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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-02-16

Charles Dickens was assailed for
casting or, as It was alleged, n helpless
brother and his family ut time when
the novelist's position was such rs to
enable him to be generous. 1t was also
n cause for mysterious wonder that In
his notable reading tour In the United
States he obstinately refused to come
to Chicago. Notwithstanding that In.
duccments were offered exceeding
those he was willing to accept for
places less important not remote from
this city. The stigma of neglect OF his
kin Is removed In a story appearing In
the Herald. which also explains why
Charles Dickens would not read In Chi
cago. The story is only another Illus.
trutiOn of the moral strength of men
who refuse to make defense against
unjust accusation, when defense. while
cXculpating the accused. would subject
others to shame or humiliation. Dick
ems preferred to let himself be vilihed
Us unnatural, parslmonious. heartlcss.
even criminal, rather than, by breaking
his silence, to lift the cover of u sltua.
ton he could neither prevent nor con.
done. and for which he was wholly
blamelcss. He died without defense or
explanation, probably Indifferent to
any defense In connection with q re.
prOach that must have stung the more
| deeply because Of Its untruthfulness
and his helplessness.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-02-16

Woe unto America. Alas for the UNI
happy fate of this miserable country.
Just rs we are beginning to see Il recOv.
cry from the hard times comes the crush.
ing news that two more millionaire So
clcty men are going to leave us. a IN
Willie Wallie Aston, because this
blawsted country isn't fit to live In.
don't you know. on account OF the wny
the papers write them up. AZ II this
announcement Were not sufficiently
crushing of itself, Mrs. Paran Stevens,
who II authority for It, piles Ossa OH
PeliOn, Scylla on Charybdis. ana Stev.
ems on Aston. by declaring that she
herself would leave America to Its fate
II she could. Sixty millions Of people
will utter u sigh Of relief Mt the glad
news that circumstances will keep Mrs.
Pa1n Stevens with us, even against
her own sweet will. What seems ia
have been the moving cause of worry
In Mrs. Stevens mind IL the interest tho
press has taken In the Aston feud
"Why." she inquiries with Indignation
"can't great families have their feuds
without the rabble raising such row.
The situation IL evidently too distress
Ing for the alleviatiOns of sympathy
ana we regretfully give 1t up.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-02-16
MR.. BALL A0AIM.

William r. Ball. as was expected. has
been renominated by the Republicans
of the North Town for assessor, and II
all signs do not fail that gentleman will
succeed himself. 1t IL not saying too
much Of Mr.. Ball to assert that he has
made Il model official rs assessor for the
North Town during the past three OF
four years.
His administration of the affairs of
that office has been clean, capable and
exemplary. Personally, he Is u gentle
man of prOblty and integrity. There
Is n certain something about him tina,
makes him II favorite among his many
acquaintances. or course, some OF the
organs of public propriety who would
run political primaries rs we'll as every
thing else on the Sunday school plan
have raised howl about the manner
In which the nomination of the tickle,
of which Mr.. Ball was the head was sc
cured.
There IL neither reason nor justiilca
ton for this. Mr.. Ball Is a practica
politician. or course he Is. II III
wasn't he wouldn't be North Town as
SCISSOR. He Is not stenOgrapher, there
fore he Is not Il court reporter: he II
not newspaper man, therefore he Il
not the editor of a daily. But he knows
his own business and he minds 1t. Thu
people, and particularly the taxpayers
of North Chicago are to be congratu
lated
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-02-16

1t has come! 1t was generally con.
coded that 1t would come, but no one
knew exactly how soon. Boomers are
to be regulated hereafter by the fash.
Ion plates. Up to the present time cv'
cry woman who wears boomers has
been u law unto herself. Her bifurcat.
cd garment was made according To her
own ideas as to beauty and modcs'y.
1t was short or long. tight or loose. nc
cording to her fancy. 1t was wOra with
or without leggings and with jacket
or waist, as she might choose But all
that IL changed now. There are to be
fashions In boomers rs there are IN
other articles OF women's attire. The
boomers Of the spring will be CUT oi
date In the fall, and new ones will have
to be secured. The progressive habit
maker will have boomers IN his 81 hel
catalogue. and there will be the same
striving to keep In style. II win DO hard
on the pOcketbOOk. but of course thai
has nothing to do with the case where
fashion Is concerned. Let us hope
however, that 1t will mt least be an
other year before Easter boomers tai,
their places with Easter bOnnets.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-02-16

