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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-04-15
Useful Skunks.

A correspondent of the New York
Tribune says that the hop-growers OF
Otsego County have discovered-what
naturalists have long been trying to
make farmers understand - that
skunks, instead of being their enc
mics, as they formerly supposed, are
among their most useful friends. AS
one hop-grower expressed it, ''Now-
adays we protect skunks as carefully
as we do song birds"
Hop-yards, it appears, are infested
by a certain kind of grub which
gnaws off the tender vines at the
root, and this grub is the favorite
food of the skunk.
AS general thing the skunks sally
forth at nightfall, but now and then
they are to be seen at work in broad
daylight. The proceeding is an IN
teresting one to watch.
The skunk begins his quest on the
edge of the yard, where he cocks his
head over a hill of hops and listens.
If a grub is at work upon one of the
four trailing vines, his quick ear is
sure to hear it. At once he begins
to paw up the earth, and presently he
! is seen to uncover the grub and
swallow it with unmistakable relish.
Then he listens again, and if he
hears nothing, proceeds to the next
hill. And so he goes on till he has
had his fill.
Now that the skunks are no longer
molested, they have become CON-
paratvely fearless. Sometimes, we
are told, they keep up their operations
even while the cultiyator is driven
between the rows.
One man rejoiced in the presence
of skunk family-two OLD ones and
their five kittens The young one
followed their father and mother
about the yard in broad day light,
while people stood looking on. They
were both ornamental and useful; but
one day two strange dogs came along
and killed them. The farmer actually
shed tears when he saw his seven pet
lying dead on the ground.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-04-15

The disposition toward mad ex.
travagance, so often seen in wealthy
young men, Is not always the result
Of means to crafty over-strong de-
sires, but Of positive "foolishness" or
mental incompetence which, under
the pressure Of narrow means, would
not only never have developed itself,
but never have existed. Il have
succeeded" said very great states
man, because l have never had
enough to live on" The silly mar
riages the old frequently make are in
just the same way the result not OF
loss of Judgment, but Of a weakening
of the resisting power Of the will.
The consequences Of unexpected
wealth are, however, as often for
tuuate as unfortunate, for they are
the products of the natural charac-
ter. We have seen man who In
herited fortune, very large for his
wants. become during the remainder
of his life almost, or quite, miserablY;
but that was only, on large scale,
IllG it1uAb VI lllC III phiab w oh'|t
which on a small one had been pro-
nounced 'wise economy" agra
waited a little, it may lie, by a forci-
ble-timidi about spending, which
is constantly noticeable also in men
who were borne rich. But we have
also seen a lady, previously suspected
Of meanness, become habitually and
rather splendidly liberal. Serenity,
which we hold with the Quakers TO
be an eminent virtue, often comes
with unexpected good luck, and
graciousness, too the latter being the
result, we conceive, Of the disappear
ance either Of a grudge at fate OF
some inner fear of being suspected OF
"booing" on account Of poverty. Sus-
piciousness is pre-eminently the foible
of the poor and frequently, though
not always, disappears with wealth
and the confidence it brings, con-
idence occasionally so great and so
needed as radically to improve man
ncr. Spectator.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-04-15
THE ERuPrIve EEvERs.
Symptoms That Every Mother should Bs
Able TO Recognize.

