Telegram-herald., 1888-08-04
rr.ti.Ns n AMERICA


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ct ki1stssd.
Ths lsrseiy decreased i2migrsr1o2 from
Ilsiy ia Fsesss years aakss Il important
shss the character Of tss ITALIANS canins ~
lhis seantrs shsGls os ostsss aaSerstsed
toln a. ialsisectezl. saeEsl ana iasaskTssi
slsaeposaL This ~ill u sssltF sppEsclsIsa
sAsn Il . stated tsst SeV.so ll2llsnz cane
10 tsis e0eatfy Last sesr ~ Easks lais tnsiF
permanent acme.
ThsEs Is perhaps no 0ns n Ihs ooantfy
who kss As1 . s~ttsF oppsrtunils Of 90
ssrviag snd ss0dslnx he ehAractsF ef tie
ltxlixH l1 2lxrsnis tssn Caxries n Lanels-
ne fsaBsaE Of Niaslsnd. where q lsfxs
Italian eoi08y Axs seen successfully sst2s-
hshed. In letssr oa tina sukjses - the
Ilaass hr. Lsnels ssys fhs ilslisns be-
gan coming 70 finslsEd IN ieT5- they
mostly so1ght wild isnd fksy sos have
sone " the eess far nas ana sizsysrds opoa
TIE flnelsnd uact, aod bass almost uni
versails increased tnsir h0i dlBgs. They
have ne largely into grape Er owinz sns
wine making sat IN ambition 10 fruits hey
grow every thlng tAeir famity sod stoct re-
QuiFe-gFalas poLatocs an0 vegetables
They are good cullysrors ana have good
business IDEAS. There is Rot one isks.
drunktn or y.xrsnt Italian Ia the vhoss
colony. They are noted for the prompt
payment OF their debts. aud their credit Is
good d any OF the sores. They are q str0ug.
vifile Fscs. La the Sammer time the entire
family works Ia me vineyards aud orch
ards men women and childrsn. aud they
work u earnest In manner they ais not
rough or rude, but polite. civil anu self
yossessed. An Italian can understand po-
litsness. bgt he cannot understand rudsness
OF insult as some railroad bosses hsvs found
10 Their sorrow. They nave = me sense OF
Justice and any one 10 do business with
them must have the same sense They are
not savage in the use OF the dagger. as some
people think. but high tsmpered only II
wronged-then they are dangerous
They are wonderfully moral people.
Their whole eI s.ence is wrapped up IN tae
domestic life. Where the men 20 for pleas
ure OF festiy,ty there the wives and children
go. and they have large families. eight. ten
AMI twelve"
In Philsdep phia the Italians are rapidly
buying up the lower part OF the city, IN
Carpenter, Catherine. Eighth aud other
streets. The same u trne Ia New York.
They are buying out the old rookeries 10
Baxter. Mulberry and other streets. and
| erecting in their places handsome and sub
siantial brick buildings. The Italians build
well. They make everything TO stand. and
In these cities they are rapidly sccum ulat-
| ing wealth. This is a talent wish the m
| They commence, If necessary, in rne hum
| blest way when they come TO tbis countre.
| They rake the streets of every conceivable
! form of profit, rags. bones, paper and turn
them all into money. They put their
money mostly into real estate. Tney are
| now displacing other people in work
| aud clean the streets. work along the
wharves. build, the railroads. keep the
| fruit stands. the restaurants and many OF
| the saloons. and also furnish us music.
| They sell WHISKY to other. people, but they
| drink little or none themselves. You never
| see an Italian hummer or loaier.
Some people who watch their growing
wealth with envy object to them and COM
pare them TO the Chinese. This is entirely
unjust. They invest all their wealth in the
country and improve whatever they get.
| They cast their lot among US for good. an d
stay with us and bring TO the country a
thorough knowledge of whatever they un-
dsrtake, whether il is farming, mechanics or
| music. Philadelphia Times