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Chicago eagle., 1894-05-05
ARTIFICIAL LIMBS


Interesting Facts About These Substitutes
for Nature.
The making Of artificial limbs IL
an Industry the extent of which 10
not generally realized. These limbs,
writes Isabel McDougall, are made OF
the lightest willow wood. Over this
calfskin is tightly stretched and
eDameled flesh color. The cost CT q
good one Is from $50 to 800. They
have number of cunning devices,
steel springs, rubber bands, and the
like TO take the place, as we'll as may
be, OF natural thews and sinewa
Sometimes aluminium is used In order
to reduce the weight Sometimes
the feet are made Of rubber, which
must give q truly elastic tread, or
perhaps they are jointed In almost
as many places as natures compli.
Gated work so as to allow OF Q great
variety sf movements Indeed, the
variety Of these movements and the
simplicity with which they are
brought about Is astonishing. There
seems hardly . limit to the pOssibil.
tiles Of an artificial limb when added
below the elbow Joint or below the
knee joint. You hear of Q man who
has lost both his legs continuing none
tho less In his trade Of house carpen.
ter, going w and down ladders, work.
ing on seahOldings, and % on with
the best.
You are shown letters written BY
Q hand Of wood and you are told that
these have little difficulty In the com.
mon movements Of life, holding q
book or paper, taking on and putting
on Q hat, or using knife and fork.
The man who invented modern
artificial limbs was one Ambrose
Pare. q sturdy old Huguenot Of the
sixteenth century He was special
physician to the Valois Kings Of
France. In the 18th chapter Of
his work on chirurgery Is described
BY what means arms, legs ana hands
may be made by art and placed In.
stead Of tho natural arms legs, and
hands that are cut OF or lost
Nearly dfty years before Ambrose
Pare's day there lived q German
knight. Gotz Won Berlichingen,
famous for reckless courage and Q
strange mixture Of cruelty and mag.
nanimitI He was generally known
% "0otz Of the Iron Hand" and
some Of his nercest lighting was
done with an artificial hand made Of
Steel Weighing three pounds 90 in.
Reniously constructed by q mechanic
OF ancient Nuremburg Us to grasp Q
Sword or y lance. Way hack three
centuries before the birth of Christ
the Romans, who knew all that We
moderns know, except for q few
trifes, like steam power, electricity,
and the printing press-well, they
too. had craftily made artificial
limbA A very neat one OF bronze
and wood was discovered In the tomb
Of Roman soldier ut Capua
Chicago eagle., 1894-05-05
FOR The EAGLE.
A COLLATION. Of News from
All Over the World.
Agricultural Appropriations.

TIE agricultural appropriation bill 70.
ooresd to the House by Chairman Hatch,
% sAs Committse Of Agriculture. appro.
saates 80. iso.Sa3 for ths Hscai year ending
Ssee ", 1898 Compared with the sppro.
psiation for the present ascai year. this 10
decrease OF sii9. $50 Very little change
nas been made iu the salary list, tuS
Q reduction Of ga $40 In the assrs.
eese has been accomplished BY
. seafranSement Of the service and By
euasolidstion Of odices wherever practi.
cable Authority 10 given to continue In.
vessisations with . view to extending che
esnsnds OF foreign markets for the asrl.
c"'tssal products Of the United states. and
70 continue inquiries as TO the best syssem
OF eoad making. the same ppsopfiation %
Sass year being provided. A reduction In
the appropriation for the weather bureau
eas osen made. amounting 10 ssA.27a The
aecfease II mainly In salaries, though con.
sissent and general expenses have been
coneiderabiy reduced. without. II 10 hoped.
u enc least impairius the usefulness and
sneiency Of this valusble service
Chicago eagle., 1894-05-05
wHEAI's LOW RECORD.

