Show Overcrowded and Back to the i THE GLARE OF THE ELECTRIC By J. B. What is it that is drawing humanity toward our and over-populated drawing and attracting as a magnet the young men from the and the men from foreign who come to improve their seeking employment in the and this at the expense of depopulating our rural districts to such an extent as to become Why this exodus to the when the farmer is crying out for help Why do men stand on street corners idling away their time when they can secure steady employment on the farms at good Farm products are steadily increasing in due to the ever increasing scarcity of Conditions are rapidly becoming that it is not only a question of whether the poor man can have meat to but if he can have What is drawing our young men to the cities and ing them with a vice-like even when hardships and privations stare them in the allowing themselves to be victims of conditions that should not fall to the lot of The glare of the electric the beautifully lighted the display and the artistic lighting of public which appeal to our are becoming a curse to our The hum-drum of the steady tramp of the unemployed is all swallowed up by the glare of the lights that shine after The fascination of such illumination causes suffering humanity to at least for a the privations they are or-rather their senses as to their true condition in As one watches the glare of these and sees them attracting the many of them to their it reminds one of the vast multitude of workmen who are attracted to the glare of these no set but to be led on and finally meeting downfall and Oh the weakness of human nature no more strength than the simply led on by the blinding lights of the forgetful of everything that nature has sacrificing the pure air and water of the the light of the sun by day and the mellow light of the moon and stars at and Walk up the illuminated thoroughfare of any of our cities and read the A noted divine once me the child until it is 16 years of and I care not what his future surroundings may I would never fear of its departing from the lessons learned in There may be grounds for such We might also the country boy sojourn but six months in any of our and he will never again grace the fireside of his old homestead on the What is to be the end of all What argument can ibe what inducements can be offered to offset these no money consideration can sto The youth is held so the grasp of his money offers no temptation to sacrifice the empty and b too many of them lead conditions are confronting the k people There 1 few who have given it and have admitted conditions are but there has been no one to offer Some plausible soft must be found whereby the j may hold out inducements that i turn the tide of humanity to 1 and stop the steady j glare of the j J j |