
that M. Burdeau will reply TOM. Peytral
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-11-26
GRIND WILL SOON BEGIN.
EEMBsRS or CONGRESS- FLOcKfNG TO
p; THE CAPITAL.
HOPE FOR A SHORT SESSION.

The Wheels of Legislation Will
Take Up the Tariff Question
Early - Senators Expect to
Deal With the Hawaiian Prob
lem if the State Department
Fails.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 25.-Senators
and mem bers of congress have begun to
return and are to be found around the
hotels, the capitol and all the depart
ments. Many of the members are max
Ing arrangements for the winter and
settling their families in the hotels and
residences they have selected. There
is great deal of interest manifested
among the congressman about the tariff.
Other matters of legislation are fire.
Quently discussed. There is now gen.
eral impression that little will be done
before the holidays, although the wheels
OF legislation will be going around all
the time. There are several matters
pending in both houses which can &C.
cupy the time, even if the tariff bill does
not come up in the house at once. All
the bills which the house passed and
sent to the senate during the silver de-
bate cali be considered in that body,
while the tariff bill occupies the house.
There are number of members of con-
gress who would very much like to have
the Hawaiian matter come up in con-
gress early, and there are others who
would prefer that it be handled by the
state department and not brought be-
fore congress. 1t is expected that SONS
resolutions OF inquiry upon this subject
will be introduced, but they can bt
easily held in committee until the ad
miuistration is ready to send in sucl
communications as it seems advisable
There is the usual nope expressed among
the arriving members that there MAJ
be a short session. and that the i'm
portant business will be transacted a
once.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-11-26
WIZARD SCHAEFER WINS.
Continued From First Page

Continued From First Page.
Score: Ives, 3.437; Schaefer, 3,272 The
break was an easy one for Ives, who
passed to his thirty sixth hundred
with run of 70, and was now 240
points ahead. But Schaefer was not in
the least disturbed. He came again
with swift rush, playing the most per-
feet balk-line billiards of his life. He
stopped at 1873, and was now but LOT
points behind. Ives now began to
work in earnest, and with the
aid of scratch at 81 put
IN run of 70 in the seventeenth
inning. For his turn Schaefer missed
an easy follow by hair. the result of
his own half-going wrong, because of
sudden admission of cool air. A run
of 35 by Ives brought his score to 1926;
Schaefer, 3,405. In his nineteenth in
ming Schaefer worked again for the
anchor nurse, and got it on his fifty
seventh shot. The balls began to give
trouble. and he stopped at 70. This
brought his score to even $500, while
Ives total was S.627. Schaefer in his
twenty-third inning seemed in fair
way to close the gap completely. He
had the balls in fair shape for the an
Choir, but his own ball
SETTLED AN FROZE
and he missed the masse at SO, being
now but 95 points in the rear. The balls
were left punched in the corner for
Ives, who pulled farther off with run
of so. Schaefer's cue ball was now in
condition. 1t jumped. ana lost him an
excellent chance for position. Ives ball
did the same thing at the end of
run OfO 80. The balls were
now changed at Schaefer's request, but
the new ones froZe for him at 26 and
spoiled fine position. Again they
were changed to tine first set, this time
at Ives request. The play was ragged
OIL both sides, though Schaefer was at
the greater disadvantage.
In his thirty-first inning Schaefer
| managed to get'in run of SO, making
his score 3,648 to Ives 3,765. Schaefer
had good chance for billiards at his
next opening, but fell down on mis-
cue, and left the balls IN a heap for
Ives, but he stopped at "A Oh an easv
| masse. Schaefer rallied bravely with
81, and was now but SO points In the
! rear, the score being 3.S12 and 3,759.
| In his thirtysixth inning Schaefer crept
up within four points with a run of 81.
| The excitement was tremendous when
Schaefer, in the thirty-eighth inning,
took the front with plucky run of 50,
having closed UP gap of over 500
points since the opening of the
evenings play. The score: Schaefer.
3.S72; Ives, 3,Sl7. Ives stood the strain
extremely well, responding with 45.
which brought him within 10 of his OBJ
ponent. A moment later he ran 10, and
the score was tied. Then Schaefer was
ahead again, but by good open table
play Ives ran "a and was again
at the front. He turned into
his last hundred with run of
4S, making his score 1914 against
Schaefer's 1857. The latter got his
chance in the forty-ffth innin g, and
rallied the balls at the dividing line, and
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-11-26

