Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-07-13


course Is now visited upon Victor Elm
manuel's descendant on the throne,
while King Humbert's death by the
hand Of an assassin ut Monza was a
retributive FORM of justice. slow but
inevitable rs fate. Not only did Italy
erect monument to an assassin. but
King murderers or wouldbe assassins
In other countries received from Mt
least n portion of the Italian people
generous need Of applause ana ndml.
ration and most of these same assassins
or would-be King destroyers In France
have been of Italian birth or origin. AZ
to Germany the situation IL different
and In that country, apparently, an mp.
proclamation Is being made to the sthte
Of agitation and feeling In Russia
which for nearly half n century has
practically made the Cars prisoners
I'm their palaces, not knowing whom to
trust.
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The recent resignation Of a Methodist
minister In Chicago because he believ-
cd he could not maintain his family
properly on his salary Of 5000 u year
has aroused general discussion rs to
whether or not such salary Is suffi.
cient for any preacher. The question.
says the Chicago Tribune. Is like that
other foolish one as to whether or not
| a man Gun marry safely on $50 week.
The answer In each case depends upon
the attendant circumstances. 1t Is
useless to attempt to generalixe OH
questions Of this kind. To most cOun.
try preachers nm annual income Of 5000
year would be almost opulence. Many
Of them manage to live and even to
raise families on less than $500 year.
On the other hand. DIR. Rainsford Of
New York recently complained In a
public speech that q preacher who
reaches the top Of his profession cannot
hope to get more than IA paltry $10,.
600 year," He was looking Mt the
matter from the viewpoint Of the pros.
porous lawyer. or merchant. or manu-.
facturer. The question IL one whose
answer depends upon the point of view
and also upon the circumstances Of the
Individual case. A salary Of 5000 may
afford n comfortable living for IN un.
married preacher. while 1t may be pain
fully insufficient for one with n wife
ana family. The size of minister's
salary should be gagged to some ex.
tent by the social standing Of his con.
gregatiOn. Ministers have to live up
to their people. Their children should
be dressed as well as those of the nv.
crage parlshiOner, ana their homes
should be furnished according to stand
ards that will not cause comment when
they are visited by members Of their
congregations. A man who ministers
to a congregation of poor wOrklngmen
does not need as large salary as one
who presides over wealthy ana styl.
ish church. The two positions require
totally different standards Of living,
and 5000 might suffice for the one
while $1,000 might scarcely be toe
much for the other. 1t Is impossible to
fix a definite minimum or maximum In
the pay Of all ministers. Such IN at
tempt would be as futile as to try t.
measure preachers work by his sal
ary.
The output Of bicycles this year 4
something for those to explain who
have been declaring that the wheel hal
seen Its best days, and Ia declining II
popularity. The production will fal
surpass that Of any year since the mod
ern twO-wheeled vehicle was invented
and many Of the most successful man
ufacturers have been unable to keeI
up with their orders. The trouble Il
that many people lose interest In any
thing as soon as It ceases to be a fac
and becomes common. The bicycle
having reached Its proper status as q
useful, health giving vehicle, and hav
Ing been brought within reach Of PEG
pie of small means. no longer cOnfers
distinction on the fortunate few, but
1t has won stronger position In adding
to the comfort and convenience Of tho
many.
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Persons who are inclined to write
slanderOus or abusive letters will IL
well hereafter not to dictate such ut
terances to stenOgraphers. The Mary
land Court Of Appeals has handed down
n decision--the first In which any State
court OF last resort has passed upOI
this Notwithstanding that Islander
when dictated to stenOgrapher, Il
published" rs effectively as II 1t haG
been printed In newspaper, and hence
the writer becomes liable to punish
ment under the libel laws. The cOnfi
dental nature of the stenOgrapher'i
position does not alter the case. Tha
theory that the amanuensis who re
ceives libelOus dictatiOn and reduces
1t to typewriting Is mere impersona
machine Is set aside by the Maryland
: court. BY long established principl,
Of common law the act of publication
does not depend upon the number Of
persons to whom the matter is com
inundated. Blackstone says the com
} municatiOn Of libel to one person II
publication In the eye of the law. An
} other old definition Ia to the effect thai
the publication of defamation consists
, In communicating 1t to third person