Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-10-31
THE CHICAGO EAGLE.

AGILE.
Munich Opera House. He attended |
his clinic before going to rehearsals
for the Wagner performances. There
are more princes usefully occupied
than cynics may be willing TO admit.
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Let the man who thinks that he has
troubles pick up the newspapers and
read the account of the man who has |
three wives.
President Roosevelt set n good exam
pie to parents by placing his boys In
the public school at Washington. He
could pay the little red schoolhousc'' |
no higher compliment. lie demon.
strates his faith In our public school
system. And his Endorsement comes
at time when the free school system
Is under the fire of severe criticism.
Its critics say the public school teaches
too many fads-that Its education does
not educate, etc. Our school system Is |
not what II ought TO be. II Is not what
II will be some day. But with all its
faults 1t is the best educational system
of its kind the world has had, and Il
IL especially adapted to our institu.
tions. hook learning is not all of edu.
cation. Contact of personalities is an
essential feature Of practical teaching.
The boy who rubs against other boys
In school and on playground learns
some important lessons. lie learns
there are others. lie gets his rough
corners rubbed of. He is in minia-
ture world. He learns not books only.
but human nature. He gets what we
call experience. And he learns to bear
himself as n self.respecting but law.
observing citizen of the school repub-
lie. The boy who Is sent to private
school or to Il tutor lacks these things.
The public school Is also Il great teach.
or of democracy. President Roosevelt's
boy sits side by side with the hod-car.
rlcr's boy. That's as good for Roose.
velt's boy as for the od.carrier's-and
especially good for the government of
the people.
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The New York Mail and Express
wants to change the nickname of New
York to "Buckwhcat State" Michi.
gan will step into line with the de-
mnnd to be known as the Health
Food state" while Kcntucky's choice
will be "rhc Eye Opener State But
New York is just as much entitled to
be known as the home of the buck
wheat as Vermont Is TO the reputation
of being maple slrup center.
II Is difficult to see how any lcgisla.
tion can be framed which will serve
to lessen the number of "cranks" who
seek access to the person of the Presi.
dent with or without murdcrOus in
tent. The "crank" Il superior to legis.
latlOn. When he has firmly fixed In
his head his one idea--that the Presi.
dent owes him job. or that he Is en-
gnged to the Presidents daughter, or
that his personal advice Is necessary
for the country's safety, or whatever 1t
may be--no rule printed In the stat.
ute books will serve to turn him asIdc
Nor Is there any way to distinguish
between dangerous and q harmless
'crank" until he has actually started
to carry out his purposes. The protec.
ton Of the President from such per.
| sons must therefore depend on ceasc.
less watchfulness on the part Of the
secret service agents assigned to guard
him. The "crank" wave may swell or
fall. but vigilance must be ever main.
| tnincd. However much II irks the
President. he must endure his body
guard as something that of necessity
goes with his office. The bOdyguard
Is even more necessary to protect the
President from deliberate assasslns.
whO while much fewer In number
than the "cranks," are vastly more
dangerous. 1t II rs against them that
special legislation may be passed by
Congress with some hope Of success.
A provision for the fine and punish.
ment Of any one who advocates the
pOpriety or necessity Of killing tho
head of any civilized nation, or who
openly justifes the killing, would be
especially valuable The prohibition of
the immigration or naturalization OF
members of societies which oppose or.
ganized government is also desirable.
These provisions Of the defeated bill
Of last winter are worthy of new con.
sideratiOn by Congress.
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Some day there will be- war that
we will really enjoy. 1t will be In
some locality where the battleiields
have names person can pronounce.
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As long as his enemies are afraid to
trust each other over night the Turk
feels that there Is no danger of his
000-year lease being Cancelled.
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| 1t il probable that Congress will
endeavOr to bring about Il uniform sys.
TEN OF divorce laws. People who get
their divorces now will avoid the un-
certainty.
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\ man sues for divorce because his
wife uses his money to play tho
races" But how about the man who