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THE NORFOLK WEI'fxLY ' NEWS JOUKNAL P.MDAY . DECEMHEH 18 1U08 Tha Norfolk Weekly News-Journal The _ The .loiirniil. EHtabllHhodJ,877. , T H E H U 8 E P U PL I S H l NO C O M P A N V. \V. N 7liiHC , N. A. I lime , President. Hoeietary. _ _ KvT-ry FrlcUiy. By until PIT year , Il.tiO. Entered nt llio poHtollli'o at Norfolk , Noli. , as second cliiHH matter. No. til ! . Business Ollleo anil Job ROOIUH No. II 12L' . _ Tlio follow who HteulH n watch must expect to wind uji In Jiill. It IH thno to do your late Christmas Hhopplng hoforo the money rititH out. King I'M ' ward weighs 210 pounds. Just wait till Tuft IH Inaugurated and the United States will do some crow- Ing. The decline In the birth rnto In the United StutoB Hlnco 1850 IH equivalent to the loHH of about seven million children. John Milton , the well known bi ographer of Adam and Eve , hns just passed the UOOth anniversary of his birth. President Roosevelt has another addition to his nature fakirs' club. Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt called him n tree toad. A maiden lady In Now York worth $10,000,000 has Just passed away at the ago of ninety-nine. It Is said that her longevity was a terrible strain on her distant relatives. Opinions differ as to whether Score- rotary Hoot's ' late deal with Japan Is nn arrangement , tin understanding or n settlement. Lieut , llobson and other war enthusiasts think It was frost. Three scientists respectively estimate The scientists respectively estimate the ago of Niagara Falls at 7,000 years , 119,000 years and 150,000. Some common people would call that guess ing. King David had ' a larger Ananias club than President Roosevelt has or ganized. He declared that all men were liars , but had the grace after wards to admit that his declaration had been hasty. James J. Hill ventures the prophecy that In thirty years the United States ! will have a population of 200.000.0UO and that more careful and scientific farming will have to be done in order to raise enough to feed them. During November and December 1907 , in the heaviest stress of the panic wo obtained $109,000,000 in gold from Europe , some of which was bor rowed. All the borrowed gold has been returned and we are now lend ing some. The old party war horses who nsei to be rewarded for their partisan ac tivlty by a consulship are no longer in evidence. It has dawned upon the nation of late that It is prudent to place men who have some knowledge of , and fitness for , the duties and re eponslblllties of the office. Miss Esther Vorhees Hasson has been selected out of several linn ilred applicants for chief nurse In the United States navy. The position is one of great responsibility. At pros cut she directs the work of a corps o 100 nurses scattered in marine hos pltals along the Atlantic and Pacific coasts. Miss Hassou bears the repu tation of being ono of the most competent potent nurses In the country. President Roosevelt advocates largo bond issue for permanent public Improvements to conserve the na tnral resources of the nation. Mud1 as these improvements are needed ( the conservative element of the coun try look with apprehension upon ex cessive bond Issues. Bonds are draft on the national credit. Vast as ours is , It is possible to bankrupt out crodit. Moreover , bond issues carrlec to excess are likely to produce specu lation and economic troubles. It is suggested that if the peopli who are protesting so vigorous ! against the excessive price demandei for butter and eggs would slinpl stop buying them for a short time , tin ' price would be promptly lowered. I only a fraction of the consumers of food products In the United State should refuse to use any article whei the price Is advanced beyond the cus ternary level , a glut soon becomes np ' parent and the maintenance of a cor ner Is impossible. If Americans wen not slaves to their appetites , the ; would have no difficulty in breaklni every "corner" in food products. The United States has had placec ( in her keeping two great social ox perlment station's In the Phillpplnei | and Hawaii. The Philippines promlsi to bo the most remarkable contrlbu tlon to the problem of training back ward races for self government mil the world has yet known. In Hawal the experiment Is an entirely dlf ' forent one. Hero the most verllo of earth races meet on a plane of equality not possible elsewhere. Thii at ttin'BorlpB of flnncQB nt MarmmriH'H I Ol on the globe where racial amalgama tion has a fair chance under ideal conditions. Thin experiment BUCCOBH- fully carried out will bo of Inestima ble value to the worlds peace and to our friendship