Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-09-21


pccted Of Infection That the affair Is
a serious one Is shown by the prompt
and energetic action Of the Missouri
authorities to place 1t promptly under
control.
The proclamation of III Hung Chang
demanding the protection of mission.
aries and other foreigners In China Is
civilized document. and. with the
elimination OF IL few verbal peculiari-
ties. might be issued In this country
against those cOunterparts Of the Chi
nese vegetarians-the "white caps"
The so.culled vegetarians compose
secret society which takes It upon IT,
self to regulate matters without the
fOrmalltlcs Of law. II a case deemed to
he worthy Of its attention does not pre-.
sent all the necessary essentials upon
which to base conviction the de-.
ficiency can be readily supplied by the
statements Of members Of the society.
Al these statements are undisputed
reasonably good case can be made. The
members then proceed to punish the
convicted criminal. This II very much
the method Of the "white cap" 1t
seems that the cause for the official
recognition OF missionaries In China
II the fact that from among the 1:0
boys sent by China to this country to
be educated In 1872 were selected about
the only officers China had that could
be depended upon In an emergency.
The VlcerOy has not been slow to rec.
Ogn!xe the fact that II civilized edu.
cation results In making brave and
loyal defenders OF the country It may
b. u sensible Idea to encourage the
transplanting Of such education into
the country itself. As the mission
schools are the only representatives Of
such education In China they are wOrtl.
protecting against the Chinese white
cap. At all events the mission schools
Of China IRE In future to enjoy the
quasl.prOtection OF the Government.
What IL popularity known us the "bi.
cycle craze" has been charged with ali
sorts Of crimes and misdemeanors. To.
baccO dealers declare 1t has caused u
falling on In the consumption of cigars,
liquor dealers IRE against It because n
man filled with tanglefO0t cannot pedal
wheel. ana even tho clothing dealers
aver that the brisk trade In sweaters
ana knickerbOckers IL at the expense of
trade In stylish suits and fashionable
neckwear that Ii more profitable. In-
deed. the only dealers that appear to
have profited by the wheeling craze are
the dealers In chewing gum and N Mica.
The latest ana lOudest grievance, how.
ever, comes In the shape OF wall Of
distress from the piano manufacturers.
1t Is claimed that. instead of acquiring
the art OF nimbly manipulate ting the
worries and pedals Of the tuneful piano,
the girl OF the period IL clinging with
Il tenacious grip to the handle bar of a
wheel and pedaling through the parks
ana bOulevards. The neighborhoOtls
where she was wont to fiagellate the
peaceful atmosphere with her Trilby
carOlipgs and thump the keyboard OF
the ancient instrument OF torture with
her trip-hamIier touch now know her
no more. She IL sailing through the
parks like the wind, ana II you are
quick WIN the eye you may catch u
glimpse of her rs she shoots past you
like fash In red boomers ana quickly
becomes bright carmine spot against
the distant horizon. We do not know
Just why she should give up the plano
for the wheel. Surely there IL Just as
much lung expansion and muscular dc.
velopment In the piano as In the wheel.
OF course, the wheel has the advantage
of taking her out doors In the fresh air,
and yet ii new mir on a piano has been
known to drive n great many people
out of doors. But the girls seem deter
mined to ride a wheel instead of n piano
stool and we see no hope for the piano
makers unless they will build a plano
that can be attached to bicycle ana
one that will play itself, for the bicycle
girl is too tired to play a piano, aud,
besides, she Is too busy.