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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-01-04
Had a Fellow Feeling.


II want to make inquiries Of you"
he said. as he stopped a policeman In
front Of the City Hall the other after.
noon.
"All right. sir" was the reply.
would II be agin' the law fur me to
rub my back again the walls Of that
building?'
whats the matter with your back?'
Got n pOrus plaster OH 1t, and It
itches 80 that can't keep my heels OH
the ground. want to take of my
cont and vest and back up to that
rough wall. Would 1t be again the
law?"
II dunno M II would be breaking any
law," said the officer, but I think I
could put you on n better thing"
''rhnnks! What IL IT."
down mt the dock ut the foot of this
street you'll find n pile all splIntered
up and driven full Of nails and pieces
Of scrap iron. It's handy to back up to.
and the place IL not quite 80 public us
this"
"All right-much Oblccged. I'll 60
down and try her. ana II she works all
right Ill recommend her to my friends
when they happen to be In town. Out
home I've got a section Of board fence
fixed up with currycombs, carpet
tacks. pounded glass ana old scythe
blades. but can't wait to git thar!
Shake! YOu feel fur your Teller man,
you do. and the furst thing when git
home I'll send you n bushel Of the
incest pop corn In the State Of Michi.
gan!'-DetrOit Free Press.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-01-04
To Cure Obesity.

A new treatment Of obesity IL propos.
ed, based on q new theory. One pound
Of lean meat and one pound of fish per
day IL used with pint Of hot water
every two hours. Nothing else In tho
way Of food or drink Is allowed. The
theory 10 that the food being purely
nitrogenous, the needful hydrocarbon
must be supplied by the absorption Of
fat The large quantities of hot water
are for the purpose Of uverting kidney
disturbances, which often attack those
who live largely on heterogeneous food.
There can be no doubt about this rem.
edy. It viii make any thick man thin
II he can survive the drinking Of twelve
pints Of hot water In day.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-01-04
weLL.seHAveo IMMIGRANTS.


Though Poor They Are E1ceeding1y
Courteous to One Another.
There Is an old axiom which says
that courtesy cosh nothing. II It did
cost something, tome Of - would have
even less Of 1t than we hove now. No
better place for seeing courtesy at any
cost" can be visited than the United
States barge Office, where immigrants
from Ellis island enter New York.
Every day from 1000 to 1000 aliens
are landed there. These people, poor
but courteous, represent nearly every
civilized nation. The tawny-haired
SaxOns, rosy checked Irish girls, black.
bearded Germans, high.booted Rus.
SLAMS and gayly dressed Italians, all
are among those who come to seek for.
tunes in the new world. Some people
might imagine that they would lose
their national characteristics on land.
Ing in this busy city, but such IL not the
case.
The barge Office Is a resort for cab.
bies and expressmen who have not the
interests Of the immigrants at heart.
Others visit the place for the purpose OF
watching the actions Of the new arriv.
ais. Among these people the respect
and difference which the new arrivals
show to one another Ia most remarkable,
although Germans, Swedes, Irish, He
brews and Russians often arrive on the
same vessels. Friendships are formed
which sometimes are lasting. The
young Irish girl comes here and 10 met
by her friends. Often It Is at the barge
office, ana as they trudge of with their
smiling faces, they stop to shake hands
and say gOod.by to some other immi.
grant for whom you would think she
had not the slightest fellow feeling.
But she Is sunny. hearted. and she
shines for all. A the ceremony ends
and the little party breaks up. the men
Invariably take of their hats and On.
lutc like Chesterfields. The men Of
nearly all countries, except England,
show the same fine courtesy to one an.
other.--New York Press.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-01-04
A Kissing Festival

Helmagcn. a Roumanian country
town Of 100 Inhabitants. holds Its an.
nual fair on the feast Of st. Theodore.
On this occasion the place swarms with
newly married brides from sixty or
eighty villages In the district, widows
who have taken fresh husbands N.
naming at home. The young women,
In festive attire, and generally attend.
ed by their mothcrs.in.law, carry jugs
Of wine inwreathed with flowers In
their hands. The "Roumanische Woe.
henschrift" says they kiss every ono
they meet, and afterwards present tho
Jug to his lips for nip" The indi.
vidual thus RECALLED bcstows a small
gift on the fair Hebc. Not to partaks
Of the proffcred wine Is regarded as an
insult to the young wife and her fam.
lily. She Is, therefore. reserved towards
strangers. and only kisses those whom
she thinks likely to taste OF her wine.
This kissing is carried on everywhere
In the streets, In the taverns, and in
private houses.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-01-04
The Sewing Machine,

