The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-03-12

Many Of these colonies were from the
Carolinas. and In Tennessee and Al
ALBANIA and Mississippi they are found
io-day-stiii Scotch. s,iil Presbyter.
Jan, and stiil ;inafiaid. From such set.
Elements as these have come the With
efgpcons and f'riersons. without which
names the history Of Asrnriean Pres
byterianism cannot be written. A cen.
fury old, each OF these little trans.
planted Drumtochtys holds TO It's old
traditions, the marriages are with
Scots, and the blood is kept pure. Wei.
come TO as many of the law-abiding,
God;tearing people as will come.
Over the Border Line.
Our neighbor on the north, the fair
Dominion Of Canada, sends us thous-
ands Of her sons each year. 1t Is said
there are more Canadians on this side
OF the boundary than there are in the
Dominion. The manner In which this
country attracts the young blood of
Canada Is shown by recent class of
engineers which was graduated from
McGill University in Toronto. At the
close of the term 81 young men wese
given diplomas, and 10 of them left
Immediately to accept positions which
were waiting for them in various parts
OF the United States. The Canadian
s so little different from the Amari.
can that there is no reason for regard.
ing him as foreigner. To the Amer
lean church Canada has given Bishop
Fowler and Berry, OF the Methodist
Church; to science, DR.. William osler:
to Journalism and literature, James
creelman. Charles G. D. Roberts and
Acton Davies: to the stage, Clara Nor.
ris, James X. Hackett, Robert Mantell
and many others.
Once when I was driving through
the country districts in French Que.
bee i noticed many houses whose win
dows were boarded up and abandoned.
Each time asked by driver what had
become of the occupants, he replied
laconically: Gone to Lowell" The
movement OF this class to the mill
towns OF New England has been going
on steadily for years. There are SO
numerous in many places that they
are the balance of power in the cleo.
tons. While they have, practically,
crowded the native population out of
the many factories, in all likelihood
they themselves will be crowded out
by cheaper Italian, Armenian and syr.
ian labor In few years.
Thrift Of the Greeks.
Thrift and pride are the most mark.
ed characteristics of the Greeks who
are pouring into the United States
each year. In proportion to their num-
bers they send more money home
than any other nationality, having in
creased the amount sent by postoffice
money-orders from $23o,ooo to $685.
900 in one year. This proves thrift.
They are all proud of the glory that
was Greece" Step into one Of the
Greek shoe.shining parlors to be found
In almost every city and You will
find that these poor, badly dressed,
ignorant looking boys know the story
of Leonldas and his spartans, of Alex
ander and his conquests, and of Marco
Bozarrfs and hts ally, Lord Byron.
Aside from the quarrels which pro-,
coed from their violent tempers, they
are orderly and Woodworking and soon
become good Americans. The Greeks
do not care to farm, and are seldom
found outside of our cities.
One doesn't meet Afanxman, but
1t is, nevertheless, fact that 10 per
cent. Of the population of the little Isle
Of Man has moved to Canada and the
United States in the last Is years. In
this country they scatter about, fam.
lily here and another there, SO that
they are quite lost among all the 9th.
ers. At Cleveland, O., however, there
la a Manx colony of several hundred
households, and 1t Is the only Amsri.
can city where the queer tongue OF
Greeba may be heard spoken on the
streets.
Here From Japan.
The area of Japan suitable for ag-
ricultnra1 purposes is equal TO about
one.third of the State of Illinois. and
for this reason she must either have
colonies or permit the immigration
of some of her population. The Japs
are taught religious tolerance as q
necessary characteristic. each person
being required to worship one day
each year in a temple of faith not
his own. 1t is argued that this train.
ing will make them more amendable
tc American influences. and that they