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The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1898-08-13
SATURDAY. AUGUST 10, 1898
HE WAS WELL MADE UP.

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The Cause of = Wonderful Hit Made by
tho Late Bill Nye.
James Whitcomb Riley tells a quaint
story of his former lecturing partner,
Bill Nye. It vas the opening of their
joint season. They had both been rusti-
eating during the vacation and were
brown as berries. Nye looked much like
an Othello in his sunburned make up,
and Riley suggested to him the applica-
ton of some Liquid white, "a cosmetic
much affected by the gentler sex of the
profession.
Nye sent for the preparation, and
never having used anything of the kind
before he filled the palm of his hand
with it and carefully smeared it over
his c~ountenance. There was no mirror
In his primitive dressing room, and
Riley was identifying himself on the
other side of the stage.
The Liquid white dries out some
what like ~whitewash, and when Nye
appeared before the audience he was a
sight to behold. His head looked like a
frosted top piece on q wedding cake.
His face, white as the driven snow, was
expressionless and blank. The audience
s~hrieked, and when he came of from
his first selection they demanded his
temperance. He obliged them to bowls
of laughter. Again he made his exit.
and again was redemanded by the up
roarious audience.
Believing he had made q hit, he was
about to return to the stage when he
was caught by the arm by Mrs. Nye,
who cried, William Edgar Nye. what
have you got on your face?"
Nothing but its usual expression.
my dear.
Expression Fiddlesticksi You're a
fright, cried his wife, and leading
him to where there was a piece of broken
looking glass showed him how he
looked.
Nye was mortified, and catching
sight OF Riley, just about going on the
stage, he would have undoubtedly fol-
lowed him ON and been revenged but
for the intervention of Mrs. Nye.
His head was scraped, combed and
washed, and his xxi selection was read
without "a hand" from the audience.
I Moreover, the story is a fact and not a
press agents connection. Detroit Free
Press.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-07-23
AN INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATIC
MAYORALTY TICKET.

In 1901 Dewitt G. Cregier was Mayor
Of Chicago. surrounded by precisely the
same crew that now surrounds the
Yellow Kid.
Fair primaries were denied to the
voters, Just as they IRE by the Yellow
Kid.
The police force aided In carrying the
primaries for the City Hall, just as Il
does for the Yellow Kid.
The offices were filed with buns, Just
as they are under the Yellow Kid.
The State Democracy was with the
Mayor, just as It Is with the Yellow
Kid.
The regular" Democracy was with
Cregier, Just as II IL with the Yellow
Kid.
but the people were against the ma.
chine. just as they are against the Vel.
low Kid.
And the result was a popular upris.
Ing and the nomination Of Carter H.
Harrison, Sr., on an independent ticket.
The result was that the machine was
smashed. the Bumocracy driven out OF
Office, and the local machine forced
to compromise with the independents
In order to live at oil.
History will repeat itself next spring
only that this time a man bearing the
name Of Harrison Is ut the head OF
the Bumocracy and a man bearing
some other name will knock him Out
Of office.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-07-23
NOT LIKE THE SMALL SAMPSON.

Whatever may be the outcome Of the
Santiago business, General Miles has
done himself credit by his attitude
since he arrived on the scene. He has
carefully avoided anything that SAVIOR.
ed of an attempt to deprive General
Shafter of his laurels and he has re-
Trained from interference with that Of
ficer's plans. He has kept In the back
ground as far as possible and has borne
himself throughout with a modesty and
good taste which were all the more
gratifying because they were not alto.
gether expected. We are encouraged
TO believe that when General Miles as
sumes command of the Porto Rico ex-
petition he will make for himself a
record which will warrant the be-
stOwal upon him Of the coveted lieuten-
ant generalship. The commander who
awards full credit to bis subordinates
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-07-23

A physician Mt certain recruiting
station was obliged to reject many up
plicants on account Of their having "bi.
cycle heart" n new form Of disease pro-
duced by fast riding, or "scorching,"
as 1t Is technically called. The action
Of the heart has much to do with the
quality We call bravery. Battles are
necessarily accompanied by intense ex.
element, which weak hearts are I'm.
able to Withstand. The result IL gen.
eral physical impairment. The physi.
clan alluded to has discovered that fast
riding on the bicycle tends to enlarge
the heart, and thus interferes with Ito
proper action. 1t 10 quite likely that
any prolonged violent exercise would
produce the same result, but In the
case Of the ''scorcher'' II 10 only one
Of the III effects Of over.indulgence.
The position assumed by fast riders 10
found to have a lasting effect upon the
spine. and In time prevents the victim
from standing erect with his shoulders
well back. 1t Ii obvious, therefore.
that man who cannot hold himself
straight on dress parade. aud who 10
liable to death by heart failure In bat.
tie. Is very poor material for soldier.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-07-23
THE BVMOCRACY.

