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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-03-06
AT THE COUNTRY CLOS.


London Admiration for q Phase ~
Life wsth No Parallel In Enslaad.
One Of the most important features
Of American social life IL the country
club. It has at present no parallel In
England, but there Is no city In the
United states Of any Importance which
has not its country club within easy
reach, a writer IN the London Daily
Mail says. II was with view to pre-
senting the case for the country club
az a suggestion for English town life,
now that the increasing speed and con.
venience Of transit seem to render the
idea 20 eminently feasible, that I made
inquiries concerning the constitution
and life Of certain typical country
clubs give you here the result Of
my Investigations:
A country club, then. provides for the
entire social life Of Its members. much
a. perfectly equipped country house
will do IN England. The town dweller
visits It In the evening or for a holt.
day, his family accompanying him. All
kinds Of sport are available according
to his within; he may have his room
In one Of the club buildings. his house
on the club estate. his horses, his
yacht; men and women mingle a. they
will. and II they will. but each have
their own amusements. There are golf
links. a swimming pool. croquet and
tennis lawns, shooting and fishing pre-
serves. The country club may be with.
In a car ride Of the city. like the Glen
Echo Club Of St. Louis, or It may be
a solitary island far from any town,
like the Jekyll Island Club In Georgia.
1t gives Its members completely re.
sourceful life Of recreation for Just a.
long and as often as they like; It caters
to all tastes and gains thereby a pleas.
ant catholicity which the club Of a sim
gle purpose cannot have. It retains the
intercourse Of family life. which the
club Of ono sex destroyA
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-03-06

America was created. Benjamin Frank.
lin, who had been appointed postmaster
Of Philadelphia In 1897. was given the
Office In 1853. lie visited all the i'm.
portant postofiices. Though his reforms
made the Office bring In a clear rev.
enue, he was removed by the king In
l774. but shortly after was appointed
to the same Office by the Continental
Congress. The first postmaster Of the
United States Of America was Samuel
OsgOOd. When he took charge Of the
department the country had seventy.
I'VE postofiices.
The charge for the delivery Of letters
was based on distances covered and
varied from Q cents for thirty miles to
20 cents for $50 miles. Until 1853. die.
lance was the basis Of cost. In that
year q uniform rate Of postage ignor.
Ing the distance was 6xed at 8 cents.
Oct. !. 1888. this was reduced to 2
cents. During the early days Of Alas.
kan development. every letter delivered
In Nome cost the government q.
Though the use Of adhesive postage
stamps was authorized In 1S47, prepay.
ment BY stamps was not made compuls-
Org until 1864. A uniform free deliv.
cry system was not instituted until
1893. though the penny post existed In
number Of cities In 1852. the carriers
remunerating themselves BY the collec.
ton Of q voluntary fee Of from I TO 2
cents for each piece Of mail delivered.
A convention held in Paris In 1873
made various Improvements in the reg.
ulations and provided for postal con.
gress to consider revision Of all pend
Ing rules at least every Ave yearA The
international Postal Union thus effect.
ed works constantly for the simpiin.
cation and Identification Of postal sys.
tens. The rate fixed BY the nrst con.
vention. of cents for each half unit
Of weight for ordinary letters still pre-
walls. save that recently special conven.
lions reducing II to cents have been
arranged between this country and
England and this country. and Germany;
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-03-06

