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

was bloody engagement. In which |
rifles, dynamite bombs, and cannon |
were used, only five men In the assault. |
ing column were killed. The Spanish |
admit too much when they describe the |
engagement. and when they give the
positions occupied by the troops. One
Of two things Is true-the battle was
not rs reported, or the losses were more
severe than reported. Two robbers
with only two revOlvers did almost as
deadly work In five minutes In Chicago
recently as 1000 men armed with rifles
and dynamite bombs did In Cuba In two
hours hard fighting.
John Bull will please take notice that
Uncle Sam has the best battlcship In
the whole round world. 1t bears with
special propriety the name of Oregon.
Half u century ago the two countries
had Ia that vast and fertile region.
'where rolls the mighty Oregon"
great bone of contention. 1t was not
decided by the sword Of war. nor yet
by the pen Of diplomacy. but by the
white wings Of navigation and by the
still whittier robes of missionary enter
prise. Oregon. then including the State
of Washington MS well. would have
been lost to the United States had II
not been for Yankee scafaring enter.
prise. and little later the missionary
enterprise of DR.. whitman preserved
the fights already secured. England
may well see In the term Oregon. In all
its applications, n challenge Of her right
to the proud nppellntion of mistress of
the sri. The Oregon combines speed
aud fighting qualities. In both respects
It IL til, best battlesllip that ever dipped
It's prov In salt water. The State after
which she was named Is 80 proud of her
TINT it will bestow upon her $4,000
silver dinner set. Other States nnd
cities have namesakes In the navy Of
which they may well be proud. but Ore.
gOn can truthfully say to her pet, "rhou
cxcellest them all"
: Much rye bread was eaten In this
country In the beginning of the cen.
fury. and much rye and Indiana
hcalthful compound that disappeared
when stoves superseded the huge brick
oven In which the maize Ingredient was
rendered digestible by being cooked all
night. The snowy wheaton loaf. as the
staple bread of the land. dates only
. bnck to the cultivation of the wheat.
fields Of New York In the early part of
this century; and simultaneously there
seemed to arise a Fashion" of white
bread. The using of bread made from
anything less than "the best Genesec
I -four was thought mark Of poverty.
I, About 1910 there appeared about an
, even distribution of dyspepsia through.
y out the Northern and Eastern States.
more especially among those well.tO.do
n people who used only the "best Gene.
!, see." One investigator announced that
the root of the mischief lay In robblng
!, the wheat Of Its best elements In the
= process Of milling. and taking away Its
!. outer coating. This man was Sylves.
!. ter Graham--a mOnOmanlac on his own
n hobby; hut he rendered an important
service to the science Of Authorization
though the epithet "bmn bread" was
n derisively applied to the sort that still
;. bears his name.
= The "ki.yi' gun. which, all wheelmen
I know, consists Of u rubber bulb holding
!, pint or less Of ammonia. and which
!. IL devoted usually to teaching better
/ manners to the dog that delights to bark
., and bite, has been tried with signal sue.
!, cess on higher game. In n suburb of
!, New York a robber Oh wheel attempt.
:, ed to hold up with revolver n Mr.
!, Smith. whose only weapon was his Xxi.
VI gun. fastened on his handle In r.
Inc rOhbcr shot hole In one Of the
tires of Smiths wheel. and was start.
= Ing In to perform similar service to
, ~. Smiths person. when the "ki-yr
got In action. In about q minute the
:" rOb'er was feeling his way around the
u road with enough ammonia In his eye t.
~ blind q regiment. and when Mr.. Smith
~ rode away Oh the robbers wheel. tow,
~ Ing his own ut his side. the rObber was
" hOunderlng around In the dust. literally
II and iiguratively biting It. This IL Il
suggestions; a "kl.yi" gun that IL &c
serviceable on n wheel might be found
70 useful even to a pedestrian while thu
't highwayman IL so numerous.
20 Damage by forest fires Is already he
Ing reported. Most of the States hav,
laws on this subject, but they are sci
III dom enforced. Deliberate setting al
* fires II punished with fines of from $2'
=. and three months Imprisonment to 81.
n 900 and six years In State prison. SOM
IL of the laws impose fines for leaving I'M
eXtinguished camp fires, ana for refus
n. Ing to assist in extingulshing fires. TN
II. Oregon law requires the governor t
issue proclamation annually In Jul.
warming people against forest fires. II
n Connecticut. burning can only be don
Feb. - and March 81. Georgia and SOM
other States have similar provisions
H. ana In these cases notice must be give
to all residents within mile. a use
10 full synopsis OF forest fire Legislation
H. has Just been published us circular Nc
u, l3. forestry division, U. =. Department
of Agriculture. 1t contains the ne,
law of Minnesota. which IL cOnsllerc
,o the best on forest fires In the country
II, Our forests need far better care thu
-, they have been getting.
lie Phineas FOgg's tour of the world Il