with the Orient. Tlie recent pacific agreement made between the United States and Japan by which Japan renounces all claim lo the Philippines and our Pacific Is lands and agrees with us to keep the open door In China and respect each others Intorcutn , gives now proof that America has In Secret-try Root a se cretary of. state not surpassed , 'f equalled , In any chancellery In the woild. A strong piejudlco has existed In the United States against the Italian Immigrants , who crowd the large cities and add so largely to the throngs of street fakirs. This pre judice , however , should not extend to ho Italian agriculturists who settle n colonies so that they may have the ampanlonshlp of their own country- neil while they are becoming Amort- anlzed. It Is becoming a recognized act that a locality peopled with tallan farmers Is pretty certain to bo ho seat of a temperate , orderly , hrifty and progressive community a 1 . community where the average Amerl can farmer can learn some valuable essons of economy and bow to get uore out of his American tools , than 1 even the manufacturers claimed could : > o gotten out of them. The past year has seen more ilospotlc rulers humbled and shorn of - their power than any other similar era. The czar of Russia waa the first s but the establishment of a constitution and the acceptance of a Dunn In Rus a sia was only a portent of what was to take place In other countries. The Sultan of Turkey was not removed but put In a glided cage and robbed of Ills despotic powers. The autocratic emperor of Germany was humiliated and compelled by nubile sentiment to apologize and promise to restrain his Indiscreet tongue. Think of it the all powerful kaiser , the mightiest auto crat over the mightiest army In the world , apologizing to his people and making promises of future submission to their judgment. And now the shah ; of Persia , has once more promised a constitution and parliament to his people ple , but the shah Is a vacillating ruler and bis promises mean little. Any S way , it has boon a year of great progress - gross the world over toward the rule of the people. The new century Is making a great record. In an article In the Independent by ' John Barrett on "Opportunities in Latin America , " the writer makes the prediction that before the end of the century Brazil will bo one of the greatest sources of food supply In the world and more than this , that the republic of South America will be the home of an active , Industrious race numbering IfiO.OOO.OOO engaged In a productive energy equal to that of the United States today , but with out the restlessness which is char- acteristlc of business men in the United States. It has long been ad mitted that the only obstacle to great productiveness In South America was the hot climate , but that can be over come more readily than the cold of the northern climate. The experiences on the Panama canal prove that tro pic fevers are a bugaboo of the past. The natural resources of this great region are Inexhaustible ; the woods fruits , vegetables , sugar and tobacco can find no bettor soil and enough ; can bo produced hero to supply half the continent , while the rubber and cocoa which are two staples to sustain r Industry and life which the whole world depends upon. Without rub- inher ' the wheels of commerce could not revolve another hour and nine-tenths , of the pleasure of the world would innave to be turned from its present ; channels. Of cocoa the Upper third r of Brazil also furnishes the greater part of the world's supply. Sixty million pounds was the crop of 1907 yet the demand for chocolate and HIcocoa Is always In excess of the sup ply. Of the lo.OOO.OOO bags of coffee which form the visible supply of the . world for the i.vesent ; .tar 11,000,000 ; bags come from Dni7.ll. Vjtst areas ( of this fertile and productive country ; have never been cultivated. What , the ultimate productive capacity of this country where all kinds of crops from cotton to wheat can bo raised ! and whore cattle can graze the year around It Is Impossible to estimate. 