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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-03-10
CAMELS FOR FARM WORK.
How ffe IL Used mt the Plough. Where
Horses are Practically Unknown.

How ffe IL Used mt the Plough. Where
1io-ses are Practically Unknown.
Col. Dodge in his Riders OF Many
Lands has pointed out the curious
fact, not generally understood, that
the horse is a comparatively recent
factor In Egyptian labor or transpor.
tatiOn. He was unknown on the
banks Of the Nile until the coming
Of the Shepherd Kings about LOO
years before the Christian era, and no
representation of the war steed. or Oi
the horse In any capacity. 10 to he
found In the more ancient mountains
in the land OF the PharaOhs.
Even to this day the camel Is q
much more familiar objec. on the
plains and In the cities OF En- Spt, both
for riding and as q beast Of burden;
and he is not infrcqu emily seen drag.
ginp the pillow. sometimes hitched to
an Ux. sometimes hitched 10 an ass,
now and then hitched to a man sefv.
ant but generally hitched to one Of
his own species. He Is in every ca.
pacity in which he IS found invari-
ably more useful than ornamental,
and he il never amiable. Whatever
he does Is done in an ungainly and
ill.tempered manner. His driver does
not find him u tractable Oh Get before
| the pillow, and how uncomfortable he
is under the saddle nearly every liv.
ing American witnessed for himself
| last year in the street called Cairo al
It was exhibited ut the Worlds Fair.
It Is all very we'll for travellers to
talk Of the d0cility and Of the saRac.
| ity Of the camel on his native sands;
| TO say that he Is to tire Arabs what
the reiedeer Is to the Esluimaux and
the Laplanders--the principal source
Of their happiness. No doubt he
does furnish them with food, with
raiment, with fuel, with tents, with
domestic utensils: unQuestionably he
does transport them from place Il
place, carry their merchandise, pillow
their lands; he certainly does enable
them to make war upon their neigh
bora and assist them In defendine
their wives and their children and
their household gods.
But he IL anything but docile, ever
II he IL sagaciOus; and the unsuspect
fng Americad Traveller, whose coat
was eaten of his back, snf whose
flesh narrowly escaped being con
sumed, by the principal source Of
happiness OF one particular Arab Ia
the streets Of Luxor last winter, II
inclined to believe that the docilltl
OF the camel Is greatly exaggerated
and that his sagacity Is somewhat
misapplied. -IIarper's Weekly
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-03-10
FOR The EAGLE.
A COLLATION. of News from
All Over the World.
1 Feast d Political, cumasrclil ia( eea.
sraD Intelligence, Thoroughly Slitod
ter eisla Readers.


Prot Harrington, Chief OF the Weather
Bureau. has submitted TO the Secretary Of
Agriculture the results OF his investiga-
tion OF the currents Of the great lakes COW
ering the summer seasons OF $50? aud 1s9S
II Vas found impossible TO make any
valuable deductions from bottles
toated In the autumn. II was ascer-
tanned that there are four general currents
TO he observed In all the lakes the
outflow toward the outlet Of the lakes; u
continuous current affecting the entire
mass Of water and proce, ding slowly with
a reactionary flow. resulting In more or
less OF a circular current around the lake;
. surface current due TO prevailing wiods
and consisting Of u mass Of water driven
before the Wind and including also n re.
turn or reactionary current caused by the
flow into depths made vacant by the action
OF the winds. return currents and finally
surf motion. The lake currents are sup.
posed to run at rate OF from four miles
20 twelve miles day.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-03-10
High.Ercsanrc Lives.

A medical journal comments on
what may be DESIGNATED Is q recogn.
lied charact eristic Of our modern
high.prcssure lives. The affection Is
usually spoken Of a. 'absence Of
mind" but II IL more technically
described a. q lesion Of memory OF,
az the writer Of the paper puts
It, - spreading variety Of nerve dull.
ness" Loss Of memory IL the com.
monest sign, or better, inability to
pay attention. To futher follow the
diagnosis the tendency Of the trouble
outreaches tho mere individual. II
has become significant OF the age.
Tho affections are blunted; short
stories are preferred to long ones;
important works have to be condensed
and cut down for the benefit Of those
who have become, through hxbitual
inattentlon. unable to assimilato the
originals; long plays, whore the
climax Is led up to through an entire
evening, are not welcome, variety
entertainments and triple bills being
sought instead-such are only o few
Of the indices that point to wide
prevalence Of the condition. For the
person who finds himself entering
this dubious path. o chief remedy
suggested Is complete change.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-03-10
Giant Among the stars.

