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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-07-29
A Famous Hotel Man.

James Wormley Cas famous colored
man who made fortune of 800, 600
ia the hotel business and left it 10 his
two sons. Wormley's Hotel is still one
of the famous obstetrics of the country.
WOrmley was at one time caterer TO a
club. Then he began doing catering on
his own account, and opened little
place on street. opposite the Arlington
Hotel The fame of his suppers spread,
and his place became the resort of some
of the most famous men in the Senate
and the House generation ago.
Charles Sumner was one of its regular
visitors. Wormley was always very
much attached to Mr.. Sumner and when
the great statesman died it was Worm
ley's hands that laid out tie remains and
prepared them for burial. One OF
Wormleys regular patrons was Samuel
Hooper, a member of the house from the
Suffolk district Massachusetts,. He lent
Wormley the money to build hotel in
Washington The fame of its table
spread far and wide, and q supper at
Wormley's was one of the experiences
WHICH every VlSilOT W W asHinS l"h
thought he must not miss.
There are other hotels larger than
Wormley's and more Respondent now,
where the table is even as good as any
that can be found in New York, but
Wormley's still maintains its reputation.
1t is in the hands of James Wormley, Jr.,
to whom his father left it. His brother,
w. II. A. Wormley, who was for time
in partnership with him, is caterer.
His wealth is estimated at so, 600.
His friends were as often white a:
black, though his intimates were neces-
sarily all of his own race. He had great
many white friends in the South
When Bob Olds was sent North by jeff
erson Davis as Commissioner from thu
South for the exchange of prisoners
Wormley got up as fine dinner as he
could, had it packed in basket anc
took it down to Fortress Monroe. There
he presented it to Odds.
II knew you hadn't seen square mea
in long time, y he said
The gift was very welcome.-l Boston
Transcript.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-07-29
The CHAIR Ball"

The ball which is frequently found in
the stomachs of Eliminating animals is
called by writers on veterinary subjects
chair BALL" 1t is occasioned by the
hairs getting into the cows stomach,
either by licking herself or other ami
mails cher calf, etc.. These hairs form
around some nucleus of food or other
matter and grow by deposit of matter
around them after they are once formed
The balls are composed of hair, earthly
matter and food; sometimes they are
partly composed of some calcarcous sub
stance. They are Chased by. some
writers among the "calculi" similar to
those found in human beings These
connections" as they are sometimes
called, are found in many parts of the
human body. In lower animals their
composition is very variable, some con
ssting of the same ingredients as are
found in those of men. No use can be
assigned to their formation, and they
are surely more harmful than useful. -
Courier-J ournal.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-07-29
Some Stupendous Eruptions.

Few people of this country imagine
what terrible work volcano of the regu-
lation size can do when it once gets fully
aroused. In 1888 Cotapaxi threw its
fiery rockets more than 5000 feet above
the crater and, in 1857, when the blazing
mass confined in the same mountain was
struggling for an outlet, it roared so loud
that the awful noise was heard for dis
lance of 600 miles. In 1897 the crater of
Tunguragua, one of the great peaks of
the Andes, flung out torrents of mud and
lava which damned up a great river,
opened new lakes, besides making
deposit of seething mud, ashes and lava,
600 feet deep over the whole area OF
valley which was twenty miles long and
averaged 900 feet in width The stream
of lava which flowed from Vesuvius In
1887 and passed through the Valley
of Terra del Greco is estimated to have
been 1873 90 J, 900 cable feet of solid mat
ter. In 1860 Etna poured out Hood
of melted stones and ashes which
covered eighty-four square miles OF fer
tile country to depth Of from ten to
forty feet. On this occasion the sand,
scoria, lava, etc, from the burning
mountain formed Mt Rosini, peak
two miles in circumference and over
1000 feet high.
In the eruption of Vcsuvius in the year
70 A. d., the time of the destruction of
Pompeii, the scoria, ashes, sand and
! lava vomited forth far exceeded the size
of the volcano itself, while in 1860
Etna disgorged over twenty times its
own mass. Vesuvius has sent its ashes
into Syria, Egypt and Turkey. II
hurled stones of 800 pounds weight tc
Pompeii, distance of six English miles
during the eruption of 10 A. ID. Coto-
paxi once projected a block of stone
containing over 100 cubic yards dis
lance of nine and half miles. - Phila
delphia Record.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-07-29
Something About Slam,

