Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-09-07
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EA0LETS.
Samuel Hill, who has recently re.
turned from Russia. states that George
l<ennan's thrilling and interesting mar
rativcs about the treatment of Russian
exilcs were gross cxaggerations. Mr..
Hill visited Siberian prisons and found
the sleeping quarters good and the food
wholesome. The Russians seem to be
kindly and humane people and while
they do not erect q series of Palmer
houses for their convicts, 1t Is quite
certain that they treat them fully as
well as they are treated anywhere. For
this reason. when Mr.. KEENAN, returned
to Russia he was requested by the gov
eminent of that country to leave on
short notice. He knew enough to do
this. The st. Petersburg NewslettcrOff-
ski says: "Georgius KennanOvitch. a
picturesque cnd-of.the- Century Maya
zine liarov. called ut our offiovski yester-
day and left his cardovitch. We tele-
phoned the polish ana Gcorgius Is now
over the line. Call again. Gcorgius,
when the gOvernmentovitch Is not In SO
great q hurryoffski."
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When ex-Prime Minister Crispi died
he was nearly 81 years old AMI for six
ty years he had been active In Italian
politics. After passing through numcr.
| Gus revolutions and conspiracies he
| died an old man and In the quiet of
| retired life. having been dcposed rs
prime minister In 1SO8. lie had his
romance early In life He was the edl-
| tor of u Paterman newspaper In the
early 4Os. having contracted n mar.
rage while yet In the university. His
wife and child died early In his youth
He was u Republican for twenty years:
but abandoned the party ana thcrear-
| ter was u believer In a strong govern
mcnt. He hated France with all the
virulcnce of II passionate nature. lie
believed In the triple alliance with all
his heart. Crlspi was almost rs much
to United Italy Us Bismarck was to the
German empire.
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SOciOlogists and business men have
been dcclniming for thirty years against
the tendency Of young Americans to de-
scrt the country and flock to the cities.
All the arguments advanced, all the
vivid picturing the dark side Of city
life. NIL the records Of privation, demon.
ali2atiOn, and disaster In the cities have
had little or no effect. COuntry-bred
boys and girls. thrown on their own re-
sources. driftcd by common Impulse ia
the cities. There was reason for this
drifting cityward that was bred In the
bone. The immigration movement that
began In the COS. and that carried thou
sands of people from the Eastern and
Middle Western States to the isolated
farms Of the Far West, aggravated con
ditiOns that had prevailed In all farm
, Ing districts. Houses were often mere
, excuses for homes. Families cnmpet
down In localities where they hoped II
due time to become pOssessors OF com
Portable homes. In their eagerness 4
possess land many immigrants failed I,
, measure properly or prepare for prevail
Ing conditions. There were dlsappOint
ment, loneliness. and longing for tn
| conveniences, comforts and privilege
= OF modern life. Denial Of these led to
migration toward the cities, and til
;, circumstances of life In many rura
. communities justified It. Granduall
:, there has come u change. Whereve
mortgages have been lifted countr
homes have taken on an air Of cOmfOr
The young people who thirty years ag
looked In vain for the advantages q
. city life In country neighborhOOds no,
!. find them mt their doors. The mail tina
y, Icame once week In the Old-tlme. come
- now every day. The extension of til
" rural delivery system carries letters an
!. newspaper to the homes of farmers jus
~ as they are carried to homes In til
!" cities. The building of trolley line
:" brings villages ana farms closer togetl
. err In the matter Of time. Tho bette
n organization Of country schools and {
~ teachers institutes puts the education
'" nj privileges on par with those In til
city. Fashion itself has changed. III
well-to-do people Of the cities are loOl
Ing cOuntryward, The wealthy are Il
vesting money In country establish
a mcnts. People tired of the incessal
N activity and the stress ana noise of eli
. life are longing now for the quiet an
= air Of the country, This reaction Civ,
!, new value to many farms. 1t sets ne
!, standards for country boys and girl
+, and the fact that city people admit
: liking for the country may do for Il
'. young people of the country more tina
=. all the arguments that have bee
- thrown at them for the last quarter I
- a century.
y ~
Ii Evidence produced from the librarl
In Of this country that fiction IL losll
u. some of its overwhelming popularity
O. followed by testimony that the san
O. phenomenon Is observable in Englan
H. A London correspondent OF the Nc
O. York Evening Post quotes one OF Z
ID principal British publishers to the
Us feet that novels and rOmances are 81
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