INCE the earliest years
~ the postage stamps Of
this country have varied
In design. Their use was
lS5W sanctioned BY an act Of
Congress March 3. 1S47.
A tentative issue had
been issued mt the postOffice OF New
York and In st. Louis two years before.
In 1916. and In Rhode Island In 1S48.
The first stamps issued were for 5 and
10 cents and bore the portraits Of
Franklin and washington. At various
times complete series varying in
price from to 10 cents was issued.
The portraits used on the stamps were
those Of Franklin. 1 cent; jackson,
2-cent; Washington. Scent; Lincoln.
6-cent; Jefferson, 1O-cent Clay, 12-cent I;
Webster. 15-cent: Scott. 24-cent; Ham.
ilton, 30-cent; Perry, 9O-cent, and Stan.
ton. 7-cent. Most Of these portraits
were drawn from marbles. but Stanton
was reproduced from a photograph.
Rowland Iiill Of England was found.
er Of the modern postal system. Eng.
land. accepting his scheme 0f postal
reform. was the FIRST country to intro
ducs the system Of delivering prepaid
letters carrying postage stampA A story
has It that Sir Rowland was staying
at an Inn In northern England. While
there he saw the postman deliver to
bis hosts daughter q letter which she
returned unopened. 40 she had not a
shilling to pay for Ito delivery. Moved
to compassion by the lingering fondness
with which she turned the letter over
In her hands. carefully studying every
mark on ito exterior. Sir Rowland ten.
dered q shilling to the postman, who
left the letter. Then the innkeepers
daughter. embarrassed BY his kindness,
explained that It was unnecessary. She
and her brother. unable to pay postage,
had arranged code Of communication
While she handled the letter she had
learned what he wished her to know.
Whether this story be true or not.
Sir Rowland Hill. who was only Mr..
Hill at the time. a. he was knishted
later. early realized the inadequacy Of
the postal system OF England and ar.
IDENTIFY advocated his system. under
which postage should be prepaid.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-03-06

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NJ. Lacroix. member Of the French
Academy of Sciences, read . paper be-
fore that learned society on the manu-
facture Of sapphires. He has discOv'
cred practically the composition Of the
precious stone. and has SUCCEEDED In
obtaining some specimens which almost
resemble the real stone. It can aOt be
said that NJ. Lacroix has yet discov.
cred the exact process. for those which
10 has obtained would not impose upon
. skilled iapidary who subjected them
TO q severe test.
The climbing perch (Anabas Scan.
dsns). OF which six examples have 70
Gently been received at the London
Geological Gardens. II an interesting
case Of q hsh which 10 able to spend q
considerable time out Of ito native ole.
ment. The climbing perch 10 able to
make some progress on land By the
movement OF Ito pectoral and ventral
ans. II 10 even able to climb trees, and
has been found In q palm tree several
test from the ground. II 10 difncult to
ct II to display these peculiarities In
confinement.
The little black people Of Africa. %
Dramatically described BY Stanley. are
not the only pysmies produced BY that
wonderful continent. In Liberia and
Sierra Leone are found pygmy hippo
potamus, some specimens Of which have
recently been sent to England. These
animals are described % being more
like pigs In their habits than like their
gigantic relatives. A good mud.hole ID
quite SUFFICIENT for them. They seem to
prefer solitude in their native haunts,
going about singly, and when two are
ssen In company they almost invariably
consist Of mother and her calf.
President schurman OF Cornell Uni.
versity calls attention to the need Of
the development OF type OF engineer
specially skilled In everything relating
to hydraulics. Water. he remarks, ID
destined from now on to play great
part In the economic development OF the
United States. II IL hereafter to be
used on vast scale for power and fol-
irrigation, as well as for navigation
The maximum benefit to be got from
the use Of water will be sought In the
East from navigation and power. and
In the West from irrigation and power
One Of the unexplained phenomena
Of what Prof. 4. G. Bonney calls the
"world's Ice MANTLE" 10 the alternate
advance and retreat of the glaciers. Al
present, says Prof. Bonnsy, only ID
Scandinavia. and perhaps at Mount st
Elias. are the glaciers beginning to ad
vance In notable numbers. In the Alpl
q general retreat OF the glaciers begaE
about 1891. At nrst It was rapid. bul
the rate afterward slackened. Toward
the end Of the nineteenth century q Ga
cier here and there slightly retraced il
steps, but the majority are still sithel
slowly shrinking or stationary.
The remarkable fact that the earlies
known ancestor. or primitive type, o.
the modern whale bore heavy armor OF
IT. back. In tho form Of strong. bon!
plates has recently been Get forth b!
~ German palsontologist Dr. Absl
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-03-06

