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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1921-10-01
IS POOR BARGAIN
Foolish Indeed for Man to Sell
Himself to Evil.
Many Have Done 1t Unconsciously,
and Their Reward Has Always
Been Exceedingly Small.

More than one writer has been faS-
clnated by the idea of selling ones
soul to the devil. Indeed, that thought
poem and plot.
The idea is that of man bargaining
his soul to Satan for all eternity on
condition that for a limited period he
may enjoy all possible pleasure. The
thought is most familiar, perhaps, in
the tragedy of Faust; but that was
neither the beginning nor the end of it.
You may find the idea in the Ara
bian Nights and no one knows how
old those roots of the literature may be-
Balzac, in THE Magic Skin" portrayed
1t. Oscar Wilde had the essential idea
in Dorian Gray" Stevenson had it
III his Doctor Jekyll and Mr.. Hyde"
All these authors were honest
enough to show that, in the end, the
game was not worth the candle. I'm
agine the terror of the poSseSSor of all
the wishes of the Magic Skin as
he realized that with every wish the
skin shrank, and its power of sensual
qualification leSsenedl
How many times, as his pleasures
began to pail upon him, must Faust
have regretted his bargain!
If there is any justification of the
exploitation of the idea of bargain
with the devil, either in the opera of
Faust or in a novel or in the movies,
it is the plain lesson at the end that
the sort of bargain which the devil Of
fers does not pay.
But there is one mistake which men
J often make with regard to this mat
ter, which is in supposing that this
is the real way in which the thing is
| done.
AS a matter of fact, men sell them
| selves unconsciously and for very
| much less than the devil is supposed
| to offer in any of these works of fic-
| ton.
Read the story Of the next scandal
with murder following it, and find, if
| you are curious, when the bargain with
| the devil was made and in what sort
the devil paid:
For the devil pays. Judas got his
so pieces of silver; Faust had Mar
| guerite.
| But the devil is even more prompt
| in his collections.
| If you do not believe it, read the
| Bible or the daily papers.
| The reward of sin is death. The
| devil gets his due
| But how little does the man get who
| sells his soul to the devil DIR. Viii
liam E. Barton in the Chicago Post.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1921-10-01
A PENNY Saved.

One of the many clever ways In
which savings are effected by big au-
tomobile companies was illustrated by
a story told the other day by manu-
facturer of parts used in quantities
In the making of widely known car.
He received instructions to pack all
shipments in cases made Of boards OF
a certain length and width and with
screw holes a specified distance apart.
He grumbled a good deal at this, but
since the order came from his largest
customer he said nothing and complied
with instructions. However, when ne
next met an executive Of the motor
car company he asked him the reason
for the change in packing. "Oh," was
the reply, there is no use In wasting
good lumber and, now that you make
the boards the right size, we just dip
them in black paint and use them for
the floors of the cars."-Wan Street
Journal.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1921-10-01
Simple bath" in the COMO.

Chief KabOngo of the Congo has a
harem as large as that of Mwata
Yamvo and a palace of beautifully
woven basket work, a bath and a gar
den of gods, all inclosed in a COM
pound with an deliberately woven reed
wall about it. The royal bath is a
hole in the ground, but it is the only
one used for the purpose in all the
Luba territory. (And the rivers are
infested with crOcOdiles y His maj
esty gets down in the hole, and serv-
ants throw buckets of water at him
from every direction at once. Then
he climbs out with mud sticking to
him and prOnOunces the ceremony a
complete success, which it is not, ac-
cording to the white mans standards.
A clay crocodile and some white pig
cons are Kabongo's principal deities,
and these he wOrships fitfully, mostly
for political reasons. KabongO'S cum
ming has made him the logical usurper
of the throne of Mwata Yamvo in the
minds of many sub-chiefS of the Con-
go. He always manages to turn up
on top when seemingly about to lose
out.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1921-10-01
Cathedral a War Memorial.

