The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1916-05-25

FOLLOWING THE PATH OF THE SUN
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From far back historical records go,
the general plan of the human its migraons has been
from wes-following the sun, Not only
is this seemingly of the human family but
plant life well. All living things reach after
the setting follow in his path the heavens
discover whence he goes beyond the horizon.
Taking long jump in historical records from the time
people built the tower of Babel the plains of Shnar the
time of the ancient Greeks find that they he Greeks)
attempted spread their civilization the with small
degree of success but to the spread rapidly until
their civilization the Roman empire was founded. The
Romans in tried spread their empire the east with
nearly the that they attained in the wes
European states the osprngs of the old Ro-
empire while in western Asia there hardly anything
left to tell that the Romans held that part of
the earth.
In the of the Cruades the European tried to
extend their civilization in the east by conquering Palestine
then in possession of the Asatcs Asa but were
overhrown by Saladn and their attempt failed utterly
AS time passed. commenced to wonder if it pos
sbe to follow the the Atlantic and what
he shone the other side eff there other
Columbus finally solved the problem for them by successfully
crossing thus hewing path for the hordes that
follow in the centuries come the great
America.
in North America especially in the United States
and Canada the cry has always been Westward ho
land of the setting sun, until the present day.
But now condition has arrived. Something that
has rarely happened the history of manknd and
that that it's migration toward the has
come in contact with another who finding that there
outlet for their surplus population the of them
of the land that lies in that direction being already
in a swarmng condition, making the attempt to 90
against what be natural law and migrate from the
to the east In act the vanguard the human race
following the path of the has caught with the and
the has commenced realize in the fifty
that order their foohod they bend all their
energies toward holding the advancing vanguard back
Already the rubbing against each other
in way that is causing great deal of bickerng,' and
which eventually will in all probability, lead clash of
time in the future. But the outcome if the
seemingly natural law of ho" still prevails the
that is trying to migrate from eas-conrary
the path of the sun-will doubt, fail in their plan
tempt establish empire of their people the
of them, in the hope that it will be buwark against the
advancing hosts following the wake of the setting
Great Britain might be mentioned the ouy country
that has with degree of attempting
spread their civilization the witness their colonies
the continent of Australia and also in East Africa But
far they have succeeded very we'll in India
Whether it natural law not be stated for
certain but the evidence of study all living
things tends the belief that The flowers
and nearly all other plants toward the and
want to follow him in his westward march, Certain insects
that only have day of life flying keep
themselves in the suns light long he shines the
ng for when he disappears beyond the horizon their
life is end.
And would the life of every other living creature the
plant fe and the earth ITSELF die if the be
botted forever. AS when he disappears the
evening all living things with few EXCEPTIONS lay them
selves the of the twin brother of Deah-Morpheus-
and await his arrival in the the horizon
and keep their faces turned towards him he
keeps his glorious way from