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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-08-15
Explosion In = Horses Mouth.

The driver Of one of II. b. Schar.
MAINS brewery wagons stopped In Mott
street this morning to deliver kcg OF
beer. While he was inside he ana tho
people Mt the bar were startled by the
report as Of q pistol In the street. They
all ran out to see what had happened.
Up and down tho street they looked for
murder or suicide. or at least some one
running. There was nothing Of the
sort. One Of the brewery horses was
prancing madly, however, and the driv-
er hurried to seize him. As he grasped
the reins he saw, to his Amusement that
smoke was coming out OF the horses
mouth. The tongue also hung out, and
was cut and bleeding. In the gutter at
the horses feet was the empty shell of
cartridge. 1t is supposed that the ami.
NAL, nOsing about In the street, had
picked up the cartridge. chewed It, and
thus set It of. A veterinary surgeon,
two or three Doors away, was sum.
moned, and he discovered that the bit
was broken. The tongue would have to
be cut of to save the horse.-New York
Post,
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-08-15
Childish Diplomacy.

We all know the child's aptness In
easing the pressure Of commands
and prohibitions. II, for example, he II
told to keep perfectly quiet because
mother or father wants to sleep, he will
prettily plead for the reservation Of
whispering ever 20 softly. II he II bid.
den not to ask for things at the table.
no will resort to sly, Indirect reminders
Of what he wants, a. when q boy Of i've
years and q half whispered audibly, II
hope somebody will Offer me some more
SOUP" or when girl Of three years and
half with still greater childish tact
observed on seeing the elder folk eating
cake. II not asking" This last may be
compared with q story told by Rous.
seau Of little girl OF six years who.
having eaten of oil the dishes but one.
artfully indicated the fact by pointing
In turn to oil the dishes, saying, II have
eaten that" but carefully passing by
the untasted one.
When more difficult duties come to be
enforced and the neOphyte In the higher
morality IL hidden to be coRsiderate for
others, and even to sacriAce his own
comfort for theirs, he Is apt to manifest
q good deal of skill In adjusting the
counsel Of perfection to young weak
ness. Here II an amusing example: A
little boy, Edgar by name, aged i've
years and three quarters, was going out
to take ten with some little girls. The
mother, az II usual ON such Ocasi0ns,
primed him with special directions al
to behavior. saying, Remember to give
way to them. like father does to me-"
To which Edgar, after thinking q brief
instant, replied: "Oh, but not all at once
You have to persuade him."-PrOf. Jas.
Sulley.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-08-15

right side up. The engine used at pre-.
emit IL capable Of driving the aerodrome
about half q mile. On account Of Prof.
Lansiey's high standing in the world
Of science great interest has beeA
aroused In his experiments.
Nature Worked Back ward.
An interesting story Of o reversal Of
the ordinary course Of nature, which
cost q market gardener dear, IL told BY
MISS Ormerod, the English naturalist.
Watercress II eagerly devoured BY cad
dis worms. but caddis worms are o IA.
vorite food Of trout. The trout In turn
have q voracious enemy in herons,
which ordinarily catch the fish after
they have grown fat on caddis worms.
Recently II happened that large grow.
er Of watercress had three-quarters Of
his crop ruined By the ravages Of cad.
dis worms. On investigation It was
found that the trout, which ordinarily
protected the plants from the worms,
had been devoured, ahead Of time, 30 to
speak, by q flock Of hungry herons,
which In thus reversing the course Of
events, had brought disaster to the own.
er Of the watercress.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-08-15
IN A "eULLA.cARTA."
Tho Peculiar Vehicle In Use In the
Island Of Madeira.