Carter the Less. by the grace of his
pas name now Mayor Of Chicago, is
the leader Of the Bumocracy.
He Is not the leader of the Democ-
racy. for the majority Of the Demo-
cratic voters of Chicago spurn his lead.
ership and laugh at his aspirations.
Pretending to be n reformer. the Uni.
tation Mayor has made a terrific fight
on Clayton r. Crafts for the alleged
reason that Crafts was friend of the
Allen Law, when Crafts was not a mem.
Der of the Legislature when the Allen
Law was passed.
Pretending to be against the Allen
Law, the Imitation Mayor turned down
Frank Brignadello In the Seventeenth
District, one of the few Democrats who
voted against the measure.
Pretending to be against the Allen
Law, the Imitation Mayor renominated
five Democrats who voted for the pass.
age of the Allen Law simply because
they were with him In his primary
fight against decent Democrats.
Pretending to be a reform Mayor, the
Imitation has the unenvlable record OF
being the only Mayor for years under
whose administration the air our citi
zens breathe was permitted to be poi
soned by Bridgeport rendering estab
lishments.
But why continue?
The Yellow Kid Is now on horseback
but the real Democrats will knock hin
and his Bumocracy out Of Office mex
spring.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-07-23

A venerable clergyman In the South,
who lived to the age Of % In the posses
sion of his faculties, said not long be-
fore his death to a friend, "All the
sharp pains ana losses Of life, as look
back, are sOftened to me. They do not
hurt any more. But the mOnOtOny Of
the usages of daily life becomes terri
BILE. To comb ones hair, to dress, to
brush ones teeth thrice day for nine.
ty years! And still to 90 on doing VI"
His friend smiled as the old man shud-
dered. II he had been physician he
would have known that there are few
tests given the brain and nerves that
are SO wearing as mOntOny. Mr.. Glad
stone, when as Premier he had control
of the political interests of England,
was accustomed on leaving Parliament
at night to go home, drink a cup of tea,
and read one or two chapters Of an ex'
citing novel. "When ! 60 to bed" he
told a friend, 'all thoughts of affairs
are driven from my mind and l sleep
like a baby" Absolute change Of Occv'
patton and thought for an hour or two
each day will keep many a tagging
brain healthy and sane.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-07-23
SOME COMING SCHOOL CHANGES.

Among the departures from prevail
Sng customs suggested by Mayor Har-
rison's educational commission are
many which, 1t Is believed, will meet
with strong opposition. That the City
Council will submit without n fight to
the proposal that the Board Of Educa-
ton be given power TO condemn sites
for school purposes, and purchase sites
and construct buildings, independent
Of the Council, Is not hoped for, even
by the commission.
One Of the strongest holds the Coun-
Gil has had on the Board Of Education
has been It's control over school sites
and buildings. To lose that would di-
vest Of power the School Committee Of
the Council, which has been favorite
berth for some Of the aldermen.
Objections have been raised by per-
sons who fear Mayor Harrison Is in
jecting too much politics into the
board, against the proposal 10 place
80 much power in the hands OF the
Business manager. The directors say
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-07-23

free. although In New England Rhode
Island Is the only state wherein the
roads do the work without charge. The
service In most Of these States Is made
compulsory by law. Wherever the
wheelmen have not obtained the con.
cession they are seeking for II. from
the railroad companies or from the
Legislature. 1t Is not improbable that
In time all the railroads will transport
bicycles free Of charge. within reason.
able limits; ana also provide special nc.
cOmmodntiOns for them In the stations
and the cars where such delicate mn.
chimes may escape the usage given to
the time.honored trunk, which still
bangs Its way, friendless and forlorn,
through the world.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-07-23

