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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-12-10
Tho Philippine lslsnis.

The Philippines, named In honor Of
Philip II. Of Spain, are q group OF
about one thousand two hundred
islands. covering an area Of about one
hundred and fifty thousand square
miles. There IRE nine large islands.
Seven Of these vary from one thou
sand to Ave thousand square miles.
The other two--Luzon, f0rty.One thou
sand square miles, and MindanaO,
thirty-three thousand square miles
are each only a little inferior to Cuba
In size. Most Of the balance arc bare.
volcanic rocks OF little value. There
are believed to be about seven million
six hundred and seventy thousand In.
habitants, including about four hun.
dred thousand Spanish. fifty thousand
Chinese. twenty thousand aborigsnes,
and the balance of Malay origin and
speech. The climate IL essentially
tropical, and the temperature varies
but little from month to month through
the year. Earthquakes are common,
aud may be said to keep the archipelago
In a perpetual trcmOr. In natural
products the islands are very rich.
MindanaO, although the least known.
IL believed to be the richest In special
vegetable forms. Botanists have dis.
covered more than four thousand i've
hundred species Of plants In the arch
ipelago. Lumber Is plentiful. banyan
and palms common, and spices and to-
bacco among the natural grOwths.
There are large coaldelds which are
now being opened, 80 that It Is expect.
ed that Ave thousand tons Of coal per
month may be mined. Manila lies on
tho western side Of the island of Luzon,
and Is about six hundred miles from
Hong Kong. 1t has one Of the most
spacious ana beautiful harbors In the
world. The shores are low, and In.
land can be seen the outline Of noun.
tains.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-12-10
Cycling Vcrsus Walking.

When q man walks mile he takes
on an average 2,263 steps, lifting the
weight of his body with each step.
When he rides a bicycle of the average
gear he covers mile with the equiva.
lent OF only G27 steps, requires NJ
force. bears no burden and covers the
same distance In less than One-third
tho tin,a
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-12-10
Worlds Deepest Lake,

The deepest lake In the world Is Lake
Baikal. In Siberia. In some parts 1t 10
5,201 feet deep; its length 10 807 miles
with an area OF $4,000 square miles. u
10 the largest lake In ~ and the sixtA
laSgest In he wesA
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-12-10
CHAPTER Xxi,

The dining room ut barley Hall had
been the scene OF many gay banquet,
stately dinner party, and lively ball sup
per, hut It had never witnessed no strange
an assemblage as on the morning when
the adjourned inquest was reopened by
the coroner for the district and his jury I;
and the faces round the long table and
in the old room were all grave and seri.
Gus, very different from the smiling faces
Of the cOnvivcs usually gathered there.
A great fire Of logs made the room bright
and warm, and brought out the rich hues
OF the hangings and carpets, and was
reflected back from the antique Benares
salvers on the carved sidebOard. Outside
the whirling snow Obscured the windows
and mantled the terraces and grounds.
UnfavOable as the weather was, Lord
Cheveley had rejoiced In the heavy fall
Of snow which had prevented any from
attending the inquest save those who We're
perforce obliged to he present. Quiet as
they had striven to keep the fact Of Miss
Hatton's attendance rs witness, 1t had
become known, and many would have
come from Arlington to be present but for
the weather. which made the country
roads almost impa ssable.
Barbara was wrapped from head to foot
II The rlea dark fuPs In which shs bad
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ETm ?Mi :.WFEfsS1 NVlsI