May Falls tn 90 3.o Csnts Per Bushsl ON
tho New York Market.
Wheat In New York made new record
again Wednesday for both May and July.
The former sold down 70 6oss cents during
Che forenoon and July to 6?ss centA These
prices represent break Of about y cont
from the previous record priceA Traders
were unusually bssPish aad the news was
about the most depressing that the bulls
have had to contend with In long time
psst At Chicago May opened at ss,<
'Csats and closed vt SOY cents and there
were free predictions By the bears that
July would touch IS cents before many
Aays and ultimately reach so cents
Chicago eagle., 1894-05-05
MON HANGS rOUR MEN.


Wholesale 1.ynchlns os Murderers In
Madison Parish. La.
Nine men have met violent deaths In
Madison Parh La. In the last week. and
eight Of these ne bceu lynched BY info.
piated citissnA The last four were hanged
Thursday night Thursday the Boycs as
ssasins we're hunted down BY bioodhounds.
and naiiy located In the Buckhorn woodA
sheriff McCleliand sent for volunteers TO
increase his posse and forco Of 200 men
6nally surrounded the assnssins IN negro
cabin. The four we're Pomp Claxton. the
leader Of tho assassins shell Claxton. Scott
Harvey. and Tory Mccoy. all colosed
They wore promptly placed under arrest
and Sheriff McCloiland detailed . party Of
twelve to take them to TeliulAh. while the
Sheriff and the rest Of the party started
OUT 70 Try 10 capture Tom Grimm. who had
separated from the otherA As the depu.
ties with the four fugitives got near MILL.
ken's Bend they we're NEE by crowd Of
900. who ovefpowercd the guard and cap.
tuped the foAr prisoners The prisoners
we're escorted to tho Crescent placA whore
their Asndish murder had been committed.
end there strung up 10 the limbs Of several
tec0A
Chicago eagle., 1894-05-05
THE APPROXIMATION BiLLa
Not One Of the fourtsen Mas Yet Passed
Both Houses.

Hut two month, remain before tho new
fiscal year begins; yet not one Of the four.
teen annual appropriation bills has passed
both houses OF Congress and been sent to
the President for his approval Tho cause
Of delay 10 found partly IL the fact that
during the long session legislation In
keeping with party promises or party
policy Il brought TO tho front. while
10 the short session little more than
the passage Of the appropriation bills 10
attempted. Chairman Saycrs. Of the
House Committee on Appropriations says
that the work on the appropriation bills
IL further advanced this year than II was
81 the same time two yenrs ago The
House. hs says, has passed seven OF the
fourteen bills making appropriations for
the 0sosl year ls0%.is0S. whereas, on May
two years ago. bat six appropriation bills
had been acted upon By that body.
Chicago eagle., 1894-05-05

Yaquis In N0sthesn Mexlc0 Kill 100 Sol
dlers ssut Against Them.

Yaquis In Northssn Mexico Kui 100 sol.
diers ksat Against Them.
News from GuaymsA Sonora. 10 TO the
eject thst the Yaqui Indians have an.
Oushsd 500 Mexican soldiers, under Gen.
oral Torres. and killed at least 200 OF
chen. Torres had bsen sent out by
President Dia. TO qusll the Yaqui rebel.
Hon. The soldiers were ambushed
In . narrow deals OF the Sierra
dc Bscatet While passing through the
canyon they wore suddenly assailed with
hxee masses OF rock loosened from tho
walls 1000 feet above them In the con.
fusion the Yaquis escaped after killing 200
'os the MexicanS Torres and the remnant
OF his command resreaied to GuaImas.
where IL Il said he Il under arrest for his
failure. Preparations are being made u
mobilize all the troops In Lower Csiifosnis.
Sonora and sinaloa at Quay mas aud ad.
vance on the Indiana A war OF extcr
min alton Is threatened.
Chicago eagle., 1894-05-05
rEaRoRlxED ny srRlkERa


women end Chlldrsa Y1eO 70 the Hllls 20
Escape . Mob Of liuagaPisas.
More thsn two.thirds Of the plants In
the coke region are closed down and tho
strike IL . success. . Connellsvills. Pa, Z,
dispatch ssya' The mob which surssd 70
and fro through tho Mt Pleasant branch
accomplished its object In forcing the men
out There was no violence. but the men
wero 80 badly frightened that many
dropped their tools aud led Women and
children were terrorised. and scores Of
them spent the night ON the hills above
tho workA Several Of tho operators arc
preparing to resume with non. union men
and have asked tho shoriR for protection.
Chicago eagle., 1894-05-05
ATTEMPT To KILL M'BRlDE.

