Chicago eagle., 1900-08-25

recognized authority in the science OF
physical development, ''is not athletics.
but plenty Of fresh air in his lungs. In.
stead of violent exercise that weakens
him for hours afterward. he needs to |
learn how to breathe right, stand right |
and sit right"
We wish we could draw lesson from
the downfall of W. e. Cuthbert. who
was sentenced recently from Chicago
to the penitentiary. but the moral
eludes us. He didn't drink. He didn't
gamble. He didn't frequent the race
tracks. He didn't associate with dis.
reputable women. He didn't use drugs.
What he did do. and this was his only
bad habit, was to forge checks and
notes. For which small dissipation he
was sent to Joliet. But perhaps there
is moral in this story, after all. Per.
haps crime Is not caused by bad habits
and bad associations, but by criminal
tendency. and that one Of the nantes.
tations Of a criminal tendency may be
bad habits and bad associations. Ply.
sicians of the soul. as well as physi.
clans Of the body, have frequently mis-
taken cause for effect.
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Still the earth continues to shrink In
theoretic II not in actual dimensions.
The new steamship Deutschland has
reduced the record for maiden trip
across the Atlantic to five days. fifteen
hours and forty.six minutes. The first
steamship which crossed the ocean
without the aid Of sails and wind was
the Royal William, which occupied
twenty-five days In making the short
voyage from Nova Scotia to London.
1t took Magellan three years to circum.
navigate the globe. and Drake about
| the same time. The story Of Jules
| verne's hero, who made the Journey In
eighty days, was pronounced impossi.
bic. yet his record has already been
surpassed by actual travellers; and
when the great Siberian railroad Is
complete the time will be reduced to
thirty.three days. Not such very
large world, after oil!
A vigorous crusade against profanity
has been instituted in Washington,
ID. e. In the interest of morality and
good taste let us wish prosperous ca.
reer to the movement. "Cuss words
are convenient to those whose vocabu
larry Is meager and whose stock Of ideas
Is depleted. But the man of mature
mind and dignity Of character does moi
need profanity to help him over crisis
Aside from the question of morals, pro
family Is to be condemned rs vulgar
Purity Of thought Is reflected In purit,
Of speech. No man who has as mucl
respect for himself as he ought to hav,
will disparage himself by using Ian
guage which does not express the bes
that is In him. Let your communica
tons be yea. yea. nay, nay" More thar
this Is of evil origin. This Is the sam,
rs TO say:. Say what you mean, neithe
more nor less. II your meaning Is pur,
and manly your words will correspond
The Sealer Of we!Gu:s and Measure,
In Minneapolis will ask the Minnesot.
Legislature TO pass law requiring al
vegetables to be sold by weight instea,
: Of by measure as at present. This 4
designed to prevent the giving Of shor
measure. The sealer says that the fail
ure to give honest weight IL SO prev
alcnt that It Is hopeless for him to at
tempt to check II. for as fast as he de
| strova tin man sOraa Tho .Jau lara h,,,
new ones. Fifteen pounds Is the weigh
Of a peck Of potatoes, but the peck
sold in Minneapolis average not more
than twelve pounds. The sealer say,
that II weight We're the criterion /
would not be SO easy to give the shor
measure, as most housekeepers hav,
scales upon which they could weigl
their goods and detect shortages, Will,
honest weights are more common thar
honest measures, and the shortage oi
goods sold by weight Is less frequent
On the continent Of Europe goods ar,
sold by weight instead Of by measure
and II Is really more just, especially a
In filling measure with such an arti
Gle as potatoes much depends upon til,
! packing.
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As a target for political talk and .
factor TO be dealt with in campaign tao
ties the young man just passing hi
eventful majority, and ready to b.
gathered into the fold Of one or tn
other party, has become more and NOR
important. The advantages Of 'younl
blood" are frequently emphasized II
the arena Of vote.gettlng. Young mel
are given the reins Of party manage
ment, and sometimes. when their eld
ers are reluctant to yield, enter vigOr
Gus struggle for supremacy. This Is |
signal Of the advent Of new era. Th'
: people and their public servants ar,
progressing to stage where the idea
and standards of a quarter Of a cen
tury ago no Longer dominate. 1t |,
doubtful, however, II numerous acces
sions Of young men TO State and na
tiOnal legislative bodies Is altogether
a hopeful sign. Young men hav,
served with distinction as legislator.
at different periods during the last cen
tury, there being no more cOnspicuOu.
example than that of Henry Clay, who
became Speaker Of the House when ht
was one Of its most youthful members
Young men must come TO the front, ant
old and tried leaders must give way
with the mutations of politics, but it /,
the almost universal verdict that poli