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Chicago eagle., 1909-09-25
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Weekly Circulation
IN CHICAGO
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TAs Chieago Essls nunbsss
omong It's subscribers the most
annuential, most DrosDsrous eno
nest respected men n Chicago
Il reaches nearly every nsa
q stsndln9 In the community
anA all msn who ars mouldsss OF
Dublis opinion o. directors OF
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IL ls the guide, Aeotos eee
fsssnA Of every political leader
oe every shade sf opinion.
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every publls library.
Il ls not controlled ~ any
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Chicago eagle., 1909-09-25

pulpit talked so feebly and genially of
psychology, the modern spirit" and
the beauties Of good nature instead Of
telling him he was lax and cowardly
and ease.loving In the field Of his high.
.er duties and warning him to quit his
meanness and remember that there IL
q God In Israel.
Cave Mountain. In the Siskiyou Ma
tional Forest, In Josephine County.
Oregon, has lately been set aside as O
Chicago eagle., 1909-09-25

readily lay his hands upon them in
case he Is called upon to furnish proof
Of his discovery.
The Wright brothers have success.
fully met all the tests to which the
government insisted that their air.ship
should be put. and the ship became
the property OF the nation. upon the
payment OF thirty thousand dollars.
This Is the first heavier.than.air ma.
chine bought by the government.
Chicago eagle., 1909-09-25

cans are enjoying. The back.door
handouts are never plentiful In periods
Of financial depression.
Somebody declares that politics 10
a disease. And in most cases It Is
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Dr. Cook doubtless noticed that the
earth seemed fiat at the pole, as the
Biographies say 1t is.
There is some talk Of abolishing the |
~ note. Why not? The hves are
much more convenient.
A Judge has ruled that a man may
swear at his wife. The best plan, how.
ever. is to swear by your wife.
Lady Cardigan is Of the opinion that
girl should not get married until
she is old enough to know better.
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We have a suspicion that the north
pole looks exactly like any other desc.
late wind.swept waste of Ice and snow.
1t Is against the law to swear in
certain Kansas towns. Think Of hav.
ing to walk out into the country to
swear!
The Countess OF Cardigan says no
girl knows her mind in her teens. The
countess. It may readily be deducted.
is In her "tys."
When a man has enough money laid
aside to keep him on Easy street for
the rest OF his days. he ought to give
others a chance.
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The newspaper which complains that
people Of the United States are being
cheated by short weights doesn't have
reference to our President.
Never nina the knockers. doctor.
Any great discoverer Is sure to run
across lot Of geezers who don't be.
lieve his story.--Marco Polo.
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An aviator is the chauffeur OF the
air.
President Taft wants every nose tc
count In the next census.
~
The boy who thinks he can build
an aeroplane is going to be great
trial to his fond parents.
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The simplifed spelling movement
according to last reports. hadn't brok
en- any speed ordinances.
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It Is announced that ballooning 10 ar
almost sure cure for rheumatism
Turning on the gas IL another means
Of stopping rheumatism.
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! What we want to know Ia the nam
Q OF the magnate who will build the frs
4 railroad to the new summer resor
discovered by DR.. Cook.
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II there are highly educated peopl
on Mars, and there Is every indicatio
: OF 1t, they are watching us prett
u closely now. Better be a little carefr
'' what you do.
nj Mrs. Decker expects that feminin
a fashions will be reformed when w
n men get the right to vote. They vii
- have to be II the voters expect to kee
# their hats on straight.
h ~SA
g Most men marry for love-and som
,r Of them stay married for the same re;
son. There are others. Frank Me
choir of Hoboken. N. j.. Is one of tn
), others. Mr.. Melchoir has no fondnes
:, for a diet of "love and cheese an
= kisses" He demands a decidedly MOI
- substantial bill of fare. He was hale
:, into court for administering f0rcibl
', reproOf to his better half; and In tn
= cold light of the police court tn
=" source of domestic infelicity was di
closed. No. 1t was not that love ha
fled. Not at all Love was permanen
q. ly roOstng there and had taken til
place of the cook. That was the tro,
BILE. The head of the family woul
~ come home from work hungry an
10 tired; and would find his wife arraye
" like bride; but with no supper read
J.. Some of the bones of Buddha ha1
is recently been found In India. 1t
Of hoped that the discoverer has h
4. diary and instruments where he ca
Chicago eagle., 1909-09-25
EAOLETS.