Internal Machine sent to the President Of
the Miners Association.
President McBride. OF the Coal Minors
Association. received by mail from Penn.
sylvspiS = suspicious package which he
gave 70 the police 7he town possmsrk
vas iilssibls. but II was short nemA The
stufP came 70 Columbus Ohio, In normal
school catalogue 70 cue - 70 admit OF .
deposit inside. over which paper wss
tsivance whom sho book WAS opened. There
wss evidence Of gunpowdsr. but what the
substance beneath the pasted paper was
has not basn decided. The police throw
the package into the river without exami.
nation.
Chicago eagle., 1894-05-05
One Life Lost at Gasport. NY.

At least one life was lost in fire at the
village OF GasDort n y. The FIRE orig
mated In a meat market connected with
the hotel and spread rapidly. Within half
an hour the hotei and q large number Of
dwellings we're 10 ashes The bartender Of
che hotel perishsd Ia the fsmsA
Chicago eagle., 1894-05-05
COKE PRODUCTION.


epecisl Agent Joseph d. Weeks Of the
United states GeodeticSl Survey has made
. report concerning the production Of coke
In the Appalachian region during is9a
The total was Q. 400. 3io short tons, against
12o1o.s?o for 1904 The large reduction 10
due 70 the depression Of the blast furnace
industry. The only section of the United
states In which there Was any ma.
tePial increase In coke production
was tho Flat Top district IN West
Virginia The total amount produced
there during the year wms lSi. 500 tons
against 3S5, 600 In 1902. Pcnnsylvsnis 70.
tsins hrst rank a. coke State. Alabams
stands second, whilo Illinois gave the
smallest product Tho highest value for
the product 10 reported In Montaus st % .
ton. and the lowest 10 Georgia st q. 90 Q
ton. The yield OF coal In coke was 03x
per cont. and the amount used In the
manufacture Of coke was II. 500. slS short
tonA
Chicago eagle., 1894-05-05
Freight Train Robbed.

An extensive car burglary was COM
mltted between Buffalo and Angola on the
Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Rail-
road. Several boxcars we're broken open
and cases Of clothing and general mer-
en- handise we're thrown from the train and
tLslr contents stolen.
Chicago eagle., 1894-05-05
FIVE HUNDRED DEAD.

Lsas List os Victims Claimed By the
Earthquakes In Greece.
"A sharp shock Of earthquake was felt In
Athens Tuesday Several lighter shocks
followed, but no further damage was done
Reports from the stricken districts con arm
che most alarming Pepor,s ss 10 the loss OF
life and amount Of damage II Is believed
shat when the total loss Of life from earth.
quake disasters and from subsequent OK.
poure OF the homeless people is added up
ts will be found that nearly, II not quite.
evs hundred people have lost their lives
shPoush the recent calamitieA
Chicago eagle., 1894-05-05
Bursisr JohnsOn Lvnched.

\ dispatch dated Tuesday at ?;a5 q. M.
from Council BLUFFS, said that Johnson.
the burglar who shot the town marshal at
Missouri Valley, had Just been lynched
Chicago eagle., 1894-05-05
Methodist Church South.

