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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-12-31
,be world. saws the Public Ledger.

the world. SAYS tue I'ublfc Ledger.
Old New York covered an area Of
about thirty-ulne square miles. and was
popularity associated with Manhattan
Island only. New New York covers an
area of $40 square miles. and includes
five great Observation-Disclosures. or that
part of the original city comprised
within the Island of Manhattan; the
Bronx. the part of old New York to the
north of Harlem; Brooklyn, including
the city of that name and the districts
between the city and the Atlantic
Ocean; Queens, a district In itself larger
than the old city. lying to the east Of
Brooklyn and between the Sound aud
the ocean. and Richmond. including the
whole of Staten Island. The population
of the city is increased from 2,OOOO0O
to 3.3SS00O. giving 1t a place between
London. with 100000 and Paris with
1853. 900.
The new city has 6.5S1 acres of parks
and squares. LOO miles of streets. of
which 1902 are paved: 1.1j6 miles Of
sewers, slxty-five and onc-half miles Of
elevated railways and 466 miles of sur.
face railways. The shipping facilities
of the new city are shown by the fact
that 1t has over $50 miles of water
front. The bonded debt Is about 5000.
100000. or equal to that Of London
and the assessed valuation of real es.
tate Is about $4,000. 900. 900. that of Lon.
don being over $4,000. 100000. The an
nual expenditure Is about S61.OO0.OOO
The daily water supply. reckoned al
about 33O.OOO,OOO gallons. Is over 80 pei
cent. greater than that of London. II
the present rate Of progress should BE-
maintained. 1t is likely that the coming
century will not be half spent before
New York will be. both numerically
and in point Of wealth. the metropoli.
OF the entire world.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-12-31
Twelve Business Maxims.

The president of the London Cham.
her OF Commerce gives twelve maXims
which he has tested through years OF
business experience, and which he rec
ommends as tending to insure success:
/. Have a definite aim.
.. 90 straight for II.
3. Master FL details.
4. Always know more than you are
expected to know.
;. Remember that difficulties are only
made 10 overcome.
q. Treat failures as stepplng-stones
10 further effort.
Z. Never put your hand out farther
,han You can draw IL back.
3. At times be bold; always prudent.
o. The minority often beats the ma
jority 4, the end.
10. Make good use Of ssther mems
brains.
II. Listen well; answer cautiously;
decide promptly.
IL. Preserve, by all means In your
power, "a sound mind In sound body"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-12-31
The ClerYymon's l,ease.

One of the most popular preachers In
London, from 1882 to 1870. was DIR.
John Cumming. u Scotch Presbyterian.
His celebrity was chiefly due to his
sermons on prophecy. wherein he In.
terpreted the signs Of the times. the
millennial rest, the Last Trumpet, and
the Seventh Vial.
Shortly after the publication of a
series OF sermons. In which the preach.
or had announced that within a few
years tho present order OF things would
end. the pot TennysOn was dining
with friend mt London tavern. In
the course OF the conversation the poet
said:
"Doctor Cumming, although he has
prOphesied the end of the world In ten
years. has just taken lease of the
house he lives In for twenty-One years. -
us that true. sir?" exclaimed a wait.
er, cushing forward. napkin on arm.
you have cOmfOrted me wonderfully,
sir. ! am a family man, and ] didn't
see the use OF my being a waiter II the
world was to end so sOOn."
Doctor Cumming was a canny Scot.
He knew how to drive u good bargain.
and had unbounded confidence In his
drawing power as a preacher. When
he became pastor Of the London church.
1t had run down into a poor, weak.
palsy-stricken thing. The confident
young Scotchmah agreed to take the
pew-rents for his salary, ana to re-
main satisfied with the same.
The trustees consented--there was an
acre of untitled pews-tO discover In a
year or two that their pastor was re-
ceiving the largest salary Of any dis,
senting clergyman In LOndOn.-YOuth'a
Companion.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-12-31
asss8i1tlxsFs
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s|1NWENIIS aB@S]

