Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-05-03

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that he may return with more or less
of contempt of democratic institutions.
In that ease. what Of his influence In
this country? OF course the percent.
age Of English educated young men,
compared with our population would be
small. hut the influence Of even u small
but Intelligent contingent would be no
inconsidcrnblc factor. Had Mr.. Rhodes
had. In mind the hest education for
young Americans and Germans he
would have provided for their cduca-
ton In America and In Germany. but
Cecil Rhodes was imperalistic and
English to the core.
No broad.mindcd observer will over
look the Significance Of the interest
with which the people of German birth
or descent regarded the recent visit of
Prince Henry. They have made their
home here, yet they still look back
sentiment Is altogether admirable and
pr,iiseworthy. 1t assumes an ubjec.
tIonablc form only when the foreign.
born citizens become clannish. when
they set themselves In groups apart
from the general body OF the people
among whom they live, and transfer
the politics Of the old country to the
new. The love for the land of their
nativity which persists In the breasts
NJ fl.n
the sentiment that has made success.
full the reunions In various parts of the
country In Old Home Week. Migration
from Massachusetts to Montana dIf.
fers only In degree from migration
from Italy to Illinois. and the e,n grant
from Russia to the United States has
done on u large scale what appealed
IN a small way to the man who moved
from New Hampshire to North la.
kota. We should dcspise the New
Englander who should put behind him
the tender memories OF his boyhOOd
home when he removed to the West.
Therefore we cannot blame. but we
ought to applaud, the European who
has warm place In his heart for tile
country of his birth the customs of
his youth, and the people who speak
his native language. lie Is all the bet
ter for cherishing such sentiments. ana
rs those sentiments do not exclude true
loyalty to the country OF his adoption.
he may be. and X his love Tor the old
home Is OF the right quality. he Is,
among the best Of our citizens
Professor Loeb states that "Enzymes
(Which seem to be the controlling germs
or forces Of life, which do not nomln-
ally exist In the human frame. can
actually be created" And then he adds:
"EnZyme Is u term we use To cover up
our temporary Ignorance" THUS Is tho
mind again allowed TO drOp OIL IN
cight-stOry building.
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Mr.. Carnegie. discussing the question
OF rich men retiring from business ut
the age OF ~, said lately: so many
who have an abundance to retire upon
have 50 little to retire to-" The re-
mark Is full of suggestiveness as TO the
tcNt Nuiuc VI tllcs 10
to those people who are doubtful
whether Il college education 'pays.'
\ writer In the Atlantic Monthly,
without using these words. however,
shows how the Historical Move! of to-
day Is the Penny Dreadful which has
taken u College Course,
Cecil Rhodes must have smiled in
his sleeve occasionally when he
thought of the good things that would
be said OF him after he was dead.
The city of Toxic has 500 public
baths. Japanese cities compare favor
ably with the more enlightened ones on
this side OF the ocean.
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A shocking case OF cruelty Is report
ed from New Jersey. A resident ut the
State deserted his wife, leaving her an
original poem.
Prof. Starr makes q serious charge
against our barbarian ancestor, when
he says they introduced the swallow
tail coat.
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Secretary Hay has recently induced
man not to publish a book on the
Boer war. 1t has heretofore been sup
posed that nothing could arrest that