The sinking of the Elbc teaches the
lesson of the impOssiblllty Of guarding
against all the manifold forms and
causes Of disaster mt sea. The great
vessel had water.tight compartments
that would have kept her atlOat had
she been struck a few feet forward
or II few feet aft of the point of coils.
lon. But by u chance that may no. b"
repeated for II hundred years the Cru
thie struck her right ut the point OF tho
Intersection Of one of her b,llkheads.
The separation that was to have kept
one compartment watcr.tlght In the
event Of leak In the other was smash.
cd to pieces, ana the Inflated ship filled
rs quickly Us any vessel Of ordinary
construction would have filed. The
| only self-evident feature of culpabllity
IL that Of the neglect OF obedience to
the maritime Flaw OF the rOad;" had
each ship kept to the course prescribed
by tho law Of SEA travel the collision
would not have occurred. When It did
occur 1t became fatal by reason of the
impact OF the cOlliding vessel against
the one fatally vulnerable spot of tho
| Elbc.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-02-16
SOME ADVICE TO SCHOOL IN.
SPECTORS.

The Board of Education Is now ell
gagged in an effort 70 make u certain
class of citizens perform their duty.
This class is composed in the main of
people of two distinct ways of thinking
on matters polite. One of these Is the
crowd which hugs itself In the belief
that cash can protec. 1t from all the
calls of duty from the standpoint Of
citizenship of the United States.
These people are made up of that par
ticular strain which In the days of the
civil war found 1t convenien. to pro-
tcct itself by hiring through It's repre-
scntntivcs substitutes who received
.heir bounty and faced the bullets and
the steel their bribcrs feared to meet.
The other crowd Is made up of cant.
ing hypocrites. who. while inveighing
against corruption In high places.
against rascality among public officials.
are themselves most active In producing
the conditions which they pretend to
dcplore.
II is to be hoped that the Board of
| Education will have strength and
charactcrcro ,igl to resist the Influences
which viii undoubtedly be brought to
bear upon Il with view TO keeping II
from the performance of It's plain duty.
This duty Is the fair equalization of
all school property, the fair ana full
taxation of the same. and the conse.
qucnt saving to the public funds and
10 the relief of the taxpayer of Cool;
County many thousands of dollars.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-02-16
TOO MUCH MONKEY work.

George II. Swift will be the next
Republican nominee for Mayor, ana he
will he elected IL the Democrats do
not get Il stir onto them.
There is II little too much monkey
work and dickering with irresponsible
parties on the side Of the Democrats of
Cook County.
This statement Is not intended rs n
reflection upon Chairman Peabody OF
the Cook County Central Committee.
Mr.. Peabody has shown himself to
he man of principle, of backbone,
and energy. He may wear red boots
in summer, but recent events have
proven that he carries Il good, manly
brain, and lots Of solid judgment in his
head all the year round.
The manner in which Mr. Peabody
called down the impudent aud out
rageous intervention Of the man Easily
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-02-16

ExpectOrating upon the floors of
street cars Is to be stopped by the car
companies of the city of Washington.
Conductors are required to eject pas.
sengers guilty Of such vulgarity; and
IL the companies went further and en-
plOyed COrbetts and Sullivans to pitch
such fellows through the car windows,
the whole race Of ladies' and other do.
cent people would rise up ana call them
blessed. The same regulations should
be enforced In every other city; not
only regarding street cars. but side
walks also. Cleanliness, better than
church steeples, points to higher civil
izatiOn, and 1t Is refreshing to see that
In ut least one city the public demand
for personal decency Is needed. Let
the good work 20 on!
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-02-16

