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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-04-29
American Football.

II is admitted on all sides that,
played under the most favorable cir
Cumstances, and by men who would
consider a loss of temper almost
equivalent to loss of honor, foot
ball under Rugby Union rules is
reasonably dangerous game Played
as il is in America, it seems ad-
mirably adapted for paying off old
grudgeS, and proving conclusively
that good -hum0red p uck and skill
are no match for savage brutality and
irrelevant violence. To an aspirant
for honOrs in the American football
field we would say: "My son, learn
boxing. Learn foot ball also, if pos
sible, but learn first the art of self
defense"
Moreover the pernicious practices
are not exercised secretly except with
regard to the umpire( but tactly
recognized as a part and parcel OF the
game. True, if a man is caught
fighting he may be ruled out of the
match. 1t is made logical outcome
of this law that six or eight reserve
men are always ready equipped TO
take the place Of any detected bruis.
erS.
The thinking man can and does
easily improve the occasion. If he
feels exhausted as the short winter
afternoon is drawing in, he can watch
until he catches the umpre's eye,
slug a diminutive opponent, and
have his place occupied by one seven
times more wicked than himself Or,
being but player Of mediocre ability,
he can yet provoke to a merry bout Of
hsticuffs one whose ability in the
game is greater and may thus bring
about the retirement Of both, sacri-
tlcng his own pawn self for the OPP
popent knight. The American as
serts that his game is more scientific,
which, from a certain point Of view,
IS self-evident. The Saturday Re
view.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-04-29
A MOST WONDERFUL INSECT.
The Plant Iice. which Are Used by Anita
as Their Cows.

as Their Cows.
Almost every plant has its peculiar
aphis, or plant louise. says the st
Louis Republic, creatures which
nature has. endowed with wonderful
powers OF reproduction. Among
these odd insects there may be from
twenty to tlfty generations in each
year, each generation capable of pro-
ducing others A distinguished
naturalist has given figures to prove
that one pair Of aphides in five gen
erations all of which could be brought
into the world in less than ten
days would have descendants to the
number of ., 904, 900, 600.
Ants, although they cannot also be
classed as the "most wonderful insect
Of creation" are certainly the wisest
They use a certain species of aphiS
with his proboscis pushed entirely
through the bark Of some tender
plant, slowly sucking its lite's blood
sap. Reason Gt cannot be properly
called by any other name) teaches,
the ant that if the aphls is irritated
he will void this digested sap.
Straightway Mr.. Ant marches up to
the helpless aphis and proceeds 10
lrritate the poor creature with his
feelers, and forthwith the sap begins
to flow from two bristle-fike tubes,
which are situated near the tail end
of the aphis. This flow Of sap is
What the ant had reason to expect,
and as he is very fond of it he begins
to greedilY sack it up
Livingstone tells Of a species of
arhis which inhabits the tig trees of
Africa, which constantly distill water
until it forms in great puddles on tle
ground underneath There seems to
be some contention among natural
lists as to whether this insect distills
its water from the sap of the plant
which it infests or from the atmos-
phere. Livingstone found some of
| them at work on a castor bean plant
and set about making an experiment.
When first surprised at their work
distillation was going sn at the rate
Of one drop every siXty-seven seconds,
or about five and half tablespoon
fuls every twenty-four hours. He de-
stroyed the bark of the pl&nt below
them, and, although it is known that
sap must come from the earth, they
were actually distilling a drop every
five seconds, the flow being thirteen
times greater than it was the day be-
fore. He then girdled the plant so
deeply that 1T dried and broke Off;
still the little colony of insect wonder
kept at work, regularly distilling one
drop every five seconds, while an
other colony on green twig only
managed to distill drop every seven
teen seconds
There are many other curious points
about aphides, such as the idea that
they are the progeny. Of ants, that
they will turn to ants, or that ants
will turn to aphides-common errors.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-04-29
The story of BIuebcard.

