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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-08-24
COPYRIGHTS,
Anyb0dy Can Get One, but IL May he
Worthless.

AnybOdy Can Get One, but II May he
Worthless.
On the morning Of July 4th, newspa.
pcrs in various sections of the country
published a fac-simile of the Declare.
ton Of independence. some of the
newspapers going to the trouble of
copyrighting the venerable document
That the Declaration should he copy
rlghted one hundred and nineteen
years after Its PRONUNCIATION, and In
the face Of the fact that 1t has been
frequently reproduced In all Its orig
lnal accuracy, excited great deal Of
surprise, and Librarian spofford was
called upon for an explanation. He
Is quoted in the New York Tribune as
saying:
ut is one thing to copyright some
thing and another thing entirely to
have that copyright sustained. Under
the law, am compelled to record a
copyright for anything that Is brought
to me. I can not net In a judicial capa-
city and determine whether a person
who seeks a copyright Is the author or
Is entitled by priority to secure the
privilege he asks. I remember once
that Mark Twain came to me and COM
planned that number Of his early con.
tributlons to Western papers had not
only bean published without his knowl.
edge or consent. but had actually been
copyrighted by the literary pirates.
Sam Jones' sermons used to be taken
In shorthand BY unprincipled people,
and then copyrighted and published.
the real author, Of course, not receiv-
Ing a cent In the way Of profits. The
same scheme was tried successfully
with 1ngersoll, but now he copyrights
his lectures before he delivers them.
SO you sec an amendment to the copy
right law Is sadly needed. In this case
Of the Declaration Of Independence. II
Is absurd to think that the copyright
would hold minute II test case were
made In the courts. The document Il
everybody's property. Still, II you
brought mo tho Constitution Of the
United States. I would have to record
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He HAD a suoriue.l Room.


"l'm only q smooth. water sailor" the
late millionaire horscman, John A. Nor.
ris, used to say. He had his yacht, the
Cora, named for his wife, built for the
shallow waters around New Orleans.
and found It almost totally UNIT for the
rougher element here. Its cabins were
like the rooms In house, and oil Its
Furnishings and equipments were stump.
tuous. II was slow and rolling, says .
writer u ne New York Times, but was
sood enough 70 20 to the races In. When
In command Of the deck Mr.. Morris
made II q rule to concede the right OF
way to every craft he met. ''Thcse peo.
pie are working" he would soy, "while
I am only out for fun. 1t Ii my business
to give way to them" But, with bis
customary shrewdness, he had another
reason, which he never mentioned: by
getting out Of the way Of these people
I make them my friends. II anything
were to happen-if the Cora were to
run down vessel by any chance. these
people would not make much Of fuss
about IT,. They all know me and my
boat and never give way, because they
know I shall do It." He snored like
bull. On the deck Of tho yacht he built
o snoring room, where he could below
and snort without disturbing his guests,
The boat was stocked with the finest
wines and liquors, cordials, etc., but
they were for his friends. He never
touched them. He was the finest carv.
er I ever knew. He used the most
wonderful knife, and never was known
to miss Joint. When the Cora was at
Now Orleans Mr.. Morris turned It ovel
to bis young friends. Every day some
young lady would receive note to the
effect that the yacht was hers the mex
day, and a. many Of her friends as she
cared to invite.
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simple Plan to still tho Waves.


A simple device for distributing oil
on rough waters Is meeting with adop.
ton among British shipowners. The
arrangement ID practically automatic,
taking advantage as 1t does Of the
rise and fall Of the vessel to create an
air pressure, by means Of which the
oil Is forced from the reservoir and
mixed with the seq. Briefly, tank Is
placed In Q convenient position at the
fore or after end Of the vessel above
tho water line. and It Il about three
parts filled with oil, the remaining
space acting as an air reservoir. In
connection with and passing through
this tank IL q tube. the lower end Of
which Il carried down as fur rs posi-.
bio and Is open to the sea, the upper
part being fitted with an air valve to
admit Of the air pressed up by the
column Of water passing into the reser.
voir. In connection with the main
tube an additional air tube Ii fitted
Immediately under the water line,
which, when the vessel rises, admits
DIR into the main tube, and by means
Of . valve prevents Its escape. The
air II acted upon by the column Of
water which forces its way up the main
tube by tho pitching Of the vessel. and
o pressure Of Eve or six pounds can
easily DO obtained. which. acting upon
the DIR stored In the reservoir. elects
the oil through the distributing pipes
to the sea.
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Put Science to Now Use.