Tho Peculiar Vehicle In Use In the
leland Of Madeira.
The master.at.arms went out into the
Plaza, and hired bulia-carta. A
bulla.carta IL In reality q covered sled
provided with curtains. and drawn by
two oxen. For the proper manage.
ment Of these vehicles. according to
Portuguese ideas, two men are neces.
sary. One goes ahead. In order to
check any ambitious Intentions on the
part Of the oxen, and apparently does
the guiding. The duties Of the other
are harder to define; he receives the
fare incidentally. and urges on the
oxen In those plaintlve. wailing tones
which he who has been to MADEIRA can
never forget, and which incline him to
believe that the Portuguese language
Is one Of lamentation. A Mr.. Kecgan
tersely remarked. everything Is ION
skates" In Madeira. The streets Of
Funchal ore paved with small lava
blocks, set on end, and polished to Q
degree that makes walking dangerous
to people who wear the shoes Of civil.
xation. Hence the owners Of the bulla.
cartas do a thriving business with for.
eigners. especially up the slope. where
a false step ls fraught with no incon.
siderable consequences.
1t was up the hillside. or rather up
the first slopes Of the mountain. that
the villa to which the master.at.arms
was going was situated. Few visit
Madeira who do not take that delight.
ful ride mp the mountain on horseback,
and experience the dclIrium Of the coast
down, over the polished stones, in q
wicker sled. Ascending. the traveller
looks from his saddle over the high
yellow walls on each hand into invit.
Ing gardens Of tropical luxuriance,
their shade.trces often completely arch.
Ing the way over his head. But the
master.nt.arins cared nothing about
looking into the gardens. and had a
sailors prejudice against horses; he
discrectly preferred the bulla.carta.
Even the picturesque procession Of
wine.growers which he met coming
down the mountain. with skins slung
over their shoulders. made no more Of
an impression on him than II they had
been draft Of new hands. He sat
back behind the curtains Of his bulla.
carta, and smoked brown.paper cigar.
cites, and meditated In the gravity Of
his mission; and he wondered whether
the scnhOra would look with favor on
the plan. Only once. when he had to
turn out for a fat ecclcsisatic from the
convent above. was he aroused from
these reflections. The priest was dc.
scending at pace which would have
deAed tr0lley-car, but he sat In his
sled with as much equinImity AZ II he
were pronouncing a bencdiction. his
guide deity balanced Oh the runnera
behind.-Century.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-08-15
Reason Enough.


The quality Of mans work depends
greatly upon the mood In which he
does II, and his mood. In turn. Is infiu.
enced more or less sensibly by his sur.
roundlngs. An aneclOte borrowed from
the New York Sun shows how true
this In. even In 30 prosaic place a. q
thread factory.
A party Of women once had the priv.
ilege Of inspecting factory devoted to
the manufacture Of spool thread. Theig
eicerone was the proprietor Of the fac
tory, one Of the largest and most com.
plctc In the world.
What most impressed the visitors.
however. was not the size and evident
prosperity Of the plant. but the beauty
Of the place. Not only was every
hygienic AMI commercial comfort at.
tended TO, but 80 far as possible every
aesthetic consideration was observed
as well. Around each wall Of the spa.
clous .wlndOwed apartments where
the work was done ran a broad, OK.
quisitcly painted fricze. The figures
upon the frlcze were a dainty dancing
company, beautiful In colors as well %
In form. ana ut to grace the walls Of
a dwelling rather than mill.
Finally one Of the women, a prac.
teal, plain.spoken dame. asked the
owner why he made beauty such an
object.
II don't see the use of a fricxe like
that In a factory" she said. bluntly.
"Why do you have itY'
The mill.0wner smiled. "Well, come
to think OF II, It Is a very practical req.
son." no said. II find that It makes
better thread"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-08-15
JONATHAN EDWARDS.
eaiary Of cas- Q Yese. but Get HE
Firewo0d Free.

eaiary Of cas- Q Yese. but Get HE
Firewood Free.
Jonathan Edwards Ii the greatest
Gheologian that this country has ever
produced, declares DR.. Field, in the
Evangelist. Robert Hall, the famous
English preacher, used to devour his
books, with such amaxement at the
power Of reasoning they showed that
be exclaimed: Edwards 10 the great.
est"-perhaps he meant solely In the
neld Of philosophical and theological
0peculation-"of the sons Of menw Yet
this great man was settled In a country
parish In Northampton, where the pco.
pie, who could not appreciate his great.
ness, fairly drove him away, after
which, a. II he would find lodge In
some vast wilderness, he went over the
mountains and took refuge at Stock.
bridge, on the banks Of the Housatonlc,
where there was mission for the In.
dams, with few settlers from Eastern
Massachusetts, and there the records
tell us that meeting Of the town-not
Of the church. for in those days there
was but one church, which was estab.
lished by law. and the town was to pro.
vide for Its support--held on Feb. 20,
1850 (wiien perhaps down in old vir.
ginia George Washington was celebrat.
Ing his eighteenth birthday, It was
voted that ''in case the Rev. Jonathan
Edwards should settle with them In the
work Of the ministry" he should re-
ceive the sum Of 60 los 4d per year
about S35. 1t h comforting to know
that he was assured In The contract that
II should be lawful money"
When I read this confess ! could
hardly believe it-yet no rubbing Of
eyes or Of spectacles coul1 change the
figures; there they stand, as they have
stood for 140 years, for the benefit 0f
whoever may have curiosity to read
them. The amount seems indeed In.
credibly small, and perhaps was supple.
mented by contribution from the Eng.
lish society for the Propagation Of the
Gospel In Foreign Parts. But, so far
as the record goes, that was the salary,
and the whole salary, 80 FAR as It was
paid In money! But with this there
was also a provision for keeping the
minister warm. II the peoplc coull
not supply much to stimulate him In.
wardly, they would Mt least keep tho
blood from freezing In his vein ny keep.
Ing the fire burning In his heart'lstoilc.
And accordingly with this muniticcnt
salary It was voted also that he should
have 100 slcighloads Of nrewood. OF
which the Indians were to furnish eigh.
~ and the white settlers twenty, which
they were to chop In the woods and
draw on sleds to his house. With this
very modest supply OF that which could
buy food md clothing. yet with the fire
burning brightly on his hearth. iona.
than Edwards wrote books that vii!
be immortal In the history Of his toun.
try. Plain living and high drinking, In.
deed!
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-08-15
4 Steam Bird.

