Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-11-04

some measure Of appreciation of the
dietetlc value of Indian corn. They
have begun to fathOm the deliclOusness
Of mush-in milk or fried--and are ris.
ing by degrees to comprehension Of
johnnycake. hut just as our Western
farmers have begun to fclicitate them.
selves on such an increased demand for
corn--resulting from this latest nd,
vance Of Europe toward American
deals In gastrOnOmlcs--as shall insure
the marketing Of their glorious corn
crops at prices really fascinating. there
comes the news that Europe II buying
a large share Of its corn from Argen.
tlna!-buying enough. In fact, to mater
tally lessen not only the amount of our
exports, but to seriously affect the mar.
ket price Of our product. Argentina.
however, Is not looked upon as capable
Of producing a surplus large enough to
keep up with the increasing European n
demand for corn; especially In view Of
the drouths to which that country IL
subject. So the American farmer need
not he wholly cast down as ~ the final
outcome of his endeavOr to give his
European cousins a healthy appetite
for corn. America must still be the
main source Of supply.
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The plan to construct an immense
hotel In New York to be devoted eX.
clusively to the comfort and cOnveni.
nsoo ~ xs,D,uos, vs,o, ia <l,n ru 30 t1,.,t n,
hotel similarly planned as TO Its oh.
jects was established by the late A.
r. Stewart and proved failure. The
hotel had all the advantages Of n mod.
ern place for the entertainment Of wO.
men. 1t was the first structure OF Its
kind to be erected In New York desig.
mated as fre.prOOf. The rates were
reasonable ana the respectnbility Of
the house was unQuestiOned, and yet
It failed. Women regarded the place
as an asylum and instead OF being pa.
trOniZed by women because of Its eX.
clusiveness was avoided for that very
reason. The success Of the new ven.
ture depends largely upon whether
women have changed their views
Whether the modern woman prefers
an Adamless Eden to u region or a
residence not 80 delightful with the
occasional chance OF association with
man. the hotel will prove. II the proof
IL that woman no longer regards man
us essential to her happiness the mod
ern woman II quite different from hei
mother and her mothers mother. And
MAXWELL. all he asks IL that the test
extend for u month and he will take
his chances with the women who ara
not patrons Of the hotel.
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Corporations and institutions gener
ally that control q large number Of EN-
plOyes ought to Insist on civility as par,
Of their duty. A clerk ought to be ex
pected not merely to sell goods. but te
be civil In doing 1t (politeness Is moi
asked, simply civility). So that no,
merely the intercourse Of life may bt
pleasanter, but that character might
become sweeter and sOunder. We art
much behind the civilized nations OF
the world In this particular. Indeed
there IL In Europe servility that Il
even more unpleasant than the com
mon incivility Of this country. BetweeI
the two the latter is preferable. But ]
Ia not necessary to be servile In Ordel
to he civil. The difference is wide In
deed, and we OF all people need have NJ
fear that In cultivating the one we shal
be In danger of falling into the other
But certainly we do need to cultivate
the one. 1t is a quality based ON re
spect. And In this we are lacking
We do not have proper respect gener
ally. We speak evil of dignitaries
We hout authority. We swagger ani
push us II we must assert ourselves
continually. And this Is a sign of weak
ness. One who Is sure of himself !,
not self-assertive.
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In monograph entitled CONNER
clal Africa In 1S00." recently ISSUED
by the treasury bureau Of statistics
an interesting and exhaustive accOun
of railroads In the dark continent Il
given. One of the statements that vii
I
probably be surprise to many Is tina
about twO-fifths of the great Cape Il
Cairo railroad Is already constructed
and the prediction Is nuade that earl!
In the next century the north ant
south lines will meet near the equator
To he exact. this date IL placed In th'
year 1919, CT about twenty years hence
From this north and south line. also
lateral lines are being pushed east ant
west-One OF these from Natal. anothe
from LOurenzO Marquee, another from
Beira to Salisbury In RhOdesia ant
still another from Zanzibar to LAX
Victoria Nyanza, probably to cOnnec
Mt Tabera with the great Cape t
Cairo road. The Interior will also b'
penetrated by roads now beini
planned, thus giving access to all por
tiOns Of the continent. TranscOntih
entail lines from east to west will joil
Portuguese territory on both sides O.
the continent and the Germans will