Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-06-21

view tnut tnere ought 10 DC ITO inter-
ference with any act which promised
to reduce the number of Partisan Jour.
Dalists.
| Margaret Deland In Harper's Bazar
says that u fire In the back yard can
be relied upon to destroy painted wood
en- shoes used as art objects; brass
dragons with curly tails. called candle.
man touch of Imagination or handicraft
about them. therefore neither useful
nor beautiful, might be disposed Of to
the junk man: plush things without u
name seem 10 demand the ash Jarrcl.
for the vital purity Of fire repudiates
them. and they do not burn well; tides
are prehistoric. but they should also go
to the ash barrel. Margaret has for
gotten the family crayon portrait that
stands on nm easel 'ln the parlOr" but
the proper genufiection to be made be.
fore II should he enforced with the ax.
The plush album, which Is all bum,
entirely SO. should be carefully buried
and II there are any books with stuffed
covers lying around they should be
sent to the heather. Let the reform be
thorough.
"Whoa" said the man to his horse.
and the animal stopped. Get up"
ana the animal logged along again
Lie down" said the man to the dog.
and the canine passively Olcyed. You
should not treat children that way.
Don't you? o, yes. many Of you 10.
It's done without thinking. perhaps,
but 1t IL nevertheless done by the int.
jority Of parents every day In the year.
"Close that door. jim" Don't touch
that cake. Harry" mo, you can't 10
out, Helen" These are mandates Just
as IRE the whoa and the Get up!"
Mind Is given to man that he may
reason. Keep this In memory when
speaking to a child. Instead Of the or.
der to Jim, say, CLOSE the door. my
son. for draught Is blowing on the
baby, and she may take cold" To Har.
~ explain, Il don't wish you to eat any
more cake, for It may cause you illness.
ana know you don't want to be In
bel tomorrow" Give Helen your zen.
son for not wishing her to go outside
too hot, or cold or damp. Try this
method with your children and notice
the difference In their demeanor. Tx.
plain why you wish something done or
something left undOne. ana the proba.
bility Is that the child will not require
u second admOnitlOn on the same sub.
jcct. Does mother say, II cannot
think Of arguing with my children %
1t IL not argument, madam. You are
simply making declaration and ex-
planning why 1t should have force. Try
this plan ana note the effect
Before Its adjournment the Presby.
terIan general assembly appointed a
committee to meet the Overtures OF the
Episcopal Church for the Orga uizat ton
of q joint committee to consider the
best means for securing uniform lcgls.
latiOn" which Twill conserve the fam.
lily institution and preserve the sane
tity Of the marriage bond" This prac.
/
more uniform marriage and divorce
laws should be met by the cooperation
of all the Protestant bodies. The
Roman Catholic Church has largely
solved the question SO far as 1t Is con.
cerned, though 1t would doubtless co.
operate In securing civil provisions that
would more nearly conform to It's &C.
clesiastical rules. While upon the sub.
iect of marriage ana divorce the Tres
byterian assembly declared that the
Presbyterian clergy should be requlr.
ed ito exercise due diligence before
the celebration of q marriage to ascer-
tain that there exists no impedimcn,s
thereto as defined in our Confession of
Faith" One direction In which all min
listers might concern themselves Is that
of exercising more care as to hasty
marriages. Ministers are In a peculiar
sense the protectors of the commune
tvs well being. They should know
something of the qualifications OF per-
sons entering matrlmony. Hasty mar.
| riages tend to increase divorces. Min
listers who give themselves no concern
uiohS lNls line argue, no doubt, that
the parties determined to marry will
find some one to unite them whether
they are fitted or not, which Is unfor.
tunately true, but this fact cannot be
held to absOlve the conscientious cler-
gyman from his obligation IN this par
ticular.
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Prof. Starr, of Chicago University,
grasped his hammer and tried to knock
the romance out of the wedding ring.
lie says that the circlet Is a survival
of savagery. and that 1t represents the
nose ring, anklet or manacle by which
the sold slave was led away from the
market by his new MASTER" TO
great many men the wedding ring does
not represent anything except expense.
They buy II because custom saws that