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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-10-13
The people and the Government, he.

The people and the Government, be.
cause they we're foreign in their sen.
timents and habits: and how, at last.
they gradually began to force rccog.
milton through the power of merit
alone. He hal now been sent out by
the Government to engineer the ex.
tension OF the telegraph line from
Su.chou to Crumtsi. for it was
feared by tho Government that the
employment of q foreigner in this ca.
pacity would only increase the power
for evil which tho natives already
attributed to this foreign innovation.
The similarity in the phrases telc.
graph pole and dry heaven had In.
spired the common belief that the
line Of poles then stretching across
the country was responsible for the
long existing drought. In one night
several miles OF roles were sawed
short of, by the secret order of a
banded conspiracy. After several
'decapitatiOns, the poles wee now
being restored, and labelled with the
words, "Put up by order Of the Em.
perOr."
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-10-13
To Get 1lid Of q jan.

A St. Louis doctor claims to have
discovered u dope which In the
short space Of two hours will neutral.
lie the evil effects Of an overdose Of
whisky. even surprising that the VIC
tim has been for days on spree.
The other day a reporter was In the
office Of DR.. J. G. Nidelet when man
very much under the influence Of
liquor was brought In for treatment
The man had teen drunk for days.
according to the statement Of friends
and his generally befuddied appear.
ance was strong circumstantial evi
dence In support Of the allegation.
The doctor, after smoothing uOwn
the bcliggerent tendencies Of The pa.
tent, succeeded in getting him to
take q seat In an armchair lie also
subMitted to having his coat .aker
of aud his sleeve icllcd up. A few
drops OF the doctors spe ,ihc we're In.
jected into the tipsy mans arm. In
few moments he fell asleep on o
sofa. having been guided thither
when collapse set In as % conseQ uencc
OF the In cctiOn. The sleep appeared
20 be rather that of exhaustion tn IN
OF stupOr and lasted for about halr an
hour When tho man awoke he was
evidently very much less drunk than
before he went to sleep. Another In.
lection was given In the same arm.
aud the patient almost instant ly
went to sleep again, remaining 10
this condition for over an hOu !.
While Ia his second sleep tho nervous
twitehing OF the face which had
hitherto been noticed gave way. even
the puffy appearance OF his checks
disappeared In considerable degree.
When the man awoke again no sat
up without assistance, aud though
still somewhat inclined to staggei
was sober enough to escape not. "a
among people who did not know Of
his condition. A liberal bathing Of
his face with cold water seemed u
complete the transformation, and In
two hours from the time he entered
the Office he departed completely
soberel, 80 far as cOulo be seen. Tn.
der ordinary circumstances q man 10
his condition could not have been
sobered up under tYenty.f0ur hours
ut least. The doctor declares that
bis treatment will effect permanent
cure Tho reporter underwent the
same treatment given the intoxicated
man. and experienced feeling not
unlike that resulting from drinking
an unusually strong cup Of coffee.
This exhllaratiOn Ia exactly opposite
~ the feeling produced on an intoxi.
Gated man by the preparation, re.
varding which tho doctor. OF course,
declines to give any information. -
Chicago Herald.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-10-13
NAPOLEON AS A NOVELIST.
Discovery or n Work Of Fiction Written By
BOnap arte In fits Youth.


