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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-07-25
CushinR's Heroic Deed.

In 1861, ut the very beginning of our
civil war, a young lad named william
Barker Gushing entered the navy a. q
volunteer officer, though he had pre-
viously been through the Naval Acad-
envy ut Annapolis. He was only III
years old, but drawer or more reckless
sailor never grasped a cutlass or stood
by a gun. Never fight but he was In
the thick of J., never battle but Cush-
ing's name was mentioned In orders.
He dared do anything that man dared.
One dark night, at Plymouth, N. c., he
took boats crew and, stealing quiet
ly away, he crept up beside the Con-
federate ram "Albemarle" ald. taking
the chances of almost certain death, he
sank her by torpedo fired from his
steam launch. Then he fought ut Fort
Fisher with great bravery, and, what is
ever rarer, he used sound judgment, Sc
curing for his command all the fruits Of
the victOry.-St. Nicholas.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-07-25

chard had once been the property o.
the village church, and that Mt one side
Of the old oak was an iron shutter,
rusty and time.worn, that the people
Of the town had always supposed to
have been placed there by some joker
or mischievOus boys. The iron shutter
proved to he the gate to the mausole-
um Of Baron Hans Wilhelm Won Thum-
mel. Mt one time Minister Of the State
Of Saxe.Altenburg, who died In 1924,
and wished to be buried Tin the
1,O00-year-old tree he loved 40 WE'LL"
In the hollow of the tree Baron Hans
caused to be built sepulchre of solid
masonry, lnrge enough to accommodate
his coffin. The coffin was placed there,
rs the church records show, on March
B. 1924. and the opening was closed by
an iron gate. In the course of time a
wall Of wood grew over the opening,
which had been enlarged to admit the
workmen and the coffin, and for many
years II has been completely shut, thus
removing the last vcstige Of the odd
use to which the old tree had been put.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-07-25
"The Woods OF shoruc,"

Leaving the highway by pretty lane,
We are presently In most magnificent
wood, q vast cathedral Of nature. Its
columns are tall dark trunks Of elm
trees, supporting leafy, intersecting
arches Of golden green; its nave and
transepts are carpeted with the softest
moss, In which a football Is silent; its
screens are Of hawthorn and honey.
suckle; Its chancel is strewn with the
growing vlOlets; and Its chapels are
adorned with rhododendrons and ivy
Through and upon It all floods the soft
ened sunlight; over our heads sings q
vast choir of birds; and around US the
melodiOus hum of the bees sounds like
soft organ notes. Here and there IN
tho woods we come upon handsome
russell plumaged pheasants struttina
about, rabbits hopping fearlessly across
the clearings, and squirrels scamperinl
from tree to tree.-St. Nicholas.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-07-25
Victor Hugo's Youthful Work.

Victor Hugo, the great FreAch poe:
and novelist, Ii famous everywhere. Hc
began his literary career Mt the age Of
10. At 10 he drew up his first novel In
two weeks! The Academy at Tou.
louise crowned two Of his odes that he
wrote at II. At 20 his first volume Of
poems was 30 good that he received a
pension Of $500 from the French Gov.
eminent; and you IRE all aware how
he cnme to be one Of tho greatest, a.
well rs one of the most popular, OF tho
French poets. His patriotism was as
great On his literary gifts. His life Is
one Of the most interesting In the lit.
erary annals Of France. saw his fun.
eral In Paris, In May, 1885, when he was
followed to the grave by concourse
Of sorowful people. The procession was
miles In length. Few empcrors or sue.
cessful generals have had q more i'm.
posing burial, nor was ever man laid
to rest who was more deeply, truly
mOurned than this grand and gifted
Frenchman.-St. Nicholas.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-07-25

One of the most curious mausoleums
In the world was discovered the other
day In an orchard at the village of No
ebdenitz, In Saxe-Altenburg. A glgan-
tic oak tree, which storm had robbed
Of its crown, was up for public auction.
Among the bidders happened to be a
Baron Won Thummel, scion of fam
lily Of ancient lineage that has given
the world of literature one charming
poet and the Fatherland many dlstin-
gulshed statesmen. The Baron, who
lives on a nelghbormg estate, had rid
den to the auction place quite acclden-
tally. Finally the tree was knocked
down to him for 200 marks. Upon his
arrival at the castle he told an old SER
want of his purchase, describing the
tree and Its situation. The old servant
said he remembered attending the fu-
neral Of q Bard0n Thummel seventy or
eighty years ago, and that the body
had been buried In a 1,000-year.old
oak. belonging to the parsonage. In.
vsstigstion clearly proved that the Or
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-07-25
Rats Ato Live Cows.

