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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-02-11
No Gun Needed.

~ was out after partridge near AL
pena," said local sportsman, Sand was
coming home, along towards evening.
with the gentleman who was entertaining
me. We were sitting in the front seat
talking as we left the fields behind us.
and the hired man sat on the back seat
with a gun and dog. Suddenly saw a
partridge get up ont of a field and de
scribe peculiar circle in the air. Then
he headed for the road. and at this
juncture hawk hove in sight in hot
pursuit. The partridge settled rapidly
and when it struck the road it lodged
in some brush and the hawk went on.
We stopped and | seized a gun and
started in the direction of the bird. The
dog came TO n point aud stood motion
less. ! went closer. hut the bird would
not move. and finally told the man to 90
into the brush and chase it out. assuring
him that would not hit him. lie went
In, and after searching around. reached
into pocket Just ahead Of the dogs
nose and there he found the bird. The
poor creature was nearly frightened To
death, aud my friend took Il home -
Detroit Free Press.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-02-11
The Vicious Rivers of China.

The ST. Petersburg Gazette, referring
to the latest inundation of the Yellow
river in northern China, which will
again bring a population of more than a
million upon the point of starvation,
points out that these frequent or periodi-
cal calamities are the work of man rather
than of nature Many centuries ago the
Chinese interfered so much with the
stream as to compel it to change its
course and olga new bed for itself. But
this bed the current has never grown
truly accustomed to. 1t will deposit its
immense quantities of sediment carried
down from the mountains in the most
unsuitable localities, forming shadows
and barriers which, when an unusually
large mass of water rolls down. will over
flow and break through its dikes and in
undate the fertile grounds along tho
river bed So it has been for centuries
past, and the living generations are ex-
periencing again and again that the sins
of the fathers are being visited with
most terrible cruelty upon remote de-
sccndants. 1t is doubtful whether the
river could be turned back into its old
bed, lying dry at present But if it
could. the old bed has been changed so
much in the course of centuries thai.
even there, in its old, natural, and wonted
haunts, the current of the river might
not become tranquil, but be forced to
produce periodical foundations as it does
III its present course.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-02-11
Rallroading In Mexico.

'T think can entertain YOU ior mo-
faent,' said Il. w Buddington. about
two years ago was running an engine
on the Mexican National between La.
redo and Monterey At that time if Il
locomotive ran over greaser, no matter
how worthless he might be or how badly
he needed killing the engineer and fire
man were promptly arrested and thrown
into a dungeon, where they were liable
10 languih for year or two before they
were brought to trial Now a Mexican
prison is the sub-celar of the bottomIess
pit.
II had one dose Of Mexican prison fare
and can taste it yet One day we were
coming north and at Bustamaute we hit
greaser who had filled his yellow hide
full of pulque aud lain down on the
right Of way. Bustamnute was n small
place and we made no stop. There was
70 telegraph office M the next station In
charge of an American operator told
him my little tale ot woe. and he wifed
the train dispatcher 10 clear the track
into Laredo. lur old & was coming and
coming with both On. working cut
loose from che train and put the lever
down among the alIpH pot.
'it was IA even it0 miles ~ an inch
from ilulmphe O. Nueva Laredo. The
track was ness and firm lHl nld II was
a hlfl ~hf namad Iu eelIlxa that bee
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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-02-11
Insurance of Vehicle Owners.

'There is one phase of accident insur-
ance which is not generally KNOWN re-
marked a man in one of the clubs, "and
yet believe that it is widely patronized
and source of considerable revenue to
companies that write it. 1t is the insur-
ance of the owners of vehicles against
liability which they or their employees
may incur by killing or iniuring persons
while driving, and for small annual
fee, which varies with the class of driv-
ing he does or is done for him, man can
be prepared to meet any claims incurred
through accidents of the nature men
toned. |, for instance, have four
vehicles, two of which | drive myself
and two of which my coachman drives,
and | have four horses in my stable. ]
pay $40 a year and the insurance COM
pany will contest or adjust, and if neces
sary settle, all claims against me or m,
coachman up to a total of $40, 900 which
may arise during the year. presume
for other than gentleman's pleasure or
household vehicles the fees would be
somewhat higher; in fact. | know that a
medical friend of mine who has great
deal of fast driving to do about the city
in visiting his patients is charged more
than | am, but just how much more |
cannot say Philadelphia Record.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-02-11
Slowest Railroad In the World.