Bonapartc In sits Youth.
Napoleon, when about to enter on
his adventurous career, committed to
his uncle, Cardinal Fesch, a box Of
MSS. containing papers written from
his 18th to his 24th year. After the
cardinals death these papers fell into
various hands. In lS47 Lord Ash
burnam bought tn m for the exOrbi.
tant price of $40, 900. They now be.
long to the royal library and will
soon appear In book fOim under the
auspices Of Frederic Mason. The
story was written at AuyOune, its
author, u lieutenant OF cavalry; being
then In the garrison Of that place
and is years Of aye.
As youth Napoleon Bonaparte
adore England, the prime author OF
his future downfall, and detested
France, whose idol and supreme ruler
he was yet to be. These preJudiccs
came out prominently In the story,
which Is Of the blood and. thunder
sort. and which, written by q hand
less famous, would be dismissed a.
the very crude production Of "a youth
whose imagination revclcd In scenes
Of carnage and horror.
A grim old Sicilian warrior who
has ned from civilization and with
his daughter inhabits q steep. barren
rock In the Mediterranean, known 40
the Island Of GarzOna, tells the story.
He had led revolt against the hated
French lasting eight years At its
close forty Of his 100 soldiers
had been executed. his parents, wife.
and seven sons cruelty murdered be.
fore his eyes, and his daughter car.
ried OF as prisoner In dying his
father had made him swear eternal
hatred and vengeance against the
French.
IIc was not allowed to remain I'm.
mOlested on his rocky island. One
day seven Turks landed there with
three prisoners,l one of whom they
killed. One OF the two others. who
were set at liberty, proved To be tho
long lost daughter. The third, o
Frenchman, the old man drove from
him, bidding MIN hide In q cave from
the light Of day and show his pres.
eDce under penalty OF death. For
protection the daughter dOnned male
attire
Frenchmcn kept landing mt the
island and were pretty sure to be
murdered by the father and his
daughter. One time, when twu
French vessels were wrecked OH the
docks and the crews swan ashore,
this lovely pair killed them all. At
another time. when Q Ere lch ship
was near laundering, the old man,
moved by the lamentable cries or the
poor wrctchcs, spaled their lives to
his lasting regret Here he paren.
theticully remarks that he Is man,
and that "before ono grows hurd and
bad enough to be u king or min ster,
he must have st lied oil tho feel ngs
that belong to human NATURE"
Tho french monsters proved un.
grateful and put on the airs OF mas.
ters. When they returned to their
ship our hero, who had previously
plunged his stlletto into the hearts
Of two Of them, arning himself with
o brace OF stilettOs and iOur pistols,
boarded the ship aud slew every liv.
Ing soul on board. Thon the father
and daughter took possession Of che
ships furniture and treasures and
dragged the bodles Of the victims 70
their home altar, where the fumes of
their burning flesh rose In ~ novel
incense which seemed to please the
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-10-13
The First Marines.

Tho marines were hrst established
In 1864, when corps was formed to
supply trained sailors for the fleet.
The merchant navy at that time was
not large enough to supply the Kings
ships, and the impressed men were
In general unruly A certain mum.
Der Of marines wore therefore placed
In each ship to keep the crew In
order Thus ut first marines were
trained sailors, and not soldiers. al.
though ut that time, and both be.
fore and after, the fighting In men.
Of.war was done by soldiers No
special regiment was set apart for
this duty, but sometimes one and
sometimes another was employed.
The Duke of York (afterward James
II. was IN command Ut q regiment
which was for some time employed In
this way. Chambers Journal.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-10-13
Unsy mpathettc.

The knight of rest slipped int0 the
backyard ~ II he had been guilty Ut
some 0nense, and putting an empty
tomato can out Of sight under hia
tattered coat he approached the port.
CULTS OF the kitchen and tapped on
II with his halid0m. In response u
wiry.haired girl, with q towel tied
around her head, made her appear.
ance.
"Well?" she said intcrrogatively.
as she took his measure with her
eagle eye.
~ just thought I'd strike you for
breakfast" he answered apologetic.
ally.
I'VE don't believe In strikes in
this neighb0rhOod," she said emphat.
ically and slammed the door with q
bang that knocked the dust out OF
his tOga -Eetroit Free Press
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-10-13
Tho Diamond 10 q Liquid.

According to tho Investigations OF
Sir Il. Ball, the eminent scientist, 10
appears that were tho sensibility Ut
the human eye increased SO us to
make IL u few million times more
powerful, II would be seen that the
diamond atoms, which form the per.
feet gem when aggregated 10 SUM.
Client myriads, are each In u c0ndi.
ton Of rapid movement Of tho most
complex descriptions; each mOlecule
would be seen swinging to 0nd fIO
with the utmost violence among the
neivhbOrinR molecules, and Qul, ering
from tho shocks II receives from the
vehement encounters with other
molecules, which occur millions Of
times 10 each second. DR.. Hall nd.
mlts that the hardness and tmpcne.
trabllity SO characteristic would at
first sight seem to icfute the supp0.
sition that 1t Ia no more than q cius.
ter Of rapidly moving particles, but
tho we'll known impenetrability Of
the gem arises, no SAYS from the
fact that when attempt was made to
press = steel point into the stone 10
falls, because the rapidly. m0ving
molecules Of the stone batter the
metal with such extraordinary vehe.
mence tn + they refuse to allow It to
penetrate, or even to mark. the crys.
talized surface. Again, when glass
10 cut with q diamond the edge,
which seems So hard. IL really com.
posed OF rapidly.m0ving atoms; the
glass which Is cut IL also merely u
mass OF moving molecules. and what
seems to happen Is that as the
diamond Is pressed forward its SOW.
eral particles, by their superior v'gor.
drive the little particles Of glass out
Of the way.-Sun.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-10-13

