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ReoIaimlng an Abandoned Farm.

ReclaIming an Abandoned Farm.
Eight or ten years ago, says the Spring
field Reporter, the farmers about Wealth
erstield Centre sent to Boston for lot of
foreigners to use as farm laborers. Upon
arrival they proved to be all Hungarians,
none of whom remained more than few
weeks, with the exception of one en-
ployed by Henry Smith. This young
mans name was Michael, with a jaw
breaker for last name which was very
Smith" He has worked at various
places at farming, and by industry, tenn
perance and economy he had accumulat-
ed enough money so that last spring he
bought the Lewis Bemis farm in Balti-
more, one of the so-called abandoned
farms of Vermont. Working out till af-
ter haying he has since thoroughly re-
paired and furnished the house, making
it to-day one of the prettest places IN
town. Here, Friday evening, Nov. 23d,
he held house warming and oyster
supper, to which came about one hun
dred of his friends and neighbors to re-
ioice with him in his success, and wish
him all happiness in his new home. To
the young men he is an example of what
may be done. Coming to this country so
short time ago, without a knowledge
of word of our language, without a
cent in his pocket, to-day he owns a farm
paid for, is member of the Baptist
church, and respected by all who know
him
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DR.. Parkhurst and Women.

DR.. Parkhurst has entered into con
tract with the Ladies' Home Journal by
which he will practically become regu-
lar editorial contributor to that maya
zine for some time to come. The great
New York preacher says that he has for
long time past been desirous of saying
some very necessary things to women,
and he now announced that he will say
them through these articles. He will
tlke up all the social. moral and equality
questions which are so uppermOst in the
minds of women to-day. DR.. Parkhurst
will begin this work at once, his first ar
ticle appearing in the next issue of the
Journal.
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When Others Fall

Hoods Sarsaparilla builds up the shat
tered system by giving vigorous action
to the digestive organs, creating an APP
petite and purifying the blood. 1t is
prepared by modern methods, possesses
the greatest curative powers, and has the
most wonderful record of actual cures
of any medicine in existence. Take only
Hoods
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1894-12-18

The financial crisis in Newfoundland
leads to the suspicion that somebody has
been peddling the Cleveland Carlisle fl
nancial green goods up in that country.
The announcement comes from Wash
ington that Secretary Carlisle will take
the stump in his own State and advocate
his financial scheme as means of being
elected to the Senate. Poor Kentuck has
the sympathy of her sister States in this
her hour of affliction.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-11-17
japanese Window Artists.

Living pictures. and not studies in
still life. catch the eye Of the art
loving public, rs is proven by the
constant crowd around n shop win
dow on Broadway, where an enter
prising firm has taking ADVERTISE
ment in the window in the form of u
japanese artist busily painting pict.
ures, while the public criticises. The
window is made pretty with Oriental
drapcries and bamboo furniture.
The artist, wearing u cool-looking
robe of Chinese crepe, sits before an
easel. with II stand beside him con-
tanning water colors, u palette and u
bowl. About every two minutes he
has finished picture. There's u
dab Of white paint with good-sizcd
brush, which forms the breast of q
flying bird. Then there's a dexter.
Gus minglng of white, yellow and
brown colors and another sweep of
the brush and the wing appears.
With II few def touches of the brush
the bird Is complete, and the artist
turns his attention to flowers.
The pictures invariably contain n
bird ut the top, II couple Of flowers in
the upper right hand corner, the two
corners connected by queer, strag-
Cling green stems. The pictures are
varied by the position and color OF
the birds--one flies up, another
down, and still another sideways.
The flowers are usually pink and
white roses or chrysanthemums.
Although the artist seems to slap
on the paint as unconcernedly as
though he were painting.thc side OF
n barn, when the picture is complete
there's real charm about 1t.
Until very recently Europeans have
been inclined to turn up their nosce
in scorn ut the birds Us the japanese
see them, but instantaneous photog
raphy has shown that the quick eye
of the Jap saw the bird as IL really is
while the rest of us have been pictur
ing them rs we thought they ought tc
be- New York Herald.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-11-17
Adaptabiiity Of Animals.

