Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-03-14

iteitu VuV TclBiIVV UetWcpn Her SUuS.
VERTICALLY" So much for kin,lergar-
ten training.
n New York firm IL trying to get u
contract to supply the policemen of
that city with pocket stoves to keep
their hands warm during the winter:
and thus we learn there are some PEG.
pie who believe a policeman has to car
~ hot stun In his pocket instead of
striking the first saloon on Ills beat.
1t Is notable rs Illustrating the hero.
Ism Of today that the three men burn.
cd to death In the terrible fire ut the
home OF James Il. Arinigcr. In Balti.
more. all lost their lives while attempt.
Ing to save others. Mr.. Armlger him.
self was overcome by the smoke and
flames after dashing upstairs to arouse
the others inmates of the house. Ills
sOn.in.law. W. u. Riley. was found
dead with his two children claspcd In
his arms. AMI Horace Manuel, n guest.
lay with u child In his arm.
A I'LL now before the Hay state leg.
islat provides for u state Corn Com.
mission to keep watch over the cllropo-
dists. Corn cutting. II seems. is one of
the chief branches of surgical operation
In Massac lliisetts. 1t In said that from
1OO.tEN to 2UO.OOO NOstOnians have to
have their corns trimmed or cxcised
every year. IT this IL ~. why Is this
~,
Of poetry. have such afflicted feet!
Science. with pale lips. repeats the
shocked inquiry: Why Is l'oston ru!.
Of corns!
\ most curious question as to what
constitutes u libel has Just been raised
In England. II IN whether u blank
page. with mans name at the top.
AMI the words. "Wlat ! think about
IT," constitutes n libel. The learned
counsel who have been consulted take
opposing Views. and In order to avoid
possible embarrassing complications II
Inns been assumed by those Interested
that the affirmative answer IL correct.
Tho question IL not likely to reach the
courts ut present, but there IL no tell
Ing hut that II may come up again and
I've the subject Of n pon,lcrous decision.
Architects and builders have long
been aware OF tho fact that bridges
and buildings OF all kinds expand In
summer and contract In winter. but
NO scientiilc observations were ever
made on that score until quite recent
~. Experiments made on tall mOnii.
mcnts In both this country and Europe
during the heat of the past summer.
show thar the pcrpentilc,,larity of such
structures Is badly affected by the rays
of the sun. At one time the Washing.
ton monument was found To lean nine
inches out of plumb. This popularity,
1t was said. was due to the greater OK.
pansion of the side upon which the
SIMS rays fell.
Among the most cruel Of hopes have
been these which scicncc has held out
to cOns,nptivcs. From time to time
cures have been announced. only to
prove failures. That dread consu,ni,.
ton can bc cured. there II no doubt |:
AMI that l,s cure will ultimately bc dis.
covered " equally certain. Let us
hope that the well-known physician.
DR.. Cyrus Edison. Of New York. bas nj.
ready discovered II. nv lie nnd other
medical men believe that lie has. Ills
remedy Is a purified preparation Of
carlOlic acid. which. hypcr,lerniltully
injected into the blood. tlestr Oys. It IL
claimed. not only the germs OF con.
sumption. hut OF many other diseases.
II "as"p,"lin" will do what Dr. Edison
lalirvrs II will ho. II II u discovery
who's" Importance Inns never been OK.
crrl'sl In all the history Of medical
science.
\ committee appointed by the last
New York Legislature To look Into the
subject Of gOO,l roads has made n val.
liable report. filling III pages Of print.
ell matter The average cost Of taking
produce to market In New York Mt
present II $i.Ni per ton for cac, six
miles. the average haul. or NJ cents per
mile. The estimate per ton per mile
on u good macatlam rOad II I cents.
aud " all the roads Of the State were
OF this description the annual saving
In the huCl. without regard to wear ni,d
tear. would he about xlI.OOD.0 OO. As
matters stand, the farmers pay I'm an.
n'inl road assessment of $:,.OOO.OOO. 1t
II the opinion Of tho committee that the
state should ut once begin the work
OF read Improvement, by agreeing to
pay onc.thlrl of the cost. the counties
to pay the other twO.thirls.
The London Spectator has mn article
on the prevailing restiessness of M.
tlOns. In which It speaks of u prol,a bill.
~ that some sort Of disastrous explo.
sion among them II near ut hand. 1t
refers to the development of socialism
IN France aud also In Germany. The
German Emperor cannot bc quiet. and
dreams that he Is to be "tle child of
the centuries" Russia has fevcrisll
symptoms and still Expresses tho Jews;
Italy Is not happy. AMI Turkey IL In.
famed with It's OLD mur,lerO,is passions.
Americans are said to be about to fore
go old policies and mix In the politics
OF the world. In England. with all
her external calm" there are uneasl-
Ness, resentments. and unsettled points
In economies. Whether these phases