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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-12-08

wonder that Gen. Chaffcc recommend.
cd the withdrawal Of the United States
troops from association with Knlmuck
brutality and the deliberate looting by
the British.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-12-08
Reel

II Is unfortunate for the slang-usng
professor at Chicago university that
he failed to exercise discrimination In
the choice of his slang. There is much
to be said In defense of slang that Is
apt, bright and picturesque, There Is
nothing to be said for the mere vulgar
patols of the gutter which ignorance
invents to exc out its small stock of
the vcrnacular 1t was this latter jar
gon, apparently, which the professor
borrowed for use in his classrooms.
There Is nothing to he ashamed of In
the proper use of slang. People who
Use slang not In wantonness, but to
give better expression to their IDEAS,
are genealogical and pathological piO-
neers. They are contributing TO the
enrichment of the vocabulary. For 1t
should not be forgotten that the slang
of one generation Is the correct Eng
llsh Of the next. The expressions that
are held to be slangy to-day will, II
they succinctly express an idea better
than 1t can otherwise be expressed, be
classical thirty years from now. Slang
Is not necessarily nor even generally
vulgar corruption of the vernacular.
Usually 1t is created TO meet new con-
dtions and TO avoid circumlOcutions.
1t Is concise and forcible method Of
expressing an idea which would other
wise involve a weary waste of words.
To take single example in political
slang-wlll anyone dispute the value
and compactness of "gerrymanderT'
1t expresses in one word condition
which would otherwise require several
sentences to explain. ''iIumbug' was
once slang but 1t Is slang no longer.
"Mugwump" Is now good English, or,
at least. good American, because 1t
means something that no other word
expresses. And that is the test Of good
slang. When your slang word or your
slang phrase fits a situation. condi-
ton or an idea better than any existing
word or phrase, then the slang word
or the slang phrase Is going to survive.
II Is the survival OF the IT. The user
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-12-08

All this money spent on education,
and yet when II comes to doing the
proper thing at election time lots OF
citizens apparently don't know how to
properly make their mark on the ballot.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-12-08
/sC@

1t is claimed that Aid. Nathan T..
Bremen and James G. Patterson Will
retire from the City Council next
spring.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-12-08
Ieeol

That men are not wholly bad Is cyl.
denced by the action Of Count dc Corn.
uller, who, having shot his wife In a
tit of jealous rage, "was the first to
give aid to her after she fell, and asked
that a priest be sent for" While 1t
was necessary to kill her-just why we
do not knOw-he could not refuse to her
the consultations Of religion; he could
destroy the body but he could not I'm.
peril the soul. This was highly mag.
unanimous conduct. Men usually show
species Of large-heartedness at such
critical times. Even Othello admitted
with burst Of grief II kissed here ere
| killed her." yet this was not wholly
unaccOuntable, for the lady was very
personable and invited such little at.
tcntiOns. AS the counts wife did not
regain consciousness after the shooting
she did not derive any personal salts.
faction from her husbands efforts to
secure Il priest, but this In no way de.
tracts from the merit of his motives or
deprives him of the satisfaction Of
knowing that he did what he could. All
in all, 1t Is a most pathetic account Of
family misunderstanding, ana we
hope we have made 1t clear that hus.
bands, however Infatuated, are not lost
to all sense Of the proprieties.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-12-08

Police sergeant James e. Carroll and
Fireman Rudolph ricl;crt, who saved
the lives of many on Wednesday by
stopping Il wild runaway on Michigan
avenue. deserve the Harrison and Tree
medals for bravery.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-12-08
>leeIl

\ farmer has tried to kill Chicago
pawnbroker because the latter sold him
lot of watches he didn't want. This
seems to be in the nature of blow at
the business instinct.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-12-08

Hon. Arthur Dixon may take the
Third Ward Republican delegation to
the city convention next spring in favor
of nominating his son. George W. Dix.
on. for City Attorney.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-12-08
/6el

Charles l.. Hallstrom. Of the Fiji
tcenth Ward, and John +. Smulski, OF
the Seventeenth Ward. will both be re-
nominated for continued Aldermanic
honOrs.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-12-08
/6IlSa

