Chicago eagle., 1899-01-07

Democrats In the House OF
itatives.
tina: 1t takes more than q year to pass
the junction. and scattered Outliers
prcccde and follow the main body for
several years. 1t was this advance.
guard which In 1S0S gave us the feeble
showers that attracted SO much attcn.
tion. In 1899. or perhaps In 1000. we
shall encounter the swarm itself. and
the sky will be filed with flying me.
tcors for hours. Whether the spectacle
will be visible In this part Of the world.
or not. cannot be certainly foretold.
The radiant Is above the horizon only
after midnight, and the shower Is vlsi.
bic only where II occurs between mid
night and dawn Of local time.
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| It IL n characteristic example of the
ideas which prevail In Great Britain Of
the way to look after the interests and
| advancement Of Its dependencies. SO
soon after a conquest like that recently
achieved by Kitchener In the SOudan.
that one of the first schemes proposed
Is to establish great university
among the conquered people, as n
means OF ccmenting and making per.
manent the conquest. That Is what Is
being done. The possession Of con.
| trlbutOry interest In the Khnrtum uni.
versIty seems Just now to be one OF
the necessities to the preservation OF
political or social standing among En-.
glishinen. and the endowment fund
has reached large dimensions. The
university will Of course be Of kind
adapted to the Industrial and economic
needs Of the Soudan, seeking the devel.
Opncnt Of Its people along practical
lines. Tho example Il one which
| Americans may well emulate. 1t comes
lust ut n time when such practical
pointer" Is likely to awaken Ameri.
can enthusiasm for laying In our new
colonies equally up.tO.date fOunda.
tlons for the establishing Of American
influence among the new races now
brought under our flag. Those races
must be Of poor material indeed IL they
can see such results following the rs.
tendency OF the Stars and Stripes
without being stirred to enthusiasm In
n newborn loyalty. 1t may. however,
take time for them to comprehend the
full meaning Of such offerings for
their advancement.
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Russia is such vast country and 80
little known beyond Its borders that It
is somewhat surprising to learn that
the tramp evil IL perhaps greater In the
Cars dOminions than anywhere else
In the world. The Russian tramps are
called gOriOuns, ana In number prob.
ably exceed their species In any other
country. They abound In every village.
stand on the steps Of almost every
church greeting the wOrshIpers on en-.
tering or leaving with the usual suppl.
cati0n-"radl Krlsta" (fOr Christ's
sake). Ono reason, perhaps. for the
increase Of the tramp species 10 the fact
that the peasantry always share the
hospitality Of their cabins with them,
giving them place by the stove and
a portion Of their simple fare. In the
cities the gorl0uns have regular lodg'
Ing houses ana also what might almOs,
he deemed regular calling that OF
paid mOurners ut funerals. The agen'
cies which manage the latter furnish
the gOriOun clothes for the occasion
and torch. thus enabling him to make
a respectable figure. and pay him 4(
kOpecks for his services, which, OF
|, course, promptly goes for vodka. as the
Russian tramp, like his cOngener In al
other countries, Is addicted to strong
, drink, fact which also Is perhaps tht
; chief explanation Of why he Is tramp
The latest bulletin for the depart
Y ment Of labor gives this interesting
t statement of facts In regard to the colo
] of the KlOndike: 'The average tenn
I perature for December. 1897, at For
0 Yukon, which Ii just within the arctic
!. circle. was degrees below zero; Jan
t uary was "a degrees below; February
C 20 degrees below. The cOldest day wa
b Jan. 10, 1903. when the thermOmete
J. registered 62 degrees below zero. F0
;. the ten days from Feb. ii to % tn
j. readings below zero We're 40, 4S, 81
s 521ha. ~, b21a 81, 30, 80. 80. Old-timer
3 are unanimous In saying that the win
$ ter Of 1S07-S was the mildest eve
Q known In Northern Alaska. BE thi
J. as 1t may the weather In the Yukon
Q on account Of the dryness Of the al
= mOsphere and the absence of winds
9 was almost uniformly pleasant.
i temperature of 30 degrees below ger
:. there brings no more discomfort tina
!, 80 degrees below In the DakOtas. Th
l. writer has experienced far more di'
It agreeable weather In Minnesota an
% Montana than that which prevailed q