NO deep-Sea sounding is now cOnslu'
cred trustworthy unless sample Of the
bottom Is brought up by the sounding
apparatus. as evidence that the lead has
reached the solid ground.
India has perhaps a greater variety
OF plants than any other country In the
world. having fifteen thousand native
species. while the fora of the entire
continent Of Europe only embraces
about ten thousand.
Some cast.iron cannon balls were re-.
Gently recovered from the sea near
Brest. They had been under water for
over a hundred years. They could be
cut with a knife. n great part of the
iron having disappeared. Exposed ~
the air. the interior became quite hot,
Of course losing the heat In short
time. after the oxygen of the air had
ceased to act upon 1t.
A scientific writer says that night Is
the time which nature utilizes for the
growth Of plants and animals; children.
too. grow more rapidly during the
night. In the daytime the system Is
kept busy dispcsing of the waste con-
sequent on activity. but while asleep
the system 10 free to extend Its opera.
tlons beyond the mere replacing OF
WORKOUT particles. hence the rapid
growth. This Is why invallds need 80
much rest ana sleep.
In South Dakota most successful re-
suits are being achieved with arteslan
wells. Their use for supplying water
for irrigation doubles and triples the
yield Of the land A single well over
one thousand feet deep Is cited. which
gives sufficient water for nearly two
square miles Of land. Other wells are
but one hundred feet deep. Even the
climate of a region may DO modified by
the surface distribution Of such quanti-
ties Of water. and the consequent vcge.
table growth covering the otherwise al.
most barren area.
The terrible fate CT some Of the Span.
ish ships struck by American shells has
empha sized the need of rendering wood
proof against fire. IL II Is hcnceforth TO
be employed In naval vessels. Wood
| that will not burn II, of course. equally
important In buildings. Recently an
| American Invention for rendering wood
nOninfiammable has been tested on a
considerable scale In England. The sap
Is first withdrawn from the wood by
evaporation In heated vacuum cham
beers. Then a fire-proodng solution Is
forced into the pores Of the timber I'M
der hydraulic pressure. 1t Is claimed
that wood thus treated reslsts decay
as well as fire.
Fine dust Of coal or Of -four mixed
with air forms an explosive agent
which has been the cause OF many q
mine and fiour-mill disaster. Adyan
tage Is taken OF this property Of com
bustlble dust In new process Of boiler
firing. The fuel reduced to dust Is fed
by machinery into the furnace IN
which a fire must constantly be main
tanned. The instant the dust falls into
the furnace chamber II burns with q
flash, almost explosively, and the pro
duction of smoke Is absolutely pre-
vented and the firing becomes ecOnom
ical as regards consumption Of fuel. l
would seem that 1t might lead to thu
utilization OF the enormous mountain,
of coal slack which cover so many
square miles Of land In the mining dis
tricts.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-12-31
MEN OF THE NAVY,
Arduous study and Drill a Necessary
Preliminary TO Good Service.

The average person. after reading Of
the recent glorious achievements Of our
navy, Is inclined to take 1t as matter
OF course that we should have won. and.
pcrchance. does not realize of what
sterling stuff our naval heroes are
made. nor how many long and tiresome
days must have been spelt at study and
drill before men can be rounded out
into a good, fighting naval force.
At the same time. 1t is not to be won.
dcred at that the average person knows
very little of the difference in rank of
officers. of their duties. of their mode
of appointment. of their rigid training,
and of the hardships of the service be.
fore the world ever knows of their mod.
est efforts in the performance of the
usual monotonous daily routine of duty.
There are also many interesting de-
tails and points of interest in connection
with the life of the members that con-
stitute the more numerous part of the
personnel of the ships crew, viz: the
file of the navy.
The commissioned officers who con-
stltute the brains and the directing
power of the ship being for the present
disregarded, the rest of the crew con-
sist mainly of seamen. marines. ma.
chinists. carpenters and landsnen.
The last named includes all nurses,
messengers. and all boys or men who
| are employed at duties that can be per-
formed by men without previous train.
ing on seagoing vessels. These men are
enlisted for term of years, and re-
ceive usually the smallest pay of all on
board.
The duties of carpenters and machin-
lists need no explanation, and these men
also go in under enlistment after hav.
ing passed searching examination
covering all details In the departments
| in which they wish to serve.
The marines are what might be called
the infantry of the navy" and act as
guards on board ship. They are usual.
ly not more than fifty of them on any
ship In regular service. They wear a
uniform very much similar to that
worn by the men of the artillery branch
guards on board ship. There are usual.
of the ships crew to make landing, in
case men are needed ashore from the
ship.-Popular Monthly.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-12-31
Paderewskrs 10000 Bottles OF Wine

