Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-07-31

grown larger and larger. until now 1t
Is said they constitute fully one.fourth.
II is not at all unlikely that before
many years have passed they will
make up one.half. although such q
possibility was little dreamed Of q
generation ago.
Congratulations to Papa Alfonso Of
Spain! He Is a lucky monarch. He
wanted a girl baby this time, and
girl 1t Is.
We now have society to promote
the travel Of dogs in frst-class cars.
Thus does the race march onward and
upward to its moral goal.
Another monster comet with q tire.
mendous tail Is said to be menacing
the earth" Suppose 1t wouldn't do
any good to muzzle its tail?
Mrs. Belmont says that most women
at the age Of IS hate men. Well. they
marry them to reform their bad traits
and gradually learn to like them.
Think Of King Alfonso's growing
family. and reflect upon the POSSIBLE
ity that q third Of century hence
he himself may be the father.in.law
Of Europe.
Yellow Jackets invaded q Georgia
church while services were in prog.
ress. but II any Of the brethren
prayed for deliverance they did It
while running.
An automobile chauffeur. who reck.
lessly ran over O child In New York
and killed him. has been convicted
Of granddaughter and sent to jail on
q long sentence. The possession Of
power--even when It Ia only applied
se.power-carries responsibilities.
Russia has the cholera. which IL q
little worse than having the grand
dukes with which. that country has
been afiicted.
Women may not be saveges, a. Pro
lessor Starr insists. but did you ever
tell one Of them that her baby didn't
know anything?
A Judge recently asked q child wit
ness. where do the liars GOT" The
child thought It was to q certain place
but others believe they 90 down to the
assessors once to return their per
sonal taxes.
Franking privileges were great!
abused In days gone by. The govern
ment employees friends shared In hi,
opportunities. In a letter written b.
Wordsworth In 1916 the poet said
by means Of friend In London
can have my letters free. His nam'
Is Lamb. and II you add an e. to hi
name he will not open the letters. Di
rect as below. without anything fur
Their. MFR. Lambe. India House, Lon
dom" Coleridge. too. saw that post
age saved was postage earned. ant
made use of the Mr.. Lamb of the In
dia House--Chprles Lamb.
| potrtottou, hos hocouro tho hosl. a,
great American industry. Because
OF the amazing increase Of patriots
sentiment in this country during tn
last decade the manufacture Of Amer
lean flags has quadrupled. More thai
three million star.spangled banners an
nually are made Of silk and bunting
but these form only a small portion o
the total number Of United States nag
that are born. that live and die be
tween January and January. In n
mote farming districts. where to-
years ago the national colors wer
rarely seen. every suitable occasion
witnesses Q dag display. The flag ha
been added to the household gods fror
Maine to California and from the Gull
OF Mexico to the Canadian line. 81
far az individual popularity is cor
csrned. II ranks with the hrecracker
on Independence Day. and outrank
all else on that day Of national pal
riotic observance. May 80.
II IL stated that the War Depart
ment can find no warrant for droppinl
Captain Peter Hams from the rolls