Farmer ]. r. butcher, OF Parksville.
n. y, a few days ago noticed that bis
cows were growing languid and worn;
then the hair In various places dlsap.
peared, and what seemed to be sores an.
peared. The sores grew larger and each
morning when he entered the stable he
noted now and large ones. some az large
as q mans hand, with blood trickling
from them. Monday 1t was discovered
that rats were the cause Of the misfor.
tune. The rats had become 20 starved
that they would attack the cows and
cat into the flesh of the defenseless ami.
mails, which were fastened In the sta.
BILE by stanchlons, which did not per.
NIT COW to bring its head In contact
with any part Of the body. Mr.. butcher
dispensed with the stanchions, and
since the change the rats have had to
dispense with beef diet.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-07-25
Ahyssinin's Queen.

Speaking of Queen TaltOu, wife Of
King Menellk of Abyssinia, a Paris
journal says: "The Queens pride and
her mania for meddling with every.
thing have made numerous enemies for
her, and she might be an object of pity
II the King should die before her, be.
cause In that event she would be in
danger of being stoned to death. Sho
knows this very well, and as u precau.
tionary measure she has accumulated
immense riches In the county of God.
jam, where she intends to take refuge
In case she becomes a widow"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-07-25
Tho Bugle ON Men.ocwar.

Many Of you know what an important
part the bugie plays in military opera.
lions on shore; how II assemblies vast
bodies Of men, deploys them for battle.
regulates their lre, and sounds the
charge which even dumb animals un.
dcrstand and obey, In desperate rush
for victory. The voice OF the com.
mander gives the order; but since his
voice can reach only those near him,
the bugle takes It up, and carries It In
piercing notes to the most distant ear.
So, too, on board of a man. of.war the
bugle Is used to make nm order pene.
trate the uttermost parts Of the ship
from deck to hold, from stem to stern,
and from quarterback to masthead.
From morning till night II 10 calling
officers and men to routine duties, and
In battle 1t 10 diDecting nearly every
movement and inspiring them to their
utmost endeavOr-st. Nicholas.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-07-25
Tho Ago OF Fish,

"The age Of fish Is almost unlimited"
observes an official Of the fish commits
sion, In reply to question. Professor
Baird devoted a great deal Of time to
the question as to the length of life Of
fish. and he found that the ordinary
carp, II not ir'erfered with. would live
500 years. In his writings on the subject
he stated that there are now living In
tho Royal Aquarium In Russia several
carp that are known to be over 200
years old. A gentleman In Baltimore
has had an ordinary goldfish for sixty.
three years, and his father Informed
him that he had purchased 1t over forty
years before 1t came into Ills posses
sion"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-07-25
TWINS NOT POPULAR.
When They Appear in IN indian caml
One Of Them Il Killed.