18"j Nature has Indeed been lavish with ) - this section. Its mighty rivers with ' great cataracts rivaling Niagara , will furnish power to turn the wheels of Industry that will offer employment and homes for millions of people yet otn to come. This section offers opportun- , Itles for growth and investment nof capital unexampled elsewhere. For " the young man with money which ho | wants to double quickly It has great 1 attractions. Brazil Is ambitious and ' ' her policy Is progressive and Amorl- " ! can. " BROWNSVILLE AGAIN. ' The president , anticipating sona- torlal agitation regarding Brownsville , sent a special message to congress crlvlne the , ronort of a snpijlal Invwrtl- a demoralizing nature. The con-lwi the war department. The report gives the confession of one of the ills- charged negro soldiers In which ho admits that he and others distributed bullets and that a charge wna made upon the town. The throats of trouble had reached the soldiers before they arrived In Brownsville from Fort Nlo- brara , near Valentine , Nob. The evidence indicates that the en tire regiment must have known of the shooting. The fact that all the sold iers falsely testified , concealing their knowledge , makes them guilty to a certain extent , but the president par tially excuses their conduct because be supposes that they wore cowed by thro'its of the more desperate sold iers. The president recommends that those discharged soldiers who will tell what they know of the guilty ones , bo reinstated , and this recommenda tion Is likely to find general favor. The discharged soldiers were form erly located at Fort Nlobrara. The war department blundered in ever sending thorn to the south. Trouble came between the white residents and the black soldiers. The shooting up of Brownsville followed. There was evidence at the time that the soldiers did It. There was also evidence that some of the officers wore grossly guilty of neglect of duty. Believing that the soldiers did the shooting , but unable to force any one of them to confess the fact , the troops wore summarily discharged by the president. A howl went up , led chiefly by Sena tor Forakor. There were protests that the troops ought not to be ills-1 charged until proven guilty , and that the guilty were made to suffer with the Innocent. The president now recommends that any who wore in nocent be reinstated upon condition that they tell what they know. This seems only fair. This makes provi sion , at all events , for the "innocent. " In case they are willing to quit their part of the treasonable withholding of Information. NEED GAME LAW CHANGE. There is an Inconsistent feature of the Nebraska game law which , in the Interest of the state at large , ought to be remedied by the forthcoming ses sion of the legislature. The open season son on prairie chickens ought to bo removed altogether for a term of years at least , for the sake of saving that fowl of the plains. And the open season on quail ought to be Increased. j As it is at present , the open season on chickens continues through three : months ; the open season on quail lasts but fifteen clays. And this in face of the fact that the prairie chicken can and Is being exterminated by the hunter while the quail can not be exterminated by the hunter. In New England the quail has been hunted for a hundred years and is as plentiful today as over. The prairie chicken , wherever hunted , is rapidly exterminated. " " "TIuTquhil can be reduced materially in numbers only by the hard winters ; the hunting kills so small a portion - that it is not noticeable. And yet the open season is reduced to fifteen clays presumably in an effort to preserve that bird. The prairie chicken , on the other hand , is not affected by the weather but can quickly be shot out. And yet the state allows the prairie chick en to be shot for three months. . Th prairie chicken , a picturesque feature of a prairie state , ought to , bo preserved and the state ought to tom pass a law cutting out the open season altogether for a number of years. The quail , on the other hand , which is not affected by shooting of even throe aea months' duration , ought to have a longer open season in order to allow - the sportsmen to got out of doors during this line fall and early winter 01n weather and legally take aim upon the llttlo brown meteors. Some scientists declare that quail are oven more prolific when hunted 3isince the hunted coveys will spread ( out and mix with other coveys while , those that are not hunted will stay together and hatch but few eggs next season. MAN'S LIFE PRESERVER. It has been said that "a man's task lr his life preserver. " There is no question that within mat saying there reo is wrapt up In this statement a pro. found truth ami ono that ought tc abide in the heart and experience of humanity if civilization is to abide end make progress. . Wo pride ourselves in America on caring for and upholding the rights of man. It may be true theoretically but how far we really fall short of 11 Is revealed constantly In the mosl horrible tragedies. If there Is one right above another which every man should enjoy It Is the privilege of working under conditions of complete safety. The humblest life and the humblest labor Is a precious