CHAPTER X1X.-(Continued)
Barbara went swiftly to her own rooms.
where a pile Of folded garments occupied
every available chair. A white velvet
gown deliberately embroidered with pearls
lay on the sofa, while Bnrbara's maid
and one of the house maids were busily
employed in packing.
Barbara glanced around her in dismny:
she had forgotten for the moment that
the rooms would be so occupied, and she
felt wild with longing for n few moments
Of privacy. She passed the women with
out a word. and went OH into her dressing
room. which was empty. She opened the
window and leaned out, letting the snow
fall upon her burning brow and disorder
cd hair.
pardon. madcmoisellc. her maids voice
said at her elbow. "rhis embroidered
shawl-docs It belong to madcmoiscllc?
do not remember It,"
The girl turned languidly. Hortense
stood holding the white shawl which Lord
Keith had brought Barbara on the pre-
vious night. She looked ut It vacantly.
II do not recollect 1t among madcmoi-
selle's things. 1t Is a beautiful shawl;
but 1t has been stained"
There was a grcenish.brOwn patch on
The delicate shawl. marring its purity; II
looked as II It had been thrown on damp
earth. An expression Of terror dawncd
In Barbara's eyes.
ut Is not my shawl" she said at last.
put II up with my things, and will re-
turn It to the owner"
Eyes, mademoisclle. And this-am to
pack this also? Mademoisellc will see
that she will not be able to wear 1t again"
"What h itT Barbara asked, leaning
against the window, vaguely conscious
that only the cold air kept her from
swOoning.
''The dress mademoiscllc wore In the
comedy last night. 1t looks as IL the
skirt had been wet and muddy. How
could II have happenedT'
II walked on the terrace last night"
Barbara explained. "Yes; put It In, Hor.
tense. will Keep It as u souvenir Of a
pleasant evening"
"A pleasant EVENING" the woman NUT.
tered. us she went into the other room
and for few brief moments Barbara lost
all consciousness Of her surroundings In
her overpowcring terror.
When knowledge Of outward things re-
turned to her, she was still standing by
the window, leaning against the heavy
oaken frame, her hair, and the laces OH
her gown wet with the falling snow.
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A LOYAL AMERICAN GIRL.
Gladly Gave the Flowers from Her
Hat to Remind the Boys of
Home and Mother.

When the soldier boys left for the
south there was one bright-looking girl
standing on the depot platform, says
the Denver Times. She wore one Of the
fashionable hats which appeah.slike~ca
garden of flowers. AS she stood there,
with the tears coursing down her cheeks,
she saw the other girls burying the
brave boys in literal forests of flowers.
One of the soldiers stepping up to her
asked:
'1Please, may have one of those flow
ers on your hat?''
She took his hand, and in voice most
womanly said: eyes, sir, and may God
bless you"
Then she told them all to come and Sc
lect flower from her hat. The boys,
with hands grim and bronzed from camp
life, carefully culled them from the
straw frame until they were all gone
Then she put on what was left of it, and,
stepping back toward the car, said with
emotion:
"Boys, I wish there were more. I
hope you will come back again, and that
those flowers will remind you of the
pleasant scenes of home, and guide you
as your dear old mother would have
taught you to CO." .,..
There were several girls standing close
by who whispered: II wouldn't" ruin
my hat that way" but the wiser heads
remarked: 'There is a loyal American
woman God bless her." - Denver
Times. .
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: h
JUMBLING THE SERVICE.
8lunders In the Marriage vows'H
by Both Bride and
" -. Groom. ~ .s - : u. ,

A Hampshire clergyman recently re-
lated some of the plumbers he Is.
heard made in the marriage service s
persons of the class who have to pick
up the words as best they can from
hearing them repeated by Others, say
the Weekly Telegraph He said thatsin
his own parish it was quitesthe fashion
for the man, when giving the ring, to
say to the woman: ~ \. 81
@ with my body 7 thee wash up, and
with all my hurdle goods, thee, and
thou S ~ " .ss 81 ..I s.
5s He said. the women were generally
better up i'm this part{of the service than
the men. s IS
One day, however, a bride startled
him by promisin !, in VIVA E she sup
posed to be the Language of I he prayer
book, to take her husband Ito nd
to old from this lay forth Z for bet
#terer horse, for Fic herer power. ia 81 g
gerness health, to love cherries, andsto
bay.
$40 What Meaning this extraordi mary
VOW conveyed to the woman s own
mind, he incumbent said, 1t bah1ed
him to conjecture.
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FUNERALS I'm ARABIA.
Their Extreme DOlefulness a Marked
Characterfstic-Wa Ex-
tends to the Dogs.

Zone of the strangest and most af-
fecting sights in al Arab town." says
a Tunis correspondent of London
Sketch, ''is that of the funerals, which
may be met at any street corner. The
corpse is merely wrapped in mat of
esparto grass and carried either on a
bier or on mems shoulders. The mourn
ers lounge along, some in front and
some behind, grooming verses Of the
Koran in melancholy tones, which haunt
one for days afterward.
This wailing is, however, nothing to
that which goes on in the house of the
deceased. When was staying in the
country near Tunis I heard ir+Kept up
during a whole night in a neighboring
village, and I can conceive nothing
more desperately depressing than these
strains of lamentation waited through
the darkness by the breeze: My dog
stood it even less well than did and
felt. constrained to join in the doleful
chorus until was half-tempted to put
bullet through his head. Perhaps the
trangest of all the funerals saw was
It Bizerta. It was that of a baby, which
vas being carried to it's grave in an. es-
oarto basket II - ~. 49,. i .. ~
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CATTLE DYING IN AUSTRALIA.
Havoc of Tick Plague Has Become
RuinOus to Ranchers in the
Island Continent.

