Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-01-10

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rest. and his legs are sound again, 1t
IL safe to say that the well.known col
Ors.-red. white and blue-will be seen
many times first under the wire. Asa
racing firm Thompson Brothers always
gave the Chicago racing public run
for their money: ana In serving .'Old
Cascade" they claim there II none better
made. ana II the many admirers Of Sid.
ney Lucas will call for this popular
brand Of Tennessee whisky they will
dO Thompson Brothers Il good turn, and
will be- more than pleased with their
purchase.
Morris St. J.. Thomas Is n splendid
Mwycr. and consistent Democrat
lie IL strongly urged for one of that
harty's judicial nominations.
Hon. Il. \. Ecklart IL one of Chi.
cagO's nblest and most public spirited
citizens. He was hOnOrcd the other
evening by being unanimously elected
president of the Manufacturers Asso.
citation.
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Mr.. George Il. Walker. the able and
geninl South Side attorney. IL being
strongly urged by the Republicans of
the Third Ward 10 accept the nouina.
tlOn for Alderman. lie would bc n
sure winner.
Mr.. Cyril II. Jandus Of the well.
known law firm of KahOut l. Jandus.
IL strongly backed for Il judicial nomi.
nation. He would prove a lust and
upright judge.
n. a. DeI.any II one Of the very
strongest Democrats thus fur mention.
cd In connection with the Forthcoming
judicial campaign.
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Hon. John a. Richardson is one Of
CbicagO's Ideal justices OF the peace.
lie IL lawyer, II Just magistrate and
II courteous gentleman.
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Daniel l.. Cruice. president of the
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the statement that 1t Is now a certainty
that Clarence =. Dnrrow will he can.
didate for Mayor In the spring.
Louis i. Altpeter IL another popular
Democrat strongly urged for the city
clcrkship nomination.
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Only seventy-nine days more Of
Harrison.
The child born In the United States
hundred years hence will live longer
than the child born In 1900. That is
to say, his chances Of greater lOngev-
lty will be assured under normal con.
ditiOns Of birth ana living. This does
not interest the youngsters born In
1900 or those born In 1860. but It 10
the most important fact disclosed by
the vital statistics Of the twelfth cen.
sns. 1t shows that the average length
| OF life In the United States Is slowly
but steadily increasing. Ten years ago
the average length Of life was thirty
one years, while the last census shows
1t to be thirty-twO. This means-if
the same rate Of increase IL maintain
ed-that the average length Of life In
the year 1000 Will be fOrty-two years.
ana. incidentally OF course, the mum.
ber of centenarlans, as well as those
who pass the scrlptural milestone of
threescore ana ten, will be greatly In
creased. While this advance OF one
year In length Of life In a decade may
strike the ordinary individual as very
slow progress. II he will only keep In
mind the littleness OF a century when
1t comes to measuring the age OF the
human race he will lind himself grow.
Ing very skeptical rs to whether such
a rapid increase can he maintained.
Much less significance attaches to the
figures giving the number of centen-
arlans In this country In 1900. for an
occasional centenarlan may be found
In localities that appear to present few
conditions favorable to longevity. The
important conclusion to be drawn
from the vital statistics Is that the
conditions OF life. including wider
observance Of hygienic and sanitary
laws. arc growing more favorable to
longevity Of the American people.
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| Venezuela has had 10a wars In seven.
ty years. The number would undoubt.
edly have been larger II 1t had not been
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