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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-01-20
A New Method.

The public schools of u certain New
England city have recently taken to an
cXacting form of art. The pupils are
placed before model, ana told to
sketch rs they see.
One day little girl was seated In II
chair on the platform, and her class,
mates were given the usual order
The results varied. Some of the draw
ings looked like Il human being In n
state of repose, others Ike wooden
dolls. But one little girl had drawn the
chair and a tiny figure standing In from
of IL.
Mary" said the discouraged teacher
didn't ! say, Draw Amelia as you see
herr
"Yes'm."
"Well, is she standing In front of the
rhalrI'
Nom. She's sitting In It,"
"rhen why didn't You draw her sit
ting!"
Tears came into the child's eyes. She
was misunderstood.
But I hadn't got to It," she said. 81
was just going to bend her down When
you rang the bell"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-01-20

the complimentary things said about
Mr.. BarnatO. The genial man OF mil.
lions saw that the man was down on
his luck" ana engaged him on the spot
at q salary OF Els per month. This was
quite chara cterlstic Of "Barney's" sud.
den AMI irresponsible freaks.
At the end OF six months the man,
who had been paid monthly. again
called on Mr.. Barnato and presented II
huge bundle Of clippings from news
papers. asking whether he should con
time the work. mo" replied Barney
but Ill engage you for six months ~
the same salary to cut out all the nasty
things you can find said about me" An
other six ronths elapsed, and once
more the lndefatlgible paper-cllppel
turned up and reported his work to be
finished. Well" asked Barney
where are lac results of your work.
Here Barney assumed his gravest rs
poet as he repeated the mans reply
Il have not been able to bring them In
there are two carloads Outsidc!"-I.On
don Westminster Budget.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-01-20

ulation of nearly 100000. Its liberal ut.
titude toward apostles Of all strange
sects, and Its central position. was by
long odds the most available center
from which the Mormon Church might
carry on Its proselytlng operations.
The story Of his first visit to Chicago
gives a curious insight into the work
ings Of the church Of the Latter Day
Saints.
When Roberts first decided to enter
national politics he did so without con-
sultIng the chief council Of Mormon
elders. He ran for Congress and was
defeated by the votes of his own people.
This was not from any dislike OF Mr..
Roberts himself or of his practices.
The Mormon Council AT Salt Lake City
requires its elders TO obtain permission
of the church before taking an active
part in politics. Roberts ignored the
rule OF the church, and all the ccclesl-
astical machinery Of that body was set
In motion against him. He was beaten
by his own party. and after that was
compelled to make an abject apology to
the president and the council. They
fixed his penance NJ years missionary
work In the interest OF Mormonlsm.
He went 10 Chicago In the winter OF
~ and 90 and preached for six months
and founded the main Mormon Church.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-01-20
-. L.. Boxc Francsisc.

Ia bOXe Franchise claims, both as a
gymnastic exercise aud as means OF
self-defense, TO be n decided improve
ment on the English method.
1t originated In the old savate. a d.
version much In favor with "sOuten.
eurs' early In the '3Os. These saveiters
knew. however, no more than the lower
kick and doubling up Of the leg. and
made very little use OF either the fists,
or the high kicks now aimed ut head.
chest and sides. a professor OF the
savate, by name Michel Pisseuy. num-
bercd among his pupils the Duke OF
orleans and Lord Seymour, n noble.
man well known In Paris In the '4Os;
and. indeed, many fashionable young
men of the day purposely learned the
savate that they might better meet the
attacks of the roughs who frequented
in force the public balls, and resented
in a practical manner any advances to
the ladies of their own set.
Now the originator Of the modern
boXe Franchise was unquestlonably
Charles Lccour, who, having thorough
ly mastered the savate, perceived that
IL was but an incomplete art. lie de-
voted the whole of his mind to Its per
lection, and his attention was soon
drawn to the great advantages Of box
ing as taught In England. He saw that
whereas the hands were In the French
method mainly weapons OF defense, the
leg and foot monopolizing the attack
the Englishman, on the contrary, USED
| the arms and fists for the latter pur
pose, regarding the legs as springs
which helped him to close with or ge,
away from his opponent. rs circum
stances might require. Both systems
/ appeared to Lecour to want compile
ton, and his next move was to leave
| Paris for London and place himself
under Swift and Adams. Having &C
quired the tricks Of these then famous
professors, he returned TO Paris to pu
into practice his theories OF the com
bined methods. london Critic.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-01-20

