Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-06-11

Nh'" fo'hihS IuOIeNs
Miss Anthony evidently doesn't believe |
all these stories about women and the |
trousers pockets.
A Detroit Judge has ruled that a
man has a right to spank his wife II
she Is disobedlent. The Judge Is a
bachelor. but he needn't worry. 1t Is
safe TO say that there's many n girl in
Detroit now who would be willing to
become his wife just for the purpose
of teaching him n few things.
Wash baby clean and dress him I'D
real pretty and he will resist all nd.
vances with the most superlative cross.
ness, but let him eat mOln sses. ginger
bread and fool around the coal nod for
half an hour, and he will nestle bis
dear little curly head close up to your
clean shirt bosom and be just the Gun.
ningest little rascal in all the world.
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During the progress OF breach of
promise suit at Wichita, Kan, 1t was
brought out that the defendant sent to
the plaintiff ten -million.million
kisses. and all that 1t cost him for their
shipment was a 2-cent postage stamp.
Still we have to pay about the same
old rates OH coal and furniture.
| There are SO many advantages to he
gained by an independent farm life
since we have telephones, free mail de.
livery. good roads and constant push
for the broadening Of these services.
that I do not wonder that SO many
who left the roof.tree for positions In
the cities should turn their feet again
toward the farm, where they can once
more drink in the pure air and bathe
IN the sunshine which turns all nature
into loneliness, writes correspondent
In the Agricultural Epitomist. Farm.
ing Is not what It was 40 years ago:
education In the different branches of
agriculture has made II n science and
its broadening influence has SO effect.
ually wrought transformation In
character that the soil tillers Of to-day
have left behind the life of drudgery
through the adopting Of more scientific
methods. and research into the In.
tricate workings Of nature. No one II
better fitted than the farmer to pos
sess a character upon which our ma.
ton may ever depend to uphold the
laws of government and public author.
ity in times of peace and make brave
soldiers in time of war. Here Ii the
nucleus Of the power that springs from
; the heart near to nature, ana imparts
a desire to live patriot to his cOun
: try. an honor to his state, a blessing
to his community. ana a helper Of his
neighbOr. while engaged In one Of the
i most honorable ana. clevating Occupa
p lions given to man.
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n Here IL a fine idea from West Vir
2 ginia. The Agricultural Experiment
:. Station has entered on practical cam
/. pnign for the improvement Of rura
4 school grounds throughout the State
!. As n starter, one school yard In each
county IL to he beautified by land
n scape gardener. There will he trees
= suEuDutIy uIu uOWeIS, uuu u tuOIouBh
y effort to make real beauty spots OF
= plots that are now unsightly. There
isn't more dismal appearing spot or
:. earth than the average country schOo
=, yard. Generally 1t IL a stable lot
grown up to weeds and Uttered with
= lunch remnants, old newspapers and
y other debris. In the center IL wealth
er.beaten building. ugly inside and out
. Its walls and smoky ceilings would bt
n an incentive to suicide. II 1t were moi
for the natural jubilancy Of childist
spirits. A little money. properly used
l. would put the h0melike touch on thu
y interior. and make the grounds grea,
q garden. And 1t Is fact that the chill
II dren. even In the most bOisterOus OF
|s country schools. can be interested II
II the useful life that lies outside Of theil
Ie books. They will grow flowers. II they
II have chance and an example to fol
Is low. They will absorb love for thu
20 beautiful. II they have the opportunity
a. and 1t Is a thing that will make then
n. better men and women. Perhaps ther'
n. was time when few parents wOult
" have sneered ut these school beautify
i. ing plans. asserting that fads wer'
Of only another name for fOOlishness. Blu
N most Of that folly has been educate'
a out Of humanity. In the city as well a
X. the country, and In future education
10 Is to be made, as far as possible,
10 pleasure. and. as little rs may be.
II task. The West Virginia experiment
ne commendable and worth watching.
c. ~
oi According to recently issued censu
II bulletin, the real rank Of cities Is no
" always indicated by the order In whic
n they stand In the tables Of population
or Some great centers have a consider
H. able part of their massed pOpulatiO
ne lying outside the municipal bOunda
H. ries. Boston Is good example,: abOu
twelve hundred thousand people liv
in sight of the State House dome. an
less than six hundred thousand G
them are governed by the Boston may
W. or. Other cities have annexed far int
sd the farm lands OF the adjacent couI
ne try. 1t Is customary to speak of til
population of State, lin proportion
its size" Such a comparison is Sc
dom made Of cities. although II Nigh
C. NOT Ia unintapnS tino ujtt sh,,rp for a,