Prof. 9. r. Langley, the secretary Of
the Smithsonian Institution, has con.
structed a hying-machine, driven by q
steam engine carried by the machine.
which made two successful flights at
OccOQuan, Va. on May @. The machine
~ not large enough to carry q man, and
IL only intended az o model for expert.
ment. 1t IL called aerodrome. mean.
ing 'ainrunner." Its framework IL OF
steel, and the length OF Its wings, or
acropAnss. from tip to tip Il fourteen
feet. No gas IL used to lift the machine,
the ascensiOnal force being derived
from propellers driven by the portable
steam engine; and this force is made
effective through the shape and pitch Of
the wings. In the air the aer0dr0me
resembles an enormous bird sailing In
broad, regular curves and gradually
rising. When the steam gives out the
machine, instead OF tumbling headlOns
. the earth. settles down gently and
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-08-15

It IL known that the poles Of the
earth, instead Of remaining fixed In 20.
sItion, revOlve In small circles, or curves
which are nearly circles, In period Of
427 days, and that another motion Of
revolution, considerable shorter, also
affects the position Of the poles. The
cause Of this "wobbling" IL not known.
but Prof. Simon Newcomb has recent.
~ suggested that It may be due to cur.
rents in the oceans and in the atmos.
phere affecting the equilibrium Of the
globe.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-08-15
Electro. Niaenetic veiocity.

Recent experiments BY Monsieur
Blondot on the rate Of propagation Of
an electromagnetic disturbance along
q wire showed, according to one series
Of tests, a velocity Of 1S4, 1888 miles per
second, and according to another series,
in which the distance traversed was
nearly twice as great, 1s0,177 miles per
second. The velocity Of light Is about
10000 miles per second.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-08-15
Unprecedented.

she-We were 30 disappointed, doc.
tor, that you did not call Tuesday even.
Ing.
Hell was disappointed, also. The
fact Is l was suddenly called to visit q
latient--
She-Ah! That was It. Nobody
could think of any reason for your alb.
sepce.-New York World.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-08-15
Old style Robbers.

The term 'garroters" was employed
to designate thieves who half strangled
their Victims In dark streets and lanes
In the suburbs Of London and other
large towns some thirty or forty years
ago. The word II derived from the
carrot" Spanish instrument used
for strangllnR crIminals.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-08-15
THE CASTING BOX.

ing the danger Of leakage Of the molten
metal, but also Insuring perfect cast
plate product. The Invention IL one
Of great value, as It not only saves time,
but protects workmen from Injury and
makes possible better grade Of work.
The accompanying cut will clearly II.
lustrate tho Improvement to the skilled
mechanic.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-08-15
Escsue from q lfeteOe

EOcape from . Mete0e.
A meteor, weighing nearly four and
q half pounds, fell In an orchard near
Namur, in Belgium, on April u, mar.
rowly missing young workman. The
meteor penetrated twenty inches into
the ground.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-08-15

do you have many friends In
school, Tommy" "NO'm." "Why, that
Is very odd, isn't it?" "NO'm. You see,
the boys lick hates me and the boys
that ticks me hatew--ChicagO Record.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-08-15
Tho Ira vslee's Tree.

