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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-02-01
The RAND.M'NALLY MIDDLE.

Friends of RandMcNally, the we'll
known publishing firm, are charging
that unauthorized textbooks are being
sold in the public schools, and that
some Of these works are the products
Of non.uniOn firms.
III this be true. 1t IL a very serious
affair, because any such practice would
be not alone an oifense against the dis.
ciplinc of the Board of Education. but
II would be also direct violation Of
the expressed policy of that body in
regard to Union labor ana the employ
mcnt ana use of its products.
The charge made In this particular
by the friends of Rand-McNally may
he the true explanation of the eXtraor-
binary discussion regarding textbooks
now going on in school circles, and
which has been the subject of state
mcnts and resolutions made and pro-
posed by Trustee John II. Heating.
In the same connection the accusa-
ton has been made that the objection
able books are being introduced
'h''"Sh ''' ''niiNhHCc VI 'tT'uln pflH-
cipals and district superintendent.
This is certainly surprising allcga-
ton, but assertions even more start
ling are being made.
If there Is any truth IN all these pc
cullar rumOrs, allegations and accusa-
tions, the full facts should be az once
ascertalncd and given to the public.
There should be thorough and inn
mediate investigation, and those re-
sponsible for such condition of af-
fairs should be exposed ana punished.
No function Of civic government Is
so important as the training and cdu.
cation of the rising generation.
The splendid public school system of
this city bears ample proof of the fact
that Chicago is thoroughly alive to the
truth of this.
1t would be n sin and shame there
fore that this great system should be
injured and its work perverted by the
acts Of irresponsible persons or of sub
ordinate agents having unworthy OBJ
jects In view.
Now, as The Eagle understands the
the accusations made by Mr..
Heating in the Board of Education,
md now In the hands of the commit.
lee involve the following questions;
Are a number Of principals and dis
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-02-01

be rackrcnted. or otherwise the use of
water by them Is to he skimpcd and
restricted. Cleanliness is to bc made
n luxury. sanitation is to he hampcrcd,
aud the possibility Of cpldcmics aud
pcstilcnccs, made n positive and ever.
present menace to the community.
And this Is Il condition with which
the public Of Chicago is brought face
to face by the mischicvous activity Of
its Finance Committee. its city Coun.
ell its MAYORS. its Erlcsons and its
"Wabbly Willics."
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-02-01

fighting for the extension of this serv-
Ice 10 the country districts.
lie long ago requested the Postmas-
tcr-Gcncral to recommend an increased
appropriation and 1t Is well known that
rs Chairman of the Postoffice Commit
tee. having in charge the appropriation
bill for that purpose. Mr.. Mason is
pledged to do everything in his power
to increase and extend the free rural
delivery system in the United States.
and particularly in the state of ILL
nois.
This mode of attack. however. may
bc taken simply as an indication of the
strength of Senator Mason's campaign
for reelection.
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CO., 0~<0V%o
Z BEAT REDSKIN GAMBLER :
n How a White Mans Lucky Draw Laid Out Champion )
u Indian Player. n
0G%S1c%1&>%1G

There may be citizens in Deadwood
who remember Buck Joseph" said the
man with the taper fingers as he per-
mitted a smile to Turk around the cor
ners of his mouth. Buck was a full
fledged Sioux Indian, but he had
learned thing or two in his time.
One of 'em was how to play poker,
and another was how to hold the best
hand. He was early on the ground at
Deadwood and he was a winner from
the start.
There were some pretty slick
gamblers hanging out there in the old
days. They believed a good deal in
luck, but good deal more in lingering
the cards. None of them had Buck
Joseph's sleight-of-hand, however.
They tried him on time and again, and
they worked all the arts known TO the
profession, but he was still ahead of
the game. AS last resort they sent
over to Abilene, Kan. for me. I'm
not going to say what was doing
over there, but the boys who knew
me best were ready to bet to that
l downed Buck at his own game.
When l reached Deadwood," con-
tinued the narrator, Il had $500 in
cash with me. Old Lo came up smil-
ing with an equal amount and we sat
Gown for al all-day tea party. start
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ed out as square as a dot, depending
on luck alone, and / had lost $500 be-
fore l made a change. Then l went
in for nothing less than Pushes, and
inside of an hour l got my money
back. Buck knew / was beating him
at his own game, and he laid for me.
On one of his deals he got four aces
and / knew 1t. | got king, queen and
jack of diamonds, and it was $40 to
come in.
II drew a long breath and Clipped
and drew two cards to his one. My
heart thumped as | found ten and
nine of diamonds in my hand-a
straight flush. OF course, Buck knew
there was only one hand higher than
his, and he came for me with bets Of
$50. He had friends to borrow from
and So had |, and when he finally
called me we had $4,000 in cash on the
table, and he had three ponies two
squaws and FIVE papooses up against
my watch and pin. He was getting
ready to yell when l showed my hand.
His yell died away, and he sat there
like a stone man for five long minutes.
Then he slowly rose up, gathered his
blanket around him, and as he walked
out of the place he said:
"'Humph! Heap smart white mani
Heap ass Injun!'"
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-06-26
Not Rockefeller Church.

