Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-03-01

Quit thinking of the unworthy thing.
Drive the unclean concept from you.
For therein IL the root of sin. You do
not carry your exterior through the
gates Of death. You take only the In.
terror; ana that will make your,heav ven
or your hell. ~"
\ thin. very Woodworking man of
| Wall street, one Of those who make
$4,000 or 100000 a year ana struggle
to keep what they have away from the
others. was looking gloomy when a
friend said to him: II wish I was as
much Of millionaire as you are" Said
the other: "You are dreaming. I am
no millionaire" But he soon admitted
that he was millionaire ut least In this
| sense, that he possessed that for which
he would not take million. His
friend said to him: How much cash
would you take Tor that new baby OF
yours? Would you take a million 2"
The reply was, of course: Not mil.
lion. or a hundred millions. or all the
money In the world" And then fol.
lowed the usual sad result of asking a
fond father about his child. Say,
have I told you about those two boys
! catch cold In the head all the time
standing on the bridge watching the
trains go through the tunnel. am not
exaggerating when I say that my older
hoy. little as he lis. knows more about
engines ana railroads than l do-and
the youngest keeps me In the Geological
Garden all day Sunday. lie knows all
the animals and can Initiate them all.
| am going to make a naturalist OF
him." etc, ETC.. etc. After about Hf-
teen minues Of this. allowed to tell n
few remarkable things about his chill.
dren. Il few extraordinary plans for
their eduactlon and the chance he
meant them to have. he was quite
ready to admit that II he was not
millionaire. he was good deal better
or In some ways. The man who wants
money and the power OF self.indul.
gence Ii usually not very patient when
you talk to him OF his other blessings.
Hut as a matter OF fact. the actual
money Is the least important Of all. We
simply strive for 1t. 1t is a phase Of
modern life. Our existence would be
barren. utterly worthless. but for the
children, worth ten thousand millions
apiece. the friendships that lend color
to life ana the true affections that
make the years pass quickly.
That Is gratifying discovery which
President Eliot has made with regard
to the effect Of success or failure In
athletic sports on the number Of stu
dents enrolled ut Harvard. 1t appears
that this effect, one way or the other,
Is so small as to be negligible. Har-
ward victories do not mean an Increase
In attendance. Harvard defeats do not
mean a decrease. Young men seem to
go to Harvard for reasons quite apart
from the strength or the weakness Of
last years crew or team. Here Is q
lesson that certain other colleges might
lay to heart. 1t has been In many
places theory implicitly sanctioned, II
not openly avOwed, that athletics must
De fostered In order to spread the fame
Of the university and attract students
to Its doors. 4 good football team has
been held to be one Of the necessary
features Of a successful institution OF
learning. Hence the efforts Of the fac.
ulty as well as of the students to get
good team together. Hence the strug'
gle between rival colleges to secure
the services OF the best players from
the preparatory schools. Hence the
bringing In OF blacksmiths and brake
men to stay In college till the end OF the
football season. Hence the resort to
every kind OF questionable method In
the frantic attempt to win. 1t has been
winning, not playing, that has been