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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-06-11
THE COSMOPOLITAN FOR JUNE,
AND OTHER LITERARY NOTES.

The Cosmopolitan Magazine Is one of
the most beautiful rs well rs most en-
tcrrainng publications In the world.
The June number Is full of articles of
enhancing qualities, ana the illustra-
tions rs usual are well worth preserv-
ing. II Is astonishing thar publica-
ton ms costly as the Cosmopolitan can
be sold rs cheaply as it Is.
The Scientific American, which has
always Identified itself very closely
with the interests of the navy, IL Ia
he congratulated on the extremely
handsome ana valuable "Navy supple
mcnt" which it has lately put before
the public, We think thar. II the aver
age reader had been asked beforehand
what kind of n work he would prefer
upon the navy, he would have asked
for just such an issue rs this.
Both the illustrations ana the reading
matter are of the straightforward, en-
planatory kind, which Is necessary to
put u technical subject clearly before
the lay mind. II was happy thought
To preface the work with n chapter up
on the classification of warships and
insert few diagrams by way of eX-
PLANTATION of the subtle differences be-
tween cruisers, monitors ana battle
ships; for after digcsting this chapter
one Is prepared to follow intelllgently
the detailed descriptions of the various
ships which make up the bulk Of the
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-06-11

The Koreans nre exhibiting the Wild
est delight over the announcement that
their king Is about TO marry. This act
on his part means moro to those peO-
pie than Is commonly supposed by
such rs are ignorant of some OF the
curious customs Of that people. The
king takes precedence In al matri-
mOnlal affairs for 50 hong as the king
Is single no marriage may take place In
his domains among his subjects. All
good Koreans, therefore, who obey the
letter OF the law religiously AMI patri.
otlcally postpone their weddings until
the king has taken q spouse unto him
self. Among the common people this
law Is not strictly Obeyed, hut among
the nobility ami the better class of
people no one would think of marry.
ing before the king, us such n violation
of the law would cause the offender to
lose caste. But marriages are arranged
In Korea without reference to the par
ties to 1t, and failing In love" Is n
thing of which n Korean IL never
guilty. Since the murder of the queen,
some two years or more ago, none of
the members of good families have
married, ana the people, more than a
year since, became SO impatient for
the king to wed that they expressed
their discomfort openly. The kings al.
visers made known to him the dissatis-
faction among his subjects, and he be-
gan the work of hunting up u wife.
Although he Is over GO years of age
his choice was the daughter of n noble.
man who had not reached her sixteenth
year. His ministers objected to the
king making that kind of a fool of him
self, since It Is against the time-hOnOred
customs of the empire for the king to
take a wife so many years his junior.
The advice of the ministers prevailed,
but while the king abandoned the
maiden he could not be induced to look
with favor upon any of the others
whom his advisers presented for his
selection. This set the people again In
rage, and finally the king delegated
to his advisers the power of selecting
a wife for him without his interfer.
ence. This selection has been made,
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-06-11
COLONEL WOOD SHOULD BE AP.
POIMTED.

\ Washington special, dated June I.
says: T.. n. Jameson arrived here
from Chicago today ana after securing
the company Of Comptroller Dawes
went to the White House to urge Pres.
idcnt Mckinley to appoint Col. j. IL.
Wood. now of the Alton Railroad. ns u
brlgadlcr general. Col. Wood has strong
backing. AMI his chances ARE regarded
rs good. provided the President honors
Illinois with another brIgalicr general
ship. Former City Engineer Cook. Of
Chicago. who seeks u position In the
engineer corps of the army. nccompa-
MED Mr.. Jameson To Washington.
Col. Wood has had no little experience
rs u soldier. For three years during
the clvll war he served rs u cavalryman
In the army of the North and made u
iirst.rnte lighting man. He was born
In the State of New York In 1888 and
entered the railway service M u rod
man when he was 20 years old. He
was Il station agent when the war came
on. ana In 1862 he joined the Fifth Now
York Cavalry, AMI later he became the
colonel of the Second New York mount
al rifles. Col. Wood came West In 1876
and settled In Chicago. where he was
the Western agent OF the Chicago AMI
Alton. For twenty-five years he has
been In the service of that road. In
1850 he was appointed assistant to the
general manager of the Alton. He II II
member of the Sons of the American
Revolution, of the Loyal Legion. Of the
Grand Army of the Republic of the
Army of the Potomac, Knights Temp
lars ana other organizations. He took
II prominent part In the sound money
work In the campaign of 1896.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-06-11
THE WEST SIDE AND The CITY HALL

