Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-02-13

bers of the group which hires them, !
but they represent merely the climax |
In constant improvement in travel. |
both by water and by rail. At the other
end of the scale we see the stcerage
accommodations of the ocean steam
ships. Persons who are familiar only
with the horrible conditions for which
a 'steerage passage used to stand
would be astOnished IL they were to
visit Il modern liner. More room. more
light, more privacy, better food. better
sleeping and sanitary accommodations
and an abundance of water. both for
drinking and for bathing. are now pos
sible even to the poor immigrant. The
steerage passage of to-day Is u more
comfortable mode of travel than was
the second-cabin passage ten years
ago. First-cabin accommodations have
improved correspondingly. one of the
newest vessels has between forty aud
fifty suites of rooms, each provided
with its private bath. What Is most
needed now is u substitution of wicker
or leather seats for the unsanitary
plush so dear to American car-buildcrs
and album-makers. and greater seat.
ing capacity i'm street-cars.
Next to love, the most important. of.
ten the most importunate, question be-
tween man and his wife Is money.
TO the young and romantic this may
seem u sordid condition. Love. in their
x.ia 1.n, Il
stemmed american Beauties" Later
on. when they learn that it also means
taxes and coal bills. shoes. pew rent
and groceries. they will see why IL Is
that the most beautiful superstructurc
must have firm financial foundation.
Then will come. or at least ought 10
come. the question of an allowance for
the wifc-a very modern question In
the opinion Of many. and u foolish one
In the view of the old-fas hioned and
| conservative. 1t Is true that II Is raised
more often than II used TO be. The
reason Is that wOmen's views Of life,
especially Of married life. have nd.
vanced. Many were self.suppOrting
before marriage. and many more might
have been SO II they chose. TO them
the exchange Of financial freedom for
absolute dependence is not attractive.
They had the control of money before
marriage: they reasonably desire the
control Of at least n little after mar.
rage. To men of sympathetic mag
inatiOn this question may never pre-
sent itself. They supply uhasked not
merely the wife's known and expressed
needs. but. realizing their own fond
ness for Il new tie or the occasional
entertainment of n friend Mt luncheon.
they appreciate woman's need Of
funds for which she need not account.
The other type of man--the type which
pays the regular bills and takes no
| thought Of eXtraneous wants-shOuld
remember that married life Is often
compared to n partnership. 1t Is not
necessary that both partners draw
equal sums from the profits Of the
business. but even the Junior partner
expects to use his small share us he
pleases. If he Is worthy to he men,
Der Of the firm he will not take ad.
vantage Of his position. nor draw more
than the business will stand. The ne
cessity Of asking for every cent she
spends II humiliatlng to any woman
Of sensibility. She want her allow
ance. and II she has 1t she will use
It. In most eases. wisely. ana both she
and her husband will be happier.
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Some are decrying myths and fairy
stories. others are denounclng prosaic
moral tales for children. DR.. Leavitt
would deny youngsters the "Iliad" and
odyssey" and have them devote the
| time given to classics to the Bible.
Rev. Fred V. IIawley. secretary of the
Western Unitarian conference. Ques.
lions whether the Bible II u proper text
book for Sunday schools, to say moth
Ing of allowing n child to pcruse It's
pages according to Its own inclination.
Mr.. Hawley finds many instances of
wrong-doing In the Bible and he thinks
the minds of children ought not to be-
come familiar with these us they ought
not to become acquainted with the pro.
ceedings OF criminal courts. Other
Bible stories which he thinks lack q
foundation Of truth Mr.. Iiawley OBJ
jects to giving to children who are too
young to discriminate. What will come
Of all this interference In behalf Of
children asks the Chicago Chronicle.
Does the child of today need such an
inOrdinate amount of protection that
the limits of Its mental range must be
rigidly prescribed? Must 1t be fas-
tened to some secure literary stake in
order that II shall not go astray? Is II
to be allowed no freedom OF choice for
fear 1t may learn to do evil? The old
fashioned plan of admitting Il child to
Il good library ana allowing 1t to range
ut will ana select for itself may after
all be quite as good rs the present un-
certain method of beginning with lit
erary pap and gradually giving dilu-
lions of more substantial stuff us the
child grows older.
Children with large imagination
crave fairy tales, while those more
logical demand that stories shall he
true. Must both be forced through
the mythical period just because
grave pedagOgues have decided that Is
best? Is boy to he denied Homer
because there Is strange love affair
mixed up with 1t? Is a child TO he Civ
en- mutilated Bible because human
nature Is found there in all its en-
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