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Chicago eagle., 1899-11-04

The City Of Chicago has ownership
from Pearson street to Chicago ave.
nue.. beginning at which point and cx-
tending southwark to Superior street
the title Is in the name of John V. Far
well. From superior to Huron streets
the land is vested in n. X. Fairbank.
the W. II. Bradley trustees. and Wal.
ter e. Newbcrry. The Ogden estate
owns from Erie TO Indiana streets.
The ownership of all the foregoing
mentioned interests Is In the made land
from the irregular survey completed
June 22. 1891.
The construction of the brcakwatcr
was begun about four years ago and
its cost is being betrayed by the prop
crty owners, who have advanced the
money in trust to the park board.
For the last two weeks night gangs
have been at work, with the aid of
boniires. in filling in the breakwatcr
approaching Oak street to the north.
The stretch vested In the Lincoln Park
board and extending from Ohio to Oak
street Is about one mile In extent and
when completed will include granite
beach. a parapet. bride path, cycle
path. twenty-foot concrete sidewalk.
and u driveway bordered by trees.
| The trees have been planted.
raul Redieskc, the park superintcn
dent. spent the entire night last night
| overseeing the work of fifty men. and
| 10y tonight the labor of filling In the
brcakwater will have been completed
| The project of a continuous bOulc'
ward along the south shore of the lax,
was talked over during the day by
Commissioner McGann and Josiah
Lombard. who has been pushing th,
plans since the matter was first broach
ed. The commissioner said he wa.
ready to take up the scheme as soon u,
IT was possible. and was as much IN
favor of IL as he had been from th,
| first.
| Mr.. Lombard also conferred with th,
commissioner In regard to the lane
which the Illinois Central company Il
said to have appropriated from th,
city ut the foot Of Randolph street
There are six acres of 1t In u triangl,
formed by the tracks Of the cOmpan,
and Randolph street. which. II IL claim
ed. belongs TO the city.
Chicago eagle., 1899-11-04
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Ono Of tho brightest, II one of the
most erratic, lights In the history Of
American literature was Edgar Allan
Poe, the semi.centcnnial of whose
death was recently observed. About
no mans history and personal charac.
teristlcs has there been as much doubt
and uncertainty rs In the case Of this
ftful genius. Even In life he was as
great mystery as his mysterious ''Ra-
ven," and the passage Of years has only
tended to intensity the obscurlty In
which his habits and peculiar tempera.
ment shrOuded him during life.
For many years the time and place of
his birth were In dispute. and It was
many years after his death before It
was definitely determined where he
was buried. This latter point was
cleared up In 1875. when the remains
Of Poe were discovered In Westminster
churchyard, ut Baltimore. and mOnu-
ment erected to his memory. The gen.
orally accepted Information now Is that
Poe was born In Baltimore In 1911, and
died there In 1S40. Many authorities,
however. give POe's birthplace as BOs.
ton.
POe's father was q law student at
Baltimore when he met an English
actress, Elizabeth Arnold. He fell In
love with her, and as his family We're
opposed to his marrying her, ran away
and married without their consent. His
parents refused to assist him. and he
was forced to adopt his wlfes prOfes-
sion. The young couple led life Of
extreme poverty and toll. the children
that rapidly came to them forcing the
young wife to practically abandon her
same time, at Richmond, Va, leaving
three children, totally impoverished.
Edgar, the youngest son, was adopted
| by John Allan, a wealthy and childless
merchant In Richmond.
When Poe was years old his adopt
ed father took him to England, and
| placed him In n school near London.
where he remained five years. Some
| time after his return to Richmond he
was entered as student at the Uni
verslty of Virginia, where he gained no.
tice for his marked ability, and, not
withstandlng his slight figure, for his
physical power ana endurance. But
he had formed irregular habits, and
was dismissed from the university.
Poe then went abroad and on return
ing home was entered as cadet at
West Point. Here, too, his evil genius
followed him and he was expelled from
the institution.
The dismissal of Poe from the mill
tary academy led to complete rupture
with Mr. Allan, who cast him off and
disinherited him. Poe drifted to Baltl-
more. where his fathers sister, Mrs.
Chicago eagle., 1899-11-04

