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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-06-24

will enable the municipality to furnish
son IL known to be In favor Of the ex.
tension of the functions Of the munic.
ipality In the direction Of a larger dc.
gree Of public ownership 1t Is to be
presumed he will sign the resolutions,
unless he finds some serious objection
to their form. BY doing SO, and by up.
pointing ilrst-class committee to car
~ out the purpose Of the resolutions,
he will do much to prepare the way for
n proper solution Of the lighting prob.
lem In Chicago.
1.-THE LIoHrINa COMPANIES OF CHI
cAoo, ESPECIALLY THE GAS COMPANIES,
HAVE TREATED THE PUBLIC MOST
sHAAiEFULLY. THEY SECURED FRAN.
cIIIsEs UPON THE EXPRESS STIPULATION
THAT THEY WOULD NOT COMBINE, but
WOULD COMPETE WITH ONE ANOTHER.
THEY PROCEEDED, HOWEVER, TO FORM
A TRUST IN VIOLATION OF THE LAW,
AND THEN, TO AVOID EMBARRASSMENT,
HAD THE LEGISLATURE PASS AN ACT
LEGALIzING THEIR STATUS. MORE THAN
THAT, THEY HAD THE LEGISLATURE
PASS ANOTHER ACT MAKING ANY PUR-
TIER COMPETITION WITH THEM PRAC-
TIcALLY IMPOSSIBLE. JUST BEFORE
! THESE LAWS WENT INTO EFFECT AN
OFFER WAS MADE ny RESPONSIBLE PER-
SONS TO FURNISH LIGHT UPON TERMs
MUCH MORE FAVORABLE TO CONSUMERS
AND THE CITY THAN THE TRUST MAIN
TAIN. THE AGENTS OF THE TRUST PRE-
, VENTED THE PASSAGE OF THE oRDI-
NANCE.
Evidently the only relief from the
situation Is in extending the functions
of the municipality. The city has n
municipal electric lighting plant, which
the Mayor and Council, very wisely,
have taken steps to enlarge. Upon Sc.
curing the proper authority from the
Legislature the city plant could be still
| further enlarged and used In furnish
ing light TO private consumers, just as
! the city furnishes water to citizens. In
! the course of time the city might very
| well 90 further and take over the eX-
listing lighting plants and thus control
the entire lighting service of the city.
"A move TO secure from the Legisla-
/ ture authority for municipalities to
/ furnish light to private consumers
would meet with a hearty cooperation
| from the smaller cities of the State.
Many of them have electric lighting
plants for furnishing public light. They
could just as well as not furnish light
TO their citizens, and frequently have
sought from the Legislature the privi,
lege of so doing, but without success.
| In several neighbOring States cities
having municipal plants are allowed to
sell light. The cities of Illinois, esq.
clally the smaller ones, should be given
this same privilege. If Mayor Harrison
should name this committee and II
| should be successful In securing legis-
lation Of this sort it would earn the
gratitude not only Of the people of
| Chicago who protest at being held In
the grasp of the gas trust, but OF the
| citizens OF the smaller municipalities
Of the State as Well"
~6A
The Gas Trust has got new wrinkle
for squeezing the people. 1t is the "gas
range" scheme, furnished by the gas
company. 1t works wen in doubling
peoples expenses.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-06-24
Tax rate on
each 500.
Assessed valuation.

The following condensed Of this
subject the Equitable being estimated because escaped taxation ene
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-06-24
The gas Is Of a poor quality and the
condition of the gas lamps was never
AZ Ind

"What 10 the price Of Dobbins
Electric SoapY'
"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 o box. cant
afford to buy any other soap after
this"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-06-24
(Oficial Publication.)
ANNUAL Statement

Of the NEW HAMPSHIRE FIRE INSUR-
ANCE COMPANY of Manchester. in the
state Of New Hampshire. on the 31st day of
December. 1898. made to the Insurance
superintendent Of the State Of Illinois. pur-
suint TO law:
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-06-24

evidence conclusive
companies
Inspections capital
and until the need Of awakening the situation
the the COMPANIES however likely veil
hostile legislation Springfield tae Of reckoning
dividends stockholders
:rst beat The people out Of $4,000 in taxes last and cleared
high The price makes the profits The people should
tie beusst IN reduction OF Is cents 1000 feet
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-06-24
But the Rich and RObbing Gas Trust
Will BE Permitted to Escape
Easily.
Last Year It Beat the Taxpayers Out of
s316,O00-It Will Do So
Again.


