The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-02-21

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Whale MAS done might have been better done
ROBERT iULiOK
\ Jan Iha ogirr saws that we mus,
look forward am no bar WI Il. that tbe
world i advauc eds aud on that propo.
sition we took the last ten years az
Americas life a. an example 10 compare
the world with. and lind that there i,
more dishonesty practiced to-day Than A.
any other time OF the worlds history .
Jas the world al vances. as science ,e.
comes known. as the so called ciyiliza-
;tion becomes spread, just two fold faster
vice and dishonesty Increase. No new
Invention is brought 10 light one dav
bur what the uc : fday il put 10 use III
rogues 10 swiudle other men.
The Prof. tIda) says that the history
OF oldeii times only records bloody
scenes, riots, mobs, murder and theft byl
midnight torch.
We viii ask one question: does the
history of the nineteenth century des-l
crihe any thing else The times of
peace arc crowded Ten, fifteen and twen-
~ yesrs into single page. while thel
most minnie details Of each day are civ
en- in the histories Of wars.
The minctecnth century was usberedI
In by scenes Of blood, has lived withl
them and will die among them. Al the
beginning Of this century the great
French evolution was going on. the
Jacohitcs were ruling France Napolconl
|;onaparfc WIS fast gaining reputitionl
hat would never die, as q bcstower OIL
lroneS. a. monarch OF all Europe. rs
he greatest military man or modern
lines. as man tisat truly said 70 fhislt
me 10 20 aud lac goeth. 10 another
2 come and he romcth. He marchcde
is soldiers where he pleased and askcdI
diS of no one. IIisarsnv caused worsel
nd more bloody scenes than ever iidl
Ilcxandcr's or Ilannibals Of ancient.
ines.
The nineteenth century was not onlvI
pencd with bloody scenes but they havel
cen kept mp all along down TO the pres.
NJ day. aud will continue.
II Is needless for us 10 specify all the
ars that have convuIsed the world
nee the sun shown for The first time y
pom tho year eighteen hundred, seven y
mine years ago The United States
self has been en- gagged IN war nine ri
nths Of its time since lis organization. /,
rue the citizens az not realize IL. VET Ill
the fact. as Il plainly shown ou the !,
creiary OF wars books. We have had !
u few wars that have been great Z,
ain upon our resources. but still there 4
y been constant tax. 20 little at times i
al IL is hardly felt. but the historian. !,
thousand years hence. will paw strict
tention 70 these details, and will let
e thousands that live in peace to-day Y
rcp IN peace then, and the people ofI
40 will wonder whar bloody set ~ =
onstcrs lived in 1879. and hcrhaps y '.
me critic. like Ida Ogicr. will saw that
E read Of nothing but bloody scenes.
rtitied cities, routed armies. silent ~
cad Of the blue coat and scntincls bear cf
midnight with IAN wei on the Poto- M
ac ~ n,
What caused tho crimes before The 20.
u system was lnatgIumfedy asks IA: 4,
'swer Us Of what We asA you and then h,