when They Appear in IN Indian Camp
One Of Them IL Killed.
The following true story Of indian
life Is told by an Arizona prospector
and describes one of the queer super.
stltlons Of barbarlc tribe: I'm Janu.
ary, 1880, was crossing a desert with
a tenn. 1t Is necessary to carry water
across the plain, and had a good sup
ply In barrel on the wagon. Every.
thing was goin1 along In good shape
until nearly noon, when an accident
resulted In the loss Of every drop Of
water we had. 1t was impossible to
proceed further without water, and
yet to remain there would be equally
serious We did our best. Along In
the evening was picked up by band
Of Apaches In an almost exhausted con.
dltion. They gave me water and one
young couple who seemed to be superi.
or In intelligence fed me.
II, however, did not have my full
senses. The terrible strain on dry
alkali plain without water and In the
burning sun was enough to turn ones
brain. Indians are superstitious, illogl.
cal and childish to degree which no
civilized man has any conception. This
was to my advantage. They thought me
insane, and, rs they regarded one out Of
his mind as something supernatural
and to be revcred, they treated me with
the greatest kindness. did not trust
the Indians, hence when I began to re-
cover my mental balance tried to give
no outward evidence Of this fact, and
wandered among them in q solitary
and speechless manner. was sham.
ming to get away all the time.
"A few days after my arrival at camp
twin boys were born to the young wife
Of the Indian who had fed me and cared
for me. This 10 not any more uncom.
mon among the Indians than elsewhere,
and although the red man h passion.
ately fond of children, yet the appear.
ance Of twins and crazy man, 40 they
regarded me, forbode them evil, and
the medicine man said that the sQuaw
was q witch and that she and her In.
fants must be sacrificed. Melo pleaded
for bis wife without avail. She did NOT
attempt to escape. I was not yet able
to understand the Indian language,
and II was some time before wa
aware Of what troubled my young
friends, and only few hours remained
before the mother and her children
would be burned.
II made my escape and succeeded In
reaching the agency. Here, with much
trouble, secured detachment Of cav.
airy and led them back to the Indian
camp. I had no hope Of being In time
but, fortunately, the chief had eaten
something that did not agree with him
and the sacrifice was postponed o few
hours. When we rode up the noise Of
the beating tomtoms and the singing
Of dancers drowned out the sound Of
our approach. In the distance we could
see the young wife and her two children
being driven Into her shack and thu
warriors with burning Arebrands grad
ually closing In to ignite tho funeral
pile. At this moment we were discov
cred and the dance was brought to {
standstlll. The presence Of the troop
ers was sufficient. persuaded Mel<
and his wife to return to Phoenix Will
ne. They have lived there since and
heve aided mo In gaining knowledge
Of the aches."-Dcnver Field and
Farm.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-07-25

II was formerly believed that cast
iron. when subjected to long continued
shocks and Earring. became crystal
Heed" and brittle; but Mr.. A. r. Outer
bridge, Jr. Of Philadelphia, has re-
Gently shown. by a series Of expert.
ments, that instead Of being weakened,
cast Iron Is really strengthened by re.
pcated blows an6 conclusions.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-07-25
A 0h0aN1v Cat.

An Invention calculated to terribly
mice and rats Is described in Popular
Science News. 1t consists Of metallic
cat. which. being covered with lumin.
ons paint, shines In dark room with
mysterious radiance which. the inven.
tor thinks, will be more effectual than
traps. or even genuine cats, In Kidding
houses Of rodent pests.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-07-25
Marvellous Mcesu re emit.

At the recent "conversaxione' Of the
Royal Society In London a pendulum
instrument was exhibited, intended to
record the slightest Tits and pulsa tionS
Of the crust Of the earth. 1t was as.
serted that this instrument would rem.
der observable a tilt Of less than one
three-hundredth Of a second Of arc. In
other words, II a plane surface were
tipped up only 30 little that the rise
would amount to single inch In n
thousand miles, the instrument would
reveal the fitting!
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-07-25
CarnivOrous Plants.

That such plants as "venus' fy.trap"
actually catch and squeeze to death
flies and other insects alighting on
their leaves has long been known, but
the discovery Is comparatively recent
that the plants digest the softer parts
Of their prey by means Of pcptic fer
ment sccreted by the leaves. These,
then, IRE real instances Of plants feed.
Ing upon animals.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-07-25

On the western coast of the northern
island Of New Zealand immense de.
posits Of magnetic iron sand are found.
The sand Is brought down by many
streams from the slopes Of Mount
Egmont. The cliffs consist Of mix.
ture Of ordinary silica sand and Iron
sand. but the waves sweeping tho beach
carry the lighter silica sand away, leav.
Ing m almost pure deposit Of iron sand
fourteen feet In depth. Furnaces have
been erected by which tNe sand ID
smeltcd and formed into pig iron.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-07-25
Queer Facts About coiors


According to information given by q
German officer to the Horse Guards
Gazette, an experiment was recently
made In Europe to determine what
color In soldiers uniform IL the least
conspicuous to an enemy. OF ten men
two were dressed In light gray uni
form, two In dark gray, two In green,
two In dark blue and two In scarlet. All
were then ordered to march of, while
a group of officers remained watching
them. The tirst to disappear In the
landscape was the light gray, and next.
surprising as It may seem, the scarlet
Then followed the dark gray, while the
dark blue and the green remained visi-
BILE long after all the others had dis.
appeared. Experiments In firing at
blue and red targets. according to the
same authority, proved that blue could
be more easily seen at q distance than
rod
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-07-25
Killed by Liuht.