All
following rich wIgge
illinois
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-06-24

The Gas Trust has got new wrinkle
for squeezing the people. II is the "gas
range scheme, furnished by the gas
company. II works wen in doubling
peoples expenses.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-04-27

strong cars are necessary to hold him,
They are made completely of iron,
with huge iron bars rising to a height
OF ten or twelve feet above the plat
form. Often these cars are rendered
useless by the twisting of the bars due
to the application of the occupants re-
markable strength. In transporting
the elephant by sea the difficulties are
almost as great. They are raised by
means of a canvas sling from the
wharf to the ship, struggling to escape
and rending the air with their cries.
once aboard ship they are easily man
aged, the motion not affecting them,
because they do not see the moving
panorama before them. Unloading
them is easy. They are lowered to a
raft beside the ship and allowed to
swim ashore. They take to the water
easily, and are excellent swimmers,
being able to swim eight or ten miles
at a stretch without firing. The size
of the Indian elephant is usually about
8 feet in height and 10 feet in length.
The male is a little larger, perhaps IL
feet, and weighing about 5000 pounds.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-04-27
The Pleasing Gauchos.

A personal allusion to the color Of
the negroes skin, a retort calling in
question the nice conduct of the PIAZZA
doris sister ard then two savages
foaming at the mouth, their ponchos
wrapped round their arms, their bod
les bent so as to protect their vitals
and their knives quivering like snakes,
stood in the middle of the room. The
company withdrew themselves into
the smallest space, stood on the tops Of
casks and at the door the faces of the
women looked in delight, while the
pulpero, with a pistol and a bottle in
his hands, closed down his grating and
was ready for whatever might befall.
Negro" "Ahijuna," "Miente," cara
10" and the knives flash and send out
sparks as the returns de tic au tao jar
the fighters arms up to the shoulder
joints. In a moment all is over and
from the pazador's right arm the blood
drops in a stream on the mud floor and
all the company step out and say the
negro is a "valiente," 'muy guapeton"
and the two adversaries swear friend
ship over a tin mug of gin.-Saturday
Review
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-04-27
Metalllzing a Corpse.

DR.. Varnot by a special process, has
what he calls, "metallized" a corpse,
which is the object of regular visits
from family friends. The body was
washed in acid, then treated with nj
trate of silver. After this 1t was put
into an electric bath, where it was pre-
pared to receive a thin layer of silver,
and there is the body as at the mo-
ment of death, excepting that it is in
an attitude chosen by the family. The
advantage of the process is two fold.
The departed" is always there" and
can be made to represent in death the
character it played in life. The posi-
bility of exposing the figure to the air,
without hurt, gives the process, if real
ly durable, an immense advantage over
the ancient Egyptian system.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-04-27
ENGLISH ARMY LIFE.
1T is NOT SO DULL AS MIGHT
APPEAR.
The Elephant Brigade In India "A
Thorough Course of Training is Neces-
sary Before They Are Made a Part
of the Queens Fighting Force.

One of the most interesting fea-
lures of English army life that are
presented to the layman in India is
furnished by the remarkable efficiency
of the elephant brigade, most highly
developed through the skill of the
Burmese in handling the giant ami
mails. Their usefulness in India can
be scarcely imagined by one not ia
miliar with the amount and variety
of work which they accomplish, but it
would be a serious mistake to
imagine that this degree of use
fulness is attained through any apti-
tude of the unwieldly animals or
natural tendency toward it. 1t is due
solely and entirely to the wonderful
ability of the natives in training the
huge animals and overcoming their
natural inclinations. This cannot be
too highly praised. Neither must it
be imagined that the use of elephants
in army life is not attended by great
disadvantages, MT the least of which
is the difficulty with which thew are
transported. Naturally the elephant
is not an intelligent animal. He can
be taught remarkable things, in which
his strength and endurance play an
important part. He can never, how
ever, perform these feats without con
tinual attendance and direction. Alb
stractly, his power of work is unap-
preciable; when directed by intelli-
gent hands, however, it is remarkable.
The transportation facilities which
are provided for the sole use of the
elephant are quite as remarkable. |
witnessed recently the loading and
d%etraining of a lot of elephants ON the
Madras railway. Both were remark
able processes. In loading, a rope is
fastened to his foreleg and a lot of
natives haul and pull at it to induce
the animal to take the first steps into
the car. This is only accomplished.
however, by admonishing him in the
haunch by means of a tusk. The first
step taken is rapidly followed by the
others until he stands safely on the
car. This portion of the task is ac-
.complished comparatively easily,
however, when compared with the
next. At the first he is timid and
slightly frightened, but when the car
starts his fear is wonderful to behold.
Though he NAV ride a hundred times,
he never overcomes this fear, though
1t is much more pronounced when he
takes his initial ride after, say, two
months acquaintance with civiliza-
ton. He rends the air with wild
trumpetings, endeavors fruitlessly to
escape, and only ceases his efforts
when the a has again come to a
s~tandstill. OF course, wonderfully
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-04-27