Ia he conspicuously the ease with the
tAlnsfcrs of property for small consid-
crations. which are In the great ma.
iOriiy. Revenue stamps are necessary
ON instruments before they become nc
ccpiablc for record. Thus the buyer of
70 $1,000 lot or u $500 home IL con-
frOnicd with u double fee. and. unlike
the principals In heavier deals. WHO
take no chances. many deeds rather
than bc subject to the burden
have found Judgment In trunks and
household strong boxes. for rpsurrcc-
ton and recording when Uncle Sam has
quit fighting and knocked Off the stamp
tex. Indication of the acts effect. MIR.
Simon says. was instant. Following
its enforcement July I. 1898. It Is de.
clared. recording fees dropped of to
the lowest point registered In months.
and the normal notch has never since
been attained.
Receipts I'm the recording and alb
stract department for $500 were $143,-
1870: disbur sements reached total Of
Si43.Oil-a net profit Of $50. Receipts
In the TOrrens department were $2.13S.
against disbursements of $G,l4S-a def.
cit of Si.41O. Despite the fact that the
TOrrcns transfer system II fully estab-
lislied and many prominent realty Oler-
ators are regularly employing 1t, Its
advantages have not yet come to be
generally awaited Of by land traders.
Speaking Of the dlmlnutlon of profits
J Recorder Simon said:
"Thc fncts and figures quoted show
| % heavy leakage has accrued from the
abstract books. Still. l am required to
keep them mp as fully as the sets own.
cd by the private corporations. ON the
other hand. every bit of Information So
cured from the private corporations
costs money. while with the exception
of the few abstracts ordered of us now
ndays information here Is free gratis.
| ! suppose no less than 800 citizens u
day avail themselves of the oppOrtuni'
~. Again. the cOunty's abstract sys
TEN should not he abolished. for the
public would at once bc ut the mere!
of these three companies, who are thu
only ones In possession of duplicate
hooks. with the result that monopoly
prices might be enforced for abstrac,
service. For three years ! have eacl
year laid of my entire working stan
for four weeks to keep expenses within
receipts"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-01-20

What l. termed the Chicago abstract
trust" IL sl.d IN deprive Cook County
of IN annual income of more than $40
00O. Figures just made public 10y Re
cordcr Robert VI. Simon Indicate IN cx
cess of receipts over disbursements In
his office for 1Sg0--exclusivc of the
Torrens ttle-rcgistry departmental
only $50 Scaniy receipts from abstracts
are held responsible. Explanation Is
made that. although IL cost $4,000 to
maintain the abstract system. the revc-
nue. thcrefrom for the twelve months
ended Dee. ~ was only S1.'37. The
falling off In what was formerly u
source of considerable profit 10 the
county Is ascribpd to the inroads made
by the three local title and abstract
companies. In the Decreasing ratio In
which the public Is patronizing Mr.. 81
mon. who IL eX.otiiclo official abstract.
maker. IL Is alleged that an expensive
system. organized largely for It's rcve.
nue possibilities. Is on the verge of he
coming totally unproductive. The re-
corler says that he could add at least
$4,000 In abstract receipts to the cash
account of his office without adding to
his present force. hut as long ~ bust
ness continues to be diverted In increas.
ing measure to private corporations the
department grows more and more into
n losing venture.
To make the office protlt-paylng. Mr..
Simon insists. only one certain remedy
exists. and that Il to relieve the re-
cor,,er Of the burden of caring for the
abstract department out of his annual
appropriation. When the county had
customers for abstracts. he says. the of.
flee showed u handsome credit balance.
With the new conditions prevailing II
Is asserted that none Is possible.
While the abstract receipts have
shrunk. recording fees have also been
decreasing. Real-estatc men support
Mr.. Simon's contention that the depres-
sion In the land market Is responsible
for this loss. Recording fees are meas.
urod by follOs. and the fewer realty
transfers there are the fewer ARE the
fees. In addition the argument Is made
thar while the recorders general eN'
pcndltures are rs great for u heavy rs
for u lighter amount of business the
outgo thus keeps up. while the Income
wlthers. The government revenue
stamp tax. II Is said. has also cut deep
~ into recording fees. This IL reported
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-01-20