The story OF Bluebeard appears first
in literature in the tales OF perrault,
a Trench writer of the seventeenth
century. Ii was long supposed that
The story was purely fictitious, but
m(dern students OF literature and
history assert that the savage huS-
band of the tale had an actual proto-
TIVE in Giles de RetZ, Marquis of
Laval, who was the Marshal OF France
in 1929, and who, according to some
historians, murdered six of his seven
wives, and was strangled for his
character was Count Conomar, Lieu
tenant of Brittany in the reign Of
Chldebert, who married Tryphyna,
the beautiful and amiable daughter
! OF Court tGuprech. -It..iscsaidethat
she after her marriage aScertained
that he had number Of wives previ-
oudy. all OF whom he had murdered,
AMI she sent word TO her friends re-
yelling his true character during his
Absence from the castle. On his re-
Cului uuulus oildU eno hdu AcNco'Vu
his secrets, he was about TO Kill her.
bul her friends came in time to save
her life, and just punishment was
executed on him for his crimes His
wife was subsequently canonized as a
saint 1t is, however impossible to
ascertain positively how much truth
anC how much of fiction there is in
either one of these legends
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-04-29
Silk from Wood.

A London paper says that at Besan-
con, France, the production OF silk
from wood pulp is very successful. 1t
has never come into common use. one
reason being the extreme infamma-
bility OF the material, as well as its
want OF durability. In one OF the
consular reports, quoted in the Lon
don Times, details OF the process are
given, and an account OF the forma.
OF a new company at ST. Etienne, but
the conclusion is that the expert
ments are more curious than Inn
portant, and the sllkworm will re-
main the triumphant producer Of
good silk.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-04-29
CHATTER OF THE KLoOMPERs
One of the Sounds Which Attract the Ears
of Travellers in Holland.

One of the Sounds Which Attract the Ears
of Travellers in Holland.
One Of the queerest sights which |
saw in Europe was row Of wooden
shoes outside of a Dutch farmhou
on Saturday morning, says writer
in Harper's Young People. There
were the big-sized shoes Of the farm
er himself, the middle-sized shoes OF
his good vraOw, and several small.
sized shoes Of the children, and all
the line had been scrubbed and fresh
ly whitewashed in preparation fol
Sunday. There are many kinds oil
wooden shoes worn by the peasants
In Europe, but none are more clumsy
and heavy than the "kloompers" OF
the Hollanders. They are boat
shaped, with high wooden projections
to the heels, and curious little up
ward twist to the toes, like the prov
Of Chinese junk. But heavy and
awkward as the shoes are the Dutch
children run about as lightly as il
they were shod in Cinderella's glass
slippers and do not seem to object in
the least to the clicking sound made
by the shoes on the pavement. One
of the most extraordinary sights In
the world is line of little Dutch
boys playing leap-frog in their great
noisy wooden kloompers. Having
formed a row Of frogs" from one end
Of their village to the other the boys
begin to jump In the usual agile way
of the players of the lively game. A:
soon as the line is in motion a most
tremendous sound startles the village
The Oldest inhabitant can hardly
"hear himself think, but he knows
that the noise is not thunder; it /,
only the rattle Of the boys wooder
shoes as they strike the hard brick.
paved street.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-04-29
Presidential Ispar,Is.

The men who wear mustaches will
rejoice at the return Of one of their
kind to the Presidential chair. Pres
ident Cleveland is the only one we
have ever had who INDUCED in that
kinl Of facial adornment Indeed, all
the Presidents before Lincoln were
smooth-faced as Lincoln himself was
when he ran for the Office His long,
thin face was much changed when he
raised a beard, which he wore until
his death General Grant was the
first President with full beard, and
Hayes, Garfield, and Harrison were Of
the same persuasion in matters
hirsute. President Arthur had very
handsome side whiskers and mus
tache, and was proud, though not
vain, OF them and Of his general per-
sonal appearance. He took pains TO
look well, being finely dressed always,
his perfeCt-htting clothes showing off
his line form to good advantage. The
full beard of President Harrison now
gives way to the mustache, and the
small, compact form to the p0rtly
presence Of his predecessor and sue
CeSS0E Boston Globe.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-04-29
The Weekly Cleaning.