"The slowest railroad in the world is
the Arizona and New Mexico" said F.. G.
futile to st. Louis reporter. "From
Benson to Nogales is lightweight miles
ana when | went over the road the
schedule time was eight hours. The fare
was "a. 80, or ten cents mile.
The road was known AS the .Rprro
road, and Bill Nye must have had !, in
mlnd when he described a railroad
whose trains wore the cowcatchers he
hind, to prevent the cows from invading
the coaches and eating the passengers.
"Thc Arizona aud New Mexico could
easily make better time, as the rolling
stock is good aud the roadbed not SO
very bad, but it don't have 10. and a
railroad seldom does anything except
under compulsion
The Mexican division, extending
from Nogales to Guaymas, makes a tribe
better time, but it never oycrtakes
streak OF lightning. At least / have
never heard Of IL doing so.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-02-11
COmical Ostrich Chicks.

Ostrich chicks are comical little fell
lows with downy heads and necks and
stripped bodies. The feathers are allowed
to grow without being disturbed until
maturity The moulting time is in the
1all, when all the best feathers would be
dropped were they not previously
plucked. This is not very easy task
IN the case OF such a powerful and pug
naciouS bird. One method is by driy-
ing the victims, one at time, into a
plucklng box that restraints them from
violent resistance. Another way is for
an attendant to grasp the birds head
and torcibly draw it to the ground. in
which position it cannot see to strike
while being robbed of its plumage. The
wing and tail feathers alone are
plucked. Each bird Yields from one
to two pounds, worth from $50 to
$26o, according to quality. They are
sorted at the farm and then sent to the
manufactures, who dresses them for the
market. About one-fourth of the an
nual harvest finds sale in California. and
the rest are disposed of in New York.
The natural colors of the feathers of the
male ostrich are pure black and spotless
white; while those of the female are drab
and white. The pure white IS most
highly priced. The very finest are re
tailed in California at ten dollars plume.
The more common kinds shade down as
low as one dollar each. Boas are also
made of the black, white, and gray
mixed, and sold at from $25 to $75 each.
There is also market for the eggs. which
bring about two dollars apiece as curl
oslties. - Scientific American.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-02-11
A Race that Is Away, Drunk.

sDid you know that there is an entire
race of people who are never soberF
asked Capt. William i. Gaines. 'Well,
it's a fact. There is in the world to-day
an entire race of people who regard so
briefly as calamity and drunkenness as
the acme of bliss. These people are
called the Ainu. and inhabit the northern
islands of Japan. They are the aho-
rhymes of Japan. but were crowded
northward by the present inhabitants
until they have reached the jumping off
place, much as. our Indians have been
driven into the setting sun by the aggres
sive white man. And they are jumping
off, too, at an alarming rate. They must
have numbered several millions at one
time, but now cannot count twenty thou
sand.
They are small. hairy, hal(-civilized
people, of low order of intelligence,
and the filthiest on the face of the earth.
The Japs believe tnat cleanliness is
cousin german to godliness, and are al
ways padding in the water, but the Ainu
never battle At bear feasts and funer-
ais they make pretense of washing
hands and face, but not Il diop of water
touches their bodies except by accident.
They have drink called sake. 1t is
enough to cure an American of dipso-
mania but it will make one drunk, and
is swallowed by the Ainu in enormous
quantities. Men, women and children
appear to be always drunk. Ipaid them
several visits while coasting it the east
ern seas, and never saw a member of
the race who could be accused of being
even reasonably sober. '-lSt Louis
Globe Democrat.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-02-11

A Band of indians who rohoweu
Their Leader TO Death.

"When / was boy about ten or
twelve years of age, said an OLD Indian
named Se-chi tee, .'there lived band oil
Indians known as 'Staitans, or Flyers.
That was about 1904 Those Staitans,
it appeared from his story, only
numbered about one hundred braves,
but they were the most feroclous
of all the American Indians. They
were Indian outlaws composed of Chey-
ennes and Sioux They were the best
mounted horsemen of the plains. They
were the best riders. They moved with
the big herds of buffalo. They never
surrendered. They faced every foe and
conquered or died. Their squaws rode
in the ranks at their side and spared no
one. They had no flag of truce, and
neither gave nor asked quarter.
The secret of the wonderful valor and
endurance of this handful of flying horse
men was in the terrific tortures which
they inflicted on each other. They were
the originators in early times of the
4Hock-e-a-y YUM or torture dance, in the
midst of which a warrior was hanged to
a beam by the pectoral muscles of the
breast, under which stone knife had
been passed, leaving bleeding slit,
through which rope of horse-hair was
drawn and fastened to the wooden
toggles that suspended him high in the
air
''The custom spread and was practiced
by the the Sioux, eros Ventres, Nez
Perces, Mandans, Cheyennes and other
Indians of she plains and surrounding
country. This band of braves, in the
early part of this century, was EXTERN
mated near Lodge Pole Greek, on the
North Platte River, probably by the
Sioux. They had their imitators in the
Band of Canoes one of the three
bands of the South Assiniboine. Many
years ago this fierce band, while out
hunting the buffalo, got caught and be-
wildered with the helpless brutes them
selves in the SHOWS of the prairies, and
sought the shelter of the woods by Lake
Mandan. Soon they were surrounded
by the Mandans and Gros Vcntres.
Seeing escape was impossible and
slaughter inevitable, their war chief
Tall Bull, cried out to his warriors
Follow me- They followed where he
led in single file Before them opened
an airhole through the ice, where a
whirling eddy circled in the swift cur
rent of the water of the lake. With a
proud, defiant stride Tall Bull stepped
up to the icy door, and disappeared at a
single plunge. One by one the plumed
warriors passed from view at each sue
cesslve plunge, vntil at last they had all
sunk out of sight below the smooth, icy
surface of the haunted Lake of Mandan.
There, said Se-chi-tee, Sin that act
you have the secret of the 'Hock-e- "a
yum. To fail in it is to be counted as
woman. Torture is what builds the
nigh check bones. = Boston Herald.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-02-11

