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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-12-17

Vegetable life Is Influenced much
more by certain kinds Of light rays
than by others. ana FlammariOn, the
French astronomer. has been enabled
to estimate the relative values of the
different rays. Four hOthouses, OF red,
green. blue and ordinary glass, We're
built. ana vegetables of the same spe.
cies were cultivated In all. The ex.
pertinent showed that plants In the
red house attained much greater size
than those In the blue house. The light
through blue glass stunted the plants.
which thrive better under green light,
still better under the chemical infu-
ence of red rays. and best Of all In
white light.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-12-17
TIVE COSMOPOLITAN FOR De.
CEMBER.

What do l fear?" Is question
worth asking by each man or woman.
Perhaps without recognizing 1t. the
reader of this paragraph Is being unfit
enccl in his or her daily life by ground
less fears that are ruinous to character.
The Cosmopolitan Magazine has taken
UP this subject and Is obtaining che
views of u great many prominent pco-
pie. where they are willing to open
their minds frankly. A great many
other prominent people have refused
the Cosmopolitans request. being
afraid to tell tie public what they fear.
The December issue includes state
mcnts from Vim. Dean Howells. Rich
ard Croker. Admiral Gherardi. Chaun-
cey NJ. Depew. Viola Allen. Nine. Jan.
auschek and Ella Wheeler Wilcox. The
second series will. 1t Is promised, bc
even more interesting.
Julian Ralph. who has been for some
years In England, writes for The De
ccinber Cosmopolitan very clever
analysis Of what seems 10 him the Eng
lish ideas Of a gentleman: and Mr.. John
Brisben Walker attempts to consider
the American ideals. We are in the for
'mative stage of American manners.
and too much stress can scarcely he
given TO the dangers Of introducing
those ideas which are least admirable
In the character of our English cousins.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-12-17

The boy raised on u farm has bet
ter chance in life than the city bred
boy. This Is our profound conviction
after years Of experience and Observa.
ton In city and country with young
men In wide range Of industries. The
farln.bred boy almost Invariably has
the better cOnstitutlOn--thOse ele-
ments OF good health and ability to
stand hard work that mean SO much In
this life. lie Is usually endowed with
u stronger moral character. We are
shocked II a country lad In our employ
goes wrong; city youth are more like.
~ to he suspected. Absolute integrity
was never In greater demand In young
men. The city boy often has n pert.
ness or "smart" air that country youth
do not possess. But the latter more
frequently develop the manly. sub.
stantial carriage that denotes real
character. His mind Is better trained
than the average town boys. He may
not be quite as glib In his book learn.
ing, but the farm bred boy, taught In
Natures school to observe and under
stand, has rare foundation upon
which to build knowledge Of Indus.
try, art, science or any branch OF farm.
Ing. The boy on the farm doesn't ap'
preclate all this, but he ought to be
thankful for his country life. After
he has had some years Of experience In
other vocations. he will realize how
true these words are.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-12-17

The migration of millionaIres from
one city ana State to another to escape
what seems to them unjust taxation Is
a peculiar development of recent years.
Practically the migration plan seems
about to break down, as after a short
residence In the city Of refuge to which
the millionaire has fed the assessor
usually sharpens his pencil ana begins
troublesome inquiries. 10 all such
harassed milliOnaires Vermont offers
refuge, and Is likely soon to number
among its citizens a gOOdly number of
milliOnaires. Improving upon the rural
idea of Offering certain inducements to
corporations and factories for n lin
tied time In order to secure the location
of new industries, the Green Mountain
State has recently passed an act Great
ing a board with power to make con-
tracts with persons Of other States who
may wish to acquire residence In the
State for term Of years. Whether
such an act would DO held cOnstltu-
tiOnal II brought before q Federal
court may be doubted, but Its imme-
date effect will probably be to In.
crease the number of exiled million
aires In the thrifty New England
State.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-12-17
SCRIBNER'S CHRISTMAS NUMBER.