Among the older members of the
Fifth Avenue Baptist Church, New
York, there is strong feeling that
altogether too much stress 10 being
laid on the fact that Rockefeller and
his son are members. Last Sunday a
stranger entered the building and
asked an elderly man at the door, rs
this Mr.. Rockefeller's church," mo"
was the emphatic reply, this is the
Fifth Avenue Baptist Church" We'll,
ices young Mr.. Rockefeller's Sunday
school meet here?" NO." the man
who was being questioned answered
vigorously, "the Sunday school of
which young Mr.. Rockefeller is leader
meets here" The members do not
hesitate to express the opinion that
Mr.. Rockefellers great wealth should
not be permitted to overshadow the
work that is being done by other mem
bers of the congregation.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-06-26

"St. Pierre was one of the most pic
turesque little cities in the world.
spent few hours there once and shall
never forget the gay appearance it
presented" said Capt John A. Hassell
of New York yesterday at the st.
James Hotel. 1.-THE women of st.
Pierre dressed more gayly than in any
other part of the world ever visited
They wore many colors, and, strangely
enough, combined them quite harmon
iously.
There was practically no harbor at
St Pierre, and the ships anchored a
short distance out at sea. AS soon as
our vessel came within hailing dis
lance of st. Pierre a number of small
boats would set out from shore. They
were filed with women dressed in
gaudy colors and carrying fruits,
which they offered TO the passengers.
| remember that many of the women
had cocoanuts from which the ends
had been removed. Part of the milk
had been poured from the fruit and
replaced by rum. Cocoanuts prepared
in that way are quite delicious and in
great demand with travellers.
Few of the people In st. Pierre
were pure black. The negroes who
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-06-26
How Turkish Rugs Are Sold.

Turkish rugs are sold by the bale as
they enter the customs house, and the
purchaser has no opportunity to ex-
anime them. He must take them as
they come, good, bad and Indifferent,
old and new, coarse and fine, perfect
and ragged. The weeks arrivals are
usually put up at auction on Monday
morning. The larger quantity of rugs
come from the interior of Asia, and are
brought down to the ports of the Medi-
terranean and Black sea by caravans
of camels and shipped to Smyrna and
Constantinople, which are the great
markets. They are packed so many
to the bale by sizes, and If the pur-
chaser knows the name of the seller
and the place from which they have
been shipped, it gives him slight
basis upon which he can judge as to
their value, but it is always more or
less of lottery, and hence the rugs
bring much less than their actual
value.
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Beautiful St. Pierre
SOME IMPR EssIoNs AN OBSERVING VISITOR MADE
BEFORE RECENT CATAcLYSM.


were originally in the island, the Ma
lays who were brought there to serve
as slaves, and the French and other
white people who located there, inter-
married so freely that most of the in
habitants showed only a trace Of the
negro blood. The women were quite
dark, but had good features, and many
of them were quite handsome. Their
clothing was very unusual. On their
heads they wore scarfs of bright col
ors and their gowns were very fantas-
tic. All through the city there seemed
to be an air of gayety and abandon.
"St. Pierre was located in a small in
denture in the shore line and it's
houses were queer affairs which
seemed like lot OF fancy blocks piled
up against the side of the mountain.
Many of the houses were whitewashed
or painted some very light color. They
were all short buildings of quaint
French architecture. Nobody worked
in st. Pierre any more than was neces-
sary. There were music and dancing
everywhere, and the immortality Of
the city will probably lead many peo-
pie to suggest that judgment has been
brought down upon the Inflated city,"
Washington Post.
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Cows With q jag"
Fermented Apples Work Decentralization Fine Her
Jersey Cattle.


