Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-07-12
Citizens from Many Parts of Town Write
Of Men and Events of the
Day.
Pointed Questions Asked Regarding the Trans
actions Of Public Bodies and Of
Political Leaders.
Gossip Of the City and of the Country
Forms the Subject 6f Oom.
munications.

elected yace President, and L. W. Bod
man Secretary ana Treasurer. Mr..
BOdman succeeds DR.. d. q. Rush. who
has been Secretary for ten years. He
Is a member Of the firm of Nlilmine,
Bodwan X Co., Of Chicago and New
York.
Hon. John X. prindiville is one Of
ChicagO's most eminent magistrates.
He would make an ideal Judge of the
Circuit or Superior Courts.
Daniel j. McNfahOn II one Of the
best and most capable attorneys the
Board Of Education has ever had.
Louis F.Altpeter IL one of the strong
est men on the Democratic ticket. He
Ia making great race for the office Of
Probate Clerk.
At last the courts have established
the status of the mOther-ln.law. She
has been raised to an equality with the
faithful house dog that does not bite.
Presumably the learned Judge who pro-
nounced this dictum would also hold
that good dog that does not bite Is
better than a mOthcr-ln.law who does.
1t Is also established that q man mas
as much right to keep his mother.in.
law In his house as he has to keep q
dog. II either should bite or show any
tendency to become menace to the
safety Of the other inmates Of the
house. 1t would be perfectly prOper to
put the offender out. The dog would
be sent to the kennel. But what would
b" done with the m0ther-in-law? This,
however, IL speculative. Let us re.
jolco that SO far as equality and legal
rights are concerned the motber.in.law
has been raised to plane which 30 far
the peaceable canine has Occupied
alone. Most assuredly the world ad-
vances. and we are growing more char.
liable and more Christian every day.
Tie celebration OF the centennial nm.
nivcrsary OF the establishment Of the
military academy ut West Point fur.
hished occasion for reverting to the
Important part the famous institution
Cor training soldiers has played In our
national life. The centennial exercises
were incidental to the regular com.
mencement, ut which Il class Of tifty.
four were graduated. Public interest
materially centured this year In the
c0mmemOratiOn Of the founding of the
academy, the occasion drawing togeth.
er many OF the commanders, who have
gone from Its halls to fight the battles
of the Union and who have shed luster
OH the annals Of the army. While the
United States Is making soldiers who
are fitted by training to become officers
IN the army 1t Ii also giving It's cadets
an education In mathematics, engineer.
Ing ana the sciences that will compare
favorably with the courses In the high
est institutions Of learning In the
world. Some idea of the standards Of
scholarship that are maintained Mt
West Point may be gained from the
fact that about One.fourth of those
appointed by Senator's and Representa-.
tives usually fail to pass the prelim.
mary examinations, while only a little
over One-half the remainder are finally
graduated. Upon graduation cadets are
as second lieutenants In
the United States army. The whole
number Of graduates during tho hun.
dred years Of Its existence Is now a
little over 1000. The academy has a
history that gratifies the national
pride. The martial achievements Of
many of Its graduates In the great
crises of the republic are an inspira.
tion to patriotism and national unity.
About the only chances the kings OF
those different German States have to
get their pictures In the papers come
when they die or go crazy.
Miss Helen Gould Is being annoyed
)y fictitious husband. But she ought,
It least, to be thankful that 1t IL only a
fictitious one.
About the only way to induce the av.
'rage man to take advice Is to slip up
IN his blind side and drop 1t into his
sar.
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President Roosevelt IL quoted a. say
ng that Life Ii too soft" Perhaps 1t
s-t0 some. Others, however. have
ound strata Of very hard luck In It.