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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-04-14
SEVEN rRAiNMEN KILLED.
Locomotive On . Logging Dosd Defaile
with Fearful Resulta.

Locomotive On . Logging Nood Defailed
with Fearful Results.
Seven men we're killed and two fatally
injured Monday BY the derailing Of loco
motive on Staples 4 Covel!s LOGGING rail.
road near New Era, Mich. The accident
was caused By tree being blown across
the track just In front Of the train, and was
unavoid able. as IL was too late 10 stop the
engine The nine men were on their way
TO dinner and he'd reache. 100 rods from
camp whom . tree blew down across the
track in plain view. The men saw II. hat
II was too late to stop and the engine
struck the tree. shot up into the air, then
tumblcd down the embankment and now
lies bottom side up The engine had::a closed
cab and the men were all shut In, as the
day was cold and rainy. The train was
empty, and the cars. being so light, tele I.
scoped and ditched the engine. bSryins the
men underneath. The logging camp is
situated twelve miles from whitehall and
as the medical attendants we're Obliged to
drive there the Injured men were several
hours without medical aid. The engineers
wife Is fairly crazy with her loss and the
scene nc the logging camp IL one In :
describable This Is one Of the worst &C.
cidents In the history OF Michigan logging
railroads
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-04-14

Members OF the Central Building League.
Chicago. declared for a lockout and took
steps to make II afS,ctive sentiment
throughout the city generally was unfa.
vorable 70 the action proposed
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-04-14

II vines are made to grow over the
sides the beauty Of the structure as
an ornament to ones grounds will be
greatly enhanced. The whole build.
ing should be stained to secure the
best effect, the roof being Of q darker
color than the sides, and q color to
contrast harmoniously with them.
Such a building could have window
sashes fitted tO 1t, and covers made
to put over its lattice work, wi O. II
would serve a. pleasant play room
for children on sunny winter days.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-04-14
THE HEROINE FOUND.
Jeanis Crssh, Aged Q. win Receive Medal
from France.

Governor Mckinley has discovered the
identity Of litsle girl who last summer
tagged . railway train and prevented On
accident, and upon whom Nine lrma Gel.
let, dircctrcss Of the eociety Of Life Saw.
ing Of France. wishes TO bestow che
decoration Of the society. She Il Jen.
ME Creek. aged years, daughter OF
= farmer living near Mil Grove. . station
Of the Pennsylvania Railway In Indiana
She discovered bridge near her homo on
IRE and, removing her rcd flannel skirt,
tagged tho train. Governor Mckinley will
suggest TO Nine 0cilctt that II she VIII
send him the medal she proposes to present
he will see that Il reaches the little heroine.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-04-14
Joseph Was Poisoned.

Joseph Shade, who died suddenly and
mystsriously st Fort steilacoom Asylum,
Washing ton. WAS poisoned with stropia.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-04-14

A Panhandle freight train Of Aftsen cars
lsfs 1.-The track at Hartford City, Ind,
Tuesday night and plunged down IN en-.
bankment Killed: A. W. Benehins he1d
broken. Injured; J. A. Phillips snsi.
neer. fatally; O. r Tucker. fireman. both
less broken The accident WAS caused BY
the engineer running Into an open switch
In the belief that he ~as on the main
track.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-04-14

CONSIDERING how poor the new
year Is, 1t is dressed In very pretty
clothes
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-04-14

AFTER children have passed the
collie stage, you can please their
father BY complimentinR them.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-04-14
NeIlo Tskes Rio Grsnde CiIy,

Dr. silvsirs MARITIME. the Brazilian revo.
lutionist st Montevideo. received Q tele-
gram saying that the insurssnt forces
under Admiral do Msllo have occupied Rio
GrAnde City.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-04-14
stanley - . Man Eater.

Henry NJ Stanley. the iAmshs African
explorer. has been severely criticised In
macy respects By other explorers Of that
still very mysterious continent IL re-
mainsd for Theodore westmsrk. . youns
Scandinavian who made two explorations
Of the Congo State In Central Africa.
under the auspices OF King Leopold II Of
Belgium, 10 accuse Stanley OF having
lunchsd on human flesh to satisfy . NOR
bid curiosity.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-04-14
Diplomas Not Accepted.

