Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1894-02-07
On the Wing.

Inc last two weeks have been
spent west of the AIlegheuies This
sentence reminds me Of Book.
once read, the title being Beyond
the Alleghenies." If could present
as interesting sketch as that writer
gave it would be interesting reading.
But our callings were different. He
was a missionary, whilst [ happened
to be an Itinerant Fertiliz-r Agent
The farmer held out the Bread Of
Life whilst my business l. to furnish
that which will produce the bread
which sustains the natural or tenn
poral life. have been drawing on
my observations now for several
years, and I find the scraps getting
scarce. 1t reminds me of the good
house wives who will have a place
for the scraps of doth, and all such
materials, when something of the
kind is needed this indispensable re
serve is brought out, snd culled. but
the time comes when it is pretty iceH
culled, and she fails to find what she
wants. No am afraid this will be
my fix in attempting to write this ar
tlcle. But perhaps l may strike
something before / am through that
may do TO I'LL out with. Well you
would suppose every boy would be
talking tariff the last two weeks; but
it isn't the case. You don't hear
much said about it. Preferring to
leave that to the fellows in Congress,
many of whom are loaded to the muz-
zle, and would die if they did not
have an opportunity to let it eff. A
good deal like the safety valve on an
engine you know. If there is no
escape then follows an explosion. Do
you know Mr.. Editor that a large
percentage of the people who don't
take as much stock in this Tariff
business as they formerly did. They
look upon it as being a kind of a
subterfuge, and campaign ammuni-
tion. The present campaign has
brought men and women to view
these things from common sense
standpoint You know the general
thing IS that the women don't think
much on subjects of this kind, but it
is a mistake; for they do. Take if
you please, the wife of ;he laboring
class, especially the American class.
The husband and father has no work;
the saving, if any, are exhausted; the
coal bin is running low, the garments
of the little ones have perhaps been
mended, until she can't see where
her handiwork can do anything more.
The last loaf has been eaten and
want stares them in the face. Do
you suppose these people. do1 think,
don't endeavor to view the situation,
If not from common sense at least
from an humble one. The principles
we want to teach our American citi-
zens both of birth and adoption, are
those founded upon reason and such
as will have tendency to elevate
them and make them better men and
women morally and Intellectually.
When we do this we will elevate
American citizenship, broaden the
intellect and sympathies, and elevate
and purify the morals. This count,
never needed good men and pure and
intelligent women worse than it does
to-day, as will clearly show as this
article eprogresses---There are
to-day thousands of unemployed Ia
borers in towns and cities, around
manufactures an mines. There is
distress and want. The largest per
centage of these are of foreign birth.
Ordinarily when they have employ
ment and the necesssries of life, they
are orderly and industrious. But
when there comes q time like the