Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1905-02-04

line municipal Judge.
the survey, and set up monuments to
mark the line. For the first time since
the American colonies separated from
the mother country, the northern
boundary Of the country is fully de.
fined, along its entire length.
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Russia threatens to do awful things
TO China IL the latter country doesn't
begin right away to be more careful
about preserving neutrality. Perhaps
Russia expects, In case China doesn't
heed. that the Japs will sit still and
: wait while she runs over to administer
the slapping.
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1t Is said that the stroke Of lions
, paw is the third strongest force In the
animal world. The first Is the blow of
whales tail ana the second the kick
of II giraffe. People who can speak
from experience will be likely, how
ever. to cling to the old belief concern.
ing the power appertaining to the hind
legs of mule.
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The Cleveland board Of public ser.
vice has been called upon to decide
whether woman may be arrested for
washing dishes 50 early In the morn
Ing that the rattling Of them disturbs
the nelghbors. The question need
cause 10 general alarm. The matter
seems to he In competent hands, and
doubtless stern measures Of repression
or warning will be taken In time to
check the spread Of the evil.
One acre In five Of Il wonderfully
rich agricultural valley was sold under
foreclosure Of mortgage during a year
Of stringency and low prices. To-day
the occupants of the same land are
prosperous and happy, ana all because
of the larger reward which now fol-
lows their husbandry. The impetus
which recent prices OF cotton have Civ.
on the South can hardly be Overesti.
mated. The factory operative of the
cities should remember. as he pays Il
little more for his barrel OF -four or
for his cotton shirt, what this add.
tional price means to those who raise
the great staples Of life. Live ana let
live!
\ boy went up to the desk In pub.
lie library not long ago with the re.
quest, Il want story In rhine called
'Sohrab and Rustum.' Can you tell
me where III find it," After the boy
had secured the book the librarian re.
marked, "rhere Is compliment to
Matthew Arnold. That boys desire
for the book is proof more positive
than all the criticisms, that 'Sohrab
AMI Rustum' has life In 1t, has blood
and tears In It," This same librarian
said. also, that the children of the poor
rcnd the classics much more eagerly
than the children of the well.to.dO. 1t
Is from thu children who are devour-
Ing the classics with the eagerness of
hungry souls that the producers of the
classics of the future will come.
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A couple of years ago 737 million
aire who are citizens of New York
City were unOfiicially named and the
approximate accuracy of the list was
never questioned. Many Of these were
multimilliOnaires. The property which
makes some Of them milliOnalres is
largely taxed In real estate, but It
would be an absurdly small estimate
to say that the whole number given
had an average of 100000 each in
personal property, Yet the assessor
this year Is able to call the roll of but
eight New Workers who confess TO as
much as $1,OOO.OOO of personality, and
these eight are taxed for only $l5,5OO,-
coo altogether!
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Lord CurZOn's return to India ma
viceroy for an additional term beyond
that for which lie was originally ap.
pointed. calls attention to the success
OF the British In finding the right men
for administering the affairs of gov
eminent In their colonies, and their
wisdom In keeping the successful pub
lie servant In office The case OF Lord
Cromer, as the British representative
In Egypt, Is another illustration of the
point. ana Lord Miner is regarded.
even by those who disappr0ve his pol.
Icy In South Africa, as a brilliant ad-
ministratOr. The Americans did not
fall much, II at oil, behind the British
when they We're called upon to solve
similar problems. Judge Taft proved,
In the Philippines, that he was an ad-
ministrator of the first rank, and Gov.
Wright, his successor, belongs In the
same class.
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The country boy has been extolled
as the boy par excellence. He u said
to have the rugged frame. the steady
habits and the earnestness and gravity
essential to the making Of The man
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