AtHtt ~ se@N's"-
The most important members OF
the group Of erupTive fevers are small
pox, measles, and scarlet fever.
Others OF minor importance are
chicken-pox cow-poX or vaccine dis
ease ana German measles. All are
characterized by an eruption upon the
skin as a prominent feature OF the
disease. All are contagious in high
degree and run adetnite course, which
cannot be stopped by any known
means. The ability to distinguish be.
tween the different members Of the
group, at as early date as possible, is
often OF the utmost importance, in
order TO prevent the spread of the
disease
The time from the date OF ex-
posture until the first appearance OF
the fever varies in smallpox from
five to twenty days with an average
of twelve days; in measles IL is usually
from six to ten DAYS, sometimes eX-
tending fourteen or fifteen; in scarlet
FEVER the average is from four TO siS
DAYS, with an extreme variation OF
from one to fourteen days.
The initial fever in each case pre-
sents the features common TO al
fevers, with certain differences which
are not always well marked. The be
ginning OF smallpox is especially
characterized by a severe headache
and pain in the back, In measles
there are the usual features OF a cole
| in the head with a bronchial cough
In scarletina vomiting and conyul
sions are especially common in chill
dren. The best medical authorize!
declare that, while probable opin
ion may often be formed from the at
| tendant circumstances, such as thu
prevalence OF the disease and knowt
exposure, it is often Impossible L
determine the disease with certaint.
until the appearance OF the charac
terlstic eruption. The eruption II
smallpox appears first around th
mouth and chin, on the third day Of
the fever; in measles, it appears frs
on the forehead and temples on tn
fourth day; and in scarlet fever, OF
the face, neck, and chest slmuItane
ouSly on the second day Of the fever
In small box the eruption consist
of small red pimples, becoming yesi
Giles, and then pustules, with a M
mute depression In the center; i
measles, OF small red dots like ile
bites; and in scaretina, of bflgh
scarlet rash evenly diffused.
The fever lessons on the first NJ
pearance OF the rash in smallpox, bu
increases again in It's later stages l
measles, the fever increases as th
rash makes its appearance and DE-
cllnes gradually as it disappears /
scarlet fever, it continues unabate
until the fading of the rash when
, falls rapidly
The usual duration OF favorabl
. cases OF smallpox, from the init;
J fever to convalescence, is from two
J three weeks: of'measles from six {
+ ten days and of scarlet fever, frol
T eight to nine days
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-04-15

A supposed criminal was arrested
the other day by policeman at Kel-
helm, in bavaria, and was walking
along with his captor beside the
Danube, when suddenly he jumped
into the water The weather had
been very severe, and there were
great blocks of floating ice stretch
ing right across the stream. Spring
ing from block to block the prisoner
succeeded in gaining the opposite
bank followed at a distance by the
policeman. But the policeman was
less nimblc, and he fell into the
swiftly flowing river. Here remarks
the London Daily News was a very
nice question Of casustry Ought
| the man who was under arrest TO
stand by and see fellow creature,
and even a policeman, drowned, or
ought he to risk his own life TO save
him, with the prospect Of putting the
| letters once more upon himself? To
the credit Of human nature, the
prisoner did not hesitate a moment.
He plunged in and brought the police
man safely to dry land Then it was
the turn Of the policeman TO be gem
erous. He offered 10 represent the
matter to the proper authorities with
view to obtaining a life-sayinR
medal for his preseryer The latter,
however, did not see the matter quite
in the same light. He claimed his lib
ertY and the other agreed he hat
earned 1t. and giving him couple Of
marks for himself dismissed hin
with a blessing The fugitive ha;
| MT vet been rpcantured.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-04-15

II a cigar could be manufactured from
which all or the greater portion of
the nicotine were extracted the effect
upon the smoker would be practically
harmless The idea was explained to
a welI-known local manufacturer. who
at once had the cigars made after the
plan suggested by DR.. Mitchell. The
Vuelta Abaio tobacco, used for the
filler, and the Connecticut wrapper
are subjected to what is termed the
''double resweating" process. The
materials are placed in steamroom
for four or five hours, after which
they are taken out and subjected to
natural drying for day or two.
This operation is thrice repeated,
after which the tobacco is considered
/ practically free of nicotine. Many
prominent men have tabooed the
stronger brands of the new cigar
without prescription and through
choice The manufacturer estimates
his sale for the first three months at
/ 1000 boxes.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-04-15
s'posin'.

