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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-08-25
.phn.nhoresccnt Ghost.

Many years ago an Irish student,
having obtained q travelling scholar
ship at Oxford, went abroad to see
the world, of which ne knew little.
Crammed with the classics, he had
not the slightest knowledge Of any
modern language save English. On
landing at the sleepy town Of Client,
he put up at an old, m iny.passaged
hotel, and sailed forth In the even.
ing to see the town. Shortly after
nine o'clock he returned tO the hotel,
through streets ominously silent
He found the doors shut, and saw no
signs Of life within. After making
noise enough to rouse the 'seven
sleepers, he heard the sound Of some
one moving within.
The door was stcalthily unbarred,
and some one, whether man or
woman he could not tell, holding q
dim oil lamp, reluctantly gave him
admission. Then barring the door
aud muttering unintelliRible sounds,
the figure disappeared. The guest
ss assed - 3 SsE|ss esES. W" e. A. a."
He CROPPED his way up the creaking
staircase, and felt along the passage
I'LL he came to an open door. Think.
ing IL the door of his room, which he
had left open to guide him, he en-.
tered. A shrek was heard, and a
gruff voice called out In French,
"Who are yOu?" he rctrcated, and
heard tho door angrily shut and
bolted.
In q little finder box he had some
cigar fusees and wax taper lie
lighted one of the fusees. but before
he could apply the flame to the taper
II won't out. After exhausting his
stock of matches, and iilling the pas
sage with q strong sulphurous odor,
he was left In the darkness OF de
spair.
lie regained the staircase, descend
ed 1t, and found his way to sub
terranean passage. There suddenly
he heard o piercing shrek, and Their
O fail like that Of carpet.bag. A
rushing Of many feet was followed b,
q light
The feet were those Of walters ant
cham bermaids Tho fall was that q
q plump English lady's maid. Thu
bearer OF the light spoke English
aud from him the stranger Learned
the cause of his rescue
The fruitless attempts to light hi
taper had covered his fingers Will
phosphorus from the matches. Hi
gcsticulations had rubbed the phos
phorus over his clothes, and In tn
dark passage he gl0wed with IN
earthly light. Tho lady's maid
nerves we're upset, and she went Int
Mysteries. Having explained thcs
facts the waiter showed the guest :
his room.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-08-25
Old Onken Bucket.

Several stories have been told az to
how the author Ut ''The Old Oaken
Bucket" Samuel WOodwOrth, came
to write the nov immortal sony.
WoOdw nth, as we have 1t, was u
journeyman printer In an Office on
the corner or Chatham and Chambers
streets, New York. Near by, In
Frankfort street. was q drinking
shop, kept by a man named Mallory,
where WOOdworth and several par.
ticular friends used to resort. One
afternoon the liquor was super.excel.
lent and Woodwork seemed inspired
by 1t, Tor, after taking a draught, he
set his glass on the table, and, smack.
ing his lips, declared that Mallory's
eau de vie was superior to anything
he had ever tasted. no" said
Mallory, ''you are mistaken, There
was one thing which In both our
estima tions surpassed this In the way
of drinking" "What was that9"
asked Woodwork, obviously The
draught OF pure, fresh sp!ing water
that we used to drink from the old
OaKen bucket that hung In the we'll,
after our return from the labors OF
the Held on sultry day 10 summer"
The teardrop glistened for q moment
In WO0dwOrth's eye. "True, true!'
he replied, and shortly after quilted
the place He Immediately returned
to the office. took pen, and In hall
an hour 'The Old Oaken Bucket
one OF the most delightful compost
tiOns In our language, was ready In
manuscript, to be embalmed in the
memories OF succeeding generations
Some years ago it was said that every
family In Scituate exhibited the
handle OF u water bucket, which the,
claimed belonged to the original old
oaken bucket. The we'll is In Green
bush (Scituate), Plymouth County,
about twelve miles from Mansfield,
Mass -BIo0klyD Eagle
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-08-25
ALL LOVE THE THeAreR.
The stage More Generally Popular II
Spain Than In Any other Country.