Outside our system" In the
realm Of the stars, Is a body so large
that were 1t possible to place our 1T.
tie earth alongside of the giant the
former would look like bird shot
and the latter like a Yale football
In comparison. Arcturus, the star
In question, Is SO far away that figures
convey no definite idea OF the i'm.
mense distance. We speak OF Our
sun as though it were an unthink'
able distance from the earth. Yet
it is but a step compared with the
space which separates us from the
giant Arcturus. The sun Is %. 900.
900 miles away and eur monster star
II, 800, 900 times further. The vol
ume of Arcturus Is greater than that
of the extire orbit OF Mercury, OF
about $50, 900 times greater than OF
our sun.-St Louis Republic.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-03-10
i&cweards Of Niatrlll,Ony.

In order to prove to the Indians
that marriage Is not failure. the
Commissioners Of Indian Affairs has
evolved q scheme which no hopes will
work successfully. He proposes to
prove to them that they c5a get
In favor with tho Great Father II
they will Join In the holy bonds OF
matrIm0ny. Tho reward for getting
married Is q striking marriage certid.
cate on which the American flag ID
displayed with an intensity Of color.
Ing that would be cheap Mt any
price. The eagle presides over 9
marriage certificate 10 the usual
form. The agents are to be instruct
cd to make 40 exhibit of the scheme.
and to use their influence In getting
the Indians to come to the c0nclu'
sion that they will be out Of luck II
they refuse to get married. 1he
agents arc t0 show the certificates.
which have been prepared with the
hope shat they would have the
'catchy" appearance, and to possess
ono would be the ambition Of the
average Indian; and this would last
him until after the ceremony wa
performed. by the flash Of the Ger
titicate II is hoped to prove that mar
rage Is q success.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-03-10
Points About Girls.

Nobody has ever yet discovered o
girl with q small waist who didn't
think she could have 1t smaller with.
out feeling uncomfortable.
Some girls take iirst-class happiness
In having q burned finger, or cold.
sore, or q sprained ankle, because II
IL 80 comfortable to receive sym.
pathy.
It takes an artistic woman TO hold
up the skirt OF o gown gracefully.
Not one woman In ten can grab her
dress 90 that 1t hangs prcttily around
the hem.
It isn't always nervousness that
makes q girl bite her lips. Some.
times-very often. In fact-shc does
| It to give them nice color.
When you see q girl with her hair
all musscd up you must not think she
has not combcd IT, 1t takes her
many weary moments to Tx 1t In that
tangled fashion.
When girl IL III she says that
she'd give everything she owns to be
we'll, and when she IA well she scolda
and frets because she can have only
one hat.
Whenever one girl tells another
girl about her troubles with her dress.
maker, the other girl has tale OF
WOO twice a. long and twice as har
rowing to tell In return.
Tho superstition regarding opals
evidently has gathered itself together
and shutllcd OF Every Girl that can
secure an opal ring APPEARS to he
wearing one just now; =,
It IL o very easy matter % tell
whether a girl Is expecting q man o.
q girl caller II man IL coming
she looks IN q mirror every few mo
nients II it's q girl, she doesn't.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-03-10
No "Nionkeying" with the Register.

That the cash register, either Ut
the key.check or handle variety, may
be 'beaten" by dishonest manipula.
tors Is proved by the fact that the
sellers of these instruments furnish
an additional safeguard to their pa.
irons. Each purchaser OF register
Is guaranteed the services OF q de-.
tective who Is Ia the employ OF the
company selling the machines.
This detective drops in occasionally
and after getting q drink or cigar
takes note OF the way in which the
clerk or bartender 'Tings up the
amount OF the various purchases. II
he monkeys with the machine" he
Is reported and loses his place.
It's stipulated that the man dis.
charged shall not be given any rea.
son for his dismissal, the idea being
to let as little become known about
this novel detective service as posi-.
BILE.
Because OF this espionage mum.
Der OF tlrst.class bartenders are now
out OF work, while others, less bril-
liant but more honest, have steady
Jobs New York Herald.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-03-10
WAGE CUT ACCEPTED.
Reduction Of 10 Per Cent. Affects Great
Northern Engineers aud Flremen.

