Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-10-27
CHARLES 8. CUTTING.

nee for Judge Of the Probate Court, is |
a native of Franklin County. Vermont. |
He was born In 1854. His early educa.
ton was received In the public schools |
In his native county, and he attended
college ut Willamette university. 81. |
lem. Ore, to which State his family
emigrated In the early COS.
Mr.. Cutting came to Chicago soon
after his graduation and for six years
was principal Of the high school ut
Palatine. He had studied law during
his youth anu at the end Of his career
as teacher entered the law Office Of
Joshua c. KnlckerbOcker, the first
Judge Of the Probate Court in Cook
County. In 1870 he was admitted to
the bar and has been an active prac-
titiOner mt the bar ever since. From
1887 to 1890 he was master In chancery
Of the Circuit Court, and was mem.
Der and president Of the county board
Of education for Ave years. He form
erly was law partner Of the late
Judge Williamson, and now Is senior
member Of the firm Of Cutting, Castle
Il Williams, with Offices In the Cham.
Der Of Commerce building.
Mr.. Cutting was nominated for Pro-
bate Judge last spring, while he was
In Europe, and entirely without his
knowledge, n compliment seldom paid
In this age OF politics. He cut short
his trip III Europe rs soon as he was
advised Of his nomination to come
home ana take an active part In the
campaign. Mr.. Cutting always has been
a Republican, and has been an active
member Of the party, gaining special
prominence In the political affairs Of
Cicero ana Austin, and In the city rs
we'll. as an orator.
Mr.. Cutting Is u member Of the Ham.
iltOn Club. the Oaks Club of Austin. a
Knight Templar. and thirty-sccond de.
gree Mason. He has been Endorsed
for the bench by the Chicago bar gen.
orally, by several of the legal newspa.
pers. and was originally proposed for
the position by Judge KOhlsaat. now of
the federal bench, upon his retirement
from the position of Probate Judge Of
Cook County.
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The Belgian hare Is the paramount
issue with some persons.
While the whipping post Is not low
able institution, should it come into TINS
State there are doubtless some who ID
time will get attached to 1t.
"Where lies the East?' was the
eager query Of the fifteenth century
navigators seeking passage to China.
Captains Of Occidental ships OF state
In this last quarter-year Of the nine
teenth century put 1t differently: How
the East lies!"
What would Commodore vanderbilt
have thought of all this chatter about
his great grandson going to work: The
old man put his son "Bil" to work at
an early age; not in an office Mt $4,000
year, either. but hauling manure on
the Staten Island farm ION shares" and
thought he was treating him handsome
| ~ III THAT. 1uc uCScso ~ SAooos'S
since those days Is by no means con-
fined to the Vanderbilt family; 1t eX-
tends throughout the large and growing
class of Americans who sneeze every
time a young millionaire takes snuff.
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There Is now great deal of talk ia
the effect that man who works for q
salary Is more dependent than man
who has his own business. IL there Ii
one fact that Is clearly established In
. this world. that fact is the benetcen,
complete interdependence Of all men
Timidity or some other similar defec,
! Of character may make any man, what
, ever his source OF income, feel like q
dependent in the unpleasant sense OF
that WORD. Idleness or incdpacity q
some such defect may make a man &C
/! tuaily dependent, recipient OF
! bounty which he has good cause to feal
may be withdrawn. But the man o.
: courage, the man Of energy, capacity
! and application, Is everywhere his owl
j master. Whether he keeps shop o.
works for shopkeeper. whether he di
0 reefs or Is directed by a corporation
s he is necessarily free man. He give
+ a valuable service In exchange for 1T
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