The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-11-22
MIscEGENATIoN.

1
Another Of the tragedies of the mis-
taken laws in regard to racial inter
marriage in the South appears in this
: mornings dispatches. A young German
bearing a distinguished name married
seven years ago a young woman who
became in time the mother of two chill
dren. They lived in the utmost happi-
ness until a few days ago, when
through the gossip OF neighbors, II was
spread about that the wife was an
octoroon. The husband, a highly re-
spectacle man in the employ of the
Federal government, was promptly ar
rested on the charge of concubinaRe.
with the result that as soon as released
on bond, he threw himself into the
Mississippi While this decent, orderly
household is thus DESTROYED. the num-
Der of Illicit relationships between the
races shows few signs of a decrease,
But that Is the natural result of the
laws which forbid intermarriago. We
do not advocate intermarriage: we
would simply point out that forbfddinq
1T results in practice in great injury to
the whole institution Of marriage. as is
proved by a thousand Southern wit
nesSes. In Massachusetts, where the
prohibition against intermarriage was
removed some sixty five years ago
the number Of marriages between
the races, never great, is steadily
and rapidly decreasing, as was re-
Gently brought out by Ray Stannard
Baker in his Following the Color
Line" We heartily sympathize with
the campaign waged by the Louisiana
press against Illicit relationships, which
led to the passage of the concubinage
law; but the punishment of such a
marriage as is reported to-day is
wholly the wrong way to achieve the
desired reforms. Yet this is but one of
the innumerable tragedies of race in
this country.
sa' The fur dealers are having an in
ming.
s~ Have you the proper Thanks
giving spirit?
lsy The bill boards, tuberculosis,
pellagra and the hookworm are being
pursued.
az Don't forget to shop early. Do
not make 1t any harder for the clerks
than you can help.
az Methusaleh may have lived as
long as is claimed-there was no deer
hunting in those days.
ls% A Kansas man was sentenced to
297 years in the pen. He doesn't ex-
pect to serve that long.
Az Southern cities are now in a dis
pute over which gave Taft the best
time There is always something.
Ia The students at the state univer-
sity want to have the place made a
sub-station of the Grand Forks .. O.
~ One of the insurgent editors in |
North Dakota claims Satan was the
first insurgent Look what happened |
to him.
EE A st. Louis woman, 1O4 years old.
has just quit smoking. Some people
win never reform, however, If they
wait to reach that age.
Ig1 The poultry raiser who can make
two hens cacl1le-where one cackled /
beforeis in fair way to become a
millionaire-with the present price of
eggs.
G8The government appears deter
mined to enforce its bleached -four
rulings-despite the determination of
the millers to ignore the order of Sec
rotary Wilson.
eE Professor Lowell says the Mar
tians are digging canals. Here's hon.
ing they had less row over their loca-
ton and style than in this country
over the Panama.
az Bryan announces that he VIII
make another tour of Europe. The
last time he returned from there he
announced that he had new idea. 1t
didn't workand he evidently intends
to take 1t back.
az A Fargo man who had been abb
sent for several months returned the
other day and inquired Of friend who
had died during his absence. He was
informed the man had joined the