Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-01-24

HON. JOSEF
Mentioned for the Demo
by waiting on table In u boarding.
house. taking care NJ u furnace. and
acting as conductor on n strcet.car.
lie studied and attended lectures and
recitations In the intervals between
these occupations. lie received the
degree of Master Of Arts, and II now
In Germany, where he intends to
spend two years more studying pOliti.
cal law. Then he thinks he will he
prepared to serve his native country In
her political tribulatiOns. There are
not many young men Of any race who
would undergo such privations for the
sake of qualifying themselves for any
service. whether public or private. sec.
ular or religious.
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The eleventh census reveals some
facts interesting not only to the ecOnO-
mist ana sOciologist, but to the business
man. In classifying the causes for
which mortgages have been made, II II
shown that % per cent of them indi.
Gated prosperity rather than adversely.
That Is to say, % per cent of the mort.
cages were made In order to raise
money for the purchase Of additional
holdings, for larger business operations.
etc. Only 8 per cent were given because
of ndversity-fnilurc In business opera.
tiOns. And II must be said that upon
the sequel depends the decision rs to
whether the increased mortgages
placed with whatever motive--shall be
considered opponents Of good fortune
or misfortune. Some day these mort.
gngcs must be paid. Over.speculation
has It's legitimate pains and penalties.
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When man Is depressed. he may be
sure that the Indulgence In physical
such us mOping ana signing. will still
more increase his depression. while
his first attempt ut more sensible con-
duct will prove that the deliberate and
mt first artificial assumption Of cheer
fulness and activity will. after while.
actually bring about Il more cheerful
frame Of mind. Slow movements, slow
speech, physical action Of every kind
deliberately rendered slow, IL IN anti.
dOte to the irritation Of man har.
assed ana pressed with affairs. which
good sense will suggest to him, al
though he may know nothing about
the psychological theory Of attaining
a desired condition Of mental quiet by,
ut first. initiating the bodily gesture
of calm mind. On the other hand
the giving way to quick, irritated bodi'
~ movements IL sure to cause I'm &C
ccssion Of irritability.
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Simplicity and economy are to be the
watchwOrds OF the women students ri
one Of the great Western universities
Expenses for decorations ut parties
and banquets are to be reduced by tn,
use Of tissue. paper hangings instcat
Of smilax and ribbons. The large or
chestras are to be cut down to five
pieces; invitations ana programs to b'
printed plainly ana without Ornamen
tatiOn; refreshments to he limited 4
simple ind inexpensive dishes. Al
this because the college entertain
ments have become burden upOI
many Of the students. The girls have
wisely concluded that social life from
which any are debarred by expense Il
a failure. What again 1t would I've i
their example We're followed by 80
ciety outside Of college!
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And now 1t IN stated that China ha'
anthracite coal fields that are I'm
mensely greater than those of Penn
sylvania. 1t IL. hardly possible to SCI
anything nowadays without findin,
out pretty soon that China saw l
first. 1t seems as II about the Onl.
things of which China Is shy are al
appreciation OF its own resources AM
IN ability to make use of them. How
ever it may be Just as well, as thes
things would undoubtedly Interior
with some very desirable spheres o
influence, which will eventually, ~
doubt. transmute the natural wealtl
of the country into the coin OF til
various realms represented.
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Maine has discovered that game
; laws are profitable. Between eight an
ten thousand hunters from othe
/ States visited the Maine woods dun
, ing the hunting-season, ana paid frOr
J 1.-TWO to three dollars II day 10 the !
, censed guides whom the law require
: hunters from without the State to Ell
. ploy. Counting what they spent o
guides, hotels, camp rentals ana raj
road fares 1t Is estimated that tn
hunters left II million dollars In til
State. 1t IL evidently profitable u
well as humane to protect game frol
{ indiscriminate slaughter.
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4 The spirit Of speculation has infec
b ed the country; farm lands In til
3 West have been bid up by purchaser