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The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1912-05-30
Wahpeton, Wed. June 18th

prepared BY the Seniors.
promptly at 2:30, Grace Swank
at the piano began the over.
ture and the graduates march
ed into the places that had been
reserved for them in the center
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1912-05-30

! NJ iiyissU % See s ssG sfea Us sgsfH!
Mics Gertrude Mason Of
Niagara, Wis, 10 visiting Miss
Mason of our faculty, and will
remain for commencement.
The semi.annu al installment
of new leaves for the Nelson
Loose Leaf encyclopedia have
been received at the library
and put in place.
The new International En
cyclopedia Annual has been re.
ceived at the library bringing
that work up to date.
The last number of the Poll
tical Science Magazine is one
devoted to city government
and is a very interesting vol.
ume.
Plans for commencement are
about perfected and the an.
nouncements will appear in the
local papers soon. The BAG
calaurate will be given by Rev
Gallagher on Sunday evening,
June 9. We are glad to an
nounce that the Hon. e. c. Ols.
gard of Nelson county has ac-
copied the in vitation to deliver
the commencement address on
June II.
Scene from Burch Hail.
Fret girl, "Really, he took my
parasol right away from me
last evening and engraved my
name upon the handle. Sec
ond girl, "Honest, kid, with a
knife?" INC, silly, with his
nose"
The class play will be given
June 18th at the Opera House,
"The Captain of Plymouth"
The story of the play is based
on Longfellow's Courtship of
Miles Standish. The introduc.
tion of special features, az the
Indian Ghost Dance, Sailors
Chorus, Indian Lullaby and
many others adds greatly to the
interest. The cast of charac
tiers includes a number of solo.
lists and comedians supported
by a chorus of fifty voices.
The Valley City boys came
to Wahpeton to play their last
game CT the year with the
Science School Saturday. These
boys have proven Themselves
worthy of our steel. We have
won five times but with very
close margins sometimes. In
football it was 3 to 2. In bask-
etball it was 81 to 20, 81 to 10,
and in baseball IL to 6 and 10
to 8. Can two teams better
matched be found? The pitch
ers Saturday were Nelson for
the s. S. S. and Gardner for v.
G. Our boys played all round
good baseball and every man
got at least one hit. Maylott
secured a hit with two men on
bases and put the S. s. 8. in the
lead early in the game. Ellen.
dale pays us on the home
grounds next Friday. These
teams have oeen playing pretty
evenly and q close game is az.
sured.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1912-05-30

tss
solo by Gertrude Hildebrant,
the Class Poem was delivered
by Selma Vachon. This was
followed by the Class Will writ.
ten by Christina Hamerlick,
numerous local hits appeared
in this as we'll az some serious
touches. Each class was re.
membered with come token oil
regard and some individuals ae
we'll. A quartette number by
Misses Wichman, Babcock,
Potter and VanArnan1 received
a we'll deserved encore. Next
came the Farce, "Mrs. Willis
Will" presented by Gertrude
Hildebrant, Pauline Davis.
Efde Muir, Lottie WEIGH and
Christina Hamerlik. L a d =
Spindle and Mrs. Dwindle as
relatives of the husband of Mrs.
Willis are quite ready to receive
her property until they find
that the condition to it requires
them to dress in the peasant
costume of Mrs. Willis girl.
hood and perform a jig in the
presence of the Parliamentary
executrix. They demure some
what at this but finally decide
that the fortune is worth it. In
the meantime a little peasant
girl has app AIRED in search of
position and her recommend
ations show her to be a niece
of Mrs. Willis and the real
heiress. This little girl whose
especial charges are the pigs,
vas we'll presented by Lottie
Welch. An excellent number
Vac then rendered by an or.
chestra consisting of the follow.
ing numbers. Piano, Pauline
Davis; violin. Grover Moody;
cornet, Alonzo Putnam; flute.
Charles Davis; trombone, Otto
Oien. The planting of the
Class Ivy was planned az an
out door number. but the heavy
rain of the night before had
made the school yard so mud
dy, that the speech was deliv
cred from the platform by Lot
tie WEIGH. end the ivy planted
the next day.
A very satisfactory and high.
~ commendable production of
"Esmeralda" was offered by the
Seniors of the High School on
Friday evening last at the
Opera House. A full house
greeted the young performers
and was generous in its support
and applause throughout the
evening. Each member of the
cast presented their part in q
way that showed they entered
into the feelings of the charac.
ter they were portraying; and
the production of the play as q
whole reflected the careful
training Of Mr.. King, who had
charge of the drilling and to
whom great credit is due for
his careful and pains taking eff.
forts.
The invitations have been re.
ceived for the Alumni banquet
to be held at the Merchants
Hotel, on Saturday evening,
June 1.
Raccalaurate services were
held at the H. S. Sunday even
ing as announced. A very able
and interesting address was de.
livered by Rev. Hutcheson.
The audience also had the
pleasure of listening to a very
beautiful solo. sung by Mrs.
Meckstroth. The III. 8. chorus
sang two anthems. A larger
crowd assembled to hear the ad.
dress than could really have
been expected because of the
threatening weather.
AAaeaaAs AAn>Aa a-.aa>
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-24
The Toll of Life in the High
Cost of Living