dent OF Mexico. met In one room and
shook hands. Don IgnaciO Ii one Of
the brilliant men Of the Mexican re-.
public. In addition to being Vice Pres.
ident he Is Secretary Of Foreign Affairs
and Is regarded M q possible successor
to Diax. He made q favorable i'm.
preston during his visit In Chicago.
where he attended the fall festival aud
post0ffice corner stone laying.
No other living British soldier has
gained promotion more rapidly than
Lord Wolseley. The following are his
various steps. with dates: Ensign.
1852: Captain. 1855; Major. 1858; Lieu.
tenant.C Colonel. 1850; Colonel. 1865;
Deputy Quartermaster-G General. 1867;
Assistant Adjutant.G General, 1871; Ma.
jor-G General, 1873; Quarter-master.Gen
erai. 1880; Adjutant.G General, 1889; Gen.
cral. 1883. He received f25.OOO for hls
services In Ashanti, and $4,000 for his
conduct of the Egyptian Campaign. He
was the youngest captain In the army
having reached that rank after only
three years service.
&~
A captain OF q regiment stationed In
Natal. South Africa, when paying his
company one day. says London An.
swers. CHANGED to give man Trans
vaal half-crown, which, as one would
naturally expect. bears "the image and
superscriptiOn" of President Kruger.
The man brought 1t back to the pay
table and said to the captain: "Please.
sir. you've given me a bad half-crOwn."
The officer took the coin, and with
out looking at 1t. rung 1t on the table,
and then remarked: 1T sounds all
right. Bagster. What's wrong with
It"
"YOu look at II, SIR" was the reply.
The captain glanced at the coin, say
ing: ITS all right. man; 1t will pass
In the canteen."
This apparently satisfied Bagster.
who walked of, making the remark:
III you say it's Alright, sir. it's Alright;
but It's the first time I've seed the
queen WI whiskers on"
%6A
The latest application Of electricity IL
to the shearing Of sheep. BY Its means
the wool can be taken from the skin
with great rapidity, ana without In
juring either the wool or the pelt. This
cutting machine Is simple In construc
tlOn, ana is used TO render blade red
hot, ana the rest of the process Is sim
plicity itself. The method of remOv
ing the wool is simply to push the eau
terry along the surface of the skin. The
knife mows down the wool, and the
Chicago eagle., 1899-11-04

mOre, MO., ana any one may 10 II with
a little trouble and perseverance. All
you have to do Is to place your water
In a pail--it may be Ice water II neces-
sary-and stir It with wooden paddle.
II you keep at It long enough II will
certainly boil. Five hours of constant
and rapid stirring IL sufiicient to per-
form the feat successfully. The water
will. after time grow warm, and then
1t will grow hOt-so hot, In fact, that
you cannot hold your hand in It, and
finally It will boil. Prof. Ames. Of Johns
Hopkins, annually illustrates some Of
the phenomena Of heat by having one
Of his students perform the trick In
front Of his class. 1t Is tiresome Job.
but II IL perfectly feasible.
The point which Prof. Ames wishes
to illustrate Is what is known as the
mechanical equivalent Of heat. 1t re-
quires just 30 many foot pounds Of
work to develop a given quantity Of
heat. BY turning the paddle In the
water at a regular speed It Is possible
to find out just how much work Is re-
quired to raise the temperature Of
water one degree. The best measure.
ment 20 far made, and. In fact. the one
which Is accepted rs the standard Of
the world, Ii that which was measured
In Johns Hopkins College.
Heat IL developed in almost any sub
stance which is subjected to cOntinu-
Gus or very violent action. It Is an old
trick for n blacksmith to forge with
fire. Long continued and violent ham.
lnering on two pieces Of wire will heat
them to such IN extent that they can
be welded together. A lead bullet. II
shot directly Mt stone wall. will de-
velop heat enough by the contact to
melt and fall to the ground molten
mass. There are many other occasions
wherein this mechanical development
Of heat becomes manifest.
DIR. Francis II. williams. of Boston,
says that when It becomes customary
to examine the chest with the X-rays
deaths from heart failure without pre-.
vious warning will be less common.
The rays not only enable the physician
to determine the size Of the heart, but
with their aid he can also follow It's
movements in health and disease.
which has not before been possible.
Such examinations are also useful In
cases of inclplent consumption. With
proper precautions taken no harm need
be feared from X-ray examination.
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Members Of the engineering corps OF
the United States army have cleared
the Pasig River Of number Of stone
laden canoes which were sunk to close
the channel. The total value Of the
property recovered by the engineers Ia
estimated at $75O.OOO. Maps and topo.
graphical sketches Of the country
around Manila were made for the use
Of the army commanders. and the sur.
veys were frequently made under Hre.
~a
That was a notable gathering In Chi.
cago when President Mckinley. Sir
Wilfrid Laurier. the premier Of CANADA,
and Don Ignacio Marsical. Vice Prcsl.
Chicago eagle., 1899-11-04

