Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-05-30

Ounty board EmplOye..E x-city sea,er; county
purchasing agent; poll.
State. horticulturnlly. is one of the
most important regions In the world.
The genius who told how by n stroke
Of retributive Justice the Iowa Y ray
alchemists were smothcred In their own
molten gold Is pretty good one. hut
he has first cousin down In Georgia
who is a length ahead. The Georgia
cousin told how man had his jugular
vein completely severed. and how five
able physicians took turns In holding
the two ends of the vein until the mr.
rival Of surgeon from n neighbOring
town. From later advices 1t appears
that 1t was a plumber, and not sur
geOn, who was sent for. He wiped the
joint OF the jugulnr. and the patient.
though In dangerous condition, may
survive.
Speaking of an anonymous person
who has given 100000 to Harvard
College, an exchange remarks TINT the
recording angel will have no trouble In
identifying him. This Is probably true.
but the sort of credit mark that will bc
set opposite his name may depend upon
the angels opinion Of the benevOlencc
which unlOads money on the higher
colleges that IRE very well without It
when 30 many worthy undertakings
suffer for funds. When. for instance.
will 1t occur to Domc one to endow u
kindergarten?
A recent writer on the subject OF
proper sanitation of homes and work.
shops snys that nothing would pay a
larger dividend. III the mass Of the
people," runs the argument, must live
In u way which interferes with physi.
cal strength and soundncss. the pro.
ductivity and commercial value Of In
bOr are lessened. The health Of ma.
ton IL its wealth." These are the
words Of wisdom pointing to higher
civilization, hut they IRE not very
strongly impressed as yet on the aver
nge mind.
That IL nm Interesting story of the
set.tO between the sallors Of the Amer.
lean gunbOat Petrol ana the British,
cruiser Spartan, away out In Shanghai.
The Brltishers ashore attacked half
their number Of the Yankee tars and
were licked out Of their boots. The
British Consul himself officially plnced
the blnme on the men Of the Spartan.
and assessed the damages. amounting
to several thousand dollars, against
that ship.
| Again there Ii that foolish report that
the Queen Of England meditntes NIB.
dicatiOn and turning over of the re-
spOnslbilities Of the crown to the Prince
OF Wales. No member Of the Guelph
family ever voluntarily took such
step. Queen Victoria preserves all her
mental facilities. has always lived with
careful regard for the rules Of health
ana may Outlive her next heir, whose
course Of life Is one that often comes to
n sudden end.
An ingenious New York bicycllst Inns
got around the Raines Sunday.clOslng
law. He has converted the center-pOst
Of his wheel into storage tank, with
small faucet near the bottom, ana he
finds he can carry more than pint Of
whisky in 1t. This gives new and
pleasing significance to the manufac-
turers' announcements that "all tubing
il being made larger this year."
The celebration OF the birthday Of
Horace Mann serves to remind the
world that his advanced ideas on educa-
ton nre now generally adopted and
literally supported. Within n few days
Mrs. stanford has turned over to the
Leland Stanford Jr. University securl-
ties that will yield $4,000 a year. and
Mr.. Rockefeller has given 100000 to
Vassar College.
Though Mr.. Gladstone gives promise
OF many years more of life, that he
knows his powers are falling Is evident
from remark he recently made to
President Faure ut Cannes. He said:
when one IL old. deaf, and half blind.
1t Is better to remain at home with
ones relatives"
The published statement that George
Gould Is still able to pay $1,000 month
for n cottage outfit mt Seabright this
summer may stimulate leila NicOlaus
to renewed activity.
For 81 years DObbins' Electric Soap
has been initiated by INSCRIPTIONS
sOap-makers. Why? Because 1t IL hest
OF all ana has an imense sale. BE sure
ana get DObbins' ana take no other.
Your grocer has Il. or will get It.
The Chicago aud Alton Cen Send Win.
ter Tourists In Through Puilmaa
elecping Cara,
IN 10 California through
q Hsunllt. verdant fields
ONeH iicious scent Of orange.
and roses; tp Hot Springs, Ark, via the
shortest and most comfortable route;
and to Texas via the most direct and