Clayton z. Crafts has earned by his
clean and brilliant record as a lawyer.
public official and public.spirited
citizen a widespread popularity that
extends from one end Of the city to
the other.
Chicago eagle., 1909-09-25

Benjamin F. Nicholson. the we'll
known attorney for the West Park
Board, would prove a popular candi
date for Superior Court Judge next
year,
Chicago eagle., 1909-09-25

Albert c. Clark. the able and popu.
lar State Senator from the Thirteenth
District. is one of the strongest men
talked of for the Republican nomina.
tion for County Treasurer next year.
His splendid public and business rec.
ords make him logical candidate.
Chicago eagle., 1909-09-25

Whether 1t will be the last depends
on the way 1t behaves when under
the direction OF signal corps oficers.
and whether the machines offered by
other inventors can meet the demands
made upon them.
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Charles S. Thornton, the able and
well.known attorney who made one Of
the best corporation counsels Chicago
ever had, would serve the people hon
estly and fearlessly on the Superior
Court bench. and his nomination, If he
would accept one, would result in his
certain election.
Chicago eagle., 1909-09-25

The fact Of the matter 10. Just be.
tween ourselves. that the wealthy man.
instead OF planning how he can muzxle
the preacher. often goes homo from
church wondering why the man In the
Chicago eagle., 1909-09-25
ALL READY FOR THE CENSUS.

Statisticians connected with the cen.
sus bureau give 1t as their guess"
that the decennial count next year will
show a population for the United
States OF between 90,000000 and 95,.
100000, with possibility that 1t will
climb to 100000 This last figure
IL probably pure statistical exuberance.
between 90,000,000 and 95,000000. II
one may Judge from the leisurely way
In which the big cities have grown
during the past decade. Taking 95,'
100000 as approximately correct, We
have the following comparative figures
revised up to this year-of the popu'
lations OF the great world powers, in.
cluding their colonies and their
dependencies:
Chinese Empire ........... .433, ,000. 900
British Empire ..,..........4lO,OOO 100000
Russian Empire ..,..,...... l52,O0O.OOO
United states Including
Philippine Islands and
Porto Rico) ..........,.., s5,OoO'oOo
France 80, 900. 900
German Empire ..,'. ...,., 72,oOo'ooo
Japan $4,000. 900
Austria Hungary ........... $4,000. 900
Netherlands .....,.. ....... 43,0OO'ooo
Ottoman Empire .......,... 35,oOO.oOO
Italy $4,000. 900
Never since recorded history began
has the population Of the world In
creased SO rapidly as during the last
Chicago eagle., 1909-09-25

George K Schmidt's good record as
County Commissioner Is I'm keeping
with the record he made as alderman
from the Twenty.fourth Ward. He
would make splendid County Treas
urer.
Chicago eagle., 1909-09-25
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There is no harder working or bettel
liked public official In Chicago thar
City Attorney John r. Caverly.
Chicago eagle., 1909-09-25

Never since recorded history began
has the population Of the world In
creased SO rapidly as during the last
Chicago eagle., 1909-09-25
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Jacob NJ. Horn, the well-known and
well'liked business man and former
West Town Assessor would prove a
winning candidate for Sanitary Trus'
tee on the Republican ticket next year.
Chicago eagle., 1909-09-25

ClD'a 4. Morrison, the able and we'll
kncTn assistant City Attorney, enjoys
Chicago eagle., 1909-09-25