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One Of the militant "Man 10 q wart"
lady pensmiths writes that wives are
just % much entitled to night keys %
husbands. They are, are they! But II
that contention were to stick. how long
would It b before they'd have to
choose between night keys and hus.
bandsi Respectfully submitted to mar
ital mathematicians.
Usually the woman who makes fuss
and gleres around at the man with the
cigar In q vaudeville theater where me,
are permitted to smoke 10 the one who
splashes herself with some kind Of
toilet water dope that exudes an emuviA
like the aftermath Of q Consoese bar.
6ecue.
Always the woman Of whom wives
say. "why. I'd trust her with my hus-
band anywhere" has q face on her like
that Of an Androscoggin weasel and the
conformation Of q deep.sea drum flsh.
Women who put private detectives on
their husbands trail always md out
loads and loads Of startling things. be.
cause it's in the nature Of fellows
who'd BE- private detectives to need the
money.
Once We knew a woman who plumed
herself upon the exquisiteness Of her
sensibilities. and who went 20 far even
40 to call the trees "our brothers and
sisters Of the forest" But the last time
w saw her was at q bull night In Chi
huahua. Mexico, and her eyes were
glistening with delight over the torea.
doris cheap and nasty feats Of tawdry
bravery"
Yea. Clarinda. bath clippers are q
necessary article Of wear. But why
permit your husband to see You wear
Ing EN-? 10 II that you don't know by
this time what hnical brutes husba ndl
aiei And. II you really desire to 70
! tain your husbands affections, throw
away your hannelette house Jacket. All
human husbands hate dannelette HOUSE
Jackets. Write 10 again some time.
Il isn't funny to inquire when your
wife threatens to 90 home to nav. III
that q threat or q promisei" Re nice
Ofisr to help her to pack. They appre'
ciats these little heipfulnesses.
Ever notice how, when you're endeav
oring to make . perfectly proper and
harmless hit with your wifs's woman
dinner guests she just will show EN-
that picture Of you taken at the az
Of Ave. with those miserable little 0othi.
point.lacs things-er-well. with thos(
highly starched things showing 20 slar
ingly and extensively white and taking
up all the lower room Of the picturs7
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-03-06
Stockholders' Meeting.

The annual meeting OF the stockholders
of the Chicago Newspaper Union with I've
held at the once Of the Company. No. 93
South Jefferson street. Chicago, ILL.,, ut ~
O'clock noon. on the l3th dry Of April,
1000. for the purpose Of electing . board
Ut Directors for the ensuing year.
T. ]. DARCIIE. Secretary.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-03-06

1t ID sasy to ct orders over . tsls.
phone; but you can't collect ever . tsls'
phone.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-03-06

stssasr Measures Necessary.
Really" said Nervey. II want you
to b my wife. Come. now. don't say
NO."
"Mr. Nervey," replied the heires& II
wouldn't think Of saying NO to you-'
"Ahw
ut wouldn't have any effect on you.
20 ! think the best thing I can do ID
to yell for the polics."-Ths Catholic
Standard and Times.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-03-06
The Only 0aO.

"You say your son 10 hard to manage,
Mr.. Jims. Does he display any natural
bentr
"Yss. I think he 10 going to bs Q
crock."--Baltimor American.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-03-06

The plates occasionally found ass0ci.
ated with the remains Of the primeval
form Of whale have generally been re-
garded as having belonged to gigantic
turtles. but the German investigations
show that they were part Of the skele-
ton itself. They resemble In their char
acter the impenetrable bony shells OF
the huge glyptodonts that formerly In
habited South America. The suggestion
10 made that at the time when they
carried armor whales were amphibioua
creatures, living ON the coasts and
needing special protection from break
ers and from sharks.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-03-06

Everyone feels privileged to steal an
apple from Z farmers wagon.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-03-06

"How In the world did she ever come
to marry him"
"Refore he proposed he told all over
town that he was going to marry the
most beautiful girl In the world
Cleveland Leader.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-03-06
Few Honest Art Dealers 1. n.rss