Rio de Janeiro. the capital Of Brazil,
has q VIGOROUSLY bad climate. It 10 Q
fastness Of yellow fever and subtle
tropical ailments, and the death rate 10
90 alarmingly high - to seriously affect
the commercial prosperity Of the city.
Some time ago the Brasilian Govern.
ment took In hand the question Of re-
moving their capital and appointed 0
scientific commission to AZ Q site, says
the Pittsburg Dispatch.
The commission have selected pla.
teau which should be real land Of
promise to the transmigrants from the
coast. The spot 10 between the paral.
lels Of Ii degrees 20 minutes and 10
degrees 8 seconds south. and the meri-
dians Of 20 degrees 80 minutes and 81
degrees west It ID over 1000 feet above
~ lbyel q IT, - ard IL ,tempeeatpxe
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MARKED MoNEH.


Curious Mania for wnlsing eensear
tlous 0entiments on Bank Noteo.
A mania for advertising and putting
strange communication on the back Of
the paper money Of the Government has
broken out. As q general thing torn
bills are used, as that gives the man
with the mania an excuse for his work,
for he uses the slip with which the
pieces are put together for bis purpose.
On Q bill that came into the hands Of
one man on Dearborn street was q slip
on which was printed "Shake the bot
tle." When he turned It into the bank
the receiving man, whose quick eye
caught It, asked: "Dld you bring the
bottle with your sY 81
On q % bill handed over 1 bar On
Monroe street was slip on which was
this:
'"Touch not, taste not, handle not"
A Dearborn street bank took In .
$500 bill not long ago on the back Of
which was pasted q slip that had print.
ed on It the ten commandments.
A cashier In mercantile house on
Randolph street has o bill Of - denOm-
ination on which Ii q slip, and ON the
slip II written In woman's chirogra.
ply an offer Of marriage. The writer
puts It thus: II give up my last money
on this. I send It out into the world,
hoping 1t may return to me with q good
man who will love me and take care OF
me-" But no address accompanies the
offer.
A bill IL In q frame In an express Of
Hce. There II o hole In the bill, and q
note explains that the hole was made
by bullet fred by train robber. The
bill was In the side pocket Of the e.
press messenger.
A bill handed in at cigar store on
Madison street had this on the back:
"Don't come back to me until you car
bring your silver brother with you."
4 physician In the Venetian building
has q private mark on 50 bill which
he sent afioat several years ago. II
comes back to him about twice o year.
A wholesale merchant over on Adami
street was In China and japan Q few
years ago. He gave . japanese func
tionary a % bill as o souvenir, placing
on the same private mark. About thret
weeks ago It came into his possession
again. He II confident that he Ii no
mistaken In the mark. and does no
feel complimented. over the idea tina
his Japanese acquaintance did no
think enough Of him to keep the bill.
A business man Of this city relates
this: He went from Chicago to Pitts
burg on o sleeper. He paid the con
ductor for his berth, giving him mark
Cd Is bill. He went from Pittsburg 4
Cleveland tho second day, and on tn
third day he bought o sleeping ca
ticket for his return trip. The couduc
tor handed him the same bill he hs'
given to the other conductor.
There Is bill floating about tn
country somewhere % the back o
which Ii q prescription written by
reputable physician several years age
It Ii q "spre cure" for tlb grip and wa
put there by the doctor out Of o fame,
that It might save somebody's life.
Another one Ii In circulation, presum
ably, on which In written: III thi
should fall into the hands Of Reubc
Middleman he will please communicat
HE address to his brother James, Ger
eral Delivery, Boston. Mass. on or be
fore January, 1905 After that In Eng
land. Hc knows where. "-Chicag
Tribune.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-08-24

It's copyright IL you paid me the legal
fec. The Bible has been brought here
for copyright any number of times,
and every time the request Is granted.
As for the protection which such q
copyright would grant-well, that IL
question which some court would
have to SETTLE"
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eAamsas. WIVES.