The whale was, at some remote
period, according to the best author
tiles, an amLhibious animal, and
lived in and about the low lands and
ponds. After time, by some Of the
curious processes Of adaptation pro-
vided by nature, this creature took
to the water altogether, and its feet
became fins. These members still
retain many OF their original charac-
teristics, having bones with joints
like those in the fingers. The tail,
instead Of having bones and rays, Is
a mass of cartilage. The sense Of
smell is precisely like that in the
mammals, and the still further re-
semblance is noted in that it sucklcs
its young after the manner Of II COW
with her calf. The baby whale has
rudimentary teeth in its gums, and
certain species show traces Of hind
legs under the skin. Whales have no
special organs for understanding,
and must come to the surface ut in
tervals for air. Their lungs and
heart are as fully developed for sur
face air breathing as those Of the OK
or the horse. They may remain un,
der water for thirty or forty minutes,
but usually come to the surface to
breathe ut intervals Of ten minutes
or thereabouts.-[New York Ledger.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-11-17
The Sense Of Smell.

At the Innsbruck anthropologists
meeting, DIR. Hermann, from Vienna,
has given an amusing lecture on the
sense of smell. The non-carnivorous
animals IRE those which have best
preserved the sense Of smell; while
men and animals who cat flesh have
greatly lost the faculty. Dwelling
together in crowded cities has In
men dulled the olfactory nerves.
The African, whose wide nostrils
remind one OF corn and hay-eating
cattle, has u sharp sense OF smell /;
while the Americans, because Of
the use OF snuff, IRE almost with
out 1t. That we are so little
sensitive to the coal smoke of cities
and railways shows how degen-
rated are the noses of civilized
peoples, While civilization does
everything possible to assist sight and
hearing, nothing Is done for smelling.
Perhaps, said the lecturer, the nose
Is too imperfect an organ to offer any
standpoint for artificial assistance.
Speaking Of dress material and their
capability Of retaining odors, the
lecturer pronounced silk to be the
best material, because most odors
pass through 1t without leaving any
smell behind. Linen, on the contra
ry, holds odors fast. Wool allows
many smells to pass through, but
retains exactly the odors Of decay
for example, the smell of corpse ;
SO that 1t Is a great mistake to attend
a funeral In wooden dresses. That
civilization spoils the sense Of smell
is shown by house dogs and pet dogs,
who lose their sense OF smell In n sur.
prising manner.-INew York Post.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-11-17

pieces, and dropped it again. Nellie
took the largest piece and ate every
fragment. Paddy then took the 9TH
er half and gulped it down whole.
lie don't care much for potatoes,
but he will eat them ii Nellie does,
said MIR Boycs "Iou must not i'm.
agine that he broke the potato in two
as an act of chivalry. lie probably
thought it was II turnip.'
As intimated by Mr.. Boyes, Paddy
prefers turnips, and always pcels
them himself. Mr.. Boyes then threw
Paddy u white turnip about the size
of his fist. The dog caught ii in his
mouth, rolled it around II few mo.
ments, spit out II handful of peel !, and
quietly munched the tender heart
with as much relish us Ward Meal
lister would dissect tendcrloin. His
mate used the same care while eating
her turnip, but swallowed the. pota.
toes skin and all.-LNew York Adver.
tispr
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-11-17
AN UNCONSCIOUS ACT
Which Saved % Train from an Awful
Fate.

Which Saved % Train from an Awful
was running an engine on the
Nashville and Chattanooga road and
we left Chattanooga at | o'clock in
the morning, "a little late, says an old
engineer 1t was an awful night; the
rain fell in torrents while the wind
moancd andi whistled through the
pines along the road. A good many
mountain streams cross that road,
and just ON the other side of White.
side Is a long trestle over 100 feet
high. Not a great distance beyond
this dangerous trestle is smaller one,
uLder which a mountain stream runs
Before we reached this second trestle
/ became perfectly numb. paralyzed
with fear reversed the engine and
stopped IT, 1t was an unconscious
act, and why did IL l will never
know. The conductor came running
through the rain with his lantern.
Whats the matter, Jim, he
asked.
"Blamcd II 1 KNOW" I answered.
II couldn't help 1t, and that's all
know about it,"
"Well, pull her wide OPEN" and
with muttcred oath he started back.
I grasped the lever, and my hand
seemed paralyzed. 1 q uld not start
up.
"why don't you start9" the con.
ductor called.
II can't; there's danger just ahead. I"
could not zee ten feet In the dark.
ness and rain, but 1 knew that there
was danger, and 1 was not going to
try again to bulge the train.
The conductor was the maddest
man l ever saw, but ! paid no atten.
tiOn to him, and, taking q lantern.
walked ahead. ! had not gone tlfty
yards before / found that the bridge
was gOne-swept into the Tennessee
River by the flood.
/ went back and told the cen.
ductGr, and then we went to. lei hcr to
see the extent of the trouble. When
he looked at the raging torrent from
which we had SO narrowly escaped he
broke down and cried like a child.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-11-17
lSravely Done,