Reduction Of 10 Per Cent. Affects Great
Northern Engineers aud Firemen.
Grand Master Sargent. OF the Brother.
hood Of Locomotive Fircmen. and Grand
Chief Arthur. OF the engineers brother.
hood. with the com mittee OF the dissatis fed
employees Of the Great Northern Railway.
Wednesday called on General Manager Case
10 regard 70 the modified schedule Of
wages submitted by the men In answer to
The reduced schedule previously announced
by The management During their dis:
cusslop GRAND Shiss Arthur recommended
lkd acceptansS 81 the H:w schedule.
sayin; that It was be,teE than mat 81
any other poruwss,eta road Md
I :Sssl ~ JA9 sa's fSs ads! ! IN @s :
snd thd men viii oncf h6 further oppcsl.
lion IN An Interview on the expense OF
strikes Mr. Arthur said that MS organiza.
tion had for six years bean paying $50 a
month to twenty-five former Chicago, Bur-
ling ton and Quincy engineers who had been
unable to secure work elsewhere
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-03-10
FIRED ON THE BRITISH.
Encounter Between Portuguese and Blue
Jackets In Africa.

Encounter Between Portuguese and blue
Jackets In Africa.
Port Natal advices say the Portuguese
having obstructed the progress OF the
British parties engaged IN constructing tho
telegraph line between the British sphere
and Tete. on the Zambesi. Lieutenant and
Commander George 9. Q. Carr, Ia command
OF the steel stern- wheel gunboat Mosquito.
eighty two tons landed u party OF blue.
Jackets from the river gun boat referred to.
IN order TO protect the men NJ work upon
the telegraph line. The Portuguese fred
upon tho British landing party and the
fire was returned The latest Sdvices from
the scene OF the encounter say that Cover.
nor Qnillimane, the Portuguese official Ia
charge OF the district within the Portu.
guese boundaries. has been summoned to
the spo. where the conflict took place and
he Is said 70 be on his way there with two
Portuguese gunboats and number OF
tFOOD4
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-03-10
Dcspisc Not the Day of small Things.

Dcspisc Not the Day OF Small Things.
There was once a tiny grain of sand
that had lain quietly for some years
on the tar.and-gravcl roof of biz
building
One day a brisk breeze came along
and said to the grain Of sand:
"Why don't you 70 out Into the
great world and get acquainted with
the people? Nobody ever heard Of
you here. Come along ard let ms have
good time.
But the tiny grain Of sand shrunk
back and said:
II am such a little thing should
get lost I would rather stay here. "
"Your modesty does you credit"
rejoined the brisk breeze, "but mod.
esty does not pay In this age Of the
world. Come along"
H. was 50 urgent about It that the
little grain Of sand got up and went
along with It,
And the brisk breeze carried II
gleefully out over the cOrnice and
down the street and round the corner
and into the eve Of dignifed
citizen who was climbing into his
Garage.
And the dioniaed citizen took out
his handkerchief and rubbed his eye
hard. and the terrified little grain Ol
sand crept up between the lid and
the eyebali, until 1t found spot II
could crawl into. and II put Itself
right there.
And all the rest OF that day the
dignitied citizen rubbed his eye and
grOaned. and he lay awake all night
aud grOaned, and The next day M
went I, an oculIst
And the oculist hunted all over hi.
eye and scraped IL and said II was
serious case and scraped II some more
and hunted all over the eve again,
and ut last he found the little grair
Of sand in It's snug hiding place ant
prled II out and charged the digninet
citizen 925.
! And the diRniaed citizen took tn
tiny gra!p II sand home With him,
And glued II 70 4 piece Of white card
board and put II IN gilt frame ant
hung 1t up on the wall 10 his library
and he goes in there every day ant
looks Ut the tiny grain Of sand ant
swears at It.
Never think you are Of no conse
Qucnce, dear children, because yol
may happen to be little.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-03-10
CRANK AT THE WHITE HOCsE.

