OCR Text |
Show Is tho Northoast the theory almost universally prevails that tho South and West nro sections peculiarly liable) to crimes of violence. In Boston, where a great deal of Wo3tern land is held to secure principal and usury on lnnni It. hns hnnn nulla the fashion to UP 1UQ youugor son of tho Plutoo-nr. Plutoo-nr. racy itt u, Wostoru estate, composed perhaps of forfeited Western farms. Tho young adventurer in "tho Wilds of the West" is accordingly fitted out with cartridge-belt, revolver and Winchester, Win-chester, and started out to tako caro of himself on the theory that ho must take his life in his hand as soon as ho pets west of Boston civilization. The number of sheep in many sections sec-tions of tho country is becoming less every year. But this is due, not to tho decline in tho sheep industry in this country, bo much as to tho shifting character of tho business. Portions of tho country that seem poorly adapted to tho raising of sheep aro v transferring theso animals to moro favorable sections, und now industries are springing up there. This is a good sign, but it is still a littlo doubtful doubt-ful if any part of tho country is poorly adapted to shoep raising. Soma sections sec-tions are naturally superior to others in this respect, but tho mistake heretofore here-tofore has been that tho right shoep for tho right soelions havo not been raised. |