The Christmas number Of Scribner's
Magazine has several notable art fea-
lures. The brilliant cover In silver.
gold and colOrs Is from prize design
by Albert Herter. There are also sin
teen pages of colOr.prlnting Of an I'M.
usual kind-reproducing Maxfield Par
rlsh's very original scheme Of illustra-
ton and decoration, accompanying +.
j. StimsOn's pOetical version Of a scene
from Wagner's "Rhine-GOld." In the
article OH John Ruskin as Painter"
Mr.. Spielmann has included reproduc.
tons OF many unpublished paintings
and sketches, secured only by reason
OF his long personal friendship with
Ruskin. Another artistic feature Is the
frontisplece by the young artist. Walter
Appleton Clark, whose reputation has
been made In the pages Of Scribner's.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-12-17

william A. Jones, United States
Commissioner OF Indian Affairs, In his
annual report for the last fiscal year,
gives an interesting review Of what
the Government Is doing In the way
OF education at the various reserva.
tions. There are now LAT well-equip-
ped neutrality-suspicious., and an equal
number Of day schools, in which 23,052
Indian youth are being educated. Al
though only a small percentage Of the
pupils We're sufficiently advanced to be
graduated, 3 per cent. We're reported as
excellent, or first-class; % per cent. as
good, or medium, and only "a per cent.
of character on whom the benefits of
school life conferred no appreciable
advantages. Commissioner Jones
urged that the education Of Indian
children be made compulsory, and that
advanced Indian pupils be transfer
red from their schools to larger schools
in other States; and he further de-
clared that the plan of placing Indian
children In the public schools OF the
country, for the coeducation Of the
races, was not success.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-12-17

To live In Hawaii costs. 1t Ii said,
more than to live In California, one rea.
son being that few Of the ordinary
articles OF American diet are produced
In the Islands. Most Of the meat Is
imported; eggs cost sixty cents
dozen. and chickens dollar and
quarter apiece; and the cheapest fish,
the red mullet, sells for twenty-five
cents a pound. These facts explain
the warnings which Hawaiian Masons
AMI Odd Fellows have recently nd.
dressed to intending emigrants. Even
In an earthly paradise men must eat,
and n destitute stranger, set down be-
tween a crowded labOr-market and
high.priced prOvisiOn.stOre. would lind
himself In no enviable position.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-12-17

John W. Keely, the man who gained
certain sort OF fame from the inven.
ton OF the Keely motor. has died. and
left the problem Of perpetual motion
still unsolved. In fact, 1t can be said
with truth that he made no contrlbu.
ton to the subject that Is likely to
prove OF any scientific value. He be.
lleved In himself. and was thoroughly
convinced that he had made discOv.
cry which would revOlutlonlze the mo.
tive powers In common use; but he has
now passed away from earth, his ex.
pected and promised revolution has not
occurred, and 1t certainly Is not going
to occur during the closing years OF
the nineteenth century. 1t was the
policy of Keely to surround his alleged
invention with an air OF mystery so
thick that the public could not pene.
trate 1t. For long time this plan
worked well. and many were led to be.
lleve that he had indeed made won.
derful discovery. But as years passed
aud nothing came Of 1t. men who had
invested In the stock grew suspicious,
and demanded to know when they
might expect at least some promise OF
return for their outlay. Keely even
went to prison rather than give away
his secret, but his machine was finally
examined by scientific experts, who
concluded that, ingenious though 1t
was, II gave no promise of the perform
ance OF those remarkable things which
It's Inventor claimed for 1t. The princi.
pie that Keely sought to apply was
that of the vibration Of the molecules
of the air. For lack Of better name,
he called this "apergy," and claimed
that as these vibrations We're perpet-
ual. all he had to 90 would be to pro-
duce a machine that would respond to
them, and then he would have perpet-
ual motion. The theory was a pretty
one-true, perhaps, to certain extent;
but It has not been yet applied In such
a way as to be Of any use TO the world.
II must be first shown that sufficient
power can be derived from this princi-
pie to do the work that electricity and
steam are now doing before any valua.
BILE results can follow and the problem
OF perpetual motion from one OF ma
lures forces be completely solved.
Keely's death may revive for q while,
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-12-17
LARGEST
WEEKLY CIRCULATION
IN CHICAGO.
WHAT HAS BEEN ACCOMPLISHMENT

What do the people gain by the "vic-
tory" of the Mayor over the Aldermen!
Have the street railway fares been
reduced to 3 cents?
Have the street railroads been forced
to pave the streets over which they
run from curb to curb and to keep them
clean?
II they have not, what has been
gained?
It looks very much as II the whole
hullabaloo was simply gotten up for
the purpose Of re-electing Harrison.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-12-17
Dry Tortugas ana on the Pacific coast.