The Stage More Generally Popular in
Spain Than in Any other Country.
In no other country Is the theater
ne popular as In Spain. After the
bull fight a Spaniard loves the thea.
ter best says q writer In the North
American Review. A true spanish
homo Is so dull that men and women
alike scarcely ever spend quiet eve.
ming In their inner circle. lis not
to be wondered at therefore, that
they should prefer to leave their un.
comfortable rooms to get warmed and
dazzled for few hours In the glare
Of the theater. II Is there. also, that
they see their friends, and continue
their habitual tertulia or gossip
Even the children love the drama,
play, or sainete, and on Sunday after
Moons and feast days their mammas
deck them up In finery and take
them to see the lltest sensational
play 1t Is curious. indeed. tn watch
Q box full of baby faces keenly inter.
estedsand devOuring q terrible drama
full OF narrowing scenes, or laughing
ut q short play full of wit and
piquant jokes 1t does not seem at
ull natural to see children taken to
these spectacles, but Spanish children
afe little Old men and WOMEN, and q
fairy pantomime would be too dull
for them. In Madrid there are al.
most Us many theaters as churches.
They are very commodiOus. splen-
didly decorated and all built after
tho same model. A large stage, q
pit full of cosy red velvet butacas OF
stalls, where ladies and gentlemen
sit together, and around the house
the palcos or boxes, large and airy,
with looking glasses, chairs, and car.
pets Above the tiers OF boxes Il
the paraiso. paradise, or cheap gal.
lery-whlch derives its name from It's
vicinity to the sky. Tho Madrid
Opera House IL perhaps smaller than
the Grand Opera or Covent Garden,
hut Is by far more convenient 1t re-
minds one OF dainty ladies' boudolI
1t Is 20 fresh and bright with IT.
red and gold decorations its soft cleo
tric lights, its velvet carpets, and
pretty frescoes. The royal box itseli
Is q gem, with pink capetonnee wall.
and the arms Of Spain above the rec
and gold curtain. This Is only thu
small royal box, as tho Queen nevel
uses the immense one that occupies
the center Of the house, except OF
very grand occasions. Behind th'
Queens box is u pretty saloon, wher'
she can retire to take refreshment
between the acts There Is q tele
phone there, and 1t was through 1
that her Majesty received the new
of Montpensier's death one nigh
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-08-25
WITH HIS WHIP.
tic Flicked the Revolver Prom the stage
Robbers Hand.

tic Fiicked the Revolver FROM the stage
Robbers Hand.
There 10 quite a difference be.
tween staging In the early days Of
the State and now" said William
Miller, tn, owner Of the stage line
running from Cazadero to Ukiah.
when I camH here from Boston
in 1854, l drifted about a bit, and
finally went into the service OF
Charles Mclaughlin. the man who
was afterwarL killed by Jerome
Cox. He was the owner Of the longest
stage line In California ut that time.
1t ran with relays from San Jose to
Los Angeles.
II remember once. in q lonely
coast range canyon, through which
the. road wound, we had u little ex.
perience that was thrilling for the
moment, It was about 10 o'clock and
u moonlight night. I was just put.
ting the horses through. The stage
was full Of passengers, and t ere was
o heavy treasure box.
Just ~ got around bend In
the roa ! saw figure OF man on
horseback standing by the side Of the
road. He yelled to stop and ! saw q
gun barrel CLEAN In the moonlight
The horses were going ut Q speed
that might be called breakncck, and
/ Just made up my mind IN TAX, the
chance OF getting through. 1 saw
the gun raised to the fellows shout.
der az VIC approached. l had my
long whip In my hand, and with q
desperation born OF peril Of the mo.
ment made q vicious swipe at him.
II don't know how itoccurred, but
the lash wound itself around the
gun, and as we dashed by the whip
was drawn taut, and ! knew II had
caught, so held fast was nearly
pulled out OF my seat but the. gun
was dragged from the robbers hand
and fell to the ground, ut the same
time 1t was discharged by the shock.
1t ratified along the road for quite q
distance before the whiplash un.
wound ITSELF don't know what the
hiHhwayman thought, but III bet nc
was surprised. San Francisco Call.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-08-25
THE OZONE PROCESS.
Frcsh Reef, sweet and Sound, After l0nI
Exposure In the Sun.