For years the question Of removing
the City Hall To the West Side has
been agitated by citizens Of the West
Division. But the agitation was Of Il
spasmodic nature, without specific di-
rectlne force, ana in consequence moth
ing was accomplished except keeping
alive the sentiment.
The pending negotiations between
the city and county for the sale OF the
city Hall have revived the question
and stimulated interest In II among
prominent West-Siders. Meetings are
being held, and the claim Is made that
there are enough votes In the Council
10 secure the removal.
Several reasons are given by the
leaders Of the movement why the West
Side should have the City Hall. and
they are briefly summarized here: In
point Of population the West Side Is
larger than the North and South Sides
combined. Geographically the central
point Of the city Is an the Weft Side in
the vicinity Of Ashland boulevard and
Madison street. While the volume Of
business transacted by the West-Sld'
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-06-11
0OOD.BY, 1HiRTHFiF1H STREET!

At o'clock Wednesday afternoon
| qushcd 3Ith street east of Michigan
avenue. The city took 35th street and
In exchange gave the park commissions
crs SD street. between Michigan ave.
niue and South Park avenue. and that
part of South Park avenue connecting
SD and 35th streets.
The change was prompted by n cry
from the 3jth street people for better
cans Of transportation. They lie.
clared that they had suffered long
enough In walking either to 3ist street
or 39th street In order to reach cross.
town street cars.
Owners of apartment buildings COM
planned on account of the "for rent"
signs they had been compelled to put
up. They said that their Investments
never would pay until street cars were
running In 35th street.
Commissioner Donncrsbcrgcr was
the hardest to convince that the change
would he n practicable one. Il. T..
Baldwin. representing the residents
and propcrty.owncrs In 3oth street. mp.
pcared ut several meetings of the board
to make arrangements for the change.
Commissioners llodgkins and Bcs,
were In favor of the change from the
time the matter came up for consider.
alton. President sherman and Commits.
sioncr Donncrsbcrgcr standing In the
negative. The prolonged absence Of
Commissioner Ellsworth left the vote
n tie. At Wednesdays meeting. how.
ever. the question was settled without
Mr.. Ellsworth's vote.
The commissioners also granted the
Chicago City Railway Company nu.
thorlty to lay lines across Michigan
and South Park boulcvarls In the pro.
posed extension Of the :.5th street line
from the west side of Michigan avenue
to the lake.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-06-11
WESTERN ELECTRIC COMPANY 10
REPLACE CLINTON STREET
BUILDING.

AS reported, the Western Electric
Company will erect an eight.story
building at the southwest corner of
Congress and Clinton streets at a cost
Of S23O.OOO. to replace an old structure
now occupied as part of the plant ut
that point. Construction of another
large addition to the plant Il nearing
completion. The old building proved
inadequate to meet the demands of the
company. Samuel \. Treat drew the
plans for the building. ana the Fake.
nau Construction Company has the
contract for the construction. The
building viii he fireprOof. having n
steel frame AMI outer construction of
brick.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-06-11

In New York, the great difficulty Of the
vacant lot farms committee In previous
years has been the obtaining Of SUI.
ficient land for the farms. but this
year 1t has for use during the summer
three hundred and twenty acres Of
land In Pelham Bay Park. This Is now
the fourth year that the vacant lot
farms have been carried on In New
York City. Each year a small pumber
Of men have been SO trained In the
first principles Of agriculture that they
have expressed a willingness to take
positions In the country, ana some few
heads Of families have done so. Thus
the vacant lot farms afford kind Of
farm training school.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-06-11

A North Carolina hilltop on which
fine house had been built. proved to
have such an attraction for lightning
that the owner. IN fear for his, life.
moved out mt last and let the place go
to ruin. a Pittsburg man read the
newspaper stories of tho lightning.
haunted hill. medltated while. final.
ly bought the place for little or nothing.
and In less than six weeks located an
almost inexhaustible iron.mine. For
twelve years It has annually yielded
Iron enough to pay for the whole plant
four times Ovcr--which the purchaser
probably considers only n reasonable
reward for the exercise of the gift
which Yankees call '.gumption."
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-06-11
SCHOOL BOARD MATTERS.