Fifteen fine Jersey cows on the
whitney Point Stock Farm went on a
disgracaful spree last Monday and al
most frightened the men in charge Of
them out of their wits.
For long time no one knew Just
what was the matter with the cows.
They went Keeling across the fields
like a lot Of drunken soldiers, rolling
their eyes, and every once in a while
giving vent to the most hideous bowls.
When they got tired they either
leaned against one another or against
the fences, and that was the way the
men found them when they screwed
up enough courage to go out in the
field and investigate.
A hurry call was sent to Bingham
ton for a veterinary, because there
was such unmistakable signs of suf-
fering on the part of the cows that the
men thought they were poisoned.
When the veterinary took a look at
the cows he was puzzled. They were
glassy-eyed and tired. Those that had
fallen asleep were sleeping so soundly
that they couldn't be walked up even
with a pitchfork. The local veterin-
aries were called in to assist the man
from Binghamton, and the three sat
up with the cows all night long.
The next morning the cows APP
peared to be all right. True, most of
them looked trifle ashamed, but on
the whole they seemed in fair shape
and quite ready to go back to eating
grass and making milk. 1t wasn't I'M
til the cows were turned out for their
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-06-26
Costly Baskets of Fruit.

There is a wide range in the price
for which the fruiter will put up a
steamship basket" He can easily
make it cost $40 or $50. Strangely
enough the fruits which go to make UP
the most expensive baskets are not the
imported. but the domestic varieties
out of season. Peaches at 81 each
and plums at fifty cents in the middle
of winter are more expensive than
almost any of the tropical varieties
brought from the Indies by steamer.
Most of the dollhouse fruit for the
local market is raised in New Jersey.
New York Post.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-06-26

Dick, I'm going to be married.
you had ever seemed able to get along
even if only enough to barely take
care Of me. It's not the money, Dick,
though ten thousand dollars is a great
deal"
Yes" he said, ut is. Especially to
earn on the neutrality-suspicious.
plan"
And couldn't stand it any longer,
Dick. The heat, the dirt, the awfu!
noise--they were just driving me to
death. And you know you've said
yourself, many a time, you wouldn't
blame me, no matter what / did to
get away from there"
Pm not blaming you," he replied
quietly.
But 7 blame myself for-for what
has happened, for | know you liked
me. Dick, and l liked you. I'm sorry.
It's just circumstances, Dick"
Just circumstances, Nan"
"And Denny, he likes me, too" she
said softly.
Where is he?"
ilO waiting lOT LuS On luC
ing"
Dick went to the door and called to
him: Come in, Denny. I'm not 60
ing to have at thee, or anything OF
that sort Come on in"
Denny came in and stood mainly on
one foot, and gazed at the floor with
as much apparent absorption as If he
had never previously seen any contri-
vance of the kind. 1t was an embarass-
ing situation, and all three stood i'll
at ease, the girl particularly so.
A description of her probably would
be in order, but it makes no difference
whether she bad blue eyes and brown
hair. or brown eyes and blue hair. She
was the one girl for each Of these men,
or at least each thought so, which is
enough. AS for her eyes, it would at
that moment have been difficult to
determine their color. even had she
held them up, for by this time they
were blurred and moist.
Finally Dick spoke: well, | sup
pose l ought to say something. Denny,
know you'll be good to her and all
that, because guess you love her just
as we'll as anybody could. And / con-
graduate you on your inheritance, you
know. Wouldn't object to having
some kin of that kind myself, but
was always careless about selecting
my relations"
And then Denny muttered some
thing about thanks" and the girl
glanced at Dick, and somehow or
other the pair of them stumbled out.
The Rising Young Writer went
back to his table. and for long time
he sat there quiet, while the shadow
of the squat ink bottle grew and grew
and lay across the floor, broad,
black bar.
At last he gathered the scattered
sheets of paper together and again
took up his pen. 1--WE must finish 1t
up, Bot" he said, "for time. and the
day OF issue, wait for no man."
"And so the Prince came to his
own" he read aloud as he wrote 1t,
"and married the Princess, and they
lived happily together ever after"
And that, Bot" he said, putting
aside the pen, II guess is the end OF
the story"
There came another knock upon the
door, but this time it swung swiftly
open. She did not enter, but stood
looking at him In a way that he had
never seen her look before. Then she
smiled, ever so slightly.
Maybe there's sequel, Dick" she
aafa
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-06-26
BUILDS $500. 900 OPERA HOUSE
south Americans Are E1tPavagant I'm
Theatrical Matters.