business conditions fairly favorable with very great
disaster political catastrophe recorded of self
murder swept land during 1911 that pulling the stats
ticians of life insurance companies
Figures drawn from various show that while there
was the ratio of suicides in cities of 100000
more of suicides in cities of less than 100000 far
outsrpped the and has given the country slightly in
creased average of suicides.
for his2 Why should the smaller cities feel
the pressure of life than the greater towns2
physical such bodily disease INSANITY aco
hosm ETC. can once these fairly constant
factors theory be found the slightly obscure phrasng
of report submitted by Frederick L. Hoffman, sacan of
leading company
says This voluntary tribute of human life to early death
equivalent contempt for tolerabe existence without
parallel history In other words he Americans are
so off that it is amazing they should kill themselves
Another is that the prosperity specous and that the
increased individual through the increasing cost OF
providing for the family growing heavy that and women OF
tense unwilling themselves thrust backward
from advanced position their struggle has for them
And this is probably the real explanation of the increase OF
suicide that too prosperous 1t is because the
prosperity taking heavy toll those who seek livelihood
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-24
The Heartlessness Of a Cor
pOrat1On

The story the barbarts pracced upon harmless
and Indian tribe in Peru by English rubber
company blazing commentary the familiar
truth corporation has soul of its and must there
fore depend humanity of its operations upon the private
souls of its directors.
It appears that operations of corporation may become
absolutely internal directors merely shrk their human
sponsby neglect put soul into their business The
directors company that perpeuated the speakabe out
RACES have meant HARM and to have
sincerely regretted that their dividends derived from Bo
gan atrocities
They other board of directors
that simply its business agents and overseer-with
the injunction to make money.
The tremendous moral affair does apply merely to
corporate inaccessible Andes 1t applies
corporate organization corporation is mperona But
beings dives themselves of personality by going
corporate business They bound in decncy to
take their hearts their brains along with them
they not innocent of the unpunshabe crimes
that may result
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-24
ENFORCEMENT OF LAW,

Editor The Georgian:
After over 30 years in the prac-
tice of medicine and twenty years
observation along sociological lines.
l am more than ever convinced we
need laws to regulate mems habits.
and legislation to restrict the use
of alcoholics. 1t is puerile and folly.
to say you can not legislate morals
into men," so long as we have
cities, counties and states with leg
islative bodies to enact laws. If
laws do not prohibit crime and
vice, then nullify your laws against
murder, theft, arson, seduction.
adultery etc. Everybody knows
that we have laws against such.
and everybody knows that they are
violated. Even in Atlanta the laws
regulating the running of automo-
biles are violated every day. Shall
we repeal all such laws because
they are not universally enforced
and entirely prevent such crimes
and vices? Such a course would be
folly and result in chaos
All laws are enforced according
to the standard of moral and in
teIlectual development of each
community. Are near beer saloons
and alcoholics necessary for the
physical and moral development of
mankind? If not, they should be
prohibited because the evidence is
incontrovertible that they tend to
produce disease and degeneration.
Statistics tell us that crime, vice,
insanity and physical degeneracy
are on the increase If Atlanta and
Georgia have inebriates, imbeciles
and Intellectual, moral and physi-
cal degenerates, she is responsible
for their existence. You and l
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-24
Why Not a Bounty For
Merely Living?

