The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1909-08-21

mulus, an Italian brigand, at the
head of a gang Of outlaws that had
their stronghold among the hills on
the bank of the River Tiber. found
ed Rome, which became the capital
OF republic which subsequently was
transformed into an empire and
which subsisted for thousand years
and upheld political, military and in
tellectual mastery over the then
known world
The power Of a nation Is III the
physical and moral character of its
men. Brave. viri1e and actuated by
noble principles and lofty aspirations
they go forth conqucring and to con-
quer, and no inferior race can stand
against them. But in time their
bravest and best are killed off in wars
and adventurous enterprises, and dc
cay sets in to which every such once
dominant people sooner or later sue
cumbs.
DR.. Edward Willard Watson. 4
prominent medical authority i'll Phil
adelphia. writes: america in its Civil
/ War Iost IN both sides nrobah,v two
millions Of men IN the nride Of life
men who were ~ the s+an7n who
count not the cost Adventurous
/ brave. especially in the volunteers Of
/ the o,r1;o- ,,oors tho. tho bud and
fIo,.or - +bo r,co ,.-oro most thor-
onab1,, do.tro,,od Tn. c,nn,. +hc
/ cautious the ro,>.,rd1v the conscr,--
! ative the br,ndr,n remained and
today W.. have a., excess Of them and
their children who form trusts and
exDloit Kerosene and steel Thus
docs war a,-o,oc ;+so1f ON nations
and thus doc. ma, bar HI. own way
to the haieh+s he mich, otherwise
attain
The American RcnuhIic TODAY j.
the greatest nation on earth. with =
destiny before it that will place il
in power and world control Jar dbokc
any Of the don,i,aticn. tIat have
gone before i and vet i ca, h,,t feel
the loss Of 81 many Of it, bravesr
tbelcss If : nv such losses that ma
lions decay and hurry IN their fall
Gjbbon. whose story Of the decline
and fall of the worlds greatest en-
nirc ! . monumental ,vorl- ~ his
Fforv saws. ..Tbc decline of Rome
,vas the natural and inevitable effect
nj inlnoderate greatness Prosner-
itv ripened the principle OF decay.
the causes Of destruction muItipIied
with tho ev+ent of the conquest and
las soon as time or accident had re
moved the artificial s,1DDorts. the
stuDeudous fabric welded to the pres
sire Of its own WEIGHT The story oi
j.. rr;n i s;n,nIo and ob,,io,s and
Instead of ;no,,ir;po WHY the Roman
Fmnire was DESTROYED we should
ratber he SURPRISED thai # had sub-
sisted 81 1ono"
Rome had Murdered all tho M.
lions Of the earth and had brought
.bis wealth ard all the mon.tro,,.
md unnatural vices Of the Asiatic.
10 the great canital so that the rio,
md ;ndotout vested :, ~ 1,,>-,r;o,,,
:Yd,loe,ccs while the wealthy, dom
.ropres and aoita+ors o,nD1oved tine,
moons =, h,,,.;,o IN viii, freo .ho,,..
md free food the favor of the ;d1,
) ,onnIace Accord;,o +o C;hbon
.,,-arr,. Of d;r+x, aud r,oe,ad n1eh
ians without shoes and without
,,o,,+lo 1o;tarad o,,,o,, whole Inv. !,
-, -tu,4 - f,,-,,,,, a. r,a.r go. an,
- hold d;sr,,+o. vino d;ss;o,+.d :,
.>.tra,,agapt GAMING the n,;serah1.
,;t,ancc nj tho;r ,.i,-os and children
nd .nor+ tho hour. Of tn, ,,ioht =,
I ,h.-,,ra ,a,.er,s and brotbo1- !, IN
j nd,,Iqcncc Of gross and vn1oar sens
.1alitv Brt the most lively an,
,n1endid amusement OF the idle mul
& ;tnde deoended on the freouent cxhi
,itions of nuhIic Games and sDectac
i, les The nietv Of Christian nrincc
had sunnressed the irhun,an combat
/ Il g1adiatOrs. but the Roman Deopi