south Americans Are E1travagant In
Theatrical Matters.
Very much TO my surprise" said
Mr.. M. NJ. Dolphin, of Kansas City. at
the Ebbitt, 'in late tour of Central
America l came upon the most beau
tiful building | ever laid eyes upon.
1t was the Government opera house
in San Juan, the capital of Costa RIGA,
and there is only one other theater in
the world that approaches it in magni-
fcence or cost, and that is the opera
house in Vienna.
This building is a small city OF
$4,000 people cost s3,500,000. 1t was
constructed from funds raised by
State tax on coffee. Inside and out 1t
is of the finest marble that could be
had In Italy. Italian artisans worked
upon it, and famous artists from Eu-
rope were employed in the interior
decorations, which / think surpass
those of our Congressional library.
The richness OF the furnishings and
general sorgeousness OF the house as
tonish every one, and to see such a
sight In little interior town OF
non-progressive government is GER
tainly remarkable.
Il spent several weeks in the country
and learned, among other things that
the people of Central America may
know that there is such a place as
the United States on the map, but that
is about all they do know of this Gov
eminent. They buy little or nothing
from us and seem to consider us OF no
value in the line of commerce. Costa
RIGA is one OF the richest countries
on earth and when the line OF railway
that will penetrate 1t from ocean to
ocean is completed there will be
great opportunity for the development
Of its splendid resources. This road
is now finished from Limon, on the At
lantic coast, to San Jose, and the gov
eminent proposes to build from that
point to Punta Arenas, on the Pa
cifc, total distance of about zoo
miles.-Washington Times.
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what We owe 10 Cockaghting.

The now disreputable amusement OF
coclIhghting (which was once resrecta-
bic enough to divide with scholarship
and archery the attention of Roger As
cham has provided the language with
"crestfallen," in high feather" and
shakespeare "overcrow' tcf. 10 crow
over) ITO show the white feather" is
from the same source, since white
feathers in a gamecock's tail are a sign
of impure breeding Often the origin
of such words or phrases has been quite
forgotten, but. when traced, show their
true character at once. Fair play Is
still recognized as a figure from gam
bling: but foul play" now specialized
to murder" Is hardly felt as a meta
phor at all.-Open Court.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-06-26
The TNnIcnI Trnmn.

There is no such thing as a typical
tramp incarnate. He has his existence
only in the comic weekly and newspa-
per supplement. The average hobo. un-
der a different environment would be
the average man; under his existing
enforcement he approximates thereto.
though that environment tends strong
ly to multiplication of types rather
than to uniformity. Consider that your
hobo travels many thousand miles in a
year, visiting places Of interest and
large cities besides-in a majority OF
cases doing many different kinds Of
work And even the yegg man, the un-
mitigated beggar of the road, and his
telltale visage and manner, is widely
varied in general appearance, habits
of thought and business Methods
Frank Leslie's Monthly.
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The Secret of Health in Old Age.

Shepherd. H., June 23d.-Sarah r.
Rowe of this place Is now 70 years OF
age. and just at the present time Is en-
jCying much better health than she has
for over 20 years. Her explanation or
this is as follows:
For many years past I have been
troubled constantly with severe Kidney
Trouble. my urine would scald and burn
when passing. and / was very miser-
able.
II am y years OF age, and never ex-
pected to get anything to cure me, but
I heard of Dodd's Kidney Pills, and
thought 1t would do me no harm TO try
them.
81 am very glad I did so, for they
cured me of the Kidney Disease and
stopped the rcalding sensations when
passing the urine.
s"I feel better now than I have for
twenty years"
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-06-26