Said Ills Mission Was to save the Exec.
utive Mansion from the Populists.
A middle. aged man Of respectable ap.
pearancc presented himself at the White
House Monday and notified the guards that
he was Abraham Julius Kisler, Of Dalti.
more. He said he had come In obedience
TO divine revelation 70 take charge Of the
buildin. lie called attention to the pop.
ulist movement TO secure control Of the
other branches Of the government and 10
ultimate success, and declared positively
that he had been empowered to save the
executive mansion and turn IL over to the
Jews for safety. He was not embarrassed
when his credentials we're demanded, but
began issuing orders and acting In spch Q
threatening way that he was arrested
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-03-10

Miss Ida Van Etten. tho American writer.
who had been living for several months at
che Continental Hotel In Paris, died Mon-
day morning She sent for doctor, but
when he arrived fifteen minutes latci
he found her corpse amid the
mos. pitiful surroundings u II said
that the unfortunate woman died
Of starvation. Mr. Eustis. tho United
States Ambassador. has taken charge Of
che case The deceased lady's body will
DO placed In tho mortuary chapel Of the
American Church on the Avenue do rAlml
20 await the instructions Of her friends Ia
the United States Tho cause Of Miss Var
Ettcn's death 10 onicialiy certified to as
heart failure.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-03-10
Not LibelOus.

1t has been decided by an English
court that 1t Is not libellOus TO call a
lady a woman. This recalls the fact
that in a Western town, a couple OF
years ago, a young woman VINO
worked as a clerk In a dry goods store
threatened to sue newspaper for
libel because 1t referred to ner as
saleswoman, and not as a sales!ady.
she did not carry out her intention,
however, as she was advised that she
had no case.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-03-10
MRS. BLACxMAN.s LATEST ORDER.

Lcavcnworth's Police Com missioner Noti.
ies Variety Theater to Close.
Mrs Eva Blackman. the woman police
commissioner OF Lcaven worth, Kan, who
has created such furry and hubbub in
that organization. again comes 60 the
front She served notice on variety
theatcr TO quit business. abandon Its pres-
ent resort and leave the city. She turned
loose her detectives and. upon learn
ing the character OF the place. at one Q
gave orders for its abatement 1t issa,d
her action was expedited by the boast OF
the theater people that they held a cincii
on the officials. or certain ones Of them.
The variety troupe consists Of thirty five
people, mostly females. II ran a resuia-
Zion bar and was rcputed to be doing a
land Office business
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-03-10
RiG FIRE AT OEAOwOOD
Best Portion OF the city Destroyed
over St5OOOO,

Fire broke out in peadwood. 5. ~, Nom
day morning at 6 o'clock in Fashold's
saloon and destroyed all that part OF the
city lying between the center Of Main
street and Chinatown. No wind was blow
ing at the time or the whole city would
have been destroyed. As it is. the best
portion OF the place Is In ruins The loss
at rough estimate will reach over $500
Dement'S Whalen & Graves, starr 4 Wall
lock. Haines & Helm and Glib Stone X Co
are the heaviest sufferers. The Rremen
seemed to have no control Of It from the
fact that IL originated In frame structure
built OF rough pine and the Roadway II
made was appalling. Tho insurance will
not exceed s25,000.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-03-10
Gable from Australia.

The delegates who have been attending
the conference at Wellington, New Tea.
land. called 10 discuss the intercolonial
postal aud telegraph service. have passed
q resolution In favor Of Pacific cable to
America, the route 10 be via Samoa. Fan.
n.ng Island and Honolulu 10 Vancouver.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-03-10
A Distinguishing Mark.

The story goes that whenever Q
Pullman porter finds out that he has
BACKED the shoes OF railroad OIL
eial, and especially an otlicial Of the
road upon which he is employed, he
cuts Q little nick in the front of the
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-03-10
wilson Cont,nue. IN Improve.

