Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-03-15

| glance. In New York there are a thou.
| sand lacking six. In oklahoma and
the Indian Territory there Is not one.
But no state is absolutely barren of
millionaires, although North Dakota
has but one. In the Central West. iii.
nois has the most; Texas leads the
Southern States, and California, with
her hundred and ten millionaires,
heads the Pacific section. Evidently eli.
matte conditions do not affect this hardy
native crop. 1t hourishes alike in the
| braciug air of Minnesota and I'm the
more relaxing atmosphere of Louis
lana. and the youth who has IL I'm him
to develop into Il millionaire may he
planted In almost any part of our do.
main and still not miss his chance tn
| grow.
~e6M
When man has triumpled over
| obstacles. has forced his way up the
ladder lie has a right to be proud and
to feel that there is something In his
makeup that makes him superior to
his fellow men. a few weeks ago Mar.
quis Ito was being dined and feted I'm
England. Dukes and Lords did him
honor. lie was made the guest of the
greatest city In the world. Great Brit.
ain was at the feet of the man who
has been four times Prime Minister of
Japan. It wasn't 1tO's first visit to
England. On his first visit bands did
not play. there was no bowling or hat
waving. In 1865 the English sailing
ship Pegasus arrived In London from
the far East. On board with the crew
was Il Jap youth who had worked his
passage before the mast. lie was as
horse and taken his share of abuse
from the ships officers. lie was so
absolutely fricndless that when the
crew rushed ashore he remained IN
the fOrecastle. forgotten. and went to
his bunk supperless. That was Mar.
quis 1tO's start. and IL Is no wonder
that he swcllcd up bit when lie con.
trasted 1863 and 1907. To-day he Is
power In a great nation. lie may
DC no happier than the humblest citi.
zen Of his home country. But he has
done much good. Ills country Is a
world power, and u man who had no
money. little influence and a great deal
of ability has again proved that there
IL no position worth having that can
not be secured by intelligent effort.
~eGA
The new woman movement has
been pushing along with constantly
accelcrating speed with reckless un.
concern for the fate of the new man,
the old man or the middleaged man.
Indeed. the twentieth century woman
has not deemed 1t worth while to In.
quirc us to the status of man under
"wOnnn's emancipation" Apparent.
~ she Is not alarmed about his In.
crcasing fOndncss for the club or for
cstaurnnt cooking In her mad rush
for independence she has even for.
gotten to ask herself whether the chill.
hrcn might not he benefited by Il more
Intimate acquaintance with their faith.
or. But the head Of the household"
has ut last been located. Just rs we
were about To send out u tracer for
hin, to ascertain where he had landed
under the new domestic system the
president Of the New York City Moth.
ers' Club flashes u red lantern IN the
fog AMI declares no Is on the main
rack. The man who pays the bills IL
stIll the head Of the domestic com.
binc. Pink teas may flourish ana
green AMI yellow luncheOns multiply,
hut the silent partner with the cash
box, who seeks quiet and solnce In u
coy corner OF the club, must he reck.
oncd with finally In the connubinl III.
rectOratc. This II the bold pronounce.
mcnt Of Mrs. Harry Hastings. prcsi.
dent Of the New York Mothers Club.
In IN address to tho club she deliver.
eel these stirring utterances: "rherc Is
Il tendency In too many households to
subordinate the fnther. The modern
phase Of the woman question makes
many women seek TO emphasize too
strongly their equality In the house.
hold, and this has u tendency to III.
mlnlsh the Importance OF the man.
But, no matter how the equality of
men ana women may be insisted upon,
the development Of ages has given the
man the dictatorship OF the home. He
should DO the reverenced head of the
household. lie should be the supreme
court to which the problems of the
upbrInging Of tho child are finally re-.
fcrred." Think Of the twentieth cen.
fury man us the supreme court" Of
his household. Here Is rift of sun.
light through the gathering clouds of
the domestic ornament. The father
IL his children, the man who pays the
gas bills, must he the ''reverenced
head Of the home! In these days.
when the new women are daughters
of revolution instead of daughters Of
peace, this seems too good to be true.
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lie died learning" was the epitaph
desired by j. Il. Green. the English his.
al, Ant, II.