Dry Tortugas and on the Pacific coast.
A plea for better docking facilities will
scarcely need argument In view Of the
experiences OF the last summer. Espe.
cially IL this true Of the Pacific coast.
where, through the risks OF navigation
In getting to Mare Island. the Oregon
was compelled to 20 800 miles north to
Puget Sound to he locked. Whether
Mare Island Is a suitable location for
a navy yard Is also open to question.
That the United States should have
ample dockage facilities at both the
northern ana the southern eXtremities
Of the Pacific coast Is evident.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-12-17

Recent bloodhound trials In England
indicate that the popular notion OF the
pertinacity and infallibility Of those
sleuth hounds Is exaggerated. Tested
In the most favorable circumstances
not more than one dog In four faith
fully tracked Its quarry, and at least
one In four failed wholly or refused to
make the attempt. In the actual track.
ing of real fugitives. conditions would
be far less favorable to the dogs, and
their performances would doubtless
be correspondingly less creditable. We
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-12-17

Kasper q. Schmidt, founder Of the
X. q. Schmidt Brewery Company. and
one Of the wealthiest and most lnfuen-
tinl German.Americans Of Chicago.
died Saturday evening at q o'clock at
his residence. No. 100 Sedgwick street,
Of apoplexy.
Ten days ago Mr.. Schmidt was strck.
en- at his home. ana remained In an
unconscious condition until the end
came Saturday. The fatal illness was
the outcome Of severe attack of grip,
which he suffered about two years ago.
since then he has been suffering with
heart trouble.
Mr.. Schmidt leaves four children.
three daughters ana n son. q. X.
Schmidt. His daughters. Mrs. George
W. Kellner. Mrs. NJ. Herbert and Mrs.
Il. Wall, all live In Chicago. His cs-
tate ~ valued at $2.OOO.OOO, most Of It
being Chicago property.
Kasper q. Schmidt was born In VOck-
enhausen, near Weisbaden. Nassau,
Germany, Feb. 20, 1888. He was one
Of nine children. of whom but one be.
side himself came to America. This
was his brother Michael, who now re-.
sides In Chicago. Mr.. Schmidt received
common school education and ut the
age Of II years commenced to learn
the trade Of machinist. lie served a
four years apprenticeship and later
worked ut the same occupation for
some time at Frankfort on the Main.
In 1854 he came to America, locating
In Chicago, where for some years he
worked ut his trade.
He was frugal and ambitious, and
saving his money, he was enabled In
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-12-17

During the war many men went to
Cuba to kill their fellow-men. Those
who succeeded are acclaimed as heroes.
After the war Colonel Waring went to
Cuba to save his fellow-men from
death, by combating and destroying
the plague that has long ravaged that
island, and In the performance OF that
duty he fell victim to the plague and
died. Surely he, too, is to be deemed,
in the highest sense. hero and mar.
tyr.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-12-17

amount OF hand labor. and investigat.
ors have been working for years to de.
termine how many persons are forced
aside by each new machine. and how
far mechanical work destroys or In.
lures work hitherto done by manual In.
Dor. After studying nearly TOO Or.
ticles In which machine and hand labor
could be c0ntrasted. Commissioner
Wright concludes that under the ma.
chine method there 10 increased de.
nand for labor; and that there has
been large increase In the number
Of persons required for the production
Of the articles considered. In order to
meet present demands, beyond that
necessary to meet the demands under
the old system which employed hand
labor,
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-12-17

1857 to purchase at an advantageous
figure the stock of several large brew
cries In Milwaukee that had become
bankrupt. With this he started a
wholesale business In Chicago on North
Clark street. near Chicago avenue. Two
years later he removed to Grant place.
where the present brewery Is located.
This plant was swept away In the fire
Of 1870. Some technically made It pos.
sible to collect but small portion Of
the insurance. but Mr.. Schmidt lmme-
dintely rebuilt the property on larger
scale.
Mr.. Schmidt was man Of generous
impulses. fond OF outdoor life. his
horses ana his books. His library was
very complete. and In his later years he
found great pleasure In the poems Of
Paul Reuter-. the German dialect poet.
Mr.. Schmidt belonged to several Ger.
man singing societies. was charter
member Of Mithra Lodge, No. 41O, A. i.
and A. NJ. In which body he has filed
all the chairs and served ~ master for
i've years. He helped to organize the
Germnnia Club. the United States
Brewers Association. and was for two
years president OF the local brewers
association.
In 1868 Mr.. Schmidt was elected Al.
derman of the old Thirteenth Ward.
now the Twenty-hrst. From 1874 10
1877 he served rs County Commission.
or, during which time he was chairman
Of the Building Committee and had
charge Of the construction Of the pres.
ent Court House. His name appears
on the corner stone.
Besides u large number of fiat build.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-12-17