What is planned to be the greatest
and finest Gothic cathedral built I'M
der the British flag since the Protes-
tant reformation, will be erected at
Wellington, New Zealand, as a memo
rial of the great war. The architect
Is Frank Peck, an Englishman, who
Is probably the greatest living author
lty on Gothic architecture. The Angli-
can communion is raising a fund to
build the cathedral which will stand
on the present site of st. Mark S
church and will take probably 20 years
to complete.
The first unit will be a great war
memorial chapel and two smaller
Chapels commemorative of the Maori
wars and of the South African wars.
The names Of New Zealanders, ire
spective of creed, will adorn the walls.
Already war trophies for the cathe-
dral when finished have been sent or
promised by Marshal Foch, Lord Haig
and General Pershing. 1t is expected
that Gen. Sir Arthur Currie will be
asked for a trophy on behalf of Can
ada.-Manitoba Free Press.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1921-10-01
Koreans Flock to Holy Place.

KeiyOng, the lonely mountain of
Korea, is experiencing real estate
boom that makes the oil-tOwn pro-
moter pale into insigniicance. On a
tiny piece of land on the mountain
side are now encamped 1852 persons
forming SIS households, while hun
dreds more are gathered at the base,
bidding high prices for the privilege
of buying a bit of land among the ia
vored. The Korean prophet ChyOng
Kan, whose writings have been pre-
served in the ancestral mausoleum of
the One-time imperial family of Korea,
long ago prophesied that Mount Kei-
yong would be chosen as the religious
center of the sect which he founded
and as the future capital and me-
tropOlis of the peninsula. His prOph-
ecy has recently been given great
publicity, and thousands of Koreans
now are fiOcking to the mountain,
firm in their belief that it is to be
one of the greatest cities of the world
and that they are getting in on the
ground floor"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1921-10-01
Interesting Old Medal.

An ancient medal, bearing the date
1869 and an inscription showing it 20
have come originally from Mont ST.
Michel, the picturesque mountain mon
astery fortress off the coast of Nor
mandy, opposite st. Malo, the birth
place Of Jacques Cartier, has been
found at Penetanguishene. Historians
connect the medal with La Sale. He
built boat called the Chiffon at Nj
agara, and, with Huron Indians and
one M. de Monty, toured the Great
Lakes, discovering Green Bay, Mich.
The Hurons induced him to visit their
old homeland, Huronia, which he did,
and then packed the Chiffon full of
furs and sent it back to his Niagara
encampment. The medal is thought
to have belonged to one of La Sales
sailors.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1921-10-01
The Quindaro Ruins.

The old stone walls and ruins at
Qutndaro are all that remains of a
struggle of New England emigrants to
found there a future great metrop-
Oils" Kansas City and Leavenworth
were either neutral or were dominat-
ed by southern sympathizcrs. The
New Englanders wanted a port of
entry" of their own. So the town of
Quindaro was built up rapidly with
a large hotel. great warehouses and a
steamboat landing. During the Civil
war, however, the men all went to
fight. When they returned the Union
Pacific was building west through the
Kaw valley. and little later the Han
nibal bridge was constructed, forever
making Kansas City the port of en-
try" Quindaro was abandoned and
its hotel and warehouses went to de-
cay.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1921-10-01
Sucked Infants Breath.

An old and weird tale of cats kill
ing children by inhaling the breath
was corrobOrated by an incident,
which has occurred in Atlantic City.
Awakened by a gasping sound from
his nine-months-old daughter, a man
discovered a huge black cat perched
on the child's chest, sucking the in
fant's breath. He hurled the animal
through a window. The baby was un-
conscious and barely alive when a
physician reached the house. The
child was not resuscitated until half
hour later. The animal did not be-
long to the family and must have en-
tered the room through an open win
dow. 1t is said that cats in instances
Of this sort are attracted by the faint
odor of milk on the infants breath.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1921-10-01
Old Dispatch Boxes in Use.

