Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-09-03


be to the benefit Of all concerned. For
example. in divorce bill filed the 9th.
or day by a man who may be called |
Smith 1t Is charged that Mrs. Smith |
threw plates ut him. pOked his head
through Il mirror, struck him with a |
teapot. pulled his hair. slapped his face |
and frequently kicked him out Of the |
house. Mrs. Smith. 1t Is quite evident. |
is a strenuous lady, whose life with
Smith Is certain to be mOnOtOnOus. On
the same day woman whom we may
designate as Mrs. Jones filed bill
against her husband alleging that he
pinchcd her. threatened to shoot her.
swore at her, attempted to choke her
and-crowning Outrage-tOre up her
dresses. We can readily understand
that Jones is altogether too lively for
Mrs. Jones' happiness. But suppose
there could be a readjustment: sup.
pose the peace-lOving and amiable Mr..
Smith and the equally docile Mrs.
Jones could join their fortunes. leav-
ing the militant and energetic Mr.
Jones to wed the snappy Mrs. Smith
would not that adjust matters nice.
ly? Would not everyone declare that
the wcll-mated couples were lust
made for each other" and would not
the divorce courts have some leisure,
instead of working eight.hOur shifts,
as they are obliged to do nowadays?
The idea Is worth considering. If the
courts are to separate mismated
! couples, why not give them the added
power of mating obviously congcnial
people?
Civil engineers in all parts of the
world are watching the Isthmus of
| est. Through their technical maya
zines they have been Informed of the
nature of the great work to be done.
ana although they may never have any
| personal interest In the matter, they
have n deep professional pride In the
solution Of the problems with which
their brothers will contend. 1t Is the
opinion of the experts that Western
men ana Western methods will dig the
! great canal. This Is not merely be-
/ cause the chief engineer, John i. Wal
lace, Is Il Western man. With the ex-
ception Of some great bridges and the
construction of the subways In Boston
and New York. the East has not for u
long time had any really important on.
cheering task to perform. The West.
on the other hand, has had. In the
building of the Chicago drainage canal.
one of the greatest engineering under.
takings of the world, and performed 1t
with wonderful ease, dispatch and sue
cess. This Is due largely to the inge.
the work. Every undertaking Of this
kind IL n great gambling game-legiti-
mate, Of course, but still a gambling
game. Contractors on the Chicago
drainage canal rlsked hundreds OF
thousands Of dollars on the cOnstruc.
ton of new excavatlng devices In the
hope of saving cent cubic yard;
ana the cent they saved made for
tunes for them. The fruit Of this cOur-
age and ingenuity IL travelling cable
bridges. revolving derricks, new lin.
clines," pneumatic dumping cars,
steam shovels larger and more power
full than were ever used before, new
steam drills and "channeling ma.
chimes" These devices will all be
brought into requisltiOn for the ire
mendous task which the United States
has undertaken at Panama; ana more
important still, the habit OF mind
which created them, by going straight
to the root of every new problem, will
also be available. That Is why cngi-
neers look to see the work done ut n
speed and price which will set n
standard for the world for years to
come.