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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-05-13
SPANiARpS As SMOKERS,
appearances deceptive Regarding
Their Usc Of Tobacco.

appearances deceptive Regarding
Their Usc Of Tobacco.
1t Is n familiar saying to every trav.
eler south Of the Pyrenees that "every.
one smokes In Spain, men and women.
old and young, rich and poor" That
this Is the case all travellers agree, and
1t might reasonably be supposed, too,
that, as a result Of what Is a natural
habit, there would be an enormous con.
sumption Of tobacco In Spain, more es.
pecinlly In view Of the fact that prior
to the breaking out Of the revolution
the average tobacco crop of Cuba was
100000 bnles Of more than 100 pounds
each, and that Porto Rico and the Phil.
lppine Islands have also exported large
quantities Of tobacco. there being sent
from Manila in an ordinary year. when
penceable conditions prevailed, 1OO..
100000 cigars, exclusive Of 100000, 900
cigarettes and $500 tons Of cut to-.
baccO.
Smoking being a general habit In
Spain. the Spanish colonies Tor former
colOnies) being notable for their tobac.
co exports. and the policy Of the Span.
ish Government having been distinctly
favorable to smoking, It might nntu.
rally seem rs II Spain. In this pnrtlcu.
lar at least, should take high rank
among the countries Of Europe. Such.
however. does not appear to be the
case, for, leaving out Scandinavia.
there Is only one country In Europe
that uses less tobacco in n year than
Spain does. and that country Is Italy.
When the consumption per inhabit.
mt Is taken rs n basis for comparison,
the position Of Spain IL seen to he an
Insignificant one. for there Is actually
less tobacco used per lnhabitnnt In
Spain than In Scotland. where cigar
smoking Is rare and cigarette smoking
almost unknown. The figures per In.
habitnnt In ounces, taking the average
Of several years. are as follows In the
countries named: Holland. IS; Switzer.
land. 81; Turkey. 20: Belgium, o.; Ger.
many, 50; Austria. Hungary, ~; Scan.
dinavia. 40; France. 80; England. 3D.:
Spnin. 30. In all public places. social
resorts. restaurants, cafes, railroad stu.
tons. clubs. hotel corridors. ana the
tlieater Hobbies In Spain, the atmOs.
phere Is surchnrged with tobacco
smOke--so much 30 as to constitute q
very Objectionable feature In tho view
Of American tourists. But, notwith-
standing this large supply Of smoke. It
would seem rs II the consumption Of
tobacco did not keep pace with It.
The explanation Of the matter In
probably found In this. that Spaniards
rs rule smoke cigarettes. In which to.
baccO Is m important but not exclusive
ingredient, and that pipe smoking Ii
very little known In that country. The
HOllanders. on the other hand, who
stand at the head Of the list In the con-
sumption Of tobacco, do not as n rule
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-05-13
FAeRIcs' NAMES TRANSLATED

Glossary thnt May lie Useful 10 shop.
pcrs " no Know Only English.
Many Of our fabrics ana dress goods
have French names-and we use them
without much idea that they originally
had any meaning.
Armure Is u material woven 50 that
the cloth has the effect Of being woven
with small seeds on the thread.
Barre refers to a fabric crossed by
bars Of a contrasting color.
Bayadere comes from the dancing
girls Of the East. whose garments IRE
made OF stuifs crossed from selvage to
selvage with stripes. and when worn
with stripes appear to run around the
body.
Beige-Composed OF yarn In which
two cOlOrs nre mixed.
BOuclc-A fabric having a marked
curl sor loop In the yarn, which Ii
thrown to the surface. BOucle Ii
French for curl.
Bourette-Thls puts lump Instead
OF curl on the surface. Tho word
comes from bOurer-tO stun.
rcauX meaning squares.
Chene--A printed effect.
CrepOn-A crepe or crlnkled effect.
Damasse--A figured fabric showing Il
contrast In luster between tho ground
work ana the figure. We have the same
idea carried out In damask linen.
Drap dEte-An Atwood fabric with
twilled face and brOadclOth back,
woven rs a twill and finished as a
broadclOth, with the gloss showing on
the back of the fabric.
Drap de Paris-A twllled armure. In
the weaving the seed-like effects are
given a twill effect, as In serge.
acknowledgements effect.
Frlse-A fabric In which the pile
stands up from the surface In uncut
loops. Friser Is to curl, or. as we say.
| to fritz.
Gloria IL q silk and wool material.
Jacquard-A weave called after Its
Inventor, In which every warp thread
can be made to move independently of
any other, intricate figures being thus
produced. All such complex figured
fabrics are classed under the broad
name OF Jacquards.
Matelasse-A fabric whose face Ia
broken into rectangular figures and
putfed up SO as to resemble quilting.
Matelasse may best DO translated as
| tufted.
Melangc Literally, mlxed)--A fabric
produced from yarn that has been
either printed In the wool or dyed OF
different cOlors aud mixed together be.
fore being spun.
Satin Berber-A satin-faced wool fab
rlc with wool back. The effect Ia
| one Of finish, rather than OF weave.
VIgOreux-An effect produced by
printing the yarn OF which the fabric
Ii composed and using II without any
regard to order or design.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-05-13
ITEMS OF INTEREST

