Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-07-23

Gus enough in the next twenty-five
years. from natural increase. to drive
the Brtons out of South Africa. When
1t comes to natural increase. however.
the British themselves are not so slow.
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A man who died In Connecticut a
few days ago at the age of 130 boosted
that he had chewed and smoked to-.
bacco and used intoxicants all his life
AS usual in such cases. the record
shows that he had to depend on the
generosity of other people for what
he consumed.
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The "song of the shirt" as a manu-.
featuring fact is brief. according to the
Philadelphia Press. which gives the ex-
pericnce of a factory inspector. The
foreman of the factory started Il piece
of cloth on the rounds. and II came out
ready for the customers back In six
and a half minutes. Seven employees
had contributed to the result.
a lawyer in Il courtroom may call
man liar. scoundrel. villain or thief
and no one makes a complaint when
court was adjourned. II a newspaper
prints such reflections OH Il mans
character there is u libel suit or a
dead editor. And this is owing to the
fact that people believe what an edi.
tor says; what Il lawyer says cuts no
figure.
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Fifty-eight years ago, June 10, 1916,
was played the first recorded match
game of baseball. What Il pity 1t had
not taken place two days earlier, on
the anniversary of the battle of Bun
ker Hill! Then II might have symbol
lied the fact that. although the fathers
got put out at first. they kept on and
batted out victory.
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Heroes do not always wear uniforms
and brass buttons. The driver of an
ash.cart in New York saw an autOmo.
bile come rapidly down the street. The
chauffeur was paying 10 heed to what
was ahead. Just then Il 7-year-old boy
rushed across the street. The asllman
turned his cart directly In front of the
automobile and brought 1t to n stand.
still just In time to save the child's
life. He doubtless had u little boy of
his own.
Reciprocity between wheat.consum.
Ing and rice.eating countries has not
yet reached that stage for which be.
levers in reciprocal traue hope. The
| understanding countries pay SD.
| 100000 a year for the rice which they
import. whereas the rice.cOnsuminr
| countries import only $7.5OOOOO worth
| of wheat flour. But the Chinese have
tasted American -four, and are buying
1t In larger quantities every year.
Quinlne IL needed by the natives OF
india as much as postage stamps. IN
the opinion of the paternal government
of that country. for II sells the drug u,
pOstOffices throughout the Indian EN-
pire. When n man has Il chill he goes
to the stamp window and asks for Il
| quarters worth Of ilve-ccnt pills OF
five-grain stamps or five.stnmp pills Of
five-pill stam-well, anyway, the post
master finds out In some way what h,
wants, and sells 1t to him.
Once there were two little grapes
One was good little grape ana mind
ed his mother. The other was bat
little grape. One day the bud LITTLE
grape disobeyed his mother and rolled
off the fruit stand. A ragged little ne
gro boy came along ana ate 1t, but al
the little grape could do was give til,
little boy u stomach ache. The goot
little grape was eaten by rich man
and II gave him nice case Of append
citis. Moral: Mind your mothers. lit
tie folks.
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