Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-06-11

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\ British scientist claims that the
earth is kept hot by radium. Perhaps
the great rush for radium was what
made last winter so cold.
The Rev. NJ. J. Savage In recent
sermon undertakes to tell "why more
people do not 20 to church." lie finds
the principal reason to be that they
don't have to-"
We would like to learn the Mormon
methods of making u living. A man
who can provide for five wives and 100
children under present prices is a Il.
nancial wonder.
Statisticians have It all figured out
now that the Postofiice Department
would he self-sustuining IL the receipts
were equal TO the disbursements.
The motto of the new Panama 70.
public Is "Paz. I.ibertad. Unio. Pro.
gresso.' We would suggest that the
word bling" be added to this bunch.
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John ID. Rockefeller began his bust.
ness career by learning TO milk n COW.
"A good many people would like to
Know whether that was when he learn.
cd to water things.
I'robnbly the 'motorpathia ccrebra.
lis from which the Automobiles SUI.
'erS Is no worse than the ailments
contracted by the persons lie runs
| over.
| n Kansas man. according to dis
patches. died suddenly while relating
| anecdotes" We are not Informed
| what happened TO the man who shot
him.
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One of the st. Louis gct.ricli.quick
concerns proposes to pay It's creditors
two cents OH the dollar; just the price
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Booker WashingtOn's new book,
Working with the Hands," comes as
Il novelty I'm campaign year when
most people are working with their
| mouths.
Recent medical articles have contain.
ell an account Of the acarus scabicl.
which IL gravely described as u para.
site that attacks the palms of the
hands ana makes them itch. Now that
the cnuse Of the etching palm" IL
known. physicians rs well as moral lists
may study It's cure.
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Mace. the Paris detective, who died
recently. Is said to have worn a pair
Of spcctacles Of his own invention,
The lenses were divided into two parts,
through one of which he looked ahead
upon the ground and with the other
saw the people behind him. This IL an
old idea. Many mothers and grand.
mothers had something OF this kind
before the detective WAS born. They
called their perception seeing through
the back of the head" Many Of us
have been detected ourselves, and we
know.
4 dog IN England has lately been
hOnOred by the receipt Of an illumi-
mated address, In which he IL Informed
that he Is the most successful cOllec-
tor for the Victoria Iniirmary at Nor.
wich, ana IL thanked by the board Of
managers. The dog Is Il 5.year.old fox.
| terrier, named Prince. He does not
wear a cup or basket or carry one In
his mouth. rs do most mendicant dogs.
When he receives coin no goes un.
hidden ana deposits 1t in u box kept
for the purpose. During 1903 he col.
lected more than 1000 coins. One
hopes TINT II illness Or accident ever
Overtake Prince there may be warm
bed for him Mt the infrmary, with
plenty of good sirloin steak and dog.
| biscuit.
TO exclude immigrants for illiteracy
IL unjust. Most OF those people are
illlterate because they lacked oppOv.
tunity. Here they soon learn. ana their
children become rs bright as any I'm
our public schools. An illIterate man
who Is Industrious and honest, makes
u far better voter and citizen than
| some native born citizen who has etlr.
cation and a keen desire for crafts.
4 New York banker has been sent
to prison for nine years for stealing
$4,000. Evidently the New York
courts have Outlived the idea that a
mans stealings should be overlooked
II he takes enough.
Somebody says that the Parlsians
furnish the gowns and the American
women furnish the figures. When It
takes three figures for gown the
American father at once becomes an
active factor In the little epigram.
The farmer must learn to place n
| cash value upon his own time and Ia.
Dor and know where they are eXpend-
ell ana what results they produce. lie
must learn TO think Of the dairy cow
as n machine for manufacturing clov-
or, etc, into milk--a machine that will
do its best work when kindly treated,