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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-10-27
An Ambitious Chicken.

IAN obstreper0us chicken sue.
cecded In calling out our fire depart.
ment not long since" said Henry \.
Swangate, Of Savannah. Ca, at the
Lindell. 1T was o male bird Of the
game persuasion, and had acquired
the very bad habit OF flying away
from home and mounting to an extra.
ordinary height for o domesticated
bird. On one occasion, when chased
by some boys, itg0t badly scared, and,
flying up rapidly, struck some wires,
and got tangled up IN them hope.
lessly. by IsOme means or other II
sh'ok Tor disarranHed y wire which
notified the department Of q fire. and
every effort was made to get promptly
TO the scene Of the supposed out.
break.
.'No Ore being discovered, 1t was
evident q false alarm had been
turned In. but the continued strug.
gle of the rooster sent In further
alarms and caused q general demon.
alizatiOn of the electric service.
When the cause OF the disturbance
was finally located the bird was
nearly Gead and its handsome ap.
pearance had entirely vanished.
This is, ! believe, the first case on
record OF a chicken upsettinR electric
service In this way, but the bird, al.
though quite small one, succeeded
In doing the work quite effectively"
st Louis Globe Democrat
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-10-27
Fun for the Boys.

The electric fans used so gener.
ally In offices, have suggested many
little fancies In the way Of decora.
ton. The most universal fad Is to
fasten long steamers Of gayly.colored
paper to the machine and let IT, fly
out In the breeze The effect Is very
pretty. and has soothing influence
on the heated brain OF the man who
drops In and takes an easy chair for
u few minutes before going out again
under the hot sun. Many private
houses now have the fans, and some
of the youngsters have utilized the
cool breeze they produce to fly NINA.
ture kites and fly miniature, wind.
millS One ingenious youth whose
mother has an electric fan standing
on the mantle.piecc OF the dining
room, set his wits to work, and after
thinking awhile went out and bought
Q Chinese bird kite, some bamboo
and diiYerentcclored tissue paper,
and began operations He con.
structcd Q number Of small kites Ia
the shape OF birds, bats, and butter.
flies. These he attached by threads
to different objects In the room, SC
that they nOated on the current Of
air stirred up by the rapidly fevolv'
ing fan OF the electric machine. The
effect Is most pleasing, and at all
times while the machinery Is In mo-
ti0n the little kites dart around and
over the dinner table like things 0l
lifo
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-10-27
After the Leaves aud the Fishes.


His pushing ambition Is another OF
the cOmmonplaces Of criticism 10 re.
spect OF the Scot Aprop0s Of this,
the oft-qu0ted or mlsquotcd remark
Of johnson at metropolitan tavern
naturally comes up "Sir, the noblest
prospect that o Scotchman ever sees
Is the high road that leads him to
London" And, were the great
''hogshead of sense" alive and among
US now, no cause would he have to
withdraw the observation, for the
exodus of successful barristers,
doctors. artists, and business men,
from the LAND o. Cakes" to the great
southern metropolis Is unceasing, and
the Scots determination to better
himself has generally gone hand In
hand with his efforts to acquire
knowledge.
There Is something NOBLE" said
Johnson Of the Hebridean farmers
sou who was wont to 20 annually on
foot to Aberdeen for education, re.
turning In summer and acting as
school teacher in his native island;
"there is some thing noble In young
mans walking 200 miles and back
again every year for the sake of learn.
ing" On the other hand, more
critical view OF the rational peculi.
arities might incline to translate
Scotch ambition as an eye to the
main chance. Which at once brings
to mind Dean Holes capital story IA
to why St Andrew was selected to
be the patron saint OF Scotland, and
the ArchdeacOn OF Calcutta's sug.
gesti0n that 1t may have been "be.
cause he discovered the lad who had
the loaves and fishes THE Scottish
Review
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-10-27
The Chicago style.

"Maybc it's q chestnut worked
over" remarked the drummer To the
hotel clerk, "but / heard a story the
other day which illustrates the kind
OF men some Chicag0ans are"
"Let her 60" said the clerk en-
couragingy.
zone OF those rich fellows there, I"
continued the drummer, "had q
close listed Yankee friend Of his with
him at his country place, and during
the evening the friend dropped q
quarter ia the grass and Immediately
went down on his knees to lind II.
"'What are you looking f0r?' In.
quired the host who was talking to
another guest some distance on
+" i've dropped quarter In the
grass
''Here, let me help YOU with Q
little light said the Chicago man,
and ne kindled s. bill with match
and held it till the Yankee found his
lost quarter"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-10-27
The Menace IN Africa.

