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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-09-19
Waiting 20 Meet johnson.

I got to know that the old man, Rob-
,nson. At whose cabin was staying for
. week. had had feud with the John.
sons for about twenty years, and one
afternoon when we were over at the
moonshine still and alone brought the
matter ur and asked him how It began.
II can't skassly remember" he re.
Piled, but reckon dawgs had suthin'
to do with 1t. Reckon our dwags had .
fout."
"And each Of you stood up for bic
dogY'
"Oe co'se."
"And did you hive fight with John.
SOM"
Reckon I did"
"Well. why can't the matter be flxed
up? I'm told that four or Ave people
have been killed, and tho war still soea
on. Can't you and Johnson come TO-
gether and make peace?'
"Howr' he asked.
Suppose I 20 and talk to johnson and
tell him you are willing to let the mat
ter drop II he is."
Eyes"
Then you can meet. shake hands
Take a drink and let the news 60 ouI
that you are friends"
THAT would be NICE" he replied
while shaking his head in doubtful
way.
"Of courss II would. II you agree Il
It I'll 90 and seq johnson to-day"
"ls wouldn't do-wouldn't do, sab
We've dun tried It three times over"
"Tden you've been brought togeth
err"
Eyes, sah-three times. He was will
IN and I was willin', but when W
Gums together he sea to mo II then
iwags had been left alone his dawI
would HOY licked"
"And you denied III"
"Of co'se. My dawg was on top AM
bound to lick. Yes. sab. allus denie
md dun called Johnson liar. and the
The wah broke out again."
But couldn't the dogs be left out1"
Eyes, I reckon they might, but II the
was he'd begin braggin' bout his Of
newt, aud I'd hev to brag about mine
and thard DO row to end up with
Better let the matter drop. sab. Ishal
likely meet johnson at the 'leckshu
next week, and one or 'tother will
popped over, and that will DO the lai
Of it!"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-09-19
cuitivating BUTTERFLIES.

Recent experiments In the applica'
tion Of both heat and cold to the eggs
1arvae and pupae Of butterflies have
produced very interesting results. In
this manner specimens of some varie'
tbs of butterflies have been made to
sEi,ate, in color and form, other varie-
ties found in nature. The application
q heat causes Fastening Of growth
md development. Variations OF mois-
tur. and dryness also produce percep-
,ible effects on the growth and mark
fn:s OF the insects. The general result
of the experiments goes to show that,
by the application Of artificial condi-
lions Of temperature, some OF the nat
ural forms peculiar to certain seasons
or To certain localities may he imitat-
ed. aad forms may also be produced
which occur only In exceptional cases
and from time to time In nature. More
over. through this method OF cultiya-
lion, forms OF butterflies can be pro-
duccd which do not at present occur In
uature but which, II Is thought, may
have existed upon the earth at some
past epoch in It's history, or may be des-
tined TO appear through the gradual
unfolding OF natural processes In the
future.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-09-19
ArrestlnR q Pest.

Clrclins tn. trunks OF trees with some
sticky substance TO prevent noxious In
sects from ascending to the leaves Is a
familiar method OF protection which
has been applied on large scale In the
nine forests of Germany. Formerly
the pine moth was a most destructive
and dreaded enemy OF those valuable
forests, but now It Is no longer feared,
The caterpillars Of the pine moth. being
boru at the end Of August, do very Ut
~ damage before the autumn frosts set
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-09-19
Lectures ON Plays Of akspeare.

Lectures on shakspeare's plays arc
numerous, but two famous dellneatOrs
Of character, COlerldge and Haxlitt,
have done more than perhaps all others
to give the world an insight into tho
spirit Of these marvellous works. Their
lectures are not, In the pedantic sense
Of the word, critical; they do not en-.
gage In the laboriOus search after tho
profitable Origin and use Of particular
words, or the value Of variations In the
text. but deal almost entirely with the
spirit Of the plays. Coleridge was 4
great poet, Hazlitt great critic, and
the uttsrances Of the former on the
mental and moral tendencies Of tho
plays. and Of the latter on the aesthetic
merits and beauties Of the characters,
form companion pictures that supple.
ment ana fully complete each other.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-09-19
Isle IF Man Lava.

