Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1894-03-23

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languages and has proved itself a con
queror wherever it has gained a foothold,
for IL is peculiarly adapted to every race,
cline and condition. It's extensive adapt
ability is illimitable, and it is remarkably
and aggressively vnracious, for wherever it
goes it sounds the deathknell of all its ri
walls Coeval with it's entrance into Great
Britain 1t began its work Of destruction.
The real British, the Cymric or Welsh, Erse
or Irish, the Gaelic of Scotland and the
Manx of the Isle of Man all went down be-
fore it, it may be said, for the British Celt-
ic is absolutely gone from the earth, and
the others must soon follow and become
like many languages of the past, for what
remain of them at the present time are en-
tirely local. 1t is notable that, in addition
to those cited, it conquered and banished
the Morse, the Norman-French and several
other tongues which made an effort to trans
plant themselves on English soil, and is
still and will continue to be at work
throughout the world, planting itself and
at the same time displacing others.
1t is not long since French was the han
diest Language to a traveller upon the con-
tinent, but at this time we are proud to say
more frequently spoken. 1t has become the
commercial language. 1t is being taught
in the schools of all nations, and no Eng
lish speaking man need fear that he may
not make himself understood in any part
of the world when employing this language
as means of communication.
Professor Grim of Berlin says of the Eng
lish language that it has thorough power
of expression such as no other language
ever possessed. 1t may truly be called a
world language, for no other may venture
to compare with it in richness, reasonable
ness and solidity of texture. Provost Par
adol, a learned Frenchman, says that nei-
ther Russia nor Germany, supposing that
they should attain the highest fortune, can
pretend to impede the current of things nor
prevent that solution, relatively near at
hand, of the long rivalry of European races
for the ultimate colonization and domino
tion of the universe. He says further that
1.-THE world will not be Russian nor Ger
man nor French, alas nor Spanish, but it
will be Anglo-Saxon."
| No clearer or truer description of the Ian
guages enumerated, with their relatived diff
ferences, ever appeared in type than is con-
veyed in the following poem:
Greeks harp we love to hear.
Latin is q trumpet clear.
Spanish like an organ swells.
Italian rings its bridal bells.
| France, with many frolic mien,
Tunes her sprightly violin.
Loud the German rolls his drum
When Russia's flashing cymbals come.
| But Britons sons may well rejoice,
| For English is the human voice.
| The English, Russian, German, French.
Spanish, italian, Portuguese and Scandina-
Wan are the stpowerful languages within
the bounds of Christian civilization, be-
cause they are the tongues of vigorous peo-
pie. With the exception of the English,
these are all indigenous and die if trans
| planted. The United States is the young
est of powerful countries, yet it is Gene
terry of many languages. For instance,
/ French, one of the sweetest of tongues.
threatened to become the national lam
guage. Louisiana was settled by people of
the French nation, who brought their Ian
gusge with them and planted it upon that
soil in anticipation of its growth. Instead,
however, of its growing and spreading over
the country, it began to weaken, and it will
soon disappear from the memories of the
inhabitants of that state. 't''
1t is only necessary to note the popula-
ton according to these several languages to
realize the Interchangeable future of the
English, now striding on and on over the
face of the earth with wonderful impetu-
osity and a vigor that will not be re-
strained K
English is spoken by 100000 of peo-
pie; Russian, $4,000, 600; German, So 900, 600:
French, 100000; Spanish, IS, OOO, 600; Ital-
ian, 29,O0O,O00; Portuguese, 100000, and
Scandinavian, 100000 Within the control
/ of the government of these several lam
guages England rules over 255, 600, 900 of
people who do not as yet speak the English
language, and the other seven have only
rs, 000, 900 outside of themselves-an aston
ishing difference.
1t must be remembered, besides, that the
| English language is divided into two gov
ernments only, while the other six are di
vided into 26, all of whom are filled with
bitter enmities one for the other, while
they are and IT appears ever will be using
every device and pretense to supplant and
coerce the other, but it is just as noticeable
that England and the United States are
now and will ever continue at peace. To
those who have carefully and with unprei
udiced minds considered the subject there
| can be no doubt that the English will even
tually become the universal language of
the earth, and when we observe the aston
1shing strides it has made in the past it
may aptly be remarked that the time is not
far distant, particularly if it advances into
foreign countries and continues the rate of
progress which it has attained for the past
so years.
1t was through the medium of the Dutch
Language that the Japanese carried on their
foreign correspondence until within a few
years. Now they have changed the Dutch
for the English, and in more than $4,000
schools in Japan English is being taught.
while the sons of the most wealthy and
titled families are sent to our colleges to
complete their education, where English is
spoken and our manners predominant.
1t is estimated that since the building of
shat famous Tower of Babel there have
been 500 distinct languages and $500 col
loquials, or 5000 different forms of speech
At the present time 600 of the primary lam
guages are dead, leaving only 900 spoken all
over the earth, with about 9, 500 colloauials.
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