Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-08-18

Wnetner we nave the power /
to classify employees other than those
now on our lists.
Sheriff Magerstadt-The employees of
this Office and of the custodian Of the
Court House and Criminal Court Build
ings are in no wise under the jurisdic-
ton of the Civil Service Commission.
Seven years ago the Supreme Court
ruled that the County Board had no au-
thority to make appointments to fill
places in this department, and the civil
service law covers only those places
formerly filed by that board.
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When 1t Is said that the Deutschland |
has crossed the Atlantic ut an average |
speed of twenty-three knots an hour |
the average landsman Is much Impress
ed. Yet lie usually does not realize the
full significance Of the statement. A
knot. or nautical mile, Is sos feet longer
than statute mile. Therefore an nv.
erage speed of twenty-three knots
means that the Deutschland made an
average of twenty-six and half miles
an hour, or 636 miles day. The most
incredible performance of the human
mind Is the ocean steamship. The most
Incredible part of that performance is
the marine engine.
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When prosperity and philanthropy go
hand In hand. the progress Of a cOun-
try is beyond question. Germany Is
4 ty, hs,c
trade operations show increasing ca.
pacity for planning and fuller scope
In performance. But with the develop.
ment In material things Is noted an In.
crease in gifts for the benefit of schools,
libraries. charitable institutions and
other objects. The provision of cor.
porations and private manufacturers in
aid of employees Is a further token of a
keener sense Of responsibility for the
proper use Of wealth. The world
abounds with articles marked, "Afade
In Germany" Let not the world forget
the good deeds which may be labeled
Done In Germany"
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One of the charges which the Chinese
make against the foreign devils" Is
that they dig up the soil and thereby
release evil spirits which prey upon
human life. 1t Is true that much NOR
tally followed the founding of the En-.
glish settlement Mt Hongkong, and
deaths have been frequent since the
digging In and around the new German
town Of Tsing.tan. A writer In the
Forum offers the explanation, which
the Chinese are too superstitious to nc.
cept. The soil In both places Is disin.
tegrated granite. and has been SO long
occupied by u dense population that.
except where It Is frequently aerated
by agriculture, 1t Is reeking with dis.
ease germs. The "evil spirits" released
by the spade are bacteria.
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The extraordinary carelessness OF
parents In leaving dangerous drugs
within reach Of children Is In marked
contrast with governmental supervis.
ion over druggists and physicians. A
few weeks ago man bought some chic.
reform with which to kill a dog, and
while waiting to use 1t, wrapped the
bottle In a cloth and tucked In into a
work. bnsket. Two little children found
II, presumably fancied II sick doll,
and took 1t to bed with them. In the
morning tho child clasping the uncork'
cd bottle was found dead; the other un'
conscious, past recovery. So bitter an
experience emphasizes the Oft-repeated
and of. forgotten warning that the first
essential for the family medicine.chesi
Is lock ard key.
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The writer Of short story In the
Century Magazine has invented two
phrases that may ind permanent,
place In political slang. Party plat
forms do not always express the real
sentiments or the intentions Of those
who subscribe to them. 1t Is easier to
promise than to perform the promise
This writer speaks Of "weasel word
as one that sucks the meaning out OF
another which Is beside II, just rs q
weasel sucks an egg, leaving only the
shell. "Weaseling," he says, Is highly
eXpedient because one class Of voters
will like the weasel, and the other til,
word that has been weaseled-the egg
The other phrase Is "the stained glas,
plank" CHANGING through the window
at one point, a dog looks yellow, while
at another he Is green, and not unit
: the window Is thrown open can 20,
actually see what the dog Is like. d
course windows are not made o.
"planks" which one can look through
, but let that pass.
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1t Is to be hoped that the fact thu
Gov. Roosevelt has an aversion for re,
books will not lead to general Danish
Ing Of luridness from libraries. Red 4
a color that, for decorative purposes
has lately come into great favor, an,
the red room Is quite as popular as tn,
,, blue room or green room. And peOpl
who own red rooms like to preserve tn
harmony by having few red books ly
. Ing around and, of course, the cOntent
of these may be Of the most sober hues
y Yet, Just as there are some cOlors tina
, suit some people, SO there are cover
! which seem appropriate for certain
! authors, One would not care to hay
I Emerson done In red and gold or Mat
\; thew Arnold appearing In yellow
Spencer's philosophy presented In PIN
!, would seem unfittingly ROBBED and Wal
0 Whitman In white would be equally on
I Of place. On the other hand, II seem