Why house should require such
frequent going over, so much and sc
regular admins StratiOn upon in the
way of sweeping and busting, fur
bishing and polishing, is a never.
ending puzzle to the masculine mind.
To mans eye the house is always
clean unless 1t is aggressively dirty.
Dust thick enough to form a coating
on which one can write his name.
muddy footprints on the piazza or
the hall carpet, disOrderly and dingy
apartments evidently in need of the
broom, offend his taste if he be in the
least fastidious, and he comprehends
that soap and water have their uses
in emergencies. But the periodical,
systematic and radical cleansing on
which good housekeepers insist every
Friday or Saturday appears to the or
binary husband work of superero-
cation. He passes it over as one of
his wife'S amiable and womanly weak
nesses, plying her that she wastes
her time and strength, as it looks to
him, in sOsunncceSSary an effort.
The fact is, however, that if you
would have house clean and sweet
and shining, and inviting to eye and
smell and touch, you must go over 1t
often from attic to cellar How great
the latOr of rendering it clean. and
keeping it so, depends very largely on
the locality of your home.
If your residence be on a public
street in thTOnged town, you will
have to wage never-ceasing fight
against dust; against disease germs
borne on the wings of air-laden dust:
against the CRIME and SCOT which
permeate everything, rob furniture
and hanging Of their freshness, and
detract from the impression of beauty
you would fain have your house make
on your family and friends.
Dust Sits through crannies, drives
through windows and doors, lodges in
papas coat and Johnnie's ulster.
Eternal vigilance is the price of lib
erty and Of cleanliness. Only Wy
careful daily busting and by weekly
JnOfOugneSS can you f0uU Une Zoe.
In the country life is, in this re-
gard, easier; but The temptation here,
in houses not warmed throughout, is
to shut up large part and pay atten-
ton only to living rooms. Who does
not know the yault-like mustiness,
the damp, as of the grave, in the
closed and darkened refrigerator
known as the parlor in many coun-
try house. A habit Of going over
the whole house weekly would dc
away with the danger which comes
of breathing stagnant air.
No; we cannot help what our good
man friend may think. The women
must clean house every week, and
spring and fall, toO!-Harper's Bazaar.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-04-29
MRS. JONES' MISTAKE.
she Jumps at a Conclusion and Gets the
Wrong Idea

She Jumps at n Conclusion and Gets the
Wrong Idea
"How long is it since you've seen
Hank Smith," asked Mrs. Jones, as
she washed up the silver and put it
in the china closet.
Il saw him yesterday, said Mr..
Jones pensiyely; "he was buried
Mercy goodness, Jepthal You
don't mean TO tell me that great
strong Hank Smith was buried yes
terday! Dear, dear, what are we
coming to? And so Mrs. Hank
Smiths a widow! l do wonder how
she'll look in black. Won't she
splurge round, though, on Hanks
money She amt little bit good
looking, but she thinks she is. Poor
Hank the world isn't worth much to
a man when his wife's a widow.
Something has stained that butter
knife black. Do you suppose it's
sterling silver? / know Mr.. Ster
ling's name is on it somewhere. And
so poor Hank Smith is gomez"
Gone. where?" asked Mr.. Jones'
looking up with a curious twinkle in
his eye.
How should / know, Jeptha:
That depends on how he has lived
What was it that carried the poor
fellow off,"
Who said anything about his be
ing carried off,"
why, you did, Mr.. Jones, you sale
he was buried yesterday"
so he was, but you Clipped in, a
usual, and interrupted me before
got to the end of my sentence-ht
was buried in thought.
The land sakes!" exclaimed Mrs
Jones, as she dropped dozen tea
spoons on the floor, what turf
you've given me, Jeptha, and all 10
nothing. Free Press.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-04-29

Nothing is more common than ~
neglect the many small amenities and
cOurtesies Of life under the i'm.
preston that they are needless.
Where the affections are very strong
they may survive this treatment.
though even then much Of their deli
cate fragrance is lost; but where they
are ~ only moderate intensity IL Is
pretty certain 90 XIII them. When
visits and letters gradually diminish
and finally cease, when reunions are
discontinued when accustomed kind.
uesses are abandoned and sympathy
grows silent 10 is inevitable that the
feelings which they represent should
also decline We learn ~ du with
CUE themi but when weimagluc that
gIf affections remaln unchanged We
greatly deceive ourselves They are
the natural fud uf friendship aud
without lt q s'HH starvation purss
E certain
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-04-29
TrHcheotOu1y.