thing lr the economy of the universe and 1U protection essential to the welfare ol tl'f "f .ill.O. Despite the general appreciation ol this wo are appalled every little while by some terrible disaster like that at the Pennsylvania mines in Marl anna. The need In these cases EC Constantly miijtlnuylng Is not emo tlonal and Intense sympathy which tlnp with nirrlonll'iirn ' I but n practical and earnest demand | 1 which shall command that more nt- j 11 ! tentlon be paid to safe-guarding liu- 1 man i life when men are engaged 'n ' 1 dangerous ' occupations. Accidents 1' \\lll ' occur and tragedies take place even ( where care Is expressed. It Is not ' assumed that all emergencies and i disasters can bo foreseen , but It Is undoubtedly tine that the percentage - age of loss of life could bo greatly cut down If proper care and prccau- tlon were exercised. More consideration is being given to these matters than ever before , but we aie still a long , long way from j 1 the proper appreciation of the value > f human life. It Is the most sacred thing on earth. It transcends prop- IM ty and money , and all else that maybe bo mentioned. And yet how often Is It ( sacrificed that some of these petty gains may be made. It ought not to be so and It will not bo FO when America and Its people give the cor rect estimate to the dignity of labor and the worth of human life. The laws and public opinion need to in sist that the man Is worth more than the dollar. A VAST IMPROVEMENT. People that pessimistically com plain that the world , and especially that part of It whose business lies with politics , Is growing worse rather than bettor , should contemplate for a moment the matter of expenditures in national campaigns. The lists of the recent stiugglc have been published. They contain no Items that invite scandalous dl&cusslon or throw dis - credit on either party. There Is noth ing In either to make men ashamed or to suggest that legislative favors were bid for. And the largest total ex penditure , that of the Republican party , Is a million dollars. Twelve years ago the amount was carefully concealed , and the names and amounts will never be made known ; but we can be sure that this figure was multiplied a good many times. The managers of that campaign , ig all of them were still alive , would have assured you that the expendi ture was justified ; that the country was threatened by a great clangor , that it must be guarded against and that nothing short of what they did would suffice. They were perfectly - sincere in their belief , and good men winked at things they knew to be fundamentally wrong because they believed them to be necessary. See , now , how completely their theory Is . disproved how everlastingly true it is that the end does not justify the means ; and that , when the means cannot be justified , the end Is either a bad one or can be reached as easily some other way. Mr. Bryan was a far more danger ous opponent this year than he was In 1S9C. He had half a dozen great chances in his favor that did not exist * in his first campaign. He was better known , better liked , less distrusted. He had ripened. The bitter an tagonisms of Democrats had softened , and he received the support of power ful men , early among his determined opponents. He had better Issues ; as mistaken , but less repugnant to the , moral sense. Ho had the open sup port of many labor organizations. If there was need of precaution against danger in 1S9C , there was ten times , the need of it in 1908. Yet against the enormous expenditure of the for mer year , we find a million dollars this year sufficient. Probably one half or ono quarter of that amount would have done just as well. The country is making a vast improvement in get ting away from the idea that boodle campaigns are either necessary or decent. THE SQUARE DEAL PAYS. It has boon the courageous note of the Roosevelt administration that - has more than all things else commended - n mended it to the American people and established Its high place in the history - tory of the nation. , , It is a noteworthy fact that It is this same spirit of fairness and magnanl- mlty demonstrated in a way and ai a time when It was not compulsory nor usual to do it that has given UK- national government Itself an appre ciation in the international arena not accorded to other countries. It was the right and proper thing to do when the United states returned the indemnity exacted of China , after - - tor the siippreslon of the Boxer out- burst. But Hils must be remembered It was a unique thing for a prosperous - ous and Injured nation to do toward a despised and submerged empire. But America has In