Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-02-24

original. Yet greatly daring parents.
quite recently the records show, have
afflicted innocent infants with the
names Of venustine and Oriette; Ro.
villa, Syrenola and Zulea; LINDA, Lu.
CLINE and Hyanthe; Dorlclanna and
Avelaura! The poor babies! And they
will not even have the satisfaction OF
concentrating great events, which
may some day partially reconcile to
their fate these young ladies, the
Misses Deweytte. Olympia Jones. Phil.
ippina. vlctoricia. Dewey Brown and
Deweyline Manila Robinson! Indeed.
the first two Of this trio being Of the
colored race. whose taste In names Is
usually a little fiorid. may perhaps
wear their honors as proudly as they
were bestowed; but II would not be a
rash prophet who should venture to
predict that little Deweyline Manila.
by the time she has been plagued
through the primary school. and called
after In the grammar school, and laugh
ed at through the high school. will, once
fall back on hcri initials ana face
cold. hard world as plain Miss d. NJ.
Robinson.
For reasons not altogether apparent
from an American point Of view, con.
siderable interest has recently been
manifested In Congress In the Panama
route for the lnter-0ceanic canal. It Is
easy enough to understand that the
former promoters Of the Inflated enter.
prise which wrecked the reputation Of
nearly every one connected with II
would he glad to have the United States
take the big Panama ditch on their
hands. but there are reasons In abund.
|. ance why this government should per-
severe In the Nicaragua scheme In pref.
erence. Senator Morgan. perhaps the
best.lnfOrmed man on this particular
subject In the United States Senate, 10
In favor Of going ahead with the Mica.
ragua canal without waiting for the
report Of the commission now consider.
Ing and looking into the Panama route.
Among other reasons the Alabama Sen
ator offers for preferrlng the more
northern route IL one that ought to have
great weight. In his report ON the
strategic relations Of the canal Senator
Morgan puts tho case very clearly and
briefly In these words: III after we
had constructed canal ut Panama
these republics Costa Rica and Nicara.
gua). backed by the other Central
American States, or by other countries.
should open ship canal over this
route. they would cut our line of com.
munication on both sides Of tho 18TH
mus with a shorter line to our coasts,
and, In the military sense, would inter.
pose between US and our base of opera.
lions. That such condition would be
embarrassing Ia the mildest form In
which to speak Of q situation that
would be itnOlerable and perilous In
the highest degree. II there are to be
two canals across the isthmus In com.
ing time. one OF them must be canal
under American control, and It 10 In.
| dispensable to our safety that It should
be located on the Nicaragua route"
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The cynical non.church attendant
finds In the new and approved method
Of taking stock OF souls kind Of In
voicing of celestial goods. and believes
that, just as recently published re-
ligious appeal took the novel form OF
an insurance policy, with promise of
"low rates" and heavenly premiums"
so all churches have come to adopt tho
ways Of the mercantile world. These
scOffers declare that salvation must be
bought by the pound. and that you
cannot get frst.class goodness without
paying flrst-class prices. But to count
the members of ones dock. to desire to
know the actual elements Of a con-
stituency. 10 certainly natural and de-
sirable, and no one will be disposed to
question the fact that church with
expenses and salaried minister must
be conducted on business principles. 1t
is perhaps the floating congregation.
the religious tramps. that give the com.
mercial air to church. For these so
often assume the attitude Of the shop
per, of one who Is "sampling" or 'just
looking" and who. though pleased and
inspired. never chooses to become q
constant patron. These no doubt gain
much. and churches as rule are gen.
erOus and charitable to such nomads.
10 actually sift these from the perma-
nent elements would be step towards
the comprehension of the true attitude
of society towards the church. and
might lead to . better understanding
on both sides.
"Those who expect to succeed In
war;" says London Truth, "must pay
the butcbAr's BILL" What q ghastly
truth.