Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-09-24

Chairman Of the Republican County
In the same pcntcniiary 10 whicl, This
bank president Is committed u man IL |
serving six years for stealing II chick.
en-. In giving an account of the rich |
prisoners dcmcanor the press reports |
say he took his sentence very calmly"
M doubt Of II. And so did the judge
who sentenced Him take the sentence
calmly to suit the sense Of
Justice Of decent people. It Is said
that socialism is on the Increase In
this country. There Is no doubt of IL.
Aud the reasons are plain. One reason
may easily he discovered IN the modern
instance just rccitrl. The socialist can
hold up this deadly parallel and say.
"'rhat Is Justice rs II Is cXcmpliflsl
under your present system of society!
How do you like IT." The man In
charge of u bank who lOots Il Is ten
times mcancr than the ordinary rObbcr.
The banker rObs those who trust him.
lie is about the only man IN the com.
nunity who Is permitted 10 handle
funds without u bond. Whcr no proves
rrcrcamt to, his tris, he strikes Il body
blow at confidence. He should receive
the maximum punishment ana that
maximum should he Imprisonment for
life. The people are slowly fOrmu.
la,ug this belief: If you steal Il little
you will get the limit. IT you steal
enough you will h. let of easy. That
il a dangerous belief. but not 50 dan
ycro,,s as the facts that 20 To make NJ
the belief.
Everybody. male and female. old and
young. ought 10 learn to swim. Some
people try all their lives to learn to
swim AMI do not succeed. They dO not
appear to hc timid or afraid of the
water, ami they follow faithfully all
the instructions given them. ana yet
they make no progress whatever. The
ability To swim will not always save
u mans life. lie may fall into the
water from such height and plunge
50 deep rs never to regain control of
himself. The water may bc 50 cold
as to paralyzc him ana stop his breath
He may he 50 far from help that hls
strength will give ont. lIc may have
on so many clothes that they may sink
him. \ man may even drown because
he Is u good swimmer. Ills very cX-
pertncss may make him reckless, and II
he IL of u heroic turn he Il apt to lose
his life trying to save others. All this
does not alter the fact that people
should he able to swim. The ability to
swim six feet or keep aioat for i've
minutes may save their lives and cn.
able them TO save others. Then the
, ability to swim delivers them from an
inOrdlnatc dread Of the water. In any
| ordinary situation where the shore IL
not distant and the water Is not cold
they could not regard plunge In any
other light than rs lauglable ndvcn-
turc when otherwise 1t Is II matter of
life and death. Tho pleasure of life
are greatly enhanced for the man who
even knows that he could swim u few
yards. Learning to swim IL one of the
most lnScrutablc things In human M
turc. What does It consist In: Every
one has seen beginners make all the
strokes correctly and still sink 10 the
bottom. by and by these same begin
ncrs will make the same strokes AMI
ilOat on top of the water. What Is the
difference In their movements! 1t ap'
pears to DC nothing but confidence In
ones self, and, strange 10 say, when
| this confidence Is once acquired 1t Is
never lost, though Il person may not
20 into the water for ten years. IN
some places people learn 10 swim by
using II rcdurblc float of some kind
This may he Il plank made In sections
that are screwed tokcthcr, The pupil
learns 10 swim on the whole plank and
then gradually reduces 1t In size unit
he Is able to dispense with it altogeth
en- This Is II simple AMI cheap eXpe
dicnt and leaves no excuse for anyone
who cannot swim.
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Hr. William Frye, of Kansas city,
is not the first man who has lost his
| SuNlliSS, nor VIII III W. NV "S'' iie
decided that banks We're not safe, and
did what countless unwise persons
have donc-hid his hoard In his home
That meant that his home was nc
longer II safe place to live In. The
average houscbreaker is not going to
take chances for the sake of plated
forks and spoons, or for valnables that
are too heavy to move, but the hoard
that is kept behind u picture, or undel
the edge of the carpet, or In II feather
bed. or n dozen other places made
common by constant use ms hiding
places for money, Is quite certain II
he visited by deft and thicvlng fingers
sooner or later This man who wa'
afraid of banks gathered together
SG.520-thc savings OF lifetime-tiet
it up In II bag hid 1t In his house. Now
he is practically penniless, ana house
breakers have the money. His case h