ter Day Saints" receive their orders
from an office at No. Ii3 lie Moyue
street. Thirty OF these elders are sta.
toned in Chicago. and are distributing
over a thousand tracts day among
the poorer classes and the foreign Gle.
ment OF the city. They have three reg
ularly. organized churches. in which
their doctrines are preached twice ev-
cry sunday. Forty thousand dollars a
year Is about the sum which the Nor
mon Church IL paying out TO extend
its prestige in Chicago. and over a
quarter of a million dollars TO convert
the people of the surrounding country.
The eleven States in which Chicago's
Mormon missionaries work are Illinois.
Iowa. Michigan. Minnesota. Missouri
Nebraska. Indiana. Wisconsin. North
Dakota and South Dakota and Ken
lucky.
The Mormon Church in Chicago was
founded by Brigham II. Roberts. lie
saw that Chicago. with its hetero-
geneous elements, its foreign Stun pop
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-01-20

why Old Flats aud Houses Don't Rent.
Real estate men and owners should
not overlook the fact that the Lake
View Gas Fixture Company, 233 Lin.
coin avenue, Telephone North 76s. re.
finish old chandeliers, making then
equal to new at very small cost. II
many cases after expanding money fol
calcimlning or papering. the chandeliers
are left in the same dirty, fy-spccked
condition as before, and are not In
keeping with the new decorations,
thereby spelling that which has been
done, when ut very small cost the
chandeliers, brackets, etc, can be re-
finished equal to new. We refinish In
all the latest colors, such rs polished
brass, gilt, rich gilt, old copper. polish.
ed copper, oxidlzed copper, silver aud
gold.
We IRE also makers Of fine line Of
gas fixtures Mt prices to suit the times.
Call up North TOS. Our agent will
call and estimate.
LAKE VIEW GAS FIXTURE CO.,
233 Lincoln avenue. Chicago
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-01-20
Et,uuette OF Golf,

Here are some things which you will
do well to remember when You 60 on
to the golf links, either as n player or
as an onlooker: Standing 50 that
shadow falls upon your partners ball
is not only lmpollte, but detrimental to
IN esuccess of his drive" Standing
on the putting green after you have
.holed out" whether 1t Is to gaze at the
scenery or write down your score. will
exasperate your best friend on earth
II he or she happens TO be playing be-
hind you. To play first and TO shout
"Forew afterward Is apt TO add insult
10 actual injury. Fore" Is called as
warning that drive" Is about TO be
made. 1t Is not an expression Of con-
ISOLATION after one has been hit. II you
choose as a partner n woman who
keeps you back by slow play, don't
quarrel with her on this account. Abide
by your choice and do what you can
TO help her TO enjoy the game.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-01-20
Unbreakable Mirrors,

Many people believe that all sorts OF
N luck will follow them If they by
chance happen 10 break looking glass.
These superstltlous folk may perhaps
he glad 10 hear that unbreakable mir
rors are now being made by putting a
coat OF quicksilver AT the back Of a
very thin pleCe OF celluloid.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-01-20

Chicago. January nth. 1900.
Sealed proposals VIII he received 10y the
West Chicago Park Commissioners NJ office
in Union Park until I o'clock y. IN. of Tues
day. January %. 1900. for furnishing the
necessary labor ana materials for the In
stallatlon Of electric light service ON Wash.
ingtOn boulevard. from 10th avenue to sd
avenue, In accordance with plans and spcci.
tications on lille In the office Of the engineer.
In Union Park.
such bids will he received at that time for:
~ electric lamps. posts, switches. ins,la
tors. pole wires. ana setting posts. more or
less.
u brick manholes with iron cover. more
or less.
$500 feet of three 90 inch tile and trench
500 feet of lead covered cable. more or
less.
Proposals must he made out upon blank
forms to he obtained at 81 Il office. lie adj
dressed to West Chicago Park Commits don.
crs. envelope Endorsed Electric I. ghts,
Washington Boulevard" and must he ac-
cOinpnbicd with currency to the amount Of
ten ,1Ol ucr cent. OF the hid. or certified
check for the same amount drawn on u re-.
spopslblc bank doing business IN the city Of
Chicago aud made payable to the order Of
the West Chicago Park commissioners.
The contractor to whom this work may he
In II sum equal to onc.half the amount of the
contract with surcties acceptable to said
Park Commissioners.
The West Chicago Park Commissioners re-.
serve the right tn reject any or all bids.
JOSEPH W. SuDDARD. President.
Attest.
ERNEST q. SCHUBERT, Secretary.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-01-20
Carloads or Abuse.