incompatible prosperity. Bradsreet r.
ports that the statistics Of failures in tbs
United States prove that the liabilities
Tor the year have been less than those %
any previous year since 1852.
MEXICO has one evidence of civilization.
that some other civilized countries lack
In every city, in nearly every town. there
are attractive lighthouses. However
mean the town may be otherwise, the
public bathhouse is pretty sure to be
neat and attractive.
ANOTHER indication of the Franco
Russian alliance is seen in the order o.
the car that for the purpose OF develop
ing French industry and commerce il
Russia, all French industrial and trade
societies may establish branches in Russia
without special permit.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-02-11
Life Ia iiaru,ah

When thurman has earned 4 little
money b. immediately pruoeels h spend
10 all l0f iAe burmese have a. ambition
t0 hp rob and never hoard CONSEQUENT
ly there AVE- ~ large lard owners. and
ia0ra bring ua aflsiamft lhe people arl
af noaf ne.ns aH ~ equality s. nassihle
POGO pep'e afe HHie a HIe a. t.eh
people sad Ihe aHlt hfs4lH s. - mal
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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-02-11
An Accurate Restoration.

Slrassburg Cathedral u beng restored
Happily the venerable structure Is o.
good hands lpr Tho royal commits .iun
experimenting Interpretations wiil uat
allow an modern architects ircaks. hut
INSISTS en che original work Sling copied
~ " minuirtt details We osamp.e
et.H ~ Hioial4ue iHurri ol ahiinlli or
s''''ellas lhe tfalr ar h.ng rnr
".''' Wn'n nld plfiHrH aaI .ttft
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-02-11
81 OBJ
Savings Bank.
UNDER STATE CONTROL
Corner Dearborn and jackson SITS.
Paid Up Capital, 100000
DepOsitors' Guarantee, 100000

Savings interest per cent payable quarterly. Special
rates on checking balances All branches of the banking
business except commercial discounts Safe Deposit
Vaults of the best modern construction
C. w SPALoING President JUDGE p
EDWARD HAYES President w. LOOMS Asst Cashis,
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-02-11
Goodrich Transportation Co.
Running to All this
Principal Ports
and
Summer r escorts
on
Lake Michigan a
Green Bay.
Running to All the
Principal Ports
and
Summer Resorts
on
Lake Michigan q
Green Bay.

Parties 10
US! % Routes be
the
Northern Wisconsin Michigan
% uded.
Delightful
on This route steamships
IN
SUNDAY The virginia
aeG
The morning call., 1893-03-05
THIEVES.
St. Nicholas Hotel Guests
ViCtimiZed.
Many Valuable Articles Disappear.
The Police Working on the
Case.

The mysterious disappearance of over
5000 in cash aud $1,000 worth of jewelry
from small safe which belongs to Mrs. E.
/ Couch, one OF the propretors of the ST.
Nicholas Hotel, is still puzzling the police.
There have been a number of valuable
articles stolen from the rooms of guests of
she hotel recently, and the presumption is
that the thief or thieves are familiar with
the interior arrangements of the hotel.
The first article that was missed was A
valuable overcoat, which disappeared from
the room occupied by Special Harry Hook
This was followed by the disappearance
OF several valuable articles from the rooms
occupied by Meyer Jacobs, deputy City and
County Attorney. Among them were a
sealskin coat given to his wife as a wedding
present, scarf pin set in diamonds given
Dy Mrs. Jacobs to her husband on their
wedding day, a black enameed locket set
In pearls and pair Of pearl opera glasses
presented TO Mrs. Jacobs on her last birth
day.
The next article 20 disappear was an over
coat from DR.. Galvin's room, which was
followed by an oyercoat taken from the
room occupied by L Wolf
Besides these articles six overeoats we're
also stolen from the hooks on the walls Of
The entrance TO the dining-ronm
The most surprising thing is that all these
thefts have been committed and still the
thief or thieves are undiscovered and at
liberty.
The police have some parties under sus-
picion and their arrest may be expected at
HQy moment.
The morning call., 1893-03-05
Immiprants Coming.