That the forces OF Islam involved
in the widespreading ramif cations OF
the Senoussi sect menace the exist.
ence Of French authority in North
Africa II would be exaggeration to
allege: that they even threaten its
security to a serious extent may not
perhaps be the case; but that they
oppose a barrier to a French annexa.
ton Of the great tracts intervening
between Senegal and Algeria there
can be no question.
A false move on the part Of the
Paris Government, OF the executive
in AlRiers or Tunis, or even Of some
subordinate official OF the southern
confines Of the French possessions.
might VI q sudden arouse the fanat.
icism Of the jewellers beyond the out
posts, and the news OF IL would
spread like wildfrc over the sahara
aud the Soudan. The MOhammed
ell Mahdi might think his time was
come, might proclaim religious war,
and might bring into play the vast
resources placed at his command by
the strange organization that bears
his hame. ScnOussi has shown no
taste for strife. The Mahdi Ia net tn
be man Of war.
But 1t is the unexpected which al.
ways happens In these lands, ana the
shelkh may lind some day circum.
stances too strong for him. That
these people when they muster under
the banner OF Islam for fight are
formidable the insurrection In the
Soudan has served to show. BLACK.
woods Magazine.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-10-27
largely adulterated with starch ans

largely adultcrated with starch ans
sugar, and products claimed to I've
greatly improved as to digestibility
may have little Of the virtues Of the
original Cocoa bean left in them. A
danger ia canned goods Is the use VI
adulterated tin, which may contain
as high az IL per cent OF lead, the
organic salts formed by the corrosiOn
OF the lead being always poisonous
The common pract &c Of cOloring
canned peas with copper Is very Oh
jectionable. The use Of presefva.
tives such as salicylic acid, IL not
without risk, while an occasional
source Of danger is the development
OF heterogeneous bodies called ptO.
maines in preserved meats The
above are illustrations, which, though
bad enough. are insig aitlcant In com.
parison with the startling reports
that have been published. Much the
greater part of foods we eat Is pure
aud wholesome.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-10-27
Removed thc BIRD.

II ever there was q vOluble parrot
II Is the accomplished African owned
by Landlord Edward Cake Of the
Hotel Normandie ut Washington. A
q linguist Washington probably never
had his peer. He repeats with mar.
velous accuracy nearly every sound
that comes In the range OF his hear.
inR, and 1t was this same facility rs
o repeater that caused no small
amount Of trouble recently. For
some reason the bird had been
changed from his usual habitat aud
put In the linen.Io0m for tho day,
the windows OF which are almost iE
touch with the swell colored church
that 10 In clOso proximity to the Nor.
mandie on the north.
The excitement began when the
minister gave out q well.knOwn text.
The last words had hut fallen from
his lips when they were shouted back
ut him with peculiar veheinence
from the adjoining house. The con.
grcgati0n tried hard to preserve its
dignity, for tho minister stood
solemn, but the effort was not q
great success and many OF the
younger w0rshipers Uttered audibly.
The preacher started up again, and
again the bird sent hack his utter.
ance with the taithfulness Ut q
graphophone, A song was tried and
Poll got In his work just the some.
BY this time II was evident that
either that parrot had to be sup
pressed or tho meeting would have Ia
break up. A little conference wal
held, aud IL was decided to hold uI
the proceedings long enough for q
committee to wait on Mr. Cake aud
ask him u remove the cause OF the
trouble to some other part of his no.
tel That gentleman willingly &C
coded to the request, and the religious
exercises were resumed.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-10-27
IMPURITIES IN FOOD.
They Are Not as Common a. Many Per-
sous May suppose.