The Anthony of Cincinnati has passed resou
demanding bounty for mothers The club wants the state
pay every child 81 years of the of
$500 or ST. 900
kind with shock to the oldf fashioned mind To pay
mother bounty child should be considered the
paying bounty for eating dinner If such made
why equal fathers? Or public dowy
for the bride marry herr Or bonus children
who their parents old age Or bigger bounty than all
for Just merely living n these United States?
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-24
The Dump Cart in Parade

All hail James Ewing Miffn of Philadelphia This gentle
man. historic ashamed of his
plans for the historical pageant to be held in De-
tober Quaker City announced Mr. Ahtn
the committee in charge that he would appear the
parade driving dump My ancestors said he made
their money the dump business and will celebrate
fact by appearing the of regular cart handling the
myself
Row. glory be that there is risen fame and fortune
will celebrate the humble hod from which
And shame the narrowmnded of the
who declare that dump shall spoil glitter and
gold of their historic" pageant
Yet inclined to think that if the parade is really
revive celebrate the memories Of the past Ans homey
and horse would nearly represent the many
the arsocrac families than would the cloth of cold pow
deed wigs that the Philadelphia committee to
show
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-24
The Soda Clerk
BY MORTON BIRGE.

Whenever | am anxious to behold a chap at work
stand and watch the movement of the soda clerk
Especially in summer, when the temperature is high
And people swarm up to him and mpetuously cry:
Gimme choc Tit sody-draw a lemon lime
Gee but this dump is crowded-been here awful time
Couple o saSsaperillas- strob 'ry collg ice
Say, the level Lizzie, ism t vernier nice
Got emmy maple wanut-here you here
No, don want no banana, told you said beer
Whaddl y have, try cofee-say, this ain orangeade
Don talk to young eer-I know how drink is made
And thus they keep coming with nsistent brisk demand
The soda clerk keeps moving he works with either hand
He's fast enough in winter but the makes him fly
1t then he demonstrates the hand is faster than the eve
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-24

processes of evolution. There is no
evidence that man-like animals
lived in the time of the dinosaurs
Those giants were then the masters
of the earth, They had small
brains but big bodies, Yet they
had SOME brain, and they form an
unquestionable link in the chain of
life upon this globe.
Never was the power of the hui
man intellect better displayed than
in the forecast which the great
French naturalist Cuvier made con-
corning the former existence of gi-
gantic reptiles, such as the di-
nosaurs. Cuvier declared, as the
result of his studies, that there had
been a period when our planet was
inhabited by reptiles "of an appall-
ing magnitude possessing many
of the features of modern quad
rupeds. Almost nobody believed
him. People thought he was draw
ing too much upon his imagination
But he knew that the Imagination,
when kept under proper control, is
the surest guide to new knowledge,
and it was not long before discov-
cries were made which fully estab-
lished the truth of his opinion, and
then all men of science recognized
the fact that there had been an
age of reptiles" 1t was during
this age that the dinosaurs -four
ished. and every stroke of the pick
disclosing a giant skeleton in the
diggings near Halberstadt is
fresh confirmation of the foresight
of Cuvier, when that vision Of
wonderful lost chapter in the his
tory of the earth arose before his
masterful mind.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-24

