Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-08-07

denizens Of the Lake Shore drive. who
do not have to pay for the trees In
front OF their homes, or care for them
either, as they are bought, planted and
cared for by the Lincoln Park Com
missioners out Of the taxes paid w
the poorer class Of people. who must
also pay for their own trees. II a
Lake Shore aristocrat wants his trees
trimmed they are trimmed free Of
charge to him, but at the expense Of
poorer taxpayers. The poor man who
wants to cut a dead limb OF Of tree
must 30 down to the City Hall and
pay for the privilege. He cannot
plant tree without taking out per.
nit and paying we'll for It. The r..
suit Is that people who spent years
raising fine trees will now let ..en,
die. before they will add to their al.
ready heavy taxes by toadying to =
fad. We believe that an ordinance
should be passed forbidding the cut.
ting down Of trees. but this ordinance
insures the death Of thousands Of
lnem because people will refuse far.
ther to care for them. This forester
ordinance IL illegal because 1t denies
to property owners the easement,
which Of right they possess, to their
property frontage. 1t should be re
pealed in the interest Of the public
and of the trees.
The family doctor isn't necessarily
man Of family.
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A man In New York ate ten pounds
Of beefsteak at q sitting. He omitted
potatoes. as the price was too high.
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Often man will think very little
Of the hereafter until his time comes
to die, and then he can think Of moth.
Ing else.
The race horse takes no pride in
race. He would much prefer to re-
main at home discussing the merits
Of his oats.
Special interest will follow the ca.
reers Of those two Chinese youths who
were In the graduating class at West
Point this year, and who now 60 back
home to play the part Of leaven In
the lump Of the Celestial Empires
army. .-...
The weight OF medical opinion has
been steadily against DR.. Koch. the
great German physician, In his con.
| tention that tuberculosis In cattle Is
| a different disease from tuberculosis
In human beings. and cannot be trans.
mitted from one to the other. Unex.
pected light has been thrown upon
the matter by a sad occurrence which
happened at the government expert.
ment station at Bethesda. Md. Sew.
eral children of employees OF the sta.
tion died under circumstances which
made an autopsy desirable. 1t was
found that death had been caused by
tuberculosis Of the glands of the neck
and the intestines. Further investi.
cation disclosed the fact that the milk
on which they had been fed came
from certain cows supposed to be
healthy. but found on examination to
be afflicted exactly as the children
were, with tuberculosis OF the neck
and intestines. The fact. although not
conclusive, Is against the opinion Of
DR.. Koch.
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More and more Is manual labor be-
Ing displaced by machinery. Take 1t
on the farms In the United States. for
instance. Seed potatoes are now cut
and planted by machinery. A self
feeder on the threshing machine dis
places two men. Blast stackers and
gasoline engines as applied in agricul'
ture have abolished the constant an
nual labor OF 10000 men.
The hand shearer has been sup
planted by a machine on stock farms