Chairman Brcnan and the sub.com
mittcc appointed by the School Man
ngcmcnt Committee Ia revise the sclc,l
ulc of salaries for principals Of clcmcn
tary schools finished their work We'd
nesday.
One hundred and siyty.scvcn Of tn,
..s2.2 principals employed by the board
are advanced on the schedule. The In.
crease In some eases Il S25 year. and
runs from that to $685.. Tho maximum
salary remains nj $500, and under tho
recommendation ninety-two men AMI
women will receive that sum. In eases
where the Increase j. 5000 or less the
whole sum Will he added 10 the first
years salary: hut where II Il more than
5000 the advance will he M the rate Of
5000 n year. The total amount ncccs'
sary 10 meet the Increase will be S39,'
40.
The Compulsory Education Commit
tee has recommended the reelection Oi
DIR. Theodore j. Blutharlt rs supe:
visor Of the department. The High
School Committee considered the qucs
tlon of commercial high school and
The Introduction of u commercial
course. They will recommend that tn,
president of the board appoint special
committee of inquiry.
\ petition from eight teachers of civ
les In high schools asking that liins
tlale's american Government he sub
stituted for the book now In use
"a. '
was referred to the superintendent OF
high schools for his recommendation.
II. T.. Cutler headed II committee OF
teachers who asked that geology ant
astronomy he again placed In the cur
rlculum. Superintendent Nightingale
said he did not approve Of hnlf'yeal
studies. ana that these subjects co,ild
have only five months In the fourtl
year. The committee asked for Il writ
ten argument OF the question NJ It's mex
meeting.
Herman IIanstein, supervisor OF
drawing in high schools, was advanced
in salary from $1,000 to 81, 500. Trus
tee Strong gave notice that he woul'
offer minority report recommending
that all supervisors salaries he reduce,
TO S2,4DO.
A proposition 10 limit the number OF
teachers in each of the three groups ol
high school teachers passed the com
mlttee. II regulates the number OF
teachers whose salaries shall he raised
each year. The superintendent asked
ST,llO for the purchase of supplies fol
laboratories next year.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-06-11

The American people lack something
Of a quality which is certainly good for
the general communlty-tlato of tenac.
ity in the defence of the small individ.
ual rights which the greater rights are
sometimes found to depend OH I'm the
end. The American Is apt to ask him.
self. "WNl 1t pay" to resist an infringe.
ment upon his rights? II 1t Is not lil;c.
~ to pay" lie usually submits to the
outrage. Englishmcn. on the other
hand. IRE tenacious Of their rights rs
against corporations or public ser.
wants, even ut great cost to themselves.
F'renchmen can also on occasion show
Il like spirit. A good example of It has
lately been brought to the public atten.
ton In Paris. A business man. forced
by misadventure to walt an hour and
n half at railway station, took up the
table of rates and charges, which the
railroad company was required to keep
open to the public. He found that the
advertised faro for the trip he was
about to make was twcnty.nine francs
and ninety-fvc centimes. whereas the
fare usually cxacted was thirty francs.
When he bought his ticket he offered
twenty-ninc fraiIcs and nincty.fvc ecu.
tines; the agent refused to give him a
ticket. He paid thirty francs under
protest. and after his return 10 the city
demanded the return of the excess
about one cent In our money. The
company refused to refund 1t. He
sued the railroad company for rcstitu.
ton, and won his case. The company
appealed. and the first decision was
sustained. The case was then carried
to the Court of Cessation. the highest
court open to It. Again the decision
was In the citizens favor; the company
was ordered to restore the cent to him.
and to lower Its fare to the prescribed
figure. The litigation cost the company
more than three thousand francs. and
the citizen about thousand. He had
indicated n principle. and no doubt
considered himself we'll repaid. The
citizen would perhaps In our country
be called "A kicker" but he was kick.
Ing In the service Of the community.
and the community owes him Its sin.
ccre thanks for his sclf.sacrincc.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-06-11

The titles OF the King Of Spain sug.
gest u large part Of the history Of the
world. lie Is King of Jerusalem.
which Is Turkish; OF Navarro, which Is
French: OF Gibraltar, which Is British,
ana OF the East ana West Indies. which
are largely British; Duke Of Brabant
and Count Of Flanders, now the two In.
dependent Kingdoms OF Holland and
Belgium; ana sovereign of numerous
other lands long since Independent or
under the undisputed sway Of other
powers. He bears upon his person.
indeed. IN epitomc Of the glory and the
full Of Spain.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-06-11
BAKER IS PRESIDENT.

