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The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1920-11-18
LEGION POST WILL
MEET TUESDAY, 23RD

The annual meeting of Leonard
Dethman Post of the American Leg
ion of Montana will be held in the
Legion Club rooms, Wolf Point, on
Tuesday evening, November 23rd,
at 500 p. m.
Questions of vital importance to
the future of the post will come up
for consideration and it is imperative
that there be a good representation.
Officers of the post for the coming
year will also be elected and it would
be we'll if all members would come
prepared to suggest candidates for
the important offices of Commander
and Adjutant.
Make it a point to be present, or
send your suggestions in to the Ad-
jutant in advance.
Alfred Hendrickson, Acting Adj.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1920-11-18
BOY AND GIRL PROBLEM
DISCUSSED HERE SAT.

"You must put your best into youl
children if you would get the bes1
out of them" said Mrs. o. L. Whit
lock, of Havre, discussing "The Boy
and Girl Problem in a Small Town
at the district club convention here
last Saturday.
at has been said," she went on.
''that if a mother would understand
her children, she must be born again
at the birth of each new member OF
the family, and in order to retain her
children's confidence, she must un-
derstand them and sympathize with
their viewpoint. She must grow up
along with each member of the fami-
ly. If mothers could all keep the con-
fdence of their children there would
be no serious boy and girl prob
LENS"
When children reach the gang
age, is the time when it is easiest to
lose their confidence. They have so
many things that must be done with
the gang" and a mother must exer-
else considerable patience if she
would hold them close to her, because
a child's confidence lost at this per-
iod of a child's life is very hard to
regain. Often by finding out what a
child is intending to do a mother can
prevent unwise things or mischiev-
ious things, the doing of which might
lead a youngster into trouble.
"Sympathize with your children,
teach them cleanliness of mind and
body, fill their lives with wholesome
occupations and pleasures and never
be too busy to listen to their con
fdences," were among the things pre-
scribed by Mrs. Whitlock for solv-
ing the boy and girl problem in u
towns.
Mrs. Whitlock's talk was one of
the most interesting of the session
and when she had finished Mrs. Bos-
sout, district president, mentioned
that Mrs. Whitlock's family was one
of the finest in Havre.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1920-11-18
HOW IT APPEARS
TO EASTENDERS
Froid Tribune

liDoiC
Mondak, the little. old town to the
east of US that has enjoyed county
seat honors since the creation OF
Roosevelt county some two years ago
will be a back number from now on
as far as the county seat benefits
are concerned. At the regular meet
ing Of the board of county commits
sioners held November 3, a resolution
was passed and entered in the rec
moving of the county seal to Poplar
which town was made first place in
the general election November 2.
Poplar has been right on the job
ever since the campaign started, al
though they made but very little
noise in connection with their well
laid plans. The commissioners had
no sooner passed the resolution au-
thorizing the change in location of
the county seat to Poplar when a
procession of trucks and other motor
conveyances beat it for Mondak and
took the county records and office
equipment overland to the newly
born county seat where it will remain
for at least two years, (perhaps long
err until the election in two year
when Wolf Point who won second
place can again take up the fight for
permanent county seat. Culbertson,
the town that has always been a CON
tender for county seat honors at
every turn of the road, enjoyed the
distinction of being the county seat
of Roosevelt county Tuesday while
the Poplarites passed thru town,
stopping for refreshments" we pre-
sumo.
1t has always been supposed that
the county seat would have to remain
at Mondak until the next election in
two years, but we understand consid-
cradle legal talent has been brought
into play and opinions rendered
which construe the law governing
temporary county seats to mean that
when an election has been held coun-
ties created by legislative act have
the right to locate the county seat
at the town receiving the highest
number of votes, even though such
town does not receive a majority of
the votes cast. However, counties
created by the people themselves I'M
der the law allowing them to petition
for such creation, the county seat
must remain at the town temporarily
selected until some one of the con-
t~estants receive a majority vote, and
cannot be moved as in counties Great
ed by the legislature.
AS things now stand Poplar has
every point in the county seat
contest so far, but we understand
there is yet a lot of trouble in
for that town before the matter
IS finally settled and that a legal
tangle in the courts will result.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1920-11-18
DISTRICT CLUB WOMEN
HOLD CONVENTION HERE
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moving pictures. She did not con-
denim these in themselves, but said
that she considered dancing a desir-
abble amusement if rightly regulat-
ed. She heavily scored certain forms
of dancing that have been prevalent
the last few years, and said that it
was up to the parents to know what
sort of dances children of the teen
were attending, and to see that they
were properly chaperoned. Regard
ing the pictures, Mrs. Kilduff urged
club women to endeavor to have the
moving picture theatres in their
towns put on more of the pictures
that portray normal wholesome life;
and fewer of the exaggerated prob
lem pictures which give young people
a perverted idea of life.
The Art of Right Living
Mrs. Hubbell, of Poplar, read a
paper on the cart of Right Living
in which she advocated the need of
taking a vacation each year, and said
that people should take a great deal
of out door exercise. "Cultivate the
love of the beautiful, cultivate the
habit of happiness, learn to laugh,
develop cheerfulness, and cultivate
art of mixing nonsense with the So
Der things of life" were some of her
precepts.
Following a luncheon served by
the Presbyterian Ladies Aid, the af-
ternoon session was held. Mrs. Wam-
pier, of Saco, delighted the audience
with a vocal solo.
Mrs. Weikle, state secretary talked
on legislation needed in Montana;
Mrs. S. Slack, of Dodson, read a pa
per on Music as a factor in commun-
lty life; Mrs. O. L. Whitlock, of
had a paper on the boy and
girl problem in the small town. Mrs.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1920-11-18