The long aud trying siege Of Acre
BY the French under Napoleon, at
the beginning OF this century, was
one prolonged battle for almost two
months, and acts Of heroism were
many. In the "MemOirs of Sir Sid.
ney Smith" Is the story Of ono Der.
formed by an English sailor. Dur.
ing his turn on the walls he had OBJ
served the body Of u French General
lying In the ditch. The sad spectacle
and the gay uniform ma deep i'm.
preston on the seaman, and when
the body had lain unburicd for twenty.
four hours Jack could endure tho
sight no longer
Nothing divided the hostile en-.
tren hmcnts but the ditch wherein
lay the body Of the unburied French.
man, and SO close together were tho
besiegcd and the besiegers that q
whisper could be heard from either
side. Above the embankments was
u line OF marching bayoncts, aud
II q hat or head appeared ovOG tho
wall 1t was greeted with u volley Of
bullets.
Our brave sailor Jack Bowman.
who had provided himself with .
spade and pickax, suddenly broke the
silence by shouting:
"MOunsecrs, ahOy! vast heaving
there u bit, will ye! and Delay over
all with your peppers for u SELL"
With that he raised his head over
the line. Two hundred muskcts
were at once pointed ut him, but see.
ing his implements of digging and
his peaceful manner, the French for.
bore to fire, although his demand for
u parlcy had not been understood.
Jack scramble over the entrench.
mcnt into the ditch, while the muz.
zlcs OF the cnemy's muskets followed
his every motion. lie took the meas.
urc OF the dead general, dug u grave,
rcvcrently placed the body In IT,,
shovellcd back the earth and lcvc!led
and made all smooth.
Then he made a bow to the French
for their consideration In refraining
from shooting him, and returned to
his own entrenchment followed by
the cheers Of both parties. He did
not appear to think he had done any.
thing remarkable, but observed sim.
ply, IN sleep better now that poor
Frenchmian's under"
A few days later q French oacel
came on board the Tigrc to attend t.
certain matters Of negotiation, and
expressed u wish to meet the hero Oi
the burial. He praised Jack highly
for his hcroisni, and offered HIM q
present In money. At first the sailor
did not like to accept the gift, but III
length he satisfied his scruples by
telling the Frenchman he should bt
happy to do the same thing for hin
that he had done for the General
for nothing.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-11-17
A Vegetarian Dog.

Jim Boyes a San Francisco gentle.
man. who keeps what is known as the
Golden Shore butcher shop, haa two
vegetable-eating bull dogs, who have
managed to live and thrive on pota-
toes, carrots, turnips, cabbage and
other varieties Of vegetables, togeth-
err with little fruit occasionally by
way Of dessert. Paddy, the male
dog, six years Of age, has been living
OH green goods for about five years,
while Nellie, the mate, has eaten the
food since her acquaintance with Pad,
dy, which is of about two years
standing. Mr.. Boyes recently fed
the dogs in the presence Of an Ex-
aminer reporter. He threw q big
early rose potato down the sidewalk,
and Paddy reached the prize first,
took II In his mouth. bit 1t In two
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-11-17
The Newspaper Proprietor.