Advices from Australia state that
the tick plague is playing terrible
havoc with cattle. More widespread
and ruinous is the result than will ever
be told to the outside world Like the
drought last summer, which killed
countless thousands of sheep by star
walton, the tick plague is spreading
alarmingly. Scores of inspectors have
been appointed by every colony to
keep travelling through wide districts,
quarantine all affected territory, and
kill diseased cattle. These inspectors
are flooding the government with re
ports of 'ticlzed up districts, and the
press of the country has become much
alarmed and is calling for still more
vigorous efforts to stamp it out. Off
.cial reports. state that the tick fever
is becoming more 'virulent and that all
cattle attacked die, A large number
Of districts are now licked up which
means that no meat can BE sold from
them. 1t is a great hardship toranch-
ers, causing much suffering in many
communities 70. - vista. . = .4f.@
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"A Lavish Reward.

There circumstances seeming to prove
that parsimony is in exact proportion
to ones income; the larger the one, the
larger the other. A woman possessed
of several millions in her own. right is
pleased to pose as patron of young
woman in reduced circumstances
This posesthe woman chiefly maintains
by employing the young woman tc
write for her occasionally at the mu.
nificent sum of so cents per hour. The
other day, a very rainy one. the patron
sent for the alnanuensis, who obeyed
the: summons promptly. The required
writing was finished in a few minutes
over half an hour. "You were GOOD
girl to get done SO quickly" observed
the patron graciously; then, handing
the amanuensis quarter, Il believe
that is right" Car fare deducted, the
amanuensis had earned just Is cents.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-10-01
NEW WORKS. skYSCRAPERs.
sky Line of Gothn nj Rapidly and Con

S tinually Changing. 5Sss 33ss
AZ The skyline Of N ew z ork is hanging
SO rapidly that the, American traveller
who goes abroad can recognize with
more ertainty the profiles Of the for
cigarettes he approaches than that OF
his own metropolis as he sees it from
the deck Of the steamer on his return.
says scr 81 l It may be his first
visit to- Europe; i he Ihay know London,
:[1i. g andsParis only from the views OF
them in old prints. Buff he has an eve
for such things his first glimpse. Of St.
Paul'ls, st. Peters, or Notre Dame will
tell tell him TO what place he is coming, for
all the world knows these pinnacles,
has known them for centuries. They
are as conspicuous and characteristic
in#the silhouettes of their cities as they
were when they were built. .. g ~,
One OF the Dutch governors of New
Amsterdam INST 'aiEl1 seeking in spirit some IA
m li liar earthly habitation, might find
old Amsterdam, for it, cuts the same
figure in the sky to-day that it idwhen
he left it; but the last dead boss of New
York. Y ,. it by any chance he should get
away from where he ought to be, would
search the horizon in vain for the face
OF, his city. The features his eye would
seek for are there; Old Trinity still
stands, its steeple,. like the spires of
the; old cathedrals, uplifted high above
the earth; but its solitary prominence
is. gone. The modern Office building
has risen higher than the head of the
cross and the church has lost it's dis
tinction.. The enterprise of business has
The aspiration of religion.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-10-01
rs SER YIN I, {
Eng Friend hip for Americs
Not Wholly Unse lfsh.
At Every Turn or a fTairs u Has Been
shown THAT Clof Associsations'z
Was Mutually dvan ms .Zs.5
{85if5& @9s eOIas.s

