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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1905-09-30
BOOT TRADE SUPREMACY.
Labor.snving Mnchinery's Effect ir
America.

Labor.snving Mnchinery's Effect in
America.
Why American boots and shoes find
SO large place in British and other
markets abroad Is explained by the
British consul at Philadelphia, Mr..
Powell. In his annual trade report for
1904. just issued by the foreign office.
II Is owing to cheaper production, due
to the use of labor-saving appliances,
Of which, by the way, British manu-.
facturers were slow to take note.
Although only 10000 workers are
employed in the shoe industry In the
United States. as against 100000 In the
United Kingdom. the United States
makes more shoes than any other
country in the world. This condition
of affairs. says Mr.. Powell. arises from
the fact that practically all shoes are
factory made in the United States, and
the use of the most improved mnchin-
cry enables the workmen there to turn
out much greater number of shoes
per head than is accomplished in the
United Kingdom. 1t is stated that
twenty-cight firms alone III the United
States make an average total output
of 100000 pairs Il day.
Two examples are given of the saw
ing effected by the introduction of ma.
chinery. Thus. 100 pairs of mems fine
grade, calf, welt, laced shoes, single
soles, soft boxed toes, made by hand
in 1865. required 2,225 hours to make,
ut an average cost per pair Of fl 2s
Sd; the same number of the same kind
of shoes were made by machinery in
1895 In 296 hours, Mt an average cost
Of Is per pair. Then 100 pairs Of WON.
ems fine grade. kid, welt. buttoned
shoes, single solcs, patent leather tips,
soft boxed toes, made by hand In 1876,
required 1898 hours to make. ut an
average cost per pair Of fl; the same
number of the same kind Of shoes
were made by machinery In 1898 In
175 hours, Mt an average cost Of 2s I'd.
London Chronicle.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1905-09-30
Look to Paris or London.

explain to me II you cam says the
student of the eternal feminine, ''why
the American woman has not yet
made q dent on the old world In the
matter of fashions for clothes. Ameri-
can supremacy Is an old story, but IL
the American woman isn't supreme
who or what is? Indeed, what she has
done in the way of marrying European
celebrities ana instituting American
ways in Europe Is II part of our re-
corded supremacy, but in clothes she
is not in 1t. Whenever the last touch
of hneness Is to be given to any Of
her garments 1t Is described rs being
of Paris or London make. We have
heard, to be sure, that the shirtwalst
is an American idea and that 1t Is
making its way abroad, but when 1t
comes back here 1t Is labeled lingerie
and as created in the old world. As
for the brides rousseau, though we
have us many brides here as anywhere,
their clothes must all bear the foreign
label. The old world still sets the
styles in wOman's Observation-Disclosures
Record.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1905-09-30
THE DIAMOND River
~O~oS-01o|S~0N
~ DAVID MURRAY

