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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-04-14

bodies, are sufficient to wash away
their sins. The Holy Well Is part Of
the great temple Of Kaabah, sacred
to Allah, and the rendezvous once Q
year OF every pious follower Of Islam.
Here Is the ancient Black Stone ven.
Grated by the Mahometans. This
wondrous stone dropped from heaven
on the day that Allah entered into
compact with the sons Of men, and
containing tho celestial contract
neatly folded in Its center, to be read.
and to testify, ut the Hnal judsme II,
TO all who have performed their duty
by kissing It's notified covering, has
always created a singular curiosity In
the minds of unbelieving Christians
From time to time q few daring In.
ndels have shaved their heads and
donned the pilgrims garb, and, thus
disguised, have taken life In hand
and sought the jealousy guarded
treasure. In this way few stolen
pictures Of the Kaabah have been
struggled out Of Arabia. The Black
Stone Il described as smooth, oblong
In shape, and with u CLASSY, red. black,
irregular surface. which suggests the
idea Of having once been broken into
fragments and afterward ccmented
together. It Is seven inches In d..
ameter and some five feet above the
ground, and projects from the angle
Of the northeast corner Of the build.
Ing. The stone and the aperture
where IL enters the wall are bordered
by b band Of gold.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-04-14
His R,buke,

Mr.. Abner Jennings was never
known to say harsh thing to or
about any one. His form OF speech
was Invariably mild, and exaggerated
. statements were viewed by him a.
. almost as reprehensible as lies. Once,
in the spring OF the year, when the
Blueville roads were in a fearful
condition OF mud and mire, the team
,of a "traveling merchant" was stalled
a short distance from Mr.. Jennings
house. The old man at once brought
out his oxen and went TO the ped
dler's assistance.
The team could not be instantly
released even with the aid OF the
yoke OF oxen, and the peddler, who
was man OF high temper and little
self-control, proceeded to vent his
rage in language which first amazed
and then disguised the equable Mr.
Jennings. lie bore II as long as he
thought was necessary and proper,
and then unhitched his oxen and
went calmly home
II went to try and help him." he
explained to his wife as he walked
into the kitchen on his return, shut
he talked so poorly that ! came oil
and left him."
One day he caught some boys rob
bling his black cherry-tree, and sur
veyed them for some moments In
kpeechless disapprobatiOn.
@Boys," he said at last, giving the
culprits the sternest glance OF which
he was capable, "boys, think you've
been dom very poorly"
After administering that singing
rebuke, he turned to his heels and
walked slowly away to the barn, and
oeveF referred to the matter again
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-04-14
Tho Postal Service.

The first Iaention Of a postal ser.
vice In the United States 10 that Of
the General Court OF Massachusetts,.
ut Is ordered that notice be given
that Richard Fairbanks his house in
Boston ia the place appointed for all
letters which are brought from be-
You'd the seas or are to be sent thith-
or, to be left with him, and he Is to
take care that they are TO be deliv.
cred or sent according to the direc.
ton. And he is allowed for every
letter a psnny, and must answer all
miscarriages through his own neglect
In this kind"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-04-14

family prayers. Mira Young says her
married life was supremely happy.
II would sacrifice anything for the
surviving wives Of President Young,
she remarked, "and their feeling to.
waid me, I think. Is the same"
speaking Of the position OF tho
Mormon Church in this country. Mrs.
Young said: "Thc lll.fecling that has
heretofore existed toward the Nor.
mon Church 10 fast dying out, and
the people Of Utah have learned to
treat the Mormons as any other re.
ligious body. As old preiudiccs dis.
appear the good work Of the Mormon
Church becomes apparent. Through
the tithing house this church distrib-
utcs more goods to the poor each year
than any other church organization,
the amount In Salt Lake City alone
being $780, 900 annually. Homes arc
built up and cooperation practiced
with beneficial results. The misrep-
Presentations Of the past are being
'supplanted by the truths OF the pres.
-eut, which fact points to bright
future for the church"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-04-14
His Uso or Words.

