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THE PUBLIC FORUM RIGHTS OF CHILDREN. Being a married- man with three children, living on the North Side-near "Street erville," I would like to"foiow why my children should be barred from playing in vacant lots under the ju risdiction of the city of Chicago. Furthermore, why said lots should be fenced in from the children of the poorer class while the rich in the im mediate vicinity build playgrounds for their own offspring on lots adjoining, to which they have no title. A. H. Lawler. PORTERS AND TIPS. In the May 5 issue of The Day Book we have read of the injustice done to the por ters, the negroes in particular, by The Pullman company paying $27.50 a month as a living wage. I would say that this is not the only concern, as the skating rinks throughout the country pay no salary whatever to their porters, or skating boys as they are called, so that they depend en tirely upon public tips. I would like to hear from others on this subject, as this is worse than before the civil war. The negroes then were brought with force from the African jungles, bought, sheltered, clothed and fed, and now they go willingly to work 13 hours a day with no salary. Yours for justice and truth. M. Bowers. niacs shout, howl and fleece each, other six days of the week, go to church on Sunday, contribute to the heathens, are considered the elite of society and are spoken of as gentle men. The question arises: Can there be a difference between these two kinds of gambling? Does the smaller the stake make the greater the crime? Is it essential to the city of Chicago to allow this octopus to flourish? If so, why? Edw. Freeman. THE BOARD OF TRADE. Were I a judge in the "Greatest Pake" con test I should award the prize to the party who gave for his answer "Our So-called Civilization." In naming what I consider the three greatest fakes in civilized (?) Chicago I shall endeavor to show how ridiculous are our laws and customs. The Board of Trade, the Monte Carlo of Chicago, is my first choice. One can be arrested, fined and pub licly disgraced in Chicago for par ticiDatine: in a ciuarter-limit Tinker game, yet wholesale gambling flour ishes in the "Pit." The raving ma-1 PUBLIC SCHOOLS. I hope every parent and every taxpayer will make a study of our public schools. I am sure that Mrs. Ella Flagg Young, superintendent, will welcome such co-operation. I will present a few facts bearing on the subject of the present deficit in school funds. There are 17,000 more children in the public schools this year than last year and $280,000 less appropriated. Chicago ranks fourth among world cities in population, but 22d among the 50 largest American cities in per capita appropriation for educational funds. There has been one step made in the direction, reducing the price of text books. Mrs. Young, with the as sistance of principals, selected words for a spelling book for children. It was printed at the board rooms and is being sold to the children at the low price.of 8 cents, to be used in the 4th to 8th grades. A Teacher. RELIGIOUS HYPOCRITES. Once I read in the bible that we ought to love other people just as much as ourselves. I think it is all right when we do so, but who does love others as much as himself? The Christians don't. I was some time ago sitting in a vegetarian res taurant in Oak st when an old and half blind man came in and asked the owner, who is an Adventist and says he is living acocrding to his master's doctrine, for something to eat. What do you suppose he got? The. Mm