Slams naval force consists of two screw
steamers of 1000 tons and eight guns
each. several gunboats, many of which
are in bad condition, and some seagoing
steam yachts These vessels are rs a rule
differed by Europeans, chiefly English
men and Danes. A cruiser of ? 500
tons is now being built and will be added
to the navy. There are forts with heavy
guns at the mouth of the Bangkok river,
and the latter possesses bar which elfec-
tually prevents the entrance of ships
much over thirteen feet draught.
Siam has standing army of about
twelve thousand men, and the people
generally are liable to be called out as
required. though there is no armed mill
tia. Every male inhabitant from the
age of twenty-one years upwards is
Obliged to serve the State for three
months each year. The following per
sons, however, are exempt: Priests,
Chinese settlers, who pay communication
tax; slaves, public officials, the fathers
of three sons liable to service, and those
who purchase exemption either by pay
ing fine or by purchasing substitutes.
1t is said that the government possesses
upward of eighty thousand stand of arms,
besides a considerable stock of cannon
The army is to some extent Differed by
Europeans, and has of late years largely
increased in numbers and equipments.
The limits of Siam have varied much
at different periods in its history, but as
nearly as can be calculated the country
extends at present from the fourth to the
! twenty first degree of north latitude, and
from the ninety sixth to the one hundred
aud sixth degree of east longitude, being
total area OF about $50, 900 square miles.
According to the latest estimates the
population consists of 2 900, 900 Sia nese,
/, 900, 600 Chinese, 2,000, 900 Losans and
1000, 600 Malays. The legislative power
is exercised by the King in conjunction
with a Council of Ministers (SenabodD
The Council of State consists of the Min
listers, ten to twenty members appointed
by the King, and six princes of the roya
house. The royal dignity is nominal,
hereditary, but each sovereign has tn
privilege of nominating his own success
sor. The present Kings revenue ma,
be estimated at 10000, 900 a year
There is no public debt, and pape
money has only recently been issued. =
New York Herald.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-07-29
AROUND THE HOUSE.

A good furniture polish is made by
melting two ounces of beeswax, one
ounce of turpentine, aud one dram OF
powdered rosin together, with a gentle
heat. and rubbing on when cold with
soft flannel cloth. If for mahogany,
little Indian red NAV be used. Cracks
in furniture may be filled with putty,
mixed with Indian red or burnt lumber,
to get the desired shade. When dry 1t
will take an equal polish with the wood
The best method of cleaning mirrors
and window glass is to rub them thor
oughly with thin paste of whiting and
water. and, when this is dry, polish the
glass with dry chamois skin and dust
off the powder A little alcohol and
cold water will also wash windows well
and give them brilliant polish
Though it is not as good as whiting for
polishing, it does not leave behind the
dust which whiting does. There Is no
advantage in washing windows with
soap suds unless they are coated with
dust and grease even then alcohol ana
hot water are better 1t is great mis-
take to wash windows or mirrors with
soapsuds, unless they have become
stained with grease and even then q
little ammonia or turpentine in pail oil
water is sufficient. Professional window
cleaners use paste made OF whitening
and water and then polish off the window
with dry channels.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-07-29
Vegetable Whisky Shops.

In the green houses attached to the
White House are many of the curious
plants which Superintendent Smith Of
the Botanic Garden calls vegetable
whisky shops" because their pitchers
distil intoxicating fluids that attract all
sorts of insects. The bugs fall into the
drink and the plant devours their sab
stance, as the veritable gin mill eats up
that of its human customers. One
variety catches ooekroaches, while an
other actually preys upon frogs, who
are unable 10 escape from tho pitchers
on account Of two downward projecting
thorns which impale them when they
would leap out Those receptacles hold
as much as half a pint each and the con
tents Of three or four will lnioNIcate
man. They arc admirably adapted e
the uses OF the tropical tramp, who
while pursuing his leisurely travels
can literally pluck hs drIuks by lh'
I WNiie
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-07-29
Hen and Kittens.

We are not in the habit of placing
much sredence in strange stories. but
here is one that, from demonstration we
have had, we can but believe it, and
chose of our readers who think this a
snake yarn may have its utter truthful
nees demonstrated beyond doubt by
calling at the Merchant ranch, between
this city and Guerncville. Several days
since on the aforesaid ranch cat gave
birth to four kittens The cat and kit
tens were housed in the barn on stack
of hav near where an old hen was setting
on nest of eggs. The foreman of the
ranch, William ingalls,, desired to break
the hen from setting and to that end
took the eggs away from her. Since the
time that the eggs were taken away the
hen has been lowering over the brood OF
kittens and caring for them rs she would
the eggs. The kittens are healthy and
we'll fed and beyond doubt the mother
cat suckIes the kittens at times when the
would be mother hen is absent from hel
new vocation This may seem strange
and SAVIOR somewhat of the flshy, but
nevertheless it is a fact Sonomi
County, Cal, Tribune.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-07-29
A Monster Ray Fish.

