Graham guardian., 1902-05-16
RATES OF LEGAL ADVERTISING.
FRIDAY. MAY l6, 1902.
The MAN FROM THE COUNTRY,

Although we are in the habit OF
thinking the other way about it'
it is the man from the country who
knows more than the man from the
city. Your New Yorker is very
Snug, self.centered fellow, whose
particular sun rises the other side
of East River and sets across the
Hudson. New York is the world
10 him and he doesn't care a snap
of his singer what transpires else
where. 1t is New York politics,
New York people, New York
scandals and the New York marke ct
that for the most part interest him.
The "city edition" Of his news
paper hits him of to 7. 1t is
the edition he always buys, and it's
columns throw up what New York
is doing in large type and what
the rest of the world is achieving
in small type. An event happen
ing in Berlin that is certain to
prove universal in its effect, re-
ceives scaut notice lost among
the advertisements, but when MIR.
Croker buys lap dog, the occas-
lou commands at least three
columns on the front page, headed
with large block letters and orna'
mented with pictures OF Mr..
Croker, the dog, the dogs collars,
and the kennel in which the dog is
to sleep.
What, pray, does the average
Gothamite know about our great
West and Middle West, or about
the forward march of trade and
civilization in the far East, or in
Australia, or for that matter, in
our new domains, Cuba and the
Philippines! What does he know
about the finest and most perman-
ent things that are being achieved
around the great curve of the world
or about the things that are good
TO know for all time. Nothing.
On the other hand what does he
know about the best and the worst
paying investments on the local
market, about the idle gossip of
idle people, about the best place
to get champagne dinner in
town, or about the passing show
that makes you laugh the most.
Everything.
The extent of this metropolitan
provincialism is really appalling.
AS far as a general acquaintance
with the best news of the world il
concerned, it is near enough the
truth to say that all New Workers
are farmers, absorbed only in max,
ing hay whilo the sun shines on
their own particular one.fat lot,
and caring not a tuppenny damn
for what happens to the out side
fellow. / suppose all this is be-
cause of that very natural law that
you cannot proftab'y and intelli-
gently do two things at the same
time. The man from Now York is
above all busy man, keyed mp
always to the pace that is set him
by the speed of his cable trans and
sd" trains. Competition is so
keen and the exertiou required to
get and to keep ahead Of the other
fellow SO tremendous, that melan,
oholy indeed is the fac of tho
hindmost man. The poor man in
oity like New York or Chicago has
to scramble to keep from starving;
the middle class man has to do
likewise to meet the family ex,
penses, while the upper-class man
follows the example of-tle other
just to snake . pile" for himself. |
When q man hustles al day to
make monay, he isn't going TO pay
N uch attention TO the things the
wise men Of the East and the West
have always deemed better worth |
the while.
1t is right here that our much
ridiculed gentleman from tho conn
try comes to the front. | am not
30 sure but what after all this is