One day in the mountains, that
lift their green-walled battlements
above the tumbling waters of the
Upper Cumberland. | stopped at a
log house to get my dinner 1t was a
double affair, with lean-to porch in
front OF it and was occupied by a
man and woman, who were eager to
hear me talk OF the great world be-
yond the Businesses Of the everlasting
hills that hedged them in. We sat
at the table for some minutes after
we had finished eating, and the wo-
man began talking, in her own crude
imaginative fashion, OF the things /
had been telling them.
"S'posn', JIM" she said, address
ing herself principally to her hus-
band, s'posin wuz fine lady in
silks and satins; an s'posin' | had
bosses an kerridges; an s'posin' we
lived in a marble palace, with glass
winderS; an s'posin' you wuz a prom
ernent citizen an put on clean
shirt every week; an sposin' we
could go to Europe an see all the
grand sights; an s'p0sin' we had q
washtub full of money; an s'posin
we'd come back yer to these parts
an s'posln' we'd build town right
out there in the bottom, an s'posin
it 'ud grow an grow, an sposin
boovelard was rund right along dowr
thar whar the COW shed is now, an
s'posin' they'd name it after US, jim
wouldn't that be somethin' wurtt
s'posin ?" and the woman looked ou
of the door and gazed of acros:
the valley with almost dreamy lool
ia her dull gray eyes.
eyes, Susan" responded jim, il
the same fancifuI strain ''an' s'posin
/ run fer Congress am"
She recovered her everyday practi
cal spirit at the sound of his voice
and stopped him.
"No you don't" she said, lumpin!
up and beginning TO clear off TIN
table, '1'll do all the s'posin' for thi
family myself You go long out tina
and chop enough tlrewood to last owe
Sunday"
Fifteen minutes later, as turnet
at the bend OF the road that carried
me out of sight, | saw Jim choppni
at the wood and Susan carrying y
armful to the house. free Press
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-04-15
Climate for Consumption.

Climate Is an important matter In
the treatment Of consumption
Moist. irritating air, dust, sudden
changes of temperature, In short, all
the conditions which predispose per
sons TO this disease are also 10 be
dreaded as promoting It's continuance
Removal from such conditions TO a
place where the air Is dry pure,
equable, free from wind and dust.
this sometimes acts like magic. The
progress OF the malady Is stayed, even
Ii the patient Is not radically cured
u hut except at certain seasons OF the
year places where such conditions
prevail are not easy Co llnd, aud fur
thermore are seldom easy - access
The change may involve the Invalid
removal 10 a long distance, With la
exlWble exposure 70 nafm hf the wAf,
aud un that account alone i change
NJ climate mas 20 lmpaf'ieahle
ieiufe aoudlng frum hlme "A p'fioH
u delicate heaIth bee mattef shat
the disease. iIianal shaull hke care
fal 4fmuht 20 iha lusatlea hus manf
u. lha eummrN Hf home che Wi'aHl
l. IIisIf q si.a " BIZ zee 4a4rters
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-04-15
False ECONOMY.

There is nothing. in which the aver.
age man and woman exercise greater
false economy than that of time.
They think to save it by crowding into
an hour the thoughts that should oc-
cupy three, and as to duties-whY if
planning could perform them-the
whole week, from Monday morning
to Saturday night, would finish up
the first day.
The true economist plans for to-
morrow, allowing a reasonable time
for each duty, while a little margin
for emergencies, and then allows the
matter to rest. The false economist
likewise plans for tomorrow, but
each half hour is crowded up to the
last minute, and three fourths Of to-
day is full of anxiety lest something
Will be left undone. Tomorrow ar
rives to find the worker half unified
through the worry of The day before
for such work as could have been
easily performed. So there is a sense
o, defeat added to the anxiety fol-
the next day. Thus the worry ac
cumulates, until nervous prostratior
lays its victim low. Then the res
which should have been taken DAILY
and, hourly, is all taken at once, il
one long stretch, perhaps of weeks
perhaps of months. Nature will MOI
be gainsaid, and those who will d.
all their work at one time must d.
all their resting at one time. She il
just, and will even up the balance. =
Leisure Hours.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-04-15
NuMIsMATIcs IN CHINA.
Some Collections of Coins In the East "'
Rack A. 600 Years


