Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-01-16

cannot have failed TO md especial In
terest in the chapter entitled The
New Age The Genius vi toHlbs and
ruins has shown him the empires Of
the past. the causes of their ruin and
downfall and the influences which ever
setard human progress and develop
ment; and. in view of these. be Is lead
10 exclaim:
Here. sunk in sorrow. my OPP
pressed heart no longer found utter
anee. The Genius answered not. but
heard him whisper 10 himself:
Let us revive the hope Of this man:
for il be who loves his fellow creatures
be suffered to despair. what Will be-
come OF nationse The past is perhaps
too diseouraging; mus. anticipate fp<
turity. and disclose 10 the eye 81 virtue
the astonishing age that Is ready 10 be-
| gin; that. on viewing the object she ae~
sires. she may be animated with new
ardor. and rsdouble her efforts ~ a.
lain it"
Then follows the chapter upon The
New Age" In which the author is per
mitted 70 catch q glimpse u fntnritE.
I A - - tStkvMS-
Scarcely had he finished these
words. when q great tumul .arpse IL
the west. and turning 10 that quarter Z
perceived. at the extremity " tie
Mediterranean, in one OF tie nations "
Europe. a prodigious movement such
as when a violent sedigion arises IL =
vast city a numberless people, Easb-
ing in al directions, pour through tie
streets and huetuate Ike Haxss Ia the
public places. My go, struck with tie
cries which reSounded 70 tie heagens
distinguished these words.
What Is this new prodigy? What
cruel and mysterious seougge y thisg
We are a numerous people and ne
want hands We haze an excellent
soil. and We are il want 81 subsissepcel
We are active and laDoFious. and Ne
live 10 indigence! We pay enormous
tributes, and We are told they are ~:
sufficient We are At peace girbout.
and our persons and property are nOi
safe within. Who. then : the secret
enemy that dexours us2'
Some voices from tie midst " tbs
multitude replied
Raise a discriminating standard
and let all those WHO maintain aIc
nourish mankind BIZ useful laboEs
: gather round AZ; and you will diseoyes
; the enemy that preys upon Eou
; The standard being raised. thse M.
ton divided Itself ~ once INTO tE6
: bodies 81 unequal magnitude and cor.
2 trasted appearance. Tie one. ianuM.
J, cradle, and aimosL total. exhibited 4
3 the poverty ~ Is clothing, ia IL eus,
eiated appearance and sun burnt 1aees
the marks ~ misery and labor u,
: other, 2 little group. an iRsignifcaa
4 faction, presented III it, rich attic en-,
Z broideEed with god and silver, and a
! it, sleek and rudy faces tie sisns y
\ leisure and abundance
4 ''ConsiGering these men more al
! tentivelg, 4 found that the great bod.
4 was composed ~ farmers. arFiGeefs
i merchants, All professions useful - ~
eietyi and thai me fistle coup "a.
made up ~ priests gf every order. "
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Z of commanders ~ armies; ID d Nord
z pf the civil, military ana religion
4 agents Of government
9 These two bodies bsing assemble
z face 70 FACE, and regarding each one
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= and rage arising ~ one side. End d sor
y Of panic in the other. And The larg
= body said 70 The Little one: WY ~
z you separated from W. Are yop ~
Y ~ our NUMBER
p No replied The group. fHou ~
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Y peculiar to ourselves
y PeoDle.-.And ~hat IaEor 10 ~
= perform in our goeietyR
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2 Ept made ~ Workl
z People 'How, then haze goE q,
y CURED these rieies2'
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z pains ~ goYerp gCut
Z People. 'yyhat y this what ~
4 call goyeFHing2 We toll and you ~
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q sorb ~ PTiyilegsd 4spt class g,h0 ~
Z not of the people form p BATON aDaF
and gogern gouFselyeSl
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q on this Heg state Af thing, zone \
q the most honorable among them 4al,
3 We must join the people ard partsl
4. of their labors and burdens. nor tae
II ere men like ", End Dpg gteiles nor
q from them but otherg aFnozaptIy eJ
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fanny, TOR ~ ~ HniDgle vim Ahe egogi
4; they are born ~ 8erTe ". ATe 8e D,
a men Of another raee The R0Dge W
q pure descendants ~ tae nouFaseors
i. y this eDD3re2 Thig multitude nust !
= FeE3naed ~ our Fightg ana IA ~
= origin
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n that our ancestors RoHqUeEea fi1s IAN
q and that your Fsne Was gDaEed oply X
condition ~ seTTing W. Tbls " III
social compact tbis the goyeTnHlel
sh constitutes by custom and DTeserlb'
~ by time
On HPe0DIe, ~, nopapeToTg, pure !
o. blood SHOW W. your gepeal2gte@, y