frcsh Beef, sweet and Sound, After Long
Exposure In the Sun.
"How did you like the roast beef?"
splendid; best ! have had for q
long while"
"IIave some more?"
"You bet Give me some gravy,
too"
II was dinner party of newspaper
men, and the piece de resistance was
q big roast of beef, tenaer and Juicy,
and cooked Just right says the Min.
neapOlis Times Everybody enjoyed
II, hut there was q hush on the com.
pany when the host said: 'Gentle.
men, do you know that this roast OF
beef has been laying exposed to the
sun for twcnty-One days In w. A.
Barnes 4 Co = window"
ION ice, though" exclaimed one
Of the gOurinands, with his fork Ak.
tended midway between his mouth
and bis plate
"No. sir" said the host. mo ice,
or It would havo been spoiled"
There were some wry faces until
II WIS explained that the meat had
been preserved by what Ia known %
the ozone process, which consists Of
processing foods by permeating them
into their innermOst abers with ozone
gas. thus purifying and preserving
simultaneously. 1t Is strange, to be
sure, but meat SO processed Is not NJ.
fected by the atmosphere. The ex.
PLANTATION 10 that ozOnc Ia the purify.
Ing element OF the atmosphere, and
Is that portion OF II that gives life
and health to our systems, and this
treatment prevents decomposition,
which 10 simply the consumption Of
animal and vegetable matter by sep
tic germs, accompanied by chemical
action. The process has teen used
by q number Of large hotels East and
South, and by some transportation
companies It Is a new thing In the
Northwest, however, and 1t Is not tt
DO wondered at that the gentlemen
at the dinner party were dismayed
when told that they had been eating
meat that had been exposed to the
sun for three weeks. 1t was un'
doubleday true, however, Us thu
written testimony OF w. A. Barne,
to this effect was produced wher
some question was raised az to the
truth OF the assertion OF the host.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-08-25
Lots or Emotion Around.

At an early hour the other mora.
Ing very fat COlOred woman arrived
nj the ID. 4 NJ. depot In such state
Of excitement that the policeman on
duty there had his attention attracted
and observed:
MADAM, you seem to b. laborinR
under some strong emotiOn?"
eyes, sah-purty strong cmoshun,"
she replied. ''Does dis dep1 20 to
Pontva ?"
mot tho depot, ma'am, but the
Nains do. DO sou wish to 70 to
"No, sab. What wishes to do IL
to git sight OF . certain pusson who
ar probably gwine to POntyac"
~ see. That accounts for your
emotion, I presume"
Eyes, sab, IL do. run mos all de
way from de house an fell down To-
times on dy way. II ! GIT sight OF
dat pusson he will also be afflicted
wild emOshus-heaps OF IT,"
"You have something under your
shawl" said the officer rs his eye
caught o queer bulge to the garment.
"Ycs, sah," she replied, Us she re.
moved and held out to view an old
AK handle. "Dis am what will bring
dc emoshus IN case Dat pussOn shows
up heah!"
"But, l can't permit no violence
here. ma'am."
'Oh! dar won't DO no fussin'
around. De pusson l spoke OF am
my husband. He's dun mako up his
mind to leave me fur woman In
Pontyac, an I 'spect him heah to
take dc train"
'l,ut, you must not disturb tho
peace"
$40. sah-no sab. Oar won't DO
no disturbance. When ! git eyes on
him ! shall spit on my hands, grip
dis handle an jump fur him. an be.
TO- he comes to I'll hev him home an
tucked up In bed. No, sab, no dis.
turbance, 'cept want do people to
stand back so kin git swing to my
arms when / smashes him!-Detroit
Free resx
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-08-25
oucKeo THE RUSSIAN GENERAL
How n Peasant Made Good Fay ObeyinR
| the Orders Of Gear Nicholas

How n Peasant Made Good Pay UbeyInR
the Orders Of Gear Nicholas
Emperor Nicholas Of Russia was In
Che habit Of travelling abjut iDcOg.
nito, accompanied only by one OF his
generals In the diligence. On one OF
these occasions they were told on ar.
irving at q postal station that the
next piece Of road was SO bad the
diligence would take quite three
hours to reach the town, but II they
liked to walk through the woods
they would get there in half that
slime. As the weather was ifle and
the path through the woods was said
TO be very good one the Emperor
and the General set of ON foot by
and BY they came suddenly to a
rapid river, but they could see no
bridge. A peasant happened to
come by aud the Gar asked him
where the bridge was
''There Is none" said the peasant.
"Thcn, Is there no way to cr0ss!"
"NO-only through the water."
swell, I'll give you 10 rubles II
you'll carry me over"
The peasant Immediately took the
Gar on his shoulders, and In a few
minutes landed him on the opposite
shore. '. -. =. - aas- =.
Now, 10 rubles more to bring my
friend over"
The peasant waded back, took the
General on his shoulders, and started
with kim. When they got to the
middle the Emperor called out:
"Ill give you 20 RULES to drop
him into the watcr?"
In a moment the General was
splashing In the river.
"A hundred rublcs to carry me on"
gasped the General.
The peasant picked him up again,
but had not gone three steps before
the Emperor shouted:
''lwO hundred rubies to throw him
In again"
The peasant began to slip the Gen.
cral OF his back. tut the General
clutched him tightly and cried:
"A thousand rubics, YOU, e
rut me on the bank"
The Emperor was laughing tor
much to say any more, the Genera
was put on the shore, and the two
guided by the peasant, reached thu
town. After they had lunched thu
General made up his Official imperia
accounts. In them were these items
ITO carrying his ma. csty over th'
river, 10 rubles; to carrying Gen. A
under difficulties graciously created
by his majesty, 1908 rublcs"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-08-25
Lighting from Storage.