The opinion Of the railroad men who
handle the wheels seems to be that,
whether bicycles are baggage or some.
thing else, they are nuisances contriyed
to bother Woodworking baggage mas.
tiers. The machine Is an uneasy crea-
ture when unoccupied. Its front wheel
Insists on Hopping about; 1t gets tan.
gled with Its neighbOr; and perhaps It
catches the fingers of the handler In
some of its traplike cranks, spokes and
bears. Bicycles, too, are easily broken
and require tender care. Next to snakes
and alligators, the baggage-master
hates bike" aboard. The railroad
corporations take that view of It, too.
They are also disposed to deny that the
bicycle Is baggage, and since the wheel
became SO common, wherever possible
they have imposed an extra charge for
transporting II. They reason that the
bicycle, being vehicle, ana In n sense
competitor In the transportation bust
ness, should no more enjoy the priv
ilege of being baggage than camel or
a stage-cOach. But the average wheel
man fails to be impressed by the cor
poration's argument, and he may lack
In sympathy for the baggage handlers
trials. Baggage, he reasons, In the
language Of lord chief justice of Eng
land, "ineludes whatever the passenger
takes with him for his personal use or
convenience, with reference either to
the immediate necessities or the ulti-
mate purpose Of the Journey" The
chance for argument Is brilliant. We
suggest 1t as a topic for school debate
next winter In those States where the
question is not yet decided. Already In
seventeen States bicycles are carried
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-07-23
AN0LO. SAxONISM.

There Is much talk about this being
an Anglo.Saxon war. II II IL, why
does the President talk of calling out
10000 colored troops? They are not
Anglo-Saxons.
Neither are 60 per cent. Of the white
soldiers In the field.
1t Is a curious fact that the only two
States that have found 1t impossible
to Ill up their small quotas are States
where the white population are unmis-
takably and unmixedly Anglo-saxon.
Two Of these Anglo.saxon States,
Tennessee and Mississippi. have the
shameful audacity to try to make up
their deficiency by recruiting troops In
Chicago, which 10 not Anglo.saxon, by
a large majority.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-07-23
HON. THOMAS BYRNE;5 SVLPHvR
8PRiN0.

A sulphur spring, the water Of which
tastes like those Of West Baden
springs, was struck at 65th and Hal.
sted streets, at depth Of q feet, Tues.
day. Mr.. Byrne, the owner Of the
Byrne Block. at the rear Of which the
water was found, Is arranging to pipe
the water through his block. The tenn.
perature Of the water IL Al degrees.
No analysis has vet been made. Prop.
erty owners in the neighborhood arc
going to bore similar wells. The Byrne
Block Is one Of the finest pieces Of prop.
erty In Chicago, and Hon. Thos. Byrne,
the owner, Ia to be congratulated upon
having located, and now being the
proud possessor Of such magnificent
spring, the water being the purest In
this country.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-07-23

The use If the word Yankee 10 denote
primarily an inhabitant OF New En-.
gland. and by extension, one living In
the Northern States rs distinguished
from a SOutherner. IL no longer accu.
rate. Ex-senator Butler of South Car.
olina lost pair Of Held.glasses during
battle In the civil war, when he was
severely wounded. Taking the 6eld
as a majors general In the service Of the
United States, he Is to use again the
glasses recently restored to him. 1.-THE
last time ! used these" he said lately,
II was Confederate officer. Now I
am a Yankee" No patriotic citizen will
take any exception to this latest defini.
ton of what constitutes Yankee.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-07-23

resided since it was farming COM
munity, Is simply wonderful.
So great Is his reputation for truth
and justice and honesty that over and
over again he was elected Justice Of
the Peace, and thousands of disputes
between the farmers and residents
We're amlcably settled by him.
When Jefferson came into Chicago,
Judge Eldred fastened the annexation
by his sturdy and industrious work In
that direction and his able talks In ia
vor of 1t.
He has been foremost In getting
transportation facilities in the annexed
territory and has shown his public
spirit In every way. Mr.. Eldred has
been an active member of the Demo
cratic County and State Committees
for many years.
In 1897 he was made City Sealer Of
Weights and Measures by Mayor Har-
rison, and has discharged the duties
of the Office with great credit to him
self and the city.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-07-23

Amid all the excitement of the war
the discussion continues as to whether
the United States "is" or ARE" Those
who contend for the plural form say
our forefathers who made the consti.
tuition settled the matter some 100 or
more years ago. But the dispute was
reopened thirty-seven years ago and a
victorious army and navy decided that
the United States u.s." No one has
ever had occasion to regret the deci.
sion.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-07-23
DEMOCRATIC LEGISLATIVE NOMi-
NATIONS.
FOR STATE SENATE.