Curious red dispatch boxes are used
for state documents passing between
ministers Of the crown, says the Lon
don Morning Post. These are sell
dom sent out of London. Some OF
the boxes still in active use date back
to the reign of George the Third, and
there are others which conveyed Pal
merston's and Wellington's state pa
pers. There are three different sizes
Of these remarkable boxes; the small
circulation box, generally used for
transmitting a joint communication to
the cabinet; the larger box, which
regularly passes from one department
to another in the safe keeping Of
trusted official; and then the more
roomy box, familiar to those who
know the house of parliament. where
1t is to be seen on the table before
minister who is introducing bill OF
defending an estimate.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1921-10-01
CLEVER TRICK ALMOST WON
Chinese Woman SmuggIer of Opium
Had New Wrinkle Which Near
Iy Fooled Veteran Official.

1t was in Shanghai that / first saw
the opium smuggler DIT work.
A tramp steamer from India had
just berthed. and amid the confusion
of rafting cranes and shouting coolies
the usual mixed crowd OF Orientals
descended the gangway.
The customs official a tired. white
faced Englishman. quickly got TO work.
As each passenger came before him his
practiced fingers worked carefully all
over their bodies from the head down
wards.
Down the gangway came an old
Chinese woman, almost tottering with
the smallneSs of her tightly-bOund feet.
She was dressed in the usual black silk
trousers and blouse. and carried an old
wicker basket under her arm. Her
yellow, wrinkled face gaZed at the Off
cial in reprOach as he began his search.
whats in the basket. MAJ" he
asked
The almond eyes began to weep
cOpiOusly. ME take cat-sOme velly
fine kitten No chow (food) on ship
and kitten die LookeS ere ~
And the old Chinese woman opened
the basket, displaying a black cat
whose yellow eyes blinked wickedly
in the light, while six black kittens,
all dead, lay around her.
But you don't want TO take dead
kittens ashore" said the customs Of
fetal rather roughly. Throw them
away"
The tears of the old woman streamed
afresh. ME velly kind. Wantee bury
kitten in garden my house"
The customs official looked at the
old woman, at the black cat, still
blinking, and then at the kittens. He
stretched out lean hand, and despite
the splitting fury of the black cat and
the cry of alarm from the old woman,
picked out a dead kitten from the
basket He held it in his hand, look
ing at it thoughtfully.
"Humphl All the kitten stuffed
with opium, eh, Ma? Not a bad idea.
You nearly got me there"
He called a Chinese assistant, who
seized the basket and the dead kit
| tens, and in a few moments a pile of
| brown opium was displayed before us
| London Daily Mail.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1921-10-01
A Ball of Water.

A soap bubble is merely a hollow
ball of water containing air. The
soap, partly dissolved, forms a very
thin film or skin over the air which is
endeavoring to force its way through
it. This air exerts an equal pressure
in all directions, and forces the soap
film out an equal distance from the
center of the compressed air, thus
forming perfect sphere or ball. Aft
er the bubble has been floating about
for a few moments, the water drips
tOwar6 the bottom of the ball and
collects there in drops. The weight
of these drops pulls the bubble out OF
shape and increases the pressure or
the air inside to such an extent that
it breaks through the dlm ano the
bubble bust
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1921-10-01
Beautiful Sea Forms.

An interesting chapter Of natural his
tory is that which deals with the NIL
mute crustaceano known as regu-
laria. The shells of these tiny OBJ
jects viewed under a microscope re-
veal the most delicate and beautiful
designs and about 5000 patterns have
been found. The shells are so flimsily
fashioned that they help rather than
retard the power of the occupant to
float. Among these is the barnacle,
which when young attaches itself to
floating seaweed, feathers and even
match sticks, and which, as it grows
older, makes itself q buoy TO help II
to remain on the surface of the water
and later, fastens ON to the rocks. the
hulks of wooden vessels and ON
whales.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1921-10-01
COUNTRY EDITOR HAS POWER
Perhaps Less Today Than Formerly,
But He Still Is a Leader OF
Public Opinion.