Paderewski is now the happy owner
of Comte de MarrOis' handsome villa
of Morges, near Lausanne. He Is add
ting TO It byre for six cows. The mu-
Sician has bought the "cellar" with the
villa. II contains 10000 bottles of
wine and quantity Of kirsch twenty
years old. The vineyards on the prop
erty produced last autumn 5000 bottles
Of white wine. As the vintages of
1893 are not Of high order, 1000 bot
ties were sold. Paderewski made large
Investments few years ago In ground
for building round Warsaw, a city
which has begun to extend by leaps
and bounds since Nicholas III. has
shown marked tendency to deal kind
~ toward POland.-LondOn Truths
Paris letter.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-12-31

John Bull insists upon helping us dig
the Nicaraguan canal. He is SO earnest
about It, indeed, that he has already
taken off his coat and rolled up his
shirt sleeves. and 1t may require a lot
of diplomacy to convince him that
Americans are equal to the job.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-12-31

Sick people do not want to see com.
pany. II yon were ever sick yourself.
you remember that the effort to be
polite. and beg the visitor to stay .
little longer, though you were already
worn out, wee too much for your
strength. Leave sick people alone.
unless yoa can do some good for them.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-12-31
Notice Of Change Of Corporate Name

Chicago, Ill.,. Nov. 20, 1893.
Notice II hereby given that at n meeting
Of the stockholders OF Geo. W. Linn h Son,
held at Room 10s, No. 100 Washington
street. Chicago. H.. on Saturday. the 18th
day OF November, a. ID. 1898. at ~ o'clock
noon, the corporate name Of said Geo. W.
Linn X Son was changed to Geo. W. Linn
Company, and that the certificates Of such
change have been filed In the office of the
Secretary OF State AMI In the office of the
Recorder Of Deeds of the County of Cook,
as provided by law.
GEO. W. LINN. President.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-12-31

"What is the price Of Dobbins'
Electric Soap"
"Five cents q bar, full size, just
reduced from ten. Hasn't been less
than ten for 81 years."
Why, that's the price Of common
brown soap. Send me q box. I can't
afford to buy any other soap after
this"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-12-31
Like HIS paDa.

The visitor viewing the new baby
Do you think he Is going to resemble
his father!
The mOther--I shouldn't be surprised.
He keeps me up every night.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-12-31

1t makes no difference how good .
husband q man has been, his death
bed scene Ii not entirely satisfactory
TO the neighbors unless he asks bic
wifs's forgiveness
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-12-31
she Wished IL, Too.

Adoring one lin lavender kids and
blue scarf)-Oh. how wish were that
book you clasp 80 lovingly.
she-How ] wish you were. SO that
] could shut you up.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-12-31

Along about six o'clock every morn
ing. when we are called to get up. W.
decide that the Soul Sleepers have
possibly the most inviting form Of u.
ugieu1 toilet offered.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-12-31

New York CITY or the Present.
The opening OF the year 1893 saw the
creation Of a new metropolis which
esoIiy takes yank as the second city In
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-12-31

The Wurxburger and Prima beer,
brewed by the Independent Brewing
Association. cannot be excelled In this
country. or any other. Don't forget
their number, b88-812 North Halsted
street. Telephone North 84b.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-12-31
ITEMS OF INTEREST

Mr.. William Finkler one of the best
Aldermen the Twcnty-sixth Ward ever
had, has opened The Eagle Buffet at
161 Randolph street. The furnishings
are elaborate and the stock of the very
best. Mr. tinkler is at the head of one
of the finest places of business i'm the
country and he Is u model host.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-12-31

Cavey's stock of gents furnishing
goods, 100 Dearborn street, Ia the best
In Chicago.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-12-31

Get your shirts made at Thomas j.
Cavey's, 100 Dearborn street.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-12-31

"Nature smiles through sunbeams"
is the trademark Of the Sunbeam In
candescent Lamp Company.
The evening times., 1898-10-28
LOTS OF CASH ON VAN WICK.
A Thousnnd-DoiInr Bet Between
OdeII and Len Wager