Mr.. William Finkler. one of the best
Aldermen the Twenty sixth Ward ever
had. has opened The Eagle Buffet at
1877 Randolph street. The furnishings
are elaborate and the stock of the very
best. Mr.. Nnkler Is mt the head of one
Of the finest places Of business in the
country and he is model host.
George w. Grier, Jr., and NJ. A.
Marx. formerly with Mathews Il Co..
have opened a fine tailoring establish
ment In the Great MOI thern Building,
"a jackson street. The firm name is
Grier & Co.. and they propose to be.
come the leading firm Of importing tail-
ors In Chicago.
For the correct hat, patronize Dun.
lap, the Palmer House halter.
As n mixer with fine wines and liz
uOrs. "Almanaris" has no equal.
For the best custom.mnde suit OF
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-05-13

No wonder the real estate business In
Chicago 10 dead.
People are tired Of paying the taxes
Of others.
Owing to the bribery Of Assessors by
the Gas Trust and other rich corpora.
tons the assessed valuation of Chicago
property gets lower every year, while
the taxes Of those who have to pay
grow larger In amount.
The expenses Of the city are greater
every year and the poor man who pays
taxes has to meet them. The Gas Trust
and other bribers are not affected.
The honest taxpayers Of Chicago pay
a greater percentage on each 500 Of
their assessed valuation than the poo.
pie Of any other city In the United
States.
The following figures taken from the
New York World Almanac for 1900 and
furnished by the Mayors Of the cities
named, speak for themselves:
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-05-13

The new city attorney should enforce
the following resolution passed by the
City Council:
Resolved, That the City Attorney
be and he Is hereby directed to in
stitute proceedings to test the constitu.
tionality Of the act Of the Legislature
permitting the consolidating of gas
companies, and also annul the act of
consolidation Of the Consumers Gas
Company, the Peoples Gas Light and
Coke Company and the Equitable Gas
Company, for the reason that these
companies in consolidating under the
name Of the Peoples Gas Company
have violated the express conditions
against consolidation contained in the
ordinances granting them the privilege
to operate in the city Of Chicago.
~GA
Commenting upon this most neces.
sary action by the City Council. the
CHICAGO RECORD OF SATURDAY,
MAY IL, 1893. SAID:
aid. Bigane was not elected as n
reformer. Nevertheless he offered In
tuc SVuuCIl NhVuuUy CNChuhS sSt VA
resolutions. that may be made to work
for the relief Of Chicago from the grasp
Of the lighting corporations. Probably
some of the aldermen were taken by
surprise or they would not have allow.
cd the resolutions to get past the stage
where they could be used for sandbag.
ging purposes. But the resolutions
were adopted. and now need only the
signature Of the Mayor to make them
effective.
1.-THE resolutions call attention to the
benefits Of municipal ownership Of the
city water works md suggest possible
benefits to come from municipal owner.
ship of the lighting service. They EN-.
power the Mayor to appoint commit.
tee of nine to investigate and report
upon the experience Of other cities with
municipal ownership Of lighting plants
and to agitate for State legislation that
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-05-13

