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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-10-06

IT Is true as o general principle
that railroad company Is liable for
injury to live stock from any unius.
titiable delay on Its part. Yet the
Court Of Civil Appeals of Texas
holds, In the case Of the Interna.
tional and Great Northern Railroad
Company vs.. Richie, recently de.
cided that . party injured by delay
must not remain supine and inactive,
but must make reasonable exertions
to avert the loss and prevent the
damage to his property, and II he
failed to do this, and the injury re.
suited BY reason Of his negligence, he
could not recover. But here the
court also holds that q shipper who
put his cattle into pens without food
or water, because that was the place
provided for them, when he was OK.
pecting promised cars at any hour in
the day, and was not informed that
they were not couing until the next
day until late 10 the afternoon, was
not blameable, and could recover the
damages sustained.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-10-06

THE question Of tho punishment
Of children has been settled in a
novel way by a Larned (Kan.) Judge,
rs the following shows: "Ray
Vaughan, aged II years, pleaded
guilty to the charge Of petty larceny
In Judge Van Divers court, and re.
ceivcd novel sentence. 1t was six
months attending the city schools,
and II without an excuse he abscnts
himself from school he Is to be taken
into custody by the sheriff and incar.
cerated In the county jail for the full
period named In the sentence. /"
There IL much In this decision that
will commend 1t to the public. It
provides for the proper education Of
Maynard boys and girls, but 1t also
opens up another question that IL
worthy OF thought. How are the
different degrees of criminality to be
decided and treated? In case OF q
particularly atrocious crime Is tho
culprit to be sentenced to school for
life or will the punishment simply DO
changed from q school to u university
sentence? Is the time approaching
when judge, after hearing all the
evidence, viii solcmnly announces:
"Sevcn years In Yale?
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-10-06

THE appearance Of Messrs. Brodie
and Corbett as actors" reminds the
Boston Journal that the present con.
ditiOn Of the stage Is but repetition
OF history, and that the world does
not change much. DR.. Doran, In his
"HistOry OF the English Stage,
speaks thus OF the end OF the seven.
tecnth century: "The century closed
III for the stage. Congrcve's play,
The Way OF the World failed to
give 1t any luster. Dancers, tum.
blers, strong men and Quadrupeds
were called In to attract the town;
and the elephant ut the Great Mogul,
In Fleet street, drew to such an ex.
tent that he would have been brought
on the stage but for the opinion Of a
master carpenter that he would pull
the house down" And 1t Is set down
that the treasures ut both COvent
Garden and Drury Lane were we'll.
nigh empty, owing to the rage Of the
town for curi0sities.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-10-06
THE Gould nature hates a NOR

THE Gould nature hates a monop.
oly-some one else's monopoly. The
family has declared war on the Dia-
mond Match trust and will fight
that hydra.headed monster - the
phrase Ia customary-by means of q
match factory which they have es.
tablished at Passaic, N. j. The
elder Gould, In his valued lifetime,
was sometimes compared to Lucifer
(after), but he never went into the
match business. Watering match
stock, we imagine, would be a haz.
ardous undertaking. Edwin Gould,
who Is president of this new com.
pany, should have taken example
from the older and craftier hand.
But we wish him luck OF his under.
taking, although with the memory of
the Vigilant-Britannia races and of
certain exploits Of one Of the young
women OF the family In mind we are
bound to say that the GOulds are not
noted for their success at match.
making.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-10-06
DEMOCRATIC PROSPECTS.