The general conference Of the Methodist
Episcopal Church south met In Memphis,
Tenn, 10 legislate on matters affecting the
future growth and prosperity OF that gveat
dsnomin alton. The conference Will last at
least two weeks
Chicago eagle., 1894-05-05
The National Game.
The clubs Of tho National League stand
10 follows IL the championship race,


Mr. william Jones TsrtalL OF Conway
Springs Kan. sued Pierce Dumas, u NOR.
chant for $1,000 damages for repeatedly
and psrsistentiy addressing him In public
places and In loud tone OF voice 40
'BseckinPidga
Chicago eagle., 1894-05-05
Beniamin Armstrong Dead.

benjamin Armstrong. widely known as Q
St Louis sporting man, dropped dead OF
heart disease. He was getting OF street
car when horseman rode upon him sud-
denly, and the shock given and his effort
10 get out OF the way precipitated the
fatal attack Ae was IS years old.
Chicago eagle., 1894-05-05

A GIRL Is always saying 'uon't" to
some boy, but there's difference be.
tween the way she says it to young
man and to her brother.
Chicago eagle., 1894-05-05
Steamship Aha and0ned. |.

Tho steamship Peverii has arrived Vt
Gibraltar and reports that tho National
Limo steamship Helvetis was abaudo in
. sinking condition on Cape FinisterrA
Chicago eagle., 1894-05-05
RaiIroad brought To Terms.

Armed with legal decision the Chicago
city administration had Its first pitched
battle with the officials OF the Lake shore
and Michigan Southern Railroad Com pany
Chicago eagle., 1894-05-05
For q Pythian University,

The cornerstone OF the Pyihian Uni.
versity was laid at Gallatin, Tenn, with
imposing ceremonies by the knights Of
Pythias. The university is to be interna.
uonal In Its scope, as It's support will como
from the Knights OF Pythias OF the entire
gloeid.
Chicago eagle., 1894-05-05
Odd Follows Celebrate,

Thursday was the seventy. 9th anniver.
ssry OF the establishment OF Odd. Fellow.
ship. and oil over the Union the day was
htly celebrated.
Chicago eagle., 1894-05-05
Saved from Drownlng by a Girl.

Twelve-ysar.old Dessie Miller daughter
OF Captain william Miller. is = heroine at
Tifan, Ohio Frank CrookG 10 years old
fell into stone quarry In which the water
Is twenty ave feet deep and was sinking
the second time when the little girl
reached the quarry and plunged in after
him She succeeded In keeping tho lad
from sinking until assistance arrived and
both were taken from the water.
Chicago eagle., 1894-05-05
Not n Drop Spilled.

The crisis at the TolucA Ill. mines
passed without bloodshed. aad troops,
though ready ut several points. were not
summoned. Acting Governor Gill and sew.
sPal oficsrs OF the union met the strikers,
and by good counsel succeeded In persuad.
Ing them 20 abandon their project OF Vt.
tacking the working Miners and burning
the mineA However. the strikers seem 10
have gained their point for the workers
at the Toluca mines we're 90 alarmed over
their tools
Chicago eagle., 1894-05-05

The colleges are full Of young men
who will receive thousand dollar
education to take q forty dollar Job
Chicago eagle., 1894-05-05
Fatally Crusbed Under a Freight.

A. Hammond. Ind, as Joseph Pleis was
leaving the Lakeside nail mills no was run
over by the local freight on the PittsburR.
Fort Wayne fnd Chicago Railroad and
both feet near the ankles were cut or
One Of his legs we're severed second time
near the hip The freight crew at once
took the unfortunate man TO his home at
Colehour. whore he died Plels was me.
chanic In the employ OF the Lakeside Com.
Oany.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-11-20
A CAPITAL IN MOURNING.
GEAR ALExANpERnI.Bu INruE
FORTRESS cATHEDRAL.


