Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-08-06

more than that, she is the more sym.
pathetic and generous neighbor and |
the more noble soul.
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A writer for New York newspaper
gives another reason for the why.men.
don't go to.church query. 1t IL this:
Men dislike to have the plate pOked
under their noses ut every service" In
wOrd-stinginess. He has hit the
nail ON the head as respects n type Of
men. They are quite willing, and, on
the whole, rather anxious their wives
should attend church. They believe
the church Is n good thing. but they
slirk any responsibility for its mainte.
nance. Now. When these men go to
the ball park they do not object to
having the money box pokcd under
their noses. When they go to the thea
ter they do not go into their pockets
grumblingly. When they attend lee.
ture they are not offended IL asked to
pay. When they Join lodge they vii.
lingly give up limitations fees and pay
the dues. but the church--tncir sense
| Of delicacy and fitness revOlts when
l. the deacOns put the plate under their
| noses. or course when there II a fu-
| neral In the house this sort Of ObjcctOr
knows he can have the service Of the
| church ana the minister free. And
when he dies some kindly soul from
the pulpit will read the prayers over
his clay. The truth Is, men generally
ought to feel under greater obligations
TO support the churches. The burden
should not fall heavily upon Il few
faithful ndhcrents. What sort of a
community would you have without
the churches? What would your real
estate he worth?
The freedom of the press TO com.
mcnt on ana criticlse the official con.
duct of judges on the bench Is always
involved In more or less doubt Some
editors are ut times guilty of discuss
Ing pending cases In u manner that
clearly tends to prejudice the issues in
vOlved. Some judges are so greatly
concerned with their personal dignity
rs to regard any discussion from II
point of view that differs with their
own rs improper and deserving Of pun.
ishment for contempt. Nevertheless u
satisfactory mean between the two ex-
tremes should not be difficult to estab.
lish. and the decision recently handed
down by United States Circuit Judge
Pritchard In North Carolina will be
helpful toward that end. The case be.
fore him was that Of Editor Daniels
Of the Raleigh News and Observer,
who had been fined $1,000 for con.
tempt by District Judge Purnell, be.
cause the editor had criticised the
courts action In regard to u railroad
receivership. Judge Pritchard released
the editor, ana remarked In the course
of his opinion: III Judges charged
with the administration of the law IRE
not to be criticised OH account Of their
official conduct the liberty Of the press
Is abridged and the rights OF individ.
uals imperiled." 1t will freely be nd
mltted by the vast majority of editors
that the fair administration of jus.
tice through the established mechan-
ism of the courts Is the great desldcra-
tum. Any comment that will tend to
prejudice u pending cause IL greatly
to be avoided. However, after the de-
cisiOn Is rendered the court ana its acts
become fair subjects for comment, and
even during the hearing of Il case there
Is often much that may be said with
out giving any just cause of complaint.
Judge Prltchards opinion will help the
editors cause rs against the too irri-
table or too self-impOrtant judge. 1t
should not encourage the editor to
abuse his rights by turning freedom
into license. With fairness and mOder-
alton on the part of both editor ana
judge there Is 10 reason why the pub
lie expression of opinion on judicial
subjects should lead to any undesira.
bic complications
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Only mother! She won't care IL we
leave her alone; she doesn't mind. Only
mother! You wanted u tennis racket
and she gave you the money that she
was saving for calico gown. But
she didn't need the gown; she said SO.
Only mother! She hasn't.had anything
new this summer. But 1t Is different
with her; she Is old and you are young.
or course 1t il natural that you should
want frills and rutiies; she doesn't care
for them. Only mother! She wouldn't
enjoy the picnic Besides. she hasn't
time to go; there Is work to be done.
She told you 30. Why, bless her. she
had ''lOts" rather stay at home and
finish that wedding In the garden.