In early colonial days, in New Eng
land at least, the preacher was the
most influential man in the community
laid down the law on weekdays as
we'll as on Sundays, says New York
paper. Then, in the era of stocks ana
small clothes and powdered wigs, pow
er passed to the leading family. Next,
after the Jacks0nian revolution, after
a brief period of hegemony by tavern
brawlers, the scepter passed to the
country editor.
The country editor let the lawyers,
with their vocal fiuency, occupy the
offices, but he bOssed them. The first
call a visiting politician made was
where the sound Of the Franklin press
was heard. The sanctum listened and
judged. Its presiding genius was close
to his people-he knew his folks. He
was guide and counselor, for his in
formation, at least concerning mat
ters political, was widest. He wrote,
and he wrote well, in days when there
were fewer writer's, but also fewer
smatterers. He took his job seriously.
His constituency looked to him and
he led it straight Horace Greeley
gained his amazing influence largely
because he was a sublimated country
editOr-spoke the vernacular and
shared the psychology of his fellow
craftsmen
Where old-fashioned country editors
exist one is pretty sure to find a
sound type of Americanism prevailing
and country boys going to college to
work their way through. And the
local editor, even more than the school
teacher, is the inspirer.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1921-10-01
Borneo Natives Fond of Beads.

The natives of Borneo are the great
bead lovers of the world. In many
instances there are collections OF
beads which have been in one family
for centuries, and which cannot be
bought, they are so cherished by the
owners. An examination of these col
1ectfOns often reveals some precious
gems, which have been cut by the
native artisans in bead shape.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-04
ODE INCIDENTS IN AAIERTnAN
 HISTORY
NELLIE GRANr's ROMANCE

Gen. Ulysses S. Grant was so popular when he entered upon his official duties at Washington that naturally every mem Der of his family shared with him in the esteem of the public. But none of them attracted as much attention as did his charming daughter Ella WrenshaN Grant, better known as Nellie Grant, and all her actions were noted with the clos est attention.
 When Nellie Grant on May q, 1874 came to the White House alter to be married to young Afgernon Sartoris, an Englishman, the occasion was spoken of as a marriage of the first young wo- man of the land" with Britisher, who had an income of s0O00 year-a for tune in those day. His father had been member of parliament.
 Young Sartoris fell in love with the presidents daughter when they met on a steamer, bound from England to New York He was only 22 years old, while Nellie Grant was barely IT. The young girl was very fond of the Englishman, but it was nearly eighteen months bet fore the couple could win the consent of the president.
 During the wedding ceremony the bride and groom stood under huge floral bell with background of flowers filling a window behind them. There were six bridesmaids, and Gen. Grant gave away his daughter with -iIl-concealed emotion
Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-04
CIRCULATION WEEK ENDING OCT. 1st, 1921
 11,52O
THE TOWN ELECTION RESULT.

By the expressed wish of the voters of Norwich the town government for the next tp~o years will continue in the hands of the republicans. The result Of Mondays election in which the entire republican ticket was elected by a ma jOrity of 1S9, based upon the vote of the registrars, can be construed in no other way than a glowing endorsement of the manner in which the town affairs have been handled in the past two years, the consistent policy that has been followed In dealing efficient and economically Tith the many town problems and the r1sarly disclosed fact that under past management the town has been given the same close attention that might be expected in the handling of a private business.
 Once again those who stand for good government have responded to their auty and insisted upon the retention of that which has been tried under a va F4ety of conditions including those con- nected with the war. Good service is deserving of the recognition that it has received and the election gives assur- NE4E1 lp LllG tlA4LtlS llldL lllSOldT as II TeFts within the power of those elected there will be a continuance of that same conscientious and faithful work with tho welfare of the many rather than tho few constantly Tn view.
 T. was an election day which fore eSsted the 50 per cent. vote that wa! rast. That to a certain extent in creased by the added effort on the par rf the democrats. was responsible fo, the decreased republican majority iron that Of two years ago but the norma majority of 1S9 on Monday was nor, thd7 four times as large as the 42 ma spFity of four years ago.
 Norwich should have no reason to re Eret that 1t has placed it's town af fairs in such hands for the next tw Fenrs
Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-04