Kenyon, of Chinook, spoke on the
subject of tuberculosis and infantile
paralysis; taking the place of Mrs.
Sara E. Morse and Miss Marian Fox,
who were unable to appear on the
program. Mrs. E. A. Richardson, of
Forsyth also spoke on the Near East
Relief work. One of the interesting
features of the afternoon was assem-
bly, singing led by Mrs. Flint, and ac-
companied by Mrs. Millson at the
piano. Mrs. S. j. Vas Binder, of Bow
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1920-11-18

dom, read an excerpt from "Exper-
fence" which delighted the audience.
and she was heartily encored. Sever
al of the papers on the program are
merely mentioned, and these are.
either taken up as separate stories.
or will have a place in next weeks.
issue.
Before adjourning the convention,
voted to accept the invitation extend
ed them to meet in Glasgow next
year.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1920-11-18
INJURIES FINGER

William Raymond suffered a pain
full accident to the little finger of his
left hand last Friday when he got it
caught in a coal chute pocket at
Brockton and badly ~lacerated it..
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1920-11-18

Take advantage of the $500 rate
and pay up your subscription before
December 1st.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-15

longer, he escaped. Stealthily he
leaped out of window scaled the
park wall and ran to the village,
with his knot of ribbons and his
silver bell about his neck.
"Ho, What is this" said the
people of Lanedarthe when they
saw dashing through the shadows a
beribboned beast, which gave a jim
gle with every jump. "It must be
an evil spirit
So a farmer shot him in the back.
The next morning when M Davri-
goPs successor opened the shop he
found Tabaco on the old barrel. How
had he been able to climb up there7
One paw was broken. His back was
bleeding. His scrawny breast heaved
in agony. He was about to die
this nouveau richie cat.
"Go and carry ,him to his owners" !"
the grocer said to the delivery boy.
Half an hour later Tabaco re-
entered the chateau Of Puyreal.
Mile. Augusta burst into tears.
"Poor Tabaco!" she cried, kissing
him and dressing his wounds. For
she loved him, although she knew
that he had no pedigree and was un-
worthy to live in castle. She tried
to caress him with her dimpled hand.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-15