Monsieur Bureau, a French traveller,
disposcs Of the old stories about the
"travelcr's tree" In Madagascar. which
has been represented as great boon
TO thirsty wanderers on account Of the
water stored In Its cup.shapcd leaf.
stalks. lie says the tree grows only
where there Is a plentiful supply Of
water, and where rain falls frequently
oil the year round, and that since the
leaves are situated at the top Of the
trees, which are very tail. the thirsty
traveller would have difficulty In reach.
ing them, even II II were necessary to
do 90 In order to find water.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-08-15

No wonder bees are profitable; they
steal oil they eat from the neighbour
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-08-15

A baby buggy II a good thing. but Q
Ann doesn't like to push II along
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-08-15
Tho Color OF Water.

The fact Ii generally known that pure
water appears blue when light Il trans.
mitted through sufficient thickness Of
It. and that when opaque particles are
suspended In II the hue Of the water 10
greenlsh. hut while pure water looks
blue when light passes freely through
II, yet when It Ii contained In a deep.
opaque receptacle, like the basin Of a
lake or the ocean. It ought to absorb
all light and look black. Experience
shows, however, that the deepest parts
Of the Mediterra mean. for instance. ap.
pear not black but intensely blue. This
has been supposed to be caused by mi.
nute particles held In suspension, but
the recent experiments Of Prof. Spring
at Liegc suggest different explana.
ton. He has found that warmer cur.
rents passing through pure water In.
terrupt Its transparency. even when the
difference Of temperature II very slight.
Such currents may cause deep water to
appear blue by rejecting light back
from Its depths through the transpare rent
layers above. This. II h suggested. ex.
plains the fact that fresh water lakes
are more transparent In winter than In
summer, because IN winter currents Of
heated water are not traversing them.
Even the shadow Of a mountain falling
On a lake may increase the transpar.
cncy Of the water by cooling the sur
face,
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-08-15
Stereotype CASTING Apparatus.

Stereotype Casting Apparatus.
Chas. NJ. COnley, for years IN expert
stereotyper and at present foreman Of
the stereotype foundry Of the Chicago
Newspaper Union, has perfected and
patented an invention to automatically
operate means for locking together the
cover and matrix.bed Of stereotype
casting box prepa rat0ry to the casting
operation, and In like manner automat.
ically to unlock the parts when the
cast plate Ii dbOut to be removed. Pro.
vision Ii made at different portions Of
the box against springing and warping
Of the parts In use, thus not only avoid.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1896-01-14

Mr.. John Selden, an aged and re-
spected citizen who resided on his
farm two miles south of this place,
died Wednesday evening, after a
long sickness. Mr.. Selden was q
gentleman of the old-school and be-
longed to one of the large and prom
inent families of Virginia. He was
seyenty-four years of age. He was
twice married, his wives being sis
tiers, and both daughters of the late
Andrew Kennedy, of this place. Mr..
SeIden led aquiet life and was highly
respected. A widow, three sons,
Andrew, Carr and John, and three
daughters, Mrs. S. d. Kennedy,
Mrs. Jasper, wife of Lieutenant Jas
per, United States Navy, and Miss
! Mamie Selden survive him.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1896-01-14
PersonaI Mention.

Miss Nellie Crittenden is visiting
in Washington and Baltimore.
u. S. G. Pitzer, Esq, of the
Berkeley bar, was in town Friday.
Miss Bette Sublette is visiting
Miss Mary Woods, in Martinsburg.
Mr.. Will TrapneH has been spend
ing several days in the Summit Point
vicinity
Editors little and Snyder, of Shep-
herdstown, were in Charles Town
last Friday.
Mrs. w. B. Moss and Mrs. vir-
ginia Kent, of Roanoke, are visiting
Mrs. NJ. E. Bolinger.
Miss Sadie Braham, of Berryyille,
is visiting Mrs. Elmer Stonesifer and
Mrs. Richard Taylor.
Capt. C. II. Briggs, of Harper's
Ferry, has been spending several
days in Charles Town.
Mr.. A. E. Kennedy came up from
Washington Friday, to attend the
funeral of AIR. John Selden.
Mr.. w. A. Glassford has been
quite i'll of pneumonia, but we are
glad to learn is a little better
We were pleased TO see our genial
young friend Nj. Louis E. Brown, of
Martinsbure, in Charles Town last
Friday.
Hon. VIM. II. Trayers has been
confined to his room by severe indis-
position, but we are pleased TO learn
that he is better.
Joseph Trapnell, Esq, slipped and
fell a few days ago, severely sprain-
ing an ankle, which has put him upon
crutches. besides entailing severe
pain.
Our old friend Seth NJ. Timber
lake and his relative Mr.. S. ID. Tim
lake-both honorable veterans of
Co. B-gave us a pleasant call
yesterday.
DIR. Ruel Luke and wife. of Charles
Town, and Mr.. Jas. Grantham and
wife, of Middleway, w. Va, were
entertained by Mrs. j. Few Brown
last week. Winchester Times.
Frank Rouss was bone last week
from Randolph-Macon Academy at
Front Royal. and Fred Rouss from
New York-both attending the dedi-
cation of the Rouss Memorial
Building.
We had a pleasant call Saturday
from our old Fort Delaware prison
comrade Mr.. Philip d. Copeland, of
Baltimore, who was here attending
the Co. B reunion. Mr.. Copeland
whilst here made a generous contri-
button to the Independent Fire Com
pany.
The Misses Mitchell, of West vir-
ginia, are the guest this month of
Mrs. John Buchanan, 1904 Second
street. The young ladies are reIa-
tives of Mrs. Simon Bolivar Buckner,
and during the latter's residence at
Frankfort they were frequently her
guests and quite the toast in capital
society. They r receiving much
attention In Louisville.
CLouiSUiNe Paper.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1896-01-14
,iveIv as a Cricket.