II Is said that when Barney Barna,o
gave a picnic at the opening OF the Jo'
hannesburg water works he related an
incident that had happened to him In
London some time before. A seedy
looking man, describing himself as q
journalist, called upon him one day and
offered 10 cut out from papers, ETC.. all
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-01-20
p PROPOSALS

For Concrete Sidewalks on washington Bou'e.
ward, from Actin Avenue to 62d Avenue.
Chicago, january nth. 1890.
Sealed proposals will be received by the
West Chicago Park Commiss cners NJ Office
In Union Park until I o'clock p. m. of Tues.
day. January 20. 1900 for G:,.2iO square feet.
more ar less. Of Concrete Sidewalk. In ac.
corlancc with plans and specifications on
file In the office Of the Engineer of said Park
commissioners. in Union Park.
Proposals must he made ont uOon banl;
forms to he obtained NJ said office. he nd.
dressed to West Chicago Park Commissions
ers." envelope indorscd Concrete Side.
walks and must he accompanied with cur-
rency to the amount of ten ,1O) per cent. Of
bid. or certified check for the same amount
drawn on u responsible bank doing business
In the city of Chicago. and made payable
to the order Of the West Chicago Park Com.
miss ioncrs.
The contractor 10 whom this work may he
awarded Will ic required to furnish n bond
In u sum equal to onp-half the amount of tn,
contract. with surctics acceptable to the
West chicago Park commissioners.
No proposal VIII he considered unless the
party submitting Il shall furnish cyidcnt q
sat isfactory to the West Chicago Park Com.
missioncrs Of his or their ability. and that
he or they have the necessary facilities. to.
gcther with sufficient Dccuniary resources.
to fulfill the conditions Of the contract.
The West Chicago Park Commissioners
reserve the rlght to reject any or all bids.
JOSEPH W. SCDDA1lD. President.
ERNEST q, SCHUBERT. Secretary.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-01-20
Alcobo, in Le,Aou Extract.

Lemon extract has become favorlte
beverage with the Poncha Indians,
owing to the quantity Of alcohol which
IL contains. and II is said that they
have been able to get roaring drunk On
q ffty-cent bottle.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-01-20
scent of Lobsters,

HOLSTERS can smell as well as animals
that live upon the land. 4 piece of de-
cayed meat suspended in the water in
the locality where Holsters are abun-
dant viii soon be surrounded by a
greedy, lghtlng crowd.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-01-20
Awful Deptll.

The depth OF the Atlantic between
the Canary Islands and the West Indies
is something awful. A pretty level bot
ION runs right away from the African
Islands to the American ones, gradu.
aIly deepening 10 nearly 1900 feet.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-01-20
MoRMoNisM IN CHICAGO.
where the sccond largest Mormon

where the Second Largest Mormon
missionary SuCict' Has It's scat.
Chicago IS the headquarters fer the
second largest Mormon missionary So
ciety in the world. A. a PROSECUTING
center Tor the Mormon Church II ranks
next 20 salt Lake city. From Chicago
The disciples of polygamy direct more
extensive and thorough missionary
operations than those carried ON 10y any
orthodox church society in the city.
Two hundred and thirty Mormon ell
ders Of The Northern states Mission
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-01-20

Total Length OF Worlds Telegraph.
The total length Of the worlds teie.
graph system has now reached 1905.
92l miles.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-01-20

The upto-da,s man has 20 time Tor
sneispt history.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-01-20
PROPOSALS