The first sewing machine that was
ever made was probably that patented
by Thomas Saint In 100. He patented
. machine for stitching, quilting and
sewing. It was intended chiefly for
leather work, and just missed being q
real sewing machine. After him came
Barthelcmy 1himonicr, Of st. Eticnne.
France, who invented and patented q
machine In 1890 which contained the
germ Of the modern machine. He was
nearly murdered by the Partisan work
people, who objected to the use of ma.
chimes for sewing. This happened in
1S41. Walter Hunt invented the eye.
pointed needle and lock.stitch in New
York in 1924. He did not patent his
invention. In 1S41 Elias Howe rein.
vented them by original work and pat.
cnted his original sewing machine.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-01-04
Before Thcy Silent.

1t was the o'clock midnight of the
down town saloon. Two men slid out
Of the side door. Their coats were but.
toned to their chins, their hats draw
far down ana their hands Rugged their
coat pockets close together In front,
leaving stretches Of bare, red wrists to
he bitten by the Icy night air. They
shambled silently up the street and
around u few gusty corners, with their
shoulders shrugged high. They were
not drunk-but 1t was not their fault.
Reaching the city hall, they entered
the long cOrrldOr, stepping over the
PROSTATE, snoring bodies of. n score Of
men who resembled them In unkempt
boards and shaggy hair. Close to u
radiator they spread down some sOiled
newspapers, which they drew from
their pockets. Then they removed their
shoes, punched their coats and made u
pillow on which to rest their heads.
In the warm air from the radiator they
slowly expanded like angle worms In
a spring shower and at last their
tongues lOOsened.
"Say, pard," asked one Of them. anx.
iously, Eyer didn't fergit to tell the
clerk wen ter call us, did yer?"
"Naw, I tOle I'm not ter disturb us
fore 8 O'clOck-we wuzn't Cushioned to
leavln' our sofy cuishins fore that.
Table dehote breakfus' at 0. yer
know"
"Yer get that there little bizness fixed
up wit Phil Armour to-day, Jerry?"
Cert; tOle i'm wouldn't take less'n
$4,000. T'ems my lowis' figgirs.'
seq; an he seq. 4 know we're a man Of
yer word, Jerry, an ] takes YER he
sez. Havin' received tie coin, I lef his
Office. How's yer trade wit Marshall
Field?"
"Fair. Jerry, fair. III bring i'm
around. He's hagglin' fer couple
t'Ousan yet"
There was moments silence. Jer-
rvs toes wiggled comfortably through
the holes In his remnants Of socks.
"say. pard. Yer didnT blow out Their
gas, ehT"
"Naw."
"An' yer ordered a Roosian bat fer
t'e mornin'?"
"Yaas."
swell, goodnight, jerry"
Goodnight, pard."
Two chins Topped down and two noses
grew tuneful.-ChicagO Record.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-01-04
MADE me own MONEY.

