Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-07-18

the, hundreds of thousands. and after
the STORY was dramatlzcd Il was pre-.
scnted ON tho stage Of nearly every
theatcr In America ami Europe. Even
today there Il u slow but steady dc.
inand for Mrs. Stoves masterpiece,
and there Is not u great metropolitan
library III the country which IL not com.
PEELED to carry several copies Of the
work on Its shelves to meet the de-.
man,ls Of tho reading public. Perhaps
II n true that if Mrs. Stowe hud not
written "Cncle Toms Cabin" or II
she had not happened to put 1t forth
at Just tho time when II was destined
to capture general notice. her name
would be lost. together with the names
Of dozen writer's Of interesting but
obscure stories. This fact detracts in
no way from the esteem In which the
American public must continue to hold
hcr. Her appreciation Of the lot Of
the slave led her 10 write u story IN
which tho pulse Of human sympathy
beats strong. 1t touched the hearts Of
tho people while II ccmterctl their at
tcntlOn upon an Imminent issue. NJ
one who watched the passage OF the
slavery evil or tho tremendous and ci,.
during popularity attained by Mrs.
Stoves book can doubt tl,nt her name
ana her work will live long after the
nineteenth century shall have become
II memory of the past.
The Congo State In the I0st year
spent Si.tlO.OtO. aud its receipts. IN.
Guiding $5OO.OOO advanced yearly by
Belgium. were ~ .4OO.O0O. Some $S(pD..
nm was spent on the military force In
the Congo State. The deficit NJ $780,
WW II serious one. hut Il II hoped that
II will In reduced when the r,ilrm,i
| from tltlewater around tho rapids Of
the Congo River shall have been com.
plctel. u has been delayed for some
years for want Of funds. hut steps have
been taken recently to add the snail
mileage necessary IL bring tho whole
line Into use. The present trail, Of the
State IL expected to he incrca sod largv-
~ by Improved transportation tucili.
ties ut tho lower end Of the river that
gives name to tho country. IN ,S!k5
goods worth x!.:hi7 .(DO were Imported,
over half being from Belgium. Cotton
stuiTs, old guns. ammunition. l0comm,.
tives and railroad material were the
chief Items. Belgium's imports from
the Congo state were some Sl.IODtNAl
ivory making half Of this amount, lint
ivory IN yearly becoming xt,arcer and
reliance will hereafter have IL Im
placed more upon Indin rubber. palm
oil and other like tropical products.
For many years there has been u
growing recognition among business
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large scale possesses u value hitherto
seldom appreciated. An increasing
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this direction. as we'll applied tests
prove how useful Il can In nlnde IN
that particular business. II IL repeat.
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This way wlthstnn,ls even the lower
prices OF competitors who do not nj
vertisc. Frequently after u few years
OF newspaper advertising the annual
expenditure for this purpose exceeds
the total capital Of the advertiser NJ
the start of the advertising.
Once lot u grand mOtive-pOwer sway
a number of men, and, however differ
emily they may he employed. there IL u
bond Of union which binds them one tn
another II IL u touch of nature which
makes the whole world kim
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