The Dickinson press., 1906-09-15

Mr.. and Mrs L. T.. MCBrOOm OF SpO-
kane, en- route east, were guests this
week of Mr.. and Mrs. T. J.. Greene.
Mrs. McBroom is the daughter Of Frank
Greene, brother of T. J. Greene, and
former superintendent ON this division
of the Northern Pacific, while her hus-
band is cashier OF the Exchange Ma
tienal bank of Spokane, n of the big
banking houses of Washington.
Supt. L. R. Waldron Of the Dickinson
experiment station had a cluster of fine
raspberries photographed this week.
Six plants were secured last spring from
the Brookings, South Dakota. station
and they have made a fine growth, pro.
ducing small quantities of berries.
These raspberries are a cross between
the wild berries found in the northern
part of this state and the Schaffer Co..
lossus and it is predicted that they will
prove hardy and desirable for this 10.
cality.
| Prof. c. B. Waldron of the agricultural
college at Fargo was a visitor at the
Dickinson experiment station on Wed
nesday. MI. Waldron, brother of Supt.
l.. R. Waldron, is at the head OF the
horticultural department of the college
and has a general supervision of tree
planting at the sub-station. He ex-
pressed himself as we'll pleased with the
growth of trees at the Dickinson station,
but said that they must get out at least
10 acres in order to make a proper show
ing. Preparations are being made for
the planting of shelter belts on the north
and west sides of the farm.
1t is best for those intending to wit
ness "Parsifal" at Dickinson opera
house, Sept. 26, that they should bear in
mind the fact that the performance
commences at Jas sharp. Commence
ment of the play at that hour is neces-
sary on account of its length, and the
desire on the part of the management
to avoid too late an hour for the fin.l
curtain. The warning trumpets, sound:
ed by uniformed trumpeters, at the en-.
trance of the lobby of the theatre, will
be given ten minutes before the spec.
tacle begins. After that time elapses
late corners will not be shown to theil
seats, till the expiration of the first par
of the play.
The more one seeks for the original
source of the mythical legend of the
Holy Grail, which is the foundation o.
Richard Wagner's beautiful spectacle
OF "Parsifal," the more one becomes be
wildered at the many different ex
plantations that present themselves
Eminent writers and scholars have pre-
sented their individual views, arriving
at many different conclusions. They all
agree, however, in admitting that the
legend, in its various forms, existed
long before Christianity became SC
potent a factor in the worlds history
From a close study Of the subject one
would come to the belief that the
legend, in practically the same form,
but with a different direct meaning,
had been created in pagan lands of the
earliest antiquity, and later had been
adapted by the early Christian church
in its mystery plays. and so handed
down to us in its present different forms,
Certain it is, however, that Wagner
must have made close study of the FAST
material bearing upon the SUBJECT, and
in the production of "Parsifal" gives us
an idylic story Of composite nature that
is SO exquisitely told and contains such
a grand moral lesson, that it will live
and shine wherever Christianity reigns
and as long as Christianity endures. Al
Dickinson opera house Wednesday
! evening, Sept. 26.