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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-06-01
what He Wanted 60 Know,

In Rochester. where parents are
obliged to send their children to school.
the School Board officers. when they
have been In office too long, are some.
times very officlous and arrogant In
manner. An elderly but fresh. looking
woman opened her door to one lately
and answered the following questions;
"Have you any chl;drcnf'
EYES,"
"How mnny?"
''Thrce."
Arc they oil at schoolf"
mo-"
1--WE must see to that" said the man
pompously, taking out notebook.
"Now your namc and address?"
Given.
"Your children's names?'
Also given.
snow their agesT
"Well, lot me think" answered tho
woman with o glenn Of fun In her
eyes; "willic. the youngest, 10 30, and
was married last week."
'"Thunder and lightning" roarcd tho
man. "why didn't you tell me that d
first?"
because you didn't ask me-" she
answered quietly.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-06-01
Nearly Run Down.

An old French soldier. Colonel De
Bonneville. In writing the story Of his
military career, describes one curious
adventure, which had nothing warlike
about II, but In which for moment no
was in danger Of his life. During one
OF his campaigns he had stopped for
the night at o house In which lived .
lady md her daughter.
1t was carly May, and In the evening.
after dinner, I went out with the ladies'
for walk. We took o road leading
out Of the village between stone walls
about four feet In height Here, at o
place where the road made o sudden
turn. so that We could not see what lay
before I'M, heard oil ut once strange
noise. It might have been produced
by tempest, but there was not o
breath Of air stirring.
At that moment my two companions.
with signs Of extreme terror. clambered
over the wall. and instinctively fol.
lowed them. We were hardly on the
other side before dense drove Of pigs.
at least q hundred and fifty feet long.
came round the turn with such fury
that no obstacle could have stopped
them.
II we had not been out Of the road
We should have been knocked down,
and the whole drove would have gone
over Us. The women told me that wo
should have been picked up dead. or at
least 20 mutilatcd a. to be good for
nothing.
The swine. II appeared. werc drive:
out to . wood In the morning and o,
night were driven back to the village
and fed. Tho prospect Of the trough
made them % eager that they entered
the village like an avalanche.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-06-01
Not m coo1ish Habit.

The ostrich has always been consid-
cred sadly lacking In wisdom on &c.
count of Its custom of hiding It's head
in the sand leaving the body exposed
to danger. But the supposedly foolish
habit Is In reality wise provision of
nature for the safety of the bird In a
region where hiding places are scare.
When brood of young ostrlches Is
warned by their guardian they Instant
~ fade out of sight. GaucliOs told me
that they had surprised broods of more
than score. of which they were able
to find no more than three or four. and
yet those birds had no more shelter for
hiding than was Afforded by dozen or
SO small bushes. Squatting motlonless
with his head In the sand the ostrich
Is so near in color like the sand and the
scant heritage that grows there that
even experienced hunters fail to see
them. They readily learn the habits of
their prosecutors, and know when and
how to seek safety. Here and there Is
found ranch owner who will not per-
NIT ostrich hunting on his grounds.
The birds quickly learn the lay Of the
land where they are safe and gather
on It from surrounding districts In great
bands. leaving the hunted grounds
bare. And what Is more remarkable
still. the very birds that will fee for
their lives when startled by man on
the hunted grounds will show not the
least concern at the approach of a man
when they are on safe ground. That
they IRE readily dOmesticated may be
inferred from this. The young will re-.
main about ranch when they grow
up. of course, and 30 their plumes may
be obtained without killing them. But
not many are kept 80, because the old
cocks are often ugly and will attack
even men accustomed to feed them.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-06-01
A HYPNOTIC EVENING.

unexplainable as hynotism. II II IL not
the same thing. Oh, here they are now!
Let us hold on to our chairs, or we may
be spirited away to China. I, for one.
am afraid"
II am not" said the quccnly hostess,
as she swept forward In velvet and
diamonds to meet her husband and his
guest.
A pale. composed.looking man &C.
companied Mr.. Darl, and he did not
seem surprised by the elegance Of his
hostess. or flushed by the critical gaxe
Of the company.
After the introductions were made,
and conversation became general, Mrs.
Darl slipped Into the hall, and bcckoncd
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-06-01
"a Sign Of Contempt.