As the campaign progresses the
prospects Of Democratic victory grow
brighter day by day.
Indications point to q substantial
Democratic majority in Cook Coun.
ty. and reports from all over the
State are also most cheering.
The candidates on the county tick.
ct are making a most vigorous and
thorough canvass, and are leaving
nothing undone to win out election
day.
The meetings in the various dis.
tricts Of the city are attended by
thousands OF enthusiastic citizens.
showing that the heart Of Chicago ia
still true to Democracy.
On the other hand apathy seems to
have seized upon the Republicans.
Nursing themselves to sleep in the
false security Of an expected land.
slide which will never materialize,
they are doing little or nothing.
With the exception Of the individual
efforts Of a few Of the county candi.
dates no canvass worth mentioning
IL being made. Seven Republican
rallies" were held In as many points
throughout the city Saturday even.
Ing last and the attendance was most
meager. II Ia stated on reliable
authority that ut the seven gather.
ings there were not five thousand
people present. This indicates q Bit
Ing frost for Republican hopes in
Cook County next November. As for
the State campaign Franklin Mac.
veash's tight Is greatly aiding the
balance Of the State ticket and will
undoubtedly pull 1t through, though
Henry Wulff, the Republican candi.
date for State Treasurer, will unQues.
tlonably give his Democratic oppe.
nent o great race. Taken all In all,
the outlook to the Demo.
Gratis Of Cook County this fall IL most
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-10-06
HOPKINS AND Track ELEVATION.

The puny effort of the Republican
press OF this city to belittle the pres.
ent municipal administration and
deny TO IL the need OF praise and
credit which Is its due would be con.
temptible II II were not for its malig-
nifty. Last week, on the occasion OF
the commencement OF the work OF
track elevation by the Lake Shore
Road, a tablet was erected setting
forth the fact that the work was COM
menced during the Hopkins admins.
tratlon. This was made the opportun.
ity by some Of the papers OF denying
that the Hopkins administration had
anything to do with OF deserved any
credit whatever In the matter OF
track elevation. Nothing could be
more meanly contemplate than this.
As a matter Of fact, the Hopkins ad.
ministration had all to do with track
elevation. In less than twelve
months more has been accomplished
In the line OF reform under the May
orally OF John +. Hopkins than has
been accomplished by all his success
Ors.
Previous administrations expert.
mented and theorized, the Hopkins
administration accomplished.
The lies Of partisan press will not
be able to blind the people to the
facts Ia the case. They will know
lh: truth in due time, and as the
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-10-06

ANOTHER case OF poisoning from
eating ice cream has been reported.
This time at Elizabeth, N. j., where,
1t 10 said, nearly 100 persons have
been affected. So many OF these
cases have occurred that they have
ceased to be mysterious. In every
instance where examinations were
made by experts, II has been found
that. the trouble was due to careless.
moss In making the cream. Either
unclean vessels were used or materl.
ais we're employed In which putrefac.
tion had already commenced, or tho
mixture had been allowed to stand In
an unwh0les0me cellar or other de-.
pository before freezing. There Is q
chemical change which takes place
under certain conditions In milk
from which the cream is made. I'm.
fortunately, these conditions are not
always understood by the persons
who are engaged In the manufacture
and sale of ice cream, and as q cOnse.
quence, people are poisoned every
season. The only remedy is for
Boards of Health and other officials
to disseminate information bearing
upon this subject among those who
manufacture ice cream and have to
do with the handling OF milk, and to
follow this up by rigid inspection
Of milk and ice cream making estab.
lishments.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-10-06

ACCORDING to the census the
United States produced 457, ZOO, 900
dozens eggs 10 1870, and 81, ZOO, 900
dozen 10 1889. These figures are prob
ably under the mark, but, at the flg.
ures given, the annual egg product
OF the United States amounts to
500, 10000. II to this be added the
value OF the property sold, we shall
obtain q pretty high figure for the
annual output Of tho department.
One authority has placed 1t at $780,.
100000. In 1893 the entire wheat
crop OF the United States amounted
to 308, 900, 900 bushels, worth less
than 5000, 900, 900
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-10-06