The East Room 1t Is said was decked for the wedding with with real orange blos- some from the south. SThe lace alone on the brides dress cost $1,500. When the young couple entered they advanced to the embrace of a great eastern window, where hung an enormous floral bell, along an aisle formed by army and navy of
 ficers in glittering uniforms. The maid of honor was Miss Annie Barnes,
 daughter of the then Surgean-General.
 Several hundred guests including mem bers of the cabinet, officers of the army
 mad navy in full uniform, members of congress, the judiciary and out-of-town guests were present. The ceremony was
 performed by Rev o. H. Tiffany, pastor
 of the Metropolitan Episcopal church,
 where the president and his family wor-
 shipped. Col Frederick Dent Grant,
 brother of the bride. was best man.
 The breakfast that followed the we'd ing is said to have surpa assed any spread
 in the White House up to that time.
 Following the reception the couple went to New York in a special car and sailed for Europe in few days The pres ents were valued at more than $s0,oo In the Red Room, where the breakfast l was served, bank of the rarest of white | flowers was rornned on an oval taple. Tn | the East Room, aside from the floral bell, 1 the four large columns supporting the l girders of the three windows were all entwined with the beautiful national col ors. Palms and other plants were ar | tisticaIly placed about the room, the | windows were closed and the room was | brilliantly lighted.
 The wedding procession, which was l formed upstairs, marched down the great 1 stairway in the west end of the build l ing. As favors each of the ladies was
 presented with a piece of wedding-c i put up in little white boxes about six 1 inches long and three inches wide. The wedding was the the talk of the country i for many months after it occurrence.
 CTomorrow-when the British Occupied Our CapitaL)
Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-04
GERMANYs TRADE

IL isn't exactly seven years since the German flag has been seen in Ameri- san harbors because during that time the Deutschland has made couple of visits but it is that long since German shipping went freely between the two countries, so that the arrival of the Bayern at New York means the re- sumption of business by the German Steamship lines.
 During those seven years great changes have taken place Germany has stepped down from the position which t held among maritime nations but by the reappearance of the German flag it beeones evident that it is determined to regain that foreign trade which it once had as rapidly as is possible. Ger many's fleet is but a ghost of what 1t vas but it realizes that it is upon trade that it must depend for economic recon. struction and it is losing no time in backing the job of reestablishing it. The German merchantmen Bayern is a small vsssle in comparison with those which formerly represented Germany, but the Significance of it's arrival here does not Ne in the size, but in the fact that trade relations through German lines have been reopened.
 It is not to be supposed that these were the first German goods to reacl these shores for such is not the case ran flag carried by a merchantman wal aaien into Bremen and while the Bay l&7 was tho representative oe a=denlets1
Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-04
CANCER WEEK.

In connection with the designation of day this month as fire prevention day attention is called to the fact that there are 15,o0o lives lost each year because of fire which might be prevented if there was more attention paid to such conditions which serve as fire hazards. Overcoming the needless waste of hu- man life is one of the powerful argu- ments for fire, prevention.
 Human life should be saved whenever and wherever it is possible. For that reason there cannot fail to be given se- rlous thought to the efforts which are being made to create a greater interest ih the national cancer week which has been fixed for October 30 to November g. The aim of such week is not to alarm people but to impress upon them the importance of fighting the disease from the earliest possible moment in stead of waiting until it is too late.
 Just how much need there is for car rying on as determined a fight against cancer as there is to wipe out the white plague is indicated by the fact that, ac- cording to past records it is estimated that there will be over nine thousand deathg from that disease this year in the state of New York alone. That IS over half as many as the total deaths from fire for the entire country, and the people of New York represent only i small part of the entire population. hThe deaths from cancer each year are nearly six times as many as those from l fire.
 1 What is aimed at in connection with the added publicity which it is expected to secure during the special week Is to impress upon the people the need of getting early attention from competent physicians. It isn't maintained that all cases can be cured. It isn't possible to tell how large percentage of cancer cases can be overcome but in such cases as can be helped by medicine or surgery there cannot be disregarded the import ance of early attention. It doesn't ap. pear that there is any known preventive but the large death rate from that dis ease in it's various forms can be great ly reduced if a diagnosis can be made in time and the proper treatment given The object of cancer week is highly commendable and deserving of the full est attention.