Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-11-24
NOTES AND COMMENTS.

he HAS tUlN W ntuT Ill
mind that by the latest report there
IRE l,oo6,0o0 miles of telegraph in
he world. and that Of these America
Las $40. 900 and Europe only $50, 900.
Some time ago temperance assoc
citation in Germany sent u circular to
seventy prominent physicians ask.
ing their opinion as to the custom
prevalent in that country of giving |
nall quantities of beer and wine to |
very young children. With the ex-
ception Of two all the physicians con. |
aemned the practice as Injurious
The percentages of loss by fire In
Chicago is y. I6; st. Louis. l.6S New
York. 2.2l; Philadelphia, l.3i; Brook
lyn, les; Boston, l.69; New Orleans.
2.72. The London percentage is .6S
Paris, .l3; Berlin, 2.o5; st. Peters.
burg 81 Rome, 20. In the United
States the daily loss by fires is Si6O,-
600.
Recently the Austrian Minister of
Public Instruction offered prize for
the best work of fiction in prose or
verse written in any of the nineteen
languages Of the empire. COMPETE
tors appeared from all nations but
the Italians and on inquiry for the
reason the answer given was that the
educated classes In Trieste, Tyrol and
Dalmatia are lrredentists. who would
gladly enter competition started
by Italy, but could not accept an
offer from Austria.
The st. Louis Republic says that
Experiments have been made by
Dr. Buchner in submitting working
bees to q regimen of alcholized
honey. The effect is astonishing, and
much the same Us in mankind. Not
only do they lose the Unborn heredi-
tary instinct for work, but they will
steal. The hierarchy instinct Is quick
ly lost also. They revolt against their
queen and commanders, and give
themselves over to idleness. brigand.
age and pilage until they are cast
out by their fellows. Alcohol makes
veritable anarchists Of them"
Since Queen Victoria assembled the
throne in England, 81 years ago, the
ruling heads of the world have been
changed often. Since she went into
power every throne in the known
world has been vacant at least once,
and many Of them several times. She
has had ten premicrs, all Of whom are
now dead except Mr.. Gladstone, the
Marquis of Salisbury and the Earl of
Rosebery. Commencing with Martin
Van Buren,, sixteen men have held
the Office of President Of the United
,In hn,,innip.v nt h,r
reign, and of these only Ben amin
Harrison and Grover Cleveland are
alive to-day.
In very curious case Of attempted
murder in Paris the accused, Cabert,
has pleaded that having been pa.
tient of DR.. Charcot. ut the Salpe-
triere Hospital, and frequently hyp.
Noticed, he was no longer responsible
for his actions. In proof Of his claim
he stuck pins and needles into his
arms and body during the trial In
order to show to the Court his insen.
sibili,y. 1t is not believed that this
curious mode of defense will avail
him. His oirense was particularly
heartless. He attempted to murder
the keeper of beer saloon, a widow,
whose lover he was and on who's,
generosity he lived. The supposed
motive was jealousy, the only reason
for which existed in his diseased
Imagination.
The late Warden Durston, ot Sing
Sing prison, was firm In his belle
that life prisoners ought to have I
place by themselves. No matter how
strict the discipline, there Is inva
riably II showing OF sympathy to-
wards the life man. II there are m!
favors or easy Jobs to be given out II
prison routine, there Is n feeling tina,
the life man ought to have his bur
den lightened. and soon these mer
come to be regarded as more or less
distinguished prisoners. Discipline
Is not so strictly enforced In theli
cases as with the short term men
and the result on the prison routin,
Is not desirable. With the life me,
day life OF the prison could be mad
that would be received acceptable,
not only by the prisoners, but by tn
management.
al w OV SS
tablshed on the principles laid dow
by Mr.. Bethany and Mr.. Howells, Il
10 be founded in California, will
headquarters ut Berkeley. Its cen
trail idea IL 10 be "brotherly love.
All WORK Will bc done under the 81
pervisiJn o. uperintendents, ever.
member will have undisturbed pos
session Of his own home, and vii
buy what he wants at the communit,
stores, paying therefor, not in tn
filthy lucrc of commerce, but il
checks and tickets. Its ideal featur
or features, for there are two of them
is n single standard price for labor
and profound secrecy in regard To tn
management of its affairs. Land !
to bought, agriculture and manu-
features established and encouraged
schools and libraries are to be main
tanned, and everything Is to be cal
RED on and controlled by unite
effort.
1t is worth recalling that Americ
has three times had the honor O
revolutionizing the art of war. I
American armies was due the Intro
duction OF the scout or open orde
system Of firing, with the concom