The London cprrespo ndent# OF y: tn
/ New Y ork Tribune says: ss3s
There is a solid basis@of self-interest
underneath the good feeling existing
between England and 4Ann 1.c Each
country, while indirec tly helping g. the
other, promotes directly its own in
ter1.ests ard policies. This is, the ele-
nentary fact which explains the
rapid development Of friendly rela-
tons between the two countries since
the settling Of the war cloud over O Cuba
They have been acting together in an
alniable spirit, and at2every turn Of af-
!: fairs experience has proved that close
association was mutually advantage
Gus. Good feeling steadily increases
when on each side the practical bene-
Sits of mutual good will are perceived.
The first good serviceswhich Engla
rendered to America was that of
thwarting a European ordination
for friendly mediation between Spain
and the United States: The real OBJ
ject of the continental powers was to
establish European concert respect
ing Cuba, by which the Monroe doc
trine would have been upset. Austria
Hungary initiated the intrigue;
France supported. it, carrying Russia
with her; Germany assented toit with
the proviso that the cooperation Of
England should be secured, end Italy
would not have remained outside the
concert if it had been formed. The
plot failed because Great Britain,
owing largely to the. good Judgment of
Mr.. Arthur Balfour and Sir. Julian
,Pauncefote, declined to take part in
a coalition which might be e1nbarrass-
ing to the Washington government.
= The second service which England
was enabled to perform for America
was that'of ordering Admiral Dewey's
fleet out Of Hong-Kong UNDER strict
construction of neutrality obligations.
The feet being without naval base or
coaling station made a descent upon
Manila, destroyed the Spanish squad
ron and held the Philippines as a Sc
curity for the payment of war in
demnity after the close of hostilities
Whenever England is drawn into a
naval war the precedentwillb be of great
utility to her government, and it will
be source of embarrassment to any
power whom she may be fighting on
the high seas.
The appearance Of Admiral Camara's
squadron at Port Said offered fresh
illustration of the fact that England in
Indirectly aiding the United States is
working out her own policies with
signal success. Lord Cromer. is the
master of Egypta and the Suez canal is
the highway to india. British in
terests require, first, that the canal
shall remain open in peace and war to
the fleets Of all nations; and, second,
that, there shall be no coaling facili7,
ties at either end for belligerent ships.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-10-01
Con test Notice.

Department of The Interior, United States Land
Office, Duluth MIMI, August 81, 1898,
this Office by William H. McMacken, cont slant.
against homestead entry No. 1856, made July 7,
1893. for the lots 2, 5, and section 81 township
63 north, range west. by William Walter CON
testee, in which it is alleged that said William
Walter has failed to establish residence on said
land since making said entry, said parties are
he. eby notified to appear, respond and offer
evidence touching said allegation at 10 o'clock
q. m. on October e, 1885, before the Register and
RECEIVER Of this office at Duluth MINI.
The said contestant having, in a proper afida-
Wit, filed September 20 1885, set forth facts which
show that after due diligence personal service OF
this notice can not be made, it is hereby ordered
and directed that such notice be given by due
and proper publication - -.
9-A VIM. f. Culkin, Register.
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VERY NEAR TO DEATH.
The Marrow Escape Thatsa Chicago
Family Man Had Fron1n Pre-
s5 mature End. 8 Il. SSss

ssWhat narrow line divides life from
leath! = said the man that got on at
Oak Park, reports the Chicago Times
Herald. 5..i ssss
'sBeen reading something 2" asked his
seat mate, with. a quizzical smile.
No. Actual experience, Do % look
like man who nearly died last nj ghtt r.
Certainly not. Y ou're the picture Of
health" s. s.=. :, 81.
+, WELT did. After dinner i laid on
the lounge for. a few minutes rest,
when one Of the children slipped a piece
of candy in my mouth, I cracked it with
my teeth and at the same moment
eoughed slightly.%It was aslittle cough,
but somehow drew my breath, and
down went fragment Of candy into my
windpipe. :.ls...' -. Z. 5s. ~. /
"The next instant was stran Cling.
My wife and children flew around in
distraction, but could give me 10 relief.
My throat pulled out in my efforts to
draw breath, my face grew purple,
and knots of sweat stood out on my
forehead. I suppose that's the way a
drowning man feels. Anyhow, it was
something awful and indescribable:' %
Sand then the doctor came??''' ..<~s ~
"There was no time forthe d octor.t I
held my head down and coughed; an
the piece of candy was dislodged. II
breathed again. Blessed breath!g The
revulsion was something wonderful,
and in two minutes was myself again.
No, I can't laugh over it yet. I will
never be SO near death again until my
end comes, and then I pray to Heaven it
will come some other way"
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-10-01
Contest Notice .

Department of the Interior United States Land
Office. Duluth Mimi, August 81 1898.
{. sufficient contest affidavit having been filed
in this office by J. D. Flory, contestant, against
for the ek of neA and eia of sell section IS
towship u north, range west by Louis n
Brochon. contestee, in which it is alleged that
Louis N Brochon has failed to reside on cultivate
and improve said tract for two years last past
said parties are. hereby notified to appear, re.
spond and offer evidence TOT ching said allega-
ton at 10 o'clock a. IN. on Octoher27 1885, before
the Register and Receiver of this office, at Du-
lurh MINI,
The said contestant having. in proper sfhdavit
filed August 81, 1893, set forth facts which show
notice can not be made, it is hereby ordered and
directed that such notice be given by due ano
proper publication.
9-4 VIM. E. Cukin. Register
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GRAND MARAIs. MINI. OCT. I, 1898.

