Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1881-03-24
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It is expected that more Americans
will 90 to Europe this summer than
ever before Why it is that this
annual exodus to Europe, on the part
of wealthy Americans, is still kept up
Ia more than We can understand. 1t
cannot be the scenery of Europe, for
America has two sceneries to Europe s
one. It cannot be the health giving
atmosphere, for we have fourth-proof,
ninety eight per cent. atmosphere in
this country. and that is as good as
there is. 1t cannot be the superior
society Of Europe that our people 60
abroad to mingle with, because the
superior society of those monarchial
countries would not wipe their feet on
the plebian, untitled Americans, no
matter how much wealth they own;
and even if they could mingle in that
society they wouldn't understand a
word that was said. 1t cannot be
that our people rush over there by
thousands, to return friendly visits
paid to America by Europeans. for
Europeans pay no friendly visits to
America, and pay very little of their
money for anything over here except
what they are obliged to have. VIM.
III. Vanderbilt, a man who feels his
monsy as much as any man in this
country, has tried the society of
Europe. and he says New York will
do him as place of residence. Mrs.
Mackey, wife of the bonanza king,
has been giving suppers and balls in
Paris for years, that princes could not
afford. and has been shoyeling money
out by the scoopful, butshe has failed
to catch on, and is coming back in
disgust to live in New York Nor
can it be that any of our people go to
Europe in order to have it to say that
they have "beer abroad on the CONT
nent," because in that respect they
are only one among two or three
hundred thousand who can say the
same thing, and about six million of
our people are Europeans by nativity,
so there is nothing cunning about it.
In fact it is the reverse, and when it
IS found that a person has been to
Europe, without any business taking
him, OF her, over there, but simply to
slosh around and make an exhibition
of themselves, great many sensible
people have come to regard them as a
mild sort of idiot. If an American
10 obliged to so to Europe, on account
of something he has done, that is an
other thing, and VIC do not blame him.
But for a person to go there simply to
travel, and spend money that they
never earned and never had the brains
to earn, but which is the result of the
industry and common sense of some
old codger that has died and left it to
them, or IS still grubbing around
home with too much sense to go to
Europe, is an exhibition Of simplicity
that causes sensible Americans to
blush for their countrymen and coun-
trywomen. About two thousand
girls, and as many young men, are all
che time in Europe studying and
singing, painting and sculpture,
'.becausa the facilities are so much
superior, but do we ever hear Of
their astonishing the world after they
have "fnished?' If they ever do as
tonish the world it is by the mastery
manner in which they stick hogs in q
packing house. Once in a while
there is one, Of course. that the
European clam sellers cannot spoil
and they will come back and do toler
ably we'll, but the best painters ana
GLACIERS are those who were never ont
of the country in their life. And the
same is true Of the singers and stone
cutters With the talented tutors
that are to be had in this country
with the magnificent scenery anC
climate Of Florida in winter, and
the equally magnificent scenery anc
climate of Wisconsin rs summer
resort, with the Niagara Falls. the
70 Semitic Valley and Yellowstone
park as attractions, there is no excuse
for anyone going to Europe unles:
they have robbed savings bank, o
want to rope the Europeans into a
speculation. Pecks San.
GETTING IN DEBT.
While we can praise Christians o
onr aaau,intanco FIR their freedom