There was n remarkable scene In
Judge Scaman's court at Chicago when
a solitary Juror. refusing to render n
verdict contrary to the dictates of his
own conscience. firmly opposed the
court and by his stamina changed the
whole course of the trial and succeeded
In having nonsuit ordered. A dam.
age case had been on trial. A girl in
crossing a railway track had been
struck and Knocked down by switch
engine, which passed over one of her
feet and amputatcd 1t. The engine was
stopped with the girls body beneath 1t
and the engineer. losing his presence Of
mind. backed the engine over her body
again. This time the other leg and foot
were caught by the wheels and
mangled. These were the facts. After
they were all submitted the jury re.
tired and agreed upon n verdict for the
plaintiff. assessing her damages Mt
about $23.OO0. Before this verdict was
returned to the court Judge Seaman
sent for the jury and instructed the
jurors that. as he had been convinced
that the defendant railroad company
was not legally responsible for dam.
ages. a verdict should be returned for
the defendant The jurors. to n man,
refused to do this until expressly or.
dered by the court to do no. Then all
but one voted for the defendant by in.
structiOn of the court and under pro.
test The twelfth Juror. Julius Clayton,
firmly refused to return verdict con.
trary to his convictions. ut Is your
verdict. Judge. not mine." said he, land
l Will not indOrse It," Threats of i'm.
prlsonment for contempt Of court had
no terror for Mr.. Clayton. and Mt last a
compromise was effected by which a
hons'iit was ordered. Judge Seaman's
course probably was based on good law.
The correctness Of his position is not
questioned. But II Is indeed refresh.
Ing to find even one man In the Jury box
who has all the qualities of the ideal
Juror. lie II ran avis. Would there
were more like him.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-02-16

Some stupid fellow In the Posto'iicc
Department ut Washington conceived
the idea of changing the name OF fa
nous town In Virginia from Appomat-
toX to surrender" 1t took u great
dcnl of persuasion and agitation to In
duce the authorities to wipe out the
silly name and restore the station to
its old wholesome title. The name of
the loon who made the change should
be made known. The public would like
to feel Of his bumps. He reminds one
of the reverend gentleman In England
who changed the words In the bible
"And Jesus wept" to "And the Son OF
God shed scalding tears" He would
play hob with history II he had "a
chance. this gayly sentimental clerk.
We should have Philippi changed to
trout" and Blenheim to Victory"
Waterloo to "DOwnfalI' and Yorktown
to "EvacuatiOn."
When asked what place he halls from
My sole reply shall be.
He comes from old Surrender
With Its famous apple tree.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-02-16

What Is there left Of the treaty OF Der.
lin? 1t has not availed to shield the
Armenian Christians from Turkish raw.
isiers and man-slayers. In the teeth
of the Cars appeal, the central powers
ana England refused to enforce 1t,
when the BulGarians defied 1t by an.
nexing Eastern ROumelia. II a parch.
mcnt Gun be torn to rags In the interest
of the opponents Of Alexander ILL.,. why
should 1t be pieced together and pro.
nOunced binding upon those who would
have Nicholas II. heed the prayers Of
the Armenian Christians? There are
few men, we think, In continental Eu.
rope, ana none In the United States.
who would not now applaud the young
Russian Emperor for declaring that the
Berlin treaty, which has been treated
us void by those who forced 1t on his
grandfather. shall not hold him back
from answering those who cry to him
for help.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-02-16

and that portion of the Civic Fedora
ton which he represents. In the affairs
of the Democratic party. IL deserving
of the applause of all good citizens.
The man who attempt to dictate to
another how much drygoods he shall
buy for Christmas. whether he shall
take tea or coffee for his breakfast.
is guilty of Il most objectionable i'm
pcrtineuce.
Not less so the Civic Federation
when 1t undertakes to listen to and
settle disputes between Democrats on
purely party questions and to act upon
the representations of party sorchcads
by calling upon the head of the party
organization to go all over these mat
tcrs with the irresponsible represent
ativc of the civic Federation. Pea
body. like Il wise man. refused to ac-
ccpt any such invitation. and quietly
informed the Civic Federation that
the Democratic party could take care
of its own business.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-02-16

After the reading of NJ. Caslmlr.
Pcrier's letter OF resignation the royal.
lists came arm-in-arm from the chamber
roaring "Vive 10 rOir' The Due d'Or.
leans has left London for Dover, and
will fOregather In Belgium with his
supporters. There will be u coup
dctat and the prctender will BIZ restOr-
ell to the thrOne-in the minds of the
American correspondents. Twadtlle!
Tho shouts of "Vive 10 roll" We're
drowned In the passionate cry of "Vive
In republlque! The Due d'Orleans
will never get beyond the Belgian from.
tier France IL not about to resign her
place among the slsterhOOd Of repub.
lies, to put her neck under the foot OF
a scOrbutic dynasty, to react fifty years
Of time ana centuries of progress he
cause cOwardly or pettish president
has left the Palace Of the Elysee. VivC
In republique!
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-02-16

