Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1905-04-08

as he was, but he knows more than
he did.
Maxim Gorky is said to be studying
English. That looks like convincing
evidence that some enterprislng
American lecture bureau has opened
negotiations.
Uncle Russell S,lgc may not he one
of the ten men who arr to own this
country In the near future. but he'd
like to see them get his share Of 1t
away from him!
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lIoch. the Chicago Blucbearti, never
married u woman who could not sup
ply him funds sufficient to pay her fu.
neral expenses and for his next honey.
moon.
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II Is interesting to learn that Jan !
falls on Sunday fourteen times during
| the present century" still there Il
nothing that can be done. The world
will have to try to make the best Of 1t.
Susan II. Anthony Is ~ years old
| and admits it. Alice Roosevelt Is u
AMI makes no secret of the fact. But
between Susan ami Alice are many
woman who would rather not tell.
~oe
\ manuscript poem that was sold by
Poe for - has recently been purchased
for $1,000. After reading the poem we
are inclined to believe that Poe got at
least ~ cents too much.
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| Dr. Oslrr now says he was only JOk.
Ing when he advocated the rhlOrOfOrn.
ing Of men when they reach the age of
~. The doctors humOr Is of the cryp.
tic order.
| The minister who tOld young Rookie.
| fellcr's Bible class to keep their lamps
filed with oil evidently intended to try
10 make them forget their Instructor IL
In Europe.
| King Alfonso Of Spain declares that
he Is going to choose his wife without
any help and marry only the one who
will make him happy. That boys con.
tidcncc In himself il simply sublime.
To the average circus patron who
has gazcd on the one. hOrnrl animal
through the bars. the flesh Of rhlnOce.
ros II just rs tempting to the palate
as the painted woodwork Of his cage.
Political forms touch the life Of the
people Intimately. Thus. under mon.
archy or u theOcracy or an Ollgarchy. a
man with long hair passes for Il poet.
whereas under republic he IL thought
10 be paying an election bet merely.
One OF ROckefellers college prOfes.
sOrs says women are not good mathe-
maticians. Yet he will have to admit
that wOmen's figures are generally
considered superior TO those Of college
professors.
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\ member of the Colorado I.egisla.
ture Is reported to have refused 81 800
for his vote. Let the crOakers who
| have been claiming that we send only
cheap men to our legislatures know
about this.
In the streets Of st. Petersburg
every third person wears crepe" says
the Associated Press correspondent.
| And all because of their rulers desire
for more of n frozen land Oh the other
side Of the world.
Mr.. Eckels says there Is too much
clamOr and too little thought. There
Is something In the idea, but Mr.. Eek
els will have to put it into the shape
of n magazine article ii he expects
anybody TO pay any attention to him.
In former years when the cattle
growers were receiving better prices
ana consumers were getting cheaper
meat, the by-products from which the
| packers now say they derive all their
profits were, many of them, unutllzel.
4 floating item says an average hen
brings in an income OF 81 Il year to
her owner. This statement must have
been based on statistics compiled in u
former age, before the prosperity be-
gan, ana does the modern hen great In
| justice.
A man after having had Disagree
able experience with lady who was
able TO wine m the floor with him nh.