night admitted that it would probably
be reported by the committee, and Mr..
Isidor Strauss. the New York million
aire merchant, who has devoted several
days in opposition to the principle,
makes similar concession, but derived
a moiety of satisfaction from the recol-
lection that it will not be so sweeping
as at first intended, and will apply
rather to wealthy banking. manufactur-
ing and mercantile corporations than to
individuals.
1t has been prac tically decided that
the increase of the whisky tax will not
exceed 10 cents per gallon, if, indeed,
any increase whatever be made. No
final decision has yet been reached upon
this point, and probably will not be
until just before sending the bill to the
printer.
The sugar bounty will be thing of
the past if the new tariff bill becomes a
law. The protests Of the Louisianans
have been unavailing, and the sugar
bounty Will be repealed. The commit
tee is still divided as to whether all
sugar duties shall be repealed or
whether half cent pound shall be
imposed on raw sugar and 25 per cent
duty on refined.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-11-26
A PASSING INCIDENT,
Written for the Globe I

Written for the Globe.1
Strange things often happen,
They come most any time.
Like requests TO pay our taxes,
Or duns for drunken wine.
hadn't seen my home folks
For pretty nigh year.
And sometimes I'd get lonely,
And sometimes drop tear;
For beneath gruf exterior
A tender heart may rest
And none may know its beauty
Till they put it TO the test.
was sittin' still and thinkin'.
Like l had SO many times,
And though my book was open
was readin' tween the lines
did not hear her knocking
Or see when thro' the door she came.
Till my mother stood before me,
And heard her speak my name.
I'd sworn twas her who spoke it,
With accent soft and dear,
looked into those loving eyes
That shone SO full and clear;
I arose to clasp that mother,
To kiss that aged face;
Put forth my arms to take her
In a loving sons embrace.
Well, stranger things may happen.
But none that are more true:
For while I'd been thinkin'
My eyes had wandered too.
So now that l have told it.
You too may have laugh:
For twas not my mother was kissing
But my mothers photograph.
William G. Lockwood Tucker
Spooner. Wis, Nov. 20, 1893.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-11-26
QUADRUPLE MURDER.
A Hoosier Farmer Kills His Entire
Family.

Family.
SEYMOUR, Ind, Nov. 25.-News has
just been received here from Carothers-
vile, a village ten miles south of this
place. that Uniontown, an adjoin-
ing village, has tonight furnished
a quadruple murder, followed by
suicide. 1t is stated that John Foster,
well-to-do but erratic farmer of Union
town, In fit of temporary insanity,
killed his wife and their three
children with a revolver. and
then blew out his own brains.
Foster has always been regarded by his
fellow villagers as a little weak minded
and queer. He has frequently had
trouble with his wife and sew
eral years ago they separated. Re-
Gently reconciliation was effected
and Foster returned to his family. There
was no witness to the terrible affair,
but the position of the bodies points 10
the fact that the wife was the
first to meet her fate. She was
shot through the back of the head.
The children were found dead in the
next room, and, from their position, had
evidently been aroused from peaceful
them of their mother. The old
est child, a boy, was found with
hands clasped as if in tine attitude of
prayer for his life and the lives of his
little brother and sister. He was shot
| through the head, as were the
other two children. The father,
after taking the life of his
little ones returned to the dead body of
his wife and placing the pistol to his
/ head. completed his fiendtsh work. The
shots startled the usually peaceful COM
| munity, and several men hurried
| to the scene of the tragedy.
The sight that met their gaze
was appalling and physicians were
sent for at once. The last sign
of life had passed from the bodies of
the entire family before a physician ar
rived on the scene. The floor of the
house was one pool of blood. The en-
tire community for miles around visited
the scene of the tragedy last night and
gazed upon the fiendish work OF Foster.