Some OF the bones of Buddha have
recently been found in India. 1t Is
hoped that the discoverer has his
diary and instruments where he can
Chicago eagle., 1909-09-25

Our friends, advertisers and sub
scribers will confer a favor by mail
ing their new house numbers and
addresses to The Chicago Eagle, liz
Washington street, at once. The new
system went into effect September l
and we wish to avoid any confusion
occasioned by the change.
Chicago eagle., 1909-09-25

The milliners say they lost money
on the "peach basket" hat, This
makes 1t unanimous.
Chicago eagle., 1909-09-25

A Toledo paper says there are 7,0O0.'
900 tramps In this country. II this is
true 1t Is only another indication OF
the widespread prosperity that Ameri'
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1909-06-13

These plates form the tortoise shell OF
In securing the plates the animal must
be handled while still alive. The shell is
first out loose from the turtle with a knife.
1t is then put into a boiler of boiling water.
be ripped on with a knife. II allowed to
remain a little longer in the water the
plates would drop on Of their own accord.
but they would he injured by too long
submersion in the hot water.
The Cubans use a knife heated almost
white and with this tea OF the plates
and let the still living animal go. Formerly
framework by laying the animal while
alive on a hot fire or sometimes by soak
ing it while alive in boiling water. For
tunately these inhuman methods are
rarely practised w.
After removal the plates are collected
and a small hole bored in each 30 as to
string them together. for no experienced
buyer will purchase tortoise shell unless
the whole number Of plates are presented
together, These plates are sent to Lon
don, where they are auctioned OF on Ger
tain days Of each month.
The under shell OF the hawksbill, called
In the trade yellow belly and by the fish
dissolved by means Of chemicals IL Is used
in the manufacture of meerschaum pipes,
The upper shell Of the loggerhead is EN-
ployed in the manufacture of cheap
combs, glue. DC.
The %proverbial nine lives of the cat are
well known, bat the cat is not in it with a
turtle when it come to hanging onto life.
The writer has seen the flesh cleared out
OF a turtle shell and hung up on a tree,
where for hours the q~uivering. convul-
sive movements of the muscles went on,
while the heart could be Seen to beat
long after the muscles were still.
They tell here Of n young Dane who
went into a b%utohering house some hours
after a turtle had been killed. Noticing
the head lying to one side with the mouth
open the curious youth inserted two
fingers into it. 1t closed with a n and
the foolish boy was two fingers short.
The turtle had taken them clear of with
only the muscular power remaining in
the head.
Signor Rod Of Italy once cut a turtles
head OIL and noted that it lived for twenty
three days without a head. and another
whose brain he removed lived for six
months. apparently unconscious that il
had suffered any loss.
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location by means OF a water telescope.
which Is an ordinary water bucket with
the wooden bottom removed and a pane OF
glass substituted. By putting this on the
surface bottom down and placing the
head in the upper part the bottom Is
clearly visible.
When found a round iron hoop with a
bag OF coarse Irvine Is lowered over the
animal and as he struggles upward he be-
comes %entangled in it and is brought to
the surface and draw into the boat. A
three tooth grapnel is also used at timen.
This is lowered and the animal is caught
by the shoulder.
Another method of catching turtles Is
called pegging and is much practised at
certain seasons Of the year, particularly
in the Biscayne Bay region Of this State.
The small weapons called pegs are
probably the beet implements known for
capturing and holding turtles, as they
rarely injure the shell and can be handled
rapidly. They are of two kinds, those
which have a socket into which a pole
fits and known as socket pegs and those
which fit into the pole and are known as
flying pegs Both are attached to handles
by ines averaging from sixty to one hun
dred feet in length to prevent their being
lost when a turtle is struck.
The penetration part of q peg is about
two and one-half inches long. four inches
square, and tapers gradually to a sharp
point. 1t is sometimes covered with
leather at the upper end. to prevent it
from entering the shell too deeply. for IL it
penetrated too far it would injure the
turtle 80 much as to render its flesh I'M
marketable, or else make 80 large a hole
that it could not hold the captive. as it's
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to block them up on the sides SO that they
will not rest on the side OF the shell, which
would soon kill them owing to the crowd
Ing of their internal organs. The front
and back fippers on the same side have
previously been tied together with Irvine
to prevent the turtles from damaging
themselves by Topping.
At daylight each morning a man rubs
them all over with q damp sponge. the
eyes being carefully gone over &c as to
preserve them from injury. Occasionally
/: pail OF sea water Is thrown over them.
Should they arrive in New York during
the summer months it Is comparatively
easy to keep them In storage, but during
cold weather they must be watched care
fully. As soon as winter begins they are
stored in q room where throughout the
season q stove 10 kept red hot. Each
turtle is provided with an o,yercoat. con
Stating OF burlap bags. to keep out the
cold and maintain an even temperature
about the big hard shells.
Each turtle also has a little pillow on
which to rest its head. When a turtle lies
on Its back 1t Ia a long stretch from Its
head to the floor, and the society that
looks after the comfort Of animals pre-.
scribes that the animal must be housed
in comfort until ready to kill. Food does
not figure In turtle handling, as the animal
can 70 for months without eating and
yet show no sign Of It's fast.
The upper shell OF the hawksbill Ia
covered with thirteen plates, called col
lectively in the trade the head. The
plates vary in thickness from an eighth
to a quarter Of an inch, according to
the age and size Of the animal, and weigh
collectively from four to six pounds.
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4 HERMIT SCULPTOR.
liz Has Covered the Normandy Gins with
His Carvings.