a Ii the fathers and mothers
~ in America who believe
themselves to be in any way
decent and respectable people con-
tinually deplore the prevalence of
graft, dishonesty and every form
of thievery- in our land.
And yet not one pair of parents
in ten bring up little children with
careful, high ideals respecting the
rights and property of their neigh
bors and their associates.
1t is during the first ten years of
a child's life that such ideals must
be formed in order to become a
part of the character.
An especially bright, intellectual
boy of ten years,of age was heard
commenting, with regret, on the
dishonesty of American politics
He declared his opinion that all
politicians were thieves, pocketing
the money which belonged to the
people for their own usage. Yet the
very same day this small boy had
stopped by the roadside and picked
flowers from garden which be-
longed to a neighbor.
He at first surveyed the ground
with a watchful eye, to see that no
gardener was in sight; and he had
glanced up at the windows of the
mansion to assure himself that no
one was looking; then he hurriedly
helped himself to bouquet and
passed on.
To be sure, the garden was load
ed with flowers and those that he
had gathered would never be
missed NEVERTHELESS, HE
HAD VIOLATED A PRINCIPLE;
HE HAD INFRINGED UPON THE
RIGHTS OF OTHERS; HE HAD
TAKEN PROPERTY WHICH DID
NOT BELONG TO HIM.
The only reproof administered by
his mother when she learned of the
fact was: ooh, you shouldn't have
done that" Then she put the flow
ers in a vase and set them on the
center table.
1t was childish act, she said-
the sort of thing that every boy
does some time in his life. Yet the
act was petty larceny; nothing
more and nothing less. Similar
thefts occur in every neighborhood
where there are fruit trees.
A gentleman who has been most
generous in the privileges he has
granted neighbors, friends and
strangers in the use of his sum-
mer home planted a few cherry
trees some years ago, thinking it
would be pleasure to eat cherries
from his own trees.
So far he has been denied that
privilege because his neighbours
children have helped themselves to
the cherries before they were fairly
ripe They have not done this
openly, nor in the presence of the
owner; they have sought occasions
when they thought no one was
looking, and they fled from the
premises as soon as observed: yet
their parents consider this mere
CHILDISH MISCHIEF" and do
not see that 1t calls for any serious
consideration. But this is a spe-
cies of vandalism, and trains the
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-24

mind of a child to wrong ideas "a.
garding the rights of others
The same child would probably
be ashamed to enter his neighbor'a
house and steal cherries from tho
pantry shelf; but flowers and fruit
growing on the property of a neigh
Dor, are just as much his own "a
though they had been plucked and
carried indoors
These fine distinctions Of wha.
constitutes honesty, refinement and
good breeding should be taught bv
every father and mother who de.
sires children to become desirable
citizens of the United States They
should become a part of the
teaching of every public school. II
is much more important that chill
dren should be impressed with
these principles of high honesty
and fine breeding than that thew
should be taught drawing, anato-
my or Latin. We will never have
cleaner politics or fewer criminals
and w-breakers in the land until
we have more parents and mora
teachers who make it a business to
impress upon the minds of little
children the necessity to consider
the rights of others in the small
daily matters Of life
A peddler of cakes and condi-
ments found his cart nearly emptv.
AS he emerged from a house where
he had been delivering packages a
bevy of screaming youths. under
fifteen years Of age. ran out Of
reach, laughing at his look Of con-
sternation.
They were children of respecta-
BILE. church going residents OF the
little suburban resort.
1t seemed to them an excellent
jest to steal the mans cakes and
cookies, and feast upon them,
while his back was turned.
A child's mind should be formed
before 1T reaches six years of age
to regard other peoples property
with respect.
This can be done by daily chats
and pleasant conversation Of the
parents, fashioned to the under
standing of the child.
Little boys can be made to con-
slider another boys marbles and tin
soldiers as personal property, not
to be used, or touched, without the
owners permission and knowledge
and never to be marred or injured
Little girls can be made TO re-
gard other children's dolls and toys
in the same light. The impression
should be indelibly fixed upon the
delicate mind texture that any vio-
lation of this rule is vulgar and In
dicates lack Of good breeding. Chill
dren so taught, by tactful and con-
stderate parents. will never become
thieves; and will never be guilty Of
petty purloinings of neighbors'
flowers and fruits.
Schools and Sunday schools may
prof1tably employ a few moments
three times each month, at least to
direct young minds to high, fine
ideals in these small matters.
1t will save work and expense for
courts of justice in years to come.
And it will make the world
sweeter and more comfortable
place for growing generations.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-24
FREE DRINKING WATER.


