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vegetable life a district that has be-
come completely desolated. The vol
canic eruption was one of the most de-
structive recorded in history, the loss
OF human life being estimated to ex-
coed 100000 OF the 35 volcanoes on
and near the island of Java, 20 were in
violent eruption at the same time. The
center of disturbance was the island
volcano of Krakatoa, which emitted
molten lava and burning ashes in such
abundance that every living thing.
whether animal or vegetable, on the
island was destroyed. and an observer
from ship which approached close to
the land declared that the whole island
was red hot. Four years from the date
of the eruption the island was visited
by an eminent naturalist, who found
that the ashes and lava had cooled to
such an extent as to permit the be-
ginnings of vegetable life. and on max
that during the brief space of four
years nature had stocked the island
with 246 different kinds of plants.
There are many seeds which seem,
by their formation, to be specially de-
signed for transmission through the
air, and of these several are quite as
good Illustrations as the thistle. The
seed of the common dandelion. a plant
to be seen on every common, has wings
which will carry Ii away on the slight
est breath of air. The wings are very
slight fllaments, radiating backward
from the seed, so that when the latter
finally lodges it falls tip first, in the
most favorable position for taking
root. Country children in the United
States often find amusement In blow
Ing the seeds from the stalk and
watching to see how rar they will go
before falling to the ground, but when
ever there is even moderate breeze
the experiment is uniformly a failure.
as the fleecy seed fly out of sight and
are gone in an instant, and the next
season a dandelion springs up in some
body's lawn, where the plant was
never seen before. The common tum-
BILE weed is another example of the
winged seed. The plant grows in
woolly bunch, which, when dried, is
easily separated from the stalk, and
light breeze sets the ball rolling over
the ground to scatter its seed wher-
ever IL goes.
The seeds of many ferns and micros-
copic plants are so constructed as to be
readily lifted and CARRIED away By the
wind, while some of considerable size
are provided with an elaborate ar
rangement for aerial transportation.
The common maple is an example of
the last kind. for projecting from its
large head is a membrane closely re-
sembling in size. shape and general APP
pearance the wing of the locust When
the seed is separated from the tree,
even II the air be quite still, 1t does
not fall directly to the earth, but by
its peculiar construction acquires in
falling a spiral motion that takes II
several feet from beneath the starting
point. and when a brisk breeze is blow
ing one of these winged seeds has been
known to twirl through the air for six
miles before it's journey came to an end
and IL sank to the ground. there 10 ger
inmate and start a maple grove.
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TO THE ST. LOU CONVENTION
with the Celebrated Republican Flam-
beau Club,


A special vestibuled train of sleeping
cars, dining and baggage cars. will be
run from Minneapolis and St. Paul to
St Louis June 10. via the Chicago, Mil
waukee * st. Paul railway (the popular
"Hedrick Route') to accommodate the
republican F'lambeau club and their
friends throughout the Northwest.
Leave the Twin Cities afternoon OF
June 18th. and arrive in st. Louis next
day.
This train will be side-tracked at a
point within two blocks Of the Audi
forum convention hall and six minutes
walk TO the principal hotels Passeng-
ers desiring To do so can occupy the
sleepers during the convention at low
rates.
The service. in every particular, will
be absolutely first class. and all may
depend upon thoroughly comfortable
and pleasant accommodations. both
going and returning. ana while occupy
ing the cars in st. Louis.
The republican Flambeau club is
composed of leading business and pro-
fessional men in Minnesota, and their
trips to former national conventions
and inaugurations have always done
great credit to the Northwest.
The railroad rate Is one fare for the
round trip. For exact information as
10 sleeping car rates and accommoda-
tons. meals. etc. address Frank L.
NantZ. secretary republican Flambeau
club. 6O4 Oneida block. Minneapolis. or
]. T. Conley, assistant general passeng-
er agent C, NJ. * st. p. railway. 81.
Paul
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HOW COLDS AhE TAKEN.
with Some Suggestions That May Keep
Us from the Doctor.
From the Lancet.


