Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-05-30
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This figure applied to 100 acres would
mean profits of $61.7GO. The average
tiller Of the soil would be willing to
throw Off StiO.OOO Of this amount for his
annual net returns, and yet the hint
given regarding the possibilities of In
tensive farming In clearly applicable
to the agriculture of the future.
Many wonderful things were done
and shown ut the expedition of cleo.
trical industries held In New York.
Artlculate speech has been sent pric.
tically around the world: the rom of
Niagara has been brought by wire into
the convention hall: the touch Of n but
ton has fired a salute Of cannon In dis
tant cities. But most impressive Of all
was the convention itself and what 1t
stood for. The men there gathered
represented capital Of $75,OOO,OOO In.
vested In electrical Industries. and most
Of this Is the growth Of the last dozen
years. They represented more than a
million miles OF telegraph and tele.
phone wires-nOt to speak Of those used
for lighting. power and traction-an
increase from 10000 miles Of wire In
use thirty years ago. The development
Of electricity In America Is one Of the
wonders Of history.
Blsmarck's epithet, "Austrla's idiot
nrchdukes," seems not undeserved.
Carl Ludwig, apparently Austria's III.
ture emperor, Is SO parslnonious that
cents day for each member Of his
household, and on this the cook must
provide four meals day. His daugh.
ter-in.law, wife Of Archduke Otto. pays
her board from her husbands allow.
ance when she visits him. Carl Lud.
wig Is also fond Of embrol1ering beau.
tiful vetsments for his clergy. His
younger brother, Ludwig Victor. Is a
confirmed wOman-hater. In his ri.
ace In Vienna lie employs but two
omen.servants-a housckeeper and
her maid, who are under the strlctest
injunctions to keep out Of the way Of
their imperial master under pain Of In.
slant dismissal.
The fiunkles Of the Metropolitan Club
In New York, who have been serving
$50 dinners and $40 luncheOns to the
members. protest against diet Of hash
and beef stew for themselves. The sit.
uatiOn might have been endured. It mp.
pears, II the hOuscmaids Of the neigh.
bOrhOOd had not discovered the CASTRO
monte limitations that prevailed. The
deadly calm of the ideal club fiunky's
professional ObsequiOusness. TINT nwes
the timid victim. becomes transformed
into an insutYerable, patrOniz.ng. and
lOluaciOus air Of superiority when he
meets n less richly CARRIED servant, and
II will be admitted that neither cOndl'
ton can he nOurished on hnsh. a hot
bird and n cold bottle IL the least Tint
should he set before these birds Of Dor.
rOwed plumage.
The "cOde" wherever 1t has been
maintained. by whatever people or In
whatever country, has been responsible
for the creation and existence Of the
most detestable villain who has ever
been suffered to live for any time on
the earth unpublished by the justice OF
outraged men ana nm angry GOd--the
professional duelist and habitual muir.
derer; the man who trained himself Ia
; kill. who knowing his absolute superi.
GRITTY In the use of weapons ana safe In
that superiority drove mon by insult
andinjury into combat In which he, con.
trivlng to have the choice of weapons
was rs safe as II he had been locked
, up In triple steel, and SO murdered his
, antagonist.
The report Of the Board of Engineer
officers sent to look into the Nicaragua
canal project last summer Is cmphatl,
. us to the fact that such canal can bl
built. Col. william Ludlow, who |,
chairman of the board. declares that |
Is entirely practicable" This Is tn
. first time that us much has been salt
t Of any canal route across the isthmu
Y by any competent disinterested author
! lty. The consideration now arises, Il
. 1t worth while to build 1t? The estl
mate of cost, as figured by these engi
neers, Is $150,OOO,OOO. Three per cent
on that sum Is 81, 100000. Where Is til,
! business coming from to pay this IN
: nually In tolls?
, A military court Mt Berlin has sent
/, enced Count Won KOtZe to two years
. Imprisonment In fortress Us punish
ment for his duel with Baron Vol
J Schrader. which resulted In the dealt
, of the latter Dueling appears to b'
altogether too fashionable In German
military circles to accord with en-
lightened standards of civilization, bu
. such punishment us that inflicted oil
] Count Won KOtze ought to tend to max,
1t less SO In the future. The only cor
! rect view to take. however. Is that til,
D penalty for killing man In q due
should be as severe as that for ordin
= airy murder.
With the extension of Its system Of
irrigation California expects to supply
= the American demand for oranges
n lemons olives. lines. aDricOts. Drunel