Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-08-01

course. and no soft drinks. for who can
tell what poisonous concoctions are
hidden in the sparkling fluid? On no
account is one to drink water before IL
is analyzed. for il the devil turks in
iced tea the deadly microbe is waiting
his chance i'm the water. The only
safety seems to lie in total abstinence
from eating and drinking. Fortunately
humankind was born with II propensity
for forbidden fruits and there lis little
danger that the advice of chemists and
Most people will defy Health pruci.
piles" and live in spite of the doctors.
~eN
4 number of notable clergymen of
al denomina tions have banded them.
selves together with view of check
ing the divorce evl' of this country. |
II is claimed that more than oOoWm
divorces have been granted in America |
during the last TIVE ~ years. and that |
II million and u half of children have
undergone the experience of seeing
their parents separate aud their homes
broken up. and that some concerted
| action must be taken to prevent the
fearful havoc which is being wrought
| in American family life. Now. there
is no question but that there is II 'di-
vorcr cvir'-but is II So great an evil
essentially that II should he eliminated
| entirely? Ii may he noted that those
| countries where marriage Is almost as
| IL ns n la =
would seem to make 1t. are the coun-
tries which are seeking more lcnicnt
divorce laws. Italy for years has been
pleading for less restriction. France
has framed several divorce laws. none
| of which seems to meet the situation.
She has another plan now under CON
sideration. In England divorces are
growing more and more plentiful. until
the divorce situation there almost riv-
ais that of America. Germany is fol.
lowing suit. Here we have gone to
extremes, as usual. with the liberty
that has grown up among Us. We
have been playing with u new toy
II slightly dangerous one. IL IL true.
Every state has its pretty little di.
vorcc law framed up. and u few
months residence will make u free
man or woman Of you In several cases.
I \ man may be divorced In one state
and still be considered married In an
other. Many take advantage of these
lax and diverse divorce laws. and
hence the spread of the ''evil which
Is threatening the foundations of our
nation" Divorce has been good
thing for woman Who can deny that? ?
1t has saved her from enforced asso.
citation with many a brute and spend.
thrift. and IL has helped her to keep
. white the growing souls of her chill
: drcrL OF those 1.5OO.OOO children who
; have seen their homes broken up by
divorces. how many. think you. were
not benefited by being deprived of the
experience of qunrrcling parents and
an unhappy household! 1t would not
be just to do away with divorce on.
tircly--cvcn to make u divorce too diff.
ficult of obtainment. II would be well
TO advocate u uniform divorce law for
!. this country ns there II n practically
uniform marriage law-One has grown
ns IMPORTANT as the other. And also,
It might be wise on the part Of these
wcll.mcaning clergymcn to consider
another step with regard to the divorce
question: that In. the step which leads
to NO many dlvOrces-the hnsty mar
riage. Get after the Grctna Greens
, and the marriage mills. Make II more
difficult to get married. Keep silly
young people within better bounds and
allow them not sO much freedom. How
can one expect anything but II divorce
10 follow marriage suddenly decided
upon ''just for II larky" Everyone
' probably. will contOnc all efforts to
ward u uniform divorce law, ana II re
! striction OF these hasty marriage OI
pOrtunitics: but Il II doubtful II an!
thinking person would join In n senti
h mcnt which would abolish divorce on
!. | tirely. or make II too difficult for al
/. unhappy wife, or II wronged husband
to secure.
N II q person were to keep record
:. the amusing and seemingly imposslbl
. things which occur mt fires. not >
n much to the iiremcn, as those wh
,o compose the crowds, he would have
!. book of humor second to none In IN
land. A striking example Of how tn
absurd and Outlandish Is almost Gel
tain to occur the minute n crowd
10 people start running helter-skelter I
III n fire happened several days ago ut
- tire on Eighth street northwest.
+" Soon after the alarm was turned
III people began docking into Eight
ID street in drOves, and in the rush Oh
d. man lost his watch, which dropped o'
ne of his vest pocket upon the street.
Mt few minutes later that certain indivh
Of ual, who Is always among the hrst
ly reach fight or Il fire, and who, u
lis matter what or how intense the eXcit
Id ment may be, Is sure to lay hands q
m the person who happens to be runnir
he the hardest to inquire the time. can
he along, and seeing fat barber ru
ne ming brcathlessly down the stree
halted him with the old familiar:
Say, what tip'e Is it!'
49,, Just as he asked the question u
Ia BARRIERS eye fell upon the watt
~, dropped by the party first mentione
,r who, by this time, had doubtle
I,a reached the fire. and, as he stopped
pick IL up, he answered: