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Show I Tie World 1 During The I Pas! Year S The past year lias been a sorrow- JE' full one all tho world around. Tho Ik shadow of tho mighty war that is H shaking tho eastern world, lias been B over all, and men nnd nations, even M thoso not directly interested, contem pt plato It as they would some cata- R clysra that had wrecked a continent. rae Tlmt war is ruglng from tho Atlan- K tic clear to Central Asia with hor- ffi rlors Indescribable). Even tho vol- fX leys that Darius, Cyrus, Cambyses Bm and Aloxnnder fought over when tho jJJ world was young, have not escaped. W Whcro civilization rocked Ha first B cradles all is desolato and filled with BB empty cradles now. X In another way tho war is being BK keenly felt. Australia, Canada and Urn South Africa are giving up their brav-B; brav-B; est and best; dusky fighters from In-K In-K din and from tho great Sahara have MV been called to tho colors; thcro Is B agitation and anxiety on tho Ni'o on B tho Tigris and oven to whoro tho K tiurden for tho first fair was prcpnr-B prcpnr-B cd. And thunders como up from tho B depths of tho sea and down from tho JR clouds nnd even tho solid earth B has been torn and rent as by an 2M earthqunlco for a thousand miles jft along tho battlo's front. jm Of couroo this has changed condl- sK tlons oven In peaceful lauds. US Trade Is fovcrlsh and lta future all K lu doubt; exchanges are confused and K fluctuating every day; "tho wisest f$ business men aro peering into tho y future with dread, and over all is $ tho cloud of mourning that has been I worn on tho breaking hearts of desolato des-olato women and In tho pltlablo questioning ques-tioning in tho eyes of uncomprehending uncomprehend-ing children for a year past. In tho Orient Japan is stenlthly pursuing her conquest of China and making herself strong against attack, China is arranging to go back to a monarchy; 'during tho wholo year Mexico has been pursuing her bloody i evolutionary path; tho meanest bandit ban-dit of all her bandits has boon recognized rec-ognized as president by our own and a few other nations, but with Mexico surely "long Is the way and dark, that out of hell leads up to light." Our country has been snared all l tho afflictions that como of war, B oarthquako and flood and tho harv- ests woro tho richest over gathered H. by any nation In any stago of tho B world. H Ours ought to bo a most grateful B peoplo for whllo well nigh all the B world outsldo Is In mourning nil has jB lieen pcaco with us, and tho sunshine m of prosperity Is full high advanced ffi In our Bky, Goodwin's Weekly. f |
