Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-06-01


to show which way the trade winds are
blowing.
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"Ghost dancing" Is what J. j. Hill
called the phenomenal rise In Northern
Pacific. but scalp dance" would seem
TO be n more appropriate name.
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The one weak point In athletics In our
colleges and universities today Ii that
its work looks rather to competitive
contests than to physical development.
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II has been discovered that common
yellow corn will cure cancer. Mr.. Phil.
lips discovered some time ago that II
would cure poverty Is properly ,ap.
piled.
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The titled foreigner who mnrrles
Hetty Green's daughter for the purpose
Of getting her money will have to deal
with one of the severcst eases Of grip
on record.
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Let nobody he surprised mt the lead.
ing nations laying such stress on the
extension of their commerce.. There
was time when the people Of the
world depended on one boat.
About one-thlrd OF the Dominion OF
Canada Is uncXplored ana practically
unknown. which shows that she still
has room to accommodate a goOdly
number of cashiers who may get to be
too wealthy to live In the States.
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What the average American editor
doesn't know about kissing must he
very little. II one may judge from the
wealth of information on the subject
which has been drawn out by Prof.
Crooks alleged remark that he never
kissed u woman.
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DR.. Ellie MctchnikOff. the micrObt
sharp OF the Pasteur institute. says
man is II regular pasture lot for mi
crobSs. most of them harmless. W.
are willing to net ms free lunch fol
harmless mikes provided they viii
keep of the lawn.
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Prof. Chrisman Of Kansas told til,
mothers congress that "thc chief ain
of mothers Is to display their daugh
tiers to the hest advantage In the mntr!
mOnial market" and all the mothers
became very indignant. There are som,
things that ought not to be told.
The State Legislatures have been d.
yiding the respective States Into con
gressionnl districts. The law unde.
which they are acting calls for dis
tricts made of contiguous and compass
territory, and containing AZ nearly Il,
practicable an equal number of inhab
itunts. The Legislatures should, IN
fair play, live up TO the spirit of tli,
law, even II the ways of enforcing It,
letter are shroudel in some uncer
iainty
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IL Is Il m0Gcrn doctrine of wide anu
constantly wiler acceptance that the
greatest nations must not go To wal
with each other. The new rltans OF
finance in this country mus submit
themselves 10 the same canon of reason
or ways will be found TO make then
submit. The powers they WELD are 81
vast that their use under the cOndl
tions Of rage and blazing rivalry Is In
evitably accompanied by injury to 9th
er persons than the immediate combat
ants. In short, 1t may be said that &
pile of cash measuring some hundreds
of millions Is impressed with publ,
interest ana may not be employed Xix,
mere pocket money ut the caprice ani
liking of its owners.
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Treasury statistics of American i'm
ports and experts for the year 1906
, show balance OF trade In favor Of the
United States Of six hundred and forty
nine million dollars. In 1875 the eX
ports of Great Britain, our chief com
pettOr, We're twice as large as ours; IN
1883 our exports Were the larger, and