Tho Missouri State Board Of Health has
refused 70 accept the diplomas OF the four.
teen students OF the Northwestern Mcdi.
cal College In g. Joseph. Mo. who were
graduated fow weeks ago Tho Board
decided that tho apparatus for
illustrating chemistry and bactc.
riology In the college Was To-.
sufficient Notice will be given the stu.
dents TO appear before tho board for an.
other examination In . short time The
college has been turning out from twelve
70 atty physicians each year. and up "a
this time their diplomas have all been &C.
copied. The course taught 10 the college
= very short one. and the diplomas Of
graduates are not accepted Ia oil Che
states
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-04-14
Tables Turned In Rhody.

Providence. r. l., dispatch, In last
years election the Democrats secured
forty.oos members Of the House and four.
ssntativea Gov r Russell Brown
will have 5000 plurality In the state
Browns vote last year was 81, $50
and Bakers e3.olS The election OF OK.
Gov. George Peabody wstmors. ~ United
States Senator 10 apparently assured
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mountains, their companions continuing
their hunt in the canyon below. Those
who climbed the mountain found nothing
worth expending their powder upon for
several hours, and finally selected large
fiat rock near the edge Of the precipice
and began to eat their lunch.
While thus engaged they heard the pc
culiar grunt of grizzly bear in the thicket
near by and knew that they had fight
on their hands. There was but little food
upon the mountain top, and the bear was
undoubtedly hungry. In this condition
they were well aware that he would at
tack them without moments hesitation.
The savory odor Of the food cooking at
the campfire had attracted him, and he
was determined to have 1t at any cost.
They did not have long to wait before the
shaggy animal appeared through an open
ing but few yards frum them. All three
fired at him, but only succeeded in enrag-
ing the brute Two succeeded in taking
refuge behind large trees, but the other
was Immediately in front of the animal,
and it was impossible for him to get out
of the way. The bear came with such q
rush as to knock the hunter down and
had passed very nearly over and beyond
him. The man seized the bear by the
throat with both hands, and the unequal
struggle for life commenced. The preci-
pice was but few feet away, and in their
struggles they went nearer and nearer to
it, neither having inflicted any serious In
jury upon the other, until finally the bear
lost his foothold and fell, dragging the
hunter after him.
1t was 2, 900 feet to the bottom of the
canyon, and the other hunters naturally
supposed that their companion had been
dashed to pieces upon the rocks below, but,
to their surprise and joy, heard o cry for
help. fastening to the edge Of the rocks,
they saw the man clinging for life to fir
tree which grew out Of niche in the
rocks. He had fallen into the tree and
had succeeded in obtaining lodgment
there. 1t was still serious question as to
how to get him out, but he was alive,
which was matter Of very great congrat-
ulation. A rope was improvised from a
wild grapevine, and within half an hour
the man was with his comrades again,
somewhat bruised, but with no bones
broken. Descending the mountain, they
found the bear dead, with several bones
broken.
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which was Just what sle crocodiles were
waiting to hear and They'd come hurrying
from all directions to have chance at the
babies. s..-FN ~"
Where did VIC get these babies for bait'
From their mothers, All the fellow who
wanted to &c crocodiling had to do was to
noise abroad his, Intention, and 1t gasn't
long before native women would flock in
with7babies tube rented out for bait. The
ruling price per head for the young heath
ell was about cests for tho day. Some
mothers required guarantee that their
offspring should be returned safe and
sound, but the most Of them exacted no
such agreement The babies were brought
back all right, as rule, but once in awhile
some sportsman was n trltle slow with his
rifle or made a bad shot, and the croco-
die got away with the halt, but that
didn't happen often,
IF your bait Is in good form for croco-
diling and starts in with protesting yells,
you may expect to get your crocodile very
soon, but If the baby proves to be what is
known as sulker and takes the situation
in quietness and patience you may have
to wait some time before you get a shot. /
used to have the option ON an Indian baby
that was the most killing bait for croco-
diles in all that part of India. l killed
more than 100 crocodiles with that young
ster as lure. before she outgrew her USE
fulncss, She had tho most persistent and
farreaching yell ever heard come out Of
mortal being, and no crocodile could re-
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At the Counter.