Lighting cars electrically BY e.Or.
age batteries has now been practiccd
on the Chesapeake and Ohio road for
some months and ut present eight
coaches eight combination, eight ex.
press. five dining and four postal cars
are provided with the necessary up.
paraJus A comparative statement
OF the cost OF working and mainten.
ance, Including interest charges Ut
these thirty.thrce ca 8, twenty one
cars lighted by Pintsch gas and l37
cars lighted with ke osene oil has re.
Gently been sent to the General Man.
ager OF the road. The report states
that the cost OF the electric lighting
is about - per cent less than that
of lighting by Pintsch gas and 20
per cent. more than with kerosene
Tampa The storage batteries are
held In OblOng boxes weighing com.
plete about 900 pounds, forty boxes
being enough to light an ordinary
coach from New York to Cincinnati
and return, although most OF the cars
carry six boxes In the run between
these cities the apparatus requires nc
attention whatever, the trainmep
turning the light on and of o. re.
Quired. The cells are charged at
C0vington. ky., where there are two
dynam0s driven by q seventy horse.
power engine running steadily ten
hours q day. The battery 10 built
up Of lead plates laid horizontally.
the positive and negative platter be,
ing separated by q special packing.
The negative plates wear out very
slowly, say In eight or nine years,
but the life Of the positive plates Is
only about eighteen months. Al.
though the plates are kept In rub.
Der cells and ara handled carefully at
the charging stations, tho constant
jarring of the cars il found to hasten
their destruction, just as does the
jarring of street railway cars.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-08-25
A Lost Library.

Search Is being made ut the pres.
emit time 10 the cellars and dungeons
of the famous Kremlin at Moscow for
the library OF Ivan the Terrible, which
1t is believed has been hidden some-
where In the great building since
1870. The library, 1t Is said, con-
tains extremely valuable Greek and
Latin manuscripts which passed
from the hands Of the Byzantine EN-.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-08-25

perors to those Of the Cars It 10
believed that tho manuscripts II dis.
covered, will clear up many dark and
uncertain passages Of history.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-08-25

The Intelligent Juror Is requested
to remember that lawyers are not
testifying under oath.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-08-25

ONLY two people attend real pio-
niG
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-02-13

An Augustan who is putting in the winter
near South Gardiner, on the Pittston side
of the river, is reported to have attempted
to duplicate the performance of the late
lamented "McGinty," last Saturday. He
and companion saw that on the other side
Of the river a mans horse had gone
through the ice, and in very commend
able spirit, startedI to 90 to his
assistance. When part way over his CON-
panion said BE careful, there are some
bad cracks near here" No sooner was the
warning given than down went the first
mentioned would be-rescuer, through hole.
he was soon out and decided that what he
needed was dry clothes and the man across
the river might get his horse out the best way
he could, 20 back he started. The
companion was celebrating whether TO con-
tinue on his errand Of mercy or return with
his moist and disheartened fellow rescuer.
His decision was somewhat hastened BY .
little incident which just then occurred. the
dropping out from under him Of the ice and
his disappearance from view. On reappear-
ing he decided 10 90 back and neither has
vet learned what became Of the horse.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-02-13
Probate and insolvency Courts.

A large amount of business was transact
ed at the probate court Monday. On the
estate of Alfred J. Hall, Augusta, Eva l..
Hall Of Augusta was appointed administra-
trix; estate of Freeman A. Coombs OF Au-
gusta, Leslie C. Cornish of Augusta ap-
pointed administrator; estate Of Julia A.
Brown of Vienna, Orlando Brown of vi
emma administrator; estate of Chas. H.
Lehman Of Gardiner, 0. b. Clason OF Gar
iuer, administrator; estate of Caroline
Gowell Of Gardiner, Geo. H. Douglass of
Gardiner, administrator; estate of Caroline
NJ. Wall of Augusta, VIM. Wall Of Au-
gusta, administrator.
The following wills were proved, ap-
proved and allowed: viii Of Geo. Getchell
of Clinton, no executor yet appointed;
will of John d. Jaquith of vassalborc,
Frank o. Hersey and VIM. G. Aver OF
vassalboro, appointed executors; will OF
Charlotte S. Lunt Of Winslow, Joseph H.
Lunt of winslow, executor; viii Of James
Nicholas Wood Of Winthrop. Frances Wood
Of Winthrop, executor; will of John Col
Inns of West Gardiner, Frank s. Collins Of
West Gardiner, executor; will Of Abby s.
Burton Of Augusta, Frederick Hamlen and
Olivia l.. Hamlen. executors.
In the insolvency court . discharge vas
issued to Stephen G. Dunton Of Gardiner.
c. L. Andrews Of Gardiner was appointed
assignee ON the estate Of Timothy Fogaxty
Of Gardiner.
John H. Furbush Of Waterville, was ap-
pointed guardian Of his children, George =.
and Ethel E. Furbush Of Waterville.
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AMUsE MeNTs.

