The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1902-06-06

ers, the finest musicians and the
wisest philosophers Of ancient times.
From Greece the scene OF empire
building shifts to Rome. While the
greatness Of Greece depended upon
the sway on the minds Of men by
means Of oratory. art and Intellect
ual powers, Rome became q great
nation because Ut her military genius
and powers Of governing people con-
quered by them. Beginning with
Rome as nucleus, neighbOrIng cities
and provinces we're made subjects to
the External City" until ell Italy
became Roman peninsula. Then
gradually the process OF absorbing
nations either by political schemes or
force of arms went on until the Ro-
man empire reached from the Allan
tic on the west to the Euphrates on
the east and from the Rhine to the
desert sands Of Sahara. She was
mistress Of the world, and the Med
iterranian was called a Roman lake.
The art and science Of the conquered
possessisOns were also acquired and
Latin and Greek became the language
written and spoken everywhere by
the educated. The Romans were
great builders; they bridged the tur-
bulent streams with stone bridges;
with art superior to modern works at
the present time. The waters of
the swift flowing Tiber being unfit
for use they built great aqueducts to
convey the water from the mountain
lakes. And today the visitor at
Rome finds the CITY supplied with
water which flows through these
mighty aqueducts built 1000 years
ago. Her emperOrs governed all heI
foreign possessions, including heI
own population, Of over 100, 900, 00O
and at the same time waged wars
with foreign nations. These foreign
wars gradually exhausted the popula'
tion Of Italy and the brave Roman
soldiers gave up their lives ami left
their bones to bleach in foreign coun
tries, while the new race lacking tn,
glory and valOr OF the ancient Ro
mans took their places. Patriotism
was displaced and gave way to merce
nary greed and selfish pleasures. s.
low had patriotism and national pr. d.
fallen that the throne was put up a
auction and actually sold to the high
est bidder. After twelve centuries o
existence the Roman empire crum
bled to fragments out OF which
sprang many Of the European nation
Of today. Out of the ruins of thi
great nation many OF the nation
have obtained the germs Of create
and grander civilization which neve
could have been developed in the oil
world, but which have been trans
ported across the seas to America b
the genius OF Columbus. Here, witt
the experience Ut centuries behin'
her. America is developing into
world empire greater than Rome eve
was and Hightier 10 the cause O
humanity. Here the problem Of sci
. government has been worked out an
the past century has been one Of pc
litical revolution. Old monarchla
forms OF government have been ban
ished and popular government inaup
. urated until scarcely trace of mon
archy remains In the Western hcmis
phere. The United States Is fas
becoming the granary OF the worl
and already possesses dOminativ
influence over all lines Ut trade.
has even been asserted by an Englis
newspaper that Great Britain, upo
whose domains it Is said the ST.
never sets, Is soon to become a mel
dependency of the United States
that the offspring may gather 10 an
care for the mother country in its oil