Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-06-28

tain kinds OF service. 10 justified on tho
theory that life and health are Of mucn
greater value to the rich man, and
also on the theory that the advances
made In medical science and practice
would not be possible II 1t were sus.
tanned only by the mengcr scale Of fees
arranged for the purses OF the poor. In
the practice Of surgery II Ii obvious
that no fixed scale Of prices could be-
adopted. for the reason that two cases
calling for surgical operation IRE rare
~ alike In oil their manifestations or IN
the treatments necessary. Public inter.
est In this question II revived By the
suit against the estate Of former Scnn.
tor Chris L. Magce Of Pennsylvania for
a balance Of $1OO.O7O which DR.. Walter
G. Browning. Of Philadelphia. claims Is
que him for professional services. The
interesting feature Of the case vas the
testimony showing the intent Of Mages
to give his physician &1.OOO.OOO. as he
desired ITO beat the record Of p. A. d.
Widcner. who had given his physician
100000 for curing him Of case Of
double pneumonia" One witness testi-
fed that he heard Magee say that he
wished to live. and that he would make
the doctor Independent In a financial
way. But Magec died. Just how long
he lived under the doctors treatment
was not disclosed In the published ties.
timony. Perhaps the medicines prolong.
ed his life and perhaps they didn't Who
L. to decide? Whether they did or not.
the fact that Magce died Ii one that
cannot be overlooked. The question Is:
Ought man to pay million dollars 20
a doctor who did not keep him alive?
1T IL not the educated. or so-called
classlcally educated man. II 10 not the
aristocracy, It IL not the monarchs,
that have ruled the destinies Of. the
world. either In camp. council. labora.
tory or work shop. The great inven.
lions. the improvements, the discover.
les In science. the great works In liter.
allure. have sprung from the ranks Of
the poor" The above extract is from
Andrew Carnegie-His Book" And
while the book 10 not pretentious from
a literary point Of view, It 10 mine
Of practical suggestions. shrewd obser.
walton and practical advice. Mr.. Car.
negie IL the Poor Richard" Of this
generation. The average man strives
and saves and accumulates that bis
children may have better opportunity
In life than he hrs had. In the ma.
jority Of cases he has handicapped bis
children by turning over to them his
accumulations. Nearly always It 10
the poor boy who scores success. You
have only to look around you to prove
this statement. In the striving he do.
velops mental and moral fibre while
the rich mans son IL content with
fiabby moral and mental fbre. The
poor boy has incentive while the boy
who is well provided has little ambl.
ton. And what Is true of the boys 10
largely true Of the girls. It Is from
the ranks OF the poor that the great
and successful of the race emerge.
What man who has measurely sue.
ceeded In building business or a
character will doubt that Andrew Car
negie Is right3
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When the United States Senate de.
sires to discuss the ratification Of
treaties or the confirmation Of appoint
ments motion Is made ITO proceed to
the consideration OF executive busi-
ness" Its ordinary business Is iegls.
lative In character, but treaties and up.
pOintments originate In the executive
department OF the government. Exc.
cutive business IL transacted In secret
session, ana by loose and incorrect
use Of language. the Senate Ii said to
be In Executive session." Because Of
the popularity of this meaningless
phrase In Washington any secret SEES.
sion Of any committee or other gather.
ing Is still more Incorrectly styled-by
newspaper reporters and Others--an
executive session" The most care
full writers and speakers never use the
phrase. any more than they say "civil
service" when they mean the civil ser.
vice reform.
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A notable tribute to the high cOur.
tesy Of the late Lord Dufferln comes
from an Italian lady who had asked an