people are always right they will
know how to appreciate merit in the
right way.
No man occupying the office Of
Mayor Of Chicago, being placed there
through the favor and choice of one
political party, can ever expect
fair treatment at the hands
Of the newspaper organs of
the opposite party. That has
been demonstrated time and time
again. II one were to Judge from
the newspapers Of Chicago he would
be forced to the conclusion that this
city has been for years governed by a
succession Of thieves and scoundrels.
This continued and systematic mis-.
representation Of the chief executives
Of Chicago has injured the reputa-
ton Of the city and accomplished
more harm in different ways than
those responsible for 1t appreciate.
or course the present Mayor Is
no exception to the rule-he
did not expect to be-but the
venom with which he has been at.
tackled in certain directions is keencr
and more vitriolic than that directed
against any of his predecessors. May.
or Hopkins has given one Of the best
administrations, II not absolutely the
best, ever given to this city. 1t has
been a business administration, and
amongst the greatest of its accom-.
plishments is the commencement of
the great work Of the abolition Of
grade crossings. This work Is now
under way, and II will be kept up
until the tracks Of every steam rail.
way In Chicago will be In the air, and
when this Is accomplished the people
Of Chicago will give John p. Hopkins
due credit for his share in the work,
no matter who may then be Mayor.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-10-06
BE SURE YOU REGISTER!

Too much attention cannot be di.
rected to the necessity OF attending
to the matter Of registration Oct.
10. The Democratic organization
OF Cook County Is perfect and
the work Of naturalization and regis.
tration Is In able hands. Without
willing and hearty cooperation on
the part Of the voters, however, they
cannot accomplish much. In the
country districts where oftentimes
the polling places are inconveniently
situated and where citizens will be
compelled to 60 long distances to reach
them everything will depend upon the
public spirit Us we'll as the party 10y.
atty Of the citizens themselves. The
Democratic managers are In high
hopes Of seeing to 1t that every citi.
zen entitled to vote Is duly regis.
tered, and that the Democratic vote
In Chicago and Cook County Is large.
ly augmented. The Republicans,
too, are putting forth considerable
effort In this direction, but their
party machinery Is defective. When
It comes down to organized, system.
attic campaign work, they are mot In
1t" with the men who have the
running Of the Democratic party
In their hands. The affairs OF
that party have passed into the hands
OF u generation Of new and young
men who bring to their work brains,
intelligence, and physical as we'll as
mental vigor. Thus far the cam.
paign on the Democratic side In
Cook County has been managed as
campaign never was In this region
before. 1t will not be the fault of
the party managers II the approach.
ing registration does not result 10 q
much increased Democratic vote and
q sweeping victory next November.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-10-06
Few people appreciate the q,

Few people appreciate the great
extent of Australia and the variety
of climate which 1t presupposes The
island continent contains 5000, 900
square miles, or as great an extent
as the United States without Alaska.
In some parts OF New South Wales
the climate Is as cold as that az Can.
ada, and one town has no communi-
cation for four months except on
snowshOes In northern Queensland
there Is almost tropical luxuriance
OF vegetation, and cane brakes Hour.
ish as In Jamaica. In western
Queensland the climate Is dry and
the soil sandy. Long files OF camels
loaded with merchandise are COM
mon sight. Much of the interior Of
Australia Is as yet little known, but
the vast capacities Of this continent
cannot fail to sustain an immense
population. At present Australia
has about as many people as lived In
the United States at the formation
of our Government one hundred
years ago.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-10-06
PURGiN0 THE ELECTION LIST.

According to all statements OF
Chairman John N. Smyth, OF the
Republican County Central Com.
mittee, and certain OF his colleagues,
that party has hard time In keep.
Ing its ward committeeman from
stufiing the list OF judges and clerks
with incompetent, unfit, and gener.
ally bad and corrupt persons
One would think from the talk and
actions Of this committee that there
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-10-06