Patrick Morris Is said TO be out Of
the Aldermanlc fight in the Nineteenth
Ward next spring Simeon Armstrong,
the attorney in the Reaper Block, may
succeed him in the City Council.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-12-08

The rumor that the lady who threw
the aX at the German Emperor was a
man In disguise probably arose from
the fact that she hit the monarch's bug
gy instead of a fence or Il smokehouss
In some other direction.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-12-08

Perry A. Hull i said to be backing
Charles Alling for City Attorney, so as
10 leave a clear field for his son-in-law.
Sam II. Trude. who aspires to repre-.
sent the Third Ward in the City .Coun-
oil
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-12-08
<S

Football Is u game which calls for
thorough preparation. 1t is what Mr..
Roosevelt would term strenuous
sport. 1t Is not Il recreation for weak.
lings. 1t Is not even safe for strong
men who have not been especially train.
ed for 1t. But for the seasoned athlete
It has few perlls. The fatalities among
the college clevens are few and far be-
tween because every man Is trained to
the hour. The same thing Is true In
measure of all athletic sports. Trained
pugilists will hammer each other for
hours and be none the worse for 1t next
day. Trained bicycllsts will ride for
days without rest or sleep and turn up
perfectly fresh after twcnty-four hours
rest. Unframed men are frequently
killed In friendly boxing contests. I'm
trained cyclists kill themselves by at.
tempting impossible tasks. The lesson
| of 1t all Is that athletics, like everything
else worth trying, demands practice,
self-dcnlal and perseverance. There Is
no royal road to excellence on track,
field or gridrOn. The man who would
achieve distinction must prepare him
self. II he neglccts the preparation he
not only invites failure, but physical In.
jury and perhaps death. The death Of
young Glllett, In Chicago, Is regrctta.
Bile, but 1t proves nothing against foot
ball. 1t does demonstrate that untraln.
ed lads would better keep of the grid.
iron.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-12-08
/Sl01A

Eugene Il. Pike. of the Second. and
Milton j. Foreman. of the Fourth
Ward, may not be candidates for re-
election to the City Council next spring.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-12-08

The important information Is cabled
from London that the Prince Of Wales
has quit wearing creased trousers. The
fashions Of this world pass away. Tum-
my gives the word and the 'swell dress.
ers" must respond promptly. They
must get the creases out or suffer the
odum now appropriated to the poor
creatures whose pants bag at the knees
A bag may be forgiven hereafter, but
not a crease. No self-respecting man
will be seen with creased pants. There
are two ways of getting the creases
out of your pants. First, buy a new
pair. If you are very swell you will
take this method Of getting In line.
But mayhap you are not very swell.
If so, soak the garment for half an
hour in washtub and then hang 1t
on the clothesllne to dry. No crease,
however elaborate, can survive this
treatment.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-12-08

of slang who exercises discrimination
and who employs slang not in persi.
tlage, but as the best vehicle of his
thought, is Il wise and judicious person.
For the slang he uses will be in every
dictionary of the year 1850. 1t follows
that he is half Il century in advance of
those of his contemporaries whom fool.
ish prejudice and tradition prevent from
using the great well from which the
English of the future will be drawn.
1t is as certain as can he that the adj.
ditions to the vernacular-if we except
purely scientific terms drawn from the
Greek and the Latin-will come from
the sidewalks rather than from the
studies. Slang is the reservoir which
will supply the English language with
expressions to fit new ideas.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-12-08

Republicans of the Twenty-second,
Twcnty-thrd and Twenty-fourth Wards
claim they will retire Kinney Smith.
John X. Peterson and :. II. Helm from
the Aldermanlc pay roll next spring.
Aid. Walter Butler. Freeman *.
Blake and Albert +. Keeney, from the
Twenty.fifth, Twenty-siXth and TWEEN
ty-seventh Wards respectively. 1t Is
claimed will not endeavor to be r..
nominated.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-12-08

Mr., Frank Il. Tobcy, of the Tobcy
Furniture Company, n being urged by
many members of the Union League
Club to stand ~ a Republican candi'
date for Mayor of Chicago.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-12-08

The bicycle did much to bring about
improved roads, and now the auto
mobile owners have taken up the do.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-12-08
/ll6