0eCfeV0fy MOftOm c0y0 Im0hr OO00us
tion 10 Dep1ordbie.
The farmers wife has q dreary lot,
said Secretary Of Agriculture ]. ster.
ling Morton In q recent interview By
Frank q. Carpenter. She Ii In most
cases little better than a slave to her
work and to her house. She drags out
a sad existence, scrubbing and cooking,
with few resources outside Of herself.
I can't imagine anything much worse
than her condition, and It seems to me
that the European system Of farm VII
lagos IL better than ours. And still the
most Of our farmers wives are bright
women. They are as rule industri.
Gus and good business women, but they
get little for 1t. believe In making
women to a large extent the business
partners Of their husbands. They are
not 20 In the case Of most men, and
then the Secretary told story to ex.
empllfy the manner in which they arc
treated.
I happened to be In store in my
town one day, said the Secretary, when
an old fellow whom I will call Jones
came In with his wife to buy some
goods. This man Jones came from one
Of the most celebrated families In tho
United States. He settled In Nebraska
when It was still a Territory. and by
economy and thrift he had now gotten
q farm of something like 1000 acres.
He was known to have money In the
bank, and was considered wealthy.
Well, shortly after he entered the
store Mrs. Jones took up piece Of cloth
and admired II very much. As she
looked at It, she said to her husband:
"Pa, ought to have new dress. and
I like this very much. Don't you think
we could afford to buy itT'
"Oh, I suppose So" replied the old
man, and he thereupon asked the clerk
the price. lie was told 1t was 80 cents
o yard. Old Mr.. Jones raised his eyes
ut this. and asked his wife how much
It would take. She replied she didn't
think she could get along on less than
twelve yards, and he answered:
"Why, ma, twelve yards Of that goods
at 30 cents yard would cost 30. Now,
don't you think that that II pretty
highT"
EYES," she replied. II do. but need
the Dress"
"well," said the old man. "timcs are
hard. and do wish you could get along
without It just now. Couldn't youf"
Eyes, I suppose could" replied thu
old lady with q sigh. and the calico wal
dropped.
A moment later old Mr.. Jones asked
the same clerk II he had any tobacco
and whether no had any Of that goot
old Virginia leaf which they used 4
keep in stock.
The clerk said: Eyes. we have, bu
It's awful high. It's e pound, and
think It will 60 higher before It get
less. We have Just one caddy left"
"You think It will 60 higher!" replied
Jones.
EYES," said the clerk. ITS sure to g
up"
"Well, you might put me up Nv
pounds" said the old man, and mo
mcnt later saw him carrying It out o
the store. He had not 80 to spend 70
his wifc's calico dress. but he though
nothing Of putting SO into plug tobaC
co. This IL q sample Of the kind o
treatment wives are receiving ever!
day. I don't suppose old Mr.. Jone
realized his selHshness. He probabl,
loved his wife, but no had been brough
up the wrong way.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-08-24
Hattler and VIVA Cat,

Herman Brawser. Of Port Jervis, N.
T., while going to work witnessed q ter.
rife battle between fbll-grown wild.
cat aud a big rattlesnake In a narrow
cleft Of rocks. The rattler won, the
cat dying from numerous bites. Draw.
ser killed the snake. 1t supported four.
teen rattles and measured three feet
olx inchos, $3.50 4, x.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-08-24
ststiotics OF Ducls in Italy.

Duel statistics, gruesome though they
are. are interesting reading. An italian
''man Of figures" has taken the trouble
to ascertain to what extent his coun.
try has contributed, during the last ten
years, toward the increase In the army
Of duelists. The following figures are
the result Of his researches! "From
1884 to 1904 no less than DAT duels were
fought In Italy over newspaper contro.
versies, 100 by rival lovers, 377 over
political questions, $50 for insults, 1873
for private reasons, and 10 over gam.
bling quarrels. In 20 cases the cause
Of the duel was unknow.. Journalists
and officers In Italy are first among
duelists. OF the 6SS duels fought in
1854. 168 were fought BY Journalists
and 105 BY onicers In the army. OF
duelins lawyers there were a; students
IS; professors 22; Deputies II; engi-
neers and architects 10; servants Q;
and bankers 2.
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Was willing 70 Work.
The tramp was very humble when he