1918 the grocer responded to the
big towers appeals.
81 am coming, I am coming" he
said.
He bought the Chateau de Puy-
real, which carried strange things
on its escutcheon--three shells of
st. jacques, for instance, which evi-
IDENTIFY indicated that the castle was
going to end by becoming the prop
erty of dealer in sea food
This great event nearly turned
the heads of the Davrigol family.
Madame dreamed of pearls. Made
moiselle kept her eyes open for a
Prince Charming. Tabaco alone
preserved his balance. He was a
philosopher. Grandeurs didn t
tempt him. In the fifteen years
since he came into the world he
had lived amid the odors Of brine
and cloves. In corner Of the store
there was an empty barrel, on which
they put a lamp in the evenings
1t was Tabaco's favorite spot. He
enthroned himself there, and
watched with a half-open eye the
comings and goings of the custom
ers. From time to time, when Mile
Davrigol petted him, he gave q
New-York tribune., 1920-02-15

pher! His owners had sold their
stocks Of groceries. He could no
longer live among the spiders webs.
How could he be expected to purr in
such surroundings?
Mile Augusta installed herself in
magnificent chamber, hung with
paper which cost 1919 francs roll.
She offered him a cushion Of blue
silk. on which the name Tabaco was
embroidered in letters Of gold.
Everything about him was done in
silk-the chairs, the curtains, the
table cover. He didn't dare to
scratch anywhere. His owners
dressed in silk from tip to toe-silk
stockings, silk pajamas. silk che
misses, silk handkerchiefs. The worms
which bored into the beams Of the
ceiling should have been silkworms.
Tabaco grew more and more de-
pressed. He had the air Of an old
major domo, with his red satin
cravat. His silver bell weighed
about his throat. No, no; he wasn't
born to be rich cat. And the
memories Of the cutters Of his birth
nlace saddened him at the hour
when the mice dance in the little
eranaries of the poor.
One night, unable to stand IL any
New-York tribune., 1920-02-15
The RussianC Cossack
Interesting Story of a Wild,
Free People

C PREAD over the steppes Of south
- ern Russia, In the No Mans Land
between Christian and Mahom-
etan civilization, leading the wild.
free life of frontiersmen and adven-
turers, involved in all the sanguinary
wars between Russia, Poland and Tur-
key, the Cossacks possess history
singularly rich in picturesque cpl
sodes. Their exploits have been com
memorated In Sienkiewicz's "Fire
and Sword" and in Gogol's "Taras
Bulba." two novels which are more ex-
citing and infinitely better written than
Fenimore Cooper's Indian tales.
In "The Cossacks' (Brentano's) Cap
tain ". P. Cresson, an American Of
ficer, who served in Russia during 1917,
gives an account of the history and
present customs of these matchless
horsemen, based upon careful study
and personal observation. During the
sixteenth and seventeenth centuries
the czars and the kings Of Poland.
looking upon the Cossacks as an ex-
cellent bulwark against the frequent
lncursions of the Turks and Tartars
gave them a degree of freedom which
was quite unknown to the Russian
muJlks and the Polish peasants. The
tremendous Cossack uprising under
Bogdan Hmelnitzky in the seventeenth
century, which practically DESTROYED
Polish rule in the Ukraine, came as y
result of the effort OF the Polish
mobiles to make serfs out of the free
Cossacks. An aftermath of this in
surrection can be seen in the des-
perate, if irregular, fighting that has
been recently going on between the
Poles and the Ukrainan descendants
Of Bogdan's Cossacks.
The hardy, exposed life Of the Cos
sacks, their universal training in
arms, their freedom from feuda serv-
itude. combined to develop in them
qualities of turbulence. initiative and
New-York tribune., 1920-02-15
THE NOUVEAU RICHIE CAT-By Jean Raneau

But he didn't purr. She brought him
some creme au kirsch. But he
wouldn't touch it.
"Wait." she said, after rejecting
a minute or two. II know what you
want
She left the room, got an old
dress from the housekeeper and put
it OF. Then she put her head under
spigor, washed off ali her per
fumery. took off her silk ribbons and
returned in her old shoes. without
dressing gown, just as she used to
be when she was only a poor girl.
well, Tabaco? Don't you love
me like this? Purr if you love ME.
For the love Of heaven, purr before
you die. Show that you pardon me-"
She kissed him again, tenderly.
Then Tabaco slowly turned his
head, shifted her dress, shifted her
hands and her hair. A slight sound,
like that of a toy organ which is
on the point of breaking down, shook
his body. He purred. He pardoned
this nouveau richie cat, who had
become poor again.
Then his clouded turquoise eyes
turned away to look at one knows
not what, in one knows not what
other world.
Don't cry. Augusta" said her
father, who was playing billiards
with a leather merchant in the great
hall of the castle ITO console you
l will buy you a Siamese cat that
won the first prize at the cat show
l saw it advertised the other day q
500 francs"
New-York tribune., 1920-02-15