ings In different portions Of the city,
In Indiana. Iowa and Illinois. His coun.
try place ut Twin Lakes of 62O acres
was u favOrite resort Of the dead mil.
lionaire. Here he spent the greater
part of the summer months entertain.
ing his friends.
OF late years he llas been associated
In the banking. real estate. loan and
safety deposit business with his son,
Mr.. George X. Schmidt. at the corner
Of Ciybourn and North avenues.
The remains Of Mr.. Schmidt were
buried with Masonic honors AT Grace
land cemetery Tuesday afternoon. The
FUNERAL services were held mt the fam.
lily residence. Rev. q. +. Zimmerman,
pastor of the Evangelical Lutheran
Church. Garfield avenue and Mohawk
street. was In charge. Twelve mem.
bers Of the Sennefelder Liederkranx
sang. The Masonic services were In
charge Of John NJ. Schmidt, Grand
Master OF Mithra Lodge. No. 40, A. F.
and a. NJ. The lodge members formed
the active pallbearcrs and also took
charge Of the body ut the grave.
The active pallbearers were: c. J.
Franks. John NJ. Krause, J. ]. Voelcker,
John Aaron. Philip Ittel, +. Hermann
Iloessler. +. Walker, Louis Lutz
The honorary pall-bearers were:
Peter Fortune, Edward G. Uihlein.
Theodore Oehne. Jacob Birk.
Adam Ortseifen, NJ. Sieben.
Ernest Fecker, Jr., Leo Ernst.
The funerarwas very large one. an
immense number Of old residents being
In attendance.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-12-17

In response to joint resolution Of
Congress approved In 1894, Carroll D..
Wright, United States Commissioner OF
Labor, has recently completed what
will doubtless be accepted by students
of sociology as the most lucid and de-
tailed exposition extant of the rela'
ton of machinery to hand labor, Every
new machine set up displaces certain
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-12-17

Actor James O'Neill has played the
Count of Monte CristO 1000 times. In
his time, therefore, he has assisted at
the killing Of 10000 stage villains. This
Is record Of which any man could be
proud.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-12-17

may have to revise. or at least dis.
credit. some stirring scenes In fiction,
from "Uncle Toms Cabin" to "The
ClOister and the Hearth"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-12-17
THE ELEVATOR TRUST DEfES
THE COUNTS.

Judge Tuley entered an order In the
case Of the people against the Central
Elevator Company recently. It will
reopen the fight between the grain
shippers ana elevator men. Last June
the courts finally decrced that elevator
men could not store their grain In their
own warehouses, on the ground that 1t
disseminated against the shippers. Be-
fore the decision the Illinois Legisla-
ture amended the warehouse act 80 rs
TO enable the warehouse men to store
their own grain, md they have been
doing 1t regardless Of the decision Of
the Supreme Court. Now the grain men
propose TO test the validity Of the act
by bringing In the warehouse men for
contempt OF court, and the first case IL
brought by the Attorney General
against the Central Elevator Company.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-12-17

Chief Endicott, of the bureau Of
yards and docks, In the annual report
calls attention to the necessity of pro-
viding ample docking facilities, not
only for small ships, but also for battle
ships, especially at Key West and the
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-12-17