When Panurge meets the English.
man, We are told that he. panurge-
perhaps out Of delicate compliment 10
our insular manners and customs.
suddenly lifted up In the air his right
hand, and put the thumb thereof into
tho nostril Of the same side, holding
his four fingers straight out and closed
orderly In parallel line to the point
OF his nose. shutting the left eye Who'll.
~. and making the other wink with
profound depression Of the eyebrows
and eyelids." The left hand 10 then
brought into line much as In the moro
modern process.
The performance thus described by
Rabelais Is somewhat more elaborate
than that In favor with the London
street urchin of to-day, but was proba.
bly, effective enough.-All the Year
Round.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-06-01

A mouse was put In the cage Of Q lion
to test whether. 40 the old fables assert
Cd. there was . natural affection b.
tween them. The experiment demon.
strates that each was 70 afraid Of the
other that no affection could exist be-
tween them. The lion saw the mouse
before he was fairly through the bars,
and was after him instantly.
Away went tho little fellow, scurry.
ing across the door and sQueaking In
fright When he had gone about ten
feet the lion sprans. lighting o little In
front OF him. The mouse turned and
the lion sprans again. This was 70.
peated several times. the mouse trav.
ersins shorter distance after each
spring Of the lion.
Finally the mouse stood still, squcal.
Ing and trembling. The lion stood over
him. studying him with interest. Pres.
emily he shot out his big paw and
brought II down directly ON the mouse.
but 30 gently that the mouse was not
injured In the least. though held fast
between the claws.
Then the lion played with him. now
lifting his paw and letting the mouse
run . few inches. and then stopping
him again % before. Suddenly the
mouse changed bis tactics, and instead
OF running when the Hon lifted bis paw
sprang into the cir straight at the
lions head.
The lion, terrified. gave Q great leap
back. striking the bars With ill bid
weight Then he opened his Jaws and
rOared and reared again. while the
little mouse. still squealing. made bid
escape. OF the two the lion was the
more frightened.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-06-01
.HERE isn't anybody living VII

"HERE isn't anybody living who
can hypnotic me-"
- Don't be too sure. Leona," said
her husband, "yOu cannot affOrd to run
Q tilt against science"
"Hut deny that It II science. What
has ever been proved by hypnotismi
It IL foolish to argue about Il, for I
will not even admit there Il such q
thing. The shrcwd people who 60 about
the country giving exhibitions Of their
powers are always in collision with
some one in the audicncc-you know
that yourself. Ned"
Nothing Of the kind" rctorted Ned,
a. Mrs. Darl called her husband. 1T
10 a science that Is yet In Its infancy,
and there are only few individuals
who have the hypnotic power and are
able to throw less positive subjects Into
a trance. But have seen it<lone, and
It II wondcrful--wonderful."
"What did you sect"
II saw young man climb walls like
Q cat. drink milk out of a saucer. catch
. mouse. and then wash his face and
hands as cat does. And when hc
came out Of tho trance he had no idea
that he had done any Of these things.
or that he had even lost consciousness. /"
"Hum" said Mrs. Darl, incrcdulously.
II don't believe word Of Il. II he did
all that you soy he did. no was simply
o cOnspirator. And what good can
such q faculty bring to science, should
like to know? Where 10 tho scientific
value. in acting like o cat or q
monkcy?"
"why. don't you see. dear. II IL the
verlfcation Of theory"
mo, do not see. And am not sure
that I would believe It II I did see II.
The whole stock.in.trade Of these hyp-
notixers IL the power Of producing an
illusion. defy any Of them to hypno-
tixc me-"
II had intended asking you to 70
with me to the exhibition tonight"
"And be transmogriAcd into catl
No, indeedl II make q sacrifice Of my.
self In the cause of science, Il must be
for something worth while. You have
yet to convince me. Ned, that what you
call the hypnotic sleep, Ii not assumed,
to help carry out the plan Of the hyp.
00tlxer. or a. o means Of creating q
sensation. There II no one living who
could BY a few ridiculous passes, a
stare. or pressure Of my thumbs, make
me do anything did not choose to d.
"But you acknowledge, do you not,
chat . strong will can control Q weak
.oner'
"Yes, and always could. but that d
- old 40 the days Of Adam. who was
evidently In subsection to Eve. I sup.
pose some one will say that deep sleep
which overlook our first father whom
his rib was taken from him was hyp.
motto. II would be Just about 10 sensi.
ble."
VI have an idea." said Mr.. Darl sud.
denly. Suppose, since Mahomet won't
90 to the mountain, that the mountain
comes to Mahomet. The hypnotist can
come here after the entertainment and
We will invite q few neighbors In and
he can give an exhibition Of his powers
How does that idea striker"
"Favorably, Ned. There are the
Rusts. and the Pebbles. and DR.. Smithly
and bis wife. and Cousin Fanny and
her husband. You can let them know;
and ] will order refreshments, and We
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-06-01
Harvest for the I.sun.lress.

