Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-06-25

AM been question OF prime
Importance ever since the
parable of the good Sa-
maritan-in fact, ever since Adam and
Eve were driven from Eden with
flaming swords. Lee Sampson, one OF
my constituents living in Galloway
county, Mo-, knows who some of his
neighbors are, at any rate. The Full
ton Gazette, edited by Ovid Bell, who
was private secretary to "Silver Dick"
Bland, tells this story. and 1t Is
beautiful and wholesome one:
Lee Sampson, who lives on the farm of
the late William Ellis. down in Boydsville
neighborhood, can congratulate himself
upon living in section where people do
unto others as they would like others to
do unto them. Lee has suffered consider
ably with rheumatism this spring, and 1t
has SO affected him as to cause him to be
unable to work, and he consequently got
behind with his corn planting. Monday
morning coterie of his neighbors.
Thomas Bedsworth, Lee Jameson, John
Sampson. Thomas Harris and Hugh
Sampson, took their teams and went to
Lees field intent upon finishing breaking
and planting the balance of his corn crop
for him, and if it did not rain too heavily
down that way 1t is safe to say the work
was done.
Raising" Him.
There is a certain game, popular In
various portions of the country, whose
distinguishing characteristic is ''rais-
ing" your opponent. The New York
Times tells this tale, which illustrates
the operation in conversation:
Captain Sigsbee tells of conversation
he once overheard between two marines
who were arguing as to who had the
least work to do on board a man-of-war.
Its the chaplain" said the first.
How do you make that out?" asked
the second.
Because he amt got no work to do
and all day to do it In
The second marine snorted his disgust.
'You amt got 1t right Jack" said he.
TITS the capn of marines"
"How,s that?''
"Well, me boy, as you say, the chap
lain's got nothing to do and all day to do
1t in, but the cap'n of marines he amt
got anything to do and all day to do it
In and lieutenant Of marines to help
him to do 1t"
A Tactful Kaiser.
Some years ago, when William E.
Gladstone, England's Grand Old Man.
denominated Czar Nicholas of Russia
and Kaiser Wilhelm of Germany as
''the two young despots of Europe" 1t
was catching collection of words, and
people jumped to the conclusion at
once that here were two rulers who
would rival the tyrant Dionysius. Moth
ing could be further from the truth.
Kaiser Wilhelm was quite young when
he ascended the throne of his ances-
tors. He practically succeeded Will
liam the Great. his grandfather. as his
father, the Emperor Friedrich-"Unser
Fritz, as he was lovingly called by his
soldiers and his subjeets-only reigned
100 days. All sorts of dire predictions
were made by prophets Of evil as to
what capers the young Kaiser Wilhelm
would cut and as to what dire calami--
ties he would bring upon his country
and upon the world-al; of which ma
lign foretellings have proved to be
without foundation, "baseless as the
fabric of vision" 1t was said that
the kaiser wanted big army and q
his neighbors. AS shown by the event,
nothing could be further from the
truth. The reichstag, thoroughly In love
with the fatherland, gave him a great
army and great navy, and he has
picked a quarrel with nobody yet. In
deed, he is one of the most peaceable
of monarchs. He has asserted ana
maintained German rights, he has en-
couraged German art, he has enlarged
German commerce, but he has accom-
plished these things not by force and
arms, but by the legitimate and less
expensive methods of peace. From be-
ing feared as dangerous kaiser, bre-
brand prince, people are coming to re-
gard him as a clear headed. progress
i've, conservative ruler. as most kind
ly and peaceable neighbor. as one OF
the safest statesmen of Europe. 1t Is
an old saying that peace hath her VIC
tories no less renowned than war;"
saying in which Kaiser Wilhelm can
honestly take much pride, for under his
rule Germany is more prosperous to-
day than she has ever been before, and
her prosperity is largely his work. his
chief crown of glory.
1t is said now by the European
statesmen that the magni6cence which
he displayed when he visited Pope
Leo was not the yainglorious display
of wealth and power. but was trib-
ute to the holy father In order to estab-
lish between Germany and the Vatican
friendlier feeling than has existed
for some centuries. 1t is also said
that the conduct of the kaiser oD that
august occasion had the desired effect
and that he is now much more lenient-
ly regarded than he has been hitherto.
The kaiser's wisdom In sending his
brother, Prince Heinrich, to visit us
has been clearly demonstrated. By
reason of the idiocy Of certain Amer
lean lovers Of England our relations
with Germany were becoming some
what strained, but the kaiser sent his
prinoely brother to visit us, and all
difficulties vanished instantly. The
prince was glad to be here, and we
were glad to have him here. 1t was
grand sight to see Germany and Amer
lea fraternizing.
America gratefully and enthusiastic
nlly cherishes the memory of the Great
EIector. King Frederick the Great.
She will also cherish gratefully and
enthusiastically the memory OF the
present Kaiser Wilhelm.
81 aR nt,,es
Many and various opinions Of Presi-
dent Castro of Venezuela have been
expressed by divers and sundry COM
mentators. In current literature he
ranges all the way from mountebank
and poltroon to hero and a modern
Solomon. The following tale from the
New York Times, If true-aye, there's
the rub!-proves that he would. IL
caught young enough" have made
one Of the finest poker players the
world ever saw. The Times says:
That old Pike county game OF bluff is
played in South America, Senior Don Aus
gusto F. Pulido, Venezuelan charge d af-
faires ad interim, asserts. and as evidence
tells story OF President Cipriano Castro.
When General Castro came down from
the mountains on the way to Caracas to
become president said Senior Pulido, "he
had several thousand rugged mountains
eers and thirty mules laden with anamu-
milton boxes. One night he halted in the
little town of Mureda, and the local chief