Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-06-05
AS PARIS SEES US
We're a Queer Sort of Folk and
Eat Pig Three Times a Day.
INDIANS AT OUR BACK DOORS.

ihey 1.-Two on HoServatione on the Out
skirts Of All Our Cities and Parade
the Streets In Blankets and Feathers.
News Partisan Papers Print.
To peruse the Paris newspapers is to
discover the most amazing statements
about America and Americans-ab
surd. ridiculous things that reveal to
the reader the unfortunate paucity of
the Parisian's knowledge Of the world.
These errors occur in the very best
journals of Paris and under editors
who stand high in the newspaper
world and should know better.
| Here are a few examples culled from
the leading papers of Paris Of the sort
of statements commonly passed out to
the innocent French reader:
An article discussing the fuel used
in different countries includes this
statement: I'm America the houses are
heated by natural gas which comes
from the Rocky mountains in tubes or
pipes and enters the houses all over
the country. No other fuel is now in
use in America
Another enlightening article relates
that 'all the country west of Chicago
is desert to the California, but it has
been marked off with multitudinous
bitches. which are kept filed with wa
ter from the great Mississippi river,
and thus the land is made fertile and
crops may be grown"
This about American Indians is
amusing: THE American Indians are
no longer a menace to civilization
They now live quietly on the outskirts
of all American cities in quarters pro-
vided for them and called Indian res
eryations.' They may be seen at any
time wandering the streets in their
blankets and feathers, but they are
now quite subdued-the white people
no longer fear them"
Here Is, indeed, a piece of news:
canada is great country and is
proud of having been the birthplace of
the greatest American patriot. George
Washington"
A long article on the Mormon faith
saws. "Tba Mormons arc a strango ro-
ligious scot founded hv tbo Rev Ar
thur Smith ahout thirty vears 400
Mr.. Smith was a contemporary of Mrs. |
Mary Eddy, the Christian Science
founder Rut tha two conld NOT apraa
in their faiths and Mr. Smith wont
vast in n caravon with tbousonds Of
followers many Of whom ware kilIed
bv the Indians in CROSSING tho deserts
of America Mormons have many
wives like the followers of Islam and
tbev are to ba found in all American
citias with tbeir LARGO famiIiesn -
Tho porision is enIightepod no IN tho
coursa of most Of our fortrnos in tbis
1y,so. .arba rooson wb, so many of tho
great American fortunes ora made in
oork hacking js because the stanle of
diat in Amarica is nigs Evarvhodv
oots nio tbroo tines a dow irst &c tho
oats roast heef tbree times
a dav Tho demapd for this article of
dior hoe boen tho moons NJ nanv
A maricons fonnding great fortunes"
Tho truly domocratio ori1in of orr
great mon 10 tho srbiaot FOR anothor
,rticle n to,,s us. .oTbe nresidents of
Tho oroo+ Amarican ranuhIio have oil
Moan of humble origin Tbo croa+ Tin.
,o,r NOS a taiIor and 1yorkod IN oroot
,overtv for many vears nrior to h,s
.akino bis nlaco as nresident pras;.
1ent C,eveiand was a Now Jersav
% r,nor ond wos marianne tbo most nros-
,arors ~ oil tho nrosidonts In bis aar,v
10 Aftor be had sorved saveraI terms
10 rot,rnod +o bis form Of prinoo,s
rown and continued to lead the life of
farmer rntil ba died doing mucb of
bo 1vor, With bis own hands bocause
10 Iikad m
"Prasidant RoosaveIt ia of Javisb do
cant tboucb nor of the ortbodox faith
,is naonla having been converted to
he Puritan and niIgrim faith soon
flor tbev amigrated to tba new world
Mr. Roosevelt was n noliceman for
MANY vears before be entered noIitical
ifa and was also n midsbinmon in the
,avv for n tiua He has ALWAYS nlain.
v shown his humble origin and dnrinp
,is forms ot the White Uouse vouId
axe long vacotions and ioin narties ot !
bo ro,obos. ,,i,,d ot r,o,, ond i,,,, ,,,t+h