IN the first instance as sluggish as
Atneus IN. Kidneys become US lively as a
a a fSEs1's when a Dealthfnl impulse is given to
them WIN a.;vity in these organs which conn
moter Oh .erdency to their lethargy and dis
SteraetS lanaction Of the kidneys, it should be
ffse@asemae5ed:; I, i s,s s9s f,rs ar s,hss Of w fheis 9 aRe Te-
ous fenuf ,nadicaI science are TOO often ex-
sources 81 on Win Peril is forestalled by the
.h Bitsers' which assgts p. Brlg ;P5sb dlsea asisi aisI froS
dropsy, gtaoSder Foually efficacious is it
q w sscI.;ng and eradicating malarial, bilious
in sh Nervous ailments, dyspepsia: son naPTsi %l
; and and Thenmaatis Gnnva Aepsil,s ana nastensd y is
proved ana o,ion' Either when health is
bcns s 9 or seriously impaired, the yalne Of o.
s l9s restorative and preventive meaicine -
im asssdily made manifest
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1896-01-14

LIEUT.. BUsHRoD C. WASHINGTON
Timberlakc. Geo, C1.) Winchester, Va
Undertake, Tim, Winchester. Va
TruEscll, Jas. T., KearneysvilIe; w. VUS-
Trussell, f. e. (to. d.
Trussell. Moses, Charles Town. w. Va.
Terrill. John A. Cd,)
Terrill, Philip. %
Wade, a. s.
washington Geo. o.
Washington James. Cd
Walker, Geo. Lexington. Va.
Walker, John, Lexington, Va,
Watkins, John, Lexington, Va.
Wysong, Robt. l.. 90 Duffields, w. Va
Willis, Beale, Waco, Texas.
Willis, Albert. (dO
Willis. Frank. (d.)
Wilson. w. L., Washington, D. c.
Wiltshire, j. 9. %
Wilmington, Ben. (d.)
Wolfe. Jno. W., Brunswick, Nd. :
Wright, Sam'l. 90
Workman, John. o.
Wingard, Geo, 90. d.
Yates. John o., Shen. Junction. W. Va
Young, Mason E., Charles Town, W. Va
Zombro. Juo. d. (dl
Zombro, Jas. w. (d.l
Zombro, Thos. B. %
Killed 81. Wounded 81. Dead So. Alive 30
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1896-01-14

The handsome cake shown in Mr..
Chas. w. Browns window last week,
and which adorned the fremen's
table at the banquet Friday evening,
was the contribution of the Marvin
Bakery Company. of Pittsburgh, to
the Independent Fire Comp any. A
reel and two horses, handsomely eN-
ecuted, ornamented n side of the
top of the cake, whilst the other side
bore the words " Independent Fire
Company" This handsome cake,
which weighed fifteen pounds, was
sent to the firemen's generous friend,
Mr.. Charles Broadway Rouss, of
New York.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1896-01-14

Did you ever stop to think what indigestion
stomach is tired. If our legs are tired, we
ride. The horse and the steam engine do the
work. why not give your stomach a ride;
that is, letsomething else do its work. Foods
can be digested outside of the body. All plants
contain digestive principles which will do this.
The Shaker Digestive Cordial contains diges-
tive principles ard is q preparation designed
to rest the stomach. The Shakers themselves
have such u~nbounded confidence in it that
they have placed 10 cent sample bottles on the
market, and it is said that even SO small a
quantity proves beneficial in q vast majority
of cases. All druggists keep it.