New York, Oct 2S.-Chairman b r.
Odell of the Republican State committee,
made his first bet of the campaign last
night. He wagered 81, 900 even on Roose-
welt Len Wager, sergeant-at-arms OF
the Democratic State committee. bet the
same amount on Van Wyck The money
was put up at the Fifth Avenue Hotel
just before 10 o'clock, and is now in the
custody of Cashier Tyler
The wager was the aftermath of more
excitement than has been witnessed at
the Republican State headquarters since
the campaign began About 9 o'clock n
middle-aged man entered the lobby and
fourished a twenty-dollar bill, and he
threaded his way through the crowds of
Republican leaders he kept exclaiming,
My name is L. S. Carter; l am from
Syracuse. One thousand dollars even
money that Judge avn Wyck is the next
governor of New York. Who speaks
first?"
For fifteen minutes Carter kept this up.
Finally Chairman Odell was appealed to
and expressed himself ready TO put up a
thousand dollars. Carter offered the $40
as a forfeit until he could get the re-
naming $3.50. Odeu refused 10 accept
anything except the entire thousand.
Garter hurried across to Democratic
State headquarters, informed Wager and
Wager gathered up some money and has
tened right into Chairman OdelIs private
room at the Fifth Avenue.
Here is your 81, 600 on Van Wyck. Put
your money on Teddy" said Wager 10
Oden
Il said I would wager a thousand on
Roosevelt. and l will, replied Odell. as he
led Wager 70 the cashiers desk.
When the money had been covered Wa
ger exclaimed New. l will bet you the
same amount as many times as you
please that Judge Van Wyck will be elect
ed governor.
Chairman OdeIl declined 10 take any
more waSers and Wager returned 10 Dem
ocratic headquarters calculating; Isn't
that quick way to make thousand?
All the Van Wyck money in and about
Wall Street was covered by Roosevelt
cash yesterday
Bell 6; Co. J. s. Bache & Co. and ]. J.
Judge who were the holders of Van
Wyck cash, all ACKNOWLEDGED that they
were out of funds. During the day j. ;.
Bache & Co. placed bets even with Man-
rice Z. Mendham and +. T. Adams. while
j. J. Judge placed 500 with y Banks
Co. and S2C0 with {. H Davis.
/ The totals placed thus far on the cleo
! ticn hv the three firms are: Bell Il Co,
! $3.50: ]. j. Judge, Sl1,oAo, and Bache &
! Co. $5.cHo.
When il was noised about that the Van
/ Wyck Wall Street treasury was empty
/ Washington Seligman sent word over
that $3.50 was waiting at his office for
! Immediate consumption al even terms on
! Roosevelt Within ten minutes $liot had
/ been taken-SS05 by J. J. Judge and 500
! by another Wall Street operator
Z hn lot tai ~
a single be- of 81 $50 even, while whatever
money Wakeiy and Billy Edwards may
have to place on Van Wyck was uncalled
! for up to midnight.
Chairman Patrick II. McCarren said
| late Iasc night that there was $4,000 in
Wall Stree. TO bet on Van Wyck, and
! that S5C.G50 will be sent down today.
The evening times., 1898-10-28
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2S. 1898,
The Spanish Surrender.

The information that Spain had sur
rendered in the matter Of the Cuban
debt and substituted for her arguments
a plea Of poverty and an appeal for
charity, given in The Times. exclusive
ly, the day before, reached the newspa-
pers generally yesterday. The COM
ments of the Republican press are full
of danger to themselves. They COM
mend the President for his determined
stand, and in some Instances they make
long arguments to show hat the Ie-
fusal to assume anE part Of the Cuban
debt is in harmony with all custom
and with reason. The New York Tri-
bune proves that the decision Of the
President not to protect the holders Of
a debt that was incurred without the
consent Of the Cubans. is in the interest
of morality and in the long run a pro-
lection to people who are under such
domination as they have been. Il says
that hereafter capital viii understand
that an indebtedness created in such
circumstances does not constitute a
claim on the people when there is a
change Of sovereignty.
This is sound and il is all right-if
the same course is followed in the case
Of the Philippines. 1t is reported from
Madrid and from Paris that Spain will
make a last ditch stand when the
question of the Philippines is reached;
that she will never consent to surren-
der Of the islands or of any Of them,
without the American assumption Of
the debt and perhaps additional COM
pensation. 1t is true that the wording
OF the protocol in reference to the
archipelago is more vague than in the
section devoted 10 Cuba, and perhaps it
is on this lack Of clearness that the
Commissioners have relied to warrant
a different course. But the argument
of the Republican press makes this i'm
practicable. The virtue they find in the
decision as TO Cuba, the ground on
which the President is applauded for
his sternness and infiexibility. must
force the same action in the Philippine
question or create a sharp demand for
reasons. It viii not be easy to find
plausible reasons. If the refusal "a
guarantee the payment of the Cuban
debt was just and in the interests OF
morality, an assumption of the Philip
pine debt-incurred without the con-
sent Of or for the benefit of the people
must be unjust and immoral. There
will be squirming when the decision ir
the case of the Philippines is made
The evening times., 1898-10-28
HIGHWAY EXTENSION NOTICE.