For Furnishing and Installing Electric lamps,
Posts, Switches, Cable, Etc. on Washington
Boulevard, from 40th Ave. to 52d Ave.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1900-11-01

longer than any other camp in the
history of mining. Should the mines
become exhausted within the present
decade the camp can be turned into a
summer resort. The elevation is 10,-
600 feet, the air pure and bracing, and
the mountain scenery is magnificent.
Yet, the climate is somewhat soporific,
casting lazy, sleepy spell over per-
son, which one does not seem to over
come, no matter how long he may
tarry here.
Next to the mining industry the
strongest hold of the camp is the
gambling saloons. WhlIe the miners
could exist without the gamblers, the
gambling houses could not exist with
out the miners. There are about TO-
600 miners in the Cripple Creek dis
trict. OF this number about 5000 are
tributary" to the city of Cripple
Creek. Each miner receives from two
dollars and fifty cents to four dollars
daylight hours constituting a
days work. The mines are worked by
yelsys. or reiisfs, OF eight hours each,
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1900-11-01

stages, and types of the shrewdest of
mankind-the speculator and the cap
italist who is seeking the advantage of
those possessed with less business abil-
ity, and who conducts his shady trans
actions SO that he can just escape the
states prison. This business highway
man knows enough of the technicali-
ties of the law to evade it's grasp.
There is also the legitimate business
man, who invests his capital, as else
where, and conducts his affairs proper
iy, and is an honor to the camp" He,
however, like most others of a mining
camp, is here only temporarily, and
takes little interest in affairs other
than his own. There are few who have
come to stay-all are fortune hunters.
Many leave before the camp plays
out" and many others play out be-
fore the camp does.
The life of a mining camp, of course,
depends upon the mineral to be found
within its limits. When the gold and
silver mines begin to peter out" the
exodus begins. and those who remain
the longest lose what they have accu-
mulated, as is seen in the history of
other mining camps, where substan-
tial brick buildings are tenantless-
monuments of former prosperity.
No one with business sagacity expects
mining camp to last very long, un-
less it has surrounding natural ad-
vantages; and it is popularity of ma
ture that these are seldom found where
rich minerals exist. Nature. is charry
with it's favors, and rarely bestows a
variety in any one locality.
Cripple Creek, the richest mining
camp in the United States, may, how
ever, prove an exception, and last
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1900-11-01
A CAMP" SETTLER.

"fine," and there are no court proceed
ings whatever. 1t is mere permit to
violate a law. OF course, If the gam
bier does not pay he is arrested, and
then the matter becomes of official rec
ord. 1t is about the boldest official
recognition of crime and condo oning of
a felony known in any city. 1t is de-
fiance of lava violation of the oath
of Office of the officials who sanction
it. They claim tha. the ''people" want
gambling houses, and that it "helps
the town." The business men who
suffer thereby say differently. 1t is
held that mining ''camp" must be
wide open,' and that gambling can
not be suppressed. The saloons never
ciose-their doors being mere mat
ter of form.
Everyone does about as he pleases,
after the manner of the Israelites
during the period when ancient Is
rael had no king. However, there are
not as many murders here, proper
tionately, as in most other cities.
The reason, perhaps, is that as every
one goes armed and is ready for any
emergency, there is not much of de-
| sire among them to try conclusions.
Crimes in this camp run mainly to
| robberies--both of the highwayman
and the eastern type. Scarcely a
night passes but some desperate men
enter a store, saloon, or stop pedes-
trian with Hands up!" Sometimes
they hold up" a gambling table
about the only way to beat it. These
highwaymen are seldom masked. As
they do not intend to remain in camp
after their ''coup," they do not think
it necessary. They are seldom pur-
sued-it is very dangerous to hunt
robbers in these mountains. The
plain robberies are mainly confined
to the disreputable dance-houses and
winerooms, where visiting strangers
are drugged and robbed with facil.
ity unsurpassed by the eastern pick
pocket Sometimes the victims are
sandbagged and thrown into the
streets. In cases where complaint,
are made, some of the property is re
stored generally about 50 per cent
The mutual friends" must hav.
something for their trouble, they arr
not here on pleasure excursion
The dancehouses run all night, ani
that district is an inferno in roinia
!! ture. J. " scaNLAND.