Stlll, there Is no immediate cause for
alarm on the part of rich Americans
with daughters. There are only Il few
dukes left, and the majority Of them
are fairly well fixed.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-12-08

Here Is a unique definition of a philo-
sopher by wise editor. A philosopher
Is one who never argues with his wife.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-12-08

Second Ward Republicans are back
ing Aid. WIN. Hale Thompson as theil
candidate for Mayor
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-12-08
-

The Prince Of Wales has put on eye
glasses, perhaps In the hope Of being
able to see the beginning Of his reign.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-12-08

The world is patiently waiting the
advent of the man who can explain
why II baby never wants to play IN the
coal scuttle until after 1t has been dress
ed for company.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-12-08

The fact that the foreign mail SER
vice of this country Is conducted at a
profit of nearly S1,5OO,0OO Il year Is an
argument in favor of two.cent foreign
postage.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-12-08

People are still trying to find out how
to prolOng their days. Yet the Oldest
man in the world Is In New Jersey
pOOrhOuse.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-12-08

Greek and the Latin-Will come from
the sidewalks rather than from the
studies. Slang is the reservoir which
will supply the English language with
expressions to fit new ideas.
Another bank has been wrecked by
an old and trusted employee. The
amount stolen is 100000, which is less
by half million than the plunderings
of Cashier Alvord. of New York. On
the other hand. the sum taken by the
assistant cashier of the Newport, Ky,
bank is double the capital stock of the
concern and about two-fifths of It's de-
posits. lie could not well have taken
more than he did. 1t was said by
bankers at the time of the discovery of
the Alvord defalcation that 1t Is much
easier to embezzlc a large sum in u big
bank than a small sum in a small bank.
The Newport bank is a small one, but
Assistant Cashier Brown has been able
TO make away with 100000 during the
last ten years. Brown had been in the
employ of the bank for eight years be.
fore lie began stealing. His honest ser.
vice during that time entitled him to
be considered trustworthy employe.
but 1t did not free the bank officers
from the duty of finding out at the end
of every twelve or six months period
whether he remained trustworthy en-.
ployc. Trust is as necessary in bank
as in every other business. The en-.
ployer who has confidence in none of
his employees, and spends his time In
adopting precautions against their
cheating him, leads an uncomfortable
life. gets poor service, and Is sometimes
cheated in spite of his precautions. The
sensible banker or other employer re.
poses trust In men who have been hon
est in the past, but he does not do so
indefinitely. Every now and then he
makes a few inquiries to ascertain
whether It is safe to renew that trust
for another term.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-12-08
I16o

At Tuesdays meeting Of the Drain
age Board the first move made by Trus-
tee Wcntcr who, with Trustee Webb,
is regarded a. representing the Cook
County Democratic organization on thc
board, was to talk economy. Trustee
Wcntcr announced that from this on he
would fight for the reduction OF the
administrative expenses Of the district
as the channel was open and the great
est part of the work had been finished,
and that he would demand that the
force be reduced In the engineering, the
police and the clerical departments. He
said the administrative expenses Of the
district during the last year had run
between $4,000 and 100000, and he
wants them cut 10 SlJo,pD.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-12-08
~

Edward Watkins, Democrat, in the
Thirty.thlrd Ward, and Frank l., Race,
Independent Republican, in the Thirty
fifth Ward, have not decided To stand
for rc-elcctIou To the City Council next
suTing
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-12-08
/l6lllA

Walter &. Nelson and Frank ]. Ben
nett are said to he slated for retirement
from the City Council next spring.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-12-08
lll6\

Anton Y, Zeman, Republican, may be
succeeded in the City Council from the
Thirteenth Ward by Senator Butler,
who Is n Democrat.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-12-08

John Il. Russell will not be candi,
date for reelection TO the City Council
from the Twenty-ninth Ward.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-12-08

Twenty-eighth Ward Republicans are
said to favor Daniel w. Alderman for
Alderman next spring TO succeed
Charles Ii. Rector.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-12-08
GS

Henry +. Eldmann will not be rcnomi-
mated for the City Council from the
Thirty-tirst Ward.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-21
AAS ALIASES % SPARE
DELANEY, OR BUSHNELL, WHO
WAS DETAINED BY THE
POLICE LAST NIGHT
TRAVELLING MANS HARD LUCK
He Took Some s'IknOck-Out Drops
and Then Missed His
Watch and
Money.