all her diplomacy had a profound and genuine sympathy for , oppressed humanity wherever found and In this spirit she acted toward China. And now , wo have seaii within the past few weeks a deputation of not- ubles come half way round the world to thank Presldcn. Roosevelt personally - ally , for the American people , in behalf - half of their own China for the gen erous and kindly dealing in turning back the money. It Is to the everlasting credit of John Hay that he mphasized the In- tegrlty of the Chinese empire , at a time when the greedy governments rlof Europe wore disposed to divide the Orient up and each grab as big a piece as possible to further their own aggrandizement. This was at a time have been loud , aa the Interior of hothJJfiL court. The course of events which refused to accept the Indemnity - corded < and led to Its return has been a bright spot In the record of Mr. Roosevelf's ' president tnl rriroor and now as a proper lilting conclusion to 11 thin chain of IncldentH Ellliu B. Root makes : an International declaration of friendly f policy toward China which virtually constitutes us along with England I and Julian , the diplomatic protector l of the Mongolian , Kingdom. There has been a current Idea In clays ' ) ant among the big nations of j' the * oaith as thoio ban been among the big ccrnblnatlons of capital that the way to prosper was to tnUo ad vantage of their .strength and the weakness of others to obtain every possible advantage and keep what they could grab. This was the dipo- macy of Russia as well as that of Bis- mtirck and Napoleon. But times have changed. A new era has set In. America the joung and mighty republic In her recent diplomacy has declared by her ac tions to the other great powers that oven giants must and will "tote fair" and show their greatness not by brute force , but by their gracious kindness. In the inarch of history , the United States for the first time in international action is declaring that Christianity Is a vital energizing force In a nation's life as well as that of the Individual. And beat of all , wo are proving with mathematical preci sion that "shirt sleeve diplomacy" which is governed not by craft and design/ but by open handed , kindly generous motives is that which most richly pays. The dividends of Ameri ca's Investments in these directions are already bringing heavy returns Oiorgc Washington pleaded when the republic was founded for a spirit cf high-minded friendship with other nations. Abraham Lincoln with clear vision , even under great provocation checked the spirit of bitterness to ward great European countries and by the spirit of patience averted a world tragedy. In these last ten years America's greatest glory has been found in her treatment of other weak er and less fortunate peoples. Wo assured Cuba of Its Independ ence and we have kept our word. We told the Philippines that our rule would be a benevolent one and It has been. We started out to deal with China in a Christian way and the world knows by this body of diplomats who have recently traveled so far to thank us that China appreciates our motives. American diplomacy is based on fair dealing. It has already brought an increasing spirit of self respect among us and gained for us thg friend ship deep and abiding of the islands of the sea and the great empire of the orient. How much Cchlna's regard means we cannot know. We do know that "Righteousness exalteth a nation. " ROOSEVELT GRILLS PULITZER. Probably never was a message sent to congress by any president along the same lines as that submitted Tuesday noon , and read by the people of This territory first in The News , in which Mr. Roosevelt takes to task Joseph Pulitzer , editor and owner of the- New York World , in regard to the Panama canal charges which have been made from time to time by the World and other papers buying its syndicate mat t'T In a message of some 0,000 , word ? , the president gives the complex : his tory of the transaction in question and make it pretty clear that the World , in its charges.was guilty of an ' other blunder. The message leads off by Informing the congress of the United States that t Mr. Pulitzer is a fit candidate for din Ananias club. Among otlu r bouquets handed to the World editor is this : "Itvls idle to say that the known char acter of Mr. Pulitzer and his news paper are such that the statements in that paper will be believed by nobody. Unfortunately thousands of persons are ill-informed in this respect and believe statements they see in print t , oven though they appear in a news paper published by Mr. Pulitzer. " The charges made by the World were that an American company