Us from the Doctor.
From the Lancet
A person in good health. with fair play.
easily resists cold. but when the health
flags a little and liberties are taken with
the stomach or with the nervous system,
a chill is easily taken, and according TO
the weak spot of the individual. assumes
the form of cold or pneumonia, or. IL
may be. jaundice. OF all causes of cold"
probably fatigue is one of the most efii-
cient. A jaded man. coming home at
night from a long days work, a growing
youth losing two hours sleep over even
ing parties two or three times "A week, or
a young lady heavily doing the season."
young children overfed and with short
allowance of sleep. are common in
stances of the victims of cold"
Luxury is favorable to chill taking:
very hot rooms. feather beds, soft chairs.
create a sensitiveness that leads to ca
tarrhs. 1t is not. after all. the cold"
that is so much to be feared as the ante
cedent conditions that give the attack n
chance of doing harm. Some of the worst
colds happen to those who do not leave
their house. or even their beds. and those
who are most invulnerable are often
those who are most exposed to changes
of temperature. and who by good sleep
cold bathing and regular habits preserve
the tone of their nervous system and cir
culation.
Probably many chills are contracted at
night or at the flag end OF the day, when
tired people get the equilibrium of their
circulation disturbed by either over
heated sitting rooms or underheated bed
rooms and beds. This is specially the case
with elderly people. In such cases the
mischief is not always done instanta-
neously. II often takes place insidiously.
extending over days, or even weeks.
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WILL RULE ovsRTHE BELoIANs
Prince Albert of flanders Is a Good Man
as Royalties Average.

as Royalties Average.
From the New York Tribune.
Prince Albert of Flanders, who has just
come of age, is the next heir to the
throne. as his father, the Count of Elan
ders, younger brother of King Leopold.
has intimated that owing to the fact of
his being stone deaf and in feeble health.
he will under no circumstances accept the
crown. True. he has not officially re-
nounced his claims to the succession, but
he makes way at all state functions for
his son, and King Leopold loses no OPP
portunity of referring to Prince Albert
as his heir, causing his to take his place
as such at all official ceremonies. His 21st
birthday, the other day, was signalized
by his furnished with a household of his
own. The left wing of his fathers pal
ace. in Rue de la Regence, at Brussels,
has been assigned to his use.
Prince Albert has now entirely out
grown his delicacy of health, which at the
time of his elder brothers tragic death a
few years ago, gave rise to universal
fears that he would not live to grow up
10 manhood. He is a tail, soldierly look
ing young fellow. well set up, with a face
inclined to be chubby, and enjoys the
reputation of being of a far more stu
dious temperament than his brother,
Prince Baldwin. The latter met his death
under circumstances still shrouded with
mystery in a house situated in one of
the most fashionable thoroughfares of the
Belgian capital. which has remained un-
tenanted ever since. and is pointed out
TO strangers as the scene of a tragedy
which. according to popular rumor. bore
many striking anaiogies to that OF Mey-
erling, which cost the crown prince OF
Austria his life.
HAS MANY GOOD QUALITIES.
Like his uncle, King Leopold. Prince
Albert is passionately fond Of the bicycle
so much so that the colonel Of the eaval-
~ regiment in which he served for a
couple of years at one time. began to en-
terrain serious fears for the horseman-
ship of his royal charge. Prince Albert is
an extensive traveller. and has visited not
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nerve power, and vitality That Is the
Kind of man that every man should be-
and his magnetic presence would make
everybody happy around him. WHY is
1t not so? One of the principal reasons
is the universally prevailing tobacco
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tobacco long enough, and every man
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and affection. No man who uses to-
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without Ii.
No grasp so strong as the death grip
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How p...rt. n. D autIn d.

From the st. Louis Globe-Democrat.
The terrible eruption OF Krakatoa, in
the Sunda strait. in 1883. furnished the
opportunity for Illustrating Ehe ease
with which nature can replant with
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-13
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No Use Nowadays for Puny, Debili-
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Sparkling eyes,

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pleasure greet
the strong, man.
ly man when he
meets his lady
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kind of man
W h o S e very
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Call at the Standard offices and ex-
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ing companies that give no return to
shareholders each year in England
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-04-18

boilers and 10 and turned on Ii Chin.
who was still holding the lamp, and
had him by the throat before he could
finish:
emo Robbery, all sames white man.
Al I Jumped past the starting plat.
form saw one Of the new st0kers ".
Ing on his back. his face thing Of hor.
ror. That was the soft thing the span.
ner hit, and you know what size o con.
Meeting rod takes.
"Both mates and the old man were
on the bridge watching something
ahead. All In Q sweat sang out my
message. and the old man never asked
why or wherefore. but popped In the
chart.room and slipped q revolver In
the second mates hand, saying:
"Tt's come to 10 them The mate
didn't move. % the old man yelped at
him:
"'why dye stand there. Mac7 Are
you white uveredr
"Now Mac was q Greenock man. and
be said:
"'Y' ken. want orders frae you.
and I'll shoot your ain brother Just
In quiet and matter-of-fact way. And,
Scott, he would. I know them.
"'Shoot anything that comes out Of
the stoke. hole.' said the old man. and
Mac slid along whistling soft and quiet
to his station. Yes. that was It. An.
nile Laurie: but II wasn't for her that
he laid down and died. Poor Mac; he
got sand-bagged at New Orleans over q
chit OF Yankee girl not At to black
hls boots.
'"rhs old man grabbed me by the arm.
"L>ook here he said. pointing out
three sails wallowing along between Vi
and the moon. That's the little game
your friends below are after. Their
friends are coming to Join In. And by
thunder, 20 ID our stemv He turned on
the chief mate like dash:
"'You Jump down with Mac into the
stoke-hole. and make every pig.tail
heather stoke her up to the blow-00.
Wipe 'em out II they've any lip. scoot!
HE was tramping up and down like
q terror. never dreamt that a man
with q wife and family looked like q
demon.
"'You.' he cried to me. Jump below
and don't let tho engines move Q hands
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-04-18