ONE THOUSAND sheep OF selected
Hampshire and Southdown stock are
to be kept on the mammoth sheep
farm OF Mr.. Edmund Wood, of Nat.
lex, Mass. The run will comprise
$50 acres. 1t Is intended to raise
lamb and mutton for the market, the
wool being a secondary consideration,
and these two breeds are considered
the most profitable Us breeders, as
we'll as furnishing the choicest quail.
ty OF food, and their early maturity
and fattening powers are, In Mr..
Woods opinion, unsurpassed. The
tract Of land includes u pond seventy
acres In extent.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-10-06

looking at some dress goods. He
thought he knew better than they
what would be becoming to them,
and proposed to buy the dresses pro-
vldcd he were allowed to make the
selection. or course It was fool.
hardy, for many a better man has
got into trouble merely by under.
taking to pay for gowns without
placing his Judgment above a
woman's. But Imam persisted and
was put out Of the store. He still
persisted and the proprietor shot
him. We do not necessarily hold
that he deserved the fate that over.
took him, but his audacity and his
conceit deserved some punishment.
The idea Of attempting to deprive a
woman OF the right to do her own
shopping cannot DO tolerated In this
enlightened and progressive age.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-10-06
SINCE grass-growlng has become a

SINCE grass-growlng has become q
science and an art you may hire q
man to create a lawn for you In q
nth OF the time once thought neces-
sary for such creation. Thick and
luxurious lawns are produced between
spring and autumn and lawn of
two years under the modern forcing
process may easily rival one OF ave
years under the old.fashioned system.
Artificial stimulants and abundant
water are responsible for the new
order of things
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-10-06
CURRENT COMMENT.

Tho Sixteenth Democratic City
District, comprising the Twenty
third and Twenty fourth Wards, will
give Q grand ball at Brands Hall,
corner Of Clark and Erie streets, Sat
urday evening, Oct. Q. The candi.
dates and the Waubansee Club will
all be present.
-.
DR.. +. NJ. Steward, II will DO re-.
membered, succeeded the late highly
esteemed Dr.. Ingraham In suite 8,
lib Adams street. The Doctor came
to Chicago from Hinsdale some five
years ago. At Hinsdale he was q
popular physician. He has ample
means, and lives In good style at 1872
Garfield boulevard. lie Is connected
by marriage with one OF the oldest
and best families, having married the
daughter Of Peter Miller, Of De Kalb
County, who is known throughout
the State 40 one OF the oldest and
wealthiest settlers OF the country.
The Doctor has an extensive practice
worth many thousands per annum.
-.
Again Wednesday an attempt was
made to bring about q settlement of
the difference between the city and
the Universal Gas Company. At
torney Russell, representing the com.
pany, called on the law department
and on the Mayor and had quite q
talk on tho matter OF using the
streets. The Mayor Is determined
that the streets cannot be torn up
until some provision 10 made to pro.
tect the city. The contract offered
by the company Is still In the hands
Of the Mayor. It provides for con.
tinual deposit Of 5000 and the
agreement not to tear up more streets
at any one time than that sum would
pay for repairing.
-,
The nomination of Hon. William
Peacock for Senator of the Eleventh
District was entirely unsolicited by
him, and should he make the canvass
1t will only be from sense OF duty
to his party, yet he will doubtless
yield to the wishes of his friends and
make most effective fight for him.
self and the general ticket. William
Is q "hustler" and may fool the talent
as there are no odds that he won't
prove winner by q good majority.
-.
1t Is settled that the voters of
Cook County will have a chance to
pass, next month, 90 the proposition
to authorize the issuance OF $4,000.
900 bonds for the construction OF a
new building. The point was raised
that the matter could not be sub.
mitted to the people by mere major.
ity order of the Board OF County Com.
missisners. but the County Attorney
has ruled that q mrjcrity vote Of the
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-10-06
A MURDERER was executed In New.