Few H0nest Art Dealers In 8uP0Dos
was talking about this the other
evening with NJ. Henri Rochefort. the
most brilliant authority In Paris on
art matters.
There IL no doubt" he said. "that
the chances to-day Of an American mil.
lionaire In the European art market
are shockingly bad. The demand for
fine pictures 10 enormous; It has far
surpassed the supply, and 10 steadily
increasing. Every one who can afford
It wants bis private gallery; even peo-
pie Of modest fortune have an old mas
terpiece or 20, a. they have an automo.
bile. Consequently the prices OF pic
lures have risen, risen, risen. until the
temptation to fraud has become ire
sistible. There u no longer such a
thing az an honest art dealer. or. II
some exceptional dealer happens To be
honest, he ID sure to be incompetent"
And the art experts?" asked.
"Worss than the Dealers" he declar.
cd. "Why should they know anything
about art? They are stable boys to-
day. art experts tomorrow. One Of
the most successful art experts In Paris
was . bill-poster few years ago. Any
one may be an art expert who chooses
to put up q sign. There are NO quail
ncations. NO diploma. A man simply
calls himself an art expert and that
settles It. And these are the fellows
you rich Americans deal with. Quel
malheur !-Success Magazine.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-03-06

INCE the earliest years
the postage stamps Of
this country have varied
in design. Yheir use was
sanctioned by an act Of
Congress March 3. 1SA7.
A tentative issue had
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-03-06

Judge Theodore BrentanO should he
reelected to the Superior bench. He
Is honest aud able as hls>rec0rd proves.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-31
ED MEADE IN LEASE
AT CAMP OF NATIONAL

That things have started moving at Ma
tional, the rich mining camp in northern
Humboldt, is evidenced by the fact that
during the past few days a number OF
leases have been let on properties and
that extensive building operations will
soon be IN progress there, says the Hum
bOldt Star.
Harry Cresswell. a prominent San Fran
cisco attorney. together with c. L. Tobin
of this place and +. II. Meade Of Reno
who were at the camp Friday with 5. W
Gundaker. president of the National Min
INK company. secured valuable leases The
first block Of ground was taken by Mr.
Cressweli. block No. by c. L. Tobin
and associates and No. by II. II. Meade
This property is the south extension OF
the National Mining companys ground
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-31
NEW MILL FOR THE
SILVER PEAK COUNTRY

A milling project for this section has
oeen on foot for some months past, but
mas been delayed by the general condi-
tons prevailing all over the country, says
the Blair, New, Press.
IL was conceived originally for the bene-
nj OF property IN the vicinity OF Coyote
springs As its projectors delved into the
matter, the proposition Of increasing the
capacity and doing custom work was ad-
Fanced and appeared so feasible that the
original plan was abandoned and new
start made on the entire thing.
Financial conditions have not been par
ticulariy favorable to the flOtation of an
enterprise such as was finally planned
and decided upon. but the promoters are
men or energy and influence, and not
lacking In capital Of their own, and have
announced recently that work will be
commenced IN earnest in the near future.
The plant. while Of not 10 exceed twenty
stamps capacity, at present will be very
complete. and will include amalgdmation,
concentration and cyanide, thus making
II applicable to all the ores of the district
and those adjoining. and will be in charge
OF gentleman well versed in all the es-
sential details Of successful milling in this
section.
Ample capital has been provided and II
is the intention to give such assistance
as may be necessary to the owner Of q
partially developed property as Will en-
able him to open up his prospect and put
II upon paying ba is. In this way II
Will be possible for several hundred men
| to find employment in the numerous
properties in the district where there is
exposed large tonnage.
The location of the proposed plant is
about two miles west of Silver Peak.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-31
MINES AND MINING

