Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-03-20

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II Is the health rather han the
strength that Is the great requirement
Of modern men at modern Occupa lions.
1t Is not the power to trav great dis.
tances. carry great burdens. lift great
weights. or overcome great material OBJ
structlons; 1t Is simply that condition
OF body and that amount of vital ca.
pnc'ty which shall enable each man,
In his place, to pursue his calling and
work on In his working life with the
greatest amount of comfort to himself
and usefulness to his fellow.nen.
In speaking of the widow of william
Morris. who has just asked that letters
OF the dead poet be sent to her to d.
used In Ills biography. the Boston Tran.
script says: Her extraordinary beauty
was for years In her youth sort of
outward ana visible sign In this world
of what the young painters and poets
Of Morris set were striving for in art.
1t Is her face which appears in mum.
hers Of the paintings Of all the prc.la.
pliaelites. notably In 1loesettrs-hcr
wonderful brow, with the thick masses
OF hair above and the not.to.b he. forgot.
ten eyes and mouth appearing In many
pictures. we'll known also In copies and
prints dear to many lovers Of art, WHO
have not associated them with the per-
soiiality Of the woman who became the
wife Of william Norris"
1t II said on what Is thought TO be |
good authority that the Marlborough |
Investment Of W. X. Vanderbilt WIS
$1o,OOO.OOO. twO.thlrds settled for life |
upon the Duchess and the remainder
upon the Duke during his lifetime. The
Duchess portion at her death goes to
her children. II she has any: IL not. one.
half Of II Is to revert to her mother.
Mrs. q. II. l.. Belmont. Hut the Dukes
S5.OOO.OOO Is his. whatever happens. All
this money Ii invested In Vanderbilt
railway securities. and the MarlbOr.
Oughs only enjoy the income therefrOni.
The Duchess would probably get the
amount from her father. mo- matter
whom she married, 40 that Vanderbilt
got a RAJ English duke little below
the market price. He Is getting his
money back In the fact that the Prince
Of Wales has been his daughters guest.
Shipping circles In England are a,
Inst thoroughly alarmed by the great
danger which constantly threatens
by reason Of the large number Of dcrc.
lets afiOat In the Atlantic. The gener.
ally accepted explanation Of the mys.
tcrlOus lOss Of the White Star steam.
ship NnrOnlc now Is that she went
down after sinking one Of these menac.
Ing obstacles to navigation. The acci.
dent to tho steamer GlendOwer, which
struck dercllct about 200 miles west
Of Queenstown. has aroused general
public interest In the subject. There
are now no less than twcnty.onc deere.
lIcts floating about IN the Gulf Stream.
some Of them In the direct track Of
transatlantic travel. The matter II to
he brought up In Parliament early In
the coming session.
An English publisher writes to the |
London Times, asking: Are we In the |
midst Of an epidemic OF bad spclllngy" |
lie says that the number OF people who |
write mIsvpelk.J letters and Offer for |
publication mlsspclled works OF fiction
seems to be steadily on the Increase.
An author Of Scottish name and fame,
In an eplstle TO the publisher. discusses |
a "frOntispicce" for his next book, and |
hopes that the London man will Tex.
coed to my request" while In the same |
mail from another literary light comes |
an offer OF ~ story OF intrcagucs ami |
adventures" CurlOusly enough. this |
captiOus person commits In his own lot. |
ter the very sin he critlclscs In others.
His communicate lion ends In these
words: "F0r the past twenty years ! |
have had thousands OF letters a year
from more or less cduca ted people. and |
I am struck with tho prevalence (sic)
OF badly spelled letters Of late.'
The New Jersey courts are reported
In the New York Tribune to have dc.
cIded that passengers on railway cars
In that State are bound by the stipula.
lions imposed OH them by the tickets
they purchase. As the courts have de-.
clded this to be law IN New Jersey. Il |
must be presumed to DO law there un.
I'll Ovcrruled. But We have no hesita. |
tlon In saying that 1t II bad law. and
will DO rcpudlated when It comes he.
fOrc the Supreme Court for anal adju.
dicatlOn. The Now Jersey decision
makes much Of the point that the par.
ties are competent to make contract. |
but thIs Il not the case. When q cIti.
zen buys a ticket he takes tho only
means possible for him to avail him.
self OF the services OF the railroad. |
which as a common carrier chartered |
for this purpose by the State Il under
obligation to perform the service for
which Its charter was given. Other
State courts have thus decided. and |
have held that the printed conditions
upon the backs of tickets cannot be |
used against the passenger. who only
buys 1t to secure the transportation |
which for the stipulated fare every
chartered railroad Ia obliged to furnish |
San Francisco Argonaut: Military |
men generally recognize a necessity for |
stimulants other than tea aud coffee |
Tor soldiers. Such additional stimu.
lants are required to revive tired troops
Just before battle. after forced march.
Is. or after long lighting. For this pur.
pose any form Of alcoholic beverage Is
not appropriate. Not only does the al. |