had bought the Panama canal property and resold It to the United States govern ment at an enormously Increased fig lire , with the knowledge and sanctio.i of the president. This , of court- , would bo graft and the charge has so galled the president that a week ago ho made public a long letter in which 1 he called the editors who printed the charges , very , very harsh names. Af ter that the New York World chal lenged the president to disprove the charges by producing evidence In the matter , and asked congress to investi gate. That editorial brought forth the renewed attack from the president. The president's extreme measure in the matter will bo justified by the seriousness which he attaches to the charge of graft or dishonesty In public office. For the most part it scorns doubtful If any serious Importance .would have been attached to the ' charges in the first place , even If the president had , as he would have had a right to do , Ignored the attacks al j. together. For the people of the United States very Impllclty believe In the Integrity of Theodore Roosevelt and l It is highly questionable whether the V , Hums. Hanaoinn ; jTnmc have been able to Indent this faith In the president , particularly In view of the t fact that the World has made many i serious blunders In the past few ' years 3 , Including the false stories re garding Mrs. Eddy being dead , the kalser'n Interview , and the like. But If the president hail any notion that the World's atorles would bo believed which ho did have , na ho tmjs he was Justllled In defending his- good name even by the extreme measure which ho adopted. And the whole countrj will no dou'.it feel a bit relieved to read thin aKgren- alve , grilling denial , accompanied HH It Is by the evidence ) In the eam > . As for Mr. Pulitzer , while he ban been given some free advertising , It has not been of any desirable typo and there are not many who would envy tint presidential roasting fiat he has been given. Take that , and that , and that , Mr. Pulitzer and that ! How do you suppose the editor of the Now York World foil when , as he sat in his office , hc watched that Roosevelt message sizzle in over the \\-ft' ' The president hasn't forgotten how. Those shells carried from the White House to Now York and lit In the spot aimed at , without the slightest trouble in the world. One paper remarked that the An anlas club now has an editorial de partment. Wouldn't It bo bettor tc say ( hat the editors are now afflicted with Ananias members ? Joseph Pulitzer will now take his sent along with Harriman and Hay \\ood. AROUND TOWN. Only ten more. It's a cold day that Isn't muddy. This used to bo Bobby Whyman'.s birthday. It was a little early to talk about a white Christmas. John L. Sullivan thinks the less wives the merrier. The snow got off the earth before the rabbits had time to get cold feet Congiess seems bent rather on re vising the president's message thai in revising the tariff. The best of women arc apt to le slip what they have in store for theii husbands' Christmas presents. When you see a yonni ; man in a jewelry store every time you pass it's time to wonder who she Is. One Norfolk man believes this is going to be a bard winter because bull pup shows an exceptional fond ness for the kitchen range. One Norfolk woman is Insulted be cause when she went Into the store and asked for a "rat" to match ho hair , the clerk tossed out a grey one Don't get out of patience when she gets snippy. She's either been jam ming around all day trying to find ! present for you , or has boon trying tc make one at home. They've declared bleached flour ai adulterated food. How about face powder ? A Chicago newspaper man writes i friend on The News asking bow tin jack rabbits are out hoie. Would hi believe it if ho were to bo told tha two hunters in one clay killed eigl ; teen ? The News is In receipt of a lotto from W. 13. Bishop of Pierre which i a message from an old friend , Indeed In ordering his weekly paper chai'gec to the daily , Mr. Bishop says ho ha taken the weekly for more than thirty years. Chicago News Pointed Paragraphs Women are almost as absurd a men are foolish. Sometimes a woman is known b ( the company she avoids. Give Lome people their pick am they will pick flaws every time. Ho who thinks only of hlmsel hasn't any too much to think about. Occasionally a woman is remen : bored for the things she doesn't sa > The fickleness of fortune is enl equalled by the faithfulness of nils- fortune. Sober second thoughts are always better for a toper. He's a poor expressman who Is un able to deliver the goods. it's surprising how many friends you have when they need you. i