Pensacola Fla fishermen are agitated
about an enormous "rale" or eagle ray
that has Just beer taken on the bar near
there Few Of these fish are ever caught,
as they are much dreaded by the men of
the sea.
They are sometimes enormously called
a devil fish. and also blanket fish, aud
have been known to destroy human life.
They feed on she'll fish, which they. draw
in by means of the large cephalic fins
which protrude from the corners Of the
huge mouth The teeth of this fish, which
were not visible from the outside, are
very large and powerful, being used for
grinding its food. There is great danger
in attempting to capture one of these
fish with small boat, as it could easily
capsize any boat of ordinary size. They
grow very large, and there is an instance
of one being captured in West indian
waters which weighed 1850 pounds.
The tails are not as long in proportion
to the size of their bodies as those of the
sting-rays, or ''stingarees, as they are
commonly called. - New York Re
corder.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-07-29
The Largest Newspaper Ever Printed

The largest newspaper ever published
in this or any other country was the IL
Illuminated Quadruple Constellation,
which was issued in New York city on
July 4, 1859. 1t was $4,000 edition
and was sold at 80 cents per copy. The
size of the page of this mastodontic sheet
was 20 by 100 inches or almost 49 square
feet. 1t was an eight page paper, 13
columns to the page, or total OF lO4
columns, each As inches in length. 1t
was illustrated with good portraits of
President Buchanan, Edward Evefett,
Henry Ward Beechcr, n. p. Banks, f..
II. Chaplin, Horace Greeley, Elizabeth
Barrett Browning, Alexander Won Hum
boldt. James G.. Bennett, and several
Others. The paper contained thirty six
different poems entire, one of them hay-
ing as many as sixtyfour eight-line
verses. Among other articles of special
note was the celebrated "Moon Hoax,
taken from a copy Of the New York SnG
published in 1885. 1t required the work
of forty persons ten hour per day To-
| light weeks to "get OUT this mammoth
paper.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-07-29
The Monastery Mine.

A visit to the Monastery Mine, few
miles from Kimberley, is an interesting
experience. The mine is surrounded by
a reef of rotten stone, and encirclesslbout
four hundred claims which have cidGnt-
" been worked at some prehistoric
period to a depth Of about forty feet
when water must have oyerpowcrsl the
miners and then abandoned. 1t is
difficult TO judge whether the dound
was washed or only dry sortid at
that date, but more likely the latter
The debris must have deposited round
the edge Of the mine The rins Of
centuries have washed this debris back
into the mine, which wa. again Sprsed
Nc more recent period as several shafts
and tunnels have been discovered " the
present workers. and skeletons dtfich
cgg.shells aud pieeo, Of iron have been
uacarthcd The virgia blue shop in
Aicatious 10 being rich Iu dmmol IA ~
/ iThe Jewellers Circular
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-07-29
Ways of the Omish Mennonites.

In the township of Lowe, Moultrie
county, H., there reside a class Of peo-
pie who, while they do not i'll the usual
transaction of business differ from other
people, in many respects are SO different
from the run of the human family that
they attract much attention, more par
tcularlv from those who 90 not see them
daily.
The settlement consists of $50 or more
men, women and children, and from one
of their number, David Mast, it is learned
that this is the one body of this class of
people 49, Omish Mennonites - IN the
State. The number in this settlement was
formerly small and originally came from
Pennsylvania They are of German
descent, and among themselves talk a
sort of German dialect or Pennsylvania
Dutch
The Omish Men lonitc has for more
than century been u fixture in Penn
syIvania, but there he has not so closely
remained true to the established customs
of his sect as have the members OF the
Illinois colony The latter, the entire
$50 of them, wear nothing in the shape
of outer clothing that is not in color
black, including among the men broad
brmmed black hats, and among the
women plain black calico dresses and
black shaker bonnets They are al
American born, have two churches in the
community, and educate their children
in the public schools of the village o.
Arthur and the township in which they
live The settlement i, kept free from
intrusion of blood other than that Of tn
/ forefathers, because no member Of an.
family is permitted to unite in marriag
with any one outside the church t.
which all belong.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-07-29
How KanIrs Gross Streams.