about this until this week, when their
children started of for school again.
Many Of them had been promoted
just before vacation began and went to
school with the books of their elder
brothers or sisters who had gone up
still higher.
Imagine their astonishment when
they were told that only the Rand Nc
Nally brand went, and that they must
| buy new outfits.
In this way the poor, tax-burdened,
ill-treated parents of Chicago were
forced to 60 into their pockets for sums
aggregating 100000.
1t may be all right enough to reward
Rand, McNally 4 Co. for political sup
port given by telegraph, but The Eagle
is much mistaken IL the people of Chi.
cago do not resent at the polls this raid
on their .pocketbooks to pay political
debts.
The Rand.McNally deal Is not the
only thing that Is causing scandalous
talk nowadays.
Many people are blaming Mayor Har.
rison for the Rand.McNally outrage
and the consequent cost to parents for
the big change In text books.
They are wrong.
Mayor Harrison is the innocent vic.
tim of a city hall gang of grafters.
whose tentacles are reaching out in all
directions for "the stuff"
This city hall gang is using Mayor
Harrison's name in many things which
will surprise his honor when he hears
Of them.
I'VE must have this or the Mayor
will be mad" is an expression fre.
quently used nowadays in behalf OF
schemes worked to enrich city hall
grafters.
When an investigating committee
or a special grand jury gets to work
on the matter, some people will be sur.
prised at the audacity, born Of greed
shown by these persons. o.
In the meantime, Mayor Harrison Is
suffering for the sins Of others.
The Eagle has affldavlts from SIX
contractors who were boldly Informed
that IL they did not take an interest In
a certain enterprise they would get NJ
more contracts Mt the City Hail.
But Of this more anon.
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Aid. Fowler wants the city to let IL.
contracts to the lowest bidder.
~S
Hurrah for Aid. Fowler! He Is nj
right.
Chicago eagle., 1899-11-04
lII|

Sir Arthur Sullivan was once asked
where he was able to compose best and
under what circumstances his ideas
flowed most freely. '"There Is no place."
he said, "whcre have SO many inspIra.
tlons as In railway carriage. There
Is something In the rapidity Of the mo.
tiou, In the changing of the iron and In
the whirring Of the wheels which
seems to excite the Imagination and
supplies material for host OF harmon.
ics."
Chicago eagle., 1899-11-04

1t is possible to make pail Of water
boil without putting It on the fire, and
without applying external heat in any
way. In fact, you can make pail of
water boil by simply stirring 1t with
wooden paddle. The feat was recently
performed in the physical laboratory
Of Johns Hopkins University In Balu.
Chicago eagle., 1899-11-04

~ extended. The invalid died. The
other bird began to NOPE, lost appetite,
withdrew into a corner, dropped and
died also. Was It instinct that prompt.
ed It to make bed and keep the other
bird warm? No. II was sentiment, and
charitable sentiment, guided by reason.
That bird was not only charitable. but
virtuous, and really deserved the Mont
yon prize.
Chicago eagle., 1899-11-04

EvapOrated vegetables were first put
up for the Alaskan market. but the
business Is being developed more large
ly for export to other parts of the
world. The saving In freight rates on
these dried vegetables Is very material.
and sometimes more than Offsets the
cost Of evapOrating aud packing. 4
carload OF dried canned potatoes con-
tains 5000 bushels, but would hold
only 500 bushels In their natural state.
Chicago eagle., 1899-11-04

speed at which the work cnn be done
Is limited only by the deftness Of the
operator. 1t is estimated that a girl
with few hours practice would be
equal to shearIng from eight to a
dozen skins per hour, and the cost Of
the current Is 80 trIhing being estima.
ted at the thirty.sixth Of q penny an
hour--as to be almost Q negligible quan.
tity.
Chicago eagle., 1899-11-04

While Bumps Billings bank gets
of lightly with It's assessment for tax
es, the building associations are hcav.
lily soaked.
But then the building associations
are composed Of poor people.
They have no Gas Trust to back
them up.
They have no rich friends.
They must settle.
Chicago eagle., 1899-11-04

