Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-06-14

good sense to discharge them. The ex-
tirpation Of patriotism, especially as
1t expresses itself in music, Is an un.
promising undertaking.
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Some things do not need to he said
A famous pianist who played In this
country last winter and cleared hun
drcd and twenty-five thousand dollars
remarked as he sailed for home. 1T is
with great sorrow that leave this
country. and wish to come back as
soon us possible"
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A sociological expert IS inclined to
believe that society should facilitate
the process of evolution by killing Off
people who are unfit to live. The pro-
fessor, of course, means only the physi.
cally unfit. If he included people too
mean to live the undertakers would
have to work eight-hour shifts in order
to keep up with the public execu.
toner.
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or all the thousands living In st.
Pierre but a moment before the de.
struction of the city, only one person
lived after the tempest of flame had
passed. When searchcrs went into the
midst of that appalling Scene of death
and desolation, they found In a stone
cell of the Jail, alive and unhurt, n
negro murderer, chained to the wall,
where lie awaited the execution of the
death sentence of the law. When re.
eous man. was saved out of Sodom.
A murderer was saved out of st.
Pierre.
During fire In q large apartment
house in Chicago recently, a child of
y years old was seen emerging from
the burning building. holding "a Gagged
canary In one hand and the family cat
and hei skirt In the other. The crowd
outside took In the situation and cheer.
ed ...cr Justify. The girl had been care.
fully drilled by her father. with re.
pea,ed practice. what to do In case of
fire. On hearing the alarm she had
jumped out of bed. calmly picked out
her hest clothes, put them ON, ana
made her exit decently and In good or.
der, bearing her own particular treas.
ures with her. A better than Casa.
blanca IL here!
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Irrigation will seemingly be a good
thing for the rivers as well rs for the
arid country which Is primarily In
view. Flood waters IRE always a seri.
Gus menace to the lands along the lower
stretches Of a great stream, and any Ill.
version Of them into storage basins, no
matter how slight, Is to be welcomed.
The levees now built for the protection
of low country are not an unallOyetl
blessing. They tend, 1t Is believed, to
raise the level of the river bed, SO that
In course Of time both river ana levee
rise above the surrounding country.
The river Of the future must be put un.
der harness SO that 1t may be held
back ut some seasons and hurried Oh nj
others.
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Churches are commonly regarded as
the mothers Of Sunday schools. but the
latest annual report Of the COngrega.
tional Sunday School and Publishing
Society shows that the reverse Is often
the case. During the last year there
has been u greater movement Of emil.
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time since 1882. In the new settlements
thus formed the first permanent relIg.
ious institution Is usually Il Sunday
school, which, being supplied with
Bibles, Bible lessons and other reading
natter. grows In time into II church.
or one hundred and fourteen new
churches reported last year. forty.hve
originated In this way.
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Before the selectmen Of certain
small town In Massachusetts would
vote funds for Il suggested improve.
ment they used to say to each other,
Better wait ana see II Mr.. Blanl;
won't do something" Mr.. Blank was
wealthy man who made his summer
home In the town. He had not only
spent a great deal Of money on his
own place. but had built a church and
school, and had contributed gener.
Ously for all the public needs. TO a
member Of his family who loved the
town more wisely, perhaps, and quite
as well. 1t seemed that the relation be.
tween the Blanks and the community
was not altogether natural or whole.
some. The people We're becoming too
dependent. They needed to be stirred
to do something for themselves. As q
! first step toward self help she organ.
lied a village improvement assOcia.
ton. That was turning-pOlnt In the
history OF the town. In the four years
that have passed the little society has
embellished the common, helped to re
build the roads, and established new
ideal of beauty for private houses and
grounds. But the best Of Its achieve.
ments Is n revival OF public spirit
Nowadays the people do not forget to
show strangers the church that Mr.
Blank built; but neither do they fall
to point proudly to other improvements
and say, I'VE did that" They love
and honor the rich man as their gen.
erOus friend ana benefactor, but they