Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-01-04
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A number of these South American
wars are not fights at all; merely quar-
rels.
An American dentist who fixed the
Sultan's teeth was presented with the
order Of Ne,ljidie. But did he get the
money?
The success of current book de-
ponds n great deal on the amount Of
argument that can be created as to
how bad 1t Is.
Hungary II not counted among the
first.class European powers. but she Is
ahead Of them In one important respect
her budget does not show de-
ficlency.
The Chicago telephone girls are to be
put through course OF elocution.
There II room for something OF the
kind a little nearer home to improve
the quality Of. hello" and number"
M. Santos. Dumont has been attacked
by the mania which spares no ambi-
tlous balloonist. He wants to cross the
Atlantic ocean by the untried air route.
Often as this trip has been planned.
only one aerOnnut has ever had the
nerve to attempt to carry out the pro-
ject. and. fortunately. his balloon burst
while It was being inflated for the voy.
age.
The steel vessel builders on the
Great Lakes are assured a year u
great activity. The contracts for 1SO2
aggregate carrying capacity Of $780,
600 tons. This will he an addition OF
10 per cent. to present lake tonnage.
The trade Of the lakes shows no sign
Of diminution. The increase In the
movement OF grain and ore Is likely
to continue for years to come. states
the Philadelphia Record.
King Menelik Of Abyssinia II said to
be extending q benehcent influence tin-
der which his people IRE abandoning
their predatory and warlike instincts
and resuming agriculture. An Italian
Ohlcial who resides In Menelik's capt.
tal says that the King. or Negus. pre-
fers no especial foreign nation, bot
tries to give to each equal bnlnncc Of
favor, so fur as their relations with
al ,Vss, MI
A strong plea for the naturalization
Of all private Property ut Sea" II
made by james G. Whiteley In the
Forum. He shows how international
law has gradually come to be affected
by commercial as we'll rs military
considerations. and urges united ef'
fort on the part Of business men to
induce the Powers to take another Inn
portant step I'm advance by thus ex-
tending the principle OF immunity.
Between the newest Vanderbilt baby
and the grim old Commodore there are
four generations Of multiplied millions
with the shirt-slceves epoch long over
| due and apparently obsolete. Maxim'
made for plain mlllionaircs I'm the loni
ngO are out of date In the approach
ing Millionaire era. The $60.0OO.000 tC
which this baby II heir will have
swcllcd to round hundred million and
more when lie attalns his majority.
| It Is said that the crown which
Queen Alexandra will have placed oil
her head by the Archbishop Of YOrl
on Coronation day II the one which
was made for Mary Of MOdena, thu
wife Of james II. II IL studded will
2673 white diamonds and twenty-thre'
rubics, besides several other smalle
stones. 1t IL also stated that King Ed
ward has decided to have the famous
KOhinOor diamond set In the bauble.
G. +. Benjamin, professor OF Az
piled Science, after conducting n hf
teen-mOnths' crusade against tn
smoke nuisance In Cleveland. Ohio. ant
practically clearing out the atmOs
pherc, claims that the secret OF hi
success was the installing Of mechan
ical stokers. these stOkers range II
cost from four hundred to a Thousand
dollars per furnace. ana are said Il
nay for themselves In u short time |!
the fuel and wages saved.
Mr.. Gathman Is naturally disappolnt
ed because of the results of the Gun
test. But by careful study he may dis
cover some other way of killing PEG
pie In large numbers. For the present
however, this particular branch of civ
ilizatlon may be regarded rs being a
standstill. People who We're defer
ring an enlistment In the navy unit
this experiment was tried may nov
proceed with confidence. The usua
fashions of martial homicide will pre-
vail for several seasons.
The New Tribune thinks that ever
automobile should he compelled by lay
TO carry Il number sufficiently larg
to be distinguishablc no matter q
what rate OF speed II is travelling. A
night the numbers should be illumln
ated. AS 1t Is, these flying machine
cannot be Identified when they ar
travelling at hronkneck speed, an
cannot be reported to the authorize
whose busless II is to punish thei
drivers. The automobile Is doubtless
valuable addition to transit facilities
but 1t must be vigorously controlled.