A rather good story Is told at the
expense of the Rev. w. w. Molr, rector
of st. Eustace Church. 1t is Mr.. MOir's
custom to take the OffertOry every Sun
day to some one Of the hotels and re-
ceive q check therefor. The hotels are
glad of the small change, and 1t Is more
convenient to send check to the secre-
tary than a quantity OF small change
Mr.. Molr was counting out the silver
ana bills at one OF the large hotels
while the clerk was making out the
check. He observed small boy watch
ing him with evident curiosity. WELL
my boy, what is it" asked the rever-
end gentleman in his usual kindly way.
"Oh, nothing, sir" said the boy, and
glanclng again at the pile of silver and
nickels on the counter. "only, are you
the gentleman what runs the slot ma
chine downstairs? ?'-The Adirondack.
Chicago eagle., 1899-11-04

Admiral Dewey's salary amounts to
$3.50 per day; President McKinley's
Is equal to $131 day; cabinet officers,
the Vice President and the Speaker Of
the House get $22.22 day; Senators
and Congressman $3.50; and the Chief
Justice of the Supreme Court $50 a day.
Chicago eagle., 1899-11-04

TO clean spOnges thoroughly dissolve
a handful Of coarse salt In pint Of
water. Soak and knead the sp0uges
In this mixture for some little time,
then rinse under water FAUCET and
they viii be 40 good 40 new.
Chicago eagle., 1899-11-04

When the sangamon County Grand
Jury investigates Legislative bribery
1t must not forget the Gas Trust agent
who manipulated the deal OF 1897.
That deal will not be outlawed for over
a year yet.
Chicago eagle., 1899-11-04

verrazano, an Italian navigator, is
said by Sweetser, In his White NOM.
tain Guide. to have been the first Euro
pean to speak Of having seen the White
Mountains. Cruising along the coast
northeast from the present site Of
Portsmouth In the year 1924. he saw
high mountains within the land"
They appeared ON maps published as
early ms 1870.
Chicago eagle., 1899-11-04

The figures given In the London Coal
and Iron Trades Review show that of
the worlds pig Iron product Of 1903
7Sh per cent. was converted into steel.
In 1868 only per cent. Of the worlds
pig iron product was applied to the
manufacture Of steel.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-12-24
Their Estimate of Each other.

William H. Crane, who is now playing
in "A Rich Mans Son" in Brooklyn, told
the following story at the Waldorf-Astoria
the other evening, says the New York Tri-
bune: 1.-THE late John Mccullough, the
tragedlan, was a great friend of mine"
said Mr.. Crane, land when in this city
used always to live at the Gllsely House
One day went there to call on him, and
ne being out, left my card, upon which,
underneath my name, by way of a joke
I wrote in large letters the word Actor
The next day 1 was passing Mccullough
on the street when he stopped me with
Say Billy, what do you mean by leaving
a card in my box with such a id lie
as that written on ito
Il got even with him, however, later.
Mccullough was inordinately fond of the
game of seven-up, and one evening 1 had
the satisfaction of beating him nine
straight games. Bright and early the fol-
lowing morning 1 again left my card for
him at his hotel, this time writing below
my name 'Seven-up player When / saw
Mccullough later in the day 1 jollied him
with That wasn't any lie I put on my card
this morning, was it, John?' and he evil
IDENTIFY saw the point, for he didn't reply to
my question.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-12-24
PER SONAL.