chine steers by turning the front
wheel. The tires sc the new contriv-
ance for travelling on ice are made OF
solid rubber, and are provided with
spikes at regular intervals. AS the
machine is propelled forward by means
OF the pedals, these spiked wheels will
grip firmly the surface of the ice, and,
when the runners have attained head
way, they will serve to steady and act
as a brake on a machine that might
otherwise travel, with so much motive
power as eight riders provide, at a dan
gerously fast pace.
There have been ice bicycles before,
but a machine to travel on ice that will
accommodate eight riders at one time,
and which combines wheel propulsion
II the gliding movement of steel III
ners in the manner provided by the
invention of this LEM machine, is the
GROWING novelty Of them all. MI.
LEM proposes at the trial exhibition
to have the eight seats of the machine
occupied by a bevy of girl riders. He
rightly judges that they will enhance
the attractions of the occasion. He
states that he will carefully train the
girls beforehand, so as to prevent the
possibility of any accident occurring to
mar the success of the trial. After a
careful study of the accompanying IL
lustration the reader will probably ar
rive at the conclusion that such a ma
chine as that shown, propelled in the
manner indicated, will be granted the
right of way on any body of frozen
water in the country.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-04-27
SCRAPS.

In Mexico the family of a dead duel-
list a claim support from the norson
who shot him.
There are over 200 in
South Dakota, the annual out,nt
amounting to nearly $4,000, 900
The terra Gotta monument
the spot where Lafayette was woupdo5
on the Brandywine battlefield. was
blown down by the recent high winds
and badly broken.
The Alaskan Commercial Counon,
of San Francisco has presented ~ a.,
University of California it's fine 81
lection of mounted fossils and eth
biological specimens.
~Penelope-lt's dreadful! Pana
wants me to marry a man I have
never seen. Perdita-That's NOTHING
My father wants me to marry a NAV 7
have seen.-Harlem Life.
A button cut from the coat of ror
eral Shafter during the Santiago cam
paign was recently rafled off at a
charity bazaar at Wichita, Kas. Two
hundred and fifty chances were sold
at 8 cents each.
The Tyrol had an extraordinary mild
autumn. On November Is flowers
were blooming, and ripe strawberries
were picked, some at an elevation or
5000 feet. There were alpine roses in
bloom and plenty of-June bugsI
. Grenoble is the place where most or
the kid gloves come from. At this
place alone 1900, 900 dozen pairs O,
gloves are manufactured annually.
This represents a value of Ell, 4OO, 900
to e1,450,OO0, and gives employment
to $4,000 work people of both sexes.
The Woman's Institute in London
has published a Lexicon of Employ
ments for Women" from which 1t ap-
pears that there are in England fe-
male cab and omnibus drivers. street
porters, walking posters" cattle
dealers. a%uctioneers and one Iocomo.
tive engineer.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-04-27
To Honor Dowcy.

The Rutland (Vt.) Herald says it is
proposed to honor Admiral Dewey in
Vermont by erecting a Dewey Hail."
to be used for drilling purposes in the
states military institution, Norwich
university. This institution has long
been a military school, and many of
the officers of the civil war were among
its graduates. 1t is likely that the
legislature will appropriate a sum to-
ward the addition of this hall to the
university, and it is proposed also to
raise money by popular subscription
for the same purpose. This will be
open to contributions out of the state
as we'll as in it, and those interested
in honoring Admiral Dewey will find
a fitting opportunity to do so by aiding
in the projected work.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-04-27
A Hog weighing Nenrlx a Ton

What is claimed to be the heaviest
hog aver raised in the State ct New
Jersey, and, perhaps, in the United
States, is owned by Robert Black OF
Cream Ridge, Monmouth county. The
hog, which Is of the Jersey Red yarie-
ty, Is three years old. On March last
the animal weighed 960 pounds, which
had increased to LAO pounds on Aug.
l, with a further growth Of 1920
pounds on Nov. l.. The rate of i'll
crease at present is three pounds per
day, and the owner expects II live
weight of LOO pounds when The ami
NAL is killed in December. He be-
lieves that he has the heaviest hog
ever grown in the United States.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-04-27
PATENTS.
List of Patents Issued Last Week to
Northwestern Inventors.