United States Consul General Crittenden
~ the City Of Mexico received Information
from DIR. Underwood, attending Congress-
man Wilson at Guadalajara, In which the
continued improvement Of the Chair.
man Of the Ways and Means Committee OF
the House Of Representatives Is reported.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-03-10
Murder In MissOuai.

james Owens went TO the home Of his
father in-law at Rock ort, Mo-, TO kill his
wife. who had left him. He got into a
quarrel with his wife's father, Seneca Noe
bic, prominent citizen, shot him dead.
The murderer fed, pursued by officers
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-03-10
We Have All Observed IL.

zone OF the most singular thi. 20
in life," said philosopher, sis the
ease with which many men settle
great financial questions when they
find it SO ditiicult to settle the gro
gerry hill"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-03-10
Stole 70 Fay Funeral Expen,es

John r. Howard. OF JcnningS County, In.
diana, Is IN Jail under sentence Of two
years In the penitcntiary for cmbexsling
70 from bis employers, Cohen prothers, Of
tawrencs6urs. Ind. owing 70 Tho cir:
cumstanccs Of the case Judge Ewing
aud Prosecutor Meyers assured tho
prisoner that they would do what they
could to secure his pardon. Two Of How.
ards children died of diphthcria. and DO.
ing without funds he appropriated enough
Of his employers money 70 pay the funeral
expenses, intending TO make the amount
good as fast 40 he could earn II. He was
arrested before he had any opportunity "a
carry out his Intentions
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-03-10

In an engagement between the brazilian
Government troops and insurgents near
sarandi the rebels we're defeated The
battle was a horrible massacre Four
hundred Of the rebels we're left dead on the
Geld. The government forces also cap
tured many prisoners
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-03-10
Nlontnnn Nlinea Go for n NlIlfion.

Several gold. silver. copper and iron
mines near Bozeman. Mont. have lust been
purchased by George W. Ballou, who
represents syndicate OF New York
capitalists The price paid was tl,000.s
ood The mines will DO extensively dc.
vcloped aud large concentrating work.
erected,
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-03-10
Had Seen the Elephant.

1--WE paid our way and saw the Gle
plant" was the legend engraved in
rustic letters on sheet which GOV.
cred some boomers wagon recently
leaving Oklahoma
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-03-10

Theodore 7. Baker former paying tellcr
OF the Consolidate nNational Bank. Phila-
dclph.a. who stole $4,000, was sentenced
TO seven years and ak months In the peni.
tentiary and to pay the costs OF tho prose.
cution.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-03-10

julius C. Lully, Secretary Of the Aque.
duct Board OF New York City. committed
suicide by shooting himself with revol.
yer, which was found by his body.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-03-10

mans heel. Every other porter
knows what this means, namely, that
the owner of that pair Of shoes Is
railroad Official: and he treats him
with marked consideration.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-03-10
Victim Of q white Can Scare.

Victim Of white Cap Scare. =.
a. Beaver cry. N9h: s n Lester, who
,xs ~. .s TnS$ .S s!, x ssf r:
sSYp.Ei ts!!ow: wa y!:ssH " owe,
Elliott came to his window ono night Ia ad
effort to brighten him, and Lester shot With
fatal effect
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-03-10

Tho Paris police made nine more arrests
u anarchist. Among those taken Into
custody was Francois, who. II was former.
" claimed. was Nh accomplice Of RavRchOl
In the explosion which shattered the Cafe
Vapv
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-03-10

kOssuth HAS SuneeeU Hetapses
Louis Kossuth. tho Hungarian patriot.
has suffered relapse and Is again serious.
~ Ill. Dr.. Basso. his physician. dsspairs OF
his recovery. as he refuses TO take regular
medical treatment
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-03-10

The pretty girls whose faces are
their fortunes soon 60 into the hands
Of receivers
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-07-11
chicnro Mnrhri. nnll.

BY Associated Press.
Chicago, July l0.-It is not often
that general indifference is displayed by
the speculative crowd as was shown
today. The strikers held them of on
one side and on the other they were
paralyzed by the uncertainty concern
ing the government report. Prices
underwent very little change except
in provisions, which made another
moderate advance. Wheat opened Mt
a 3-4c decline, but gradually advanced
l-2c, eased of i-sc, became very quiet,
changing but little. but the close
showed but i-sc loss. Private cables
were rather conflicting some quoting
wheat firm, but inactive, and others
half lower Trade was evidently look
ing for bullish government report
Corn was steady within quarter
range on moderate buying.
Oats steady. but dull. The range
was Lac. Higher Liverpool cables,
the raising OF the blockade al the yards
and scarcity OF offerings firmed pro
visions up today. September pork is
DC higher: September lard. Sc higher.
and September ribs &c higher.
Estimated receipts-wheat, 3 cars;
corn, % cars; oats. L. cars; hogs,
none.