Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-04-16

exports that the commander of the gun
boat vicksburg had refused aid to the
men on the Russian battleship crippled
mt Chcmulpo Such an act would have
been at variance with all American
traditions. The facts were just what
was expected. IN this country. at least.
that the American commander not only
offered assistance. but was the first
TO offer IL and the Russian government
has formally expressed thanks for the
act.
A discussion In u London periodical,
touching the cause and cure of night |
mare. brings out two interesting but
pxnspcratiugly Inconsistent theories
that "thc paralysis of nightmare Is
caused by too much bcdclothes," ana
that 1.-THE nightmare sense of fear ana
difficulty Is usually induced by cold.
and the cure Is another blanket"
There IL. nevertheless, safety In the
contradictory opinions. for one one will
have nightmare so long as he lies
awake debating whether to put on or
to take off Il blanket.
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Misundcrst.: nding between employer
and employed cannot continue many
years longer. for both parties are
striving to come to an understanding.
The old saying is true that II work well
begun II half done. One of the most
recent moves In the right direction was
taken when the committee of the Ma.
tionai civic Federation appointed to
consider plans for II welfare depart
mrnt" for the promotion of the efforts
of employers to better the condition of
their employees decided to ask the en-
,loyers to cooperate with II In lind.
ing the best plan.
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An Interesting fact In all great and
. ro,ous uprisings against law and prop
rrty H. that women so often figure IN
them. This quality of leadership ha'
, existed from the time of Joan of Arc
;. to Mother Jones. and from Judith t.
Carrie Nation there has been no lacl
, of women to assume the initiative an,
undertake what men We're reluctant t.
:, do. Harriet Becchcr Stowe and Julii
= Ward Howe had rs large Il part n
!, that of many statesmen In beginning
= and continuing our Civil War. II |
: the coupling of II highly emotional mn
tirc with the deep sincerity of nature
v more stcadfast that makes women S
lovablc and so dangerous.
Is 1t is noteworthy that out of Ash
* came our alphabet and our Arabic u,
4 mc,,ls. The compass we owe to I'll
~ Chinese, who knew the magnetic nc,
NJ die as early as the second centur
: \. ID. Gunpowder originally came OF
of Asia. and 10 did the art Of prntin
J., and the manufacture of paper. I'll
=, Chinese invented movable types In I'll
i, middle of the eleventh century. ~
=, years before Gutenberg. They ais
y, made silks long before Europe. an
w porcelain that has never been eqliale
by Europe. Truly. Asia Is the Grad
of the race. ON the original ideas {
the Persians. the Arabians. the Hi
docs and the Chinese our modern $,
, cicty has been built.
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When Edwin Arnud gave Il
Light of Asia" to the world II quart,
of u century ago he rendered Il 81
" vice. both great and unique. to Il
W Engish.spcaking world. Through h
combination of gifts. linguistic. poe
cal. religious. he brought the soul
IS. the Orient into touch. superficial !
ps doubt hut still into touch. with Il
souls of myrlads Of men ana women
the Occldent. His gifts he used aga
l., for the Mahommcdan lands and Il
Japan rs he had used them for Ind
:, aud Buddhism. 1t IL difficult enOu,
to enter into the inner life OF men
ones own race. 1t IL vastly more ii
ticult to comprehend the inner life
p other races, whose scales OF values (
II fer 50 widely from our own. And y,
rs this world shrinks yearly year, u
der mans expanding intelligence, tn
- sympathetic understanding of 9th
an races must he won. Without it ca
90 tact can mean only conflict. With
-. alone Is there hope for the solution
y the many. sided problem of the rae,
Sir Edwin Arnold was n pioneer,
missionary of sympathy between d
=" tant lands, II builder of peace. His y,
ne vices wei. deserve the remembran
nv Of coming generations.
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Not long ago 2.,otu pounds of C,
ton raised In the African colonies
I'm Germany We're shipped to that corl
try The small consignment was
~, ceivcd enthusiastically by the colt
NV spinners, who saw In it Il promise
rel greater things-Of the coming of [
day when they will be independent
the American product. The Unit
,,. States began the cultivation Of colt
w on n small scale \ few bags shlpp
"a, 10 England l2O years ago were
w fused admission ut the custom hon
on the ground that the United Stat
could not produce so much cotton. .
''' though the German colonies in @;
and west Africa raise only II little q
ton now they may be raising II 20
M deal n century hence. The German )
al. calists are OPPOSED to tine colonial pc
J fv nt thair pllntIl llIt tEpV ara