FOR STATE SENATE.
First District-Patrlck j. Wall, John
G. Sterchie (cOn.)
Third District--William II. Bowes.
Fifth District-NO nomination.
Seventh DIstrict-Patrick O'Neil.
Ninth District-Bernard ]. Mcguire.
Eleventh District-Louis Misch.
Thirteenth DIstrict-Joseph p. Ma.
honey.
Fifteenth Dlstrict-Peter j. Galligan.
Seventeenth District-J0hn BrOder.
lex.
Nineteenth District-P. j. Nash.
Twenty.first District-Herman Fry.
Twenty-third Distrlct-Willlam II.
Lyman.
FOR HOUSE OF REPRESENTA-.
TIVES.
First District-H. j. Kavanaugh, Sol
Van Praag, ID. ]. Leahy COM, James
IIackett (cOn.).
Second District-Thos. Ryan, John e.
Owens. Frank sullivan (con.).
Third District-JOhn p. McGoOrty.
Fourth District-Michael j. Butler,
Joseph Freichel.
Fifth District-Robert Redheld.
sixth District-W. j. Stapleton, j. N,
Nowicki.
Seventh District-Walter A. Lantz.
Ninth District-C. j. POllnski, John
Marley, VIM. Dorman.
Eleventh District-Geo. +. Foster, II
Harris.
Thirteenth District, John Churoun
Vim. Carmody.
Fifteenth District-Edward Rorlg
John DOckery.
Seventeenth District-D. V. Melon
ough. s. A. MalateO.
Nineteenth District--B. NJ. Mitchell
Daniel Harkins.
Twenty-frst District-Capt. j. II
Farrell.
Twenty-thlrd District = Dennis T.
Sullivan, John i. OMalley.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-07-23
LARGEST
WEEKLY CIRCULATION
IN CHICAGO.
4 FINE 0AN0.

People will do well to watch the
"Army and Navy League" Of Chicago
closely.
They are fine gang from top TO bot.
tom, and the reputation that some Of
them have made In the past will justify
drastic measures In the future.
Keep your eye on the Army and Navy
League and see how little they 10 for
the soldiers and sailors.
The treatment accorded by these
scalawags to the poor, sick Chicago sol.
tiers left behind ut Tampa Is enough
to make the blood boil In any man.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-07-23

Hooley, the London promoter" who
made a fortune Of'many millions In a
few years, but who has now been ad.
judged a bankrupt, Is said to declare
that he has "blackmailed" to the point
of embarrassment by INSCRIPTIONS
newspapers. The assertion may be
substantially true, yet 1t offers little
ground for sympathy. Honest men, en-.
gagged In legitimate enterprises, are not
In danger Of "blackmail," which Is sim.
ply the tribute one rascal pays to an.
other.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-07-23
NEW BOOKS AND MAGAZINES.
ROUND THE YEAR IN MYTH AND
SONG,