The prOprietOr's main business does
not much concern you, for II Is the
drawing of profits. These are very
big in most offices, and 1t is not we'll
to let your fancy dwell on them. As,
however, this is not quite sufficient
to employ all the energies OF an able.
bodied man, the proprietor has gen.
orally good deal OF time tOdevote to
interfering with the editor lie
usually does this very successfully,
and it Is not for US to grudge him this
amusement.
1t IL generally understood that
there is not much fun 10 paying peO.
pie II you cannot make 1t clear to
them that they are your interiors.
Editors are often quite well educated
men, and these, of course, make the
sport much more fascinating for the
proprietor and the rest Of the stat.
He is not, however, brought, as a
rule, in close contact with the leader
writer; you will tlnd II 1t interests
you to do so) that he generally gr N.
bles at your work or praises it accord.
ing as the editor Is pleased with 1t.
This, we need hardly say, has no con.
nectiOn at all with the value or your
writing or with his real estimate OF
1t; it is part OF the game.
Sometimes he may dcign to con.
verse with you. In that case YOU had
better treat him with cold civility,
and teach him his right place at
once. he will think much better OF
you for doing so. However, II he has
occasion to suspect In you a tendency
to be late, that IL q very different
matter. With the extra sense which
all good men Of business have, he
rapidly perceives that you may
a, tually oc, aston him the loss of q
few pennies some day, and that, OF
| course, Is serious. You are q marked
man, and the next time the printer
grunibies much more than usual, you
depart -Aacmillsn's Magazine.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-11-17
Boiled Rice.

The story OF the water which got
into the hold OF ship with rice, and
so swelled the cargo that 1t bur t the
vessel asunder, reminds us of the
captain OF u North River slOop, who
having hired new cook at Albany,
set him TO cooking rice which he said
he had done hundred time.
Telling him that he would find five
pounds In the locker, and cautiOning
him against cooking too much, the
captain went about his business Of
Ioadin his vessel with pig iron. In
half an hour the new cook rushed out
CXclaiming:
FOR Gods sake, captain, don't
take on any more pig.iron; we will
have load Of billed rice before
night"
The captain rushed up into the
cabin, where he found all the pots,
kettles, pals pans, dishes, and even
two washtubs full to overlooking
with cooked rice, which was also
seething over the top Of the kettle
and falling OF upon the floor.
"What in thunder YOU been do
in'?" yelled the skipper as he glanced
around. ''liOw much rice did you
put In that pot d"
'Put the whole OF 1t in. capn,"
said the lad, 'and I've been dom
nothin' but balm out rice for the last
twenty minutes Great Moses! where
does all the stun come FROM"
Spirit was willing, the Flesh Weak.
Admiral Drake, when a lad, at the
beginning OF his first engagement
was observed to shake and tremble
very much. aud being rallied up IN 1t,
observed, with q presence OF mind
lor, at all events. Of hum0r) In which
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-11-17
What a Ercnchninn Relieves.

The Frcnchmcn's belief in their
super GRITTY to the rest of the I'D
In every branch of human activity
almost amounts to a dogma With
the average Fienchman IL is an arti.
Gle OF faith that II France were
blOtted out, not merely the gayety OF
nat Ons. but civil. alton itself. would
suiler eclipse. Every art and every
science IS supposed to take its foun.
tainhead In France.
Countless ! renchmen, for exam pie.
and N. Theirs among the number,
have believed that the discovery OF
the law OF gravitation Is due not to
Newton, hut to Pascal. and IA French
author Of a treatise on the history of
chemical theory begins II by deelar-
ing that chemistry Is a French
science and was founded by Lavoisier
Of immortal memory. Even NJ.
Casimir- Pcrier, in his message to the
Chambers, could not abstain from dc.
claring that France was 1.-The center
of intellectual light" 1t would he
u harmless trait Of character II II
was confined to the pursuits Of peace
and did not extend to an Unsuitable
thirst for military glory
NJ. Guizot. who knew his country.
men we'll, once said that there was
no folly for which they were not
ready, prov ded only II was % mill.
tarv folly. and that 1t was almost i'm
possible for q French statesman t.
pursue policy OF peace aud not &c
lie accused OF unpatriotic motives
Here lies tho danger Of the present
situation. -Macmillan's Magazine.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-11-17
BERLIN FIRE APPARATUS.
'Smokc Helmets" Enable Eircmcn Il
Work Amid the Flames.