The revival Of the white shirt Is
assured. single shirts Of percale fin.
ishcd with fine scallOp around the
edge Of the hem and a ten or twelve.
inch scalloped fiOunce above It will be
worn In the street with summer
dresses. With more elaborate house
dresses a skirt OF nalnsoOk IL worn.
This Il finished with three. four. or five
overlapping hounces. about five or six
inches deep around the bottom. These
rutiies are quite generally trimmed
with edges Of French valenciennes or
frills Of point d'csprit.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-06-01

unknown, ana with him went Mrs.
Darts diamonds, and neither the police
nor the Darls ever saw or heard Of
them, or him, again. But one thing was
in his favor. Not only had he success
fully hypnotlzcd Mrs. Darl, but as Mr..
Darl admitted, he must have hypnotised
the whole company, in order to bring
his hypnotic scheme to such climax.
And Mrs. Darl Is Mt last a convert to
both the theory and practice Of the
occult science, and a firm believer in the
power Of the hypnotic will.--Utico
Globe.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-06-01

The Great 8oeoIoy WoroAo0eos
The Hereby Brothers Commission
Company have reopensd their great
warehouse Of l2s to AIs North Hal.
stsd street, and have sent out the
following circular IN connection
Herewith:
20 consumers end 1sslsss q hay. esAs. gsais.
aeus. and fssA o. I'll Kinds:
We wish TO cell your attsattea 70 ths faeS
that u you Do not bay your fesd q our ware.
hosse yeu ~ unaware Of ths bsns1ts you eaa
derive BY % doing.
We handle the best goods eaiy end cell q
eoek.bottom prices. Tor the many aAvantases
" have over other wholesale iced Usa ~ %
grsat that u enables - 70 cell Asst.eiass goods
- cheap - Others cell sseead-elass.
Oar warehouse 70 The largest, haudisst and
most complete by end gsaln warehouse In the
city Of Chicago. covering eas ssss % ground
end situated on the O.. u. 4 o. p. r. 4. tracks.
whore We have our own private track and 70.
cetvo al our goods direct 10 our warehouse.
This 10 crest advantage, - u saves the o..
psnss Of hauling. which 10 quite an item.
We have constructed. n addition 70 eus
warehouse. the latest improved Grain slevatos
system. which unlosds. elsvatss and conveys,
By machinery, I'll our grain from ears on Gus
track diseotto our elevator. without rshand.
ling. This 10 gssat labor saving. and sdda
greatly TO the value Of grain. - al grain pass.
% through our Grain cleaner. which frees Il
from I'll dust and eha6, and leaves u perfectly
clean.
There 70 no waitins outside on the street q
cold and WEI d our warehouse. - w have
provided lsrOot uvswsys orleans. and plenty
Of waiting roG.a IN our warehouse. All oul
bins are elevated, % that you can drive under
them and put on . losd in less than Ave min.
utss.
We do straight Wholesale and retail uss.
camille business. and you will always and u
here. from .. m. 70 . p. M. ready to show you
our goods end give You prices. We invite you
to call and examine our stock. look Of oul
cleaning and conveying machinery and see III
way wsdo business.
Thanking you for your past fsvors. and hop
Ing We may receive your orders. We remain
youys vesy rsspsetfully.
HSlBL1y DaeA 0eHlslssyou O.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-06-01
A Horsc Has Little Brains.