The old man adjusted his glasses
and locked at the pale.faced clerk.
absent yesterday, he said. shortly.
"Yes, sir, replied the clerk.
absent from sickness"
"No, SIR"
.Oho. you're honest, anyway. Most
men would say they were"
Il haven't been absent from sick.
ness for nearly year"
You haven't?"
The old man looked surprised.
"No, sir. 1t has been right with
me all the time"
sWhat has?"
sickness OF some sort"
"But you said that yesterday
yesterday was abent on account
Of sickness, sir"
The old man thought the matter
over for minute or two, and then
he said:
.Yes, yes; I see! You're rather par
ticular in your use OF words"
"Yes, sir. Study to use them cor
rectly."
"Of course; and I'm tribe care.
less. Now, please see II this sen.
tence is correct. thereafter you will
be- absent from my dispieasure.
"Ye-es, SIR"
"You will also be absent on account
Of my displeasure.
sYe-es, SIR"
Sand because OF my displeasure.
sYe-es, SIR"
"Qulte right. ! am glad that ]
have sufficient command of language
to make you understand me. Good
| day,"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-04-14
A Western Heroine.

Not all the heroism of which West
ern women are capable comes along
the line Of startling reforms or new
departures In customs OF living. The
experiences Of many 'front.'
Ter woman are not less notable. Such
was the case with Mrs. Mclean, who,
with her husband, settled on the
Nebraska frontier early In the '7Os.
Her bravery Is yet told Of BY the cat
ilemen who then drove their great
herds up through the Platte bottoms.
Her husband had with great din.
Guilty gotten together bunch Of
cows, about 6fty In all, and was en-.
deavoring to start little herd IN or.
der to rescue his family from the
poverty which hung over the claim.
Mrs. Mclean had the herding Of
them, a. we'll as the care Of the
house. One day, when her husband
had gone twenty miles to the store.
she was compelled to leave the cattle
grazing while she looked after sick
baby at home. Sudden y she saw
two men ride from behind the hills
aud start the cattle on full cauter,
xbductinG the whole bunch. She
wasted not minute, but, mounting
I, her bronco, was after them.
The men evidently thought them.
selves undiscovered. and In the hustle
OF hurrying on the stock did not hear
the pattcring hoofs OF the pursuer's
pony. - she came cantering up be-
hind. Suddenly one OF the men gave
+. . yell and tumbled backward of his
saddle, with the moose Of Q lsriat
tight around his throat. frightened,
the other turned TO see . furious
woman facing him, says q writer In
the St. Louis Globe. Democrat
what are you doing?" she demand.
cd. 6ercely.
who are your" he responded, with
equal gruffness.
Il own these cattle. and you have
got to help me drive them back where
you got them"
As she held . cooked revolver to-
ward bis head he decided to submit,
and, with her following closely, rode
around the scattered herd and turned
their heads htmeward. For three
miles the stock was driven, and then,
with Q warning not to look back.
ward, the depredator was dismissed.
lie fed without q backward glance.
His companion, choked to death
and with neck broken, was found on
the prairie, but there was never any
inquiry % to the manner Of hts tax.
ing OF 1t was enough 10 those days,
AS II Ia now, to know that he had
been engaged In cattle stealing. For
such the prairies have scant pity.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-04-14
Tho Wrong Gard.

During his visit to Paris dis.
tinguished German professor pre-.
scented himself ut the house Of Q
well.known lady 10 whom he had
sent letters Of Introduction for q
dance. When the servant opened
the door and received his card she
conducted him to the boud0lr and
told him TO be seated. saying:
"Madam will come Immediately"
Presently the lady entered. She
was In dishabille, and her feet were
bare. covered only with slippers.
"Ah, Rood.m0rning," said she, bow.
log to him carelessly.
She threw herself on chair, let
fall q slipper, and extended her foot
to the Professor.
He was naturally surprised, hut he
remembered that ut bis homo In
Germany IL was the custom some
times to kiss u lady's hand, and he
supposed II was the Paris mode to
kiss her foot. He therefore did not
hesitate to imprint Q kiss upon the
fascinating foot before him.
The lady sprang from her chair,
highly indignant
"Wh0 are you. sir, and what do you
mean by such conduct"
He gave his name.
"Then you are not the chiropodist
for whom sent?"
II am charmed t0say, dear madam,
that ! am not"
"isut the servant brought me .
chirOpodist's card"
1t was true. The Professor, In
going out that morning, had picked
up . chirop0dist's card lying on his
bureau and put 1t In his pocket.
This, without glancing at II, he had
given to the servant, who had taken
It to her mistress. There was moth.
Ing TO be done but to laugh over the
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-04-14
Important to DruRgists.

