Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1910-04-09

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doubt. Did Eliza cross the ice?
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Philander Knox, Jr., has begun his
career as q married man by selling
two automobiles. He has evidently
discovered that It will keep him busy
supporting a wife on 500 month.
Animated by a burning ambition to
do good and make his countrymen
happy, a distinguished investigator
hastens to assure everybody that the
prices of things were just as high In
1887 as they are now. II not little
higher.
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Another fashion note: The value Of
the wings taken by Japanese poachers
OIL the protected islands of Laysan and
Lisiansky, near Hawaii, and captured
by the United States revenue service,
reaches one hundred and twelve thou.
sand dollars. They cost the lives Of
three hundred thousand terms, petrels
and albatrosses.
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Four hundred and fifty.nine dollars
Is the amount which young man
working as day laborer saved in two
years. He had insisted In an argu.
ment that a laborer can save money,
and to prove his point announced that
he would save four hundred dollars in
twenty.four months. He worked for
eleven different men in that time. and
the highest wage he received was forty
dollars month. But he demonstrated
that a man can save money II he is
willing to make an effort.
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1t Is interesting to note the manner
in which the various States Of our
Union attract the immigrants from
different old world countries. The
preferences cannot in many cases be
accounted for but they exist, Arm as
the rock Of Gibraltar. nevertheless.
Take the Turks, for instance. 1t 10 al.
most necessary to get out extradition
papers to induce a Turk to go to Ar.
kansas. When the 1900 census was
taken there were In the United States
1910 countrymen Of the Sultan, but the
whole State Of Arkansas could show
but one Turk. The Turk who comes
to this country Is more than likely to
head straight for Massachusetts,. Don't
ask the reason why, because nobody
knows. Arkansas Is also Stunned by
the Portuguese. The records do not
show that there Is a Portuguese In
that State. They. almost without ex'
ceptiOn, settle In California or Massa'
chusetts.
A R0umanian. on the other hand.
cannot be taken into Massachusetts,
unless he Is sealed In box car and
shipped over the border before he can
| beat his way through the roof There
are only 1913 Roumanians In the State.
though there are 10000 In New York.
200 In Pennsylvania and enough In
other places to bring the total for the
country UP to $4,000. Next to Massa'
chusets the Roumanian gives the wide
berth to Maine. Nevada and Vermont
In these three States there IL not q
single one OF his nationality.
Scotchmen prefer New York or Penn
sylvania, with Massachusetts as a
third choice. The only States the
Sc0tchman really fights shy OF are tho
southern States.
When Dutchman comes here tho
only thing he can see In the country
IL Michigan. There are 100000 Hol
hnders In the United States, OF whom
Michigan has 10000. Years ago the
Dutch formed settlement west Of
Grand Rapids on the shore OF Lake
Michigan. They prospered and seat
home favorable reports. and Other
Dutchmen Joined them. To this da!
they have retained their compact SO
cial organization, and almost all :.
their old habits OF mind.
In the same way that the Dutcf
have formed the habit Of going t.
Michigan the Swedes have formed thu
habit Of going to Minnesota. Give ;
Swede car fare to West Virginia am
he would Jump of the train to wall
to the late Gov. Johnson's old State,
Frenchmen who come to Americ'
prefer New York, California, or Penn
sylvania, though they will stand 70
Indiana on q pinch.
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| The worst evil that can befall dos
It need not be said. Ia to be lost. write
an animal lover. The very words los
dog" calls up such pictures of canin
misery as can never be forgotten b.
those who have witnessed them.
have seen lost dog, lame. emaciated
wounded, ,fOotsore. hungry an
thirsty. and yet suffering 30 intensel
from fear and loneliness and despair
from the mere sense OF being lost-a
to be absolutely unconscious OF hi
bodily condition. The mental agon
was 80 much greater that It swallowe
up the physical pain. A little Bosto
terrier. lost In q great city for two o
three days. became 90 wrecked In hi
nervous system that no amount of car
or petting could restore him to eQus
nimity and It was found necessary I
kill him. Oh, reader. pass not by tn
lost dog! Succor him II you can; pr,
serve him from what 10 worse tina
death. 1t Ia easy to recognize him
the look Of nervous terror In his ey'
by his dropping tail, by his uncertai