Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-09-24
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Some mothers pride themselves on
the picture of their children sitting
mutcly In n corner. holding hands,
when guests ARE present. Ms they do
upon the spick.and.span condition Of
their china closet. AMI by general con.
sent this has come 10 bc looked upon
Ms something greatly 10 Il" desired. But
such discipline. while Il Is impressive,
really bottles M u great deal Of the
native energy and intelligence Of the
child. Children that are permitted to
discuss questions within the bounds
of reason with their elders invariably
manifest II spirit Of sclf-rclinncr and
,DnlIOs,lrc as they advance In age,
which Is very much more important to
them than the ability TO sit back and
say nothing.
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The dcnand for submarine boats
seems to bc threatened by Il subma-
rlnc signaling apparatus which has
just been tested In Southern waters.
The navigator having It In charge 10.
ports that the apparatus caught and
recorded the sound of the paddle
wheels of u steamer three miles dis
tant. at night, when the steamer could
| neither bc seen nor heard from the
deck. Dismal predictions that pictured
u submarine "sneaking up on u battle.
ship and reducing 1t to scrap iron may
! have to he revised, II the expectations
of the inventors of the apparatus arc
realized; for the submarine then falls
into the torpedo boat class, ana loses
the most valuable feature OF Its equip.
mcnt--lts power to affect the imaglna.
ton ana shake the nerve. One coast.
wise steamship company has already
equipped its vessels with the apparat lls
necessary for picking up the signals OF
| submerged bells ut dangerous points.
In spite Of cynical data To the con
trary, Dlogenes would have no Occa sion
to keep his lantern alight very long
these days. Honest men are by nc
means SO rare rs they are r"putcd to
be-. The Chicago street sweeper who
| found diamond bracelet worth S2,ON
| ana returned II to Its owner would
probably have answered Diogcnes' re-
Quircmrnts. So would the New York
street ear conductor who found Sl,5t
in bank notes on the floor of his "a,
ana promptly hunted up the owner
| thereof. These are incidents which
| have come to light because of thcil
| quasi-publlc character. We may bt
| sure that there are hundreds of other,
| which are not heard of. Indeed. mos
people know of such cases. The trutl
| iS--and 1t Is an encouraging onc--tha
people are far more honest than they
are credited with being. If 1t wcr,
not 50 human activity would come 10 /;
practical standstill, since the ultimat,
basis of all business transactions /,
honesty. Without it no prccautioI
| which ingenuity could devise would h,
sufficient TO protect against genera
dishonesty. The element of honesty en-
tiers into all transactions. Man trust,
his fellow man Ia Il greater or less cX
tent every time he buys or sells any
thing-r"lies on his good faith for tn,
accuracy of his representations ant
places confidence in verbal pledges
more than in written bonds. Cynicisn
alone regards humanity as NATURAL!
dishonest Observation ana experience
show the reverse 10 be the ease. Mel
are naturally honest. II Is usual,
stress of adversely or misfortune whlcl
makes them otherwise.
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\ bank president stole $4,000 Of hi
dcpositors' money The Judge in pass
Mug sentence upon this man gave hin