The mental peculiarities Of the horse
are much less characteristic than its
physical. 1t IL indeed the common
opinion among those who do not know
the animal well that It 10 endowed with
much sagacity. but no experienced and
careful observer IL likely to maintain
this opinion. All such students flnd the
intelligence OF the horse to be very
limited. Although some part OF this
mental defect In the horse. causing its
actions to be widely contrasted with
those Of the dog, may be due to Q lack
OF deliberate training and to breeding
with reference to intellectual accom-.
plishment. we zee. by comparing the
creature with the elephant, which prac.
tically has never been bred In captivity,
that the equine mind ID, from the point
Of view Of nationality, very feeble.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-06-01
A 6u0ciant 6iRn.

No doubt when one II reforming from
bad habits. he should reform ajtogeth,
or. 80, at least, thought an old lady,
who was opposed to the use OF tobac.
co. when she saw an ex.drunkard. who
Wanted his repentance. smoking Q
pipe.
n am brand plucked from tho burn.
Ing" said the reformed man.
ANYBODY might know that" said the
old lady, "for you're smokin' yeti" :
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-06-01

Hc-"YOu told me your father was
retired capitalist, and now ind. after
marrying you. that he Ii not worth u
cent" She-"I only told you the truth.
He was capitalist once, but after the
panic hit him he retired from the cap.
italist business completely. "-Clncin.
natl Tribune.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-06-01

III I could get my WISH" We heard
Q man say to-day. n would wish to b
. baby, and have q lot Of nios women
take care Of me-" '
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Military Statutes.

The military salute required In al.
most all civilized countries 10 nearly
tho same. Perhaps In Germany, how.
ever. the regulations arc somewhat
moro stringent. A soldier on meeting
the Emperor. has to stand still, face
about, and remain with hand raised for
from twelve to twenty PAGES before his
Majesty approaches. and for the same
distance after he has passed. In Bel.
gium an officer has to do the same thing
for the king. and subalterus for sener.
ais, though ten PAGES are only required
for the latter case. Soldiers carrying
anything % that their hands are quite
occupied salute with their eyes-that
ID. they turn their heads In the direc.
ton Of the person coming or going.
French officers raise their caps to each
other; but the privates do % the pr.
Yates In other armies do.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-06-01


A curious application Of the phono.
graph to watches has been made no.
Gently by q matchmaker at Geneva,
Switzerland, In whose repeating watch.
es the bell II replaced BY circular disk
Of vuicanixed rubber less than two
inches In diameter. upon which phonO.
graphic lines corresponding to a Ger.
tain series Of spoken words are spirally,
engraved.
The passage Of vibrating point over
these lines causes the watch literally
to tell the hours. and even, when de-.
sired, to sound an alarm and awaken
the sleeper. It has been demonstrated
that the point may pass many thousand
times over the lines on the disk without
wearing them away appreclably. When
the watch speaks the hours Its voice
is clear and distinct twenty feet away
with q closed door between.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-05

opponents more than a match for them in
riding and in the handling of the sticks
Their horses, too, were thoroughly under
command and obeyed every touch of the
bit, and particularly when being ridden
for the purpose of interference.
Lawson rode well and frequently kept
the ball in the front in races from goal to
goal. Lieutenant Hawkins played bril-
liant game and so did Campton and Voor-
hees, but, as previously stated, their
horses were too slow for the field.
The soldier boys, whenever pressed into
hard service, generally missed when strik-
ing at the ball, the bar or crook of their
sticks shooting over the mark. 1t was re-
marked, however, during the game that
some of the ponies came in for more than
deserved share of cruel treatment. The
blood streamed from their TANKS. which
were numerically torn by the sharp STEEL
and this was particularly the case of some
of the animals ridden by the Burlingame
polOists.
Near the end of the match the soldiers
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ing orange shirts, blue breeches and buff
riding boots sprang with the ease of
trained equestrians into their saddles and
rode with the confidence of champions on
the field; where they were received most
enthusiastically by. the admirers of the
game. The teams were the Fourth United
States Cavalry of Walla Walla, consisting
of Lieutenants H. S. Hawkins (captain),
Paul Campton, E. B. Cassatt and German
VOORHEES,, and the Burlingame, repre-
sented by R. NJ. Tobin (captain). J. S.
Tobin, John Lawson and Harry Simpkins.
Some betting was INDUCED in by the
friends of the players, and even money
changed hands. The soldiers looked for a
somewhat easy victory, as they did not ex-
peel to find what might be termed good
stickers of pig skin among the gentlemen
who were to represent the young polo club
OF San Mateo County. In this they GER
tainly calculated wrongly, as no better
horsemanship than that shown by the
Burlingame team could be witnessed in a
match between East Indian expert poloists.
The Tobin brothers especially distinguished
themselves, and their dashing and occa-
sionally reckless styles of riding were fire.
ouently commented upon by interesting
spectators as being, Great, by Jove great"
The periods consisted of twenty minutes
play. with an allowance OF ten minutes for
rest, and four periods-or as baseball en-
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PUZZLED BY THE NEW LAW.
Militia Oficers do Not Know Really
Where They Belong.