The Kallirs are great swimmers. They
can do things In the water wmch other
boys would look upon with astonish
mGnt. For example Kaflir boy can
ford 3 stream, shoulder high. running -
swiftly AZ II shot from a torrent The
NAY they accomplish the ieat Is thls
Just before entering tha water the}
aot a huge ftuHe. .umet.mes a. heavy
a. themselves, aHi sIih the hrlp If .
cumwHon p.ara 70 upan lhu heid. \
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aad ha u koep hn .anilaa ssa'a'i ihe
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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-07-29

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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-07-29
TIE Census Bureau has given out /.

summary OF forthcoming bulletin upon
saloons as factor in sociology. The
figures show that in 257 cities there are
Is, 3I6, 1877 people and 81, 1886 saloons,
an average of one saloon for every sixty
families. The range is from San Fran
cisco, with one saloon for every 1913
persons, to Pittsburg, with one saloon
for every 2,460 persons. The licenses
on saloons vary from $40 to So, ss5 per
year
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1893-03-19
SMALL TALK.
Minor Matters OF Interest Briefly and
Pithily Told.

Minor Matters OF Interest Briefly and
Pithny Told.
THERE was no Police Court last even
ing.
TIE Board OF Commissioners will
meet at the Infrmary Tuesday.
Tom BARTERY was arrested by officer
Devlin last night for disorderly con-
duct.
DIVISION No. l, a. o. H., will attend
Holy Communion at the Catholic Church
Tuesday morning.
FALSE work is being put under the
old Main street bridge, preparatory TO
taking down the truss.
THERE were two cases in Police
Court. Stella Chester got $50 and costs
and Lave Gartley 81 and costs.
TO-DAY is the sixth anniversary Of
Martin Thornton's successful proprie-
Jorship OF the Hotel Brunswick.
THE Jolly Four will give bail leu
tonia Hall, on April eth. An extra
wagon will be in waiting at 2 O'Clock.
LUKE CoNANr yesterday qualified as
executor Of the will OF Mary Conant,
deceased. Bond $500; no security re-
quired.
A MARRIAGE license was issued yes
terday to Thomas johnson, native 0i
Ohio, aged 80, and Nancy Skunk, ma
tive Of Ohio, aged 80.
Nh. JOHN MILLER, Of Etnaville, who
lost his eye q few weeks ago, has had an
artificial eye inserted by Prof. Shelf,
the well-known opticlan.
THE funeral OF Mrs Earnest Bertram
will take place this afternoon at /
o'clock, instead OF o'clock, as stated
in yesterday mornings paper.
THE Wesley NJ. E. Sewing Society
will have social in the lecture room OF
the church next Saturday. Everybody
is invited. Admission 10 cents.
RINEHARr & TATUM have sold for a.
NJ. SameS, OF Little Rock, Ark, the
property known as Nos. 1921 and 1898
Chapline street. Consideration, 81, 500.
Purchaser. John McCrum.
JOHN HERBERT and "Mon" Umphrey.
two young boys, were caught stealing
pig metal al the Belmont blast furnace,
yesterday. but were allowed to go after
lecture. They had sack full OF the
metal loaded on wheelbarrow.
THE Pelican Rod and Gun Club, q
new club Of the South Side, have elected
tee following officers: VIM. Neast, Pres
idept; John Brewster, Vice President;
Helry Beltz, Secretary and Treasurer;
John Gray, Janitor.
STELLA CHESTER was before Justice
Ankle yesterday on two charges OF
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1893-03-19
DIED

BOLTE-Fridav. March 18th. 1S93 at 1880
o'clock a. m, at the family residence, NO. los
Seventeenth street MATILDA, wife Louis Bolte,
in the SD year Of her age.
Funeral from the residence Of her mother,
Mrs. Fredrichs, 1916 Woods street, Sunday
afternoon al o'clock. Interment at Rose Hill
cemetery, Bellaire, ..
PORTERFIELD-At Bellalre. O.. Of linges-
at : o'clock D. N WV. PoRTEnFiELD, aged %
years, I months and Is days.
Funeral notice hereafter
BERTRAM-on Friday, March II, 1893, ct
o'clock D. M, LOUISA, wife OF ERNEST Beftsam
and daughter OF Wm. Bremen, aged Is years.
Funeral from the residence Of her father, No.
si2S EoT street Sunday afternoon at o'clock.
Interment at Mt. Zion cemetery. Friends OF
the family are respectfully Invited to attend.
ARMSTRONG - On Wednesday morning,
March 18th, ls2S az 1850 o'clock, JAMES ARK
STRONG aged % years.
SOLDON-Sunday, March 10, 1898. at ll:25 a.
m. wife OF Henry r. Seldom, aged Is years, I
months and 10 days.
SCHWALB-O On Thursday. March 10, 1898, at
O'Clock q m BERTHA, daughter OF JACOB ana
Matilda Schwalb, aged y years.
wHEELER-On Wednesday, March Is. 1898.
at6:30 O'Clock .. m, HARRY WHEELER. son OF
Louis and Elizabeth Wheeler, IN the 2lst year
Of his age.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1893-03-19
NOTES OF THE RIVER.
News of the Boats and Boatmen Along
the Ohio.