Tracheotomy is a surgical opera
tiOn by which the traChea, or wind
pipe, is opened. 1t is an operation
resorted to by physicians in cases
where the throat is stopped uD and
admission of air TO the lungs is OBJ
structed. 1t has also sometimes been
used I'm the case Of drowned persons
in order 20 hasten the imitation OF the
lungs with air necessary for their re-
yiyaL IL Is admitted Ny al surgeons
that the oreration is not without
danger and In the cases IN which 10
is most frequently performed, those
OF obstruction ~ the throat IL does
not cure Che disease, but simply pro
longs the life Of the patient until the
trouble can be- reached by deliberate
means The manner ~ performing
this operation consists in making an
ineislOn at the middle of The throat
aud cutting Into Che w.ulflpe cau-
tIuusly avoiding inIuy t0 the nerves
and muscles aa Gao l7 pusslhle WHOM
tHe WlndpiNf h exposed lHI thH
bleeding shiloh n slight ~ Stopped
the eulpIpe h rlt vertically tUA a
Wftuf It removed 4Hi lnt tHI 1850.
mE thW mNle HIIfar tHtH H tNlN.n
aHIHH ahaH Distracted - mH.HH
aH hamHHtal 4Hl 8H at Nf
HHH Aa mH M IHH tHaMl iaH
70 aaA tMm #ff ah# aH VI
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-04-29
Puzzled.

Some years ago a gentleman living
in Charleston, South Carolina, had az
an attendant a colored man who was
an excellent servant in all respects
save one: he could not be taught 10
serve things invariably al the left
hand Of guests at the table.
At length the gentleman hit upon
an ingenious expedient. Coats were
then worn single breasted in Charles
ton, and he told Caesar that he must
always hard the plates and other
dishes to The guests on the bottom
hole side.
This plan worked to a charm for
some time; but one day there came a
foreign guest, who wore double
breasted coat. Poor Caesar, in dis
may. looked first at one side Of it, and
then at another, and finally casting
a look OF despair at his master ne ex-
claimed, Buttons on both sides,
massa" and handed the plate right
over the gentleman's head.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-04-29

EDWARD B. WHITNEY. and modern Ian
guages at Yale University and editor
Of the Century Dictionary. After a
course at the Hopkins Grammar
School Edward entered Yale in 1874,
among his classmates being Judge
William Taft, of the United States
Circuit Court Of Appeals. Whitney
graduated from the academic de-
partment in 1878 and took a course
of law at New Haven. Then he en-
tered the Columbia Law School, Of
New York, and in 1880 was admitted
to the bar. Four years later he be-
came member of the law firm OF
Burnett & Whitney, of New York.
Mr.. Whitney has always been a
stout supporter OF Mr.. Cleveland
from the time that the latter was
made Governor Of New York. He
labored hard for his nomination and
election In 1884, 1888 and 1892. One
Of the pioneers of the National
League OF Democratic Clubs, ne was
its secretary from 1885 to 1890. He
was foremost among the opposers OF
the convention held in February,
1892, to pledge delegates to the sup
port Of Hill for the Presidential
nomination, and labored night and
day for the success of the Syracuse
convention, at which he was appoint
ed delegate to Chicago
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-04-29

DR.. Samuel Johnson spoke yigor-
Gus Anglo-Saxon English, but in
writing exhibited a fondness for
Latin polysyllabes. Just the re-
verse Of this was true Of Lord Tenny-
son, who used many words Of Latin
origin in his conversation, but in his
verse showed preference for simple
words. He was asked once If he tool,
pains to rewrite and polish his Do
ems, and answered. Eyes; and / find
that in the case Of almost every cor
recti0n l have substituted a Saxon
for a Latin word.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-04-29
what Makes the D,n,p,es