List of Patents Issued Last Week to
Northwestern Inventors.
Mason H. Crittenden, Minneapolis,
Mimi, means for closing light wells;
Henry Dahlman, Minneapolis, Mimi,
machine for making purhings; Harry
De Wallace, st. Paul, Mimi, train or
der signal; Owen T. Dougherty, Min
neapolis, Mimi, fishing tackle; J.
Thomas German, f. Bertsch and L.
Aamodt, Minneapolis, MINI, tufting
device; Ole r. Hauskey, Lake Preston,
s. D., merry-go-round; Samuel 9. La
Due, Fertile, Min, ruler and spacer;
Francis B. McDanieIs, Owatonna,
Mimi, straw rack for threshing ma
chimes; Gilbert Thorsen, Letcher, S.
D., single tree clevis; Edwin g. Wash
burn, Minneapolis, Mimi, car coup
ling; Henry Whomes, Winona, Mimi,
power hammer; Joseph j. Tremble.
Whitewood, s. D., lacing hook.
Merwin, Lothrop u johnson. Patent Attor
neys' 9lO Pioneer Press Building. st. PEal.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-04-27
Pastry Without Butter.

Light haky and ~disestible pie crust AID all kinds OF fine
pastry can sbe. made. with DR.. Prices Cream Baking Powder
entirely without butter or with one half tue usual quantity,
or with a little lard or other shortening if desired. Pie crust
maze 1nHeitner or these ways is more wholesome and digest.
aDe Despoes pelng more economical and easier prepared. One
: thro me hour can also be dispensed with, and tie crust rolled that
muchthlnner' the raising qualities ofDr. Prices Powder SWELL
ing it to the requisite thickness. Those who enjoy the appetizinq
qualities OF the delicious home made pie will rejoice to know this
secret. Allthe elements of ideal excellence are combinedi in
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-04-27
Ellen Terry,a Queer Collection.

Miss Ellen Terry's favorite hobby is
II which is probably not followed by
any other leading actress or otherwise.
She has quite a passion for collecting
the eyeglasses of celebrities, and
whenever she begs a pair she invari-
ably gets the weaTer of them to write
his or her autograph upon them, In
her collection she has several of Str
Henry Irving's, Sir Arthur Sullivan's
and the late Sir Morell Mackenzie's.
The collection OF celebrities eye-glass-
eS is kept in n special cabinet In her
charming house at Barkston Gardens,
South Kensington.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-04-27

Shortly before / left school a new
teacher had been engaged.
whats your name?" he asked, adj
dressing the first boy on the bench.
Julie Simpson," replied the lad.
Not Jule-Julius,' said the teacher.
solemnly. you should not cut words
short in that way" Then, addressing
the next boy, he asked: what is
your nameT'
"Bilious Simpson, sir"
The next thing the teacher had to do
was to rap for order.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-04-27
Not for Publication.

The gnarled and stunted editor bent
over his copy.
This exhibit of folly on the part of
Lieut.. Hobson is most r~eprehensible.
What a grown man can see in such an
idiotic practice is something sensible
people cannot fathom."
The editor drew back and looked ut
the last paragraph. AS he did so he
moistened his feverish lips with his to-
bacco-tinted tongue.
"Lord!" he said, with an envious
smile, that Hobson is a lucky dog!'-
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-04-27
Continuance for Skimmin9 Over Frozen
Woter-A New York Inventor Is
Responsible for 1t.

panying illustration, which is drawn
by Il artist from a pencil diagram
submitted by Mr.. LEM.
The sketch shows the machine as it
will be seen on Central Park lake. New
York, where Mr.. LEM will give a trial
exhibition of the working of the in
Vention as soon as it is completed. The
new contrivance is built almost on the
lines Of an ordinary sextette. The diff
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-04-27
STATE OF OHIO, CITY OFF TOLEDO, Os
IuCAg COUNTY (9a

Frank j, Cheney makes oath that he is tho
senior partner of the firm of +. J: Cheney ACo.,
doing business in the City of Toledo, County
and State aforesaid, and that said firm will pay
the sum of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for
each and every case Of Catarrh that cannot be
cured by the use of Halls Catarrh Cure.
FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed In my
presence, this 9th day of December, A. D. 1885
(SEAL A. w.
Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally. and
acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces
of the system. Send for testimonials, free.
+. j. CHENEY g. CO., Toledo, u
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-04-27
Germany and AsIa MInor.

