The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1914-05-07
AS PARIS SEES US
We're a Queer Sort of Folk and
Eat Pig Three Times a Day.
INDIANS AT OUR BACK DOORS.
They Live on Reservations on the Out
skirts of All Our Cities and Parade
the Streets In Blankets and Feathers.
News Partisan Papers Print.


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 few examples culled from
the leading papers of Paris Of the sort
OF statements commonly passed out tc
the innocent French reader:
An article discussing the fuel used
in different countries includes this
statement: TN America the houses are
heated by natural gas which comes
from the Rocky mountains in tubes OF
pipes and enters the houses all over
the country. No other fuel is now in
use in America"
Another enlightening article relates
that call the country west of Chicago
is q desert to the California, but it has
been marked off with multitudinous
bitches. which are kept filled 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
ervations.' They may be seen at any
time wandering the streets in their
blankets and feathers. but they are
no longer fear them
Here is, indeed, a 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 re-
ligi0us sect founded by the Rev. Ar
thur Smith about thirty years ago.
Mr. Smith was a contemporary of Mrs.
Mary Eddy, the Christian Science
in their faiths, and Mr.. Smith went
west in a caravan with thousands Of
followers, many of whom were killed
by the Indians in crossing the deserts
of America. Mormons have many
wives, like the followers Of Islam, and
they are to be found in all American
cities with their large families
The Partisan is enlightened as to the
course Of most Of our fortunes in this
wise: The reason why SO many Of the
great American fortunes are made in
pork packing is because the staple Of
diet in America is pigs. Everybody
eats pig three times day, just as the
Engishman eats roast beef three times
q day. The demand for this article Of
diet has been the means Of many
Americans founding great fortunes
The truly democratic origin of our
great men is the subject for another
article. it tells US: The presidents Of
the great American republic have all
been of humble origin. The great Lin
coin was a tailor and worked in great
poverty for many years prior to his
taking his place as president Presi-
dent Cleveland was a New Jersey
farmer and was perhaps the most pros
porous of all the presidents in his early
life. After he had served several terms
he returned to his farm at Prince
Town and continued to lead the life of
a farmer until he died. doing much of
the work with his own hands because
he liked to.
''PreSident Roosevelt is OF Jewish de-
scent, though not of the orthodox faith
his people having been converted to
the Puritan and pilgrim faith soon
after they enigrated to the new world
Mr.. Roosevelt was a policeman fol
many years before he entered political
life and was also u midshipman in the
navy for time. He has always plain
" shown his humble origin and during
his terms at the White House would
take long vacations and join parties o.
the toughest kind of men and live will
them for Weeks-lumbermen. cattle
herderS and miners. His high life eX
istence was always distasteful to him
and he lived the life of humble work
man even at the White House. Mrs
Roosevelt serving his meals for him. 81
We are told 1.-The sky sweepers Q
New York are modelled on the idea Q
the Eiffel tower. but covered witt
stone. The people who live in the up
per apartments are the poorer classes
but their rooms are airy and light
which is really better than living il
dark quarters near the ground, a
they did on the east side in the day
before sky sweepers were built
Suffragettes will be interested t
read the following: I'm America VIC
man suffrage has been accepted Tn
women vote. enter all political pos
lions. and it is said that ere long Their
will be Il woman president. But tn
unfortunate result of suffrage is tina
the American woman has become i1
sufferable. She rules with an irO
hand and men are but puppets to he