The Washington herald., 1910-02-03
AT THE HOTELS.


OF living, people Of these days should LOOK
back and see how our forefathers worked
and lived to realize that to-days life Is
frought with more comfort in every way"
said Fred s, Walker, of Cleveland, Ohi2sS
at the New Willard last night
Farm produce. wien salable at all.
was absurdly low less than a hundred
years ago. Many men now living remem-
Der when one had to work all day at the
hardest kind OF work for one bushel Of
wheat Fifty cents in trade was what
one got for beginning AZ daylight, AMI
grubbing or splitting rails until the sink
ing Of the sun reminded him to quit his
arduous task
There were no markets for farm pro-
duce those days. continued Mr.. Walker,
who owns a number Of farms in the
Buckeye State, "onIy the nelghbOrhoOd
consumption. and there being little or no
money. everything was barter Eggs
went begging at a cent or Two a dozen,
poultry was but little better. stocks Of
all kinds al the very lowest ebb, and ny
farmer could hope 10 make profit off aRy
Of his produce. Merely q living. as the
result Of days devoted to toll and nights
devoid Of ease, was the best that could
be anticipated by millions of pioneer
farmers in the good old days"
some sentiment still fingers about
those times" added Mr.. Walker. We re-
call with interest many Of the romantic
and tragic Incidents, but We hardly think
any Of our farmer readers would care-to
be transported back. except infancy, 70
the period which die not fully end until
the last century was more than half over
The good old times are well enough for
tie poets, the writer's Of historical novels,
and the ancient DANES who Groom in the
corners Of the blessed days OF linsey-
woolsey dresses. jeans suits. corduroy
roads and open cabin doors. AS for our
selves We prefer the present. despite its
graft and greed, its selfshness and sordid-
ness. for at least il has replaced penUTy
with plenty. deprivation Of al kinds with
innumerable comforts, and has changed
( agriculture from a groveiing calling 10
/ the nOblest and most prosperous OF pro-
/ fessions. am in favor Of high prices for
/ farm products; it IS undeniably a sign Of
/ prosperity
There is no such toast as The Day in
the German army or navy, having ref
erence to the time when German arms
shall clash with those Of England said
Aug tn. Jansen, a young reserve officer
Of the German army. Of Strassburg, Ger
many, at the Raleigh last night. Herr
Jansen is accompanied by WaIther Priet-
eel. Of Dresden. alsU reserve officer
Of the Kaiser's army. Both are young
business men and are making a tour OF
the world.
so much has been said by malicious
and intriguing papers Of English and
other origin about the meaning Of this
toast. The Day, that it is time 20 take
a definite stand In the matter. To thu
uninitiated, the words, The Day" leave.
no doubt, q mysterious meaning, but he IS
not justified in ascribing a meaning TO
suit his own selfish views. and that is
what a certain section of the English
lingo press has been doing right along.
OF course, we in Germany, are aware
Of the fact that England has been play.
Ing high politics during the Jast few
years, and has been using everything
which came its way as political capital
The toast, The Day was caught and
much was made Of IT,
England has d strong navy. We thor
oughly understand what a sea battle be-
tween the English and German navies
would mean to-day. The financial, COM
merciaI, and other relations between Ger
| many and England are so intricate and
far-reaching that there IS no likelihood
Of a war between these two nations, no
matter what aspiring politicians may say
from the tail OF a cart during the excite
ment Of a national election.
Germany is united and at peace with
all the world. We are not looking Tor
trouble, but We VIII defend our national
! honor at an costs We are not afraid OF
anybody Germany is nation Of workers
and peaceful citizens. and not Of warriors.
/ This has been proved beyond a doubt
/ Germans commercial. educational and
financial progress shows r. He who ac-
cuses Germany of warlike designs tells a
a willful and malicious falsehOod. Our
relations with France are growing more
friendly every day and the German En-
peror is doing everything in HIS power TO
gain the friendship Of his Gaelic neigh
bors.
Americans are popular IN Germany,
but every now and then visitors from the
United states create false impression
as TO the true characteristics Of the Amer
lean people by an ostentatious display Of
wealth. and almost idiotic manner OF
throwing away money