morning drink, and almost dried up
the creek in the field, that the veteri.
naries got an inkling of what had been
the matter.
We'll, | swan" said the man from
Binghamton. Il do believe them there
cows was drunk last night, What did
yer give them to eat?"
"They couldn't be drunk, Doc" said
the boss keeper, "'cuz there amt any
thin in this here stockfarm ter make
man nor beast drunk. All them cows
has had out of the usual feed this
week is a wagon.load of apples that
was dumped in the field on Sunday"
We'll, I'm clear dinged," said the
Binghamton man. 81 hearn tell on a
thing like this happenin' once afore,
but never see it myself. Say, dyer
know what was the matter of them
cows? Well, they was drunk from
them apples.
Now, see here. Them cows has
two stomachs, and when you gave 'em
them apples they just loaded up the
second stomach, where they stores
things, like all ruminsnts does, with
apples. They kept them there till
they fermented and then they all got
drunk. That's just what was the mat
ter of them cows"
The logic of this explanation ap.
pealed to the local veterinaries, and
they agreed as to the cause of the jag.
Undoubtedly this explanation is the
correct one, as the cows have been all
right ever since.-New York Sun.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-06-26
TOUCHED By HER DOGS DEVOTION
Girl Realizes the FaithfuIness of Four
footed Friend.

Girl Realizes the FaithfuIness of Four
footed Friend.
A bachelor girl who hurried home
each evening from her studio with
the picture always before her OF the
small friend who was to greet her at
the door of her apartment in a
wriggling ecstasy of welcome had a
guest one evening who did not go In
so much for dogs as he did for Bache-
lor Girls. The girl had rebuked her
small friend rather sharply for barking
at the man who didn't care for dogs
and the former had taken refuge under
a table. do you really think dogs
are worth while?" asked the man.
Make a gesture as though you were
to strike me-" replied the girl. The
man did so. In an instant the small
friend that a moment before had been
beaten and had crawled under the
table to brood over his wrongs was
standing beside his mistress with
hackles up and teeth cleaning, growl-
ing ominously at the guest. DO you
know what he is growing at your"
asked the girl. It's only a paraphrase,
but the original once made nations
blood tingle. When l think OF how
have Inundated and shamed him be-
fore you and of how he stands here
now on guard am foolish enough to
feel my own blood Jingle. His growl,
translated, means My Mistress-Right
or Wrong"
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-06-26
stocIston N "Coupe !,

In the early days of his journalistic
the late Frank r. Stockton was stand
ing with a group of newspaper men,
listening to the eloquence Of one of their
number, who, on the strength of some
small authority, was giving his views
on higher journalism" In a pompous
and bombastic manner.
At the close of sonorous period he
paused for breath, when Mr., Stockton.
speaking for the first time ventured.
mildly. to disagree with the opinion ex-
pressed.
who are you, to dispute me?" blazed
the great man. why, you are only
literary hack!"
Not even that" responded Stockton.
meekly. I'm onl q coupe. New
York Times.
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The Story with a Sequel.

(Copwtght, 1902. by Daily Story Pub. Co..

Yes, Dick, you might, and I truly
hope you will-but, Dick, you never
have; and what was | to do?"
Ten thousand dollars won't last
forever" he continued, ignoring her
gentle. yet ranking reminder.
mo, but Denny is going to invest
part of it, and open a printing shop
with the rest, and it will be a good
start for-for him"
Printing shop!" he sneered, You'll
have a man OF letters, after all, won't
your"
Now, Dick, you needn't talk like
that. At first was going to write you
after 1t was over, but that seemed
kind Of sneaky, and I've always been
honest with you, haven't I, Dick?"
Yes, Man." he admitted, you
have"
And you know that work-room was
no place for me-"
ut was not"
"And l had nothing else. And !
would have waited for you, Dick. II
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Mnnin, Of Noted Authors.

In a recent article on the HAMA OF
Authors" i'm the Revue Universelle OK
Paris. we are told that Darwin always
practiced on his old fiddle before writ
ing. Chateaupriand while debating To
his seer etary, was in the habit OF walk
irg i'm his bare ceet; Schiller and Goethe
could not write unless their feet were
on ice; Lord Derby always filled his
mouth with brandy cherries; Fenimore
Cooper used TO chew gum drops; By
ron filled his pockets with trufiles; The
ophile Gautier bu: ned incense; Pierre
Lott gets intoxicated with perfumes
Exchange.