Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-08-15

man. he added. may have followers
in prosperity. but not in adversely.
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The risks of novel writing Increase.
a sca-captain has sued a publishing
firm for $4,000 because the name of
the ship in which captain behaves
in cowardly fashion is the same as
his own.
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In spite of the sarcasm lavished
upon the tendency of modern nations
to say nice things to each other. 1t
must he admitted that pleasant neigh.
borly relations are promoted thereby
ana that it beats scrapping.
a German editor Is being prosecuted
for lcse-majeste because he printed the
fact that King George of Saxony en-.
trbuted three marks to the relief of
Il widow with five children. Like our
own Uncle Russell Sage, his Saxon
majesty evidently does good by
stealth and bushes to have 1t known
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The number of immigrants In 1902
was GlS.4I3. For the fiscal year of
1903. ended June 80. the number hal
leaped to S57.OIG. This Is an Increase
in twelve months of 2OS.jI3 AMI Is u
jump of 32 per cent. IT this rate Is
maintained the number of immigrants
for the next fiscal year will be much
more than 1,OOO.OOO. Even should the
rate of increase fall to - per cent.
which IL not likely. the 1.OOOOW mark
In the flood of aliens to our shores will
be- passed.
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During the year ending May 81 more
than ten million dollars were given In
the United States for founding libra.
ries or enlarging those already estab.
lisled. The money came from more
than five hundred different people. IN
sums ranging from five hundred to six
million dollars. Notwithstanding the
establishment of libraries, the sale of
books to Individual purchasers IL not
falling OF. Never before In the history
of the United States have the success.
ful books reached 50 wide sale ny
during the past ten years. About half
million copies each OF several sue.
ccssful novels have been sold.
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II II not common for one government
to interfere In the domestic affairs of
another. but protest against high
crimes gan be lodged in an effective
manner. Great Britain's protest again,
the crime of the Scrvian murdercrs
took the form of IN order to the Brit.
ish minister TO Servia to leave the
country, us the British government
had no intention of maintaining Ordin.
airy relations with the persons con.
ceincd I'm the massacrcs." Although
publicly and formally to have deal.
ings with the new king on his aces.
sion. the British attitude was none the
less commendable. Murder Is murder
whether committed by one person or
by u mob.
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Mr.. WI Ting-Fang, the former Chi.
nese minister to the United States, il
sustaining In China the reputation for
liuniOr which he had In this country.
At II meeting in Canton. China, OF
"Thc Natural Feet Society,"" the eX-
minister remarked that he had never
allowed any daughter of his to bind
her feet. Then he added. "TO be sure,
! have never had any daughters" AS
Mrs. WI contributed one hundred dol.
lars TO the funds of the society. her
husbands joke probably had an appre.
ciative audience.
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President Diaz or Mexico mas been
nominated for another term of four
years, ana will lie elected, MS on the
six previous occasions when he was
II candidate. Mexico has needed just
such an autocratic ruler rs President
Diax has been. lie Ia an old man now,
and he Is said to desire an amendment
to the constitution providing for vice
president. so that II he should die II,
office Il man would be on hand to take
his place.
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| The Limitation oil offspring when pa.
rents are competent to marry IL as yet
a question for the parents to determine
themselves. Poor people In our over.
crowded cities who allow themselves
the luxury of six or eight children
when they know their income Is not
sufficient to properly feed. clothe and
shelter them are positively cruel. The
ambition OF u man of small means
should be to rear two children. in,
stead CT ten. as heretofore. ana give
his children IN opportunity to taste Il
few OF the good things Of life. Let
the rich have large families. They
ought to have them, for they have the
means I" provide for them. Presiden,
Roosevelt can well afford to advocate Il
multitudinOus household, for he gets a
salary OF 10000 II year besides the
incon" from IN independent fortune
We wonder how he would enjoy his
own advice II he had II dozen children
and was getting 81 u day. Clrcum
stances alter cases nightly.
y preacher came NJ a newspaper
man In this way: You editors do moi
tell the truth. IL you did you cout
not live: your newspaper would be /,
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