A MURDERER was executed In New
gate prison, recently, privately, as
The law directs. A crowd gathered
outside to see the black flag hoisted,
and behaved In as brutal and disor-
DERBY a way as In the old.time public
hangings. A delay In the execution
nearly brought on riot, and when
the flag finally went up the mob
cheered and yelled. 1t Ia suggested
that the custom be done away with,
as 1t serves no practical good.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-10-06

A FEW years ago portion OF the
pavement In Groswell road, London,
was lifted out Of its place In some
mysterious way. Before the work.
men were sent to repair 1t numerous
toadstools made their appearance In
the cracks between the misplaced
stone and Its fellows. Investigation
proved that the stone, which was two
feet one way by four the other, and
weighed PIP pounds. had actually
been lifted out Of place by the resist
less growing force Of these soft and
spOngy fungi.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-10-06

board on the question meets the legal
requirements, and the commissioners
have gone ahead on that line.
It now rests with the people
whether they want new building In
keeping with the spirit Of the age
and the dignity Of the metropolitan
county Of the United States, or
whether they will be satisfied with
the unhealthy and unsightly struc.
ture that now disdgures the business
center. The ballot.box will register
the verdict.
-.
Mr.. OHIO ID. SwEARINaEN, the
Democratic nominee for State Sen.
ator In the Twenty.nrst District, was
born In Mclean County, ILL.,, In
June, 1863, of German parents He
lived on o farm until he was seven.
teen years Of age He attended the
State Normal University ut Normal
for three years, and taught In
bis home village for three years.
Mr.. Swearlngen graduated from the
Wesleyan University Of Law, at
Bloomington, In 1887. To show how
we'll he was liked by his neighbors,
no ran for County Clerk Of Mclean
County In 1887, and ran over 400
votes ahead Of his ticket He was
assisted 10 his college course by Vice
President Stevenson, In whose office
he read law. Most Of the prominent
men In both parties, including CT.
Gov. Fifer, are his personal friends.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-10-06

A FATHER OF some manageable
daughters, not far from Mount Yer.
non, N. Y, had occasion to have a
sofa upholstered, and here IL a list Of
what was found between the back
and cushion: Forty.seven hairpins,
10 suspender buttons, 3 mustache
combs, IL needles. IS cigarettes, 8
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-10-06

photographs, 2l7 pins, 20 grains Of
coffee, 40 cloves, % cuff buttons, Q
pocketknives, Is poker chips, a Vial
Of homeopathic medicine, "a Jumps
Of chewing gum, 80 tOothpicks. %
matches, 80 collar buttons, II neck.
ties, 9 love letters, a few pieces Of
candy. 2 dimes, 3 quarters. ! nickel,
5 buckles, s lead pencils, pen and 4
button hooks.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-10-06

THE lake region Of Northern Ohio
10 one OF the principal grape belts Of
the country. The land Is level and
slopes toward the lakes. The soil is
Of u light porous character, and the
nearness Of Lake Erie prevents early
frosts. This season niue hundred Of
the grape growers have united as the
Northern Ohio Grape Company.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-10-06
Largest weekly circQ.
adol in The city and
county Of any paper
published in Chicago.
NOTICE..

THE EAGLE can be ordered ut Chas.
Macdonald 4 Co. s literary emporium
and book store, So Washington street,
and at all flrst.class news stands
throughout the West.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-10-06

ONLY Kansas man would have
the conceit to think that he could
do shopping for lady to her salts.
faction. A more sensible man would
avoid any such test OF his ability,
but William Inman, of Leroy, Kan,
recklessly invited It, He entered
the store of w. Il. Willis and inter-
rupted q courle Of ladies who were
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-10-06

Boston letter carriers are some
what pleased at the outcome Of their
opposition. to the rule of the postal
authorities requiring the men to pur.
chase their uniforms and accessories
tom tie tailoring firm to whom the
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-10-06

contract was awarded. The men all
along felt that they could have OUT
nts cheaper II permitted an option In
the selection Of dealer. According.
ly the matter was brought to the at
tention Of the authorities at Wash.
ington. and II has been decided that
the carriers may buy Of any tailor
they desire.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-10-06

Tue annual rainfall OF Great Brit
ain equals 300, 900 horse power: of
Germany, 1880, 900; of France, a.
900, 900; OF Russia, $1,000. 900; OF the
U-.:cl -tates, o,0o0,0ov.