Mower County transcript., 1904-01-20
FARMER BEN'S COLUMN.

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Chicago seems to be the breediD'
place of all the literary galoots and
asininities of the country. What amt
at the university of Oils found out
side. One Of the Chicago principals Of
schools the other day said publicly that
Shakespear was a cheap punster and,
his wi, vf slim order. and behind the
times and his writin's should not be set
up for a standard for young students
to follow. He believes that Shakespear
is greatly overrated. When the chump
got thro with his asinine remarks there
was great calm for nobody with any
sense thought there was anything to
reply to and so other business was at
once taken up. 1t does just try. my
patience to see such upstairs try to play
smart and get notoriety by such out
landish assertions. Why, the more [
hav read Shakespear thro all these
years the more catch on to the wealth
of his diction and the wonderful range
Of his thinkin' apparatus. Our gal
Sarah reads him lots out loud durin'
evenings and me and mother just fill
up with enjoyment in hearin' him.
And then to think that there are
jgnoramuses so far destitute of COM
mon sense and rains and appeciatin'
power of the grand and high and noble
and sublime in thought that they can
see no beautyyin in the bard of Avon. 1t
just makes me grind my teeth 1 tell
you the boards of eddication and the
university trustees are bringin' the
whole system of eddication into con-
tempt and disrepute when they pick
up such simpletons and shallow brains
and penny whistlers and ninnies as
they show up at some of our big insti-
tutions. tell you that the man that
amt got any appreciation Of the beaut-
les of Shakespear amt wise and good
enough to teach my boys and girls if [
can help myself.
Accordin' to my reckonin' there's
one man on this earth who has the
power to prevent Russia from ightin'
Japan and that very man is Rothschild
the big European banker. Russia has
got the hard end in the trouble with
Japan. She has got to get her forces
across Asia and has got to get her war-
ships away round thro the Indian
ocean and it costs money like the dick
ems. Russia is pretty near bump on
the ready cash business and only last
week the Paris bankers turned down
her application for big loan. She has
got load of debt that would stagger
smaller fry and those who hav loaned
money to her durin' the past few years
hav had their fingers burnt. I repect
it, sir, Russia must get big wad of
ready money right off to fight Japan
and furnish the sinews of war; Now
where can she get it? Everybody
knows that the Rothschilds and the
other Jewish bankers of Europe hav
got the control Of the money over there.
If Rothschild simply says that Russia
under no circumstances can hav any
spondulix this trip why then the jig is
up and Russia can't keep up the bluff
long but has got to back down and let
Japan hav her fair share of the steal
Of eastern territory and has got to get
down off his high horse. 1t would be
just the proper thing for Rothschild to
do after the bloody murder OF Jews by
the Russian cZar. amt got over feel
in sick at heart now when 1 think of
the murdered Jewish women and help
less children at Kishinef and other
Russian points allowed and excited by
the Russian authorities. Now the Jews
ought to keep their hands on their
pocketbooks and get good and even
with Russia and prevent war and
bloodshed and furthur Russian con.
quest.
see by my paper that congress is
tacklin' the civil service humbug with
an idee of cuttin' it down gradually
but Of course nothin' will come of it
What rocky arrangement this civil
service is anyhow you figger it. A LOT
Of old grannies hav got it into their