Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-10-15

devised n cistcrn. Up to his arnpits
in water, and in n comfortable frame
Of mind. he discharged his ofiicial
duties. The public cnvicd and ad-
riircd him. His path to fame led
through the cistcrn. One day, how.
ever. u stern inspector appeared. was
Indignant. and reported the case 10
Taris. Dismissal from the service was
about to he pronounced upon him
" hen It was suggested that n worse
punishment was possible. "Send him
to Algeria" was Tie suggestions: and
80 the lover of GOODNESS goes TO one
of natures bakeries.
Money boarded means interest lost
The old stocking is as undesirable for
bank. This IL financial truisn. II
Is equally true of goods and chattels.
The gown of winter before last.
stored in capncious attic. gathers
moths, but loses It's rightful interest
the comfort and ease which 1t
The worn ovcrcoat. kept by It's owner
lin case of need" fails of its proper
service I'm the actual ease of need of
the half-clOthcd lnboring man out of
work through illness. so Of the east
OF clothes Of the mind--tliscartlc,l
magazines and books. The increasing
piles of these waste interest on the
| top shelves Of the well.tilled library.
while the active minds of men. women
and children less we'll supplied hunge,
for the food of the printed page. until
unqualified desire dies. ana they sink
to the level Of the unrcadlng mass
| Whatever has service In 1t should pC
passed on promptly from hand TO hand
until that power of service Is exhaust
cd. The rubbish heap IL more credit.
able than an unused accumulation OF
useful things. boarding Is bad econ.
omy In every department OF life. Los
ing interest on savings Is foolish i'm.
providence. whether the interest i.
rcckOncd In dollars and cents or IN
gratitude, relief ana comfort.
II Is not the first time that GcOrg
Meredith has tried To make II painful
situation worse. Both In ltichnrl
Feveril AMI In Rhoda Fleming Il,
brought his characters 70 the point
where 1t seemed that they could no,
suffer more, and then. with Internal
ingenuity, gave tho thumbscrcw q
last, apparently impossible. turn, and
left both characters ami readers IN
sensible with horror Now he pro
poses to deprive marriage Of its great
est alienation. When thing Is
known to he permanent II Is accepted,
\ man and II woman marry, ana, II
they have been properly instructed
look forward to nothing but marriage
ahead of them all the way 20 the
grave. Marriage therefore enters into
all their calculations. 1t IL like the
weather. 1t may bring storms and
worse than storms, dull days. But II
Is there, and what people know they
can't avoid they don't think of trying
10 escape from. but let people Onct
fall into the habit of marrying for ten
years. \ marriage for ten years would
last about three. There would he a
termination in sight. and the prospect
of termination means the possibility
OF anticipation. People do the things
that they think about. The centuries
have been right about 1t. The way to
make n man ana n woman happy to-
gcthcr Is to convince them that they
can never get apart. If they know
that they are shut up for good they
will take To amusing themselves II.
best they may within the Enclosure
Schemes like Meredth's for making
marriage worse than II Is ought to bl
quarntincd.
~SA
-Nhy should you care TO he pesterc,
with Il bank account or distressed b.
Il large houscful of servants; Adam
ana Eve had neither of these, ana :,
they called the place Paradise. Few
people have learned the true secret o
living WELL TOO many think it dc
ponds almost wholly on the condition
of the pocketbook. How mistaken
Happiness is not born of material ont
ward conditions. 1t Is largely the re
suit of purely mental process. Annie
the dullcr threads of duty it Is we'll L
weave one brighter strand Of desires
Mix Il little sunshine with Your dali.
food. You can soften the sound of
cab and car in the stony streets b.
calling up in memory of II birds som
heard In the fields on u summer after
noon In childhood. 1t Is sweeter Il
your soul--if you have One--than Is tn
rumble of railroad that you owl