While the bells tolled and the minute.
guns doomed their requiem priests chant.
ed tho sonorous Greek liturgy over the
body OF Gar Alexander I'LL in the For.
tress Cathedral" st. Petersburg. On q
black covered dais. three steps above the
floor OF the nave. the coffin was placed.
Candelabra blazing about 1t did little to
relieve the gloom In the great church.
Over the catafalqua was spread black
canopy lined with ermine. supported by
four great pillars. The magenta velvet
covering the steps OF the GALS was strewn
with golden eagles. and cunninQly
wrought wreathe OF silver glittered about
the catafalque.
The Cars body wore a sim pie uniform.
The waxy hands were crossed below an.
cred image OF st. Alexander Newski. The
new Gar. Nicholas IL, his mother. his
atfiauced. Princess Alix. OF Hesse-D Darn.
sfadt; members of the imperial family
&ld high officials Of the en- pirs advanced
In turn and reverently kissed the image
After the chanting had died away the
casket was lowered into tho crypt and the
opening in the floor was clopsd by a stone
weighing 9. 900 pounds.
The whole city was in mourning. At In.
tervals on the Nevski Prospect forty foot
piilars bore sombre urns In which Incense
burned.
LONG. ago the court doctors gave up the
attempt to hide the nature oI the Cars
Illness. His Majesty was attacked by
Bright's disease OF the kidneys two years
ago. and he received fair warning that
his pale, drawn facs. palms IL the back,
faint spells and drowsiness, general weak
ness aud pulling under the eyes meant
one thing. He would not listen to advice
and he lie deud long before old age couli
have touched him.
Brights disease was Il dreadful agent of
death long before it WIS known by that
name. 1t was believed to be incurable. and
with reason. until great remedy was put
forth to combat 1t. Those who sun,
from the malady are sometimes reluctant
to believe that anything can cure theIu.
There Is one skep.c less every time
warmers safe Cure has chance TO show
what II can do. The assertion that this
medicine can and does repair the ravares
OF advanced kidney disease is made with
out any 'ifs' aud ''buts" Nature gives
you fair warning when your kidneys are
below par. DO not reject her admcnition
as the late Gar did.
Consent to lie sick and You will suon be
well II you use Warmers Safe Cure. The
warmest words OF praise for this RENE dy
come from the physicians whose host ility
to proprietary medicines in general IS
notorious
They know how Warmers Safe Cure acts
upon tho urinary organs. go that relief is
immediate aud cure certain. They have
felt It's power In their own persons.
departure from perfect health without
positive symptoms OF organic dissase, il
often enormously attributed to cold or
oyerwork. whom In fact the kidneys are
Affected. Then Is the time to take War.
mere safe Cure, for although 1t conquers
the worst cases. of course it makes much
shorter work Of the trouble II no time is
lost.
Brlghrs disease kills men In middle life
Warmers Safe euro preserves men for
ripe old age.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-11-20

A Most Dreaded and
Awful Danger.
What Makes So Many People Drop
Dead in the Street,
Why Are Homes Filled With the
Weak and Nervous /?
Weak Nerves. Weak Heart
and Exhausted Brain!
These Are The Ciusas and They
Must Be 0VarComs.

1t Is weakness, sln crime to ne.
glect your health. Death has terrors for
everyone. but people do not seem to
think much about II until they are about
to break down. Then anguish fills the
soul. Then despair replaces ambition,
and weakness and exhaustion take the
plnee OF strength.
Have you palpltation, huttering, and
FEELING OF weakness and uneasiness
around the heart. dizziness, talntness and
shortness OF BREATH Then look to your
heart 1t is dangerously weak! Som etlmes
there Is pain around the heart. With
these symptoms there Is generally loss OF
appetite, gas, weakness. anxiety. rore.
bodings, dependency, and extreme nor.
vousness. Such condition Is equal to
deadly serpent coiled about you whose
venomous fangs are about to sink into
your flesh and draw your LIES blood.
Read the remarkable experience of Joseph
Booth ESQ. the wldely-known superin.
Worcester. Mass,:
Some time ago." he says. II was taken
with terrible dizziness and paIpitation
OF the heart. which SO weakened me l
could not stand. terrible burning sem
u,
the same time 1t would palpitate in u
dangerous manner.
Il Ind an all-gone feeling. was terribly
weak and despondent. and horrible fore.
boding was continually over mo. My
food distressed me terribly and had sc.
we're pains. l was so weak aud sick l
Thought should die. was also troubled
greatly with gas.
After trying several remedies for my
euilerlngs without success. was con-
hstt lr IN ~
aud nerve remedy was tue only medicine
that would cure me. L saw that many had
been cured of the same complaint by It.
commenced using 1t. and the result justl-
Hes my confidence.
My troubles have all left me after us Ing
this great remedy. My heart disease Is
cured, and L can cat anything without
distress. Dizziness no longer troubles
me, and am cheerful and bright. with
no hts OF dependency. In fact, / am a
new man; l advise everyone to use DR..
Gtoene's Nervura blood and nerve RENE,
dy. 1t is a wonderful medicine"
Everybody Is unanimous In proclaim.
Ing this great remedy. the most wonder.
full in the world. Why don't you try IL?
That weak organ Will soon give out. DO
you wait 1t to? Then take the one sure
cure for It. Dr. Greene's Nervura blood
and nerve remedy
1t Ia not u patent medicine but the pre-
scription OF the most successful living
specialist In curling nervous and chronic
diseases, DIR. Greene, Of IS West 18th ST..
New York City. He has the largest prao-
tice In tho world, ard this grand medlcul
discover 10 the result of his vast exper-
fence. The great reputation Of DIR. Greene
IL aguarantee that his medicine will cure,
and the fact that he can be consulted by
anyone at any time. free of charge. per.
sonally or by letter, gives absolute assur.
anca of the beneficial action OF this won.
derful medicine.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-11-20
Dots

