Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-02-02
NOTES AND COMM eNTs.

been discovered In Germany. lie 10
q shepherd named Asst, living in tho
small village of Radbruch. In the
last few weeks over loo persons
have visited him from oil parts Of
Germany. The people stand In
crowds about the mans hut, waiting
for his advice. His success Is said to
be remarkable.
THE Car OF Russia promises to be-
one Of the most popular monarchs in
Europe. He has completely won the
st. Petersburg populace by his lack
of fear in going about the streets OF
the capital unattended-a great con-
trast to the manner of his, father.
The police, however, do not like his
ways, and they are in constant fear
that he will be killed.
| SIory CRY. Iowa, is to try q novel
experiment in selling liquor. The
town council has granted company
Of leading citizens the exclusive right
to open saloons; which, however, arc
to be governed by the severe restric.
lions In use In Gothenberg. After
deducting fixed per cent. of interest
on the Investment, the company is
to turn all the proceeds over to this
Young Mems Christian Association
THE example set by the Russian
Government in placing q contract
for 1000 tons of armor for war ves-
sells with an American firm has been
followed by the governing powers Of
Japan. An order for 25O,OOO yards
Of cotton duck has recently been
placed with a New York house by tho
representatives Of the Mikado. The
cloth Is to be used in the manutac-
ture Of army tents.
THROUGH the efforts OF DIR. Shell
don Jackson, who has had charge Of
the Government schools in Alaska
for many years, n herd of over 700
reindeer has been transported from
Siberia across the Behring Straits in.
to Alaska, and they are reported to
be doing very we'll. More than 100
fawns were born last year. There
used to be large herds Of wild REIN
deer on the moss.covered tundra OF
Alaska, but they were oil extermins-
ted years ago, and the walrus, whale
and seal, which have since supplied
WV WhVu lOOus
fuel. are getting very scarce.
THE Paris Rappol explains thes
very many italian letters 90 to tho
Washington dead letter office through
sheer neanness. The writer In 1talO
docs not prepay the postage, and tho
italian recipient In this country r.
fuses to pay the double postage due
because he or she Is quite satisfied 70
learn, by reading the stamp of the
Office from which the missive comes,
and the address, or by simply recog.
nizing the handwriting Of the nd.
dress that the writer Is certainly
still alive, and probably well. BY
the way, the simple trick Is not new
1t used to be employed in England
many years ago before the advent OF
penny postage.
TANEs In France are the heaviest
In Europe In proportion to the popu.
lation, amounting to $3.50 u man.
Though the general taxes for tho
German Empire IRE only $6. % u
head. they must be added to the taxes
Of the individual States; the average
Prussian German, for instance, pays
$3.50. Next comes Austria with
*l2.37 and Hungary with *l2.l2.
England's rate Is $3.50, so Is Hol-
lands; that OF Belgium Is $lI, OF
Italy *lO so, Of Greece $40, OF Spain,
Denmark, and Roumania 20. of Swe.
den - so, and OF servia -. %. In
Switzerland the general Governments
receives ~ a head, but the individ.
ual canton tax as well. In Russia
the rate Is the lowest, 1925, as u
large proportion OF the revenue comes
from the States domain.
No WONDER Japan wins her bat
ties. There Is probably no country
In the world, says Professor I.add, in
Scribner, where so large proportion
OF the clever young men have their
ambitions fired with desire to do.
something worthy for their licge lord.
or their country, or the particular
ideal cause which their Imagination
has espoused. In politics, scholar
ship, sociology, and religion, an UNI
common proportion OF striplinSs
are ready to offer themselves as in
formers and reformers, as leaders and
rs prophets. Where this ferment Of
aspiration, accompanied by the sem
timental view OF what one maitland
he young, unknown, and no other
than ~ myself'-can accomplish, IL
also joined to even a fair amount Of
judgment and patient willingness to-
undergo training and to submit to-
rebuffs, 1t produces some truly splen-
did results.
OVER against the opinions of the
visiting English labor leaders on the
condition of the poor in New York
City must be placed some statistics
regarding London municipal govern
ment, furnished by Home Secretary
Asqulth the other day. lie described.
the overcrowding in London as ter
rible, There are about 400, OOu per-.
sons living in homes of one roam.
and 100000 Giving two or more in u
single ROOM With regard to the
inspection of workshops, Mr.. Asquith
says that ''only five out of forty
three District Boards have appointed
inspectors specially for the purpose.
In Lambeth, with u population Of
30, 900, there Is not single public
bath. In st. Pancras, population
23l 600, there Is not n single public
library. In Bethnal Green and Mile