Lord Henniker presided recently over
The time hOnOred ceremony of promul.
eating the laws passed by the Manx
legislature on Tynwald hill. A vast con-
course of people assembled and the
laws were promulgated from the an.
cient mound, which was strewn with
PUSHES In accordance with custom, the
texts being In English and Manx, after
which three cheers We're given for the
1iieen
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-09-19

"You are charged" said the Judge,
with riding your bicycle through the
streets at a rate exceeding ten miles
IN hour" Ten miles?" said the man.
whose new wheel had run away with
him, "ten miles? I'll bet was going
0O,"-IndianapOlis Journal.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-09-19
Ii Hung Chans's Liberal Views.

1t Ii claimed that, Notwithstanding
Ii Hung Chang has shown some libcr-
ality Of views toward modern improve
ments and education, he Is Mt heart a
hater Of Foreigners, and has IN abid.
Ing faith In Chinese institutions and
methods Of government. He 10, II II
true, n great admlrer Of the COnfucian
philosophy. and remembering the en-.
during history OF his people we can
hardly wonder Mt his devotion to the In.
etitutions which have made that his
tory possible. When we call to mind
the experience China has had with Ger.
tain Western nations, It might not be
considered strange II his attachment
to foreigners was not very ardent; but
In all his public life hts conduct shows
that he feels the need Of foreign did
and II disposed to give It proper wei
come, and Of all Chinese statesmen III
u the most liberal minded and fret
from prejudice. He 10 far from claim
ing that the present system Of govern
ment 10 perfect. He has. In fact, urged
upon the authorities ut Picking two
important changes which look to 70
form of the most serious defects In thu
system: to wit, the withdrawal from
the viceroys Of provinces Of power
which should be exercised only by thu
imperial government. ana such ,
change In the method of admission 4
the public service as will liberaliz'
the examinations, aud make fitness
rather than scholarship the test. Their
are other changes which he would glad
" bring about II he had the power; but
AZ he confessed to Marquis Ito, 'Chin'
10 hampered by Anticipated custom
which prevent desirable reforms."-
| Honturv
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-09-19
Carried Away.

Bunson-That your uncle! Why,
man. you told me your uncle had both
his legs carried away at Bull Run!
Jimson--So he did. lie carried them
away himself, pretty fast ! tell you!-
Judge.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-09-19

Just the time people stop telling a
woman her chin IL pretty, she begins
70 get two or three Of them.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-09-19
TO FIND DIRECTION.
With n Watch a North mud South
linz NAV RC ESxc cd

Few OF the many persons who carry
watches are aware of the fact that
they are always provided with a com.
pass. with which. when the sun Is
shining. they can determine II north
and south line. All one has to do II to
point the hour hand to the sun. and
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-09-19

II you want to know genial man,
hunt up one who never speaks to his
wife without snarling.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-09-19

DIR. Taylor. an English ethnologls.,
Aas discovered that deaf mutes are fr..
Quenuy able to understand the signs
ssed instead Of words by many savage
tribes. Thus In Berlin he found that
deaf mute children understood. with
cut previous instruction. the signs EN-.
yaoyed. according to Sir Richard Bur
con. by the Arapahoe Indians for sucll
words as mother. sister. yes, no. truth
We. food, thinking, seeing. trade. day
This fact. and others Of similar ma.
ture, indicating a striking identity In
he siyn language used in widely sep
arated parts Of the earth. have led IA
sAe suggestion that mankind may orig
Snal1y have had natural language
ct signs. common to all races.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-09-19

A man never begins to neglect bis
wife until she begins to boss" him.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-09-19

II Q man attends closely to his work.
some loafer II apt to wrong him.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-09-19
The Tcnnesacc EnOch.

Prof. W. J. MCGEE. Of Washington.
suggests the new name Of Tennessee
epoch" TO designate the period In the
geological history Of the United States
when the broad plateaus and great
plains intcrsected by rivers. which are
characteristic Of the southeastern por.
tion Of the country. were developed.
This he describes as period Of great
chemical activity, Of decomposition Of
the rocks and Of general dwelling Of
the face OF the land. During this time
the Tennessee river, which has since
sunk into comparative insigniacance.
vas q great waterway, leading directly
into the Mississippi, draining the Cum.
6erland. Appalachian and neighboring
regions. and acting rs chief part ia
che shaping OF the country into the form
which II has largely retained to the
present day.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-09-19
Lives OF Even Length.

