Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1893-07-07

SCIENCE HALL, WISCONSIN UNIVERSITY.
It is scarcely necessary to add that
this excited very spirited discussion,
and in view of recent developments it is
tolerably certain that any remarks on
silver at Madison will call out views OF
interest even to the unscientifc. Re-
igion is by common consent ignored in
these meetings. In truth, if one may
judge from the list so far given out,
there are very few men in the associa.
tion to whom religious beliefs seem of
prime Importance. Questions of morals
and Of social systems involving practical
morals are, however, very freely dis.
cussed, and at the Washington session
Mrs. Anita Newcomb MCGEE read before
the anthropological section very inter
esting paper on the John Humphrey
Noyes experiments in stirpiculture at
Oneida, N. Y.
Mrs. MCGEE had every detail of the
Oneida community's doctrine and prac-
tice in fine detail, and, what is of more
Importance, she had the results, for she
has traced the subsequent career of ev.
cry child born under the community
system. Of the whole number five died at
birth, and one proved an imbecile. The
rest, says Mrs. MCGEE, are above the
average of children, and of all the lot but
one has died. Of the boys, 10 are clerks
and foremen, one is musician of emf
nence, two are studying law and medi-
cine, others are too young to have voca-
tions, and only one is mechanic. The
girls are just fair average. And of all
these children but one believes in the per.
tectionist doctrine. &c. Mrs. MCGEE con-
cludes, stirpiculture might have good
results if But mankind simply will
not have it, and so it need not be dis
cussed.
In all America the association could
not have selected nicer place for an
August session than Madison. The hot
test weather will then be past, and in
that region the days will be just warm
enough and the nights deliciously cool
and bracing. In truth, Madison has
many claims to be considered summer
resort for health and pleasure. It has
above all things what every bit of land
scape needs to please the eye-plenty of
crystal water. Surrounded by belt of
lovely lakes, with streets overarched by
fine trees, with many elegant residences
and ample hotel accommodations, it is
the ideal place for scientific association.
The meetings of the association will
be held in Library hall of the state uni
versity, which Is beautifully located on
the border Of one Of the lakes Science
hall, which is finely equipped, will natu-
rally attract the interest of the scientists,
and in it number Of the sessions will
probably be held.
Madison has literary atmosphere, too.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox was born and
raised in the vicinity and is proud of it..
Many other poets not quite so noted are
Madisonians, among them Charles Noble
Gregory, Mrs. Louise Phillips, Ella A..
Giles, Elva Bryant, Mrs. Aubertine
Woodward Moore and others. All these
are somewhat known beyond the state
line. Indeed there is that in the sur
roundings of Madison which tends to ex.
cite and draw out all the poetry and
sentiment which might elsewhere remain
latent, J. H. BEADLE.
Arthur H. di Rougemont, from Paris,
is now in this country soliciting moral
and financial backing for a new daily
newspaper to be established in that city.
He wants to combine in it the best fea-
lures of the American journal with a
clean morality and business uprightness.
NJ. di Rougemont believes that now is
the time, just when the French republic
has passed through its baptism of fire,
for new newspaper to start in and
guide it to higher, happier destinies. In
connection with the great moral awak-
ening which, we are told, is prevalent
among the young men of France such a.
newspaper would undoubtedly find it's
place and mission. Every American
must wish success to M. di Rougemont.
He was a delegate from France to the
Worlds press congress at Chicago and
charmed all no less by his exquisite man.
ners than by the admirable paper he read
in English. DR.. Lyman Abbott, Henry
M. Field and Rev. c.. II. Parkhurst are
among the men who commend M. di
Rougemont to the favor of tho American
people.