Editor The Georgian;
l read your article of July rela'
tive to the destruction of flies as
protection to health, and l enjoyed
it, just as I do many of your edi-
torials.
There are other reforms badly
needed as a protection to health
and 1 sincerely hope you will use
your paper and influence to bring
them about. To my mind, one OF
the greatest needs of Atlanta IS
public sanitary toilets. Other greal
cities of the world have them ana
l think the city fathers should tahs
up the matter at once, with N'e
to establishing such for the conVeH-
fence of the citizens
There is another matter Whlcn
needs attention. | find there are
no places where the public may ge.
free drinking water. In the lal
of the old artesian well there ustG
to be public hydrants on many
the downtown corners. Nov
thirsty person wishes water re %
she must beg it Of a soda "alsr
man or store keeper. The ',g
should provide free water ~.
drinking purposes in the business
section of town.
JOHN H. JOHNSON
81 Savannah ST., Atlanta. Ga
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-24
Letters From the People

have hand and part in their
production. Some men are willing
to assume that great moral respon-
sibilitity for a few dollars I am
not, and l raise my voice against
such an action.
/ challenge any citizen of Atlanta
or of the state of Georgia TO prove
that we have any moral right to H.
cense any near beer saloon to sell
alcoholics that tend to produce dis
ease and degeneration of the race
Atlanta, Ga. R. r. kline,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-24
EXcavated
bones ready
for removal.

Some of them had feet like those of
birds. Others bore many resem-
blances to the modern ostrich. Aft
erward there arose species of birds
which had jaws and teeth, showing
their reptilian origin.
Wonderful Bones.
One of the most significant facts
about the dinosaurs is that some of
the largest of them had bones filed
with cavities, the apparent reason
for which was to insure relative
lightness together with strength.
Nature knew the great strength OF
a hollow tube before man had rea-
sOned it out. A dinosaur with hol-
low bones could grow to a great
size without becoming so weighty
that he could not run. Some sci
entists believe that the running
birds of today were derived from
some of these creatures. The real
flying dragons of ancient times
(and the remains of some have
been found in the rocks) We're not
of great size-but their ancestors
may have been veritable giants,
though unable to lift themselves
from the ground.
one of the things which most
strikes the mind in studying these
creatures of the past is the evil
dence that nature. as well as man.
proceeds by means of experiment.
She has not developed her creatures
suddenly. fun formed, but by long
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-24
How Parents Should
Bring Up Their Children
Child Ideals Should Be
Formed First Ten
Years Of Life
Written For The Atlanta Georgian
By Ella Wheeler Wilcox

Copyright, 1912 by Anne rican Journal ExamIner
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-24

lighted with Mr. Carnegle's gift of
plaster of paris model of the gil
gantic American diplodocus, is now
pleased to find that German soil is
capable of showing up something of
the same Kind. if not of equal mag
nitude.
The photographs reproduced
herewith enable the reader to I'M
derstand the startling nature of
such discoveries. To see the enor-
nous feet and claws of these mon
sters suddenly protruding from the
ground, as it is opened up at a
great depth in the peaceful pursuit
of clay digging, is an experience
calculated to thrill the nerves of
the most Indifferent onlooker. One
can comprehend the enthusiasm of
the paleontologists when such a
discovery is made. Their delight is
of a higher order than that of the
gold-seeker when his pick discloses
a huge nugget of precious metal
They are digging UP history which
may be millions of years old. They
are uncovering the old earth as
it was in the days of the flying
dragons They are treading upon
some of the very soil that was trod
by the monsters themselves.
The Dinosaur.
Let us consider the dinosaur. He
was the wonder of the planet in
his time. His modern name means
terrible lizard" from the Greek
words DEMOS. terrible and
SAUROS, lizard" because he had
some of the physical characteristics
of the innocent little lizard of our
day Sometimes. in some of his
forms. he attained an almost unbe-
lievable stature. The diplodocus
was 70 or so feet long and 80 feet
tall Others were probably as large,
such as the brontosaurus, giant
lizard" from BRONTES, "a giant"
These creatures. varying in size,
but always terrible in appearance,
were scattered widely over the
earth in very ancient times. They
have been found in America, Eu-
rope and Africa but as far as we
know at present the American spe-
cies held the precedence in size
But SO much would not be gained
for knowledge If the paleontologists
were content simply TO dig out the
remains of these tremendous beasts,
and to put their skeletons together
and set them up to be gazed at in
museums, The most astonishing
discoveries have been made by
studying their structure. and COM
pairing it with that of other ami
mails Thus it was found that some
of these gigantic creatures were
apparently predecessors Of the bird.