COMING ATTRACTIONS AT THE OPERA
The attractions which are billed at the
Opera house for the next few weeks indi-
cate that Manager Owen, in wedding out
and in reducing the number Of attractions,
has had an eye to retain such As will be
sure to draw q good crowd under any cir
cumstances.
For three nights, commencing Thursday,
Feb. %. that charming actress, Ullie Aker-
strom, will play three nights with Satur-
day matinee. Every one of the plays
which will be played here she wrote her
self, and the attraction for the first night is
The Egyptian Dancer"
Dixey 10 Adonis with Rice's Big Bur
lesque Company will be at the Opera house
Feb. 81. This, beyond q doubt, will pack
the house.
Manager Owen was in the city yesterday
and 10 sending out cards announcing that
the leading concert company now before
the public will probably be seen here the
week Of March 10th. Mary Howe, the
beautiful and gifted young soprano. who is
to Vermont and New Hampshire what Nor
dica and Eames are to Maine, has
just returned to America after
prolonged stay abroad. and
begins q tour of America at Washington,
ID. c., March 2, under the patronage and
auspices of the leading ladies of that city,
including the wives of many of the cabinet
officers. She is to be assisted by Mr.. VIM.
LAWN, the distinguished tenor, Miss Leo
Moro Won Stosch, a remarkable brilliant
violinist and native of Maine, Sig Giuseppe
Campanafi, the remarkable baritone, and
Mr.. Isdore Luckstone. In March there
will be two favorite attractions here, Nellie
McHenry in "a Night at the Circus, and
"Oie Oleson.'
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REelmEHrAl ORDERS NO. 3.
Colonel Kendall 10 His Regiment on the Sub
,ject Of Drill.

The following general orders, No. 3, have
been issued under date of Feb. 10, by Col
Kendall of the First Regiment, National
Guard Of State Of Maine:
HEADQUARTERS lsT REGIMENT INFANTRY
NATIONAL GUARD OF STATE OF MAINE,
BlDDErORD, February, 10, 1894.
Orders, No. 3.
I. From this time until the annual en-
campment Of 1894, company commanders
will devote at least one drill each month to
"guard duty" "extended ORDER" etc.
III. The adjutant and sergeant major of
this regiment are hereby ordered to visit
the several companies located at Portland
once each month for instruction in the GER
emony of guard mounting. and the duties
Of officers, non.commissioned officers and
sentinels.
1t is the wish of the colonel commanding
that this regiment should show q marked
improvement over previous years in this
most important of camp duty, to this end
it i, hoped that officers and enlisted men
will take an especial interest in the study
Of drill regulations and the manual of
guard duty" Frequent "schools" of cffi-
GERS and on-commissoned officers would
be found very bene fetal both to officers and
men. Field and staff officers will as far ~
practicable attend the regular drills of the
companies in their immediate vicinity to
offer any assistance or instruction that may
be required of them, and will report to
these headquarters any suggestions or
recommendations that they may deem for
the best interest Of the service.
III. Until further orders the following
pornl fsouo will uovoru tho oYn0intmput of
non commissioned officers in this regiment
in compliance with section 81, Military Law.
l, The colonel commanding shall ap-
point local board of three officers to in
quire into the qualifications for their re-
spective Offices of all men nominated for
non. commissioned officers.
2. This board shall consist if possible OF
a field or staf # officer, the officer making the
nominations aud an officer of another COM
pany, except 10 places where only one COM
pany is located.
8. The examination shall consist of
questions in School of the Soldier, School of
the Company, extended order and guard
duty. Answers must be in writing and a
copy sent to these headquarters.
4. No warrant will be issued unless the
certificate of appointment is accompanied
Oy q CODY OF the eAhIHluAtiOH CeEtiucu w W
the members of the board, and in no case
will warrant be issued to . man whose
average is lower than 20.
Company commanders should promptly
report to these headquarters, the names of
such men as they desire to have appointed
non. commissioned officers in order that all
vacancies may be filled at as early date as
possible before the annual encampment.
By order of COLONEL KENDALL.