Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-08-16

conception Of what they mean. In
your grandfather's youth there were
no heating and cooking stoves. to shy
nothing Of gas ranges. Your grand.
mother cooked the meals Mt the fire
place or In Dutch oven. There were
no kerosene lamps. no railroads. no
telegrnphs. no telephones. The civil.
zatiOn Of those times was not rich In
invention. but 1t was rich In men and
women. There were few luxurles In
those enrly times and little temptation
to self.indulgence. Life Is made easy
for you In one sense and hard for you
In another. Mastery Of self Is more
difficult now than It was fifty years
ago. There IRE less difficulties to over.
come and more temptations In the
way. And II you are not careful Of
your opportunities the children Of
other lands will outrun you. It Is the
children Of the foreigners who IRE do.
Ing the heavy work Of the land and In
SO doing they IRE building up the phys.
ical. mental and moral hbre that you
luck. Don't make fun Of the lmmi.
grant. He comes Of large family
and Is gimpy. The man who gets the
largest salary In this country Ii named
Schwab. Your greatest enemy Is
disposition to self.lndulgence. self.ln.
diligence In drink, or passion or social
dissipation. II you are to run your
race with patience aud poise you must
deny yourself. Sounds strange? 1t Is
true.
Judge Sidener, Of st. Louis. has de.
cided that a wife has the right to
search her husbands trousers ut night.
The case was that OF Henry Shauer
and wife. Mrs. Shauer claimed her
husband had disturbed her peace.
Shauer's defense was that on several
occasions he discovered his wife
searching his pockets after he had gone
to bed. "That Is no defense at ALL"
said Judge Sidener. ~ woman has q
perfect right to rummage her hus.
bands pockets at night" 1t needed no
Judge to declare this inalienable right
Of wife. Viewed from any stand.
point. the privilege IL one of the per.
Quisitcs Of wifedOn. Under the COM
mon law practice. made and provided
the wife gets the rake.OR. 1t may be
remarked that insofar as newspaper
editors and some other individuals are
concerned. the decision will cut no Ice
The trousers pockets are always de-
pleted before night comes. It might
however. be suggested to wives Of the
rich that they make closer study Of
husbands habit respecting this mat
ter Of carrying money. When a hus
band SYSTEMATICALLY hangs his Trousers
on the bed post before retiring and
shores inside Of i've minutes 1t may bt
taken for granted that the pockets d.
not contain over Is cents In change
Look In his sock II you would ind tn,
roll. One other consideration: Is mo-
this decision opposed to public policy
Marriages are becoming more and NOR
unpopular. II this prerOgative Of I
spouse is exploited, will not marriage
able men hesitate at the prospect. o
being looted?
Professor Small must not be too har'
on the sons Of the rich. In his lectur
at the Chicago University ON Rent
, and Interest" he denounced wealth.
young men who lean back In their sea
green automobiles and live on the In
terest Of their fortunes. 1t is not 4
, be denied that the young man nigh
spend his time and money to better I'D
vantage. But II the son Of the rlcl
man still prefers his sea-green autOmO
. mile, who shall say that he IL dolnl
> nothing for the community? He Is dis
!. penslng his money In legitimate wa,
: instead Of cOrnering other peoples priv
. ileges. He may withhold from the poor
= but In his way he Is giving activit
to business and employment to homes
labor. He may come to grief by sQuaI
r dering his millions, but that Ii his Ow
a matter. The community cannot sui
!. fer by a spendthrift as 1t can and doe
. suffer from the miser and the mOnOpt
list. Professor Small must give tn
rich young man some credit for benz
fitlng the community. even when tn
J. youth Is sitting In his sea.green autt
+, mobile and merely enjoying the lant
l. scape.
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