They stood behind tho counter, two rather
pretty girls, ....
With ruGles on their shoulders and Lillian
Russell Ourls,
And, oh, their hearts wero merry and theii
tongues were running fast
OF their lovers, and their dresses, and theii
pleasures now and past,
When there wandered to the counter, with &
tired and worried face,
A quiet little woman who asked to look at lace
One of them looked her over with cool, con
temptuous stare,
Then chatted on, "0h, Daisy, wish that YOU'D
been there!"
II s'pose that Charley looked too cute?" "Yot
bet that he's alivel
And my dress was that pink satin that we sold
at ninety-hve.
And had that woman make 1t that made the
dress for Grace"
IF you please" there came weary voloe, 81
want to look ut lace"
"And Mary jerks was there. Oh, girls. YOU
ought to seen her hair!
1t was curled and frizzed to death-and dont
you tell--but don't care
don't believe the half of 1t grew on her head
at all.
And her costoom- welll before I'd wear such q
garment TO balll
And how she ever getsa fellow with that lookir
facer'
"Will you kindly" said weary voice; twill
you let me sec some lace2"
N saw that fellow-you know-that was over
in the silks;
He's Just too gone for anything on that stuck
up Susy Wilkes,
I NEVER Here the customer. up plucking
heart Of grace,
Spoke boldly: "Please to walt on me. want
to see some lace"
The salesEirl paused, impatient such persist.
ence to discover.
'There's only veilinGs here" she said; "the lhce
is three rooms over!"
New York World.
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4 nIHNAlsp
WITH A BABY FOR BAIT.

sist it. She was real siren in Turing the
big reptiles to their fate, and was very
sorry to see her grow and get too big for
bait and have to give her up. That dusky
infant always commanded n premium in
the market, and her mother was very proud
Of her indeed.
AFTER he had secured his baby at a prop
er spot it was the custom of the sportsman
TO hide behind convenient bush or blind
and wait for his game, If his bait was
lively and of good lung, he would not
have long to wait. I've seen half dozen
crocodiles come hurrying from as many
differentparts of the river toward a baby
five minutes after it was set. With such
q rush as that, though, the sport becomes
triile trying to the eyes of the baby, but
generally the first crack of the rifle will
scare the big reptiles back into1he water,
all except the one you have sent your bull
let into, and he, If your aim has been
good, will flop over and thrash about for a
few seconds and then give up the ghost.
But in short time back will come the
others again, and If you have time you
can eventually stretch them all ON the
bank. A considerate sportsman, though,
will not work his baby more than 10 min
utes at time. Then he will have his ma
tive servant soothe 1t and refresh it from
nursing bottle, which is part of croco-
die hunters equipment. have killed six
crocodiles, over that fayorite baby lure of
mine in less than quarter of an hour.
II was ip Florida year or so ago and
tried to hire baby to experiment with
for alligators after the method in India,
but folkswho owned babies down there
didn't seem to enter into the spirit of the
SPORT and / couldn't get one compro-
missed on'd rather lively and complaining
dog. He was q success, and had quite q
lot Of fun. although the sport was good
deal tanner than it would shave been if I
had only had baby for bait" S.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-07-28
TRAGDDY0P TV0LIVES
How Cheiro the Palmist Read
the Hands of a Corpse.
A FATAL MYSTERY CLEARED UP.

Mysterious Midnight Visitor and Jour
ney That Revealed Story Of Love and
Jealousy, Death, Remorse and Retribu-
tion-A Fatal Mistake.
Copyright, 1894, by American Press Associa-
toni
Seated In my room in London one even
Ing toward the end of the summer Of 1892,
was surprised and annoyed to be told that
o gentleman down stairs in carriage
wanted to speak to me. In the first place
I was surprised because 1t was past IL
o'clock, and in tho second was annoyed
because, after long days work, needed
rest and sleep to prepare for another busy
day that was sure to follow,
However went down stairs and found
rather elderly gentleman waiting In
closed carriage. Without any more intro
duction than that of GOOD evening, no
said, "Sir, will you come with mo this
moment and read without asking any
questions the hands of aperson that shall
cause you to meeti" cannot tell whether
it was out of love Of adventure or love of
reading hands that, without any hesita-
tion, agreed to 60
stepped into the carriage, and in a few
moments was being rapidly driven off in
the direction of Hammersmith. tried to
get my companion to talk, but such q
thing was evidently out of tho question.
At last, tired Of trying, lay back in the
carriage, feeling little bit queer as to
my journey and my destination. l no
ticed the carriage was hired one. 1t
might have come from any livery stable in
any portion Of the city, My companion
was evidently u gentleman in every sense
of the word. BY the flashing light of the
street lamps could see the long refined
hands, with their delicate looking fingers
that twitchcd nervously and impatiently Mt
each stoppage or obstacle in our path. His
face, though bronzed and heavily lined,
was handsome, with clear cut arlstocratic
features, His hair, slightly gray, was cut
short, and altogether there was good deal
of the retired military officer about his
personality. ...-.. .s.
AS we drew near Hammersmith he be-
came more and more excited, and, to my
fright and dastonishment, as we turned into
the Richmond road he pulled a large
black silk handkerchief from his pocket,
and insisted that l should be blindfoldod.
1t was useless demonstrating. He was
firm and determined. The more resisted
the more he insisted, and as had resolved
to see the adventure out to the end l at
last agreed. Ten minutes later felt the
carriage turn in from the road, and in
another second the grating Of gravel under
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-07-28
WINNIE WASA WINNER |
A Confiding Candidate For Con-
nubial Bliss and Cold Cash.
A SAMPLE MATRIMONIAL >"AD."