Steerage passengers are again on the way
to California from Northern Europe, and
the first batch is expected to arrive over
land on Tuesday next. ]. F. Fugazi, gen.
eral agent OF the French line of steamships,
yesterday received word from New York
that a number of immigrants bound for
this Slate had landed there the day before,
crossing the Atlanti in the steerage.
The Red Star line, the North German
Lloyd and the Netherland- American line
agents have received circulars that here
after steersge passenger traffic from Eu-
rope Will be renewed. and Mr.. Fugaz ex-
poets good class of immigrants for Califor-
MIA almost every day when the traffic fully
opens up.
:, The steerage passengers coming to this
Slate are usually thrifty men and women,
as the cost Of coming so far is about twice
whati it is tO the Eastern States, aud by the
time the immigrants get here the riff-raff
are pretty well sifted out. Steerage rates
are also higher this year than for some
years past and that fact will insure better
class Of immigrants
The morning call., 1893-03-05
NEARLY INSANE.
How F. w. Snead Suffered
With Rheumatism.
BUT HE FOUND A REMEDY.
He Relates How DIR. PIouf's Wonder
full Discovery Cured
Him.

Rheumatism has been robbed of its for
mer terrors since the discovery by DR.. j. E.
Plouf of a medical agent which conquers
that dread disease like a charm, and with
permanent effects.
1t is no longer necessary for a man to
contemplate the grim prospect of being
forced to hobble around like war veteran
whenever he feels the premOnitory twinges
OF rheumatism.
Medicines latest benefaction to mankind
has changed the order of things. and. thanks
to DR.. PlOuf, says the Chronicle, man can
now expel every vestige of rheumatism as
effectually as he can dispel an ordinary
cold. In fact the celebrity with which the
remedy acts upon some Eases "a surnrisicg.
and only those who have felt its wonderful
powers can realize the blessing it is proving
to sufferers.
An enthusiastic gentleman in behalf of
the medicine is f. w. Smead, to whom a
reporter was introduced yesterday shortly
after the former had made an affidavit be-
fore Notary j. j. Deane. The gentleman
IN question has been engaged in the dray-
ing business at 53S Seventeenth street. and
In the course of his remarks he said: The
nature OF my business continually subjected
me to exposure. and for two years have
had the rheumatism off and on, suffering
such pain at times that l thought / would
go insane. But previous attacks were not
circumstance compared with the last. The
twinges commenced in my neck. then went
down into my shoulders and chest, and
finally extended over the whole body. For
week l was unable to get cut of bed and
was barely able to feed myself. Then l got
DR.. PlouPs medicine and the pain com
menced 10 disappear. In week | was back
to work, and in ten days after commencing
the treatment 1 was as strong as ever before
in my life"
But have you never felt any traces of
the rheumatism since ?" was asked.
No, and that is what has most aston
ished me, for | surely expected duriug the
terrible weather we have recently had to
have had one of my usual painful spells.
No; 1t has been over two months since |
was cured and have stayed curedl ! have
Just been over to the doctors offices in the
Nucleus block 10 arrange 10 get the medI-
cine for my friends in the East for it is
certainly wonderful discovery, as 1 have
tried all kinds of doctors and all kinds of
so-called remedies without deriving any
benefit"
Since DR.. Plouf returned from the East
the patients have multiplied enormously
and the medicine he expresses each day to
all parts of the continent would be suff-
Client to stock an ordinary drugstore.
The morning call., 1893-03-05

for wears and fails for 100000. Then the
business world sreaks teEderly of him
and offers its sympathy. and the general
public is called upon to admire him.
That same man has never done an act of
kindness to any human being in his life.
He has been hard, unbending employer,
and utterly devoid of the social instinct.
BE has obtained from his business friends
100000, he has used it expecting to get
more. he has no equivalent for 1t, and ne
fails. Yet 1t is all right; it was legiti-
mate transaction, and they are sorry for
him. Take another case, in which sympathy
is withheld A man not engaged in
business fails for a patry 500. What
does the world say Of him? That he Is
beat, cheat and a rascal. although
he is a man of brains. and is nstantiy
striving to realize on his uncertain capital.
He owes his tailor and his restaurateur,and
means to pay them with the first money he
gets He dies. BE owes 500 at the time Of
his death. and then his memory Is de-
nounced. Yet they will symDathize with the
man who failed for 100000 aud never per-
formed kindness. while at the same time
they have nothing but reproach for the
man who paid his debts when he could and
spent his money like prince when he had
it. There are two cases of msapplied SYM
pathy for you"