or sunset" he was saying; they al.
ways 20 BY on tho run. And that was q
pretty theatrical bit you had 10 the en-.
Sine-room." he said TO my chief. who
had Joined %. We had found AL tho
nuts but one on the connectiug.rod
head; had another half.turn been made
our engines would have been scrap.
heap.
"Only once has II happened before"
said my chief, and there was . grand
tableau. AZ you call II, but not 10 tue
englne-room. Our stem and three wall
eyed junks we're the actors. 1t was up
there" Jerking his head northwAtd9,
'sThere was nothing but thousand odd
miles Of water and busting Of islands
between 10 and Hongkong."
The mate held lighted match to the
chiefs pipe, and set him drifting on
with the current Of his yarn.
"You see It was years and years
ago. and I was second In local boat
Hongkong to Yokohama. We were the
drst to employ China fremen. We
had been repairing and put on fresh
crowd, oil except one, Ii Chin. 1t
was near monsoon time, and the Sec
ond day out we were sitting, 40 I'VE
might be hero; but there was no SUM-
Get on view. It had been hnxy oil day,
and We were watching the moon ris.
ing: Just past full. It looked % II some.
one had Dashed one side OF the true.
e got up q haze. big and blood.red,
aiks Ore balloon at old Cremorne. A
mean, staggering swell had Get In. %
oily that It had no more 90 to II than
the slush In q greaser's bucket. We
were all pretty well hipped and morose,
being company for no one except the
Sea. and that-wcll. that looked 40 II
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breadth till I ring her. Then let her
rip
''Thc steamer was wallowing In The
trough like q lame duck. All the crew
had turned out forward after fixing up
the turned.in China fremen.
"The three junks came on In Q line
abreast down the wind.
There was a heathenish feeling
about everything-that red, lop.sided
moon making big Gravity snake on
the oily water; the three junks sliding
along, and US laid silent. There were
three things I remember: The slap Of
the water under our stern, the rattle
Of the junks' sails tapping against their
masts and our old mans fist; he was
pounding time on the rail.
"The she began to blow of.
"All ut once he roared out:
"'Port. hard a.port! and rang her
full speed. and We began to move. Lord!
In three minutes we had got our pace.
1.-THE junks had turned after 10 at
first, but they seemed to guess some.
thing was wrong, for one shcered OF.
Presently we'd done the half circle and
headed stem on to tho other two. Then
I reckon they realized.
1.-THE first broke out into lights and
shouts; she was right under our bows.
and you could hear her split like dry
irewood. Her big battened malnsail
ratified on our foc'sle head like q shower
Of canes. Tho sea itself seemed to yell
all round Us No we steamed through
the cargo Of drowning pirates.
II looked over the rail; we'd hit the
other and smashed one side OF, and. az
we pranced by, saw her men sliding
OF her deck like split CARLOAD OF
turnips 40 she heeled over. Her masts
caught our after.boat and tore II away.
Then she beam.ended and dumped.
"After hitting the first junk the old
man had been ramping up and down
the deck like q mad fellow.
"The thifd Junk had got some Dis.
lance away, but It was Of no use; after
her we went, our old man roaring and
shaking his fist ut her; then all at once
he quieted. and conncd 10 like q
Thames steamboat skipper.
"And We hit that Junk clean In the
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stern. and rode over her from end u
end. It was sickening to see the struss
gle In our wake; ran aud asked him Il
we weren't going to saye some Of then:
He knocked me clean OF my feet.
I was silly for more than ten minutes
and when pulled together We were
still running ahead.
my chief was binding up my head.
and tho old man was staring astern.
All at once he screamed:
"L0rd, what have ! douev and
chucked up bis arms and fell back. III
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-04-18