smoke cigars and seldom cigarettes.
They smoke pipes, and the cOnsump.
ton Of tobacco in pipes would seem to
be relatively larger than In cigars.
Moreover. Spain Is a dry country. Hol.
land is moist country. The consump.
ton of tobacco is usually found to be
larger In damp than in dry countries.
and perhaps though there Is no scien-
tific authority for thls--tobacco used in
dry countries emits more smoke than
tobacco used In damp countries. But
the fact remains that the Spaniards
consume little Tobacco for a nation of
smokers. York Sun.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-05-13

own until this consolidation" law Is
repealed.
Think of an American city prohibited
from using Its own streets!
Yet the city Of Chicago cannot use Its
own streets II It wants to light them
itself!
The Gas Trust owns Chicago streets.
1t bought them from the Inst Legisla-
ture.
The people are Just awakening TO this
fact.
Wait until they are thoroughly
aroused, ana some gentlemen will not
wish to remain long inside the city
limits,
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-05-13
will enable the municipality to furnish
light to Its citizens. A. Mayor Harri.
SON IN known IN ho in fnvor NJ thu ox.

Will enable the municipality to furnish
light to Its citizens. AZ Mayor Harri.
son Ii known to be In favor Of the ex.
tension Of the functions of the munic-
ipality In the direction Of a larger de-
gree Of public ownership It IL to be
presumed he will sign the resolutions,
unless he finds some serious objection
to their form. by doing 80, ana by up.
pointing first.class committee to car.
~ out the purpose Of the resolutions.
he will do much to prepare the way for
proper solution Of the lighting prob
lem In Chicago.
1.-THE LIGHTING COMPANIES OF CHI
cAaO, ESPECIALLY THE GAS COMPANIES,
HAVE TREATED THE PUBLIC MOST
sHAMEFuLI.Y. THEY SECURED FRAN.
CiiIsEs UPON THE EMPRESS STIPULATION
THAT THEY WOULD NOT COMBINE, nut
WOULD COMPETE WITH ONE ANOTHER.
THEY rROcEEDkD, HOWEVER, To PORN
\ TRUST ~ VIOLATION or TnE LAW,
AND THEN, TO AVOID EMBARRASSMENT,
HAD TIM LEGisLATURE PASS AN ACT
LEGALIzING THEIR STATUS. MORE THAN
THAT, THEY HAD THE LEGIsLATURK
PASS ANOTHER ACT MAKING ANY FUR
TIER COMPETITION WITH THEM PRAC-
TICALLy IMPOSSIBLE. JUST BEFORE
THESE LAWS WENT INTO EFFECT AN
OFFER WAS MADE DY 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 Ov THE OHpi-
NANCE.
Evidently the only relief from the
situation is In extending the functions
Of the municipality. The city has IL
municipal electric lighting plant, which
the Mayor and Council, very wisely,
have taken steps to enlarge. Upon Sc.
curing the proper authority from tie
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
we'll go 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 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, cs.~-
cially the smaller ones, should he given
this same privilege. II Mayor Harrison
, should name this committee and II
should be successful in securing legis-
lation of this sort 1t 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"
%eA
The Gas Trust is making slathers of
money out of its damnable monopoly.
1t guarantees the Ogden Company
500, 900 per year for not extending Its
plant under its franchise. The money,
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-05-13
II course. comes out Of the pockets Of

Of course. comes out Of the pockets Of
the people.
~eA
When the SangamOn County Grand
Jury Investigates Legislative bribery
II must not forget the Gas Trust agent
who manipulated the deal Of 1897.
That dcal will not be outlawed 70. over
n year vet.
~6A
% cheap are the materials now
used In the manufacture % eas
that the oenmedIty oan 10 cold at
q prent fes % cents per 700 feet
sos Illuminating purposes and fes
20 cents per 900 fest sos fuel.
How humiliating II Is to think of Gas
Trust people writing to England to tell
of what they can do with American
Legislatures with little English
money.
~eA
The Infamous Gas Trust bought Our
streets of the last Legislature, and the
city of Chicago can never own gas
plant or an electric light plant Of its
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-05-13
Millionaire Atlopts n WAR