A New York druggist, who spent
the winter In Texas town for his
health, was asked by the genial clerk
of the hotel:
stranger, what might your bust.
ness be?"
II am q pharmacist"
"a what, did you say?"
"A pharmacist"
20, yes, q pharmacist. Well, you
can buy as good farming lands In this
neighborhOOd as you can find In
Texas. You have struck the right
locality, stranger, II you want to
farm. I'll take you out this after
noon in my buggy and show you one
I've got to sell. "-Tammany Times.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-04-14
ONLY A RAT.
Rut He Drew q Crowd and HAD Lots Of
Pun.


Nut lie Drew q Crowd and HAD Lots Of
Fun.
A boy ten years old suddenly ap-
peared on Monroe avenue, near Ran
dolph street, the other forenoon with
o rat-trap held high In his hand. The
trap contained a rat An old veteran
who had probably eaten twenty
times his weight In Michigan cheese.
For years and years he had been too
fly for those who sought his destruc-
tion, but the pitcher had gone to the
we'll once too often. He was squeal.
ing and squirming about, but there
was no one to pity. The boy had
scarcely gained the street whep there
was rush for him, and men and
boys were heard shouting:
"Hc's got q rat"
"Lemme git my dog"
Good gracious, what o whOpper!'
Don't let him git away"
The inan who knows all about rats
was there, Of cou,se. Also the man
who has made the killing Of rats q
speciality all his life. They worked
their way to the front.
"You don't want to fool with that
rat" cautioned the first.
II think I know my business"
bluntly replied the second.
$50 do l."
"Don't interfere with me-"
Three or four dogs we're brought
into the crowd. The man who IL
always willing to boss the job also
got of street car and elbowed his
way In to demand:
sWhat's all this fuss about? A rat,
Ell! Now, then, everybody stand back.
Gimme that trap"
The boy demurred. II was his trap
aud his rat. He felt that he ought
TO be consulted.
"Let Ter 90, Gallagher" yelled one
Of the crowd.
"Where's your rat?"
Somebody hit the man with red
necktie."
A policeman now appeared. He
began to use his official elbows to
open o path for his body, but the
crowd resented the action, and began
to hustle him until he threatened to
collar some one. Meanwhile the two
men who knew all about rats we're
jawlng with the man who wanted TO
boss the job, and the boy was declar.
ing that his brother would lick the
man who stole his rodent.
sYou're liar"
"Hit him onc!"
Look out for the cop"
The crowd began to circle around,
and the boy fell down and lost his
trap. Some one picked 1t up and
shook the rat out, and dogs and men
and boys were all mixed up. and fall.
ing over each other. In the confu.
sion the rat got away into the sewer,
the policeman raped three men on
the back with his club, and the crowd
dissolved, leaving about dozen hats
kicking around on the battle-ground.
Then q lot OF people shook their astl
In the air, and another lot called
somebody liar, and everybody went
away mad and threatening to gel
even II II took him . whole year. -
Free Prees.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-04-14
NINE WIVES REMAIN.
widows Of brigham Young who Are Now
Itviurs

WIDOWS OF brtgnAm houug VINO ARE NOW
Itviurs
or the nineteen wives whom the
great head Of the Mormon Church,
Brigham Young, married. nine are
now living At Salt Lake City. Utah.
The most interesting Of these women
Is Amelia Folsom Young, the seven.
'teenth wife and the favorite OF hsr
husband. She was born at Buffalo
in ls3s, and in 1850 her family moved
West aud Joined the Mormon Church
She aud Brigham Young saw each
other. 1t was case Of love at first
sight and they soon welded Mrs.
Young has lately been interviewed
as to her married life, and what she
says Is very interesting. Each Of
Young's wives, she says, had sep
arate room In his dwelling. and his
household altogether numbered sew.
enty.Hve. All dined at the same ia.
bic and all met In the evening for
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-04-14
The Streets or the Town Burned Up,

The Streets or the Town Burned Up.
ut 10 not often o man 10 q witness
to burning streets 10 town, but !
had that pleasure q few days ago, T"
said q. w. Douglass, Of FL Paso. 1.-The
citizens Of the village Of Las Cruces,
N. NJ, are In tho habit Of grading
their streets With the accumulatiOns
OF barnyards. They had done this
till the sand, dust and manure had
become thoroughly mixed, the ma.
nure predominating. IL seldom rains
In that part Of the country, and the
manure was dry as powder. From
some cause II caught dre 10 the west
ern part of the village, just 40 one OF
New MexicO's typical sand storms
was rising. The wind soon became .
strong gale, and the dre spread rap.
idly. In less than twenty minutes
the whirling wind had carried the
Ore into all parts Of the main streets,
which had been graded with stable
stun. Dense clouds Of smoke rolled
over the buildings and out on the
plains. The whole heavens were
darkened, and II was grand sight
to see the great columns Of smoke,
die, sand ~ d dust surging, whirling.
and darting away toward the noun.
tains. Had the town not been built
Of mud 1t would certainly have been
destroyed. The storm swept the
streets OF all barnyard grading ma
terial, and the Las Cruces villagers
will have to regrade as material &C.
cumulates st Louis Globe. Demo.
prat
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-04-14
L,NcoLN's BIRTHPLACE.