e wanted TO be sick and couldn't. Il
Chin, who was decent for heather.
was In charge below.
my chief was sitting on the rails.
and somehow he went over the side.
You know pretty well bow things like
that galvanixe everybody. Lose him1
No. The oily swell saved him. for the
old man ran the boat straight back In
her own wake. which was marked out
like Q dusty road ut night through o
6llly country. Well, We came to where
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"Thcn send her ahead again and
let's get It done WITH he said.
"'Give her steam, Ii Chin I shouted
down the skyllght. Ii Chin looked up
and chittered:
"'11l! no talkee talkee: come chop
chop 30 went down to him.
II was pretty green In those days,
and whatever came within q hairs
breadth Of happening made me feel az
squeamish as II It had come of. OF
course, you grow ont Of that, but then
I felt my hair creep. Our high pres.
sure connecting rod was on the down.
throw with only single nut on! She
had the old style Of engines remem.
Der. and when they went on q burst
they went handsomely, no tinkering
up; new engines, perhaps new ship;
may be even new hands. However,
We began to screw up, at least the chief
did: he'd only trust himself. Presently
he showed nut under my nose.
"That your trade markr no asked.
The nut was Clipped and scrlbcd with
bad spanner marks which I repudi.
ated.
I'm what followed can never quito
settle II Chin's share In the program.
This was how we were after We lad
fixed all tight again: Ii Chin was leau.
ing through the eccentric rods with the
lamp; was half In, half out the crank
pit, and the chief was at my back. He
had tho spanner. All In q breath he
dragged me backwards, nat, my head
cracking on the plates, and saw the
spanner go'spit through the standards.
II didn't hit any metal but something
soft. Then he clapped his hand on my
face and held me stone tight, and some.
thing came down and rubbed BY my
chest, scratching memo more-and
through his fingers could geo the crank
moving. but It had passed me. II anS.
one believes that engines haven't souls,
Just you stick him In the crank pit,
and let her 60, only dead slow and Just
to clear him. That converted me.
HE dragged me right out, kissing In
my ear:
"'Whip up on deck; tell 'em to shoot
on sight any who leave tho stoke-hole.'
He slammed the iron door tween the
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never spoke more. but went out next
morning. We made the heathens stoke
US back to Hongkong-and jail. went
to the hospital completely knocked
over.
"You know Aberdeeni Yes. well.
you know that old house against the
town hall-an eating.house; his widow
keeps that now, and II ever you're stuck
up say as you know one who sailed
with him. And u you're dush-"--
Black and White.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-04-18
The Best of Everything for Chicago.
The Civic Federation
OF CHICAGO.
Islsphens Main 2soz 517 First National Bank Building
WILLIAM 7. BAKER, President.
BERTHA H0N0Ra PALMER First Vice PrssidsaA
J0tN ]. Mc0RATh Second vics Prssidsat
RALPH N. EASLEY. Secretary.
HOWARD g. OREYER, Treasurer.
The Civic Federation Aims to Focazs All tho Forces Now
Laborinq 10 Advance tho Political Municipal, PhiIan.

l.-P0LITlCAL.
The selection OF honest, capable men
70 govern the city. State and munich.
pal legislatlon for Chicago. Honest
elections. A general interest 10 the pri'
maries.
2.-MUNICIPAL.
Clean streets and alleys-prompt 70.
uoval Of garbage - improved urban
trafnc-less smoks-more watee-hon.
cradle police-cheaper and better &C.
commodations for the people Of Chlca.
80 In all directions elevation Of rail.
road tracks, etc.
B.-INDUsTRIAL.
Establishment Of Boards Of Concill.
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UR steamer had
Just cleared Slnga-
pore. My duty In
the engine : room
was done, and l
was sitting with
the mate on the
bridge watching
the d o " n " q r d
sweep Of the tropic
dusk. "it puts me
in mind of a thea.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-04-18

he was yelling, and got him out. by
oil law, the old man ought to have got
into . splitter. but instead Of that he
Oaid:
"Look here. Mr.. Gamwell'- was
my chiefs name-'I knew something
had to happen In this cock-eyed mo-
slde-up looking weather. but I don't
believe this 10 the only thing tonight
"And We all said together. That's
just what ] was thinking. SIR 40 they
do ct church when the parson pipes
cut.
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alton, Public Loan Bureau, nmploy.
ment Agencies, etc.
4.-PHILANTHROPIC.
Development Of the Central Relief
Association to . thorough systemisa.
ton Of the organised charities Of CHI
caH0.
6.-MORAL.
The suppression Of gambling. obsesae
literature. etc.
6.-EDUCATIoNAL.
Ample school facilities - improvs1
methods In teaching. and the develop.
ment OF . greater Interest Ia ~
schools By the parents.