News of the Boats and Boatmen Along
the Ohio.
The Iron Queen left at 2 p. m. for
Cincinnati.
Business was unusually good about
the wharf yesterday, large amount OF
freight being handled.
The Courier did not get 10 until two
o'clock yesterday morning, being de-
tanned by large consignments OF freight.
The marks at the landing last even
ing showed 13 feet inches and falling.
The upper rivers are falling. and it
was generally showing above yesterday
morning.
To-day's boats will be: Annie Laurie,
down at ; a. m; Ben Hur, for Pitts
burg at a. M; Lizzie Bay, for Pitts
burg at 6 a. ~; Congo, for Cincinnati
at S a. NJ; Courier, for Parkersburg at
l D. m; keystone State, for PittSburg
at o. m.
The following is from the Beverly
(O9 Dispatch: The Annie Laurie pass
ed down Tuesday with the biggest trip
any steamboat has taken out OF The
Muskingum river for twenty-six years.
She had on board at this point 40 pass
engers, Is OF them for PittSburg and re-
turn, and over 200 tons OF freight.
AS noted in this column some days
ago, there is movement on foot, re-
gardless of party. to have Capt. Fehren-
batch retained in his present position
as supervising inspector of this district.
The feeling is on the increase among
rivermen that politics should have moth
ing to do with the appointment OF in
spectors. PittSbltr0 COmmerctdt-Gdzette.
The War Department has sent out
from the U. S. Engineers Office at Gin
cinnati a tabulated exhibit OF data re-
lating to all the bridges on the Ohio, a
copy Of which Wharfmaster Crockard
has just received. 1t shows the follow
ing regarding upper Ohio bridges:
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1893-03-19
HEIGHT.

Wharfmaster Crockard has received
an interesting souvenir of old times On
the river in the shape OF a photograph
of the Tecumseh, built at Cincinnati in
1926, and which ran in the lower trade.
She has record from New Orleans to
Louisville of eight days and four hours,
which is good, even at the present day.
The Tecumseh was slngle-engine
boat, with side wheels, and the cabin
on the lower deck at the stern, where
the engine room and freight depart
ment is on modern boats. She had a
bowsprit but no jackstaff, and her
warehouses look like store boxes.
|. Her hull lines are good. Such old river
men as VIM. Dulty and Capt. VIM. Dill
lon were much interested in the picture.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1893-03-19

900 pieces Lancaster G inghsn Ct exc aJara.
One case Fine Dress Bingham at Sc yard.
One Gaze Indigo Bloc Prints al SIC yard.
one case DARK Madder Prints at &c yard
One case Light shlrting Prints At 40
One case light bali-wool ChGllles 81 loo I'd.
Two bales fine yard.wide Unblesche1 hnsin
ct 4a[c yard.
one case fast edge Linen Crash at DC yard.
IS pieces oOincb Unbieschsd Dana'k Table
Linen AZ 24c, uorts &c yard.
10 pieces Unblesched Damas< Table Linen 81
24c. worth 35c yard.
100 white Crochet Quilts in hsrseilles Pat
terms a. S9c cheap ~ tL9O.
70 dozen bOrdered crepe Towels. sizs 1876.
only I2hc.
w.nyo.hsr bargains in Table Linens, Towels.
Spreads and Cfashes.
loos4 fringed chenille Table Covers a. e'c
each.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1893-03-19

keeping a house of ill-fame and selling
beer without license. She was put
under 500 bond in each case to answer
before the grand jury.
THE new chapel Of the Episcopal con-
gregation at Elm Grove, known as st.
Paul's, will be opened to-day. The
services will begin or the arrival OF the
3 O'Clock motor from Wheeling. Rev.
DR.. Swope will preach, and the choir OF
ST. Matthew's Church will sing.