According TO an old legend the
baby's dimples mark the spot whore
angels fingers touched the child In
bearing 10 from heaven 10 earth, but
unrOmantic doctors have different
explanation. They say that dimples
probably result from defective deyel-
opmcnt ~ muscle When the
muscle is called into use the defect.
I've portion fails 10 respond, and a
hollow Is left, into which the flesh
and skin % the cheek, Tor example,
tall aud thus the dlmple is formed
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-04-29

m FORMER times live oak was large,
n usad In naval construction. aud
Namhin ba1 the.r frames lnd plaus,
lus principally nf tha w0uH Bal thtt
4 eeh ~ Historical feHilneut ani fr
HaHeF haI Ia.H eeter about lHH
HfH fNe enI h $500 lfHH Hu.
FIaraIIe .tfHHI H tHIHuH tHIEf
tHt Ifs fff. Nt.H IH aH
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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-04-29

South. He had served In both branch
es Of the Legislature, and was a man
Of great influence Though opposed
to secession, he entered the Con-
federate army and organized and took
command of the Hampton Legion.
He served with great gallantry, and
attained the rank Of Lieutenant Cen
eral. After the war Gen. Hampton
became a prominent advocate Of the
policy OF Cancellation between the
whites and negroes, and in 1876 was
elected Governor Of South Carolina
on this platform. He was reelected
at the expiration Of his term, and
then was sent to the United States
Senate, where he served two terms.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-04-29

taten out ana the edges OF the wind.
pie allowed 10 heal. There are no
after evil effects from this operation,
except slight weakening of the voice
AMI a tendency 10 construction and
tientness OF the throat upon taking
a light cold, and perhaps an in.
creased sensitiYeness 10 eXnoSnre.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-04-29

and was born in
Columbia, S. G., In
1918. He was gradu-
ated from the Uni
versity Of SO u h
Carolina | n 1885.
When the war broke
out he was known
as one Of the largest
planters | n t h e
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-04-29

No less than s20, 00l o2I was given
last year Ia the unlted states toF pur.
poses % eduratl0n, charity AMI pop.
ulaf entertainments Ia YaFlous fufma.
1i thm amuunt Che citizens u Ch-
'AkD eOntflbuted ttll8. 600.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-04-29

Attorney General OF
the United States,
was born in New
Haven, Conn. , Aug.
II, 1857. His faith
er, William Dwight
Whitney, is profess
sor of Sanscrit, COM
parative philology
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-04-29
Wade Hamilton.

Wade Hampton, of South Carolina,
named as Commissioner Of Railroads
comes Of an old Southern family,
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-04-29
EDWARD q. WHITNEY.

Named by the President for Assistant
Attorney General.
Edward B. Whitney, OF New York
City, who was recently nominated
by President Cleveland for Assistant
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-04-29
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Savings Bank.
UNDER STATE CONTROL
Corner Dearborn and jackson SITS.
Paid Up Capital 100000
Depositors' Guarantee, 100000

Savings interest per payable quarterly Special
checking balances All branches of the banking
business except commercial discounts. Safe Deposits
Vaults Of the best modern construction.
w. President JUDGE p. vP
w.
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Running to All the
Principal Ports
and
Summer r escorts
on
Lake Michigan a
Green Bay.
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Northern Wisconsin
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included
this Racine
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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-08-10
Hay $4,000 a Ton.

An English dealer has sent an order
to one man in South Dakota for 1000
tons of South Dakota hay. There is a
shortage in the hay crops in England,
France, Spain, Holland and Switzerland
and there is an unprecedented demand
for American hay. Already large ship
ments are being made to England and
France. Hay is selling in London now
for $4,000 ton. While Wood Co. will
not have any to ship, it behooves our
farmers to bear in mind that there will
be a scarcity of hay and prices will be
correspondingly high and it is we'll to
be prepared to meet emergencies.
Corn stalks and husks if culled and
properly prepared make good fodder
for stock. Oat hay is considered by
some of our leading stockmen equal to
timothy and oat straw has many advo-
Gates as feed for cattle.
There is still time to provide against
sure scarcity in stock feeding materials
and the wise man is he who lays up a
winters store early. The freight
charges from here to England and
France range from $40 to SIS per ton.
1t is pithily remarked "Now is the time
for the American farmer to make hay
while the sun shines.