Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-03-22

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ten all over the British empire. The
dose prepared by this far-seeing Eng.
lishmnn Is a severe one for his coun-
| trymen TO take and they will look at
IL long time before they swallow
IT, Some day they may shut their
eyes and take II.
| One of the questions now engaging
the attention of practical educators Is
the establishment of free high schools
for rural pupils. Such schools exist i'm
all cities and towns of any size. but 1t
has only been In recent years that they
have begun to be established In rural
communities. Until they shall be gen.
orally established our free school sys.
TEN will be defective. Several of the
States are moving on this line with
different degrees of success. though all
are making progress. Some have estab.
lished union high schools, which are
maintained Jointly by neghboring rural
districts. often with transportation of
pupils ut cost. Other States In which
the township Is the unit for taxation
and school purposes have adopted laws
permitting townships to establish high
schools at convenient central locations
In some cases townships have cstab.
lished u central graded school. includ.
Ing a high school. with provision for
the transportation of pupils ut public
expense. The plan of transporting ru-
raj school children at public expense Is
highly commended where 1t has been
tried, OH hygicnic and educational
grounds. II Is said to lead to better
sclIoOlhouscs. better attendance, longer
school years. fewer teachers. better
| work by pupils and good social intlu.
cnccs. The central graded and high
school system for rural communities
seems To have shown that the princi.
pie of concentration can be applied
with as good results IN educational
as In other matters.
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| Ii has been said the cartoon Is TO art
| what slang IL to language. In a sense
| this Is true. for both are furclblc In
expression. both the product of the
American tendency to express ideas
graphically. picturesIucly and IN the
brlcfcst possible terms. SO Il IL not
necessary that the cartoon be taboOcd,
but rather that those which tend TO dc.
mornlize be discouraged, and those be
recognized which express truth in n
clear, concise manner. Francis ].
Ieigler writes of the cartoon as a
graphic editorial" ana the term seems
APPLY applied. for 1t has long since be-
come u recognized feature of journal.
ism-onc by which the prominent
movements of public men. and nation.
al and international issues are present.
cd to the Intelligent observer In such
| u manner that he may perceive whit
Is the attitude of men and affairs
without the tedious process Of much
reading. The artists who supply the
daily papers with this class OF work
are the most versatile Of men. and vet
nothing can he less enduring than
their work. II Is the flower of day,
published by the events Of day ana
| useless tomorrow, because the events.
the combinations. have changed that
produced Il.
There II considerable nonsense pa-
raled as scientific discovery. A uni.
vcrslty professor after considerable ex.
pertinent In his laboratory. discovers"
that certain cultures submitted to cor.
tain experiments hive certain effects.
Whcreupon, he announces that he has
discovered the secret Of life. has found
rs cause ana handspring. and pro.
cccds To build upon the results OF his
| experiments an elaborate scientific the.
DRY. by and by some one discovers"
that the theory does not cOmpOrt with
| the facts In the case. and the theory
tumblcs down like a house of cards.
Laboratory experiments give a hint OF
the secret Of life, but they do not 90
far enough. The culture experiment
Is all right In a glass tube. but when
the culture comes In contact with the
juices of the body and living tissue, the
whole experiment turns out differently.
The functions Of that mysterious thing,
we call life cannot be resolved by u
tube. Science hns got no nearer than
the Bible statement that God made
man ana breathed into him the breath
OF life.
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Cassius wanted to know upon what
meat doth this our Caesar feed that h,
II grown 80 great Some antiquarian
has been making an investigation into
the diet OF the New England Caesars,
including Governor WlnslOw. Daniel
Webster ana others. lie finds that
they or their ancestors breakfasted Oh
hasty pudding. pen soup favored with
pork. squash, turnips ana onions; dined
on the same with rye pudding, brown
bread and IN occasional fowl. and
supped on fresh fish with vegetable
Int Cnssius did not really think that
greatness had Its root IN meat and
drink. for he said, "'rhe fault, dear
I,rutus, Is in ourselves, that
we are underlings," after declaring
that men ut some time are masters
of their fatps" He WAS right II wns