The New York Sun the other day said,
in substance, that if you want to wish
an enemy the direst misfortune, wish
that he might run against General Joe
Wheeler in his present campaign. Gen
eral4W heeler's case is very interesting
and parallel may be drawn between
his coming election and that Of Washing
ton, Both were chosen unanim ously
as Democrats, Republicans and Populists
alike are united in his favor, gallant
tribute to most worthy man!
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Notice for Publication.

Land Office at Duluth Mimi Sept. II. 1898.
Notice is hereby, given that the following
make final proof in support of his claim. and
that said proof viii be made before the Register
viz: - ~
Louis Ellingson, who made homestead entry
no. S169 for the lots l, 8, a. and section 81 town
ship 63 north, range east of 4th p, m.
ne names the Following witnesses to prove his
cont,nuous residence upon and cultivation OF
said land. viz:
Adolf S. Carlson, Ed SchaeI, John Berkeland
AM Martin Markusen Moen all of Hovland
Mimi.
VIM. E. Culkin Register
ID. N, . OnllsOn, Atty. 9-24
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Notice for Publication.

Land Office at Duluth. Mimi, Sept. is 1858
Notice is hereby given that the following
make final proof i'll support of his claim, and
that said proof will be made before the Register
and Receiver at Duluth Mimi, on Nov. II, 1893
viz: SfI .+sa{{55s - W. 5}& Z. ,z5g%
1851 foIthe sell OF ne14.@els of seL section Is
and ne " OF nel4 dissection 10, township g. north
range east of 18th p. m. 81 lS ,s5s
He names the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon and cultivation of,
said lasld wiz:
Adolf S. Carlson, John Gustafson, Godfred
Ethan and John Berkeland all Of HoYland MINI.
~. s5s.s$$E m Vim b Culkin. Register.
B. . N. Johnson, Atty i ri
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NOTICE for Publication.


Land Office at Duluth Minn., July %. 1898.
Notice is hereby given that the following
make final proof in support of his claim, and
that said proof will be made before the Register
and Receiver at Duluth MINI on September 10,
1895 VIZ:
the swA of section %, township ii north, ran ge
west 4th p. m.
He names the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon and cultivation of
said land, viz:
John Funk, Magnus Peterson and Chris Hottie
of Grand Marais, Mimi, and W. s. Turks and
Leonard Turks of LuJsen. Mimi.
VIM, E. Culkin Register.
W H Smallwood, Atty. SIS
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Timber Land. Act June g. 1878 Notice for Pub
lication:-U s. Land Office. Duluth, MINI.

Timber Land. Act June 3. 1878 Notice for Pub
lication.-U. S. Land Office. Duluth, MINI.
July s, 1893.
Notice is hereby given that in compliance with
the provisions Of the act Of congress of June 3,
1878 entitled AN act for the sale of timber lands
in il. the states Of California, Oregon Nevada and
Washington Territory as extended to ali the
public land states by act of Aug. 1892, Charles
Hanson, of Superior. CO MY Of Douglas, state
of Wisconsin, has this day fled in this office his
sworn statement No. 1896. for the purchase of the
lots 1, 2. 4, 5, and neA Of ne4 of section
s, township GA north, range west and will offer
proof to sho v that the land sought is more valu-
able for its timber stone than for agricultural
purposes, and TO establish his claim to saia lar
before the Register and Receiver of this office at
Du'uth. Mimi, Oh Monday, the 18th day of Octo-
der 1898.
He names as witnesses:
John B. Hanson, Andrew johnson and Charles
Carlson of Superior, Wis, and George Signal
ness of West Superior. Wis.
Any and all persons claiming adversely the
above described lands are requested to file their
claims in this office On before said 18th day OF
Octooer, 1885,
VIM Culkin, Register
n Johnson. Atty. S-E3
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e Sienkiewicz, author of "Quo Vadits,"
is going to favor the U. s. with visit.
he came to America to live when he was
a young and unknown man, but returned
to'Europe in 1877, after writing some
caustic criticisms of our people, based
largely upon his disgust because of the
failure of a communistic settlement in
California of which he was a member.