Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-10-22
HON. CARTER II. HARRISON.
The Father Of the Present Noble Mayor OF Chicago

n syndicate. II II were right, what
does II matter what people sayT In
the Dark Ages man stood In terror Of
one lord or master. This he called
slavery" We throw our individual.
ity, our right to think for ourselves.
to the winds. We stand In terror of
a million masters, we fall PROSTATE
before society, before Public opinion:
hut this We call liberty" There Is not
In this plea for individuality In our
life the slightest trace Of anarchy In
thought. 1t Is most perfect recogni.
ton Of law and the duty Of obedience
to II. for II represents perfect harmony
In the three great relations Of life.
The plea for individuality Is but a plea
for "thinking," so that man may use
the beautiful mind that has been put
into him to the full Of It's power to
serve himself. and thus serve better
society and the world.
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Mr.. Austin, chief Of the treasury bu.
reau Of statistics, has recently returned
from Porto Rico, and In various inter.
Views has given some valuable infOr.
nation as to Americas new possession
Mr.. Austin thinks the island will be
chiefly valuable as a winter resort. q
pleasant tropical garden, and strate
gic point Of Importance. With an area
Of only 5000 square miles and pOpu
lation Of 100000 people. Of whom
about One.ffth live In the towns and
cities, Mr.. Austin thinks the acquisi
ton Of the island, while valuable aud
important. has perhaps been Overrated
as regards furnishing new outlet FOL
our exports or new openings for indus
try and enterprise. The tropical pro-
ductlons imported by the United States
amount to $3.50, OOO, 900 annually, while
the entire exports Of Porto Rico
amount to only about $l5,OOO,OOO q
year, and the imports to $1O,OOO.OOO. 81
that We're the United States to receive
all the islands exports these would
amount to less than One.tenth Of those
heretofore imported from tropical
countries. 1t IL possible that by ma
chinery ind more careful cultivation OF
the soil the exports can be considerably
Increased, but there IL a natural limit
not far, perhaps. from the present out.
put. As market for exports still less
can be expected from the island. The
wants Of the natives are cOmparati tive.
~ few and simple, and from the nature
Of the climate will necessarily remain
80, to a great extent. 10 Americans
anxious to make Investments the cot.
fee, sugar ana tobacco plantations OFFER
the best inducements. Porto Rican COT.
fee, especially that produced on the
western part OF the island, Is Of excel.
lent quality and IL sent to Europe at an
export price Of about 81 cents Porto
Rican money. The tobacco ID also good,
and to great extent has recently sup.
piled the shortage In the Cuban crop.
Whether there will be much Of de.
mand for 1t once Cuba begins again to
produce Its full amount Ia doubtful. As
to the roads on the island, most of
them connect the towns along the
coast, the military road leading from
Ponce to San Juan being the chief ex.
ceptiOn. More and better roads, I'm.
proved machinery and increased trans
pOrtatiOn facilities will soon make a
change for the better In Porto Rico,
and faster communication with the
United States will tend to more rapid
development Of the commerce which
will be SO important to the future of
the island.
An Illinois dairy company has discov-
cred rival to the egg. The announce
ment will not arouse much excitement
among the general public, but It Is OF
great moment to the hen. II this rival
Is q success as a rival, 1t means that the
heartless rObbing Of hens nests will
cease. The value of poultry will de.
pend not on the oval white fruit 1t will
produce, but on the crop Of edible
wings, necks, backs. breasts, gizzards
and drumsticks. Each hen will be al
lowed to keep her own. She will no
longer be robbed and deceived. She
Will no longer be compelled to waste
her youth trying to nurse cold aud
chilly doorknob into life and animate
being while her eggs are being soft.
boiled In the back OF some restaurant.
But the egg will not be altogether
superseded. The substitute. which Is
extracted from milk. 10 said to be In the
form Of a powder. Now q powder Is
not suitable for use as q projectile.
Hence, 1t can not be used with advant.
age In evlncing dlspleasure toward am.
ateur Hamlets and unpopular campaign
orators. 1t would seem too much like
showering them with confetti and ap-
plauding their conduct. Here seems to