Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-02-08

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ests and mines of the nation for the
past year. Prices have advanced since
the census WIS taken. and II Is certain
that the prcsent value Of all the live
stock In the United States exceeds four
thousand million dollars. The year
1901 wa, the greatest In the history Of
the business. Stock raisers, shippers
ana packers all made money. All along
the line increases were shown. Chi.
cagO received over 3.OOO.OOO cattle. A.
OOO, 900 sheep and 0,OOO,OOO hogs. Kan
sas City was close second, and Oma.
In, Cincinnati, ana II dozen more cities
made fine records.
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In addressing the students of the
University of Chicago a. G. Bartlett
said recently that u young man who
wishes to succeed In business ought to
get u secondary school training that
would make It possible for him not
only TO enter college without conditions
hut actually to spell correctly. Mr..
Bartlctt's opinion In this matter car
rics some weight. He Is thoroughly fa-
milinr with the business world and
ought to know the laws that govern It.
1t IL true that his opinion conflicts
with that Of certain other people. 1t
Inns been said In excuse Of alleged lax.
ity In teaching spelling that the art of
spelling Is merely an accomplishment;
that 1t Is no indication either OF
strength or of weakness of mind; that
1t IL better to be able TO think than
to be able to spell; that an extremely
foolish man may be able to spell every
word In the language, while some cX-
tremely wise man may not DC able to
spell mt all. and that In view OF these
facts spelling must be regarded as one
of the minor graccs OF an education,
harmless. perhaps even desirable. but
by no means essential. With this view
of the question Mr.. Bartlett Is evident.
~ ut variance. He Is convinced that
u boy should be taught spelling even
IL some other things have To be neg
lec:cd. His reason Is a simple one, but
thoroughly convincing. II IL this: Elm.
plOycrs want their young men to DO
able to write business letters that viii
not stultify the firm IN the eyes of Its
correspondents. 1t may he that the
esteem IN which good spelling Is now
held IL nothing but blind prejudice,
ana that u man ought not to care
whether his letters IRE well spelled or
not. This may he. But the actual con-
dition now and here IL that men do
esteem good spelling ana that they do
want their letters spelled In conform
ity with established custom. A wise
young man who Is entering business
life will bear this In mind ana will ac-
cOmmOdatc himself to circumstances,
whatever he may think Of their phil.
OsOphIcal justification.
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New York newspapers few weeks
ago were full of extended accounts OF
the "comlng-out" party In that city Of
Miss Adelia Randolph. stepdaughtcr of
william q. Whitney. Money was
poured out like water. Tens Of thou.
sands Of rose buds. orchids by the
wagon loads. festive greenery In pro-
fusion and the choicest output
OF the conservatives were used
rs decoration. The music was
the highest-priced that could DO
secured. Editorials have been written
Justly cOndemning this profuse display
OF wealth. The poor who huddle In
their tenements read these descriptions
and hate the rich. The ostentatiOus
showing makes their poor lives more
miserable by comparison. The transit
tiOn from misery to viciOusness Is u
short one. Read LES Miserables" or II
Tale OF Two Cities" and you will see
what misery wrought In France hun.
dred years ago. But there Is another
side to the picture ana 1t ought to bc
shown. The purchase OF the flowers
for this party gave employment to
many. The money that was spent went
into the channels of circulation. Every
dollar paid to florist ana the musician
ana the decorator ana the drayman
helped these persons. Nor can one
envy the rich their snowy pleasures.
They entail many pains ana much dis
appointed ambition. However elabo-
rate the preparation some paryenu Is
likely to Guido 1t. Display brings its
penalty. 1t costs more than 1t comes
to. Many rich man Is poorer In tho
things that make for happiness than
the verlest pauper.
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Danger lies III everything, Here Is
D. A. Gilbert, of MOntrose, n. V, who
s dead from handling too much money.
He was Il banker and In taking In bills
over his counter he became infected
with the smallpox. his wife nursed him
and she also took 1t. The result of 1t
Is that both of them are dead. This
ID an affective circumstance and yet 1t
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