A statement by a writer In L'Illustra-
tlon that Limoges porcelain Is super.
seding that Of Sevres and Dresden In
the art markets Of the world will natu.
rally direct attention TO this historic
tlnction from It's most celebrated man.
ufacturc. The town itself Ii one Of the
Oldest In France and has been cclebrat.
ed for other things than Its famous
porcelain, having given four pOpes to
the Church Of Rome and been renOwn.
cd from medieval times for Its monas.
tic, convcntual and educational insti.
tutions. Since the French revolution.
when Its ecclesiastical institutions
were sccularixed. It has lost its former
scholastic and ecclesiastical prc-emi.
nencc, but It II still one Of the most In.
teresting and picturesque towns. to
which Its famous art industry has CIV.
en- worldwide rcnown. 1t was In 170S
that beds Of kaolln were discovered mt
Limoges. but 40 at that time Sevres
had n monopoly In the porcelain art
ana competition was forbidden. but lit.
tie use was made Of the valuable depOs.
Its until within the present century.
Now the great factories. the kaolIn
quarries and works present scene Of
busy activity. The supplies Of the pre-.
ciOus deposits seem practically mex.
haustible. 1t II found In all states from
pure white-used only In the finest
porcelain, to blue, purple and black.
The quarrying Of the product Ii after
a primitive fashion, but owing to the
care with which 1t has to be handled
this Is probably the best. 1t Is dug out
by the workmen with small trowels or
spades. They deftly separate 1t from
the veined varieties. and It Is then car.
ried In wooden trays or pans on the
heads of French girls to the tram cars
above The new distinction the L.
moges ware has won viii probably lead
to even greater activity In Its manufac.
ture.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-12-17

nj towns In the Middle West have es.
tablished fashion. They set up In the
streets booths filed with their most at-
tractive wares. displayed In a way to
catch the attention and open the purse
Of the passer.by. Then they Issue invi.
tatlOns to "street fair" People come.
and the fair prospers. 1t does not de-
tract from the credit due the original
promoters to point out that this new
fashion is really revival and local..
zatiOn Of very old fashiOn-One older
than Christian civilization itself. The
street fair originated In the religious
festival as long ago, at least. rs the
days when strangers resOrted to Baby
lon and Nlneveh to take part In the
feasts of the gods. Thence came also
the sharp-cyed traders OF the caravans,
and by the side of their booths the city
merchants set up their stalls, and bust.
der the eastern sky. Essentially, to-day,
European fairs are street falrs-frOm
the great gathering at Mini Novgorod
In Russia to the neighbOrhOOd assem-
blages Of the Latin countries. But
they displace no other institutions; and
we do not anticipate that the street fair
in America will do away with the agri-
cultural fair, which serves special
purpose and has proved its usefulness.
The effect OF the street fair-an Inter-
estlng, easily accessible display In the
very center Of trade, where the eXhlb-
ltor pays no extra rent. ana the visitor
no admission fee-shOuld be to benefit
buyer and seller alike. And 1t practi-
cally adds a new holiday to the over
crowded lives of busy people.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-12-17

There have been thlrty.six ministries
In France during twenty-seven years.
The average term Of ministry has
been nine months. In England during
the same period there have been nine
ministries and four prime ministers.
The English view Of French politics Is
that these frequent changes OF govern.
ment are fatal to the security Of the 70.
public. On the other hand 1t may be
said that there have been six French
Presidents In comparison with four
English prime ministers, and that the
Republicans have remained the domi.
mating party In France since the down.
fall Of the Second Empire. Frenchmen
do not take as serious view Of the
weakness OF their ministries as for
eigners take. They say that the repub.
lie Is political engine. run mt high
pressure by an excitable nation, and
that ministerial crisis Ii safety.
valve. When ministry il upset. steam
Is let Off ana no harm IL done. The en-
CINE remains. ana a competent chief
engineer II always ut hand to take
charge Of It. There Is. however. a new
element IT. the political experience OF
France. This Is the influence Of the
army. For twenty.seven years minis.
tries have been subject to tho control
Of the legislative chambers. and the
generals OF the army have been the
servants Of the state. The friends OF
republican Institutions now fear that
ministries will be dependent upon mill
tary control ana protection. Holding
office Mt the mercy Of praetOrian
guard Of generals will not be republi.
can In spirit or In methods. 1t will be
military dictatorship.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-12-17

1t may be true-as Sir Wilfrld Lau.
rler said In a complimentary speech ut
the opening Of the new school of CON-
parative Jurisprudence and diplomacy
by the Columbian University-that
Americans are by nature accomplish
ed diplomats" But his further remark
that they need no special training for
diplomatic work must be accepted as
the merest taffy." Americans are "by
nature"-that Is, through heredity and
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. legislators.
orators. soldiers and captains of indus.
try. But that doesn't lessen the urgency