Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-04-18

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sueln also explain the activity of the
British In those regions.
The cable brings the interesting in
formation that u French scicntist hns
Invented an instrument which he calls
a "glnssnry." for measuring the tongues
Of bees. We IRE glad somebody l,as
found time enough to att md to this
highly important matter.
The greeting between Mr.. and Mrs.
w. X. Vanderbilt Just as the Duke anil
Duchess Of Marlborough sailed away to
Europe suggests that Mrs. Vanderbilt
Inns the marble House" at Newport
and Mr.. Vanderbilt the marble heart
everywhere.
A Boston paper didactically asserts
that there Is no such thing as sprin,;
fever" Oh, there isn't, ehI Then
whit makes the women tie old towels
around their heads. tear down stoves
md move the heavy furniture out.
doors!
This war scare may pass by. but 1t
would he well for the European powers
to reflect that they necd not expect nj.
ways to get OF no easily. Some time
they will play with a war rumOr n lit
tie too cnrelcssly and there will be trOu.
bic.
The dialect societies Of this country
and England have decided to prepare
dialect dictionaries. As they will be
the genuine thing the first rule In COM
piling them will be- to exclude every
thing found In dialect novels.
The Cincinnati papers have liscOv-
cred that It costs 5000 year to keep
prisoners In the county. Jail In slip.
pers. They must he unusually slip
perry or else Cincinnati ought TO let II
few officials slip.
The Duke Of MarlbOrough's English
solicitor, In an interview. says that he
sincerely hopes the American people
will not regard his distinguished ellen.
In the light Of a fortune hunter" oh.
dear, no; the idea!
Pcrrlne's new comet Inns been slim.
dcred. 1t isn't q bOb.tailed AFFAIR: on
the contrary, II hast a tail 1O,OOO.OOO
miles long. II there In my doubt about
TINT You can measure the tail your
self.
The King Of Ashantee rules $4,000
people. and he has a supply Of $4,000
rifles. While England Is cultivating
rows with Ashantee and Venexuela the
Carr will look after the division Of
China and Turkey.
The cathode rays are now said to
have been known to the Chinese years
ago. II some American would say he
had discovered hades up would bob
Chinaman who had lived there for
years.
Tho reason the Prince OF Wales has
declared himself In favor Of peace Is
doubtless because he does not want
to discourage Queen Victoria In her
willingness eventually to rest there.
A woman has asked IN Oklahoma
court for divorce Oh the ground that
her husband battles only once year.
1t Oughtn't to he necessary to go to Ok
lahOma for divorce on such grounds.
A Cleveland scientist has succeeded
In phOtOgrnphing an editors ribs. 1t
has been reported that he Ind aiao
photographed the editors stomach: but
OF course, there Is nothing In that.
a cablegram announces that the Brit.
ish forces on their march up the Nile
have taken Akesheh. Never heard Of
the place before. hut It evidently IL q
town which isn't to be sneezed at.
Sometimes frog In the throat" Ia
dangerous. James Foley. Of Wheat.
land, N. r., has swallowed live frog
ana the doctors Are hard Mt work try
Ing to keep him from cr0aking.
Dom Paul Kruger announces that
he will be unable to accept Secretary
Chamberlain's kind invitation to 90
to London for a visit. The old man
IL a pretty smooth BOer.
DObbins' Electric Soap has been
made for thirty-One years. Each years
sales have increased. In 1895 sales
We're 2,O47,82O boxes. Superior quail.
ty, and absolute uniformity and purity
made this possible. DO you use It?
Try It.
The Chicago and Alton Cen Send via.
ter Tourists In Through Puilmaa
sleeping Cars,
~ 10 California through
q N sunlit, verdant fields
~ Dorfumod with the de.