With the assistance of P: r! Ellinwood
advance agent for the Chicago Marine
band, the local police succeeded in land
ing smooth individual last might, who
is wanted at GAINESVILLE. Wis.
While MIR. Eilnwood was staying at
the Grand hotel in GAINESVILLE several days
ago a travelling man was taken Sick. One
OF the guests, who posed as being a Dr.
delaney from Chicago, very magnani-
mousIy offered his services, and, after an
plying mustard piasters, and several 9TH
er scientific curatives, he gave the trav-
enhg man knockout dl cps" which made
MN forget ali about his indisposition.
Nhen he awoke. however, his rof4 ana a.
goid watch We're. gone. and, TO add to
MS misery, the kind doctor was nowhere
TO De found. The matter was reported to
the police. but the doctor mad received an
urgent call and was not expected hack
111 w men MI Eliinwood, walked into the
WINDSOR hotel last evening, what was his
surprise to see the doctor seated in the
Ioopy, calmly smoking a cigar. He Went
TO w. G. Hayes, the. clerk, and told him
oI the doctors escapade in JanesviIIQ.
ano. on looking. on the register found
I4dCr ne mad dubbed himself as DIR. e.
~. buShnell, OF. Chicago, "a change in
Lime, put still doctor from the Windy
city. Mr.. EllinWood reported .the ma tay.
to Capt Clark. Janesvi ia aiIthorEf. Is T,Serc
communicated with, and the local noIi,e
were asked to hold the doctor until IN
Gay, When GAINESVILLE. aut heritjas .1ra ~
pGCted to arrive and take him IN chartra
lie prisoner is a small, tlapDer pent?e-
1N'ii' anu mas q very smooth manner
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-21
COMPANY clNES TO TINE
LATE SERVICE TO BE INTRODUCED
WITH THE NEW
YEAR
TO FoREsTALL THE COUNCIL
On All the Lines Cars WIFI Be Ruo
Until L O'Clock In the Morn
inS-An Expert
ment.

The pressure for l O'Clock service on
all the lines of the city railway is to
bear fruit. The company yesterday an
n0unced its intention OF complying With
the request and beginning Jan. l the new
schedule will go into effect.
According to the promise made to the
council by the street car company, ut
! Il. m, on the date named, the new
service will go into effect and will con-
tinue until proved failure, as some con-
tend. According to the arrangement tie
last car on each of it's lines Will leave
the central part of the city at l o'clock
in the morning. This, however, will not
include the interurban line on which at
the present time, the 1 o'clock schedule
exists, the cars going as far as Midway
at that hour. The service is put on, the
company says, as an experiment and viii
also be instituted in Minneapolis
The concession as made by the com.
pany is done 20 forestall tie large num-
Der of resolutions and ordinances intro
duced and on the taps fer passage by
the assembly and board of aldermen.
The owl" car ordinance, introduced by
Aid: Hunt, was killed, but it may be
resurrected at any time. and it was to
forestall this, 1t is sai6, that the new
service was announced.
ASsemblyman Whitcomb has l o'clock
ordinance now in the hands Of the COM
mittee On streets, but in view OF the
promise made by the company it will re-
main there for the present at least.
One objection offered TO the owl car
ordinance by the street car company, is
the added expense with little additional
remuneration, it claiming that few PEG
pie are abroad at that hour. Between
midnight and morning cars are cleaned
and machinery repaired and to run cars
at these hours would call for an addi-
ton to the equipment and an increase of
the power service.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-21
THE NEW FIGHTING SHIPS.
Secretary Long Has Not Yet Closed
the Contracts -