DR.. James Weir. Jr., who has studied
strange Inhabitants of tho Mammoth
Cave In Kentucky, says that the cele.
bratcd blind fish from that cavern.
when placed In illuminated aquaria.
seek out the darkest places, and he be.
iieves that light Is directly fatal to
them, for they soon die II kept In a
brightly lighted tank. The avoidance
Of light seems to he general charac.
teristlc of the sightless creatures dwell.
ling In the great cave. Doctor Weir
has seen an eyeless spider trying to
avoid the light. and animalcules from
the waters Of tho cavern hiding under a
grain of sand on the stage Of his mi.
croscope. He thinks the light In these
cases In In some manner perceived
through the sense Of touch.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-07-25

A woman never seems to have any
good times until her husband dies, and
she gets his life insurance.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-07-25
An Air Tcstcr.

An instrument for measuring the
amount Of impurity In the air Of room
or shop was shown at the Zurich In.
dustrial Exhibition recently. It con.
sisted of O glass bulb containing a red
liquid which turns white on contact
with carbonic acid gas. The liquid In
the bulb was kept from the air, but
once In every 100 seconds drop, drawn
automatically from the bulb through
bent tube. fell upon the upper end Of
a stretched cord and began slowly to
descend the cord. II tho air was foul
with carbonic acid the drop turned
white at the upper end Of hecord, and
the purer the air the farther the drop
descended before changing color.
Alongside the cord ran scale, like that
OF q thermometer or barometer, indi.
eating the degrees Of impurlty Of the
atmosphere.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-07-25

II ten people 20 to picnic. seven are
Manager, and cuss the driver Of ths
wagon.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-07-25

Every man = more or less Of fool
about some things.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-07-24
COVERS OF NEWSPAPERS.

An Iowa Judge Rende . Decision of
Importance.
DIES MONIES, July 24.-Judge Wool
son has filed an opinion denying the
motion of A. S. Burnell for a new trial.
Burnell is proprietor of the Interstate
Tracer at Marshalltown for the purpose
Of keeping business men posted on dead
beats. Suit was brought on the ground
that an edition contained defamatory
statements on the outside. The ques-
ton was raised as to whether or not the
outside of a newspaper constitutes it's
cover. The jury found Burnell guilty.
Judge Woolson has taken two months
to consider the motion for a new trial.
He says that there is no fixed standard
in use as to covers for magazines, and
certainly none for newspapers. He be-
lieves that the outside of a newspaper
is its cover, in the meaning Of the law.
He takes occasion to score the Inter.
State Tracer for its methods. The case
IL of importance, in that it establishes a
precedent as to what constitutes the
cover Of O newspaper.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-07-24
KEEP OUT SMALL POX.

Governor Mitchell Of Florida Asks Help
From the Government.
WASHINGTON, July 24.-Governor
Mitchell Of Florida has appealed to the
navy department for help in protecting
his state against the introduction Of
smallpox from Cuba. Secretary Herbert
has accordingly telegraphed instructions
to Captain Crowninshield Of the Maine,
now at Key West. to aid the health
authorities in the work of boarding
steamers and passing upon bills OF
health. The Maine will not be kept al
this work long. as orders have been
given to the cruiser Montgomery, now
at Tompkinsville. S. l.. detaching her
from Admiral Eunce's squadron and
sending her to Key West to take the
Names place in looking after flibuster.
ing expeditions and enforcing observ.
nee of quarantine regulations. The
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-07-24

~resenting each state and territory.
Texas refused to appoint a member OF
the committee to confer with the silver
ties. The minority report on rules
reco nmended the nomination OF vice.
president before that Of president. Don
nelly addressed the convention and said
there may be little of the peoples party
loft except tho national committee after
this convention. He protested against
the nominees being allowed to select the
national committee.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-07-24
Old People.