Il IL Now . Desolats Farm In Kentucky.
The birthplace of Abraham Lincoln
in LaRue County, Kentucky, has Just
been purchased by Maj. 8. p. Gross,
who means to make II Into kind OF
museum field with relics Of the Pros.
ident. The place Is near Hodgens.
VILE, Q small hamlet about eighty
miles from Louisville. Il 10 q desc.
late farm, and OF the single. room log
hut In which the President was born
nothing remains but heap Of stones
where the rough chimney stood. All
else has disappeared, though the dc.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-04-14
CamDhOP,

Camphor.oil is obtained by allow.
ing the crude camphOr to remain
packed loosely over wire grating, 80
that the oil may drain out
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-04-14
IT FELL FROM HEAVEN.

THE Sacred Black Stone which All MA.
hometnn. Worship.
The Holy Well OF the Mahometans
IL ut Mecca, Arabia. To them 1t is
known as Fem Fem, and in their eyes
It's waters are sacred and a few drops
Of At, drunk or sprinklcd over their
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-04-14


cayed stump OF
what 10 said to
have been Q pear
tree IL seen near
by. A few hun.
dred yards to
the southwest
: b Q r Q q o "
stands Q sub.
stantial farm.
hnssan - I n n
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-04-14

coin WAS Bonn. house, VII b
manifcstly belongs to u later era
The place has been In tho hands OF
farm tenants for several years and
shows signs Of neglect. Weeds have
grown up around the yard and wild
shrubbery In the fence corn RS. A
more unpromising place for the birth
Of q great man was probably never
seen, and the original dwelling was
certainly scarcely better than the
dreary fourteen. fect.sqIare hut ct
Elizabeth ,wn. Ia which Thomas
Lincoln, the Presidents father. frst
settled upon his marriage with Nancy
Hanks In 1905.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1894-09-28
Vegetation on the Noon.

CHICAGO, Sept. 10. - Astronomer
Louis Ggthman firmly believes he
has discovered vegetation on the
moon. Some time ago he constructed
a telescope on a novel plan. Instead
of a single object glass, he used COM
posite one, built of seven lenses. He
was using the new telescope recently,
when be suddenly saw spot of vivid
green in the vicinity Of the great
crater Ticho on the moon. He called
several neighbors, and they all saw
the spot as he did. He estimates that
the spot was forty by seventy miles in
extent, and thinks it could have been
caused by nothing but vegetation,
perhaps grass, or perhaps forests, nour-
ished by water absorbed perhaps cen
turies ago By the moon.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1894-09-28
Worlds Bicycle Record Broke,
To CURE DIPHTHERIA.
Dr.. K0ch's Treatment to Be Tried
in New York.

NEW YORK, Sept. 6.-The anti tox-
inc treatment, which is alleged to be
a positive cure for diphtheria, will be
introduced into this city by the board
of health as soon as an appropriation
can be secured for the purpose. The
treatment was discovered by Profess
sor Koch and worked out in the insti-
tute for infectious diseases at Berlin.
In order to study its workings, Profess
sor Herman o. Biggs of the health
department recently paid a visit to
Berlin. The result of his investiga-
ton was announced today in a lecture
at the offices of the health department
by Health Commissioner Cyrus Edison.
In go cases the anti-tOXine treatment
produced the following results under
Professor Koch's prescriptions:
Where the treatment was applied
within the first twenty-four hours, all
cases were cured; where patients were
inoculated on the second day of the
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1894-09-28

