Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-09-19
NOTES AND COMMENTS,

NOTES AND COMMENTS.
knowledge comes, but wisdom lin.
gers, so far as the application Of sci.
ence to the art Of keeping cool IL con.
cerned. The supplying Of heat Is now
q great business, and the appliances for
this purpose have attained very high
degree Of perfection. But when It
comes to supplying cold. We are very
backward. The electric fans do good
service, but after all what they do IL
not to cool the air, but only to stir It up.
Nothing is more primitive than the col.
lection Of Ice In winter and It's distri.
button In summer. 1t IL excessively
wasteful and extremely inconvenient.
The problem Of cooling and drying air
10 very simple. Our men Of science
know how to do It, and the machinery
required could easily be constructed.
The accommodation provided for
dead cattle could certainly be adapted
to the use Of live men. When we con.
slider the enormous expenditure Of time
and money involved In conveying hu.
man beings to places where they can
enjoy cool air. It IL difficult to believe
that there Is not fortune waiting for
the man that shall attack the problem
on the opposite side. and convey the
cool air to human beings.
The Boston Transcript notes the fact.
which may not be known to some Of
our readers, that in no less than seven.
teen Of the states voter need not be a
citizen Of the United States. These
states are Alabama, Arkansas. Colo
RADIO, Florida, Indiana, Kansas. Louis.
lam, Michigan, Minnesota. Missouri.
Nebraska. New Jersey, North Dakota,
Oregon, South Dakota. Texas, and Wis.
consin. In the larger number Of these
states II Is only necessary that one has
declared his intention to become a citi-
zen, and he can vote at the presidential
election the same as the American who
can trace his ancestry back to the first
white settlers In America. In few Of
the states there Is some additional re.
quirement. In Florida the would.be
voter must have pnid capitation tax
for two years; In Indiana he must have
resided In the United States one year
and In the state six months subsequent
TO declaration; In Michigan It Is neces.
sary to have made declaration six
months before election and to have
lived In the state two years and half;
In Missouri the alien must have declar.
cd his Intention not less than one year
or more than five before Offering to
vote; In New Jersey declaration must
have been made thirty days prior to
election: and In North Dakota and Ore.
gon declaration must have been made
one year before election.
An advance sheet issued by the Inter.
state Commerce Commission Of Its an.
nunl report shows that the number Of
railway employees killed during the
year ending June 30. 1905, was 1911,
and the number injured was 25,000.
These figures compared with those Of
the previous year shows decrease Of
twelve In number killed, and an In.
crease Of 2,274 In the number injured.
The number Of passengers killed was
10. the number injured, 1915. These
figures give for the year decrease Of
l54 In the number killed and $50 In the
number injured. The number Of pas.
sengers killed Ii remarkably small. The
smallest number killed In any Of the
preceding seven years was $50, In 1900.
One employee was killed for each 433
employed. and one employee was injur-
cd for each thirty.one employed. OF
the class Of employees known rs train
men, that In, engineers, firemen, con.
ductors and other employees whose SER
Vice Is upon trains, 1t appears that one
was killed for each 155 In service, ana
one injured for each eleven In service.
The number of passengers carried for
each passenger killed during the year
was 2,0S4 ,S32, and the number carried
for each passenger injured was 2l3,651.
The liability Of passengers to accident
n better shown In the fact that u $685.
743 passenger miles were accomplished
for every passenger killed, md 8, 131 OFT
passenger miles for every passenger In
jured. A comparative statement shows
that considerable advance was made
during 1905 In respect TO railway casu.
aitles. 1t Ia suggested that beneficial
results were derived from the fitting
Of equipment, with automatic appli.
ances as well as from the raising of the
character Of railway service aud grade
Of railway equipment, first noted In the
last report.
The appalling ignorance displayed by
Engllshmen as to American affairs ID
sometimes 30 unbelievable as to seem
like good Joke. One Of the finest spec.
linens Of this sort Of thing on record Ia
to be found In the August number of
the Imperial Institute Journal. This
paper Ii supposed to cover the foreign
affairs of the empire, and also aims nj
including matters bearing upon the re-
latlOns Of the colonies with neighbOr.
ing nations. The following passage Ia
printed In summary Of the news OF
the world: "There IL even now great
deal of anxiety expressed In the city
40 to the new American President. II
Ia well known that Mr.. Cleveland's
views are exceedingly peculiar, and II
Ia more than probable, as we stated
last month, TINT should he be successful
In again obtaining the Presidential
chair, such change may take place In
the finances Of that most important
country that we ourselves might suffer
very considerably"
The tactical superiority of Garcia and
Gomez over the cOntending Spanish