Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-02-09
EA0LETS.

On Il. ID. Armour's tombstone might
well be inscribed: "The young man
who wants to marry happily should
pick out n good mother ana marry one
Of her daughters-any one will do"
For l.. u. Armour never said n wiser
thing, ana no man ever paid a finer
tribute to the mothers of this country.
1t Is easy to imagine the woman Ar.
mour had In mind. She is n type of
the times. She IL not too modern, and
there Is nothing ancient about her Her
social qualities IRE unQuestioned, and
yet she does not live for society. She
reads and dresses and worships as her
conscience and inclination direct. In
the home Is found her kingdom. by
her example she teaches herdaughters
how to become good wives. The things
that she teaches are less than the
things that her girls actually learn
from her. Association as well as In.
clinatlon draw the daughters into the
channels that lead TO domestic happl-
ness. Her example Is stamped on their
young lives. She Is the queen Of
hame to which the mind of the husband
and parent Is ever turning. Peace
abldes there. and the household ma.
chinery does not Jar. That is the WON.
an r. ID. Armour was thinking of, and
what she Is 1t Is possible for her daugh.
tiers TO become. The young man who
studies the mother Of the woman lie
wishes to marry Is wise.
Longest and most illustrious In the
annals of Great Britain, Queen VIC
many respects. Since her accession to
the throne In 1887 discoveries, inven-
tons, wars and the progress of civil.
cation have changed the whole current
and tenor of modern history. Scarcely
year of the longest reign In English or
modern history but was marked with
some notable acquisition of territory,
some remarkable discovery or inven.
ton. or some epoch-making moral or In.
tellectual advance and Improvement.
In the matter of territory alone 1t Is suf-
iicient merely to mention the anneXa-
ton Of Alden QS30), the Sinde QSi3.
the Punjab QSI0), the Dude Qs5G), the
Fiji Islands QS7D, Burma Qss0 and
Ashanti QS9GJ. In addition by treaty
or purchase HongkOng was acquired In
1912, Pegu 1852, Sikh territory 1916,
Cyprus 1878. part OF Samoa 1900 and
the annexation Of the Transvaal and
Orange Free state In l000-the latter,
however, not yet an accomplished fact.
Even this vast requirement of terri
tory in almost every quarter.of the
globe does not fully represent the
growth of the British empire during
Nlctoria's reign. Assuming the rule of
India in 1865 and accepting the title
Of empress of India, 1t became neces.
sary for Victoria to guard the road 10
her eastern empire, and In addition TO
Gibraltar, Malta and Cyprus ana the
| control of the Suez canal England prac-
tlcally extended Its rule over Egypt ana
| the Sudan. As II result of this vigorous
world policy which under any other
sovereign but England's gracious
| queen might sooner have developed
into the lust of conquest which emblt-
tered the closing years Of her life, there
| have been many wars, the year 1850
| being the first Interval OF peace during
her long reign. Notwithstanding this
remarkable fact. so well beloved was
| Victoria ana so well known her love of
peace that her reign, viewed in retro
| spect, presents sunny, smiling land
scape unfortunately overshadowed by
disaster and war ut its close. In liter
| ature, also, IL has been Nictoria's good
| fortune to give her name to an era that
stands second only to the mighty Eliza.
| betran. Great poets, historians and
artists found inspiration in the peace
loving queen and dedicated their no.
blest works to her praise. In science,
also, host of great names are en-
rolled on the Victorian page, ana in
| craftsmanship she saw the rise and
passing Of Lord John Russell. the earl
Of Derby, Lord PalmerstOn, Bright, Dis.
raeli and observation-disclosures who, in
spired by Victoria, ''held fretful
realm in awe" and made the bonds Of
freedom wider yet. And through all
the brilliant and great events Of her