hhbo NsPo
"The Hermit Of Rotheneuf." or Able
Fourre, to call him by his real name.
has his home near St. Malo, where he has
sculptured the rocks for miles around.
On all sides are standing or reclining
figures. some OF them isolated. others in
groups.
The entire face Of the cliff seems alive
with saints. devils and fantastic animals.
says The Wide World Magazine. Though
you may not notice all at the first glance.
YOU quickly discover that there is hardly
a square yard Of rock that has not been
carved to resemble some human or ami
NAL form.
The natural irregularity OF the surface
OF the rocks has been utilized by the
sculptor in a most clever manner. Here
he has zen a suggestion for a head;
there a long granite boulder that could
be converted into a couchant saint. with
a long beard and a curious headdrees.
and there again a series OF irregularly
shaped rocks that wanted little change
TO turn them into q family. group-that OF
a fisherman Of Rotheneuf. his wife and
their five children. one Of whom is lying
on its mothers lap.
You will notice zoe that a fish bearing
a certain resemblance to a shark appears
beneath the rock on which the fisherman
is sitting. and that by the position OF it's
snout it would seem to be about to de-
vour the family. The religious element
in the Able Fourre's compositions is
strong. as would be expected.
There are saints and angels innumer-
able, two or three affairs. and at least
one representation OF the Almighty.
The Abbe has by no means limited himself
to Church and Biblical subjects. Some
times he has taken his inspiration from
local history. One Of the most ambitious
compositions representa- Genes in the lives
of the Lords Of Rotheneuf.
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Turtles generally have special spots
in shallow water close to shore to which
they return every night, and each animal
has it's wi wallow or burrow. where 1t
remains when not eating or travelling.
1t is in these places that they are generally
sought.
In pegging the aim is 10 drive the peg
in the chimes of the carapace OF the tur-
tie, as this offers the best holding part and
does the least damage to the animal.
When a turtle is seen the pegger stands
erect on the forward thwart with his
miniature harpoon poised for a prompt
throw at the right moment.
As soon as the animal is hit it dives
and drags the boat forward at a rapid
rate. 1t is very soon compelled to come
to the surface to breathe and is then easily
secured by means Of q rope. IL too large
to be taken into the boat.
When landed at Key West the turtles
which have been kept %alive-.all h
die are thrown away as worthless are
placed in small, square pens OF wattled
stakes. called kraals. built in the water,
close to shore or in staked compartments
under wharves. and there kept until sale
days or until they have ecovere from
the voyage. Here they are fed on a marine
plant known as turtle grass. sweet potato
vines. morning glory vines. mangrove
leaves. dc.
When a sufficient number OF turtles
have accumulated an auction sale is held.
The turtles are brought to the wharf and
laid on their backs 80 that they cannot
move. There are men who make a regular
business OF purchasing and preparing
turtles for market. this branch Of the
business being entirely distinct from the
catching OF them.
When ready the auctioneer advances
to the first turtle and the buyers after
inspecting it write on slips Of paper the
amount they are willing to give for il.
These are handed singly to the a~uctioneer.
who looks them over and when all are In
reads of the highest amount offered. No
effort is made by the ~auctioneer to praise
or describe the turtle or to induce the
buyers To bid high, his business being
merely to receive and read the slips.
The highest slip is then returned TO
the buyer who made 1t and he writes his
name upon it and then offers 1t to the
owner Of the turtle, and IL the latter ac-
cepts it the sale IL contaminated Should
he refuse the slip it Is no sale and the
turtle must be removed until the next
sale day, when II can again be offered Tor
the last time. The buyer cannot back
% unless some fraud has been perpe-
trated by the wner
Green turtles OF from 80 TO 200 pounds
In weight are usually shipped to the
Northern markets, principally New York
city. by steamer. All turtles too large
Tor shipment North are either butchered
by the market dealers and sold like other
meat, turtle steak occupying first place
in the Key Wester's diet. or else sold to
butchered, the hesh being canned, while
the calipee or under shell OF the animal
Ia cut into strips and boiled to make the
canned turtle soup OF commerce.
On the steamers the turtles are laid
carefully on their backs, care being taken
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PAYING PATTI.
II Was No Joke when She Received 50
Cents . Note