The French Journal dHygiene calls
attention TO the alleged fact that the
duration Of the lives Of the lower ami.
mails differs from that Of mems lives
in being far more uniform. While hu-
man beings die at all ages between IN.
fancy and senility. among the lower an.
finals, on the contrary. all individuals
of the same species live to very nearly
the same age. unless killed by violence.
Some examples Of remarkable longev-
ity among animals are mentioned. For
instance. there Is the story Of the Gle.
plant named Ajax. which Alexander
captured at his victory over Porus. The
conqueror affixed an inscription to the
animal and set 1t ut liberty. Three
Aundred and fifty years later Ajax ID
oaid to have been found still living
But little dependence can be placed on
most stories Of long life among AMI
mails.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-09-19
a AIetcor's Adventure.

When a meteor falls upon the sur
face Of the earth its career Is ended.
but occasionally meteors appear to en-.
1er and Leave the atmosphere without
touching the solid globe. A meteor seen
pnssms over England and the North
4ea last spring may have been one OF
these. When over the city Of York Its
height was fifty-dve miles. but ut Sun
0erland 1t was but dfty.three miles
above the surface. Then the meteor
seems to have assembled once more with
Scference to the earth's surface. Tor
over HeligOland It's height was calcu-
Lated TO be again fifty-hve miles. Its
velocity was about twenty miles n sec-
Ond. The utmost velocity that the at
traction of the earth alone could pro-
tiuce would be less than seven miles a
SECOND II this fast.hying little stran'
ger really did escape again into outer
space IL had a most interesting adven'
aure, and must have carried with y,
marks Of the fiery heat produced dur
ing its brief rush through the upper
mir
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-09

make short work of nominating a canal
date and agreeing upon platform. The
platform will declare for the unlimited
coinage of silver at 16 to 1, and the cam
didate will be an advocate of that policy.
1.-The Mercury, together with other gold
standard papers in Alabama, has CON
tended that the bone and sinew of the
democratic party is largely composed of
gold standard men and that If the silver
wing gained control of the state and ma
tional conventions this invincible minor
ity would throw themselves, into the
breach and battle for party supremacy.
Our opinions are not changed yet, de-
spite an occasional murnur of disap
proval from supporters of the gold stand
ard democracy. In fact, there is nothing
to do but accept the situation and make
the best of it.
I'VE made clean, honest, manly fight
for the present financial standard and
We're beaten in both state and national
contests. The battle royal was inside
the party lines-was a friendly contest
between democratic brethen-and it
would be highly dishonorable to disavow
party customs and party allegiance by
refusing to give our best support to the
party nominee. Had we made a sue
cessful fight certainly we would have
then expected our defeated brethren to
join us in the battle against the enemy
just as we propose to do since they are
the VictorS.
1.-The democratic party has always
been the friend of the masses-the party
of the common people. 1t has opposed
trusts and monopolies; has opposed CEN
tralzation and favored home rule-state
sovereignty: has opposed national banks
and favored state banks has opposed
tariff robbery and favored just enough
protection to bring a revenue sufficient
to meet the expenses of the government
economically administered. With these
cardinal principles of good government
the 0pmnPr1fic marty bV nrpSPntiOP
a bold front, win in the November cleo
ton.
when the majority has spoken its
edict will be party law, and under the
democratic banner unfurled we will bat
tie for victory in the November cleo
tion"
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-09
Is STUDYING THE QUESTION.