German merchants--some OF them at
least-are aggrieved because of the In.
PRODUCTION into Germany Of "bargaiM
Sales" and they have appealed to the
government to suppress them. Their
demand IL that the state shall define
what constitutes unfair competition
and prohibit 1t. Probably the mer-
chants who united In this request
would, most of them, strenuOusly deny
socialistic proclivities, but their re-
quest Is In the line Of pure socialism.
1t would DO only another step In the
same direction to ask that the govern.
ment prohibit one from underselling
another. We do not read that as yet
any customers of the German shopmen
have Joined In the demand for tho
abolition of bargain day.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-02-16

With the arrest OF Queen LiliuOkalani
the Hawaiian episode may be cOnsid'
cred closed, and no matter what may
be the fate Of that lady the young re-
public In the Pacific Is now probably
safe from domestic revolt. Hawaii "
sort of I'm American stepchild which
We do not want anybody else to abuse.
There Is feeling that il half RESPONSE
bility and half dissa tisfactiOn In all Of
our dealings with the new state In the
south seas. The people who have
erected the new republic are all Amerl-
cans. The deposed queen comes of a
loug line of more or less cannibalistlc
ancestors and Ii herself wholly impossi'
BILE.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-02-16
HOPKINS OUGHT 10 RUN.

II Is a pity that Mayor Hopkins per-
sists In his refusal TO accept Il rcnomi'
national, the hands of his party.
He could lead the Democracy or COOK
County to victory. as could perhaps no
other man In Cook County to-day. MI.
Hopkins has made for himself Il record
as chief executive of this city which
would be the strongest and safest pat
form upon which the Democrats OF Chi
cago could stand In the forthcoming
election. lie Is Il man full OF resource
and energy, n practical man Of AFFAIRS,
who demonstrated his ability rs u
poiitical fighter when he measured
swords with that champion of Republi-
canlsm, George u. Swift, ana vanquish'
ed him.
He would be the logical candidate to
oppose Swift again. ana The Eagle be-
licycs he could defeat him again. Be
sides all this. 1t Is rather hunlllating
for the great Democratic party of Chi
cago. until recently triumphant ana ap'
parertly inyinciblc. to De compelled to
go hawking the mayoralty nomination
about and begging of every Tom, DICK
ana Harry to accept 1t.
Most Of those men to whom this honor
has been practically rendered have
shown no readiness to accept 1t, pre-
sumably because they have no conf
dence In their own ability to win.
With Mr.. Hopkins 1t would be differ
emf. and 1t Is pity he will not accept
for his very declinatiOn to run has had
a disheartening effect upon his party.
The Eagle would like once again t'
see the Swift.Hopkins contest fought
ont In a fair field Hopkins could win
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-02-16

The Armenian Outrages appear to
be rather Armenian than outrageous.
The nnsp',';able Turk has been viewed
by the special correspondent In Armc-
MA ana Is said to have been more
sinned against than SHINING. 1t ap-
pears that the Armenian revolution
lists have had a cheerful habit Of eX-
plOding cartridges In the bodies of dead
Kurds to provoke further barbarOus
maltreatment OF their own women
and children, that the conscience OF
Christian Europe and America might
be aroused. Further than this. 1t Is
charged, the assassination OF couple
of American missionaries was plotted
that the United States might be drawn
into the fight. The Armenian idea
seems to consist In inducing the lOathe'
" opposition to raise Cain.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-02-16
'They who In quarrels interpose must

"They who In quarrels intcrpose must
often wipe bloody nose" rs set forth
by the learned author of "Hudibras,"
Hitherto this necessity has been 10.
garded as IN unmiXed calamity, and
as the only reason why the peacemakel
was not more prevalent But there Is
now reason to believe that the world
may have been mistaken In this, and
that the bloody noses Of history have
not been without beneficial influence
DR.. Forbes WinslOw. of London, say.
that sure cure for hOmicidal mania
In any ordinary case Is to give the ma'
MAC bloody nose. Here Ia the meth
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-02-16
he now sits us Mayor of the city of Chi

he now sits as Mayor of the city of Chi.
cago.
The contest was evidently never hon
csily intended. The very manner In
which 1t was brought discloscs that
fact. II was evident from the first that
the contestants never expected to prove
the charges of fraud alleged by them,
for they were unable and did not at.
tempt to give one specific case In sup
port of their general allegations.
The contest" was useful no doubt In
forcing certain candidates for the Re
publican nomination for Mayor this
spring out of the field, but 1t being kept
UP too long the farce has redoundcd
to the injury of the particular candi
dates whom 1t was designed to benefit
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-02-16
The noisy parrot has been subjected