on Charleston hill and adjoins the ground
from which the fabulously rich gold ore
is being extracted by the Stall brothers
at tie present time The leases cover 800
feet Of the same vein.
In conversation with Mr.. Mead about
the lease he has just secured he stated
that he would not take $4,000 for his block
today as ne has uncovered ore very sim
liar to the bonanza stuff that is being
shipped from the Combination lease. that
is making National the richest camp IN
the state. The Birthday property, on
which the leases have been given. has no
litigation pending or probable whatever.
The Stall brothers have great faith in
the oamp and are making investments in
the camp OF the money that their lease is
producing. They have purchased num-
Der Of desirable properties in the camp.
As another evidence Of faith, George Stall
Is now arranging to erect a twO-story
hotel in the town Of National.
A number of teams are on the road
hauling lumber for the building and two
more cars Of building material viii arrive
in a few days for the structure. The no
tel is to be modern In every particular
and Mr. Stall will go to San Francisco
for equipment for the caravansary.
Another great feature of National is
that the owners OF the townsite are pre-
pairing TO patent the land. thus giving the
owners of lots absolute title to their prop
erty.
s. " Gundaker and George Stall ar
rived from the camp this afternoon in
the formers automobile.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-31
NEW GOLD DISCOVERY
SOUTH OF YERINGTON

A. Cameron and G. Breemer who are
prospecting to the south of Yerington,
were in town this week and had some
rock samples on exhibition at the Com
mercial hotel that was sure bonanza ore,
says the Yerington Times.
Messrs. BTeemeT and Cameron are 10
Gated on the East Walker, about three
miles southwest Of the Charlebois ranch.
They have five claims, and on one OF
them a shaft has been sunk 100 feet. They
have been sinking in ore from the start
Of 81 grade. but in the last few feet the
ore has increased wonderfully in richness.
The contact is granite and basalt, the
former being the fOOtwall. The bottom
Of the shaft IS all in ore that assays
1881 in gold and Az ounces in silver.
When washed in horn the pulp leaves
a trail of gold over an inch long. The
finders are naturally jubilant over the
outlook and feel warranted in prOsecut-
ing further development work.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-31
NEW SCHEME IN
LOCATING OIL
Bill Before Congress Proposes
Rules and Practice Similar
to demonstrating.

The interior department is anxious 70
secure a change in the law relating to
the location Of oil lands, and it will prob
ably endeavOr next winter to have con-
gress pass Smiths bill which passed the
house at the last session and died in the
senate COMMITTEES on mines and mining
Smith has reintroduced this bill in the
house and Flint has introduced il in the
senate, where IL was again referred, un-
fortunately, Smith thinks, TO the commit
tee on mines, says a Washington CORE
spOndent.
The bin failed to be reported out last
winter on account Of the opposition by
Hepburn, who was on the subcommittee
having Il In charge. Hepburn never stated
his objections but said that II was an
innovation in mining lazy, on which he is
considered an authority, and he wanted
to consider It fully.
Oscar LANCE. chief Of the field division,
has been transferred from San Francisco
20 Washington, where he will serve as
assistant to Oscar LaWler in the attorney
generals office. He was brought here at
LAWYERS request. Com missioner bennett
Of the general land office has had Lange
prepare a preliminary report on the
method of the filing Of oil lands in Cali
fornia on gypsum lands" but the de-
partment declined to give out the sub
stance Of the report.
The law demands that there must be
development OF the mineral on lands filed
on and as oil Is not often found on the
surface Il has become a practice to locate
for some other minerals, frequently sgd
sum. This evasion Is well known. but the
department would Ike to see the law
changed so that bona fide oil prospectors
could develop for oil without danger of
losing their claims.
Under Smiths bill. which has the APP
prevail Of Commissioner bennett, land
may be taken up in the same manner as
under homestead entry, the locator being
required TO pay 25 cents an acre down and
having the privilege of filing for patent
within five years If he can show develop
ment Nothing can be done until the
regular session. but Smith and Flint hope
10 get the bill through quickly when con-
gress coRvenes in December.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-31
MINING STOCKS
RISE AND FALL
Table Showing What Utah and
Other Western Stocks Have
Been Doing.

The following table. compiled by Childs.
Cole & Co., the well known brokerage
firm, shows what mining stocks have
been doing during the first four months
of the present year. The table not only
shows the high ard low marks Of prac-
tically all of the most active listed Utah
stocks. but a number of the unlisted
stocks. as well. IL also covers the record
of quite a number of prominent Nevada
issues. In addition TO the range Of prices,
the capitalization, par value and dividend
record of each company is also shown.
The April quotations on Grand Central
are for the new stock. the company re-
Gently having increased its number Of
shares from 10000 to 10000.