China is the paradise Of the numis-
>matist. The collections OF casn: ac-
cordinp TO Consul Edward Bedioes
report 20 the State Department,
quoted by the Philadelphia Bulletin
are something marvellous. They are
small coins of bronze, brass, copper.
or silver. ranging in intrinsic value
from l-2O of cent TO % cents Inc
oldest Of these coins on record aD-
naarfd about ?, 300 B. G. Over l5O,-
600 different kinds of cash are pre-
served in collections. Some are won
derful examples of coinage, but most
.of them are clumsy and coarse. The
numismatist can work all his life,
spend very little money and leave to
nosterity thousands of coins. All he
needs to do is to confne his work TO
the collection Of cash, the small coins
in brass and bronze, whose value
ranges from 1-l0th to Hath of Il
cent. Their workmanship varies, but
is usually very good. Their shape
today is like that of European coins,
with the exception that through the
center is a square hole through which
the coins are strung together like
beads. In the past however, other
forms were employed, including the
square, triangle, heart, ellipSe, shield,
key, sword, and spear. The number
of kinds is simply immense. They
are referred to in the literature as far
back as $50 B. G. 1.-THE earliest that
l have heard Of says Consul Bedloe,
'dates from the Ts'in dynasty which
ruled from 225 to POI b G From
that time until to-day these useful
little coins have been used by every
monarch, no matter whether he was
an emperor Of the entire country OF
king Of one of the petty principalitie;
into which, from time to time, the
Chinese Empire was broken. There
have been over 1920 occupants
of the various thrones, royal and i'm
perial In addition to these regular
issues, if such they may be called
there have been special issues from
time to time and also special local IS
sues. A wealthy mandarin in Can
ton is said to have the finest collec
ton extant, containing 20, 600 specl
mems Of different kinds"
The cost increases as you 60 back
ward in time. The cash of this cen
fury can be secured at their nomina
face value. Those of the eighteenth
and seventeenth centuries bring fror
| cent to 10 cents each Those OF tn
Han dynasties from 206 to 100 A. d.
bring 500 each when in fine staJe c
preservation. These true antique
are found in ancient tombs and ruin:
Several hundred were discovered
Annoy this year in digging a grave
when the laborers broke into an oil
tomb several feet below the surfac
of the soil. The coins lay in prett
earthenware jar, and were encruste
with thin layer of malachite tina
here and there had been changed b
moisture into azurite. The coir
were SOLD by the lucky coolies in tn
next twenty-four hours, and are sal
to have brought 81 apiece, an in
mense sum to men working for
cents a day. To succeed in collec
ing cash person must be fine Oh
nese scholar. The labor thereby il
volved is so severe as to precluC
most collectors from indulging in I'll
pleasure to any great extent.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-04-15
The Art of Poisoning.

Toxco,ogy seems 10 be becoming
an important branch Of public educa-
ton at the close Of this century,
whose chief glory has been the wide
distribution of useful knowledge.
The art of poisoning without leaving
traces may soon be included with the
accomplishments taught at the lycees
for young ladies. To those, however,
who read the papers diligently no
further instruction on this head is
needed. All that eminent chemists
know about poisons has lately been
told TO the crowd OF interviewing
journalists who have waited upon
them, and the papers have published
columns upon columns of toxicology.
Everybody now knows that there
are animal alkalolds arising from de-
composition which are deadly posons,
but whose traces in a corpse are no
proof Of suicide or murder, because a
body itself produces exactly the same
alkaloids soon after death. M Ma.
quet, who, after being fascinated by
! toxicology, turned naturally to poll
tics, tells us that this subtle poison
can be manufactured with the great
est ease by those who understand
1T Inquiring people who have a
taste for murder combined with
che nistrY will doubtless master the
process as the anarchists have al
ready mastered that Of manufacture
ing explosives. Paris Correspondence
I London Truth.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-04-15
The Congress of Modern Science.

Surely ! have established my thesis
that dirt is only matter in the
wrong place. Chemistry like a
thrifty housewife, economies every
scrap The horseshoe nails dropped
in the streets are carefully collected
and rcappear as swords and guns.
The main ingredient Of the ink with
which | now write was probably once
the broken hoop Of an old beer bar
rel The clippings Of the travelling
tinker are mixed with the parings Of
horses hOofs and the worst kinds Of
wooden rags, and these are worked up
into an exquisite blue dye, which
graces the dress o. cOurtly danes
The dregs 81 port wine. carefully de-
canted By the topper, are taken In the
morning rs scldlitz powder TO re-
move the effect OF the dehauch. The
1lial Of the streets and the wastlngs
u coal gas reappear carefully pre-
served In the ladys smelling bottle,
~ are used by her 90 flavor blanc
manages f1r bee friends All this
thrift uf material Is un Imitation %
the economy az nature which allow
90 waste Everything has rs des.
tined place in the process % the uni.
verse. 10 shleh there Is not a blade
70 Rras ne oven "a m|erphe ta0 much.
70 We possessed che knuwledse f0 al,.
p.y thfm ga lhelr SITTING purposes
Nagth Amer.na kryrw
H.prvhtha maa sna saosa aha.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-04-15