Doscph Shoemaker Wanted More Val.
liable D011aro than Uncle Sans.
! Joseph Shoemaker, Of Grayson, Car.
Ger County, received the other day in
payment for a horse sold to an old farm.
er, living near the Lewis County line,
e46, among which were three Of the
famous Sprinkle dollars" Of the early
s3O's. It has been more than twenty
years since any Of these peculiar coins
have been found in this section, and
the production Of these will recall
queer character who fiourlshed In the
earlier part Of the century, and went
down to his grave with secret that
has never been unearthed.
Josiah Sprinkle, the party In ques.
lion, lived in one Of the toughest sec.
lions Of Lewis County, and on q line
probably fifty miles from Grayson. In
his day Washington, the county seat Of
Mason, and one of the oldest towns in
this end of the State, was thriving.
One day Sprinkle, then well along in
years, appeared at Washington with
buckskin pouch full Of silver dollars Of
his own make. In every respect they
appeared the equal of the national coin.
The weight was more than present, and
the quality and ring Of the metal were
all that could be asked.
He spent them freely, and they were
taken upon the assurance Of Sprinkle
that there was nothing wrong with
them beyond the fact that he and not
the United States mint had coined them.
Asked where he got the silver, he laugh.
cd, and shook his head knowingly. ut
doesn't matter 30 get It, and there's
plenty Of 1t left" was as much as he
would ever offer In explanation. The
Inscription on the coins was rudely
outlined, and In no wise was any at.
tempt made ut imitation Of the legal
coin. Rudely outlined on one side was
an owl, while six.cornered star show
ed with more accuracy upon the other.
The edges were smooth, no attempt
having been made ut milling. The
coins were considerably larger than
the regulation article, and thicker rs
well. Upon various occasions Sprinkle
Afterward visited the town, and In ev.
cry instance he spent them more and
more freely.
At one time he VOLUNTEERED the fact
that he had a silver mine In the hills,
but no one ever succeeded in inducing
the old man to allow sharing OF hia
secret. Finally the Government agents
learned of the matter, and came on to
anvestigate. Sprinkle was arrested and
brought into court, but the dollars were
proved to be pure silver without alloy,
worth In fact q trifie more than 81 each,
and after an exciting trial he was nc.
quilted. Upon the verdict being an
nounced, Sprinkle reached down In
cavernous pocket and drew out bag
Of fifty Of the coins, and promptly paid
his attorney in the presence Of the as
tonished officials. Sprinkle was never
afterward bothered, and continued un'
til his death to make the dollars, how
and where no one ever knew. He lived
practically alone, having his hut away
from his relatives, who lived close q,
hand, and died suddenly. carrying the
secret Of his find to the grave with him
Ashland, Ky, special to Cincinnati
Enquirer. e.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-01-04
Very AprOpOs.

An examination In astronomy had be.
gun in a certain college recently (says
the Boston Transcript. A student
came In, glanced over the list of ques.
tons, was appalled, ut their character.
and, hastily scribblinG something In
his book, left the room. The professor
was curious to see what he had writ.
ten, and went to the desk and looked ut
the book. This was what he fOund-s
being couplet from a weli-knowu
hymn:
Sun, moon, and stars forgot
Upward Ay!'
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-01-04
VOuChcd for the Janitor.

VO0OssCss AoT esC O"uuVOGs
Lady-Wherc Is the agent for these
fats?
Man at DOor-I can rent the fats,
mum.
"Are the rents reasonable?
Eyes num-"
"What sort Of janitor have you?
"A very good one, num-"
us he polite and attcntive?"
Eyes, num-" 81
"Honestw y
Eyes, num-"
doesn't he ever steal from the mar.
ket baskets Of the tenantsi'
"Never, num-"
"IIe's q good Christian man, IL hep
Eyes, mum. A potter, more atten.
tive, honester or moro Christian man
never lived, num-"
II am delighted to hear that. Where
Ii he now?"
"I'm him, :num."-New York Weekly.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-01-04
An Archbishop's Grave,

Nearly 800 years ago Archbishop IAe,
mar was laid to rest IN the cathedral
at Bremen. His grave has just beeA
discovered with an inscription, which,
besides giving the date Of his death,
shows that he rebuilt the cathedral In
1858, a fact that had been a matter
of doubt hitherto. OF the body nothing
remained, but when the coffin was op.
ened the clothes In which he had been
buried, including his shoes, was still
intact. On exposure to the air, how.
ever, they crumbled away to dust.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-01-04
Elual to the Emergency,

A tobacco salesman recently at.
tempted to SNt up a filtration with n
dining-roOm girl at the Morton House.
She paid no atteNtion to him until no
called her to his sidN and said:
"You remind me OF Guy sister"
YES" said she. "N0W. isn't Il fun.
ny? You seem to remind n,x no much
Of my brother"
"Indeed?" said the young man and
winked at the other statesmen around
the table. I'm what way?"
"Why, he never could mind his own
business. "-Michigan Tradesman.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-01-04

