Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-12-30


Drosdowitz will he printed on either the
county or state Republican ticket next
year.
Mr.. J. 3. rutney will carry the city If
nominated for City Clerk.
Mr.. Il. +. Weber will give the public
some startling disclosures regarding
the methods pursued by the "brick
combine" in very short time.
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The finest asphalt paving laid In Chi.
cagO Is that just completed by the Ber-
mudez Asphalt Company, on Rush
street.
Joseph p. Junk Is conceded to be the
right man for state Treasurer.
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Bruce II. Summers leads for County
Surveyor.
Hon. John +. Smulski Is to succeed
Il. r. Noonan In Congress from the
Fifth District.
Hon. John Powers carried every pre-.
cinct but one In the Nineteenth Ward
in 1908. He will carry them all In 1000
by an increased majority.
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Sixth Ward voters will send Hon.
Robert X. Sloan to the City Council
next spring.
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Has District Superintendent VIM. w.
Speer started a "schoOl book" factory ?
Have Chris Meier, CHM & Co. and
the Federation of Labor Joined hands In
promoting Board Of Education school
book factory?
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Aid. Jackson, in the Fourth, and Aid.
VIM. Mavor, In the Thirty.secOnd, will
be reelected next spring. Chicago
needs Aldermen like Mavor and Jack.
son right where they are.
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SanguIne Republican politicians look
for light on the gubcrnatorial sltuat ton,
or ut least a defining Of Cook County's
relation to II, this week. Some even
claim to know that definite develop.
ments are almost ripe.
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Hon. John Il. KehOe Of the City At.
torney's office IL one of the best law.
yers In Chicago.
Hon. George =. Foster would grace
the Superior Court bench.
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Col. Il. II. Bliss, Judge advocate gen.
cral Of the Illinois National Guard,
Is being strongly urged to run for
Attorney General Of Illinois.
The Democracy Of the Eighth ward
will re.elect Alderman Edward J. No
yak next spring by an increased ma
jOrity. Mr.. Novak Il a coming man In
the history Of the Democracy of the
State of Illinois.
1t Is conceded on all sides that Mr.
william D. Tegtmcyer would prove d
splendid Mayor Of the city Of Chicago
Hon. James ]. Townsend, member OF
the Chicago ana New York Stock Ex
change. did most prosperous business
during 1900.
Hon. Vim. Prcntiss would make q
good states Attorney or good At
torney General OF Illinois.
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4. G. Bartlett. OF Chicago, gave thu
students Of a Western university som'
excellent advice In an address on Trad
VS.. Profession" His object was t
check the too common tendency In on
colleges to exalt the professional allow
the business career and SO to !nculcat'
a lesson that must be learned late
through the hard blows OF experience
II It Is ignored while an academical edu
cation IL being acquired. The literar!
atmosphere Of the university general!
encourages a contempt for trade. 8,
far as the feeling Is directed agains
mere money getting for the money
sake 1t Is wholesome. but the tim
passed long ago when the colleg
course could be regarded only as
preparation for the law, medicine, the
ology and teaching. The ambition t
secure what Is called the higher educa
ton Is now SO widespread that II ever
asplrant were TO look to the profession
for support the supply OF these youn
apprentices would exceed the deman
to Il perlous extent. Starving lawyers
doctors and teachers would increas
with really alarming rapidity. Will
there has been recognition of the fact
the old influences are still at work, an,
the country could furnish many a pite
Gus story as consequence. The col
lcge graduate with his academical ira
ditlOns Is too often man of dlsappoln,
ed hopes, who has been compelled I
reconstruct his views Of life and tit him
self anew for the task of breadwinnine
Nor Is II strange that In the endeavO
he sometimes surrenders to a hurtfu
cyniclsm and during the reaction be
comes the victim of distorted jude
ment which causes him to undertake
what he had formerly Overrated. Blu