The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1913-04-03
Mile Anus.

UvuuuV Uouu0Os
In glancing through one of the
greatest classic productions Of the
age. Mr.. Thomas Carlyle's Sartor
Resartus, we find the following quo
ted stanza: 1--WE are of such stuff
as dreams are made of and our little
life Is rounded with sleep;" and
truly can WE say. TEMPUS FUGAT.
as we turn back the pages of his
tory and there find enscribed the
names of the most influential men
of the different ages in which they
have lived, and read of the things
that have transpired in this elapse
of time. But I ask. has there been
any material change in the worlds
history during the past thousand
years? After taking the different
phases of the question into consid-
eration,I believe that we can safely
say, no. Today the same things are
happening that happened a thousand
years ago, and with the exception
of few incidents, we are doing the
same things that our ancestors were
doing then.
Society has not changed to any
great extent, although some may
say that it has, inasmuch that it Is
In a more elevated state from a
moral standpoint; if, however, we
are to believe what history relates,
this statement is certainly unfound-
ed, as society in the past was far
more exclusive. and the immorali-
ties of the times far less pro-
nounced, being in itself educational.
as we'll as a form of social emula-
ton in fashions. Again, someone
may say that today mans genious is
superior whereas history also re-
veals that this is untrue. For ex-
ample, we read that Monsieur Bour-
Ion crossed the Alps in an auto
mobile, Ca mechanical invention of
his OWN during the nineth century
The fine arts of the past were I'M
doubleday superior to ours, whereas
wireless telegraphy, and other in
ventions of today, were unheard of
then.
Suppose we say that people are
not as voluptous as formerly, and
are superior morally. Today this
country has reached that point that
2 person with means is able to ov-
ercome nearly all obstacles. being in
!, a position that, when convicted Of "a
crime, to buy his or her own free
dom. and this is called law and JUS
tiee to al1.in a FREE land. Likewise
was it, however, with the Roman
Empire, and other countries of an
t,quity. Prescott gives us a good
illustration of the times in his Con-
quest of Mexico, in regard to the
Asctes or Astec Empire, and again.
Victor Hugo, in his Hunch Back of
Notre Dame. graphically portrays
the conditions as then existing In
France, and Esmoralda. the little
Gspsy dancing Girl. Is wildly pic
~ our minds, and NJ can
almost 80 her playing on her tam
BORNE before the portals OF Notre
Dame Cathedral. Today we see
wandering through our streets some
Italian street singer, or organ grin
der, knitting the past still more
closely to the present
Someone may also say that the
opera five hundred years ago was
superior to that of today. We have,
however. no authority for this state
ment. for few hundred years ago
the classic drama of Shakespeare,
thought by us of today to be most
pleasing. was then, undoubtedly, no
more praised and applauded than
those portrayed by Booth, or the
voices in the leading operas super
Tor to that of Caruso or Scotti,
whereas a thousand years hence,
ours of today, If preserved, will
very likely be considered models of
perfection. 1t Is useless to fight
these things, to say that they are
untrue, that they are lies, for in
themselves they are uncontradic-
tory facts, and the past presents no
greater immoralities than are pro-
trade upon cur stages today, yet
we are called highly civilized and
cultured nation.
A thousand years ago people
thought the world was coming to
an end, and were preparing for it
In every way possible, selling their
worldly goods and distributing the
proceeds among the poor. Stricken
with fear, they would fall in the
street and offer up their prayers
to Heaven. beseaching pardon and