gave vent to a mighty snceze that
well-nigh male the stage vibrate. All
the royal courtiers and maids of honor
followed suit sympatheticailv. Ham
let came on with most sublime trag.
edy air, but after convulsive move
ment of hi princely features he buried
them in his somber robe, while sneeze
after sneeze was all the public heard
from him.
Amid the hubbub on the stage and
the shrieks of delight from the audi
ence the stage manager, between
sneezes, rang down the curtain.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-10-13
And still Carried On.

Venice owes the accumulation of
great wealth TO one Of her natives
named JOQuin 1t was In the year
1866 that he observed that the scales
of u fish called the bieakiish possessed
the property OF giving a milky hue to
water After experimenting with 1t
he discovered that when beads were
dipped into II and then dried they
assumed the appearance of pearls
This covering, however, was easily
w n away, and successive expert.
ments led to the manufacture OF hol.
low glass beads, oil blown separately,
then polished Ia revolving cylinders
and finally coated inside with the
pearly liquid, the latter being pro.
tected with wax This branch OF In.
dustry Ia carried In Venice to this
0ay
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-10-13
Apenucry Queen.

An amusing incident Of stage life Is
told by the London Press. A certain
actress, having been disengaged for
some time, had packed her wardrobe
in pepper to preserve IL from moths.
She was suddenly called upon to take
the part Of the Queen In "Ha Met"
Being rather late for her first scene.
sho omitted to shake out her royal
robes, and her digniiied entrance had
an . astonishing effect.
The King, q ter bravo re istance,
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-10-13

IN lIoO Cne revolution broke cut
and the Queen had to fec from Tria.
non, which she never saw again. In
August, l7D2, the royal palace of the
Tuilleries was sacked A few days
later the rOval family were removed
10 the Temple prison. In October,
l74?, she was. sentenced to death and
taken t. u cell Of condemned prison.
ers ut the COncie gerie. when on the
10th she was taken to the RuillOtjne
to be executed. Dressed In white
and having cut of her blond, hair
with Der own hands she was conveyed
on q tumbrel to the scene Of axccu
tiOn. At 1918 the knife fell and the
head OF the unfortunate Queen
dropped into the basket.
Chinese Anttpathy to tho Telegraph.
The two American bicyclols. Allen
and Sachtlehen, tell In the Century
OF their meeting with q Chinaman In
the heart OF the FlOwery Kingdom
who electrified them by addressing
them In the purest English. "Ile
was one OF that party OF mandarins'
sons which had been sent over to our
c0u try some years ago, as an exper.
imcnt by the Chinese Government,
to receive q thorough American
training. We cannot here give the
history OF that experiment. as Mr..
Woo related it--h0w they we Q sub.
sequently accused of cutting of their
queues and becoming denat i0nalized;
now. IN consequences. they were re.
called to their native land. snd BY
graded rather than elevated. bothed.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-10-13
CrOWdinR Plants.

Much loss occurs from cr0wdlng
plants II the land IL very rich or
has received u liberal supply OF nan.
urc or fertilizer, 1t will be able to
supply the plants with all that may
be required. but II there IL an insniii.
Client amount OF plant food, and the
plants are very close together, Q
struggle for existence results only
the stronger plants surviving This
matter deserves more consideration
than II usually receives
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-10-13
GEHR! GEiIR!! GEIIR!!!
Information Wanted.

