Chicago eagle., 1904-02-06

cicty and business. Men most con
spicuOuSly desired in society have fat.
tened on bribery and false prctenscs.
| Some of them have been honorcd with
public office. Nothing could he more
respectable than they. They are our
| nobility. rs able to ride over the scru.
| pies of classes below them us the no.
| hility of birth once rode over plcbeian
| bodies which blocked the streets. The
| exposures In Wall street may diminish
| the prestige of success" rs accumu-
| lating wealth by disregarding honesty
! is called. IL they do they will accom-
| plish II profound Improvement PLUCK,
skill and determination" says II hu.
mOrist. will in time work wonders.
but they get much quicker returns py
working suckers"
~tcSA
In the death Of Citizen" George
| Francis Train there passes from
among men II figure most eccentric and
pathetic. AS an erritic genius. full of
apparent cntradictiOns and brilliant
achievement. he stood unique among
the psychological wonders of his time.
| SO eccentric was he and yet so potcn.
| tial in performance and so cOmplete
and brilliant In his mastery of great
| undertakings. that he excited the IN.
| tcrcst and wondcrmcnt of all who
canlr IN touch with his odd PERSONAL
ty. With our vague AMI confused no.
tons regarding the human intellect
| la, NJ t,l. fi.,t. I.x,t,
sanity and insanity. not many men
will care TO take the responsibility Of
| passing upon the mental soundness OF
| George Francis Train. 1t is recalled
| that very few men of learning aud
sense did not believe him insane even
| during the later years of his life. when
he Withdrew himself from contact with
men aud sought the cOmpaniOnshiI,
and acquaintance of children and
| birds. \ builder of ships. organizer of
the Union Pacific Railway. founder of
the city of Omaha. u vigorous and vir.
| lie writer. Il deep philosopher. n globe.
| trottcr and Il dwcller in many climes.
u promoter of great and daring enter.
| priscs. Citizen" Train was u marvel
Of initiative and energy. lie added to
his manifold experiences by being
thrown into Jail fifteen times without
being guilty of u crime. Whether sane
or insane. Train was remarkable for
| genius and possessed of the uncOI,.
pucrablc american spirit" that fear.
lcssly dciicd all opposition and swept
all obstacles aside. Even in the sud
decline of his powers he gave flashes
of genius that made him u strnngly
interesting us well as Il most pathetic
personality.
| The people Of the United States
have. in the past Tive or six years.
bought large number Of pianos. This
instrument has come. but an old and
| valued friend. the mclodeon or parlOr
organ. has gone: and there are those
who think that II came just Il little
nearer To the family life, and IL Il little
dcarcr to the memory of those who
have gone out into the world. than its
more prctentiOus successor can ever
bc. The parlor organ belonged to Il
simpler age than this--thc prc-bicycic
prc-telcphonc. pre.rural delivery age
1t was II good. honest instrument, fin,
enough. as It's name indicated. to p,i,
In the parlOr, yet inexpensive enough
for n man of small means to buy with
out any severe strain. Once bought
what u change II made In the family
life! IL became Instantly the heart and
center of 1t. The nclglibOrs began to
come In more frequently. and together
for u ''sing." The boys stayed at home
Oftcncr. nnd lid Their part tOwar,
making the "sing' u success. The
quality Of music which this humble IN
strument produced may bc technical,
inferior to that which the piano pro
duccs. but II was not spiritually Oi
emOtiOnnlly infcrlor-rnther the con
trnry. one could execute upon II tn,
livclicst Jig or the merricst cOllcg,
song. yet its especial field was tn,
music Of the Old.fashioncd hymns, til,
sweet old.tlme ballads and slmpl,
songs which touch the heart becaus,
they are true to life.
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or all the exhibits Of the early veal
none IL more imposing nor of wider In
terest than that Of the life insurlnc,
organizations. These annual shOwing'
of what life insurance really Is, what Il
means. how 1t stands ana what II |,
doing are the source of attention nnt
; pride to hundreds of thousands of fam
lilies directly Interested In the state
mcnts In question. Great arrays o
figures. remarkable lists OF responsi
bic managerial names and high Ofiicla
Endorsements of the grand total foot
ings characterize the tabulated state
ments, while sound logic ana good
: vigorous English are features of thos'
which have assertions or arguments Il
present. They tell OF II remnrkabl,
Iycnrly story Of protection to the fam
lily; of vast sums disbursed Just at tn,
time when the heart Is heaviest an,
the brain most dlstruught of the allie
Walton of distress to bereaved home
ana Of comfort to advancing age. The.
show how mighty are the sums yet 4
bc distributed and the certainty q
their distribution rs soon rs due
Whatever else happens In the realm o
business and finance. II seems To h.
certain that men are determined To In
sure their lives. This Is something
they nr" doing IN and ont of scasO
, and though their fellows are of cours
J dying day 10y day, the growth of III