In a two.fold sense james Pratt n
millionaire Of Hackensack. N. j., has
set good example. Not content with
the family Of eleven children that bless
his home and whom we are sure he
blesses he adopted 4-year.old girl
from a state institution Wednesday.
He said he wanted to make the number
Of his living children even. He has
been the father Of eighteen children,
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-05-13

"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 ~ 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??, 1899-05-13


the
problem
legislation the reckoning
Just u beat the people out Of sslGG taxes last and
thu q reduction of Is
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-05-13

clothes In Chicago, Mt reasonable prices,
patronixe Tom Rowan. ut Work Broth.
ers' great establishment, 23S.2iO Fifth
avenue.
Try "AlmanarIs" on the side. 1t
won't cost you any more than bottled
lake water.
For tents. awnings and waterproof
covers 70 to Murray & Co., 32O-333
South Canal street. These people are
leaders In this line Of goods.
Murray & Company, who lead In the
awning business, and who were located
on Randolph street for eleven years, In.
vite you to Gull at their new mammoth
establishment, 800 to 1893 South Canal
street.
One trial Of "AlmanarIs" will con.
vince the most skeptical.
The best livery men and business
men who own their own stables patron.
lie Murray & Co., 320-333 south Canal
street, for stable and storm blankets,
waterproof covers, adjustable buggy
aprons, etc. Don't forget their number,
820-333 South Canal street.
Dunlap's famous hats and silk um.
brellas are the best In the world.
Make lemonade from "AlmanarIs"
water-vcry fine.
"Almanaris'' In the highest located
spring In Waukesha, 100 feet above
Fox River.
Try 'high ball' made from ".Al.
mn naris' water; 1t won't cost you any
more than lake water.
The telegraph manual issued by the
Western Electric Company will teach
any one the art of telegraphy. To get
copy address Department G. West.
ern Electric Company, 24o South JET.
ferson street, Chicago, and lnclose %
cents.
"Almannris" IL equal to imported
water, ana doesn't cost you any more
than common old lake water. put up by
local bOttlers.
The best business men in Chicapo
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-05-13

The Shah has In his palace mt Tehcr.
an twelve-inch globe, upon which the
parts Of the world arc set out In Jewels
Of various co!ors- England with rubIes.
India with diamonds. the sen with ON.
eralds, and so on.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-05-13

About RaiIroSd Employees.
There IRE 400 employees to every 100
miles Of railroad In the United states.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-05-13

tering Company on Randolph street,
opposite the City Hall. The famous
Zacherl and Bohemian pale beer are
kept on draught constantly, and all
lovers Of good beer say the products
Of the great Northwestern Brewing
Company cannot be excelled anywhere
In this country.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-05-13

The best business men In Chicago
dine regularly at the North western ca
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-05-13

"Almanaris" IL equal to imported
water, and doesn't cost you any more
than common old lake water, put up by
local bOttlers.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-05-13

Ask for "Almanaris," and insist on
having II.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-05-13

mature smiles through sunbcams'
Ia the trademark Of the Sunbeam In.
candescent Lamp Company.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-05-13
THE POOR Man MUST PAYW ALL,
The New Revenue Law VIII Levy a
Tax Upon Frugality and on
Industry.
It Will Tax the Shares Of the Building As.
sociations and Savings Bank
Deposits,
But the Rich and Robbing Gas Trust
Will Be Permitted to Escape
Easily.
Last Year It Beat the Taxpayers Out of
s316,000-It Will Do So
Again.

rich
West North Sides will
will added already make
following wggle their
the latest Of the illinois
Lab
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-05-13

The wurxburger and Prima beer,
brewed by the Independent Brewing
Association. cannot be excelled in t,is
country, or any other. Don't for .rt
their number, 5S8612 North Halsted
street. Telephone North OAb.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-05-13

The Gas Trust is making slathers of
money out of its damnable monopoly.
1t guarantees the Ogden Company
100000 per year for not extending Its
plant under Its franchise. The money,
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-05-13
Assessed valuation.