Int0ruiatl'n Wauteus
Information leading to the discov.
cry Of the whereabouts OF one 5.
Whipplc Gchr, formerly officing with
one A. c. Gehr, will be thankfully
received by ADVERTISER, CHICAGO
EAGLE office.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-10-13
NOTICE Of SPECIAL MEETING

Public notice IL hereby given that at O'Clock
2cO, No. ~ Dearborn st.. in the CITY Of Chicago.
Cook County. Illinois. special meeting ~ the
members and stockholders OF The Veteran
Reiief and Industrial AssOciation," n corpora-
tiOn organized under the laws Of Illinois. will
he held for the purpose Of submitting TO said
change of name OF said Association from The
Veteran Relief an1 Industrial Association" to
THE Veteran Relief Association"
Dated this Nth day of sept mbcr, A. d. 1sol.
". 4. JONES, President.
CHAS OAKLEY. Secretary.
y. j. Mccarthy. q. !. Andrews, Geo. Daniels,
W. II. Dennis. Executive Committee.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1894-02-22
"The Terror Of Texas"

HUNTSVILLE, TEX, Feb. 19.-John
Wesley Hardin. the terror of Texas in
the 70's, and one OF the worst despera.
does the world has ever produced, his
victims being anywhere between
twenty and fifty, with no count OF
negroes and Mexicans, today walked
out of the Texas penitentary free
man, having served twenty five year
sentence. Hardin terroized not only
Texas, but the Indian Territory, and
indictments against him were numer-
GUS He was finally captured in Florida
brought back and tried in Comanche
county. He got fifteen year sentence
for one murder and ten for another,
and on January 5, 1873, entered the
penitentiary. He has served fifteen
years, eight months and twelve days,
by good behavior earning a commuta-
ton. For the first five years of his
incarceration he was stubborn, sullen
and vicious. 1t required five years OF
all kinds OF prison torture with fog.
ging and the rack to subdue him. He
finally settled down to work in the
tailor shop, and during the past ten
years has been an exemplary prisoner.
While he was cruel, wanton mur.
derer,he was devoted to his family and
Will at once go to them. He. has a
wife and three children, and his par.
ents were God fearing people, having
intended he should be a preacher
Since Incarceration he has studied law
and declars his future life will be one
OF peace. He has succeeded in having
quashed all but two of the ind 3tments
against him, and these will hardly be
revived if he shows penitent DISPOSE
ton. His release, however. will cause
many a Texas officer feeling of I'M
easiness.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1894-02-22
DEL INQUENT TAX SALES Continued.
ANDBOUND ARIES,

Wilson addition, Watauga avenue,
Carnegie addition, Third avenue.
East Tenn. Land Co. addition, Walnut street.
By Barnes, Carnegie and Barnes, (to Ruth
Kings heirs).
By Leonard, Sagle S!agle and Water Works,
Ito. L H, P. Lusk.)
JCRE Co Add, Cherry st, to L. H. P, LusK
&c r Il Co Add Spring St. ito L. II. ?, Lusk ]
Carnegie addition, Fifth avenue.
do do Second avenue
do do do do
do do First do
do do do do
Crandall addition, Elmo street
A triangle on Buffalo street, off the A. A.
Taylor property, to l. R. Love and Co.
Deer Park addition, by Sanders and Hopwood,
to G. w. McCallum.
Carnegie addition, Fourth avenue.
do do First do
Crandall addition, Elmo street,
Carnegie addition, Second avenue.
Wilson addition, Watauga do
j. G. L. and |. Co. addition, Hamilton street.
East Tenn. Land Co. addition, Locust street.
Mountain View Land Co. addition, Ivy street.
Carnegie addition, First avenue.
Watauga addition, Watauga avenue.
Crandall addition, Elmo street
Jobe addition, Locust street
Deer Park, Bowman and Hustin, Ito F. F.
Roberts)
By road, O'Brien, Patty and Rogers, Ito Alex.
Roberts)
By Miller, road and Miller, ito Reeves, Matson
and Powelps heirs,
Carnegie addition, Fourth avenue.
do do Second do
do do do do
do do do do
On E. r. V. and G. r. R., Ito Frank Seton
By Barnes, Sherry and King, Ito StrattOn,
Crumley and Coz ...
By Barnes, Sherry and King, Ito Stratton,
Crumey and Co.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1894-02-22
CONDENSED NEWS,

R, NJ. Ballantine, the celebrated
writer Of stories of adventure, died in
Rome last Thursday.
The dispatches have II tn It the Bra
lillian State of Parana is IT. the hands
of the rebels, and that the \ eople there
are openly urging President Peixoto to
compromise with the enemy,
The members of the Senate sub
committee have nearly completed
their labors, ana it is thought that the
Tariff Bill may be reported to the Sen.
ate the latter portion of this week.
Leroy Harris, the alleged postoffice
swindler, who held up five United
States officials with a revolver at Buf-
falO N. Y, Saturday afternoon, was
captured at Clifton, Onrario Sunday.
The first conviction for white cap
ping in Alabama has been secured at
Double Springs, where a farmer was
fined $500 for helping to fog neigh
Dor. Others are to be tried for the
same offense.
A cyclone swept over Claiborne Par
ish. La, late Saturday afternoon, the
roar being distinctly heard seven miles
away. Everything in its path was laid
waste, and so far two deaths have
been reported.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1894-02-22