: Chinese jugglers have q reputation
for performing many curious and dim
cult feats. A very common but danger.
ous trick, writes a traveller, Is that q
swallowing iron balls. It Is sometimes
kept until the last, as 1t usually leaves
the performer In an unenviable state Of
health. The iron balls used are each
eboue ooe and q half to two inches In
diameter, made Of rough cast iron. One
is swallowed, and In its progress down
the throat Il easily traced by the huge
lump that appears. Another ball Is en-.
tered Into the mouth and made to fol.
low. The performer now begins to feel
uncomfortable, the pupils Of his eyes
dilate and his face changes color under
the dirt. The next ball, the third, IL
now sent on Its dark way and Is seen
to 90 very slowly down the throat. Now
comes the disgusting part. to watch his
antics as he exerts all his energy and
force to get It down. After the lump
caused by this ball again disappears
he gives great bound into the air and
comes down sharply to his feet. when
can easily be heard the sharp click az
the third ball comes in contact with
Its fellows. Then follows the minute
Of horrible agony, rs he strains himself
N great pain, his hands pressing his
stomach and body bent almost double.
He coughs and forces until one, then
two. then the last ball oil roll from the
mouth and into the dirt. Not long ago
one Of this class Of men was doing o
trick outside the walls Of Shanghai.
One Of the iron pills referred to remain
ed in his stomach rather than to come
out into the open air again, in conse-
qucnce of which the victim died In fear.
fll agony before our ewes.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-01-04

cares. That is all rubbish. Statistics
must tell the truth. and these statis-
tics Of the Berlin doctor say that the
man who IL a bachelor stnnds in far
greater risk Of shortened span.--
Spare Moments.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-01-04

Fined fur betting ON Cricket.
At Sheffield, England, recently, two
men We're fined $75 each, or two months
Imprisonment, for betting at Hallam
Cricket Club sports.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-01-04

One II the objects Of the king of Por.
tugals visit to London was to consult
a jeweler rs to the proper maintenance
of the crown jewels. The Portuguese
crown IL reputed to be the most gorge
GUS In the world, and Its intrinsic value
Is put down at about $0,OOO,OOO. After
1t comes the crown Of Russia, and then
that of England
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-01-04

The statesmen OF both parties are In
perfect accord ON one thing. They all
want to be President next time.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-01-04

Buried in an aluminium CONN.
The body Of Anton Zimmerman, Q
Cincdnnau man, was buried last week
In an aluminium coffin.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-01-04

The easiest way for a young man to
be admired by his neighbors Is to be
good to his mother.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-01-04

The man carried away by enthusiasm
y frequently brought back By 1lssust
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1896-12-12

HAS MADE EMPHATIC PROTEST
AGAINST THE MESSAGE.
lie Takes Exception to Some Of President
CIeveland's Statements.

New York Dec. IA special to The
World from Washington says: Presi-
dent Cleveland has been called to ac-
count by the Sultan of Turkey. An en-
phatic protest has been made by the
Turkish government against the lam
guage used in the presidents message
to congress respecting the massacre of
the Armenians and the general conduct
OF the government toward the Chris
tians In the empire.
The situation is said to threaten the
rupture Of the diplomatic relations be-
tween she United States and Turkey
Mustapha Bey, the Turkish minister. it
Is rumored at the state department., has
intimated that If some amend is not
made by the president he will be Obliged
to ask for his papers and will return TO
Constantinopie.
The deep displeasure of tho sultan
was made known to Secretary Olney
on Thursday by Mustapha Bey in &C.
cordance with a cablegram received by
him on Wednesday from his home gov
ernment E
American missionaries are also ac-
cused by the Turkish government of in
citing the subjects of the sultan to sedi :
ton
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1896-12-12
BAMtFUl INDIGESTION.
THE DISORDERS 1T CAUSES AND THE
POIsONs 1T INsTILs IN THE BLOOl.

II we only knew how dangerous, insid-
ious and ruthless disease indigestion Is,
we would not wait as we do before endeav-
oring to cure it.
The longer we wait, the more dangerous
1t Is likely to become.
So the sooner we take Shaker Digestive
Cordial the Better 1t will be, and the better
we will be.
Indigestion is dangerous because 1t
creates poisons in the stomach which are
absorbed by the blood and by 1t carried to
all parts of the body.
Could anything be worse than this?
These poisons would not be formed II
the stomach could digest its food. When
1t can't Shaker Digestive Cordial will help
IL to do so.
Nothing will help the stomach SO well
as Shaker Digestive Cordial, nothing else
will cure indigestion 80 quickly, or so
positively.
The reason is that it purifies the stomach
and the blood, and makes your food
strengthen instead of poison you.
1t Is not a medicine, but an aid to di-
gestion, pleasant cordial for weak stom-
achs.
Sold by all druggists. Ten cents for a
trial bottle.
Address for interesting book, The Shak-
ers, 30 Reade street, New York.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1896-12-12
ATHLETICS IN A PALACE.
The University OF Chicago Will Build .
Mammoth Gymnasiun.