Old people who require medicine to
regulate the bowels and kidneys will
find the true remedy iu Electric Bitters.
This medicine does not stimulate and
contains no whisky nor other intoxi-
cant, but acts as a tonic and alternative.
1t acts mildly on the stomach and bow
els, adding strength and giving tone to
the organs, thereby aiding Nature in the
performance Of the functions. Electric
Bitters is an excellent appetizer and aids
digestion. Old people will find it just 9 X
actly what they neod. Price fifty cents
and S1.O0 per bottle at G. H. Woods
drug store.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-07-24
The Hunter-SaIxer Farm

And State Experimental Station at
Mellette is now in fine condition, and
will amply repay q visit from farmers
and others interested in irrigation andi in
getting the best results from their farm,
ing. All the best and most improved
methods Of farming are in operation. IL
order to give every n an opportunity
to inspect the farm, the Chicago Milwau
kee & st. Paul R'y will make specia
rates to Mellette on every Tuesday ant
Friday, until October 81, next, from al
stations on it's line in South Dakota
Call on the ticket agent for particular
as to rates, etc. H. r. WoOD, Agent.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-07-24

MIyNE.roLIs, July 24.-According to
the Northwestern Miller the -four out
put last week at Minneapolis was
252, $50 lar1e.s, against 2l4,20O barrels
for the weeh before, and l75, 800 barrels
for 1895. 1t Superior and Duluth the
output was So, GAO barrels. against 67,05f
barrels for the week before. and 1870
barrels for 1895. The -four mai, was
mnnh innrovad.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-07-24
THE CITY.

LOCAL BREvITIEs.
Rev. A. Tilgner went to Arlie, MINI.
near which he holds services.
Weather report: Fair tonight; far
and warmer Saturday; variable winds.
A. E. Ripe and wife went to Fair
mont, MINI. and other points for q Wis
it.
Arrivals on the evening train we're:
Thos. Burrel', u. o. hurry, wife and
sister.
A ten year old daughter Of Gustave
Stark dislocated her arm yesterday by
falling from a horse.
Masons take notice. Work in the
Third degree tomorrow evening. Re-
freshme nts will be served.
Keep in mind the open meeting and
social of the I. o. G. Il. lodge at the
Presbyterian church parlors nex MoE-
day evening. Admission 10 cents.
The bicycle man does the kicking
these days. He cannot ride in the mud
and he dislikes ~fearfully to get down aud
walk on the sidewalk like common folks.
1t is too, bad that city ordinance should
have been passed.
Pipestone Star, %: 1t is safe to pre-
dict that the during the past week fully
500 meal tickets have been offered to
tramps applying at the houses for some
thing to eat. A large number have been
taken but only an even dozeu have been
presented to the marshal-thus showing
that a large majority of the "Willies" are
not hungry enough to work for some
thing to eat. One fellow told q lady
yesterday that he would steal before he
would work-and from his appearance
he told the truth.
In the case of the city against Chas.
Packard for violating the disorderly
house ordinance, the jury went put at
supper time and were discharged near
midnight, failing to agree. The case
was set for hearing again at 2 p. N.
to-day when defense made application
for a change Of venue. This motion was
denied and a jury trial being demanded
the following jurors were summaned to
appear at 4 o'clock and hear the case
over again: Henry Neill, Martin John.
ron, FL. Mease, L. G. Elwell. Frank
Palmer and ]. L. Jones.
Argus Leader, q: Parties who have
been out in all directions from town say
the farmers are all slsshing away at the
gram fields. In some places farmers
are running two gangs, quitting night and
day. All kinds Of grain, except some :oi
the late sow wheat is ready for the
machine. Another week, it 10 thought,
will see all the grain in this vicinity in
the shock. The talk Of damage to the
wheat crop has practically died out. A
city farmer who has been out 10 the
country considerably OF late gives it a.
his opinion that this years wheat cror
will nearly equal that Of last year, while
oats will 60 far ahead.
Reports from the national pop conven.
ton to-day have been somewhat dis.
cursive. The Ohio delegation presented
algayel to the chairman made OF &C
pieces Of - different kinds Of wood rep.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-07-24
Arnica Salve.

The Best Salve in the world for Cuts,
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fe-
YER Sores, letter, Chapped Hands, Chill
blains, Corns, and all Skin Eruptions,
and positively cures Piles, or no pay re-
quired. 1t is guaranteed te give perfect
satisfaction or money refunded. Price
ten cents per box. For sale by G. H.
Wood.