Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1899-08-24

times, 10 some countries, women work
In the fields while the men work In the
grog shops instead Of the mines. But,
nowhere In the world, as far as my
experience goes, do hnd women
treated with more respect and love
than the good women God bless them)
in this country. No other woman de-
serves any better treatment. TheI
American woman; the home-loving,
the God-fearIng mother, sister, sweet
heart, cannot be surpassed by the
women :any country; even II they
be queens In title, our women are
queens In fact.
The farming country In Belgium
between Antwerp and Brussels and
beyond Brussels through France TO
Paris and In that portion Of Holland I
visited looks very much like the agri-
cultural country in the Old New Eng
land States. Many of the farms are
even smaller and the land looks
poorer than those Of our eastern
states.
Every steamship coming to this
country brings hundreds of poor peo-
pie, young and old, Of both sexes, as
steerage passengers. These people
cannot make living In their own
country, but come to America, "The
land Of the free and the home OF the
brave.n
was informed by our captain that
on many ships going from this side
were men travelling as cabin psssen-
gers who had come over In the steer
age q few years ago. The steerage is
always crowded coming this way. |
don't blame them. This is the grand
est country on the face OF the globe
from any and every standpoint, and
the fact that poor people come here
from other countries and In ten years
or less earn a competence, tells the
story OF the advantages we offer. The
more see OF other countries and
their governments the better an
pleased with my own.
Brussels is beautiful city. II Is
city of churches and factories, ant
business enterprises Of all kinds; bul
| I did not tarry long, as a small sizeS
revolution seemed to be going on ant
not being able to speak the language
and as everybody seemed to want Z
fight or yell, and some would at th'
same time do both, ! thought 1t bes
to escape from Belgium to France.
You often have queer experiences
, going from one country to another
| but having all my baggage on m.
, back and in my pockets l did not hav'
much trouble, but l could not tel
, whether the GenBd'arms we're swear
r ing at me or making fun Of my hal
! and when they shut me up In de
4 partment car 1t seemed to me wa
(; being taken to jail and, at the tim
/ referred to, preferred being In ja
s Ito being mixed upin the Belgium rev
: olution.
Revolutions over there look goo
i deal like one OF our strikes. We thin
d their revolutions are terrible an
: they think cur strikes worse tha
y their revolutions.
These disturbances are very muc
d alike, not only in looks, but in the
i causes and results. MIsunderstand
!. ings between labor and capital, unre
o and oppression cause both.
,f Brussels is one hours ride frol
Is Antwerp and Paris is i've hours rio
Is from Brussels. Distance over thei
1t is measured by hours, and do nj
q, know Just how many miles apart the
II places are. The trains seem to me
(, run slo- y coming this way.
ts In gay tasis placed myself in u
r, hands of my friends and could n
st tell you In a month half I saw In To-
r, days. The days are longer ov
y, there. In June it is dark only fro
g. 10 D. m. till q. M, and part Of q
g. time l was Sightseeing even aft
1t dark.
ou 1 never saw the like Of churcht
ou big churches, grand churches, quai
churches, churches built by Napole'
to or beforeNapoleon, or before anybo
I'D or anything, except the food. An
to there are art galleries galore. Nd
to Of the churches are art galleries.
IN. was in more churches in four de
ed than during all the rest of my life.
W, notice that those who attend
cd churches were mostly tourists.
,el spite of these magnificent church
or finely furnished, costing unlimil
|, 1t amounts Of money, there seems to
ew no Sabbath day In Paris. The peo
OF in Paris seem to want to have d &c
to. time every day Of the week, mt
Ide especially on Sunday, and they hi
it. / was impressed with the arc
of lecture Of Paris. Outside of the e
ith Tower and the Royal Arch there
uld no high buildings. The structu
md are immense when 1t comes to len
or breadth, but there are no 8
sed scrapers outside of captive ballo
ing and the two buildings referred
hes There are no street cars, but pie
1ey OF bus lines, two-story buses and Q
b a galore. It struck me there must
the cab for at least every man In Parii
re- near as l could Judge, there
four times as many women In Z
lgi- as there are men, so there woul'
inn q cab for every four people; one
men and three women can easily ride
the cab. l tried 1t.
arts was impressed with the parks
s,or open places in the heart of the
nm, There is plenty Of room out Of d
saw in Paris and everybody appears
the appreciate 1t. The parks and co
me- are large and beautiful and are al'
. crowded. The best restaurants
stores have out of door departm
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