Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-07-11


sip languidly. The ruffled shirt has
given place to the negiigee. the silver.
buckled shoes to the russet-colored,
rubber-sOled fOOt-gear of the golf links.
Everywhere the democratic and infor.
NAL has the field. Yet now and then
this mOnotony of commonplace Is re.
lieved. Some man rises in crowded
car, and with fine, old-time courtesy
gives his seat to washerwoman.
Some youth brightens the day by his
kindly Difference to age, some girl by
the respect which she shows for her
mothers feelings and wishes. The
heart warns to these little exhibitions.
They are survivals, or let us rather
hope. REVEALS of a spirit which should
not be allowed to die. 1t Is not neces-
sary to let the automobile run over us
While we bow and scrape and refuse
to take precedence. but after you, my
dear Alphonse," Is good at times.
Every few mOntas one well-fed
person or another becomes inspired
to live day on eleven cents, or may.
he a week at that rate. for the educa.
ton Of the poor in table economy.
Seemingly those philanthropists have
never head of the famous Dr. Tanner
who lived forty days on sips of water
which cost nothing. Their shot at
fame. measured by his standard, is
like a little boys arrow.fiight at the
! .OOO-yard butts Of Creedmore. The
well-nourished idle are improved phys.
ically by little starvation, yet 1t is
doubtful whether they would stand
even the eleven.cent regimen for for.
ty days. But some of them. and some
professors and chemists and expert.
mentors. since the days of Edward
Atkinson. have been demonstrating to
the poor man that life can be lived
for day on next to nothing, Just to
show him that he Is most extrava.
giant person. The tendency OF wages,
wherever there IL one workman more
than there are places, Is to the low.
est rate at which that man will con.
sent to work. That tendency Is beaten
back again and again by the unions,
crlng of the average standard of liv.
Ing in any trade would give 1t a dan.
gerOus impulse. The one wretch I'm
any calling who lives In misery fash.
ion will save beyond his fellows who
live rightly, 1t Is true: but II his fare
and fashion became adopted by all,
down would go wages In spite OF the
unions. until. perhaps. it would be i'm.
possible even for this Daniel Dancer to
add penny to his pile. Luckily good
health of body and mind makes the
toller demand the best meat ana fresh
vegetables. good clothes for himself
and his family. ana books and a mu.
steal instrument In the house. And
while he's well fed and clothed and
housed his work will be better and
Its product more. Vigorous and red.
FLOODED, he will demand his share of
this Increase from time to time, ana
get 1t. ana better still will be his feed.
Ing, his raiment and his surroundings.
silly folk. important enemies of prog.
ross. are they who would induce the
wOrklngman to forswear his constant
corned beef and cabbage for the thin
and pale phantom OF aliment that
costs but eleven cents a day!
The unusually heavy losses resulting
from the forest fires In the Adirondack
region this year can hardly fail to re-
vive public interest In the necessity for
better forest control and Il more gen.
eral education Of the people In for
estry. As result Of the drought
which prevailed throughout April and
May thousands OF acres Of the best
Of the Adirondack reserves were burn.
cd and many summer homes and re.
sorts were swept away. While tho
lesson was a very costly one, running
up into the millions, the country doubt.
less stood In need Of 1t. History shows
what is confirmed by science, that
large area of forest land Is essential
to civilization. A treeless country
means barren country. and barren
country never attracts progressive
people. 1t Is certain to be inhabited
~ the vagrant and n0n.prOduclng
classes. There must be forests and
patches Of woodland to retain mOis.
tire. to prevent droughts and to create
soil for future agriculture. In Eu.
lppe Of course, where the necessity
fbr forest preservation Is more unlver-
SILLY recognized, an effort Is made to
fep the proportion Of woodland ut
about One-fourth OF the area Of the
buntry, which Is regarded as the cor.
lfct proportion to sustain the activities
d civilization and the welfare Of the
Ifople. Not only large forests, but
Sattered woodlands must be preserv.
n. The latter not only tend to check
Evaporation ana hold bodies Of mols-
tre for slow percOlatlon into springs,
books and small rivers. to be fed
3owly to the surrounding country. but
hey break the force Of the wind, de-
Teasing the probability OF hurricanes
ind cyclones. The West has suffered
lhuch more than the East from forest
tres. for the reason that the Western
forests are made up largely Of reslnOus
woods. The West therefore should CO.
operate with the East In bringing
Lbout more adequate systems OF for.
tst control. Forest fires will not wait
Tor special sessions Of State Legisla-
lures. The force of forest wardens
BIN the timber States should be greatly