The annual election of the Stock EN-
change was held Monday, the polls he
Ing open from 3 n. N, to | y. N. There
was only one ticket In abe field, AMI
consequently the affair lacked some ol
the interesting elements that have char
acterlZed elections in recent years. Fol
lowing are the officers clectcd;
President-A,fred l.. Baker.
Treasurer-,IOhn j. Mitchell,
Members of the Governing Commit
tee. to serve three years-Bcnjamin IL.
Calm and Charles II. McGrath.
Members of the Nominating Commit
tee. To serve one year-'iranger Far
well. II. A. Peters, II. II. Donnelly,
George l., Wright and \. q. slaughter,
Jr.
The members of the Governing Com
mittec whose terms expire are: +. IL,
Watrss. u. II. Lamb, B. II. Calm, &. \,
Whyland. George \. Mcclellan. Will
IAN V. Baker, \. l.. Dewar ana T., W.
Spencer The fact that only two mem
hers are elected this year, instead of
eight, l. due To the change In the by
laws made some time ago, reducing the
committee from twenty-fOur to eigii'
teen members. This change went into
effect Monday. The full Governing
Committee rs now constituted consists
of Charles G, zoe. William y. Wrenn,
Fred &. Frank, j. NJ, AiSlt, -. NJ. Cum
mlngs, W. q. Wasmansdorff, Charles
4 Wilson e. u Banta Jr, - H. Chm
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-06-11
That the Guild Is father 10 tho man

That the Guild Is father to the man
10 confirmed by n reference to the pres.
ent restless Emperor OF Germany In
the diary Of a prominent guest ut tue
wedding Of the Prince Of Wales. "The
little Prince William Of prussia" wrote
the Bishop OF Oxford, was placed be.
tween his two small English unclcs to
Keep him quiet. both OF whom he bit
on the bare Highland legs whenever
they touched him to keep him still"
uncles grown up and ministers grown
wise have learned to omit the admoni.
tory touch with Emperor William.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-06-11
LARGEST
WEEKLY CIRCULATION
IN CHICAGO.
THE REPUBLICAN, COUNTY TICKET

The Republicans have named n very
strong county ticket, and the Demo.
crafts Will have to put all their energies
to work To defeat II. Mr.. Raymond
for County Treasurer, Is strong with
the business element. and Il well
known and highly respected by the
people. The same thing can hc said of
Mr.. Mngers,adt. 1t Is true that Knopf
Is n weak man. but the general excel.
lcncc Of the rest of the outfit Is only
the more apparent by contrast.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-06-11

and the British possessions which do
so are Canada. Victoria, Tasmania,
New Zealand. Cape Colony. and India.
The report states that the consumption
Of coal per head Of population Is found
In the highest proportion IN those coun.
tries where steam traction and machin.
cry worked by steam ire mostly In
use. such rs the United Kingdom, the
United States. and Belgium: and the
lowest In those countries where ma.
chinery Is but little used, such rs Rus
sia and Austria.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-06-11

The severe examination Of body TO
which the volunteer soldiers are being
subjected has brought to light the scri.
Gus Impairment of health which has
been wrought by the deadly cigarette.
\ dispatch from Washington says that
the large number of reflections of vol.
untcers has caused much comment In
the army medical corps. However. the
physicians who have conducted the OK.
amlnntlons say that outside the ranks
OF cigarette smokers there are even
fewer reflections than there were In the
days of the civil war. Among habitual
users OF cigarettes the reflections are
about 10 per cent. DIR. Benjamin King.
Of Philadelphia. who acted as an exam.
lining surgeon during 1SG1.'G3 In New
York. Pennsylvania. Ohio and Indiana.
says that the average reflections during
those years did not exceed IL per cent.
He attributes the large Increase almost
entirely to the cigarette habit. II have
been inspecting the papers In n number
Ut eases under the present recruiting
act" said DR.. King. ''and I observe that
most Of the men who failed to pass the
medical examination have weak hearts
or lack the vitality necessary TO make
good soldiers. had expected that the
percentage Of reflections would be
greater now than In 1861. hut did no,
dream that 1t would bc almost three
times rs great. The examining physl-
clans with whom I have talked have
generally told mo that tho oxccss NJ pm
Jcctions Is due to the large number OF
young men applying for enlistment
who have become victims Of the cigar.
cite habit" II requires II peculiar quail.
lty OF craftsmanship to comprehend
why a government tolcratcs a traffic or
an Industry which. according to gov.
crnmcnt officials themselves. destroys
the strength of the country's youth ana
makes their arms Incapable OF defend.
Ing their cOuntry's flag. Tho cigarette
Is more than Il nuisance. 1t Is n M.
tiOnal menace.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-06-11