vouptuous purr, in which he ex-
pressed his satisfaction with life.
But his enthusiasm was cooled
when, after the acquisition of the
chateau, Mile. Augusta Davrigol be-
gan to take him on her knees, make
his toilet, and pin a satin ribbon
around his neck.
Good day, Monsieur Tabacol
You are rich, Monsieur Tabaco.
You are going to live in a castle
with towers, where they will serve
you vanilla cream. Jeweled hands
Will caress you. You will have a
silver bell, Monsieur Tabaco. Ia
baco, Seigneur of Puyreal; Tabaco,
war profteer; Tabaco, nouveau richie
cat Just wait; / am going to rub
your mustaches with perfume
which costs so francs a bottle
Too fortunate Tabaco! All these
promises were performed to the let
ter. One day he was snatched from
his barrel, imprisoned in a berib-
boned basket and carried to the
gloomy house on the hill, where he
no longer could smell the Goldfish, or
the cinnamon. or any other Of the
odors among which he had passed
his youth What fall for a philoso-
New-York tribune., 1920-02-15

street corners, Inquired Of eacn other
when the arrests might be expected to
begin, asking their question very much
as the elderly virgins in Byron's poem
asked another question during the sack
Of Ismaii, more than half hoping for
the thing they feared. Not single
arrest was made or even attempted.
The soldiers were all strictly confined
to their barracks. The police spent a
quiet weekend visiting their friends IN
the country"
No panacea for the Irish problem IS
offered in "Up, The Rebels." rs
merely a keen and capitally written
satire on the incompetence Of those
who would solve the question by ro-
mantle speeches ara ventures Prob
ably G. A. Birmingham agrees with ore
of his own characters who says "Anv
man who takes ireland seriously viii
end with a broken heart, either that or
in an asylum with cracked head
Don't you ever be serious about Ire
land"
New-York tribune., 1920-02-15
Meredith Acquitted
Lady Butcher Gives Novel
ist a Clean Bill of Health

COME ten years ago the proposal to
y bury George Meredith in West
minister Abbey evoked a storm Of
protest from Great Brtain's nu-
merous band Of Puritans. The novel
lists alleged advocacy Of trial marriages
was shudderingly recalled and moral
ladies and gentlemen went into costa
sizes Of horror over the suggestion that
Meredith should repose in the same
edifce with o number of monarchs
who not only believed In this theory
but put 1t into very practical operation
In view Of this controversy, it is
interesting to learn from Lady Butch
er's anecdotal "reminiscences of her
forty years acquaintance with Mere
dith, contained in her book "Memories
Of George Meredith" (Charles Scrib-
ner"s Sons, New York;, that he
was man of exemplary morals
in speech, counsel and action. In
the authors own words, II never on
one single occasion heard him tell any
story or even make any remark which
could have offended the most scrupulous
sense Of propriety." Lady Butcher IS
certainly All authority on the subject;
she herself was brought up according
to the most approved Victorian stand
ards of virtuous correctness; by her
own account her mother even forbade
her 70 take part in a play where a
young unmaNied man would act as her
lover.
The author pictures Meredith as a
quiet, genial man, given to humor and
playfulness, but occas lonally somewhat
bitter and cynical over the lack Of
appreciation which his own work en-
eountered. He was almost equally dis
gusted with the neglect which greeted
his early productions and with the ex-
travagant praise which was lavished
upon him in his old age. AS Lady Butch
or says, she used to declare sarcasti-
cally that the general reading public
wanted all their thinking done for
them and would refuse themselves to
contribute any effort TO understand" !"
New-York tribune., 1920-02-15
By Haywood Broun

