The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1911-06-09

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prove it to have been during the
past two generations, that the tit
lie of George the Retormer" is be-
ginning even at this early stage tc
be mentioned as the one that mos,
| becomes him. And that there has
| been nothing perfunctory or Simply
spasmodic in the activities he has
displayed in seeking to bring about
much-wanted reforms for his sub
ects seems 70 DO indicated by the
! essential logic OF the method that
underlies his procedure. 1t is clear
that he goes about the work in the
best possible way, inasmuch as he
makes physical reform among those
who must require ftp recede the inn
portant matter OF intellectual or
moral improvement.
He was one of the very first t.
support the movement for an i'm
proved quality of bread, for instance.
During the last 25 years, it is shown
statistically. the physicians Of Eng
lishmen has deteriorated to such an
extent as to make the matter one
that spells real national peril.
That deterioration has conceded, it
Is also shown, with the introduc
ton CT a quality Of bread of wnlcn
the nutrimental wheaton essence
has been reduced to minimum, ow-
ns % greed OF Wholesale maxi
ers. sGau tia the prac-
tice OF emolipg has
assuH, the ris-
ing gene. Grafton. tno proportions . d
national vice. For all Tel. social
cd love of sports, moreover, Britons
are now allowing sport to become
the monopoly Of a special class of
professional players, while they
themselves are more than content to
be spectators of the great displays
of football and cricket, the prlnci-
Ual opponents Of which are paid PRO
fessionals.
In pursuance of his policy of max
ing England wake up from an un
worthy torpor, the sovereign. one
OF the most active Of men himself,
has studied the needs Of his subjects
from the physical point of view. He
is backing the standard bread move
directors of the public libraries in
gene Sandow. the physical culture
expert, to be his own body trainer;
ne mas gwen MS support 10 \ CAM
paign which seeks to eradicate. or
Vt least to repress the vice OF Gig
arctic smoking; lie has acceded to
Lord Derby's request that he should
become one Of the active patrons OF
the Rugby game Of '"'@''' ne hos
provided football! srounu
youth Of the Windsor municipality.
and he has become one of the most
ardent supporters of the Boy Scouts
movement. So much for matters
that concern the physical welfare
Of his subjects who are entering cor.
daily into the beneficent schemes OF
their sovereign, and are beginning to
realize fully their momentous i'm
portance.
On the intellectual or moral side
the activity of King George has not
been less marked. and herein one
sees, on more than one side. the
guiding counsels of womanly hear;
and mind. As result of his ring
ing discourse to the archbishops and
| bishops Of Great Britain, on the oc-
casion of the tercsntenary Of the
authorized version Of the Bible, the
directors of the publis Libraries in
the whole kingdom decreed that all
books which We're of doubtful char.
acter, or which were in any way
| likely to pervert the minds OF the
young should be removed from the
shelves of their lending department
| Apart from this, the king emphasiz
ed the value Of Holy Writ from The
point Of view Of its superlative lit
erary quality Again, he display
ed particular trend of mind in Is
suing his command for the perform
ance or Money" the old Robert
sonian comedy, during coronation
tide. This comedy carries with f
a moral which Is particularly appli
! cable to England, and indeed The
world, during the present age. 1t!
lessons hit at money-madness, self
ishness, inflated social ambition ant
the heartlessness of the so-callet
smart set. There can be no doub
of the oppositeness OF the play a
this juncture. following, as 1t does
closely on tho RELOCATION OF London
Iboisterously smart coteries to5a con
dit1on Of comparative obscurity. Re
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