Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-09-13

10 was AmtCaOlt Sett'eo Last week.
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to place the welfare of the children
above every other condition. That
doesn't mean money always. Listen to
the modern Solomon: 1.-THE boy needs
the personal attention and the loving
care of his mother more than he needs
the money of his father. IL the father
has the affection for the child he pro.
fesses he will see that his boy IL
clothed and fed wherever he is." In
other words. mother Is closer to her
children than father, and, for once,
the law has recognized 1t. The idea
Of the superior claim Of q father to
his children has received an official set.
back. Where no question of morals 10
involved and when love and money are
antagonists. Justice should throw her
influence on the side Of hearts a.
against gold. Because It Is best for the
children.
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This Is a story for boys. II In not
exactly "A Sunday school story" but It
has the right sort Of good ring to It
Just the same. Frank Provost, Of To.
ledo. Ohio. drives a delivery wagon.
He Is n pleasant and accommodating
lad and when nm old gentleman asked
II he could ride about the city with
him. Frank readily assented. After
an hours drive the stranger asked
Frank to 20 to saloon and have n
drink. The boy declined. saying he
never drank. The old man asked II
he chewed tobacco and upon receiving
o reply In the negative offered the boy
a cigar. which he also declined. That
Is the first chapter. The old man who
rode with the delivery boy was that
eccentric millionaire. Mr.. Higgiuson, of
San Francisco. Higginson. wherever
he goes. Is looking for boys like Frank
Provost. Before leaving Toledo the
millionaire went to Frank and present.
ed him with $2.1O0 In bank notes, which
the boy will use to start In business for
himself. The moral 10 plain. 1t pays
to he pleasant and accommodating,
even to strangers. It pays to have a
good moral character. You may not be
asked to give. millionaire In disguise
lift. And again, you may. for Higgin.
son IL always on his travels and always
on the lookout for boys. But whether
you meet Higginson or not, there are
others on the lookout. Remember how
Di0genes went about the streets of
Athens looking for a man? Well. the
world Ia looking for man. And the
world usually finds the man II IL look.
Ing for In a boy. You may not get
5000 ali In lump by being the right
sort of boy. but the world will be
glad to give 1t to you sooner or later.
The turtle never worries. He lives,
It Is said, In some parts Of the earth
for thousand years. or very nearly
that long, and maybe longer. That
may be good thing for the turtle.
His only discovered purpose Is to con.
tinue to exist. But animals that w0r-
~ live more In minute than the tur.
tie does In his thousand years. IVORY
kills." they say. II 1t does, It is sim.
ply because 1t stimulates the qualities
which are life. and In the degree that
there Ia stimulation there Is wearing
out, which Is death. But what man
would want to live the life Of a tur.
tie? II there be any. he has nothing
in him that anybody can respect. There
Is nothing In him that he can respect
himself. He might tolerate himself.
He could tolerate anything. federation
would be his great graft. You could
spit on him, and he would smile back.
You can kick him, and he would draw
more closely within himself and say
nothing. All he wants Is to live. But
the successful man wants to worry and
lie does. Worry Is the best expression
OF mental activity. 1t Ia the reflection
of dissatisfaction Of ones shortc0m.
ings or conditions. 1t 10 the first In.
centive to improvement. 1t il the first
step toward resolve and effort. W0r-
rying over tribes is foolish. Worrying
other people with your worries 10 per.
niciOus. You can make life miserable
for yourself with the one. and for ev-
eryb0dy who knows you with the other.
The man who never worries IL moth.
ing but an existence, unsatisfactory to
himself and disgusting to others. Don't
worry over worry. You need 1t.
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The immigration figures for the fiscal
year 1902 are suggestive. The total
was 64S,743. That was per cent more
than In 1901. As per cent more than In
1900. 2OS per cent more than In 1900
and 283 per cent more than In 1903.
A New Jersey inventor has produced
a fuel which he calls "coalite." that can
be sold for 81 a ton. As its principal
ingredient Is coal dust, II may be that
1t will give the coal barons new way
to turn an honest penny instead Of
| driving them out Of business,