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

summit of Mount Washington. The
distance is eight miles. The best time
made was less than twcnty.ninc min.
utcs. The railroad. which climbs the
mountain on the opposite side. is three
miles long. and the time from base TO
summit Is over an hour. The infer.
cncc il that the automobile has been
brought 10 point where II Is strong,
swift and practical vehicle.
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\ Massachusetts woman who was
for some years I'm inmate of the town
farm saved money while there. and
finally withdrew. married. and set M
her husband In business. Now the
town IL suing her for support: but
that seems Il little out of line with
sound policy. When one of the State.
helped develops energy to become self.
helpful, we might take 1t that the
money spent on him or her was pretty
well invested.
statistics now In course of collation.
ut Washington seem tn Indicate that
the sitting process applied to immi.
grafton ut the country's ports of entry
II, to say the least, defective. Figures
showing the number Of aliens confined
In penal and charitable institutions
have been gathered by special agents
In every State ana Territory. These
figures, 1t Is said. show that thousands
OF foreigners who, under the laws,
should not have been admitted to this
country, have become public charges.
and, as such, liable to deportation ut
the expense of the steamship COM
panles that brought them to the Uni
ted States.
49,
We hear much Of the insanity plea,
but In large number Of cases the plea
Is brought forward after the prisoner
has been convicted. The public sym.
pathy gained for 1t Is largely attributa-
BILE TO II shrinking from capital pun.
ishment and the desire to keep moot.
ed point open to decision ON develop
ments, whereas hanging shuts out all.
The best interests of the community
aside from any consequences to the
criminal, In his favor or against, re-
Quirc the most scrupulous avoidance Of
ill appearance even of injustice or pas.
sion or haste in the iniiictlon of pen.
lltics.
nd ii
.ens, and its postal department and
'ailway privileges have long been nd.
nired by the rest of the world. Now
he government has decided to forbid
PARENTS from saddling their children
with fantastic names. Two children,
named by unmerclful progentors
May First" and "Ribello" Rebeb,
ave been legally chrstened. and the
foolish names have been condemned
~ the courts. Switzerland has truly
, ''paternal" government.
Reports from various parts of the |
COUNTRY show much fewer deaths than |
Usual from Fourth of July accidents. |
NV ''hNoli II lht ItsStIltu sulc ION |
PISTOLS ana blank cartridges. Never
heless there were many dcaths-rar |
90 many--irom lockjaw. Every one
vas clearly traced to n violation of the
aw by some dealer in fire arms or
ire works, ana a violation of parental |
luty In allowing children to have the |
dangerous toys. All these cases de.
erve the widest publicity in order that |
,thcr parents may be warned.
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Russell Sage announces that he |
Doesn't believe any man can make
JO,OoOGOO n year honestly. 1t is safe
o conclude now that "Unclc Russell's"
mutual Income doesn't reach that fig
ne.
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Amateur gamblers soon reduce the
ri Of losing 10 a science.