6OSNSs
The title of this book. "Round the
Year In Myth and Song" in part de.
fines It's scope. The myths related
were suggested to the children Of our
race by the magic beauties Of ever
changing nature, and their order IL
based upon the progress Of the year.
As the school year begins In Septem.
Der, the first chapters-the Seasons,
How the Myths Arose, the Months, the
Holidays Of the Year. the Days Of the
Week-should be read during the fall.
These are largely Introductory, and
will give a bird's.eye view OF the en-
tire circle Of the months. In January
this work should be reviewed, and dur.
ing this and the following month the
reading should proceed to the wind
myths, reserved for boisterous March.
Showery April has the rainbow sto-
ries, and BrOwning's "Oh, to Be In En-
glandw introduces the work Of May,
the book being completed by Lowells
beautiful description of day In June.
This Is intended as reading book
for the third and fourth grade pupils.
But before the child enters school he
has been an eager questioner in regard
to all natural phenomena, and he Is
ready for instruction therein. The
teacher of the first and second grade
can therefore, from time to time, make
good use Of the book by relating from
1t a myth or poem to her class.
The children should always retell the
stories. They will delight In this eXer-
else and will gain from II self-posses-
sion and an enlarged vocabulary. BY
the older classes, the poems should be
memorized as valuable treasures Of the
mind.
The myths are interesting merely as
stories, but they have SO entered into
all literature and art that to read intel
ligently or to appreciate works Of art
we need at least primer acquaintance
with them. They can also be used to
awaken an interest In science, the stO-
ries of Ceres and PersephOne, of Nep-
tune, Jupiter and Vulcan and many
others, forming a pretty introduction
to the scientific study Of various natur-
al phenomena. Some one has wisely
said that inspiration and illumination
must precede instruction. When the
Imagination Is kindled, instruction sue
ceeds; and these stories appeal to the
chlld's Imagination.
Day and night, the golden glory Of
the sun and the softer radiance of the
moon, the flush of sunrise and the gor-
geOus grandeur of departing day, the
glimmering stars shining through the
clouds, the rustling of leaves, the beau
ty and fragrance of the flower, the
benefcence of summer, the powerful
winds of winter, the snow, the rain.
the flash and crash of the storm-all
these the children know. The voice of
Nature and OF Natures God speaks
through them to the soul. Myth and
song, painting, statue and temple have
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-07-23

The Ladrone or Mariana islands,
which recently enjoyed their nrst
Fourth Of July under the American
flag, are q chain Of fifteen islands
something over q thousand miles east
Of the Philippines. They comprise an
area Of about 305 square miles. They
are Of volcanic formation. The name
Ladrones or Islas de las Ladrones, sig.
niles the Islands Of the Thieves and
WIS given them by Portuguese sailors
Of the ships crew Of Magellan on nc.
count Of the thieving propensities Of
the natives. Magellan, who discover.
ell them In 1921, styled them "Islas de
las velas Latinas," or ISLANDS Of the
Lateen Sails" They were named Las
Marianas" In 1908 In honor Of Maria
Anna Of Austria, widow Of King Phil.
Up ". Of Spain. The present popula.
tlon Of the islands, roughly estimated
at 5000. II o mixture such a. inhabits
the Philippines, with the Malay pre-.
dominating In numbers. The island
upon which Old Glory has been hoisted
II called Guaham, or Guam. 1t II the
largest and southernmost Of the group.
and contains the only town In the col.
ony, San Ignacio de Agana, and the
fortified harb0r Of Umata. The islands
are very fertile. The climate, though
humid, 10 salubrious, and the heat 10
not so great as at the Philippines, be.
Ing tempered by the trade winds. 30
bountiful Is nature that when the Span.
iards took the territory in 1908 It was
supporting a population estimated at
from 10000 to 10000. The native PEG.
pie were called by the Spanlards "Cha.
morros." They were q branch Of the
fair Polynesian race. Owing to the
superior resources Of the islands aud
to more frequent contact with western
influence they are described as the
most advanced people Of Micronesia.
They made a stubborn resistance to
Spanish conquest, and as usual In such
cases the spaniards practically wiped
them OF the earth, although It took
longer to exterminate them than II did
the less robust and efficient peoples Of
the West India islands, for there were
In 1741, after over seventy years Of
Spanish slaughter, yet 1910 Of the ma.
tives alive. The islands have been Of
considerable interest to scientists.
Among the remains Of prehistoric
race found there are stone columns,
fourteen feet high, surmounted by
semi. globular stones nearly six feet
In diameter, structures connected with
ancient warships, probably. Immense
herds Of wild cattle formerly roamed
the islands, milk white In color with
black ears, and they were cited by Oar.
win as tending to support the presump.
ton that white was the primal color of
the genus Bos. Among the distinguish
ed travellers who have visited the group
was Lord Byron.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-07-23
The annual report of the suez Cana

The annual report of the suez Canal
Company for 1897 shows the use that
Is made of that waterway and gives
some indication Of what might be ex-
pected Of the Nicaragua canal when 1t
Is constructed. During the year 2,0S8
vessels, with ,215 passengers, pass
ed through the canal. OF these 1905
were English, 1926 German, 2O8 Dutch,
oOo French, 70 Austrian, II italian, 4S
Spanish, 4s Norwegian, A Russian, 30
japanese, the remainder being Turk
ish, Chinese. Egyptian, American (8,
Danish, Siamese, Mexican, Portuguese
and Swedish. The gross tonnage was