A Fresh Verifcation of the Theory That the
Fools Are Not All Dead Yet-"You Pay
the Draft; I'll DO the Rest" Was the Bur-
den of Her Song. 1904. .w
The sage opinion venturcd by the burnt
cork philosopher that "there is a fool born
every minute" seems to find credence with
tho patrons Of tho matrimonial advertise
mcnt columns Of some'of our pretentious
metropolitan contemporaries 1t is evil
IDENTIFY for the purpose of REDUCING the
supply OF fools that these columns are con-
ducted The bait dangled before the eyes
of the aspirant for matrimonial bliss is al
ways of the most tempting description.
The advertiser is invariably rich, healthy
mon moral, social and intellectual quail
ties.
That such one should need to 60 beg
ging in tho matrimonial market seems re-
markable; that such begging should be
successful seems preposterous. Yet there
is abundant evidence that many fine gud-
geons arc hooked by the glittering bait of
the matrimonial advertisement. Witness
the following notice, which appeared in u
New York paper, and los sequel;
4 REFINED and accomplished young Amer
n lean lady, II good housekeeper, just COM
pleting her education in Europe, worth $4,000
and living unhappily with her guardian, wishes
to correspond with some good, tSze man living
In America who Is matrimonially inclined; no
objection TO country life; no adventurers need
answer; no attention will be paid to replies
unless the writers contemplate immediate mat
rimony and give full name, age, present occu-
patton and state their financial standing. Tho
photograph of the writer must also positively
be inclosed. Address Matrimonial, box 900, 403
Oxford street, London, England.
This tempting "ad." caught tho hopeful
eye Of young st. Louis man, who wrote
to the accomplished young American
LADY, and pictured himself in glowing
colors. He was literally rolling in wealth,
and all he needed was handsome wife to
help him spend it. We have the word Of
our veracious contemporary, the st. Louis
Republic, for it that ho received the fol-
lowing letter in reply:
CARLSBAD, Austria, June 6.
MY DEAR RFRIEND-Among the many replies
that have received to my matrimonial adver-
tisement signed Box 900, 403 Oxford street, Lon
don, England, yours is the only one intend to
answer. do not know why, but 1t seems as If
l was guided in my choice by God and the
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-07-28