Adelina Patti never suffered from the
financial timidity OF a Jenny Lind. Not
only was she a supreme vocalist but, AZ
Col. Mapleson remarked. mo one ever
approached her in obtaining from a man.
ager the greatest possible sum he couldby
any possibility contrive to pay
The musical miracle was the spoiled
darling Of her day, says the Bookmdn, and
she never failed to obtain exactly what she
wanted. She was first engaged in Lon.
don in 1881 by Mapleson to sing four nights
ION approval and in case OF success 70
obtain Gao a week.
This contract was not fulfilled. however,
for being hard pressed financially she had
borrowed ESQ from a rival manager and
her receipt proved practically a contract.
This was the beginning OF a career 80 daz'
cling that it's successive steps are simplya
series of increasing bank notes.
In 1872 she obtained in London 5p
g~uineas a night. since she insisted IN hsy.
ing more thar Christine Nilsson, who was
receiving GOO. She sang twice a week.
Ten years later she got 5000 a night
Her famous contract to sing in America
provided that the money should be paid
her at 2 o'clock on the day she sang, alsoa
drawing room and sleeping car was to b
especially built for her with conservatory,
ferney. DC. Further. there was to b
deposited to her credit $4,000 for pay.
ment of the last ten performances-Patts
favorite device. She thus received about
twenty times what Mario and Grisi got.
Her private car. incidentally, cost
$500 and contained a silver bath. and
gold keys to the doors-to say nothing Of
a 81, 900 piano. Patti only gave to the man.
ager her voice and her costumes. Her
drawing capacity justified this. Lucia.
az an example, was sung to an average Of
$4,000. -Traviata' drew more, since she
sang more notes: it was a frequent occur.
renee among the poorer music lovers to
buy a club ticket and each take turns at
hearing her for twenty minutes; IL one
of them overstayed his time he paid Tor
the entire ticket.
Some mathematician computed. by
dividing number Of notes sung by sum
paid, that in s~Semiramide' Patti received
42sS cents for each note; his was found
to be Just 7 Ito emit A note more than
Rossini got for writing the whole opera