WASHINGTON, Dec aO.-Secretarv
for the battle$hips. and cruisers today.
although he had expected to do so. The
board of construction submitted its report
recommending the distributions of the.
contracts according to the scheme indl-
Gated in these dispatches yesterday
Some of those unfavorably affected by.
that arrangement. however, had repre- !
sensations to make, which delayed the
conclusion. Cne result. however was OBJ
tanned in the. decision to eliminate. the
Rtsdon Iron Works. of San Francisco.
from the competition. Their bid was too
high even to be considered and their GER
titled check accordingly was returned to,
day. -.
The secretary said at the close Of the.
day that he had reached a partial con.
cluSion in the matter. Tomorrow he
would direct the proper officer Of tile.
department to enter into contracts with
the Cramps. Newport News and Onion
Iron Works. each to build one she thed,.
ard one unshea thed armor cruiser. lie
probably should direct that the Fore
River works. OF Massachusetts, be given
the contract for two unshcathed battle
ships. The point he was undecided about
was the three sheathed battleships, lie
said that it has been contended that
und~~ the law at least one of these should
GO TO the Pacific coast. 1t was that point
and the further question as to whether
contracts could be made within the limit
Of cost that has caused him to refer the
question back to the board OF construc-
ton for further examination as to those
three ships.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-21
70 Be TRIED NEXT MONTH
CASE of FRANK H. HAMILTON,
CHARGED WITH LEONARD
DAYS MURDER
NO ATTACK ON INDICTMENT
Plea OF Not Guilty Was Entered by
r. l.. Penney, for the Defend
Rnt-Casc. Goes Over
the Term.

Frank H. Hamilton, charged with thu
murder of Leonard Day, enters the plea
OF mot guilty to the indictment for muir
der in the first degree found by the late
grand jury. 1t was supposed that his at
torney, Robert L. Penney, would attack
the indictment, and the postponement of
the plea was for the purpose of examin-
ing the document for flaws. But the
formal plea was made yesterday morn
ing. A general continuance over the term
was requested by Mr.. Penney, and con-
scented to on bhalf of the state by County
Attorney Reed.
When County Attorney Reed called the
case of the Estate VS.. Hamilton" the
prisoner swung confidently from his seat
to the barair front OF the clerks desk.
Our plea is not guilty" announced Nj.
Penney; land we would ask to have the
case continued over the term
''Dou you want it set for any special
date or simply a general continuance"
inquired the county attorney.
Continued generally explained Mr..
Penney.
ITS 50 ordered" announced Judge
Simpson, land the prisoner will be le-
manded to Jail"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-21
CITY NJ ~ 8

State Auditor r. c. Dunn has drawn
on forty-eight fast freight lines for $l,52i.
their state tax.
The state treasurer has received ST.
300 from, the grain inspection department
for November fees.
The West Side Turnverein will ho.d
gymnastic exhibition and bali at Paul
Martins hall New Years eve.
The information Of insanity filed yes
teTday in probate court against William
Schwede has been withdrawn.
The Adelphi Coffee Mills company, OF
New York city, complied with the Som
crvilie law yesterday by filing articles
of incorporation.
o. c. Gregg, of Lind, Mimi, will ad-
dress the Commercial club today at 1
o'clock on the Agricultural Outlook for
Southwest Minnesota"
The funeral of Miss Elizabeth c. Ma
han will be held at 2:30 this afternoon
from the family residence, 1876 Dayton
avenue. The interment will be at Hills
bOro, Q.
James H. O-TooI, the seven months
old son of Mr.. and Mrs. John e. O'Tool,
died yesterday. The funeral will be held
tomorrow at o'clock from the family
residence.
Health inspectors O-NefI and Burke
yesterday visited ST. Agnes Catholic
school, Kent and I.afond streets, for the
purpesa of vacci1ating all Of the pupils,
some 300 in number.
DR.. Mabel Austin will address the Mon
roe School Mothers club, today at 2:S9
o'clock. on IAN Ounce of Prevention
Against Bacteria" A 500 will be given
by Miss Alice Officer.
Articles of Incorporation have been
filed as follows: Gilmore Rollins COM
pany Minneapolis, steanfitters, $4,000;
Aitkjn Farm company, Minneapolis,
$4,000; News Building company. Duluth,
$50.O0G.
A. r. Coursen, well known to all prin-
ters OF the Twin Cities, died We1nes-
day al the Printers home, Colorado
Springs. where he had gone for his
health Paralysis was the cause of his
death Mr.. Coursen was ffty-one years
of age and leaves wife and one daugh-
ter. both of whom resi<S in Minneapolis.
The funeral services will be held in tnat
city, and the printers are making ar
engagements to attend in a BODY r.:--