lie came in course of time to the spo.
where slight movement. as it were.
of Natures little finger had stayed in u
moment the impctuuus torrent which had
run for thousands of years and had
scored so deeply its course across the
landscape Here he hobblcd his stced
and rlambcred down into the dry bed Of
the old river. He crossed to the natural
wall. Oh the other side of which the
waters were now confined. and inspected
it closely and painstakingly. He crawl
ed all over its base. aud his inspection
lasted full two hours. When ut last he
was satisfied he sat down by his bag.
which he had laid aside ut the beginning
of his examination. Ii was tightly
packed with cotton wool. and as his fin
gers gradually removed this /, yielded
a number of thick. short tubes of tin.
which In their turn were lined with cot
ton wool. There was II projecting nozzle
with scrcwworm upon it ut the end OF
each tube. and the bag gave up set
Of stringy looking tcntacles which were
fitted with caps corresponding To the
w.worms. .tcthroc adjusted them all
with patient and delicate nicely. and.
handling the whole contrivancc ns il 1t
were Of eggshcll. and cggshcll were be-
yond all price. he bestowed the tubes one
by one as far as his arm could reach.
where he persuaded them gently to roll
over into n crevicc in the rock. One by
| one he lowered them with infinite deli
| cate care until all were out Of sight.
| and buried. indeed. In some eight or ten
feet In the natural masonry. Now the
| tentacles were all drawn together to one
tube. and the length of this tube was
carefully estimated. After a good deal
Of thought JethrOe cut of one foot or
whereabouts. and then. striking a match.
he set fire to the end Of the tube. 1t
caught at once and burned slowly. stead
lily. and with such regularity that the
minute hand of a watch might have been
timed by It.
Meantime Harvey. unsuspecting of his
uncles dreadful purpose. lay idly on the
turf. with broadcast limbs. with his hat
upon his face to shield his eyes from the
overmns tcring glare Of the sun.
| "There Is no use in lingering here.
he was saying to himself. IF we are
beaten. we are beaten. and II will be
just as well TO recognize defeat
| His thoughts turned toward home. and
he was doing In dream Of some peace.
full scene Of grccnery when the half
caste touched him on the shoulder and
awoke him. The mans jabbering dia-
lect. half native and half Dutch. had
no meaning in his ears, but the language
Of gesture is universal. and the mans
finger thrust again and again toward the
west sent 1larvey's gaze In that drec.
ton. lie rose and shaded his eyes. and
there. very far away. he could make out
a little wall of dust. which came nearer
and nearer rs he gazcd. The half-caste
talked increasingly In his own barbarolls
dialect. but conveyed no hint to Harvey
mind. until ut length he shouted, ''Plen.
~ mcn--woman.' and then held up Il
foreingcr.
~ woman?" said Harvey. staring
still before him. and as yet seeing moth.
ing through the dust cloud.
"Woman." said the half-caste; zone
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1905-09-30
CHAPTER XIV.


harvey wh,cheu the approaching
cloud with poth hahds gathered above
ms brows' ana OH sudden he discerned
femaic hgure Oh horscback' VINO came
toward MN at preak-heck pace. 1t
was hidden mere ana there IN hollow
OF the held' ana streaming behind 1t
came band OF mounted men. HIS heart
rather than MS eyes assured MN that
the hsure IN the van was ,nat OF Con-
stance, but he asked himseit IN wonder
n.t pf. .Sa. "v,o r ".nu s pss''.e; uha.
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,n.e away, ~. a'S h uo"' ""s"e", anu ne
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sate' dear! ne answered IN Devil
derment' ot course I'm safe"
They forgot the crowd about them.
uhey torsot e'rry.hns put each otner'
ne .ooN ne, ~ n,s arhS ailu Kissed her
,enusrE a'' s'u.s"; men sue remenh'
perea' anu p.s , nm away until he
S'cou ~ arms 'ensn.
we are .e, she SAID TO the
horses" su , tuu, ms Is my
hus T.n,, oG fg,,;n,d 80 I Harvey, TINS
,i.o carnot teli Won how, o ou.a 70
h ,ee. '' mn W is you Uu, "ow sooa no mas
U Uev" oro safcw ~" "'' s"'e' dear'
IS She grew n ,,tt,e bvstor;o,, ,r.. .,,u
and ono frecLIoS nnshn"n y"'' tmen,
amora Tho trooners nmt IN ,v'ow
svmns,hv ' '"' "''u VI
"Rode ike n br,ck cir. son .,o
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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1905-09-30
CHAPTER XXIY.


