Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-07-14
SAM OLD COMPLAINT.
EDITOR WHITE SAYS THE ROAR
OF THE OCEAN MAKES HIN
TOO LAZY TO THINK.
Devouring CLANS and Fresh Fish Has
Tendency to Make Him Stupid
However, he Sleeps Well
Notes Of HIS Trip.

Editorial Correspondence of the Ledger.
SOUTHAMPTON, LONG ISLAND, N. Y,
| July 6.-The ocean air makes one so
lazy. I am too lazy to-day to think.
l have written letters before, as you
all know, when I was too lazy to think,
but I don't believe I was ever so lazy
as I feel during my present vacation.
Travel and rest from business should
brighten n up.
Hon. E. W. Stephens, Of the Colum-
bia Herald, one OF Missouri's most dis
tinguished citizens and a man who has
not only travelled a great deal, but a
man who Q e and appreciates the
beauties Of the country created by
God and man, writes as follows:
"My experience in travel has been
that it has rendered me more instead
Of less contented with home. One
satisfactory result of going about ia
to dispel the illusion that all great
people and things are off yonder and
superior to them neal to you. The
discovery Ia made that neither men or
things differ largely. They may be
modified by localities, but the great
equilibrium is preserved. If there are
superior attractions there are cores
ponding deficiencies, and there are
few things new under the u Care
fully analysed it will be found that
few, if any parts of the country, offer
greater Inducements or have a higher
order of people than our own Mis-
souri,.
"There are certain places which
everyone should see. Among them
may be mentioned: New York, Chi
cago and Washington of the cities.
Colorado for mountain scenery, Mag
ara and Yellowstone Park for climate,
an ocean voyage from New York to
Charleston, any of the Atlantic resorts
for the seashore. Who eve sees them
and what lies en- route to them has
about all of American travel worth
expanding money for; the remainder
can be read about and easily imagined,
4
CAT last all travel should be Incl
dental, tributary to the home life,
Constant travelling is dissipation. A
rolling stone gathers nothing. The
only genuine pleasure of life is that
which is anchored in one place and fol
one aim. Going away should be sim
ply to heighten the joy of getting
back. Travel should always have al
it's definite aim to make home happier
and business more prosperous, With
this end in view it may be made the
highest source of pleasure and Of
profit"
The above are brief extracts from &
most interesting and comprehensive
article written by Mr.. Stephens for hit
Columbia Herald and should be reat
by all who travel. Too many people
travel to 10 purpose. They come
home more tired than when they
started and have see very little ant
learned less. / mentioned in a lettel
last week the fine Wabash Railroad
system which Mexico enjoys. I wan
to call your attention now to the Fri,
system, with which the Wabash con
meets at Buffalo, N. Y. When you com,
east you should take this route. L
brings you by Niagara and through
some most beautiful scenery.
From Buffalo to New York City OF
the Erie is about twelve hours ride
Magnificent rolling stock, splendid
road bed and a perfect service. Som.
of the mountain scenery is simply
grand and you will never regret it i
you come east by the Erie. I have
been coming east every year now fol
more than twenty years and never hat
a more enjoyable trip than this sea
son over the Wabash and Erie from
st. Louis to New York City.
Those who r trying to reform the
political world are in the dumps nov
on account of the war. Single takers
Socialists and all other reformers, who
are cast down by the war because j
has diverted popular attention from
their schemes for lettering society
machinery, should cheer up. There
Is going to be a great time for world
members az soon as Spain surrenders
Then the principles of taxation will
be discussed with IN ardor and
nation wide interest, the like of which
this country has never known. After
the war ia over there will be some big
questions to attract our statesmen ant
thinkers andI do hope the Democratic
party will arise to the emergency ant
not let the small politicians wreck it
We have too many politicians in Mis-
souri, who favor one thing because
Cleveland is opposed to it. They
oppose another because Mckinley ii
in favor of it. They don't want this
because Governor Stephens does ant
/ thew do want that because Chamr