Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-01-25

T. MAYPOLE.
Mt Diamond Star Last Saturday Night.
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lard. who are the heads Of this institu.
tion. nrc policemen Of much experience
and possessing splendid records.
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Spencer Ward would make q fine
Judge. His nomination would mean
his election.
At last the fool who rocked the boat
has been run to cover. and the law has
its hand on him. lie IL the typical
practical joker Of breed which on
April 1 puts pepper In the bnby's
mouth and glccfully yclls April FOOL"
| when the child shricks In agony. AS
he grows older he stretches rope over
the sidewalk ut night. and his soul IL
filed with delight as pedestrians come
to grief. II leg or two Is broken
or a skull IL fractured he Is always
sorry, ana declares that he was only In
| fun and didn't mean to hurt anybody.
Then he reaches the age where he
rocks a boat or drops n lighted match
into the Fourth Of July fireworks. and
he wccps bitter tears ut the funerals.
That brings us to Frank Rinehart, OF
HagcrstOwn. Md. ana the time Is Aug.
ust. 4 merry party, including Rinc-
hart and Mary FinfrOck, were rowing.
RInelnrt was n born "cut up" He
wanted to give the ladies u good scare.
and rocked the boat. lie was i'm.
plored to dcsist. and answered 1t by
violent rocking. Mt the same time roar
ing with amusement. Then the boat
capsixcd. and all were rescued with tho
exception Of Miss Finfrock. Her body
was recovered two days later. Mr..
Rinchart felt very badly about II. He
was also vexed when he was indicted
for granddaughter. The jury deliberat.
ed for II hours, was unable to agree.
and there Is to be another trial soon.
Whether conviction IL reached or not
the case should be Il lesson to practical
jokcrs. 1t should even penetrate the
Intellect OF l.. Il. Spalding, Of Taft
vile. VT. who sent Il note to his wife.
telling her that he would never be
seen again alive. He wanted to see
how she would take the news Of his
death. 1t was not 80 much Of a joke
Us an experiment. After ponds had
been dragged and Mrs. Spalding's mind
had been wrecked so that II IL doubtful
II she Is ever sane again. the jOvial
/ h,,, MI fns,pI s.1u x,tna Gt,as1.n
with II friend. He Is very sorry.
The new Hay-Pauncefote treaty re-
! moves the diplomatic obstacles which
hindered the construction Of canal
across the continent, In Central Amerl.
ca. The report of the canal commits.
sion presents the Judgment OF experts
that tho Nicaraguan route IL the best
The attitude Of Congress promises
prompt action. SO the connecting OF
the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, which
has been dream of adventurous spir-
! It's for centuries, approaches realiza.
I ton. The enterprise, when begun. will
have behind 1t the resources OF great
nation; and the canal, when completed.
!, | will be the property OF the United
q States, operated ana controlled and It's
| neutrality guaranteed by the United
n States alone. That one nation should
n spend two hundred million dollars. and
!. probably more. In building great pub.
lie work In the territory of another ma.
ton Is unprecedented. 1t Is justified
by the fact that the new waterway
will bring the commerce of the Pacific
: coast ten thousand miles nearer the
ports of the Eastern coast. At pres.
u ent the distance by water from San
Francisco to Cadiz Is less than the dis
y lance to New York. The cutting oil
the canal will end this anomaly. ana In
proportion to the length Of the water
u way VIII save 10 commerce u greater
: distance than any other canal that
has been or could be built. I'll,
II canal will promote general peac,
Z and international commerce. 1t will
T. he open to the ships of all nations on
y equal terms, and will tighten the cost
Z and lessen the time of transportation
for all. The day which witnesses the
!" turning of the first spadeful OF earth
!. on the canal and the day on which the
- first vessel passes through 1t will be
q historic days for the United States and
for the whole world.
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=. When the new telephone service
which will enable takers to see each
!. other while conversing comes into use
!. will 1t be necessary to cross the wires
for cross'eyed patrons?