Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-12-01

matchmaking the tide of foreign immi-
grafton and transforming the hetero-
geneous materials into something like
homogeneous people, the free school
system has been, still Is and will con-
tinue to be a great aud Indispensable
factor.
According to the census returns the
Indian population Of the United States
Is about $4,000. and experts say that
there are probably as many or nearly
as many Indians ON the continent now
as there were when 1t was discovered.
AS the Indians are slowly increasing
In number and, according to Prof.
Starr, the rest Of us are becoming In
dams. the next adventurer who dis
covers America will find the red men
very numerous.
A New York bank clerk rises to pro.
test that III Dlogenes were living to.
day, he could find the man he was
looking for right In any bank In the
country, yes, and not only one, but
any number Of the specimen for which
he searched In valn'-and he Is proba-
bly, correct. All honor to the honest
men In our financial institutions on
whom dishonest mon occasionally bring
undeserved dlsh,hor!
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The Connecticut woman who has
sued physician because he changed
her complexion from that of blonde
to a brunette really ought to have a
little patience. The brunette will be
In fashion again before long, and then
she will be glad OF the change. But
woman always was IN impulsive crea-
ture.
The Prince Of Wales wears his trous-
ers without a crease. This will be bad
news for the tailOrs and good news for
people who have for years been haunt
ed by fears Of buggy trousers. How.
ever, as one tailor says, 1--WE can have
creases In our trousers without the con-
sent Of any other nation" II we want
to.
One Of the puzzles Of the election IL
the immense vote cast ana the appar-
ent Indifference or apathy Of the people
during the campaign. There never was
a presidential election In which the pe0-
pie seemed to be less interested, but
when 1t came to voting they tumbled
over each other to get to the polls.
Could there be finer tribute to the
American soldier than the following
words Of an English observer In ChinaY
He says that they "have distinguish
ed themselves not only In the face Of
the enemy, but equally SO against tho
temptations that exist in city like
Pekln under existing conditions"
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The cheerful idiot, who 10 always
ready to make suggestions In matters
that he knows nothing about, was In
evidence when Ink was applied to the
scalded face Of woman In q Penn.
sylvania town a few days ago. She 10
now terribly dlsfgured for life.
Since the death OF Jay Gould the
total Of the family fortune has grown
from $G5,OOO,OOO to xlOOOOO,OOO. In
view OF these figures, the fOur.milli0n-
dollar investment Of poor, little Anna
does not seem such a frightful extraya-
gance.
II that poet who compliments his
straw-haired wife by saying that all
angels are blondes should ever 60 home
with black or brown hair on his
shoulder he might stumble on to the
discovery that all blondes are not an
gels.
American firms are going to build
NV S'S"e put'icsAips lot NusSH. we
might eXult more over this matter IL
1t were not for the fact that Germany
was tickled when Krupp got his big
contracts for furnishing arms to China.
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Don't mistake, young man. In this
world 1t is not what yop have that is
important, but what you are. The
world maXims are somewhat against
this view, but 1t is the true one, never
theless.
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Why are some Of the daily papers so
anxious to discredlt the investigation
intOalleged packing-house water steals?
49,
Brother Veeder has the floor.