Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-01-16


lice are the products of politics. but ut
such u time as this politics should he
forgotten and the efforts of the citizens
of Chicago as represented In the Citi-
zcn's Committee should receive hearty
aid instead of Indifference or jealousy
on the part of the city administra-
ton" Judge Tuthill is not yet thor.
oughly acquainted with Harrison If he
thinks that individual could overlook
II chance to play peanut politics on
any occasion or under any circuni-
stances.
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A lie slips through the telephone
willie the truth fingers to get itself
typewriter.
Preachers and political leaders are
sometimes slow to distinguish the diff
ference between lip service and heart
service.
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The fellow who makes q maiden
speech is not necessarily woman suf.
fragist.
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The lsthmus of Panama has been
able to pull off tifty-three revolutions
in fifty.seven years. Now 1t is going
10 have peace ana n canal
There Is neither marrying nor Civ
Ing in marriage In heaven probably
because no woman up there would
consider any angel good enough for
her son.
NJ. Bertillon has added the study Of
physiognomy to his system Of criminal
| detection. BY and by even detective
will he able to tell criminal when he
sees him.
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As the result of his recent opera.
ton. the kaiser has II new voice. II
the ear would submit to II similar or.
deal IL might materially improve the
concert of the powers.
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| The Texas convict who was sen.
fenced to 1000 years IN the peritel-
tiary has formed no definite plans yet
| as to what he shall do when his term
expires.
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The salary Uf the president Of the
American baseball league IL $4,000 u
year. and DR.. Harper IL believed to be
the only university president with
whom he could afford to trade places.
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The railroad statisticians now have
another opportunity to show us how
much safer II Is to travel In America
than In Europe.
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Somehow we refuse to feel very tear
ful over the fnte of the Chicago firm
which was robbed of $2OO.OW by Il
trusted. confidential clerk" whose pay
was 50 Il week.
A scientist snys that II combination
Of music and lime will kill mosquitoes
II the music Is Of the right sort. there's
no necessity of the lime.
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Professor Langley would stand a
better chance of soaring II he would
abandon his airship and take passage
on the hurricane deck Of II Missouri
mule.
A scientist. after much thOusht h"o
calculation, notes that man. if liz
could use his legs prOpOrtionately ~
fast MS an ant. would travel some
where about 500 miles an hour. M
we recall II, this was about the gai
we struck as n boy when we left thu
vicinity of that sweet apple tree IN tn
orchard near the big dogs house.
Missionaries propose to break III
the habit of allowing women To D'
yoked with oxen In the Barbary states
Their condition would not DC improved
by yoklng them to some Of tie mel
of the Barbary states.
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In the United States the rate OF NOR
tality to railway employees during
year IL l for every 300 employed. IL
Germany 1t is l for every $50 ana II
Austria l for every 1867. Human life
Is held twice as cheap here by the rail-
; ways as In Germany ana three times
as cheap as in Austria. In injuries
not fatal the comparison Is still more
} humilinting to this country. In thu
United States | In 33 IL injured, II
Germany l in 100 and In Austria ! II
202.
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Only men with an imperfect knOwl
edge of American history Will believe
that the frauds In the pOstoffice dc
, partment Justify doubts concerning tn
soundivss of popular government. i
. the frauds had been concealed there
would have been reason for despair
But so long rs the government has SUI
licient vitality to purify itself the III
ture Is safe. Honesty Is the rule II
public life. That is why the exposure
OF dishonesty makes II sensation.
The Germans are so sick of war tina
, the emperor is Kept In hot water al
the time facing the popular expression
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