Mr. William Whltcraft, proprietor of the
Allen House, Ghristiaua bel, wife and
wife's sister left o,day for weeks stay
NJ Green hank. n. J.
blr. Wright of Hamburger's Ia suffering
FROM an attack OF sickness, Mr. Henry
Hamburger of Baltimore is overlooking
matters at No. 2!2 Market street during
his absence
Mise Eleanor II. Chandler has gone to
New York to attend business meeting
end reception OF the Daughters of the
Revolution to tie held ut Hotel Waldorf.
delegation oil the memDers OF the Or
Ger oil the knights OF St. John and Malta
WIN yislt this city this evening.
Inc u M. U. a. Will give reception to
members this evening.
T. Il. Cochran. DR., IN mentioned as a
candidate for clerk OF the State senate
MTs. Fannie Campbell was buried from
the home OF her husband, No. sig Madison
street. yesterday morning.
The project to build a monument to the
memory OF General Thomas A. Smytn 10
: EhiB city s being revived.
The Womens Home Missionary SouIe ty
oil st. Panl's Al, l.. Church will supply ne
cessary articles to the families oil minis
tiers In regions where crops have failed
Donations for the purpose are asked
Tomorrow night America for Amerl-
CANE by Dr. Hubert, and grand concert
Silver Lake Quartstts "Auditorium.'
Tickets and reserved seats Butlars 40
Mayor Reybold, OF Delaware City, was
81 the Court House this m orning.
Register OF Wills Cooch has granted
Letters OF administration to Victoria
Wood ward on the estate of Abnsr Wood
ward. late OF Chrlstiana hundred.
Frank q stidham went to Chester to
DAY 10 sell lot OF horses for Mr.. Ful.
Der OF that place.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com
pany Will erect new shops involving an
expense OF over half a million dol o In
south Cumberland. Nd. WORK will begin
inside OF Two months.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-11-20

Henry Il. Einney of No. ilO4 POPLAR
street, a varnlsher In the employ of j. Il 4
n. Hartman dropped dead While at work
aeouL O'Clock yesterday afternoon.
MIR, tinney had been feellngun we'll dur.
ing the day and on SUNDAY evening was
also poorly. While standing over his
bench he was stricken and before fore lnau
Allen reached him be was unconscious A
messenger Was despatched to DIR. Roop
Smiths oilice but before he arrived the
stricken patient had expired while in the
arms OF Dlr, Reed. Mr.. Tinney was about
" years OF age md n well known cltizen.
he had been with the Hartman firm for
the past twenty years and was On excel
lent workman. He was member of the
old Water Witch Fire Company. Temple
Council L. II. O.. and the Knights of Ply.
thias; Arrangements for the funeral have
not been completed. Deputy Coroner
Chandler gave a certificate OF death,