West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-02-01
German Sncinlisis.

The German Socialists now number
1t has been said, ono twenty of all
grown Germans, or something like half
a million of the EmpeIor's subjects
Prince Bismarck stated his belief i'm
the recent debate on the bill To suppres.
Socialism, that in Berlin alone there are
at least sixty thousand Socialists.
Fortyonc newspapers arc published i'm
the Empire devoted to their ideas. and
their subscribers number nearly two
hundred thousand OF the German So
claIIst., no less than uinctv-ivc per
cent. are workiugmcn, the rest are pro.
lessons, students, speculative rather than
pracucafSOciali-tS though the instance
OF Nobiling shows that in the latter
classes are some men who are ready. at
the risk of life itself 90 assert their doc
trincs 10y VIC eut deeds OF course
there a'e many men included i'm the
swelling ranks OF Socialism who abhor
assassination and who stop far short of
bloOdshed a q remedy for thc ills from
which they suffer. They all believe
themselves oppressed all seek for ofcc-
tual means tp get rid of thi. oppression
They do not, howcvcr, all believe ina at
tanning this end by violent means. The
more moderate rather aim T. procure a
radical change in the laws by the legiti.
mate methods OF agitation and legi .la-
ton Yet the more extreme socialists
are the more powerful, and the rcvolu-
tiOnary spirit is that which. after ALI
gives its vim and force 10 this remark
able movement. II is evident that tho
cause of the dissatisfaction with IiCc's
condition, which characterizes the so-
ciallstIc theories cannot be removed by
rePressing Socialism, for It's chief ele-
ment is the inequality of wealth which
exists in all large communities, and peo-
pie who are poor are more willing to- see
ln the rich possessions Of others the
cause OF their own lack of wealth. than
acknowledge any deficiency in their own
ability 10 make merely as other, have
been able 90 do In every community
there has always been this dissatisfied
element ana 10 will probably always
exist
The Indian Passion for Larceny.
The passion Of r. contemporapeous
American savage for stealing ia irresisti-
ble. In order 10 its indulgence he will
risk his life, and even take large odds
against it.almOst any time The recent
feat OF an Apache Indian ion Arizona i'll
lu-tratcs this. An American had q
rancho ON which a herd of four hundred
fine cattle, belonging 90 fort near bv.
were nightly kept To secure them
against the Apache hc had built block
house and adjoining 10 % courtyard and
corral, surrounded by an adobe wall
Several vain attempts had been made
by the Indians TO capture the herd while
grazing two or three miles from the
bIock-housc, but The yigliaut herd .mcu
had driven the cattle into the corral be-.
fore they could boz stampcded.
One stormy night however. solitary
Apache, uuarmrd and covered only
with % blanket. climbed over the wall
crouched ina corner. and waited for the
day Soon after dawn eight hcrd-meu.
mounted and armed to- the teeth. were
ready To- protect the cattle As these
passed out of che gate. the -avage
sprung zap, yauItcd ON thc nearest horse
clutchcd its name with ono hand and
waving his red blanket with the other
yelled like demon The horse PLUNGED
into the midst of the herd. which
greatly terrified fed uell-meU and the
Apache, throwing himself ON one side of
the rushing animal rapidly disappeared
iroIn view Nothing could have st0p.
PED the wildly speeding cattle. Tic
hcrdsmcn fired 40 thc Indian. but only
wounded and killed some of the herd
about which two bands of Apache.
dartcd out from opposite sides of the
valley. and soon closed aud drove of
irrccovcrably every hOof This feat will
add another feather 20 the Apache
head, and furnish the.1c FOR am
abuFIrfu pufr