Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-06-18
rIzH CHICAGO HAG1H.

from 100000 to 22,OOO.OOO. Mis-
souri,. Iowa and Louisiana exceed in
density of population the general av-
eragc. Ten cities beyond the Mis-
sissippi exceed 100000 population. The
mineral products of the West in the
census year were s14i,OOOOOO. Cali
fornia has yielded one-eighth of the
worlds total gold produced since Co.
lumbus.
~H9A
when l am going anywhere | don't
wait for Il star; I hitch my cart to
4 anything going my way" was the en-
PLANTATION which Chicago reformer
once gave for accepting appointment
as civil service commissioner under a
mayor who believed in the spoils sys.
tenn. This Is a pretty good rule for
rcformers IN other parts OF the ooun.
try to follow.
~e
One of the principal items In the
occultism now so fashionable is what
is called the development of the per-
sonalty." or more mysteriously. the
cultivation of the ego The occultists.
however. never claim too much. There
is nothing new in all this The young
man who bravely accepts his life and
spends his strength molding circum.
stances into more agreeable shape
for himself and his fellow men Is de.
veloping his personality. Men have
been doing that since time began. The
woman who doesn't know the differ.
encc between the zodiac and the guam.
tification of the predicate. but who
quietly sweeps thel house and washe.
the dishes without complaint Is cul
tivatng her ego very effectively. Wher
she Is reincarnated she will have hel
reward.
The trouble with the popular mag
azinc is not that 1t seeks to print ab
surdities or falselioods. but that Il con
veys wrong impressions by lending {,
personal views" the element of au
thority. The newspaper does not at
tempt to convince the reader In pre-
senting news, but offers the matte
: for what 1t Is worth ut face value
q so stating, and expects the reader Il
: form his own opinions. The least edu
Gated person will have no difficulty II
estimating the value OF news or Il
I separating the false from the true
g But frequently well.e,lucated person
= are unsurpassed by presumabl,
It authoritative statements published 4
y the popular magazines. II the que,
ton Of comparative confidence Is rail-
It cd the newspaper can feel sure Of II
. honors.
y ~6A
. Senator Depew believes that IN
!. world moves. At dinner In celebrG
/" ton of the SEVENTEEN anniversary ,
his birth he said. when began Il
10 study of law. blgotry prevailed a
~ over the country on all controversi,
W questions. Religious sects were mo-
~ engrOssed In fighting each other tia
~ the common enemy. There was an d
~ most frantic fear lest science and I
search should impair the Bible, NJ
he scientists were denounced us iniide
w Not to drink was singular, and not
I'll accept n treat or to treat In return
" breach OF good manners. Now the
nj BILE student halls science and. cri
cism as buttresses of the sacred boo
es. and there Is happy and hopeful uni
nd among the churches. The progress
IN temperance has brought lncalculai
20. blessings to the home, society and cl
l'd zenship."
he
"I POrfrio Diaz will have been Pre-
=. dent OF Mexico twenty.elght years
20 November 3Oth. And everybody I
~ poets him to be elected tor anOtl
~ term. During all his long period
public service he has been working
~ establish n stable government, and
~. train his countrymen In the ARA
:" self.rule. Tue task has been diflicr
." for In his youth revolutions We're
go. common In Mexico as they now ,
~, In the petty republics farther sou
-, Whenever he has spoken Of retiri
"e there has arisen such a bitter dlsp,
~. among the aspirants for his place Il
:" he has each time concluded his We
'"' was not yet done. 1t Is evident Il
he still thinks 1t would not take mu
'"s to stir up trouble. for ut his sugg
~" ton the constitution has recently bt
'.n amended. extending the preslder
IVY term to six years, and providing fol
n's vice.president. Now he can select
oe candidate for the second place a NJ
after his own heart, and train him
po' the duties OF the presidency, so Il
~" whatever may happen to him--e
nearly seventy-four years old and
feeble health--a peaceable future
his country will be assured for
years more.
his 40
There are some indications that
good old charivari--Or "shiveree"-
l.. the fathers Is going out of use. n
T., and then you hear of mobs assembl
49,. ~ during the night and making pan
us ,l monium for the newly married,
'e"' as a rule this relic OF early barbari
'e'' and frontier humor Is considered pas
One modified form of the chariy
the that seems to be growing In popular
lent and that has points of respectable
so Il that the "shivcree" lacks Is the 1
ruin lesque screnadc. This occurs early
dn't the evening, the midnight hour b.
,.ft f,r rnnnsA An EinIs nf In ~