The tramp was very humble when no
asked for something to eat.
"Please. num-" he said, I'm starv.
In. Won't you give poor Teller %
has lost all bis family o bite to eati'
But there was something cold and
suspicious In her manner. She was In.
clined to doubt bis honesty from the
start.
"Want pie. I s'pose." she said sharply.
mo, num-" he answered meekly.
"I'm afeared pied be too rich fer me
now"
"Doughnuts, mebbe." she suggested.
mo, num-" he replied. "Doughnuts
II all right. but I aint expectin' 'em.
A poor lone man that's down on his
luck can't afford to be partlckler. Some
cold victuals that's left overu DO Q
hungry man plenty good enough. Amt
you got little stale bread that the dog
don't Wantf'
"Poor man." she said, considerably
molli6ed. ~ believe you really are
hungry"
Eyes. mum-starvin'. regularly ssarv.
In" ~
cerity. , !! Sss%
"See herev she sald.."A man that's
real hungry win work to get something
to eat" 49,.
"I'li work." he replied promptly. I'm
. workin' man. I've worked fes the
city. Give mo suthin' to eat an III
work fer you" ! 81 ~.
"I'n try you." she exclaimed; and
then. after he had eaten enough fos two
men she said:
II s'poss you can use hammer and
saw?" Ia,
mo. num-" he returned apologetical'
~.
"Well. you can handle a shovel. any
way"
mo. num-"
Her first suspicious returned ana she
eyed him sharply.
"You said you'd work for your. din
ner," she exclaimed.
"Yes, num-" he replied. "Bat ]
amt used to w0rkin' except on the mu
nicipal sewer pipe extension plan"
"What's that?" she asked.
"W'y. mum, oil Teller has to DO. Il
jest to step up an draw his pay. I've
drawn mine now, an cheerfully ccrti
fy that tho co0kin' was good. Co0f
day, mum."-Times-He Herald.
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resembles thato f.middis France. There.
10 plenty Of water for agriculture ana
no yellow fever. The Journey By rail.
way from the coast IL matter Of some
eighteen hours. This 10 believed to be
the FIRST occasion on record in which
science has been called In to choose the
site Of q capital.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-08-24

Mammal had no idea there were no
many men here this season. Daughter
unfortunately mamma, dear, there's
not man among them. It's only an
other lot Of those terrible blOomer girls
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-08-24
Many Car Fenders Patented.

The patent once ID at present issuing
bartender patents at the rate Of seven
Q week. One Of the latest IL In the form
Of horizontal circular brush made to
revolve rapidly when the car II In mo-
ton by means Of gearing from the axle.
The brush u Q tribe greater In diane
tor than the width Of the track, and q
supposed to brush the victim ont q ~
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-08-24

How Summer Evsded . Question.
When the Prince Dc Joinville was at
Bathurst many years ago he was re-.
ceived by the Royal African, Corps.
black troops ofncsred BY white men.
He attended Q dinner party. wherein
mulattoes appeared In full evening
dress. low bodices. lace handkerchief
and fans. Afterward. dining at Wash.
ington with Charles Sumner, the great
abolitionist, the Prince amused him
self by telling about his Bathurst din.
ner, and asked Sumner whether he had
ever given his arm to negress. The
Prince awaited his answer with some
curiosity, to see whether he would dare
answer In the affirmative before the
American ladies. who were quite sen.
sitive ON the color question, but hc got
out Of 1t very adroitly. my dear
Prince" said he, In every religion
each man has his own share Of work.
I preach and you practice. Don't let
US mix the two things up together"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-08-24

There Ii absolutely no reason for
STOPPING over the handles In either Of
tho two ways 30 commonly seen--and
there IL no excuse for 80 d0ing-in Ordl.
nary road riding. 1t may DO necessary
for the "scorcher" to assume the one
or the other Of these attitudes-to
sprawl with the body straight but al.
most horizontal, and the head close to
the handle bar, or to bend the upper
part Of the back as II trying to break
II In the middle. and throw the should
ers forward a. II desiring to make them
meet across the breast Even s0-one
who II not "scorching" does not need
70 make himself hide0us object to
look at and also to reduce the benefits
OF wheeling to minimum, 20 far al
it, effects on tho chest capacity IL con
cArned.-SCribncr.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-03-25
1ooA1 VIEWS JorrrNas.

