Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1910-01-29

found the heels and tips are cut of 30
that only the black portions remain.
The chief reason for the extensive use
Of black stockings is that the resulting
shoddy is black and does not need to
be redyed.
A vivid pic,dre of life to-day in the
Catalonian capital is drawn in letter
recently received by Benito Perez
Galdos, widely known Spanish novel.
ist, from a member of his family In
that unhappy city. The contents fol.
low:
To-day one Is sent to prison for the
merest trifie--for having in ones house
a photo of the Republican Deputies
Lenonet or Sol y Ortisa, or a repre-
sentative Of the republic; II not to
prison then to exile, which Is Infinitely
worse. II on the Rambla in conver.
sation with friend, you make the
least reference to the actual state OF
affairs you are imprisoned.
IL. myself, saw two workingmen
taken yesterday. 1t Is shameful; worse
than Russia. The authorities attempt
to implicate every one they can In the
events of last July--and what terrible
vengeance has the clerical party taken
against all classes of society In BARGE.
Iona!
AT the Castle of Montjuich Of sinis-
ter murders! What tragedies! What
crimes in the name of law and order
have not been perpetrated Of late with.
in its walls! II they could speak what
tales Of human sorrow and suffering
would they tell. One may we'll ask
oneself: Is this the twentieth centu.
ry? Are we living in civilized coun.
try?
mail Is tampered with. the censor
allows nothing by telegraph except
what is pleasing to the government. l
send you this letter by the safe con.
duct Of a common friend.
"Our homes are daily invaded by the
police on the slightest suspicion. The
sanctity OF our homes Is set at naught.
At every street corner are civil guards
with Mauser rifles, and troops patrol
the streets at intervals day and night.
Woe to you II you have In your house
any literature with republican tend.
encies; Montjuich will be your des.
tination.
Barcelona has become city Of ter.
ror. Life here Is one hide0us night
mare. one trembles almost for the lives
Of those nearest and dearest.
Last week father who went to
church to have his child baptized was
seen smoking in the vestry. and for
that heinous 0fYense was denounced by
the priest and sent to prison for two
months.
"The government thinks that order
IL guaranteed with force Of arms. II
IL greatly mistaken.
Barcelona is like volcano on the
eve Of eruption; latent ares wait Ia
break out, and break out they will
they must before long; It is impossible
that the present state Of things can
continue.
"The monarchy IL In peril. Alfonso
XIII never has had any real hold on
the people Of Catalonia, and under the
present (the late) ubiquitous ministry
and all the terrible harm they have
inflicted on our unhappy country. mat
ters are slowly. but surely, progressing
to their inevitable end"
It is an interesting sight to watch
a spider change Its skin and one tina,
will repay any one for the time taker
up waiting for the little known-gen
orally speaking-event to take place
When preparing for the change thu
spider stops eating for several day.
and makes his preliminary arrange
ments by fastening himself by a shor'
thread Of web to one Of the main linei
Of his snare, this to hold him firml,
while he proceeds to undress. Firs
the skin cracks all round the thorax
being held only by the fore part. Mex
the lower part Of the body 10 uncover
ed, and then comes the struggle t.
free the legs. He works and kicki
vigorously, seeming to have a YER,
hard time OF 1t. Fifteen minutes o.
continued perseverance. however
brings him out Of his old dress, thu
struggle causing him to appear liml
and lifeless for some time after It Il
finished.
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One OF the most picturesque Incl
dents of Transvaal farming life. nov
becoming less a custom than formerly
is the yearly trek from the high weld
to the low veldt, where better grains
Is obtained for hocks and herds thar
In the high veldt during the winter
months. The trekking of the stock
accompanied as 1t Is by the migration
OF the whole of the farmers family, Il
bound In course OF time to cease al
most altogether.
Shelters for stock are being erected
In the high veldt homesteads; hay Il
made and other provision for winter
food for cattle and sheep. The farm
ers themselves are becoming less ant
less inclined to continue the nomadit
and somewhat irresponsible life o.
their forefathers In this respect.
Trekking Of whole families, which
used to be the rule. Is now the excep
l