Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-04-20
NOTES AND COM TENTS.

on all unmarried men Of 30 years OF
over who do not swear under oath
that they have tried to enter the
matrimonial state.
THE late king OF the New England
gypsies, who was buried the other
day, left an estate valued at $780,.
600. indicating that there was con-
siderable method in his peregrlna-
lions.
A COMPANY has actually been or
ganized in New York to build, rent
and operate house boats" II the
location seems malarious, or the
neighbors are too noisy, IL Is left
with the tenant himself to hire o
tugboat and be moved. Unwelcome
guests can be avoided by the simple
expedient OF anchoring little fur
Their from shore.
PHoNoaRAPHs are not the safest
things in the world to steal. A thief
took one In New York and sold L..
But IL was found and the owner, to
identify IL, had 1t repent the song,
"Mollie and I and the Baby" which
he himself had sung into IL. Thus
the instrument testified to It's own
identity and was returned to Its
rlghtful master. A little photograph
instrument on umbrellas and such
things might save much trouble.
THERE is q Philadelphia shop.
keeper who believes that he does q
public service by keeping . stock Of
cheap valentines all the year round.
1.-THE demand out OF season. he
says, "for this class OF valentines Is
from those who have quarreled will,
their neighbors. They know have
the valentines, and instead Of using
clubs or knives on one another they
come here and get something that
answers the purpose just as WE'LL"
ACCORDING to reports made to the
British Medical association the sly
nal service observers on the bleak
summit Of Ben Nevis are free from
influenza, catarrhs and chest trou-
bles until they return to lower levels,
where they are moro susceptible to
them than others. It Is said that
persons living In mountain air where
there are no germs Of such diseases
lose much Of tho power Of resisting
them whore they arc present Mt lower
attitudes.
An interesting incident connected
with recent changes In Corea is that
Of o native Corean who united with
Foundry Methodist Episcopal church
In Washington, d. c., when he was
o student. In this country o short
time ago, who Is now the magistrate
In charge ut Ping Yang. He has
sentenced the mandarin who "a
severely prosecuted the Christians
there just before the war to be beaten
with ninety.four blows for his mis-
conduct on that occasion.
An ENGLISH statisticlan has calcu'
lated that England now takes the
first place among the tea drinking
nations Of the world. The compare.
lively small population Of the island
, uses almost 40 much tea In year al
the people OF Europe, North and
South America, Africa and Australia
combined. Last year 214,841, Oh
pounds were imported. maxing on
average Of almost Co., 900 pounds a
day. Tho trade In the leaf with
China has grown less, while 1t hai
greatly increased with India and
Ceylon.
THEORIES are best understood In
tho light OF facts, declares the
New York Mail and Express. This
10 o good time to estimate the NOR
Its OF Lord Wolseley's description oI
the Chinese and their future. 1t IL III
follows: "rhat people who are des'
tined tn be the coming race, over
running and overmastoring all others
with their countless hordcs." Thii
10 slngularly interesting reading In
light Of recent occurrences, and
gives to tho critical acumen OF Lore
Wolseley on Importance which II
never before possessed.
ACCORDING to the revised records
OF tho war department 2,l2S, 94s
men served In the Union army during
the civil war. OF these GLOSS were
killed In battle. 43.Ol2 died from
wounds and 224, $3.50 from disease
This left 1,704, 282 to DO mustered
out. A curious feature OF these re
vlsed records IL that pertaining t.
Delaware. In 1860 this small State
had u population OF q little over 49,
900 white males between the mill
tary ages OF IL and As, and yet II fur
nished nearly $4,000 troops, o.
about Is per cent. OF its available
population.
THE recent appointment Of thu
Rev. John p. Chadwick, OF the Ro
man Catholic church OF st. Stephens
In New York, to one OF the vacan,
chaplaincies In the navy makes the
third appointment In tho service Of
ministers OF that denomination. Al
OF these appointments have beer
made by President Cleveland. Thu
first Catholic chaplain to be appoint
ed in the navy was the Rev. Charles
II. Parks. OF New York city, who re
ceived n position ut the hands OF Mr.
Cleveland In October, 1889. lie wa
followed by Chaplain w. ii. !. Rea
ney, Of Detroit, In November, 1892
The majority OF tho twenty-thre'
chaplains allowed tho navy are Bap
fists; next to tho Catholics tin
Episcopalians arc the smallest II
number. Compared with parish worl
on shore chaplain's position i
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