Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-07-05

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time serious problem has been most
happily solved. and those who have
been lucky enough. after moving away
to the cities or elsewhere, to hold on to
their land will make handsome profits.
The WORKOUT old farm has more than
once proved to be a bonanza.
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Judge Edward +. Dunno, Of the
Criminal Court of Chicago. has recent
~ rendered a decision that Ii Of inter.
est to every business man In the coun-
try. 1t was the, case Of the State ver-
sus william G. West. an employee Of
one Of the great packing houses, who
was charged by that company. with
embezzlement. West, young married
man about 30 years Of age. who was
living with and supporting wife and
two children, had charge Of meat
car for the firm, and each week loaded
the car In Chicago and then took 1t to
Aurora, making six or eight stops at
small towns along the way to make
deliveries to small dealers. West col
lected the money for oil his deliveries
and twice week made q written re-
port and turned In his money, amount
Ing sometimes to as high as $1,000.
For doing all this work. and occupying
a position Of trust In which thousands
OF dollars passed through his hands he
was paid $15 per week. The company
that employed him pushed the prose-
cutiOn ana wanted him sent to the
penitentiary, but Judge Dunno found
him guilty Of embexxling but $15. thus
saving him from the penitentiary. and
sentenced him to serve thirty days In
jail. In rendering his decision Judge
Dunno told the employers Of West that
when they asked u man to take such
responsible position ut such small
salary and where he Is called on In the
performance Of his duty to collect such
large amounts Of money, knowing that
he has n wife ana two children to care
for. you are simply inviting him to
commit Il crime or ut least exposing
him to temptation, ana 1t Is wrong"
The judge said he believed West, the
prisoner, to he good man, ana that
had his salary been even as much as
70 more per week he would never have
been exposed to temptation. "If he
had been paid $25 week as he should
have been paid. he would have had
5000 In the bank instead Of being here
convicted Of embezzlement" The de-
clsiOn OF Judge Dunno Ia well worth
serious consideration by all who give
employment to others.
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| Connecticut farmers discovered some
time ago that birds were their friends,
and secured the passage of laws to
prevent their wantOn destruction. Fur.
thermOre. they saw that the laws were
enforced. Some OF the farmers even
set out cherry and mulberry trees, ex.
pecting that the fruit would attract to
their fields birds which would eat the
bugs ana worms that injured their
crops. This spring the result of the
past few years care were apparent,
and fiOcks OF hundred robins were
not uncommon. AZ the season ad.
vanced other birds appeared In large
numbers and were welcomed. 1t 10
an old error to suppose that birds are
the farmers enemies. No doubt sOme-
times they injure the crops; but usual
~ they attack the insect pests. Thirty
robins will keep five acres Of potatoes
free from bugs. The meadow lark. In.
stead OF hurting clover field, eats
grOsshOppers In clover time. The blue
bird, phoebe, brown thrasher, king
bird, hOuse-wren ana catbIrd are in
sect-eaters, ana by their services in
the field more than pay for the small
amount OF fruit they take to vary their
diet The Connecticut experience has
been duplicated In other States. The
birds Were first fOOllshly driven away;
then the crops suffered, and laws had
to be passed fOrbidding the killing of
birds. The Audubon societies have
done much to enlarge popular knowl.
edge. and now 1t Is not uncommon to
see people feeding birds In order to
invite them. A few crumbs thrown
out of the house every day will soon
attract them, ana no town resident
with a small garden would find any
other hospitality SO profitable as that
| which he might bestOw on family
OF robins or bluebirds.
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Many a rapid youth finds 1t easier to
contest his fathers will after the old
man is dead than while he is ON earth.
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1t Is always cOwardly to speak Ill Of
man behind his back. and 1t Is often
dangerous to say 1t to his face.
What q brilliant lot we should be II
every man was half as smart as he
thinks ha isl