1t is inevitable that Asia Minor shall
eventually pass from Mohammedan-
ism, and whether Germany con
plishes the task or not, the sultan must
yield to a Christian nation. 1t is just
as inevitable that disease of the digest
i've organs must yield to Hostetters
Stomach Bitters, which are usually
called dyspepsia, constipation and bill
iCIlSneSS.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-04-27
HOnRstv

"You believe in an honest govern
ment, don't your"
Certainly" answered III Hung
Chang. "If Russia or any other gov
eminent were to try to cheat me out of
what it promised, I'd never forgive It,"
Washington Star.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-04-27

The tidelike effects of gales on lakes
having no ordinary tides is very con-
siderable. In the Caspian a gale will
raise the water on either side, six feet,
causing a total difference of level of
twelve feet, and in Lake Erie heavy
gales occasionally cause a difference Of
level of more than fifteen feet.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-04-27
The Smallest Book Ever Printed,

The smallest book ever printed is
the story Of Perrault's little "Hop O.
My Thumb" lately published. The
book is one and one-half inches long,
by hi inch wide, and one-quarter inch
thick. 1t can be read only by the aid
of a microscope, but is complete in
every way, and has four engravings.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-04-27
49,. DR.. Prices
Cream Baking Powder

Official Tests at the Worlds Columbian Expo
sition and the California MidWinter Fair showed
it to be the highest in ~leavening power, purity and
wholesomeness, and to have the best keeping quail
ties of any baking powder made. They proved it to be
sThel PFemost Bsking Powder 10 all the World"
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-04-27

produced in previous winters, is that
nothing quite so ambitious and won
derful has ever been attempted.
Briefly, the invention is an eight
seated machine to travel on ice. The
mechanical genius who is at present
engaged in constructing it is Harry
LEM, of 113 West 124th street, New
York city. How the machine will look
when finished is shown in the accom-
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-04-27
Llmited Chnnce to obserre.

II suppose" said the Spanish sol
dier's friend, that you saw some
fierce fighting?'
"No," was the answer. 81 was in il,
but l didn't see it. I'm naturally a lit
tie nervous, and L can't help shutting
my eyes when 1 shoot a gun.'-Wash-
ington Star.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-04-27
Fixing the RInme.

I'D. like to know why it u.s." said
young Brockleigh to his tailor, that
every time you make a pair of trousers
for me you get them a little short?"
81 don't know" was the reply, ''un-
less it's because T. usually find sou
that way when l present the bill
Chicago News.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-04-27
why the Third ringer Is Used.

How many women who fondly love
the golden symbol of their wedding
vow know why they wear it on the
third finger of their left hand? That
particular digit was chosen because it
was believed by the Egyptians to be
directly connected by a slender nerve
to the heart itself. And these ancient
wo%rshippers of Isis held this finger sa-
cred to Apollo and the sun, and, there
fore, gold was the metal chosen for
the ring.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-04-27
Fish That Shoots His Prer-

The archer fish can shoot a drop of
water live or six feet, striking bugs
and flies that it finds restin on
boughs above the water or flying in
the air. The blow is so sharp that
the prey is disabled and knocked down.
when the fish Immediately captures it,
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-04-27
Mighty Ind.

.@'"That youngest boy of yours doesn't
seem to be a credit to you," said the
Willie man to Uncle Nose.
mo, sah," said Uncle Nose. Hes
the wustest chile l has. He's mighty
bad. He's de white sheep oh dc fami-
ly, sah."-Boston Journal.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-04-27
Read the Advertisements.

; You will enjoy this publication much
better if you. will get into the habit of
reading the advertisements; they will
afford a most amusing study, and
will put you in the way of getting some
excellent bargains. Our advertisers are
reliable; they send what they adver-
tjSe.