Mt. View Land Co. addition, Bonham street.
Watauga addition, Boone street, to Mrs. L.
0. Strain.
Carnegie addition, Sixth avenue.
Science Hill, Water street, to H. H, Stratton !
Boyd addition, Unaka Ave to H. H. Stratto-. J
do do do do
| Wilder addition, Railroad street "
do do do do s.
Carnegie addition, Second avenue.
do do First do
Watauga addition Harris street.
| Carnegie addition Third avenue.
Watauga addition, Watauga avenue.
Carnegie addition, Fifth avenue.
Deer Park, Ito Finley Toy.)
Wilder addition, Myrtle street.
Watauga addition, Watauga avenue.
j. G. R. E. Co. addition, Locust street.
j. G. r. E. Co. addition. Locust street
J. c. L. and |. Co.. Fulton street.
| j. G. L. and |. Co.. Fulton street.
Wilder addition, Myrtle street.
Off Jacob Hoss land Holston Ave., Ito j. l .
Woford)
Mountain View Land Co. addition.
Watauga addition, Watauga avenue.
Wildor addition, Watauga avenue.
Wilder Addition, Watauga avenue.
ELEVENTH DISTRICT
By Basket, Harwood and Harwood, (assesseC
to J. M Ma ionee.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1894-02-22

Extra trains will leave Johnson City when
necessary to accommodate the public on court
days, excursions and conventions, or any occa-
sion.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1894-02-22

Said sale will credit of six months and in bar of the equity
Of redemption and will be made satisfy the due upon said
parcels land said County and State for the 1892 with the
and thereon if paid the
ch will be made known day of SALE Notes drawing interest from
day of sae with good personal security will be required of the
purchasers and lien will be retained the property sold
T. , further security This January 80 1894
w. F. YOUNG, G. & M.
BY G. W. HODGE, D. C. Nm.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1894-02-22

Street cars leaving johnson City at 700 a m
and Izo pm. Will connect with trains Nos and
2 at Carnegie depot Street cars will leave
Carnegie depot upon the arrival of trains Nos.
2 and q.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-02-03
ABS0.a JTEEY PURE

"Whst on airth is that ," queried the
granger.
"A regular corkendolliker," said the
young man.
Next came beautiful chestnut FLY
by old Piedmont, and there was another
outburst of rapture:
"Oh, but amt she a iimhewketer !"
whats that, for goodness sake ~
asked the venerable horse reporter.
why downright rantydoddler.
You're too heavy artillery for me-"
replied the biographer Of Abrfcorn.
she's a genuine riptydoczener, by
jocks"
The equine scribe heaved deep Sigh
and as Killip Knocked down the FLY,
up came bay stallion called Lottery.
Amt he raddle cumdirker
thought"
Again l am bewildered as to the sig
niticsnce of your utterances," replied
the reporter.
''Oh, he's the boss of the jimple-
cutes," said the young man.
Il wish old Bierce WAS here" sighed
the reporter, overlooking the old pro-
verb that 1.-TWO of trade can never
agree"
NNoA0 VdhiO Dlb OiOWh man ~
Wildnut and the young man exclaimed:
"Oh, but she's hunkidorian.
"a w-h-a-t?" gasped the reporter.
"a hypercooner, you hear me?''
The white-haired veteran was COM
pletely sqIeched. Then came the
stallion Clay boyd.
"Oh, he's sweet milk and peaches, he
is. He's a regular notomsgandler."
For the love of goodness, what's
that?"
We'll, an out-aDd-out hiddyma-
dinker."
The reporter again looked sad bui
said nothing. And at half past O'Clock
the young man left the track because
the sale was over. He had no money
and although the prices were the lowest
ever known he had not purchased 6
"hypercooner," ''swollygoster," 6
''jimplecute, nor a "ripreuben, J" not
even a ''rantydoddler."