INSISTED THAT BE BLINDFoLDED.
the wheels told me that we were driving
up some avenue to private house. In
another second the carriage stopped, my
companion got out, and telling tho coach
man to wait assisted me out Of the car
riage up some steps and into house He
let me sit down for q moment while he'll
the gas, and then, without speaking, led
me to richly carpeted stairs, and thus,
arm in arm, we slowly and softly assembled.
On the first floor he stopped, and opening
door led Inc into an apartment which,
to my watchful, excited senses, seemed
cold and uncanny. He conducted me to o
chair and as I sat down undid the band
age on my eyes, and hurriedly saying he
would be back in q second left the room.
The bandage had been so tight that could
not see for few moments. When did,
l sat bols upright in my chair, my very
hair standing on end with fright and
nervousness.
Instead Of the brightly lighted salon,
filled with waiting guests, which I natu-
rally expected, found myself sitting in
the moonlight by the bedside Of woman
"a corpse. -
The window at the head Of the bed was
open. A faint breeze from 1t played with
ourls of fair hair upon her forehead and
rose and fell like a living thing beneath
the shroud. On her breast lay an ebony
crucihx, In startling contrast to the mar
BILE whiteness Of her throat. Her face bore
no marks Of pain nor yet of peace. The
last sigh l would say had been one Of sor-
row. 1t is hard to die when one is young,
especially II one is beautiful, and this
woman was both.
Twas still standing, lost in wonder, con-
lecture and dread, when the door opened
and my companion of the journey ap-
peared. He quickly drew down the blinds,
and lighting lamp on small table drew
1t toward the bed. Then, motioning me
to be seated, he pulled back the shroud,
and with subdued excitement said:
These are the hands want you to
read"
had read hands under all kinds of pc
culiar circumstances before, but never any
thing 30 ghastly, SO horrible. Besides, what
right had to make that woman's hands
speak when her lips were silent2 Let the
dead past bury its dead. would be Silent
too. had barely come to this determine
tion when something like breath Of cold
air seemed to touch me. Whether it was
fancy or reality, 1 cannot say, but / GER
tainly felt as well as thought that some
thing Whispered in my ear: ''Do not hesi-
tate. Read and tell the truth" AT the
same moment seemed to lose all power
of WILL Iseemed to be controlled by some
invisible power or influence. Ifelt drawn
toward the bed, and with shudder I
found myself STOPPING down and taking
those dead hands tenderly in my own.
Inorder TO gige-Me more light my com
panion lit another lamp, and as there was
no other table ON which to place 1t he drew
the coffin, that stood at the foot Of the bed.
to the side, and as he placed the lamp upon
1t read on the black plate the simple In
scription:
'.s''',....''"'''''''''''
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The most unique deposition for the
suppression of the tramp" of whom so
much has been written since the common
veal movement was inaugurated, comes
from E, Hofer, a California philosopher.
Mr.. Hofer proposes to organize tramp
communities, in which the professional
tramp shall be subject to vigorous law, the
first of which is work. Deprived of cti-
zenship and freedom, the inhabitants of
each 'trampery" shall be forced to solve
by means of hoe and spade the problem
of his own living. Intoxicants and tobacco
are to be unknown quantities. while regu-
lar bathing and cleanly attire will be rigid
ly enforced. The proposition provides for
state and county control of the tramp COM
munities.
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yentriIoauism EXTRAORDINARY.

"At Raglan castle" said Mr.. Gan
thony, the ventriloquist 81 gave an enter
tainment in the open air, and throwing
my voice up into the ivy covered ruins
said, What are you doing up thereT To
my ama2ement voice answered, L climb
ed up ere this mornin just to see the
folk and ear the music. / won't do no
HARM l replied Very well, stay there
and don't let,any one see you. Do you
hearS The reply came, Yes, muster I
ear This got me thunders of applause
Imado up my mind to risk it, SO bowed,
and the boy never showed himself.
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HE HELD OFT HIS HAND

tended to use myself The only point I
cannot explain is my going for you on that
awful night and getting you to read those
dead hands. 1T was well did so. You
said that some one she loved a relative,
had been n burden on her and had ruined
her life You are right. The man to whom
she had sent the money was her own
brother, who had fed from England in dis
grace. / have lived only that might
carry out her wishes in regard to him.
have been in India. l have seen him there.
/ hove returned to die" "
Three weeks later was the sole mourn
er who followed to tho grave the remains
Of Colonel Morton.
CHEIRo THE PALMIsT.
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Reducing the Menaeerie supplv.

Mr.. SAWS elephant hunting expedition
excites tho Indian press on account of It's
wonderful sIccess. In eight weeks he SO.
cured ss0 elephants, all near Jalpaiguri!
He also bagged three tigers and tigress
respectively 10 feet 3 inches, feet 8
inches, 8 feet 7 inches and 9 feet--one
rhinoceros, an elephant Of 10 feet, five
leopards and six sambul, besides small
game. Mr. Saw sold all the elephants ex-
ecpt 26 before leaving Jalpaiguri.
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walk up, shouted Snowman, land
inspect this curious phenomenon--a real
live woman fish, the only one in existencep'
The place was crammed. The curtain
rose, aud young woman, dressed all in
black, appeared,on the stage and said
Ladies and gentleman, am the woman
fish. There's my marriage certificate. My
husbands name was Fish. He was killed
last summer through fall off scaffold,
ing, and as he has left me with four chill.
dren inprovided for will take the liberty
to go round aud make collection on their
behalf.n-Tit7Bits