In spite of plain Mr.. Smiths prophe-
CT, he mended with astonishing rapidly.
As sometimes happens. his forces rallied
toward the end. and before no fickered
out no was defiant.
he said, in his husky, jeering whisper,
getting yourself buried. 1t might ha'
done with some of 'em. 1t didn't work
with me. though, did it? was on the
spot to look at things, and as a cOnse-
auence we're first In Diamond Valley.
Harvey, we're first in"
His voice failed him. and he made q
grab at the tin at his side. Jethroe
helped him to 1t In his commonplace,
unmoving way, as II there had been no
enmity between them. Tho man drank
and waged his feeble dying head and
gasped in triumph:
"First In Diamond Valley"
And last" said Jethroe once more.
And with the words he turned upon
his heel, and, having saddled and bridled
his pony, made a search for a certain
weighty bag he had carried with him,
slung 1t by Its own strap across his
shoulder, mounted, and rode away, Har-
yey watched him wonderingly, but fore
bore to question him. For days there
had been complete suspension of hos.
tilities. Jethroe had seemed to recognize
the impossibility Of approaching the river
bed, and his successful competitors for
the prize had agreed to leave him un-
molested as long as he did not approach
them. There had been, In fact, a tacit
armistice. But q flag Of truce had twice
covered the person OF messenger who
had been sent to inquire about the wei.
fare of Little William, and on each oc-
casion the ambassador had been half
mad with news of the gathered spoil.
There had never been anything like It.
On his second and last visit the messen.
ser reported the possession Of diamonds
enough to spoil the worlds market.
But" he had said, 1--WE are not such
fools as that comes to-"
"Oh, dear no." said Jethroe. laughing
like man we'll pleased; "you won't
spoil the Market"
The talk was In his mind as he rode.
He went leisurely, for 1t was at the heat
of the day, aud he had at present no
occasion for haste. He meant to get out
Of his pony by-and-by whatever was
ito b got out Of him to the very last
ounce, but the time was not yet.
He drew his tapped hat over his eysa
10 Q protection from the glaring light,
aaA 3ogssd on, thinking, With an i'm.
l0ovoSlA Assd fsee. which weuld Aavs
w - Observer nothing,
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1905-09-30
Said the Right Thing.

Mother-Why did You let him kiss
you?
Edith--Well, he was so nice about
It. He asked
Mother-The idea! Haven't ! told
you you must learn to say "NoT
Edith-That's what did say. He
asked me II I'd be very angry II he
kissed me.-Philadelphia Ledger.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1905-09-30
ludi6erent Honestly.

Wigg-Harduppe is perfectly hon.
est, isn't he?
Wagg-Well, he won't steal 80 long
as he can Observation-Disclosures Rec.
ord
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1905-09-30

Always look mule in the face
when you have anything to say to
him.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1905-09-30

Every married man has the fact
thrown up to him frequently.
The Cook County herald., 1905-08-19
INSECTS PESTS OF MlLLERs.
Over Forty Varieties Of Moths and

over Forty varieties OF Moths and
Beetles Bother Them.
"Millers have a good deal to con-
tend with in modern times" said A.
H. Hull of kansas City. more than
forty species of destructive moths and
beetles infest granaries, some of
which were only recently imported
and some have been known as an enc
my to stored grain ever since very
ancient times. 1t takes a keen eye
to detect in apparently sound wheat
the presence of 'granary weevil,'
but if the grains have been stung by
it incalculable injury may be done in
a short time. Another destructive in
sect that infests mills is the -four
moth, known as the scourge of tho
flour mill. These insects excel in web
spinning and sometimes mix up so
much with the grain that the machin-
cry is clogged and mills are stopped
for long periods. The Indian meal
moth excels in devouring the germs
of wheat, injuring it for seed. A fat
little beetle called the flour weevil,'
often makes it's appearance in -four
after it has been barreled or bagged.
They are the worst pests in the mill
ing world that can think of now, and
I sometimes wonder that the American
public is blessed with such excellent
flour in the face of all this insect op-
position" Milwaukee Free Press.
The Cook County herald., 1905-08-19

his work then leaps upon his back and
with a great triangular-shaped knife
proceeds to cut two great gashes IN
his body just back of his head.
Through the underlying blubber and
these two gashes he passes aTope and,
knotting it, makes loop Of it. He
then repeats the same operation as far
back on his body as, he can. When
the fight has been completely knocked
out of the whale boats range alongside
of him and by the help of the loops al
ready mentioned the hapless cetacean
is slung between them in such a man
ner ss to minimize the danger of his
carcass sinking. .,.s.
Then the boats form in procession,
and, making for the shore, there COM
mences the most curious part of the
whole affair. The whalers, with real
fervor and in the most solemn manner
possible, begin chanting prayer for
the ease of the departing spirit by call
ing out, "Joraku! Joraku! Joraku!"
in low, deep tones. Upon the third
day after the kill memorial service is
held in the village temple and prayers
are offered for the repose of the dead
whales soul.
The Cook County herald., 1905-08-19