Militia Officers do Not Know Really
Where They Belong.
"What becomes of the stats of the brig
adier-generals who are retired by the reor-
ganization of the National Guard into
three brigades?
fare the brigadiers retired by virtue of
the law itself or does the Governor have to
issue an order retiring them?
care all the brigadiels retired by virtue
of the reorganization or are only certain
ones placed on the retired list, and if so
how are they selected?
''Does the law go into effect at once, and
if so have the present brigadiers any legal
right to issue orders or are the brigades as
now organized without any legal COM
handing officers except the major general
of division?"
Such are few of the conundrums over
which the local officers of the National
Guard are puzzling their brains, for,
though nearly every one has copy of AS
sembly bill No. 61S, it was so changed and
amended up to the last moment that no
one seems very sure just what its provis-
ions are.
The new National Guard law takes effect
Immediately and. the only portion of it
ganization reads as followS:
sec 10. Section two thousand and three of
the Political code is hereby amended to read as
follows:
Section 2Oo3 The National Guard of the State
of California is hereby organized into three
general, the limits of each brigade to be fixed
by the commander-in-chief. Brigadier-gener-
ais and their staff officers deprived OF their
Office by reason of the reorganization hereby
provided for are hereby placed on the retired
list with their rank.
This section would seem to answer salts
factorily all the questions quoted. The
brigade stats are retired with the briga-
diers. The latter are retired by virtue of
the law itself. Since the old brigade for
nation is entirely done away with it would
seem that all brigade officers holding under
that formation are retired. Because the
law takes effect at once all orders issued
from old brigade headquarters since the
signing of the bill by the Governor would
appear to be null and void.
With these conclusions, however, the
officers of the militia appear to be by no
means satisfied. They hold that the arbi-
trary retirement of members of the brigade
stats works no small hardship upon many
who, having served in the guard for per-
haps fifteen or eighteen years, would pre-
fer to continue that service till the twenty
wear badge should become their due.
Some claim that the present brigadiers
should be retained in active service accord
ing to their seniority though just how
such claim can be pressed when their
brigades are legislated out of existence is
hard to see.
'There is one contingency" said Colonel
Barry of the Third Regiment yesterday,
(which I think should have been provided
for. I know of cases where man has re-
signed commission in the line and has
put himself out of the direct line of pro-
motion to accept a position on brigade
staff An enforced retirement is for these
men hardship for which believe there
should be some remedy besides a re-
inlistment in the ranks"
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thusiasts would say, four innings-consti-
tuted game.
The most amusing feature in connection
with the game of yesterday was that, with
the exception of the teams and their most
particular friends, there were few of the
spectators who understood polo well
enough to explain the difference between
interference and off-play; yet these on
lockers who knew very little concerning
the rules of polo were the most enthusiastic
rooters of the day. They were there to see
a fashionable game, and in their opinion
it did not amount to anything whether
they understood the technique of the game
or not. Society certainly looked for their
presence on the fields of Burlingame, and
it would have been adjudged in the 400
circle an objectionable breach of etiquette
had they absented themselves from the
event of the season on Burlingame's day.
The soldiers played a dashing game at
the commencement of the play, but they
seemed to lose heart when they found their