The University OF Chicago Will Build .
Mammoth Gymnasium.
The University Of Chicago proposes
in the near future to erect the finest
gymnasium and provide for it's students
the most unique athletic 6eld in the
world. Henry Ives Cobb is now at work
on the plans, and the scheme has the
hearty support of President Harper and
the faculty of the university.
Imagine baseball game played be-
meath glass roof with vast arches 900
feet above tho home plate.
Imagine $4,000 excited people cheer
ing three base hit made in midwinter!
Think Of going to championship ball
game in sleigh behind jangling bells !!
This is dream which will come
true. Chicago is destined to have the
grandest athletic field and gymnasium
in the world, and the changes in the
seasons will not prevent its use in any
one of the IL months in the year.
Such gymnasium will be the pride
Of the future students Of the University
of Chicago. Under its inspiration the
collegiate prowess of Chicago will
wrest from the effete east such laurels
as it yet retains.-Chicago Times-Her-
aid.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1896-12-12
ON EIGHTY BLACK HORSES.
President Elect McKinley's Personal In
auguration Escort Getting Ready.

President Elect McKinley's Personal In
auguration Escort Getting Ready.
Troop A, Ohio national guard, which
is probably the wealthiest military or
ganization in the country, will attract
a great deal of attention at the inaugu-
ration ceremonies in Washington as the
escort of President Elect Mckinley.
The active members are young men
of good families, finely drilled as caval-
rymen, while among the veteran mem
bers are some of the wealthiest men of
Cleveland. These veteran members have
raised among themselves $40, 900 for
the trip to Washington.
Captain J. B.. Perkins, a veteran
member, is now on q trip to southern
Indiana and Kentucky for the purpose
of purchasing 80 black horses, which
will be brought to Cleveland and trained
during the winter.
The troop will go to Washington in a
special train Of two sections, accom-
panied by their wives and families. and
probably by Governor Bushnell and his
staff. aff.-Chicago Tribune.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1896-12-12
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VIII Iiuy Inaugural Gowns

Chicago. Dec. 12.-Mrs. William Nc
Kinley arrived in Chicago over the
Pennsylvania road yesterday. She was
accompanied from Canton by Mr.. and
Mrs. Lafayette McWilliams Of Chicago
After telegraphing her husband of her
safe arrival she was driven to the, Nc
Williams residence. Her visit here is for
the purpose of securing much needed
rest after the long strain of the late
presidential campaign. and no public re-
ceptions have been planned. During
her stay here, Mrs Mckinley will do her
Christmas shopping and buy her in
augural gowns. There is a probability
Of President-elect Mckinley coming to
Chicago in about a week and accom-
panying his wife back to Canton, though
this has not been fully decided upon.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1896-12-12

Raymond Christman, prominent
business man and trustee of the Baptist
church at Amsterdam. N. Y, has crea.
ted sensation by erecting in his fam
lily lot in Green Hill cemetery hand
some and costly monument for the con-
vict Florence Haun, who shot and kill
ed her lover. Charles Laundry. in No
vember, 1895, and is now serving a
life sentence in Auburn prison. Christ
man has had himself appointed her
guardian, has given her his name and
is trying to secure y pardon for her.
He claims she is dying with consump-
tion, which led him to erect the monur
ment. nt.-Philadelphia Press.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1896-12-12

It Is wrong that 30 many people, some
whose minds are full of ideas, and some
whose purses are full of gold, not to speak
of those who have neither, arc prone to
look down upon handicraft. They think
only Of the tasks of slave, q drudge or q
obarwoman. They have never tasted the
pleasure Of making, the delight there IL In
guiding the fingers by the conscious and
planning will. They like TO hear, see,
own OF eat what others have made. but
they know nothing Of the pleasure OF pro-
duction. Their minds may b bright, but
their fingers are lazy. Many such persons
work too long and TOO l6)s With their sySs,
poring over the story OF what Others have
done and keeping their brains alert with
tales of other peoples skill, yet they never
think Of finding another sort of rest or r.
lief In the prsotioe Of handicraft II you
doubt this, put two notices In o newsps-
per, one asking for workman and the
other for clerk, and you will zee on the
morrow which calling is popular. 60 10
comes 10 pass that boys become men with.
out being trained 10 any kind Of skill ;
they wish to be buyers and sellers, traders
and dealers. New York Ledger.