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

What c0n we do. each Of us. to help
others to bear their burden Of sadness?
Th!s-if we arc merry. our mirth will
not DO lesscncd by trying to bring good
cheer to others less fortunate than our.
selves; II we. too. arc sad. our sadness
will be made lighter by forgetting our.
selves IN thinking for others.
In South Africa, tho Transvnai Gov.
ernmcnt and vOlksraad have made con.
ccssIOns to the Ultlantlers with regard
to the elementary schools. also certain
fiscal regulations. and the application
OF mining titles to the undergone ]
working Of gold reefs beyond the Units
OF the allotted surface ground. On the
other hand. very stringent measures
for the Uitlander newspaper press. and
u law for the arbitrary expulsion Of
OF foreigners suspected Of treason.
hnve provoked some additional resent.
mcnt.
There IL not a business man In the
country who does not know the sugar
trust and Its methods OF dealing. And
yet the sugar trust Is pursuing n
business course that has for many
years been considered unfair and un.
3ustltiable. 1t escaped conviction on
technical grounds once. 1t has been
driven out Of ono State. Nevertheless.
1t can 90 into almost any State In the
Union aud transact business. II the
States had proper laws against trusts
1t could easily be broken up. but until
they do the trusts will continue to -four.
ish and Haunt themselves In the pub.
lie view.
What IL to be done with Migrants?
Shutting them up for the winter In
warm jaIls Ii exactly what most OF
them desire. and Ii q reward rather
than a punishment for their Offense;
while any proposition to set them at
work. and thus not only recOup the ok.
penses OF maintaining them but make
them useful members of society, IL
sternly opposed by the labor Orga Mia.
tiOns. The depression OF labor Is max.
Ing tramps Of men who. mt the start,
would work II they could, but who soon
grow fond OF living without work, and
thus the problem becomes more press.
Ing every day, while no practicable
schemes for solving 1t are being Offer.
ed.
John W. Gates. president OF the Chi.
cagO Iron aud Steel Company, recently
dropped his pOcket-bOOk. containing
nine hundred dollars. In the dining.
room Of the Hotel Waldorf, In New
York. Two walters found II ana 80.
creted the money, and when arraIgned
In the police court. pleaded guilty and
delivered up their spells. But when
Mr.. Gates wanted his money back, the
magistrate refused to return It. ut Is
not SO long ago." he said, 'that one of
the old justices was sued for i've thou.
sand dollars for making such an order,
ana am not going to lay myself liable
to suit for this money any time dur.
ing five years. The money must DO
held until the case Is tried"
There are certain obstacles In every
path that can be overcome only by
the presence Of self-confidence. There
are outward hlndranccs to encounter,
opposition to meet. difficulties to sur.
mount, preJudlces to sweep away. the
very presence Of which will terrify and
appali the waverlng and respondent,
while they will melt away before the
dignity OF self'respect and self-relIance.
There are also the innumerabls oh.
stacles from within. the Inclinations to
curb. passions to restrain. desires to