The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-05-01

UlAdr tOItuHe uulllk RlRf Ndg NAlifu
excitndly across the pit TO a confrere
What dh / tell you" The people in
tn. gallery were not Interested In what
they had told each other earlier in the
day however.
Chicago school children VINO happen
tn be color blind are going to be In
danger Of inhaling health destroying
gases And those VIM can Distinguish
tiie hues Of the rainbow may be eN-
pected to spend their time watching for
changes that may take place as dan
ger signal Ia varl-coiored cards that the
boslrd OF education is going TO hang on
the walls Of the school rooms Etilu-
meter cards are the latest sanitary pre-
caution in Chicago. and a better field
for the operations Of detector Of
noNions gases could not be found The
cards consist OF different collore1 chem
!cally prepared paper Their mode OF
operation Is unique. For instance; the
presence OF coal gas In room where the
card is hung win cause the red strip T.
change TO green, Other changes take
place similarity covering the whole field
OF odors In which the device operates
Each stripe Ia labeled 10 the effect that
Its natural color Is so-and-so and II It
changes 10 so-and-so the presence OF
such-ani-such a gas is donated. The
cards are said to he absolutely accurate
Enough promises were made in the
late municipal campaign 10 make Chi-
cago the best kept city in the country,
but stan citizens are informally discus
sing the question Of personally arrang-
| ing TO keep the streets clean and 10
provide for better police protection In
In the way OF private officers. \ sea-
son or 50 ago Chicago enjoyed a luXur-
ious period OF this description. when
the Civic Federation undertook TO keen
the streets OF the business district
clean as an object leson to the city
authorities The federation did its part
SO successfully that people are hunger
ing for another such experience and a
similar import Is on foot.
a popular street cleaning day when
all houSe-holders are 10 be urged TO
thoroughly clean their premises in front
and behind is being agitated with signs
! ,,f ha mr.
poSal. School children are being en-
listed In behalf Of the work and with
their enthusiasm, and the interest that
can be aroused among the elders on
the same proposition il Is expected
that early in May Chicago's digpitied
citizen viii find himself some fine day
broom and shovel in hand hard at work,
with the assistance of his children.
cleaning the street, In front Of his house,
the alley in the rear and the premises
as whole, The organization for the
work is being carried out systematically
through precincts and wards and when
the signal is given for the commence
ment OF the Augean task 1t is expected
that every part of the town will be
included in the llbor.
The same spirit that is prompting this
house-cleaning also actuates Chicago
street car conductors on occasion. Re-
Gently cold snap came after the COM
panies had issued orders not TO heat the
cars any longer In a number of in
stances rather than bear the brunt OF
the complaints among the passengers
the conductors purchased coal with
their own money and warmed the carr
to the degree of comfort. None of the
companies have been seen TO blush yet
There are other circles in ChicagC
besides society people who do not ap
3 preciate art. The splendid statue of
% Chicago police officer commanding
Peace" ON the historial site of tn
Haymarket anarchist riot. is being S
desecrated that. VI has become neces
sary to remove It to a public park. Al
around Haymarket Square is a publi'
market. and the sacrilegious huckster
have made the statue q target for tn
4 refuse Of the place. Attention has re