Sir Philip Burne-Jones has just COM
pleted portrait in oils Of his cousin. Rud-
yard Kipling. 1t represents the latter at
work in his study.
-Yonkers, N. Y, has chosen a woman
as sanitary inspector. She Is Mrs. J. Van
Wagner, a trained nurse who won from
two competitors after passing the civil
service examination. The citizens hope
that splitting in public conveyance is now
to be stopped, if nothing else.
Since his Inauguration as President Mr.
Mckinley has never seen a play. though
each Of the Washington theaters has
placed box a his disposal. The mis-
tress of the White House, however, is
rather fond of the play, and frequently
visits the theater with friends.
Since the death of his wife Lord Sails
bury is leading life so retired as to be
almost that of hermit He will see only
his Oldest and most intimate friends or
those who call on business of paramount
Importance. Business, too. is the only
thing that takes him out of his house.
The records of Rockbridge county. vir-
ginia, show that the Natural Bridge was
once owned by Thomas jefferson who Sc
cured a patent" for the property on July
D. LA over tne signature or 'DunmOre,
Lieutenant Governor of the Colony or Do
minion of Virginia" Jefferson devised the
land to his daughter, Martha Randolph.
subject to the payment of his debts, and
she sold it In 1895.
Some years ago the son of A. Halberg,
of Usage City, Kan. left home and enlist
ed in the navy. Nothing was heard from
him until the wreck of the Maine, when
his name was found among those of the
dead From that time until last week his
parents and friends mourned. Then came
a letter from the lad saying that he had
never been on the Maine, and that he was
alive and well.
-Ex-Governor George w. Peck of Wis
consin explains the story of his ringing
a fire alarm to get an audience by the
statement that at the time he was In
charge of a relief train to the starving
miners at Hurley, Wis. The laborers en-
ployed refused to unload the cars unless
they we're paid in advance and Gov. Peck
rang fire alarm and when the crowd
gathered made a speech successfully ask
ing for recruits.
John Barrett, former Minister of the
United States 10 SIAM IS of the opinion
that Aguinaldo viii ultimately be captured.
unless he shall escape to the mainland
He has distinct personality" says Mr.
Barrett, and one that should be hard to
disguise. I saw him only few times, but
l am sure could pick him out, no matter
how many natives he was mixed up with
While he has not commanding or dis
tinguished look, he has none the less a dis
tinctive one, and would be sure to attract
and arrest attention. In talking to him il
is very hard to catch his eye. He Is very
keen, however and I think the slang term
smooth would describe him best"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-12-24
BRIGHT BITS.

Mrs. Wages: Does your husband suffer
from chronic thirst?
Mrs. Jaggs: Oh, dear, no. He doesn't
wait long enough.-Chicago News
Means of Grace.-"The interest in our
church seems tagging"
Yes. we viii have to get up a bazaar
or revival" -Indianapol Journal
Christmas Eve.-'George, father has
failed"
That's just like him. told you all
along, darling. that he was going to do all
he could to keep us from marrying."-
Harlem Life
In the East.-"Nenie," said her father,
this is your little brother"
why, papa" asked the little girl. in
speeding the new baby with interest and
amazement "how did they get him past
the janitor@'-Chicago Tribune.
An Early Start.-"Henry, I've bought
you a beautiful Christmas present"
Already Amelia?''
Yes; but you know, Henry, I'm liable
to change it six or seven times before
Christmas "-Indianapolis Journal.
Hard to Frghten.-Ikey: Fader, vot
| does it mean, Beware of der gifts of der
| Greeks?'
Fader: Veil, 1 don't know holdings
about der Greeks, but 1 would be inclined
to t9ke chances on der gifts-Puck.
Part of His Business.-She: met Mrs.
Ryder, whom you used to work for. James.
| She says that you considered her great
| judge of horseflesh.
The Hostler: Well-er-Miss, 1 had to
when l was working for fner-Puck.
= suppose you feel that you are well
informed on the currency question:"
No" answered the man of grave man
ners. Il can't say 1 do"
But you used to-
Yes. But l have studied it lot since
| then. "-Washingto Star
The Rubicon.-The great Caesar drew
near to the Rubicon falteringly, and when
he was come at last to the banks of the
noted stream, he hesitated to cross.
How different it would be if were a
college graduate!s he exclaimed with
| emotion.
This incident in the life of the famous
Roman admonishes US to take advantage
OF every opportunity to obtain a liberal
education.-Detroit Journal.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-12-24
Power of a ChiId's words.

Deliver me from the unfavorable criti-
cism of a child" said an old actor, ac-
cording to the Youths Companion. ut
hits the hardest.
"A year or two ago." he continued, 1--WE
were playing in a Cincinnati theatre. 1
was cast for the part of a doctor The
business of one of the scenes required
that should come on the stage deeply alb
sorbed in thought and smoking a cigar
cite.
II had noticed family party in one of
the boxes nearest the stage. The youngest
member of the party, a little boy, was
completely wrapped up in the play 1t
was all real to him. AS I came from the
wings during the scene in question ] pass
ed within a few feet of the box in which
he sat. He turned TO a lady who sat be-
hind him. and 1 distinctly heard m say,
with a gasp.
Mamma. he's no doctor! He smokes
cigarettes"
81 have never smoked cigarette in that
scene since"