Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-07-25

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yen. having doubled in four years, and
her imports from China were 27,25G,-
9s6 yen.
"lll do anything IN my power for the
old soldiers, collectively or individual.
ly." said an officer who served i'm the
Civil War, except to attend Grand
Army meetings, reunions and places
where they assemble. TO see them get.
ting older and feeble, to see how the
ranks are thinned year after year,
makes me feel mighty uncomfortable.
keep up my afiiliatlon In the post,
pay all my dues and contribute to all
the soldier charities, but l simply can't
go among them at these celebrations.
1t makes me feel more as il were ut.
tending funeral than q festive occa.
sion. I don't like to see the soldiers
get old"
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A prosperous business man sends his
son to college and finds place for
him in his counting.room when the son
graduates, and the road TO success Is
open to such one. But in the case
of the graduate whose father has 10
place to offer him and who has no
capital to embark in trade there are
serious difficulties. When he applies
for employment he generally finds as
his rival the boy who was never edu.
Gated beyond the grammar school. who
went into the counting-roOm at the age
of IL or 10 years at a few dollars a
week. This boy has been learning the
business while the college man Is at
his books. and when the latter has
graduated the latter finds that the boy
of his age has completed his appren.
ticeship and Is In the possession of q
good position. The college man who Is
over II years of age is not ordinarily
willing to begin with the duties and
wages of the 12.year.old lad, and this
is often the only place open to him.
The Kaiser Is throwing so many
bouquets at us of late that we can
hardly take our eyes Off him. There
Is Il man who can write song, set 1t
to music and sing 1t. He can paint a
picture, frame 1t and critlcise the
critics who praise or condemn It. He
can write a drama, stage II, act II and
give critique upon II. lie Is the best
horseman In Europe and one of the
most expert yachtsmen. lie talks
fluently In five modern languages. He
plays chess and poker and at the latter
can hold not only his own, but some
of the other fellows. lie understands
engineering and Is an expert In clectri.
city. lie Is II theologian ana has com.
posed a prayer. lie can command Il
ship or regiment, n fleet or an army
lie can discuss horsc-breeding with
General Thomas. He can talk cattle.
breeding with a. A. Cortelyou. lie is
an ideal cook. lie makes speeches that
startle the world. lie Is a lltterateur
lie Is friend of rich and poor. lie
thrums the guitar and plays the organ.
lie Is u multimillionaire. He crushed
Bismarck: then. when the chancellor
was old and helpless, nursed aud pet
ted him.
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Women are bewilderlng creatures.
Ida Hustled Harper raises a point ut
issue by asking: Has woman right
to work? Not many years ago over.
worked mothers and grandmotheis
were accustomed to inquire: Has Il
woman a right to rcstT We decided
that she has, and no sooner had We
made all the necessary arrangements
than UP she hobs ana aserts her right
to labor under the life, liberty and pur.
suit of happiness clause. We shall
never settle this veXatious feminine
problem until we decree that women
shall have the right to do what they
feel like doing. We have already made
q few experiments along these lines
among our very best people, and the
thing seems to work satisfactorily. Al
times a few divorces have resulted
with partition of property and chill
dren, but In the main the ends attained
have been agreeable to all parties d.
rectly concerned. An ideal republic
would be that which gives the prefer
ence to female labor, with male sub
stitutes constantly OH hand to take the
vacant places on those days when the
women don't feel like II" or when
they are demanding the right to dc
something else.
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TO girdle the earth with message
In nine ana q half minutes, as did
President Mackay recently, Is mar
velOus achievement In telegraphy
made possible by the triumpls OF
science ana engineering In u great
country. The message which went
around the world In this remarkably
brief time was sent over the new
American Pacific cable by Presiden
AIackay, Of the Pacific Commercial
Cable company, from New York Il
President ROOseyelt Mt OYSTER Bay