.Smokc Helmets" Enable Iircmcn to
Work Amid the Flames.
In the domain Of tirc.iighting ma.
chineiy Germany lays great stress on
the perfccting of such appliances as
will prevent the loss OF life, and in
She municipal fire ordinances of Der.
lin such laws are framed and cnlorc ed
as will positively prevent extensive
contiagratiOns.
In Chicago and for that matter in
most of the larger cities OF the
United States. the preventative
methods have until recently received
but lax attention. But the very best
opponents Of met opolitan fire ex.
tinction proper in Europe Is but crude
and primitive compared with the
prompt, expeditions. and effective
measures for extinction in operation
in the Chicago Fire Department.
Not that this department lacks a
supply Of ingenious cOntl,vances for
the saving of life and chattels, for
Chief Swenie has on his hands II
small.sizcd musieum filed with an.
paratus Of every description. The
dashing, less.consideratc spirit OF the
American flremeRt would render q
drill with most Of the articles useless.
as in actual emergencies they will
bravely forget their own safety.
1t Is otherwise with the phlegnat c
German. The Berlin tiremen are all
soldiers and brave fellows, but the de.
Lucrative spirit prevails, and cOnse.
quently there Is less loss OF life among
tire victims and themselves.
An excellent device In use in Der.
lin Of late Is fire and smoke proof
suit, much resembling a divers out.
lit. The material Is usually the best
grade Of asbestos. When adj justed to
the body II is Theoretically closed,
while the head piece Is supplied with
two panes of mica in order to afford
the extinguisher a good survey of the
room. Standing In smotherinv smoke,
close to the burning ilames he Is
breathing as pure an atmosphere as
the m N at the air.pumpon the street
below who keep up u supply of fresh
air for him though an asbestos hose.
In Berlin, OF course. there Is no nat
ural gas and the use OF gasoline fol
Illuminating purposes Is forbidden. II
would be criminal to compel tIremen
here to venture In smoke and flame
Of any place were these two com busti
bles are known to he used or stored,
thus exposing them to explosion,
which might occur ut auy moment.
since there Is less risk for the Berlit
frenen to venture into the thickest
smoke. the smoke helmet is more II
use there and undoubtedly Is mos,
perfect In its construction.
a great disadvantage. however, IL
Berlin Is encountered In the hitchinI
uD and the start There Is q law II
German cities which fOrbids the sta
bling OF horses near the street fronts
The horses must be kept across thu
courtyard near the alley Much val
liable time Is consumed In rushins
across the yard with them and In ut
taching the harness. Here the horse
are as we'll trained rs the men
When the alarm sounds they run o
their own accord In front OF the euyin,
under the harness. and 1t takes but |
few seconds before they are On a gal
Top to the scene Of the fire.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-11-17
The Captains Hstsroseopie Eyes.

An aged sea captain whose home is
in this city, is troubled with pecu-
liarity OF vision, which is common to
all shippers and ships officers of
high rank who have had long expert
ence on the sea. In this particular
instance the captain complains that
through long use OF the telescope, The
quadrant and other instruments used
in making calculations at sea the sight
has been drawn from the left eye into
the one which peers so eagerly
through the instruments. lie says
he can discern objects at an enor-
nous distance with his right eye, but
ID scarcely able to read with his
Observation-Disclosures Record.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-11-17
How En- Mend 1SorcCIatu.

To clean porcclains the hest plan Is
to use soft soap with an old tooth.
brush. Should they lie very dirty a
little vitriol and water may be used.
but not on those decorated over the
glaze. The edges OF piece that has
been broken and badly mcnded re-
quirc greater "a. . in cleaning, for IL
not thoroughly cleaned they cannot
be made to properly adhere to one
another. In this sort OF work it is
well to proceed IN order with first
washing in soap and water and then
one in vitriol and water. lastly a
washing with alcohol. Whatever
dirt, glue, grease, etc, may still re-.
main must be removed bv careful
scratching with a penknifc, says the
Art Amateur.
10 repair u piece of pottery of por.
celain after 1t has been we'll cleaned
Is often a delicate task. When all
the fragments have been saved and
when the piece is OF small size 1t Is
possible to succeed by simply sticking
them together with little silicate of
potash alone or mixed with powdered
plaster paris. The silicate can be
had at any druggists But some.
times a piece is missing, and its
place has to he filled with plaster of
paris. Again, the silicate takes at
least twelve hours to:get hard. and
meanwhile H. Is often necessary that
the piece be supported In order that
It may not become detached. 1t Is
sometimes, In the case Of u very val.
liable specimen, better to replace a
fragment that has been lost or that
has been broken In pieces too small
to be reset with an artistic mounting
I'm metal,