Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-11-22


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Mrs. Stanton fought for. hut there
are few earnest men and women to ia v
who doubt the sincerity of her pur.
poses. the high moral attitude Of her
spirit or the infinite possibilities sug.
gested by what she actually accom-.
pllshed.
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In the autumn Of 1918 a plain. moth.
erly woman. the wife Of one Of the
early settlers of Indiana. died. and was
laid to rest with the simplicity charac.
istlc Of those pioneer days. There was
not even clergyman In attendance to
Offer n funeral prayer. Eighty.four
years have passed since that day. The
poor woman would have snid, had she
been asked. that after SO long time
her very existence would almost have
passed from the memory of the living.
Nevertheless. thousands gathered to
dedicate a monument to her memory.
The governor Of the State, now one OF
the foremost In the Union, took part I'm
the exercises I'm his official capacity. A
celebrated soldier from a nelghboring
commonwealth delivered the address.
Special trains brought to the scene
thousands Of school children, each chr.
rying flag. "What have I done?" the
simple pioneer woman might well have
asked. The orators Of this day would
reply that she had given Abraham Lin.
coin to the world, and had. with her
husband. trained him during those
early years when impressions for good
are most lasting. She died before he
was ten years old. In similarly appro.
pirate recognition Of the part which
falls to mothers In shaping the charac.
ter OF the child. the mother Of Washing.
ton has been hOnOred by a stately mon.
ument ut Fredericksburg. Among those
unknown to the larger fame. the world
In constantly paying Its tribute to moth.
ers whom It has never seen.
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EmersOn's law OF compensotIon
holds. For Instance: Edmund ]. James
IL president Of Northwestern Unlver.
tity. He has position. honor, fame.
nut he Is not happy. Neither Is his
wife. They have a crIpnled child.
Their daughter Helen will never romn
about as other children. She Is suffer.
ing from congenltal dlslocation Of the
hip. Dr. James and his wife had hoped
much from the skin Of DR.. Adolph 10.
REM. who came oil the way from VI.
emma to perform the successful 0nern.
tiOn on the Armour child. When tho
was made by DIR. Lorenz
he shook his head dubIOusly. "She 10
too old for a successful operation, A
long course Of treatment musr prec.de
ana even than 1t Is prOblematical." Dr.
James offered large sum. all his saw.
ings. In fact, II the physician womb
stay ana treat his 13-year-old duuuh.
ter. But the eminent physician said II
was impossible. At tho time of the
childs examination the president OF
Northwestern was being installed In
his high office. and the attendant core.
monies We're most Impressive. What
We're this pomp and circumstance of
installation to DR.. and Mrs. James be-
side their anxiety and pity and love for
their crippled daughter! Aud always
there will be sob In their hearts when
they see their child hopeless invalid
for life. Yes, the law OF compensation
holds.
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In New York City recently n degen.
crate took the life of his wife I'm such
y way as to shock the sensibilities of
The entire country. Why? Look mt the
mans picture. Study the details of his
Iced. Read his motive. Trace the rec.
srd of the mans brutal impulse back TO
It's course, and you will fnd-weak.
ness. The woman he killed was also
weak. Not In body, but In mentality,
N life-purpOsc, In character. There was
rouble between the two. Neither was
strong enough to overcome the instinct
If the brute. The stronger brute pre-
'ailed. That Is all This man and
woman stumbled MS men and women
lave always stumbled, stumbled for
thousands OF years, over this great
ruth; Strength of character comes
'nly through obedience. II you want n
trOng body you must obey the laws of |
he body. II you want u strong mind
'Ou must obey the laws of mind. If |
'Ou want strong soul You must obey
he laws Of the soul. Disobey and you
'ecOme weakling. 1t Is inevitable.
)isobey the moral law, which by the
way Is not an arbitrary thing, but laid
leep In your nature, ana you are mere
reature Of impulse--a creature DIES.
Used of nature and of society, n self |
reated weakling, 1t has taken ages
or nations to learn that liberty comes
My through obedience to law. When
Gill individuals learn that not only lib.