They Are Not as Common a. Many Per-
sous May suppose.
Singularly exaggerated ideas con.
corning the adulteration OF food are
very generally held, according to Dr.
II. w. Wiley. chemist Of the United
States Department OF Agriculture.
Sand, for instance, Is not sold with
sugar-at least In the United States.
The granulated and lump sugars 10
the market are almost absolutely
pure, powdered sugar sometimes,
though rarely, contains a little Hour
or starch, and low grade1sugars are
impure chiefly through the molasses
and water they are made TO absorb
In manufacture. Not as good re-
port can be given OF syrups There
Is very little pure maple syrup most
of wat 10 sold as such being q mix
ture OF glucose or cane syrups with q
small proportion OF the product OF
the maple, while In an imitation &C.
tually protected by q patent, the
maple flavor Is given by an extract OF
hickory bark. Liquid honey is large.
~ adulterated with glucose. OF
comb honey, however, only that In
bottles and Jars is impure, the old
impression that comb honey on the
franz Is adulteratcd having been
proven to be erroneous Ground cot
fee Is so largely adulterated with
chicory, peas, beans, ETC., that II Is
rarely found pure, aud even the I'M
ground berry Is Initiated. Tea Is
rarely mixed with foreign leaves, but
frequently has It's weight increased
by the addition OF salts OF iron and
copper-materials quite preludicial
70 health, Cocoe and chocolate Sre
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-10-27
VILLAGE DECADENise.
Causes That Contribute to the Crowdias
Of Our Great cities.

Causes That Contribute to the Crowdias
Of Our Great cities.
In discussing village decadence
which has been going on very rapid.
ly In this country during the last
half century Frank Leslie's Weekly
says:
Forty years ago each American vii.
lage had full equipment of artisans
-.tailors, shoemakers, cabinet-mak.
ers, carpenters, carriaRc.makero.
clock.makers, gunsmiths, tanners
blacksmiths, brick and stone masons,
and so on. or this list all have now
departed from ordinary village life
save the shoemaker, the blacksmith,
the carpenter, and the bricklayer,
and from two Of these the artistic
part of their trade Is NO longer OF
much use to them. The village shoe.
maker Is now but member OF ma.
chine.made shoes, a patchef Of
leather, q cobbler Of boots run down
at the heel. The blacksmith, once .
worker In wrought iron, who de.
lighted In fashioning quaint devices
for house decoration, now confines
his attention almost exclusively To
the feet of horses and to the welding
together Of pieces Of broken
farm implements About the
men who worked at these trades
and their families centered
the village life Of the old time, and
the society was not only good, but IL
was dignified by labor that enn0bled
while In small measure II enriched.
Now the men In the country churches
are clad In ready. made clothes, while
they tell the time by machine made
watche, and clocks, shoot with ma
chine. made guns where any game Is
lett to be shot, wear machine. made
boots buy machine.made furniture
for their houses, and ill their fields
with machine.made implements
These once prosperous and dignitled
trades have been killed by machinery,
and the shops In which these trades
men used TO work are empty now Of
put to other purposes The youth
approaching manhood sees few Oppor'
tunitles before him to be other than
q farm laborer, and naturally seeks q
wider field OF etfOrL This take.
from the village In these later day.
Its best blood, and the decadence no
gun by the shutting up Of the old
shops is hastened til the time como.
when either tho village life Is quick
encd BY the establishment Of some
kind Of q factory, or It settles down
into dead.and. alive calm which con
duces to sleep almost as deep u
that afforded by the grave.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-10-27
Army Bicycles.

In the German army Two bicycles
are assigned to each battalion. Bi
cycles are to be used for communica.
tious between columns on the march
and for communications between ad.
vanced guards When troops are In
quarters bicyclists are to fuldll the
functions OF orderlies, especially
where mounted orderlies are wanted.
They will also relieve the cavalry
from relay and intelligence duties.
In great. fortresscs the whole OF the
duties now devOlving upon cavalry as
message hearers will be transferred
TO bicyclsts.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-10-27
Civiiity 70 Y Patron.

One rainy day last week Jones' be.
ing in a hurry to get home, took o
street car. There was a big crack 10
the roof OF the car through which
the rain fell and ran down tho back
OF his neck, 50 he asked the urbans
conductor:
whats the matter with this car?
Doe IL do this way always"
'No. sir, only when 1t rains."-
Texas Siftings.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-10-27

To ADMIR- a thing does not suffice
to make IL worthy OF imitation.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-02-19

