The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-01-31
WHY WE ARE PROUD.
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Life
 Nov that Wa, a natiom, hAve launched inso . new year. iet us pause and endaavor to realise the exteak of our own greaenea&
 We Americans must dc our own con gratalaeing, as the rest of the woEia seem liatle inclined to laugh ae us. But, why shonld they1 We make, losA. and spend more moaey h . year than any other country in the world. Oi course we are not literary people, for we have no time for shsf sort of tAing. Science is slow, and there is no money in it. Art, we can never excel in, as we lack the artistic sense. All our music is borrowed or stolen, but therein we are just a smart as if we originated something ourselves. ,: sss=:, == s.e an extraordinarily sane- rior people, and if we leave our literature, science, painting, music, and all the other kindred arts, and do not lay too much stress upon our financial honor. thefe is not a particle of doubt of our immeasura- ble superiority over those who are i'm measurably our interiors.
 Well may the eagle scream
 What could be more exhiiarating than our appreciation of our own laws Can- ada is literally swarming with American defanlters, only waiting until they may return with impunity to resume their DO. sition in our midst. The same posi-. tions no, very different positions, for when they return they will have plenty of money.
 What a jolly old farce our Sunday schools and our |" home iniuence" must appear to the rising generation, with such luminaries as Ferdinand Ward, John C. Enc, and a hundred others, not only unpnnished, but living upon the fat of the land, with rich old age before them!
 What thrill of horror runs through the community when we hear of an em- bezzlement! How surprised we are 1 And how long it takes us to forget iti
 All this is hopeful.
 Our young men, growing up in such a glorious atmosphere of moral sensitive ness, cannot fail to develop into useful, quiet and unostentatious citizens, taking much pride in their mental accomplish ments, but inclined to ignore the value Of money; and there are those who accuse us of vulgarityl
 Our bar-rooms arc the finest in the world. We spend more money in stand up" drinking than the whole of Europe put together. This is true grit, and speaks volumes for our future.
 But our boast, our pride, the apple of our eye, Is our material prosperity" 1t is in the practical side of life that we excel. An there indeed are we strong !! Cs ces.ss, e:. s.!lds.s. fell down rather oftenes than is pleasant, and burn up with a rapidity which frequently entails an un- desirable loss of human life. Also are our stcambOats, etc., trihe cratic In their habits; but the very causes which produce these unfortunate results mean wealth and prosperity to the sntsrpsising contractors.
 Our progress in manufactures is simply startling. To be sure, the bcst of every thing is imported, and no one who can afford 1t thinks of purchasing the Amcri- can article. That, however. is a triAe which plenty of time and radical change in our national character will be sure to remedy.
 Personally, we are all that can be de- sired. Our rich complexion, soft, mellow voices and exquisite manners, have long since made us the envy of the civilized world. Many of those Americans who reside abroad for any length of time take little pride in their nationality, and seem ashamed of their own counsrymen but this, we have decided, is their fault, no, ours.