Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-07-02

but IL may be doubted whether the IN
fiuencc would carry to an inverse ra.
ito.
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A Pittsburg man went home the
other night and shot himself because
supper wasn't ready. Being afraid of
the cook. he probably thought that
was the only way to get even with
her.
Another bank teller has confessed
that Il large shortage In his accounts
is due to speculatiOiL And II Is Ell.
couraging to note that the newspapers
refer to him as a thief instead of an
cmbezzler.
Persons who are not smokers prob
ably will he surprised to hear that
some striking cigarmukers down In
New York claim that for years the
manufacturers have been using cab
bage and celery leaves as a substitute
for Havana tobacco.
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Andrew Carnegie has, In the estima.
ton of Professor Goodwin Smith. taken
the wrong way to die poor. There Is
but one Carnegie seeking to die poor.
What has the professor to offer In the
way of suggestion to the millions who
want to die rich?
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1t looks like waste of time and
energy for the venerable Susan II. An
tiony 10 make a journey to Berlin to
preside at an international womans
suffrage convention when Kentucky
Judge has just decided that Il man
has right to whip his wife whenever
he thinks she needs II.
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Secretary Hay says that IL the press
OF the world should adopt the high
resolve that war should be no more.
the clamor of arms would cease. 1t
might: but the newspaper men would
have to fight an indignant public de.
handing suppressed dispatches. and In
such Il fight gatling guns are not avail.
able.
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The national hymn of China Is so
long that 1t requires about half n day
to sing It. No foreigner ever desires
to hear 1t sung the second. time. \
| German, who once listened to II, said
TOO much of that is plenty by the
time the Chinese gets his hymn wei
sung he finds the foreigner begins
laundering at the gates Of Peklng-il
the foreigners left any gates last time
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\ Heidelberg professor has aroused
interest In Germany by propounding
the theory that the German Fedora
| Council has II right to end the en-
| plre. eliminate the Kaiser and con
| strCct Il new federation. 1t Is feared
that the Kaiser. who seems to he rath
er iinicky about matters pertaining Il
the empire. might offer some objection
to this program.
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Perhaps the world will some tim,
admit that patriotism was but a stag,
III human development. Perhaps hu
munity will grow out Of it into some
thing better and brOader--more uni
vcrsal. But 1t IL evident that 1t has
not yet grown out of It, Few stronger
motives now dominate the heart O
man. 1t Is an enlargement, u glorlh
cation. of the love of father, of mother
of home and fireside, Of the hills ani
woods and flowers Of ones native land
One OF the curious phenomena of tn,
present day is the agitation which il
being conducted by life.term convict
for the virtual abolition of life imprls
onnent. by providing that those SO sen
fenced shall be liberated after a tixe,
number Of years Of good conduct
There are doubtless some life prison
ers who are proper subjects Of elem
ehcy. but there IL another class who's
members cannot be out OF prison
week without committing crime. I'll
public safety demands more and no
less severity TO habltual criminals. an,
there Is grave reason to doubt the dis
erection of our prison authorities 4
permitting and apparently assisting /
this appeal to maudlin sentiment i
favor of general Jail delivery.
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That Americans contribute IN no II
considerable degree to the materi,
prosperity of Europe Is evidenced b
the number of tourists from this cOul
; try that annually cross the Atlantis
The Statistical Abstract of the Unite
states for 1908 casts some interestin
light on this matter. According to III
Statistical Abstract 1921 cabin pn
scngcrs were carried away from Il
. United States ports during 1903. II
e showing is impressive, however. F,
: giving n slight idea of the amount
, money that annually finds It's way in
/ European Golfers. While the rXpend
= tourists, Il conservative estimate plac
| the average sum for each at STOO. Til
q being the case. 1t will he seen tn
upward of SlWO,UO0,OOO Is thus spe
e annually 10y Americans.
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There Is material for thoughtful 60
slderalion In II comparison of the 4
= vorCe statistics of Canada and Il
:, United states. While this country h;
Il population which averaged twel'
times that Of Canada during the perlC