III. tradition of Horatio Alger
Is pleasantly revived by Clar-
ence Budington Kelland in
- his "Catty Atkins" (Harper's).
-, .sle is somewhat more ingenious
,.n 49, those of Alger, but it follows the
.,.rovA model in setting forth that
W. d,vysends on virtue are sure. large
.,s slmost immediate.
AZ the beginning of the story Catty
IA his father are tramps, but before
-. srthor has done With them they
20 been set up as partners in a
s,nr;shing furniture factory. Most of
A., motive power in the reformation
.,,rss from Catty, who is piqued when
rother tells her son not to play
s;,s him. However, ne derived good
l..I n encouragement from a charac
.- named Mr.. Moore, who paints re-
,rsc.ability and the various conven-
nons of society in rather rosy colors.
aNanners,r said Mr.. Moore. ARE just
=, make life more pleasant for every
bay-lke music or pictures or seen
- When the world WAS made it
amid have been fixed so it would have
A..n lust as useful without ever be-
mo beautiful al all The coal and iron
,suld have been piled on top and not
,isden under the ground. There
,sedu. have been valleys and hills,
-. lust an ugly fat The Lord could
s,v. made IL ths. way Il He wanted
a most likely, but He didn't want to.
IA wanted folks to love the earth and
HI made it beautiful so they would
.picy living on Il. Now, manners are
Ike that. You can get along without
.hsm. But the more Of the right kind
d: manners you have the more people
,,ioy being with you. Manners, when
vOu ge. right down to brass tacks, are
,o.hng but actions agreed upon b.
,sople with good sense TO make it
.sser and more pleasant 20 get along
with one another
still. Il seemed TO Us that Mr.. Moore
night have pointed out that the Lord
lad nothing to do with inventing visit
ag cards, or party calls, or dinner
oats. or Invitations TO take dinner in
yew Rochelle The book is too sound
. intimate that manners may have
zen invented to conceal thought, chill
EMOTION and give the man with moth
sg to say a chance to say it.
To be sure, Mr.. Kelland makes some
.oncessions
Manners and clothes aren't respect
New-York tribune., 1920-02-15
NABACO was a reddish cat,
with a coat rubbed bare in

with q coat rubbed bare in
IL spots like a leather bag
which has seen hard usage.
His ancestors came from the gutter.
He hadn't any history before 1914.
But after 1914-ye gods!
His master was an obscure grocer
in Lanedarthe, who made meager
living before the war selling to occa-
sional customers sugar and salt.
split peas and prunes, Goldfish and
beans. But during the war his
business became very prosperous.
The peasants of the neighborhood
flocked to his shop to buy delicacies.
He began to deal in oysters, choco-
late and spirituous liquors. His
profits were soon enormous so that
the chateau of Puyreal, on the
rocky hill OF Lanedarthe, seemed to
beckon to him with its tall tower,
whose battlements were spaced
against the sky like the sparse teeth
Of some laughing giant.
"Look at me, M. Davrigol." this
medieval castle said to the grocer.
"Look at me and don't forget that
am for sale. Yes, with 100000
francs you can purchase me and be-
come the veritable Seigneur OF
Lanedarthe. What do you say
One hundred thousand francs-ever
IL the war doesn't last long that will
be child's play. There are still
prunes in the storehouses Of France
and Navarro. Think Of me, M
Davrigol! Think Of the beautiful
billiard table you can install IN my
big hail."
He kept thinking it over. 1r
New-York tribune., 1920-02-15
An Ambulance Driver

In John Adney: Ambulance Driver
published by A. G. McClurg & Co.,
New York; Mr.. Wallace has given
teens who is picked up in New
York by German spy, but discovers
the mans duplicity upon his ar
rival in England. Subsequently he is
wounded when the ship on which he is
a steward is torpedoed. Rescued by
an American destroyer, he Is taken to
French hospital. After his discharge
he volunteers as an ambulance driver
IS captured, escapes, Is wounded, and
finally winds up his adventures with
the capture Of the spy who had first
fooled him.