Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-29

about America and A1neT1CanS, ABSURD, r1Q1Cu-
lous things which reveal to the reader the un-
edge of the world. These errors occur in the
very best journals of Paris, and under
editors who stands high in the newspaper
| world and should know better.
| Here are few examples culled from the
leading papers of Paris, of the sort of state
ments commonly passed out to the innocent
French reader:
An article discussing the fuel used in diff
ferent countries includes this statement, In
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 filled with water from the great Miss
issippi River, and thus the land is made
fertile and crops may be grown"
This about American Indians is amusing:
1.-THE American Indians are no longer
menace to civilization. They now live quietly
on the outskirts of all American cities in
quarters providedfor them and called Indian
Reservations They may be seen at any
time wandering the streets in their blankets
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dued, the white people no longer fear them"
Here is indeed piece of news: " Canada
is a great country and is proud of having
been the birthplace of the greatest American
patriot, George Washington"
A long article on the Mormon faith says,
"The Mormons are strange religious sect
founded by the Rev. Arthur Smith about
thirty years ago. Mr.. Smith was contem-
porary of Mrs. Mary Eddy, the Christian
Science founder; but the two could not
agree in their faiths, and Mr.. Smith went
West in a caravan with thousands of follow
ers, MANY of whom were killed by the Indians
in crossing the deserts of America. Nor
mons have many wives, like the followers of
Islam, and they are to be found in all Ameri-
can cities with their large families"
An article on the progress of science in
France says, at was at this time that our
eminent countryman, Jouffroy, invented the
steamboat and, Naturally, the American
inventor, Edison, is entitled to honor for his
work; but in comparison with our own great
savants his position is but a minor one.''
The Partisan is enlightened as to the
course of most of our fortunes in this wise,
1.-The reason why so many of the great
American fortunes are made in pork pack
ing is because the staple Of diet in America
is pigs. Everybody eats pig three times a
day, Just as the Englishman eats roast beef
three times a day. The demand for this
article of diet therefore has been the means
of many Americans founding great for
tunes"
1.-THE truly democratic origin of Our great
men is the subject for another article.
It tells US, 1.-The Presidents of the great
American Republic have all been of humble
origin. The great Lincoln was tailor, and
worked in great poverty for many years
prior to his taking his place as President.
President Cleveland was New Jersey
farmer, and was perhaps the most prosper
Gus of all the Presidents in his early life.
After he had served several terms he re-
turned to his farm at Princes Town and
continued to lead the life of farmer until
he died, doing much of the work with his
own hands because he liked to.
President Roosevelt is of Jewish descent,
though not of the orthodox faith, his people
having been converted to the Puritan and
Pilgrim faith soon after they ernigrated to
the New World. Mr.. Roosevelt was po-
liceman for many years before he entered
political life, and was also midshipman in
the navy for time He has always plainly
shown his humble origin, and during his
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