The noisy parrot has been subjected
through all the centuries to cOnsidera.
BILE ridlcule. He has been beld up ~
the greatest nuisance, and scarcely
one act has been recorded to his credit
There must now be a revision of the
findings, an alteration of the record
One parrot In that eminently conserva-
tive town of Baltimore made such a
racket the other morning when he saw
a house on fire that he saved the mem
bers OF two families. This demon
strates that even parrot can do some
good.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-02-16

New York could have better spared
many better men than Ward McAllis.
ter, the genial, cOnceited, gOod-hearted,
foolish bear leader of Gotham society.
He made himself unique place In con-
temporary history by his tying Of era
watts and his construction of salads, by
his knowledge Of who was who, and his
inspirations about which was which.
None can replace him. He was a Ma
poleOn of the ballroom, a Wellington
of the club, a Leo XIII. of the bOudOir.
His encyclicals We're infallible. His
menus We're dOgmas of faith.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-02-16
IN THE SPRINGFIELD CAMP.
CONTINUED from first page.)
'oly-rour Chicago park bills.

Cody-Eour Cbicngo park bills.
Condo-A sleeping car regulator that
will regulate. Porters shall not de.
mand or receive any fee.
DE Forcst--Co gas com
panics to put mains down at own ex.
pcnse when so ordered by city council:
shall also make connections with con-
sumcrs' pipes at expense of gas COM
pany. If gas companies refuse II shall
stand indebted to city in sum of 5000.
Also Il bill prohibiting the running of
Stops or offal from distillery. brewery.
starch of glucose factory.
Ferns-No person shall be eligible
to elective office unless he IL q bona
iidc owner of real estate.
Fleming -Appropriates 5000 for
typewrters for the Supreme Court.
Gowcr-Appropriating $50. 12S for the
Pontiac Reformatory.
Guthric--Thc usual appropriation for
the state Board of Agriculture.
MISUNDERSTANDING the demand.
ing of u deposit to secure the payment
of gas, electric and water bills.
MISUNDERSTANDING the interest on
redcmptiOns from 9 to per cent.
Mcdonald of Williamson authorizing
boards of supervisors to employ an OK.
pert to investigate the books and nc.
counts of county officers. Also making
judgment notes void.
Merritt-providing a new code of sig
nails for coal mines. Also changing the
rules In regard to blasting In coal
mincs.
Muir--Authorizing the Chicago SAM.
tnry district to Increase It's tax levy "a
~, per cent.
Murdoch opcru,nurut locate inpd
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-02-16

Cd of this madness: the mania Is pro.
duccd by u congestion Of the brain. You
produce II bloody nose which relieves
this congestion, and the man is all right
again. Therefore, II man comes ut
you with murdcrous intent. hit him on
the nose with hammer. and YOU ana
he may dine together pleasantly and IN
upnpp
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-02-16

An Indianapolis man has disappOint-
cd four wedding parties within the last
two weeks. At the last moment he
deserts his wOuld-be bride and backs
out This is bona fide case of ''heart
failure"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-02-16

In the House this morning. Mr.. Muir.
dock introduced joint resolution
which was adopted requesting the I'LL.
nois delegation In Congress to support
the rnilrOad arbitration bill. 1t was
introduced IN tho Senate by Mr.. Mon
roc,
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-02-16

A Chicago clergyman calls on his con-
gregation to "help 70 hold up the hands
of all good citizens" There IL too much
"hOlding-up" done there now.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-02-16
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING,

The annual meeting Of the Stockholders Of
the Chicago Newspaper Union will be held ct
the otice OF the Company. No. % South JeneI.
day OF April 1895. Tor the purpose Of elsoting 8
board Of directors for the ensuing year.
GEO. a. STRONG, Secretary.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-02-16

A Cincinnati amateur pOetess read
over one of her own productions and
died. More encouragement should hc
given to such poetical work as that.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-02-16
NOHcE
EVERY WEEK IN the YEAR.

THE EAGLE can be ordered at Chas.
Macdonald & Co. IS literary emporium
aud book store, So Washington street,
and at all ilrst.class news stands
throughout the West.