Miss Julia A. Beecher died at heI
home i'm New York city March 23. The
funeral services will take place to-mor-
row morning at the residence of Rev.
Isaac Fl. Tuttle, d. D., 218 West Forty
sixth street, New York. Rev. DR.. Tut
tie is a brother-in-la of the deceased
lady. Miss Beecher was the youngest
daughter of the late Captain Benjamin
Beecher of this city. The interment
wifi be I'M this city.
The proposed New England bicycle
racing circuit, as planned by George
Sullivan Of Boston, meets with general
approval and it is quite likely that his
scheme will be adopted. The towns and
cities included in the circuit are Bangor,
Portland, Worcester, Manchester, Bath,
Greenfield Danbury Claremont, Lowell,
Newburyport, Westborough, Hartford,
Amesbury, Nashua, Keene, North Attle-
borough, Providence, Rockville, New
Haven, Bridgeport, Willimantic Nor
wich, Brattleboro, and Barre.
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marckianl5 are building on the birthday
festival the United Press correspondent
sought an interview with Ludwig Won
Fischer, the princes old and intimate
friend Herr Won Fischer thought that
the celebration would lead to a revival of
national feeling which, as the deeds of
1870 had sunk away in the past had
become callous and unresponsive. The
emperor might retrieve the mistake of
his past attitude toward Bismarck
FISCHER said, and cement afresh the old
bonds, giving Germany harmonious
and steadfast national policy. Fischer is
a loyal agrarian. He holds that if the
council Of state finds no practical means
of remedying the agricultural distress
the discomfort of the rural population
will be increased until 1T brings its own
remedy"
1--WE may live" he said, "to see scenes
similar to those in the Suabian rebellion
known as the peasants war The times
of the bundeschuss may return. I can
give you an Illustration of the distress
from my own city, Augsberg. The city
Is getting no rents from the tenants on
the civic farms, but is obliged to remit
them. Other farmers declare that they
cannot get 2 per cent. out of the estates
they work"
Herr Won FISCHER maintained that the
governments INITIAL mislstep was the re-
ciprocity treaty with Austria Hungary.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-03-25
TWO SUNDAY FIRES.
The Total Damages of the Two WIN
Amount to About Five Dollars.

The Total Damages of the Two WIN
Amount to About Five Dollars.
At 1886 o'clock last night an alarm of
fire was rung in from box 612 located
at the corner of Chapel and Orchard
streets The alarm was caused by
Mark M Selleck, who started a fire on
the floor of the cellar of his new house
on Kensington street, near Edgewood
avenue in order to dry the plaster.
There was no damage and no necessity
for sending in the alarm, but the build
ing of a fire in the house other than in
al store Is prohibited by the city ordi-
nances, and arrests may follow,
At 7:45 o'clock yesterday morning an
alarm of fire was sent in from box 632
because of an incipient blaze in the
apartments of rs Day street, occupied
by Mrs. Mary Phirll The fire was con-
fined to a small portion of the carpet,
and the damage will not amount to over
IS. Just how the fire started is mys-
terry, but IT. is thought to have started
from lighted pipe or cigar being drop
ped on the carpet. The building is
owned by the scoville Manufacturing
company Of Waterbury.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-03-25
r1RHMEN 1osr rHE1B 11rEs.
Only One Member of a Hose Company il
Alive After Fire.

Alive After Fire.
Denver, March 24-All but ONE mem
ber of Hose Company No lost their
lives last night in a fire which destroy
ed the st. James hotel. The hose COM
pany, excepting the captain, was COM
posed of colored men. The dead are;
Harold w. Hartwell captain; p S.
Bradley, lieutenant; Richard cambridge
and Stephen Martin.
The bnaze was discovered at 10: go
o'clock by the clerk. Every room in the
house. was occupied and steps were talk
EN- at once to warm the guests of their
danger. All occupants escaped without
INJURY.
The men above named in company
with four others, were cropping about
in the binding smoke in the rotundaI of
the hotel, when the tile and cement
floor gave way precipitating them into
the basement, where the four unfortu-
mates were mang1ed and suffocated.
The other four men managed to climb
out, though badly bruised and lacerated
and nearly overcome by the smoke.
1t was more than an hour after the
accident before the body of Captain
Hartwell was found, and fully two
hours later before the other bodies were
recovered.
The fire, which originated I'M the base
ment In a baggage room adjoining the
boilers and dynamo, had slowly eaten
away the supports of the floor, but no
dle was appreheasive of danger and so
dense was the smoke that MO one missed
the men. 1t was only when the firemen
reached the basement of the main en-
trance in search Of the origin of the fire
that Hartwel's body was found.
The guests fled for their lives by stair
ways, verandas and fire escapes. Many
were only half clad and carried their
garments with them. Much excitement
attended the enptying of the rooms,
but no great difficulty was met with in
getting all the guests safely to the
street. The property loss is nearly $780,,
BOO: insurance $21, COO