Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-08-02

the race for Congress In Hon. George
+. Fosters district. Congressman
Foster has made such an excellent rec
ord that citizens of all party beliefs
will vote for him this time.
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Hon. Miles J. Devine IL aiding Alder.
man John Powers in his campaign. In
fact, not alone Is this well.known law
yer and West Side leader with the head
of the County Democracy, but all the
men of influence In the party are with
him.
Charles c. Breyer, head Of the we'll
known plumbing firm, is one Of the
rapidly growing men Of the Democratic
party. He Is bound to be heard from
In the next spring campaign.
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Hon. John X. Prlndiville, one of Chi.
cago's ablest and most popular magis.
trates, IL working overtime these days
clearing up his calendar preparatory to
going OH his vacation.
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Hon. d. ]. Mcmahon. the able attor.
ney for the Chicago Board Of Educa.
tion, finds little let.up In the press
Of business just now owing to the fact
that the board has adjourned for the
summer.
Fred A. Busse, Republican candidate
for state Treasurer, maintains his
place on the firing line and Is doing
great campaign work for his party
ticket.
Hon. Edward NJ. Lahiff II unlOubt.
eddy one Of the most popular candi.
dates on the Democratic ticket. He II
the party candidate for Clerk Of the
Appellate Court. and II elected will I'LL
the position most acceptably ana capa-
bly,.
Joseph Grein. the popular proprietor
Of the sxcellently appointed buffet at
40 East Randolph street. the type Of
business man whom It pays the city
administration to encourage. His prem.
ises IRE always models Of neatness and
good order. and his goods are the very
best that money can buy.
There IL NO more popular citizen on
the North Side than the genial. whole
sOuled John Adank. proprietor Of tht
great livery establishment ut 331 Web
ster avenue.
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What between the assessing board
the tax crusaders and the tax eaters
the unfortunate property owners OF
Chicago and Cook County are expert
encing worse fate than that met be
tween the prOverbial upper and neither
milestone. 1t Ia u three.side affair tina,
they are being squashed by.
These poor people are to be taxed I,
death In order that there may be more
money In the municipal treasury fo
the insatiate tax.eaters to gObble up.
Prophecies of gypsies, astrologers ant
other readers Of the future. forctellini
the calamity that recently befel KIM
Edward, are being resurrected, or man
ufactured after the event, and present
! cd to the credulous with becoming
gravity. These pretended prophetic
are reminders Of the pagan past, wheI
the gods took an intimate and respect
full interest In the fate Of kings. P0r
: tents were seen In the skies warning
. men that something dire was about t
happen to Ills Majesty, and when b
died earthquakes and storms testific'
to the sympathy Of nature with al
} event no tremendous. Those were tn
days when q king was king, and YER
few had any doubt Of his divine aT
. pointnent to Office. Now only the sor
Of minds capable of crediting gyps
prophets can look upon monarchy as
: heavenly institution. Peoples no lOnge
= exist for their kings, but kings for theI
peoples. The Old-fashiOned despOt
the dodO Of politics. Respecting thOs
, vestiginl remnants of the superstition
. past, the prophets, 1t Is obvious thu
/, their self-dcnial IL even more wonder
full than their powers. 1t perhaps ha
not occurred to those who still TAX
them seriously that II there existed
n class of men capable of fOretelllng tn
date of n kings death months or year
; In advance OF its occurrence littl
things like the outcome of horse race
and the ups and downs of the stOc
market would be as clear as print t
them. In that case, OF course, the
i would soon own the wealth of tn
: earth. But as prOphets-gypsies, a.
: trOlOgers, clairvoyants and the rest
! are never billionaires, 1t follows eithe
: that they are frauds or the most III
. selfish beings in generally selfls
\ world.
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There recently came TO us an apes
: from young man who wants to lOcat
: where there Is more luck" than In hi
home city. He says he earns livini
: but cant seem to do any better tina
q that" The man who Is luck" huntin
!. who expects to improve his conditlo
, IN life by accident--will probably al
. moor. The Young man WHO has u IA