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It may be worth while to tell in a few words the story of one man who accomplished wonders in spreading the influence of his country. Sir Richard Wood was born in London, a son of Catholic parents. From his early boyhood he aspired to enter the diplomatic service. IT MAY BE WORTH WHILE TO TELL IN A FEW WORDS THE STORY OF ONE MAN WHO ACCOMPLISHED WONDERS IN SPREADING THE INFLUENCE OF HIS COUNTRY SIR RICHARD WOOD WAS BORN IN LONDON A SON OF CATHOLIC PARENTS FROM HIS EARLY BOYHOOD HE ASPIRED TO ENTER THE DIPLOMATIC SERVICE
 one crossed the boundary from Turkish Palestine into the Lebanon province, what a change met his eyes!--peaceful and prosperous villages, schools filled with children, immense plantations of mulberry trees and olives, the slopes of the mountains terraced with beautiful vineyards, a handsome and sturdy population, police on every road to help the stranger, and young girls and women with happy laugh and chatter working in the fields. With a population of about six hundred thousand this province exported annually two million dollars' worth of raw silk, silkworm-raising being a specialty of the Lebanon. When autonomy was granted the Lebanon, French influence became predominant among the Maronites and other Christians of the province. French is spoken by almost all of them, and love for France is a deep-rooted sentiment of the people. On the other hand, the Druses feel the English influence. For the last sixty years England has been the friend of the Druses, and they have not forgotten it. HE LITERAL TRUTH WHEN ONE CROSSED THE BOUNDARY FROM TURKISH PALESTINE INTO THE LEBANON PROVINCE WHAT A CHANGE MET HIS EYES PEACEFUL AND PROSPEROUS VILLAGES SCHOOLS FILLED WITH CHILDREN IMMENSE PLANTATIONS OF MULBERRY TREES AND OLIVES THE SLOPES OF THE MOUNTAINS TERRACED WITH BEAUTIFUL VINEYARDS A HANDSOME AND STURDY POPULATION POLICE ON EVERY ROAD TO HELP THE STRANGER AND YOUNG GIRLS AND WOMEN WITH HAPPY LAUGH AND CHATTER WORKING IN THE FIELDS WITH A POPULATION OF ABOUT SIX HUNDRED THOUSAND THIS PROVINCE EXPORTED ANNUALLY TWO MILLION DOLLARS WORTH OF RAW SILK SILKWORM RAISING BEING A SPECIALTY OF THE LEBANON WHEN AUTONOMY WAS GRANTED THE LEBANON FRENCH INFLUENCE BECAME PREDOMINANT AMONG THE MARINITES AND OTHER CHRISTIANS OF THE PROVINCE FRENCH IS SPOKEN BY ALMOST ALL OF THEM AND LOVE FOR FRANCE IS A DEEP ROOTED SENTIMENT OF THE PEOPLE ON THE OTHER HAND THE JEWSES FEEL THE ENGLISH INFLUENCE FOR THE LAST SIXTY YEARS ENGLAND HAS BEEN THE FRIEND OF THE JEWSES AND THEY HAVE NOT FORGOTTEN IT
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