Whore powder only covers up freckles dynamite would probably re move them. The more nn egotist a man is the moro dlfllcfiilt It Is for him to see his faults. It's a bad thing to he known as a "good thing. " All the world's a stage upon which most of us make a show of ourselves sooner or later. You may have observed that the man who boasts that ho can drink or lot It alone usually drinks. . In accord with the eternal fitness j of things , people who keep harping on i disagreeable things should bo strung ATCHI8ON GLOBE SIGHTS , ml of their i ope ulm > coino to their CtlHCH. Orocerymen Hay that a woman In ot hard to plvuso If you let her have ler own way. Put red nnlforniH on eight band ion , and they look llko thirty men when they march down Commercial HI root. Wo have longed all our lives lo see omo one nlmot off a sky rocket In the ay time , to HOD what It would look Ike. No man IH a good hiiHhund If ho i VIM' feelH Hony for hlniHolf , There are a tremendous number of uen willing to furnish $50,000 worth > f experlenco If the city will furnlHli " 50.000 In money. It IH a good plan for a man to get lowii early In the mornings : Ono canon IH that he may bo there to neet the early morning Ulcker. "We've all got to die. " you often W. tear peoplesay. . But young people * say It oftener than old. The old don't - are to talk about such things. 'Phe average man gi > u HO much : -rltlclHm that when a compliment IH liald him without "If" or "but" at tached , he pinches himself' see If lie isn't just now dead. AH a rule the parent who puffs up imd tells the school teacher that when Ihero Is to be any whipping douo to his children , ho will do it at home , IB the parent who never whips. Women preach economy a great deal , but an a matter of fad re-ally economical women are rare. If they Have money on llttlo things , they are almost sure to waste It on something expensive. "Mother" has a hard ( line between the two extremes : The children , who are cross half the time because they are hungry , and their father , who Is cross two-thirds of the tlnio hecuuso he ate lee much. IT USED TO BE , BUT NOW. It used lo be that the country man Was ragged and lough and brown , And ate hlH "grub" fiom a tin pie-pun And seldom appeared in town : But now ho journeys to every land , And travel-de-luxo is hiH ; He dresaes as well as the city man And eats of the best there Is. It used to be that the "country Jake" Drove a plodding four-ox team , And touched them up with a long black-snake Whenever bo wished more steam : But now ho steps In his automobile Its motive force to arouse , And darts away with band on the wheel As fast as the law allows. It used to bo that the country folk Never heard what was going on Except what they read in the weekly post Or in letters from Brothdr John : But now they take the Dally News , And magazines galore , And every prominent writer's views Arc delivered right at the door. It used to bo that the "country gawk" "Went a visiting" miles away ; ' ( Twas the only way that he had to talk With bis neighbors that good old day : But now hc stops to the telphono , For a few cents a day in bounty , And calls up some of the friends he's known And talks all over the country. It used to bo the poor son of toil Never wont to bed with composure On account of the mortgage upon his soil And the dreadful thought of fore closure : Hut now he sleeps the sleep of the just , For of troubles he's scarcely any : Ilo says "Just let old Wall street bust , For 1 ewe no man a penny ! " It used to be said of the farmer's life That ho worked from sun to sun , While the endless tasks of his patient wife , It was said , wore never done : But now she has time to peruse a book Or to take a nap In the shade , For the things she used to sow or cook She can now buy ready made. It used to bo that the country girl Was bashful , sedate , and prim , But now she lives In a social whirl And dives right into the swim : She wears the latest from gay Paroo In bonnet and hlgh-hooled shoe , A graceful creature that's fair to sec In her gown a-Ia-peekaboo. It used to bo that the cities polled The honest wish of the voters , But now they are herded into the fold By unscrupulous paid promoters : Our political life , it is sad to note. > , Is the rottenest thing , in creation If deprived of that sturdy rural vote , The supporting staff of the nation. In spite of these facts of common re nown. There are dwellers In every city Who speak of the people from out of town With mingled contempt and pity : I cannot account for their rank mis take But since It Is quite the rule , I'd rather bo known as a "Country Jake" Than bo known as a city fool ,