Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-12-06

| that no man 80 universally popular nj
Thomas T. Barrett ever assumed tn,
AFFAIRS of the high office which tina
gentleman to-day so wOrthily fills. TIL,
Eagle wishes him a successful ant
prosperous term.
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Hon. T.. J. Cahill took hold in tn,
office Of Probate Court Clerk. He |.
Just the man for the place. and will
give as much satisfaction In his new
office as he has given In every political
post he has held In the past.
The following committee chairman.
ships Of the County Board have been
given out by President Foreman:
Public Servicc-Willinm Hale ThOmp
son.
Edwin X. Walker.
Lcgislation-Alfred vansteenberg.
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Hon william Hale Thompson has
shown the metal of which he il made
as member of the City Council. He
Will make u first.class chairman Of the
important Public Service Committee.
Some Of the bravest, best. hearted
men Of the world are addicted to the
habit Of profane swearing ON occasion.
They do not mean anything In partic.
ular. They employ the language for
mere emphasis. At the same time. any
clean.in.aded person who uses profan.
ity will apologize for the habit. Why
persist In doing something for which
one is obliged to apologize? Look
about you. Listen to a swearing boy.
He has caught the lowest oaths that
come from the lowest and vllest sur
roundings. Along with the profane
and indecent words you realize the
fact the boy must have prOfane and
indecent thoughts. Suppose It were
your own boy? And why not II you
use profane language? You are his
exemplar. Herr woman curse and
swear. Does II not 20 through one
like an electric shock? The Ideal Of
womanhood II dragged down. Hu.
mainly II debased by II. One grows
sick ut heart You feel the brute side
Of humanity. Tho distance between
womanhood and thing seems all the
distance between heaven and hell. 1T
sounds NO differently from a woman"
There's your double standard Of mo.
rality--a false standard that has
wrought incredible mischief. But
again: Does the swearer realize what
It means TO handy sacred words? Has
he not lost appreciation Of delicacyf
The name Of God ought never to be
spoken save In reverence. spoken when
the heart In tender and prayer Ii in
the soul. There are those about one
who hold the name In awe and who
love and trust the Great Beneficence.
How shall they feel when n name. which
IL to them above every name. IL drag.
ged into the mud Of careless specch2
AZ you would not couple the name of
your mother or wife or daughter In
coarse ribaldry so you should not take
In vain the name of the noble Naxa.
rene. There are worse habits than
swearlng-many worse. There are
those who have never sworn an oath
who are liars. thieves. hypOcrites. muir.
derers. That II true. Nevertheless
the man who doesn't swear has the
better chance to be decent. courteous,
self.respecting gentleman.
The growing public appreciation Of
the value Of the forest reserves, not
only for the needed timber supplies of
the future but for the preservation of
the sources Of rivers and streams. will
attract more than usual interest to the
work now being done by the general
land office In protecting these reserves
ana the recommendation for their fur
ther preservation made In the report Of
the Land Commissioner. On Oct.
there were Afty-four forest reserves.
embracing OO.175.765 acres. IN increase
OF almost l4.OOO.OOO acres since the last
report. In the last fiscal year 1868
forest fires were discovered, which
burned over S7.700 acres. The con.
stantly Decreasing area burned over
appears to demonstrate the efficiency
OF the government forestry force ana
fully warrants more extensive pO-
Icing Of the fOrested lands. The Com.
missioner shows that with the present
Inadequate force the work has not only
proved self-suppOrting but has brought
revenue to the government. that 1t has
placed needed timber supplies within
lawful reach of the people and has
stopped timber depreda.
lions within the reserve limits. In
addition to urging large increase In
the number Of special agents to pre-.
vent timber depredatiOns and to pro-
tect public lands from unlawful entry
the Commissioner recommends legisla.
ton to protect game ana fish In forest
reserves, the extension of the bOun-
daries OF Yellowstone Park, legislation
giving the President authority to set
apart rs national parks tracts Of pub.
lie land haying scientific or historic
interest or containing medicinal
springs. The Commissioner also re-
ports gratifying success in the work of
OF the denuded areas that
has been undertaken by the general
land office.
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We rush through life In such hur.
~, these days, that there Ia little time
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