girl" it is this type social chronic
Ter pictures for us in an account of
reception given in New York about
sixty years ago to the venerable"
widow of Chancellor Kent, vigorous
and alert woman of seventy, who "sat
in chair of state in one corner of
the drawing room all the evening.
The guests, including many notables
OF the day, paid their respects to her,
exchanged few words and then with
drew This conformed to what was
then the ritual of life, to pay cere-
monious Difference to age according to
an arbitrary distinction of birthdays.
This change in social attitude toward
age truly reflects. as is widely recog-
nized, the changed actual attitude, the
attitude of encouragement in contin-
ued activity in business, professional
or political effort, regardless of con.
ventonal limit That such a change
contributes greatly to the promotion
of individual happiness in the aggre-
gate, however, it may handicap race
efficiency in an industrial age, is hard
ly open to question.
The Cook County herald., 1905-08-19
COMES A TIME
When Coffee Shows What 1t Has Been
Doing.

When Coffee Shows What It Has Been
Doing.
"Of late years coffee has disagreed
with me- writes a matron from Rome,
N. Y; "it's lightest punishment was to
make me 'logy' and dizzy, and it
seemed to thicken up my blood.
''The heaviest was when it upset my
stomach completely, destroying my ap-
petite and making me nervous and irri-
table, and sent me to my bed. After
one of these attacks, in which I nearly
lost my life, concluded to quit and
try Postum Food Coffee
1T went right to the spot! I found
it not only a most palatable and re-
freshing beverage, but a food as well.
"All my ailments, the 1oginess' and
dizziness, the unsatisfactory condition
of my blood, my nervousness and irri-
liability disappeared in short order and
my sorely afflicted stomach began
quickly to recover. began to rebuild
and have steadily continued until now
Have a good appetite and am rejoic-
ing In sound health, which owe to
the use of Postum Food Coffee Name
given by Postum Co., Battle Creek.
Mich. .S$ .ss.... ..s 6 z .t... .2 y
b There's reason. 5sz5s 5sz.ss<55ss. ss@S s@@S
Read the little book. .'The Road q
MELVILLE, found In each pkg. s,s.
II F-Gz s$ass ~
The Cook County herald., 1905-08-19
Catching Whales III Nets

Whales are captured in nets by the
japanese. The whalers put OF from
the shore as quietly as possible and
when they co<e within the proper dis
tance of their objective the. boats,
which have, hitherto worked in cou-
pies, separate and, dropping their nets
as they go, work round to the rear
and an tanks of their expected kill. The
nets are made in large squares, each
Side being about forty feet long. One
net is composed of six squares in line
and the squares are fastened to each
other lightly. When all is ready the
boats which have worked round to the
rear OF the whale then commence to
drive him gently toward the nets.
Moving along lazily at first, the whale
soon realizes that something untoward
Is happening, and, hurrying forward,
dashes into one of the nets. This is
the critical moment and when the fish
ermen see that the whale is we'll in
the center of one of the squares they
raise great shout and charge in upon
him.
When the whale is about spent a
man chosen for his strength, activity,
pluck, GOODNESS and general fitness for
The Cook County herald., 1905-08-19
To Fathom Stars Secrets

Housed in modest, unassuming
brick structure standing just around
the corner from Lake avenue, Profs.
Barnard and Ritchey are just now be-
ginning an important work in con-
nection with the installation of the
great Yerkes telescope on Mount Will
son, says the Los Angeles Times.
Six months ago the proposition was
made to the board of trade that if
that body would agree to furnish a
suitable site the observatory people
would put up a workshop and manu-
facture all their delicate instruments
In Pasadena. The offer was accepted
and committee raised the funds and
presented the company the present
site on Santa Barbara street. The
workshop buildings have just been
completed and are now in occupancy,
giving employment to several score OF
men. -; t- =. 49, =. Il II
!. BY all odds the most interesting OBJ
3iect in the workshop is the wonderful
'aye-foot telescope lens, which has
The Cook County herald., 1905-08-19
An Apostrophe. to ldleness