Miss May Blossom Blume. daughter
OF Justice Jarvis Blumc, carried away
the highest honOrs of the graduating
class of the Stevan school.
She was valedictOriau. The gradua-
ting exercises were held Tuesday night
at the South Congregational Church.
10th street and DrcSel boulevard,
where the school Is located.
The program included recitations by
the Misses Blume, Pearl Miller, Eliza.
beth Sayer Dlbble ana Mary Francis.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-06-11
WCTOR s. LAWSON'S RETURN.

Victor r. Lawson. publisher Of the
Chicago Record AMI Daily News. has
returned from long absence abroad.
\ considerable portion OF the Journey
ings of Mr.. Lawson was through
Egypt. Mr.. Lawson Is In splendid
health. ana has spent most Of this week
In greeting friends. lie declined to
give his Views on the Spanish mcri.
can war or the sentiment expressed to.
ward the United States abroad.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-06-11

The fourth annual statement of the
production ana consumption of coal,
issued by tho British Board of Trade.
ana covering the year 1896, shows an
output as follows: United Kingdom,
105, 1851 900 tons; United States, l01,.
100000 tons; Germany, $500, 900 tons:
France, 2S,75O,OOO tons; ana Belgium,
II, 900 tons. The excess amount
Of coal exported from the United King.
dom was 44,os7,OOO tons; Germany,
G,122,OO0 tons; Belgium, 4.O1S,OOO tons;
United States, 2,S37,O0O tons; Japan
nS05), 1,S05,OOO tons; New South
Wales. 2,474,O00 tons; and Natal, Co.,
600 tons. The countries which import
coal In excess of the amount of their
expOrtJ are Russia, Sweden, France,
Spain Italy, and Austria Hungary,
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-06-11
Caesar

Once conquered Spain. The United
States will do 1t again. A strong m.
ton must be u clean one, for where
Nth predOminates, lazlness Is the com.
paniOn.
American integrity and Caesar
Soap" viii clean Spanish filth from
the face of civilization. Try 1t and be
convinced Of its merits. Once you
come to be acquainted with the quail
ties of Caesar Laundry Soap, you will
use no other. JOSEPH LISTER,
Chicago.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-06-11

The statement that our national en-.
blem Is fashionably used for yacht and
hammock cushions has been going the
rounds of the newspapers, with but
few to say it nay. A young girl who
recently gave yachting party rallied
her guest Of honor, boyish ensign, be.
cause he took an uncomfortable and
Isolated seat on the bow. "Really," he
answered, laughing, II have punched
the heads OF SO many sailors for get
ting their heels accidentally mixed up
In the tag that cannot sit on 1t my
self" And he was right. The Stars
ana Stripes are to be raised aloft, to
be wrapped around dead heroes, to be
saluted with pride and reverence; not
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-06-11

The verdict OF murder In the second
degree which was rendered In the case
of Samuel Henderson. of Philadelphia,
lad of Is. charged with the killing of
Il G'year-old playmate, will amply sat
isfy the demands of justice ana con-
serve the welfare Of the community.
The prisoner was not shown to be in
sane In the ordinary acceptatlon of the
term: In fact, there was ample evil
dence that he was not insane. At the
same time there was evidence of re-
tarded mental development such as suf-
feed to justify doubt as to the pris.
oner's legal accountability; ana the
jury, which had noted his demeanor
throughout the trial, doubtless made
the best possible disposition OF the case
by agreeing on verdict which tenn
pered justice with mercy, ana which
will serve to safeguard society for a
term of years from further acts of alb.
normality on the part Of the prisoner.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-06-11
DEMOCRATIC FIXTURES.

Democratic primaries. July s.
Democratic county convention.
July q.
Democratic Congressional cOnvcn.
lions, July II.
Democratic legislative conventions,
July 10.
All called for 10 n. m.