To the fertile brain OF Dr : Weir
Mitchell WIS conceived some time
since the idea OF an auttnlc4tlne
cigar which Is now 10 great demand
among inyetcrate smokers, says Che
Philadelphia Record The illustll0us
naufolngist numbea among his pa
tleuts mans suffering iFum uefy0Ns
diseases Che resalt pleKeetaiye smak,
iht 1n These he WAa N0ut Oh AYi
rNau mast give Hp amu4lna all0.
faihnf # fNu Ssh e. fnsaln Yauf
hfallh The pAt.anis lemafFei
The lalsHf HtiHitthi NJ 80 ftihsf
Haeh 4ad leasn VI la's atual 60
sias silaiaaNss VAs a. 'slt isal
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-04-15
Destructive Earthquakes.

Earthquake shocks were expert
enced in various and widely separated
parts Of the Old World during Janu-
airy and the early part of February
about the time Of disastrous disturb
ances I'm Zante. There was de-
stluctiye earthquake in the Island OF
Samothrace, in the Grecian Archi-
pelago. the latter part Of January.
The extent OF the damage done was
not estimated at last reports, but all
the buildings were said 10 be de-
stroJ ed. There was severe shock
in New Zealand on February -. IL
was felt In both the Forth and South
Islands, being most severe Ia the
city Of Wellington and the Town OF
Nelson. But slight damage was oc'
casioned. A very severe shock was
experienced on the boarders OF Al
ghanlstan, near Quetta, and ID had
some curious features The railway
near Chaman was utterly destroyed
and "the rails twisted like cork
screws" A deep rent Ia the earth's
surface was directly along the old
British frontier llne with Aighanis'
tau. a. u existed before tho English
extended their dominion over the
Kho'ak ridge % Chaman The crack
follows enc old line u demafkation
tor miles. aud Che Algrans say &c Is =
.Isu from Allah that the OIL frontier
Vas thu pmper llmlL beyond which
che Enailsh should nut 81
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-04-15
The Desire of Many Prophets.

1t is touching to read how those
"wlse old spirits" who preserved
natural religion in the midst OF
heather darkness used to yearn after
knowledge which the least in the
Kingdom of Christ may now POSSESS,
and which we all value too little.
Plato quotes the following nJble sem
tence from a conversation with Soc.
rates on the evening Of his death:
''ln regard 10 the facts Of a future
life, man must either learn or find
out their nature, or, IL he cannot do
that, take, at any rate, the best and
least assailable OF human words, and
borne on this as on raft, perform In
peril the voyage OF hfe, unless he
should be able 81 accomplish the
Journey with less risk and danger on
A surer yessel-sOme word divine.
Vas not that 'wOrd divine" here
Wished for made manifest by The ap
parlng OF our savior Jesus Christ
ahu hath abolished death and att
lkQught life and Immortality % Light
through che Guspelf+
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-04-15

A good manufacturing town h al
aaYsa good maiket FARMERS Dear
Al b should alm lu pralHcef such
tl.Has - az nfelfl fur ummelhte
tasumptha rather tfaH che tgiiles
tta eAa l. fll lulss.f aai g e
asa
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-04-15

ClDseat 60 wholesale manager-
Have sou made up che LIST ot things
lu our ilne Affected bY che tariff
Manager Yea slri everything, cave
oao Item Is mlsel enormously
G.m9nt Anl shat Item lt thatF
Naaasef salaries Puek
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-04-15

IuEnN Il such Wuapt tein ia
s,eff maaa aalufe tha9 be- a Aiwafs
happ.gst shan ifesalas w iauqthla8
bs a.4s asfsl haze
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-04-15

a HHMAa fWisga 4aa elth haf
ealN Maa hlmt BIZ salHuai a
maa4aa slta III afsa
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-04-15

HAFrf Is tha maa sha saosA ahas
bn SAINTS aal uetaf anEifalf uaet
mH iha he ElIl filse a. a. lh