EXTENSION OF HIGHWAYS IN THE DISTRICT
OF COLU MBIA--T5 whom II my concern:
The Commission created by Section OF the Act
of Congress approved March ,, ISJS. entitled An
act 10 provide a permanent system o. highways
in that part Of the District Of Columbia lying
cutside OF Cities has received from the C,nIEs-
,sonels Of tie District CT Columbia certified
copv Of 4 map showing 4 proposed permanent
syslsm OF highways IN the District of Columbia
within the area known Section one, revised
and corrected as required by the terms of tse
Act Of Congress. approved June IS IS9S. TEis
man and platS showing in detail how each lot
and tract IS affected by the propose d system OF
highways, are now on exhibition in Room No.
40 fourth floor CT the District Build ng Al PSF
cons interested are invited TO examine the maps
and the plats The Commission will consider any
<Iggestions or protests concerning the location OF
any highway or portion of highway shown
on the map. The suggestions and protests must
No in writing, and ml:st set forth clearly the
rpsSons for the changes and show the property
ewnnd or controlled by the obiector Al pro-
tests and so fcrtn. must be submitted on or be-
tore the SEVENTH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1898,
and be addressed to the Chief Of Engineers, o. 3.
Army. War Department, Washington, D. C. The
Commission VIII meet November L. 1898 at 10
O'Clock a. m. in the Office CT the Secretary ol
War. to dispose OF all objections and will then
hear orally from those who desire TO thus sup
port their written objections. R. A ALGEl;.
Secretary OF Var; c. n BLISS Secretary Of tns
Interior; JOHN NJ WILSON Chief Of Eng naers.
U. s. A.. Highway Commission. oe1-sot, ,exSu
The evening times., 1898-10-28

ports that the timber dock at that place
has been In actual use 1,064 days. or an av-
erage of 236 days per year since January
!, 1894 and the stone dock $50 days, or an
average of AS days per year. AT the time
his report was made these docks were oc-
cupied by the Iris and Dolphin, respec-
lively while the Katahdin and Rainbow
were under orders to dock. The Sterling.
which had requested to be docked. had To
be sent to sea without docking. The JUS
tin. in urgent need of docking, was sent
to Newport News, and the torpedo boat
Mckee to a private dock in the vicinity.
The necessity for Fastening the con-
struction of docks appropriated for dur
ing the last session of Congress is there
fore strongly evident.
Navy Yard Apprentices.
THE number OF apprentices at the sew
eral navy yards is very small, and has
been decreasing. The spcial character
of the work at these yards makes it par
ticuIarly desirable that there shall be in
the force at each as many men as possi-
BILE of every trade. who from their train
ing and long service. are thoroughly ia
miliar with this class of work. This
need is more strongly felt at isolated sta
tions and on the west coast, where the
number of mechanics in the vicinity of
each that are skilled in naval work is
small During the emergency work re-
Gently carried on at Mare Island navy
yard it was impossible to obtain as
many competent mechanics as might have
been utilized to advantage. Experience
shows that men who have served their
apprenticeships in the large shipyards or
in navy yards during recent years make
the most valuable navy yard workmen
as they are familiar with all classes of
ship work under their respective trades.
and their output is considerably greater
than that of other mechanics, who have
not had the benefit of such experience" "