Year: 1872




A falling short Of the coal supply in Eng
land, is advancing the prices of the neces-
sarics of life in that country, and can only
result in forcing thousands of her working
population to emigrate to the United States,
where the supply Of fuel and food is unlim-
tied, and wages are both steady and high.
The great famine in ireland a quarter of
century ago, induced emigration from that
rate. The same result in the case of Nor
way, has followed the terrible seasons of
scarcity that have occurred there within.
the 1asL decasIc. The ssIasGGsesef -cofsais:os-
of Germany, especially of its minor states,
during the tremendous conflicts of the last
seven years, has sent the stalwart Teutons
by brigades ana divisions to the new world,
where flourish all the arts of peace. The
highest degree alarmed at the present mag
nitude, and steadily increasing proportions
of this new exodus, which threatens to re-
peat the gigantic migrations of early ages





to possess new lands The same appre-
tensions are felt by the authorities of Swe-
den as by those of Germany, and with as
much reason. The population of Europe
in general, is breaking away from its an
cient land marks, and setting in steady tide
toward America.


The time has fully come for it. The ra-
ridity of steam transportation In the nine
teenth century, and the consequent growth
of trade and means Of subsistence, combin-
ed with a public sentiment which forbids
the wars of conquest and the unnecessary
slaughter that under the Bourbons and the
Fredericks, was coolly employed as a
means of depicting an overcrowded popu-
lation, have resulted in giving the nations
of Europe their full complement of inhabit-
ants, filling every trade, profession and
pursuit, lowering wages and turning life in
to n struggle for bread. In such an age
comes the news of broad and fertile coun-
try only ten days sail to the west, constant
ly visited by lines Of steamers that charge
but $50 for transportation thither. There,
farms of cleared land and rich soil may be
had for a nominal sum, or for nothing but
residence aud cultivation. These give not
only support, but a competence, and even
wealth. Furthermore long lines Of railway
open up, which give the immigrant his
choice of prairie, forest or mineral land,
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almost present it to him by the low rates,
long credits and free transportation to the
spot. While all this is stated in glaring
advertisements, comes letter after letter
from Hans or Franz, confirming every
word, and sending invitation and passage
tickets to America, or the money for them.
And now while the struggling peasant
farmer is 10th to leave dear Fatherland, the
blight strikes his fields, or the war horse
and cannon wheel crush down their golden
contents, or the tax gatherer decimates the
scanty yield to pay the national debt
brought on by the unfortunate war of a
despotic ruler, Or a relative is drawn for
army service in the prison life of garrison
duty on the frontier, or peshlence comes
sweeping through the crowded, poorly fed
population, and it is no wonder the decis-
ion is quickly made to call family and
friends together, and seek a new life in a
new world The movement will go on till
nations sprung originally from a common
stock, but long divided by the narrow friths
or mountain ranges of Europe, will meet
again in brotherhood on the broad plains
of America, and recognize each other as
fellow citizens of one common country that
shall be their children's ''native land"


THE ONTONi q ON SLL YER QUESTION:


The bulls and bears are already hard at
work putting up and pulling down Ontona-
gon silver stock while it is yet s'i' the vein.''
The Ontonagon Miner, Marquette Journal,
Ashland Press and Green Bay Gazette, are