DIED OF His INJURIEs.-As stated in
Saturdays GAZETTE Engineer Harry
Grant, who was injured in q railroad
accident on that morning, died that
evening. His remains were brought to
his home on north Columbus street, in
this city, yesterday. A large %concourse
of friends of the deceased had assem-
bled at the Midland depot yesterday
afternoon when the remains reached
this city. Mr.. Grant was highly es-
teemed among railroad employees, and
was regarded by the company rs a
responsible and competent engineer.
In its account of the accident the
CharlottesvilleProgr says: About
eight o'clock Saturday morning first
section of Richmond and Danville
freight train; known as No. A, engine
54G, in charge of Engineman II. Grant
and Conductor Pingly, and work train,
engine 5S2, in charge of Engineman ii.
j. Mortimore and Conductor Lynch.
collided below Profits, injuring Engine
man Grant quite seriously. Both of his
legs were broken above the ankles, and
he was mashed through the hips. No
II else was injured. Both engines and
several ears were damaged to some
extent. The accident was caused by
the failure of the flagman of the work
train TO warn the freight. Engineman
Grant was brought TO Charlottesville
soon after the accident and put IL
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-02-19

SUNDAY SCHOOL UNToN.-The ali
nual meeting Of the Alexandria Sun.
day School Union, adjourned from last
Monday night, will be held in the NJ
+. Church South this evening at 7:30
O'Clock. Mr.. Lucius Alden and Mr..
James L. Ewing, the president and sec
rotary of the Washington Sunday
School Union, will address the meet
ing. The election Of directors and Off
GERS of the Union for the ensuing year
will be held and other matters OF inter
est will take place. All Sunday school
workers aud the public are cordially
invited 10 be present.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-02-19

EXAMINATIONS AT THE EPISCOPAL
HIGH SCHooL.-The intermediate ex-
aminations at the Episcopal High
School, near this city, closed on the 10th
inst. Following are the names of the
students who were distinguished in
every examination Mason G. Amber,
of West Virginia Robert T. Browse, of
West Virginia Geo. A. Colston, of Bal
timore Elliott J. Dent, of PennSylva-
MIA Alexander Fitzhugh, of Freder-
icksburg Archibald r. HoXton, of
Fairfax Llewellyn G. HoXton, of Fair
fax Otis II. Johnson, of Texas
Wythe L. K%insolving, of Halifax Ed
ward II. H. Old, of Norfolk, and Philip
P. Steptoe, of Culpeper.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-02-19
LOCAL BREEITIES.

The mercury yesterday registered
los i'll the sun.
Jurors are being summoned for the
trial on Wednesday Of Clarence Roar
and Virginia Mead for the murder d
Ed. Mead.
The steamer Harry Randall, which
has Just been repaired at Newport
News, arrived here this evening and re
sumed her trips or the river route.
Nr. Dan Henry says the report that
there will be a fight for money at his
hall next Thursday night is untrue; ii
is only to. be asparring match for points
The boiler AT the electric light works
was examined to day by an agent OF the
Insurance company III which the works
are insured, who said it was III fair con.
dition.
In Washington on Saturday Capt. ].
A. Richardson was held in $500 bail to
answer before the grand jury a charge
of arson in connection with the burning
of the steamer w. w. Colt.
Mr.. C. O'Leary, formerly of this city,
and now a prominent business mar OF
Roanoke, who, with others, was indict-
ed for keeping a gambling-house, was
triumphantly acquitted in the Hastings
Court of that city on Saturday.
Yesterday was a mild, balmy day,
and many persons were on the streets
enjoying the delightful temperature.
The churches were all we'll attended,
the services being conducted according
to the announcements made on Satur-
day. Many persons from Washington
visited the city during the day.
There will be a military parade in
Washington on the T~wenty-second.
The Washington Light Infantry Corps
and a number ofmilitary and other uni
formed companies, including a U. S.
battery, will celebrate the day. Col.
w. G. Moore is to be grand marshal.
The Marine Band will head the parade.
4 concert was given Thursday night
in the new brick public school house at
Ballston. The building has just been
finished and has two large school rooms
below, with a large town hall above.
The proceeds of the concert were for
the benefit of Mount Olivet Methodist
Church of the county, and was a fnan-
cial success as we'll as otherwise.
1t is reported among the members of
the Hydraulion Fire Company that Mr..
Langley, the driver of the wagon OF
that company, will be removed by the
Fire Wardens. The company, it is
said, is opposed to the dismissal, and
on Saturday night held a meeting and
appointed a committee to meet the
wardens and ask them to reconsider
their determination.
MI. ]. T. Stone has at his stand on
the Strand a number Of fine terrapin-
sufficient to supply those who wish to
celebrate the Twenty-second of Febru-
airy by a terrapin supper.
At the meeting of O'Kane Council, of the
Catholic Beneficial Legion, held yesterday
three applications for membership were re-
ceived. Four members were to have been ad-
mitted, but owing to the failure of the proper
papers from the medical examiner to arrive
on time, the initiatory exercises were post
poned.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-02-19