following give presentation phase
subject Equitable being estimated because escaped taxation ent
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-05-13

Chicago Gas Light and Coke Co. 80.
Peoples Gas Light and Coke Co. -.
CJIsummer's Gas Co,,,..,........,,
Total for three companies 49,,
Equitable Ga, Light and Fuel Co
(Asst estimatedD ..................
Total Of four companias.........
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-12-19

NOW Ter awn1le rne two c,rcIed around
and around, each waiting for a chance
to strike. Presently the Slaughterer
lifted Groanmaker and smote the cap
tain, Faku, full on the breast, SCATTERING
his bones and sweeping him from the
ledge of rock onto the slope beneath,
where he lay still.
But Faku was not yet dead. He sat
up and with his last strength hurled the
az in his hand. The ak sped true and
it's sharp point struck Umslopogaas
on the left temple, driving in the bone
and making great hole. Then Faku
fell back dead,
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-12-19

"a little while gone" quorn UmslopO-
gaas, land hoped that your last breath
and mine might pass together, NADIA,
and that together we might go to seek
great Galazi, my brother, where he is.
Now hope that help may find me and
that / may live little while because OF
q certain vengeance would wreak."
'Speak not Of vengeance, love-" she
answered. 81 would die with love and
love only in my heart, and your name
and yours only on my lips, so that if
anywhere we live again it shall be ready
to spring forth to greet you. Yet, hus-
band, it is in my heart that you shall
not die with me; that you shall live on
to die the greatest of deaths far away
from here. 1t seems that saw it as l
lay in the dark of this cave-you, UNI
slopogaas, a great man, gaunt and gray,
stricken to the death, and the ak Groan-
maker wavering aloft, and many man
dead upon white and shining way,
and about you the fair faces of white
women. And you had hole in your
forehead, husband, and on the left side. :"
"That is like to be true, if ! live," he
answered. 'for the bone of my temple
is shattered"
Now NADIA ceased speaking and for a
long while was silent. Umslopogaas
was also silent. Alas! he who had done
many deeds, he might not save her now;
he could scarcely hold himself against
the rock. He thought of it and the tears
flowed down his face and fell onto the
hand of the Lily. She felt them fall
and spoke:
Weep not, my husband" she said.
II have been all too i'll wife to you.
Weep not for me, yet remember that l
loved you we'll" And again she was
silent for long space. Then she spoke
for the last time of all, and her voice
came in little gushing whisper through
the hole in the rock:
Farewell, Umslopogaas, my husband
and my brother; thank you for your
love. All, diet"
Now Umslopogaas could make no an
swer, only he watched the little hand he
held. Twice it opened, twice it closed
upon his own, then it opened for the
third time, turned gray, quivered and
was still forever. Now it was at the
hour of dawn that NADIA died.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-30
A MESSAGE FROM THE QUEEN.

ACKNOWLEDGES THE GREETINGS OF THE PAo-
sENGERs OF THE LUcANIA
Captain Mckay commanding the Cunard liner
Lucania. has received this cable dispatch frono
Queen Victoria:
The Queen thanks you ALL including Americas
fellow passengers, for your kind telegram.
This message was in response to the following
message sent last Saturday, upon the Lucaniao
arrival at this port:
We Your Majesty's faithful and loving sub1ectA
British and Canadian passengers and the omcerA
OF the Cunard steamship Lucania, In mid-ocean on
the eightieth anniversary OF your birth, oner %
Your Majesty our profound homage ana anections
ard we pray that Your Majesty may long b
spared 10 reign over US. Our American fellow.
passengers respectfully join with in loving greet
lngs HORATlO MKAY. commander. Lucsnia"
The congratuiatory message was the result Of .
meeting on the deck OF the Lucania on May a. e
which the British national anthem was sung with
honors followed by the American National an
them with cheers for the President On the nexe
evening the same occasion was honored by con
cert in aid OF the Seamen's Orphanage. OF Liver.
pool and New York. and though the number -
saloon passengers small over 500 was raisff