All, dear Idleness, how shall I bedeck
thee?
Dear, tired playmate, dreaming in the
-, shade!
Soon upon the pool where the water lily
closes
Split will be the moon with the planets
in braid.
Where 18th the e rip ripple witches her, wide,
Whispering the osier to close his elfin
net,
There; elbow deep, will I dip and lift and
snaked in thy hair a-drip, jewel upon
Faithful my comfort! Long, far, haunt
ed.
Following my days from dream into
a dream.
Where .a-f1ake with emerald the mazy
circle floated,
swirled upon the eddy. swept adown
the stream.
Then were it mine, could I grasp it, to
Mine alone the guerdon as mine alone
the brow!
If at length it come to tired hand cap
Wear it of right but ah, contemn not
Brave men. my comrades, sought with me
the jewel,
Each for his own to bear, bound upon
his crest;
The Cook County herald., 1905-08-19

been received rough ground from
Paris and will be finished and polished
here. In order to complete this con-
vex lens a block of glass eight inches
in thickness is being ground to min
lmum depth of three-quarters Of an
inch, and SO great is the precision re-
quired that the finished lens must con-
form to within one 2,OO0,OO0th of an
inch of it's proper measurement. This
measurement must be taken by means
OF light and complicated figures, it be-
ing obviously impossible to take the
measurements in the regular way.
The great mirror will then be sill
vered and mounted. The mounting is
perhaps the. most tedious thing of all,
for it will require twelve plates to
back up the crystal mass, each. plate
supporting exactly one-twelfth Of the
total weight OF one ton. This great
f1ve-foot lens will be used in photo
graphing dim nebulae and will have
focal depth Of twenty-five feet. The
temperature Of distant stars viii also
be measured by them. s5s.S.,st.s z3:I
The Cook County herald., 1905-08-19

The silo occupies the center of the
building and performs the double duty
of storing 400 tons of ensilage and
supporting the rafters that radiate
from it on each floor. The silO itself
is eighteen feet in diameter and fifty
feet high.
The COWS occupy the first floor of
the barn and enter from the ground
on an inclined plane Arranged in a
circle around the room are the stalls
for eighty-four COWS and thirteen stan
chions for the calves. Mr.. Hastings
has at present herd of fifty grade
Jerseys, which give weekly butter
product of 200 pounds.
The big hayloft on the upper floor
is entered from the ground through
big doors. This room has a capacity
of ITS tons of hay.
The building is we'll lighted on every
floor, while ventilators extend through
every part of the building to the
caves. The builders used 100000 feet
of timber in it's construction, and no.
900 shingles on the octagonal roof and
the sides.
The Cook County herald., 1905-08-19
Retain Activity Of Interest

distinguishing mark of the mod
ern attitude has been "decline in
superannuation,' says Scribner's.. It
is not that people live longer on the
average than they once did-a disput-
ed point of vital statistics-but that
they live longer during a normal life
in maintaining activity of interest up
to the last. This is evident, DESPITE
an occasional and perhaps growing
tendency to impose an age limit Of
forty in more strenuous physical SER
vice where, under pressure of compe-
tition, full bodily vigor is required for
efficiency. In social life, notably, the
peculiar badges and distinctions of
age are increasingly discarded. The
passing of once familiar type Of
grandmother, at least, to the Oldest
Of us, is an illustration-a lovely old
lady in black silk Gown, wearing a
cap with strings and a neckerchef,
the inevitable book or work bag in her
lap, conversation with her being sup
posed to be concerned principally
with what she did when she was
The Cook County herald., 1905-08-19
A Verm0nter's Round Barn

Waterford, VT, a town containing
many prosperous and enterprising
farmers, is proud of Winfield S. Hast
ings, and Mr.. Hastings is justly proud
Of his round barn, says the Boston
Globe. Though built solely for use it
has, nevertheless, attracted much at
tention, and over $500 persons have
driven up the hilly road from the val
ley of the Passumpsic to the high
ridge of land where his 4O0-acre farm
lies. Mr.. Hastings runs a dairy farm
and the barn was built in this way. as
be believed it you'd be more service
able than any other kind.
1t is eighty feet in diameter and the
basement contains no posts, but is
trussed with 10 by 10 timbers 81 feet
long, radiating from the center like
spokes in a wheel. Around the wall
are the nests for flock of 100 hens,
which contribute twenty-five dozen of
eggs to the weekly product of the
farm. Eight octagonal sites, all con-
Injected, encircle the silo and furnish a
home for forty pigs.