Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-09-17


in other general culture courses.
while 1893 were In scientific courses
and 3.472 In agriculture.
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Once every year the soldiers Of the
Civil War who still survive are accus.
toned to gather somewhere for their
national encampment. Three days are
given TO reunions and business meet.
irgs and parade. This practice has
continued so long that It has become
an old story In all the northern haif
of the country; for the Grand Army
has both encumped In Maine and IN
California. 1t Is an old story IN one
sense. but u perennially new one IN
other senses. This year. for the third
time. the Grand Army held Its on.
cnmpmcnt In Boston. The city was
decorated. Of course. and unusually
crowded. There were blue uniforms
and black soft hats everywhere. rhn
same white-haired men marched In
the parade. a little sitter In the knees
and somewhat fewer In number. and
they were cheered from end TO end of
the route. But there was nothing new
about any Of these things. Yet tie
encnmpment rs Il whole did produce
1T always understanding new
and fresh: Il reblrth Of patriotism, n
rrac acknowledgement of the debt due to
these men, u new perception of what
the war cost them. No one can watch
the parade of the veterans without
seeing that the vast majority Of those
In line nre men In moderate circum.
stances. They consider themselves
fortunate indeed that they are able 10
he present mt all. Thousands Of their
old comrades. they will tell you. could
not come because Of the expense. Here
Il the new lesson which the encamp-
mpnt teaches. or tho old lesson which
It constantly repeats-the lifelong sac.
ritice Of the men who fought and
lived. rs well rs the short but com.
plete sacrifice Of those who died. The
war ruined the chances of financial
success for tens of thousands OF sol.
diers. who. II they had been more
selfish and less patriotic. would b.
richer to-day In the goods Of this
world; but how infinitely poorer both
they and we should be In things which
wealth cannot measure or money buy
BOrn unto trouble. there rests babe
ii. the royal palace Of Russia for whom
so out the rejocings OF grent ma.
ton. The accident Of birth has given
IN heir to the throne of the Roman.
offs. From u man of melancholy, II
is announced that the Car has ad
vnnced to chccrfulnrss. ana In the nd.
vent Of his son. the Russian nation,
always superstitiOus, sees an augury
OF wOndrOus things. Analysis OF con-
ditiOns In Russia previous to the great
event which. barring death, has settled
the ROmanof succession, will show
why so much depends upon this little
hoy. The four daughters born to the
Car are mere nOnentities. though
Nicholas had 1t In his power to repeal
the sale law and make them eligible
to the throne. just as Isabella was
made eligible to the Spanish throne by
her father. Ferdinand VII. hut the
Russians nre set against "?etticOat
rule" regardless of the fact that but
little more than Il century ago Gather
inc II. ruled so strcnuously that she
figures in Russian history as the graf,
est monarch since the days of Peter
the Great This thing alone has turned
the people against the Czarlna, who
four times has disappointed them by
giving them what court circles call n
"makeshift' instead Of ruler. 1t has
even been said that she was to he Ill
yOrced. "fOr state reasons much after
the order of the state reasons when
parted Napoleon and Josephine. Tbs
persOn who bore the title of Czarevitch
In the absence of Il direct heir of the
Car Is the uncle of Nicholas, the
Grand Duke Michael, than whom
there Is no more unpopular person In
the whole Russian Empire. The con
tcmpt the Grand Duke holds for his
nephew has never been hidden, and
loyal Russians have resented 1t even
more than the Car himself. 1t Is not
difficult to see, therefore, how the ma.
ton regards the birth of the new
Iomanof Ms n pleasant omen for Rus,
sin and an augury OF better days. For
it has given them back the Czarina,
who at heart Is really loved. ana has
relieved them of the ruling presence
OF the Grand Duke Michael. whose
ascent of the throne would be regard.
ed as a national calamity.
Undoubtedly the Car felt moved ia
great act OF clemency when b.
issued the manifesto on the birth OF
his son, but 1t would be idle to con-
strue 1t as a far-reaching measure Of
reform. Though 1t does provide for
the abolition Of corporal punishment
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