We have lately received from the East full set of
rhnery for roasting grinding and packing Coffee and
prepared to furnish ready for good grade of
coffee be found anywhere We will only put two
gradesyou can pay money and take your choice.
For the trade will pack pound package a dozen
the case freshly roasted ground and packed neat and
attractive paper which prepared especially the
strength and aroma of the coffee.
This is the only establishment that puts up kona
coffee which is far superior to any imported
In opening trade In this line it to interest to
give the public good coffee reasonable price something
that will recommend itself.
There will soon be coffee enough raised only sup
ply Hawaii but the Pacific Coast we'll And in honor of
the Republic that looking forward and preparing
for the inevitable.
When ordering coffee always bear in mind that you
add to your order few of Hawaiian Soap and
they will be shipped promptly.
NJ. w. MoCHESNEY & SONS
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1894-09-28
THE WRECKED WILCOX.
Captain Mstcalfs May Be Asked
to Try to Raise Her.
From Thursdays Daily ]

lClOlu AAeASuaN : ballN.l
1t has been indirectly learned
that the syndicate who purchased
the wreck of the German bark
Geo. y. Wilcox will not make any
further effort to save the cargo,
but will instead make a PROPOSE
tion to Captain Metcalfe, Lloyd's
agent at San Francisco, to attempt
to raise the vessel. This course, it
is said, was decided on some days
ago, and it is believed the last
mail carried a communication of
the kind mentioned above to Cap
tain Metcalfe. A number of expert
enced mariners have expressed the
opinion that it would be found less
difficult and expensive to raise the
Wilcox than to wreck her, owing
to the extreme dangerous position
of the vessel and the almost uni
versal rough weather which pre-
walls at the place where she lies.
Information was received last
evening by telephone from Kailua
that two boxes of thread, three
cases of candles ana four cases of
liquors had been picked up near
that place, all presumably from
the Wilcox. Several matches were
picked up at Makapuu Point by
natives.
1t was also learned from Messrs.
Thomas Rawlins and Allen Hutch
inson, who are making a tour of
this island in brake, that some
natives near Kahana had found
two tenders, also supposed to have
come from the wrecked bark. The
steamer ]. A. Cummins was ex-
pected to arrive last night from the
locality of the wreck, and until she
gets in little can be authoritatively
stated regarding what has been
done toward saving the cargo of
the Wilcox.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1894-09-28

disease, 81 per cent. recovered; when
inOculated on the thiri day, 81 per
cent recovered; on the fourth day, 76
per cent; on the fifth day, 81 per cent.
By the treatment any person who has
been exposed to the disease can be
rendered immune if the symptoms
have not been developed.
If cases are treated within thirty-six
hours the mortality can be rendered
practically nothing. 1t can be seen
how wonderful the treatment is when
it is recalled that the average mortal
ity of true diphtheria is 81 per cent.
The anti -toxine treatment rests on the
following facts:
1. 1t has been found that where a
person contracts an infectious disease,
and RECEIVERS from it, that person can
not contract the same disease again
for a greater or less length of time.
,. Many infectious diseases are
known to be caused by specific germs.
3. Death from an infectious disease
is not caused by the germ of that dis
ease, but by poison (tOxineJ created
by the germ. In diphtheria the Klebs-
Loeffier bacilli of the disease create a
poison, which, when absorbed from
the throat by the body, cause death.
t. The reason why a person who
has recovered from an infectious dis
ease cannot "takeU that disease again
for period of time is because there
has been created in the body of that
person an anti-tOXine, some substance
which neutraliZes the person of the
disease, just as acid neutraliZes an al
kali.
). DR.. Koch has found that if large
animals, such as horses, cows, etc, be
given small doses Of diphtheria bacilli,
they will become slightly sick, giving
them another dose after they get WELL
and then another and another there
comes a time when no dose of diph-
iberia bacilli will make them sick.
They have then developed in the blood
the anti -tOxine substance, whichever
this Is, which neutraliZes the poison
of diphtheria.
The blood of these animals then be
comes an antidote to this poison. 1t
is drawn off in such quantities as will
not injure the animals aud may be
used at once on a person who has Just
contracted the disease.
As, however, the injection of the
OlO0l Vi al aAAAlaA AINO a
create a fever the serum of the ami
mails blood is separated before it is
used.
This contains the anti-toXine sub
stance. If this anti-toxine serum is
injected into healthy person it has
no fe0rine effect v hatever, but it neu.
trslizes the poison of diphtheria.
1t takes from four to six months to
get an animal into the condition
where the anti-toxiue substance exists
in It's blood. During these months
the animal has to be watched and
treated by skilled men.
1t is the purpose Of the Board of
Health, when it has this serum ready,
to give it to physicians throughout
the city for use. AS the work of
making it is costly, it mus lie done
by a sanitary board or The poor could
not get it.
The Board will ask for an appropria-
tion Of $4,000 TO carry along the
work.