The silver question is attracting the
attention just now of all the great lead
ers and rulers in every country. In a
recent issue of the Evansville Qnd)
Tribune we note the following in regard
to the emperor of Germany:
ut may be of interest to our German
citizens to know that right now Kaiser
Wilhelm, the emperor of Germany is
out on a pleasure trip on his yacht, and
has taken with him 100 books, besides
all the pamphlets that could be secured,
on the silver question.
HE has also arranged for full reports
from Chicago to be sent him by wire and
to met him at his different landing
points, giving him full details of the
progress of the silver question at the
convention.
HE has corps of experts at different
points all over his kingdom reading up
on the matter, and furnishing him with
transcripts of these researches. To us
it seems to indicate conclusively that
Germany is preparing to follow the ex-
ample of the United States the moment
the latter declares for free silver.
And why not?
'.Why should not all Europe (save Eng
land) follow the lead of the grea lest
country in the world?
sour German citizens, though our
brothers by adoption, have still a warm
regard and profound respect for the In
telligence of the great ruler of the land
of their birth, and will watch TO see what
he decides"
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-09
THE SILVER POLICY
DEFENDED BY MORGAN

The decree of the republican party at
st. Louis that gold shall be the exclusive
money of redemption and the sole legal
basis of all contracts, public and private,
now existing or hereafter to exist, sinks
into the hearts of the industrial classes
like roughly sharpened knife. 1t seeks
to impose upon them additional burdens
of taxation to pay unlimited issues of
bonds and, as part of this terrible OPP
preston, it proposes to increase the cost
of all manufactured goods that these
classes are compelled to consume
through the readoption of the Mckinley
plan of taxation. These twin plunderers
of the classes of people who can live only
by their labor and industry, unitedly, re|
sort to and use the power of taxation to
accomplish a common object, which Is
the creation of wealth in the hands of
the controllers of capital at the expense
of the industrial classes.
This abuse of the power to tax the peo-'
pie, by the issue of bonds to borrow gold
for the use of favored business pursuits,
or to encourage the hoarders of untaxed
wealth, is a wrong that no free people
should be forced to endure, and the fur
Their abuse of that power by increasing
taxation for the purpose of increasing
the profits of certain protected manu-
features under the exclusive control of
capitalists, Is an additional wrong and
burden that will crush out the sufferers,
If this combination is sustained by our
votes.
No relief is to be given, none is prom
Used, as against this continued burden of
bond taxation, or the added burden of
subsidy taxation that is called t.protec-.
tion.' by any increase of the supply of
money. The supply of money, redeema-
BILE in coin, is limited by this decree to
the amount of gold coin in the country,
and that is not equal to the expenditures
of the government for single year.
Without any promise OF retrenchment
in extravagant appropriations or any
hint at such policy, we are required to
pay out our revenues in bounties to ia
vored classes and to sell them for the
purchase of trade facilities for other IA
vored classes and places under the de-
ceptive pretext of reciprocity"
All the money that is raised to pay the
interest and principal upon our bonds is
sued for these loans of gold, and all that
is required to pay subsidies and bounties
to protected industries and to pay for
reciprocity barga ms, must be supplied by
the taxation of the consumers at the ex-
perse of the unprotected producers. All
this must be pa ID in the increased cost
OF gold, which Is enormously enhanced
by rs scarcity, as compared with the
volume of charges that are thus imposed
upon that con. The remnant of gold
left for business purposes after supply
ing tbs Sc exactions viii not enable the
people TO buy food and clothing and to
pay their local taxes.
How prosperity can come from this in
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-09
SHOULD TAKE A DAY OFF.

The Alabama advocates of the single
gold standard who get up in the morn
ing and go TO bed at night proclaiming
that the democratic party stands no
chance to win in the coming election on
free coinage platform should take day
off and read the papers. Mr.. Ben L. Ca
BILE of Illinois, the leader of the demo-
cratic gold standard advocates OF that
great state said the other day that there
was no hope for the gold men. In an in
terview with a New York Journal report
er Mr.. Gable is quoted as follows:
at is useless to harbor decisions. There
is absolutely no hope for u.s. This con-
vention is going to adopt free silver
platform at the ratio of 16 to l. 1t is go
ing to nominate candidate to mt the
platform. l can see no earthly nope OF
changing this result. The silver amen
may be Quarreling among themselves
now over the question of candidates, but
the minute the cause of free silver seems
to be in jeopardy that minute will they
smooth out their differences and become
united.
"This silver craze is going to grow. 1t
Is going to become as dominant In the
east as it is today in the west. The gen.
tlemen from the east with whom l have
talked do not seem to realize the peculiar
quality of the silver mania. 1t is worse
than the grip; the contagion Is in the
air. 1 am not prepared to say what will
occur in the eastern states but do say,
after a thorough tour of this state. that
Illinois will give a democratic majority OF
$4,000 for free silver candidate"
If you should happen to rub up against
an Alabama goldbug today and ask him
what he thought of the chances of the
democracy to carry Illinois he would
promptly inform you that the state might
be carried for democracy on sound
money" platform but on platform de-
claring for 16 to 1 we would lose Illinois
by a majority ranging anywhere from
$4,000 up to 100000, owing, of course, to
how little the Sound money" man knew
about the state. But Mr.. Cable, Sound
money" leader, a citizen of the state of
Illinois, a man who ought to know some
thing about the sentiment of the people
of his state, at a time and place and
under circumstances that authorized him
to give as little prominence as possible
consistent with truth to the enormity or
the silver sentiment, says: II do say af-
ter a thorough tour of this state, that
Illinois will give d democratic majority
of SO, 900 for a free silver candidate"
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-09
COMM ENDED TO OTHERS.