PERsoNAL.-Mr. R. w. Avery, for
merly of this city, continues extremely
ill at his home in Washington. His
daughter, whoi is in Paris, has been called
home by this sudden aflliction.
The many friends in this city and vi
entity of Dr.. hewitt, of Fairfax, will re-
greet to learn that his wife is extremely
i'll at her home near Pohick.
Cards are out for the marriage of Mr..
Peter Aitcheson, ofthis city, and Miss
Christie H. Kirkwood, which is to
take place in Baltimore on the 21st inst.
Mr.. James F. Winchell, a prominent
business mar of Springfield, Ohio, is in
the city for a few days visiting his sis
ter, Mrs. j. V. Davis.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-02-19

KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAs.-The Grand
Lodge, knights Of Pythias, and the
first regiment of The uniformed rank
will meet i'll annual session in Rich
mond to-norrownisht Oriental Lodge,
of this city. will be represented by
Messrs w. H. May and y. f. Cox, and
Rathbone Division will be represented
in the regimental meeting by Sir
Knight Capt. Geo. II. King and Sir
Knight Lieutenant A. +. Cox, who is
the adjutant Of the 3rd battalion. The
different lodges and divisions through
out the State will be represented.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-02-19

DEATHs.-Miss Bridget McCauley, a
well-known and respected resident,
died at her home in this city last night,
Miss Isabel Slaymaker, daughter Of
Mrs. Annie l.. and the late Mr.. H. c,
Slaymaker, died al her mothers resi-
dence in this city yesterday morning,
after a long illness. The deceased was
n of the most popular young ladies
in this city, and throughout her life she
exemplifed all the fruits of q pure
Christian character, and has entered
into her eternal rest with the conscious
ness Of having sincerely fulfilled hen
earthly mission.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-02-19

OFFICIAL REpoRT.-Capt. Mushbach,
of the A. l.. l., Company f, Third Reg
iment, Virginia Volunteers, has made
his report TO Adjutant General Ander-
son of the part the company recently
took in the trial of the two negroes at
Manassas. Captain Mushbach gives in
detail the work of the company in
guarding the prisoners and says that
though there was a great crowd at the
courthouse, no attempt whatever was
made to modest the negroes and after
the trial he safely lodged them in the
Jail in this CITY.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-02-19
r GOODS.
IT q
ndnrNn1rN2Ie

We have placed on our
counter an immense variety OF
ladies' muslin underwear Of
every description at unap-
proachablc prices. They were
made by one of the largest
manufacturers to our own or
der, We specifying the material
to be used, and we can there
fore recommend their wear.
We are now constantly re
ceiving goods for early spring
use. One lot chemises, good
muslin, nicely trimmed with
edge, 24c; one lot do, good
muslin, yoke of inserting,
Hamburg edge to match, with
6 rows tucking, usually sold at
75c, price 400; one lot draw
ers, good muslin, 8 rows tuck
ing and hem, 24c one lot do.
5 rows putting, nicely finished,
$50; one lot do, good muslin,
trimmed with wide hemstitched
embroidery, 49c; one lot do,
fine cambria, inserting and
edge to match, JAG; one lot
gowns, fine muslin, extra long,
nicely finished, 400; one lot do.
fine muslin, yoke of inserting
and tucks, collars and cuffs
trimmed with embroidery, 74c;
one lot do. at ooc, fine muslin,
woke all over embroidery and
finished with cambria edges to
match, extra long one lot of
skirts, good muslin, 3 rows
tucks and cambria rufAe, 4oc;
one lot do, good muslin, Ham
burg rufae, a yard deep, 74c;
one lot do. ooc ; corset covers
from aye to 49c; infants
slips at 4oc, reduced from ST..
The above are excellent values
way under regular prices.
lust received a new lot of
Sea Island Percals, Hamburg
and Nainsook Embroideries.
all widths, white and colored.
All Ladies Cloaks will be
sold at one-half offormer rates.