The Huntsville Mercury has been a
consistent and able supporter of the
financial policy of Mr.. Cleveland. 1t has
contended persistently and ably that the
democratic party should abandon its
former declarations in favor of bimetal-
ism and follow the lead of the president
on that question. But now that the par
ty has determined to stand by the old
time principle and part company with
Mr.. Cleveland on that issue, the Mer-
curry comes to the front in the following
timely editorial and shows that it is truly
a democratic newspaper and believes in
the doctrine that the majority should
rule. We heartily commend this edito-
rial from the Mercury to others who
about now find 1t necessary to take a
position:
"The kilograms of yesterday indicate
that the democratic convention, which
will assemble at Chicago today. will
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-09

accumulated capital and foundation for
larger enterprises. Under such laws,
with their hostile discrimina lions against
silver, capital, represented by gold, is in
no danger of having its purchasing
power over labor and property reduced
by the. rivalry of silver coins. The $40
legal tender limit to silver in England Is
the safest fertilization that gold can pos
sibly have against the intrusive rivalry
of silver. That is wise British policy, as
that empire furnishes from its mines the
majority of the worlds gold production,
and only an inconsiderable part of the
silver production. In England silver
Is 1.-The poor mans money" and they
intend to perpetuate that situation. Gold.
in England, is intended to be the money
of those who are rich, and they degrade
silver for the same reason that causes
them to create a legal distinction be-
tween the peer and the peasant. The re-
publican decree at st. Louis for the SUI
premacy of gold will in the end, which is
mot far off if that ukase is ratified, work
the same results here that 1t has fully
accomplished in England. With boast
full pretense of Americanism. the ST.
Louis convention places the golden yoke
of British supremacy upon our necks.
The legislation of 1878, which destroyed
silver as money metal, was wholly
republican measure, and 1t struck the
silver dollar from the list of coins and
established the single gold standard. 1t
TeQuCcu Tie legal ltuutI pOWeT Ol Sl1ftT
to the sum of S. in one payment
The democracy, aided by small, but
intrepid, contingent of bimetallist repub-
licans, restored the silver dollar to coin
age and to full legal tender power in the
B1and-Allison act. The decree of the st.
Louis convention, when it is executed, IL
it ever is, will land our hard money leg
isation on the same basis that was es-
tablished by the first Sherman law of
1873. 1t can only stop with the re-enact-
ment of that law. No other result is logj
ical and none other Is contemplated by
the republican party. This is the key
that unlocks all doubts as to the meaning
and ultimate purpose of the gold plank
in their st. Louis platform.
Aside from all questions as to the ruin
Gus effect upon all trade and industry of
this destruction of an Indispensable mon
ey metal, and aside from the double bur-
den that it lays upon the debtor classes,
and aside from the duty of maintaining
the commercial and financial independ-
ence of the leading republic in the world.
and aside from the surrender 1t involves
of a vital element of our national SOW
ereignty-the right to ordain our own
financial system-this terrible decree en-
forces the submission of the individual
classes to the condition Of feudai SUBJ
mission that holds labor throughout Eu-
rope in chains of bondage to capital and
monopoly. JOHN T. MORGAN.
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